Jack Nicholson, who hasn’t appeared in a feature film since 2010, will star opposite Kristen Wiig in the English-language remake of “Toni Erdmann.” 
 
 Sources tell Variety Paramount Pictures has acquired remake rights to the Oscar-nominated film with Nicholson and Wiig attached to star. 
 
 Paramount had no comment. 
 
 Adam McKay, who recently directed “The Big Short” for the studio, will produce along with Wiig, Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum of Gloria Sanchez Productions. Maren Ade, writer and director of the original “Toni Erdmann,” will exec produce the remake along with producers Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski. 
 
 Paramount is still looking to attach a director and writer. 
 
 The original “Toni Erdmann,” starring Sandra Huller and Peter Simonischek, followed a practical joking father who tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO’s life coach. The German pic is nominated for best foreign feature at the Academy Awards on Feb. 26 and was also nominated for Best Foreign film at the Golden Globes in January. 
 
 Sony Pictures Classics acquired U.S. rights to the project last May following its debut at the Cannes Film Festival. It’s currently playing in limited release domestically. 
 
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 “Toni Erdmann” is nominated for best foreign-language film at the 2017 Oscars. Sony Classics Pictures 
 
 Sources tell Variety that Nicholson, who turns 80 this year, was a huge fan of the original and approached Paramount’s Brad Grey with the idea and Grey immediately worked with the team at Paramount to secure the rights. 
 
 “Toni Erdmann” marks Nicholson’s first film since playing a role in the James L. Brooks dramedy “How do You Know,” which many in Hollywood thought could have been the actor’s last major film. He also starred in the 2007 film “The Bucket List” opposite Morgan Freeman. 
 
 The three-time Oscar-winner has been courted for a few films in recent years, including the Branch Rickey role in “42” as well as Robert Downey Jr.’s father in “The Judge,” but passed on both. 
 
 Wiig, who recently starred in the “Ghostbusters” reboot at Sony, can next be seen in Alexander Payne’s “Downsizing” opposite Matt Damon. She is repped by UTA. 
 
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 This list features pictures of a young Jack Nicholson, including childhood photos and pictures of Jack from his teenage years. In high school, Nicholson was a notorious class clown who was in detention every day during the school year. In 1974, Nicholson discovered that the woman he believed was his “sister” was in fact his mother, after a journalist working for “Time Magazine” revealed the truth about his family. Nicholson is most known for his darker roles, which often portray psychopathic or neurotic characters. He stepped into the spotlight after winning two Academy Awards for Best Actor in his performances in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and the romantic comedy alongside Helen Hunt in “As Good As It Gets.” He has won six Golden Globe Awards during his career, and was one of the youngest stars to be the recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. He is definitely one of the most interesting actors in the industry, so enjoy viewing these pics of Jack Nicholson when he was young. 
 
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– Jack Nicholson, whose last film was 2010's How Do You Know, is back: Sources tell Variety that he and Kristen Wiig will star in a remake of German flick Toni Erdmann. The original, which debuted at Cannes last year, was nominated for the best foreign film awards at this year's Golden Globes and upcoming Oscars. It's about a prankster dad who tries to reconnect with a workaholic daughter by pretending to be her CEO's life coach, and Nicholson was said to be a big fan—it was reportedly the 80-year-old's idea to make an English-language version. Variety's sources say Paramount Pictures has acquired the remake rights, but Paramount has not officially commented. (Click for 20 pictures of a young Nicholson.)