Recently, it was revealed that two actors were added to the ensemble cast of DC Studios’ “Peacemaker” Season 2. It appears that they’re getting closer to production because we have yet another name joining John Cena and Co. in the cast.
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According to Deadline, ‘SNL’ alum Tim Meadows has joined the cast of “Peacemaker” Season 2.
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According to Deadline, ‘SNL’ alum Tim Meadows has joined the cast of “Peacemaker” Season 2.
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- 6/12/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Live from New York, it’s another addition to the cast of Peacemaker Season 2! James Gunn is hard at work managing the rebirth of the Dcu. Still, he’s taking time out of his busy schedule to announce that Saturday Night Live alum Tim Meadows is joining the cast of Peacemaker. Gunn posted about Meadows joining Peacemaker on Instagram. The Brooklyn Nine-Nine guest star is all smiles in the photo while wearing a tye-dye Nike hoodie. Meadows looks thrilled to join the series, and we’re excited to have someone as funny as Meadows joining the cast.
Meadows plays the A.R.G.U.S. agent Langston Fleury for Peacemaker Season 2, joining the helmeted hero’s cohorts in the fight against evil. In addition to Meadows joining the cast, Deadline says Superbad filmmaker Greg Mottola is directing a few episodes of the new season. Gunn is smack dab in the middle of production on Superman,...
Meadows plays the A.R.G.U.S. agent Langston Fleury for Peacemaker Season 2, joining the helmeted hero’s cohorts in the fight against evil. In addition to Meadows joining the cast, Deadline says Superbad filmmaker Greg Mottola is directing a few episodes of the new season. Gunn is smack dab in the middle of production on Superman,...
- 6/12/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: James Gunn has just announced on Instagram that Mean Girls and Saturday Night Live alum Tim Meadows is joining the second season of DC’s Max series The Peacemaker opposite John Cena.
Meadows will play Langston Fleury.
In addition, Deadline has separately learned that Superbad filmmaker Greg Mottola will be helming a few episodes. Gunn teased that he production on season 2 of Peacemaker back in April, with Gunn also helming some of the episodes.
Previously announced, Frank Grillo is reprising his role of Rick Flag Sr. the character he voices in Gunn’s upcoming animated series Creature Commandos.
Gunn is currently shooting Superman. Toward the end of the month, the production, which has been lensing in Atlanta, will move to Cleveland.
At one point during its run and the early days of streamer HBO Max, Peacemaker was a widely viewed series, and its Feb. 17, 2022 finale broke the record for...
Meadows will play Langston Fleury.
In addition, Deadline has separately learned that Superbad filmmaker Greg Mottola will be helming a few episodes. Gunn teased that he production on season 2 of Peacemaker back in April, with Gunn also helming some of the episodes.
Previously announced, Frank Grillo is reprising his role of Rick Flag Sr. the character he voices in Gunn’s upcoming animated series Creature Commandos.
Gunn is currently shooting Superman. Toward the end of the month, the production, which has been lensing in Atlanta, will move to Cleveland.
At one point during its run and the early days of streamer HBO Max, Peacemaker was a widely viewed series, and its Feb. 17, 2022 finale broke the record for...
- 6/12/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Ayden Mayeri has joined the cast of an upcoming Peacock comedy series led by Steph Curry and Adam Pally.
Per the official logline, the currently untitled series follows Danny (Pally), “a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer who looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Steph Curry.”
Mayeri will play Samantha, Danny’s ex-wife.
Mayeri is best known for playing Beth Ann in the 2022 Showtime comedy series “I Love That For You.” She also starred in Season 1 of “The Afterparty” on Apple TV+ as Jennifer No. 2, with other TV credits including “Into the Dark” on Hulu, “Veep” on HBO, “New Girl” on Fox, “Grace and Frankie” on Netflix and “Homecoming” on Amazon.
In film, Mayeri has appeared opposite Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza in “Spin Me Round” (2022), Greg Mottola’s “Confess, Fletch” (2022), Dave Franco’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2023), Netflix’s “Alex Strangelove” (2018), Lionsgate’s “Wander Darkly...
Per the official logline, the currently untitled series follows Danny (Pally), “a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer who looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Steph Curry.”
Mayeri will play Samantha, Danny’s ex-wife.
Mayeri is best known for playing Beth Ann in the 2022 Showtime comedy series “I Love That For You.” She also starred in Season 1 of “The Afterparty” on Apple TV+ as Jennifer No. 2, with other TV credits including “Into the Dark” on Hulu, “Veep” on HBO, “New Girl” on Fox, “Grace and Frankie” on Netflix and “Homecoming” on Amazon.
In film, Mayeri has appeared opposite Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza in “Spin Me Round” (2022), Greg Mottola’s “Confess, Fletch” (2022), Dave Franco’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” (2023), Netflix’s “Alex Strangelove” (2018), Lionsgate’s “Wander Darkly...
- 6/11/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
While it is a little early to say that Glen Powell‘s Hit Man is the best film of 2024 it is sure to end up in the top 3 for many people. Directed by Richard Linklater, who also co-wrote the film with star Powell. Loosely based on the real-life of Gary Johnson, Hit Man follows the story of a psychology professor who moonlights as a pretend hit man for the police, but Gary’s life takes a complete 180 when he meets a beautiful woman who comes to him to have her husband killed. Hit Man also stars Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Molly Kate Bernard, Evan Holtzman, and Morgana Shaw. So, if you loved the romantic comedy and dark thriller aspects of Hit Man here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a neo-noir...
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a neo-noir...
- 6/7/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Exclusive: Lorenza Izzo (Hacks) has landed the female lead role in Prime Video’s El Gato (w/t) opposite Diego Boneta. The series, based on the comic book series El Gato Negro by Richard Dominguez, was ordered to series in February.
El Gato follows Frank Guerrero (Boneta), who returns home to Mexico after the death of his father and finds himself neck-deep in a nest of vipers – his estranged family – who are vying for control of his father’s business empire. But Frank’s grief is interrupted when he learns his only inheritance, a seemingly worthless parcel of land on the border, sits atop the lair of a famous costumed vigilante—his father, “El Gato.” Now, Frank is in the crosshairs. To survive, he’ll have to solve mysteries decades in the making and unravel the truth about his father’s connections to a modern-day terror plot.
Izzo will play Rosa,...
El Gato follows Frank Guerrero (Boneta), who returns home to Mexico after the death of his father and finds himself neck-deep in a nest of vipers – his estranged family – who are vying for control of his father’s business empire. But Frank’s grief is interrupted when he learns his only inheritance, a seemingly worthless parcel of land on the border, sits atop the lair of a famous costumed vigilante—his father, “El Gato.” Now, Frank is in the crosshairs. To survive, he’ll have to solve mysteries decades in the making and unravel the truth about his father’s connections to a modern-day terror plot.
Izzo will play Rosa,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Fans of light-hearted and fun action movies are having their day in the sun with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt‘s new action comedy film The Fall Guy. Loosely based on a 1980s TV series of the same name by Glen A. Larson and directed by Deadpool 2‘s David Leitch, the Universal Pictures film follows the story of Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman who returns to work after taking a year-long break due to an injury. Colt’s latest gig is at a high-budget blockbuster sci-fi film directed by his ex-girlfriend who he still loves and when the main actor of her film disappears, Colt must find him and bring him back. If you loved all the death-defying stunts and Gosling and Blunt’s electric chemistry in The Fall Guy here are some similar movies you could watch next.
