Lionsgate have debuted the first trailer, posters and images for the upcoming comedy Long Shot. Previously titled Flarsky, the film reunites director Jonathan Levine with his 50/50 and The Night Before star Seth Rogen alongside a cast that includes Charlize Theron, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Andy Serkis, June Diane Raphael, Bob Odenkirk, and Alexander Skarsgard; take a look […]
Coming to America sequel finds a director and screenwriter
Back in March of this year it was rumoured that Eddie Murphy was working on a sequel to the classic 1988 comedy Coming to America, with Paramount Pictures subsequently confirming the report and revealing that original screenwriters Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield were on board to pen the film. Well, Deadline now has an update […]
Movie Review – Snatched (2017)
Snatched, 2017. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Starring Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes, and Christopher Meloni. SYNOPSIS: When her boyfriend dumps her before their exotic vacation, a young woman persuades her ultra-cautious mother to travel with her to paradise, with unexpected results. Around halfway through Snatched (an exotic-vacation-gone-wrong comedy from Jonathan […]
Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen to star in Jonathan Levine’s Flarsky
Variety is reporting that Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Seth Rogen (Sausage Party) have been cast in Flarsky, the new comedy from 50/50 and The Night Before director Jonathan Levine. The film has been penned by Dan Sterling (The Interview) and will see Rogen as “an unemployed journalist, battered by his own misfortune […]
Movie Review – The Night Before (2015)
The Night Before, 2015. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, Jillian Bell, Helene Yorke, Ilana Glazer, Aaron Hill, James Franco, Tracy Morgan, and Miley Cyrus. SYNOPSIS: On Christmas eve, three lifelong friends, two of whom are Jewish, spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy […]
Jonathan Levine offered director’s chair for Amy Schumer’s latest
Deadline is reporting that 50/50 helmer Jonathan Levine is in talks to direct Amy Schumer in her next film after her summer comedy hit Trainwreck. Written by Kate Dippold, who has recently scripted Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot, the new comedy is reportedly a “mother-daughter relationship story on a vacation gone wrong” would see Schumer team-up […]
Ted Melfi and Jonathan Levine lead Spider-Man director shortlist
Over the weekend it was reported that five young actors had tested for the role of Peter Parker in Sony and Marvel’s upcoming Spider-Man reboot, and now it seems the two studios have whittled down their director shortlist to four possibilities. According to Deadline, the candidates to helm the solo movie have been whittled down […]
Director shortlist for Marvel’s Spider-Man film revealed
With Avengers: Age of Ultron raking in the cash across the globe and preparations continuing for the start of production on Captain America: Civil War, Marvel and Sony have reportedly zeroed in on a list of potential directors for their upcoming Spider-Man reboot. With Spidey set to appear in Civil War, news on the casting […]
