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Erick Avari talks Stargate
9 November 2009 6:50 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Indian-born actor Erick Avari has been acting for 30 years. From films, on and off-Broadway shows, TV, regional theaters to opera, Avari has developed a successful and varied career. He has appeared in movies such as The Mummy with Brendan Fraser, Mr. Deeds with Adam Sandler, Independence Day with Will Smith, Paul Blart: Mall Cop with Kevin James; acted with Shakespeare and Company in Stockbridge, Ma, been in many TV shows such as the soap Days of Our Lives, Heroes, Burn Notice, Jag, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, NYPD Blue; on Broadway, including A Midsummer's Night's Dream and in David Hare's A Map of the World; in the musical The King and I, and »
- Sue Klasky
Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence to Star in Crossover of 90s Characters Sheneneh And Wanda
9 November 2009 12:15 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
In what I can only pray is a kind of “That would be fun, we should make that movie someday,”-story because I can’t fathom why Jamie Foxx would want to go back and make a movie starring his stand-up/”In Loving Color” character, Wanda Wayne. You don’t see Jim Carrey angling for a Fire Marshall Bill movie and Foxx has far more respect and critical appreciation than Carrey.
On the other hand, I completely understand Martin Lawrence digging his stand-up/”Martin” character, Sheneneh Jenkins for a movie since Lawrence has shown he has no interest in expanding beyond the “College Road Trip”/”Big Momma’s House”-type films he’s done for the past several years. But regardless of their career trajectories, Lawrence and Foxx are planning to star in a feature film crossover of their 90s, ugly women character, “Sheneneh and Wanda”. Hit the jump for details. »
- Matt Goldberg
Why Did I Get Married Too? Trailer Will Have You Screaming
6 November 2009 5:47 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
I'm not sure if I should be comparing Tyler Perry to Adam Sandler or to Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. In regards to the former, both create calculated genre films that pull in expected and respectable numbers for each box office outing. But, in regards to the latter, both work within an overly-formulaic series that.s seemingly churned out by an automaton. Seriously, the sheer speed with which Perry's films are cranked out is frightening.same with the Movie Movies. Lionsgate, the company behind both series, has clearly perfected the formula: markedly tiny budgets and poorly written films poised to exploit built-in audiences. With this said, I am here today to give you fine folks a sneak at Perry's new concoction of awesomeness: the trailer for Why Did I Get Married Too?. The entirety of the original cast has returned for this sequel to Why Did I Get Married (2007), including »
Cinematical Seven: "Wtf?" Dance Scenes in Non-Musicals
5 November 2009 7:32 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
I think it's safe to tell you, without spoiling the movie, that The Men Who Stare at Goats includes a couple of scenes with Jeff Bridges and George Clooney dancing around. The scenes are amusing and a little strange -- why are soldiers dancing? But they did fit consistently with the film as a whole. However, I was reminded of moments in movies that aren't musicals, but suddenly shift to some crazy kind of dance or musical number. I love these moments, and in fact I wish the dance scenes in The Men Who Stare at Goats were a little less toned-down and a little more "Wtf?"
Okay, I'm kind of Bs'ing you here. The Men Who Stare at Goats is a flimsy excuse. I really just wanted to write about surreal dance numbers in otherwise straightforward movies, because that can be so much fun. Last year's Adam Sandler vehicle »
- Jette Kernion
Comedy Central Orders Nick Swardson Sketch Show
4 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Comedy Central seems to be pretty hungry for comedian-run sketch shows lately. They recently premiered the pilot of The Jeff Dunham Show to lukewarm reception, and another show starring Gabriel Iglesias and Bill Engvall is on the way. Earlier this week, yet another show was announced, in the form of a pilot for a show starring comedian Nick Swardson.
Swardson has made his way around the stand up circuit for years now, but most people will remember him from his supporting roles in Grandma’s Boy, Benchwarmers, and You Don’t Mess With The Zohan (he must be liked by the Sandler camp).
