Ben Stiller is in early talks to take a lead role in Alan Ball’s stripper drama I Am Chippendales. According to Deadline, Stiller would play the choreographer who turned the all-male dance revue into a internationally recognised phenomenon. Before you begin picturing Stiller in the tearaway pants, Magic Mike style, it’s worth noting the dark undercurrent to this true tale. […]
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Dreamed a dream – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty review
December 17, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo December 17, 2013 “We’re going through!” is how James Thurber’s beloved short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, begins. Producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was possibly stirred by that same declaration in his twenty-year-long battle to bring it back to the big screen. Ron Howard, Chuck Russell, Steven Spielberg, Mark Waters, and […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
August 1, 2013 0 Comments
Ben Stiller has entered the Oscar race. With The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, the director and star looks to be going for the Academy’s melancholic sweet spot; the same that earned Little Miss Sunshine and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind major accolades. Based on James Thurber’s book of the same name, Stiller’s film […]
Continue readingAmanda Seyfried joins Noah Baumbach’s While We’re Young
May 29, 2013 0 Comments
Amanda Seyfried has signed on for Noah Baumbach’s next directorial offering While We’re Young, The Wrap reports. While Baumbach’s latest Indie, Frances Ha, continues to do well on the festival circuit and in limited theatrical release overseas, he’s already focused on his next project, which has Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts and Adam Driver (Girls) attached. […]
Continue readingBen Stiller might direct Robert Downey Jr. in Pinocchio
May 6, 2013 0 Comments
It’s been several months since we’ve heard any updates on Robert Downey Jr.’s attempted Pinocchio remake (in which he will play Geppetto). So here’s something to whet your appetite. According to Deadline, RDJ indicated on the Iron Man 3 press tour that Ben Stiller is in contention to direct the flick. They previously worked together on Tropic […]
Continue readingBen Stiller sets screenwriter to work on Dodgeball 2
April 24, 2013 0 Comments
The Hollywood Reporter recently revealed that a sequel to 2004’s Dodgeball is in the works. We are assuming it will be titled Dodgeball 2: Dodge Harder. Little is known about the project at this stage, but Ben Stiller’s production company have tasked Clay Tarver to pen the screenplay. Tarver has very little produced screenwriting output, […]
Continue readingProtect yourself – The Watch review
September 13, 2012 1 Comment
The Watch – Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Jonah Hill. Directed by Akiva Schaffer. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The Watch will be an odd experience for anyone not acquainted with director Akiva Schaffer’s previous effort Hot Rod. To the casual observer, this all-star sci-fi comedy with a fixation on male appendages of all […]
Continue readingFamily circus – Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted review
September 11, 2012 0 Comments
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – Featuring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, and David Schwimmer. Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, and Conrad Vernon. Rated PG. By Jess Lomas. There’s a new expectation when it comes to animated pictures, thanks largely to Pixar’s cross-generational humour, that both an adult and child can enjoy […]
Continue readingEmma Stone starring in new Cameron Crowe film
August 1, 2012 1 Comment
Emma Stone will star in Cameron Crowe’s new film for Sony Pictures, Deadline reports. The bubbly star of The Amazing Spider-Man and The Help will lead the as yet untitled picture, a love story written and directed by Crowe (We Bought a Zoo), with Scott Rudin producing. With zero plot points revealed it’s only been […]
Continue readingFirst look at Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
June 18, 2012 0 Comments
The first images of a heavily made-up Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty have been released online. In the film – a remake of the 1947 pic of the same name – Stiller plays the eponymous Mitty, a daydreamer and photo developer who embarks on an adventure to find […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Watch
May 7, 2012 0 Comments
The first feature trailer for Akiva Schaffer‘s alien-invasion comedy The Watch has landed online. The pic stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade as wannabe vigilantes who patrol their local streets, and unwittingly happen upon an intergalactic plot for world domination. The picture was originally titled Neighbourhood Watch, but 20th Century Fox changed the title to distance it from the George […]
Continue readingPatton Oswalt to join Stiller and Wiig in Walter Mitty
February 13, 2012 0 Comments
Comedian Patton Oswalt came very close to nabbing an Oscar nomination for his excellent work in Young Adult. Although he missed out on the accolade (and even after he was snubbed for his voice-work in Ratatouille!), his career is still enjoying a well-deserved bump. According to Variety, Oswalt is in negotiations to join Ben Stiller […]
Continue readingBen Stiller and Jonathan Safran Foer collaborate on TV show
January 25, 2012 0 Comments
Ben Stiller has signed on to star in, direct, and executive produce the new series All Talk for HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The comedy is written by Jonathan Safran Foer (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Everything is Illuminated) and has Alan Alda tipped to star opposite Stiller. The series follows a Jewish family in […]
Continue readingYour 2011 Boxing Day Viewing Guide
December 23, 2011 0 Comments
Your 2011 Boxing Day Viewing Guide. By Simon Miraudo. In case you couldn’t tell by the fact a bajillion movies are coming out this week, Boxing Day is kind of a big deal for Australian film-lovers. In fact, December 26th is the biggest day on the cinema-going calendar. What is it about that post-Christmas comedown […]
Continue readingFirst look at Stiller, Vaughn, Hill and Ayoade in Neighbourhood Watch
December 6, 2011 0 Comments
The first official image from the upcoming sci-fi comedy Neighbourhood Watch has landed online. The film centres on a group of dads – played by Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade – who accidentally happen upon an alien plot to destroy the world. Jared Stern’s original screenplay was rewritten by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Hot Rod‘s Akiva […]
Continue readingCannonball Run remake in the works; Ritchie directing Pitt and Clooney?
