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Apr 11 2013 08:30 AM ET

Connie Britton to romance Adam Driver in all-star 'This Is Where I Leave You' -- EXCLUSIVE

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Connie Britton will be the latest addition to the super-cast being assembled for director Shawn Levy’s This Is Where I Leave You, a dark family comedy that also features Tina Fey, Jane Fonda, and Jason Bateman.

The film, based on the 2009 novel by Jonathan Tropper, is about four combative siblings from the Foxman family who reunite at their childhood home for a week after their father dies, dredging up long-buried hostilities and problems.

Fey, Bateman, Corey Stoll (Midnight in Paris, House of Cards) and Adam Driver (Girls, pictured above) play the siblings, while Fonda is their newly widowed mother.

The Friday Night Lights, American Horror Story, and Nashville star Britton will appear as the age-inappropriate girlfriend of Driver’s character — the baby of the family who has grown into perhaps the most troubled of the lot.

Though her character’s presence is part of what antagonizes the family, she is also well-suited for analyzing their various neuroses: She’s a therapist.

Of course, that only makes the situation worse.

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Mar 22 2013 09:07 AM ET

'Admission' star Nat Wolff applied early-decision for stardom

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Paul Rudd and Tina Fey supply most of the romantic-comedy in Admission, director Paul Weitz’s new movie about a by-the-book Princeton University admissions officer (Fey) who is thrown for a loop when a charming old classmate (Rudd) suggests one of his most talented college-bound students just might be the child she put up for adoption years ago. But younger audiences who grew up watching The Naked Brothers Band will be delighted to recognize that Rudd’s academic prodigy, Jeremiah, is none other than a taller, less shaggy Nat Wolff, the older sibling from Nickelodeon’s hit musical-comedy TV series that ran from 2007 to 2009. Now 18 — and bound for college himself — Wolff is jumping back into movies in a big way. Admission is just one of five films he’ll star in this year, highlighted by upcoming roles opposite Selena Gomez, Lily Collins, James Franco, and Girls‘ Zosia Mamet.

What about the Naked Brothers, you ask? Nat and Alex, now 15, are still making music together (though they are no longer Naked and just go by Nat & Alex Wolff). “Since December, I’ve just been playing shows with Alex,” says the native New Yorker. “We’re a duo, and we’re working on the next record. It’s difficult to balance [music and movies], but we’re always writing songs.”

Click below for an extensive interview with Wolff. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 1 2013 10:32 AM ET

Tina Fey in talks to join Jason Bateman in 'This Is Where I Leave You'

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Steel yourselves, comedy nerds: Liz Lemon might be playing Michael Bluth’s sister.

EW has confirmed that 30 Rock star Tina Fey is in early talks to star in This Is Where I Leave You opposite Jason Bateman. The film, based on Jonathan Tropper’s 2009 novel, follows a dysfunctional family that comes together to mourn the death of its gruff, withholding patriarch.

Bateman will play Judd, a middle child reeling over the recent implosion of his marriage; Fey would play his older sister Wendy, who is caught in an unhappy marriage of her own. Kathryn Hahn and Ari Graynor are rumored to be up for roles as well, though their involvement has not yet been confirmed. Shawn Levy, who previously directed Fey in Date Night, is attached to helm the film, which also features a script written by Tropper himself.

Fey’s next movie, Admission, hits theaters March 22. She will also appear in the Muppets sequel The Muppets… Again! that is currently filming in Europe.

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Jan 8 2013 10:30 PM ET

Casting Net: Tina Fey teaming up with the 'Muppets.' Plus: Josh Brolin, Christopher Meloni entering 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'

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• Tina Fey once made a muppet-y episode of 30 Rock, and she’s once again returning to the world of felt skin and feather hair. The upcoming Golden Globes cohost is in final talks for a lead role in the sequel to 2011′s The Muppets, as a guard in a Russian gulag. She’ll join Ricky Gervais and Ty Burrell. Director James Bobin is returning for the second installment, writing the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller. [THR]

• Josh Brolin and  Christopher Meloni are joining the growing ensemble cast of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Brolin, whose casting was announced by Dimension Films, will play a younger version of Clive Owen’s character Dwight from the 2005 Sin City. In the new film, Dwight is hounded by an ex-flame, ultimately leading him to change his face into Owen’s visage. Meloni, meanwhile, will play a (likely dangerous) cop. They join returning actors Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, and Jaime King, and new recruits Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dennis Haysbert, and Jamie Chung. Like the last film, Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller will both write and direct. [Deadline]

• Will Forte and Tim Robbins have signed up for The Switch, and in one of Hollywood’s nice little ironies, they’re taking over roles originally occupied by Ty Burrell and Dennis Quaid, respectively. Based on the Elmore Leonard crime novel of the same name, the film will serve as something of a prequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, with John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) playing younger versions of Robert DeNiro and Samuel L. Jackson’s career crooks from Tarantino’s film. Robbins will play the wealthy husband of the woman (Jennifer Aniston) they kidnap, and Forte will play a man who witnesses the crime. Dan Schechter (Supporting Characters) is directing from his script. [Variety]

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Jan 8 2013 11:27 AM ET

Golden Globes: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and more to present

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George Clooney and Meryl Streep will be among the presenters at Sunday night’s 70th annual Golden Globe Awards.

