• 'Vacation' Leads Chevy Chase And Beverly D'Angelo Close To TV Reunion

    Everyone loves a comedy reunion, it seems, and Vacation fans get a couple different versions. First there was that Old Navy ad campaign that brought Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, and Juliette Lewis back together to hawk trousers. Then there's the new Vacation film that casts Ed Helms as the grown Griswold son, and will feature…

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  • Chris Hemsworth And Charlie Day In Talks For 'Vacation' Sequel

    After showing a talent for making people laugh during his gigs as Thor, and in The Cabin in the Woods, Chris Hemsworth is taking a dive into full-on comedy. He's in talks to play a new role in the sequel and semi-reboot of Vacation. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Horrible Bosses, Cloudy with a…

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  • Alamo Drafthouse To Present Films From The Summer Of 1983

    Honestly, we might never see a better summer than 1982. Almost every single weekend, Hollywood released a would be classic: The Thing, Blade Runner, E.T., the list goes on and on. And when something is that successful, what does Hollywood do? Release a sequel, of course. That's exactly what the Alamo Drafthouse is doing this…

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  • New Line Delays 'Vacation' Over Ratings Dispute

    New Line is putting off its Vacation plans for now. The studio has pumped the brakes on the upcoming National Lampoon reboot/sequel, which was on track to shoot this summer, as it sorts out some creative differences over MPAA ratings. It's unclear how long the delay will take, but for now all of the talent…

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  • Chevy Chase And Beverly D'Angelo In Talks To Return For 'Vacation' Reboot

    In the new sequel to/reboot of Vacation, Ed Helms plays Rusty Griswold, the grown-up son of Clark and Ellen Griswold, with the man now taking his own family on vacation. Rusty, who was played by multiple actors in the original Vacation films, once joined his parents on trips to Wally World, Europe, Vegas, and had…

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  • 'Vacation' Sequel To Shoot This Summer With Ed Helms In The Lead

    Who wants to take a road trip this summer? Apparently, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, and Ed Helms do. Vacation writer-directors Daley and Goldstein have revealed their plans to shoot their National Lampoon sequel in Atlanta and New Mexico this summer, with Helms playing the lead role of Rusty Griswold. More casting is expected to…

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  • Ed Helms In Talks For 'Vacation' After All

    A few months back, we got word that Ed Helms was being eyed for John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein's Vacation reboot/sequel. But Helms shot down the casting soon afterward, saying that he'd heard "nothing" about it and that he had "no idea" where the press had gotten that impression. Now, however, it's looking like…

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  • Update: Ed Helms Has Not Been Approached To Star In 'Vacation' Remake

    Update from Editor Peter Sciretta: Apparently this report has been confirmed false. Ed Helms tells The Playlist that while he is a big fan of the Chevy Chase classic Vacation, he doesn’t know where the rumors originated (Perez Hilton...) and has yet to be approached for the project: “I have no idea where that bubbled up. I…

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  • 'Horrible Bosses' Writers To Direct Their Own 'Vacation' Reboot/Sequel Script

    Horrible Bosses screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are busy guys. In the wake of the success of their comedic murder plot featuring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day, the duo worked on Burt Wonderstone and are drafting a sequel to Bosses. But back in 2009 they started writing a reboot of National…

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