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22Sep2009

Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson join 'Guys'

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 9:15PM | By

Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson and Steve Coogan are the latest to board Adam McKay's upcoming action comedy "The Other Guys," for Sony Pictures. The film was formerly known as "The B Team."

The three are joining Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton and Damon Wayans. At this stage, specific plot details are kept under wraps. "Guys" is currently set for release Aug. 6, 2010.

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09May2009

Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan board 'Percy Jackson'

Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 10:33PM | By

Rosario Dawson and Steve Coogan are the latest to join Chris Columbus' upcoming adventure "Percy Jackson." Based on the first of five children's books by Rick Riordan, the film follows the story of Poseidon's half-human son Percy, who sets out to prevent a war between gods in modern America. The Hollywood Reporter says Coogan is playing Hades, while Dawson is set to portray Persephone. Columbus, who also helmed two "Harry Potter" films, wrote the screenplay with Craig Titley.

Also starring in "Jackson" are Catherine Keener, Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd, Melina Kanakaredes, Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson. Coogan recently starred in "Hamlet 2" and will be back on the big screen in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." As for Dawson, she last starred alongside Will Smith in "Seven Pounds."

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Wednesday

20Aug2008

Steve Coogan talks 'Hamlet 2'

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 12:36PM | By

Edward Douglas over at ComingSoon.net talked to actor Steve Coogan about his upcoming comedy "Hamlet 2," which opens Aug. 27, 2008. You can read and watch the interview right here.

In the interview, Coogan discusses his character Dana Marschz, a failed actor-turned teacher who must put on an awesome play in order to prevent the school board from cancelling drama. Here's a snippet of what he had to tell ComingSoon:

"Sure, there's lots of little improvised ideas, like me getting my pants off and stuff like that. That wasn't in the script. I thought if I could get a laugh, I'd do it, so stuff like that was improvised."

"Hamlet 2" is directed by Andrew Fleming and co-stars Catherine Keener, Melonie Diaz and Amy Poehler. Click here to check out the full interview.

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Thursday

14Aug2008

'Tropic Thunder' web reviews

Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 11:31PM | By

By now, I'm sure you've read all about the numerous controversies Ben Stiller's latest action comedy "Tropic Thunder" has caused over the past weeks. Nonetheless, the nation's top critics offered the film a warm welcome with some extraordinarily positive reviews. But what do the Web people have to say about the new stunt by Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.? Let's find out (I will post my review later today).

• Brad Brevet at RopeOfSilicon: "Stiller shows an incredible ability to manage a highly complex project, which mirrors many big-budget dramas in terms of complexity, but it pieces it all together in such a way you sometimes can forget you are watching a comedy."

• LatinoReview's Ron Henriques: "As I said, Downey Jr. is the hook for this film, but the real shame lies in the fact that the best of what you see of him has already played in the film's trailer and promo ads."

• Collider's Brian Orndorf: "It's an industry rarity that's worth applauding."

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