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John Cusack Plays GRAND PIANO, Jude Law Stars in DOM HEMINGWAY and Liam James Added to THE WAY, WAY BACK

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 5:34 pm

A couple of heavy hitters in casting news today.  Here are the headlines at a glance:

• John Cusack may join Elijah Wood in the indie thriller, Grand Piano.
• Jude Law will star in the title role of Richard Shepard’s Dom Hemingway.
• Liam James joins Steve Carell and Toni Collette in indie drama, The Way, Way Back.

Hit the jump for more on each project.

NBC Renews COMMUNITY for 13-Episode Fourth Season

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 10th, 2012 at 5:12 pm

That “six seasons and a movie” mantra that I’ve been chanting for the past week must have counted for something (you’re welcome, Internet).  It’s just been reported that NBC has renewed the brilliantly funny comedy Community for a fourth season.  We reported earlier today on the network’s renewals for Parenthood, The Office, and a final season of 30 Rock, but the lack of news about Community was troubling.  Fans can now breathe much easier with the promise that everyone’s favorite study group will be back on our TV screens this fall.  Following an abrupt, network-imposed hiatus, the series returned to strong ratings and has been drawing significant audiences week after week.  Hit the jump for more.

Steve Carell and Toni Collette Join Indie Family Drama THE WAY, WAY BACK

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: April 17th, 2012 at 7:05 pm

There’s a reunion of sorts happening for Steve Carell and Toni Collette, who last starred together in 2006 Oscar-winner, Little Miss Sunshine.  Carell and Collette will join Jim Rash (Community) and Nat Faxon’s (Bad Teacher) directorial debut, The Way, Way Back.  Their script landed on 2010′s Black List, and after earning an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay of their effort for The Descendents, I’m sure we can look forward to much more from the duo.  The Way, Way Back is an indie drama about a dysfunctional family, but that’s where the similarities to Little Miss Sunshine seem to stop.  The plot centers on a teenage boy on summer vacation who is coming to grips with his emotionally-distant mother and his cheating step-father.  The parental roles will be played by Collette and Carell, while the film also stars Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney and Annasophia Robb. Hit the jump for more.

Yvette Nicole Brown and Jim Rash COMMUNITY Interview

by Christina Radish    Posted: March 15th, 2012 at 9:51 am

The NBC comedy series Community is finally returning with new episodes for the remainder of its third season tonight, much to the happiness of its devoted fans. Telling the story of a tight-knit Greendale Community College study group, that includes actress Yvette Nicole Brown as sassy middle-aged divorcée Shirley, the show is always smart, always clever and always funny.

During this recent interview to promote the return of the show, Yvette Nicole Brown was joined by actor Jim Rash, who plays the ulta-efficient yet slightly neurotic Dean Pelton, to talk about their feelings on teasing what’s to come versus revealing too much, upcoming storylines they wish hadn’t already gotten out, their favorite upcoming episode, their favorite scene from the series, a storyline they’d like to see for their characters, dream guest stars, their desire to do another musical episode, and whether they’ve ever “borrowed” anything from the set. Check out what they had to say after the jump.

Joel McHale and Jim Rash Work as NBC Tour Guides in New COMMUNITY Promo

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 8th, 2012 at 2:31 pm

If you thought the abrupt Community hiatus was tough on fans, apparently the stars of the NBC comedy didn’t exactly have it easy either. We recently brought you a stellar trailer for Community ‘s return on March 15th, and this latest promo pits Joel McHale and Academy Award winner Jim Rash (that’s right, the dean won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay last month) as NBC tour guides during the show’s hiatus. The two have trouble fielding questions about Community from their tour group given that no one seems to know what Community is. They sure do know their 30 Rock though.

Hit the jump to watch the new promo, and be sure to tune in for the triumphant return of Community on Thursday, March 15th at 8/7c.

Watch the Part 1 of the Animated COMMUNITY Webisodes Right Now

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: March 7th, 2012 at 8:38 am

Just a few days ago, we learned that the cast of Community would get animated for a series of online shorts to promote the delayed return of the NBC comedy series. Now Hulu has part one of the three-part webisode series available online. Titled Abed’s Master Key, the shorts see Dean Pelton hire Abed as his temporary assistant. Entrusted with a Greendale Master Key, Abed abuses his power to help his friends, and after Britta confronts Abed, she heads down the same dark path. This should be a great holdover until the series returns March 15th and will at least kill two minutes of your work day with some laughs. Watch the short after the jump!

Kristen Wiig Attached to Star in Action-Comedy by THE DESCENDANTS Writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: February 28th, 2012 at 7:31 pm

Fresh off their Oscar win for The Descendants in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash have sold an original action-comedy pitch to Indian Paintbrush.  Variety reports that Kristen Wiig—a nominee herself in the Best Original Screenplay section with Bridesmaids—is attached to star.  Details are scarce, but that is already a very talented roster if the deals come together.  Faxon, Rash, and Wiig are all graduates of the Los Angeles improv troupe The Groundlings, so the comedic rapport should come naturally.  But I am curious to hear more about this “action” element.

We are surely in the midst of a Faxon/Rash breakout.  The duo will shoot their directorial debut The Way, Way Back this summer with Sam Rockwell and Allison Janney.  Rash will continue appearing on Community once it returns on March 15, and as long as it can cling to the airwaves.  Additionally, The Live Feed reports Faxon has just signed on to the Fox pilot Ned Fox Is My Manny.  He plays a brother who moves in with his sister (Abby Elliot), a single mother, to help her raise her baby.

