‘The Promotion’ Poster and New Photos
The poster for the upcoming comedy “The Promotion” has been released, featuring John C Reilly (Step Brothers, Walk Hard) and Seann William Scott (Road Trip, Old School, The Dukes of Hazzard) intensely looking at each other. The tagline states: “Two guys. One job. No rules.”In the new movie, two assistant managers (Reilly, Scott) of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.
“The Promotion” is written and directed by Steve Conrad, who has previously provided script for such films as “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “The Weather Man.” His new movie is scheduled to hit theaters on June 6th.
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MGM picks up ‘Adventures in the Land of Zametherea’
Continuing its buying streak, MGM has pre-emptively picked up a high-concept fantasy comedy spec script from Peter Speakman and Michael M.B. Galvin that might be up for the longest title of the year award: “Executive VP, David M. Murch’s Adventures in the Land of Zametherea.”Rick Alexander, Rick Benattar and Jim Wedaa are producing.
The story centers on a boy who has the ability to travel to a magical land, but after coming home and telling his parents about his adventures, they have him committed. The boy grows into a coldhearted executive, then gets the call to return to the magical land. The man must get help from his estranged son to save the land.
Cale Boyter is overseeing for MGM.
The script went out Wednesday morning and sold by mid-afternoon. The deal was $850,000 against $1.35 million.
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New ‘You Don’t Mess with the Zohan’ Trailer
A brand new and funny trailer for the upcoming Adam Sandler comedy “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” has been released, featuring lots of new scenes from the movie and glimpses at Zohan’s physical abilities.The story centers on an Israeli commando (Sandler) who fakes his death so he can move to New York to become a hairstylist. Judd Apatow, Robert Smigel and Sandler penned the screenplay.
The film is scheduled to hit theaters on June 6th.
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‘College’ Trailer
The trailer for the upcoming comedy “College” has been released, featuring scenes that we have already seen many times in “Superbad,” “American Pie,” “Van Wilder” and many others.
College hits theaters on August 29th 2008.
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Uma Thurman and Minnie Driver are ready for ‘Motherhood’
Uma Thurman, Minnie Driver and Anthony Edwards are teaming for the sub-$10 million indie comedy “Motherhood” says Variety.The day-in-the-life feature has Thurman as a harried mother of two prepping for her daughter’s sixth birthday party as myriad urban challenges confront her.
Driver and Edwards will play Thurman’s best friend and husband, respectively. Katherine Dieckmann penned and will direct the project which undergoes a 25-day shoot in New York next month.
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Joan Cusack And John Goodman Join ‘Shopaholic’
Joan Cusack and John Goodman have signed to join Isla Fisher on Touchstone Pictures’ comedy “Confessions of a Shopaholic.” Hugh Darcy and Krysten Ritter will also appear in the film.Variety reports the film is an adaptation of Sophie Kinsella’s bestselling novel. P.J. Hogan is set to direct the film with Jerry Bruckheimer producing. The film is scheduled to shoot in New York and Connecticut. Goodman and Cusack have signed to play the parents of Fisher’s character.
The film’s story follows a woman dealing with the stress of credit card debt while working in the New York magazine world.
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‘Get Smart’ New Trailer
A new trailer for “Get Smart” was just released. The movie stars Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, and Alan Arkin, and it looks like a great mix of comedy, action and romance.
What do you think? Looking forward to this movie as much as I am?
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