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Adult Swim Announces 2012 Schedule and Development Slate
21 May 2012 5:00 AM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
Yes even Adult Swim joined the upfronts fray last week, and has now announced its forthcoming programming for 2012-2013. Back for more of what they do best are favorites Robot Chicken, Ntsf:sd:suv, and Children’s Hospital, along with newcomer Newsreaders, an animated Harold and Kumar, and the return of Toonami.
Adult Swim Announces Largest Programming Schedule Ever for 2012-13 Basic Cable’s #1 Network In Total Day With Adults 18-34 and 18-49 Offers Up 9 New Series/Specials, 8 Pilots and 10 Returning Series. Childrens Hospital Spin-off Newsreaders and Animated Harold & Kumar Make The List, Fan Favorite Toonami Returns to Saturday Nights
Adult Swim, basic cable’s #1 network with young adults for seven consecutive years, sets out to “control” the night by announcing a slate of new and returning programming at its annual Upfront presentation in New York City. Hours before their annual event featuring a scheduled performance by Grammy Award-winning rap artist T.I., »
- Erin Willard
Rob Riggle Is Headed To Wall Street ... In The '80s
15 May 2012 12:44 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Rob Riggle is on his way to Wall Street. According to TVLine, the "Daily Show" alum is set to star in HBO's upcoming star-studded comedy about 1980s Wall Street.
Riggle will play a bond trader who lives a dark, self-involved life alongside Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Adam McKay.
In other casting news...
Lorraine Toussaint has landed a guest spot on "Drop Dead Diva." The "Saving Grace" star will make a guest appearance on the Lifetime drama as Jane's former law professor. [THR]
Maggie Grace is headed to "Californication." The former "Lost" actress will appear in nine episodes of the Showtime series as Faith, a religious young woman with a fondness for sex, drugs and rock and roll. [EW]
M. Emmet Walsh is guest starring on "Damages." The "Blade Runner" actor will play Patty Hewes' father in the show's upcoming final season. [TV Guide]
"Cougar Town's "Ian Gomez will guest star on Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva. »
- Leigh Weingus
Rob Riggle Is Headed To Wall Street ... In The '80s
15 May 2012 12:42 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Rob Riggle is on his way to Wall Street. According to TVLine, the "Daily Show" alum is set to star in HBO's upcoming star-studded comedy about 1980s Wall Street.
Riggle will play a bond trader who lives a dark, self-involved life alongside Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Adam McKay.
In other casting news...
Lorraine Toussaint has landed a guest spot on "Drop Dead Diva." The "Saving Grace" star will make a guest appearance on the Lifetime drama as Jane's former law professor. [THR]
Maggie Grace is headed to "Californication." The former "Lost" actress will appear in nine episodes of the Showtime series as Faith, a religious young woman with a fondness for sex, drugs and rock and roll. [EW]
M. Emmet Walsh is guest starring on "Damages." The "Blade Runner" actor will play Patty Hewes' father in the show's upcoming final season. [TV Guide]
"Cougar Town's "Ian Gomez will guest star on Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva. »
- Leigh Weingus
Kristen Stewart’s Elle Drag Pic Reminds Us Of Something …
15 May 2012 8:05 AM, PDT | TheFabLife - Movies | See recent TheFabLife - Movies news »
“I don’t know where I end and he starts,” Maya Rudolph brags of her lookalike boyfriend (Ok, her) in the 2005 Saturday Night Live ad for “Me Harmony.” And we can’t help but wonder if that eerie feeling we get from seeing comedians standing next to themselves in drag is part of what inspired Elle’s art department to pose Kristen Stewart with masculine, slicked back hair and wearing a suit, looking on admiringly and possessively at a much more feminine version of herself, all sexed up in a bustier and leather skirt. Or are the magazine’s people big fans of Lady Gaga’s Jo Calderone act — particularly when the two romance each other on a piano in her “You and I” video? Was Gaga channeling Rudolph, Horatio Sanz and Rob Riggle? Cross-dressing ladies are no new thing (see: ancient history, Shakespeare), nor are stars who poke fun at the narcissism of stardom. »
- Sabrina Rojas Weiss
Will Ferrell, Adam McKay to Develop Wall Street Comedy for HBO
