Last week, Cecchi Gori Pictures filed a lawsuit against Martin Scorsese for failing to make for them the long-gestating Silence within a reasonable time-frame. Scorsese’s people have hit back at the suit, responding with the legal equivalent of “You talkin’ to me?” (Documented by Deadline…) “It is shocking to us that the lawyers for Cecchi Gori Pictures would file […]
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Ted becomes highest grossing MA15+ film in Australian history
August 6, 2012 
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Aussies love teddy bears with filthy mouths. Seth MacFarlane‘s Ted has become the highest grossing MA15+ release in Australian history. With $32.7 million in the bank, it has toppled former record holder The Hangover Part 2 ($32.6 million). Even more astoundingly, it now ranks as our nation’s third highest grossing comedy ever, just below Crocodile Dundee ($47.7 million) and Meet the Fockers ($34.9 […]
Continue readingSylvestar Stallone sued over Expendables screenplay
October 28, 2011 0 Comments
Screenwriter Marcus Webb is suing Sylvester Stallone for allegedly ripping of his script and using it as a basis for The Expendables. The obvious joke here is, ‘The Expendables had a script?!’ According to Reuters, Webb filed the suit in Manhattan federal court earlier this week. He claims the screenplay for The Expendables is “strikingly […]
Continue readingThe Inbetweeners Movie outgrosses Pirates 4 and The Hangover 2 in UK
September 9, 2011 0 Comments
The Inbetweeners Movie has become a surprise smash hit in the United Kingdom, earning more than $56 million in three weeks and becoming the third highest grossing film of the year. According to THR, the film adaptation of the acclaimed E4 television series recently overtook The Hangover Part II and Pirates of the Caribbean: On […]
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 readingSony pays seven-figures for Sex Tape
June 7, 2011 0 Comments
Sony Pictures will develop a spec script with the working title Sex Tape, in a seven figure deal, according to Deadline. The screenplay, written by Kate Angelo, follows a married couple who decide to spice up their relationship and make a sex tape. When they wake the following morning and find the tape is missing […]
Continue readingScreenwriter hired for The Hangover 3
June 1, 2011 0 Comments
So, how many more times can The Hangover‘s Phil, Stu and Ed endure an evening of such debauchery that they can’t remember a single detail the following morning? As long as their films keep making a mint at the box office! The Wrap and Tracking-board are reporting that WB has hired a screenwriter to pen a […]
Continue readingNew Muppets teaser spoofs The Hangover Part II
May 27, 2011 2 Comments
Earlier this week we celebrated the first teaser for The Muppets, which jokingly began as the trailer for a schmaltzy romcom called Green With Envy before ultimately revealing that it featured Jim Henson’s creations. Another fake-out trailer from the Disney production has found its way online, spoofing the teaser for The Hangover Part II. Riffing […]
Continue readingManchildren and ladyboys – The Hangover Part II review
May 26, 2011 0 Comments
The Hangover Part II – Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis. Directed by Todd Phillips. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Upon leaving the screening of The Hangover Part II, a woman remarked, “I think you would’ve had to seen the first one to really get the jokes here.” I’d refine that further and […]
Continue readingThe Hangover Part II tattoo controversy comes to an end
May 25, 2011 7 Comments
UPDATE: Read our review of THE HANGOVER PART II here! A few weeks ago we discussed the possibility of The Hangover Part II being kept from cinemas thanks to an injunction-seeking tattoo artist. You may not be surprised to learn plaintiff S. Victor Whitmill was not successful in stopping the Warner Bros juggernaut from reaching […]
Continue readingMike Tyson tattoo could keep The Hangover Part II from cinemas
May 2, 2011 4 Comments
What is the cost of a nice visual gag? In the case of the Mike Tyson-evoking facial tattoo on Ed Helms in The Hangover Part II, it could mean millions of dollars, or perhaps even a halt of the film’s cinematic release. S. Victor Whitmill, who gave Mike Tyson the iconic and distinctive tattoo around […]
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