Steve Carell is attached to Missing Links, a golf comedy based on a novel from Rick Reilly. Carell is set to produce and loosely attached to star as a golfer looking for a better place to play. We have a few suggestions for golfing enthusiasts with comedic chops to costar. »
Tough times for John C. Reilly at the box office. Months ago there was talk of Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant becoming the first film of a Cirque franchise like Twilight. That will not be the case, as The Vampire's Assistant opened in 8th place with a disappointing $6.34 million. »
The new movie starring Luke Wilson is starting to make the rounds of the fall festival ciruits. Tenure is playing at the Austin Film Festival this week, and ScriptShadow has details including the poster. There's also a good interview with Million at the same site. »
Universal has launched UniversalPicturesAwards.com, a site to promote screenings for awards consideration and to make content available to voters and the media. Judd Apatow's Funny People heads the films featured, a group that also includes Bruno, Public Enemies, and It's Complicated. »
Jack Black is going all out to promote the new video game Brutal Legend where he plays the central character, Eddie Riggs. To celebrate the release of the game, a "documentary" about Jack's role in the game has been posted to FunnyOrDie. The clip also features a live performance with Tenacious D. »
The Fulfillment Fund will honor Director/Writer/Producer Judd Apatow and his wife, actress Leslie Mann, at its STARS 2009 Benefit Gala, Monday, October 26, 2009 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Jonah Hill and Jason Segel will serve as Masters of Ceremony. »
A couple of new casting developments lead this week's headlines: Will Ferrell will headline an independent film titled Everything Must Go and Laura Dern is joining the ensemble cast of Little Fockers. »
Variety is reporting that Jonah Hill is developing an animated TV series for Fox. The show centers on a 7-year-old socialite who acts and talks like an adult, and finds himself out of his element when forced to attend public school. »
Photos have surfaced of Steve Carell and Paul Rudd filming Dinner for Schmucks for director Jay Roach (Meet the Parents). Filming has started in Los Angeles, and the film is about an extraordinarily stupid man possesses the ability to ruin the life of anyone who spends more than a few minutes in his company. »
Not the most Earth-shattering news of the day, but I thought this photo was a great way to start the weekend. This is Jack Black (in Brutal Legend promotional gear) posing with Chelsea Girls, the new all-female supergroup making a splash with LA rocker hipsters. »
