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Hangover Writers Stick-Up Patrick Dempsey for Their Next Comedy

4 November 2009 10:21 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

“Hey!  The Hangover writers are writing a new movie!  And with ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ heart-throb, Patrick Dempsey?   It’s even got a wacky premise where Dempsey caught between two robberies that take place at the same bank at the same time who secretly plots to win the heart of a feisty bank teller! She’s feisty?  I’m going to stand in line for tickets Today!”

Slow down.  While Dempsey’s recent movies seem like an attempt to position him as American-Hugh Grant, my major concern is with “Hangover” “screenwriters” Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.  There’s been some controversy as to whether or not they were actually responsible for the film that ended up making over $450 million worldwide.  While the two did write the foundation of the story, director Todd Phillips and un-credited screenwriter Jeremy Garelick (”The Break-Up”), made substantial changes adding, according to Deadline, “the baby, the tiger, »

- Matt Goldberg

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Steve Carell to Star in Golf Comedy Missing Links

27 October 2009 3:48 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Steve Carell has signed on to star in Missing Links, a golf-themed comedy based on a novel by Espn journalist Rick Reilly. The story involves a group of golf buddies who regular play on the worst golf course in the country. They make a bet about which of them can successfully score a round of 18 at the upscale private club next door.

Jay Lavender, who wrote The Break-Up, will pen the script. Reilly previously wrote the screenplay for the George Clooney-directed comedy Leatherheads.

Other Carell projects include next year's comedy Date Night, starring Tina Fey, and Mark Wahlberg. He will also star in the Jay Roach-directed comedy Dinner for Schmucks and lend his voice talents to the animated movie Despicable Me.

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Link | Posted 10/27/2009 by Rich Z

Steven Carell | Jay Lavender | Rick Reilly | Despicable Me | Dinner for Schmucks | Date Night »

- Rich Z Zwelling

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Steve Carell Adapts Rick Reilly’s Missing Links

27 October 2009 3:10 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

I enjoy Rick Reilly. Everything gets a little funnier when you see sporting life through his perspective. A 1998 article about Ohio State linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer began, “How are you with condoms?” And in a seamless transition, he pivots right to their national championship hopes, as if the two ideas have any kind of connection together, when he continues to say, “Anything you might know about them could help No. 1-ranked Ohio State win college football’s national championship.” The idea being that Katzenmoyer couldn’t pass an AIDS awareness class. Reilly’s defection to Espn was like Benedict Arnold; it’s strange to see an eleven time sportswriter of the year switch boats in midstream. Unfortunately, he co-wrote Leatherheads, which not even George Clooney could save. But the good news is that now his comedic novel Missing Links is being adapted by screenwriter Jay Lavender (The Break-Up), according to Risky Business. »

- Jacob

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Steve Carell finds Missing Links

27 October 2009 1:34 AM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »

Steve Carell might well be hitting the fairway for new golfing comedy Missing Links. Warners has nabbed the rights to Espn writer Rick Reilley's 1997 titular novel, which finds a group of bumbling players who dream up various schemes to move them from their run-down local course to membership of an elite nearby club. Jay Lavender, one of the writers behind The Break-Up, has been hired to write the script, and once it's been developed the film will have to wait in line as Carell picks between various projects to cram into the gaps between...

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- James White

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Steve Carell Might Be Missing Links

27 October 2009 1:17 AM, PDT | www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news »

Warner Bros. has picked up Missing Links, a golf comedy based on a novel from Espn.s Rick Reilly, with Carell loosely attached to star as a golfer angling for a better place to play.

Steve Carell for Missing Links

Carell will at least produce Missing Links and, if he likes what he sees from the script, he will likely get in front of the camera for it also. Warner Bros. has given the task of writing the screenplay to The Break-Up scribe Jay Lavender. As long as the comedy is nothing like The Break-Up, the production is off to a good start. »

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Steve Carell Taking to the Links

26 October 2009 6:26 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Warner Bros. studios recently picked up the rights to Missing Links, a comedy based on a novel by Espn magazine columnist Rick Reilly.

The novel tells the story of a group of golfers who get tired of playing the shabby municipal course in their working-class neighborhood, and try to scheme their way to moving up to an elite club instead.

Steve Carell has signed on to produce the film under the Carousel Prods. banner, and is unofficially set to star in Missing Links as well. Jay Lavender, writer of The Break-Up, will be writing the screenplay for the film.

No production details have been revealed yet.

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- Carly

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Steve Carell May Star in Missing Links

26 October 2009 6:18 PM, PDT | movies.about.com | See recent movies.about.com news »

Steve Carell may be filling some of his downtime from The Office with a little golfing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Carell is considering starring in the big screen adaptation of Espn journalist Rick Reilly's golf novel, Missing Links. Missing Links is set up at Warner Bros with Carell's company, Carousel Productions, producing. The Break-Up screenwriter Jay Lavender is adapting Reilly's novel.

Reilly's book tells the story of three guys from outside of Boston who are obsessed with golf. Although their regular course of choice is the worst public golf course in America, they have a shared dream of one day getting to play on Boston's most exclusive course - the Mayflower. Fed up with having to just dream about the Mayflower's gorgeous, manicured greens, they make a $1,000 bet payable to the first one of the group who plays the exclusive course.

