This quirky indie comedy, said to be in the vein of similar indie comedies such as Little Miss Sunshine, is being directed by hit-or-miss director Jesse Peretz. The film is set for a release some time in 2012.

I really think Steve Coogan is a great comedic talent, but I have to agree with the writer of the Deadline article, he hasn’t really fared to well with American audiences. About his strongest film role to date was a small role in Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder. Although, pairing him with all-stars such as Deschanel, Mortimer, Banks, and Rudd should be enough to propel him forward with American audiences.

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I don’t have trouble admitting that I like a good children’s film. In fact some of my favorite movies this year have been primarily marketed towards a younger set. (How to Train Your Dragon, Toy Story, and Despicable Me.) I’m very interested to see how children react to Brad Pitt’s character Metroman being killed by Will Ferrell’s Megamind. I’m sure that much of the first part of the film will consist of how much Megamind is bullied by Metroman, but still death is a pretty foreign concept in a story like this.

I’m really digging the voice acting in this, especially since Will Ferrell’s brand of overacting perfectly suits him for voice acting.

Synopsis:

Megamind is the most brilliant supervillain the world has ever known. And the least successful. Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way. Each attempt, a colossal failure thanks to the caped superhero known as ‘Metro Man,’ an invincible hero until the day Megamind actually kills him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, Megamind has no purpose. A supervillain without a superhero. He realizes that achieving his life’s ambition is the worst thing that ever happened to him. Megamind decides that the only way out of his rut is to create a new hero opponent called ‘Titan,’ who promises to be bigger, better and stronger than Metro Man ever was. Pretty quickly Titan starts to think it’s much more fun to be a villain than a good guy. Except Titan doesn’t just want to rule the world, he wants to destroy it. Now, Megamind must decide: can he defeat his own diabolical creation? Can the world’s smartest man make the smart decision for once? Can the evil genius become the unlikely hero of his own story?

Starring: Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill
Directed by: Tom McGrath
Produced by: Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Animation
Release Date: November 5th, 2010 (wide)

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My only question is this, Hasn’t Greg earned Jack’s trust twice already? Does he really need to earn it a third time? I think it is time to find a new plot device. Have them work together a bit better.

Synopsis:

The test of wills between Jack Byrnes and Greg Focker escalates to new heights. It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get “in” with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, however, Jack’s suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam’s entire clan – including Pam’s lovelorn ex, Kevin – descends for the twins’ birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he’s fully capable as the man of the house. But with all the misunderstandings, spying and covert missions, will Greg pass Jack’s final test and become the family’s next patriarch – or will the circle of trust be broken for good?

Directed by: Paul Weitz
Starring: Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, Harvey Keitel, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Jessica Alba, Owen Wilson, Barbara Streisand, Laura Dern
Release Date: December 22, 2010

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So, I’m going to hope and pray that Aziz Ansari brings a little bit more spunk back into what once was a fun (albeit a bit stupid) awards show.

Here is MTV’s press release:

One of the fastest rising stars in comedy, Aziz Ansari is set to host the nineteenth annual MTV MOVIE AWARDS, premiering LIVE on MTV, Sunday June 6 from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. This is Ansari’s first time hosting the awards show. As previously announced, Emmy Award® winning producer Mark Burnett returns for the fourth year as executive producer.

“Our audience fell in love with Aziz on ‘Human Giant.’ They followed him to the movies, TV and stand-up, and connect with him daily online,” said Stephen Friedman, General Manager, MTV. “Aziz is the perfect host for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards as he will bring his innovative comedy and distinctive style to the movie industry’s most rebellious night on television.”

“I’m so happy Ronnie from ‘Jersey Shore’ was unavailable and this exciting opportunity was able to come my way,” said Aziz Ansari.

Ansari joins the ranks of past hosts such as Andy Samberg, Ben Stiller, Jimmy Fallon, Mike Myers, Sarah Silverman and Justin Timberlake. The celeb-filled event is MTV’s bold nod to the typical awards shows celebrating the year’s best in movies.

Aziz Ansari is quickly becoming one of the biggest names in comedy. He currently co-stars opposite of Amy Poehler in the critically acclaimed NBC series, “Parks and Recreation,” which was recently renewed for a third season. Additionally, Ansari was just announced to star in Ruben Fleischer’s next feature film, “30 Minutes Or Less” and is currently developing three films for Judd Apatow and Universal with Director Jason Woliner.

