Stars: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Doug Mancheski, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Luis Rico | Written by Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Mike Cheslik | Directed by Mike Cheslik
When my partner asked me what movie I was watching perhaps “checking out Hundreds of Beavers” wasn’t the best of all possible answers. And I suppose trying to clarify it with “big hairy Canadian beavers” didn’t help. But despite the title and opening quote from St. Augustine, “Lord grant me chastity, but not yet!”, this isn’t that kind of a movie.
The new film from director Mike Cheslik and co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, the pair who gave us the Tews-directed Lake Michigan Monster, never really gets raunchier than an old episode of The Benny Hill Show as it relates the tale of Jean Kayak (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) who, as we see in the opening animation, has lost his apple orchard...
When my partner asked me what movie I was watching perhaps “checking out Hundreds of Beavers” wasn’t the best of all possible answers. And I suppose trying to clarify it with “big hairy Canadian beavers” didn’t help. But despite the title and opening quote from St. Augustine, “Lord grant me chastity, but not yet!”, this isn’t that kind of a movie.
The new film from director Mike Cheslik and co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, the pair who gave us the Tews-directed Lake Michigan Monster, never really gets raunchier than an old episode of The Benny Hill Show as it relates the tale of Jean Kayak (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) who, as we see in the opening animation, has lost his apple orchard...
- 4/16/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Luis Vasquez, best known as the musician The Soft Moon, has died.
His passing was announced on Friday (January 19th) with a statement on The Soft Moon’s official Instagram, which reads: “It is with great sadness that we announce our dear friend, Luis Vasquez has passed away. Our hearts and thoughts are with his family, friends and extended music family. We ask to respect their privacy during this difficult time… This is a huge loss and our hearts are broken.”
Vasquez’s age and cause of death have not been revealed.
Born in Los Angeles, Vasquez grew up in the small California town of Victorville, where he began playing in punk bands as a teenager. He formed the one-man dancy post-punk project The Soft Moon in 2009, signing to the Brooklyn label Captured Tracks shortly afterward.
The following year, Vasquez dropped his debut album, The Soft Moon, which was followed...
His passing was announced on Friday (January 19th) with a statement on The Soft Moon’s official Instagram, which reads: “It is with great sadness that we announce our dear friend, Luis Vasquez has passed away. Our hearts and thoughts are with his family, friends and extended music family. We ask to respect their privacy during this difficult time… This is a huge loss and our hearts are broken.”
Vasquez’s age and cause of death have not been revealed.
Born in Los Angeles, Vasquez grew up in the small California town of Victorville, where he began playing in punk bands as a teenager. He formed the one-man dancy post-punk project The Soft Moon in 2009, signing to the Brooklyn label Captured Tracks shortly afterward.
The following year, Vasquez dropped his debut album, The Soft Moon, which was followed...
- 1/19/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Stars: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Doug Mancheski, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Luis Rico | Written by Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Mike Cheslik | Directed by Mike Cheslik
When my partner asked me what I was doing tonight perhaps “checking out Hundreds of Beavers” wasn’t the best of all possible answers. And I suppose trying to clarify it with “big hairy Canadian beavers” didn’t help. But despite the title and opening quote from St. Augustine, “Lord grant me chastity, but not yet!”, this isn’t that kind of a movie.
The new film from director Mike Cheslik and co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, the pair who gave us the Tews-directed Lake Michigan Monster, never really gets raunchier than an old episode of The Benny Hill Show as it relates the tale of Jean Kayak (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) who, as we see in the opening animation, has lost his apple orchard...
When my partner asked me what I was doing tonight perhaps “checking out Hundreds of Beavers” wasn’t the best of all possible answers. And I suppose trying to clarify it with “big hairy Canadian beavers” didn’t help. But despite the title and opening quote from St. Augustine, “Lord grant me chastity, but not yet!”, this isn’t that kind of a movie.
The new film from director Mike Cheslik and co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, the pair who gave us the Tews-directed Lake Michigan Monster, never really gets raunchier than an old episode of The Benny Hill Show as it relates the tale of Jean Kayak (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) who, as we see in the opening animation, has lost his apple orchard...
- 7/31/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
The following article contains major spoilers for "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania." Proceed at your own risk!
After the relatively small-scale adventures of Paul Rudd's Scott Lang and the rest of his ant-gang in the first two "Ant-Man" movies, "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" promised to shake things up significantly. Gone are the familiar streets of San Francisco, the fast-talking joys of Michael Peña's Luis, and the very idea of an "Ant-Man" movie serving as a reset button and a palate cleanser to the Avengers-sized storylines of the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Instead, this threequel now kicks off the entirety of Phase 5, (re)introduces the next Thanos-level big bad in Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror, and has essentially positioned itself as an unmissable event film for those who want to make sense of the rest of the movies (and Disney+ shows) to come.
The startlingly mixed-negative...
After the relatively small-scale adventures of Paul Rudd's Scott Lang and the rest of his ant-gang in the first two "Ant-Man" movies, "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" promised to shake things up significantly. Gone are the familiar streets of San Francisco, the fast-talking joys of Michael Peña's Luis, and the very idea of an "Ant-Man" movie serving as a reset button and a palate cleanser to the Avengers-sized storylines of the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Instead, this threequel now kicks off the entirety of Phase 5, (re)introduces the next Thanos-level big bad in Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror, and has essentially positioned itself as an unmissable event film for those who want to make sense of the rest of the movies (and Disney+ shows) to come.
The startlingly mixed-negative...
- 2/16/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Mónica Barbaro has been cast opposite Mexican star Diego Boneta as the female-lead in Boneta’s film “At Midnight,” one of Paramount Plus’ banner upcoming Latin American originals produced by ViacomCBS International Studios (Vis).
Set to start production shortly for a 2022 release on Paramount Plus, the romantic comedy turns on two people who have made the “safe” choice not to fall in love – until fate throws them together.
In “At Midnight,” Barbaro will play Jessica, an on-the-rise gorgeous movie star suffering an unreliable celebrity boyfriend; Boneta portrays Alejandro, whose predictable life is proceeding according to his well-thought-out plan.
“At Midnight” looks set to be a Spanish/English-language movie, Boneta speaking in Spanish and Barbaro in English.
“Dating & New York” helmer Jonah Feingold is set to direct from a screenplay based on an original idea by Giovanni Porta and written by Porta, Maria Hinojos, and Feingold. Boneta’s production company...
