Reel Movie News

Forgetting Sarah Marshall Team Goes Greek

Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nick Stoller will team up again with Judd Apatow and Universal Pictures for the comedy Get Him to the Greek, with Jonah Hill and Russell Brand attached to star, reports Variety.

The movie centers on a fresh-out-of-college insurance adjuster (Hill, pictured) who is hired to accompany an out-of-control rock star (Brand) from London to a gig at L.A.'s Greek Theater.

Hill and Brand enjoy supporting roles in Forgetting Sarah Marshall; Stoller made his feature directing debut with the flick.

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On the Set of Get Smart

The good people at ComingSoon.net went on the set of Get Smart recently.

They spoke to stars Steve Carell and Dwayne Johnson. Check out the full article now, and read below to get these actors' takes on the project...

Carell talked about the honor of being offered such an iconic role:

"When Warner Bros. initially called me in, I thought I was coming in to audition. I heard that Will (Ferrell) had been attached. For some reason or another, he was no longer attached and that they were looking for somebody else," he said.

Get Smart

"They just came out and said, 'We'd like you to play Maxwell Smart.' And it was one of those moments I could not believe, it was one of those quintessential life career moments that was like, 'What the hell is happening? How did this come to pass?' So I've been pinching myself ever since then. It's great and it's been ever since then," Carell added.

Both he and Johnson, the former WWE star known as The Rock, were long time fans of the original series.

"I was a big fan, absolutely," Johnson said. "I like any type of comedy that is physical, self-deprecating comedy. I love that because I think, if you are really trying to be cool, then it's hard to be funny, like really funny.

The way Don Adams played that, very self-deprecating, giving himself up for the joke, I love that. And the gadgets were pretty cool too, which you see in this movie, updated ones, too."

Happy Birthday, Kal Penn!

Actor Kal Penn turns 31 years old today.

While known pretty much for just one role - that of Kumar Patel - Penn has actually demonstrated a wide range of talent over the past few years.

He's guest starred on 24 and is currently a series regular on House.

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In the end, though, Kal will always be Kumar to movie goers. We're guessing he doesn't mind too much. Along those lines, remember: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay comes out this Friday!

The Deal Movie Trailer

Are you a fan of playing poker? Or at least hearing every poker cliche in the book?

If so, the movie Deal is for you. It stars Bret Harrison, Burt Reynolds and Shannon Elizabeth. Check out the film's trailer now:

Jackie Chan Dishes on The Forbidden Kingdom

The Forbidden Kingdom is officially a hit. It was number-one at the box office last weekend.

In the wake of its success, star Jackie Chan spoke to Movies Online about the movie. Here are excerpts from that interview:

Q: I know you can be very critical of your own work. So are you pleased with the way this has turned out? Is it as you imagined it?
Jackie Chan: I don't know. Every time I make an American film I just trust the American director and American writer. Myself, I would never make this kind of film. For me, those kinds of films are ridiculous. They don't make sense. (Laughs.) Ha, ha, ha. But an American audience is more interested in this kind of movie.

On a Quest

Q: I'm surprised, because it feels like you with the drunken fist scene and stuff. Which part did you think didn't make sense?
Jackie Chan: No, the whole thing. (Laughs.) Why Drunken Master? Monkey King? All kinds of things, but at the end, it's the children, there is a young boy in New York who, just like the writer, loves Chinese culture. It's a fantasy like a fairy tale. It's OK.

Otherwise, I won't make this movie, because I know that American people like it. American audiences like it. The Asian audiences like it. So, that's why Jet and I agreed to make this movie. Now, I hear so many good things about this movie and everybody talks about it, but I still worry. Just like ‘Rush Hour 1.'

After I finished ‘Rush Hour 1' I said, ‘My career is finished. A second time I try to get in the American market and now I'm finished.' I go back to Asia and that's all. Then ‘Boom!' big hit. This is ridiculous. Why, why, do people like these kinds of things? Then ‘Rush Hour 2,' da da da da da da. So, now, whenever an American writer or director comes and presents a script, nobody is against it, for American market, yeah.

Reel Movie Reviews: Baby Mama

reel-reviews-logo49.jpg Baby Mama should be an interesting test case for audiences.

