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Mar 8 2013 08:51 PM ET

Teaser and poster for 'Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain' released online

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Funnyman Kevin Hart began a successful round of stand-up comedy tours in 2009. His latest tour was captured on camera for the documentary Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain. The teaser trailer and first poster for the film were released online Friday.

The brief preview boasts more sincerity than comedy, as Hart tells us in voiceover why making people laugh is his passion. Beyond that, it just gives us a few glimpses of the crowd in New York’s Madison Square Garden and the back of Hart as he approaches the microphone. Check out the teaser below: READ FULL STORY »

Feb 15 2013 03:48 PM ET

'About Last Night' red band trailer: Kevin Hart steps in for a romantic remake -- VIDEO

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Only 364 days until it’s Valentine’s Day again!! However will we pass the time?

By watching the trailer for this upcoming remake of About Last Night over and over again, of course. The original 1986 film — the title of which ended with an ellipsis that’s been nixed for the new version — starred Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Jim Belushi, and Elizabeth Perkins as four singles in Chicago who became two couples in Chicago. In the 2014 version, Kevin Hart and Regina Hall step in for Belushi and Perkins, while Michael Early and Joy Bryant take the places of Lowe and Moore. The trailer’s been approved for mature audiences only, but on the whole, it’s pretty tame — give or take one swear word and an ill-advised bathroom hookup.

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Nov 16 2012 07:00 PM ET

Casting Net: Charlize Theron signs on as narrator. Plus Liam Neeson, Bruce McGill

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Charlize Theron will narrate Billy Raftery’s documentary Angels In Exile about homeless kids in her native South Africa. [Deadline]

Liam Neeson is in talks to star in the crime thriller The All Nighter (previously titled Run All Night). Per The Wrap, the story follows an aging hit man who, in order to protect his family, must take on his former boss in one night. Neeson was last seen in Taken 2. [The Wrap]

Bruce McGill (Lincoln, TV’s Rizolli and Isles) has joined Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in the cast of Tim Story’s action comedy Ride Along. [Hollywood Reporter]

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Nov 6 2012 08:50 PM ET

Kevin Hart talks sex scenes on 'About Last Night' set -- VIDEO

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Kevin Hart is ready — and I mean bursting at the seams — to be a sex symbol, and he may get his wish in the remake of About Last Night.

The ever-energetic comic gushed to EW recently while filming on the downtown Los Angeles set of his movie, which modernizes the 1986 original starring Rob Lowe and Demi Moore, based on the David Mamet play. Hart plays Bernie, a sidekick role inhabited by James Belushi in the original, who is friends with lead heartthrob Michael Ealy. Joy Bryant also stars, and Regina Hall plays Hart’s hot-cold love interest. The movie’s now in post-production.

“Being a comedian, I’m very clean cut in the roles that I’ve had thus far. This was actually a role that gave me an opportunity to be a little different,” Hart told EW. “I’m filthy, filthy to the point where my language is unacceptable, my opinion is very, I guess you could say, I’m outspoken, but about the wrong topics, … and I have sex in this movie, which is great! I’ve never had sex in a film. And the fact that I’m having sex is going to make me a sex symbol. I see it all. This is a big thing for me. … Ladies, you get to see my side profile!”

Check out our video interview with Hart, below!
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Jun 27 2012 10:53 PM ET

Casting Net: Kevin Hart signs on to Brat Pack remake 'About Last Night.' Plus: Freida Pinto, Cloris Leachman, Jackie Chan

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• Kevin Hart (Think Like a Man) will star in a reboot of the 1986 Brat Pack flick About Last Night, about a man and woman who turn a one night stand into a rocky relationship. Hart will play the role of the man’s best friend who isn’t too keen on his buddy’s new girlfriend, originally played by Jim Belushi. Leslye Headland, writer-director of the 2012 Sundance hit Bachelorette, is penning the script (which, like the first film, is based on David Mamet play Sexual Perversity in Chicago), but there is no director yet attached. [THR]

• Photos from the set of writer-director Terrence Malick‘s Knight of Cups have revealed that Slumdog Millionaire‘s Freida Pinto has joined the cast, seemingly as a love interest for star Christian Bale. Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Wes Bentley, Isabel Lucas, and Imogen Poots costar. [IndieWire/The Playlist]

• Cloris Leachman has joined Raging Bull II, the bizarre prequel/sequel to Martin Scorsese’s 1980 classic about real-life boxer Jake LaMotta for which neither Scorsese nor Oscar-winning star Robert DeNiro have any involvement. Instead, William Forsythe plays the aged LaMotta after the events of the earlier film, and Mojean Aria plays the younger LaMotta before the events of the earlier film. Joe Montegna, Paul Sorvino, Penelope Ann Miller, and Natasha Henstridge costar, and Martin Guigui, co-writer and co-producer of Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!, is directing. Can’t. Wait. [Deadline] 

• Jackie Chan will star in and produce an untitled English-language action comedy about a Chinese detective seeking an American who owes a debt to a Macau casino. [THR]

