Mark Webber Also to Save the Date With Alison Brie, Lizzy Caplan and Co.
Jesus, this ensemble is growing faster than The Hunger Games: In the second Save the Date casting update in as many hours, Mark Webber is now slated to join Alison Brie, Lizzy Caplan, Martin Starr and Geoffrey Arend for the indie romcom.
Alison Brie and Lizzy Caplan Cast in Save the Date, Your Favorite Movie Ever
In casting news that feels more like fan fiction than anything else, Community star Alison Brie and former Party Down star Lizzy Caplan will play sisters with differing views of love and commitment in Save the Date. The indie comedy also co-stars Martin Starr, meaning it's yet another Caplan-led Party Down reunion. Mr. Christina Hendricks, Geoffrey Arend, will also appear. [Variety]
The Great 'Boring' Movie Debate of 2011
"Thinking is boring, of course (all that silence), which is why so many industrially made movies work so hard to entertain you. If you're entertained, or so the logic seems to be, you won't have the time and head space to think about how crummy, inane and familiar the movie looks, and how badly written, shoddily directed and indifferently acted it is. And so the images keep zipping, the sounds keep clanging and the actors keep shouting as if to reassure you that, yes, the money you spent for your ticket was well worth all this clamor." Manohla Dargis nails it, though I won't lie: I'm still pumped as hell for Transformers 3. [NYT]
Consider: Pee-wee Herman's Melissa Leo-Inspired Emmy Campaign
Remember that two week period in February when everyone cared about Melissa Leo's gaudy and self-promoting For Your Consideration ads? It seems that Pee-wee Herman sure does! To get Emmy voters to -- ahem -- consider the HBO special broadcast of Herman's Broadway show, Pee-wee went to Photoshop to create a familiar look. Click through for the consideration.
Ryan Gosling Won't Be An Idolmaker, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today
Also in this Friday edition of The Broadsheet: Olivia Wilde gets Wordy with Bradley Cooper... Matt Dillon and Brendan Fraser get Freaky Deaky... sharing Netflix accounts could cost you big money in Tennessee... and more ahead.
New Behind-The-Scenes Photo of American Reunion: Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan Reunited
Here at Movieline, we own our excitement for the next American Pie installment and make crude Stifler jokes about naysayers. I had sex with your mom, naysayers. Is what I'm saying. Mad Love survivor Jason Biggs tweeted a picture of himself on set with his movie bride Alyson Hannigan, and the result is way cute. Speaking of Jason Biggs' Twitter, can we talk about it? His Twitter account, I mean? I have several big thoughts about it.
Watch the Trailer for Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Hip-hop heads, take note: Your new must-see film is coming this summer, courtesy of actor and now documentarian Michael Rapaport. With appearances from multi-generational hip-hop luminaries like Common, Ludacris, the Beastie Boys and more, Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest examines the rise and dissolution of the iconic rap group. Yes, you can kick the trailer after the jump.
Weekend Forecast: X-Men Marks the (Weak?) Spot
Well, then, this shouldn't take long: One new tentpole and one new tentpole only awaits moviegoers at the multiplex this weekend, while a generally strong crowd of indies sneaks into the art house in limited release. We've had a look at them all -- but will you? To the Forecast!
Shia LaBeouf Explains Why Megan Fox Wasn't Cut Out For the Transformers Franchise in 5 Questionable Quotes
And now, an exercise in interview hole digging by Transformers: Dark of the Moon star Shia LaBeouf. While speaking with the Los Angeles Times recently, the actor tried his best to explain why Megan Fox didn't fit in on Michael Bay's set. What resulted was an uncomfortable feature with no less than three quotes from LaBeouf, that, like Michael Bay's directing style, could be construed as offensive and sexist. Take it away, Shia...
6 New Horrible Bosses Posters: Jennifer Aniston and the Drones
Let Thursday, June 2 officially be known as poster day! On the heels of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, here are six posters from the Jason Bateman/Jennifer Aniston joint Horrible Bosses, where three relatable schlubs toil in hell under the supervision of the titular troika. You'll be excited to learn the posters look exactly like either a '90s board game called "Irritation!" or a '90s WB series called Ugh, Women!
Red Tails Director Reveals Release Date
Suddenly, the dormant George Lucas-produced Red Tails -- an actioner about the Tuskegee Airmen -- is back on the slate: Director Anthony Hemingway revealed on Twitter that the movie will hit theaters in January 2012. That's not official yet, per se, but it's enough to get me excited for the Cuba Gooding Jr. Comeback Tour! (The cast also includes Terrence Howard, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Tristan Wilds, Method Man, Lee Tergesen, Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, Andre Royo and Jesse Williams.) [indieWIRE]
Super 8's J.J. Abrams Had the Coolest Childhood Job Ever
At the tender age of 15, filmmaker J.J. Abrams received an opportunity Dawson Leery would have killed for: the chance to work for his idol, Steven Spielberg. Nearly 30 years later, Abrams looked back on the unusual teen gig that got him started in film and, in a way, led to his teaming up with Spielberg again for this week's Super 8.
Nickname the New X-Men Power Couple Michael Fassbender and Zoe Kravitz
Exciting X-Men: First Class news arrives on the eve of the Marvel comic film's premiere: cast members Michael Fassbender and Zoe Kravitz are dating! At least that is what Us Weekly is reporting, and, why not? How could sparks not fly on that sexually-charged set? In honor of this new duo, let's brainstorm nicknames for First Class's first (alleged) power couple.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Poster: But Please, Be Afraid of the Monster Fingers
We have an entire summer to prepare for the scares of Guillermo del Toro's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, the horror movie with a truly creepy, whisper-filled trailer and good-looking victims like Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce. The new poster for the film (which comes out Aug. 26) indicates that some of those whisperers may have ghastly arms and fingers that can grab us in the dead of night. Click ahead for the spooky!