Set to start production shortly for a 2022 release on Paramount Plus, the romantic comedy turns on two people who have made the “safe” choice not to fall in love – until fate throws them together.
In “At Midnight,” Barbaro will play Jessica, an on-the-rise gorgeous movie star suffering an unreliable celebrity boyfriend; Boneta portrays Alejandro, whose predictable life is proceeding according to his well-thought-out plan.
“At Midnight” looks set to be a Spanish/English-language movie, Boneta speaking in Spanish and Barbaro in English.
“Dating & New York” helmer Jonah Feingold is set to direct from a screenplay based on an original idea by Giovanni Porta and written by Porta, Maria Hinojos, and Feingold. Boneta’s production company...
- 12/7/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Somewhat likable if too silly for its own good, Puerto Ricans in Paris is the kind of film that might one day find itself adapted into a sitcom. Directed by Ian Edelman from a script co-written by Edelman and Neel Shah, the flick finds two NYPD detectives Luis (Luis Guzmán) and Eddie (Edgar Garcia) in Paris on the hunt for a stolen designer handbag. Experts at detecting Canal Street knock-offs, they’re retained by a sexy Paris designer Colette (Alice Tagloni) and her business partner Vincent (Frederic Anscombre) to chase down leads including a young apprentice, a publicist, and a broke model who recently and mysteriously just purchased a vineyard.
Both men come equipped with drama; Luis is a playboy whose been casually seeing Vanessa (Rosario Dawson) until she wants more while Eddie, a family man, is so financially stretched he’s unable to give Rosie Perez‘s Gloria, his wife and also Luis’ sister, a decent anniversary night out. There’s the set up and the film doesn’t quite deliver a great punch-line, although it has many a beat you’d expect with a few laughs along the way. Students of the buddy comedy will surely find the picture to be comfort food.
The most delightful thing about feature is Guzmán in his first leading role. He’s as funny as ever, even if the material doesn’t give him much to work with. Puerto Ricans in Paris is such a sitcom that it plays like one of those special episodes where the characters are taken out of the studio and let loose in the wild. A film seen in theaters probably shouldn’t recall the special two-part episode of Perfect Strangers that found Larry and Balki running for their life after accidentally taping a mob murder in La, but this one is pretty much that.
Puerto Ricans in Paris finds Luis and Eddie in a string of improbable situations, right down to a fitting montage that doesn’t quite work to drinking gags as they insert themselves into Persian life after hours — it’s all quite trite. One early bartering scene which finds our guys dressed as Sheiks is downright culturally embarrassing for all (mostly the film’s audience) without much of a pay-off. I’m sure not even Jeff Franklin, creator of Full House, Bosom Buddies and Hanging With Mr. Cooper, would have signed off on a gag that dumb in the 1990s. Other gags and pay-offs inspire that “ah ha” moment, and one nice thing to be said for its script is it leaves no loose ends, an ideal exercise in narrative economy.
The grand takeaway from Puerto Ricans in Paris, which delivers what you’d expect and not much else, is that someone ought to finally give Luis Guzmán the leading role of a lifetime. The film, however, is tolerable on cable or free TV. It certainly isn’t the worst film you can check into for a few minutes, although that depends on which point you check in.
Puerto Ricans in Paris is now playing in select theaters and is available on VOD.
Both men come equipped with drama; Luis is a playboy whose been casually seeing Vanessa (Rosario Dawson) until she wants more while Eddie, a family man, is so financially stretched he’s unable to give Rosie Perez‘s Gloria, his wife and also Luis’ sister, a decent anniversary night out. There’s the set up and the film doesn’t quite deliver a great punch-line, although it has many a beat you’d expect with a few laughs along the way. Students of the buddy comedy will surely find the picture to be comfort food.
The most delightful thing about feature is Guzmán in his first leading role. He’s as funny as ever, even if the material doesn’t give him much to work with. Puerto Ricans in Paris is such a sitcom that it plays like one of those special episodes where the characters are taken out of the studio and let loose in the wild. A film seen in theaters probably shouldn’t recall the special two-part episode of Perfect Strangers that found Larry and Balki running for their life after accidentally taping a mob murder in La, but this one is pretty much that.
Puerto Ricans in Paris finds Luis and Eddie in a string of improbable situations, right down to a fitting montage that doesn’t quite work to drinking gags as they insert themselves into Persian life after hours — it’s all quite trite. One early bartering scene which finds our guys dressed as Sheiks is downright culturally embarrassing for all (mostly the film’s audience) without much of a pay-off. I’m sure not even Jeff Franklin, creator of Full House, Bosom Buddies and Hanging With Mr. Cooper, would have signed off on a gag that dumb in the 1990s. Other gags and pay-offs inspire that “ah ha” moment, and one nice thing to be said for its script is it leaves no loose ends, an ideal exercise in narrative economy.
The grand takeaway from Puerto Ricans in Paris, which delivers what you’d expect and not much else, is that someone ought to finally give Luis Guzmán the leading role of a lifetime. The film, however, is tolerable on cable or free TV. It certainly isn’t the worst film you can check into for a few minutes, although that depends on which point you check in.
Puerto Ricans in Paris is now playing in select theaters and is available on VOD.
- 6/16/2016
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Chicago – Occasionally, a film breaks through the miasma of images, and proclaims its uniqueness by just being weird. Case in point, the strange and wacky “Puerto Ricans in Paris,” which may have been created after two rich film producers made a one dollar bet (ala “Trading Places”) that they could come up with a movie simply based on the title.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
With a plot that would be at home in a 1970s cop drama – New York City undercover cops of Puerto Rican heritage go to Paris to break up a counterfeit designer purse crime – the absurdity of the situation and the actors playing the cops are almost secondary to the off-the-grid humor that emerges both because of and despite the situation. The film also looks good, better than would be expected for such a story, and Paris gets its due as a destination. One of the best examples of the bizarre nature of the way this film was approached, is the casting of Edgar Garcia (whose only major credit was in HBO’s “How to Make it in America,” created by Ian Edelman, the director of this film). He portrays the more romantic of the two cops in Paris, despite his tattooed girth and bald head. Obviously, Edgar has something on Ian.
Luis (Luis Guzmán) and Eddie (Edgar Garcia) are undercover New York City cops, whose beat is busting counterfeit designer purse criminals. After a successful exposure of a one such crook, they are approached by a Paris designer named Collette (Alice Taglioni) to come to the City of Lights to retrieve a hot designer bag – stolen right before its anticipated release.
