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Character descriptions for Seth Rogen’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles CG-animated reboot revealed

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Last year it was announced that Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures is developing a new CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie reboot for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon – one which Rogen has said will emphasise the “teenage” aspect of the Heroes in a Half-Shell. As development on the project continues, The Illuminerdi has got its […]

Seth Rogen to play Steven Spielberg’s favourite uncle in coming-of-age biopic

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While not precisely based on his life, Steven Spielberg’s upcoming project about his formative years is amassing one hell of a cast. We recently learned Michelle Williams would star in a role inspired by the filmmaker’s mother, and now Spielberg’s family has another member.The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that comedic actor and filmmaker Seth Rogen […]

Lily James and Sebastian Stan to play Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee

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Lily James (Rebecca) and Sebastian Stan (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) are set to portray Pamela Anderson and  Tommy Lee in a limited series entitled Pam & Tommy.Directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya), the series will explore the whirlwind romance between the Baywatch star and Mötley Crüe drummer, who were married in 1995 just […]

Seth Rogen to produce cursed VHS horror Video Nasty

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Lionsgate has snapped up the horror spec script Video Nasty from screenwriter Chris Thomas Devlin, with the studio tapping Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to produce the film through their Point Grey banner.The film “centers on three teens who rent a cursed VHS and are pulled into an ’80s slasher movie that threatens to trap […]

Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen reunite for Apple comedy Platonic

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Bad Neighbours stars Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen will soon reunite in Apple’s upcoming comedy series Platonic. Joining them is their Neighbors director Nicholas Stoller, who has written the 10-episode series with his producing partner and wife Francesca Delbanco. Sony Pictures Television will produce.Platonic will “explore[s] the inner workings of platonic friendship. A pair of former best friends […]

Seth Rogen explains the issue Marvel causes for comedies

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Seth Rogen has spoken about the difficulty facing comedy films when they have the Marvel Cinematic Universe to compete with.The MCU is certainly the most dominant franchise in movies with its films covering myriad genres and ruling the box office. This is a slight concern for comedy movies according to writer and actor Seth Rogen.Speaking […]

Seth Rogen will focus on the ‘Teenage’ in his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie

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Last month it was announced that everyone’s favourite Heroes in a Half-Shell would be returning to the big screen with Seth Rogen producing a CG-animated reboot through his company Point Grey Pictures.Now, in an interview with Collider, Rogen has opened up about how the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would differ from the recent live-action films […]

Movie Review – An American Pickle (2020)

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An American Pickle, 2020.Directed by Brandon Trost. Starring Seth Rogen, Sarah Snook, Maya Erskine, and Jorma Taccone.SYNOPSIS:An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn.For those that thought one Seth Rogen was not enough, An American Pickle goes a step beyond providing two central […]

Seth Rogen is a man out of time in trailer for An American Pickle

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HBO Max has debuted the first trailer for director Brandon Trost’s upcoming comedy An American Pickle. Based on Simon Rich’s novella Sell Out, the film stars Seth Rogen as a struggling labourer who falls into a vat of pickles in 1920, perfectly preserving him for 100 years before he wakes up in present day and […]

Sarah Silverman and Seth Rogen set for adult animated comedy Santa Inc. at HBO Max

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WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service HBO Max has ordered the adult animated comedy series Santa Inc., which has been created by showrunner Alexandra Rushfield (Shrill) and features Sarah Silverman and Seth Rogen as its leads.The eight-episode Santa Inc. tells the story of Candy Smalls (Silverman), the highest-ranking female elf in the North Pole. When the successor […]