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WTF Happened to Napoleon Dynamite?

Posted 3 years ago

We take a look at the making (and marketing) of one of the biggest cult classics of the 2000's, Napoleon Dynamite.

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Minecraft: Matt Berry in talks to join Jason Momoa in video-game movie

Posted 3 years ago

What We Do in the Shadows star Matt Berry in talks to join Jason Momoa in the live-action Minecraft movie to be directed by Jared Hess.

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Jason Momoa to star in Minecraft movie helmed by Napoleon Dynamite director

Posted 4 years ago

Since the debut of Minecraft over a decade ago (really??), the highly-creative sandbox video game has exploded in popularity. Hollywood naturally took notice and has been trying to develop a Minecraft movie for quite some time. There have been several...

Nacho Libre creatives to adapt Thelma the Unicorn into an animated musical

Posted 7 years ago

It's been announced that Netflix is teaming with NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and NACHO LIBRE creatives, Jared and Jarusha Hess, to adapt author Aaron Blabey's children’s novel Thelma The Unicorn into an animated musical. The mega-popular streaming network reportedly arrived as the victor of a very...

Cool Videos: Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro return for some cheesy tots

Posted 9 years ago

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 12 years since writer/director Jared Hess brought NAPOLEON DYNAMITE to audiences, thus forever cementing the characters of Napoleon and Pedro into the annals of cinema. Even THAT sounds like a weird statement to...

Review: Masterminds

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: An armored car driver (Zach Galifianakis) is convinced to rob his employer by a former colleague (Kristen Wiig), who he has a crush on. The robbery ends-up being the biggest in U.S history, with $17 million stolen. When he...

Zach Galifianakis gets stupid rich in latest trailer for Masterminds

Posted 10 years ago

It's been nearly a year since Jared Hess' MASTERMINDS was initially set to be released, but the project found itself being pushed back again and again thanks to Relativity's financial difficulties. As they've just released a brand new trailer for...

Jared Hess to helm NickToons movie featuring Rugrats, Angry Beavers & more

Posted 10 years ago

Deadline is reporting that Jared Hess (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, NACHO LIBRE) has been tapped by Paramount and Nickelodeon to direct NICKTOONS, a crossover movie in the vein of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT that will feature characters from classic 1990s animated series...

Sam Rockwell hunts for religious artifacts in first trailer for Don Verdean

Posted 10 years ago

Do you remember the absolute hysteria which followed the release of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE? That film just exploded as everyone and their Uncle Rico would bust out their best Napoleon Dynamite impressions at every opportunity. Neither of Jared Hess' follow-up films,...

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