• Scarlett Johansson Attached To Star In 'The Psychopath Test'

    Universal Pictures is doing more business with Scarlett Johansson, no surprise after Lucy turned into a surprise hit. Johansson will star in The Psychopath Test, a film directed by Jay Roach based on the book of the same name by Jon Ronson, who also wrote The Men Who Stare at Goats. The book looks at ways…

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  • See Bryan Cranston In 'Trumbo'

    Bryan Cranston is bringing a shameful nexus of entertainment and politics to life once again in the movie Trumbo. Following the conclusion of Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston has been seen in Godzilla, and his biggest achievement has probably been a portrayal of  Lyndon B. Johnson in the play All the Way. That led to an…

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  • Jack Black And Tim Robbins Head To 'The Brink' For HBO And Jay Roach

    After chronicling the 2000 Bush-Gore debacle with 2008's Recount and John McCain's failed 2008 presidential run with last year's Game Change, Jay Roach is once again diving into the world of politics for HBO. But this time, the crisis being depicted is totally fictional. Roach has just cast Jack Black and Tim Robbins in the…

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  • Bryan Cranston Will Follow 'Breaking Bad' With Dalton Trumbo Biopic

    Bryan Cranston has seen his popularity soar over the last couple years as Breaking Bad has reached an ever-larger audience. He's at the crest of that wave right now as we approach the final two episodes of the show, which will end the saga of his character Walter White with longer-than-usual installments. Cranston has spent…

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  • Bradley Cooper To Produce Lance Armstrong Biopic, May Star

    The intensified scandal over the doping actions of Lance Armstrong have irrevocably tainted his participation in cycling. As you might expect, however, the controversy has only increased the speed at which various producers are trying to put together a film based on his story. One of a few projects in the works about the cancer…

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  • Jay Roach To Direct Competing Lance Armstrong Scandal Movie For WB

    The story of Lance Armstrong's precipitous fall from grace seems tailor made for the movies, and indeed it's about to get two of them. Back in January, Paramount teamed up with J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot to adapt Cycle of Lies, a biography by Juliet Marcur. Now Warner Bros. is prepping its own version of the…

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  • HBO Planning A 'Game Change' Sequel About The 2012 Election

    Just one month after election night, the 2012 presidential campaign already feels like a distant memory. For most of us, that feels like a good thing. It's a relief to not have to think about debates, polls, stump speeches, email campaigns, political ads, and what have you for another couple of years. But HBO's eagerly preparing…

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  • Jay Roach Wants Tom Cruise And Robert Downey Jr. For 'El Presidente'

    If Jay Roach has his way, two of the biggest, busiest movie stars in the world will be starring in a buddy comedy he's directing called El Presidente. Roach, the director of Austin Powers as well as this summer's The Campaign, is courting Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. for the film, written by Parks…

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  • 'The Campaign' Trailer: Will Ferrell And Zach Galifianakis Have Some Babies To Kiss

    When real-life politics get ugly, it's depressing, but when fictional politics go negative, it's hilarious. After whetting your appetite with Monday's silly political ads, the first full-length trailer has been unveiled for Jay Roach's The Campaign. Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell star as rivals competing for a Congressional seat in North Carolina. As you can…

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  • Will Ferrell And Zach Galifianakis Kick Off 'The Campaign' With Political Ads

    Though superheroes are likely to dominate the early and mid summer box office, politics could be the highlight of August. That's when The Campaign, Will Ferrell and Zack Galifianakis's political spoof, is scheduled for release. Timed to play around height of the 2012 Presidential elections,the Jay Roach film centers on two men - Cam Brady and Marty…

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  • CinemaCon Reactions: 'The Dark Knight Rises', 'The Hobbit' In 48fps 3D, Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby'

    Tuesday morning at CinemaCon, Warner Bros held their big presentation outlining their film releases for the rest of 2012. Filmmakers and stars presented exclusive unseen footage, trailers and sizzle reels. We screened a five minute tonal sizzle reel for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, 10 minutes of selected cuts from Peter Jackson's The Hobbit' in 48 frames per second 3D, Baz…

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  • HBO Sets Premiere Dates For 'Game Of Thrones', 'Girls', 'Veep', 'Game Change'

    While I'm sure that Luck, Life's Too Short, and Angry Boys each have their charms, it's HBO's spring lineup I'm really looking forward to. Between Game of Thrones' return and the debuts of Judd Apatow's Girls and Armando Iannucci's Veep, I already know exactly what I'll be doing each Sunday from April through June. And now,…

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