We already know male comedians such as Steve Carell and Will Ferrell can carry movies, but what about their female counterparts? How will this Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler vehicle fare at the box office? We'll have that question answered next week.

For now, though, let's just see what film critic think of the comedy...

- There are gags and scraps of action that give the movie fits of buoyancy, and these tend to come not so much from the younger, eager performers as from the old hands. -- The New Yorker

- Surrogate motherhood is the comic topic of the day, and this is one funny chick flick that won't rankle male members of the audience. -- Cole Smithey

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- A tailor-made girls' night out movie, Baby Mama is a tidily wrapped package the contents of which you can easily guess before opening it. -- Variety

- That the film also features SNL's Amy Poehler makes the proceedings' crushing mediocrity that much more frustrating. -- Slant Magazine

Reel Movie Stars: Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson at You, Me and Dupree We're choosing the hilarious Owen Wilson for our fourth installment of Reel Movie Stars. If you can't tell from our choices of Will Ferrell, Luke Wilson, and Vince Vaughn, we're doing the Frat Pack, one member at a time.

Wilson made his film debut alongside his brother Luke, in Wes Anderson's first movie, Bottle Rockets. However, Owen's career took off thanks to his role opposite Jackie Chan in Shanghai Noon in 2000.

Ready for some cool facts about everyone's (or at least second) favorite Wedding Crasher?

  • His trademarked bump in his nose is from being broken twice: once in a fight and once in a football game
  • Only member of the Frat Pack to be nominated for an Academy Award (his was for co-writing The Royal Tennenbaums)
  • Has been in nine movies with Ben Stiller: The Cable Guy, Premanent Midnight, Heat Vision and Jack, Meet the Parents, Zoolander, The Royal Tenenbaums, Starsky & Hutch, Meet the Fockers, and Night at the Museum
  • Has been romantically linked to Demi Moore, Sheryl Crow, and Kate Hudson
  • Majored in English at the University of Texas and is only 2 classes short of graduating
  • Co-wrote Wes Anderson's first three movies, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, and The Royal Tennenbaum
  • Has been in every Wes Anderson movie if you count appearing in photographs in Rushmore

Now that you're an expert in Owen Wilson trivia, be sure and memorize his bio and filmography, the best Owen Wilson quotes, and check out these pictures of the Butterscotch Stallion:

Owen Wilson at I SpyOwen Wilson at Old SchoolOwen Wilson PhotoOwen Wilson at The Wendell Baker Story

Crank 2: High Voltage Spoilers, Casting News

Crank 2: High Voltage has found its leading lady and main villain.

The follow-up to 2006's surprise hit will once again feature Jason Statham as hitman Chev Chelios. In the next installment, Amy Smart will reprise her role as Chelios' girlfriend and Clifton Collins Jr. will portray his nemesis.

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Variety also reports that Bai Ling is joining the cast, along with Dwight Yoakam and Efren Ramirez, both of whom are returning from the original.

In Crank 2, Chelios faces a mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

Joel Silver Speaks on Speed Racer Sequel

Speed Racer doesn't come out until May 9 - but does that mean it's too early to discuss the possibility of a sequel?

Of course not!

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In an interview with Collider, producer Joel Silver talked about working with the Wachowski Brothers again on a follow-up to what is sure to be a blockbuster this spring:

Look, they have a great story idea for a sequel to [Speed Racer], we have a great idea for a sequel if it makes sense to make it... We're having a good time. I love working with them and it's a great joy to have them in my life.

They're smart and funny and they love the kind of movies I love and they know how to make them like no one else. I look at this movie and can't believe we created it. I can't believe it exists.

New on DVD: Charlie Wilson's War, The Savages, Cloverfield

A trio of dramas and/or thrillers hits the shelves today on DVD. Here's a brief rundown of them:

Charlie Wilson's War
Stars: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Why you should rent it
: Three of the best actors alive play off one another in this enjoyable drama based on real-life events.

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The Savages
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney
Why you should rent it
: Combine it with the aforementioned flick and you've got yourself a Philip Seymour Hoffman weekend!

Jon SavageJon and Wendy

Cloverfield
Stars: Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman
Why you should rent it: So you have an idea of what this monster looks like in case it ever attacks again.

What is It?!?Another Cloverfield Image

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