Jennifer Aniston May Figure Out 'What Alice Forgot'
We may see Jennifer Aniston in What Alice Forgot. The actress might star in the adaptation, another opportunity for her to stretch her acting muscles.
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'What To Expect When You're Expecting' Trailer #2 - "No Judging," Insist The Dudes
It's not surprising that most of the marketing materials so far for What to Expect When You're Expecting have focused primarily on the women. It's inspired by a world-famous pregnancy manual, after all, and (Arnold Schwarzenegger in Junior notwithstanding) men don't often get pregnant. But with a comedically gifted male cast that includes Chris Rock,…
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'What To Expect When You're Expecting' Trailer - Like 'New Year's Eve', Only With Pregnancy Instead Of A Holiday
Because Hollywood couldn't fit all of its stars in Garry Marshall's New Year's Eve, it's also giving us What to Expect When You're Expecting, which stars pretty much everyone else. Such as: Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Brooklyn Decker, Chace Crawford, Dennis Quaid, Rodrigo Santoro, Joe Manganiello, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Matthew Morrison, Chris…
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Casting Bits: JCVD In Sci-Fi Thriller 'UFO;' Danny Glover In 'Mentryville;' Sullivan Stapleton In 'Gangster Squad'
Here's a massive post-weekend catchup casting roundup, with a headlining turn from Jean-Claude van Damme. How can you resist the Muscles From Brussels? Answer: you can't. Just give in to his suave, over-confident appeal. After the break you'll find details about: JCVD taking part in a sci-fi film called UFO, Danny Glover joining the cast…
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'What To Expect When You're Expecting' Adds Chris Rock, Anna Kendrick And Brooklyn Decker
Reporting on What to Expect When You're Expecting, the romcom that adapts a pregnancy guidebook, hasn't really been the highest thing on our priority list. Forgive us that lapse. But quite a few people have been added to the cast in the past 24 hours, and the lineup is, if not impressive, at least quite…
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Casting Bits: Cameron Diaz In 'What To Expect When You're Expecting;' Kelly Preston In 'Gotti: Three Generations;' Willem Dafoe In Abel Ferrara's Latest
One of the most unappealing film projects being assembled right now is the comedy version of the baby-birthing manual What to Expect When You're Expecting. The book is frequently called out as being alarmist and a poor lesson plan for expectant mothers, but why not use the very recognizable title (recognizable to the target audience,…
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'Nanny McPhee' Director Kirk Jones Transforming Controversial Pregnancy Manual Into A Movie
When I saw the story about Nanny McPhee director Kirk Jones being set to direct a romantic comedy based on a book, I did what I always do if the material is unfamiliar: checked a few sources to see if it seemed like a promising idea. I should have realized that What to Expect When…
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Photos From Drew Barrymore's Whip It
Fox Searchlight has released the first photos from Drew Barrymore's directorial debut Whip It in today's issue of USA Today. Based on the book Derby Girl by Shauna Cross, the film stars Ellen Page as Bliss Cavendar, "an indie-rock loving misfit" who finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a…
Read MoreEllen Page To Star In Drew Barrymore's Whip It?
After she's done filming the lesbian werewolf movie Jack and Diane, might Juno starlet Ellen Page slip into a pair of roller skates for Drew Barrymore's directorial debut? Unless another famous gal's name rhymes with "Shmellen Shmage," that's what Shauna Cross, author of the novel Derby Girl and its adapted screenplay Whip It, tells Film…
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