Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Wilde and Brie Larson Up for Peter Bogdanovich’s SQUIRRELS TO THE NUTS

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 24th, 2012 at 5:29 pm

Director Peter Bogdanovich is assembling an incredibly impressive team both in front of and behind the camera for his next feature.   Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Wilde and Brie Larson (21 Jump Street) are attached to star in the indie comedy Squirrels to the Nuts with Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach onboard to produce the pic; it’s essentially The Avengers of quirky cinema.  The film centers on a hooker-turned-Broadway-thesp, played by Larson, and follows the “recurring intersection between these two facets of her life.”  Hit the jump for more.

Fox Moves LIFE OF PI Up to November 21; THE INTERNSHIP Starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn Set for June 28, 2013

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 23rd, 2012 at 6:18 pm

Following the big release date shakeup of Paramount moving G.I. Joe: Retaliation to March 2013 and Ted taking the film’s June 29th slot, 20th Century Fox has announced two release date shifts of its own.  Briefly:

• Fox moves Ang Lee’s 3D adaptation of Life of Pi up from December 21st to November 21st.
• Director Shawn Levy’s comedy The Internship, starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, will open on June 28th, 2013

Hit the jump for more on each film.

Wes Anderson’s Next Feature Will Reunite the Director with Owen Wilson

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 22nd, 2012 at 7:54 am

Until Wes Anderson‘s upcoming flick Moonrise Kingdom, Owen Wilson had played a part in all of the director’s feature-length films.  While the streak has been broken, their relationship will carry on with Anderson’s next untitled feature.  Anderson has now told the Dallas News’ Pop Culture Blog [via The Film Stage] that the movie will be an ensemble piece, he’s written a part for Wilson, and the actor has signed on.  The script is halfway finished, but few details are known about the picture.  However, Anderson, who’s currently spending some time in Paris, did tell Harper’s BAZAAR [via The Playlist] that “it’s a film I want to make in Europe, a Euro movie.”

Hit the jump for a list of other projects on Wilson’s slate.  Moonrise Kingdom stars Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman, and Kara Hayward.  The film opens in limited release this Friday, and will expand wide in the following weeks.

Sam Claflin Joins THE QUIET ONES, Michelle Monaghan to Star in THE COUP and Jesse Williams in Talks for THE BUTLER

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 11th, 2012 at 5:27 pm

Let’s talk movie casting additions for a change of pace from all of the TV news we posted earlier today.  Here are the new announcements in brief:

• Sam Claflin (Snow White and the Huntsman) will star in The Quiet Ones, a supernatural horror/thriller directed by Quarantine 2′s John Pogue.
• Michelle Monaghan (Source Code)  is set to join Owen Wilson in The Coup, a thriller directed by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine).
• Jesse Williams (Cabin in the Woods) is in talks to join The Butler, the Lee Daniels‘ historical drama about White House staffer, Eugene Allen.

Hit the jump for more.

Elijah Wood Plays in Indie Thriller GRAND PIANO; Pierce Brosnan Joins Owen Wilson’s Action Drama THE COUP

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 1st, 2012 at 3:31 pm

Two new casting additions for a couple of thrillers to report today.  Here they are at a glance:

• Elijah Wood has been cast in the indie thriller, Grand Piano, pitched as “Speed at a piano.”
• Pierce Brosnan is set to join the  action drama The Coup alongside Owen Wilson.

Hit the jump for much more.

Owen Wilson to Star in Action Drama THE COUP

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 24th, 2012 at 11:11 am

Early in his career, Owen Wilson flirted with a few action-oriented pics like Behind Enemy Lines, Shanghai Noon, and I Spy.  Now it appears the actor fancies a return to the genre, as it was announced today that Wilson will star in the action drama The Coup.  The tone of the film is described as being akin to Taken (as is every other action drama in development these days), and centers on an American family that moves to Southeast Asia and finds themselves “embroiled in a violent coup where rebels mercilessly attack the city.”  Hit the jump for more.

Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson Hired for Shawn Levy’s THE INTERNSHIP

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: April 12th, 2012 at 5:25 pm

Wedding Crashers fans, lock it up.  Stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are reuniting for the 20th Century Fox comedy, The Internship.  Directed by Shawn Levy (Real Steel) and based on an original script by Vaughn, The Internship finds Vaughn and Wilson playing two old-fashioned salesmen who haven’t kept up with the digital age.  When they suddenly become unemployed, they attempt to remake themselves by interning at a major tech company.  Steve sat down with the director for a recent interview in which he talked about the project, previously titled, Interns. Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment and Vaughn’s Wild West Picture Show will produce with shooting scheduled to begin June 25th.  Hit the jump for the press release.

