As the sci-fi comedy The Watch nears its opening weekend this Friday, director Akiva Schaffer (Hot Rod) has released what he calls “an outtake reel” of NSFW moments and ad-libs from the film. Given star Vince Vaughn’s renown proclivity for improvisation, it inevitably includes an observation about costar Ben Stiller’s posterior that makes one wonder how Vaughn could know about the thing he claims to know about. Check out the trailer below: READ FULL STORY »
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Jul 25
2012
07:40 PM ET
May 4
2012
09:00 PM ET
'The Watch': Ben Stiller comedy gets new name, red-band trailer
Back in March, Fox pulled the trailer and poster from Ben Stiller’s summer film Neighborhood Watch from theaters in Florida, following the aftermath of Trayvon Martin’s death in the state. (The 17-year-old Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.) But now the film is also getting a nationwide facelift. With the release of the red band trailer for the movie comes a new name – The Watch.
Starring Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Richard Ayoade, The Watch centers on a group of foul-mouthed volunteers, who find themselves battling aliens while making pithy sexual remarks. Watch the seriously not-safe-for-work trailer below.
Mar 28
2012
05:21 PM ET
'Neighborhood Watch': Ben Stiller and Shawn Levy on how the Trayvon Martin case affects their film
Image Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon
In comedy, timing is everything. And right now, in light of the Trayvon Martin tragedy, it’s hard to imagine worse timing for a comedy called Neighborhood Watch, even if the movie is about four volunteer crime fighters (Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Richard Ayoade) battling space aliens. Yesterday, Fox pulled posters and the teaser trailer for the film from Florida, where, on Feb. 26, a real-life neighborhood watch captain shot and killed an unarmed African-American teenager, sparking nationwide protests.
“We are very sensitive to what’s going on,” Neighborhood Watch producer Shawn Levy tells EW. “But other than the name of the organization, there is zero overlap between the movie and what’s going on in Florida. It’s very much a comedy that pits regular guys against a non-Earthly foe.” Levy says there have so far been no discussions about whether to postpone the film’s July 27 release, but it sounds like at least one of the stars would prefer the show go on as scheduled. “You’re talking to the guy who had the first comedy out after 9/11,” says Stiller. “We just put Zoolander out there. There were questions about whether it was too early for a comedy, but we couldn’t find a reason why there shouldn’t be a comedy in the world.”
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Mar 28
2012
11:28 AM ET
Fox pulls 'Neighborhood Watch' poster and trailer in light of Trayvon Martin's death
On February 26, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. That shocking, racially charged incident has led to widespread outrage, protests… and trouble for 20th Century Fox, the studio behind the upcoming aliens vs. Ben Stiller comedy Neighborhood Watch.
In light of Martin’s death, Fox has decided to pull the film’s first teaser poster and trailer from theaters in the slain teen’s home state of Florida. “The movie, which is not scheduled for release for several months, was made and these initial marketing materials were released before this incident ever came to light,” a Fox spokesperson told EW in an official statement. “The teaser materials were part of an early phase of our marketing and were never planned for long-term use. Above all else, our thoughts go out to the families touched by this terrible event.”
Fox is reportedly still planning to release Neighborhood Watch on July 27. In addition to Stiller, the film also stars comic heavyweights Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and The IT Crowd‘s Richard Ayoade. Check out the yanked trailer, as well as a full-size poster, below. READ FULL STORY »
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