Dorff
Stephen Dorff has boarded the porn industry comedy "Born to Be a Star" for Sony Pictures.
Adam Sandler co-wrote the screenplay and is producing.
Story centers on a small-town Midwestern nerd (Nick Swardson) who discovers his parents were famous porn stars. Christina Ricci has already signed on to play Swardson's girlfriend. Dorff will play "Dick Shadow," a legendary porn star.
Allen Covert and Swardson also penned the script.
Sony acquired the Tom Brady-helmed film as a negative pickup. Sandler's partner Jack Giarraputo is also producing -- though not through the pair's Sony-based Happy Madison shingle -- alongside Covert and Barry Bernardi.
Lensing begins next week.
Dorff is repped by ICM and Management 360.
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