Carell was last seen on the big screen in 2008's Get Smart. »

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Steve Carell on Par for Rick Reilly Golf Comedy 'Missing Links'

26 October 2009 5:50 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

While I admit that I do still love the curly haired comedic force that is Will Ferrell, his recent foray into nonsensical off-the-wall sports comedies (e.g. Semi-Pro) is beginning to lose its appeal. Thankfully he's moved on and seems to be passing the reins over to Steve Carell, as THR's Risky Biz Blog reports that the actor will star and produce Missing Links, a comedy set in the world of golf about a player angling for a better place to drive his balls. Okay that sounded dirty, but we've all seen 40-Year-Old Virgin so I think we can handle it. Writer Jay Lavender (The Break-Up) adapted the script from a novel by Espn’s Rick Reilly. More specifically, Reilly's novel "tells of a group of bumblers who, after playing for years at a run-down municipal golf course in a working-class Boston neighborhood, concoct a series of schemes that they »

- Ethan Anderton

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Steve Carell to star in new golf comedy

26 October 2009 5:48 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

The guy from "The Office" gears up for a round of big-screen golfing. Steve Carell is in talks to join "Missing Links," a sports comedy Warner Bros. is developing based on the novel by Espn journalist Rick Reilly.

Risky Business says funny guy Carell would play a golfer who's played at a run-down Boston golf course for years and now finally decides to do whatever it takes to get to play his favorite sport at an elite club.

Jay Lavender, who previousy penned the shockingly terrible comedy "The Break-Up," is taking a stab at the script. He's also prepping "The Golden Tux."

Carell is a busy man these days. The star of "Get Smart" has several projects coming soon, including "Date Night" and "Dinner for Schmucks." He is also voicing a character in 2010's "Despicable Me." »

- Franck Tabouring

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WB Buys 'Missing Links' for Steve Carell

26 October 2009 4:39 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By the Hollywood Reporter

Warner Bros. has acquired “Missing Links,” a golf comedy based on a novel from Espn’s Rick Reilly, with Steve Carell attached to star as a golfer angling for a better place to play.

Carell will produce via his Carousel Productions banner. “The Break-Up” scribe Jay Lavender is writing the screenplay.

Read more in the Hollywood Reporter. »

- Lisa Horowitz

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Carell plays golf

26 October 2009 3:31 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

Is funnyguy Steve Carell thinking about putting his little white balls in some holes while everyone watches? Seems to be the case -- Carell is attached to a Warner Bros. golf comedy called Missing Links, being written by Jay Lavender (The Break-up). Based on a 1997 book by Espn’s Rick Reilly, the story follows a "group of bumblers who, after playing for years at a run-down municipal golf course in a working-class Boston neighborhood, concoct a series of schemes that they hope... »

- Dave Davis

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Steve Carell Set to Hit Some Missing Links

26 October 2009 12:07 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Steve Carell is set to tee off in a golfing comedy. According to The Hollywood Reporter's Risky Business Blog, Carell has been set to star in Missing Links.

The film is based off the 1997 comedy novel by sportswriter Rick Reilly, which follows the comedic escapades of four golfing buddies who tire of golfing at shoddy public course and hatch a series of plots to try and golf at a high-class country club.

Jay Lavender (The Break-Up) will adapt Reilly's novel for the big screen. No production schedule was announced for the film.

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Weekend Report: 'Couples Retreat' Advances, 'Paranormal Activity' Spikes

12 October 2009 11:48 AM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »

While weekend business as a whole was relatively modest for the time of year (albeit up seven percent from last year), the sole new nationwide release Couples Retreat, the spreading Paranormal Activity and holdovers Zombieland and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs all boasted impressive showings.

Landing smack dab in the middle of the debut weekends for star Vince Vaughn's previous relationship comedies Four Christmases and The Break-Up, Couples Retreat attracted $34.3 million on approximately 3,800 screens at 3,000 sites, claiming the highest-grossing Columbus Day weekend gross on record ahead of the similarly-appealing Meet the Parents (which still had greater attendance). In its marketing, the picture was presented in the same vein as Meet the Parents and the other Vaughn movies, featuring relatable themes and verbal and slapstick humor, topped off with a sunny vacation setting. Distributor Universal Pictures' exit polling indicated that the "humor" and "Vince Vaughn" were the top »

- Brandon Gray

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'Couples Retreat' Takes #1 Spot At Box Office

12 October 2009 6:54 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »

Vince Vaughn's romantic comedy wins the top spot, but 'Paranormal Activity' has a strong showing at #5.

By Josh Wigler

Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Vince Vaughn, Faizon Love and Kristin Davis in "Couples Retreat"

Photo: Universal

The Box-Office Top Five

#1 "Couples Retreat" ($35.3 million)

#2 "Zombieland" ($15 million)

#3 "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" ($12 million)

#4 "Toy Story" & "Toy Story 2" 3-D Double Feature ($7.7 million)

#5 "Paranormal Activity" ($7.1 million)

When Vince Vaughn takes to the big screen, he typically steals the spotlight. And while the funnyman certainly ruled the box office this weekend with his comedy "Couples Retreat," all eyes are on another movie's theatrical success story.

