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Luke Wilson: Back on the map
It seems people have been piling on Dallas native Luke Wilson of late, wondering why the actor has been ubiquitous in AT&T commercials and why, in those commercials he seems to have put on 30 pounds.
Look, Gene Hackman has done Lowe’s commercials. So, if the actor who was in “The French Connection” and “The Conversation” deems it OK to do commercials, I am not going to bang on the guy from “Bottle Rocket” for getting his. As for the weight, I am definitely not one to speak there.
Regardless, I have wondered where Wilson has gone. Although I saw him in the decent low-budget comedy “Tenure” during Austin Film Festival, and know he will be in the amazingly cast Neil LaBute dark comedy “Death at a Funeral,” it seems Wilson’s mix of smug, charm and vulnerability has been underground for too long.
Well, those wondering when they will get to see the AT&T pitchman for more than 30 second bits can rest easily. The Hollywood Reporter says that Wilson will co-star with Laura Dern in an HBO comedy pilot called “Enlightened.”
According to the HR, the Mike White-helmed pilot “stars Dern as Amy, a self-destructive woman who after a meltdown has a spiritual awakening and becomes determined to live an enlightened life, creating havoc at home and work. In his first regular TV gig, Wilson will play Levi, Amy’s unkempt ex-husband who has a drug problem.”
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