Thank God for Etsy: "Here we have a beautiful recreation of the abombination [sic] that is The Human Centipede. This beautiful pendant has been lovingly hand crafted from light-weight but hard-wearing plastic and attached to a 10 silver tone curb chain with silver plated findings. Pendant measures 3". An exact replica of Doctor Heiter's fiendish blueprints." OK, actually -- damn you, Etsy. [Etsy via Cinematical]
So, how about My Idiot Brother? Not only does it star Paul Rudd as the titular idiot, but also Elizabeth Banks, Emily Mortimer and Zooey Deschanel as his sisters. And Rashida Jones as Deschanel's girlfriend. High fives all around! And now you can add Adam Scott to the roster as well. The Party Down star has been cast as Rudd's neighbor in the film, presumably the deadpan one with the air of superiority and great hair. Between this and Parks and Recreation, it looks like someone is having himself a bit of a moment. [The Playlist]
Amid all those dream stories and headlines intended to fight off the Great Hollywood News Drought of 2010, I only wish I had the imagination to conjure half of what was reported Thursday in an awesome news tip to THR's Risky Business blog. Moreover, I wish I had half a clue what the hell any of it means. Read on, and help decipher.
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According to the LAPD, the Mad Men star fled the scene after driving her Range Rover into not one, not two, but three vehicles late Thursday. Jones, who reportedly said she couldn't "deal with this commotion," later returned to explain to cops that she was being hounded by paparazzi. And why? Notes TMZ: "[P]hotos of her doing a 'walk of shame' were all over the Internet yesterday, showing her arriving home in a taxi in the same dress she wore to an event the night before." Good grief. Where's Alison Brie to run interference when you need her? [TMZ]
· Jennifer Garner and Nick Nolte are in negotiations to join the forthcoming remake of Arthur, featuring Russell Brand as the titular drunken playboy who must choose between his downmarket dream girl (Greta Gerwig) and the upper-crust WASP (Garner) he's supposed to fall for -- lest he lose his inheritance. Nolte will play the woman's "deeply religious" father; the Brand/Nolte bonding experience shouldn't make for any outrageous, semi-uncomfortable behind-the-scenes DVD extras or anything. [THR]
Angelina Jolie gets tacked on to a new Cleopatra, Clash of the Titans 2 is coming at you and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
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Welcome back to Movieline Attractions, your regular guide to everything new, noteworthy and/or nostalgic at the movies. And this week Hollywood might as well admit you to its Throwback Ward and drive its purest nostalgia I.V. into your arm, because we are definitely not in 2010 anymore. Unless we're adjusting the box-office takes upward, that is -- but how much upwards?
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Get excited Twilight Nation! And the rest of you, well, deal with it: Summit tonight confirmed the inevitable reality that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn will be broken into two films. Both are to be directed by Bill Condon in one contiguous production; the first installment will be released Nov. 18, 2011. No release date (and no title, for that matter) has yet been announced for Part II. Squeeee accordingly.
· Original karate kid Ralph Macchio pokes fun at himself in an expertly timed new video from Funny or Die. Then again, it's easy to be self-deprecating when you've aged approximately five days since the first film, as he has. [Funny or Die]
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Woot! Slow news day be gone! Word has arrived at Movieline HQ that Piranha 3D will assuage our summer blues a week earlier than originally expected, landing in theaters on Aug. 20. Sure, that may mean one less week of Wild Wild Girls' quasi-viral, NSFW semi-stardom promoting the film, but it also means we're that much closer to more exciting-ish Piranha videos like the new one after the jump. Don't worry -- everyone's dressed.
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Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you got til it's gone? So it was for Skids and Mudflap, the robotic urban caricatures from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen that appalled us at first view in 2009, then slowly but surely became our go-to summer mascots. We poured one out a few weeks ago when Michael Bay said both Autobots had been exiled from Transformers 3, then held onto a little sliver of hope when spy reports said the opposite. Now, Bay has issued his final word on the matter... and it's good news!
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There's still nearly a year to go before Paramount and Marvel drop Thor in theaters, but considering how this is officially Awkward Video Week at Movieline, it's worth having a look at Entertainment Tonight's recent, appropriately cringe-y visit to the film's New Mexico set. Virtually all the principals (director Kenneth Branagh and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins) are on view here, but it's what they have to say in those tense, turbulent moments that yields the finest rewards. They're even more fun stripped of context, though the video follows as well. Happy squirming!
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...the direct-to-DVD sequel, that is. Slashfilm has dug up a casting call for the Melanie Mayron-directed project, plus a logline: "The story revolves around a new high school student, Jo, who agrees to befriend an outcast, Abby, at the urging of Abby's wealthy father in exchange for paying all of Jo's costs for the college of her dreams. Jo and Abby team up to take on the school's 'mean girls,' the Plastics." Lindsay Lohan, you'd better check your Celebrity Apprentice availability. [Slashfilm]
TV animation works in mysterious ways -- Fox's freshman toon The Cleveland Show was renewed for a second season before the first began airing. Now the Family Guy spinoff's been picked up for a full third season. Production cycles for animated series are long, so early renewals are the only ways networks can deal with them efficiently. Or so they say. It still doesn't explain how 30 Rock managed to give us Meat Cat, the most compelling animated character of the past decade, does it? [Deadine]
· Guys, Anna Paquin said she was bisexual, not bite-sexual. But did EW listen? Click for bigger.
· Not a big believer in yesterday's Batman 3 rumors? Then you'll enjoy Vulture's made-up casting history.
· Now that his Conan O'Brien lead-in is gone, Jimmy Fallon has had trouble connecting with Jay Leno's core audience.
· "Is a Hollywood liberal conspiracy keeping Red Dawn away from theaters?" asks the LAT. The answer? No, it's just the MGM tailspin.
· THR's comedy actress roundtable is much funnier than the sadsack actor one -- and you've got Sofia Vergara to thank for that.
The American electoral climate this week may be wired with all kinds of new, polarizing developments, and the Gulf of Mexico may yet fill with 40 million gallons of BP's oil. The job market may be rebounding, but the economy remains sluggish overall. The Chicago Blackhawks last night won their first Stanley Cup in nearly 50 years. In other words, folks, there are things to talk about -- but here at Movieline, where the entertainment industry provides the principal for all our pop-cultural news brokerage, a drought of anything remotely interesting has crippled our operation for nearly a week now. The A-Team or The Karate Kid this weekend? Come on, Hollywood! With this in mind, here are some recommended suggestions and/or arcs for stories that would make this beat infinitely more interesting, like, now. Suggest your own below.
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