Tuesday, October 27

• Steve Carell to Star in Golf Comedy Missing Links

  The Hollywood Reporter writes that Steve Carell has signed on to star in Missing Links, a golf-themed comedy based on a novel by ESPN journalist Rick Reilly. The story involves a group of golf buddies who regular play on the worst golf course in the country. They make a bet about which of them can successfully score a round of 18 at the upscale private club next door.

  Jay Lavender, who wrote The Break-Up, will pen the script. Reilly previously wrote the screenplay for the George Clooney-directed comedy Leatherheads.

  Other Carell projects include next year's comedy Date Night, starring Tina Fey, and Mark Wahlberg. He will also star in the Jay Roach-directed comedy Dinner for Schmucks and lend his voice talents to the animated movie Despicable Me.

  
  

  Posted 10/27/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Steven Carell | Jay Lavender | Rick Reilly | Despicable Me | Dinner for Schmucks | Date Night

Friday, June 19

• TV Host Olivia Munn Joins Iron Man 2 Cast

  Olivia Munn will be familiar to gamers as the host of G4's Attack of the Show, but she's about to get more exposure in next summer's Iron Man 2. What role she will play is unknown, but she did share her experience with USA Today:

  All my scenes [in Iron Man 2] are with Robert Downey Jr. and one other actor. I don't know how much I can say. We were [improvising] and it came to me (to say a line) … (Later) Robert said, "Can we just stop a second and give Olivia a round of applause. She is rocking it." That made me feel good.

  Munn will also be appearing in the upcoming Tina Fey and Steve Carell comedy Date Night.

  
  

  Posted 06/19/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Robert Downey Jr. | Steven Carell | Tina Fey | Olivia Munn | Iron Man 2

Thursday, May 28

• Anchorman Sequel Moving Forward

  Ron Burgundy to return to theaters? Will Ferrell told an Australian radio show that he's working on it:

  We're trying to figure out when and how we should do that. In fact, I think next week we're going meet with all the guys and see if we can pull this off because now, especially with Steve Carell and Paul Rudd in different places in their careers, it gets a lot harder to get us all together.

  News of the sequel arrived last year, with reports stating Ferrell and director Adam McKay were planning to set the next installment a decade later in the '80s. The sequel won't happen overnight, especially with salaries becoming an issue for the popular actors in the Burgundy news team. "Believe me, I'm not taking a pay-cut. No way!" joked Ferrell.

  
  

  Posted 05/28/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Paul Rudd | Will Ferrell | Steven Carell | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Anchorman 2