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

Friday, September 11

• Timothy Dalton to Star in Toy Story 3, Cars 2 Plot Details Revealed

  Empire is reporting two exciting pieces of news from yesterday's Disney-themed showcase in London. John Lasseter, Pixar's chief creative officer and the director of several of the studio's features, announced that Timothy Dalton will have a role in Toy Story 3. He also discussed several plot details of Cars 2.

  Dalton starred in two James Bond movies in the '80s as well as several TV adaptations of 19th-century British novels. You may also remember him as the thin-mustached villain of The Rocketeer. For Toy Story 3, he will play the role of Mr. Pricklepants, a theatrical hedgehog whose role in the story is not quite clear.

  Continuing on the Bond theme, Cars 2 will apparently involve a spy subplot. The story's framework involves Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) traveling around the world competing in an international competition. Destinations include Japan, Germany, Italy, France, and the UK. Along the way, Mater gets involved in a case of mistaken identity when he saves the life of a British agent named Finn McMissile. Guess what? According to Empire, McMissile looks like an Aston Martin.

  There's no word yet as to who will voice the character, but we agree with Empire: After the announcement about Dalton, it seems appropriate that Pixar would consider other former Bonds for the role, if not Dalton himself.

  
  

  Posted 09/11/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: John Lasseter | Owen Wilson | Larry the Cable Guy | Timothy Dalton | Cars 2 | Toy Story 3

Wednesday, June 3

• Jack Nicholson May Star in James L. Brooks Comedy

  Variety reports that Jack Nicholson is close to a deal for a starring role in the next project from writer-director James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, As Good As It Gets).

  The untitled romantic comedy would see Nicholson starring opposite Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson. Bill Murray was in talks for the part, but production begins in two weeks and Murray has reportedly lost interest in the project and dropped out of contact with the studio. If cast, Nicholson would play the father of Rudd's character, an executive trying to win Witherspoon's heart. Wilson plays a professional baseball pitcher who's also, of course, Witherspoon's other love interest

  Brooks is producing the picture, along with Paula Weinstein, Laurence Mark, and Julie Ansell, and it's scheduled for a December 2009 release.

  
  

  Posted 06/03/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Bill Murray | Jack Nicholson | Owen Wilson | Paul Rudd | Reese Witherspoon | Julie Ansell | Paula Weinstein | James L. Brooks | Laurence Mark

Friday, May 8

• Ben Stiller Spends Another Crazy Night in a Museum

  

  Ben Stiller returns as Larry Daley, the bumbling-but-loveable night security guard at the Museum of Natural History from Night at the Museum. This time around, Daley has given up his night job to become an inventor. But, when his diminutive friends are shipped off to the Smithsonian Institution, it's Daley to the rescue!

  Shawn Levy produces and directs Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, with Owen Wilson and Robin Williams reprising their roles as Jedediah and Teddy Roosevelt, respectively. The film also stars Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart, Hank Azaria as Pharaoh Kahmunrah, and Christopher Guest as Ivan the Terrible.

  Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is the first movie ever granted permission to film in the Smithsonian complex. In addition to the all-star cast, there are famous paintings, statues, historical figures, and pop-culture icons galore -- from August Rodin's The Thinker to Star Wars' Darth Vader.

  
  
  

  Night at the Museum 2 - Trailer

  Ben Stiller Stars - Releasing May 22, 2009

  Posted 05/08/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Ben Stiller | Owen Wilson | Robin Williams | Night at the Museum | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Friday, February 20

• Fockers Won't Have Roach

  Whether it's needed or not, it looks like there's going to be a follow-up to Meet the Fockers, which as you'll recall was the sequel to Meet the Parents, a movie that was far better than its sequel and likely better that this future one too.

  Little Fockers will presumably be about the Fockers' children. Jay Roach, who directed the first two movies, will not direct this one as he's busy with Dinner for Schmucks. John Hamburg, a Ben Stiller collaborator who did drafts on both Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers, is at work on a draft of Little Fockers. A number of candidates are said to be in the running to direct, including Paul Weitz (In Good Company), David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer), and Peyton Reed (Yes Man).