Lured by a large reward, the two fish-out-of-water lawmen start living in luxury in Paris, while coming up with ever more outlandish ways to check out Collette’s staff for the possible thief. In the meantime, the same Collette has a crush on Eddie, which wouldn’t sit right with his wife Gloria (Rosie Perez). There are many complications to consider before this case can be solved.
”Puerto Ricans in Paris” continues its limited release in Chicago on June 10th, and is available through digital download. See local listings for theaters and showtimes, plus see digital providers for availability. Featuring Luis Guzman, Edgar Garcia, Rosario Dawson, Rosie Perez, Miriam Shor and Alice Taglioni. Written by Ian Edelman and Neel Shah. Directed by Ian Edelman. Rated “R”
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Puerto Ricans in Paris”
Luis (Luis Guzmán) and Eddie (Edgar Garcia) in ‘Puerto Ricans in Paris’
Photo credit: Focus World
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Puerto Ricans in Paris”...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
With a plot that would be at home in a 1970s cop drama – New York City undercover cops of Puerto Rican heritage go to Paris to break up a counterfeit designer purse crime – the absurdity of the situation and the actors playing the cops are almost secondary to the off-the-grid humor that emerges both because of and despite the situation. The film also looks good, better than would be expected for such a story, and Paris gets its due as a destination. One of the best examples of the bizarre nature of the way this film was approached, is the casting of Edgar Garcia (whose only major credit was in HBO’s “How to Make it in America,” created by Ian Edelman, the director of this film). He portrays the more romantic of the two cops in Paris, despite his tattooed girth and bald head. Obviously, Edgar has something on Ian.
Luis (Luis Guzmán) and Eddie (Edgar Garcia) are undercover New York City cops, whose beat is busting counterfeit designer purse criminals. After a successful exposure of a one such crook, they are approached by a Paris designer named Collette (Alice Taglioni) to come to the City of Lights to retrieve a hot designer bag – stolen right before its anticipated release.
Lured by a large reward, the two fish-out-of-water lawmen start living in luxury in Paris, while coming up with ever more outlandish ways to check out Collette’s staff for the possible thief. In the meantime, the same Collette has a crush on Eddie, which wouldn’t sit right with his wife Gloria (Rosie Perez). There are many complications to consider before this case can be solved.
”Puerto Ricans in Paris” continues its limited release in Chicago on June 10th, and is available through digital download. See local listings for theaters and showtimes, plus see digital providers for availability. Featuring Luis Guzman, Edgar Garcia, Rosario Dawson, Rosie Perez, Miriam Shor and Alice Taglioni. Written by Ian Edelman and Neel Shah. Directed by Ian Edelman. Rated “R”
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Puerto Ricans in Paris”
Luis (Luis Guzmán) and Eddie (Edgar Garcia) in ‘Puerto Ricans in Paris’
Photo credit: Focus World
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Puerto Ricans in Paris”...
- 6/13/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Back in the 1980s, films like Lethal Weapon and 48 Hours were instrumental in the creation and popularization of the modern buddy cop comedy, and ever since, countless other releases — from Rush Hour to 21 Jump Street — have built franchises off of the appeal of a mismatched pair of do-gooders who bicker just as often as they take down the criminal element. It’s with this history in its rearview that Puerto Ricans in Paris must contend, as it attempts to provide its own take on the tried-and-true broad appeal that the buddy cop genre has cultivated over the past 30 years.
The film stars character actor Luis Guzmán — who also produces the film — and Edgar Garcia (not to be confused with the mixed martial artist with whom he shares his name) as two New York City cops who are recruited to track down a stolen purse in Paris and prevent an elaborate counterfeiting scheme.
The film stars character actor Luis Guzmán — who also produces the film — and Edgar Garcia (not to be confused with the mixed martial artist with whom he shares his name) as two New York City cops who are recruited to track down a stolen purse in Paris and prevent an elaborate counterfeiting scheme.
- 6/10/2016
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- We Got This Covered
When two of New York’s (Puerto Rican) finest head to Paris in search of a kidnapped purse, hilarity should hopefully follow. And it mostly does in Luis Guzmán’s latest comedy, Puerto Ricans in Paris. No rules, no “merci” is the tagline, and the movie lives up to it. It never makes the fatal mistake of many comedies, of taking itself too seriously. Instead, it works because it conveys with pride its light touch and slapstick humor.
Guzmán plays the lead character, NYPD detective Luis, who, along with his partner Eddie is in charge of a beat that traces counterfeit items in Chinatown. After a successful takedown, they are approached by a beautiful French designer, Collette, and her business partner. The duo wants the cops to track down an important new handbag Collette designed that has been stolen and is being held for ransom. Eddie is played by the comedic actor Edgar Garcia,...
Guzmán plays the lead character, NYPD detective Luis, who, along with his partner Eddie is in charge of a beat that traces counterfeit items in Chinatown. After a successful takedown, they are approached by a beautiful French designer, Collette, and her business partner. The duo wants the cops to track down an important new handbag Collette designed that has been stolen and is being held for ransom. Eddie is played by the comedic actor Edgar Garcia,...
- 6/9/2016
- by J Don Birnam
- LRMonline.com
Read More: First Clip from "Puerto Ricans in Paris" Focus Features has acquired U.S. distribution rghts to Ian Edelman's "Puerto Ricans in Paris" through its multi platform distribution initiative Focus World. The film premiered at La Film Fest this summer and stars Luis Guzmán, Edgar Garcia, Rosario Dawson and Rosie Perez. The dramedy was executive produced by Pitbull and directed by Ian Edelman, who created the HBO series "How to Make it in America." The official synopsis reads "Puerto Rican brothers–in-law Edgar and Luis just happen to be NYC’s two best counterfeit detectives. When the latest, must-have 'It Bag' from celebrated Parisian fashion designer Colette’s new collection has been stolen, they head to Paris in hopes of cracking the case and collecting a handsome fee. With clashing sleuthing styles and personality traits, the comedic duo infuses a bit of color into the City of Lights.
- 10/23/2015
- by Wil Barlow
- Indiewire
A particularly hard type of film about which to write critically is the comedy of modest ambition that achieves its aim with an acceptable amount of appeal in playing, gags, plot, and outlook, but little more. One does not wish to criticize for not being more (not least as so many are so less), nor to overpraise its slight achievements, leaving one mostly in the territory of reportage, rather than critical appraisal. Which is a way of saying that such a film is Puerto Ricans in Paris, a perfectly inoffensive, oftentimes smile-raising fish-out-of-water/culture-clash comedy that does what it aims to do pretty much without fault.
