South Park Duo Take On Terrorism, Puppet Style

Marionettes With Dirty Mouths
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

‘Park’ pair pull strings in terror pic

After ridiculing Saddam Hussein in the animated “South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone are taking on terrorism, marionette-style, in a new feature film project for producer Scott Rudin, sources have confirmed.

The duo are currently writing an untitled project, previously known as “American Heroes,” which Paramount Pictures is expected to distribute. Parker and Stone will direct and voice the project as well.

Although neither Paramount nor Rudin would comment on the project, the “South Park” creators revealed that they were working with Rudin on a “top secret movie” in an interview earlier this year (HR 3/31).

“We are working with Scott Rudin,” Parker said at that time. “We just got the deal for it. We’re gonna write this movie for him this summer. That’s how we’re gonna spend our vacation time.”

Added Stone: “It’ll be animated … but won’t have anything to do with ‘South Park.’ ”

According to several sources, the project in development is a marionette movie about superheroes on a mission to eradicate such things as terrorism and certain celebrities who have outworn their welcome in the public eye.

The film reunites the duo with Rudin, who was an executive producer on “Uncut.”

Parker and Stone, repped by WMA, most recently created an animated segment called “A Brief History about the United States of America,” illustrating the role that violence has played in the country’s history, that was featured in Michael Moore’s Oscar-winning documentary “Bowling for Columbine.”