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‘The Campaign’ starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis – trailer review
25 May 2012 4:16 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Directed by: Jay Roach
Starring: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Trailer Score: 8/10
Thoughts by Tsr: I’ve never been a huge fan of Jay Roach, but it’s been interesting to see him become HBO’s guy for their recent political films (“Recount” and “Game Change”). I like that he’s jumping from those to a comedic attempt at something in the same arena. Yes, The Campaign is actually a comedy, but it’s not really that much more absurd than the events depicted in “Game Change.” With this cast, I have faith that Roach can do something very funny.
It doesn’t all work – Ferrell getting both bitten by a snake and shot with a crossbow feels like overkill – but most of it does. Galifianakis’s son admitting what happened at the petting zoo, the candidates shaking hands prior »
- Shane T. Nier
Win: Chronicle On Blu-ray, We Have 3 Copies To Give Away
23 May 2012 12:01 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Innovative and dark, Chronicle makes for compulsive viewing as it follows high school students Matt, Steve and Andrew as they gain super powers after investigating a mysterious apparition on a night out.
Delirious with their new-found abilities of telekinesis, telepathy and flight the boys cause mischief and mayhem around Seattle while chronicling it all on camera. Things quickly start to spiral out of control however when Andrew begins to use his powers for personal, darker purposes…
For your chance to get your hands on 1 of 3 fantastic Chronicle Triple play Blu-rays just answer the question below:
Who directed Chronicle?
a.) Josh Trank
b.) Jay Roach
c.) Peter Berg
Make sure you email us your name, address and answer to the question to contest@whatculture.com, including the subject line “Chronicle”.
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- Matt Holmes
'Game Change's' Jay Roach Inks Two-Year Overall Deal at HBO (Exclusive)
22 May 2012 1:26 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Director Jay Roach has inked an exclusive two-year overall deal at HBO. The news comes just months after his latest political documentary, Game Change, garnered ratings and acclaim for the premium cable network. The film, which centered on the 2008 presidential campaign featuring John McCain (played by Ed Harris) and Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore), followed his Emmy-winning 2008 HBO political telepic, Recount. Photos: Actors Who've Played Politicians As another election season heats up, HBO continues to invest in political fare. In addition to renewals for Real Time With Bill Maher and political comedy Veep, the network is prepping June addition
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- Lacey Rose, Borys Kit
‘The Paperboy’ Star Nicole Kidman and Director Lee Daniels To Reunite For ‘The Butler’
21 May 2012 3:15 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Their first collaboration, The Paperboy, has not even debuted yet and already, the word at Cannes says that director Lee Daniels and star Nicole Kidman have decided to reunite for The Butler [Screen Daily].
Kidman joins a star-studded cast that includes Paperboy co-stars David Oyelowo and Matthew McConaughey, as well as Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Forest Whittaker. Whittaker leads as Eugene Allen, a butler who served in the White House for 34 years under 8 different presidents. Other potential cast members include Liam Neeson (possibly as Lyndon B. Johnson) and another Paperboy star John Cusack (once linked to the Ronald Reagan role). We’ll keep you updated as more casting announcements come.
Joining Daniels on the creative side is screenwriter Danny Strong, behind Jay Roach’s Game Change and Recount. Production will begin this July and one can check out a newly released clip from The Paperboy below, »
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Trailer: The Campaign
19 May 2012 8:09 AM, PDT | Pure Movies | See recent Pure Movies news »
This is the Pure Movies official trailer for The Campaign, directed by Jay Roach and starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Katherine Lanasa, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd and Brian Cox. When long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man: naive Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors' support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family's political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about. Follow @puremovies on twitter »
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Win Chronicle on Blu-ray!
18 May 2012 12:45 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Innovative and dark, Chronicle makes for compulsive viewing as it follows high school students Matt, Steve and Andrew as they gain super powers after investigating a mysterious apparition on a night out. Delirious with their new-found abilities of telekinesis, telepathy and flight the boys cause mischief and mayhem around Seattle while chronicling it all on camera. Things quickly start to spiral out of control however when Andrew begins to use his powers for personal, darker purposes…
For your chance to get your hands on 1 of 3 fantastic Chronicle Blu-rays just answer the question using the form below:
Question: Who directed Chronicle?
Josh Trank Jay Roach Peter Berg [contact-form-7]
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Michael De Luca to Produce 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards
17 May 2012 10:14 AM, PDT | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
HollywoodNews.com:The Producers Guild of America announced today that it has shifted the 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony to take place on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Additionally, Producers Guild Presidents Hawk Koch and Mark Gordon announced that the 2013 awards program, which honors excellence in motion picture and television production, will be produced by Academy-Award® nominated producer Michael De Luca.
“Michael is an original, creative producer with some of the most impressive credits in the business and we’re thrilled he has accepted our invitation to produce the 2013 Producers Guild Awards show,” said Koch and Gordon. “We’re certain that with his fresh approach the Producers Guild Awards will continue to be one of the best industry awards events of the year.”
