Getting fired from his gig as an MTV VJ in 2001 hardly put Russell Brand [RBRAN] back into anonymity. Instead, the comedian became one of the most well known faces to come out of the UK in the new century. He first gained notice in the U.S. in 2008’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall where he stole the film playing the rock star Aldous Snow. The film’s popularity helped Brand spinoff his character into the lead role for the film Get Him to the Greek [GHGRK], which comes out this weekend.
Hulu has uploaded the first trailer for the stop-motion animated film Jackboots on Whitehall [JBOWH]. The satirical story set set during World War II can be best described as a British Team America: World Police. Produced by Media 8, the film currently does not have a U.S. distributor.
Universal has one upped the trailer for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World [SPILG], an action comedy for the Nintendo generation. Directed by Edgar Wright [EWRIG], the film stars Michael Cera [MCERA] as the title character who in order to win over the girl of his dreams, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead [MEWIN], must battle her seven evil ex-boyfriends. Judging from the trailer, Scott Pilgrim looks to be the best feature adaptation of a video game, except it was based on a graphic novel series...
Two new wide releases stalled upon take-off allowing last weekend's champ Shrek Forever After [SHRK4] to remain atop the weekend box office. Families fueled the 3D animated film to an estimated $55.6 million over the 4-day holiday weekend. Shrek has totaled $145.4 million in 10 days. In a summer of mostly disppointments so far, the weekend box office is shaping up to be one of the weakest in nearly a decade.
In aclose finish for second place, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [PRSIA]...
The month of May has so far been lacking in quality blockbuster films and, judging by the reviews, the two new wide releases look to continue that disappointing fashion. However, poor reviews are not going to affect the debut of Sex and the City 2 [SATC2] one iota. Two years ago, Sex and the City splashed down with a skyscraping $56.9 million as fans of the series made a ladies’ night out of attending during opening weekend. The same legion of women will turn the sequel into another...
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the romantic comedy Life As We Know It [LAWKI]. Katherine Heigl [KHEIG] and Josh Duhamel [JDUHA] play two single professionals who had a disastrous first date, but are contrived back together to live in the same house and raise their dead friends' baby as her new parents.
An era comes to a close this week as American Idol judge Simon Cowell bids farewell to the juggernaut he helped create. Last night Cowell gave his final critiques to season nine finalists Lee Dwayze [AI9LDE] and Crystal Bowersox [AI9CBO]. Known for his mean remarks and scathing commentaries, Cowell departed from his usual barbs by genuinely showing his love for the two contestants. This evening, either Bowersox or Dwayze will be crowned the next American Idol. Let’s see what their final...
Paramount has unveiled the first trailer for the comedy Morning Glory [MORNG] on Apple. Here's the official synopsis to save me the trouble of having to describe this mishmash of a story:
Stumbling into a job at "Daybreak" (the last–place national morning news show), Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams [RMCAD]) decides to revitalize the show by bringing on legendary TV anchor Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford [HFORD]). Unfortunately, Pomeroy refuses to cover morning show staples like celebrity...
Lionsgate has also unleashed the first trailer for the horror film The Last Exorcism [LXORC]. Shot in the hand-held style of last year's breakout phenomenon Paranormal Activity, a documentary film crew follows a Evangelical minister as he performs an exorcism on a young woman.
