Jack Nicholson & 'The Judge': Will Seasoned Actor Play Robert Downey Jr.'s Father?

Should Jack Nicholson Play Robert Downey Jr.'s Father?
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 03: Jack Nicholson attends the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers basketball game at Staples Center on April 3, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 03: Jack Nicholson attends the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers basketball game at Staples Center on April 3, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Who better to play daddy to acting great Robert Downey Jr. than Jack Nicholson himself? Warner Bros. is pulling for Nicholson to do exactly that.

Downey is starring in and developing the upcoming Warner Bros. film "The Judge." THR reports that the film follows Downey as "a successful attorney who returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged and Alzheimer's-stricken father, the town's judge, is the murder suspect."

Directed by David Dobkin ("Wedding Crashers"), the movie was originally written by Nick Schenk ("Gran Torino"), and rewritten by Bill Dubuque ("The Headhunter’s Calling").

In his 75 years, Jack Nicholson has appeared in more than 50 movies, but the actor has become quite selective with his choices in recent years. As THR notes, Nicholson has only appeared in three films since 2003's "Something's Gotta Give."

[viaTHR]

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