The network is apparently more than happy to add Swardson’s creativity to the growing camp of Comedy Central’s original programming. From The Hollywood Reporter:
“We love Nick at Comedy Central and even more importantly, our audience loves Nick,” said Comedy Central programming president Lauren Corrao. »
- Sebastian Suchecki
Film Junk Podcast Episode #241: Paranormal Activity and The House of the Devil
2 November 2009 11:38 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
0:00 - Intro 8:04 - Headlines: Tom Hardy Confirmed for Mad Max 4, Evil Dead Theatrical Re-release, Paranormal Activity is the Most Profitable Movie?, Ouija Board Movie Gets Lost Writers, Clancy Brown to Play Lobo?, Spider-Man 4 Villain Will Be The Lizard, Neil Marshall or Neill Blomkamp for Dune?, Adam Sandler Signs on for Jack and Jill, Short Circuit Remake Gets Paul Blart Director, Joss Whedon Terminator Letter 33:50 - Review: Paranormal Activity 1:01:08 - Review: The House of the Devil 1:17:20 - Trailer Trash: Prince of Persia, Avatar, Nowhere Boy 1:33:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Dog Bite Dog, Hellraiser, Happy Birthday To Me, It Might Get Loud, Prince of Darkness 1:55:25 - Junk Mail: Encouraging Piracy, Twister Drive-In Urban Legend, Manga, Cannibal The Musical, Stargate, Filmmaker Influences, Remakes of Crappy Movies, Living a Movie, Cloverfield 2 2: »
- Sean
Live-Action ‘Jetsons’ Movie Gets ‘Smart’ New Director
2 November 2009 11:32 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
How did this news slip past us all? According to a source that the guys over at Pajiba have, Robert Rodriguez won’t be directing the long in-development live-action Jetsons movie. It was only this summer that we got word that The Jetsons was firmly on its way, with an early draft of the script having been written, and Rodriguez himself sounding enthusiastic after he said he’s been working on ideas for the adaptation for a long time.
However, Rodriguez has his fingers in a lot of pies right about now: He has his full-length Machete movie (currently in the editing stages); he’s heavily involved in the Predators reboot; apparently he has Spy Kids 4 in the works (it was only a matter of time…); and, of course, there’s the much-anticipated, long gestating Sin City 2 (which could be filming next year, last we heard). So it’s kind of understandable, »
- Ross Miller
Idris Elba Interview at McM Expo
2 November 2009 10:40 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
This weekend the streets around the Excel Centre in East London were filled with geeks, gamers, movie-buffs and cos-players, as the McM Expo once more rolled into town.
It’s still a fairly intimate affair, but since its inception in 2002 the Expo has grown from a collectors’ show into a genuinely important, biannual event for the UK anime, comic, computer game and film industries.
One of the highlights of the show this time round was Optimum Releasing’s promotion for their forthcoming film, The Losers.
Based on the comic by writer Andy Diggle and artist Jock, the film tells the story of a team of Special Forces operatives who are turned on by their CIA handlers. The comic itself is a re-jig of a World War II-set comic that ran during the seventies and early eighties.
During the course of the day, Optimum provided Expo attendees with various treats, including »
- Ben Mortimer
News of the week … Thor, Hugh Jackman & the Oscars, and The Twilight Saga: New Moon giveaways
31 October 2009 11:07 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Plenty of news to go around this week. Perhaps the biggest being that Hugh Jackman won’t be hosting the Oscars, and Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins is joining the superhero movie Thor. Plus or neighbors at Twilight Novel Novice have giveaways for The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
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Anthony Hopkins joins Kenneth Branagh’s Thor
Hugh Jackman will not host the 82nd Academy Awards
January Jones to star with Nicolas Cage in Hungry Rabbit Jumps
Adam Sandler to star in Jack and Jill and play both characters
Zach Galifianakis and Amy Adams to star in Town House?
