The long national nightmare that had been Zach Galifianakis' silence about Mel Gibson's removal from The Hangover sequel is over. Accepting the Comedy Actor Award from Todd Phillips at the 14th Annual Hollywood Awards Gala, Galifianakis said that his Hangover director was "the worst Jew in Hollywood," before adding that his comment was "an inside joke." Ha! Also: It finally appears that Galifianakis and Gibson have something on which they agree.
Nice to see that things are going well in Charlie Sheen's world. The New York Post reports that the Two and a Half Men star trashed his room at the Plaza Hotel early Tuesday morning, following a night "out partying." When police arrived on the scene they found Sheen naked, with a female companion and apparently very upset because his wallet was missing. The actor was in New York with his ex-wife, Denise Richards, and was taken to the hospital following the incident for "undisclosed reasons." Developing, but with Sheen, isn't it always? [NYP]
Also in today's edition of The Broadsheet: The Francis Ford Coppola/Val Kilmer collaboration you've longed for is finally happening... Ang Lee finds his Life of Pi lead... Seth MacFarlane wants Mark Wahlberg... Star Trek 2 won't have Khan to kick around any longer... Kentucky is officially out of control... and more. Let's discuss.
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Just in time for Glee's Rocky Horror Picture Show tribute, here's a video of Russell Crowe performing in a 1987 live production of the cult classic in Australia. Any doubts about Crowe's commitment to his craft will be put to rest after you watch him sing, dance, and do funny voices in his roles as both Dr. Scott and Eddie. Maybe the team doing the remake that shouldn't happen should give Crowe a call? The video is after the jump.
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Following some heartwarming publicity courtesy of Johnny Depp, Disney proved today that they are taking extra care to keep the fourth, probably unnecessary, sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean warm, fuzzy, and family friendly. The company is reportedly now considering cutting Keith "I-can't-believe-he's-still-alive" Richards from the film because his new memoir Life advocates drug use. Wait a second here, back up...Keith Richards did drugs?
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After yesterday's 20-second glimpse that likely haunted your dreams last night, the full trailer for Justin Bieber's 3-D biopic Never Say Never has arrived in all it's money-grubbing glory. Just in time for Halloween too! The trailer is mostly what you'd expect, but there's one aspect here that has me very curious.
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· Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's newest campaign ad references the That's What You Missed on Glee review that precedes each episode of the Fox juggernaut. Cute approach, sure, but where's the scandalous footage of Bill Brady's pitchy "Don't Rain on My Parade" rendition? [Deadline]
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Tom Cruise knows how to let his fans down gently, especially when it comes to their ineligibility in this week's Tom Cruise Movie Character Halloween Costume Picture Contest. And while on the one hand I can't believe I just wrote that sentence, on the other I know it's all OK because, well, ;(
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In case you still weren't convinced that Dustin Hoffman would actually appear in Little Fockers, the latest poster should assuage all doubts. Universal has released a slew of images to Yahoo! Movies today, and Hoffman's inclusion in the main poster is apparently all the proof you need that this film is going to be special. You'll recall, of course, that Little Fockers "could have gone out 'as is' since it scored an '85' for the top 2 boxes with test audiences," but the inclusion of Hoffman was just an added little stocking stuffer for the holiday season. Right? Right! Click ahead to see the full poster.
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· Director Craig Brewer posted this first look at Footloose stars Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough to his Twitter page over the weekend, causing dozens of people to kick off their Sunday shoes in celebration. Question: Is it "everybody got footloose" or "everybody cut footloose"? Help me answer that after the jump and stick around for more Buzz Break.
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Looking for an alternative to watching Halloween and The Exorcist for the umpteenth time on cable this Halloween? Movieline has you covered. Starting today, we'll be offering a week-long series of unseen horror films in five terrifying sub-genres. Today's edition features vintage cults, sadists, evil masks and the most terrifying Ingmar Bergman film ever -- all made pre-1970, all in black-and-white.
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Today is the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future. Sort of. I know, I know -- you're thinking, Didn't we just go through this back in July on Twitter? Wasn't it all a hoax? Well, yes and no. That's the problem with Back to the Future trilogy: There are so many dates involved with the three films -- as well as so many claims of what turn out to be false prophesies -- that it can all get a bit confusing. This calls for a timeline.
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You just never know what kind of publicity e-mails are going to arrive in your inbox at any given moment. Case in point: The latest missive from newly formed publicity company Brigade, heralding the New York City premiere of Stake Land. The well-received horror film won the Midnight Madness Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, but what really forced me to recoil away from my trusty laptop upon clicking "open" was the production still that accompanied the premiere announcement. Click ahead to witness the (literal) horror. Tip: Don't click ahead if you've just eaten.
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That's the logic from director Julian Schnabel, who has taken some flak for casting Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto as the lead in Miral, a film about several generations of Palestinian women. "When people wonder, 'Why do you pick an Indian person?' Why is Russell Crowe Gladiator? I mean the guy is from New Zealand," Schnabel told the Guardian. "Ben Kingsley played Gandhi!" Yes, because the idea of Russell Crowe in Gladiator is one of worst examples of "color-blind casting" to ever occur. It totally took me out of the movie! Ahem. At least Schnabel didn't use The Last Airbender as a defense. [Guardian]
Also in today's edition of The Broadsheet: Fantastic Voyage still needs a director... Clint Eastwood gets political... Good news about the apocalypse... Zagat wants to help shape the conversation about movies... and more!
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