Owen Wilson the Daydreamer

"Wedding Crashers" star Owen Wilson will play the main part in the long-awaited remake of the 1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

The project previously set for Jim Carrey as the leading part and Steven Spielberg as director, was than passed to Ron Howard and Chuck Russels.

Mean Girls director Mark Waters in now in charge of the movie, which tells the story of a daydreamer falling in love with the daughter of a bank robber, according to Daily Variety.

The 1947 version had funnyman Kaye playing a daydreamer caught up in a jewelry heist. (contactmusic.com)

Earlier this year, Owen Wilson, 37, has signed on to star and produce two comedies, "Stalker - A Love Story" and "You and Dupree", one for Paramount and the other for Universal.

After "Zoolander", "Meet the Fockers" and "Life Aquatic" he recently starred in New Line's "Wedding Crashers", where he had to cope with his emotions while filming a nude scene with Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman star Jane Seymour.



Owen Wilson: Filmography

Date School (2006) (announced)
Outsourced (2006) (announced)
Untitled Harold Ramis/Owen Wilson Project (2006) (announced)
You, Me and Dupree (2006) (pre-production)
Cars (2006) (filming) (voice), Lightning McQueen
Wedding Crashers (2005), John Beckwith
The Wendell Baker Story (2005), Neil King
Meet the Fockers (2004), Kevin Rawley
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Ned Plimpton
Around the World in 80 Days (2004), Wilbur Wright
Starsky & Hutch (2004), Ken Hutchinson
The Big Bounce (2004), Jack Ryan
Shanghai Knights (2003), Roy O'Bannon
I Spy (2002), Alex Scott
Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Lt. Chris Burnett
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Zoolander (2001), Hansel McDonald/Leonard Mortimer Weitzman
Meet the Parents (2000), Kevin Rawley
Shanghai Noon (2000), Roy O'Bannon
The Haunting (1999), Luke Sanderson
Breakfast of Champions (1999), Monte Rapid
The Minus Man (1999), Vann Siegert
Heat Vision and Jack (1999) (TV) (voice), Voice Of Heat Vision/Doug
Rushmore (1998) (uncredited), Edward Applebee
Permanent Midnight (1998), Nicky
Armageddon (1998), Oscar Choi, Geologist
Anaconda (1997), Gary Dixon
The Cable Guy (1996)
Bottle Rocket (1996) (as Owen C. Wilson), Dignan
Bottle Rocket (1994), Dignan