Producer/star Seth Rogen's cancer comedy has endured at least two title changes, two directors and two lead actors. So it seems fitting that its new, and final, title is 50/50 and Summit will release it on September 30. Directed by Jonathan Levine (The Wackness) the film stars Rogen as well as Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the…
Read MoreMichael Giacchino has personally solved the problem of unemployment in America: just win an Oscar for Best Original Score. After Giacchino's 2010 Oscar win for his amazing score to Up, the composer behind Star Trek and Lost has more jobs than a normal person would know what to do with. He just finished Let Me…
Read MoreFor the last two years or so, we've been reporting on Summit Entertainment's Untitled Cancer Comedy, which was formerly titled I'm With Cancer. The movie finally has an official title: Live With It, clever eh? The film is an autobiographical story based on the real experiences of screenwriter Will Reiser, a producer on HBO's Da…
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I'm not sure where the comment section trend of suggesting Joseph Gordon-Levitt for every available male role went from the spirit of genuine fandom to outright jokester parody, but here's some fuel for the fire: James McAvoy has dropped out of the film formerly called I'm With Cancer, and will be replaced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.…
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Consider this a courtesy report on the fact that New Line is making a film based on the Warner Bros. cartoon character Speedy Gonzales, with George Lopez providing the voice of the character. Because, like the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies, the Garfield films, et al, this one is a movie purely for the kids.…
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Writing about films that don't have a real title can be confusing, so I'll try to make this clear. I'm With Cancer was once the title of a comedy / drama that will star Seth Rogen, James McAvoy and Anna Kendrick. That title has been abandoned for some time, so for the time being it's…
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Twilight and Up in the Air star Anna Kendrick has been cast and Wackness director Jonathan Levine has signed to helm the very tentatively titled I'm With Cancer, an autobiographical story based on the experiences of Will Reiser, a producer on HBO's Da Ali G Show and VH1's Best Week Ever. Kendrick joins Seth Rogen…
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James McAvoy has signed on to star in I'm With Cancer, an autobiographical story based on the experiences of Will Reiser, a producer on HBO's Da Ali G Show and VH1's Best Week Ever. Reiser's spec script tells the story of a 25-year-old who learns he has the disease. Seth Rogen is producing and will…
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Seth Rogen will produce I'm With Cancer, an autobiographical based on the experienced of Will Reiser, a producer on HBO's Da Ali G Show and VH1's Best Week Ever. Reiser's spec script tells the story of a 25-year-old who learns he has the disease. Rogen will not however play the lead, but will instead have…
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