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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

The Way, Way Back Trailer – Steve Carrell is a dick alongside Toni Collette & Sam Rockwell

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It seems it’s the grown ups rather than the teenagers that are the asses in The Way, Way Back, with Steve Carell telling his girlfriend’s son he’s only a three out of ten, and Allison Janney getting described by her offspring as a terrible mother.

The film is from writer/directors Jim Rash (best known as Dean Pelton in Community) and Nat Faxon, who won an Oscar earlier last year for writing the script for The Descendants. The coming of age flick follows a teenager trying to deal with a dysfunctional mother (Toni Collette) and her boorish boyfriend (Steve Carell). He finds a summer job at a local water park and strikes up an unlikely friendship with its manager, played by Sam Rockwell. Amanda Peet, Maya Rudolph, Allison Janney, and Rob Corddry also star. No UK release date is currently set.

It due out July 5th in the US, but no UK date is currently set. [Read more…]

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New Despicable Me 2 Trailer – Gru and the minions are back

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Gru may have stopped trying to be a supervillain, but that doesn’t mean his problems are over, as revealed in this fun, zippy new trailer, where he essentially gets kidnapped by The Anti Villain League, who want his help.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s worldwide blockbuster, Despicable Me, delighted audiences around the globe in 2010, grossing more than $540 million and becoming the 10th-biggest animated motion picture in U.S. history. In Summer 2013, get ready for more minion madness in Despicable Me 2. Chris Meledandri and his acclaimed filmmaking team create an all-new comedy animated adventure featuring the return of Gru (Steve Carell), the girls, the unpredictably hilarious minions…and a host of new and outrageously funny characters.’

It’s out in the UK on June 28th and in the US on July 3rd. Take a look at the new poster below and the trailer above.

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Director Miguel Arteta Takes On Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

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miguel-artetaA movie version of the classic children’s book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day has been in the works for quite a while, with Steve Carell attached to star. Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right) was set to direct back in October, but after Fox dropped the project and Disney picked it up, she decided to step aside.

Now Deadline reports that Miguel Arteta (Cedar Rapids) is in talks to take her place behind the camera.

The book focuses on Alexander, a young boy who wakes up with gum in his hair, and as the title suggest, his day gets progressively worse and worse. Steve Carell is set to play Alexander’s father.

The plan at the moment is to start shooting sometime this fall.

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Steve Carell Going To An FBI Wedding

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steve-carellSteve Carell is going to have a busy year, as he has numerous movies coming out – The Way Way Back, Despicable Me 2, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Foxcatcher and Anchorman 2 – as well as having numerous other movies in the works.

Now Deadline reports that he’s got another one, as they say he’s attached to a currently untitled ‘FBI wedding comedy’. The script was originally written by Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams, Sneakers) but is now being rewritten by TV vet David Flebotte (Desperate Housewives, Raising Hope).

There’s no info on the plot, but the FBI and weddings are two of Hollywood’s favourite things, so presumably they reckon mixing them up will end up with a hit.

We don’t know when it might shoot either – and it may have to wait a while as Carell is a very busy man.

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Kristen Wiig Confirmed For Anchorman 2

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kristen-wiigFor years there were rumours and speculation about a sequel to Anchorman, but even since it was officially announced the progress to production has been painfully slow. However now it’s actually moving towards the shoot, and for the last couple of months it’s been known that producers were trying to get Kristen Wiig to star.

Now director Adam McKay has confirmed her involvement on Twitter, saying ‘Just found out Kristen Wiig officially on board for Anchorman 2. Cannonball!’

It’s still not been revealed what character she’ll be playing, although earlier speculation suggested she could be a women who gets involved with Steve Carell’s Brick Tamland. Others have said she could be the new boss in the newsroom, which upsets Ron Burgundy’s misogynistic machismo.

The plan is for shooting to start next month with the movie heading for a Christmas release.

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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Trailer And Posters – Steve Carell turns Vegas magician

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Magicians are going to be big in 2013 – or at least Hollywood is hoping so – as we’ve got Louis Leterrier’s Now You See Me and also the more comedic The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Now the first posters and trailer for the latter movie have arrived.

The film features Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini, Jim Carrey and Jay Mohr, working from a script by John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein. Here’s the synopsis: ‘Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt’s growing ego. But lately the duo’s greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they’ve grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerilla street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey), whose cult followingsurges with each outrageous stunt, even their show looks stale. But there’s still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act—both onstage and off—if Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place.’

The film is due out next spring. Take a look at the trailer above and click on the pics below to see the posters.

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Seeking a Friend For The End of The World (Blu-ray)

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What would you do if you knew the world was going to end in three weeks? Maybe you’d carry on with your day-to-day life, go crazy and do all the things you’d always wanted to but just hadn’t had time for yet, or maybe you simply just don’t know.

These are the things that Lorene Scafaria sets out to explore in this touchingly sweet, sad and laugh out loud look at the end of the world. Where as apocalyptic films in the past have looked at how the human race can save the day and prevent the world from being smashed to pieces, this uniquely original film looks at it from the everyday person’s perspective as they casually live out their last days. [Read more…]

Sienna Miller Set For Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher

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A few years ago it really seemed Sienna Miller’s movie career was taking off with the likes of GI Joe and Stardust, but since then we haven’t heard a huge amount from her (at least in mainstream movies). However now Deadline reports Miller has joined the cast of Foxcatcher for director Bennett Miller (Moneyball).

The drama is based on the true tale of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo), who was murdered by his paranoid schizophrenic friend Jon Du Pont (Steve Carell) in 1996. Du Pont was an heir to the Du Pont chemical company, who built a wrestling training facility known as ‘Team Foxcatcher’ on his sprawling Pennsylvania estate. Schultz tried to get Du Pont help for years before the murder. Sienna Miller will play Nancy, Doug Schultz’s wife. Channing Tatum is set to star as Schultz’s younger brother.

Bennett Miller will direct from a screenplay by Dan Futterman and E. Max Frye. The film has been in development for years (it got delayed by Miller taking the Moneyball gig), but will finally start shooting later this month in Pittsburgh.

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First Image Emerges Of Sam Rockwell & Steve Carell In The Way Way Back

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The first pic has been released from The Way Way Back which sees Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell looking like they’re not exactly great friends. The image was released via the New York Times, who also have an interesting article about the making of the movie.

The film is from writer/directors Jim Rash (best known as Dean Pelton in Community) and Nat Faxon, who won an Oscar earlier this year for writing the script for The Descendants. The coming of age flick follows a teenager trying to deal with a dysfunctional mother (Toni Collette) and her boorish boyfriend (Steve Carell). He finds a summer job at a local water park and strikes up an unlikely friendship with its manager, played by Sam Rockwell. Amanda Peet, Maya Rudolph, Allison Janney, and Rob Corddry also star. No UK release date is currently set.

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Will Ferrell and Steve Carell Join Swear to God

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Will Ferrell and Steve Carell have signed on to star together in Swear to God, with actor-screenwriter Justin Theroux locked in to make his directorial debut on the Warner Bros, according to Deadline.

The comedy centres on Will Ferrell’s character, an arrogant hedge fund manager whose life is turned upside down when he becomes convinced that he actually saw God. No details are currently know for Steve Carell’s character.

Justin Theroux will direct and rewrite the screenplay that was originally penned by Due Date scribes Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland. Shooting is scheduled to begin next July, after Will Ferrell wraps on Anchorman: The Legend Continues.

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