Tag: Steve Carell (51-60 of 61)

Apr 5 2010 04:29 PM ET

Tina Fey and Steve Carell interview each other: The things we learned

Date Night costars Tina Fey and Steve Carell sat down to interview one another for Cinemax’s “60 Seconds With…” series. Watch the results after the jump. Here’s what we learned:

• Carell once worked a night shift at what we assume was a convenience store, and a woman came in at around 4 a.m., tears streaming down her face, and bought a microwave burrito (insert a classic Fey/Liz Lemon face that says “understandable”). She asked him, “Am I pretty?” She’d just walked in on her boyfriend cheating and Carell had to console her. Were I ever to be cheated on, this is exactly the scenario I would dream up, only Carell would deliver. And bring Stephen Colbert.

• If Carell had lost a nipple during his 40 Year Old Virgin chest wax scene, Fey imagines it would look like button candy on the strip.

• Carell is not a gun man (shockingly), but he was a Civil War reenactor at one point in his life: “I was, but I played the fife,” he says. (Or, he could have just be referencing the film he’s producing for Ed Helms about three reenactors and a black history professor who get transported back to the actual Civil War.)

• Fey would rather be able to fly than live under water because taking flight is a better way to get out of awkward conversations.

• Fey believes Liz Lemon is the better boss because she’d just do your work for you, while Michael Scott is the better lover: “I imagine he would be generous to a disgusting fault… desperately generous. And Liz Lemon would be trying to get it over with.”

• Fey’s dream role is in a raw dramatic film about a stripper with a heart literally made of gold — “She’s part robot.” (Note: She could have both a British and a Southern accent.)

• Fey doesn’t have a driver’s license.

• Fey believes movies should be like a game of shirts and skins: The women wear shirts, the men do not. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 5 2010 04:28 PM ET

Steve Carell and John Michael Higgins team up to develop USA original series. My head just exploded like that dude from 'Scanners.'

Carell-Michael-HigginsImage Credit: Jen Lowery/Startraksphoto.com; Tina Gill/PR PhotosToday, USA announced a line-up of original programming, which includes Robyn, an update of Robin Hood starring a female protagonist; A Legal Mind, about a stoner college dropout; and the program that gets me most excited, an untitled project about an insurance investigator…brought to the network by Steve Carell and John Michael Higgins. Honestly, just writing the last part of that sentence made me laugh so hard, my head did this.

Little is known about the series as of right now, but if I were USA, I would accept any script from Carell and Higgins, even if it was just a photocopied screenplay of Pod People. (And I’m pumped about this even considering the fact that the two words “insurance investigator” immediately make me fall asleep.)

Could this be anything but awesome, PopWatchers?

Mar 26 2010 07:45 AM ET

'The Office' recap: Kiss me, stupid

Office-Happy-HourImage Credit: Chris Haston/NBCI realized something watching last night’s episode of The Office: Everyone has become Jim and Pam. By which I mean, even the minor characters are getting romantic. There’s Erin and Andy, along with Oscar and Warehouse Matt. There’s the never-ending slow-mo train wreck that is Ryan and Kelly (if you mash up their last names, you get “KapHow,” which sounds a bit like a bomb going off.)

Don’t forget, this season started with Stanley’s affair. And now, we’re even venturing back into love-triangle territory with Dwight, Isabel, and Angela. (The only characters who haven’t had a romantic plotline are Meredith and Creed. Hmmmm. Meredith and Creed. I like the sound of that.) READ FULL STORY »

Mar 18 2010 09:00 AM ET

This week's cover: 'Date Night' costars Tina Fey and Steve Carell imagine a Liz Lemon/Michael Scott hookup

Entertainment-Weekly-coverIn Date Night, a comedy in theaters April 9, Tina Fey and Steve Carell play a married couple with kids whose rare romantic evening on the town goes haywire thanks to an epic case of mistaken identity. Instead of sipping fine wine and strolling through Central Park, they flee dirty cops, seek help from a pathologically shirtless weapons expert (played by Mark Wahlberg), and attempt a comically inept routine at a strip club. Naturally, then, one of the first questions we asked the costars was what would happen if their hapless small-screen alter egos, 30 Rock‘s Liz Lemon and The Office‘s Michael Scott, went on a date of their own. Here’s what they said:

Tina Fey: Oh, Liz Lemon would f— it up. Michael Scott would probably be very open, but Liz Lemon would be sour and judgmental and she’d blow it. [Laughs]
Steve Carell: Blow it? With Michael? I don’t think there’s any way she would agree to go out with Michael Scott unless she had been tricked into it. I don’t think you go from Jon Hamm to Michael Scott. Michael Scott should be so lucky.
TF: We should just say, “That’s the series finale this year!”
SC
: “We’re planning a little cross-pollination. There’s a tornado, and we all have to huddle somewhere between New York City and Scranton! It makes complete sense!” [Shakes his head.] No way.
TF: It would be so bad. It’s not gonna happen.

Bummer, right? But a fan can dream.

For more on Fey and Carell, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands Friday, March 19.

Feb 26 2010 02:15 PM ET

'Date Night' clip: Tina Fey, Steve Carell decline sex with Mark Wahlberg

Oooh, a new clip Tina Fey and Steve Carell’s upcoming comedy Date Night.

