Just as Warners/DC moved Superman v Batman to go head-to-head with an as yet unnamed Marvel movie, Disney/Marvel has moved Ant-Man up a couple weeks to square off against Pan – the movie that Warners slotted into the former Superman v Batman date, July 17, 2015. That ought to be a very interesting weekend!
Tag: Paul Rudd
Michael Douglas to Star as Hank Pym in Marvel’s Ant-Man!
Michael Douglas has stepped into some of the biggest–or should that be tiniest?–shoes of his career. The two-time Academy Award-winning actor will join director Edgar Wright and Paul Rudd in Marvel’s "Ant-Man," hitting theaters July 31, 2015. That means Paul Rudd will be playing Scott Lang. Follow the jump for more.
Ant-Man is… Paul Rudd!
Marvel Entertainment has officially named Paul Rudd as the star of Edgar Wright’s long-in-gestation Ant-Man. Rudd has long been considered Marvel’s first choice for the role, though the casting only became official this evening. Follow the jump to read the official statement from Marvel.com
This Is 40: Apatow Mixes Comedy and Drama With Uneven Results!
Pete and Debbie – supporting characters in Judd Apatow’s terrific Knocked Up – get their own movie and it’s something of a mixed blessing.
Wanderlust – Just Seen It Movie Review
CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW After he loses his job, George and his wife Linda must moves from NYC to live with his brother in Atlanta. But on their drive south, they discover a commune right out of the 1960s. Deciding to leave the rat race behind, George and Linda give the commune life a try […]
DVD: Dinner For Schmucks Absurd Comedy Is Just Mean Enough!
Dinner for Schmucks is an American remake of a much darker French farce called Le Diner de Cons [loosely translated, The Dinner Game]. It is built around the idea that Tim Conrad [Paul Rudd] can win a promotion not because of a brilliant idea he pitches at a board meeting of Fender Financial, but by […]
How Do You Know Doesn’t [Know, That Is…]
Despite a fine performance by Reese Witherspoon, James L. Brooks’ How Do You Know is a pretty awful movie.
Smartly Idiotic Dinner for Schmucks is The Funniest Film of the Summer!
Dinner for Schmucks is an American remake of a much darker French farce called Le Diner de Cons [loosely translated, The Dinner Game]. It is built around the idea that Tim Conrad [Paul Rudd] can win a promotion not because of a brilliant idea he pitches at a board meeting of Fender Financial, but by […]
Movie News: Production Round-Up Week of 6.2.10
Ever wanted to write your own movie and didn’t know how to go about getting started? There is a great company called ScriptShark that I had the pleasure of coming across back at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con that offers screen writing seminars in both Los Angeles and New York City for those who […]
BLU-RAY NEWS: I Love You, Man Comes to Blu-ray/DVD August 11
On August 11th, Paramount Home Entertainment will release I LOVE YOU, MAN on DVD and Blu-ray. The I LOVE YOU, MAN DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The Blu-ray disc is presented in […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Monsters vs. Aliens 3-D: Dreamworks Catches Pixar With Homage to B-Movies!
The premise is simple: to stop and alien invader, the U.S. military releases its force of five captured monsters. The catch? It’s not as simple as they thought. Although it took a veritable legion of writers [okay… five] to come up with the final script for Monsters vs. Aliens, like the group that pieced together […]