Archive for December, 2009

Jonah Hill's "Bad Boys meets John Hughes" take on 21 Jump Street is finally moving forward, now with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller in talks to direct. »

Warner Bros has pushed back Get Smart 2 for another year, and is eyeing 2 new projects for Steve Carell to film this Spring, including Mail-Order Groom with his Date Night co-star Tina Fey. What do you think? Is re-teaming a good bet or way too soon to tell? »

MTV has an inside look from the set of Adam McKay's next film, The Other Guys, starring Will Ferrell. Featured in the vignette are rival cops played by Duane Johnson (Get Smart) and Samuel L. Jackson who gets off a hilarious line at the end of the segment. »

MTV has an interview with Paul Rudd and Steve Carell from their Spring 2010 film, Dinner for Schmucks. It's great to see the return of the chemistry between Rudd and Carell that we loved in Anchorman and The 40 Year-Old Virgin. This film is definitely at the top of the 2010 anticipation list. »

Now we know why Jason Segel was spotting leaving his house with his Dracula puppet: it was in preparation for a performance on the 1000th episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Segel was the musical guest, performing Forgetting Sarah Marshall's "Dracula's Lament" as Dracula. »

As expected (when you're a big celebrity), Jack Black won the award for Best Voice at the Video Game Awards last night in Los Angeles. »

Ben Stiller appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. While primarily appearing to promote Stillerstrong.org, Ben turned on the old Stiller schtick with fun bit where he promoted James Cameron's new movie, Avatar. »

Middle Men puts Luke Wilson front and center at what appears to be an exciting film filled with profanity, drugs, wisecracks, porn, nudity, violence, and perhaps even a life lesson. What's not to love? »

Michael Cera's upcoming dual role in Youth in Revolt looks even more intriguing in the new red-band trailer released by everyone's favorite video site, Funny or Die. There's a lot of profanity and sexuality in this new cut of the trailer that also features a cameo by Justin Long. »

Each year here at the Tribute we bestow possibly the highest honor in all of show business, the Frat Pack Man of the Year. This year, there isn't an obvious no-brainer and each potential candidate has a strike or two against him. Help us decide! »