15 May 2012 1:40 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Will Ferrell and his Gary Sanchez Productions partner Adam McKay teamed up with their Step Brothers and The Other Guys actor Rob Riggle for a new comedy series at HBO. Deadline reported that Riggle developed the idea of a Wolf of Wall Street-like show about a hard-living boss in the world of ‘80s Wall Street traders. Riggle also signed on to play the lead as well as co-produce the show with Ferrell and McKay. A frequent Gary Sanchez Productions collaborator, writer Chris Henchy boarded the series as co-writer alongside McKay. »
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
Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, and Adam McKay Developing HBO Series for Rob Riggle
14 May 2012 4:39 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Mark Wahlberg, Adam McKay, and Will Ferrell are gearing up to bring Daily Show alum and prolific bit-part player Rob Riggle to HBO. McKay and Ferrell (producers of the network's black comedy Eastbound and Down) and Wahlberg (producer of seemingly everything else on HBO) will team with Riggle and fellow Eastbound producer Chris Henchy to develop a 1980s-set Wall Street comedy that Riggle will star in. He’ll be playing a successful bonds trader who, one assumes, will prove to be not unlike Kenny Powers in his repulsive yet enthralling overall approach to life. Hit the jump for more. Per Deadline, the seed for this collaboration was planted a few years ago, when Riggle co-starred with Wahlberg and Ferrell in The Other Guys, which, of course, Adam McKay directed and Henchy co-wrote. They’ve been looking for an opportunity like this one ever since. Riggle also had a development deal in place with the network. »
- Matt Currie
Riggle, Ferrell, Wahlberg Team For HBO
14 May 2012 2:55 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
HBO is developing a single-camera comedy project for Rob Riggle to star in and produce and will reunite some of the key players from the feature comedy "The Other Guys" reports Deadline.
Set in the world of bond traders in 1980s Wall Street, it revolves around a successful, hard-living boss (Riggle) who lives a dark, self-centered, unhealthy life.
Adam McKay and Chris Henchy are penning and will executive produce with Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Peter Principato and Paul Young. »
- Garth Franklin
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Developing a Wall Street Comedy for HBO Starring Rob Riggle
14 May 2012 2:37 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
If you've seen any of Will Ferrell's films over the last few years -- or indeed, just about any other major comedy -- you should know by now who Rob Riggle is. The man has had supporting roles in everything from Step Brothers and The Other Guys to The Hangover and 21 Jump Street, and most recently even scored a gig hosting the 2012 Espy Awards. Now it looks like he will finally get his first shot at a lead role in a new comedy series being developed for HBO by his buddies Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Mark Wahlberg and Chris Henchy. Could this be the big break he's been waiting for? According to Deadline, the currently untitled show is based on an idea by Riggle himself and it will be a single camera comedy written by McKay and Henchy. The premise revolves around a successful bond trader working on Wall »
- Sean
Rob Riggle To Lead '80s Set Wall Street Comedy On HBO With Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg & Adam McKay Producing
14 May 2012 2:05 PM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay have long recognized just how funny Rob Riggle is, casting him in their projects like "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby," "Step Brothers" and "The Other Guys." Now, they are rallying behind the actor to give him the lead role he's so long deserved on a pretty amazing sounding comedy project. Ferrell and McKay's Gary Sanchez shingle are teaming with a handful of folks including Mark Wahlberg to produce an untitled HBO show, set in the '80s, that will center on a hard living and successful bond trader (Riggle) who lives "a dark, self-centered, unhealthy life." Damn. Sounds like it will be a comedy mixed with drama, and we wouldn't be surprised if the tone is somewhere along the lines of the bruising laughs of "Eastbound & Down." And that's not a far off guess we think, considering Chris Henchy, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Rob Riggle To Lead '80s Set Wall Street Comedy On HBO With Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg & Adam McKay Producing
14 May 2012 2:05 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay have long recognized just how funny Rob Riggle is, casting him in their projects like "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby," "Step Brothers" and "The Other Guys." Now, they are rallying behind the actor to give him the lead role he's so long deserved on a pretty amazing sounding comedy project.