Watch a Montage of Famous Actors in Their Feature Film Debuts

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 5th, 2012 at 2:35 pm

It’s always a fun treat when a now-famous actor pops up in a small role in an older movie you haven’t re-watched in a while.  We previously posted a “Before They Were Famous” supercut, but now someone has edited together a montage of actors in their very first feature film roles. While you’re most likely aware of the majority of these appearances, I’m willing to bet you’ll find at least a few surprises in this video.  I had no idea Jon Hamm was in Clint Eastwood’s “old guys can be astronauts too” movie Space Cowboys, but I now feel compelled to move the pic to the top of my Netflix queue.

Watch Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen, Emma Thompson, Zach Braff and many more make their feature debut after the jump.

Rob Thomas, Ira Glass, and Owen Wilson Developing THRILLSVILLE for HBO; Series Inspired by THIS AMERICAN LIFE Segment “Midlife Cowboy”

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: April 4th, 2012 at 9:06 pm

Rob Thomas, Ira Glass, and Owen Wilson are teaming up at HBO for a drama series tentatively titled Thrillsville.  Variety says the series is inspired by the This American Life segment “Midlife Cowboy,” in which former methamphetamine smuggler James Spring tells the story of his inspiration to help others before his 40th birthday: “His quest led him to mount a search for two young girls who were kidnapped in Northern California in connection with drug-trade violence and taken to Baja California.”  His success in finding the girls led him to a new career as an investigator in missing person cases, which I imagine is how they will turn this into an ongoing series.

I’m a big fan of Thomas.  His lighter fare (Party Down, Cupid) is great, but his best work is Veronica Mars, so I’m in Thrillsville seeing him return to darker territory—especially at HBO.  There is no mention of Wilson doing anything but producing, but he would be a good fit in the starring role… I just ask that you consider it, Mr. Wilson.  Hit the jump for more on the story.

Matthew Weiner’s YOU ARE HERE Gets Back off the Ground with Zach Galifiankis and Owen Wilson Set to Star

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 28th, 2012 at 10:57 am

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has been trying for years to get his feature film debut You Are Here into production.  Weiner will direct from his own script, which centers on “childhood best friends who go on a road trip after one of them inherits significant coin following the death of his father.”  Back in 2009 (when the childhood friends were roommates), the movie was set to star Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, and Zach Galifianakis.  Almost a year later, the movie had lined up a new cast featuring Jack Black, Matt Dillon, and Renée Zellweger.  Today, Variety reports that the movie now has Galifianakis back on board to play the part he was attached to in 2009.  He’ll now be co-starring with Owen Wilson, and Amy Poehler is in talks to co-star.

Hit the jump for more.

Paul Rudd May Replace Owen Wilson in ADMISSION Opposite Tina Fey

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 14th, 2012 at 7:13 am

Quite the comedic pairing may now be in the works. Tina Fey has long been attached to Paul Weitz’s adaptation of the Jean Hanff Korelitz novel Admission, and we recently reported that Owen Wilson was eyeing a role in the project. The story centers on an Ivy League admissions officer (Fey) whose life is thrown for a loop by both a potential student and an alternative high school teacher who has long fancied her. Wilson was looking at taking on the high school teacher role, but 24 Frames now reports that Wilson is no longer attached and producers are currently out to Paul Rudd to take over the role. Apparently Rudd is very interested in the project (who wouldn’t be interested to star opposite Fey?), but no official deal has been struck.

Weitz has experience in the dramedy arena with About a Boy and I’m excited to see Fey stretch her dramatic chops. Rudd is icing on the cake if he signs on, and he’s more than proven his talent in both the comedy and drama realms. I’m highly enthused by the pairing of Fey and Rudd, so hopefully a deal comes through. Admission is expected to shoot this June while Fey is on hiatus from 30 Rock.

Owen Wilson May Join Tina Fey in Paul Weitz’s ADMISSION

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 2nd, 2012 at 12:18 pm

Over a year ago, we heard that Tina Fey was looking to star in About a Boy director Paul Weitz’s adaptation of the Jean Hanff Korelitz novel Admission. We haven’t really heard much about the project since that time, but things may be heating up as Vulture reports that Owen Wilson is now eyeing a role in the film. The story centers on an Ivy League admissions officer (Fey) who strikes up a relationship with a potential student and is forced to confront a painful secret from her past as a result. If Wilson signs on, he would play a teacher at an alternative high school who falls for Fey.

