The Apatow-verse still hasn't dealt with sequels as of yet, but it's bound to happen eventually. Yesterday Judd Apatow appeared on the Funny or Die Writer's Room and talked about topics ranging from his first project and living with Adam Sandler, to potential sequels for films he's directed or produced. In regards to the latter, he offered up some info on the potential for Superbad and Pineapple Express sequels.
Apatow seemed pretty confident that Superbad 2 probably won't happen anytime soon, despite how much he's begged Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. He says "they don't want to ruin it", and that "it's a gem of a movie, and they don't want a crappy second." He goes on to say that there's a little talk of a Pineapple Express sequel, and that we'd "have a better shot at seeing that."
While I had fun with Superbad, I'd personally much rather see any film ...
New images from How to Train Your Dragon.
Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:48 AM | From MovieJungle
Check out 2 new images from DreamWorks Pictures, Vertigo Entertainmnt and Mad Hatter Entertainment's "How to Train Your Dragon," featuring the voice talents of
Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders direct. Cressida Cowell, Sanders, DeBlois, Adam F. Goldberg and Peter Tolan write.
PLOT: From the studio that brought you “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda” comes “How To Train Your Dragon” -- an adventure comedy set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, based on the book by Cressida Cowell. The story centers around a Viking teenager, who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. Initiation is coming, and this is his one chance to prove his worthiness to his tribe and father. But when he encounters, and ultimately befriends, an injured dragon, his world is turned upside down.
Interview: Adam Goldberg on His New Film (Untitled), Static Art World Culture, and Kicking the Bucket
When it comes to a working actor who humorously perfects the modern guy as a hip scepter for perpetual thought and frazzled irritation, Adam Goldberg holds the key to today's conflicted kingdom. Like his characters dating back to a break out role in Dazed and Confused and on to an ace performance in 2007's 2 Days in Paris (a rare romantic comedy that is meaningful and tolerable), part of Goldberg's charm seems channeled via friendly reluctance. He continues to mine such neurotic territory playing the lead in (Untitled), a surprisingly accessible quasi-satire of the contemporary New York art world.
Portraying a struggling artist named Adrian Jacobs who composes abstract atonal music---and weighs suicide at age 30 for the sake of integrity---Goldberg captures, often in silence, the nagging doubts and petty contradictions of a personality burdened by the mythical qualifiers for "real art" and the "true artist." Standing in face of this absorbed ethos is Adrian's ...
Watch Out for Mutant Pumpkins, Charlie Brown
Saturday, October 17, 2009 8:21 PM | From Dread Central
With no kids of my own, I really have no idea if It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is appreciated by modern audiences or if it's just my generation that gathers around the TV each Halloween season to watch it one more time. If your kids (or the kid inside you) complain there's nothing "cool" to watch, how about checking out Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space?
NBC is airing Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space on October 28th, and according to Collider, the special features the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, and Rainn Wilson, all of whom appeared in the original film.
A montage of five clips from the show follows the synopsis:
Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space is produced by Latifa Ouaou and directed by Peter Ramsey from a screenplay by Adam F. Goldberg. The story continues after the events of Monsters vs. Aliens, as Susan Murphy (Witherspoon) and the Monsters now work with the U.S. government as special operatives. When an alien presence is detected in Susans hometown of Modesto, California right before Halloween the team is dispatched to investigate. Everything appears normal, right down to the jack-o-lanterns peering out from every doorstep and windowsill. But when Halloween arrives, those innocent-looking carved pumpkins are revealed for what they really are mutant aliens. The altered pumpkins then start to implement their fiendish plan to take over Earth. The Monsters are there to combat the mutant gourds and try to smash their wicked scheme.
There are a bunch of movies opening this Friday, which explains the abundance of new movie trailers hitting the interwebs today: Gentleman Broncos, Law Abiding Citizen, The Fourth Kind and now the trailer for (Untitled). Yes, that's the name of the movie -- Untitled. And I'm not talking about the brilliant but flawed director's cut of Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous, which yes, too, was released under the non-title Untitled (but without the brackets).
Adam Goldberg stars as a musical modern art creator who, well, creates nonsense. (Untitled) is notable for a couple reasons. First off, (Untitled) was directed by Jonathan Parker, who was the writer, director, producer and composer of Bartleby, the absurd 2001 indie adaptation of Herman Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener And no, that film isn't anything to write home about, but its just so strange that I often find myself recommending it to those who love fringe films. ...
Samuel Goldwyn Films Additions Update - "Untitled" images.
Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:14 PM | From MovieJungle
We have new images in from Samuel Goldwyn Films' "(Untitled)" starring Adam Goldberg, Marley Shelton, Eion Bailey, Lucy Punch, Vinnie Jones and Zak Orth.