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Roger is lost in life and he decides to try and sort it our by taking a break from life by moving into his brother’s house in LA for a bit while they are gone on vacation.  Florence is in a similar place in her life, though a bit younger in age to Roger, and the two meet as Florence checks up on Roger’s brothers house as she is the family’s personal assistant.  The two begin to strike up a bit of a friendship as they cross paths at the house and both hesitantly move towards possible romantic feelings.  Roger is a bit conflicted though, as he is with everything, as he contemplates hooking up with an ex from his past and tries to figure out if she was the one who got away.  Roger also reconnects with an old friend, Ivan who is also his former bandmate, who has changed quite a bit but the two try and find a common ground to rekindle their thing relationship.  From these lines we follow Roger and Florence as they try and figure out what happened to their lives, where they want to go, and watch them make mistakes along the way with and separate from each other.

Now if that summary seems a bit all over the place it because that is essentially what the film is.  It lacks a real solid plot or sense of structure and days will pass from scene to scene as we follow Roger’s time in LA.  This isn’t a complaint though, the lack of structure, the film works quite well at scooting along, showing the interesting bits, and showing us the scenes that matter in these characters lives.  The film might be a challenge for some though as Roger isn’t the most likeable guy in the world.  We might laugh at him a lot in the film but it is hard to connect with his plight.  Ivan and Florence are the more relatable characters in the picture and while they might be a tad different their feelings are the ones that seem the sanest.  The picture also works because these characters get to tell Roger what we want to tell him and Roger is rarely allowed to get away with his irresponsible actions; which makes his character more tolerable.  If he was running around having these outbursts he has without consequence I don’t think the film would have worked as well as it does.

Baumbach’s script manages to find plenty of heart in it and is full of some great dry humor.  The film slowly gets rolling and as it moves along it really begins to build its laughs as we ease into the films sense of humor.  Baumbach also gets some great work out of his actors and fills them with subtle nuances and touches that add a whole lot to the picture without making a big deal about them.

Ben Stiller stars as our unlikely protagonist and he does a great job at capturing the aloof nature of Roger and his wishy washy ways when dealing with just about every decision in his life.  Stiller also really does a great job at bringing Roger back from his little freak outs and not completely disconnecting the character from the viewer.  Greta Gerwig is cute and captivating as Florence as she sucks you into her characters quirky oddness.  There is something vulnerable and real about her character that just resonates through the screen and her role just comes across as authentic for someone of her age in the film.  Ivan is wonderfully played by Rhys Ifans as he quietly reconnects with Roger and Ifans slowly reveals the strain Roger is causing on their relationship.  Ifans also represents the viewer’s relationship with Roger and does a great job at capturing our frustrations and he eases us back into a positive relationship with him as Ivan forgives him like a true friend would.  The rest of the cast is rounded out by some solid work by some great talents, Chris Messina, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Duplass, Susan Traylor; they all fill out the supporting cast to great effect.

In the end, Greenberg is an odd and dry comedy that isn’t for everyone but will make you laugh plenty of you can get into it.  Stiller, Ifans, and Gerwig all do some great work off Baumbach’s solid script and provide plenty of humor and honest characters for us to enjoy.  From Roger’s tantrums, to the scenes with the dog, or the awkward romance the film runs a wide range of emotions and finds humor in all of them.  If Baumbach’s past work wasn’t your cup of tea before, it won’t be here either, but fans of the director’s work will be right at home as he continues to show why he is one of the better working directors of this day.

Greenberg is a B+

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He's so hot right now.

Last week we reported that there was a sequel to the cult comedy, Zoolander, in the works. (Read our article here.) Well, the star of the first film, Ben Stiller, who played the title character, Derek Zoolander, has confirmed that they are indeed working on a sequel. Stiller in an interview with MTV, said, “We are in the process of getting a script written. It’s in the early stages, but it’s gonna happen.”

“We have a new story idea that we feel excited about and we’re going to try to go forward. The beginning of the movie is [set]… 10 years later, and Derek & Hansel are literally forgotten. Nobody even knows who they are, so they have to re-invent themselves.”

He also talked about the possibility of Will Ferrell coming back as the evil fashion designer, Mugatu. “If Will says yes, he definitely has to be a part of it. To me, Mugatu is one of the classic screen villains of all time.”

