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Patrick Read Johnson’s 5-25-77 to Finally Get Released This Year (For Real This Time?)
17 April 2012 10:40 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
If you thought it was weird that The Cabin in the Woods sat on the shelf for so long before being released, well, then you clearly aren't familiar with the epic saga of Patrick Read Johnson's 5-25-77. It's been 7 years now since I first wrote a post about Johnson's movie, an autobiographical coming of age story about a young aspiring filmmaker whose life changes forever after seeing Star Wars in the summer of 1977. At the time, they were aiming to have it in theatres around the same time as Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. That clearly didn't happen, but almost every May since then we've been hearing reports that it could finally see the light of day. Now this year, those same reports have cropped up again... will 2012 be the year we actually get to watch it? This time around, the news comes courtesy of Variety's Jeff Sneider, »
- Sean
Star Wars - Patrick Read Johnson's Coming Of Age Movie Getting Released?
17 April 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Good news Star Wars fans, Patrick Read Johnson‘s 5-25-77 looks to be finally set for release. You may recall that the coming-of-age drama about how the release of the original movie shapes a young man’s Hollywood dreams. Aside from being shown at a film festival, the movie has sat on the shelf collecting dust. For more details about the project, check out a cool article at Hollywood Elsewhere.
Variety's Jeff Sneider tweeted today that the film will finally be released this summer,
Breaking: At long last, it looks like Patrick Read Johnson's Star Wars-centric pic 5-25-77 is coming out this spring on that very day...
Read Johnson responded with the following tweets:
Jeff!5-25-12 isn't our release date!But the cross-countryroad-trip adventure that begins that day will lead us to one!
On 5-25-12, a 1975 Ford Pinto will depart Wadsworth, Illinois to deliver »
- Tiberius
5 Things We Learned About 'Freaks & Geeks' From The Av Club's Epic Walkthrough With Paul Feig
13 April 2012 7:57 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
While the show only lasted a season (although ratings were enough that, were it on today, it would be a big hit), so much of what's proved successful in the comedy world in the last decade can be traced back to " Freaks & Geeks." Executive produced by Judd Apatow, who's been behind many of the most successful comedies in recent years, from "Anchorman" to the upcoming "The Five-Year Engagement," and created by Paul Feig, who reunited with Apatow for last year's smash hit "Bridesmaids," it followed a group of nerds and burnouts in a Michigan high school.
And looking back, the cast is a who's who of the people that have made you laugh in recent years: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Samm Levine and Busy Phillips were all in the original cast, along with Linda Cardellini, while her screen brother John Francis Daley wrote the screenplay for »
- Oliver Lyttelton
5 Things We Learned About 'Freaks & Geeks' From The Av Club's Epic Walkthrough With Paul Feig
13 April 2012 7:57 AM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
While the show only lasted a season (although ratings were enough that, were it on today, it would be a big hit), so much of what's proved successful in the comedy world in the last decade can be traced back to " Freaks & Geeks." Executive produced by Judd Apatow, who's been behind many of the most successful comedies in recent years, from "Anchorman" to the upcoming "The Five-Year Engagement," and created by Paul Feig, who reunited with Apatow for last year's smash hit "Bridesmaids," it followed a group of nerds and burnouts in a Michigan high school. And looking back, the cast is a who's who of the people that have made you laugh in recent years: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Samm Levine and Busy Phillips were all in the original cast, along with Linda Cardellini, while her screen brother John Francis Daley wrote the screenplay for »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Seth Gordon To Direct The Has-Beens
9 April 2012 5:55 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Seth Gordon surprised a lot of people last summer. While his first film, the documentary King of Kong, was sensational, his first venture into narrative features, Four Christmases, wasn't exactly a slam dunk. Fortunately, he was given a great script by John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein and an all star cast and came up with Horrible Bosses, one of the best comedies of last summer and also one of the most successful at the box office. His name has been mentioned in connection with multiple projects since, including the Jason Bateman-Melissa McCarthy comedy Identity Thief, and now he's landed yet another. According to Variety, Gordon has added a project titled The Has-Beens to his already long list of in-development projects. Also on that list are projects like the WarGames remake, the narrative version of King of Kong, and the Allan Loeb-scripted drama The Only Living »
TV Review: Fox Hit ‘Bones’ Returns on New Night, Time
2 April 2012 7:36 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Yes, they’re moving “Bones” again. Having been shuffled around far too many times, the Emily Deschanel & David Boreanaz mystery show has somehow remained a consistent performer for a network that could really use one. Fans are loyal to the program and always seem to find it. Checking in again for tonight’s episode after not having seen it much lately, I wasn’t surprised that “Bones” is still strong, escapist TV with underrated writing and performances. I can take or leave most weekly mystery shows but I’ve always enjoyed “Bones” and it’s just as fun as it’s ever been.