30 Great Giveaways for 30 Days of New Moon from Novel Novice Twilight
Paul Blart director to helm Short Circuit remake
The Twilight Saga: New Moon cast coming to a city near you
Ricky Gervais to host Golden Globes
Ron Livingston joins Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell & Zach Galifianakis in Dinner for Schmucks
January Jones and »
- Jeff Bayer
As Devil's Night Descends, Here Are Cinema's Greatest Satans
30 October 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Is it a widely known fact anymore that the evening before Halloween is called Devil's Night? I'm not sure of the history myself, but the term has its origins in 1930s Detroit, if Wikipedia is to be believed (I know, I know-- that's a big "if"). According to tradition, the night would be marked by youthful acts of vandalism and petty crime, though the transgressions increased in severity through the years, with arson unfortunately becoming a common practice through the 1970s and '80s. That all changed in the mid-'90s, when the city organized the volunteer-driven "Angel's Night" and started enforcing age-based curfews. Fans of "The Crow" -- currently in the midst of a week-long retrospective on MTV Splash Page -- are of course familiar with the term, as it factors heavily into that movie.
Grim associations aside, it's a cool name that lends itself well to this particular list feature. »
- Adam Rosenberg
The Name Game: Down With Nouns
30 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | People - CelebrityBabies | See recent People - CelebrityBabies news »
Thinking outside the box when it comes to naming babies goes part and parcel with being a celebrity, and in their search to come up with the perfect moniker some have clearly pushed that envelope more than others. According to nameberry.com co-founder Linda Rosenkrantz, word names are an increasingly popular way to do just that.
“When looking for a really unusual baby name, many celebrities have started to search the dictionary for a noun or adjective that will define their child, choosing words that have rarely, if ever been used before as people-names,” she explains.
“Some of them seek »
- Missy
Tropic Thunder Writer Scripting Men in Black 3
30 October 2009 6:49 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
I didn’t fall head over heels in love with Tropic Thunder as many other people did; I found it overlong and Jack Black’s performance sucked all the air out after Robert Downey Jr. would fill it up again. That’s not to say it’s bad. It’s really very good, just not mind-blowing.
One film that was very very bad was Men in Black 2, which rehashed every element of the first Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones vehicle and halved the amount of laughs.
So, the news that Tropic Thunder scribe Etan Cohen (also responsible for the criminally underrated Idiocracy) will be taking over screenwriting duties for Men in Black 3 is definitely good news for the franchise. What isn’t good news is that so far, Smith and Jones haven’t signed deals to return. Maybe it’s time for new actors to fill the MiB shoes, »
- John Cooper
Swardson scores sketch series
29 October 2009 4:30 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
The man might have terrible taste in comedy special titles, but it's helped him score on his own little corner of the TV dial.
Comedian Nick Swardson has scored his own sketch comedy series on Comedy Central. The show will hit the air next year and feature a lot of digital shorts and animation, some of which will be based on almost Python-esque "Gay Robot" character. Swardson and Adam Sandler actually shot a pilot for his "Gay Robot" character years ago and thanks to the magic of YouTube, you can also enjoy it. Warning: if you're easily offended by jokes of a sexual nature, please get over yourself and grow a sense of humor before watching it.
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- Danny Gallagher
Adam Sandler to play twin brother and sister in new movie
29 October 2009 12:08 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Adam Sandler will play a twin brother and sister in his new movie.
The 'Funny People' actor will don drag for one of his parts in romantic comedy 'Jack And Jill', in which he will reportedly take on both title roles.
Adam's own Happy Madison production company are making the movie, which will be scripted by 'Click' writer Steve Koren.
Few details of the plot of the film have been released and it is unclear whether it will be based on the traditional nursery rhyme of the same name.
Filming is expected to begin next year, with a planned release date of 2011. Adam is not the only Hollywood star to announce he will don drag for a major role.
It was recently revealed that 'X Men Origins: Wolverine' actor Ryan Reynolds will cross-dress in an as-yet untitled movie which will see his character disguise himself in »
- Paul
Comedy Central Picks Up Nick Swardson's Sketch Series
29 October 2009 11:17 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
It's Nick Swardson's party ... and you're invited! After numerous hit movies, highly-rated stand-up specials and memorable appearances on Reno 911!, Comedy Central greenlights a new, half-hour weekly sketch series starring comedian Nick Swardson and executive produced by Swardson, Tom Gianas, Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures Television, it was announced today by Lauren Corrao, president, original programming and development, Comedy Central. The new series is slated to begin production in November and is scheduled to premiere in 2010.
