The cast for Judd Apatow’s next directing vehicle has been announced. Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, and Jonah Hill have joined Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann in ‘Funny People.’ The film takes place in the world of standup comedy, and focusing on a comedian who has a near death experience. Production is set to …
Details are slowly emerging of a new “Office” spinoff on NBC. Aziz Ansari of MTV’s sketch comedy ‘Human Giant’ has been cast in a currently unknown role. Producers aren’t saying much other then Ansari will be part of a larger ensemble cast. Apparently the show is going to be a “planted spinoff,” in which characters …
ed Atom Egoyan will be writing and directing a new romantic fantasy for Universal callde “Seven Wonders.” The film is about a woman named Pandora who, following a failed relationship, she becomes consumed by a relationship between a commercials director, and her boyfriend. Following the pair as she shoots commercials at the Seven Wonders of …
Novelist Paulo Coelho is taking an undtraditional route in having his books adapted, rather then approaching a studio, he’s turned to his fans on MySpace. He’s asked the internet to create films based on his novel ‘The Witch of Portobello.’ His hopes for the experiment that he can eventually air the best submissions on television. …
The house that mouse built is stepping into the online streaming biz, offerring their full-length movies for free on Disney.com. Films like ‘Monsters, Inc.’, ‘Finding Nemo,’ and ‘Freaky Friday,’ will be available for one week each following their broadcast on ‘Wonderful World of Disney.’ This is stepping away from Disney’s usual rental and purchase model. …
Jay Baruchel and Seth Rogen will be starring in a new action comedy called ‘Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse.” The film is based on a short from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (who co-wrote Superbad together), the two will write and produce the feature. The film is about two guys dealing with the apocolypse. …
Due to scheduling conflicts, and me being in Florida, the weekly show has been canceled for the week. Though, I may broadcast live tomorrow night, so watch my Twitter for when I do. http://www.twitter.com/vatchea
Universal has announced October 24th as the limited release date for Clint Eastwood’s next film, the period drama ‘Changeling.’ The film stars Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, and Michael Kelly. Following limited release, it will go wide a week later. Set in 1920s Los Angeles, the film is based on a true story of …
For one reason or another, I’ve never cared about the smurfs, which is why I can’t report the following news enthusiastically. Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation have greenlit a new hybrid live-action CGI (a la Alvin & the Chipmunks) Smurf feature.
It was a great weekend to be a panda. The Jack Black starred ‘Kung Fu Panda’ pulled in $60m to take the top spot for the weekend, with Adam Sandler’s ‘You Don’t Mess with the Zohan’ trailing in 2nd place, with a $40m take. ‘Indiana Jones’ showed its legs, with $22.8m and ‘Sex and the …