Adam Shankman To Direct 'Hocus Pocus 2' For Disney+, No Original Cast Involved (Yet)
Adam Shankman has been tapped by Disney+ as the Hocus Pocus 2 director, helming a sequel that does not yet have the original cast attached.
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'What Men Want' Review: The Gender-Bent Remake Fumbles An Already Bad Premise
Taraji P Henson stars in a broad remake of the Nancy Meyers 2000 romantic-comedy that should have stayed in that decade. Read our What Men Want review.
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'What Men Want' Red Band Trailer: Taraji P. Henson Hears The Thoughts Of Every Man
A red band What Men Want trailer has arrived, and it brings plenty of raunchiness, though not just from the male brain as one might anticipate.
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'What Men Want' Trailer: Taraji P. Henson Can Read Men's Minds
The What Men Want trailer finds Taraji P. Henson suddenly able to read men's minds, in a twist on the 2000 Nancy Meyers comedy What Women Want.
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Tracy Morgan Boards 'What Men Want' Opposite Taraji P. Henson
Former Saturday Night Live star Tracy Morgan has boarded a riff on What Women Want that's headlined by Taraji P. Henson. Read more about the Tracy Morgan What Men Want character below.
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'Enchanted 2' Gets 'Rock Of Ages' Director Adam Shankman; Amy Adams Returns To Star
There's a new Enchanted 2 director. Adam Shankman (Rock of Ages, Hairspray) will helm Disney's fairy tale sequel starring Amy Adams.
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Adam Shankman Will Direct Peter Dinklage's Leprechaun Comedy 'O'Lucky Day'
Adam Shankman (Rock of Ages) will direct the Peter Dinklage leprechaun comedy O'Lucky Day. Dinklage plays a con man who tells people he's a leprechaun.
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'The Pacifier' Reunion Brews: Adam Shankman Will Direct Vin Diesel In 'The Machine'
Briefly: That reunion of The Pacifier crew for which you've been pining is about to happen. Adam Shankman, who directed Vin Diesel in that family comedy, will call the shots for the actor once more in the action/comedy film The Machine. The new project was written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant, who also…
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Adam's 'Rock Of Ages' Review/Rant: Schlock For All Ages
"Nothin' But a Good Time" promises the tagline of Rock of Ages, referencing one of the two dozen or so classic '80s rock songs its cast energetically deflates into innocuously pleasing sing-a-longs. It's an admirably honest proclamation of the film's limited aspirations, one which it fulfills with all the grace of a monkey hurling its…
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All-Star Cast Joins Adam Shankman's 'This Is Where I Leave You'
With his latest film, Rock of Ages, two weeks away from release, director Adam Shankman has locked in his follow-up project. It's a comedy called This Is Where I Leave You and will star Jason Bateman, Zac Efron, Goldie Hawn and Leslie Mann as family members who return home to sit shiva for their father.…
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'Rock Of Ages' Trailer: Like Watching A Megabudget Celebrity Rock Band Party
Let me say one thing first: this is the sort of role I think Tom Cruise does well. A variation on the arrogant, overbearing personality with a core of self-doubt has served him well in a few films here and there. So I hoped that playing big-time rock star Stacee Jaxx in Adam Shankman's '80s…
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'Rock Of Ages' Trailer: Hairpieces, Histrionics And Hysteria
For me, the best part of the trailer for Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages is the prominent display of the Motorhead logo in the first few seconds. After that it's all downhill. The film adapts the stage 'jukebox musical' with Diego Boneta and Julianne Hough playing wide-eyed kids caught up in the mid-'80s LA rock…
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Trailer Bits: 'Men In Black III' Trailer Debuts 12/12, 'Prometheus' Trailer Rated 14A In Canada, 'Rock Of Ages' Trailer To Premiere With 'Sherlock Holmes'
Despite the fact that the word "trailer" is used four times in the title of the post, we don't have any actual trailers for you here -- just some quick bits of information about trailers. That's almost as good, right? No? Well, too bad. After the jump: The trailer for Men in Black III debuts…
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Adam Shankman To Direct Family-Friendly Version Of 'The Nutcracker'
The world as a whole is still trying to forget the unbelievably insane The Nutcracker in 3D, released last year. (And just out on DVD as The Nutcracker: The Untold Story.) The easiest way to forget that the film exists is to make another movie called The Nutcracker, and have this one be a truly…
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Steve Martin And Alec Baldwin Could Reteam In Adam Shankman Comedy
Everyone has heard of Martin and Lewis, but soon Martin and Baldwin might too become a duo synonymous with comedy. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin demonstrated great comedic chemistry as hosts of the Academy Awards, as well as in the hit film It's Complicated, and even on Saturday Night Live. Now, New Line Cinema is…