The Puerto Ricans in question are Luis (Luis Guzmán) and Eddie (Edgar Garcia, like Guzmán, a regular on director Ian Edelman’s HBO series “How To Make It In America), and they play well together – Guzmán furrows his brow a lot, and Garcia is like a nice,...
The Puerto Ricans in question are Luis (Luis Guzmán) and Eddie (Edgar Garcia, like Guzmán, a regular on director Ian Edelman’s HBO series “How To Make It In America), and they play well together – Guzmán furrows his brow a lot, and Garcia is like a nice,...
- 6/18/2015
- by Tom Newth
- SoundOnSight
After creating the HBO 2010 twentysomething series How to Make It in America, Ian Edelman soon turned his attention to feature films, making his directorial debut with Puerto Ricans In Paris, which he co-wrote with Neel Shah. Edelman’s America scribe partner Joseph Zolfo is also producing. The comedy revolves around brothers-in-law, Eddie (Edgar Garcia) and Luis (Luis Guzman), who are highly regarded counterfeit detectives dispatched to Paris to recover a stolen purse. Ros…...
- 6/6/2015
- Deadline
Hiro Nakamura, as played by Masi Oka, will officially be back for NBC's Heroes Reborn…
Good news Heroes fans - Masi Oka is officially joining Heroes Reborn. He will be reprising his role as Hiro Nakamura, the time-and-space-jumping everyman, in NBC’s relaunch of the Heroes brand. He will play a recurring role in the new series.
Oka, who has since appeared in Scrubs, Luis and Hawaii Five-o, said: “I’m excited to return to my Heroes roots. Hiro Nakamura was such an inspirational role to play, and I’m hoping the fans will enjoy seeing him back on TV.”
Heroes and Heroes Reborn creator and executive producer Tim Kring added that “the character of Hiro Nakamura was such a huge part of the first series’ success, and a gigantic fan favourite. We felt the fans would really love seeing him back in action again.”
We wager that he’s not wrong,...
Good news Heroes fans - Masi Oka is officially joining Heroes Reborn. He will be reprising his role as Hiro Nakamura, the time-and-space-jumping everyman, in NBC’s relaunch of the Heroes brand. He will play a recurring role in the new series.
Oka, who has since appeared in Scrubs, Luis and Hawaii Five-o, said: “I’m excited to return to my Heroes roots. Hiro Nakamura was such an inspirational role to play, and I’m hoping the fans will enjoy seeing him back on TV.”
Heroes and Heroes Reborn creator and executive producer Tim Kring added that “the character of Hiro Nakamura was such a huge part of the first series’ success, and a gigantic fan favourite. We felt the fans would really love seeing him back in action again.”
We wager that he’s not wrong,...
- 3/30/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has released a lineup, along with new photos and dates, of their upcoming movies for 2015.
From dinosaurs to fairy tales, super heroes to galaxies far, far away, one of the most anticipated films next year is from director Steven Spielberg.
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Tom Hanks (left) stars in Spielberg’s (right) Untitled Cold War spy thriller, which is the true story of James Donovan, an attorney who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.
“This is one of the more astonishing stories about the Cold War I’d ever heard. James Donovan is a hero to me and Tom made him so completely accessible. I’ve always wanted to make a spy...
From dinosaurs to fairy tales, super heroes to galaxies far, far away, one of the most anticipated films next year is from director Steven Spielberg.
©DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Tom Hanks (left) stars in Spielberg’s (right) Untitled Cold War spy thriller, which is the true story of James Donovan, an attorney who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.
“This is one of the more astonishing stories about the Cold War I’d ever heard. James Donovan is a hero to me and Tom made him so completely accessible. I’ve always wanted to make a spy...
- 12/30/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Charlie Day did not eat a baby. As an avid reader of The Huffington Post, Charlie Day wanted to pick his own headline, one that he himself might click on. He chose, "Charlie Day Eats A Baby." A baby what? We can't tell you. That's for you to find out below. (Not really.)
What Day is discussing is this week's new Guillermo del Toro-directed Giant Robot-versus-Giant Monster movie, "Pacific Rim." Day's character does not pilot a robot, nor is Day's character a monster. Day plays Dr. Newton Geizler, a skittish scientist who has a special fondness for the Kaiju (i.e. giant monsters) that are destroying Earth. Actually, it's more than a fondness -- he's a fan. He collects their memorabilia (and their body parts). Also, as a fairly fantastic subplot, Geizler spends a good portion of "Pacific Rim" attempting to purchase a still-living Kaiju brain (he wants...
What Day is discussing is this week's new Guillermo del Toro-directed Giant Robot-versus-Giant Monster movie, "Pacific Rim." Day's character does not pilot a robot, nor is Day's character a monster. Day plays Dr. Newton Geizler, a skittish scientist who has a special fondness for the Kaiju (i.e. giant monsters) that are destroying Earth. Actually, it's more than a fondness -- he's a fan. He collects their memorabilia (and their body parts). Also, as a fairly fantastic subplot, Geizler spends a good portion of "Pacific Rim" attempting to purchase a still-living Kaiju brain (he wants...
- 7/9/2013
- by Mike Ryan
- Huffington Post
Charlie Day has spent most of his career on television, with recurring roles on shows like Third Watch and Luis before breaking out with It.s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, but in the past couple of years has found himself more on the big screen, with big roles in movies like Going The Distance and Horrible Bosses. This year, however, is really his chance to shine in the film world. Not only will we soon see him starring in Guillermo del Toro.s Pacific Rim, which is out next month, he has also found himself joining the Pixar family, lending his voice to the oddly-shaped creature Art in the brand new Monsters University. And with the latter movie due out this weekend, I had the wonderful opportunity to talk with the star about his monstrous summer and the future of his career. A few weeks ago I had the chance...
- 6/20/2013
- cinemablend.com
Perhaps the most prolific and reliable character actor of the last 20 years, Luis Guzman is nothing short of an American treasure. Think of your favorite movie right now — was Luis Guzman in it? There is statistically a 23.9% chance you just said "Yes." That's Luis's career in a nutshell. No one plays the goofy, lovable criminal, sidekick or law enforcement officer better than Guzman, and everyone in Hollywood knows it — that's why he's been in approximately 5,891 movies since 1990.
