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WWE's Big Show books 'Knucklehead' role

8 October 2009 7:50 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Paul "Big Show" Wight, Melora Hardin and Mark Feuerstein have signed on to star in WWE Studios' upcoming adventure comedy "Knucklehead," which is to be directed by Emmy winner Michael W. Watkins.

The Hollywood Reporter says the film follows a strong, corpulent church handyman (Wight) who's been living in an orphanage and helps an indebted fight promoter (Feuerstein) by wrestling on his behalf.

Hardin, whose recent credits include "The Office" and "Hannah Montana: The Movie," will play the head of the orphanage. She and a nun (to be played by Wendie Malick) decide to help out the promoter as well. »

- Franck Tabouring

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Jan Jumps From The Office Into The Ring With Big Show

8 October 2009 2:40 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

A doctor, a Dunder Mifflin employee and a pro wrestler: is that an eclectic ensemble cast or what? As reported by THR, Mark Feuerstein of Royal Pains, Melora Hardin of The Office and Paul .Big Show. Wight of the WWE have all signed on to star in Michael Watkins. comedy-adventure Knucklehead for WWE Studios, which just began filming in and around New Orleans this week. Feuerstein plays a fight promoter who owes his rival much more cash than he has. In comes a 450-pound church handyman played by Wright. Wright.s character has spent his whole life in an orphanage . tear . and agrees to wrestle for Feuerstein. Hardin plays the woman who runs the orphanage with the help of a nun played by Wendie Malick. The three wind up taking a road trip to enter the big fellow in his first wrestling completion. Hung.s Rebecca Creskoff, Dennis Farina and »

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Casting Three Knuckleheads

8 October 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

WWE Studios continue their spiral of lackluster potential films with their latest comedy/adventure attempt called Knucklehead. Just joining onto the casting list is Melora Hardin (17 Again), Mark Feuerstein (Defiance) and the WWE’s own Paul “The Big Show” Wright. Here’s the synopsis of the film from THR:

The film centers on a fight promoter (Feuerstein) deeply in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate for a new fighter that will help him win back everything he owes, the promoter catches a break when a 450-pound church handyman (Wight) who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans. Hardin runs the orphanage with a nun (Wendie Malick). The trio embark on a road trip on their quest to enter him into a wrestling competition for the first time.

Mike Pavone is producing, previously doing work on Prison Break and Side Order of Life. »

- Melissa Molina

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Melora Hardin and Mark Feuerstein Join Knucklehead

7 October 2009 6:45 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Melora Hardin, Mark Feuerstein and World Wrestling Entertainment star Paul "Big Show" Wight have boarded the comedy adventure , that Michael Watkins is directing from WWE Studios.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film centers on a fight promoter (Feuerstein) deeply in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate for a new fighter that will help him win back everything he owes, the promoter catches a break when a 450-pound church handyman (Wight) who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.

Hardin runs the orphanage with a nun (Wendie Malick). The trio embark on a road trip on their quest to enter him into a wrestling competition for the first time.

Rebecca Creskoff (HBO's Hung), Dennis Farina, Saul Rubinek, Lester Speight and Bobb'e J. Thompson round out the cast.

Filming began this week in and around New Orleans.

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Ask the Flying Monkey! (June 29, 2009)

28 June 2009 7:06 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Have a question about gay male entertainment? Ask the Monkey! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)

Q: I`m a huge fan of Futurama. I looked up Billy West, who does the voice of Fry and others on the show, and found out he had been in two animated gay series, Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World and Queer Duck. He’s straight, right? Is there anything else gay about him and his career? – Terry, Sydney, Australia

A: West is indeed the go-to guy for animated voices, with an impressive resume that includes everything from the movie Space Jam (1996) (where he proved to be one of very few people who can effectively imitate the classic voices of Mel Blanc) to, yes, Bi-Polar Bear on Queer Duck (2006).

The voice of Futurama’s Fry is the closest to his “real” voice. And on Rick & Steve, »

- Brent Hartinger

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The Land of Opportunity

1 April 2009 8:01 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

To college students graduating into the nightmare of the current job market, the floating, companionable uncertainty of "Adventureland" must look very agreeable. Greg Mottola's gentle comedy is set mostly in a Pittsburgh amusement park during the summer of 1987. The hero, James (Jesse Eisenberg), was expecting to spend the season traveling around Europe. But money troubles at home make it impossible for his parents (hangdog Jack Gilpin and Wendie Malick, with her bruised brightness) to finance the trip they've promised him. Even his place at Columbia Journalism School in the fall is uncertain.

Mottola, whose last film was the mostly marvelous teen comedy "Superbad," has a knack for capturing the way time stretches out in post-college limbo, and for the camaraderie to be found in lousy summer jobs, the sense that you and your coworkers are all in this bitch together. James befriends Joel (Martin Starr), a lanky, awkward student »

- Charles Taylor

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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Admit-Two Passes to Chicago Screening of ‘Adventureland’ From ‘Superbad’ Director

18 March 2009 1:16 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 admit-two passes up for grabs to the Chicago screening of “Adventureland,” which stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart (from “Twilight” and the “New Moon” sequel “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon”), Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Wendie Malick, Kelsey Ford, Michael Zegen and Matt Bush from “Superbad” director Greg Mottola. Sidney Kimmel is a producer.

To win your free pass to the advance screening of “Adventureland” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is be one of the first 30 people to submit a comment in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup. That’s it!

The screening will be held on April 1, 2009 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.

The poster for “Adventureland” from the director of “Superbad”.

Image credit: Miramax Films

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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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'Confessions of a Shopaholic' Takes Over New York for World Premiere

5 February 2009 8:52 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

The Big Apple has hosted the world premiere of "Confessions of a Shopaholic". On Thursday, February 5, Walt Disney Pictures rolled down red carpet in front of the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City to welcome stars for the special screening event of their upcoming romantic comedy about a fashionista financial columnist whose shopping addiction has put her in major debts.

Despite the frigid temperatures of the particular night, stars were bracing the cold to join the celebration. Hugh Dancy, Isla Fisher, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, Krysten Ritter, Leslie Bibb, Nick Cornish and Wendie Malick were among the film's cast ensemble seen attending the premiere.

Some of the cast members even made time to answer questions from the press. While Hugh Dancy spoke of the cold temperature, leading actress Isla Fisher who was dressed in a green beaded dress by Matthew Williamson recalled her crazy ways of making cold cash. "I »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Slideshow: 19-Image Gallery For ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ With Isla Fisher

4 February 2009 12:10 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – This 19-image slideshow contains the official press images for “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” which was directed by P.J. Hogan and features Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Leslie Bibb, Fred Armisen, Julie Hagerty, Krysten Ritter, Robert Stanton, Christine Ebersole, Clea Lewis, and Wendie Malick. The Touchstone Pictures release opens on Friday, February 13th, 2009.

Synopsis: “In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping - a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can’t quite get her foot in the door - until ironically, she snags a job as a columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company. As her dreams are finally coming true, she goes to ever more hilarious and extreme efforts to keep her past from ruining her future. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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2009 | 2008 | 2003

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