Casting Round-Up with Dwayne Johnson, Liam Neeson & Alicia Vikander

Posted 11 years ago

DreamWorks has reportedly won a bidding war for a pitch from Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer titled ALPHA SQUAD SEVEN, and Dwayne Johnson is attached to star in the project. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the planned...

Tom Hanks eyes another Dave Eggers novel adaptation with The Circle

Posted 11 years ago

Looking to sink his teeth into another David Eggers novel adaptation, Tom Hanks could be lining himself up to produce and star in THE CIRCLE. Hanks is already starring in the upcoming A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING adaptation where he...

First Look: Jason Segel as David Foster Wallace in The End of the Tour

Posted 12 years ago

I wonder what author David Foster Wallace would have thought about Jason Segel playing him in a movie. Likely he would have been baffled at the idea of a movie even being made about him. He’d definitely feel uneasy about...

Jason Segel to play Infinite Jest author in The End of the Tour with Jesse Eisenberg

Posted 12 years ago

Jason Segel is awesome, that's a fact. He's incredibly talented, funny as hell, and in general, seems like a pretty cool guy. That's why I'm very happy about his latest project. According to The Wrap, Segel is attached to star...

Review: The Spectacular Now

Posted 13 years ago

(This film was originally reviewed as part of JoBlo.com's 2013 Sundance Film Festival Coverage) PLOT: Sutter (Miles Teller) is a high school senior who thinks he has it all figured out. He's ultra-popular at his school, has a gorgeous girlfriend...

Hit post-apocalyptic novel Pure to get the big-screen treatment from Fox

Posted 13 years ago

This one we’ll have to keep an eye on: there’s no guarantee at the moment that it’s up our alley (especially since it has the dreaded “young adult” label stuck to it), but right now it sounds intriguing enough, so...

Review: Smashed

Posted 14 years ago

NOTE: SMASHED was reviewed as part of our Sundance 2012 coverage in January. PLOT: Kate (Mary Elizabeth-Winstead) and Charlie (Aaron Paul), are young, in love, and happily married. They’re also two raging alcoholics- but you couldn’t tell either that they...

The first trailer for Smashed featuring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul is brief yet powerful

Posted 14 years ago

We have been hearing a lot about SMASHED and the buzz (no pun intended) surrounding the lead performances from Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul. Now, we have our first look at the trailer. There is nothing glamorous about this...

Mary Elizabeth Winstead gets caught by Nick Offerman in this clip from Smashed

Posted 14 years ago

I’ve been hearing about how great SMASHED is for awhile now. Unforutantely, there’s been no footage for me to get a taste. Until today that is! A new clip from the film has Nick Offerman (PARKS & RECREATION) confronting Mary...