Latest News on Old School
May 08, 2007
Luke Wilson: I Need "Old School 2"
About a month after Ivan Reitman announced he was in possession of a new draft for an "Old School 2" script, star Luke Wilson got excited. He hasn't been privy to the screenplay but he's already committing to it. More...
April 06, 2007
Reitman Receives New Draft for "Old School 2"
"Old School 2" has been rumored ever since the first one became the new millennium's first bona fide quotable movie by college kids. But as the costars became megastars, it kept not happening. Now producer Ivan Reitman has a new script... More...
November 21, 2006
Will Ferrell Refuses "Elf 2" and "Old School 2"
There's been a few rumors flying around lately that Will Ferrell might be doing another "Elf" and will almost definitely being doing another "Old School." Well, the actor roundly denied both rumors, and did so in typically... More...
September 28, 2006
Box Office Guru Preview: Ashton vs. Ashton - This Time It's Personal
Ashton Kutcher fans get two chances to see (or hear) their favorite star this weekend as the Hollywood prankster takes on reigning box office champ "Jackass: Number Two" by voicing a mule deer in the animated comedy "Open... More...
September 20, 2006
Will Ferrell Nixes "Elf 2" But Digs "Old School 2"?
Moviehole has an interview coming up with popular funnyman Will Ferrell, and the curly-haired kook had a few interesting things to say about a handful of possible sequels... More...
September 18, 2006
Todd Phillips Discusses "Old School" Sequel Ideas
Writer/director Todd Phillips ("Old School," "Road Trip") has a new movie coming out this weekend called "School for Scoundrels," and he took a few minutes to chit-chat with Gareth over at SKNR.net. Aside from talking... More...
August 08, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: School for Scoundrels
From the director of "Old School" and "Road Trip" comes another crotch-centric comedy, this one starring Jon Heder, Billy Bob Thornton, and a whole bunch of (generally) funny goofballs. More...
August 07, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Will Ferrell Scores His First #1 Opening with Talladega Nights
Comedy superstar Will Ferrell scored his first-ever number one opening in a lead role with the stronger-than-expected debut of his latest hit Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby which left all competitors in the dust at the North American... More...
June 01, 2006
Box Office Preview: Jen and Vince Ready to Rumble
How much money will moviegoers spend on watching two celebrities yell and scream at each other for 106 minutes? That is the question that Universal, and the film industry in general, will be asking itself with the opening of The Break-Up, the new... More...
January 03, 2006
'Dust in the Wind'…"Old School's" Patrick Cranshaw Passes Away
Patrick Cranshaw, the actor best known as Will Ferrell's elderly frat buddy Joseph "Blue" Palansky in 2003's "Old School," has passed away at the age of 86. More...
August 24, 2005
Phillips & Armstrong to Return to the "Old School"
DreamWorks has hired director Todd Phillips and screenwriter Scot Armstrong to bring "Old School 2" to the multiplexes, says Variety. More...
August 04, 2005
Billy Bob & Napoleon Join "Scoundrel" School
Variety reports that Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder will co-star in a remake of the 1960 comedy "School for Scoundrels," with Todd ("Road Trip") Phillips in the director's chair. More...
July 14, 2005
Critical Consensus: "Chocolate," "Wedding" Both Sweet
This week's wide releases blend the sweet and the sour. Sweet, like the taste of chocolate or true love; sour, like unabashed excess or scoundrel-like behavior. Will critics develop a taste for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" or... More...
June 15, 2005
Screenwriter Hired to Pen a Second "Elf" Adventure
Screenwriter Scot Armstrong, who co-wrote "Old School," "Road Trip," and "Starsky & Hutch" (as well as an uncredited re-write on "Elf") has been tapped by New Line to pen a sequel to the Will Ferrell... More...
June 13, 2005
"Old School" Director to Unleash "Dogs of Babel"
Variety brings news of director Todd Phillips' ("Old School," "Starsky and Hutch") next project: Based on the novel by Carolyn Parkhurst, "Dogs of Babel" focuses on "a grieving linguistics professor who tries to... More...
May 27, 2005
"Paddle" Writers to Pen "Ghost at 21"
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April 12, 2005
New Line Introduces You to "Jeff the Demon"
First-time screenwriters Joe Ventura and Tom Scharpling must have impressed someone at New Line with their "Jeff the Demon" screenplay, because the studio bought the concept and entrusted it to producer Scot Armstrong ("Old... More...


