If you’ve seen the hilarious trailer for “Jay and Seth Versus The Apocalypse,” you know that much of the humor in the semi-fake flick comes from the fact that the two roommates are stuck as “two guys” in “one room” after the end of the world as we know it. Now, as the duo have set out to make the movie for real, Jay Baruchel has been telling people, "I just can't believe people think the world wants to see the two of us sitting in an apartment during the apocalypse," and that the film will shoot in 2010. According to his future roomie, however, he’s wrong on both counts.
“I’ll be honest,” Seth Rogen said with a laugh when we asked him about the feature film version of “Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse” recently. “We have not written one word of that movie.” Read more...
It’s been five years since Green Day’s multi-platinum, Grammy-winning album “American Idiot” came out, but work on the material is still very alive. A musical adaptation is set to debut at California’s Berkeley Repertory Theater in September and frontman Billie Joe Armstrong continues to push for developing the disc’s post-9/11 stories for the big screen. And he wants to do it in an unexpected way.
"I thought 'American Idiot' had a lot in common with something like 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,'" Billie Joe told The Associated Press. "It would great to see a film made out of it someday too." Read more...
All right, ya’ll: do yourselves a favor and click this link to watch post-Armageddon awesomeness. I’ll wait.
Okay, you back? Cool. If you hadn’t watched it before, that was "Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse," an Internet short scripted by Seth Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg (“Superbad”) and co-starring Jay Baruchel. The idea was to put the so-called trailer online and build interest for a feature film.
It worked. In January of last year, after competition among several production companies, Mandate Pictures secured the rights and started making plans to bring "Jay and Seth" to the big screen. Read more...
When you saw Jay Baruchel in "Knocked Up" or "Tropic Thunder", you probably didn't think "Now that guy is going to be a major movie star!" He seemed destined to be the second fiddle to bigger names. But now he's on his way to becoming what they call a "breakout star" and an "overnight success," as not only is he the title character of Disney's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", but he's now fulfilling a dream project with Universal. According to The Hollywood Reporter, that passion project is "Klutz," starring Baruchel as his original character of Johnny Klutz.
So, who is Johnny Klutz? Apparently he's a lovable loser who's impervious to pain, and was created out of Baruchel's love for physical comedy. The young actor has been pitching the concept for months and trying to spin a story out of him, before finally found help with scriptwriter Rob McKittrick, the writer/director of "Waiting." Read more...
This is one of those movies I keep having to double check on to see if I'm reading it right -- Nicolas Cage in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"? Jay Baruchel taking over a role once played by Mickey Mouse? It seems like a SNL skit, doesn't it?
As odd as it seems to remake Mickey Mouse, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" has rounded out its cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Alfred Molina (the man of a million roles, but you probably know him best as Doc Ock in "Spider-Man 2") is set to play the evil magician Horvath.
Yep -- there's two magicians in this, which raises the stakes a little higher than some brooms. Read more...
- What's the hold-up in bringing Jon Favreau back for "Iron Man 2"? Harry Knowles has a scandalous theory. (AICN)
- It's the end of the world as we know it, and they feel HIGH? Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel to star in "Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse. (Variety)
- Wolverine takes to the beaches of WWII in spoilerific new photos from the set of "X-Men" prequel. (Flickr)
- Disney/Pixar to offer movies online for free. This week, "Finding Nemo." (Disney)
- Hugh Hefner gives Robert Downey Jr. his full endorsement for upcoming biopic. (Coming Soon)
