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'Avatar' Wins Over Ben Stiller, Rainn Wilson, Other Famous Fans
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John Mayer, Simon Pegg, Audrina Patridge all tweeted about the film last week.
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"Avatar"
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"Avatar" won fans over at the box office this weekend, and filmgoers at its midnight screening raved to MTV News last week about the long-awaited sci-fi flick. And before the movie even came out, celebrities who had screened the James Cameron film early were singing its praises.
Ben Stiller, who has no new projects to promote at the moment, seemed to have booked a "Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien" appearance for the sole purpose of sharing his excitement for the epic. "Oh, I'm here to talk about 'Avatar.' I'm really excited about it, Conan," he said. "It's gonna be ... it's just going to be an amazing movie."
"The Office" star Rainn Wilson hit Twitter several times this weekend to express his bizarre reasons for wanting to see the movie.
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'Hot Tub Time Machine' promises a new level of awesome
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When funnymen Craig Robinson ("The Office"), Rob Corddry, Clark Duke ("Greek") and Chevy Chase ("Community") come together for a weekend of fun one can expect almost anything.
Throw in John Cusack and you have a hit no matter what the film's premise -- and this one happens to be all about traveling in time via a "Hot Tub Time Machine." lt looks hilarious but then again, 1986 was a good time, remember?
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Warner Bros. Buys Script to Star Carell
19 December 2009 5:40 PM, PST
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On the last day before closing for the holidays, Wme and Industry Entertainment sealed one final deal for the year. Warner Bros. spent nearly $2 million to buy a script by Dan Fogelman, writer of animated pic Cars.
The script is said to have a vibe similar to Love Actually, and follows a father trying to maintain his relationships with his kids in the midst of a marital crisis.
Fogelman wrote the story specifically for The Office star Steve Carell, which is partially responsible for the high price of the script.
Carell is still weighing his options for what his next film will be, so isn’t yet attached to the film as a star, but will serve as producer for the project under his own Carousel banner.
Other possibilities for Carell to take the lead will also be produced by Carousel, with Mail-Order Groom, starring Tina Fey, being a front-runner for Carell.
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Best and Worst TV of 2009: Joel's list
19 December 2009 11:04 AM, PST
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I don't think I did one of these lists last year, and I have no idea why. The election all by itself would have generated a pretty fun best/worst list. Maybe we were all suffering from information overload, and were just exhausted. Not sure.
But 2009 had a lot of interesting TV, too, just not all in one category. As I've done in the past, I'll dispense with the usual "best show" and "worst show" lists and just make up categories:
Goodness
Best comeback from a shaky first season: Parks and Recreation. As I mentioned in my "return of the sitcom" story, Parks and Rec has made the biggest improvement from first season to second since... well, since The Office. It's no coincidence; Greg Daniels and Mike Schur's Office experience taught them that patience would be rewarded, both on the part of the writers and the viewers.
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Bacon tastes Super
18 December 2009 3:02 PM, PST
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I've been looking forward to James Gunn following his wonderfully sticky Slither, and it sounds like he's mixing that movie's messy sensibilities with the kind of R-rated superhero satire he came up with in The Specials.
His currently filming mega-violent action-comedy Super stars Rainn Wilson ("The Office") as an everyday dude who becomes a superhero to defend his lady (Liv Tyler), with the help of a kooky sidekick (Ellen Page).
And now he has a nemesis: the link to all mankind,
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Kevin Bacon to Play the Villain in James Gunn’s Super Starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page
18 December 2009 12:20 PM, PST
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Screen Daily reports that Kevin Bacon has just signed on to play “Jacques” in James Gunn’s upcoming action-comedy flick Super Starring Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, and Liv Tyler. The character is described as “a smooth-talking drug dealer who steals the wife of an average guy played by Wilson, causing the latter to become a one-man crime-fighting force known as The Crimson Bolt.” When asked why he cast Bacon, Gunn said, “We need to love Jacques even while he’s doing horrible things - Kevin is one of the only actors I know who can pull that off.” I personally love the idea of Kevin Bacon playing a supervillain in a comedy, especially against Rainn Wilson. I’m also a bit surprised that Wilson, who provides serious comedic muscle to The Office, hasn’t broken out the way Steve Carell and John Krasinski have. As with most things, I blame The Last Mimzy.
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Top TV Stories of 2009: The return of the sitcom
18 December 2009 11:09 AM, PST
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I'm always amazed at how people haven't learned from TV history. Back in the early eighties, everyone and his mother was saying that comedy was dead, mainly because of then-cutting-edge dramas like Hill Street Blues were dominating the air, while the best in comedy that the networks could come up was crap like Pink Lady and Jeff. Then The Cosby Show, Cheers, Family Ties, and Night Court came around, and all of a sudden comedy was back.
