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11 October 2008 6:34 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Is Tropic Thunder the consensus funniest movie of the year? I'd have to say that it probably is. The raunchiest jackasses I know loved the movie and then at a press screening this past Wednesday, the very genteel and amiable female host of a local TV morning show confessed the same thing to me.

For satire, there's no question that Thunder is incredibly well done, and like the best Mel Brooks satires - and make no mistake, this is very much in that mold - it's also insanely funny. Though I didn't love Jack Black in it, I thought Ben Stiller was fine (and that's not really a guarantee), and Robert Downey Jr. was fantastic.

We just heard from Paramount Home Entertainment that the Tropic Thunder DVD is getting a November 18th release date. In case you're keeping score, that's three months and three days after it was released in theaters.

Colin Boyd

9 October 2008 1:39 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Actor Nick Nolte is suffering from smoke inhalation and abrasions after a fire broke out at his Malibu home Tuesday morning. After discovering Nolte trying to extinguish the fire himself shortly after their arrival, firemen put out the flame that started in Nolte’s bedroom. In a statement, the actor’s publicist says, “There was an electrical fire at Nick Nolte’s house. No one was injured and there was no structural damage to the house. Mr. Nolte is grateful to the Malibu Fire Department and Sheriff’s Department for their quick response and assistance.” According to TMZ.com, the house has been left with $1 million in structural damage and $500,000 in content damage. Nolte, who co-starred in this summer’s blockbuster comedy hit, Tropic Thunder, alongside Ben Stiller, [...]

Tessa

8 October 2008 7:45 AM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

The comedians were out in full effect at last night's 11th Annual "Tomorrow is Tonight" Gala to benefit Project Als. Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel continued to stick together, which will only keep fueling the reports that they're back together. Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor looked happy as ever together while Jon Stewart kept people laughing from up on stage — I imagine there were a few politics jabs as they were missing last night's debate. Laughter might be the best medicine a lot of the time, but it's sweet to see all these funny men and women out to help find a cure for Als. To see more from the event including Matthew Broderick, Chris Rock, Christine Taylor, John Slattery and many more just read more Images include: Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller, Gina Gershon, John Slattery, Julianna Margulies, Sarah Silverman, Matthew Broderick, Chris Rock, Jimmy Kimmel,

Molly

8 October 2008 4:05 AM, PDT | From Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news

ComingSoon.net were given a new Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa poster. The sequel features the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Sherri Shepherd, Alec Baldwin and Will.i.am.

The sequel of the first movie, the New York Zoo Animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra…

Liam

7 October 2008 11:22 PM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Check out plenty new pics from DreamWorks and Paramount's animated adventure comedy "Madagascar 2" featuring the voice talents of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Andy Richter, Zachary Gordon, Elisa Gabrielli. The first film's Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath return to the helm for the sequel. 2005's film made over $193 million in domestic theatrical numbers. The sequel naturally looks set to bring in big numbers for the studio. The hilarious comedy sees theatres on November 7th...

6 October 2008 1:11 PM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

We have the third trailer embedded for DreamWorks' "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" starring Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Andy Richter, Zachary Gordon, Elisa Gabrielli. The first film opened on mY 27th, 2005 and went on to accumulate more than $193 million domestically and an additional $339 million in overseas figures. Totaled, that's over $532 million pocketed. The original's Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath helm. The duo have not done anything else since the first film.

3 October 2008 9:03 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

A new trailer for Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath's upcoming sequel "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" recently debuted over at Yahoo!, and you can check it out just above. To me this looks just as monotonous as the first film, except for the change of the setting the African mainland. Anyway, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith and David Schimmer return as the voice cast. The film opens Nov. 7.

Franck Tabouring

3 October 2008 8:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz nearly missed out on a role in hit comedy movie There's Something About Mary - because her managers warned it could end her career.

Diaz won critical acclaim for the film, landing her first Golden Globe nomination for her outrageous turn opposite Ben Stiller.

But the Charlie's Angels star admits that she came close to turning down the role after advisors told her the controversial script could stall her blossoming Hollywood career.

She tells Fox News, "My agent and manager thought that doing this film was an insane move - I was told it would be the end of my career. But it has been the highlight of my career and my personal life."

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3 October 2008 12:33 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" has just got its second full-length trailer. The new footage resolves around the meeting between the far-from-home characters with the wild species of their own kind for the first time. Pointing out that Africa is basically the wildest place on Earth, the new trailer gives examples on the harsh reality the zoo-raised characters are facing there though a slew of never before seen compilation of clips.

Hatching a new plan to get away from Madagascar and return to their beloved home, New York City, Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria board an repaired old crashed plane. What they do not expect is to suddenly crash-land in the vast plains of Africa where they meet their long-lost relatives for the first time in their life. Though enjoying the experience, they soon discover that the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa are two completely different places from their Central Park home.

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2 October 2008 1:07 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Jack Black is all ready to develop an action spy comedy with “Kung Fu Panda” screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger for Universal, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The untitled project is described as a comedic “The Bourne Identity,” in which Black plays an American who wakes up in Cuba with no knowledge of who he is or how he got there. He quickly concludes he must be a superspy.

Black’s previous work with Aibel and Berger paid off, because “Kung Fu Panda” grossed more than $626 million worldwide.

"For our next live-action project, we knew we wanted to work with either a panda or Jack,” Aibel told THR.

Aibel and Berger are currently working on DreamWorks Animation’s “Monsters vs. Aliens.” As for Black, he recently starred in Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder.” He also just signed on to voice Po the panda in the sequel to “Kung Fu Panda.