Parker Film Company presents in association with Luber Roklin Entertainment and Bossa Nova Productions
Jonathan Parker directs from the screenplay he wrote alongside Catherine di Napoli. DiNapoli produces the film alongside Matt Luber and Andreas Olavarria. Shot in New York, this smart, satirical comedy, a brooding avant-garde composer falls for the gorgeous owner of a trendy New York art gallery and the quirky worlds of contemporary art and music are set on a hilarious collision course.
The film sees release on 18 September, 2009 in limited areas.
If you’re still holding your breath for Sin City 2, prepare to turn a deeper shade of purple – Robert Rodriguez has announced he’s working on two films, and neither of them are the Frank Miller sequel.
Nope, while Rodriguez is busy in pre-production on his futuristic tale Nerverackers, while also developing Grindhouse trailer spin-off Machete, he revealed to MTV that he’s shoving The Jetsons front and centre.
The live-action take on Hanna-Barbera’s 60s ‘toon has been bubbling away quietly in development for years. Fan boys scribe Adam Goldberg penned one draft, but it’s been reworked. “We’re writing the script right now,” said the director, who declined to reveal any specific plots, or even to confirm if he’ll still make it live-action. Let’s face it, his kiddie fair is usually a blend of actors and cartoony CGI anyway.
He goes on to say that he’s planning to start shooting it next year, though we’ll naturally wait and see. For all we know, he could slip in a Sin City surprise between now and then.
But you shouldn’t start holding that breath again…
[Source MTV] If he gets The Jetsons up and running, who would you cast? Should he even bother making it?
"17 Again" - New images in from the Matthew Perry and Zac Efron film.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 6:57 PM | From MovieJungle
We have images aplenty in from Warner Bros. Pictures' comedy "17 Again," starring Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Sterling Knight and Michelle Trachtenberg. Burr Steers, director of 2002's "Igby Goes Down," "How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days") helms from the writing by Jason Filardi ("Bringing Down the House").
Filardi's also writing the Adam Shankman helmed "Topper," starring Steve Martin for Mandeville Films and Offspring Entertainment.
What would you do if you got a second shot at life?
Class of 1989, Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron) is a star on the high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlet and the baby he just learned they are expecting.
Almost 20 years later, Mike's (Matthew Perry) glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage to Scarlet (Leslie Mann) has fallen apart, he has been passed over for a promotion at work, his teenage kids think he is a loser, and he has been reduced to crashing with his high school nerd-turned-techno-billionaire best friend Ned (Thomas Lennon).
But Mike is given another chance when he is miraculously transformed back to the age of 17. Unfortunately, Mike may look 17 again, but his thirtysomething outlook is totally uncool among the class of 2009.
And in trying to recapture his best years, Mike could lose the best things that ever happened to him.
New Line Cinema Presents An Offspring Entertainment production, "17 Again," starring Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Michelle Trachtenberg, Sterling Knight, Melora Hardin and Matthew Perry.
The film is directed by Burr Steers from a screenplay by Jason Filardi. The producers are Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot. Toby Emmerich, Mark Kaufman, Keith Goldberg and Jason Barrett are the executive producers, with Dara Weintraub serving as co-producer.
The behind-the-scenes creative team is led by director of photography Tim Suhrstedt, production designer Garreth Stover, editor Padraic McKinley and costume designer Pamela Withers Chilton. The music is composed and conducted by Rolfe Kent, and the music supervisor is Buck Damon.
"17 Again" will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
This film has been rated PG-13 for language, some sexual material and teen partying.
Written by Matt Goldberg
One of the things I like most about Ewan McGregor (other than his dreamy Scottish eyes) is that you never know what he's going to do next. It's impossible to pigeon-hole the guy because one day he might be doing some god-awful summer blockbuster like "Angels & Demons" (read my review!) and the next he's getting all sorts of crazy critical acclaim for stepping up and doing "I Love You Phillip Morris". He's an exciting actor and one you can't dismiss with a simple one-line summation.
So it should be no surprise that McGregor is re-teaming with his "Young Adam" director David Mackenzie for "The Last Word" which The Hollywood Reporter describes as "a love story set in a city where people are slowly losing their sensory perception."
That has to be awkward. It can't be easy to express love ...
DEAD SNOW co-writer/director Tommy Wirkola Pitches HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS -- The new story formula: just add monsters
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:35 PM | From Collider
Written by Matt Goldberg
Tommy Wirkola's nazi zombies film seemed like an interesting premise but the word out of Sundance on the film was largely negative. Thankfully, it hasn't seen a wide release yet so it's time for Wirkola to get out ahead with his next project before his film tanks. And he has an idea. Not a script, not a treatment, not an outline. An idea: Hansel and Gretel, fifteen years after their ordeal with the witch and the gingerbread house, are now bounty hunters who go after witches.
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company, Gary Sanchez Prods., has leaped at the idea, seeing it as a film in the vein of "Shaun of the Dead" and "Evil Dead 2". Says McKay, "The idea is, they've grown up and they hunt witches. It's a hybrid sort of old-timey feeling, yet there's pump-action shotguns. Modern ...