TV Rating: 3.5/5.0
“The Prisoner in the Pipe” is a stronger-than-average episode of “Bones,” one that deftly combines the show’s mystery-of-the-week structure with what we know and love about its characters. Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) has never been a typical crime solver but she’s »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
'Bones': Could Booth and Brennan's baby be the newest squintern?
1 April 2012 3:29 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Booth and Brennan finally welcome their baby girl during the "Bones" mid-season premiere on Monday, April 2, but there's a major twist involved.
"The baby is actually born as a full-fledged forensic anthropologist, and helps them with their cases," jokes executive producer Stephen Nathan on the Paley Fest red carpet. "It's remarkable because those tiny little hands can reach right inside the skull, and it is fabulous to see! The dialogue's tough for us, because she changes her all the time."
Actually, the twist is that the birth happens somewhere quite out of the ordinary. "Brennan goes into labor in prison," star Emily Deschanel explains. "We don't make it to the hospital. It's very dramatic. It changes their life. It's a beautiful moment in the end, as dramatic and crazy and angry as Brennan is in the middle of labor, it's a beautiful, beautiful time."
Deschanel tells Zap2it that parenthood will be good for Brennan. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Fox Orders More 'Bones'
29 March 2012 9:59 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"Bones" isn't going anywhere. Fox has renewed the fan-favorite drama for an eighth season.
"Over the past seven seasons, Hart Hanson, Stephen Nathan and the incredible 'Bones' cast and crew have redefined the traditional crime procedural with an irreverent and adventurous sensibility and I'm really happy to have this distinctive, fan-favorite on our schedule for another season,” Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment at Fox, said in a statement.
The show will celebrate its 150th episode during the upcoming eighth season. Season 8 will see the stars of "Bones" -- including David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel -- get a raise. Tj Thyne, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor and John Francis Daley also star.
"Bones" returns for more Season 7 episodes on Mon., April 2 at 8 p.m. Et with a new addition. Here's how Fox describes the next new episode, "The Prisoner in the Pipe."
The remains of an escaped convict are found in a residential sewer, »
- Chris Harnick
Fox Orders More 'Bones'
29 March 2012 9:58 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
"Bones" isn't going anywhere. Fox has renewed the fan-favorite drama for an eighth season.
"Over the past seven seasons, Hart Hanson, Stephen Nathan and the incredible 'Bones' cast and crew have redefined the traditional crime procedural with an irreverent and adventurous sensibility and I'm really happy to have this distinctive, fan-favorite on our schedule for another season,â€. Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment at Fox, said in a statement.
The show will celebrate its 150th episode during the upcoming eighth season. Season 8 will see the stars of "Bones" -- including David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel -- get a raise. Tj Thyne, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor and John Francis Daley also star.
"Bones" returns for more Season 7 episodes on Mon., April 2 at 8 p.m. Et with a new addition. Here's how Fox describes the next new episode, "The Prisoner in the Pipe."
The remains of an escaped convict are found in a residential sewer, »
- Chris Harnick
Bones Return Scoop: Squinterns Unite!
22 March 2012 12:18 PM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Squinterns.
A presence on Fox's Bones since the beginning, they've always on the periphery, a rag tag revolving door of assistants being bossed around the Jeffersonian and amusing us with their eccentricities.
For years, we've been accustomed to seeing them on a rotating presence, but for the first time, an episode this spring features nearly all the beloved squinterns working together simultaneously!