  Owen Wilson, who had a small role in the first two movies, could have a bigger one in this one, which is typically a good thing.

  
  

  Posted 02/20/2009 by Hailey

  Related: Ben Stiller | Owen Wilson | Peyton Reed | David Wain | Paul Weitz | Jay Roach | Meet the Fockers | Meet the Parents

Tuesday, December 23

• Jennifer Aniston Talks Marley & Me, Beethoven

  Hot off the heels of her latest hot GQ cover -- have people already forgotten this one? -- Jennifer Aniston (and Owen Wilson) sat down with ReelzChannel to discuss her latest movie:

  
  

  Posted 12/23/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jennifer Aniston | Owen Wilson | Marley & Me | Beethoven

Thursday, March 20

• Drillbit Taylor Review

  In Drillbit Taylor, Owen Wilson stars as a homeless huckster who gains employment as a low-budget bodyguard for a pair of high school nerds (Nate Hartley and Troy Gentile) seeking protection from some nasty playground bullies. Does this coming-of-age teen comedy deliver the laughs? Check out our Drillbit Taylor review.

   

  
  
  

  Drillbit Taylor - Trailer

  Owen Wilson plays a low-budget bodyguard

  Posted 03/20/2008 by reelz

  Related: Owen Wilson | Drillbit Taylor

Wednesday, August 29

• Owen Wilson update

  Owen Wilson has bowed out of the Ben Stiller comedy, Tropic of Thunder, which he was to shoot in Hawaii next month.

  No information has been released on whether or not the role will be recast or eliminated, nor what Wilson's plans are for Marley & Me, which he had just signed to star in opposite Jennifer Aniston.

  Wilson is recuperating from last weekend's suicide attempt at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.

  Source: Variety.

  
  
  

  Darjeeling Limited trailer

  Owen Wilson will next appear in this Wes Anderson dramedy.

  Posted 08/29/2007 by reelz

  Related: Owen Wilson

Monday, August 27

• Owen Wilson hospitalized

  Actor Owen Wilson was taken to a Los Angeles hospital this weekend after a reported drug overdose. Wilson was transported by ambulance around noon on Sunday after he was found by a family member who called 911.

  Rumors abound that the incident may have been a suicide attempt. According to reports in The National Enquirer and The Star, the actor also slashed his wrist.

  It is not known yet how this event may impact Wilson's work schedule. Just last week, it was announced that he had signed to play the lead in the film adapation of Marley & Me, opposite Jennifer Aniston. His upcoming movie, The Darjeeling Limited, has early oscar buzz.

  Source: Variety.

  
  
  

  The Darjeeling Limited trailer

  Three brothers go on a journey through India.

  Posted 08/27/2007 by reelz

  Related: Owen Wilson

Monday, August 20

• Monday morning movie news: Marley & Me, Bachelor No. 2, and The Young Victoria

  This morning's big news is that John Grogan's bestselling memoir about his crazy dog, Marley & Me, is going to be made into a movie. Owen Wilson will star as Grogan and Jennifer Aniston as his wife, as the two try to survive family life with the world's most insane yet lovable lab. We know it sounds sappy, but we read the book and it was good.

  David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) will direct, says Variety.

  In other news, Bachelor No. 2 and The Young Victoria are both filling out their casts. 

  Jason Biggs (yes, he of the pie porking in American Pie) and Lizzy Caplan (Mean Girls, Related) will take supporting roles as the best friends in the Dane Cook-Kate Hudson romantic comedy Bachelor No. 2, says The Hollywood Reporter. And Variety is reporting that Paul Bettany (The Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind) and Thomas Kretschmann (King Kong, The Pianist) have joined the cast of the Scorsese-produced Queen Victoria biopic, The Young Victoria. Bettany will play Victoria's advisor Lord Melbourne and Kretschmann will play King Leopold of Belgium.

  
  

  Posted 08/20/2007 by reelz

  Related: David Frankel | Jason Biggs | Jennifer Aniston | Owen Wilson | Paul Bettany | Thomas Kretschmann | Scott Frank | Lizzy Caplan | Bachelor No. 2 | The Young Victoria