Richard Jenkins

First Trailer for DARLING COMPANION Starring Kevin Kline, Diane Keaton, and Mark Duplass

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 23rd, 2012 at 11:25 am

The first trailer for director Lawrence Kasdan’s (The Big Chill) latest feature Darling Companion has gone online. The story centers on a woman (Diane Keaton) who saves an abandoned dog on the side of the highway. She brings the dog back to her home, where her husband (Kevin Kline) proceeds to lose it. The two round up a few remaining guests staying at their home and set out on a search. This is one of the strangest and most perplexing trailers I’ve come across in quite some time. The tone is all over the place, and I can’t pin down what the story is really about. Is it more in the vein of Marley and Me, Something’s Gotta Give, or Homeward Bound? I genuinely don’t know. The cast is fantastic, which gives me hope, but I’m a bit baffled by this trailer.

Hit the jump to check it out for yourself. The film also stars Mark Duplass, Richard Jenkins, Elizabeth Moss, Dianne Wiest, and Sam Shepard. Darling Companion opens in limited release April 20th.

Casting News: Richard Jenkins Joins A.C.O.D.; Armie Hammer to Co-star with Eric Bana in BY VIRTUE FALL

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 7th, 2011 at 11:14 am

We have a couple of quick casting stories to report today.  First up, the great Richard Jenkins will re-team with his Step Brothers co-star Adam Scott in Stuart Zicherman‘ A.C.O.D. (Adult Children Of Divorce).  Ben Karlin (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) wrote the script, which centers on a guy (Scott) who has been caught in his parents’ ugly divorce of the past twenty years, and matters become even worse when his brother gets engaged.  Then the details of the feud are revealed in a definitive new book on children of divorce.  According to Deadline, Jenkins will play the father, “whose uncompromising lifestyle and vehement distaste for his ex-wife threatens to destroy the wedding.”  I can see the relation seeing as both Jenkins and Scott are both hilarious scene-stealers. If this is the kind of talent that the movie is attracting, I can’t wait to find out who they cast as the mother and brother.  Filming begins in March.

Hit the jump for casting news on By Virtue Fall, the directorial debut of Up in the Air co-writer Sheldon Turner.

First Trailer for Joss Whedon’s THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (Now with Forcefields)

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 5th, 2011 at 11:11 am

Producer Joss Whedon and director/co-writer Drew Goddard have been coy about how The Cabin in the Woods turns the eponymous horror sub-genre on its head.  The first trailer for the movie has gone online and now we can see what they meant.  The Cabin in the Woods genre usually revolves around something supernatural with only a mystical explanation as a vague guide.  Judging by the trailer, it looks like Whedon and Goddard have thrown together the scientific in the supernatural.  It was an approach Whedon took in the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but instead of Frankenstein, Cabin looks something more along the lines of Hostel where hapless tourists are subjected to the sadistic whims of a shadowy organization.  That organization also has forcefields.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Connolly, Anna Hutchinson, Fran Kanz, Jesse Williams, Bradley Whitford, and Richard Jenkins.  The Cabin in the Woods opens April 13, 2012.

THE RUM DIARY Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 28th, 2011 at 6:02 am

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is widely considered to be the best adaptation of a Hunter S. Thompson book, but there can be no bigger love letter to the late author than The Rum Diary.  Written and directed by Bruce Robinson, The Rum Diary draws in Thompson’s language, ideology, and attitude. The film meanders through episodic misadventures and provides mere snapshots of supporting characters, but these weaknesses become strengths because they stay true to the subtext and tone of the story.  The only misstep is the lack of chemistry in the relationship between the two lead characters, but for the most part, the movie always knows where to stumble.

New Clip and 19 New Images from THE RUM DIARY

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 12th, 2011 at 2:05 pm

FilmDistrict has released 19 new images and clips from The Rum Diary.  The film is based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson and centers on a journalist who makes his way down to Puerto Rico for a life of rum-soaked leisure but ends up with a moral conflict when he encounters a beautiful woman, and her shady businessman fiancée.  As you’ll see from the clip, it’s easy to get the words “astrologer” and “astronomer” confused when you’ve been drinking and see Amber Heard skinny-dipping.

