Tag: Pineapple Express
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David Gordon Green Should Go Back to Dramas
There aren’t many filmmakers working today whose filmographies are quite as wild as David Gordon Green’s. After a series of critically acclaimed independent films in the early 21st century, Green made a breakthrough as a comedy director with 2008’s Pineapple Express. While the comedy classic has now become a beloved, permanent fixation of stoner culture,…
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Judd Apatow’s Love Of True Romance Helped Inspire Pineapple Express
Judd Apatow has had quite a run in Hollywood. A triple threat as a writer, producer, and director, he’s responsible for dozens of TV shows and movies dating back to the early 1990s. But even in the early 2000s, Apatow didn’t have the clout he has today.On the heels of writing and directing “The 40-Year-Old…
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‘Sam And Victor’s Day Off,’ A ‘Ferris Bueller’s’ Spin-Off About The Ferrari Joyride Dudes Is Coming
“You’ve guys got nothing to worry about; I’m a professional.” Ok, this is weird, and it’s only coming to me now. On August 7, 2008, I casually pitched and proposed a spin-off film idea in a blog article titled, The Brief Cameo That Begat An Entire Film: Our Take ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’, back in…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villain Spin-Off Movies Coming To Paramount+
Back in summer 2020, fans of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” were surprised to learn that the heroes in a half shell would be getting yet another reboot. However, instead of another live-action film with motion capture performers, the latest installment would be computer-animated under the guidance of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Pictures.…
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Movies Like Pineapple Express That You Should Watch Asap
“Pineapple Express” is one of the funniest films of the 21st century and an essential watch for fans of the Apatow generation, which grew up loving the work of Seth Rogen and James Franco. Rogen and Franco had worked together first in “Freaks and Geeks,” and their comedic partnership continued throughout the following decades, often…
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Seth Rogen Has Spent Five Years Planning ‘Big Action Film’ Inspired by Buster Keaton, Jackie Chan
In a new profile published by The New York Times, Seth Rogen reveals the existence of a passion project he’s been working on for at least the last five years titled “Escape.” Rogen has been writing the movie with longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg and said he hopes to film it next year. “Escape” is being…
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David Gordon Green Tapped To Direct ‘Exorcist’ Sequel From Blumhouse
Three years ago, who would have thought that David Gordon Green would go from being the guy who directed episodes of “Red Oaks” and “Eastbound & Down,” as well as films like “Pineapple Express” and “Your Highness,” to one of the biggest names in horror. But then he combined with Blumhouse and released “Halloween” in…
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‘Pineapple Express 2’ Didn’t Get Made Due to a Budget Disagreement with Sony
Pineapple Express was one of Seth Rogen‘s biggest hits, raking in over $101 million worldwide on a budget of just $27 million. So you would think that Sony Pictures would have been chomping at the bit to get a sequel off the ground. Well, at one point the studio was very interested in making Pineapple…
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Seth Rogen Says ‘Pineapple Express 2’ Was Turned Down Due to Budget Concerns
“Pineapple Express” fans will be disappointed to learn that a sequel was shot down over budget concerns from Sony.In an interview on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show” on Wednesday, Rogen said Sony wasn’t interested in a “Pineapple Express 2” movie several years ago when it was being pitched.“We tried to make one and thanks to…
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Luca Guadagnino, Seth Rogen Set for Surprise Team Up with Scotty Bowers Gay Hustler Film
Luca Guadagnino is adding another project to his growing list of upcoming directorial projects. Deadline reports Searchlight Pictures has attached the “Call Me By Your Name” and “Suspiria” director to helm its narrative feature adaptation of Matt Tyrnauer’s 2017 documentary “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood.” In an unexpected and enticing move, the Searchlight…