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Jake Johnson Latest To Join Cast Of '21 Jump Street'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • April 21, 2011 1:02 AM
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  • 1 Comment
Considering it's the kind of project that we'd normally run a mile from (namely, a big-budget remake of a 1980s TV show that no one really gives a shit about), we're curiously optimistic about "21 Jump Street." Like the show, which launched the career of Johnny Depp, the movie will focus on a group of fresh-faced cops who go undercover in a high school, but the new version is an R-rated action-comedy take on the material, described as "Bad Boys" meets "John Hughes."
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, TV Remakes, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube, Jake Johnson, Brie Larson, 21 Jump Street

Sony Picks Up Channing Tatum's Horrible-Sounding Peter Pan Prequel

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • March 8, 2011 2:53 AM
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  • 2 Comments
If you'll beg our indulgence for a second, we've got a pitch that we want to put out there, one that we think is our ticket out of this film blogging racket. It's called "Rick," and it's a prequel to the all-time-classic "Casablanca." See, Rick Blaine, as played by Humphrey Bogart, is one of the all time great screen heroes, but you don't really get that much of his backstory. When told that he came to Casablanca "for the waters," a baffled Captain Renault asks "The waters? What waters? We're in the desert." To which Rick replies, in one of the all-time-greatest pieces of screenwriting, "I was misinformed."
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More: Films, Actors, Film Studios, Billy Ray, Genre Films, Channing Tatum, Peter Pan Begins, Sony

Rachel Nichols Says Only Duke, Storm Shadow & Snake Eyes Coming Back For 'G.I. Joe 2'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 4, 2011 4:57 AM
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  • 2 Comments
So Stephen Sommers left (or was kicked off), somewhat bizarrely, "Step Up" director Jon Chu entered and the only question that remained was just who from "G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra" would be returning for sequel. Turns out, very few people.
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More: Actresses, Actors, Films, Jon Chu, G.I. Joe 2, Lee Byung-hun, Channing Tatum, Rachel Nichols

Channing Tatum & Billy Ray Team For 'Peter Pan Begins'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 2, 2011 12:26 AM
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  • 4 Comments
Have you been itching for an origin story about Peter Pan? No? Well here comes one anyway.
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More: Films, Actors, Billy Ray, Genre Films, Channing Tatum, Peter Pan Begins

'G.I. Joe 2: The Streets' As 'Step Up' Helmer Jon Chu Climbs Aboard Toy Soldier Franchise

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • February 26, 2011 5:14 AM
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  • 2 Comments
Deadline reports Paramount is heading into production on a second "G.I. Joe" picture by by bringing on the cheapest of the three previously-rumored directors in Jon M. Chu. Chu is coming off the box office success of the concert film "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" and the last two "Step Up" entries, so he'll be graduating from on-screen hoofin' to CGI-heavy action adventure. Good luck?
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More: Films, Actors, Jon Chu, G.I. Joe 2, Channing Tatum

Review: 'The Eagle' Marred By Humorless Melodrama & A Silly Bromance

  • By Drew Taylor
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  • February 10, 2011 5:27 AM
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Helluva Chase Though...While mildly engaging initially, but soon marred by cliches, all-to-familiar and humorless swords and sandals tropes, a barrage of mixed accents (including puzzling Brooklyn ones), and the unintentional bromance comedy of two warring leads turned bffs by the end of the picture, Kevin Macdonald's "The Eagle" fails to deliver anything we haven't seen from the Roman soldiers/bros. on-the-run genre.
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More: Films, Actors, Review, Kevin Macdonald, The Eagle, Channing Tatum, Mark Strong, Jamie Bell

Exclusive: Director Kevin Macdonald Calls 'The Eagle' His Cowboy Movie In The Roman World

  • By Drew Taylor
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  • February 9, 2011 5:51 AM
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Scottish Director Also Talks Harvey Weinstein, The Similarities To 'Centurion,' & Why Nobody Gave A Shit About 'State Of Play'
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More: Films, Actors, Kevin Macdonald, The Eagle, Channing Tatum, Mark Strong, Jamie Bell

Watch: Trailer For 'Son Of No One' Features Cop Movie Clichés & Competing Moustaches

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • January 21, 2011 1:52 AM
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  • 3 Comments
We guess we'll find out for sure when the reviews start coming for the Sundance Film Festival closing entry "Son Of No One," but from the first trailer for the film it plays pretty much like every second rate cop drama -- "Pride & Glory," "Brooklyn's Finest," etc -- to come along in the last few years.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, The Son Of No One, Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Ray Liotta, Tracy Morgan, Juliette Binoche

First Poster For Dito Montiel's Sundance-Closer 'The Son Of No One' With Channing Tatum & Al Pacino

  • By Simon Dang
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  • January 20, 2011 2:11 AM
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Here's the first poster for Dito Montiel's upcoming Sundance closing night film "The Son Of No One," which features one of the most eclectic casts in recent times including Channing Tatum, Tracy Morgan, Katie Holmes, Ray Liotta, Juliette Binoche and Al Pacino.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Dito Montiel, The Son Of No One, Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Ray Liotta, Tracy Morgan, Juliette Binoche, Katie Holmes

Jonah Hill's '21 Jump Street' To Shoot This April In New Orleans

  • By Simon Dang
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  • January 17, 2011 3:16 AM
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Looks like the pieces are finally in place for the long-gestating film adaptation of "21 Jump Street" which has been valiantly shepherded throughout by Jonah Hill. Speaking with MTV at the Critics' Choice Awards over the weekend, the actor has provided an update on the production noting that "the ball's very slowly rolling" and adding "We're gonna shoot April 11 in New Orleans. I'm excited. I've never been to New Orleans before."
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More: Films, Actors, TV Remakes, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, 21 Jump Street

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