Among them: Edison, Vaziri, Fisher, Abernathy and Bray. That's the good news. The bad? Scheduling conflicts prevent one of the best known, Carla Gallo's Daisy, from appearing this time around.
What brings the motley crew together? "It's a challenge from Brennan that takes a dark, twisted turn and leads to a really intense case," teases T.J. Thyne (Hodgins), in an interview with TV Guide.
John Francis Daley (Sweets) is particularly excited, even without Daisy. "Each of them is a different personality type, so to see them all working together will be interesting, »
- steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase Movie: SNL Reunion Planned, Says Aykroyd
20 March 2012 11:18 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
When he's not spinning his wheels with preparations on the increasingly white whale-ish "Ghostbusters 3," Dan Akyroyd is apparently planning a 1975 SNL reunion.
Aykroyd announced that he and his "Spies Like Us" co-star Chevy Chase are collaborating on an upcoming script.
"Chevy (Chase) and I are about to start work on a script concept for a comedy movie," he wrote on his Facebook page. "Cannot say too much about the concept, but the joy of working with him again is one that I am extremely excited about. Chevy is one of my favourite people, and one of the great anarchistic and physically committed comedians in the business."
This isn't the only throw-back style project pegged to Chase. Earlier this month, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the team behind "Horrible Bosses," were eying the comedian for a reboot of the goofball classic, "Vacation."
"We don't know who will be playing him, »
- Jessie Heyman
Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase Movie: SNL Reunion Planned, Says Aykroyd
20 March 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
When he's not spinning his wheels with preparations on the increasingly white whale-ish "Ghostbusters 3," Dan Akyroyd is apparently planning a 1975 SNL reunion. Aykroyd announced that he and his "Spies Like Us" co-star Chevy Chase are collaborating on an upcoming script. "Chevy (Chase) and I are about to start work on a script concept for a comedy movie," he wrote on his Facebook page. "Cannot say too much about the concept, but the joy of working with him again is one that I am extremely excited about. Chevy is one of my favourite people, and one of the great anarchistic and physically committed comedians in the business." This isn't the only throw-back style project pegged to Chase. Earlier this month, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the team behind "Horrible Bosses," were eying the comedian for a reboot of the goofball classic, "Vacation." "We don't know who will be playing him, »
- Jessie Heyman
Ed Helms debunks 'National Lampoon's Vacation' reboot rumours
15 March 2012 8:13 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Ed Helms has debunked rumours linking him with the lead role in the remake of National Lampoon's Vacation. The Office and Hangover star told The Playlist that reports he is to feature in the revived comedy franchise are mere speculation. "I have no idea where that bubbled up," he told the website. "I don't know where that came from. It's nothing I know of." Horrible Bosses scribes John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein will write and direct the Vacation reboot. The movie is rumoured to focus on Rusty Griswold - played by Anthony Michael Hall in the 1983 original (more) »
- By Mark Langshaw
105 movie sequels currently in the works
15 March 2012 2:59 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Hollywood loves its sequels, and we’ve got the proof here. Meet the 105 sequels at various stages of production, and a further 17 that seem to have died.
It’s been nearly five years since we started doing our annual round-ups of the current movie sequels that are in the works, and this year marks the longest list of all. Furthermore, what the 105 we've rounded up here doesn’t include are the projects that we suspect might have been lost to development hell, which we’ve detailed down at the bottom. Hollywood does love its follow-ups.
The projects that we do talk about here each have some chance of happening, and we’ve done a release date cut off of films due after October 2012 at the earliest. Thus, this summer’s collection of sequels – including The Dark Knight Rises, Madagascar 3, Ice Age 4, G.I. Joe 2, The Expendables 2, American Pie: The Reunion, »
Movie News in 60 Seconds: Chevy Chase on ‘Vacation’ Again?; Directors in Talks for Young Spies and Future Crime
13 March 2012 8:54 AM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Time for Vacation?: Could Chevy Chase return as Clark Griswold? John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the newly-hired directors of the remake of National Lampoon’s Vacation, have written Clark into the script, along with his wife, originally played by Beverly D’Angelo. It’s not clear whether they have in mind a cameo or a more substantial supporting role. [The Hollywood Reporter] Indie Spies: After making the legendarily delayed All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, as well as the well-received indie The Wackness and the excellent comedy-drama 50/50, director Jonathan Levine is now in negotiations to helm Dead Spy Running for producer McG. The film seeks to update the spy game for a whole new generation of kids. [Twitch] Director Turns to Crime: Who would be...
