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Apr 18 2013 09:23 PM ET

Casting Net: Robert Pattinson and David Cronenberg pic rounds out cast; Plus, Will Ferrell and Jack Black, more

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• For some directors, the more absurd the log line, the better the movie. David Cronenberg’s (Videodrome) next film, which will reunite him with his Cosmopolis star Robert Pattinson, is described as a ghost story that also serves as a withering critique of the fame and celebrity-obsessed culture in Los Angeles. Called Maps to the Stars, Julianne Moore and John Cusack have just signed on to join the film as well. Moore can be seen in a number of big films in the next year including the Carrie remake, Non-Stop with Liam Neeson, and The Seventh Son.  [Deadline]

• What started as a  Wall Street Journal article (published just recently on January 28) may now be a movie starring comedic powerhouses Jack Black and Will Ferrell, who are both currently attached to New Line Cinema’s Tag Brothers about a bunch of adults who never called an end to their childhood game of tag. The report says that Ferrell and Black’s involvement will be dependent on the screenplay which is currently being written by Mark Steilen, who served as a second unit director on The Three Stooges and Hall Pass, and wrote and directed 1999′s The Settlement. If Tag Brothers ends up going through, maybe Ferrell will have the opportunity to avenge Baxter.  [The Wrap]

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Dec 11 2012 08:07 PM ET

'Ghostbusters' live-read grabs Seth Rogen, Jack Black, and Rainn Wilson -- EXCLUSIVE

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There’s no replacing Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis as the original Ghostbusters, but if you were staging a one-night-only live version of the classic comedy, well … whom might one contact?

Seth Rogen, Jack Black, and Rainn Wilson are going to cross the streams.

The event is one of the monthly live-reads of a famous movie script organized by Juno and Up in the Air filmmaker Jason Reitman, who  — of course — has a family connection to this story. His father, Ivan Reitman, directed Ghostbusters and he remembers hanging around on the set as a little kid.

But even he was surprised when he went back and looked at the original script of the movie for Thursday night’s reading at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

It turns out, Murray was making it all up as he went along. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 27 2012 07:32 PM ET

Spirit Awards reaction: Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Benh Zeitlin, David O. Russell, more weigh in

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The nominations for the 28th Independent Spirit Awards were announced this morning in Hollywood. We checked in with Jack Black (Bernie), David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook),  Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Emayatzy Corinealdi (Middle of Nowhere), and more for their reactions. Check out what the stars had to say below and read our full analysis of what the nominations mean for awards season here.

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Nov 27 2012 11:44 AM ET

Gotham Awards: Jack Black, Jared Leto and more from the red carpet + full list of winners

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Matt Damon, Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jared Leto and more turned up at the Independent Film Project’s 22nd annual Gotham Awards in downtown New York City last night to honor the best of independent cinema. Girls actor Alexander Karpovsky may have been a presenter at the event, but he was most excited about watching host Mike Birbiglia take the stage. “I’m a huge Mike Birbiglia fan so I’m looking forward to his jokes,” he said on the red carpet.

When we caught up with Birbiglia, he said he prepared for the gig with a little help from his followers. “I wrote some jokes, then I threw a lot of them out and then I got my Twitter followers to write jokes so I don’t have to take credit for mean things.” Birbiglia also revealed that he worked as a coat-check person at the Gotham Awards when he first moved to New York City 12 years ago. “They paid me more then than I’m being paid tonight,” he quipped, while adding he didn’t bring a coat to the event “out of respect.” READ FULL STORY »

Nov 8 2012 07:22 PM ET

'Bernie': Jack Black talks about his 'lovable killer' character at AFI Fest -- VIDEO

As the annual AFI Fest comes to a close, one of its final events put a spotlight on Jack Black and his recent dark comedy, Bernie, which reunited him with School of Rock director Richard Linklater.

On Wednesday, EW teamed up with AFI Fest to present a conversation with Black about Bernie, where he talked about why the role of “a lovable killer” appealed to him, recalled his first acting gig in a commercial for Atari game Pitfall and gave a shout out to Dexter. Check out part of the discussion with Black and EW’s Anthony Breznican in the video below. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 2 2012 09:19 PM ET

Jack Black, Richard Linklater on awards buzz for 'Bernie,' working with Shirley MacLaine -- VIDEO

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Jack Black has the kind of silly, spastic face you definitely don’t forget. In most of his comedies, it stretches into a wide-mouthed deranged grin, as in 2006′s Nacho Libre, or a bug-eyed howl, as in 2003′s music-filled School of Rock, directed by Richard Linklater.

In the dark comedy Bernie, also directed by Linklater, Black takes it down about 12 notches, playing sweet, good-natured but still musical Bernie Tiede, with dark hair and a little mustache, a complete 180 from the parts he usually plays. The performance has landed him praise from critics and a lot of buzz for the upcoming awards season. The character Bernie is based on a real person, a gay mortician who sings in the local church choir and is popular in his small east Texas town of Carthage. He befriends nasty, wealthy, unpopular widow Marjorie Nugent, played by Shirley MacLaine, and ends up killing her. The movie, in theaters earlier this year, is out on DVD and Blu-ray.

Black and Texas native Linklater sat down with EW and talked awards buzz, Black going against his natural instincts as Bernie, and how working with MacLaine, who would impress Black with tales of “old Hollywood,” was a dream. As for the future, Black is quite open to playing similarly against-type roles. “I don’t have any plans for any dark comedies presently, but I’m open to it” Black told EW, stroking his beard. “I like the idea of playing more characters that are far away from myself. That was very gratifying. If you think about what people expect of you, you can get stuck in a rut. I’ll be looking for opportunities to go in different directions.”

Check out more from Black, plus Linklater, in the video below:

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Feb 23 2012 10:00 AM ET

'Bernie' poster: Jack Black as a beloved accused murderer in a true-life tale -- EXCLUSIVE

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In 1997, Bernie Tiede, one of the most beloved citizens of the small Texas town of Carthage, was arrested for the murder of 81-year-old widow Marjorie Nugent. Bernie had befriended Marjorie at her husband’s funeral, and quickly became her companion and business manager. But when Marjorie disappeared, it was months before anyone figured something was up.

It sounds like wildly contrived fiction, but it’s all true. And it’s the subject of director Richard Linklater’s latest film, Bernie, starring Jack Black as Tiede, Shirley MacLaine as Marjorie, and Matthew McConaughey as the town’s D.A. determined to see justice prevail. The film is premiering next month at the SXSW Film Festival in Linklater’s home town of Austin before its April 27 release. Check out an exclusive first look at the poster below:  READ FULL STORY »

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