Ferrell and McKay's Gary Sanchez shingle are teaming with a handful of folks including Mark Wahlberg to produce an untitled HBO show, set in the '80s, that will center on a hard living and successful bond trader (Riggle) who lives "a dark, self-centered, unhealthy life." Damn. Sounds like it will be a comedy mixed with drama, and we wouldn't be surprised if the tone is somewhere along the lines of the bruising laughs of "Eastbound & Down." And that's not a far off guess we think, considering Chris Henchy, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Rob Riggle will play a 1980s stockbroker for HBO, with help from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay
14 May 2012 1:40 PM, PDT | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
The years-long quest to find a proper TV home for Rob Riggle may at last be at its end, with HBO announcing that they are developing a single-camera show in which the often very loud comedian will put his boisterous alpha-male persona to good use. Riggle will star as a bond trader in 1980s Wall Street, where he funnels his ill-gotten wealth into a "dark, self-centered, unhealthy," probably coke-fueled existence that promises to fill the network's Eastbound And Down-sized "asshole" hole. And that definitely seems like the tone they're going for, considering who else is involved: Riggle »
TVLine Items: HBO Developing Rob Riggle Comedy, Damages Casts Patty's Pop and More!
14 May 2012 12:39 PM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
HBO is developing a new comedy that reunites the team behind the big-screen hit The Other Guys.
Starring Daily Show vet Rob Riggle and exec-produced by Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Eastbound & Down EPs Adam McKay and Chris Henchy, the untitled project centers on a successful bond trader (Riggle) in 1980s Wall Street who lives a dark and self-centered life, Deadline reports.
Riggle, Ferrell and Wahlberg all co-starred in the aforementioned 2010 flick, which was written by McKay and Henchy.
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• M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple, Blade Runner) will portray Patty Hewes’ father »
- Megan Masters
HBO To Develop 1980s Wall Street Comedy Starring Rob Riggle With Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg And Chris Henchy
14 May 2012 11:44 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Exclusive: The Other Guys gang is back together, this time on HBO. The pay cable network is developing a comedy project for Rob Riggle to star and produce. The single-camera comedy, based on an idea by Riggle, is being written by Adam McKay and Chris Henchy. Set in the world of bond traders in 1980s Wall Street, it revolves around a successful, hard-living boss (Riggle) who lives a dark, self-centered, unhealthy life. McKay and Henchy are executive producing with their Gary Sanchez Prods partner Will Ferrell as well as Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Peter Principato and Paul Young. The project, which stems from Riggle’s development deal with HBO, reunites three of the stars of The Other Guys – Ferrell, Walhberg and Riggle — with the film’s writers McKay and Henchy. It was on that movie that McKay, Wahlberg, Ferrell and Riggle formed a working relationship and set out to find »
- NELLIE ANDREEVA
'American Idol' judges support returning troops with 'Got Your 6'
10 May 2012 4:44 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
On the Wednesday, May 9 "American Idol" performance show, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler wore tiny pins with the number 6 on their lapels. Now, we've realized they were supporting "Got Your 6," a brand-new campaign aimed toward helping returning military vets readjust to civilian life by providing them with jobs, education and other much-needed support.
In the military, "I've got your 6" means "I've got your back." Stars like Alec Baldwin, Michael Douglas, Tom Hanks, Milla Jovovich, Bradley Cooper, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tracy Morgan, Brian Williams and more have all pitched in for the campaign.
Even Funny or Die has gotten in on the act, with real-life military vet and comedian Rob Riggle showing people like Taran Killam and "American Idol" vet Casey Abrams that he's got their backs by slapping them really hard. Don't worry, it works in context.
Check out some PSA videos below, and share your support for the campaign in the comments! »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Blu-ray, DVD Release: 21 Jump Street
7 May 2012 10:04 AM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 26, 2012
Price: DVD $30.99, Blu-ray $35.99
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Another in Hollywood’s line of movie adaptations of older TV shows, 21 Jump Street brings the high school detectives to the present, with Channing Tatum (Haywire) and Jonah Hill (Moneyball) heading back to school to solve a crime.
