Jack Black might soon reteam with his Gulliver’s Travels director Rob Letterman for a big screen adaptation of the Goosebumps book series. According to The Wrap, Black is still in negotiations to star, but Letterman is definitely attached to direct. Sony Pictures have the rights to R.L. Stine’s series of spooky novels. The script reportedly tells […]
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The smiling assassin – Bernie review
August 14, 2012 
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Bernie – Starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey. Directed by Richard Linklater. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Bernie features a series of talking head interviews with the citizens of Carthage, Texas that are so funny, folksy, and fully-realised I was certain they were fictional. After all, reality is rarely a convincing representation of […]
Continue readingCharlie Kaufman’s Frank or Francis postponed
June 27, 2012 0 Comments
We were greatly looking forward to Oscar-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman‘s directorial follow-up to Synecdoche, New York; the insane-sounding musical Frank or Francis, starring Steve Carell as an arrogant filmmaker and Jack Black as the blogger that torments him. Co-star Elizabeth Banks dropped a bombshell this week when she told Movieline the project was no more, stating “it fell apart at […]
Continue readingKeener, Banks and Reubens join Kaufman’s Frank or Francis
January 30, 2012 0 Comments
Update: THR confirms Kate Winslet will not be involved in the film. Elizabeth Banks and Pee Wee Herman himself, Paul Reubens, will however. The original report is as follows. Charlie Kaufman’s Frank or Francis adds Kate Winslet and Catherine Keener to the cast list, according to Vulture. The film, which Kaufman wrote, will be his […]
Continue readingKevin Kline joins Charlie Kaufman’s Frank or Francis; character descriptions revealed
October 4, 2011 1 Comment
Kevin Kline is set to join Steve Carell, Jack Black and Nicolas Cage in Charlie Kaufman’s directorial follow-up to the brilliant/maddening Synecdoche New York, Variety reports. When we previously reported on the flick (titled Frank or Francis), little was known about the plot besides this logline: “The film chronicles a volatile back and forth between […]
Continue readingTrailer and Poster Debut: The Big Year
September 8, 2011 1 Comment
The trailer and poster for David Frankel‘s The Big Year – starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson – have debuted online. Although these three actors don’t quite deliver the yuks these days as they once did, it’s hard not to be a little excited about their team-up. The trio star as three dudes all […]
Continue readingNic Cage, Jack Black and Steve Carell teaming with Charlie Kaufman
July 25, 2011 0 Comments
Well, alright! Not only is Oscar-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s upcoming collaboration with director Spike Jonze picking up some speed, but so is his directorial follow-up to Synecdoche, New York, titled Frank or Francis. According to Deadline, Nicolas Cage and Jack Black are attached to Kaufman’s next project, while Steve Carell is in talks to star. […]
Continue readingInterview: Jennifer Yuh Nelson (director of Kung Fu Panda 2)
June 22, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Jennifer Yuh Nelson (director of Kung Fu Panda 2). By Simon Miraudo. Kung Fu Panda 2 helmer Jennifer Yuh Nelson has the distinct honour of being the first sole female director of an American animated film. We spoke with Nelson about her journey to the upper echelons at DreamWorks Animation studio, from her beginnings […]
Continue readingGreen Lantern almost starred Jack Black; featured Elmo sex scene
June 17, 2011 0 Comments
Martin Campbell‘s adaptation of the DC comic hero Green Lantern arrives in US cinemas this weekend (it doesn’t land in Australia until August). Warner Bros has long tried to bring the cosmic superhero to the big screen, with a number of iterations crumbling before Ryan Reynolds scored the role of Hal Jordan, space cop. GQ […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Day Six
June 13, 2011 0 Comments
Sydney Film Festival – Day Six. By Simon Miraudo. “It goes so fast!” That’s what old people always say, isn’t it? “It goes so fast! How can it be over? It just began!” Of course, they’re referring to their entire lives, and I’m speaking of my less significant (yet equally epic) time here at the […]
Continue readingFirst look at Jack Black in Bernie
May 24, 2011 1 Comment
The first images from Jack Black and Richard Linklater’s latest collaboration Bernie (a deliberate reference to Weekend at Bernie’s … we think) have debuted online. They’re coming at you courtesy of Collider. Black stars as Bernie, a creepy undertaker who commits a terrible crime, yet remains popular in his small Texas town. Shirley MacLaine stars […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Fight For Your Right Revisited
April 8, 2011 0 Comments
If you’re a fan of the Beastie Boys, any of the major comic stars of the past five years, or awesomeness, then you are advised to check out the trailer for Fight For Your Right Revisited. The short – directed by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch – debuted at Sundance earlier this year, and stars Seth […]
Continue readingMad Men creator preps feature film debut
October 26, 2010 0 Comments
Matthew Weiner – creator and head-writer of the acclaimed TV show Mad Men – has lined up a cast for his feature film debut You Are Here. According to The Hollywood Cog (via Pajiba), Jack Black, Matt Dillon and Renee Zellweger are all attached to the dramedy, while an offer has also been extended to […]
Continue readingJack Black to Survive A Robot Uprising?
