Tag: The Hangover
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‘The Joker’ Movie: Alec Baldwin Cast As Batman’s Dead Dad
Given the sensibilities of “Road Trip,” “Old School,” the celebrated movie version of “Starsky & Hutch” and “The Hangover” trilogy, all roads have clearly been leading filmmaker Todd Phillips to direct, what else, Warner Bros.’ dark and gritty version of “The Joker” movie starring Joaquin Phoenix. As cameras are set to roll in a number…
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Alec Baldwin Joins Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker’ Film as Batman’s Father
Warner Bros. has hired Alec Baldwin to appear opposite Joaquin Phoenix in its “Joker” origin film, playing the role of Thomas Wayne, the father of Batman, a.k.a. Bruce Wayne.Variety first reported that Phoenix was in talks to play the Clown Prince of Crime. As soon as his deal was finalized, the studio gave the greenlight…
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‘Joker’ Movie: ‘Deadpool 2’ Actress Zazie Beetz in Talks to Join Joaquin Phoenix (Exclusive)
Zazie Beetz is moving from absurd superheroics to a supervillain character drama.The actress, who co-starred in Deadpool 2, is in talks to join Joaquin Phoenix in Joker, the stand-alone origin project from Warner Bros. and The Hangover helmer Todd Phillips.Phoenix is portraying the DC Comics villain in a film that is more moderately budgeted and…
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‘Joker’: Joaquin Phoenix’s Take on the Batman Villain Will Be Released During Oscar Season 2019-2020
Warner Bros. has a pair of standalone Joker films forthcoming, and the one starring Joaquin Phoenix will arrive in theaters first. Phoenix will lead the cast of “Joker,” out October 4, 2019. “The Hangover” trilogy’s Todd Phillips will direct the tentpole, which he co-wrote with “The Fighter” Oscar nominee Scott Silver. This feature is expected…
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Sharon Stone Joins Patrick Brice’s Dark Comedy ‘Corporate Animals’ – Cannes
Sharon Stone will star as the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company in Patrick Brice’s comedy Corporate Animals. The Basic Instinct star joins The Hangover‘s Ed Helms and The Incredible Jessica James’ Jessica Williams in the dark comedy. The film, which shoots on location in New Mexico this summer, is about a corporate retreat…
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Sharon Stone, Jessica Williams, Ed Helms to star in ‘Corporate Animals’ for Protagonist
Patrick Brice directing from screenplay by Four Lions writer.Sharon Stone, Jessica Williams (The Incredible Jessica James) and Ed Helms (The Hangover) will star in comedy Corporate Animals, which Protagonist Pictures is launching to buyers in Cannes.Patrick Brice (Creep) is directing from a screenplay by Sam Bain (Four Lions). Set to shoot this summer on location…
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Jenny Slate, Alex Sharp, Zach Galifianakis, Gillian Anderson board ‘The Sunlit Night’ (exclusive)
Jessica Hecht also starring in feature for Look Who’s Back director David Wnendt.Jenny Slate (Obvious Child) is set to star in and produce The Sunlit Night for director David Wnendt (Look Who’s Back).Also cast are Tony award-winning actor Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time), Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), Zach Galifianakis…
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Ken Jeong & Mathilde Ollivier Join Mel Gibson In ‘Boss Level’ Thriller
Exclusive: The Hangover actor Ken Jeong and newcomer Mathilde Ollivier are set to play opposite Mel Gibson, Frank Grillo, and Naomi Watts in Boss Level, the Emmett/Furla Oasis Films’ action thriller written and directed by Joe Carnahan.The pic centers on retired Special Forces veteran, Roy (Grillo), who is trapped in a never-ending loop resulting in…
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First Possible Details Surface for Todd Phillips’ Joker Origin Movie
Attention, The Killing Joke fans! A new report has surfaced suggesting Warner Bros.’ Joker origin movie might be taking some cues from Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s celebrated/controversial 1988 graphic novel series, which is considered by many the definitive Joker tale. Per The Wrap, the origin movie will portray the Clown Prince of Crime as…
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Joker Origin Movie Will Use the Villain’s Comedian Origins From ‘The Killing Joke’
I’m still having trouble wrapping my head around the news that The Hangover director Todd Phillips is directing a Joker origin movie that’s being executive produced by Martin Scorsese, because that combination sounds like something that sprang from a particularly unhinged game of Mad Libs. But now a new report sheds some light on how…