The Nice Guys (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros....
The Nice Guys (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros....
- 5/5/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
The third installment of the Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews has set its slate, and that will include director Steven Soderbergh engaging in a conversation with directors Anthony and Joe Russo. I will moderate that discussion, which will touch on the preposterously unlikely way that Soderbergh discovered and godfathered the career of the duo that directed Hollywood’s all-time highest grossing film, Avengers: Endgame. The festival runs next month from April 19-21.
Soderbergh’s own career took off with sex, lies, and videotape, the film that just celebrated 35 years since the filmmaker turned Sundance into a lucrative independent film hatchery. It went on to win the Palme d’Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, followed by Soderbergh’s first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He has gone on to direct films as diverse as Traffic, for which he received the 2000 Academy Award for Directing—the...
Soderbergh’s own career took off with sex, lies, and videotape, the film that just celebrated 35 years since the filmmaker turned Sundance into a lucrative independent film hatchery. It went on to win the Palme d’Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, followed by Soderbergh’s first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He has gone on to direct films as diverse as Traffic, for which he received the 2000 Academy Award for Directing—the...
- 3/21/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Connor Sherry and Gabriel Labelle
Photo: Paramount
Snack Shack, director Adam Rehmeier’s latest aggro-comedy, opens with an unusual sight: A pair of 14-year-old boys chainsmoking at the dog track. Amid a string of shouted expletives, with the words “fuck” and “pussy” enhancing every other word and giggle, our heroes,...
Photo: Paramount
Snack Shack, director Adam Rehmeier’s latest aggro-comedy, opens with an unusual sight: A pair of 14-year-old boys chainsmoking at the dog track. Amid a string of shouted expletives, with the words “fuck” and “pussy” enhancing every other word and giggle, our heroes,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
Dave is taking a break.
There are “no current plans” for a fourth season of the Fxx comedy as co-creator and star Dave Burd “presses pause” to focus on other things.
Burd, otherwise known as Lil Dicky, has long talked about his music career and wanting to record more albums. Penith, the soundtrack to Dave, featuring the single “Mr. McAdams,” was released last month.
“Making Dave has been and continues to be a dream come true,” he said. “But there are other creative ventures that I am dying to pursue as well. For the past 5 years, I’ve poured every fiber of my being into the show, and after three amazing seasons, this feels like a good time to press pause to give myself the bandwidth to do some of the other things I have always wanted to do. I am beyond excited about what I have planned for the...
There are “no current plans” for a fourth season of the Fxx comedy as co-creator and star Dave Burd “presses pause” to focus on other things.
Burd, otherwise known as Lil Dicky, has long talked about his music career and wanting to record more albums. Penith, the soundtrack to Dave, featuring the single “Mr. McAdams,” was released last month.
“Making Dave has been and continues to be a dream come true,” he said. “But there are other creative ventures that I am dying to pursue as well. For the past 5 years, I’ve poured every fiber of my being into the show, and after three amazing seasons, this feels like a good time to press pause to give myself the bandwidth to do some of the other things I have always wanted to do. I am beyond excited about what I have planned for the...
- 2/2/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Thank you for lighting a fire under my ass,” Kristen Stewart told Sundance’s Opening Night gala tonight.
“Sundance is the f*cking sh*t!” she added taking the stage to receive the Visionary Award from her co-star of 3 films, Jesse Eisenberg. The honor for is for their work as an uncompromising artist in indie film, who also has a long history with the Park City fest.
Stewart is doing double duty here at the festival, starring in the Sam and Andy Zuchero acquistion title, Love Me, and A24’s Rose Glass directed genre title Love Lies Bleeding.
Eisenberg spoke about how he was struck by the emotion she brought to what was a brief driving scene in which he had one line, and she was all face on the set of Greg Mottola’s Adventureland. Eisenberg and Stewart also starred in Woody Allen’s Cafe Society and the action movie American Ultra.
“Sundance is the f*cking sh*t!” she added taking the stage to receive the Visionary Award from her co-star of 3 films, Jesse Eisenberg. The honor for is for their work as an uncompromising artist in indie film, who also has a long history with the Park City fest.
Stewart is doing double duty here at the festival, starring in the Sam and Andy Zuchero acquistion title, Love Me, and A24’s Rose Glass directed genre title Love Lies Bleeding.
Eisenberg spoke about how he was struck by the emotion she brought to what was a brief driving scene in which he had one line, and she was all face on the set of Greg Mottola’s Adventureland. Eisenberg and Stewart also starred in Woody Allen’s Cafe Society and the action movie American Ultra.
- 1/19/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Olivia Holt (Totally Killer), Connor Swindells (Barbie), Lucy Punch (Motherland) and Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy) are in production in London on Jingle Bell Heist, a new rom-com that Michael Fimognari (To All the Boys franchise) is directing for Ace Entertainment.
Written by New York Times bestselling author and screenwriter Abby McDonald (Bridgerton), with additional writing by Amy Reed, the film follows Sophia (Holt) and Nick (Swindells), two small-time thieves who discover they’re chasing the same job — robbing one of London’s most infamous department stores on Christmas Eve. Now, they must reluctantly team up, but as their feelings for each other deepen, the secrets they keep may ultimately put their relationship and the heist in jeopardy.
Matt Kaplan is producing for Ace Entertainment, which is also financing the feature, with Christopher Foss, Matthew Janzen, Aubrey Bendix, and Braden Bochner overseeing production for the company. Mark Lane...
Written by New York Times bestselling author and screenwriter Abby McDonald (Bridgerton), with additional writing by Amy Reed, the film follows Sophia (Holt) and Nick (Swindells), two small-time thieves who discover they’re chasing the same job — robbing one of London’s most infamous department stores on Christmas Eve. Now, they must reluctantly team up, but as their feelings for each other deepen, the secrets they keep may ultimately put their relationship and the heist in jeopardy.
Matt Kaplan is producing for Ace Entertainment, which is also financing the feature, with Christopher Foss, Matthew Janzen, Aubrey Bendix, and Braden Bochner overseeing production for the company. Mark Lane...
- 12/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Steven Soderbergh has dedicated more than four decades to shaping his legacy in Hollywood as a director, cinematographer and producer. But instead of splurging on yachts or a home in the South of France, he is investing in the future of independent filmmaking by mentoring directors like Joe and Anthony Russo, Christopher Nolan and most recently Eddie Alcazar. He and Alcazar’s second collaboration (after 2018’s Perfect) is Divinity, which hits theaters nationwide Friday after debuting at the Sundance Film Festival.
The film, set in an otherworldly human existence on a barren planet, follows Sterling Pierce (Scott Bakula), a scientist who has dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, slowly creating the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum known as “Divinity.” Jaxxon Pierce (Stephen Dorff), his son, now controls and manufactures his father’s once-benevolent dream. Society has been entirely perverted by the supremacy of the drug, whose...
