The trailer for Girl Most Likely, Kristen Wiig’s follow-up to Bridesmaids, has arrived online. The picture – directed by American Splendor’s Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012 under the name Imogene. Ahead of its summer release in the States, it’s been given a more user-friendly title […]
Read moreKristen Wiig and Will Ferrell working on Welcome to Me
Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell are reported to be reteaming on the indie comedy Welcome to Me, according to The Hollywood Reporter. We say “re-team” but we are yet to see their first pairing, Anchorman: The Legend Continues, which hits cinemas at the end of the year. Still, the prospect of two of Hollywood’s funniest […]
Read moreHarrison Ford joins Anchorman 2
Ron Burgundy will have to contend with Han Solo in Anchorman 2. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Harrison Ford will play a legendary newscaster (similar to Tom Brokaw) in the upcoming comedy. Shooting has begun on the picture, which sees Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, and Christina Applegate reprise their roles from the […]
Read moreJames Marsden joins Anchorman 2
Everyone’s favourite handsome person – and the love of Liz Lemon’s life! – James Marsden has joined the cast of Anchorman 2, Deadline reports. Plot details are tightly under wraps, but Marsden is said to be playing a rival anchor of Ron Burgundy’s (Will Ferrell). Kristen Wiig is also a new addition to the cast, […]
Read moreKristen Wiig might play Brick’s love interest in Anchorman 2
Brick Tamland may have a love interest in Anchorman 2 far prettier than any lamp. The Wrap says Kristen Wiig is being courted to star opposite Steve Carell in the flick. Seeing as the script is still being written and the cast is not yet finalised, we may not get confirmation on this for a […]
Read moreBill Hader and Kristen Wiig to play The Skeleton Twins
Former Saturday Night Live cast-mates Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig are set to star as siblings in upcoming indie drama The Skeleton Twins, Variety reports. The duo will star as estranged twins Milo and Maggie, who reunite after coincidentally and narrowly avoiding death on the same day. Anna Faris was formerly attached to play Hader’s sis in […]
Read moreDujardin, Spencer, Malick, and McConaughey now Oscar voters
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invites to 176 individuals, granting them voting rights in future Oscar ceremonies. Deadline has the full list of new members, including 2012 winners Jean Dujardin and Octavia Spencer, as well as recent nominees Jonah Hill, Melissa McCarthy, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, and Bérénice Bejo. Industry stalwarts […]
Read moreFirst look at Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The first images of a heavily made-up Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty have been released online. In the film – a remake of the 1947 pic of the same name – Stiller plays the eponymous Mitty, a daydreamer and photo developer who embarks on an adventure to find […]
Read moreSaturday Night Live star joins Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years A Slave
Oscar nominee Kristen Wiig recently abandoned her posting at Saturday Night Live with a big career in film ahead of her. The question now is: who will be the next big breakout star of SNL? A case could be made for Taran Killam, who has just signed on to Steve McQueen‘s new film Twelve Years A Slave, Deadline reports. […]
Read moreMacGruber 2 a possibility
It’s rare that Saturday Night Live movies are financially successful, let alone garner sequels (Wayne’s World being the exception on both counts), but they often do find cult followings on DVD. Such is the case with their most recent experiment, MacGruber, which expanded SNL’s 30-second MacGyver skits into a feature length film. The movie tanked upon release, despite being a […]
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