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- Peter Martin
Daley Hopeful Chase Will Return For Vacation Sequel
12 March 2012 6:31 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Horrible Bosses co-directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are hoping to persuade Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo to take another Vacation - as the stars of their National Lampoon sequel.
The filmmakers want to bring Clark and Ellen Griswold back to the big screen for a sequel to the 1983 cult comedy.
Daley tells The Hollywood Reporter, "We intend to have a part for Clark Griswold. We're hoping he'll (Chase) be down to come back."
The directors are well aware that there's a great deal of pressure on them not to mess with a classic.
Daley adds, "It is something that we've been warned not to screw up. We have confidence that there's still a lot to tell in the story of the Griswolds and we've been involved with it for so long, it felt like the natural next step to direct."
The new movie follows the naive, unlucky couple's adult son Rusty as he experiences his own family break. »
Update on National Lampoon’s Vacation reboot/sequel
12 March 2012 5:29 PM, PDT | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
It’s a crazy slow news day today, so until the next big story hits we figured we’d keep you updated on the reboot/sequel to National Lampoon’s Vacation brewing at New Line. A couple weeks ago, we told you that Horrible Bosses screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are writing the film and they’ll also [...]
Read similar posts to Update on National Lampoon’s Vacation reboot/sequel at Filmonic »
- Ben
Chevy Chase Wanted for Vacation Reboot
12 March 2012 4:00 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Horrible Bosses screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are currently in the process of developing a reboot/sequel for National Lampoon's Vacation. It was also recently reported that Ed Helms might end up taking the role of Rusty Griswald, the son of Chevy Chase's character Clark. My one hope for this movie is that Chase would come back to reprise his role.
I'm happy to report that the directors want Chase and co-star Beverly D'Angelo to have a place in the film, which will follow Clark Griswold’s son Rusty, who's all grown up with a family of his own, as he takes them on vacation just like Dad did. Daley had this to say about the project in a statement to THR,
It is something that we've been warned not to screw up. We have confidence that there's still a lot to tell in the story of the Griswolds. »
- Venkman
Chevy Chase Wanted For Vacation Reboot
12 March 2012 3:08 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
The word "reboot" is one that often urges movie fans to gnash their teeth, cry out about Hollywood's lack of originality, and curse the cash-grabbing bastards surely responsible for making such a thing occur. So, when word hit that New Line was looking to reboot National Lampoon's comedy classic Vacation franchise, the response was predictably negative, even though they'd signed rising comedy writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, who penned the cheered summer comedy Horrible Bosses, to polish the script and helm the project. Perhaps to allay the fears of those fans who have insisted that no one could dare play Clark Griswold besides Chevy Chase, Daley revealed to THR that he agrees. Moreover, he wants Chase and Beverly D'Angelo to reprise their roles as the parents who can't get a break during their holiday family getaways. In truth, the unnamed reboot doesn't actually sound like a reboot at »
Vacation Reboot Wants Chevy Chase
12 March 2012 3:08 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Last month we reported that Horrible Bosses writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein will write and direct the Vacation reboot. During PaleyFest last week, John Francis Daley revealed he has roles written for Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo to return as Clark and Ellen Griswold.
"There will be no recasting, except for the fact that Rusty will now be grown up. We don't know who will be playing him, but we intend to have a part for Clark Griswold. Chevy, we're hoping he'll be down to come back, and Beverly D'Angelo as well."
The story will center on Rusty Griswold, who is all grown up and makes plans to take his own family on their first vacation together, to visit Wally World before the amusement park shuts its doors for good. John Francis Daley also talked about stepping in to direct alongside Jonathan M. Goldstein
"It is something »
- MovieWeb
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