The film, set in an otherworldly human existence on a barren planet, follows Sterling Pierce (Scott Bakula), a scientist who has dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, slowly creating the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum known as “Divinity.” Jaxxon Pierce (Stephen Dorff), his son, now controls and manufactures his father’s once-benevolent dream. Society has been entirely perverted by the supremacy of the drug, whose...
- 11/3/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
You Hurt My Feelings.At a Friday-night showing of Nicole Holofcener’s latest film You Hurt My Feelings (2023), I noticed several people who had come with their moms. Holofcener makes great films to watch with your mom, if her definition of a great film is something that will make her laugh but won't treat her like an idiot. Holofcener’s stories are smart, funny and heartwarming, a little bit sad in the right places, sophisticated but palatable. Invariably, a great actress plays the lead—Catherine Keener, for the most part, though Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars both in Enough Said (2013) and You Hurt My Feelings. In the film, Beth (Louis-Dreyfus), a writer, overhears Don (Tobias Menzies) telling her brother-in-law that he doesn't like her latest novel. It hurts her feelings. She dry retches on the sidewalk, sobs to her sister, and swears she will never look at her husband the same way again.
- 10/3/2023
- MUBI
Jules is a sci-fi comedy-drama film directed by Marc Turtletaub from a screenplay by Gavin Steckler. The sci-fi film follows the story of an old man who lives a quiet life but his life gets upended when a UFO crashed into his backyard and an alien becomes his houseguest. Soon, his quiet life gets thrown into chaos as his nosy neighbors get involved in his life and the government closes in on the alien’s location. Jules stars the always brilliant Ben Kingsley in the lead role with Jane Curtin, Harriet Sansom Harris, and Zoe Winters taking on supporting roles. So, if you loved Jules here are some similar movies for you to check out next.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures
Synopsis: Journey back to the magic and adventure of “one of the great American films” (Leonard Maltin) with E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,...
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures
Synopsis: Journey back to the magic and adventure of “one of the great American films” (Leonard Maltin) with E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,...
- 8/23/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
It’s been 10 years since Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg concluded their beloved Cornetto trilogy, which began with 2004’s zom-com Shaun of the Dead, passed through with buddy cop comedy Hot Fuzz and ended it, appropriately enough, with an apocalyptic pub crawl in The World’s End. And while we have our favorite flavors, star and co-writer Pegg has chimed in with his…
Speaking with Discussing Film, Pegg had a seemingly easy choice, saying, “You know, my favorite of the Cornetto trilogy is The World’s End because it’s the least audience friendly. It’s the darkest of the three. It’s the most challenging, and I love the idea of actually putting the audience in a position where they have to feel a little bit uncomfortable and not necessarily cozy into the familiar…” For what it’s worth, a JoBlo.com poll from 2021 put Shaun of the Dead as the best of any Edgar Wright movie.
Speaking with Discussing Film, Pegg had a seemingly easy choice, saying, “You know, my favorite of the Cornetto trilogy is The World’s End because it’s the least audience friendly. It’s the darkest of the three. It’s the most challenging, and I love the idea of actually putting the audience in a position where they have to feel a little bit uncomfortable and not necessarily cozy into the familiar…” For what it’s worth, a JoBlo.com poll from 2021 put Shaun of the Dead as the best of any Edgar Wright movie.
- 8/2/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been an unusual mainstay in popular culture for decades, so they might be seen as occupying an unusual subgenre unto themselves. Originally created in 1984, the Turtles were intended as a satire of the ultra-gritty superhero comics of the time, Frank Miller's "Daredevil" comics in particular. The absurd title and weird premise, however, caught on, and by 1990, the Turtles were starring in TV shows, video games, and a live-action feature film. In 2023, the Turtles are entering what might be their 20th unique continuity with the release of Jeff Rowe's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem." They have come a long way since their superhero-inflected origins.
"Mutant Mayhem" was co-written and co-produced by Seth Rogen, who also plays the voice of Bebop, a mutant warthog. As a producer, Rogen has had a long, prolific, and quite interesting career. His movies tend to be lightweight...
"Mutant Mayhem" was co-written and co-produced by Seth Rogen, who also plays the voice of Bebop, a mutant warthog. As a producer, Rogen has had a long, prolific, and quite interesting career. His movies tend to be lightweight...
- 8/1/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When movie fans think of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, they tend to think of Edgar Wright's Cornetto trilogy. The British duo starred in a trio of beloved, farcical favorites — "Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz," and "The World's End" — in the 2000s and 2010s, with Pegg co-writing all three films. The Cornetto trilogy might be Pegg and Frost's comedic opus, but it's not the only wild, genre-bending comedy project they've done together. There comes a time in every comedy lover's life when they must ask, for better or worse: "hey, remember 'Paul'?!"
Part road trip buddy comedy, part weird science fiction, "Paul" might be the type of film the phrase "your mileage may vary" was made for. I remember laughing hysterically at some parts of the movie about a space alien (Seth Rogen) on the run from the Secret Service with a couple of geeks, but being put off by other parts.
Part road trip buddy comedy, part weird science fiction, "Paul" might be the type of film the phrase "your mileage may vary" was made for. I remember laughing hysterically at some parts of the movie about a space alien (Seth Rogen) on the run from the Secret Service with a couple of geeks, but being put off by other parts.
- 3/24/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Amazon Studios has begun setting the supporting cast for its Paul Feig-helmed action-comedy Grand Death Lotto, with Ayden Mayeri (Somebody I Used to Know), Seann William Scott (Welcome to Flatch), Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness) and Donald Elise Watkins (Project Artemis) signing on for roles.
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John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu lead the ensemble of the pic now in production, as previously announced.
The Amazon Original Movie is set in a very near future, in which a Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? You’ll need to kill the winner before sundown in...
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John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu lead the ensemble of the pic now in production, as previously announced.
The Amazon Original Movie is set in a very near future, in which a Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? You’ll need to kill the winner before sundown in...
- 3/22/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Ronny Chieng’s Hulu comedy pilot is not being picked up to series at the streaming service, Variety has learned.
The untitled pilot saw Chieng star the newly-hired general manager of the Brooklyn Nets. It was inspired by real-life Nets owner Joe Tsai. Variety exclusively reported the pilot was in the works in May 2022.
Little was announced about the pilot beyond the initial report, but sources say Chieng co-wrote the pilot with Jon Pollack. Both also served as executive producers along with Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, and Hannah Pham. Greg Mottola directed the pilot. 20th Television was the studio, with Mar and Kasdan under an overall deal at 20th TV via The Detective Agency. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, 20th TV and the producers plan to shop the project to other outlets.
Chieng remains in business with Hulu, however, as he is set for a series...
The untitled pilot saw Chieng star the newly-hired general manager of the Brooklyn Nets. It was inspired by real-life Nets owner Joe Tsai. Variety exclusively reported the pilot was in the works in May 2022.
Little was announced about the pilot beyond the initial report, but sources say Chieng co-wrote the pilot with Jon Pollack. Both also served as executive producers along with Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, and Hannah Pham. Greg Mottola directed the pilot. 20th Television was the studio, with Mar and Kasdan under an overall deal at 20th TV via The Detective Agency. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, 20th TV and the producers plan to shop the project to other outlets.
Chieng remains in business with Hulu, however, as he is set for a series...
