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

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

Thursday, October 11

• Jack Black as Paul McCartney? Only in the land of Apatow

  The folks at Sony hosted a preview today of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, the latest guaranteed blockbuster from the Judd Apatow comedy empire. Starring John C. Reilly and directed by Jake Kasdan, Walk Hard is the first bona fide parody from the Apatow gang, spoofing of Walk the Line, The Doors and pretty much every other musician biopic ever made.

  Being an Apatow flick, Walk the Line also features the requisite number of cameos, including a hilarious scene in which Cox drops acid with the Beatles while in India. Paul Rudd plays John, Justin Long plays George, Jack Black plays Paul and Jason Schwartzman plays Ringo. Much of the scene is spent poking fun at the fact that none of the actors remotely resemble members of the Fab Four.

  Expect a more accurate impersonation from White Stripes frontman Jack White, who plays Elvis in a brief but memorable cameo.

  
  
  Next Showing: Walk Hard opens nationwide this Christmas
  

  Walk Hard - Trailer

  The Dewey Cox Story

  Posted 10/11/2007 by reelz

  Related: Jack Black | Judd Apatow | Justin Long | Paul Rudd | John C. Reilly | Jason Schwartzman | Walk Hard