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May 24 2012 09:28 PM ET

Casting Net: 'Thor 2,' 'Iron Man 3' land new villains. Plus: Anthony Hopkins, Bradley Cooper, Owen Wilson, Olivia Wilde

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• Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale) is in talks to torment the citizens of Asgard in Thor 2, as an unspecified villain who joins Tom Hiddleston‘s Loki. Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones) will direct the film. [THR]

• Speaking of Thor 2, that sequel may stand in the way of Anthony Hopkins joining another sequel, RED 2. Hopkins would play a baddie in the latter film — which will star Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, and Catherine Zeta-Jones — but his involvement hinges on his ability to schedule around playing Odin in Thor 2. [Deadline]

• Elsewhere in the Marvel-verse, two actors have signed onto Iron Man 3, which just started filming this week. One is quite familiar: Jon Favreau will return to play Tony Stark bodyguard Happy Hogan, notable since Favreau passed the directing reins for the franchise to Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang). And actor Ashley Hamilton (Sunset Beach) is in talks to get in Stark’s way as the cyborg Firepower, alongside villains played by James Badge Dale and Ben Kingsley. [THR, Variety]

Check out project news for BRADLEY COOPER, OWEN WILSON, OLIVIA WILDE, BRIE LARSON, MORRIS CHESTNUT, ERIC STONESTREET, and KEVIN HART below:  READ FULL STORY »

Apr 24 2012 09:21 PM ET

'Think Like a Man' star Kevin Hart: How Twitter, Facebook, and my NBA outburst helped my movie open at No. 1

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Last weekend, the ensemble relationship comedy Think Like a Man opened to an astonishing $33.6 million, exceeding practically everyone’s expectations, including those of one of the film’s standout stars, actor-comedian Kevin Hart. “I knew the movie was going to do well because it was tracking well,” he tells EW, “but we were thinking in the range of $20-25 [million]. When in came in the 30s, that was a little mind-blowing. For me that just shows the power of social media.”

No kidding. Hart has practically built his entire career harnessing the power of his Twitter feed and Facebook page to drive audiences to his films. Last September, his stand-up comedy feature Laugh at My Pain opened to $2 million on just 97 screens, a feat he largely credited to his social media fan base spreading word and supporting the film. For Think Like a Man, Hart notes that, combined, the entire cast boasts well over 20 million Twitter followers. “So we got together and just did a blitz ourselves….When you’re doing movie promos and there’s billboards and stuff, yeah it’s out there, and you know people see it. But we were getting direct responses because of Twitter and Facebook. It was unbelievable.”

Of course, a movie’s number one debut is not built on tweets alone. Hart credits three other DIY efforts for helping catapult his film to the top of the box office:  READ FULL STORY »

Apr 23 2012 01:04 PM ET

'Five-Year Engagement' redband trailer: 'Today's more of a bunny day' -- VIDEO

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The new, uncensored trailer for The Five-Year Engagement showcases the necessary conversations all couples must have before walking down the aisle. How many children do you want? How much have you saved? Only, in the case of Tom and Violet (Jason Segel and Emily Blunt), the agony of these conversation stretches out over many years. On the upside, there’s also an inordinate amount of sex talk to ease the pain. Check out the (NSFW) trailer below. , READ FULL STORY »

Apr 22 2012 01:57 PM ET

Box office report: 'Think Like a Man' halts the 'Hunger Games' train with $33 mil

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It had to happen. After four weeks of dominance, The Hunger Games finally didn’t finish first at the box office.

Instead, the relationship comedy Think Like a Man took the crown as it debuted to an impressive $33 million this weekend. Based on comedian Steve Harvey’s bestselling advice book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, the PG-13 film performed much better than expected. (Although I predicted the movie would win the weekend, I thought it would do so with a moderate $19 million.)

Think Like a Man was produced for just $13 million by Sony-owned Screen Gems, which was also behind two other pictures that premiered at No. 1 this year: The Vow and Underworld Awakening. The studio’s marketing campaign targeted African American audiences via appearances on Harvey’s morning show, screenings at historically black universities, and special promotions on networks like BET. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 21 2012 01:44 PM ET

Box office update: 'Think Like a Man' dethrones 'The Hunger Games' with $12.2 mil on Friday

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After 28 straight days at No. 1, The Hunger Games finally passed its box-office crown on to someone else. The relationship comedy Think Like a Man debuted in first with a better-than-expected $12.2 million on Friday, according to early estimates. That puts the PG-13 movie on track for an opening weekend around $33 million — a big win for Sony-owned Screen Gems, which produced the flick for only $13 million.

Think Like a Man — which was directed by Tim Story and features an ensemble cast including Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Gabrielle Union, and Chris Brown — was the first film to specifically target an African American audience since February’s Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds. However, with an opening day estimate that was larger than all of Tyler Perry’s films except Madea Goes to Jail, there’s a good chance Think Like a Man had some crossover appeal. The movie received a superb “A” rating from CinemaScore audiences. It also skewed toward older women, with 68 percent of the audience being female and 75 percent at least 25 years old. READ FULL STORY »

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