- 3/17/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Superbad,” a 2007 American comedy film helmed by Greg Mottola and produced by Judd Apatow, follows the journey of high school seniors on their final days. Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera), determined to attend one last bash before parting ways after graduation, face an unforeseen roadblock when they decide to lose their virginity.
In addition to Rogen, the movie also features Bill Hader, Martha MacIsaac, Joe Lo Truglio, Dave Franco, David Krumholtz, Martin Starr, and Emma Stone in her feature film debut as Seth’s adoration Jules.
Utterly surpassing expectations, the film proved a phenomenal financial success with over $170 million in box office earnings despite its modest budget of only $17.5–20 million.
Since then, it has achieved international acclaim as one of the best high school films of all time.
So, If you’re looking for an outrageous night of laugh-out-loud teen sex comedy, this list is just what you’ve been waiting for.
In addition to Rogen, the movie also features Bill Hader, Martha MacIsaac, Joe Lo Truglio, Dave Franco, David Krumholtz, Martin Starr, and Emma Stone in her feature film debut as Seth’s adoration Jules.
Utterly surpassing expectations, the film proved a phenomenal financial success with over $170 million in box office earnings despite its modest budget of only $17.5–20 million.
Since then, it has achieved international acclaim as one of the best high school films of all time.
So, If you’re looking for an outrageous night of laugh-out-loud teen sex comedy, this list is just what you’ve been waiting for.
- 3/16/2023
- by Israr Ahmed
- buddytv.com
Jesse Eisenberg is spreading wisdom for how to manage anxiety as a teen star.
The “Social Network” alum told “Stranger Things” breakout Finn Wolfhard advice director Greg Mottola imparted on him back in 2009 on the set of “Adventureland.”
“‘You’re doing a job that’s very emotionally exposing and very publicly horrible. I would be surprised if you didn’t have that, and please never worry,'” Mottola told Eisenberg, per GQ. “‘This is a two-dimensional medium and we’re not seeing what’s inside your head.’ It just changed my life because I was able to take my anxieties more seriously and realize that it’s okay to feel that stuff in a professional setting.”
When Wolfhard was feeling “really anxious and depressed” ahead of starring in Eisenberg’s directorial debut “When You Finish Saving the World,” the writer-director shared comforting advice. “[Eisenberg] was like, ‘Have you met me? I...
The “Social Network” alum told “Stranger Things” breakout Finn Wolfhard advice director Greg Mottola imparted on him back in 2009 on the set of “Adventureland.”
“‘You’re doing a job that’s very emotionally exposing and very publicly horrible. I would be surprised if you didn’t have that, and please never worry,'” Mottola told Eisenberg, per GQ. “‘This is a two-dimensional medium and we’re not seeing what’s inside your head.’ It just changed my life because I was able to take my anxieties more seriously and realize that it’s okay to feel that stuff in a professional setting.”
When Wolfhard was feeling “really anxious and depressed” ahead of starring in Eisenberg’s directorial debut “When You Finish Saving the World,” the writer-director shared comforting advice. “[Eisenberg] was like, ‘Have you met me? I...
- 2/2/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Stranger Things” star Finn Wolfhard is getting personal about his history with panic attacks.
In a recent profile with GQ, the 20-year-old actor shared his experiences with panic attacks and how it felt dealing with them while working and growing up in the spotlight.
Wolfhard was only 13 years old when he began shooting “Stranger Things” in 2016. He felt he couldn’t tell anyone about his panic attacks due to the character he was playing on set.
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The actor claimed he “did not talk about anything, because I just was having this crazy whirlwind career, so there was no time, or at least we didn’t feel [there was] at the time.”
“Everyone was like, ‘Look at him, he’s fine. He’s having the best time,'” he continued. “But in reality, I was...
In a recent profile with GQ, the 20-year-old actor shared his experiences with panic attacks and how it felt dealing with them while working and growing up in the spotlight.
Wolfhard was only 13 years old when he began shooting “Stranger Things” in 2016. He felt he couldn’t tell anyone about his panic attacks due to the character he was playing on set.
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The actor claimed he “did not talk about anything, because I just was having this crazy whirlwind career, so there was no time, or at least we didn’t feel [there was] at the time.”
“Everyone was like, ‘Look at him, he’s fine. He’s having the best time,'” he continued. “But in reality, I was...
- 2/1/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
James Gray’s ‘Armageddon Time’, Greg Mottola’s ‘Confess, Fletch’ also start.
Disney comedy-horror The Menu and Mubi awards favourite Aftersun are among the new titles at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend.
Opening in 610 sites for Disney, Mark Mylod’s The Menu sees a young couple travel to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant, where the chef has prepared a lavish menu and some shocking surprises.
The film debuted as a special presentation at Toronto Film Festival in September, going on to play festivals worldwide including Zurich, Rio de Janeiro, Busan and Tokyo.
British director Mylod...
Disney comedy-horror The Menu and Mubi awards favourite Aftersun are among the new titles at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend.
Opening in 610 sites for Disney, Mark Mylod’s The Menu sees a young couple travel to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant, where the chef has prepared a lavish menu and some shocking surprises.
The film debuted as a special presentation at Toronto Film Festival in September, going on to play festivals worldwide including Zurich, Rio de Janeiro, Busan and Tokyo.
British director Mylod...
- 11/18/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Greg Mottola’s amiable film rattles along with a host of wacky characters and Hamm’s more sophisticated portrayal of Irvin Fletcher
It may or may not be a good career move for Jon Hamm to play a role once associated with Chevy Chase. But that’s what he’s doing in this screwball mystery caper, directed by Greg “Superbad” Mottola, based on the rascally character originally created in a series of novels by author and former Boston Globe reporter Gregory Mcdonald.
Hamm plays Irvin “Fletch” Fletcher, the journalist turned private investigator, a rumpled ladies’ man forever getting into scrapes. The part was taken by Chase in a couple of films in the 80s, although Hamm plays Fletch as a sophisticated wisecrack merchant, without the broad comedy that Chase went for. His Fletch is a fast-talking sleuth who is engaged for a job in Rome by the beautiful and mysterious Italian heiress Angela de Grassi.
It may or may not be a good career move for Jon Hamm to play a role once associated with Chevy Chase. But that’s what he’s doing in this screwball mystery caper, directed by Greg “Superbad” Mottola, based on the rascally character originally created in a series of novels by author and former Boston Globe reporter Gregory Mcdonald.
Hamm plays Irvin “Fletch” Fletcher, the journalist turned private investigator, a rumpled ladies’ man forever getting into scrapes. The part was taken by Chase in a couple of films in the 80s, although Hamm plays Fletch as a sophisticated wisecrack merchant, without the broad comedy that Chase went for. His Fletch is a fast-talking sleuth who is engaged for a job in Rome by the beautiful and mysterious Italian heiress Angela de Grassi.
- 11/17/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
John Slattery looks terrible. “I hate to dash your hopes,” the 60-year-old tells me down the phone from New York. “I’m in sweats. I’m making a cup of tea. I’ve just exercised. I…” He pauses, grasping for the right word to describe his current ghoulishness. He sighs. “I look like s***.” I can’t verify the alleged horror-show that is his appearance, but I’m not sure I believe him. Not John Slattery? Not Mad Men’s impeccably tailored bon vivant Roger Sterling? But he’s the king of pocket squares! With hair as white and well-coiffed as a Dulux pup!
