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Danny McBride To Write & Star In Remake Of Danish Comedy 'Klovn,' Todd Phillips To Produce

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 13, 2012 12:51 PM
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  • 5 Comments
News
With "Eastbound & Down" heading into its series finale this weekend, Danny McBride will be waking up on Monday morning with the hit show over and an open calendar and canvas in front of him. But it looks like he's not wasting any time in lining up something new, and it's another project with big comic possibilities.
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More: Danny McBride, Todd Phillips, Clown, Warner Bros.

Watch: New Teaser Trailer For HBO's 'Eastbound & Down'; Paul Rudd To Guest Star On 'Parks & Recreation'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • January 10, 2012 9:43 AM
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Television
A couple of tidbits on the upcoming small screen return of two much-loved comedy stalwarts in Paul Rudd and Danny McBride.
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More: Paul Rudd, Danny McBride

Sony Heads Into Seth Rogen & Jay Baruchel's 'The Apocalypse'

  • By Benjamin Wright
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  • January 6, 2012 11:46 AM
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  • 2 Comments
News
Originally a comedy short film from the dynamic writing duo of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the twisted minds behind “Superbad,” “The Pineapple Express,” and the upcoming Ben Stiller-starring comedy “Neighborhood Watch,” “Jay and Seth Vs The Apocolapyse” has gone from interesting sensation in 2007 to a long-rumored feature film. Along with short film co-star Jay Baruchel, Rogen and Goldberg have been teasing the feature release for quite some time, with the casting of the group’s regular collaborators James Franco and Jonah Hill being announced back in September.
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More: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, The Apocalypse, Sony Pictures, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson

Commercials Director Randy Krallman To Make His Feature Debut On 'Bullies' Starring Danny McBride

  • By Ryan Sartor
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  • November 4, 2011 1:20 PM
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News
Danny McBride’s had a tough 2011 at the box office. “Your Highness” and “30 Minutes or Less” were basically flops, but money isn’t everything, and McBride is a talented guy who seems to be well-liked by people who greenlight movies. He’d have to be after getting studios to shell out $50 million so he can wear a minotaur’s penis around his neck.
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Danny McBride & Craig Robinson Part Of Swelling Cast Of 'Jay & Seth Versus The Apocalypse'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • September 22, 2011 1:24 AM
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But It Looks Like Daniel Radcliffe Is OutWe've never liked the term The Frat Pack (for all their potty mouths, the particular comedies that those to whom the term is applied make aren't actually that fratty; Todd Phillips' output is a better fit), but there's no denying that the ever-expanding family tree of actors and comics who've risen up in the last few years, mostly thanks to the patronage of Judd Apatow, are an incestuous lot. Clearly great friends in real life, they like nothing better than cameoing in each other's work, teaming up for buddy pictures, and generally getting paid to hang out on screen.
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More: Films, Actors, Jay and Seth vs. Apocalypse, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Evan Goldberg

Review: '30 Minutes Or Less' Is A Fun But Forgettable Conclusion To The Summer Of R-Rated Excess

  • By Drew Taylor
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  • August 5, 2011 5:31 AM
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  • 2 Comments
Zipping along at a brisk pace -- albeit one that feels like it's rushing to be over -- featuring dueling bromance buddy tales from both protagonists and villains, and mostly amusing in its vulgar humor and gags, the "action"-comedy "30 Minutes Or Less," is entertaining, but ultimately only a mild effort in the mediocre R-Rated comedy sweepstakes that have dominated this season.
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More: Films, Actors, Review, Ruben Fleischer, 30 Minutes Or Less, Danny McBride, Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari

Will Ferrell & Matthew McConaughey To Return For The Third Season Of HBO's 'Eastbound & Down'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • July 13, 2011 2:34 AM
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  • 4 Comments
One of the most quotable and riotously funny characters in popular culture at the moment has to be the anti-hero that is Kenny Powers from HBO's "Eastbound & Down," the brain child of Danny McBride, David Gordon-Green, Jody Hill and Ben Best.
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More: Actors, Matthew McConaughey, Danny McBride, Will Ferrell

We Read It: Casting Quentin Tarantino's Slavery/Spaghetti Western Epic 'Django Unchained'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • May 5, 2011 4:28 AM
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  • 31 Comments
You’ll recall in 2008 we did, what we thought, was a very good job of casting Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” (some of us are still convinced our picks were better than Q.T.’s, but that’s another story). And unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Tarantino has recently finished his latest script, one entitled “Django Unchained.” So yes, we’re at it again.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Genre Films, Samuel L. Jackson, Jonah Hill, Anthony Mackie, Danny McBride, Christoph Waltz, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Viola Davis, Zoe Saldana, Uma Thurman, Christina Hendricks, Paula Patton, Django Unchained

Weekend Box Office: 'Hop' Defeats Four Newcomers; 'Your Highness' Flops Loudly And Rudely

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • April 10, 2011 4:48 AM
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Earlier in the year, the tepid box office returns were something to be ignored, as 2011 was competing with the previous year, with both “Avatar” and then the anomaly of “Alice In Wonderland” each raking in a cool billion. Well, it’s April, and it’s time for Hollywood to panic. There have been no genuine out-of-the-box hits so far this year and lots of flops, and the two (barely) $100 million grossers considered underperformers (“Rango” and “Just Go With It”). Let’s face it, part of it is a failure of marketing, but the blame must be laid on inadequate product. Even when it comes to the early year doldrums, this has been a banner year for garbage.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Film Studios, Weekend Box-Office, David Gordon Green, Joe Wright, Duncan Jones, Modern Horror, Animated Films, Source Code, Meek's Cutoff, Your Highness, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Hanna, James Franco, Danny McBride, Russell Brand, Eric Bana, Saoirse Ronan, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount, Insidious, Arthur, Hop, Win Win

Danny McBride Talks The Freedom Of TV For 'Eastbound & Down' & The Haven Of HBO

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 8, 2011 6:46 AM
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We know you're aware already, but it bears repeating -- television is producing some of the more ambitious projects these days than their Hollywood movie studio counterparts. HBO in particular has been on the receiving end of much of the praise of late and one has to look no further than Todd Haynes' five-part "Mildred Pierce" (which ends this Sunday, tune in!) -- a sweeping, character driven period drama about a fractious mother/daughter relationship set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and the Jazz Age. Now try walking onto a studio lot and pitching that. But it's not just dramas that have fared well, but comedies too. "Bored to Death," the underrated "How To Make It In America" and the animated "The Ricky Gervais Show" are just a few of the laff-filled highlights at HBO, but their crowning jewel is "Eastbound & Down." The irreverent show stars Danny McBride, an arrogant baseball player on the skids who heads back to his hometown. Even in its brief run -- two seasons of six episodes each -- the show has found a strong following undoubtedly aided by the networks' nurturing attitude.
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More: Actors, TV Networks, Danny McBride

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