October 20, 2011 0 Comments
Here’s an odd one. General Motors may put up the cash for Warner Bros.’ reboot of Cannonball Run, which the studio wants Guy Ritchie to helm. It gets crazier. According to Vulture, Ritchie would like to recruit Brad Pitt, George Clooney and some of their Ocean’s Eleven co-stars to appear in the flick. The original Cannonball Run films – […]
Continue readingIT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade signs up for Neighbourhood Watch
September 15, 2011 1 Comment
Richard Ayoade – best known as Moss from The IT Crowd, and director of the sublime coming-of-age flick Submarine – has been cast opposite Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill in the new comedy Neighbourhood Watch. The film centres on a group of dads who accidentally happen upon an alien plot to destroy the world. Jared Stern’s original screenplay was recently […]
Continue readingChris Tucker to make movie comeback
September 8, 2011 0 Comments
Does anyone remember Chris Tucker? The Hollywood Reporter confirms the motor mouthed comedian, who hasn’t acted in four years, is considering returning to the big screen in David O. Russell’s The Silver Linings Playbook. Tucker was last seen as Detective Carter in Rush Hour 3 opposite Jackie Chan, and considering his rather limited film work […]
Continue readingEd Helms to play gangster/pimp in remake of Le Mac
September 2, 2011 0 Comments
Ed Helms is on the precipice of comedy stardom having featured in box office juggernauts The Hangover and The Hangover Part II, and is about enjoy more attention on The Office now that Steve Carell has vacated the manager’s seat. He’s no doubt keen, however, to show off his range. Variety reports he has signed […]
Continue readingLittle effort – Little Fockers review
December 23, 2010 2 Comments
Little Fockers – Starring Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Teri Polo. Directed by Paul Weitz. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. It’s the holidays, and the third instalment of the Meet the Parents saga has arrived – not unlike the Ghost of Christmas Future – to provide us with a terrifying glimpse at a journey […]
Continue readingLittle Fockers trailer debut
June 25, 2010 0 Comments
The trailer for Little Fockers – the highly-anticipated (maybe?) sequel to the hit comedies Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers – has debuted online. Little Fockers reunites Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller as the ever-dueling father and son-in-law, along with Blythe Danner and Teri Polo as their put-upon wives. Owen Wilson and Barbra Streisand […]
Continue readingIt’s official! Les Grossman: The Movie
June 10, 2010 0 Comments
Paramount Pictures have announced that they will produce a film based on the character of Les Grossman, as featured in Ben Stiller‘s Tropic Thunder and played by Tom Cruise. The Untitled Les Grossman Project will be produced by both Cruise and Stiller, who managed to “acquire” the life rights of the volatile film producer. Michael […]
Continue readingZoolander 2 very close! Jonah Hill to play villain?
February 25, 2010 1 Comment
source: deadline.comThe long-touted sequel to Zoolander looks like it might actually be happening. Ben Stiller and Paramount have reportedly enlisted Iron Man 2 screenwriter Justin Theroux to write the film and also direct. Stiller will, obviously, reprise his role as dim-witted Derek Zoolander. Theroux and Stiller previously co-wrote Tropic Thunder together. Theroux also had a […]
Continue readingBaumbach and Stiller team up for Greenberg
November 26, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com The trailer for Noah Baumbach‘s latest film Greenberg has landed online. It looks like another uncomfortably offbeat dramedy from the Academy Award-nominated filmmaker. Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is experiencing something of a mid-life crisis. He decides to house sit his brother’s home, where he meets an aspiring singer (Mumblecore maven Greta Gerwig). The two […]
Continue readingArt attack – Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian DVD review
November 12, 2009 0 Comments
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian – Starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams and Hank Azaria. Directed by Shawn Levy. Rated PG. Originally published May 19th, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. Let’s face it; there is only ONE thing parents want to know about the sequel to 2005’s megasuccessful Night at the Museum: “will […]
Continue readingArt attack – Night at the Museum 2 review
May 19, 2009 3 Comments
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian – Starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams and Hank Azaria. Directed by Shawn Levy. 105 mins. Let’s face it; there is only ONE thing parents want to know about this sequel to 2005’s megasuccessful Night at the Museum: will it distract my kid for an hour and […]
Continue readingNight at the museum 2 – Could it be good?
November 21, 2008 0 Comments
source: usatoday.com A whole batch of new pics from Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian have emerged, promising a much funnier installment than the original. Night at the Museum grossed a phenomenal $575 million worldwide, so a sequel was inevitable. I thought the concept of the first film was pretty interesting, but […]
Continue readingFool Metal Jacket – Tropic Thunder Review
August 21, 2008 1 Comment
Tropic Thunder – Starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson, Danny McBride and Nick Nolte. Directed by Ben Stiller. Rated MA for strong violence, coarse language, drug and sexual references. 107 mins. Ben Stiller is not known for being a great director. It’s a shame really, as his previous […]
Continue readingBen Stiller’s Controversial Film Faces Protests
August 13, 2008 0 Comments
source: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=5560702&page=1The upcoming comedy Tropic Thunder is facing protests from American disability organisations due to the inclusion of the word “retard” throughout the film. Directed by and starring Ben Stiller, the film is a satire of modern Hollywood, and particularly of self-centered and obliviously offensive actors. Stiller plays a character called Tugg Speedman, an action-superstar […]
Continue readingTropic Thunder is Going to Rock
July 25, 2008 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com, mtv.com With Tropic Thunder arriving in cinemas August 21st, there’s no better time to catch up with the hilarious trailers/featurettes/viral videos that have been released over the last few months. For the unaware, Tropic Thunder is an epic war-comedy directed by Ben Stiller, who stars alongside Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr, Nick Nolte […]
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