Hit the jump to check out the clips and the images.  The film also stars Johnny Depp, Richard Jenkins, and Aaron Eckhart.  The Rum Diary opens October 28th.

Richard Jenkins Joins ONE SHOT Starring Tom Cruise

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 22nd, 2011 at 12:49 pm

It’s tough for me to get excited about One Shot when everyone I talk to says the Jack Reacher character in Lee Child’s novels is about as far from Tom Cruise as you can get.  But Cruise is playing Reacher and we have to cross our fingers that Christopher McQuarrie will still make an entertaining film out of it.  At least the cast has gotten a big boost by adding the talented Richard Jenkins to its ranks.

The story has Reacher, a former military investigator, called out of retirement to look into the case of a sniper accused of murdering five people before being captured.  Rosamund Pike has been cast as Reacher’s love-interest while David Oyelowo (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) will play “a veteran homicide detective investigating the mall sniping.”  According to Variety, “Jenkins would play the district attorney who prosecutes the sniper.”  Jenkins will next be seen alongside Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary.  Hit the jump for a synopsis of the novel.

First Trailer for THE RUM DIARY Starring Johnny Depp

by Jason Barr    Posted: August 25th, 2011 at 6:12 pm

The first trailer from writer/director Bruce Robinson’s The Rum Diary is now available online. Starring Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Richard Jenkins, and Giovanni Ribisi, the film is based on Hunter S. Thompson’s novel of the same name and centers on journalist Paul Kemp (Depp) who moves to Puerto Rico where he eventually finds both his voice as a writer and his integrity. I know people have been waiting for this film to finally make it before their eyes for some time and, as far as first impressions go, the trailer doesn’t disappoint. Moviegoers may pay to see Depp revisit the mind of Thompson, but they’ll stay for Jenkins’ wig.

Check out the trailer after the jump. The Rum Diary opens later this year on October 28th.

Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie and Richard Jenkins Join Robert Redford’s THE COMPANY YOU KEEP

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: August 11th, 2011 at 5:02 pm

Robert Redford continues to fill out the cast for his next directorial project, as Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie and Richard Jenkins are the latest to join The Company You Keep. Redford will direct and star in the film that also features Shia LaBeouf, and recent additions Nick Nolte and Brit Marling. Based on the novel of the same name by Neal Gordon, the story centers on a wanted former Weather Underground militant (Redford) who goes on the run after an ambitious young reporter (LaBeouf) exposes his true identity.

Deadline reports that Sarandon and Christie play ex-Weather Underground members, while Jenkins will play a college professor who is a link to other members in hiding. While the cast is pretty great, I’m hoping Redford tries a decidedly less heavy-handed approach than his last directorial projects. Hit the jump to read a synopsis of the novel.

Check Out Two Fan-Created Posters for Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s CABIN IN THE WOODS

by Jason Barr    Posted: April 14th, 2011 at 4:11 pm

Horror fans and/or Joss Whedon fans alike are probably already aware of the scribe’s very-completed albeit yet-to-be-released horror flick, Cabin in the Woods. Starring Richard Jenkins, Chris Hemsworth (yeah, the “God of Thunder”), Jesse Williams, and Bradley Whitford, the film that Whedon co-wrote alongside director Drew Goddard (who penned Cloverfield) was originally set to be released by MGM in October of 2009 prior to being pushed back by the financially-strapped studio on several occasions (detailed in the slice above). At present, the finished film is currently kicking it in the studio vault, waiting for someone to pick up its distribution.

Unable to accept such wastefulness, a few ambitious fans have launched a campaign to help reignite interest in Cabin in the Woods. One of their first marketing tactics? Rephrasing the film’s earlier teaser posters in an attempt to stir the pot. Hit the jump to check out the posters and to find out how you can lend your support.

FilmDistrict to Release THE RUM DIARY Starring Johnny Depp on October 28th

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 29th, 2011 at 11:10 am

We haven’t heard much about Bruce Robinson’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s The Rum Diary since we ran some images from the flick last June.  It was slightly worrisome that a movie that starred Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Michael Rispoli, Richard Jenkins, and Giovanni Ribisi was sitting on the shelf, but now that worry can be set aside.  FilmDistrict has announced that they have picked up the film and will release in the heart of awards season on October 28th.

