Brendan O’Brien

Date of Birth

1962-05-09

Place of Birth

Hollywood, California, U.S.

Known for

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain, Totally Killer, Casper: A Spirited Beginning

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Chloe Moretz will join Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne and Zac Efron for Neighbors 2

Posted 11 years ago

Earlier this year it was announced that Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne would be returning in a sequel to NEIGHBORS, because you can't just make one film that grosses over $250 million on a $20 million budget and...

Will Ferrell will open an illegal casino in The House from Neighbors writers

Posted 11 years ago

It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood, if only we had some slot machines. That's what someone was thinking when they came up with the idea for the new Will Ferrell comedy announced today. Ferrell has signed on to produce...

Workaholics’ Adam DeVine joins Zac Efron in Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates

Posted 11 years ago

Variety has learned that Workaholics actor and co-creator Adam DeVine will star alongside Zac Efron in MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES, an upcoming comedy penned by Efron's NEIGHBORS screenwriters Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O'Brien. SNL and Funny or...

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Updated: Seth Rogen and Zac Efron will reunite for Neighbors 2 in 2016

Posted 11 years ago

Update: Plot synopsis revealed for the sequel. After grossing obver $250 million worldwide on an $18 million budget, NEIGHBORS is set to get a sequel next summer. Universal had previously slotted an untitled R-rated comedy for May 2016 and we...

Neighbors writers take on horror-comedy Thrill Ride

Posted 12 years ago

In the vein of THIS IS THE END and SCREAM, Fox has just picked up the horror-comedy THRILL RIDE, an original idea by NEIGHBORS (pictured) scribes Andrew Jay Cohen & Brendan O’Brien, which they plan to direct, reports Deadline. An...

A Sequel to Neighbors has been discussed obviously

Posted 12 years ago

It has become something of a routine for a movie that has a great opening weekend to get the lightening in a bottle treatment from the studio. Take this summer's NEIGHBORS; it only cost $18 million to produce and has...

Seth Rogen thinks the MPAA ratings system is “stupid” and “weird”

Posted 12 years ago

Seth Rogen is mad as hell, and he's not going to take this anymore! At the Produced By Conference on Saturday, Seth Rogen let loose on the MPAA ratings system, saying it "is so stupid why play that game?" and...

Exclusive Extended 1:1 Interview: Neighbors Director Nicholas Stoller!

Posted 12 years ago

Nicholas Stoller has the uncanny ability to make heartfelt yet uproariously comedic films. This is especially true with his latest feature NEIGHBORS – which recently enjoyed an extremely profitable opening weekend. The Zac Efron and Seth Rogen comedy is a...

Rumor: Zac Efron up for unspecified role in upcoming Marvel project

Posted 12 years ago

Those Zac Efron being considered for STAR WARS: EPISODE VII rumors didn't pan out, but with his NEIGHBORS doing well at the box office and with critics, maybe there is some truth to this latest rumor. L.R. is hearing Marvel...

Weekend Box Office Report: May 9-11, 2014

Posted 12 years ago

Neighbors beat Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man! The famous web-slinging hero and his villainous adversaries got shoved aside this weekend for a different kind of showdown as NEIGHBORS opened at #1 with $51 million! The R-rated comedy was easily the biggest opening for star Seth Rogen, whose previous...

Top 10 College Movies of All Time (Video Edition)

Posted 12 years ago

NEIGHBORS is the latest film to tackle the crazy life of college students across the country. But, there is a long history of films, both comedy and drama, that tackle what the university experience is like. Some focus on the...

Exclusive Cool Video: The Top Ten Best R-Rated Comedies

Posted 12 years ago

Comedy doesn't require profanity, nudity, or violence, but they certainly don't hurt! There is a huge selection of movies that are examples of clean humor that make you laugh with a witty line of dialogue, a perfectly set-up sight gag,...

Interview: Neighbors stars Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Jerrod Carmichael

Posted 12 years ago

Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Jerrod Carmichael are two of the major scene stealers in NEIGHBORS, the hilarious new comedy opening this weekend. The duo play Scoonie and Garf, respectively, members of an obnoxious fraternity that makes the lives of their next...

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