Guzman recently co-starred in "The Last Stand" with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville, where he played a deputy sheriff to Schwarzenegger's head honcho. "The Last Stand" is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Luis recently spoke with NextMovie about "The Power of Love," turning down Adam Sandler's private jet, and "Do It."
Congratulations on "The Last Stand." You co-star with Arnold Schwarzenegger — the movie is noteworthy for being his first starring...
Guzman recently co-starred in "The Last Stand" with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville, where he played a deputy sheriff to Schwarzenegger's head honcho. "The Last Stand" is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Luis recently spoke with NextMovie about "The Power of Love," turning down Adam Sandler's private jet, and "Do It."
Congratulations on "The Last Stand." You co-star with Arnold Schwarzenegger — the movie is noteworthy for being his first starring...
- 5/21/2013
- by Nick Blake
- NextMovie
After spending the last seven years focused solely on features, comedy writers-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are returning to television with a three-year pod deal at 20th Century Fox TV. Under the pact, made in a competitive situation, the duo, who have background in both live-action and animated comedy, will develop live action and animation series for network and cable under their Lord Miller banner. They will write and direct their own projects and also supervise other writers. With the deal, Lord and Miller are picking up where they left off in TV, reuniting with the studio where they were based just before leaving for features, working on 20th TV series How I Met Your Mother and Jake In Progress and pilots Awesometown, untitled Phil Hendrie, and Luis. “They’ve really grown up,” 20th TV chairman Gary Newman said. “We used to think of them as young guys with wildly inventive ideas.
- 5/1/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
One of the most prolific and indispensable character actors of the last 30 years, Luis Guzman is a walking time capsule of our generation. But did you know that Arnold Schwarzenegger's trusty co-star in "The Last Stand" has lived a sort of Paul Bunyan-esque life? We've compiled some fun facts about Luis that you may not have known.
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, Luis will have acted in nine different movies. In the time it took you to just say "Really?," he was in five more. You can hand Luis your script and he'll have it memorized by three days ago. Some high schools have assigned Luis' IMDb page as summer reading and even the better students find it difficult to finish because of its length. He took all of 2010 off from movies to prove he could do it. When he did, Luis...
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, Luis will have acted in nine different movies. In the time it took you to just say "Really?," he was in five more. You can hand Luis your script and he'll have it memorized by three days ago. Some high schools have assigned Luis' IMDb page as summer reading and even the better students find it difficult to finish because of its length. He took all of 2010 off from movies to prove he could do it. When he did, Luis...
- 1/16/2013
- by Nick Blake
- NextMovie
We're really looking forward to tonight's episode of "Grimm," titled "La Llorona," as few legends are spookier than "The Weeping Woman." Here are two more clips from the ep along with a behind-the-scenes look at the makeup process.
TV Guide got the first look at the clip, in which Nick (David Giuntoli) needs a translator for a child-abduction case. Luis Alvarez (David Barrera) is distraught when his son, Rafael, is taken by a mysterious weeping woman in white. In order to speak with Luis, Nick calls in Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch), who speaks Spanish after having grown up in Spain with her grandmother, and she encounters a mystical woman named Pilar (Bertila Damas). In the untranslated portion (subtitles will be added when the episode airs Friday), Pilar says that good children are always taken and she knows who the kidnapper is.
Related Story: Go Behind the Scenes of "Grimm" Episode 2.09 -...
TV Guide got the first look at the clip, in which Nick (David Giuntoli) needs a translator for a child-abduction case. Luis Alvarez (David Barrera) is distraught when his son, Rafael, is taken by a mysterious weeping woman in white. In order to speak with Luis, Nick calls in Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch), who speaks Spanish after having grown up in Spain with her grandmother, and she encounters a mystical woman named Pilar (Bertila Damas). In the untranslated portion (subtitles will be added when the episode airs Friday), Pilar says that good children are always taken and she knows who the kidnapper is.
Related Story: Go Behind the Scenes of "Grimm" Episode 2.09 -...
- 10/26/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
A new clip has arrived from the upcoming October 26th Episode 2.09 of "Grimm," entitled "La Llorona," and we have it right here, complete with a translation of the Spanish part without subtitles!
TV Guide got the first look at the clip, in which Nick (David Giuntoli) needs a translator for a child-abduction case. Luis Alvarez (David Barrera) is distraught when his son, Rafael, is taken by a mysterious weeping woman in white. In order to speak with Luis, Nick calls in Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch), who speaks Spanish after having grown up in Spain with her grandmother, and she encounters a mystical woman named Pilar (Bertila Damas). In the untranslated portion (subtitles will be added when the episode airs Friday), Pilar says that good children are always taken and she knows who the kidnapper is.
Related Story: Go Behind the Scenes of "Grimm" Episode 2.09 - "La Llorona"; Cast Interviews
Episode 2.09 -...
TV Guide got the first look at the clip, in which Nick (David Giuntoli) needs a translator for a child-abduction case. Luis Alvarez (David Barrera) is distraught when his son, Rafael, is taken by a mysterious weeping woman in white. In order to speak with Luis, Nick calls in Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch), who speaks Spanish after having grown up in Spain with her grandmother, and she encounters a mystical woman named Pilar (Bertila Damas). In the untranslated portion (subtitles will be added when the episode airs Friday), Pilar says that good children are always taken and she knows who the kidnapper is.
Related Story: Go Behind the Scenes of "Grimm" Episode 2.09 - "La Llorona"; Cast Interviews
Episode 2.09 -...
- 10/23/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Looking back at 2011 on what films moved and impressed us it becomes more and more clear—to me at least—that watching old films is a crucial part of making new films meaningful. Thus, our end of year poll, now an annual tradition, which calls upon our writers to pick both a new and an old film: they were challenged to choose a new film they saw in 2011—in theaters or at a festival—and creatively pair it with an old film they also saw in 2011 to create a unique double feature. Many contributors chose their favorites of 2011, some picked out-of-the-way gems, others made some pretty strange connections—and some frankly just want to create a kerfuffle. All the contributors were asked to write a paragraph explaining their 2011 fantasy double feature. What's more, each writer was given the option to list more pairings, with or without explanation, as further imaginative...
- 1/5/2012
- MUBI
Building on the incredible traction gained from two hits in the past year or so, Will Gluck has signed on to helm and produce Secretaries Day, an action comedy that Sony bought on spec from Iron Man 3 co-scribe Drew Pearce. Want to know what the thing’s about? Too bad; the information in Deadline‘s story goes about that far.