This sequel really can’t come quick enough. I know a lot of people probably think I’m a film snob, but I enjoy the “stupid” comedy every now and then, it just has to be done well like in Zoolander‘s case.

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Ben Stiller will be returning, but there is no word on if Owen Wilson will also be back for the sequel. Villain this time around is said to be played by Jonah Hill.

Theroux is apparently attending fashion week in Paris to prepare himself for the role.  The studio is planning a $50 million dollar budget for him to work with, which is considerably larger than the first film’s $28 million budget. The original Zoolander went on to a $60 million dollar gross worldwide, but really took off once it hit DVD.

I’m excited about this honestly. If you don’t know Justin Theroux, you will be after Iron Man 2 takes off.  He’s a genuinely talented actor and writer, who works with a lot big names in comedy. I’m sure you’ve seen him in roles before even if you don’t know who he is.

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Synopsis:

A recently divorced man, down on his luck, meets the woman of his dreams. Things are going great until he meets her son, who still has an unhealthy dependent relationship with her.

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Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Release Date: Unknown

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It seems like it all might change. Noah Baumbach who is fast becoming an award season favorite. His previous directing credits include The Squid and The Whale and Margot at the Wedding, not to mention the fact that he is credited with work on Fantastic Mr. Fox’s screenplay. Match this guys style and wit with Stiller’s comedic talent, and you get an entertaining and possibly moving film. It does look like that manufactured indie work we’ve been seeing a lot of lately. You know, the loner talking about nothing, with indie music laid over the background, and a tentative love interest. I’m hoping it will be a move in the right direction for Stiller’s career.

Synopsis:

Ben Stiller falls for his brother’s assistant (Greta Gerwig) while suffering from a midlife crisis in Noah Baumbach’s (The Squid and the Whale) latest comedy drama. Scott Rudin produces the Focus Features production, with Rhys Ifans, Brie Larson, and Juno Temple heading up the rest of the cast. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Cast: Ben Stiller, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Greta Gerwig
Director: Noah Baumbach
Release Date: January 1, 2010

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From Variety.com:

Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, who penned Disney’s upcoming “The Princess and the Frog” and Ben Stiller pic “The Return of King Doug” at Paramount, will write the script for the “Spore” movie. It will be produced as a CG-animated toon by EA and Blue Sky Studios, which is behind the studio’s “Ice Age” pics, “Robots” and its next effort, “Rio.”

In the game, which was released in September 2008, players create their own creatures and the worlds they live in and share them with other gamers to create an overall universe.

“I’m always looking for unique worlds to go to in animation,” Wedge said. “From every perspective — visually, thematically and comedically — the world of ‘Spore’ provides the potential to put something truly original on the screen.”

Fox is especially high on Wedge after “Ice Age” turned into a major franchise for the studio, generating $1.9 billion from three pics since 2002. He recently exec produced the third installment and “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who” for Fox.

Last week, the studio locked down the toon “Leaf Men” for Wedge to direct, stopping a tug-of-war with Pixar (Daily Variety, Sept. 23). Blue Sky is also producing that pic for Fox Animation.
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Wedge additionally has the live-action pic “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” set up at Warner Bros., with Graham King and Johnny Depp producing.

EA Entertainment’s Patrick O’Brien will exec produce the “Spore” pic with Lucy Bradshaw, VP of Maxis Studio, which developed the game with Will Wright, who also created the blockbuster “Sim City” and “The Sims” franchises for EA.

A movie is seen as a way to not only boost interest among current gamers and newbies to the property, especially as sequels and expansion packs are released, but also to create a new source of revenue for EA.

So far, various iterations of “Spore” have sold more than 3.2 million units.

Yet, “with more than 100 million unique creatures uploaded to our website, it’s clear that people are passionate about the game, and it will be exciting to offer a powerful medium like film in order to expand their experience with ‘Spore,’ ” Bradshaw said.

EA has set up a bigscreen version of “The Sims” at Fox, with John Davis producing. At Universal, it has “Army of Two,” with director Peter Berg, and “Dante’s Inferno,” with Strike Entertainment producing. DJ Caruso will helm “Dead Space,” with Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey producing, and “Mass Effect” is set up with Avi Arad.

The “Spore” pact is the sixth pic deal that EA has set up since it aligned with UTA.

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