2012 Oscar Nominations Announced; HUGO and THE ARTIST Lead the Pack

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 24th, 2012 at 6:05 am

The nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards have finally been unveiled. Many of the categories have fallen in line just as most have predicted (I fared alright with my predictions, but not great), with Hugo scoring 11 nods, followed closely by The Artist with 10. The biggest surprises are War Horse and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close getting in for Best Picture, the exclusion of The Adventures of Tintin from Best Animated Feature, and The Tree of Life nabbing Best Picture and Best Director nods (hooray!). On the snub side of things, despite landing the most precursor critics awards of any other actor in the race thus far, Albert Brooks was denied a Best Supporting Actor nod for his stellar work in Drive (boo). Additionally, Tilda Swinton was overlooked for giving the best performance of the year in We Need to Talk About Kevin, and AMPAS has no love for Michael Fassbender‘s haunting work in Shame.

There’s still plenty to be happy about, as Gary Oldman has his first ever Oscar Nomination (yes, that’s right) and Melissa McCarthy is a Best Supporting Actress nominee. Hit the jump to check out the full list of nominees. The 84th Academy Awards will be presented by Billy Crystal on February 26th.

Oscars 2012: Adam Predicts the Nominees

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 21st, 2012 at 2:38 pm

As I’ve been covering awards season pretty extensively here on the site over the past few months, I figured it would be appropriate to (foolishly) try to predict the upcoming Oscar nominations. It’s been a fairly tame year, as a few frontrunners were singled out early in the race and have held their ground throughout the grueling awards season. We haven’t been without a few surprises, as Steven Spielberg’s War Horse took a massive tumble following snubs from most of the major guilds, and David Fincher has surged back into the race bringing his adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with him.

Though there are plenty of safe bets when it comes to the 2012 Oscar nominations, there are still a few wildcards and tricky categories. I’ve put on my prognosticating cap (those interested can purchase one of these nifty hats at your local Target) and compiled a list of who and what I think will make the cut. Hit the jump to see how I think the nods will stack up when they’re announced on January 24th.

Check out the Cast of COMMUNITY Re-Imagined as X-MEN Characters

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 16th, 2012 at 1:13 pm

We all miss Community right now especially since NBC has deigned that it be replaced with garbage like Whitney and Are You There, Chelsea? The show will return, but we don’t know when.  In the meantime, we’ll have to be satisfied with anything Community-related and artist Aviv Or has done some fun illustrations where he’s re-imagined the cast as X-Men characters.  I would say all the characters have been matched up correctly, although I would have liked to seen Annie’s Boobs done as a little tiny Beast.

Hit the jump to check out the images.

2012 Oscar Preview: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Technical Category Quick Picks

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: November 26th, 2011 at 10:19 am

Continuing on with our look at the 2012 Oscar race, today we delve into Best Animated Feature and the technical categories. As Pixar’s Cars 2 was the studio’s worst-received feature to date (it currently sits at 38% on Rotten Tomatoes), we’ve got ourselves an actual competition in the Animated Feature category. Not only that, but if all 18 films that were submitted to the Academy are deemed eligible, we’ll have a total of five nominated films. This leaves us to debate the merits of Rango and The Adventures of Tintin against the likes of Puss in Boots and Arthur Christmas.

Additionally, we’ve taken a stab at Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, and the technical categories. As these are incredibly tricky to predict this far out (and my picks would be doomed to haunt me come February), I’ve simply listed a couple of frontrunners in each category instead of going in depth. Though it’s still early, we’ve got an overall picture of how things look like they’ll stack up; so hit the jump to check out the state of the race so far. If you missed our previous preview articles, be sure to take a look at our picks for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, and Best Actor and Best Actress.

Comic-Con 2011: COMMUNITY Panel Recap; Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar from THE WIRE) Joins the Cast for Season 3 Arc

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: July 23rd, 2011 at 3:00 pm

Pop-pop! The cast and creative team behind NBC’s Community entertained audience members today and gave us some sneak peeks about the upcoming season 3. They were introduced by a countdown ending in a remixed clip montage of some of our favorite scenes from past episodes. On hand with creator Dan Harmon were cast members Donald Glover (Troy), Danny Pudi (Abed), Gillian Jacobs (Britta), Yvette Nicole Brown (Shirley), Joel McHale (Jeff), Ken Jeong (Chang), Jim Rash (Dean Pelton) and, of course, Chevy Chase (Pierce). Alison Brie (Annie) was unable to attend due to shooting for Save the Date, but did take questions through twitter (@AlisonBrie). Hit the jump to read about a special appearance by Annie’s Boobs.

George Clooney in Talks to Star in Alexander Payne’s Next Film, THE DESCENDANTS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 2nd, 2009 at 11:03 pm

While I enjoy poking fun at most actors who never seem to slow down and it feels like I’m announcing a new project for them every week, I never mind it when that actor is George Clooney.  Even when I’m not crazy about the film, like “The Good German” or “Intolerable Cruelty”, I still think he’s great in it.  You’ll find that there’s no escaping Clooney for the rest of 2009 since he has three movies coming out over the next two months.  But since he’s great in “The Men Who Stare at Goats” and “Up in the Air”, I don’t think you’ll mind (I have yet to see “Fantastic Mr. Fox” but I don’t think his voice work is going to let me down).

Even though Clooney is currently in Italy shooting Anton Corbijn’s spy-thriller “The American”, he’s already in talks to star in Alexander Payne’s first film in five years, “The Descendants”.  Hit the jump for details and no respite from Clooney.

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