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9 September 2008 7:44 PM, PDT | From The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news

I never though that I would see the day where I was writing around a story where Mary Poppins has been cast in a film opposite a WWF, sorry, Wwe wrestler. Well, that day has come as yes, Julie Andrews will star opposite Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in the new family comedy The Tooth Fairy.

Ashley Judd is also in the cast for the film, which starts filming in October.

The Hollywood Reporter says that the film centers on Derek Thompson (Johnson), a minor-league hockey player whose nickname is the Tooth Fairy because of his ability to knock out opposing players' teeth. Judd plays his girlfriend.

'When he discourages a youngster's hope, Derek is ordered to one week's hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with wings, magic wand and frilly tutu. Along the way, he rediscovers his forgotten dreams.'

Andrews will play Lily, a high-ranking, acerbic supervisor

9 September 2008 11:32 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

I think this is going to be one of the greatest cinematic pair-ups of all time -- Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Julie Andrews. I may be exaggerating a tad, but I am deadly serious. I really can't think of anything more charming, and it's really happening according to The Hollywood Reporter. (Editorial note: It's almost as crazy as Vin Diesel and Judi Dench! --Sw)

The immortal Ms. Andrews is joining the cast of Tooth Fairy, which Ashley Judd joined just days ago. As mentioned in Peter's earlier post, Johnson plays a minor-league hockey player named Derek Thompson who has a tendency to knock out the teeth of his opponents. His inherent meanness causes him to crush some child's vague hope, presumably in the Tooth Fairy herself, and he gets sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth fairy. And yes, that's complete with wings, tutu, magic wand,

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8 September 2008 10:12 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Actress Julie Andrews has signed on to star alongside Dwayne Johnson and Ashley Judd in Fox’ upcoming comedy “Tooth Fairy,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Johnson plays Derek Thompson, a minor-league hockey player who carries the nickname ‘Tooth Fairy’ because he takes pleasure in knocking out his opponents’ teeth.

In a sudden turn of events, however, Thompson is ordered to real tooth fairy duty, which includes wearing wings, makeup, a wand and tutu.

Judd plays his girlfriend, while Andrews stars as a supervisor with the Tooth Fairy Department. Also joining the cast are Stephen Merchant (who is assigned to Derek's case) and famous skateboarder Ryan Sheckler (who stars as a hockey player).

Michael Lembeck, whose credits include “The Santa Clause 2,” is directing script by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia.

Andrews was last seen on the big screen in “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.” She

Franck Tabouring

3 articles from 2008