“I’m energized to help recognize this year’s most deserving creative storytellers, and I’m honored the Producers Guild has chosen me to take on this existing task. »
- Josh Abraham
Tgb Episode 109: They're Called Action Figures (Guest: Liam O'Donnell)
17 May 2012 8:46 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by guest Liam O'Donnell, Skyline writer/producer and movie geek, to go through their latest Picks of the Week, talk over the new trailers for Jay Roach's comedy The Campaign and Rueben Fleischer's badass Gangster Squad and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on Toys and Films (in honor connection with Hasbro's Battleship hitting theaters this weekend). The guys go over how toys based on movies and vice versa have changed throughout the years and what we think is still coming, for better or worse, from this sub-genre. The Golden Briefcase is also broadcast Live on Wednesday nights starting ~7:30Pm Pst. You can listen in via our Ustream page or by visiting our own live page right here on Fs. The podcast is just as fun to listen to live while it's being recorded, »
- Tim Buel
As 'SNL' Season Ends, Signs Of A Coming Shift
16 May 2012 12:19 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
New York — How can "Saturday Night Live" possibly replace (fill in the blank)?
How many times have we asked that question across nearly four decades?
"Impossible!" said some in 2006 when Tina Fey, Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz and Rachel Dratch headed for the door, only to be followed two years later by her friend and "Weekend Update" co-host Amy Poehler.
But in their wake grew one of the most versatile, multi-threat casts in "SNL" history, one that firmly established its own "SNL" era. Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis all became cast members in the 2005-2006 season, joining a group that already included Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen and Kenan Thompson.
At the time, "SNL" creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels pronounced them "the wave of the future" and Fey likened herself to a senior seeing "exciting freshmen" arrive. But as this latest season of the sketch institution comes »
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As 'SNL' Season Ends, Signs Of A Coming Shift
16 May 2012 12:02 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
New York — How can "Saturday Night Live" possibly replace (fill in the blank)?
How many times have we asked that question across nearly four decades?
"Impossible!" said some in 2006 when Tina Fey, Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz and Rachel Dratch headed for the door, only to be followed two years later by her friend and "Weekend Update" co-host Amy Poehler.
But in their wake grew one of the most versatile, multi-threat casts in "SNL" history, one that firmly established its own "SNL" era. Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis all became cast members in the 2005-2006 season, joining a group that already included Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen and Kenan Thompson.
At the time, "SNL" creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels pronounced them "the wave of the future" and Fey likened herself to a senior seeing "exciting freshmen" arrive. But as this latest season of the sketch institution comes »
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Robert Downey Jr. may team up with Tom cruise for political comedy - Realbollywood.com News
16 May 2012 8:03 AM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
Washington, May 16: Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise are reportedly in talks to star in director Jay Roach's political comedy 'El Presidente'.
Warner Bros. Comedy tells the story of a Secret Service agent, who is tasked with the job of guarding America's worst former president.
Robert is expected to play the clumsy political figure and Tom has been linked with the role of the overzealous spy, whose banal job suddenly become exciting when a threat on the president's life forces the pair to go on the run together, Contactmusic reports.
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- Smith Cox
Cruise and Rdj Voted ‘El Presidente’?
15 May 2012 1:45 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr have been rumoured to take the leads in comedy-action flick El Presidente. When a ‘gung-ho, by-the-book’ secret service agent is assigned to protect America’s ‘worst former President’, the task of cleaning up after the sleazy politician’s affairs turns into a life or death situation.
Though it’s worth noting neither actors are officially confirmed for the roles, Warner Bros are apparently keen to sign on Cruise to star as the SS agent and Robert Downey Jr to appear as the former president. Hopefully the attached A-listers will put wheels into motion on this long-rumoured project.
El Presidente is the brainchild of (the recently renewed!) Parks And Recreation producer and writer Dan Goor. Parks fans may be interested to know Goor wrote the critically acclaimed ‘Harvest Festival’ and ‘Lil’ Sebastian’ episodes of the TV comedy ,which provides high hopes for this new project. »
- Joe Taylor
Tom Cruise & Robert Downey Jr. May Team For ‘El Presidente’
15 May 2012 7:34 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. are two of the biggest movie stars on the planet. Cruise is coming off Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol - the biggest film of his career, while Downey Jr. is currently flying high in The Avengers - the biggest opening film of all time. The pair both starred in Ben Stiller’s comedy hit Tropic Thunder, and it now looks like they’ll be re-teaming for director Jay Roach’s action/comedy El Presidente.
Roach is the director behind a slew of successful comedy films including the Austin Powers trilogy, Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers and he also helmed the upcoming political satire The Campaign, which stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. It appears that El Presidente will also have a political slant, because according to Vulture:
“It follows an overzealous Secret Service ...
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- Niall Browne
Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. to Star in El Presidente
15 May 2012 4:28 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Check this out guys – Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. are in talks to star in an upcoming political comedy El Presidente. The good thing is that Jay Roach is on board to direct the whole thing, and what’s even better – if negotiations work out, Downey Jr. would play the President while Cruise [...]
