Some new casting bits have developed right before the holiday weekend. The latest casting round-up includes a musical biopic for Steve Carell, a leading role for Bill Hader and Jesse Eisenberg joins the cast of Aziz Ansari & Danny McBride's 30 Minutes or Less. »
Archive for May, 2010
Casting Round-Up: New Films for Carell, Hader; Plus ‘30 Minutes’ Cast Shapes Up
Cruise Reprises ‘Tropic Thunder’ Character
One of the unexpected highlights of Tropic Thunder was an extended cameo of Tom Cruise as Studio Exec Les Grossman. Now, Grossman returns in a series of spots for the MTV Movie Awards. »
New Clip and Catch-Phrase for ‘Cyrus’
Perhaps the most anticipated movie of the summer for those in the know, Cyrus features John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill. A new clip featuring Reilly and Marisa Tomei is available, as it a very serious tshirt. »
‘Schmucks’ is Another Dirty Word for ‘Fockers’ Director?
The New York Times takes a reasoned approach to the edgy (for those fluent in Yiddish) title for this summer's Paul Rudd / Steve Carell comedy, Dinner for Schmucks. The same cannot be said of blogger Debbie Schlussel who called the movie "garbage." »
New ‘Megamind’ Trailer with Ferrell, Hill
Dreamworks' Megamind is coming to theatres in November and the full trailer was released this week. »
‘Date Night’ Quietly Heading Past $90m at the Box Office
Steve Carell and Tina Fey's adult-skewing comedy Date Night saw another small drop at the box office this weekend, and is poised to pass the $90m mark in North American theatres this week. The romantic comedy with action elements opened with a $25m weekend but has seen shallow declines each week since. »
Ronnie James Dio Dead at 67 (updated: Jack Black’s tribute)
Rock icon Ronnie James Dio passes away at the age of 67. We pay tribute to him with video clips of his work with Tenacious D. »
Aniston Re-teams with Bateman for ‘Horrible Bosses’
Jennifer Aniston will rejoin Jason Bateman for the murder comedy Horrible Bosses. Bateman will star as one of three friends trying get revenge by attempting to kill each other's bosses, including one played by Aniston »
Jennifer Aniston Joining Paul Rudd for Wain/Apatow Comedy
Deadline is reporting that Jennifer Aniston will costar with Paul Rudd in Wanderlust for Universal Pictures. Aniston and Rudd will play a married couple trying to escape the trappings of the city life for a counterculture existence. »
ANOTHER McBride / Ansari Project?
Mandate Pictures has acquired an untitled comedy pitch from Aziz Ansari and 30 Rock writer Matt Hubbard, that Harris Wittels will write as a star vehicle for Ansari and Danny McBride. »

