Channing Tatum And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Are Making An R-Rated Musical Together
A Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Channing Tatum musical is in the works. It's described as an R-rated comedy, to be written by Michael Bacall (21 Jump Street).
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'22 Jump Street' Set Visit: Like Going From Bad Boys To Bad Boys II... But More Ridiculous
Read our 22 Jump Street Set Visit report, featuring quotes from Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Wyatt Russell, Chris Miller and Phil Lord. It opens June 13.
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Universal Remaking 'Weird Science' With Joel Silver And Michael Bacall
Michael Bacall's effort to bring 21 Jump Street into the 21st century proved more successful than anyone would've guessed. The 2012 remake picked up an impressive $200 million at the box office and a slew of glowing reviews on top of that. Now he'll try to recreate that success with another well liked '80s property, John…
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Sony Aiming For 2014 With '21 Jump Street' Sequel
Briefly: The idea of another 21 Jump Street movie is hardly new; writers Jonah Hill and Michael Bacall were working on a sequel even before the first movie opened. In the summer of last year, we heard the sequel might shoot last fall. That obviously didn't happen, but not long afterward, Hill said that Sony wanted to shoot in September 2013.…
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/Film Interview: '21 Jump Street' Writer Michael Bacall Talks Rebooting The Franchise, A Famous Cameo, Tarantino And More
Incredibly, the rumors are true. 21 Jump Street is one of the funniest comedies of the last few years. Which is more than shocking considering it came out of an idea the world initially rolled its eyes at: rebooting a Nineties TV show best known for launching the career of Johnny Depp. The success can…
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Sequel Bits: 'Project X' Sequel Already In The Planning Stages, Plus 'Cloverfield 2,' Journey 3'
Project X, released last Friday, got some people angry, but Warner Bros. isn't among those irritated by the teen party movie. The low-budget film is considered a success with $21m earned so far, and the studio and producers Todd Phillips and Joel Silver are already putting together plans for a sequel. Michael Bacall (story and…
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Sequel Bits: 'Transformers 4' Casts Its First (Very Tiny) Role, Plus: 'Bill & Ted 3', 'Men In Black 3', 'Journey 3', '21 Jump Street 2'
Everything old is new again in today's Sequel Bits, which looks to the '90s, the '80s, and even the 19th century for inspiration. After the jump: Transformers 4 auctions off a walk-on role Bill & Ted 3 has a script, but no green light Men in Black 3 implores you to share your alien encounters…
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'21 Jump Street' Extended Red-Band Trailer - High School Sure Has Changed
With just ten days left until the release of 21 Jump Street, the marketing folks are ramping up their efforts with an extended red-band trailer that clocks in at nearly five minutes. Some of it is stuff we've already seen in the previous trailers, but there's a good amount of new stuff as well, including…
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'Project X' Review: A Music Video For High School Debauchery
Project X is Rated R for "crude and sexual content throughout, nudity, drugs, drinking, pervasive language, reckless behavior and mayhem - all involving teens." And that's not the half of it. Produced by Todd Phillips (The Hangover), Project X is a found footage music video for high school debauchery. It portrays an unattainable, highly illegal…
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/Film Interview: 'Project X' Writer Michael Bacall Talks Development, Controversy, Secrecy And More
This March, Michael Bacall could have the best month ever. The screenwriter, probably best known for playing one of the Inglourious Basterds and co-writing Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, has not one but two massive comedies set for release mere weeks apart. He wrote Project X, which is in theaters this Friday, and co-wrote 21…
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'Project X' Red Band Trailer Dials Up The Debauchery
Though the Todd Phillips-produced teen comedy Project X has made tons of promises of epic teenage debauchery, there's only so much you can actually show in a TV spot or green band trailer. To really get an idea of the level of insanity we're in for, you'll want to check out the red-band trailer, which…
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Screenwriter Michael Bacall Says Les Grossman Script Is "Pretty Heartfelt," Confirms It Was Written For R Rating
There were plenty of reasons to love Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder when it came out in 2008 -- for starters, it's just really freaking funny -- but one of the film's most pleasant surprises was an inspired turn by Tom Cruise as hotheaded studio exec Les Grossman. The performance came at a time when Cruise's popularity…
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'Project X' Theatrical Trailer: Burning Down The House
Last year we got a small taste of the party movie Project X, which thanks to the influence of producer Todd Phillips looks like Jackass, The Hangover, Superbad, and the worst nightmares of every parent rolled into one 90-minute extravaganza. The full theatrical trailer has dropped, and it features a giant 'X' worth of promo…
Read MoreJonathan Levine To Direct 'Little Girl Lost'
Jonathan Levine has signed on to direct Richard Aleas' hardboiled crime novel Little Girl Lost for Universal Pictures. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World screenwriter Michael Bacall will pen the screenplay adaptation You might remember that Levine is the director of one of our favorite films of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival -- The Wackness. The…
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Les Grossman Movie Officially Happening
After his appearance(s) in conjunction with the recent MTV Movie Awards, there was speculation that Tom Cruise is developing a film based on his Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman. Cruise confirmed that something was in the works, and now we've got official word from Paramount that a film, the Untitled Les Grossman Project, is in…
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Piercing Gun Vs. Single Needle: What's The Difference (& Which Is The Clearly Better Choice)?
Piercing guns might be convenient, but there are some real downsides. What's the difference between piercing guns and single needles, and which is better?
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IngloUrious BastErds
The Weinstein Co today sent out a press release announcing last week's start of production on Quentin Tarantino's upcoming WWII film Inglourious Basterds. You might notice that both words are misspelled, much like the early screenplay that got leaked onto the internet a few months back. That is the official title of the film, likely…
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Michael Cera In Final Talks To Star In Scott Pilgrim's Little Life For Director Edgar Wright
The photo above goes out to all the girls of the world who go nom nom nom for Michael Cera. This is a demographic that is growing exponentially. I even know a gal who left a guy to venture out in search of Juno's lithe and witty impregnator. So, given this bewildering trend, it's only…
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