"We love Nick at Comedy Central and even more importantly, our audience loves Nick," said Corrao. "We've seen it in his movies, his stand-up, with his Reno 911! character 'Terry,' and in the work he's done developing Gay Robot. We can't wait to expand his creative voice into a sketch series."
"I'm very excited to be working with Comedy Central," said Swardson. "They are great people who understand me creatively. »
Seriously, Who Greenlit a Nick Swardson Show?
29 October 2009 8:48 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Josef Adalian
Comedy Central is giving standup Nick Swardson his own weekly sketch show.
The man behind a comedy album called "Seriously, Who Farted?" will team with Adam Sandler's Happy Madison for the project, which will premiere next year. Details in the press release below:
New York, October 29, 2009 – It’s Nick Swardson’s party…and you’re invited! After numerous hit movies, highly-rated stand-up specials and memorable appearances on “Reno 911!,” Comedy Central greenlights a new, half-hour weekly sketch series starring comedian Ni... »
- Adalian
Oh, No! Adam Sandler's Next Movie Has Him in Drag
29 October 2009 8:03 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
For those of you who groaned when you heard the news Ryan Reynolds will be starring in drag in an as-yet-untitled movie from writer Allen Loeb (Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps), brace yourselves. This is even worse.
Jack and Jill, the latest film from Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production company, will feature Sandler playing both Jack and Jill, according to Cmr. The script is by writer Steve Koren (Click), but little else is known about the project at this time.
Is it too early to start praying the movie won't be in 3-D?
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- BrentJS Sprecher
Adam Sandler plays both Jack and Jill. Can an Oscar nomination be far behind?
28 October 2009 9:57 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
This month's new Adam Sandler movie project to report is officially classified as set with the romantic comedy genre. Since I am such a huge fan of Mr. Sandler's material, especially the movies where he acts like an emotionally stunted man-child (oh wait, that's nearly all* Adam Sandler movies! Silly me!), I can't let it slip by my attention about the facts concerning his new project, Jack and Jill.
Variety's Tatiana Siegel, who's more polite in holding back any derision she has for Sandler, spills some facts about the movie but doesn't have more of the movie's premise save for the factoid that the SNL-er will be playing both the Jack and the Jill twin brother and sister roles in the film. How the rest of the film is shaped storywise remains a mystery for now, much like the fate of Amelia Earhart, the location of Jimmy Hoffa and »
- Patrick Sauriol
Adam Sandler to Play Both Jack and Jill
28 October 2009 8:53 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
I would have thought making fun of his goofy, broad comedy roles in Funny People would mean the end of family-friendly Adam Sandler, but I guess he gave up making audiences laugh this decade.
Columbia Pictures has signed him for Jack and Jill and he’ll be playing both the male and female parts. Jill is, of course, his twin sister and the perfect opportunity for Sandler to dress as a woman at the age of 43. Who’s ready to laugh?
According to Variety, the project was pitched to Happy Madison productions (Sandler’s company and a stinging reminder of when he was funny) by Todd Garner. You might not know who that is, but he’s the guy that brought Paul Blart: Mall Cop to America.
Unfortunately that’s all the details we have on this laugh riot, but maybe we’ll know a bit more when it starts »
- Jeff Leins
Adam Sandler knows 'Jack'
28 October 2009 12:16 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Adam Sandler will star in the romantic comedy "Jack and Jill" and produce through his Happy Madison production company. Sandler will play Jack as well as his twin sister Jill.According to Variety, the project was brought to Happy Madison by Todd Garner, who will also produce alongside Sandler's partner Jack Giarraputo. Steve Koren wrote the screenplay."Jack and Jill" is scheduled to begin shooting early next year and will be released by Sony in early 2011. »
- Adnan Tezer
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