The story centers on itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Depp) who moves to Puerto Rico and eventually discovers his voice as a writer and his integrity.  Hit the jump for a full synopsis and the press release.  The only other films currently opening on October 28th are the horror flick Dibbuk Box and Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi thriller Now starring Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake.

New Trailer for FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: March 16th, 2011 at 11:08 am

A new green band trailer for Friends with Benefits has been released.  Directed and co-written by Will Gluck (Easy A), the romantic comedy stars Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Richard Jenkins, and Patricia Clarkson.  As you might expect, the film tells the story of two friends (Timberlake and Kunis) who decide to give no-strings-attached-coitus the old college try.  The trailer is quite funny and definitely worth checking out.  Also, after The Social Network, hosting some great episodes of Saturday Night Live, and looking really funny in this trailer, I think Timberlake should move full time into making movies.  At least I hope he does.  Friends with Benefits is slated to hit theaters on July 22nd, 2011.

LET ME IN Blu-ray Review

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: February 28th, 2011 at 4:08 pm

Some of the most demanding challenges for a filmmaker are to adapt a novel for the screen, translate a foreign work for an English-speaking audience and to put their own mark on a remake without demeaning the original. Matt Reeves’ Let Me In manages to accomplish all three tasks.

The adolescent-centric vampire film, a remake of Swedish director Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In, is an adaptation of the John Ajvide Lindqvist novel by the same name. Reeves’ Let Me In is actually less a remake and more a shot for shot tribute to the original with his own interpretations placed strategically throughout the film. To see how the American film differs from the original and just why this works, hit the jump.

HALL PASS Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 25th, 2011 at 7:14 am

The Farrelly Brothers have exhausted any goodwill they built up during the 90s.  They once were modestly successful with gross-out humor that was disgusting but also slightly clever.  Most gross-out comedies don’t go for a bull semen joke, but Kingpin just casually threw one into the mix.  Unfortunately, the glory days of that film and There’s Something About Mary are well behind them and their 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid was unbearable.  With their latest effort, Hall Pass, they regain some of their footing, but the laziness of the humor combined with the inability to find what works makes for a film that’s barely passable.

Red-Band Trailer for HALL PASS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 18th, 2011 at 11:47 am

As early as a few nights ago, I was seeing TV spots for Hall Pass that said “This Film Is Not Yet Rated”.  Well, a new red-band trailer for the film has gone online and Hall Pass may not yet be rated, but it’s definitely going to be rated R.  However, like all of the trailers for the film, it continues to coast on the reputation of The Farrelly Brothers’ There’s Something About Mary.  There’s Something About Mary came out in 1998.  Since that time, the Farrellys have used up all that goodwill with Shallow Hal, Stuck on You, Fever Pitch, and the unbearable remake of The Heartbreak Kid.  I want to hope that Hall Pass will be a return to raunchy form, and this trailer looks like they definitely have a firecracker in Jason Sudeikis and a secret weapon in Richard Jenkins.  The question is whether it all comes together or if their decade-long dry spell will continue.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  Hall Pass stars Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, and Christina Applegate.  It opens February 25th.

Cher to Play Mother Superior in THE THREE STOOGES?

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 16th, 2011 at 2:56 pm

Last December, we reported that Richard Jenkins was the first cast member on board the Farrelly Brothers’ The Three Stooges.  Jenkins was set to play an abusive nun who torments Larry, Moe, and Curly at the orphanage where they grow up.  As a huge Jenkins fans, I thought that was great news.  Now 24 Frames is coming along to slap my enthusiasm in the face by saying that the Farrellys want to cast Cher as Mother Superior, the nun whom the Stooges terrorize.  Now it’s possible that Jenkins’ nun would still be in the movie, but 24 Frames makes no mention of him.  Cher had a cameo in the Farrellys’ 2003 film, Stuck on You.  As someone who has never enjoyed anything I’ve seen Cher do (and that includes Moonstruck), I’m indifferent-at-best about this news.

Hit the jump for more on the project and other potential casting.

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