Slattery is ruining his public image while at home with his pet dog circling his feet, his voice, at least, just as we remember it – that smooth, honeyed cadence that makes him Hollywood’s go-to for raconteurs, statesmen and authority figures. Tony Stark’s industrialist dad in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Slattery is ruining his public image while at home with his pet dog circling his feet, his voice, at least, just as we remember it – that smooth, honeyed cadence that makes him Hollywood’s go-to for raconteurs, statesmen and authority figures. Tony Stark’s industrialist dad in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- 11/17/2022
- by Adam White
- The Independent - Film
Stars: Jon Hamm, Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenza Izzo, Kyle MacLachlan, Marcia Gay Harden | Written by Greg Mottola, Zev Borow | Directed by Greg Mottola
After what seems like an eternity of talk of a third Fletch movie, it has finally arrived. Not the Fletch we were expecting (I’d honestly still like to see Kevin Smith’s proposed version with Jason Lee) but a Fletch that has a pretty decent pedigree – including Jon Hamm playing the titular character and Greg Mottola and Zev Borow behind the camera. Ok, so it won’t match up to the craziness of Chevy Chase’s two Fletch movies (could any new Fletch movie?) but we’ve got the acting chops, plus the action And the comedy experience – all of which stand the film in good stead…
Confess, Fletch sees the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch (Hamm) become the prime suspect...
After what seems like an eternity of talk of a third Fletch movie, it has finally arrived. Not the Fletch we were expecting (I’d honestly still like to see Kevin Smith’s proposed version with Jason Lee) but a Fletch that has a pretty decent pedigree – including Jon Hamm playing the titular character and Greg Mottola and Zev Borow behind the camera. Ok, so it won’t match up to the craziness of Chevy Chase’s two Fletch movies (could any new Fletch movie?) but we’ve got the acting chops, plus the action And the comedy experience – all of which stand the film in good stead…
Confess, Fletch sees the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch (Hamm) become the prime suspect...
- 11/16/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Paramount Pictures has debuted a new UK trailer for the upcoming release of ‘Confess, Fletch.’
Jon Hamm stars as the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit—from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbour and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganised.
Related: Jon Hamm, John Slattery & many more on Confess, Fletch and the allure of this timeless creation
Directed by Greg Mottola, the film also stars Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenza Izzo, with Kyle MacLachlan and Marcia Gay Harden.
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The film hits UK cinemas on November 18th.
Jon Hamm stars as the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit—from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbour and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganised.
Related: Jon Hamm, John Slattery & many more on Confess, Fletch and the allure of this timeless creation
Directed by Greg Mottola, the film also stars Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenza Izzo, with Kyle MacLachlan and Marcia Gay Harden.
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The film hits UK cinemas on November 18th.
- 10/25/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Chloe Bennet has signed on for a recurring role in Season 3 of “Dave” at Fxx, Variety has learned exclusively.
Bennet will appear in a multi-episode arc as Robyn, a photographer from Wisconsin whom Dave meets while on tour.
Bennet is known for her role in the ABC-Marvel series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,” on which she starred as Daisy “Skye” Johnson, a.k.a Quake, throughout the show’s seven-season run. Her other notable roles include the ABC music drama “Nashville” and the animated Dreamworks film “Abominable.” She will reprise her “Abominable” role in the upcoming spinoff series “Abominable and the Invisible City,” which bows in October on Hulu.
She is repped by CAA and Hansen Jacobson.
“Dave” is based on the real life experiences of rapper Dave “Lil Dicky” Burd. Burd stars as himself along with cast members GaTa, Andrew Santino, Taylor Misiak, Travis Bennett and Christine Ko. The show was...
Bennet will appear in a multi-episode arc as Robyn, a photographer from Wisconsin whom Dave meets while on tour.
Bennet is known for her role in the ABC-Marvel series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,” on which she starred as Daisy “Skye” Johnson, a.k.a Quake, throughout the show’s seven-season run. Her other notable roles include the ABC music drama “Nashville” and the animated Dreamworks film “Abominable.” She will reprise her “Abominable” role in the upcoming spinoff series “Abominable and the Invisible City,” which bows in October on Hulu.
She is repped by CAA and Hansen Jacobson.
“Dave” is based on the real life experiences of rapper Dave “Lil Dicky” Burd. Burd stars as himself along with cast members GaTa, Andrew Santino, Taylor Misiak, Travis Bennett and Christine Ko. The show was...
- 9/28/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
So you have probably heard that there’s a new Fletch movie out, which revives the wisecracking , investigative journalist of Gregory Mcdonald’s mystery novels for our wonderful modern age. You know, the character originally made famous by Chevy Chase? In Fletch, the 1985 comedy that’s arguably the former SNL star’s greatest onscreen moment not involving a golf club? And 1989’s Fletch Lives, the sequel that’s…let’s say “slightly less beloved” than the original?
This latest misadventure stars Jon Hamm, an inspired choice to take up the mantle of I.
This latest misadventure stars Jon Hamm, an inspired choice to take up the mantle of I.
- 9/26/2022
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Getting the new “Fletch” sequel made took some sacrifice.
In a new interview with Uproxx, “Confess, Fletch” director Greg Mottola shared how star Jon Hamm help make the long-in-the-works film happen by taking a salary cut.
Read More: First Look At Jon Hamm In ‘Confess, Fletch’
According to Mottola, Miramax CEO Bill Block agreed to fully finance the film so long as the budget stayed at 20 million, with a 27-day shoot.
“So, basically, what we did is Jon gave back 60 percent of his salary to the budget,” the director revealed. “I gave back some of my salary, not as much as Jon because he’s richer than me and I’ve got three kids. And we bought three more days of shooting.”
Talking about the shoot, he continued, “We got it up to 30 days in Boston and one day in Rome. And we said, f**k it, we’re insane,...
In a new interview with Uproxx, “Confess, Fletch” director Greg Mottola shared how star Jon Hamm help make the long-in-the-works film happen by taking a salary cut.
Read More: First Look At Jon Hamm In ‘Confess, Fletch’
According to Mottola, Miramax CEO Bill Block agreed to fully finance the film so long as the budget stayed at 20 million, with a 27-day shoot.
“So, basically, what we did is Jon gave back 60 percent of his salary to the budget,” the director revealed. “I gave back some of my salary, not as much as Jon because he’s richer than me and I’ve got three kids. And we bought three more days of shooting.”
Talking about the shoot, he continued, “We got it up to 30 days in Boston and one day in Rome. And we said, f**k it, we’re insane,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Jon Hamm gave up 60 per cent of his salary to finance three extra days of filming on Confess, Fletch.
The new sequel follows on from crime comedies Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989). It is based on Gregory Mcdonald’s 1976 novel of the same name and is the first movie in the series not to star Chevy Chase in the lead role – which has now been taken over by Mad Men star Hamm.
In a new interview with Uproxx, director Greg Mottola said that the money that Miramax was able provide for the film only covered 27 days of shooting. When Mottola and Hamm went out to find extra funding, they were turned down by every financier.
