March 14, 2011
Michelle Rodriguez Heads for The Home
Michelle Rodriguez is set to sign on for the Dimension horror project "The Home," where she'll join an eclectic cast that includes Louis Gossett Jr., Ed Asner, and Cloris Leachman.
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May 8, 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.
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April 6, 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 he hopes will entice the gang back together.
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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 amusing fashion.
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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 Season" and going up against Kevin Costner in the action drama "The Guardian."
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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 about his newest comedy, Phillips also answered a few questions about "Old School 2," which looks to become a reality sooner than later.
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August 8, 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.
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June 1, 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 romantic comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston.
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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 "Wedding Crashers?"
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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 Christmas comedy. And while Mr. Ferrell is not signed up for the follow-up just yet, New Line honcho Toby Emmerich is clearly not going to move forward without his curly-haired leading man.
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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 communicate with his Rhodesian Ridgeback because the dog was the only witness to the death of the man's wife, who fell from a tree in their backyard."
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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 School," "Starsky & Hutch").
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