Back at the Cannes film festival, Jack Black made news when the comedian touted that he’d be down for a sequel to his generation-spanning surprise hit, “School of Rock.” When we caught up with Black however, he revealed the one caveat to the deal…don’t expect him back without original helmer Richard Linklater re-claiming the director’s chair. Well, it looks like he got his wish.

Variety is reporting that Linklater, Black and screenwriter Mike White (who also played Black’s best friend) are once again joining forces to bring kiddie-delivered rock ‘n’ roll to the masses. “I love to rock…I love making movies,” Black told us about the prospect of returning as wacky rock prof Dewey Finn. “So it is kind of like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, you put the acting and the rock together in a delicious sweet chocolately smash.”

The trade mag reveals the working storyline involves Black bringing his class on a “cross-country field trip that delves into the history of rock ‘n’ roll and explores the roots of blues, rap, country and other genres.” So that begs the question…does that sound like something you’d throw down hard dollars for? The original was massively hyped as the must-see cute comedy of the year; can a second helping come close to touching that? Chime in below and let us know your thoughts.

For those about to rock … we salute you.

Three weeks ago, Jack Black told reporters in Cannes that he’d be totally down for a return to the “School of Rock,” but made no mention of whether the proposed project would move ahead with original director Richard Linklater.

Well, you can count out Black if you count out Linklater, the comic actor recently told MTV News.

“It would have to be [with Richard],” Black said. “I wouldn’t do it without him.” Read more…

Want to watch Robert Downey Jr. ride a panda and kick the living crap out of Jack Black? Then I hope you were watching the MTV Movie Awards tonight and caught my favorite new piece of depraved comedy. If not, no worries. We’ve got the whole video below — four glorious minutes that will give you a sense of how awesome “Tropic Thunder” is (trust us, we’ve seen it). And then click here to watch our other Movie Awards shorts.

Our guest blogger Laura Culpepper will be covering the highlights from now through the big show on Sunday, so check in daily as she live-blogs her Movie Awards experience!

Hey everyone! Yesterday was crazy, but I’ve rested up now and I’m getting ready for the big awards tomorrow. There were two screenings yesterday: “Kung Fu Panda” starring Jack Black and “Pineapple Express” starring Seth Rogen and James Franco.

First stop was to Paramount for the “Kung Fu Panda” screening. I’m usually not a big fan of animation, but this one was surprisingly good! There were some pretty awesome action scenes, and Jack Black did a great job of giving Po, the main character, a voice. The Q&A after was great, and we even got to see Jack show off some Kung Fu moves of his own.

MTV News’ Kim Stolz also interviewed Jack, dressed in a Panda costume, no less. Read more…

He is the clue finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. He was chosen for the lucky number. He comes from the end of a bag, but no bag goes over him. He is the Barrel-rider.

Bilbo Baggins goes by many names in “The Hobbit,” but one that he will never be known as is Jack Black, MTV News has learned.

Three days ago, The Daily Express wrote that Scottish actor James McAvoy was in “pole” position to claim the coveted role of Bilbo in Guillermo del Toro’s two prequel films, but that Del Toro and producer Peter Jackson were also looking at Daniel Radcliffe and Jack Black for the part previously played in “Lord of the Rings” by Ian Holm.

That’s news to Black, the actor told MTV News during a Q&A for his new film, “Kung Fu Panda.” Read more…

Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. sat down for a simple promo meeting for their upcoming action comedy “Tropic Thunder” — and then it all fell apart in a moment of pure hilarity. Find out why in the Movie Awards short below.

The MTV Movie Awards will air live on MTV on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET, with MTV News’ “Coming Attractions” preshow kicking the evening off at 7:30 p.m. ET! Meanwhile, stay tuned to the MTV Movies Blog and MovieAwards.MTV.com.

Combining the forces that gave us “Superbad,” “School of Rock” and “Groundhog Day,” there are few currently-filming flicks we’re as excited about as “The Year One.” Now, “House” actress Olivia Wilde is preaching to us all for the first time about her role in the biblical comedy.

“The script is so funny, I can’t even tell you,” laughed the 23-year-old beauty, currently filming the movie in Louisiana alongside Michael Cera, Jack Black and writer/director Harold Ramis. “I am a huge Monty Python fan, and it’s definitely got some of that Monty Python-esque humor; it’s over-the-top, but it’s very smart.” Read more…

If you thought “Be Kind, Rewind” was off-beat or eccentric, wait’ll you get a load of director Michel Gondry’s proposed sequel, which could be called “Rewound” if I didn’t already dub it “The Weirdest Friggin Thing I Have Ever Heard of In My Life.”

“The sequel would happen this way: Mia [Farrow] and Danny Glover are together, Alma [Melonie Diaz] and Mos Def are together, Jack [Black] is left alone and so he’s kind of depressed,” Gondry explained. “But one day he finds a little dog and gets very attached to it.” Read more…

- Lindsay Lohan travels with Jack Black to “Ye Olde Times.” (E! Online)

- Will super-villain Deathstroke appear in “The Dark Knight”? Probably not, but his figure does appear in the new Batman toy line. (/film)

- Good evening, Mr. Talbot. Hugo Weaving joins cast of “The Wolfman” as Detective Aberline. (Variety)

- Another day, another mutant: Daniel Henney joins “Wolverine” as Agent Zero. (Variety)

Jack Black has been outed! Like all of Hollywood’s A-list, it appears that Mr. Black is on all the good Sundance swag suite guest lists. Friends of the actor can probably look forward to some pretty excellent birthday presents this year, wouldn’t you say?

Want more? Check out the rest of our interview with Jack, including his relationship with 50 Cent, right here.

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