George Lopez aiming for the big screen

“Now that “The George Lopez Show” has wrapped for the season, the comic-turned-actor-producer-director says hell be concentrating on the big screen. “I have a movie at Universal called The Richest Man in the World, ” says Lopez. “Im trying to get Universal to finally buy it. The script is very good. I helped write it with a couple of guys. That one would be important to get done.” He describes the film as a cross between the classic 1970 Godfrey Cambridge starrer, “Watermelon Man,” and Warren Beatty’s Oscar-winning 1978 comedy, “Heaven Can Wait.” “Its about a Latino guy who’s envious of what is considered fame and success. Then he becomes that guy and realizes it isnt what its all about. None of it is real, and he chooses. Its not even the simplicity, but the comfort and love of a life thats simple, as opposed to a life of high fortune with no redeeming value to it.”"

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