With the sixth and final season of Better Call Saul underway, AMC has announced that it will be reuniting with leading man Bob Odenkirk for Straight Man, a series adaptation of the novel by Richard Russo. Straight Man will see the actor playing William Henry Devereaux, Jr., “the unlikely chairman of the English department in […]
Zac Efron looks like he’s having a rough time in new image from The Greatest Beer Run Ever
It seems as though Zac Efron is intent on putting himself through the wringer these days, because off the back of his dirt-under-the-nails drama Gold (read our review here), a first look image from Peter Farrelly’s The Greatest Beer Run Ever appears to show the one-time song-and-dance man looking equally dishevelled. The image shows Efron […]
Kingpin sequel in the works from The Farrelly Brothers
Bobby and Peter Farrelly are looking to set up the pins once again for a sequel to their 1996 comedy Kingpin. According to Collider, the brothers behind There’s Something About Mary and Dumb and Dumber will produce the follow-up, which is in the early stages of development. The original Kingpin starred Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel and Bill […]
Peter Farrelly’s Vietnam War movie enlists Russell Crowe, Zac Efron, and potentially Bill Murray
Apple are trying to secure Peter Farrelly’s Green Book follow-up, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, possibly due to the fact that that Russell Crowe and Zac Efron are now attached to star, with Bill Murray also circling a role for his Kingpin director. Based on a novel by Joanna Molloy and John Donohue, The Greatest […]
Viggo Mortensen to embark on The Greatest Beer Run Ever with Green Book director Peter Farrelly
Following their collaboration on the Oscar-winning Green Book, actor Viggo Mortensen and director Peter Farrelly look set to reteam on Farrelly’s next film, Variety is reporting. According to the site, The Lord of the Rings star Mortensen is in final negotiations for a supporting role in the movie, an adaptation of Joanna Molloy and John […]
54th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Green Book (2018)
Green Book, 2018. Directed by Peter Farrelly. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Don Stark, Sebastian Maniscalco, P.J. Byrne, Brian Stepanek, Iqbal Theba, Tom Virtue, Paul Sloan, and Nick Vallelonga. SYNOPSIS: A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. Early […]
Bill Murray reteaming with the Farrelly Brothers for The Now
Bill Murray is set to reunite with Kingpin and Dumb and Dumber To directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly with a recurring role their new comedy series The Now, which is set up at the upcoming shortform streaming service Quibi. The series, which is written by Green Book’s Peter Farrelly alongside Steve Leff (The Ranch) and […]
Peter Farrelly to direct The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Following on from the Oscar-winning Green Book, director Peter Farrelly appears to have found his next project, with Variety reporting that he is set to helm an adaptation of the acclaimed book The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War by Joanna Molloy and John ‘Chickie’ Donohue. The Greatest Beer […]
Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can Green Book win Best Picture?
In the week before the 91st Academy Awards are handed out, Tom Beasley takes a look at each Best Picture nominee and its chances of Oscars victory. Next, a film that has had an up and down campaign – Peter Farrelly’s Green Book… The unthinkable has happened. Peter Farrelly – a man best known for […]
Movie Review – Green Book (2018)
Green Book, 2018. Directed by Peter Farrelly. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Dimeter Marinov, Mike Hatton and Iqbal Theba. SYNOPSIS: In the 1960s, an uncouth Italian-American gets a job as the chauffeur for a black pianist as he takes part in a tour of the Deep South. Out of nowhere, Peter Farrelly is […]