So it's not a big surprise that comedy is making a big comeback a quarter-century later. Times are tough, and people want to laugh. It also helps that on a few networks (NBC, of course), low ratings and little inventory have given shows like The Office and 30 Rock a chance to find and grow an audience. The seeds sewn by those shows have grown in a major way, as three of the four
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Battle of the Network Gays: December 18, 2009
18 December 2009 10:54 AM, PST
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Every week we pick the gays who we think have made the biggest splash in
television (or pop culture in general) and leave it to you, the keepers of the
flame, to decide who will be crowned Gay of the Week.
Last
week's results had the juggernaut that is "Kish" mowing down the competition — including Adam Lambert. (That poor guy always seems to come in second.)
This week we got a little help in the nominating department from a few readers who wish to remain nameless. Fresh eyes brought us some interesting candidates for gay of the week, three of whom have never been nominated before!
This week's contenders:
Neil Patrick Harris Nph has had a great week overall. First his performance this week on How I Met Your Mother (wiith fellow out guest star Harvey Fierstein doing voice work), then via Twitter comes news he'll be directing an upcoming episode of his sitcom.
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Warner Bros. Buys $2 Million Star Vehicle for Steve Carell
18 December 2009 10:47 AM, PST
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Variety reports that Warner Bros. is betting big on Steve Carell and Cars writer Dan Fogelman. The studio has just paid $2 million against $2.5 million for an untitled spec script by Fogelman with the intention of having Steve Carell star in it. Oddly enough, the film doesn’t sound like an expensive movie nor does it seem like it’s the kind of movie Carell typically stars in. According to Variety, “Script has a tone comparable to ‘Love Actually.’ Carell will play a father whose life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.” I guess WB really, really like Dan in Real Life.
Fogelman wrote the script specifically with Carell in mind but there’s only a 50-50 shot Carell will do the film during his hiatus from The Office. The other film is one we reported on a couple days
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New 'Hot Tub Time Machine' trailer: Let's take your temperature
18 December 2009 9:30 AM, PST
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After seeing the latest trailer for next March's Hot Tub Time Machine — in which John Cusack, Rob Corddry, The Office's Craig Robinson and Greek's Clark Duke are transported back to 1986 — are you in or are you out?
I'm in: Partly because I want to see what made Cusack sign on for this movie, partly because of Robinson. "Excuse me, miss. What color is Michael Jackson?" he asks, trying to confirm what decade they're in. "Black," she answers, and he runs away screaming. I just hope they find more clever/subtle ways to show us it's the '80s
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Warner Bros. Staying In The Steve Carell Business
18 December 2009 8:34 AM, PST
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Apparently Steve Carell can't leave the house without being offered a new movie project. Just yesterday we heard that he and Date Night co-star Tina Fey will likely reteam for the comedy Mail Order Groom, and now Warner Bros. has paid a tidy $2 million for a spec script written specifically for Carell.
The news comes from Variety, the site with the impossible to navigate paywall, but here's what I can gather: Carell will play a father dealing with a marital crisis and trying to build a relationship with his children, all with a tone that's somehow similar to Love Actually. The film is a likely candidate for Carell's next project during hiatus from The Office next summer, with the Mail Order Groom also in there somewhere.
Interestingly, this spec script means that Warner Bros. is postponing Get Smart 2 for the second year in a row, making it all the
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Blunt's Mum Pressuring Her To Set Wedding Date
18 December 2009 8:21 AM, PST
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Emily Blunt is under pressure to start planning her wedding to actor fiance John Krasinski - because her mother is constantly asking about the ceremony.
The Devil Wears Prada actress accepted Krasinski's proposal in August after a whirlwind 10-month romance.
But Blunt admits she's yet to even pick up a wedding magazine, let alone choose a date for her big day.
She says, "I literally don't know. My mother has been asking that question (when they're getting married). We've just being very irresponsible in pinning down a date."
Blunt previously dated singer Michael Buble, before settling down with The Office star.
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John Krasinski interview with Conan (Video)
18 December 2009 8:06 AM, PST
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NBC fired over the clips from last night's chat shows. The Tonight Show saw former Conan intern and current star of The Office John Krasinski stop by to reminisce about his work days with the staff. Krasinski also talked about his new film .It.s Complicated.. John Krasinski Pt.1 John reminisces about his days as an intern with Conan. John Krasinski Pt.2 John does his best impression of a marionette yoga teacher! John Krasinski Pt.3 Talks about being on the set of his new movie "Its Complicated"! Andy's Disappointment Not everyone was happy about who won So You Think You Can Dance
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Jessica Simpson Tries to Bail Friend Out of Jail
18 December 2009 7:54 AM, PST
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Jessica Simpson tried to be good friend when she visited the L.A. County Sheriff's Department in West Hollywood early Friday morning to try to bail out a pal. Unfortunately, the 29-year-old singer was turned away.
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Simpson's makeup artist, Mary Phillips, was arrested at 1:30 Am for being drunk in public.
