Moneyball is based on the best-selling book of the same name, and tells the story of General Manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) of the Oakland A's during the early part of the 2000s. He is aided by Ivy Leaguer Peter Brand, a composite character played by Jonah Hill. »
For some asinine reason, the Webby Awards limit acceptance speeches to just five words. So, it came as no surprise to see Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Chris Henchy mock the constraints when they won a Webby Award. »
Fresh from success in the breakout Bridesmaids (the first movie with five consecutive $10m plus weekends), Ellie Kemper has landed a costarring role opposite Channing Tatum in 21 Jump Street. »
If you'd like to learn how differently a studio cuts a trailer for a mainstream comedy release vs. an quirky indie, look no further than the new trailer for Paul Rudd's upcoming summer flick, Our Idiot Brother. »
T.J. Miller, best known for supporting roles in She's Out of My League, Get Him to the Greek & Extract will star in Road to Nardo. Miller will play one of two roommates, out to rescue their friend in Mexico. Scot Armstrong (co-writer of The Hangover Part II and Old School) will direct. »
With Midnight in Paris doing great business and Cars 2 coming out, maybe this is really Owen Wilson's summer. »
Somebody you know is going to win an award, and his name isn't Jennifer Aniston. »
Bateman and Vaughn would play lifelong friends whose relationship is strained once their kids fall in love while in college, and the daughter (of Vaughn's character) becomes pregnant. »
New members have joined the cast of Judd Apatow's spinoff of Knocked Up, set to film this summer, including Chris O'Dowd (Bridesmaids), Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture and upcoming HBO show Girls) and Charlyne Yi (Paper Hearts, Knocked Up). »
Deadline is reporting that Steve Carell will star in Burt Wonderstone, a comedy directed by Don Scardino (30 Rock). Carell "plays a magic man dethroned by a hip younger illusionist and then must find a way to rediscover his love for magic." »
