Comedy

Stephen Chow Starts Work on Yangtze River 7 (Long River 7)

Shooting on Stephen Chow’s (Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer) Long River 7 (Yangtze River 7) has started at an elementary school in Ningbo City in eastern China, according to several Chinese newspapers. Long River, also called the Yangtze River, is China’s longest and the world’s third longest river. Long River 7actually refers to a Chinese satellite, inspired by ….

What’s Next For Daniel Craig

After Daniel Craig completes his first Bond assignment in Casino Royale, he’ll tackle the role of Lord Asriel in New Line Cinema’s “The Golden Compass,” the highly anticipated adaptation of the first installment in author Philip Pullman’s bestselling “His Dark Materials” trilogy. The film is scheduled for a Sept. 4 production start in the UK. Craig, who will star as James Bond in the upcoming “Casino ….

Exclusive Steve Carell Interview

How do you respond to a cute little girl when she asks you why you tried to kill yourself? Well, Steve Carell’scharacter Frank in Little Miss Sunshine has to deal with this very question at the dinner table. Enjoy Little Miss Sunshine or curious to know more about Frank’s character? Tune into AOL Moviefone’s exclusive interview with Steve Carell… and you might ….

Six NEW Talladega Nights Clips

Below are links to six new clips from Will Ferrell’s upcoming Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. The Adam McKay (Anchorman) directed comedy will be in theaters August 4, 2006. Clip 1 – Dinner Table Part 1 Windows HIGH Windows LOW Real Media HIGH Real Media LOW Clip 2 – Dinner Table Part 2 Windows HIGH Windows LOW Real Media ….

Scrubs Scribe to Adapt Fletch Prequel

I am a huge fan of the original Fletch movies, and I remember Kevin Smith being attached to this film at one point, and thinking how cool that would be. But now Bill Lawrence is adapting, so I am once again my interest is rising. Below is the release. The Weinstein Company is proud to announce that Bill Lawrence (Emmy nominated Scrubs) has signed on ….

Christian Slater, Steve Buscemi and John Cleese Lend Voices to Igor

Exodus Film Group announced today that Christian Slater, Steve Buscemi and John Cleese will lend their voices for Exodus’ CG-animated feature comedyIgor, an irreverent comedy which brings a new twist to the classic monster genre. Igor is the story of a mad scientist’s hunchbacked lab assistant who has big dreams of becoming a scientist in his own right and winning the coveted ….

Clerks ll Behind the Scenes Footage and Interviews

Yahoo has a great behind-the-scenes feature on Kevin Smith’s Clerks ll, opening tomorrow. It includes interviews with director Smith, and cast members, including Brian Christopher O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, and Trevor Fehrman. Clerks ll has a lot of competition tomorrow, with My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Monster House and Lady in the Water all opening on the same day. But hardcore audiences of Clerks l will ….

The Hoax Trailer Premiere

The exclusive teaser trailer premiere for Richard Gere’s upcoming The Hoax, is now available on AOL’s Moviefone, and the film will be in theaters this November. The Hoax, directed by Lasse Hallstrom (Cider House Rules), is inspired by true events in the life of Clifford Irving, the writer who nearly pulled off one of the most audacious media scams in history, when his “autobiography” ….

BET Founder and The Weinstein’s Team Up

Robert L. Johnson, founder of BET and owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, today announced that it has entered into a new venture with The Weinstein Company to create a film company that will produce titles in the African-American family comedy genre. The announcement was made jointly today by Robert L. Johnson and Bob and Harvey Weinstein, co-chairmen of The ….

Are You a John Tucker? QUIZ PART 2

On July 28th, 20th Century Fox presents John Tucker Must Die, a teen flick about a high school basketball star and his three unsuspecting girlfriends. When Beth, Carrie and Heather discover that John Tucker is secretly dating all of them, they team up with new girl Kate to do what any brokenhearted teenage girl would – sabotage John Tucker and break ….

Night at the Museum Trailer

The comedy-fantasy Night at the Museum features a deep cast, including Ernest Borgnine, Martin Christopher, Bill Cobbs, Steve Coogan, Pierfrancesco Favino as Christopher Columbus, Patrick Gallagher as Attila the Hun, Carla Gugino, Mizuo Peck as Sacagawea, Dan Rizzuto as Neanderthal, Mickey Rooney, Paul Rudd, Ben Stiller, Lou Torres, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams as Theodore Roosevelt and Owen Wilson as a crazy cowboy. The film is about a security guard (Ben ….

Ant Bully to be in IMAX 3D

The Ant Bully: An IMAX 3D Experience is an animated CGI film from John A. Davis, director of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Santa vs. the Snowman. The Ant Bully will be digitally converted into IMAX 3D and feature proprietary IMAX Digital Re-mastering technology. The film is based on a book by John Nickle, which tells the tale of a young boy who floods ….

Are You a John Tucker?

On July 28th, 20th Century Fox presents John Tucker Must Die, a teen flick about a high school basketball star and his three unsuspecting girlfriends. When Beth, Carrie and Heather discover that John Tucker is secretly dating all of them, they team up with new girl Kate to do what any brokenhearted teenage girl would – sabotage John Tucker and break ….

New Marie Antoinette Trailer

Sony Picture’s upcoming Marie Antoinette is a stylized account of a naive Viennese girl who, in 1774, became the queen of France at the age 19. Sofia Coppola directs the period drama, which stars Kirsten Dunst in the title role, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Judy Davis, Asia Argento, Marianne Faithfull, Aurore Clément and Steve Coogan. Marie Antoinette hits theaters on October 20, 2006. Choose your ….