Tag: What Women Want
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Michael Constantine, Father in ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding,’ Dies at 94
Michael Constantine, who played Gus, the father of Nia Vardalos’ Toula Portokalos in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” by far the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time, died on Aug. 31. He was 94.Constantine’s agent confirmed the news of his death to Variety. He died of natural causes.“My Big Fat Greek Wedding” scored a domestic…
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Film News Roundup: Taraji P. Henson Comedy ‘What Men Want’ Moves to February
In today’s film news roundup, Paramount has moved “What Men Want” back four weeks, a short film will be screened ahead of John Cho’s “Searching” and coming-of-age drama “Runt” rounds out its cast.Release DateParamount Pictures has moved back its Taraji P. Henson comedy “What Men Want” back a month from Jan. 11 to Feb. 8.The…
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First Look at Taraji P. Henson in ‘What Men Want’
Taraji P. Henson shows off her funny side in the first trailer for comedy ‘What Men Want.’The movie is a gender-reversed take on the 2000 hit ‘What Women Want,’ which starred Mel Gibson and centered on a chauvinistic executive who gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.In the upcoming movie, Henson plays…
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Max Greenfield Joins Taraji P. Henson For Paramount’s ‘What Men Want’
Max Greenfield going from hanging with the New Girl to getting his mind read by Taraji P. Henson in the upcoming comedy What Men Want.Directed by Adam Shankman, What Men Want is a twist on Paramount’s Nancy Meyers-directed rom-com classic What Women Want from 2000 in which Mel Gibson played a guy who could hear…
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Tracy Morgan Boards ‘What Men Want’ Opposite Taraji P. Henson
Did you know Paramount is creating a new riff on Nancy Meyers’ romantic comedy What Women Want? This one is called What Men Want, and it stars Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures) in the lead role as a woman who can suddenly hear the thoughts of every man she comes in contact with. That already…
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Tracy Morgan, Aldis Hodge Join ‘What Men Want’; Octavia Spencer To Ep ‘Mumbet’; Rlje Films Acquires ‘Housewife’ – Film Briefs
The Last O.G. star Tracy Morgan and Aldis Hodge have come aboard the Taraji P. Henson-led comedy What Men Want, the gender-flipped iteration of the 2000 Mel Gibson-starring film, What Women Want from Nancy Meyers. Adam Shankman is directing the pic which centers on a female sports agent (Henson) who has been constantly boxed out…
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Tracy Morgan to join Taraji P. Henson in What Men Want
After a fluke accident left chauvinist advertising executive Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) with the ability to hear what women are really thinking, he uses it to his advantage when a woman (Helen Hunt) got a promotion over him, but, romantic/comedy drum-roll, he later winds up falling in love with her instead. Nancy Meyers’ What Women…
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Tracy Morgan Joins Taraji P. Henson in ‘What Men Want’
Paramount Players has hired Tracy Morgan and Aldis Hodge to join Taraji P. Henson’s comedy “What Men Want.”Variety first reported on Feb. 2 that Adam Shankman had come on board to direct the film, which is inspired by the Nancy Meyers’ 2000 rom-com, “What Women Want.” Will Packer and James Lopez are producing and Shankman…