Film Gecko

July 14th, 2008

"School of Rock 2" in a Go Mode

Oh, this makes me happy. Variety is reporting that Paramount is moving forward with School of Rock 2.
Apparently, they were waiting to read Mike White’s script for the sequel, and it sounds like they liked what they saw.
The sequel has Jack Black attached to reprise his role as rock star wannabe/substitute teacher […]

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July 9th, 2008

Robert Downey, Jr. Signs for "Sherlock Holmes"

Ooh, here’s a cool casting coup. Variety is reporting that Robert Downey, Jr. is set to start in “Sherlock Holmes,” a drama Guy Ritchie will direct for Warner Bros.
Downey committed to the pic, which begins shooting in October, after Ritchie turned in a polish of the latest version of the script, written […]

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July 8th, 2008

"I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell"…hmmm

Here’s a movie that sounds like it could be really good or really bad. I’m sort of leaning towards bad at this point, because I’ve seen one too many drunken-buddy movies this year. But we’ll see.
Matt Czuchry (pictured), Jesse Bradford and Geoff Stults have signed for I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, […]

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July 4th, 2008

Kilmer, Xzibit Get "Bad"

I had to check and see the last film Val Kilmer did, because it seems like he’s been absent lately. Sure enough, he’s done some. I just haven’t seen any of them: Delgo, Conspiracy, and Columbus Day, to name a few.
He must be running short on cash, because he has a slew of […]

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July 1st, 2008

Frances Conroy Joins "Manure"

Frances Conroy — whom I know as Ruth on Six Feet Under because I’m hooked on the show right now — has joined the cast of Manure, the Polish Brothers’ new comedy/satire currently shooting in Santa Clarita.
The movie stars Billy Bob Thornton, Tea Leoni and Kyle MacLachlan, Conroy will play a longtime secretary […]

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July 1st, 2008

Zac Efron Talks up "Seventeen Again"

Zac Efron was on Access Hollywood talking up his upcoming movie, Seventeen Again. It’s about a guy who wishes he could go back to high school and start over. Lo and behold, he wakes up one day and is…seventeen again.
I can’t really get excited about this movie, for some reason. I mean, hasn’t this […]

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July 1st, 2008

Chris Guest in "Night at the Museum 2"

Christopher Guest has been tapped for Fox’s sequel to Night at the Museum. The Spinal Tap star has joined the cast as Ivan the Terrible for the comedy adventure, officially titled Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
As a little side note, I interviewed Michael McKean a while back, and he said he […]

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June 29th, 2008

Interview: Lauren McKnight of "HottieBoombaLottie"

HottieBoombaLottie definitely gets the award for one of the funniest movie names, but it also looks like a great movie. I caught up with actress Lauren McKnight (who plays Cleo) on her way to the movie’s premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival:

Jane: Hey, Lauren, how are you?
Lauren: I’m doing […]

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June 26th, 2008

Behind the Scenes on Shia LaBeouf’s "Eagle Eye"

Is Shia LaBeouf hot hot hot right now, or what? Fresh off Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, he’ll be back in theaters on Sept. 26, 2008 with the action-thriller Eagle Eye.
He and co-star Michelle Monaghan play two strangers who become the pawns of a mysterious woman they’ve never met, but […]

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June 26th, 2008

SJP Lines up "Ivy"

Sarah Jessica Parker is lining up her first post-Sex project. The actress is in talks to star in The Ivy Chronicles from Warner Bros..
It really seems like the Sex girls have breathed new life into their careers because the movie was so popular.
It’s the story of a single woman in New York City. Hmmm…sounds […]

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