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The Sapphires Interview – Chris O’Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

From The IT Crowd to Hollywood stardom, it’s been somewhat of a whirlwind couple of years for Irish actor Chris O’Dowd, and he seems to have topped it all off with festival favourite The Sapphires – and we caught up with the leading man ahead of the film’s November 7 release. With starring roles in [...]




Chris O’Dowd Will Lead HBO Comedy Family Tree

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O’Dowd (Friends with Kids) has signed on to lead HBO comedy Family Tree. O’Dowd, whose been slowly making a name for himself with roles in Bridesmaids and fellow HBO series Girls, will take on the role of 30-year-old guy Tom Chadwick. Family Tree is set to follow Tom as he’s driven to uncover his [...]




BAFTA Red Carpet Interview – Paul Feig , Director Bridesmaids

Paul Feig

And now we have Paul Feig, up for awards for his movie, Bridesmaids (see all our BAFTA coverage including the full winners list and other interviews here). ———————- This was a bit of a surprise awards hit. ‘Yeah, who would have thought? When you do comedy you don’t expect this, you just have to hope [...]




Bridesmaids DVD Review

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Bridesmaids, this summer’s sleeper hit (and welcome respite to the tired and hollow escapades of Carrie Bradshaw and her Haute Couture cronies) comes to DVD and Blu-ray, having simultaneously held its own against the other big-hitters from the season, while helping to launch the careers of a number of small-screen comedic talents. Starring and co-written [...]




Win Bridemaids on Blu-ray

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Bridesmaids hits DVD and Blu-ray 14th November and to celebrate, Universal Studios have given us three copies of the movie to give away on Blu-ray. The film has a great cast which includes Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper and Chris O’Dowd. Annie (Kristen Wiig- Paul) finds her life [...]




Robert De Niro Appearing in Two Projects on Sale at the AFM

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Robert De Niro’s name has cropped up in a couple of future titles which will be on sale next week at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, and one (at least) is a potentially interesting project. He’s down to appear in the next directorial effort from Sean Penn, entitled The Comedian. Co-starring Bridesmaids’ Kristen [...]




National Treasure Director to Tackle Stag Do Comedy, Last Vegas

Jon Turteltaub

Frequent Nicolas Cage collaborator Jon Turteltaub is changing tack for his next feature. The Hollywood Reporter brings news that the National Treasure helmer is in talks to make comedy Last Vegas. Written by Crazy, Stupid, Love’s Dan Fogelman, it concerns four retired friends who reunite in Vegas to celebrate one of the quartet’s upcoming nuptials [...]




Jason Bateman And Bridesmaids’ Melissa McCarthy Up For ID Theft

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman is one of my favourite comedy actors at the moment, and it’s always good to hear of his new projects. This latest news from Deadline reports that he’ll be teaming up with Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) for a new film called ID Theft. Originally scripted to have two male leads, Bateman pushed to have [...]




Chris O’Dowd to Join The Sapphires

Chris O'Dowd

Irish actor Chris O’Dowd has seen his Hollywood stock rise considerably since his winning turn in this summer’s much-praised comedy hit, Bridesmaids. He’s turning his attention towards a considerably different milieu for his next role, however. According to Screen Daily, he’s been cast in an Australian feature called The Sapphires. Inspired by the true-life tale [...]




Bridesmaids Interviews with Director Paul Feig & Star Chris O’Dowd

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Bridesmaids is one of the must see comedy’s of the year, with a all star cast including Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Matt Lucas, Jon Hamm and many more. I sat down with director Paul Feig and actor Chris O’Dowd to talk about this hit movie and asked them what it was [...]




A Fantastic Outtakes Featurette From Bridesmaids

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I got to see Bridesmaids at SXSW earlier in the year and absolutely loved it (my review here). It was a movie which just went with the flow and had the audience in stitches. Some have compared it to The Hangover for women but it shouldn’t be put in the same box or even close. [...]




Engaging Red Band Trailer for Bridesmaids

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There’s a lot of anticipation for Paul Feig’s Bridesmaids and in this new Red Band trailer you get a decent feel for the comedy being served up. Kristen Wiig looks on top form and she’s got quite the supporting cast with her with The I.T. Crowd’s Chris O’Dowd making fleeting appearances. Are people describing this [...]




Six New Bridesmaids Character Posters

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Universal Pictures have released six new character posters for ensemble female comedy Bridesmaids. Directed by Paul Feig, Bridesmaids stars Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Jon Hamm, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Chris O’Dowd, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jill Clayburgh and Matt Lucas. Upon hearing the news that Lillian (Rudolph) has gotten engaged, ecstatic Annie (Wiig) leaps at the chance to [...]




New International Trailer for Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids UK Poster

One movie I definitely recommend you catch during the summer is Bridesmaids. I got to see a very early screening of the movie at SXSW and up until the point where I fell down the stairs leaving the cinema (yes, I am a dufus!), I loved it! You can read my review of the movie [...]




Betty Thomas to Direct Desperados?

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Betty Thomas (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel) is in talks to direct Universal Pictures’ new comedy film Desperados. Wayne McClammy was originally attached to direct, but left citing creative differences. Desperados, a starring vehicle for Isla Fisher (Rango), is written by Ellen Rapoport and described as a female-oriented version of The Hangover, much like the Judd Apatow-produced [...]




SXSW: Bridesmaids Review

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SXSW 2011 played host to the brand new Paul Feig movie, Bridesmaids, a couple of nights ago and this review comes somewhat late after I ended up tripping down the stairs at the Paramount in an attempt to break my ankle but you can read more about that here! The movie is due for release [...]




SXSW Day 3 – Falling & Fainting at the Paramount

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This post would have been written last night but due to circumstances beyond my control, I wasn’t really in a fit state to write anything. Read on for more! Yesterday was a great day right until the end of it. I attended my first interactive panels to find out more about how I can make [...]




SXSW 2011 – The King of Luck, Closing Night World Premiere & Added Titles

The King of Luck

Austin, TX  - Billy Bob Thorton’s, The King of Luck, documentary on Willie Nelson, will screen Saturday, March 19 for the Closing Night at the SXSW Film Festival. The World Premiere film explores Willie Nelson “the man, the songwriter, the friend, the father, legendary performer and champion of the family farmer.” Also announced today, a work-in-progress [...]




Debut Trailer For Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids

We’ve just been sent the debut trailer for Universal Pictures’ female-centric ensemble comedy Bridesmaids. Directed by Paul Feig (Knocked Up), and produced by Judd Apatow (Funny People), Bridesmaids stars Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kempe, Chris O’Dowd, Jon Hamm, Matt Lucas and Jill Clayburgh. This spring, Universal Pictures and producer Judd Apatow (Knocked [...]




First Look at Bridesmaids

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The Playlist, via the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, have got their hands on the first image from Paul Weig’s Bridesmaids, a comedy centered on two women battling to plan their friend’s wedding party. Bridesmaids was co-written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo and has an outstanding cast including Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Dianne West, [...]