Tag: Spy
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Jason Statham Is So Good in ‘Spy’ Because He’s Insanely Campy
For the past twenty-five years, Jason Statham has been a leading figure in the action genre. His finely crafted image as a tough-as-nails badass who’s incapable of losing his cockney accent is one of the most recognizable screen personas in modern cinema, and when combined with an impressive back catalog that (a few exceptions notwithstanding)…
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Emily V. Gordon Has Signed On To Write The Animated Play-Doh Feature
Lego, Playmobile — now, it seems, it’s Play-Doh’s turn to be adapted into an animated movie. This isn’t the first time a similar idea has come up, either. Back in 2015, “Bridemaids” and “Spy” director Paul Feig was in talks to direct a film based on the multi-colored, clay-like toy for what was then 20th…
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Collider Connected: Watch Our Exclusive Live Interview with Paul Feig Tomorrow at 10:30am Pt!
We at Collider have been bringing you a bevy of in-depth video interviews with filmmakers and performers over the last couple of months via our Collider Connected series, and we have another exciting announcement to make today. On Wednesday, May 19th at 1:30pm Et/10:30am Pt filmmaker Paul Feig will be joining us for a live…
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‘Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story’: Film Review
For many the 1990s were the Age of Irony, with hipster cultural touchstones like Spy magazine and the TV show “Strangers With Candy” helping make snark the preferred flavor of the day. “The Simpsons” was also a big player in that area, yet arguably no cartoon series before had been quite so postmodern as “The…
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The Meg takes giant bite of UK box office
Jason Statham’s prehistoric shark makes waves with summer cinemagoers, while Mamma Mia! 2 is still packing them inWhile Jason Statham has been seen on screen in recent years in Fast and Furious and Expendables movies, and had a supporting role in Melissa McCarthy comedy Spy, his own movie vehicles had begun to dwindle in number…
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Film News Roundup: Sam Richardson Joins Melissa McCarthy’s ‘Superintelligence’
In today’s film news roundup, Sam Richardson will play an Nsa agent, Stefi Celma joins “Happy Times” and “Pretty Bad Actress” gets distribution.CastingsSam Richardson will star opposite Melissa McCarthy in New Line’s action-comedy “Superintelligence.”McCarthy’s spouse Ben Falcone will direct from Steve Mallory’s script. The movie was set up last year with McCarthy and Falcone as…
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Universal Unwraps ‘Last Christmas,’ Paul Feig To Direct Script Written By Emma Thompson & Bryony Kimmings
Exclusive: Universal Pictures has acquired Last Christmas, a script by Emma Thompson and Bryony Kimmings. Paul Feig is attached to direct. The details are being kept under wraps, but I’m told Last Christmas is a holiday romance set in London.Thompson, the two-time Oscar winner including one for scripting Sense and Sensibility, next stars in A24’s…
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Series Mania Q&A: French Director Nicolas Saada Discusses ‘Thanksgiving’
While at Series Mania Festival to present his mini-series “Thanksgiving” in competition, Nicolas Saada sat with Variety to discuss the spy drama which centers on the marriage between a Frenchman and American woman who are keeping secrets from each other.Written by Saada and Anne-Louise Trividic, “Thanksgiving” was produced by Claude Chelli at Capa Drama, the…
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‘A Simple Favor’ Trailer: Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively Get Wrapped up in a Mystery
Lionsgate has debuted the first trailer for A Simple Favor, the new thriller from Spy and Bridesmaids director Paul Feig starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively as two best friends who get tangled up in a mystery. Kendrick stars as Stephanie, a mommy vlogger who goes on the hunt for answers after her best friend…