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Video: The Other Guys Press Conference

Mali Elfman — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:10:55 +0000

This past weekend we sat down to a press conference with some of the cast members of The Other Guys to talk about their upcoming mock-buddy-cop comedy. Writer/Director Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes and Mark Wahlberg were all in attendance and ready to perform for the flip cams! Between Ferrell joking about forcing his children to watch him in Elf even after they start crying to Keaton grinding on Wahlberg and trying to coax him into a fight, it was more of a show than an informative event.

What the madness unfold below…

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Due to the fact that I stupidly forgot my camera, all the videos above are thanks to El Guapo over at LatinoReview!!! Thanks!

Adam McKay To Direct Garth Ennis’ The Boys?

Krystal Clark — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:12:30 +0000

Anchorman, Step Brothers, and The Other Guys director Adam McKay is looking for a new gig. Now that its been confirmed that Paramount won’t greenlight the Anchorman sequel, he needs some fresh material. According to Collider, the director is a serious comic book fan and he’s being courted as a potential helmer for the live action adaptation of The Boys.

Prior to this there was speculation that A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Samuel Bayer might direct because he’d shown some interest during the development stages. McKay has been looking for a comic based project to helm, which could take him outside of his Will Ferrell world of comedies. Nothing has been signed and nothing is official but it looks like he’s a prime candidate for The Boys.

It sounds like McKay wants to pull a Jon Favreau and make this his Iron Man. Remember how skeptical everyone was when they heard he was directing that film? But I doubt this will be PG-13 because there’s a lot of course language and violence that’s essential to the source material. We’ve all seen what happens when studios take a graphic comic and soften it up for the sake of money. It usually sucks!

According to Wikipedia,

“The series is set in a contemporary world very much similar to the real one, with one notable exception: a number of people have some form of superpower. The series follows a superpowered CIA squad, known informally as ‘The Boys’, whose job it is to keep watch on superheroes and, if necessary, intimidate or kill them.”

The characters are “Billy Butcher”, “Hughie Campbell”, “Mother’s Milk”, “The Frenchman”, “The Female (of the Species)”, “Lieutenant Colonel Greg D. Mallory”, and “The Legend.” The Boys was created by Garth Ennis who also did Preacher.

What do you think of Adam McKay directing The Boys? Should a studio give him a chance?

Paramount Says Anchorman 2 NOT Happening!

Krystal Clark — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:19:21 +0000

Have you ever wanted something so bad you could taste it? We felt that way about the sequel to the 2004 workplace comedy Anchorman and guess what? It’s not happening. After months of rumors and false hope, Paramount has officially given the Adam McKay project the shaft.

A few days ago, McKay was in high spirits about directing Anchorman 2 and getting the old gang back together including Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, and Paul Rudd. The biggest obstacle that stood in the film’s way was its budget. All the actors who appeared in the primary roles have had huge surges in their careers, which means their pay rates have gone up significantly. But even when McKay went in and shaved down the price tag it still wasn’t enough to save Ron Burgundy and the rest of the gang.

According to McKay’s Twitter, “So bummed. Paramount basically passed on Anchorman 2. Even after we cut our budget down. We tried.”

Damn! Damn! Damn! We understand that Anchorman wasn’t a complete financial success ($86 million domestic) but if you can make a sequel to Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo, you can give it a chance. If the actors and the director are all willing to return for a cheaper price there’s no reason why Anchorman 2 shouldn’t be in development right now. Something smells fishy and we don’t like it!

Why do you think Paramount passed on Anchorman 2?

Official The Other Guys Teaser Trailer

Krystal Clark — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:05:22 +0000

Hold on to your buddy cop movie cliches because the first trailer for Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg’s comedy The Other Guys has hit the net. The film is directed by frequent Ferrell collaborator Adam McKay (Anchorman was awesome!) and co-stars the eternally cool Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson. There are explosions, there’s dancing, and there’s Batman…we mean Michael Keaton. Check it out…

The Other Guys centers on two New York detectives Allen Gamble (Ferrell), a forensic accountant who’s more interested in paperwork than hitting the streets, and Detective Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg), a tough guy who’s been stuck with him as his partner ever since an unfortunate run-in with Derek Jeter. They both idolize the city’s top cops, Danson and Highsmith (Johnson and Jackson), but when an opportunity arises for the “Other Guys” to step up, things don’t quite go as planned.

We’d love to say that this trailer was hilarious from beginning to end but we’d be lying. There were a few instances that were chuckle worthy like the introduction of Ferrell’s wife (Eva Mendes) and Wahlberg breaking into dance but other than that it doesn’t really bring the funny.

What do you think of the trailer for The Other Guys?

Samuel L. Jackson Joins The Other Guys

Krystal Clark — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:06:31 +0000

The buddy cop comedy The Other Guys, which was tentatively entitled The B Team has two new recruits. According to Variety, Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson will co-star in the film, that is being headlined by Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell. Production on the Columbia produced feature starts tomorrow and will be directed by Adam McKay.

