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  • Rescue Rangers movie

    'Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers' Movie To Be Directed By The Lonely Island's Akiva Schaffer

    By Ben Pearson May 17th, 2019

    Disney's Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers movie is moving forward with The Lonely Island's Akiva Schaffer tapped as the film's new director.

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  • Popstar Never Stop Never Stopping red-band trailer

    'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping' Red-Band Trailer: Lonely Island Hits The Big Screen

    By Angie Han August 12th, 2021

    Lonely Island hits the big screen in the first Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping red-band trailer. Andy Samberg stars as singer-rapper Conner4real.

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  • lonely island movie

    The Lonely Island Movie Has A New Title And Poster

    By Jack Giroux March 10th, 2016

    Originally the Lonely Island movie was simply titled Top Secret Untitled Lonely Island Movie. Unfortunately, that title for this summer's comedy is no more.

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  • The Lonely Island TV Show

    The Lonely Island Will Give 'SNL' Some Competition With A New Sketch Comedy Series

    By Ethan Anderton February 5th, 2016

    Fox has picked up The Lonely Island TV show that will bring Saturday night sketch comedy back to the network after Mad TV made waves there so many years ago

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  • The Lonely Island movie release date

    Lonely Island Movie Coming In Summer 2016

    By Angie Han June 9th, 2015

    Find out the Lonely Island movie release date. SNL veterans Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer lead the musical comedy.

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  • The Lonely Island

    'Lonely Island' Movie Reveals New Plot Details And First Poster; Sarah Silverman Joins Cast [UPDATED]

    By Angie Han May 14th, 2015

    Get the latest on the Top Secret Untitled Lonely Island Movie, including plot details and the first poster. Plus, Sarah Silverman joins the cast.

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  • Lonely Island

    Lonely Island Sell Music Comedy To Universal With Producer Judd Apatow

    By Germain Lussier August 8th, 2014

    Comedy mastermind Judd Apatow will produce a new Lonely Island Movie. Thats the group of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. The latter 2 direct

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  • See A Red-Band Blooper Reel / Trailer For 'The Watch'

    By Angie Han July 25th, 2012

    With just two days til its July 27 premiere, The Watch director Akiva Schaffer has pushed out one last red-band trailer. Or maybe it's a blooper reel. However you want to categorize it, it may actually be one of the funnier bits of marketing that have come out for the movie. Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill,…

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  • 'The Watch' International Trailer - Meet The Guys

    By Angie Han June 20th, 2012

    Even as the more dramatic side of his career takes off, Jonah Hill hasn't abandoned his comedy roots. In fact, it's looking like he could be biggest comedy star of the year, with the fantastic 21 Jump Street behind him and the promising The Watch ahead of him. Directed by Akiva Schaffer, The Watch centers around…

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  • 'The Watch' Trailer: Glimpse Aliens In The Ben Stiller And Vince Vaughn Sci-Fi Comedy

    By Russ Fischer May 23rd, 2012

    Recently, thanks to the ongoing and increasingly controversial case around the shooting of Trayvon Martin, Fox changed the title of Neighborhood Watch to The Watch. Now we've got a new trailer for the film under the new name. This footage is culled in part from the red-band trailer that announced the title change, but it…

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  • 'Neighborhood Watch' Retitled 'The Watch,' See The New Red-Band Trailer

    By Russ Fischer May 4th, 2012

    When the killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, an enthusiastic neighborhood watch participant, became national news, Fox pretended to be unfazed by the effect the story might have on its sci-fi comedy Neighborhood Watch. The film is directed by Akiva Schaffer of The Lonely Island, and stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Richard Ayoade, and…

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  • VOTD: Steven Spielberg Cameos In SNL's 'Laser Cats'

    By Russ Fischer April 16th, 2012

    Saturday Night Live was partially revived as a cultural force thanks to the Digital Shorts created by The Lonely Island team of Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer and Andy Samberg. In the several years since 'Lazy Sunday' was one of the first mainstream web video hits, we've seen dozens of Digital Shorts come and go. All told,…

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  • 'Neighborhood Watch' Promos Pulled From Florida In Wake Of Trayvon Martin Killing

    By Russ Fischer March 28th, 2012

    Days ago a friend  brought up a question that I didn't give much thought to at the time: how soon might Fox take action to rename and/or change the marketing for the Akiva Schaffer-directed sci-fi comedy Neighborhood Watch, starring Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill and Vince Vaughn? The film seems pretty innocuous, as it portrays a…

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  • 'Neighborhood Watch' Teaser Trailer And Poster

    By Germain Lussier February 29th, 2012

    The phrase "When it rains it pours" applies to a lot of things and movie trailers tend to be one of them. So far today we've had The Avengers and Piranha 3DD. Now there's Neighborhood Watch, which aspires to be one of the summer's biggest comedies. It stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Billy…

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  • First Look: The Suburban Guys Save The World Comedy 'Neighborhood Watch'

    By Russ Fischer December 5th, 2011

    Lonely Island member Akiva Schaffer wrapped the Atlanta shoot for Neighborhood Watch not long ago, and here are the first pics from the film. The movie features Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd, director of Submarine), Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Jonah Hill in a story about a handful of suburban dads who end up over…

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  • Casting Bits: Olivia Wilde In 'Rush', Billy Crudup In 'Neighborhood Watch', Helen Hunt, Aaron Paul, And Maggie Grace In 'Decoding Annie Parker'

