Everybody Loves Whales

More Synopses for Universal 2012 Films Including SAVAGES, DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX and Untitled Judd Apatow Comedy; Title Change for EVERYBODY LOVES WHALES

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: September 15th, 2011 at 11:17 am

Earlier this year, we posted the first synopses for a few of Universal Pictures’ films slated for release next year. Today, we’ve got a few more synopses to share with you from some the studio’s upcoming slate. Included is Oliver Stone’s drug-smuggling drama Savages, the 3D animated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, and the Knocked Up spinoff Untitled Judd Apatow Comedy. Additionally, we have a new synopsis and a title change for Big Miracle, the Drew Barrymore-starred family film that was formerly titled Everybody Loves Whales.

Hit the jump for a rundown of the cast and synopsis for each film. Big Miracle opens February 3, 2012, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax opens March 2, 2012, Savages opens September 28, 2012, and Untitled Judd Apatow Comedy opens December 21, 2012.

First Synopses for Universal Pictures’ CONTRABAND, EVERYBODY LOVES WHALES, and AMERICAN REUNION

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 29th, 2011 at 10:50 am

We have synopses for Universal Pictures’ Q1-early Q2 2012 releases Contraband, Everybody Loves Whales, and American Reunion.  We already know that Contraband is a remake of the crime-thriller Reykjavik-Rotterdam; Everybody Loves Whales is about a reporter (John Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Drew Barrymore) who try to save trapped gray whales under the arctic circle in 1988; and American Reunion is the fourth theatrical American Pie and it reunites the cast from the first movie.  Now we have more details on all of these films.

Hit the jump for the official synopses.  Contraband opens January 13, 2012.  Everybody Loves Whales opens February 3, 2012.  American Reunion opens April 6, 2012.

Exclusive: Rob Riggle Talks 21 JUMP STREET, THE LORAX, EVERYBODY LOVES WHALES, LARRY CROWNE, and Adam McKay’s Football Movie

by Christina Radish    Posted: June 29th, 2011 at 8:48 am

Comedian Rob Riggle is one of the busiest funnymen working in Hollywood these days. Currently filming 21 Jump Street in New Orleans, he’s also done a voice for the Dr. Seuss story The Lorax (due out in 2012), and he has roles in Everybody Loves Whales, based on a true story about whales trapped under the ice in the Arctic Circle, and Larry Crowne, starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. On top of that, he’s the host of the AXE Dirtcathlon, on behalf of AXE shower gel, and he will be doing a football comedy with Adam McKay sometime next year.

During an exclusive phone interview with Collider, actor Rob Riggle talked about his journey from Theater and Film major to officer in the Marine Corps to popular comedian, playing the villain in 21 Jump Street and getting to improvise on set with Jonah Hill, how honored he is to be a voice in The Lorax even though his character is morally questionable, how awesome it was to work with Tom Hanks, who was both his co-star and director for Larry Crowne, and how his humor developed out of the need to diffuse situations when he was growing up. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Dermot Mulroney Interview INHALE; Plus Updates on EVERYBODY LOVES WHALES and LOVE, WEDDING, MARRIAGE

by Christina Radish    Posted: October 20th, 2010 at 10:21 am

The dramatic thriller Inhale follows Santa Fe District Attorney Paul Stanton (Dermot Mulroney), who is in a desperate fight to save his young daughter. Diagnosed with a rare degenerative condition, she is on a long list to receive a double lung transplant, and her time is quickly running out. As her health worsens, Paul sets out on a quest that will send him to Mexico and force him to decide whether to expose a massive illegal harvesting operation and save the lives of hundreds of children, or save the life of his daughter.

During an interview at the film’s press day, actor Dermot Mulroney talked about taking on the subject of murder for profit, the challenge of playing a complex character and the fact that he approaches his acting career with absolutely no game plan. He also joked about shooting with animatronic whales for Everybody Loves Whales – about individuals working together in the effort to free three California gray whales who have become trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle – shared his experience directing his first feature Love, Wedding, Marriage starring Mandy Moore and Kellan Lutz, and expressed his relief that the Rockford Files reboot he was signed on for at NBC ultimately didn’t get picked up by the network. Check out what he had to say after the jump.

Casting Call: Four Join DARLING COMPANION; Stephen Root Lands EVERYBODY LOVES WHALES and RED STATE

by Jason Barr    Posted: September 23rd, 2010 at 7:42 am

We have two bits of casting news to bring you this morning.  First, Kevin Kline, Diane Keaton, Richard Jenkins, and Elisabeth Moss have all joined Darling Companion.  The film was co-written, along with his wife Meg, by four time Oscar-nominee Lawrence Kasdan.  Companion is meant to be the third installment in a trilogy which includes 1983′s The Big Chill and 1991′s Grand Canyon.  From Risky Business, the film “follows a woman (Keaton) who takes in a stray dog as a companion to fill the void left by her distracted husband (Kline), only to see him lose the mutt after a wedding at their vacation home in the Rockies. A search for the animal includes several guests and a mysterious young woman.”  The report fails to disclose exactly what Jenkins and Moss’ roles may entail thus we are to assume Jenkins will be one of “several guests” with Moss perhaps filling the role of “mysterious young woman.”  Production on Companion is scheduled to begin within the next week in Utah.

To read about Stephen Root’s latest gigs, hit the jump.

Ted Danson and Vinessa Shaw Join EVERYBODY LOVES WHALES

by Ramses Flores    Posted: August 31st, 2010 at 10:10 pm

Ted Danson (Bored to Death) and Vinessa Shaw (Two Lovers) have joined the cast of Everybody Loves Whales.  The film will tell the story of a reporter (John Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Drew Barrymore) who try to save trapped gray whales under the arctic circle in 1988.  The film will be directed by Ken Kwapis (He’s Just Not That Into You) and is based on Tom Rose’s nonfiction book Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World’s Greatest Non-Event.

THR reports that Danson will play “a win-at-all-costs oilman who has no interest in saving the mammals.” Meanwhile, Shaw will play a “White House staffer who wants the government to help the whales.”  Kristen Bell and Tim Blake Nelson were also previously cast in the film which starts shooting this month in Alaska.

Casting Call: Skarsgård in Fincher’s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO; Nelson Joins EVERYBODY LOVES WHALES; Johansson in Talks for OLD ST. LOUIS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 5th, 2010 at 10:19 am

We have three pieces of casting news for you this afternoon.  First up, Variety reports that Stellan Skarsgård (Angels & Demons) is in talks to play Martin Vanger in David Fincher’s adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.  Tattoo centers on the 40-year disappearance of a young woman and the journalist (played by Daniel Craig) attempting to find out what happened to her.  Martin Vagner is one of the prime suspects.  The highly-coveted role of female hero Lisbeth Salander is yet to be cast.

Hit the jump for casting news on Everybody Loves Whales and Old St. Louis.

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