Sunday, October 30, 2011

Ortiz Is A Playbook's Best Pal

John Ortiz has joined the cast of David O. Russell's “The Silver Linings Playbook” says Variety


The pic adapts author Matthew Quick's 2008 book of the same name

The story follows a delusional former high school history teacher (Bradley Cooper) who's just been released into the custody of his mom (Jacki Weaver). Believing that he’s only been away for a few months instead of the four years he just spent in a mental institution, the teacher sets about wooing back his ex-wife. but becomes involved with an eccentric neighbor (Jennifer Lawrence) with problems of her own

Ortiz will play Cooper's childhood best friend, who still lives near his parents' home

Robert De Niro also stars as Cooper's dad.

Productiom is underway.

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