VIDEO: New ‘Django Unchained’ Trailer Unleashed
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Columbia Pictures, Weinstein Company, Action, Period, Trailers, Upcoming Releases, Videos
Christmas brings joy to many -- even moreso for fans of Quentin Tarantino, whose latest film Django Unchained is set to debut on the winter holiday. After viewing the film's second trailer (seen above), however, I can't say that I'm as excited as I typically find myself with a Tarantino release.
It could be that I just don't buy Leonardo DiCaprio as a villainous, eyeliner-sporting slave owner? Or perhaps it's the intended-to-be-humorous quips from Christoph Waltz and Jonah Hill that didn't impress me? Check out the trailer and let me know what you think!
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Jonah Hill Joins Django Unchained
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Columbia Pictures, Action, Drama, Romance, Casting, Upcoming Releases
The 21 Jump Street star previously turned down a role in the spaghetti western movie - which will be directed by Quentin Tarantino - due to scheduling conflicts but he is now able to play a different character, who is as yet unknown, in the film.
Jonah rejected the role of Scotty Harmony, who loses the titular character Django's (Jamie Foxx) slave wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington) to evil plantation owner Calvin Candie - who is played by Leonardo DiCaprio - which results in him being involved in a showdown with the slave-turned-bounty hunter.
The drama film focuses on Django's quest to recover his wife from Calvin - who runs club Candyland, where his spouse and other female slaves are exploited as sex objects - and Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz and James Russo have also signed up for the motion picture.
Jonah Hill: Healthier Actors Get Taken More Seriously
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: 20th Century Fox, Sony, Drama, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, New Releases
Jonah Hill thinks actors taken "seriously" if they are in good shape.
The 28-year-old actor has been working out to get fitter for his forthcoming movie roles because he believes it is a "sign of maturity" if people are healthy, and he isn't happy that he most praise he has ever received came when he was "big" in 2011 sports drama Moneyball.
"I think there are a lot of talented dramatic actors who are all different shapes and sizes. I think as I mature in many different ways - physically, emotionally, literally grow older - I think different roles are afforded to me and I think as my resume matures... I was big in Moneyball and that's the most praise I got for a performance. I don't think like that. I think it is about the work you are doing. Getting in better shape is a sign of maturity. I think you are taken seriously. I think Bennett Miller said that about me, 'That I could tell he wanted to shed his skin and get out of whatever box he is in.' I didn't think about that at the time but when he said that I was like... Oh! A very insightful guy."
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Johnny Depp Crucial to 21 Jump Street
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Columbia Pictures, MGM, Action, Comedy, Celeb News, New Releases
Johnny Depp's 21 Jump Street cameo was "crucial" to the movie.
Star and executive producer Jonah Hill says he always wanted Johnny to make an appearance in the big screen adaptation of the TV show which made him famous and believes the Hollywood hunk found it "cathartic" as he left the show after the fourth season:
"It's like stepping into the Star Wars world, and trying to avoid Darth Vadar. It was pretty crucial to me that Johnny came on board for a cameo. Once he agreed, it was a case of finding a funny way to do it. I reckon most people - if not all - will be hard-pressed to spot him until he steps forward. Johnny's a great sport, and always up for a laugh, so, he was pretty much game for anything. In the end, he felt it was cathartic too, a chance to say sorry, in a way, to his co-stars for bailing on them."
Jonah always wanted to see a big screen adaptation of the show and is thrilled he is the one who has made it happen: "In America, the show was a very big deal. And it was such a neat idea for a comedy, I always had it in the back of my mind that someone should try and bring it to the big screen one day. I never thought it would be me. Well, I say that, but I was always secretly hoping it would be me, of course."
Jonah Hill Praises ‘Perfect’ Channing Tatum
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Columbia Pictures, MGM, Action, Remakes, Comedy, Celeb News, Filmmaking, New Releases
Jonah Hill thinks Channing Tatum was "perfect" for the role of Greg Jenko in 21 Jump Steet.
The 28-year-old actor - who co-wrote the script for new action comedy - explained the GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra star was the only person who would be "ballsy" enough to take on the part of the undercover police officer.
"We pictured it would be me and an action star. That was kind of the idea, we wanted someone who was known for action movies who was willing to play with that persona and be in a totally different kind of film. And Channing is the best person working in that field I think, and he was ballsy enough to take a leap of faith and do something different," he said.
Jonah admitted filming 21 Jump Street - which is based on the 80s TV show of the same name - often resulted in a number of impromptu scenes coming about as a consequence of the duo constantly "messing around" on set.
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Jonah Hill and James Franco To Star in True Story
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Adaptation, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases
Jonah Hill and James Franco are teaming up for True Story.
The Moneyball star and the 127 Hours actor will appear in the movie adaptation of Michael Finkel's memoir which will see Jonah play the writer who establishes a connection with captured criminal Christian Longo (James) after it is revealed he had been using Finkel's identity while on the run. When Finkel's employers The New York Times fired him the day after Longo's arrest amid claims he had falsified parts of a recent investigative article, the writer tried to redeem himself through interviews with Longo, who refused to speak to any other journalist.
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: December 14, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Classics, Drama, Family, Sequels, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this week:
- The A-Team: DVD, Blu-ray
- Cyrus: DVD, Blu-ray
- Despicable Me: DVD, Blu-ray
- Gasland: DVD
- Harsh Times: Blu-ray
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole: DVD, Blu-ray **avail. Dec. 17
- Mother and Child: DVD, Blu-ray
- Nanny McPhee Returns: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Other Guys: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Town: DVD, Blu-ray **avail. Dec. 17**
- True Grit: Blu-ray
Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
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Zoolander Sequel Script Finished
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Sequels, Comedy, Casting, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
Despite some delays, reports say that the script for the Zoolander sequel has been completed. The plot focuses on Derek Zoolander and Hansel (played by Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, respectively) on the brink of turning 40, and their top modeling days behind them.
Will Ferrell will also reprise his role (yes!) as evil designer Mugatu, who tried to use Zoolander in his evil assassination plot in the first film. Actor Jonah Hill has also been given a role, and we’re delighted with the development. Ferrell, Stiller, Wilson and Hill in the same flick? It just doesn’t get funnier than that.
Zoolander 2 should be in theaters in 2012. The real trick is figuring out how to wait that long!
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: September 28, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: FOCUS, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Independent, Period, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:
- Babies: DVD, Blu-ray
- Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky: DVD, Blu-ray
- Frozen: DVD, Blu-ray
- Get Him to the Greek: DVD, Blu-ray
- Good: DVD, Blu-ray
- Iron Man 2: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Killer Inside Me: DVD, Blu-ray
- Legend of the Seeker: DVD, Blu-ray
- Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Private Eyes: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Thin Red Line: DVD, Blu-ray
Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
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Quote of the Day: Jonah Hill the New Hulk?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Action, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
“I’m playing the Hulk in the Avengers movie…I want to say thank you to all the fans who made this happen. Me and Downey, Jr. are going to make this one good. We’ll see you in 2012 guys!”
-Jonah Hill at Comic-Con, joking about the casting dilemma in Marvel’s new superhero-centric movie.
(Make sure to check out other notable quotes.)
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