Secretaries is just one of several projects Gluck could end up directing in the near future. His next film will probably be Sex on the Moon, but there’s still a prospective reteaming with Easy A star Emma Stone, and I’m sure Sony has something else they wouldn’t mind putting his name on. Add on the producing duties for an About Last Night… remake, and you can see that he’s a busy fellow; the power of working with Timberlake, it seems.
But it is unusual, right?...
Secretaries is just one of several projects Gluck could end up directing in the near future. His next film will probably be Sex on the Moon, but there’s still a prospective reteaming with Easy A star Emma Stone, and I’m sure Sony has something else they wouldn’t mind putting his name on. Add on the producing duties for an About Last Night… remake, and you can see that he’s a busy fellow; the power of working with Timberlake, it seems.
But it is unusual, right?...
- 12/15/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
It’s only been a couple of days since the trailer for “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” hit the web, but if that wasn’t enough for you to quench your 3D aventure thirst, then you’ll probably like these four new character posters for the upcoming film. Starring Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzmán, and Kristin Davis, the film opens in theaters on February 10, 2012. In this follow-up to the 2008 worldwide hit “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” the new 3D family adventure “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” begins when young Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from the first film) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It’s a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather,...
- 12/1/2011
- by Jessica
- Beyond Hollywood
Community: “Documentary Filmmaking: Redux – Recap
For the second time this year, Community has to live up to itself as it attempts a similar concept already explored in a previous episode. Last season, “Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking” explored the show as if a documentary crew were filming it, much the same way The Office and Modern Family are shot. It was a very successful experiment, hitting some great emotional beats for characters like Jeff and Pierce. “Documentary Filmmaking: Redux” let’s you know by the title alone the show is well aware it’s been down this road before. For the first chunk of the episode I was pretty unimpressed by anything that was going on. Redoing the whole fly-on-the-wall thing felt lazy. If the drive of the episode had rested entirely on Abed’s filming, Community would have been in a very bad place. Thankfully the actual story, Dean Pelton...
For the second time this year, Community has to live up to itself as it attempts a similar concept already explored in a previous episode. Last season, “Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking” explored the show as if a documentary crew were filming it, much the same way The Office and Modern Family are shot. It was a very successful experiment, hitting some great emotional beats for characters like Jeff and Pierce. “Documentary Filmmaking: Redux” let’s you know by the title alone the show is well aware it’s been down this road before. For the first chunk of the episode I was pretty unimpressed by anything that was going on. Redoing the whole fly-on-the-wall thing felt lazy. If the drive of the episode had rested entirely on Abed’s filming, Community would have been in a very bad place. Thankfully the actual story, Dean Pelton...
- 11/18/2011
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
Community 3.08 "Documentary Filmmaking: Redux" Recap
“Documentary Filmmaking: Redux” was meant to be a “Heart of Darkness” parody, but is it a coincidence that an episode about showcasing how much Greendale means to its students aired just days after the announcement that NBC had benched the series following its winter hiatus? Just something to think about, fellow Communies.
We start off in the study room, where Dean Pelton shows the group Greendale’s horribly outdated current commercial. He then tells them that he’s been afforded a budget of $2,000 by the school board to update it – and of course, he wants the study group to star in the revamp. Annie and Shirley are ecstatic at the prospect of helping out, while Jeff and Pierce (who wants to know if he gets a trailer and a catered meal) are less than enthusiastic. Britta just wants to know why Abed gets to sit...
“Documentary Filmmaking: Redux” was meant to be a “Heart of Darkness” parody, but is it a coincidence that an episode about showcasing how much Greendale means to its students aired just days after the announcement that NBC had benched the series following its winter hiatus? Just something to think about, fellow Communies.
We start off in the study room, where Dean Pelton shows the group Greendale’s horribly outdated current commercial. He then tells them that he’s been afforded a budget of $2,000 by the school board to update it – and of course, he wants the study group to star in the revamp. Annie and Shirley are ecstatic at the prospect of helping out, while Jeff and Pierce (who wants to know if he gets a trailer and a catered meal) are less than enthusiastic. Britta just wants to know why Abed gets to sit...
- 11/18/2011
- by Andrea Towers
- TVovermind.com
Exclusive: After setting up a couple of TV projects with other writers in the first development season of his recently launched Sony Pictures TV-based production company, Easy A and Friends with Benefits director Will Gluck has sold one that he will be writing. The untitled high-concept single-camera comedy landed at ABC with a sizable penalty. Its logline is being kept under wraps but word is that it is about an angel expelled from heaven who is sentenced to live in New York City. UTA-repped Gluck started off as a TV writer, working on such series as Working and Grosse Point and creating 2, Luis and The Loop, before he segued to features. His company is behind 2 other Sony TV-produced comedy projects that sparked heated bidding wars this season, ensemble comedy Walk Of Shame, penned by Casey Wilson and June Diane Raphael, which went to ABC, and a mocumentary written by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons,...
- 9/22/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Release Date: Sept. 27, 2011
Price: DVD $39.98, Blu-ray $49.99
Studio: HBO Home Entertainment/Warner Home Video
New York and fashion collide in How To Make It In America.
The HBO comedy series How To Make It In America: The Complete First Season takes viewers on a ride with two enterprising twenty-somethings as they hustle their way through New York City’s competitive fashion scene determined to achieve the American Dream.
After his failed skateboard-deck business goes bust, Ben (Bryan Greenberg, October Road) tries to be the next big thing on the runway. Ben and his friend and business partner Cam (Victor Rasuk, Lords of Dogtown) use their street knowledge and connections to bring their ambitions to fruition.
With the help of Cam’s cousin Rene (Luis Guzman, Traffic), who is trying to market his own high-energy drink, and their well-connected friend Domingo (hip hop artist Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi), the burgeoning entrepreneurs...
Price: DVD $39.98, Blu-ray $49.99
Studio: HBO Home Entertainment/Warner Home Video
New York and fashion collide in How To Make It In America.
The HBO comedy series How To Make It In America: The Complete First Season takes viewers on a ride with two enterprising twenty-somethings as they hustle their way through New York City’s competitive fashion scene determined to achieve the American Dream.
After his failed skateboard-deck business goes bust, Ben (Bryan Greenberg, October Road) tries to be the next big thing on the runway. Ben and his friend and business partner Cam (Victor Rasuk, Lords of Dogtown) use their street knowledge and connections to bring their ambitions to fruition.
