Image Credit: Andrew EcclesPirates of the Caribbean: No Orlandos Allowed On Stranger Tides is still four months away from theaters, but Disney is already preparing another Pirates movie. According to Deadline, the studio has hired screenwriter Terry Rossio (who co-wrote the first four Pirates films with Ted Elliott) to draft a new screenplay, and is also trying to lock in Tides director Rob Marshall for another go-round. They’ll likely not have to worry about the franchise star; Johnny Depp told EW that he would “most definitely consider” a fifth film. Maybe Pirates 4 will be a box office bust, but that’s unlikely. It’s opening unopposed on May 20th, a busy get-out-of-school weekend. Which means, my friends, that the Pirates series will almost certainly be embarking on the most terrifying adventure for any film franchise: The Fivequel. READ FULL STORY »
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'Pirates 5': Johnny Depp is keen on it. They've hired a writer. But is a fourth sequel ever a good idea?
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Let's hear it for the sitcom middle daughters
Image Credit: Everett Collection; Fox; Bob D'Amico/ABCThis week’s Modern Family featured a subplot about middle-child Alex slavishly studying for a test. It’s not the first time we’ve seen Alex go into geek mode, but between her nerdery and this cast breakdown that made the rounds this week that compared Alex to the great Darlene Conner, one thing became clear: Alex is the new torch-bearer in the noble tradition of middle daughters on sitcoms. READ FULL STORY »
Ricky Gervais says he will riff on Charlie Sheen during the Golden Globes monologue. Oh, you can do better than that.
On the Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday, Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais revealed his game plan for Sunday’s big show: attack the wounded. “I only go for the weak or the feeble. I’m not going to go for Russell Crowe or Mickey Rourke. Mickey Rooney, maybe! Betty White — I’m not scared of her,” the Brit told DeGeneres. Heads up, Charlie Sheen. (See the video below.) READ FULL STORY »
Can't tell 'The Green Hornet' and 'The Green Lantern' apart? Here's your cheat sheet.
The Year of the Second-Tier Superhero is sure to be a confusing time for the average moviegoer. Sure, we’ve all heard of Batman and Spider-Man, but who’s Thor? What’s a Red Sonja? And, most vexing of all, what the heck is the difference between the Green Hornet, star of the eponymous movie opening today, and the Green Lantern, whose movie comes out in June?
Thankfully, EW is here to answer any and all of your semi-obscure superhero-related questions. Here’s a guide to telling the green guys apart: READ FULL STORY »
Ben Stiller reveals 'Zoolander' sequel plot -- and it sounds awesome
Image Credit: Melinda Sue GordonGet excited, fans of the really, really, ridiculously good looking: Zoolander 2 is one step closer to a reality. Sequels! They’re so hot right now.
Ben Stiller and Justin Theroux have completed the script, and it sounds like they found a way to make a sequel relevant. Stiller told Empire:
It’s ten years later and most of it is set in Europe. I don’t want to give away too much, but it’s basically Derek and Hansel ten years later – though the last movie ended on a happy note a lot of things have happened in the meantime. Their lives have changed and they’re not really relevant anymore. It’s a new world for them. Will Ferrell is written into the script and he’s expressed interest in doing it. I think Mugatu is an integral part of the Zoolander story, so yes, he features in a big way.”
Adam Sandler as Andy Samberg's dad? Sounds about right
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.comAdam Sandler and Andy Samberg are in talks to costar in I Hate You Dad, with Sandler playing Samberg’s father. Even though Sandler’s only 12 years older than Samberg, the casting sounds kind of perfect. I mean, isn’t Samberg a direct comedy descendant of Sandler? I can’t think of any two SNL stars more clearly aligned than these two. Sandler’s and Samberg’s comedy styles obviously share some DNA — silly songs, the lack of vanity, the surprising mileage from goofy voices — plus each has been the quintessential star of their era of SNL. READ FULL STORY »
'The Green Hornet' kicks off the Year of the Superhero today. Will audiences flock to second-tier characters?
