Netflix just dropped the first full trailer for the fourth movie from Adam Sandler’s original four-movie deal with Netflix. Titled The Week Of, the movie was co-written and directed by Robert Smigel and stars Sandler as a “middle class father determined to pay for his daughter’s wedding despite the prodding of the wealthier father of […]
Continue ReadingJane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez is starring in a romantic comedy in the works at Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rodriguez has signed on to star in a movie at the streaming network called Someone Great, which will make the directorial debut of Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Sweet/Vicious). The movie, which is slated to […]
Continue ReadingMany kids grow up with dreams of having careers in entertainment, but few will ever realize those ambitions, and the number who get to do so alongside the same friends they romanticized “Hollywood” with as adolescents is difficult to imagine. For Matt Porter, Max Azulay, and Phil Primason, childhood and high school friends, they could […]
Continue ReadingAn upcoming comedy starring Mark Wahlberg is rounding out its cast, which includes several standups. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro, Iliza Shlesinger, Tom Segura, and Isabela Moner have joined the cast of the ensemble comedy Instant Family, which centers on Wahberg and Rose Byrne as a couple “who decide to start […]
Continue ReadingEveryone Poops is a very popular children’s book. And yet. Everyone poops, and nobody wants to talk about it. Despite the long history of fart jokes, we don’t generally discuss our excretory habits, or usually even acknowledge them. A brisk, bright 68-minute documentary fronted by the Sklar Brothers gets comedians and funny people to do just […]
Continue ReadingEveryone Poops is a very popular children’s book. And yet. Everyone poops, and nobody wants to talk about it. Despite the long history of fart jokes, we don’t generally discuss our excretory habits, or usually even acknowledge them. A brisk, bright 68-minute documentary fronted by the Sklar Brothers gets comedians and funny people to do just […]
Continue ReadingMany people thought, or at least hoped that Tiffany Haddish would receive an Oscar nomination for her breakout performance in last year’s movie, Girls Trip. Haddish didn’t make the cut, although The Academy knew well enough to invite her not only to read the nominations, but also show up as a presenter for the 90th annual Academy […]
Continue ReadingJay and Mark Duplass have four movies in the works at Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the duo has landed a four-picture deal with the streaming network, which will start with a movie starring Ray Romano to be released sometime later this year. The movie, which is currently untitled, is described as a “bittersweet […]
Continue ReadingIt’s perhaps not correct to say that Natasha Rothwell is “transitioning” from being a writer to an actress, because she still seems to be excelling at both and doesn’t intend to stop working behind the scenes. It’s just that you may be seeing a lot more of her in the coming years. A lot more. […]
Continue ReadingTiffany Haddish and Melissa McCarthy are starring in a movie together. Variety reports that the two will star in a drama from New Line and DC called The Kitchen, which is based on Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle’s 2014 comic book series. The movie will follow “a group of Irish mobsters sent to prison. Their […]
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