Franck Tabouring

2 October 2008 11:01 AM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

The teaser trailer for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa has been floating around online for a while but today we have the full trailer and if you loved the first one, well, this sequel promises to be more of the same. The entire voice cast is back (Ben Stiller as the lion, David Schwimmer as the giraffe, Jada Pinkett Smith as the hippo, Chris Rock as the zebra, Sacha Baron Cohen as the nutty lemur and, of course, the crazy ass penguins) doing whatever it is they did in the first one that...

Omar Aviles

2 October 2008 6:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Cameron Diaz used a special Los Angeles screening of There's Something About Mary on Wednesday to pay tribute to her late father, who made a cameo appearance in the comedy.

The actress laughed as she remembered her dad Emilio - who died from complications with pneumonia in April - and his high-spirited performance in the 1998 movie.

She told the audience at the Arclight Cinema, "My daddy's in this movie for two seconds. My father just passed away recently. He's the dude when Ben Stiller is leaving the jail and all the guys run afterwards. My dad has the long black-silver hair... who's hamming it up in the front.

"That's my dad, so would you all just say hi to him, because it's one of the few moments that we have of him immortalised on film."

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2 October 2008 6:30 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder has spent a second week at the top of the UK box office. Liam Neeson's action thriller Taken debuts at number two, while Robert De Niro and Al Pacino's collaboration Righteous Kill enters at three. Elsewhere, Paul Ws Anderson's '70s action remake Death Race goes straight in at number four. The top ten in full: 1. (1) Tropic Thunder - £1,345,392

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By Alex Fletcher

2 October 2008 5:13 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

It sure is coming! According to Variety, DreamWorks Animation is currently developing “Pandamonium,” the sequel to this year’s successful animated action flick “Kung Fu Panda.”

The film is scheduled for release June 3, 2011, and it will be produced in stereoscopic 3D technology. Jack Black and Angelina Jolie have already agreed to return as part of the voice cast.

The return of Po the fat panda is certainly no surprise. After all, the first film took home $214.9 million domestically and more than $626 million worldwide.

Not much is known about the plot at this stage, except that the film follows the adventures of the kung fu panda who carries out an ancient prophecy. Jennifer Yuh Nelson is set to direct.

Black was last seen in Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder.” Jolie can next be seen in Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling.”

So, are you excited about more panda action? Sound off below.

Franck Tabouring

2 October 2008 12:25 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Cameron Diaz paid tribute to her late father, Emilio, at a special screening of her star-making turn in There's Something About Mary, pointing out a cameo by her dad in the 1998 film. "My daddy's in this movie for two seconds," Diaz, 36, told the audience while introducing the film at the Target Presents AFI Night at the Movies event at Hollywood's ArcLight Cinemas. "My father just passed away recently," she explained, recalling Emilio Diaz's death from pneumonia in April. "He's the dude when Ben Stiller is leaving the jail and all the guys run afterwards – my dad has the long

Scott Huver

1 October 2008 11:55 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

We have a featurette hosted for the United Artists release "Valkyrie" helmed by Bryan Singer ("Superman Returns") and starring Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson, Kenneth Branagh, Candice Van Houten and Bill Nighy. The Featurette is entitled “Based on a True Story” and check out the official Trailer for the film which is opens in theaters on December 26th, 2008. Singer helms from the writing by Christopher McQuarie ("The Way of the Gun") and Nathan Alexander, who worked as McQuarie's assistant on the previously mentioned release. Cruise was last in Ben Stiller's comedy actioner "Tropic Thunder" as Les Grossman.

28 September 2008 9:43 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Universal’s “Mamma Mia!” is still rocking the big screen overseas, clinging to the top spot for the fourth consecutive weekend with an estimated $15.3 million in ticket sales, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The hit musical starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, among others, lifted its international total to $356.4 million, a far better performance than its $142.2 million domestic take.

Meanwhile, Pixar’s “Wall-e” finished second with $11.1 million after opening in several new markets, lifting its overseas total to $215.4 million. Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder” followed at No. 3 with a weekend gross of $7.4 million and a total of $41 million.

At No. 4, Universal’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” took home $5.6 million, reaching an international total of $283.2 million. Following in fifth place was D.J. Caruso’s action hit “Eagle Eye,” which collected $4.2 million in 13 territories.

Other results from the international box office: “Wanted” scored $4 million to bring its

Franck Tabouring

28 September 2008 10:13 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Ben Stiller has revealed that he was unable to write the score to hit movie Tropic Thunder. The actor told Heart Fm that he tried to write some lyrics for the film's soundtrack but quickly gave up when he considered them to be lacking. However, he insisted that he has no regrets that his name is not attached to the score, commenting that it would have been detrimental to the movie (more)

By Michael Thornton

28 September 2008 10:13 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Ben Stiller has revealed that he was unable to write the score to hit movie Tropic Thunder. The actor told Heart Fm that he tried to write some lyrics for the film's soundtrack but quickly gave up when he considered them to be lacking. However, he insisted that he has no regrets that his name is not attached to the score, commenting that it would have (more)

By Michael Thornton

26 September 2008 11:23 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Nick Nolte, Haley Bennett and Carter Jenkins have signed on to star in Phedon Papamichael’s upcoming coming-of-age drama “Arcadia Lost,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The story follows two siblings who travel around the Greek countryside and befriend a vagabond (Nolte) after their parents die in a car crash during their vacation in Greece.

Papamichael, cinematographer of “Sideways” and “Walk the Line,” is directing a script by David Ariniello.

Bennett was last seen in the disastrous teen comedy “College.” She will next star in “The Haunting of Molly Hartley,” followed by “Marley & Me.” Nolte last appeared in Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder.”

As for Jenkins, his credits include “Keeping Up with the Steins” and “Bad News Bears.”

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