Jay Roach has had something of a dichotomous career as a filmmaker—early on, the director made a name for himself directing such comedies as the Austin Powers franchise, as well as the first two films in the Meet the Parents series, before course-correcting and becoming HBO’s main man when it comes to political films about presidential elections (2008’s Recount, this year’s Game Change).  So, it makes a kind of sense that Roach would eventually combine his two styles, as The Campaign features Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis humorously battling it out over a North Carolina Congressional seat.

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While national attention may be focused on the presidential election of 2012, HBO is focused squarely on 2008, as evidenced by their new original film, Game Change, which chronicles the events of the 2008 presidential election between Barack Obama and John McCain.  And, in a new trailer for the film, much of the movie seems centered on the reasoning behind McCain’s decision to select Sarah Palin as his VP, and his campaign’s discovery that she might be a little, well, nuts.

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Time to sit down to a dinner with some of the most interesting group of Schmucks ever seen on screen. Well-known comedic director Jay Roach brings us an adaptation of the French film Le Diner de Cons, or as he’s interpreted it Dinner with Schmucks. There’s no doubt that this all star comedic cast will have you laughing, even if it makes you a schmuck for doing so.

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British actress Lucy Punch is tacking on another project to her ever expanding resume. According to THR, the actress is in final negotiations to star in the upcoming comedy Dinner for Schmucks. The film is a remake of the 1998 French film Le diner de cons (The Dinner Game), which was written and directed by Francis Veber. The English version will be helmed by Meet the Parents director, Jay Roach.

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