The name Peter Fonda brings to mind themes of lawlessness ("Easy Rider"), rebellion (at the end of "Futureworld" he flips the bad guy the bird) and fast-racing joyrides ("Dirty Mary Crazy Larry"). But since it also sums up thoughts of one of Hollywood's greatest families (Henry, Bridget, Jane, etc.), perhaps it's no surprise that the 67-year-old antihero's next flick will be his most family-friendly.
"I'm going to start a film in October called 'A Handful of Beans,'" Fonda revealed to us recently while promoting his bad-ass new Western "3:10 to Yuma." "It's a fairy-tale fable type of a story, a G-rated film. I like the fact that I'll do a G-film."
The flick is a modern-day, time warping tale that plays loosely off other fables like "Shrek," but it will be in live-action. Fonda signed on to the flick earlier this month, but isn't aware of his co-stars just yet. "I haven't the foggiest idea," he laughed. "But I'm in it." Read more...