“Everyone said, ‘I don’t know that this kind of comedy works in this day and age,’” Mottola said. “They just had a kind of like, ‘Who’s Fletch? I don’t think anyone cares anymore.
The new sequel follows on from crime comedies Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989). It is based on Gregory Mcdonald’s 1976 novel of the same name and is the first movie in the series not to star Chevy Chase in the lead role – which has now been taken over by Mad Men star Hamm.
In a new interview with Uproxx, director Greg Mottola said that the money that Miramax was able provide for the film only covered 27 days of shooting. When Mottola and Hamm went out to find extra funding, they were turned down by every financier.
“Everyone said, ‘I don’t know that this kind of comedy works in this day and age,’” Mottola said. “They just had a kind of like, ‘Who’s Fletch? I don’t think anyone cares anymore.
- 9/23/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - Film
The path to bring Greg Mottola's "Confess, Fletch" to the screen was long and circuitous. The character of I.M. Fletcher, a flip and funny investigative reporter, was first introduced in Gregory McDonald's 1974 novel "Fletch," and first appeared in cinemas in the 1985 feature film of the same name starring Chevy Chase. That film was followed by a sequel -- four long years later -- called "Fletch Lives," also starring Chase. Ever since, multiple versions of Fletch have been floated, most notably, "Fletch Won," an unmade movie that director Kevin Smith wanted to make for Miramax with Jason Lee in the title role. Former Miramax head honcho and convicted serial sexual predator Harvey Weinstein insisted that Smith make the film with Ben Affleck instead, leading to a years-long push-and-pull that resulted in the film not getting made. Since then, multiple actors have attempted to play Fletch, including Zach Braff and Jason Sudeikis.
- 9/22/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
How committed was Jon Hamm to getting “Confess, Fletch” made? Director Greg Mottola revealed to Uproxx (via IndieWire) that the “Mad Men” Emmy winner gave back 60 of his salary to help finance three extra days of filming on the indie project. Mottola also gave up a portion of his own salary to extend the shoot.
According to Mottola, the money that Miramax executive Bill Block was able to put up for the film only covered 27 days of shooting. When Mottola and Hamm went out to find extra funding to bring the shoot to 30 days, they were rejected by every financier.
“Everyone said, ‘I don’t know that this kind of comedy works in this day and age,'” Mottola said. “They just had a kind of like, ‘Who’s Fletch? I don’t think anyone cares anymore.'”
“So, basically, what we did is Jon gave back 60 of his salary to the budget,...
According to Mottola, the money that Miramax executive Bill Block was able to put up for the film only covered 27 days of shooting. When Mottola and Hamm went out to find extra funding to bring the shoot to 30 days, they were rejected by every financier.
“Everyone said, ‘I don’t know that this kind of comedy works in this day and age,'” Mottola said. “They just had a kind of like, ‘Who’s Fletch? I don’t think anyone cares anymore.'”
“So, basically, what we did is Jon gave back 60 of his salary to the budget,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Jon Hamm has something to confess: The “Confess, Fletch” actor, according to director Greg Mottola, “gave back 60 percent of his salary to the budget” to finish filming the Paramount/Miramax feature.
“I gave back some of my salary, not as much as Jon because he’s richer than me and I’ve got three kids,” Mottola told Uproxx in a recent interview. “And we bought three more days of shooting. We got it up to 30 days in Boston and one day in Rome. And we said, fuck it, we’re insane, we’re dumb. We’re going to make this movie.”
The 20 million film, released almost 40 years after Chevy Chase first brought the fictional reporter character Irwin M. Fletcher to life, was revived thanks to Hamm’s determination. The “Mad Men” Emmy winner approached Mottola to helm an updated take on the novel hero. Miramax executive Bill Block told Mottola,...
“I gave back some of my salary, not as much as Jon because he’s richer than me and I’ve got three kids,” Mottola told Uproxx in a recent interview. “And we bought three more days of shooting. We got it up to 30 days in Boston and one day in Rome. And we said, fuck it, we’re insane, we’re dumb. We’re going to make this movie.”
The 20 million film, released almost 40 years after Chevy Chase first brought the fictional reporter character Irwin M. Fletcher to life, was revived thanks to Hamm’s determination. The “Mad Men” Emmy winner approached Mottola to helm an updated take on the novel hero. Miramax executive Bill Block told Mottola,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Jon Hamm finally got the leading man role he deserved after Mad Men. It’s a shame it took seven years. Regardless, Confess, Fletch is an absolute treat. Directed by Greg Mottola and working from Gregory McDonald’s novel of the same name, Hamm plays Irwin M. Fletcher, who “used to be an investigative reporter of some repute.” Within the first few minutes, Fletch finds a dead body in the Boston townhouse he’s crashing at and is immediately considered the prime suspect by Sergeant Inspector “Slow-Mo” Monroe (Roy Wood Jr.). We learn the townhouse’s owner Owen Tasserly (John Behlmann) is somewhere in Europe and has an interest in fine art. Meanwhile, Fletch has been tasked with locating nine stolen paintings that belong to a kidnapped rich guy. He’s also dating the rich guy’s daughter (Lorenza Izzo) while being seduced by the rich guy’s wife (Marcia Gay Harden...
- 9/21/2022
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
When most people think of Fletch, they think of the dashing and disguise-exchanging character played by Chevy Chase. 1985’s Fletch, and its (mediocre) follow-up, Fletch Lives, were based on a long-running series of novels by Gregory McDonald, and Chase was a household name at the time of their release. While those movies have their time and place, the world has moved on, and with his film Confess, Fletch Greg Mottola hopes to present audiences with a more “on-model” version of Fletch, played by Jon Hamm.
In Confess, Fletch, we’re introduced to Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher (Jon Hamm), a former investigative journalist living as a travel writer based in Rome. Now involved with an heiress (Lorenza Izzo), when her father is kidnapped, he heads back to the States to find a priceless, stolen art collection they need for his ransom. Immediately, he’s framed for murder and must stay one step...
In Confess, Fletch, we’re introduced to Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher (Jon Hamm), a former investigative journalist living as a travel writer based in Rome. Now involved with an heiress (Lorenza Izzo), when her father is kidnapped, he heads back to the States to find a priceless, stolen art collection they need for his ransom. Immediately, he’s framed for murder and must stay one step...
- 9/17/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Jon Hamm is back and better than ever with his take on “Fletch” in “Confess, Fletch.”
Based on a 1976 novel of the same name by Gregory McDonald (which was turned into a few movies starring Chevy Chase), the latest adaptation follows Fletch as he tries to solve an art theft, before getting involved in a murder investigation as well. The former investigative journalist begrudgingly comes out of retirement to pursue a number of leads, including his girlfriend.
If you’re wondering how to watch “Confess, Fletch,” we’ve got the answers to all your questions.
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The comedy action flick opens in theaters Sept. 16, but you can also rent the movie to stream On Demand.
Since it will become an exclusive title for Showtime after its theatrical release,...
Based on a 1976 novel of the same name by Gregory McDonald (which was turned into a few movies starring Chevy Chase), the latest adaptation follows Fletch as he tries to solve an art theft, before getting involved in a murder investigation as well. The former investigative journalist begrudgingly comes out of retirement to pursue a number of leads, including his girlfriend.