The surprise hit of the weekend was none other than the fifth-place-finishing "Paranormal Activity," a horror flick directed by Oren Peli that was filmed entirely with a handheld camera. Produced on a meager budget of less than $16,000, "Paranormal Activity" actually debuted on September 25 but only »

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'Couples Retreat' Dominates North American Box Office

11 October 2009 7:29 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Off to a strong start following its Friday, October 9 release, Universal Pictures' romantic comedy "Couples Retreat" debuted atop the North American box office. With no other new releases as its competition, the movie that was projected to open in the $20 million range exceeded expectation by pulling in an estimated $35.3 million worth of ticket sales.

The solid opening gave this Vince Vaughn's movie the highest-grossing Columbus Day weekend gross on record, besting over "Meet the Parents". And, despite the negative reviews, it also became Universal's first strong domestic opening since "Fast and Furious" in April, and marked Vaughn's best opening since "The Break-Up" in 2006.

Commenting on "Couples" success in landing the top slot was Universal's head of distribution Nikki Rocco. Of the movie that stars also Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell and Malin Akerman, the studio topper said, "I feel pretty good today. Happy to have a hit. »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Scary Good Box Office for Couples Retreat, Paranormal Activity

11 October 2009 7:21 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

The numbers are in from a surprising weekend at the theaters, with two movies, Couples Retreat and Paranormal Activity, outperforming a lot of the expectations out there by a considerable margin. Seven million for Paranormal Activity? Thirty-five for Couples Retreat? Are you kidding me? No. We'll first deal with Couples Retreat, which opened to $12.5 million on Friday and cruised to a haul of $35.3 million. I know what some people are saying: thirty-five million bucks -- for this piece of junk??? This movie is at 13 percent at Rotten Tomatoes, folks, with scores much lower than a lot of the "fresh" movies that are all over the box office right now, yet its haul is the best opening weekend of the whole fall? Even our own Dr. Cole Abaius gave it a freaking D-plus. What gives?! It's easy to say, in unison, "I don't get it" -- but you can point to a number of obvious reasons why the »

- John Cairns

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Plus1’s “Couples Retreat” review

9 October 2009 3:20 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

I’m going to do something I usually don’t do for my reviews… I’m going to start with my rating: 5 stars!  That’s right, this movie written by John Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Dana Fox and directed by Peter Billingsley (long-time friend and business partner of Vince Vaughn but better known as Ralphie in A Christmas Story) had me Rotflol with a big ol’ Simpsons grin all over my face. Produced by Vaughn’s Wild West Picture Show, Couples Retreat doesn’t go overboard with crude, rude, or lewd humor. It delivers on humor gained from life and doesn’t take itself too seriously about marriage and long-lasting relationships. What Couples Retreat manages to do is present a caricature of four types of couples we all know well, and lets us look at life from their perspective.

After an opening montage of marriages from the 50’s through 2009, we »

- Plus1

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Vince Vaughn: 'Phones drive me crazy'

5 October 2009 9:42 PM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Vince Vaughn has admitted that he refuses to purchase a mobile phone. The Break-Up actor said that he is often forced to borrow his friends' when he needs to make a call, according to Contactmusic. He explained: "The phone thing drives me crazy. Everyone is phoning and texting. It's become a problem for me with pay phones becoming extinct. (more) »

- By Oli Simpson

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I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Red Band Clips

5 October 2009 7:44 PM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Watch a few brand new red band movie clips from the film “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell” by director Bob Gosse (Niagara, Niagara, Julie Johnson), Tucker Max and Nils Parker and starring Jesse Bradford (Bring It On, Romeo + Juliet), Geoff Stults (Wedding Crashers, The Break-Up), Keri Lynn Pratt (Nip/Tuck, Brothers & Sisters) and Marika Dominczyk (40 Year-Old Virgin, Las Vegas). Synopsis: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell–based on the shocking, ridiculous and hilarious real life adventures of Tucker Max–is the story of an impromptu bachelor party gone horribly awry thanks to a midget, a fat girl, a gaggle of strippers, an overly destructive public intoxication ordinance, [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Couples Retreat – Interviews with Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell and Malin Akerman

28 September 2009 5:20 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

Couples Retreat is coming to give all married couples a jolt of comedic therapy. Vince Vaughn headlines the film and it also stars Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell and Malin Akerman.

Nick Allen talked about the trailer for Couples Retreat back in July.

Jason Bateman is coming off the comedy Extract and here he talks about getting to have his character created just for him.

Jon Favreau has now been in six movies with his buddy Vince Vaughn (including this one) … can you name them all? I list them at the bottom of this post so you don’t have to be driven crazy.

If you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve seen the uncomfortable yoga scene. Kristen Bell talks about it here.

You’ll recognize Malin Akerman from either The Proposal and 27 Dresses (if you’re a girl) or Watchmen (if you’re a guy).

Movies with both »

- Jeff Bayer

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