The Other Guys centers on a pair of second string cops who try to gain respect and admiration from their law enforcement peers. Jackson and Johnson will play an elite pair of police officers who have everything they want and more. Their exploits are the envy of everyone in their department including Wahlberg and Ferrell’s characters. McKay co-wrote the script for the film along with Chris Henchy.

This is a step in a semi-positive direction for Johnson, because I was one family film away from cutting him off. Earlier today we released the poster for his latest film, The Tooth Fairy, and it’s not his best look. This film will also come as a much needed comedic break for Wahlberg. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing him in a lighter role.

The Other Guys hits theaters on August 6, 2010.

What do you think of Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson teaming up for The Other Guys?

Judd Apatow Talks Anchorman 2

Krystal Clark — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:10:12 +0000

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy has to be one of my favorite movies. The 2004 Judd Apatow produced film featured Will Ferrell as the title character, based in 1970′s San Diego. Ever since the infamous “alley fight,” fans have wanted to see more from Ron, Brian, Champ, and Brick. Over at Empire they spoke to Apatow himself about the prospect of bringing the news team together for one more broadcast.

Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay have been stringing us along for years in regards to a potential follow up to the news based comedy. When Empire caught up with Apatow they thought it would be a good time to get some dirt on the sequel.

“They’re making a movie now, Will and Adam,” said Apatow, referring to the duo’s cop comedy, The Other Guys. “But I guess it’s a little bit more a possibility than it was a year ago, when it wasn’t being discussed at all.When we made Anchorman, Adam and Will had a lot of ideas about what the sequel would be – they’d always laugh about where they’d take the characters.”

This is what led to the fun stuff. What if Ron and the crew were old bags still doing the same jobs, but with a geriatric twist?

According to Apatow, “The great thing is, Will can be any age and play that character. Those anchormen sometimes have their jobs until they’re 75 years old. So we would always laugh that this movie could work if everybody’s really elderly.”

Even though I’d love to see them in their current state, I’ll give the senior citizen take a chance if it has a decent script attached to it. I need my Brian Fantana, and his panther cologne that smells like a dirty diaper and Indian food! If we can keep that spirit alive in the new film, I’ll be there!

How would you feel about an old Ron Burgundy?

Anchorman 2 Coming Your Way?

Krystal Clark — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:00:28 +0000

The Germans discovered it in 1904, and they called it ‘San Diego’, which in German means ‘whale’s vagina’.

Here’s a sequel I’d love to see, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. There are so many quotable lines and ridiculous scenarios that stick out from that movie. The 2004 cult classic starred Will Ferrell as Burgundy, a sexist, self-centered, and not too bright news anchor who leads the number one news team in the San Francisco Bay area. For years there have been rumblings of a possible sequel, but now according to some of its stars, things are beginning to look a lot more serious.

Some of Burgundy’s cohorts from the Channel 4 News Team included field reporter Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), sportscaster Champ Kind (David Koechner), weatherman Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), and co-anchor Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate). Over at /Film, they’ve given me hope that there may be a possible Anchorman 2 on the horizon, which means more comedy, but most importantly more poorly choreographed alley fights! While out promoting this summer’s Land of the Lost, Ferrell confirmed that everyone will be meeting next week to discuss the future of a sequel.

Director Adam McKay spoke about his interest in doing another Anchorman, while Paul Rudd divulged some sequel details surrounding the film’s setting. He said that “the movie might take place in the 1980′s or even the moon!” I’m sure that last line was a joke, but could you imagine those characters ten years later in the eighties?

What do you think of an Anchorman sequel?

Wahlberg and Ferrell are the B Team

Krystal Clark — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:00:51 +0000

When was the last time you saw Mark Wahlberg in a comedy? Recently, his resume has been filled with nothing but dramas and horror flicks, or in the case of The Happening a combination of both (a horrific drama). It’s time for a change and I think Mr. Wahlberg is ready to take a walk on the “B” side. According to Variety, the actor will team up with funny man Will Ferrell to star in an action comedy entitled, The B Team.

The B team is a comedy that has been bought by Sony Pictures Entertainment. It’s a bit awkward having this film in development when we know for a fact that The A-Team is in the works. No release date has been set for B Team, but the studio wants to start production as soon as the screenplay is ready. The film has familiar Ferrell collaborator Adam McKay attached to direct and co-write the script with Chris Henchy.

I know that a lot of noise is being made about this being a big leap for Wahlberg, but this isn’t his first comedy. Are we blocking out 1998′s The Big Hit? I still have that movie on VHS. It was an action comedy that starred Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Philips, Bokeem Woodbine, and Antonio Sabato, Jr. It exists people. The truth is out there.

Whose ready to laugh at/with Wahlberg?

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