In addition, the presenters include: Kerry Washington, Nathan Fillion, Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Kristen Wiig, Jeremy Renner, Amanda Seyfried and Will Ferrell. Smash‘s Debra Messing is also reportedly set to take the stage as well, according to a tweet from the Today show.

Lincoln leads the Golden Globe nominations with seven nods, while Django Unchained scored five noms. On the TV front, Showtime’s Homeland and the HBO movie Game Change topped the nominees, though there were plenty of surprises, including a Best Television Series — Comedy Or Musical nod for Smash.

Hosted by comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the ceremony airs this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

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Dec 20 2012 01:09 PM ET

'Admission' trailer: Tina Fey and Paul Rudd are more than acceptable -- VIDEO

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Oh look, Hollywood put two people you like in the same movie! Admission stars Tina Fey as a Princeton admissions officer whose life is changed when an old classmate (Paul Rudd) contacts her — and tells her that one of his high school students (Nat Wolff) may be the son she gave up for adoption when she was in college. Way to give away the whole plot, trailer.

On paper, the story sounds sort of heavy — but the movie itself looks like pretty light fare, complete with a cow birthing and a trigger-happy Lily Tomlin as Portia’s mother. Liz Lemon’s settling soulmate Michael Sheen and Wallace “Inconceivable!” Shawn also play supporting roles. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 13 2012 01:47 PM ET

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey crack us up in first 'Golden Globes' promo -- VIDEO

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NBC has just released its first Tina Fey and Amy Poehler promo for the Golden Globes, and the 36-second spot packs in the laughs.

Donning golden gowns, the two funny ladies do their best old-time-y talkie voices, with Poehler declaring, “This will never get old!” They may have wised up and stopped the act a few seconds later, but honestly, that was more amusing (and replay-worthy) than plenty of award-season bits.

Both women have more to celebrate than just their first-time Globe hosting duties: They’re both up for lead actress in a comedy series. Fey has twice won the award for her role as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock; Poehler has been nominated for her part on Parks and Recreation, but never won (perhaps Globe voters will finally listen to Julia Louis-Dreyfus).

Check out the promo below: READ FULL STORY »

Sep 27 2012 01:53 PM ET

Tina Fey on 'Mommy & Me' with Meryl Streep: 'It seems to have fallen apart for now'

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Two years ago, the Interwebs exploded with the news that Tina Fey and Meryl Streep might co-star in a comedy called Mommy & Me, directed by Stanley Tucci. And while the idea of sharing the big screen with acting’s reigning queen seemed like a dream to Fey, unfortunately the reality is that the film is unlikely to happen… at least in the foreseeable future. “It seems to have fallen apart for now,” says Fey in this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly. Still, she adds: “Sometimes movies come back together.” Click through for the full exchange. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 13 2012 04:56 PM ET

Nancy Meyers to direct Tina Fey in 'The Intern,' Felicity Jones in 'The Chelsea'

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Nancy Meyers, director of popular films about women of a certain age in white turtlenecks, is currently attached to two new projects, Deadline reports. The first is The Chelsea, an ensemble movie set in Manhattan’s Chelsea Apartments. Like Crazy actress Felicity Jones is attached to star.

The other project is The Intern, a comedy for Paramount that will star Tina Fey as the founder of an online company that hires a senior citizen as an intern. There’s no word who will play the septuagenarian hire, but it’s safe to assume it will be a big name. Meyers worked with Fey’s 30 Rock costar Alec Baldwin on her last film, It’s Complicated, and she will direct from her own script. This shouldn’t be confused with The Internship, the recently announced comedy that will reunite Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson and will probably be more Coors Light than chardonnay.

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Mar 14 2012 04:26 PM ET

Casting Net: Tina Fey returning to college for 'Admission'; Colin Farrell possibly resurrecting 'Arthur & Lancelot'

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• Tina Fey is going back to college for Admission, a dramedy about a college admissions counselor who strikes up a possible romance with a man she barely knew from school — a role Paul Rudd is currently circling. Paul Weitz (About a Boy, Being Flynn) will direct the Focus Features project from the script by Karen Croner (One True Thing). [The Los Angeles Times]

• Colin Farrell is negotiating to star in Arthur & Lancelot, a contemporary take on the classic tale from writer-director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers). Two months ago, Warner Bros. put the project on indefinite hold due to budget concerns, causing Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) and Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) to drop out of the respective title roles. Now it appears the project has been resurrected. [Variety]

• The ever-busy Michael Fassbender is in early talks to star in the romance The Mountain Between Us, about two people who survive a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains and fall in love as they struggle for survival. The female role is not yet cast. Based on the Charles Martin novel, the 20th Century Fox project will be helmed by Gerardo Naranjo (Miss Bala). [Variety]

• Jeremy Irons is in final talks to join Beautiful Creatures, writer-director Richard LaGravenese‘s long awaited feature adaptation of the best-selling YA novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Alcon Entertainment announced today. Irons will play the reclusive uncle of Lena (Alice Englert), a girl with enigmatic powers she’s trying to hide from Ethan (Jack O’Connell), the boy who falls in love with her. Viola Davis, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum, and Thomas Mann round out the cast.

• Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis have joined Relanxious, as two highly neurotic people who can only date by talking on the phone about what they would be doing if they were actually dating. Brie Larson (21 Jump Street) has signed on to play Wilde’s sister, while Fred Armisen will play Sudeikis’ buddy. Newcomer Christopher Storer is making his directing debut from his own script. [Deadline]

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