Tag: Pitch Perfect
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Rebel Wilson Action Comedy ‘Bride Hard’ Snapped Up by Signature Entertainment for U.K., Ireland (Exclusive)
Signature Entertainment has acquired U.K. and Ireland rights to action comedy “Bride Hard,” starring Rebel Wilson (The Pitch Perfect franchise).In the film, badass secret agent Sam is tasked with one of her hardest missions to date – being maid of honor for her childhood best friend. Out of her comfort zone, and with fellow bridesmaids…
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Adam Devine Says Marvel Movies ‘Ruined Comedies’: They ‘Make Those Movies Kind of Funny,’ But ‘It’s Not Real Comedy’
Adam Devine appeared on Theo Von’s “This Past Weekend” podcast during his press tour for Netflix’s “The Out-Laws” and shared his theory that Marvel movies and other superhero films killed the traditional Hollywood comedy. The “Workaholics” and “Pitch Perfect” alum noted that because Marvel movies rely so much on humor, they ended up becoming Hollywood’s…
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Adam Devine’s Career Was Jumpstarted by a Near-Fatal Accident
Although it’s not uncommon for performers to glean inspiration from traumatic events, not many stars can say that a near-death experience helped them realize a burning passion for the comedic arts. Starring in huge hits like Pitch Perfect, Workaholics, The Righteous Gemstones, and more, actor and comedian Adam Devine has a shockingly unfunny origin story…
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Before ‘The Out-Laws,’ This Rom-Com Showed Off Adam DeVine’s Dramatic Chops
Adam DeVine has often graced our screens playing the lead or the scene-stealing supporting actor in both rom-coms and comedies, proving time and again in the likes of Isn’t It Romantic (2019) and the 2010s Pitch Perfect franchise that he is a warm and genuinely funny talent. In fact, the TV spin-off of Pitch Perfect,…
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This Hailee Steinfeld Apple TV+ Series Is the Perfect Binge
It seems Hailee Steinfeld might be the Wolverine of our entertainment universe. She’s an essential component of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse and its sequel Across The Spider-Verse, has been in two-thirds of the Pitch Perfect trilogy, joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Hawkeye, starred in the Transformers spin-off Bumblebee, and even has time for a…
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Brittany Snow Knows How Far to Push Her Actors
“Pitch Perfect” star Brittany Snow has spoken openly about dealing with an eating disorder from a very young age, but she revealed at SXSW Saturday that her directorial debut “Parachute,” which grapples with themes of mental health in a woman suffering from her own disorder, is “very personal” for other, more romantic reasons.“Parachute” is about…
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‘Parachute’ Review: Brittany Snow Directs Lackluster Eating Disorder Drama
Not everyone can make the messy young woman archetype as charming and quirky as Greta Gerwig can, but she certainly started a trend. In the long overdue push to center women’s perspectives, conventional romantic plots have been replaced by gritty tales of lost young women spiraling out, leaving trails of chaos in their wake. With…
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Rebel Wilson Comes Out in Same-Sex Relationship
Rebel Wilson has found her perfect match.The “Pitch Perfect” alum and “Senior Year” star shared an Instagram post on June 9 announcing her new same-sex relationship with sustainable clothing brand founder Ramona Agruma.“I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince,” Wilson captioned with rainbow emojis, “but maybe what I really needed all this time…
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TV, Interrupted: Girlboss Is Netflix’s Greatest Guilty Pleasure
(Welcome to TV, Interrupted, a series where the /Film team remembers, eulogizes, and makes a case for the revival of TV shows we loved that were canceled far too soon.)While musing over the name for her new business selling cheap thrift store clothing for a mark-up on eBay, “Girlboss” protagonist Sophia (Britt Robertson) muses carefully…
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Skylar Astin Will Star Opposite Geena Davis In A Mother-Son Legal Drama Pilot For CBS
CBS is developing a new show that will star Geena Davis as an attorney whose life is in shambles after a messy divorce and is forced to join forces with her Private Investigator son. That show doesn’t have a title yet, but they did just cast “Pitch Perfect” and “Zooey’s Extraordinary Playlist” star Skylar Astin…