Many fans consider 2012 to be one of the best years for film in a long time. We've had great popcorn movies, huge epics, mind-melting indies and new films from some of the best filmmakers around. But every year has some stinkers and as good as 2012 has been, it's probably been equally as bad…
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Happy Monday! In today's comedy-heavy edition of Sequel Bits: Dumb and Dumber 2 could shoot as early as next spring American Reunion directors will return for the sequel Charlie Sheen joins Lindsay Lohan in Scary Movie 5 Kick-Ass 2's marketing campaign kicks off with a new logo If you're at all invested in the possibility…
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This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam take on the MPAA and wonder about the fate of Gary Ross's work in the Hunger Games film series. Also, can enthusiasm only take you so far? Or is it the key to unlocking your dreams? Special guest Joseph Kahn joins us to discuss. Kahn's newest film, Detention, opens…
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As someone who was roughly the same age as the American Pie gang when the first film dropped -- and who then followed the group through 2001's American Pie 2 and 2003's American Wedding -- I'm finding it tough to separate American Reunion from the haze of nostalgia surrounding it. But that's part of the…
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Fans of the American Pie series already have April 6 circled on their calendar, because that's when when American Reunion hits theaters, and audiences get to see what happened to characters like Jim, Finch, Stifler and Oz as they moved forward with their lives. It's the fourth theatrical film in the Pie series and brings back…
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Yes, it's true. Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, the creators of the Harold & Kumar franchise and directors of upcoming American Reunion, have recently been quoted saying they'd like to remake Back to the Future. The pair just signed a first look deal at Universal and, in an interview about that, they mentioned the classic time-travel franchise…
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You want Riddick photos, Star Trek 2 photos, Men in Black 3's website, Dazed and Confused 2 rumors, American Reunion images and news on who just saw the first screening of The Dark Knight Rises? It's all here in Sequel Bits, which includes: The first look at Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff on the set of…
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Even before the summer movie season begins, the spring holds a ton of highly anticipated movies: John Carter, 21 Jump Street, The Hunger Games, A Cabin in the Woods and, of course, the fourth American Pie film, American Reunion. Scheduled for release April 6, a new trailer for that comedy has just come online. The film…
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When people think of 1999 movies, titles like Fight Club, The Matrix and Being John Malkovich are just a few of the influential titles mentioned. One that regularly gets overlooked is American Pie, which not only was a massive hit, it launched a franchise, multiple catchphrases and the careers of several actors. It's now 13 years later…
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As someone who was almost the same age as the central characters when the first American Pie was released in 1999, I am totally, unironically excited to see the East Great Falls crew together again for American Reunion, even as I suspect I'll find the franchise has lost some of its charm over the past…
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Since so much of the appeal of American Reunion lies in whatever lingering affection you have for 1999's American Pie, it's only natural that the marketing folks would try at every turn to remind you of how much you loved the first movie. That tactic is especially evident in the film's just-released poster, which recreates…
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The debut red-band teaser for American Reunion, which brings together all the original characters from American Pie, was all about sex -- or the fact that, even as adults, some of the former kids still aren't getting off the way they want to. This all ages trailer is all about partying, as the Pie guys…
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The American Pie kids are all grown up, but that doesn't mean that things have fundamentally changed. An adult-oriented teaser for American Reunion has arrived, and it shows how delicately the film handles the topic of finding time to jerk off when you've got a kid. Check it out below. I don't think any of…
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Tough as it is to believe, it's been over a decade since we first met the American Pie cast in 1999. If that made you pause and think "Wow, that makes me feel old," you're just where Universal Pictures wants you to be. The marketing team behind American Reunion has been pushing the nostalgia angle…
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We're already aware of many of the plot points that'll be covered in American Reunion, the forthcoming eighth(!) installment of the American Pie franchise. Basically, the new film will see the whole gang from the first film come together once more for their high school reunion. Some things will have changed; other things not so…
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Inglourious Basterds and Beginners actress Melanie Laurent is set to star opposite Jesse Eisenberg in Louis Leterrier's magician heist movie Now You See Me. The story revolves around FBI agents hunting down a group of world-famous bank-robbing magicians (sorry, illusionists) who shower their audiences with the stolen cash. Jake Gyllenhaal, who was previously offered a…
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Remember that movie? American Pie? Well they're making a fourth one and they've got everyone back (unlike the terrible third movie or the slew of direct to DVD follow ups). Written and directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, the guys behind the Harold and Kumar series, American Reunion is set ten years after the…
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First thought upon hearing the plot for the just-announced comedy Save the Date: "another goddamn wedding movie?" First thought after seeing the cast: "I can't believe I'm going to be excited to see another goddamn wedding movie!" The script focuses on two sisters and their approaches to life and marriage: "one who's happy with the…
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Between the detailed plot summary and the endless casting announcements, I thought we knew pretty much everything there was to know about American Reunion by this point. Apparently, I was wrong. We've known for some time that one of the subplots in the film would revolve around the relationship between Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle…
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We've rounded up a variety of holiday gift ideas for diehard foodies, whether they love to cook or just love to eat. Check out these amazing finds.
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How can you have an American Reunion without the guy who brought the phrase "M.I.L.F" to the masses? Probably because he'll be off planting memories in Colin Farrell. Two big bits of casting were recently revealed as Shannon Elizabeth, who played foreign exchange student Nadia in the first two American Pie movies, has finally signed…
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Jamie Chung has two big Legendary Pictures films behind her this year, Sucker Punch and The Hangover Part II, and now (probably not as a response) she's going indie for the film Knife Fight. That's the one starring Rob Lowe where he plays "a political crisis manager who specializes in playing hardball on behalf of…
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If you're an attractive, 18-20 year old female who is willing to take her top off on film, you probably don't read this site. Even so, it's not pointless to let you all know that Universal is having a open casting call to fill the lead role of "Kara" in the upcoming American Pie sequel,…
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Universal's been saying for a while now that the entire American Pie gang would be returning for American Reunion, and what do you know, they're actually making good on that promise. Thomas Ian Nichols has just signed on for the fourth theatrical entry of the long-running American Pie franchise, making him the last major character…
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Briefly: From "Pie" to "Wedding" to "Reunion," the fourth theatrical American Pie sequel - American Reunion - now has a release date. It'll hit theaters on April 6, 2012 and will see all the characters from the original films come back to town for their high school reunion. So far, Universal has signed Jason Biggs,…
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Chris Klein has become the latest actor to sign on for American Reunion, the upcoming American Pie sequel that sees the gang returning to their hometown for their ten-year high school reunion. Reunion has already signed Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy and Alyson Hannigan; other members of the original cast, including Thomas Ian…
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The last couple of times we reported on American Reunion, the newest installment in the American Pie franchise, we couldn't help noticing that Alyson Hannigan's name was oddly absent from reports of casting negotiations. Well, fret no more: Deadline reports that Hannigan has officially signed on to reprise her role as Michelle for Reunion. As…
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