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Entries in Danny McBride (9)

Wednesday
09Sep2009

Amazing trailer for 'Up in the Air' with George Clooney debuts

DateWednesday, September 9, 2009 at 1:11PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

George Clooney in Up in the Air

It has finally landed online: a special internet trailer for Jason Reitman's upcoming drama "Up in the Air," based on Walter Kirn’s novel of the same title. Check it out after the jump. It arrives via /Film.

Let me first say that this one blew me away. It's different from regular trailers in that George Clooney basically narrates the whole thing via a speech he gives in the movie as the lead character.

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Monday
24Aug2009

Justin Theroux to play baddie in 'Your Highness'

DateMonday, August 24, 2009 at 11:30PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux is the latest to join David Gordon Green's upcoming comedy “Your Highness," which also stars James Franco, Danny McBride, Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel. The film is already shooting, and I just posted an entry about a set photo potentially showing Portman earlier today.

But back to this story. The Hollywood Reporter says Theroux is on board to play a villain. Written by McBride and Ben Best, the film follows an arrogant prince (McBride) and his brother (Franco), who must show great courage and fulfill a perilous quest to secure the future of his dad’s kingdom.

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Tuesday
14Jul2009

Watch: 'Despicable Me' gets a funny first trailer

DateTuesday, July 14, 2009 at 10:40PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

The first trailer for Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin's upcoming 3D-animated family flick "Despicable Me" has debuted online, and you can watch it after the jump.

Steve Carell voices Groo (or Gru), an evil man who plans to steal the moon. While his evil mother encourages him to execute his plan, Groo runs into trouble when he unexpectedly encounters three orphan girls.

The trailer below is more of a whole scene, in which we get a first glimpse at what Groo is up to. It looks funny, and I admit it got me to laugh a couple of times. At this stage, I'm quite excited about this one.

Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, the team behind "Horton Hears a Who!," wrote the script. Jason Segel, Kristen Wiig, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Russell Brand, Jemaine Clement, Jack McBrayer and Julie Andrews are also part of the voice cast.

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Friday
10Jul2009

Zooey Deschanel boards Green's 'Highness'

DateFriday, July 10, 2009 at 1:33PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Zooey Deschanel

The lovely and talented Zooey Deschanel is the latest to board David Gordon Green's upcoming comedy “Your Highness" for Universal.

Written by McBride and Ben Best, the film follows an arrogant prince (McBride) and his brother (Franco), who must show great courage and fulfill a perilous quest to secure the future of his dad’s kingdom.

The Hollywood Reporter says Deschanel will play Belladonna, Franco's virginal bride. Also starring is Natalie Portman, who slips into the role of a badass princess McBride falls in love with.

"Highness" is a project I'm definitely looking forward to. Green did a fab job with "Pineapple Express," and the cast for this one keeps getting better as well.

Deschanel will soon be see in "500 Days of Summer." She also recently starred in the so-so "Yes Man" and ultra-crappy "The Happening."

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Saturday
06Jun2009

Movie Review: “Land of the Lost”

DateSaturday, June 6, 2009 at 10:43PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Seen on: June 5, 2009

The players: Director: Brad Silberling, Writers: Chris Henchy, Dennis McNicholas, Cast: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny R. McBride, Jorma Taccone

Facts of interest: Based on the TV series from the '70s.

The plot: Will Ferrell stars as a scientist who travels to a parallel dimension inhabited by hostile creatures.

Our thoughts: To be honest, I wish I’d never entered the “Land of the Lost.” It’s a boring place full of bad jokes and lame characters, and it pretty much lacks all the necessary ingredients for an exciting, adventurous comedy. In other words, this movie is a mess of epic proportions, and one that should never have found its way into theaters.

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Friday
05Jun2009

'Land of the Lost' web reviews

DateFriday, June 5, 2009 at 10:24AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Will Ferrell, Danny McBride and Anna Friel in Land of the LostWill Ferrell embarks on a new adventure in Brad Silberling's "Land of the Lost," based on the '70s TV series of the same title. Along with Danny McBride and Anna Friel, Ferrell discovers a new universe in which he encounters weird creatures and other surprises. Here's what the Web's critics have to say about it:

• Jeff Otto at LatinoReview: "There are plenty of problems with 'LOTL,' but for the most part Ferrell and McBride deliver enough entertaining comedy and Friel passes the eye candy test."

• Todd Gilchrist at Cinematical: "Directed by Brad Silberling and starring Will Ferrell, this update on the Sid and Marty Krofft television series from the 1970s is the strangest, filthiest summer movie I think I've ever seen."

• Josh Tyler at CinemaBlend: "The thing that Silberling and everyone involved in this film simply does not seem to get is that it’s the world they’re in that’s funny, not the people who have landed in it."

• Brad Brevet at RopeOfSilicon: "While I remain one of the few people that got a laugh out of Will Ferrell's 'Semi-Pro,' it appears this film is going to be another bust in Ferrell's career unless family audiences warm to it more than I expect."

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Saturday
30May2009

Natalie Portman boards 'Your Highness'

DateSaturday, May 30, 2009 at 1:50PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Natalie Portman has joined Danny McBride and James Franco in David Gordon Green's upcoming comedy “Your Highness" for Universal, according to Variety. Written by McBride and ben Best, the film follows an arrogant prince (McBride) and his brother (Franco), who must show great courage and fulfill a perilous quest to secure the future of his dad’s kingdom.

The trade says Portman is set to play a badass princess McBride falls in love with. Portman has several projects coming up, including "New York, I Love You," Jim Sheridan's "Brothers" and "Love & Other Impossible Pursuits." Green’s directing credits include "Snow Angels" and "Pineapple Express." McBride recently starred in "Observe and Report."

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Wednesday
01Apr2009

James Franco joins McBride in 'Your Highness'

DateWednesday, April 1, 2009 at 1:48PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

James Franco will re-team with Danny McBride in David Gordon Green's comedy “Your Highness."

Franco and McBride previously starred in Green's "Pineapple Express." In "Highness," two arrogant princes must show great courage and fulfill a perilous quest to secure the future of his dad’s kingdom.

McBride wrote the script with Ben Best, whose credits include "The Foot Fist Way."

Franco was last seen in "Milk." He's currently filming "Howl" for Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. As for McBride, he will next be seen in "Observe and Report."

Green’s directing credits include 2003’s “All the Real Girls” and the recent “Snow Angels.”

Source: Variety

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Thursday
07Aug2008

Review: "Pineapple Express"

DateThursday, August 7, 2008 at 10:07PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Seen on: August 6, 2008

The players: Director: David Gordon Green, Writers: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Cast: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Craig Robinson, James Remar, Joe Lo Truglio

Facts of interest: Rogen and Goldberg also wrote "Superbad."

The plot: Two lazy stoners (Rogen and Franco) are on the run from a bunch of ruthless criminals.

Our quick thoughts: “Pineapple Express” may not be the best Judd Apatow production we’ve seen over the past two years, but the so-called stoner action comedy still delivers plenty of laughs and surprises to keep those who choose to see it completely satisfied. The film obviously hits a few bumps along the way, but in the end, it offers cinemagoers exactly what it promised: a bunch of solid jokes, some decent action and a considerably high dose of pot-smoking.

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