Sean Penn Takes a Leave From Hollywood

As The Hollywood Reporter announced, Sean Penn has dropped both the Stooges and Cartel films. This while also leaving Hollywood for an undetermined lapse of time. According to sources it will be for up to one year. Penn is said to be doing this as a way of having more free time to spend with his family.

This will only set back the efforts of both Peter and Bobby Farrelly. Both who wrote the script and are set to direct the film, The Three Stooges. We'll have to wait and see who MGM along with the Farrellys decide to cast in Penn's place. As of now they have Jim Carrey as Curly and Benicio del Toro as Moe.

Universal and Imagine will continue to work on Cartel without the presence of Penn. They will recast the part. Cartel has an unfinished script still in the works that focuses on a man trying to protect his son. This after Mexican drug cartels murder his wife. The film will be directed by Asger Leth.