Weitz’s plan is to make the film at Focus Features, which hopefully means this relationship dramedy will be more in the vein of About a Boy than Little Fockers. I’m intrigued to see Fey go the dramatic route, and Wilson’s already proven his talent in the drama arena. The actor is (unsurprisingly) is fielding a number of offers following his charming turn in last year’s Midnight in Paris. Whether he signs on or not, Admission is expected to shoot in June while Fey is on hiatus from 30 Rock.

Exclusive: Shawn Levy Talks INTERNS, FANTASTIC VOYAGE & FRANKENSTEIN; Says INTERNS Might Shoot This Summer

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: February 14th, 2012 at 5:36 pm

Coming off the success of Date Night and Real Steel, director Shawn Levy has a number of high-profile projects on his plate. He’s been attached to a 3D remake of Fantastic Voyage for quite a while, with James Cameron onboard as producer, and he’s set to take on a new iteration of Frankenstein. While Levy became involved in both of these projects last year, we haven’t heard much about their status as of late. Steve recently got the chance to sit down for an exclusive interview with Levy regarding the Best Visual Effects Oscar nomination for Real Steel, and the director talked quite a bit about what he has coming up. Yesterday we ran the portion of the conversation where Levy discussed the visual effects in Real Steel and the status of the Real Steel sequel, and today we’ve got updates on a few more of his upcoming projects.

Levy revealed that he’ll be using motion-capture SimulCam for the monsters (plural) in Frankenstein, and he also talked about how they’re tweaking the development status of the film in response to the competition project I, Frankenstein starring Aaron Eckhart. In addition, Levy talked about his ambitious practical effects approach to Fantastic Voyage, and revealed that he may actually film the comedy Interns with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson this summer. Hit the jump for much more.

Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson Reunite for INTERNS; Shawn Levy Directing from a Script by Vaughn

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: February 7th, 2012 at 7:38 pm

Wedding Crashers buddies Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are set to reunite for Interns, with Shawn Levy (Real Steel) directing.  As a producer, Levy is currently in post-production on the Vaughn-led comedy Neighborhood Watch.  Levy was hoping to make Frankenstein next, but Vulture hears that he’ll have to cut the $80 million budget before Fox is willing to consider the project.  Vaughn is in a similar position since The Inane Laws is reportedly having trouble getting off the ground over at Universal.  (The rumor mill whispers that Vaughn is still demanding a Wedding Crashers-era paycheck in the wake of The Dilemma.)  The serendipity led Vaughn and Levy back to Fox to pitch Interns, a comedy that Vaughn wrote about fortysomething friends who get laid off: “Convinced they’ve gone about managing their careers entirely wrong, they resolve to become interns at a Google-like dotcom and start anew.”  Hijinks ensue when Vaughn and Wilson compete against “wily, fresh-faced 22-year-olds” to advance in the company.

Vaughn and Wilson have shown interest in re-teaming, but 2 Guns somehow transformed from a Vaughn/Wilson vehicle to an actioner starring Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington.  Interns sounds like a suitable replacement, with a fruitful premise for their style as a comedy duo.

Owen Wilson and Christopher Walken Join Paul Rudd in Errol Morris’ FREEZING PEOPLE IS EASY; Kristen Wiig May Co-Star

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 4th, 2012 at 12:18 pm

Last July, we reported that Paul Rudd would star in Errol Morris‘ non-documentary feature based on the memoir We Froze the First Man and a This American Life story about Bob Nelson, a California TV repairman who was obsessed with cryogenically freezing humans in order to resurrect them later in the future.  Deadline now reports that Owen Wilson and Christopher Walken are set to co-star, and Kristen Wiig may join the film, which has been titled Freezing People Is Easy, but she first has to wrap her season on Saturday Night Live and she’s also considering other offers.

Zach Helm (Stranger Than Fiction) wrote the script and the production is eyeing a mid-2012 start date.  It sounds like a fun premise, I’m eager to see what Morris brings to the project, and I dig the cast that’s being lined up to star.  Click here to go listen to the This American Life episode about Nelson, “Mistakes Were Made”.

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