Actor Ben Stiller is in talks to play gay choreographer Nick DeNoia in gay director Alan Ball's I Am Chippendales, a film about how Chippendales became the most famous male stripper venues of all time.
CinemaBlend elaborates:
If Magic Mike has taught us anything, it's that there's an audience for movies about male strippers. But it sounds like I Am Chippendales will go beyond the stage to dig into the founding and expansion of the Chippendales night club and the eventual controversy related to attempted arson, racketeering and murder-for-hire, linked co-owner Somen "Steve" Banerjee.
Variety says Ben Stiller (Keeping the Faith), is in negotiations to play the role of Nick DeNoia, "the former choreographer/partner who helped conceive the idea for the dance troupe with Banerjee and attorney Brian Nahin." He also played a big part in expanding the act on a global level.
Ball — who is set to direct, produce and adapt the script based on Rodney Sheldon's book — is one of the minds behind the TV shows Six Feet Under, True Blood and the Oscar-winning film American Beauty.