October 25, 2010 0 Comments
Jack Black and Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink have purchased the rights to Daniel H. Wilson’s satirical novel How To Survive A Robot Uprising. First of all, yes, that is the same Daniel H. Wilson who wrote Robopocalypse (which is to be adapted for the screen by Steven Spielberg). According to io9, the […]
Continue readingJack Black and Richard Linklater remaking Weekend at Bernie’s! Kinda!
August 9, 2010 0 Comments
OK, that headline is a little misleading. Jack Black and director Richard Linklater (School of Rock) are set to re-team for a black comedy entitled Bernie. According to THR, Black will play the titular mortician, who must convince his fellow townsfolk that the wealthy widow he accidentally killed is still alive. Yes, this sounds a […]
Continue readingHead to Head – Year One
January 5, 2010 2 Comments
Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Chris Richardson unleashed his unholy wrath upon Harold Ramis‘ Year One. For his troubles, he picked up a double […]
Continue readingLet’s get biblical – Year One review
June 16, 2009 2 Comments
Year One – Starring Jack Black, Michael Cera and David Cross. Directed by Harold Ramis. Rated M. In the beginning there was light, which was closely followed by the fart joke. The legendary Harold Ramis attempts to clarify that last omission from Genesis by re-writing the Old Testament in his latest comedy Year One. He […]
Continue readingMichael Cera madness continues! Full length Year One trailer!
March 24, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.comThe feature length trailer for Harold Ramis‘ upcoming Bible spoof Year One has landed online. Haters of awkward-Michael-Cera-characters be warned – you are not going to enjoy this film. However, regular Cera fans can rejoice! It’s George Michael in a wig! The film stars Jack Black and Cera as two wandering souls trying to […]
Continue readingJack Black and Michael Cera go all Monty Python in Year One
February 3, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com The first clips from Harold Ramis‘ upcoming Biblical comedy Year One debuted during the Superbowl telecast. The film stars Jack Black and Michael Cera as two men searching for meaning in their life during year number one. They end up influencing some famous biblical stories including that of Cain and Abel, as seen […]
Continue readingSkadoosh! Kung Fu Panda 2 in the Works
October 2, 2008 0 Comments
source: slashfilm.com Everyone’s favourite kung-fu fighting, over-eating, Jack Black-sounding panda is heading back to cinemas, with a sequel slated for June 2011. Kung Fu Panda was one of the year’s biggest and most surprising hit, making over $600 million worldwide. That’s even more money than WALL-E made! (Don’t get me started…) I thought Kung Fu […]
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 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 […]
Continue readingSchool of Rock 2 – Jack Black Can’t Stop/Won’t Stop Rocking
July 16, 2008 1 Comment
source: variety.comAfter years of speculation, Paramount Pictures has greenlit a sequel to the 2003 hit School of Rock, with star Jack Black, writer Mike White and director Richard Linklater all signed on. School of Rock 2: America Rocks will follow music “teacher” and unstoppable rocker Dewey Finn as he takes a busload of summer-school students […]
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