If you’re wondering how to watch “Confess, Fletch,” we’ve got the answers to all your questions.
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‘Confess, Fletch’ Film Review: Jon Hamm and a Talented Ensemble Nail This Mystery’s Breezy Vibe Is “Confess, Fletch” in theaters or streaming?
The comedy action flick opens in theaters Sept. 16, but you can also rent the movie to stream On Demand.
Since it will become an exclusive title for Showtime after its theatrical release,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
"Confess, Fletch" is an oddity of a comedy these days. It's not a broad, busy, or loud joke machine, in which scenes run too long from improv or the story gets lost in hijinks. It's an old-school, low-key, character and plot-driven story with laughs (read our review). The long-awaited new "Fletch" film, based on the works of author Gregory Mcdonald, is the kind of 90-minute comedy for adults that rarely gets made anymore.
The fact that it's not the most modern comedy is what made co-writer and director Greg Mottola, admittedly, a little worried. Mottola, known for "Adventureland" and "Superbad," knew he was making something more outside of the box. Even its hybrid release, both theatrical and On Demand, is different, but "Confess, Fletch" is a rare breed these days. Mottola hopes its differences is appealing to audiences and, if we all wish him luck, that he'll continue to make...
The fact that it's not the most modern comedy is what made co-writer and director Greg Mottola, admittedly, a little worried. Mottola, known for "Adventureland" and "Superbad," knew he was making something more outside of the box. Even its hybrid release, both theatrical and On Demand, is different, but "Confess, Fletch" is a rare breed these days. Mottola hopes its differences is appealing to audiences and, if we all wish him luck, that he'll continue to make...
- 9/16/2022
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
It was a role populated by Chevy Chase, and now returns to our screens with Jon Hamm as the title character, as Greg Mottola is bringing back Fletch.
To mark the release of Confess, Fletch – we had the pleasure in speaking to both Hamm and the director Mottola, as well as several other talented members of this ensemble, including John Slattery, Lorenza Izzo, Annie Mumolo, Roy Wood Jr and Ayden Mayeri. You can watch all interviews in their entirety below as we discuss what it is about this character of Fletch that makes him so popular amongst audiences, and of course, with Hamm and Slattery in the same film, and on the same press tour, we had to get in a couple cheeky questions of Mad Men. Would’ve been rude not to.
Jon Hamm and Greg Mottola
John Slattery
Lorenza Izzo and Annie Mumolo
Roy Wood Jr and Ayden...
To mark the release of Confess, Fletch – we had the pleasure in speaking to both Hamm and the director Mottola, as well as several other talented members of this ensemble, including John Slattery, Lorenza Izzo, Annie Mumolo, Roy Wood Jr and Ayden Mayeri. You can watch all interviews in their entirety below as we discuss what it is about this character of Fletch that makes him so popular amongst audiences, and of course, with Hamm and Slattery in the same film, and on the same press tour, we had to get in a couple cheeky questions of Mad Men. Would’ve been rude not to.
Jon Hamm and Greg Mottola
John Slattery
Lorenza Izzo and Annie Mumolo
Roy Wood Jr and Ayden...
- 9/16/2022
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Yes, it’s a bit late for a flick based on a “beach book’ (usually a paperback you’d read while getting your tan near the water’s edge), so how about something more suited to Autumn, perhaps a movie based on a mystery one would read while enjoying a warm beverage next to a fireplace? Oh, I forgot to mention that this particular film is part of a literary series featuring a much-beloved sleuth. Now, we just had a visit from Hercule Poirot a few months ago, so his mustache is “in mothballs” for the moment. Anyway, this character is not known as a detective or a “consultant” (like the fellow at 221B Baker Str.). The title “hero” of this tale is an investigative reporter, or at least he was (he’s telling everyone that he’s “retired”). And he’s been absent from the screen for 33 years now.
- 9/16/2022
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
One of the greatest mysteries that ever faced investigative reporter Irwin Maurice Fletcher (“Fletch” to his friends) is why there haven’t been more movies featuring the character. Gregory Mcdonald’s popular Fletch novels, of which there are 11, were practically all dialogue. The author’s breezy style of repartee — which owed more to Hollywood’s screwball comedy tradition than film noir — should have lent itself well to screenplays, but only two ever got made: Back in the ’80s, we got a couple that positioned Chevy Chase as a goofy sleuth with a penchant for disguise, and others have been trying to revive him ever since.
Reborn at last with Jon Hamm in the role and Greg Mottola (“Superbad”) behind the camera, “Confess, Fletch” makes no attempt to channel what Chase did before, instead going back to Mcdonald’s philosophy that mysteries were but an excuse for a sardonic reporter to wind up other people,...
Reborn at last with Jon Hamm in the role and Greg Mottola (“Superbad”) behind the camera, “Confess, Fletch” makes no attempt to channel what Chase did before, instead going back to Mcdonald’s philosophy that mysteries were but an excuse for a sardonic reporter to wind up other people,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo puts on his “investigative reporter of some repute” hat and talks about Miramax’s latest release, “Confess, Fletch,” with the director Greg Mottola and star Jon Hamm. In the film, Fletch (Hamm) finds himself as the prime suspect in a murder investigation, requiring him to revive his own investigative skills in order to track down the real murderer and his new girlfriend’s art collection.
Continue reading ‘Confess, Fletch’: Jon Hamm & Director Greg Mottola On Remaking The Beloved Franchise, Chevy Chase Not Returning & More [The Discourse Podcast] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Confess, Fletch’: Jon Hamm & Director Greg Mottola On Remaking The Beloved Franchise, Chevy Chase Not Returning & More [The Discourse Podcast] at The Playlist.
- 9/15/2022
- by Mike DeAngelo
- The Playlist
Don Draper may have been the role of a lifetime, but Irwin Fletcher is the role Jon Hamm was born to play. Equal parts goofy, charismatic, boozy, and clever, Hamm is firmly in his element in Greg Mottola’s entertaining art heist romp “Confess, Fletch” (Fletch being our hapless hero’s preferred moniker). Swashbuckling through the fast-paced action like a clumsy James Bond (with far less combat training), he finds himself at the center of a high-stakes art theft with a family fortune at stake. Surrounded by an eccentric ensemble of fabulously suspicious characters played by a deep bench of fantastic comedic actors, It doesn’t break the mold, but it’s an unmitigated delight.
The movie is based on the “Fletch” novels by Gregory McDonald, a popular mystery series published between 1974 and 1994. The character, an ex-marine turned journalist who stumbles into Pi work, was first dramatized onscreen by Chevy Chase...
The movie is based on the “Fletch” novels by Gregory McDonald, a popular mystery series published between 1974 and 1994. The character, an ex-marine turned journalist who stumbles into Pi work, was first dramatized onscreen by Chevy Chase...
- 9/15/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The comedic whodunit “Confess, Fletch” features the best leading-man role that star Jon Hamm has enjoyed since his breakthrough performance as Don Draper in the exceptionally rich Madison Avenue drama “Mad Men.”
