Tuesday, November 15, 2011 11:42AM - By Damon Houx
The American Cinematheque recently honored Robert Downey Jr. for his contributions to cinema, and got his friends Jamie Foxx, Mel Gibson and Garry Shandling to roast him in a video before the presentation. Starting with Foxx complaining about Downey going for black roles after Tropic Thunder, the piece goes into his drug use and prison stint, and covers the most famous troubled incidents the actor has had. It’s also pretty funny. Check it out.
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Thursday, July 7, 2011 6:00PM - By Damon Houx
Halfway between the “put the camera down and let them riff” style of Judd Apatow productions, and the “tight and visually stylized” Todd Phillips aesthetic, Horrible Bosses takes a high concept premise but then lets its actors play in this dark and funny comedy. The film stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudekis as men tormented by their employers, who drunkenly decide that homicide is justified in their cases. As director Seth Gordon told us, it’s a relate-able premise. Find out more below…
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011 11:59AM - By Damon Houx
When last we talked about Quentin Tarantino‘s latest Django Unchained, Jamie Foxx was the odds-on frontrunner for the lead character. That is now locked up. CNN talked to Foxx recently, and he said the dull platitudes expected of someone up for a big role. “Amazing” Foxx says. It “should be amazing.” Well, duh. The money quote is that he seems to suggest that Leonardo DiCaprio is also a lock the project. “I think, just to be able to work with Quentin Tarantino and Samuel Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and to be able to tell a story that needs to be told…”
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:00PM - By Damon Houx
Much has been rumored about Quentin Tarantino‘s latest film Django Unchained, with Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz considered shoo-in’s for certain parts, and Leonardo DiCaprio supposedly circling the film’s bad guy role. Idris Elba tweeted something that suggested he was meeting with Quentin for the role, and – as The Hollywood Reporter announced – he’s instead going in for Guillermo Del Toro‘s Pacific Rim. Which supposedly puts Jamie Foxx front and center as the most like Django…
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Monday, October 25, 2010 4:40PM - By Krystal Clark
Oscar winner Jamie Foxx has been very busy working behind the scenes with his film and television production company. A while back we reported on the new sketch comedy series he’s developing for Fox and now he’s got another project underway for NBC. It’s an action drama that’s filled with lies and intrigue. In other words, it’s “Undercovers” meets “Alias” mixed with “The Sopranos.”
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Thursday, October 7, 2010 5:36PM - By Krystal Clark
At the 2009 BET Awards, Oscar winner Jamie Foxx was the host and offered plenty of comedic skits throughout the night, but one in particular really struck a chord with the audience. Foxx prerecorded a fake movie trailer with fellow comedian turned actor Martin Lawrence for a film called The Skank Robbers. It featured their famous “he-she” alter egos Wanda (“In Living Color”) and Sheneneh (“Martin”). The video was such a hit that it’s actually being turned into a real film co-starring Halle Berry!
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Thursday, September 2, 2010 9:39AM - By Krystal Clark
What better way to start your day than with a nice dose of Robert Downey Jr.? A new trailer has been released for the actor’s latest film Due Date, a comedy from The Hangover director Todd Phillips. It co-stars Zach Galifianakis who plays a character who unintentional throws a monkey wrench in Downey’s traveling plans. Watch these two go at it in the new trailer…
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010 12:41PM - By Krystal Clark
Do you remember when Jamie Foxx was a regular on “In Living Color”? The show ran on the Fox Network in the early nineties and produced some huge stars such as Foxx, Jim Carrey, and Jennifer Lopez. Now, the Oscar winner is returning to his comedic roots with a new sketch series.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:41AM - By Krystal Clark
Over the past decade so many TV shows have been adapted to the big screen that no property is safe. In this case, “Laverne & Shirley,” the popular Garry Marshall sitcom that starred Cindy Williams and his sister Penny Marshall is the next victim of this creative crime. Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is set to write the screenplay and will bring the duo to the big screen with the help of his Valentine’s Day co-stars Jennifer Garner and Jessica Biel.
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