Tuesday, October 20

• Laura Dern Joins Cast of Little Fockers

  Laura Dern will join the cast of Little Fockers, according to MTV. In this latest installment of the Meet the Parents franchise, she will play the headmistress of an elementary school.

  Dern is arguably most famous for her roles in Jurassic Park, October Sky, and several David Lynch movies. She also recently earned a Golden Globe for her performance in HBO's Recount. She joins a cast that already includes Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Owen Wilson, and Jessica Alba.

  The plot of the new movie involves the Fockers (Stiller and Polo) and the changes that result after becoming the parents of twins. Director Paul Weitz talked a little about his take on the story:

  [It's] about no matter how you've moved ahead in your life, there's still anxiety and insecurity around the corner for you.

  Little Fockers is currently scheduled for a July 30, 2010 release.

  
  

  Posted 10/20/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Ben Stiller | Owen Wilson | Laura Dern | Paul Weitz | Jessica Alba | Teri Polo | Robert DeNiro | Little Fockers | Recount

Wednesday, September 30

• Jessica Alba May Join Little Fockers

  According to The Hollywood Reporter, actress Jessica Alba may be joining Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro in the next installment of the popular Meet the Parents franchise. The third film, titled Little Fockers, will focus on the children of Greg Focker (Stiller) and Pam Byrnes (played by Teri Polo).

  If Alba joins the cast, she would play a pharmaceutical rep that becomes the center of attention for the male characters in the movie. Another possible cast addition is Raven-Symoné, who is in talks to play the Fockers' babysitter, Tamyra

  Little Fockers will be helmed by Paul Weitz, replacing Jay Roach in the director's chair. Weitz recently directed Cirque de Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, due in theaters October 23.

  
  
  Next Showing: Little Fockers opens July 30, 2010
  

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  Posted 09/30/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Ben Stiller | Raven-Symone | Paul Weitz | Jessica Alba | Robert DeNiro | Meet the Fockers | Meet the Parents

Thursday, August 6

• Robert Rodriguez's Machete Cast Revealed

  

  Variety reports that production on Robert Rodriguez's Machete began this week and they also confirmed one of the strangest looking casts including Robert DeNiro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, with Don Johnson and Jeff Fahey playing supporting roles and Danny Trejo as the titlular hero.

  The DeNiro casting was announced last month, and the Lohan casting wasn't official, so this is the first time that anything has been confirmed. Jonah Hill was rumored to be cast but was not mentioned in Variety, while all the other names cast are new.

  Cheech Marin is the only actor other than Trejo that appeared in the trailer Rodriguez shot for Grindhouse, while Fahey appeared in Planet Terror. On the poster, only Fahey and Trejo are mentioned, and co-director Ethan Maniquis is left off.

  
  
  Next Showing: Machete is scheduled to open sometime in 2010

  Posted 08/06/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Cheech Marin | Danny Trejo | Jonah Hill | Lindsay Lohan | Michelle Rodriguez | Robert Rodriguez | Don Johnson | Jeff Fahey | Jessica Alba | Steven Seagal | Robert DeNiro | Machete | Planet Terror

Wednesday, January 30

• Catch Jessica Alba's Eye

  Thanks to scene-stealing performances in comic book flicks like Sin City and Fantastic Four, Jessica Alba has been a fanboy favorite for several years now, consistently ranking among the web's most-searched women. But lost amid all the geek worship is that fact that she also happens to be a talented actress, having issued her finest performance to date in last August's Good Luck Chuck. Give credit where credit is due: Anyone able to effectively pretend that Dane Cook is charming and likeable ranks alongside Streep and De Niro in our book.

  In her new movie The Eye, a supernatural thriller imported from Hong Kong, Alba plays a blind violinist who's haunted by freaky visions after receiving a double corneal transplant. Check out our exclusive interview with the future scream queen, in which she reveals why she's such a huge fan of scary movies.

  
  
  

  Thomas Leupp interviews Jessica Alba

  The star of The Eye confesses to her love affair - with horror

  Posted 01/30/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jessica Alba | The Eye

Tuesday, January 15

• DVD Tuesday

  It's a less-than-stellar DVD Tuesday this week, with a pair of underwhelming comedies, the Jessica Alba/Dane Cook rom-com Good Luck Chuck and the Billy Bob Thornton flop Mr. Woodcock making their debuts on home video. Also arriving on DVD shelves are The Ten, Raising Flagg and He Was a Quiet Man.

  Our recommendation for this week is the Blu-ray version of Good Luck Chuck. It may not make you laugh, but at least you'll be treated to some HD Jessica Alba (or Dane Cook, if that's your thing).

  
  
  

  Good Luck Chuck - Trailer

  Cook and Alba team up to break a curse.

  Posted 01/15/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jessica Alba | Nancy Drew | Good Luck Chuck

Thursday, August 9

• Bring on the funny: More Mike Myers and Pink Panther, plus the Sandler/Playboy movie gets a Hanks

  Mike Myers has created a new character for the silver screen, and this one doesn't wear velour leisure suits. The Love Guru will star Myers as a man who was left at an Indian ashram as a baby and then raised by gurus and must use his enlightenment to help a troubled couple, says Variety.

  Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four,Sin City), Romany Malco (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Blades of Glory) and Verne Troyer (Austin Powers' Mini Me) will costar.

  Variety is also reporting that the sequel to Steve Martin's 2006 The Pink Panther is under way. Pink Panther 2 will feature Martin again reprising his role as Clouseau. Jean Reno (The Da Vinci Code, Ronin) and Emily Mortimer (Match Point, Lovely & Amazing) will also return.

  The script, which will be directed by Harald Zwart (Agent Cody Banks), has also attracted John Cleese (A Fish Called Wanda, Monty Python), Andy Garcia (When a Man Loves a Woman, Ocean's Thirteen) and Alfred Molina (Spider Man 2, Magnolia) to the cast. Pink Panther 2 will come out on February 13, 2009.

  Finally, The Hollywood Reporter has more casting news on the still Untitled Adam Sandler/Anna Faris comedy about the outcast Playboy bunny who becomes house-mother to a lame sorority. Monet Mazur (40 Days and 40 Nights), Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon's Vacation), and Colin Hanks (Orange County) are all joining the cast.

  
  

  Posted 08/09/2007 by reelz

  Related: Alfred Molina | Andy Garcia | Emily Mortimer | Jean Reno | John Cleese | Mike Myers | Steve Martin | Verne Troyer | Colin Hanks | Jessica Alba | Monet Mazur | Beverly D'Angelo | Harald Zwart | Romany Malco | The Love Guru | The Pink Panther 2 | The House Bunny