The Sheriff Department tells "Extra" Phillips could not be bailed out because detainees cannot be released until they are sober.
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Warner Bros. Buys Steve Carell a Script
18 December 2009 6:59 AM, PST
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I wish I had enough sway in Hollywood that studios would seek out script rights just so that I could be put in the film. That’s what The Office star Steve Carell’s life is like, living the new American dream.
Warner Bros. has just picked up an untitled script by Cars writer Dan Fogelman for $2-2.5 million dollars, in what is being called the biggest spec script sale of the year. Fogelman has just hit the jackpot, it seems.
According to Variety, the film will have “a tone comparable to Love Actually. Carell will play a father whose life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.” I’m glad to see they’re taking the Little Miss Sunshine semi-serious route instead of goofy stuff that tempts talented actors like Carell away from their successful careers.
Apparently Fogelman wrote
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Tina Fey & Steve Carell Team Up for Mail-Order Groom
18 December 2009 4:20 AM, PST
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Steve Carell and Tina Fey are loosely attached to star in a new feature film called Mail-Order Groom. The pair will also be co-producing the movie through their respective production companies, Carousel Productions and Little Stranger, Inc.
THR describes Mail-Order Groom as the story of a desperate and naive single woman (Fey) who buys an Eastern-European mail-order husband (Carell). The idea for the film originally came from Fey’s husband Jeff Richmond, but the script was written by Robert Carlock and Scott Silveri. The screenwriter team of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Bad Santa) are currently working on a “light” rewrite of script.
While Fey and Carell are currently attached to the project, there is no guarantee that they will end up as the lead actors. As the THR article points out, both Fey and Carell are the anchors on two very successful television shows
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Tina Fey, Steve Carell may re-team for 'Groom'
17 December 2009 10:38 PM, PST
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Steve Carell and Tina Fey are taking their big-screen relationship to the next level.
The two NBC comedy stars, who will share the screen in the movie "Date Night" this spring, are "loosely attached" to a new project called "Mail-Order Groom," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is based on an idea by Fey's husband, Jeff Richmond.
Fey ("30 Rock") would play a woman whose lack of success at relationships leads her to a service that imports men from abroad. She ends up with an Eastern European man played by "The Office" star Carell.
The "loosely attached" part of their involvement stems from the fact that the movie doesn't have a director yet, and filming would have to take place while both Carell and Fey are on hiatus from their shows. The script, originally written by "30 Rock" scribe Robert Carlock and Scott Silveri ("Friends"), is also getting a rewrite from
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Warners Tempts Carell With New Comedy
17 December 2009 10:11 PM, PST
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As seems to be the norm these days, Steve Carell is in heavy demand. Just yesterday we reported on the Mail Order Groom comedy he's pondering as a likely reunion with Date Night's Tina Fey (and that film is still awaiting release). And now Warners - with whom he has a development deal anyway - is trying to woo him with a comedy pitch.Given that his moviemaking time is limited thanks to his commitments to The Office, he's a picky man, so the studio has splashed out $2 million to buy an untitled spec written by Cars scribe Dan Fogelman.There aren't that many details about the possible pic, but according to Variety, it's a Love Actually-style blend of the bitter and the sweet about a man dealing with a marital crisis and attempting to restore his relationship with his kids.Fogelman apparently wrote the thing with Carell
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Steve Carell, Tina Fey closing in on 'Groom'
17 December 2009 7:15 PM, PST
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Steve Carell and Tina Fey are loosely attached to star in the Warner Brothers comedy "Mail-Order Groom." The story revolves around a naïve, unlucky in love, single woman who ends up with a husband from Eastern Europe.Glenn Ficarra and John Requa are doing a rewrite of the script, which was originally written by Robert Carlock and Scott Silveri. The story is based on an idea by Fey's husband, Jeff Richmond, as well as Carlock and Silveri. Carell's Carousel Prods. and Fey's Little Stranger are producing "Groom."According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project has no director at this time and shooting would have to be when Carell and Fey are on hiatus of their TV shows, "The Office" and "30 Rock,"
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Anna Kendrick Lands a Nod at 2010 SAG Awards
17 December 2009 5:46 PM, PST
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Anna Kendrick has really struck the gold with her Natalie Keener role in "Up in the Air". Having won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress and been nominated at the 67th Annual Golden Globes, the actress who plays Jessica Stanley in the "Twilight Saga" series is nominated for another prestigious awards, the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
On Thursday morning, December 17, the 24-year-old has been named among the nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. For the title, she will be competing against fellow "Up in the Air" star Vera Farmiga as well as other
nominees, Penelope Cruz of "Nine", Mo'Nique of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" and Diane Kruger of "Inglourious Basterds".
Beside Anna Kendrick, the Screen Actors Guild also put her co-star and leading
man of the drama movie George Clooney for the Best Actor category.
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