Just recently we learned that Casa de mi Padre director Matt Piedmont had been set to direct the long-in-the-works adaptation of Frank Portman’s novel King Dork for producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Now Variety reports that development is moving right along as Project X star Thomas Mann is now in final negotiations to start. The story, described as described as “part mystery, part coming-of-age tale, and part critique on teenage popular culture,” is set in 1987 and centers on two high school outsiders who bond over their love of classic rock. The protagonist finds his dead father’s copy of The Catcher in the Rye and his life changes forever. Hit the jump for more.

Quirky, coming-of-age indies are about a dime a dozen nowadays, and It’s Kind of a Funny Story is just that. However, thankfully Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts and Zach Galifianakis help make this familiar story feel fresh and charming. When 16-year old Craig (Gilchrist) checks himself into a mental clinic as a way of dealing with his thoughts of suicide, his new environment, some unlikely friends and young love just might be enough to help him realize that the stress he’s feeling at this stage in his life is inconsequential compared to some of the problems of those surrounding him. Read my take on the Blu-Ray release of this comedic drama after the jump.

Opening this weekend is Focus Features It’s Kind of a Funny Story.  The film stars Keir Gilchrist as a stressed-out teenager who checks himself into a mental institution for five days and learns valuable life lessons while there.  The film co-stars Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Lauren Graham, Viola Davis, and Jim Gaffigan.

At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, I was able to speak with Keir Gilchrist about making the film, what it’s like doing press at TIFF, what he recommends when in Toronto, working with Zach Galifianakis, how he prepared for the role, and a lot more.  Hit the jump to check out what he had to say:

Opening this weekend is Focus Features comedy-drama It’s Kind of a Funny Story.  The film stars Keir Gilchrist as a stressed-out teenager who checks himself into a mental institution for five days and learns valuable life lessons while there.  The film co-stars Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Lauren Graham, Viola Davis, and Jim Gaffigan.  You can watch the trailer here.

At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, I was able to speak with Emma Roberts about what attracted her to the role, how her career has been going, her other movies like Scream 4, What’s Wrong With Virginia, Homework, and a lot more.  Hit the jump to watch the interview:

Pardon the very brief intro but I have only a few moments before I need to run off to see the premiere of James Gunn’s Super.

Just a few minutes ago I recorded a video blog with Peter from Slashfilm after watching writer/directors Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden (Half Nelson, Sugar) new movie It’s Kind of a Funny Story.  The film stars Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis and Emma Roberts and it’s about a stressed out teenager who decides to check himself into an institution after thinking he might kill himself.  Once inside, he begins to see things differently with the help of Galifianakis’ character and Emma Roberts.

Want to know what I think?  Hit the jump and watch the video:

The trailer for the comedy-drama It’s Kind of a Funny Story has gone online.  The film stars Keir Gilchrist as a stressed-out teenager who checks himself into a mental institution for five days and learns valuable life lessons while there.  The film co-stars Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Lauren Graham, Viola Davis, and Jim Gaffigan.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  It’s Kind of a Funny Story opens in limited release on September 24th.