With the help of Cam’s cousin Rene (Luis Guzman, Traffic), who is trying to market his own high-energy drink, and their well-connected friend Domingo (hip hop artist Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi), the burgeoning entrepreneurs...
- 8/16/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
A Better Life
Directed by: Chris Weitz
Cast: Demian Bechir, Jose Julian
Running Time: 1 hr 38 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: July 8, 2011 (Chicago)
Plot: An illegal immigrant (Bechir) dreams of a better neighborhood and school for his son (Julian), who is being tempted by gangs. After the father wrangles enough money to buy a truck from a friend, the truck is stolen by another worker.
Who’S It For?: A Better Life makes an emotional appeal for the case of illegal immigrants, which is bound to play better to audiences of some parts of America than others. As for age groups, the PG-13 film plays like a slightly more aggressive PG movie, though the drama asks for mature attention. The film’s central conflict, on the other hand, can grab any person of nearly any age, so long as they have some emotional investment in “the American Dream.”
Expectations: This...
Directed by: Chris Weitz
Cast: Demian Bechir, Jose Julian
Running Time: 1 hr 38 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: July 8, 2011 (Chicago)
Plot: An illegal immigrant (Bechir) dreams of a better neighborhood and school for his son (Julian), who is being tempted by gangs. After the father wrangles enough money to buy a truck from a friend, the truck is stolen by another worker.
Who’S It For?: A Better Life makes an emotional appeal for the case of illegal immigrants, which is bound to play better to audiences of some parts of America than others. As for age groups, the PG-13 film plays like a slightly more aggressive PG movie, though the drama asks for mature attention. The film’s central conflict, on the other hand, can grab any person of nearly any age, so long as they have some emotional investment in “the American Dream.”
Expectations: This...
- 7/8/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
A woman is found in the lift (elevator) shaft with an axe through her head after the lift crashes to a halt and blood drips onto the occupant inside. Tripp (Rex Linn) asks the man, Jeffrey ( Matthew John Armstrong) when he last saw her alive. Ryan (Jonathan Togo) can't do anything about the Db until Me Tom (Christian Clemenson) arrives. He wonders how she could have been axed and no one saw it. "It takes hard work to kill somebody." Horatio (David Caruso) adds, "Harder than people think." Ryan is anxious for the Db to be moved and determines her ankle caught in the pulley, causing the lift to freefall and dropped from the nineteenth floor. Calleigh (Emily Procter) notices the axe is missing, which Horatio already said. Jesse (Eddie Cibrian) notices the spatter pattern is obscured so he can't determine which print was last put on the button. Calleigh...
- 5/4/2011
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
Luis Guzman is proud of many things but driving the Bat mobile in Arthur, his latest film, is certainly a highlight in his thirty-year career.
Luis Guzman may not be a household Hollywood name but you know his face from high profile films such as Traffic, Out of Sight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and on HBO's How To Make It In America.
Luis now hits movie theaters with Russell Brand and Helen Mirren in Arthur, as Russell Brand's right hand man and chauffuer. He plays straight man to Russell Brand's loveable alcoholic but Luis manages to get a few laughs with his brand of comedic timing. The New York actor especially enjoyed his scenes playing Batman's sidekick Robin and getting in the driver seat of the actual Bat mobile
Luis sat down with CineMovie at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills to catch up with
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Luis Guzman may not be a household Hollywood name but you know his face from high profile films such as Traffic, Out of Sight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and on HBO's How To Make It In America.
Luis now hits movie theaters with Russell Brand and Helen Mirren in Arthur, as Russell Brand's right hand man and chauffuer. He plays straight man to Russell Brand's loveable alcoholic but Luis manages to get a few laughs with his brand of comedic timing. The New York actor especially enjoyed his scenes playing Batman's sidekick Robin and getting in the driver seat of the actual Bat mobile
Luis sat down with CineMovie at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills to catch up with
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- 4/7/2011
- CineMovie
Christian Bale shows off his chameleon-like abilities once again as the sequel to The Dark Knight rolls into production much sooner than anyone expected.
No, wait – it’s Russell Brand on the set of Arthur, a remake of the classic 1980’s comedy which starred the late Dudley Moore.
These photos from starcasm.net also reveal P. T. Anderson regular and renowned supporting actor Luis Guzman performing sidekick duties here, and hilariously kitted out in a Robin costume. Suck it in Luis.
No word yet if Helen Mirren, playing Brand’s put-upon butler (who, interestingly, was played by revered British thesp John Gielgud in the original), will also be donning a superhero costume.
This scene also explains the seemingly random image of the Batmobile on set, which we reported on earlier this month. Loving the mini bar on his utility belt too.
Here are three choice pics – click on the Starcasm...
No, wait – it’s Russell Brand on the set of Arthur, a remake of the classic 1980’s comedy which starred the late Dudley Moore.
These photos from starcasm.net also reveal P. T. Anderson regular and renowned supporting actor Luis Guzman performing sidekick duties here, and hilariously kitted out in a Robin costume. Suck it in Luis.
No word yet if Helen Mirren, playing Brand’s put-upon butler (who, interestingly, was played by revered British thesp John Gielgud in the original), will also be donning a superhero costume.
This scene also explains the seemingly random image of the Batmobile on set, which we reported on earlier this month. Loving the mini bar on his utility belt too.
Here are three choice pics – click on the Starcasm...
- 7/19/2010
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
HBO's new series "How to Make It in America" comes from the same producing team as "Entourage" -- but the thing you should know about it before anything else is that, aside from exploring the bond between guys and airing on HBO, it's not a whole lot like "Entourage."
Whereas Vinny Chase and his boys made it to the top and never really fell that far from it, "How to Make It" is about what it's like to be on the bottom of the heap and looking for a way up. "It's a street-level show," is how creator Ian Edelman puts it. "It's the beginning of a journey."
The show stars Bryan Greenberg ("October Road") and Victor Rasuk ("Stop-Loss," "Raising Victor Vargas") as Ben and Cam, long-time friends and would-be fashion moguls who have big ideas but less ability to execute them. The show follows their struggles to start a...
Whereas Vinny Chase and his boys made it to the top and never really fell that far from it, "How to Make It" is about what it's like to be on the bottom of the heap and looking for a way up. "It's a street-level show," is how creator Ian Edelman puts it. "It's the beginning of a journey."
The show stars Bryan Greenberg ("October Road") and Victor Rasuk ("Stop-Loss," "Raising Victor Vargas") as Ben and Cam, long-time friends and would-be fashion moguls who have big ideas but less ability to execute them. The show follows their struggles to start a...