In the last seven years, Hamm has stood out in a few decent supporting roles — “Bad Times at the El Royale,” “Richard Jewell” — and some voice acting performances, particularly Tony Stark in the Marvel animated comedy “M.O.D.O.K.” and a brief cameo as “Don Grouper” in a 2016 episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
Hamm gets to show more of his range in “Confess, Fletch,” a breezy murder mystery based on the second of Gregory McDonald’s “Fletch” novels, the first of which was adapted into a cultishly revered 1985 Chevy Chase vehicle.
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‘Confess, Fletch’: Jon Hamm Assumes the Mantle from Chevy Chase in First Trailer (Video)
With “Confess, Fletch”, director Greg Mottola and co-writer Zev Borow highlight Hamm’s...
In the last seven years, Hamm has stood out in a few decent supporting roles — “Bad Times at the El Royale,” “Richard Jewell” — and some voice acting performances, particularly Tony Stark in the Marvel animated comedy “M.O.D.O.K.” and a brief cameo as “Don Grouper” in a 2016 episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
Hamm gets to show more of his range in “Confess, Fletch,” a breezy murder mystery based on the second of Gregory McDonald’s “Fletch” novels, the first of which was adapted into a cultishly revered 1985 Chevy Chase vehicle.
Also Read:
‘Confess, Fletch’: Jon Hamm Assumes the Mantle from Chevy Chase in First Trailer (Video)
With “Confess, Fletch”, director Greg Mottola and co-writer Zev Borow highlight Hamm’s...
- 9/14/2022
- by Simon Abrams
- The Wrap
I read Confess, Fletch for the first time in high school and, ever since, it’s remained a personal favorite. That often surprises people when I tell them that, not least because the name “Fletch” is less associated with Gregory Mcdonald’s genuinely funny novels than Chevy Chase’s considerably goofier incarnation of the journalist-sleuth in 1985’s Fletch and 1988’s Fletch Lives. The original Fletch adaptation essentially retains the structure and basics of Mcdonald’s original but changes the tone to better suit Chase. For better and worse, Mcdonald’s books string together often hilarious dialogue exchanges with aspirationally Hemingway-esque connective prose; they work better when the emphasis is on […]
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- 9/14/2022
- by Vadim Rizov
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Plot: Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher (Jon Hamm) is a former investigative journalist living as a travel writer based in Rome. Now involved with an heiress (Lorenza Izzo), when her father is kidnapped, he heads back to the States to find a priceless, stolen art collection they need for his ransom. Immediately, he’s framed for murder and must stay one step ahead of the police to clear his name and recover the stolen paintings.
Review: Most people reading this review probably know Fletch as the main character played by Chevy Chase in one of his best movies, 1985’s Fletch, and its (mediocre) follow-up, Fletch Lives. The movies were based on a long-running series of novels by Gregory McDonald, and for decades, Hollywood has been trying to relaunch the series, with Kevin Smith notably attached at one point.
A passion project for producer-star Jon Hamm, who also produces, Confess, Fletch is much...
Review: Most people reading this review probably know Fletch as the main character played by Chevy Chase in one of his best movies, 1985’s Fletch, and its (mediocre) follow-up, Fletch Lives. The movies were based on a long-running series of novels by Gregory McDonald, and for decades, Hollywood has been trying to relaunch the series, with Kevin Smith notably attached at one point.
A passion project for producer-star Jon Hamm, who also produces, Confess, Fletch is much...
- 9/13/2022
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
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An adaptation hoping to reclaim its protagonist from the performer who became synonymous with him in the ’80s, Greg Mottola’s Confess, Fletch may surprise moviegoers who only know Irwin Maurice Fletcher as the affably cartoonish sleuth played by Chevy Chase. Not only are the goofy disguises and many of the quips gone in this version, new star Jon Hamm (successor to would-be Fletches ranging from Jasons Lee to Sudeikis) is barely even trying to make us laugh, setting aside those chops in favor of easygoing charm. While the more mystery/less mayhem approach honors Gregory Mcdonald’s series of Fletch novels, it results in a very ordinary film — especially decades after the books’ publication, when funny and funny-ish detectives are a dime a dozen. In an agreeable way, Confess plays like the feature-length pilot for an ’80s TV detective series — or, in the present tense,...
An adaptation hoping to reclaim its protagonist from the performer who became synonymous with him in the ’80s, Greg Mottola’s Confess, Fletch may surprise moviegoers who only know Irwin Maurice Fletcher as the affably cartoonish sleuth played by Chevy Chase. Not only are the goofy disguises and many of the quips gone in this version, new star Jon Hamm (successor to would-be Fletches ranging from Jasons Lee to Sudeikis) is barely even trying to make us laugh, setting aside those chops in favor of easygoing charm. While the more mystery/less mayhem approach honors Gregory Mcdonald’s series of Fletch novels, it results in a very ordinary film — especially decades after the books’ publication, when funny and funny-ish detectives are a dime a dozen. In an agreeable way, Confess plays like the feature-length pilot for an ’80s TV detective series — or, in the present tense,...
- 9/12/2022
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's hard to imagine "Superbad" without Jonah Hill, but the actor had to fight hard to earn the part of Seth. In fact, director Greg Mottola almost turned him away entirely.
"Superbad" stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as two teenagers as they're wrapping up their senior year of high school. The boys are hellbent on losing their virginity before going off to college, and their first and last high school party may be their only chance. Hill's character is based on a teenage version of co-writer Seth Rogen, who also has a minor role in the film as a reckless police officer. But the two had already worked together before.
Rogen and Hill first got to know each other on the set of Judd Apatow's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," as the duo recalls. "The day we shot the dancing scene that plays over the end credits, I remember Seth specifically asked to be friends,...
"Superbad" stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as two teenagers as they're wrapping up their senior year of high school. The boys are hellbent on losing their virginity before going off to college, and their first and last high school party may be their only chance. Hill's character is based on a teenage version of co-writer Seth Rogen, who also has a minor role in the film as a reckless police officer. But the two had already worked together before.
Rogen and Hill first got to know each other on the set of Judd Apatow's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," as the duo recalls. "The day we shot the dancing scene that plays over the end credits, I remember Seth specifically asked to be friends,...
- 9/6/2022
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
See the trailer for director Greg Mottola’s Confess, Fletch.
The film stars Jon Hamm, Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenzo Izzo, Kyle MacLachlan, Marcia Gay Harden.
In this delightful comedy romp, Jon Hamm stars as the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit—from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.
Confess, Fletch is a pulpy noir adaptation of Gregory MacDonald’s classic 1976 novel.
Rated R for language, some sexual content and drug use.
In Theatres & on Digital September 16
Pre-order now: https://paramnt.us/ConfessFletch
The post See Jon Hamm In Confess, Fletch, The Dark-Comedy...
The film stars Jon Hamm, Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenzo Izzo, Kyle MacLachlan, Marcia Gay Harden.
In this delightful comedy romp, Jon Hamm stars as the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit—from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.
Confess, Fletch is a pulpy noir adaptation of Gregory MacDonald’s classic 1976 novel.
Rated R for language, some sexual content and drug use.
In Theatres & on Digital September 16
Pre-order now: https://paramnt.us/ConfessFletch
The post See Jon Hamm In Confess, Fletch, The Dark-Comedy...
- 9/5/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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