Image Credit: Zade Rosenthal/Marvel Studios; Michael Muller/Marvel Studios; Nels IsraelsonDo you love superheroes? I mean seriously love superheroes? Then 2011 is your year, my friend. Today marks the long-delayed release date of The Green Hornet, and this summer we’ll be treated to four major comic book movies: Thor, Green Lantern, X-Men: First Class, and Captain America. All of those movies are positively begging audiences to love them enough to qualify for a trilogy, and Thor and Captain America are both essential cogs in Marvel’s beautiful vision of an Avengers movie mega-franchise. But considering that all of these films are based on characters who aren’t very well-known to the masses, it’s worth asking: Is 2011 the year that superheroes achieve total cinematic domination? Or is it the year that the superhero genre stumbles? READ FULL STORY »
Toucan Sam, Mrs. Butterworth, and Chef Boyardee have a date with destiny: Round 2, Day 2 of the Big Shill bracket game
The Keebler Elves? Eaten for lunch. Joe Isuzu? DQ’d for lying on his resume. Lucky the Leprechaun? Not so lucky. For it is Round 2 of EW’s Big Shill bracket game, and the field has been halved. Gone are the one-note wonders whose confident charm once commanded our wallets open — I’m looking at you, Captain Morgan. From here on in, it will take more than just being a beloved icon. You’ve got to have class. You’ve got to have verve. You’ve got to have a corporate entity that can mobilize a web-based community in your support. … You know what? Class and verve actually aren’t all that essential. Grimace — you still got a shot!
For a look at the entire bracket, click here. And if you missed yesterday’s post, be sure to vote for the Noid or the Pillsbury Dough Boy before those polls close. Today’s spotlight match-up features the ultimate man (the Old Spice Guy) versus the ultimate meatball (Chef Boyardee), and there are three other compelling pairings.
Toucan Sam vs. Snuggle the Fabric Softener Bear
Mrs. Butterworth vs. Verizon Wireless “Can You Hear Me Know?” Guy
Tony the Tiger vs. Grimace
Chef Boyardee vs. Old Spice Guy
Check out our contender bios and TV commercial clips, then vote in the polls below. READ FULL STORY »
Thank you, Sir Ian McKellen, for saying 'Yes' to 'The Hobbit.' Thank you even more for telling us why.
Image Credit: Pierre VinetWould I have been crestfallen if Ian McKellen had passed on playing Gandalf in the upcoming Hobbit films? Well, yes, actually. Certainly because his performance, especially in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, was my favorite part of the entire trilogy, but also because his absence might have made his reflective and forthright blog posts about the subject unnecessary. Beginning his latest entry with “All I had to decide was what to do with the time that is given me,” he has the gift of writing in his own singular voice, as I can’t read his thoughts without hearing Sir Ian whispering them. READ FULL STORY »
Man tears photo of A.C. Slater off bathroom wall, gets arrested
Image Credit: Everett CollectionIf you’re going to go to a bar called Mullets, maybe you should expect to see a picture or two of Saved By the Bell‘s A.C. Slater. But one patron at the Homer Glen, Ill. sports bar was apparently enraged by the site of a framed image of Mario Lopez’s teen heartthrob — and he tore it from its “place of pride above a urinal and [smashed] it on the floor,” according to the Chicago Tribune. “‘I just don’t like Slater,’ the man reportedly told the owner.” The owner called the police in what I can only assume is the best phone call the police have ever, ever gotten.
I’m not sure anyone’s picture in a bathroom could offend me or enrage me so much so that I felt the need to rip it from the wall, but alcohol is a hell of a drug, so, never say never I guess.
Tap into that inner rage, PopWatchers, and let’s hear it: What character’s photo would you angrily tear from a bar bathroom wall? Plus, how can you not like Slater?!
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