The Duplass Brothers Turned Down A Marvel Movie
The Duplass Brothers reveal that at one point they were offered a lucrative deal to make a Marvel Cinematic Universe film, but ultimately turned the deal down.
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'Wild Wild Country' Trailer: Netflix's Shocking New Docuseries
The Wild Wild Country trailer reveals Netflix's latest shocking docuseries, about a controversial cult leader who builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, and the fallout that follows.
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Netflix Signs Four Picture Deal With The Duplass Brothers
Netflix's endless quest towards original streaming content continues with a new Duplass Brothers Netflix deal. The indie filmmakers will make four original films for the streaming service.
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Netflix Strikes Four-Picture Deal With The Duplass Brothers
Get the scoop on the Netflix Duplass brothers deal. Netflix will finance the next 4 films by the duo, which will open in theaters before coming to Netflix.
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TV Bits: 'Game Of Thrones', 'Hannibal', 'Mad Men', 'Breaking Bad', 'Downton Abbey', 'Boardwalk Empire', 'The X-Files', 'Beverly Hills Cop', And More
It's been a few days since our last TV Bits (sorry!), so we have a ton of stuff to catch up on. After the jump: Alexis Bledel, Kyle McLachlan, Hope Davis, and more get pilots Downton Abbey loses one character but gains six more Jeffrey Wright will be a series regular on Boardwalk Empire A bunch…
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The Duplass Brothers Team With Blumhouse Productions For Found-Footage Horror 'Peachfuzz'
I'd never really thought of it before, but the same low-key, naturalistic approach that distinguishes the Jay and Mark Duplass in their indie dramedies also makes them well suited for the found-footage trend in horror. And indeed, that's exactly where they're headed next. Jason Blum, the powerhouse producer behind the Paranormal Activity series, has picked…
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'The Do-Deca-Pentathlon' Trailer - The Duplass Brothers' Sweaty Tale Of Brotherly Love
Although the timing of the release makes it seem like the Duplass brothers' The Do-Deca-Pentathlon is a follow-up to this spring's Jeff Who Lives at Home, the filmmaking duo actually shot the film shortly after 2008's Baghead and then shelved it while they moved onto Cyrus. Nevertheless, The Do-Deca-Pentathlon works as a smaller-scope continuation one major theme…
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'The Do-Deca Pentathlon:' Brotherly Olympics The Duplass Way [SXSW 2012 Review]
The plot of the Duplass Brothers' latest film, The Do-Deca Pentathlon, more or less sells itself. In 1990, two brothers competed in a series of 25 events to decide who was better and fractured their relationship in the process. The film picks up over twenty years later when circumstances have pushed them back together to…
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/Film Exclusive: Watch A Clip From 'Jeff, Who Lives At Home'
There comes a time in every person's life when they finally have to pick up and move away from home. Some do it as soon as possible. Others, like the title character in the Duplass Brothers' comedy Jeff, Who Lives At Home, take a little longer. Or, make that a lot longer. Paramount has provided…
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'Jeff Who Lives At Home' Opens March 2, 2012
If you don't catch Jeff Who Lives At Home, the next comedy by the Jay and Mark Duplass (Cyrus, Baghead), at the Toronto Film Festival in September, you're going to have to wait until next year to see it. The film, which stars Jason Segel as a man who unravels the mysteries of the universe…
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Photos: Blake Lively & Chloe Moretz In 'Hick', Jason Segel In 'Jeff Who Lives At Home', Rachel Weisz & Tom Hiddleston In 'The Deep Blue Sea', Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen & Sarah Silverman In 'Take This Waltz'
The Toronto International Film Festival has just announced the first fifty or so films from its 2011 line-up today, including new works by Alexander Payne, the Duplass Brothers, Sarah Polley, and Madonna, and many, many others. In the process, TIFF also released a crop of brand-new photos from several films from the schedule. Hit the…
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International Movie Trailer: Cyrus
One of the films I really loved at this year's Sundance Film Festival was The Duplass Brothers' Cyrus, a comedy about "a recently divorced depressed guy who meets the woman of his dreams, who he learns lives with her 21 year old son." The film stars John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, and Catherine…
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Find Out When The Duplass Brothers' Cyrus Is Coming To Your City
One of the films I really loved at this year's Sundance Film Festival was The Duplass Brothers' Cyrus, a comedy about "a recently divorced depressed guy who meets the woman of his dreams, who he learns lives with her 21 year old son." The film stars John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, and Catherine…
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Jason Segel And Ed Helms Join Duplass Brothers' Stoner Comedy Jeff Who Lives At Home
Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I Love You Man) and Ed Helms (The Office, The Hangover) have signed on to star in The Duplass Brothers' stoner comedy Jeff Who Lives at Home. The Duplass brothers, Jay and Mark Duplass are writing and directing for producers Jason Reitman via his Right of Way Films and John…
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Sundance Video Review: Cyrus
Last night I attended the premiere of what I'm calling The Duplass Brothers' experiment, better known as Cyrus. The film is a comedy about a recently divorced depressed guy who meets the woman of his dreams, who he learns lives with her 21 year old son. The film stars John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah…
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The Duplass Brothers To Direct The Jason Reitman-Produced Comedy Jeff Who Lives At Home
A while back, we took a look at some of the projects that Jason Reitman might direct following Up in The Air. One of the projects was a screenplay written by The Duplass Brothers -- Jay and Mark Duplass, who broke onto the scene as part of the indie mumblecore movement (The Puffy Chair, Baghead...etc). …
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Sundance Photo Preview: The Duplass Brothers' Cyrus
After watching The Duplass Brothers' The Puffy Chair at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival I remember telling a friend "this is what real independent filmmaking is all about." The film helped spark an indie film movement called mumblecore, and the brothers have since gone a bit more mainstream, working within the Hollywood system (kinda, sorta...…
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Which Film Will Jason Reitman Direct After Up In The Air?
Jason Reitman's new film Up in the Air premieres next month at the Toronto Film Festival, the same fest that launched Juno a couple years ago. The movie will hit theaters nationwide likely later this yes, possibly in December. So what is Jason cooking up next? Variety has an article tonight about how Reitman has…
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The Duplass Brothers' Table 19 Set Up At Fox Searchlight
Production Weekly have tweeted that Table 19, the third feature from Mark and Jay Duplass, has been set up at Fox Searchlight. If you're asking "Mark and Jay who?" then I'd strongly encourage you to play catch up with a DVD session or two. The slim sliver of premise that Production Weekly could fit into…
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The Duplass Brothers' Baghead Movie Trailer
If you still haven't seen The Duplass Brothers' The Puffy Chair, you should netflix it now because it's everything that is right with real independent filmmaking. And no, I'm not talking about multi-million dollay mini major movie studio funded independent filmmaking. I'm talking about a bunch of talented people who just go out and are…
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