    By Angie Han October 5th, 2011

    Olivia Wilde has landed the coveted role of '70s supermodel Suzy Miller in Rush, Ron Howard's Peter Morgan-scripted drama about the real-life rivalry between British Formula One driver James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Austrian racer Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl). Miller married the womanizing Hunt, but then fell in love with Hunt's friend Richard Burton. Burton…

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  • Casting Bits: Denzel Washington Offered 'Secret In Their Eyes' Remake, Will Forte Joins 'Neighborhood Watch', Isla Fisher Replaces Amanda Seyfried In 'Now You See Me'

    By Angie Han September 16th, 2011

    Denzel Washington has reportedly been offered the lead role in the English-language remake of The Secret in Their Eyes, which is being helmed by Billy Ray (Shattered Glass). The original Argentinian version, by director Juan José Campanella, was a critical success that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Picture in 2010. In other words,…

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  • 'IT Crowd' Star Richard Ayoade Joins 'Neighborhood Watch'

    By Angie Han September 14th, 2011

    As much as I enjoyed Submarine, I'm thrilled to see that director Richard Ayoade hasn't decided to forsake his acting career completely. Ayoade is probably best known for his turn as painfully awkward computer tech Moss in the Brit comedy series The IT Crowd, where he proves to be a warm, uniquely hilarious presence from…

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  • Casting Bits: Adam Scott In 'A.C.O.D.;' Bill Paxton In 'Vendetta;' Rosemarie DeWitt In 'Neighborhood Watch'

    By Russ Fischer August 18th, 2011

    Here's a 'family feud' themed set of casting updates. After the break you'll find info on: Adam Scott dealing with his feuding parents in A.C.O.D., Bill Paxton facing off against Kevin Costner in The Hatfields and the McCoys, and Rosemarie DeWitt sparring with husband Ben Stiller before a bigger threat -- aliens -- comes to…

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  • Casting Bits: Dev Patel In 'More As This Story Develops', Vince Vaughn In 'Neighborhood Watch', Allison Janney In Chris Colfer's 'Struck By Lightning', Jason London In 'Roswell FM'

    By Angie Han July 4th, 2011

    Slumdog Millionaire and Skins star Dev Patel is the latest actor to join the cast of Aaron Sorkin's HBO pilot More As This Story Develops. The story revolves around a cable news anchor named Will McCallister (Jeff Daniels) and his executive producer Mackenzie (Emily Mortimer) as they attempt to get their show back on track…

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  • Ben Stiller May Topline Sci-Fi Comedy 'Neighborhood Watch' Directed By Lonely Island Member Akiva Schaffer

    By Russ Fischer June 15th, 2011

    Neighborhood Watch is a script that has been in development at Fox for some time, beginning with the period when it was going to be a Will Ferrell vehicle. The story centers on a small neighborhood watch organization that really exists so that dads can get time away from their families. Things get complicated and…

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  • Bill Hader Developing Comic Biopic 'Vaughn Meader' And Action Comedy 'Henchmen'

    By Russ Fischer April 4th, 2014

    Is Bill Hader going to be one of the next true breakout comedy stars? He's certainly one of the highlights of Greg Mottola's Paul, where he steals just about any scene in which he appears -- and does so while working opposite some great comic talent. It may be a little early for Bill Hader…

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  • the adventurer's handbook cast

    Jason Segel Joins The Adventurer's Handbook

    By Peter Sciretta August 5th, 2009

    Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I Love You Man) has joined the cast of  The Adventurer's Handbook. In February, Jonah Hill and his friend/writing partner Max Winkler (yes, Henry Winkler's son) sold a spec screenplay, originally titled Adventurer's Club, for a seven figure deal to Universal, with Lonely Island/SNL Digital Shorts/Hot Rod director Akiva Schaffer attached…

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  • Nicholas Stoller To Direct Jonah Hill's Adventurer's Handbook

    Akiva Schaffer Confirmed To Direct Jonah Hill's The Adventurer's Handbook

    By Peter Sciretta June 5th, 2009

    Update: Apparently the Los Angeles Times screwed up and Nicholas Stoller is not involved with this project. The Playlist confirms that Akiva Schaffer is attached as the director of this project. Back in February, it was reported that Jonah Hill and his friend/writing partner Max Winkler (yes, Henry Winkler's son) sold a spec screenplay called …

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  • The Lonely Island's Incredibad Parodies E.T.

    By Peter Sciretta January 10th, 2009

    The cover of The Lonely Island's (Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg) debut CD Incredibad is a parody of the poster for Steven Spielberg's E.T. You can check out the track listing after the jump. 1 Who Said We’re Wack? 2 Santana DVX [ft. E-40] 3 Jizz in My Pants 4 I’m on a…

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  • VOTD: SNL Digital Short - "J*** In My Pants"

    By Peter Sciretta December 8th, 2008

    This week's Saturday Night Live Digital Short featured the first single from The Lonely Island guy's (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone) debut album Incredibad, which will be in stores February 10th 2009. The video features guest appearances by Molly Sims, Jamie Lynn Sigler, and Justin Timberlake. Our international friends can check out the…

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  • Hot Rod Interview

    Interview: Hot Rod's Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, And Akiva Schaffer

    By Peter Sciretta July 25th, 2007

      On July 24th, I had the chance to sit down with Hot Rod and Lonely Island trio Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer. You can tell instantly that these three guys have been friends since 7th grade. They play off each other like they've been doing it for many years. The interview was…

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