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Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr May Re-Team for El Presidente Action Comedy
14 May 2012 11:28 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Austin Powers) is set to direct "El Presidente" action comedy from a script by Dan Goor ("Parks and Recreation"). According to NY Mag, the helmer is looking to cast Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr, who were last seen together in "Tropic Thunder." Plot: The story follows an overzealous Secret Service agent whose work-life boundary issues get him reassigned to the inglorious task of guarding America's worst former president, who is a bumbling sleaze. The job suddenly becomes exciting when a threat is made on the ex-president's life and they must go on the run. Downey would be the President and Cruise would be the Secret Service agent. Warner Bros is denying that any deals have been made, but Cruise has been attached to the project since 2010 when Jack Nicholson was rumored to play the President. »
Jay Roach Wanted For El Presidente With Tom Cruise And Robert Downey Jr.
14 May 2012 9:52 PM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Jay Roach Wanted For El Presidente With Tom Cruise And Robert Downey Jr.
Jay Roach just can’t get enough of the presidential stuff. According to Vulture, if the director of HBO’s 2008 election drama Game Change and this summer’s Will Ferrell-Zach Galifianakis vehicle The Campaign had his druthers, he would make El Presidente for Warner Bros. — and with two of Hollywood’s biggest names. Warner Bros. apparently wants to offer the lead roles [...]
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- Steven Chaitman
Movie News After Dark: Everyone is Still Obsessing on ‘The Avengers’ and Tim Burton Sucks
14 May 2012 8:00 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
What is Movie News After Dark? This week it’s a series of second stringer fill-ins trying not to run things into the ground while regular columnist Neil Miller disappears for a while due to reasons both glamorous and mysterious (in true Lohan fashion, he’s cited both “exhaustion” and “being dehydrated”). And today it’s a laundry list of Internet people still crushing on Joss Whedon’s superhero extravaganza, The Avengers, because Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows shit the bed this weekend and we haven’t had anything shiny to come along to steal away our fickle attentions yet. Let’s get to it. The above image comes from an artist named Hannah, who has proven that her finger is firmly on the pulse of the Internet by paying tribute both to the death of beloved children’s author Maurice Sendak as well as the work of beloved nerd-God Joss Whedon by mashing up Sendak’s »
- Nathan Adams
In The Works: Scorsese Producing Rolls Royce Love Story; Roach, Downey Jr. & Cruise Wanted for 'El Presidente'
14 May 2012 5:02 PM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Jay Roach ("Game Change," "The Campaign") is in negotiations to direct "El Presidente," from "Parks and Recreation" writer Dan Goor. The Warner Bros. comedy follows an overzealous secret service agent who is relegated to guarding America's worst former president. The plan is to offer Tom Cruise the role of the agent, and Robert Downey Jr. the role of the sleazy ex-president. Vulture has the scoop. HBO is developing a comedy that will reunite Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Rob Riggle, who starred together in "The Other Guys." The project is based on an idea by Riggle; he will star as a hard-living bon trader in 1980s Wall Street; Adam McKay ("The Other Gys," "Anchorman") is writing with "The Other Guys" and "The Campaign" scripter, Chris Henchy. "Silver Ghost" is being developed by Martin Scorsese and Zuma Production's Sir Richard Attenborough and Anthony Haas. They...
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- Sophia Savage
Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise Wanted for Comedy Called El Presidente
14 May 2012 5:00 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Dinner For Shmucks director Jay Roach is currently in talks to helm a new comedy for Warner Bros. called El Presidente. The movie was written by Parks and Recreation writer Dan Goor, and the best part of the news is they want Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. to star in it. This sounds like it could be a hilariously great project for all of these guys.
According to Vulture, the story "follows an overzealous Secret Service agent whose work-life boundary issues get him reassigned to the inglorious task of guarding America's worst former president, who is a bumbling sleaze. The job suddenly becomes exciting when a threat is made on the ex-president's life and they must go on the run."
They want Cruise to take on the role of the secret service agent, and Downey Jr. to play the former President. I would love it if they were able »
- Venkman
Daily Recap: 'Huntsman' Premiere Pics, Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. Buddy Comedy & More
14 May 2012 4:46 PM, PDT | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »
Director Jay Roach (The Campaign, Austin Powers) is trying to rope two of the busiest actors in the world for his buddy comedy El Presidente. The film is about a Secret Service agent guarding the worst president ever. Roach plans to offer the agent role to Tom Cruise and the president role to Robert Downey Jr. Both actors are coming off of hits, with Cruise's Mission: Impossible 4 and Downey has that one comic book movie out right now. [Vulture] Warner Bros. has dropped the Sandra Bullock-George Clooney sci-fi 3D movie Gravity to 2013 and bumped up Rueben Fleischer's crime drama Gangster Squad up to Sept. 7. A new four minute extended clip from Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator hit the Web today. The film arrives in theaters this Wednesday. He's directed...
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