'Gulliver's Travels' Tests Jack Black's Appeal in the U.S.
3:41 PM PST 12/23/2010 by Pamela McClintock
The actor toplines the film, but internationally, it's Jonathan Swift's story that's taking the PR spotlight.
In the U.S., 20th Century Fox is selling Gulliver's Travels as a Jack Black comedy. Overseas, where Jonathan Swift's classic tome is far more familiar, the film is being sold on the story.
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