Like the trailer from a few months ago, this clip seems to emphasize that the film’s a jokey impossible-task action flick — more in line with The Hangover than 30 Rock or The Office. I don’t doubt that that’s a terrific, A+ marketing strategy, one that’s sure to put cheeks in seats; a real crowd-pleaser with its Everybody Loves Raymond jokes and cartoonish gun violence. I just hope the movie is a lot more than that, too. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 27 2010 10:17 AM ET

Pick Steve Carell's next movie

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Steve Carell has a difficult decision to make. He can probably only make one movie this spring when The Office goes on hiatus, but he’s currently linked to two promising projects. One is a dramedy from Dan Fogelman (Fred Claus) about a father trying to maintain a relationship with his children while his marriage is in turmoil. The other is a comedy titled Mail-Order Groom, in which Carell would play a poor immigrant acquired by a desperately single Tina Fey.

Steve Carell is our friend, and we all want him to do well, so I think we owe it to him to help think this through. The dramedy sounds reminiscent of Dan in Real Life, a solid hit that showcased the actor’s “family man” sensibility. You liked it. Your mom liked it. A safe choice.

READ FULL STORY »

Nov 12 2009 11:08 AM ET

Tina Fey and Steve Carell's 'Date Night' trailer has more gunshots, car crashes than expected

When we started hearing about the new Steve Carell-Tina Fey comedy Date Night earlier this year, I kind of pictured a witty, domestic comedy of errors. Articles described the movie as a romcom about a couple whose night out goes laughably awry, so I immediately pictured something like a mix of Baby Mama and Dan in Real Life, with maybe a dash of Adventures in Babysitting from the parents POV.

Boy, was I wrong.

Judging by the movie’s just-leaked trailer, Date Night (coming in April) is as much an action pic as a comedy — like an earth-bound Mom and Dad Save the World, or Mr. and Mrs. Smith with fewer assault weapons. Take a look:

Your turn, PopWatchers: Were you guys expecting this much action?

Oct 5 2009 10:15 AM ET

Steve Carell's daughter sells lemonade to paparazzi

Steve-Carell_lNow, here’s a real “when life gives you lemons” story. Some paparazzi were camped near Steve Carell’s L.A. home, hoping to catch the Office star…walking out his door looking like a pretty normal dude? Being wildly un-scandalous? I guess even paparazzi get stuck with boring assignments sometimes. But I digress. The point of this tale: Carell’s daughter Annie, 8, decided to profit off the situation by selling ‘em lemonade. Aww.

On the one hand, I applaud young Ms. Carell’s entrepreneurial spirit. Her dad told the San Francisco Chronicle that she made an impressive $36, though most of that appears to have come from generous tipper Billy Ray Cyrus. On the other hand, doesn’t she realize she’s only encouraging those obnoxious photogs? Once they decide to stalk you, they’re hard enough to get rid of even if you don’t offer them refreshing beverages!

Anyway, if you were one of Steve Carell’s neighbors, would you be willing to put up with constant paparazzi presence in exchange for reasonably-priced, conveniently-located lemonade? It’s a tough question, I know, so feel free to take a minute weighing pros and cons before answering.

Photo Credit: Sara De Boer/Retna

Jan 16 2009 05:00 PM ET

Steve Carell owns a general store in Massachusetts. Really.

Steve_carrell_lNot that anyone needs another reason to like Steve Carell, but the Office star has given us one: He recently purchased the Marshfield Hills General Store in his native Massachusetts. The actor and his family spend their summers in Marshfield Hills, and, as Carell told the Boston Globe in an email: "This is much more of an emotional investment than a business one….I saw an opportunity to help to preserve a little piece of history. I also felt that places like the Marshfield Hills General Store represent a gathering place, and give people a sense of community. These spots are growing more and more scarce. I hope to keep this particular one alive and well."

While Carell’s local sister-in-law will man the shop most of the time, Steve expects to pitch in when he’s in town: "I will be manning the cash register and stocking the shelves as time permits!" he said. We’re all thinking road trip, yes? What would you say to Carell if you saw him behind the counter? After I asked him how much the Atomic Fireballs cost (look casual!), I would probably launch into the story about how my friend Christa, a photo editor on a shoot he did for TV Guide years ago when he was still on The Daily Show, framed one of the outtakes and hung it in her bathroom. I think he would appreciate that.

Can we possibly love Carell any more, PopWatchers? Who’s planning this road trip?

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Ausiello’s latest Office scoops (including the return of Amy Ryan)
Office gallery: Jim’s best pranks!
EW’s 2006 Office cover story
Steve Carell one of EW’s 2005 Entertainer of The Year
Is Steve Carell’s beaver named Mr. Hat?

Nov 7 2008 03:13 PM ET

Is Steve Carell's beaver named Mr. Hat?

Mrhat_lAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, The Office‘s Steve Carell is attached to The Beaver, "a script fromfirst-time writer Kyle Killen about a man who walks around with abeaver puppet on his hand, treating it as something close to ahuman creature with human feelings." The film is currently shopping for a director, and we’d like to suggest South Park‘s Trey Parker for three reasons: (1) Reading the movie’s synopsis made us think of Mr. Hat, Mr. Garrison’s hand puppet (pictured). (2) After Team America: World Police, we’re confident Parker could make us feel for felt. (3) We think he would enjoy having "The Beaver" on his résumé.

Is Parker your pick?

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