- 2/14/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Five months since the tragic death of his 16-year-old son, Jett, John Travolta still isn't ready to step back into the spotlight. In a rare statement released today on his website, Travolta thanks fans for understanding why he's not making the publicity rounds for his latest film, the Tony Scott-directed Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, costarring Denzel Washington, Luis Guzmán, John Turturro and James Gandolfini. "Tony, Denzel, Luis, John, James and Sony Pictures stepped up without hesitation to help promote this wonderful film, and their unselfish efforts have allowed my family the additional time to reconcile our loss," writes Travolta. "I am very proud of the efforts we have all made in...
- 6/8/2009
- E! Online
Starz is developing a comedy series based on Tom Saunders and Sam Laybourne's Web series "Tom and Sam Are Stuck."
Saunders and Laybourne have produced 24 episodes of the Web series, in which they star as Sam and his Uncle Tom from the future who get stuck in present time when their time machine goes missing and are trying to adapt to their new life while looking for a way back to their own time.
Avalon Television will produce the project penned by Saunders and Laybourne. David Martin, Jon Thoday, Richard Allen-Turner are exec producing, Dan Lubetkin co-exec producing.
Saunders and Laybourne, who have worked as writers on "Luis" and "Arrested Development," are repped by CAA and UTA, respectively.
Saunders and Laybourne have produced 24 episodes of the Web series, in which they star as Sam and his Uncle Tom from the future who get stuck in present time when their time machine goes missing and are trying to adapt to their new life while looking for a way back to their own time.
Avalon Television will produce the project penned by Saunders and Laybourne. David Martin, Jon Thoday, Richard Allen-Turner are exec producing, Dan Lubetkin co-exec producing.
Saunders and Laybourne, who have worked as writers on "Luis" and "Arrested Development," are repped by CAA and UTA, respectively.
- 1/26/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emmy nominee Masi Oka has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.
Oka, who co-stars on NBC's Heroes, will vie for a statue in the category of supporting actor in a drama series during the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony Sept. 16.
He also received a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Hiro on the show, which is entering its second season in the fall. Oka next appears in the film version of Get Smart, opposite Steve Carell.
His credits include the films Along Came Polly and Austin Powers in Goldmember along with recurring roles on NBC's Scrubs and Fox's Luis.
Oka continues to be repped by managers Ilan Briel and Julie Darmody at Mosaic Media Group and attorneys Chad Christopher and Neil Meyer.
Oka, who co-stars on NBC's Heroes, will vie for a statue in the category of supporting actor in a drama series during the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony Sept. 16.
He also received a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Hiro on the show, which is entering its second season in the fall. Oka next appears in the film version of Get Smart, opposite Steve Carell.
His credits include the films Along Came Polly and Austin Powers in Goldmember along with recurring roles on NBC's Scrubs and Fox's Luis.
Oka continues to be repped by managers Ilan Briel and Julie Darmody at Mosaic Media Group and attorneys Chad Christopher and Neil Meyer.
Fox has greenlighted a half-hour drama pilot from American Idol creator Simon Fuller.
Separately, Ira Ungerleider has signed on to serve as showrunner and executive producer of ABC's comedy pilot See Jayne Run, from ABC Television Studio and Brillstein-Grey Television. Ungerleider has most recently has served as co-executive producer of the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother. His past credits include Fox's The Loop and Luis, and NBC's Cursed and Jesse.
The untitled project, from Fuller's 19 Entertainment, is a primetime soap dealing with real-life issues of blue-collar families. Fuller created the project with veteran British writer-producer Mal Young (Doctor Who). The two will executive produce.
19 Entertainment is repped by CAA. Ungerleider is repped by UTA.
In other pilot news, CW's drama presentation Gravity has been rolled because of difficulties finding a showrunner.
Separately, Ira Ungerleider has signed on to serve as showrunner and executive producer of ABC's comedy pilot See Jayne Run, from ABC Television Studio and Brillstein-Grey Television. Ungerleider has most recently has served as co-executive producer of the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother. His past credits include Fox's The Loop and Luis, and NBC's Cursed and Jesse.
The untitled project, from Fuller's 19 Entertainment, is a primetime soap dealing with real-life issues of blue-collar families. Fuller created the project with veteran British writer-producer Mal Young (Doctor Who). The two will executive produce.
19 Entertainment is repped by CAA. Ungerleider is repped by UTA.
In other pilot news, CW's drama presentation Gravity has been rolled because of difficulties finding a showrunner.
Fox Broadcasting Co. has pulled the plug on Wanda at Large. The sitcom featured Wanda Sykes as a comic who lands a gig as an outspoken commentator on a local TV show in Washington. The series from Warner Bros. TV and Bruce Helford's Mohawk Prods. had a promising start as a midseason entry in March in the Wednesday 9:30 p.m. slot behind The Bernie Mac Show. But Wanda hit a ratings wall after a moving to 8 p.m. Fridays this fall. In its last airing on Nov. 7, Wanda averaged a mere 3.8 million viewers and a 1.5 rating/5 share in the adults 18-49 demographic. Fox has already canceled Wanda's 8:30 p.m. companion, freshman sitcom Luis (HR 10/28). The network has filled its holes on Friday in recent weeks with movies and specials. Fox declined comment Thursday.
- 12/5/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Luis Guzman and Craig Ferguson have scored roles in the Brad Silberling-directed Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events for Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks. The role is a fortunate turn for Guzman as his Fox sitcom Luis was canceled after four showings. Guzman and Ferguson join Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Jude Law and Jennifer Coolidge in the film, which is based on Daniel Handler's children's book series and is being produced by Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Albie Hecht and Julia Pistor. Emily Browning and Liam Aiken round out the cast.
- 11/10/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox has pulled the plug on its freshman series Luis after four airings. A total of 10 episodes of the 20th Century Fox comedy starring Luis Guzman have been produced. Production on the series, which aired in the Friday 8:30 p.m. slot, was shut down Monday. For the next two Fridays, Fox will double-pump original episodes of Wanda at Large at 8 and 8:30 p.m.. The network had previously scheduled movies to run on the last two Fridays of the November sweep. Luis, starring Guzman as a doughnut shop owner in Spanish Harlem, opened to poor reviews and ratings. In its four airings, the show averaged 3.6 million viewers and a 1.6 rating/6 share among adults 18-49.
- 10/28/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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