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Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. eyed for El Presidente

Jay Roach might direct El Presidente for Warner Bros, based on a script from Parks and Recreation‘s Dan Goor. According to Vulture, the project concerns a demoted Secret Service agent stuck defending America’s worst former president, described as “a bumbling sleaze.” Tom Cruise is being eyed for the part of the agent, while Robert Downey Jr. is wanted to […]

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The top 10 mad movie doctors

The top 10 mad movie doctors. By Simon Miraudo. “It’s alive!” “Great scot!” “Feed her!” These are the legendary catchcries of cinema’s best and craziest doctors. This week saw the long-awaited release of the formerly-banned horror flick The Human Centipede 2 on DVD and Blu-ray, and to celebrate we’re listing our all-time favourite mad movie […]

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Austin Powers: The Musical!

Mike Myers is writing a musical adaptation of Austin Powers for the stage, THR reports. The Book of Mormon co-director Casey Nicholaw is in talks to helm. The stage production will be a prequel to the original trilogy of movies. Set in the 1960s, it will show Powers’ acquiring his magical mojo. It is unknown […]

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Mike Myers signs up for Austin Powers 4

In news that will likely herald a chorus of catchphrases we hoped had been buried once and for all, Hitfix reports Mike Myers has signed up for a fourth Austin Powers flick. Considering the failure of his last attempt at kick-starting a new franchise with the terrifyingly misguided Guru Pitka in The Love Guru, it’s no […]

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Paul Rudd to freeze people for Errol Morris

Paul Rudd will star in Errol Morris’ next feature film, where he’ll play a man who freezes humans. Before you start picturing Rudd a-la Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mr Freeze in Batman & Robin, The Washington Post confirms Rudd’s character will be less “You’re not sending me to the cooler” and more “Cryogenics 101”. Rudd will play […]

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The 5 Worst Movie Dads

We’ve kicked Father’s Day off early here at Quickflix. This week we’ve featured the best and worst Dad’s in movies and television. Today’s final entry looks at the very, very worst fathers in movie history. 5. Clark Griswold – National Lampoon’s Vacation Fatherly Advice: “Find a bush Audrey!” The Griswold’s doomed vacation to Wallyworld is […]

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Mike Myers – Comedy Killer?

source: deadlinehollywooddaily.com Mike Myers, the former king-of-comedy, is apparently writing a fourth installment of the Austin Powers series. This is despite the critical and commercial failure of his last film, The Love Guru. Now, The Love Guru was bad enough to kill anyone’s career. Even the extras in that film will have trouble living down […]

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