'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' with Chris Pratt as Chris Pratt Star-Lord a.k.a. Peter Quill and Drax (voice by Dave Bautista): When 'the pressure to be good isn't as intense as the pressure to not be bad.' 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2': Entertaining pop culture references help to alleviate James Gunn's 'weight of obligation' Pull up a chair, gather your friends, and warm up those texting thumbs: the hour is nigh for our biannual ritual of packing ourselves into theaters and watching the ultra-caffeinated exploits of whichever Marvel superheroes we're obligated to obsess over this time. Punishment for non-compliance is harsh; your Facebook feed will be clogged with posts about a topic to which you are indifferent, the modern definition of social pariah. This time, it's Guardians of the Galaxy, a second-tier Marvel property whose refreshingly saucy first film, released in 2014, earned $773 million worldwide.
- 5/1/2017
- by Mark Keizer
- Alt Film Guide
Chips represents something of a burning passion project for Dax Shepard, who initially approached WB with a pitch that took the core concept of the ’70s TV show and slapped on a new lick of paint. The end result is a wildly over-the-top, laugh-out-loud funny, buddy cop movie in the vein of Lethal Weapon or Michael Bay’s Bad Boys, one in which Shepard is joined by Ant-Man‘s Michael Peña.
Together, they form the fiercest duo on the California Highway Patrol, one which spends their days catching criminals – or at the very least, trying to – and generally frolicking around on America’s sun-kissed West Coast. Rounding out the cast list for the hilarious, R-rated romp are Kristen Bell (Dax Shepard’s significant other), Rosa Salazar, Adam Brody, Jessica McNamee, Vida Guerra, Rene Moran and Kelly Richardson.
Recently, at the film’s press day in Los Angeles, we had the...
Together, they form the fiercest duo on the California Highway Patrol, one which spends their days catching criminals – or at the very least, trying to – and generally frolicking around on America’s sun-kissed West Coast. Rounding out the cast list for the hilarious, R-rated romp are Kristen Bell (Dax Shepard’s significant other), Rosa Salazar, Adam Brody, Jessica McNamee, Vida Guerra, Rene Moran and Kelly Richardson.
Recently, at the film’s press day in Los Angeles, we had the...
- 3/27/2017
- by Kit Bowen
- We Got This Covered
On paper, it’s easy to compare Warner Bros. and Dax Shepard’s upcoming Chips reboot to the Jump Street series. Both action movies mined inspiration from a pair of dormant TV series and, in their journey to the big screen, tapped two bankable comedy stars to lead the charge.
But rather than Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill starring as the mismatched leading duo, Chips has set Ant-Man‘s Michael Peña to star opposite Dax Shepard. The latter directs from his own screenplay, and after years spent lobbying for a big-screen reboot, it’s almost fitting that Shepard headlines Warner’s buddy-cop comedy as one half of the California Highway Patrol. Indeed from the all-new red band trailer above, you’ll no doubt discover that Chips touts many of the genre’s hallmarks: a bickering odd couple, corruption within the department, along with the inevitable inside job. But perhaps the...
But rather than Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill starring as the mismatched leading duo, Chips has set Ant-Man‘s Michael Peña to star opposite Dax Shepard. The latter directs from his own screenplay, and after years spent lobbying for a big-screen reboot, it’s almost fitting that Shepard headlines Warner’s buddy-cop comedy as one half of the California Highway Patrol. Indeed from the all-new red band trailer above, you’ll no doubt discover that Chips touts many of the genre’s hallmarks: a bickering odd couple, corruption within the department, along with the inevitable inside job. But perhaps the...
- 3/2/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Empire Magazine has elected Logan to be the cover star of its latest issue, that much we know. But over the past few days, the outlet has previewed a whole host of movies headed to theaters in 2017, one of which being Chips, the small-to-big-screen revival hatched by Warner Bros. and Dax Shepard.
Indeed, Chips represents something of a burning passion project for Shepard, who initially approached WB with a pitch that took the core concept of the ’70s TV show and slapped on a new lick of paint. The end result is a wildly over-the-top buddy cop movie in the vein of Lethal Weapon or Michael Bay’s Bad Boys, one in which Shepard is joined by Ant-Man‘s Michael Peña. Together they form the fiercest duo on the California Highway Patrol, and spend their days catching criminals – or at the very least trying to – and generally frolicking around on America’s sun-kissed West Coast.
Indeed, Chips represents something of a burning passion project for Shepard, who initially approached WB with a pitch that took the core concept of the ’70s TV show and slapped on a new lick of paint. The end result is a wildly over-the-top buddy cop movie in the vein of Lethal Weapon or Michael Bay’s Bad Boys, one in which Shepard is joined by Ant-Man‘s Michael Peña. Together they form the fiercest duo on the California Highway Patrol, and spend their days catching criminals – or at the very least trying to – and generally frolicking around on America’s sun-kissed West Coast.
- 1/26/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The California Highway Patrol deploys for duty in the wild first trailer for CHiPs, Warner Bros. and director Dax Shepard’s R-rated reboot that takes the classic TV show and slaps on a new lick of paint.
Premiering via tonight’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the sizzle reel allows us to get acquainted with both Jon Baker (Dax Shepard) and Frank ‘Ponch’ Poncherello (Michael Peña), two new recruits to California Highway Patrol (Chp) that have enrolled in La’s police unit for very different reasons. And so begins a mismatched buddy cop comedy wherein the wet-behind-the-ears rookie must join forces with the seasoned veteran, but don’t go in expecting an over-the-top romp in the vein of 22 Jump Street or the upcoming Baywatch reboot. According to Shepard – who wrote, directed and produced Warner’s imminent crime caper – CHiPs is more in line with Bad Boys or Lethal Weapon than its other genre contemporaries.
Premiering via tonight’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the sizzle reel allows us to get acquainted with both Jon Baker (Dax Shepard) and Frank ‘Ponch’ Poncherello (Michael Peña), two new recruits to California Highway Patrol (Chp) that have enrolled in La’s police unit for very different reasons. And so begins a mismatched buddy cop comedy wherein the wet-behind-the-ears rookie must join forces with the seasoned veteran, but don’t go in expecting an over-the-top romp in the vein of 22 Jump Street or the upcoming Baywatch reboot. According to Shepard – who wrote, directed and produced Warner’s imminent crime caper – CHiPs is more in line with Bad Boys or Lethal Weapon than its other genre contemporaries.
- 1/12/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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