Jack Black Takes On “Gulliver’s Travels”
Gulliver's Travels | Jack Black
Jack Black has signed on to star in an upcoming 21st century adaptation of the classic Jonathan Swift novel “Gulliver’s Travels.”
The comic will play Lemuel Gulliver, the adventurous travel writer who ends up washed up on the island of Lilliput, which is inhabited by tiny people.
Rob Letterman, director of the animated flick “Shark Tale” and the upcoming “Monsters vs. Aliens,” is attached to helm the film. Nicholas Stoller (Fun With Dick and Jane, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) is currently polishing a script by Joe Stillman (Shrek).
Stoller is in preproduction on “Get Him to the Greek,” which he co-wrote with Jason Segal and is directing.
Producing the project are John Davis (Alien vs. Predator) and Electric Dynamite, Black’s production company with Ben Cooley. Fox’s Steve Asbell is overseeing the project for the studio. Brian Manis (Garfield) is overseeing for Davis.
The film is set to enter production this March 2009.
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“Kung Fu Panda” Sequel “Pandamonium” In 3D
Jack Black and Angelina Jolie have signed on to reprise their voice roles in DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda” sequel, titled “Pandamonium.”
“Pandamonium” will be produced in stereoscopic 3D technology like all DreamWorks Animation feature films beginning in 2009.
“Kung Fu Panda” sequel centers on Po, the world’s biggest kung fu fan, as he continues his journey as the chosen one who fulfills an ancient prophecy while mastering the art of kung fu.
Melissa Cobb is producing. Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, who wrote and co-produced the original film and Jennifer Yuh Nelson, head of story on “Kung Fu Panda” will also return.
“Pandamonium” is scheduled to hit theaters on June 3, 2011.
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“Tropic Thunder” Photo Gallery
Paramount has released batch of new photos from the upcoming Ben Stiller Summer war comedy “Tropic Thunder.”
“Tropic Thunder” is a comedy about five actors who go on location and find themselves relying on their boot camp experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation.
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“Tropic Thunder” New TV Spots
Two new TV spots for Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder” are online.
Ben Stiller as Speedman, Jack Black as Jeff ‘Fats’ Portnoy, Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus and Brandon T. Jackson as Alpa Chino are in the action.
“Tropic Thunder” will be released in theaters August 13th 2008.
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“Tropic Thunder” mockumentary “Rain of Madness”
New trailer for “Tropic Thunder” mockumentary “Rain of Madness” is online and talks about what happened during the shooting of the movie within the movie.
An official website for “Rain of Madness” has come online as well.
Opening August 15th, the Ben Stiller-directed action-comedy stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Brandon Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin, Andrea De Oliveira and Reggie Lee.
Before the Thunder comes the Madness
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“Tropic Thunder” - International Trailer
The latest trailer for for Ben Stiller’s new action comedy “Tropic Thunder” comes as an international one and with it we get some great new scenes.
Ben Stiller plays pampered action superstar Tugg Speedman, who is cast in the biggest, most expensive war movie ever produced. He sets out to Southeast Asia with a “Who’s Who” of celebrity co-stars. They include Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), an intense, three-time Oscar-winning actor, Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), star of the popular gross-out comedy franchise “The Fatties”, multi-platinum hiphop-star-turned-entrepreneur-turned-actor Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson) and first-timer Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel). Soon after the production begins the actors are thrown into a real-life situation and are forced to become the fighting unit they’re portraying, in order to find a way out of the jungle in one piece.
“Tropic Thunder” will hit theaters on August 15th
Check out the trailer after the jump
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‘Tropic Thunder’ Brand New Images
Here are the latest pictures from ‘Tropic Thunder‘, Ben Stiller’s new comedy, starring Ben Stiller , Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel, Nick Nolte, Brandon Soo Hoo, Reggie Lee…
‘Movie’ is scheduled to hit theaters on August 15, 2008
Source: TheMovingPicture
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