In high school, Tatum and Hill were the jock and geek, respectively, but in Police Academy, they discover they’re better if they join forces. The unlikely pair of underachievers are assigned to blend in at a high school to bring down a synthetic drug ring. Things get complicated, however, when they mix up their identities during registration then start to enjoy their new school experiences.
The satire got good reviews from critics and moviegoers, calling it affectionate to the 1980s television series (and it does have a fun twist at the end in that vein).
It’s the »
- Sam
Exclusive: '21 Jump Street' Hits Blu-ray And DVD June 26
7 May 2012 8:24 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
One of the biggest hits from the first half of the year and MTV Movie Awards nominee, "21 Jump Street" is now headed to Blu-ray and DVD on June 26 with an all-new unrated version of the movie.
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum star as two of the worst cops on the force. After a mishaps during an attempted arrest, the two officers are sent undercover as high school students to get to the bottom of a drug ring. The film originally opened to some of the year's best reviews and currently sits as the fourth highest grossing movie of the year.
The Blu-ray and DVD discs features a commentary track from the director and the cast, twenty-one deleted scenes and nine behind-the-scenes featurettes including a blooper reel and a look at Johnny Depp's cameo.
Learn more about the "21 Jump Street" Blu-ray and DVD after the jump and watch an extend R-rated trailer after the jump! »
- Kevin P. Sullivan
21 Jump Street Blu-ray Release Date, Pre-Order and Cover Art
7 May 2012 7:34 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
21 Jump Street starring Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jonah Hill and Ice Cube defied expectations when it overcame a lukewarm reception to its advertising and sent moviegoers home in pain from laughing so hard. Those who missed it theatrically can get in on the fun starting June 26, the confirmed release date for 21 Jump Street on Blu-ray and DVD.
Based on the 1980s television series of the same name, 21 Jump Street stars Tatum and Hill as a pair of hard luck rookie cops who used to be high school foes. Their past history collides with the present when they are assigned to work undercover as teenage high school students in their alma mater to take down a drug ring.
The Blu-ray edition of 21 Jump Street will be presented by Sony in 2.4:1 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio, and will include an UltraViolet digital copy. Bonus features are plentiful, but I »
Jon Stewart, Robin Williams, Amy Poehler and more: On the scene at the Comedy Awards' class photo -- Exclusive
3 May 2012 7:55 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Talk about a tough crowd. When comedians took the stage at the second annual Comedy Awards, a swanky trophy-fest that taped on April 28 in New York City and will air this Sunday at 9 p.m. on Comedy Central, they had to stare down comedic powerhouses like Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Joel McHale, and Kristen Wiig — and try to crack them up.
“So, they televise this, and they don’t do the Nobel Peace Prize?” joked Rock at the show’s opening, earning big laughs from the crowd. Other chuckle-inducing presenters included the cast of Happy Endings (one of whom ate »
- Grady Smith
Will "Hunger Games" Triumph at 2012 MTV Movie Awards? What About "Bridesmaids?" Check Out Complete Nominations List!
2 May 2012 7:48 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
So here we are, a few months after the Oscars, the MTV Movie Awards nominations have been announced! And it's a showdown between "The Hunger Games" and "Bridesmaids." Each movie received 8 nominations each including the Movie of the Year award. "The Hunger Games" also received kudos for Best Female Performance (Jennifer Lawrence), Best Male Performance (Josh Hutcherson), Breakthrough Performance (Liam Hemsworth), Best Cast, Best On-Screen Transformation (Elizabeth Banks), Best Fight (Lawrence and Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig), and Best Kiss (Lawrence and Hutcherson).
Besides the Movie of the Year Award, "Bridesmaids" was also honored with Best Female Performance (Kristen Wiig), Best Comedic Performance (Wiig and Melissa McCarthy), Breakthrough Performance (McCarthy), Best Cast, Best Gut-Wrenching Performance, and Best On-Screen Dirtbag (Jon Hamm).
You can now vote for your favorite films by going here.
We'll find out if "The Hunger Games" triumph at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 3, at 9pm Et! »
- Manny
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