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Casting Bits: Will Forte In 'Rock Of Ages', Christopher Lloyd In 'Dead Before Dawn', Christa Campbell In 'The Big Wedding'
The star-studded cast of Rock of Ages is still continuing to expand, with the addition of Saturday Night Live vet Will Forte. Forte has won the role of news anchor Mitch Miley, a new character written especially for Adam Shankman's film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. Forte will be working with a smorgasbord of Hollywood…
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First Photo: Tom Cruise In 'Rock Of Ages'
Though the Eighties hair band musical Rock of Ages has a very recognizable cast (Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, Catherine Zeta Jones, Paul Giamatti, Malin Ackerman, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin) the images we've seen show those people as unrecognizable, or at least well outside their normal image zone. There's that crazy Baldwin pic and now…
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First Look: Russell Brand And Alec Baldwin In 'Rock Of Ages'
Much like the Broadway show on which it's based, you can probably guess whether or not you're going to enjoy the movie Rock of Ages long before buying a ticket. Do you like ripped jeans, big, teased hair, shoulder pads and the music of the Eighties? Then you're probably going to like Adam Shankman's in-production…
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Malin Akerman Joins 'Rock Of Ages'
Gary Ross' The Hunger Games isn't the only movie that can dole out individual casting breaks on a daily basis. Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages -- the movie version of the 'jukebox musical' that tells a tale of love and abition partially through the performances of anthemic '80s tunes -- seems to add a major…
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Bryan Cranston Joins 'Rock Of Ages'
Briefly: The Adam Shankman-directed movie version of the stage musical Rock of Ages just got a little more frightening. Bryan Cranston, who has offset his Malcolm in the Middle work with some deadly intensity on Breaking Bad, is now part of the cast. The role is probably going to be a small one, but a…
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Hugh Jackman Says No To 'Snow White And The Huntsman,' Amy Adams Skips 'Rock Of Ages'
There are two significant anti-casting updates today. The smaller one is that Amy Adams won't be in Adam Shankman's film version of the jukebox musical Rock of Ages. She got the offer to play a music journalist who plans a hit piece on rocker Stacee Jax (Tom Cruise) before falling for him. But she shrugged…
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Russell Brand And Diego Boneta Join 'Rock Of Ages'
Last week there was mention that Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages film musical may have found its young leading man in the person of Diego Boneta. (He's had roles on the new 90210 and Pretty Little Liars, but may still count as an almost-unknown to some.) Now there is confirmation that he'll play Drew Boley,…
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Amy Adams A Likely Lead For 'Rock Of Ages;' Paul Giamatti Joins Cast
Adam Shankman's big-screen version of the rock jukebox musical Rock of Ages has turned into quite the hot ticket. Tom Cruise plays one key character, decadent rocker Stacee Jax, and now Amy Adams is being wooed to play a journalist who intends to write a hit piece on the rock star but ends up falling…
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'Dancing With The Stars' Winner Julianne Hough Lands Lead In 'Rock Of Ages'
Country singer and two-time Dancing With The Stars winner Julianne Hough has just landed the lead role of Sherrie in Adam Shankman's adaptation of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages. She'll star alongside Tom Cruise and Mary J. Blige (as well as possibly Russell Brand and Alec Baldwin, though those deals haven't been locked yet)…
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Adam Shankman Sets His Sights On Anne Hathaway For 'Rock Of Ages'
Briefly: Adam Shankman has finally got Tom Cruise locked for the film version of Rock of Ages, and now he's turning to other open roles. Having Tom Cruise likely gives him a bit more power, so he is reportedly looking at Anne Hathaway to play a journalist who is planning a hit piece on rocker…
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Tom Cruise In Final Negotiations For Adam Shankman's 'Rock Of Ages'
Briefly: Tom Cruise has been circling Hairspray director Adam Shankman's adaptation of the Broadway hit Rock of Ages -- the jukebox musical built around classic rock hits from the '80s -- since October, but now he's finally closing the deal. He's set to play Stacee Jaxx, an "arrogant and charming star at the top of…
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Russell Brand Circling Role In Screen Adaptation Of 'Rock Of Ages'
Adam Shankman's big-screen version of the rock opera Rock of Ages is slowly coming together. There has been a lot of word about actors circling the project, but no hard and fast casting news as of yet. The biggest name being discussed so far has been Tom Cruise, who will reportedly take a supporting role…
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