The summer comedy SPY has turned Melissa McCarthy into a CIA Agent, Jason Statham into a comedic tour de force and now 50 Cent into… a Professor of Funny?
Starting today, after every clip from director Paul Feig’s SPY goes online, you can watch 50 Cents of Humor,a scientific breakdown of the comedy of SPY hosted by co-star 50 Cent.
Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency’s most dangerous missions. But when her partner (Jude Law) falls off the grid and another top agent (Jason Statham) is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global disaster.
The film also features Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney, Miranda Hart and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
Tinder and 20th Century Fox have partnered to give Tinder users advanced access to special screenings of SPY. This exclusive sneak peek will be offered to Tinder users in 50 markets, on Thursday, May 14 – weeks before the film’s nationwide release on June 5.
This first collaboration between Tinder and 20th Century Fox includes cross digital presence and in-theater elements, in addition to advance-screening access for the major motion picture.
Tinder users swiping in participating markets will be able to RSVP via the Tinder mobile app to receive a pair of tickets for the screening, subject to availability.
Participating cities include: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Edmonton, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Montreal, Nashville, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington D.C., and West Palm Beach.
“Tinder users will swipe through some of the hilarious actors in Spy: Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Rose Byrne and Jason Statham,” said Tinder’s head of marketing, Phil Schwarz. “We’re excited we can give the Tinder community a sneak peek of the film.”
Marc Weinstock, president of domestic marketing at Twentieth Century Fox, commented, “Giving Tinder users the chance to see Spy early is a great way for us to spread word of mouth and a great way to provide Tinder users with a fun and memorable first date experience.”
Tinder, a free location-based social discovery app, is a fun way to connect with new and interesting people nearby.
Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency’s most dangerous missions. But when her partner (Jude Law) falls off the grid and another top agent (Jason Statham) is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global disaster.
“Who puts a roof on a scooter?? What are you the pope???”
Here’s the brand new trailer and poster for SPY, the latest comedy from writer/director Paul Feig, starring Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, and Jude Law.
After its SXSW Premiere, Variety called SPY ‘an Uproarious Blast’ and The Hollywood Reporter hailed it as an ‘Action Comedy Home Run.’ Now, in a first of its kind opportunity, fans will be able to watch the new trailer today and see SPYTONIGHT.
To attend one of 30 #SpyTacular screenings, people can RSVP here: http://fox.co/Spy_RSVP
Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency’s most dangerous missions. But when her partner (Jude Law) falls off the grid and another top agent (Jason Statham) is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global disaster.
Check out the hilarious movie when SPY opens in theaters on June 5th.
I’m at a demographic disadvantage regarding THE DUFF, being neither an adolescent girl nor someone who enjoys comedies that aren’t funny. Based on the ads, you might expect this new teen clique comedy to have some bite – a MEAN GIRLS for a new generation. DUFF is an acronym for ‘Designated Ugly Fat Friend’, someone that more attractive girls let hang around with them for contrast – a “gatekeeper to better-looking friends” – which gives it about the most mean-spirited movie title of late. The title role is played by Mae Whitman, who is short, has distracting eyebrows, and is too old for the role, but she’s neither fat nor ugly, not anymore so than Audrey Hepburn was street trash because her face was dirty in MY FAIR LADY or Rachel Leigh Cook couldn’t get noticed because she wore glasses in SHE’S ALL THAT. Just once I’d like to see the Pygmalion principle applied to a woman who was truly unattractive, but that’s unlikely since it’s a rigid rule of this formula that the ugly duckling turns out to be a swan in disguise.
In THE DUFF, Mae Whitman’s Bianca Piper is a cynical and snappy swan. One night while she’s at a party with her two gorgeous best friends Casey and Jess (Skyler Samuels & Bianca Santos), the school “man-whore” Wesley Rush (Robby Arnell ) informs Bianca that she’s a Duff and that every group has one to make themselves look better. Angry and hurt, Bianca reacts maturely by throwing her drink in his face, but the nickname haunts her and eats away at her self-esteem. Though Casey and Jess are actually far more genuine than the school’s queen bitch Madison (Bella Thorne), Bianca dumps them and turns to Wesley (they’re tight since he lives next door) to guide her through the physical and social makeover she thinks she needs to attract Toby (Nick Eversman), the sensitive long-hair guitar-boy she pines for. In return, Bianca will help Wesley pass science so he can play football, but complications ensue when both Madison and Toby play cruel tricks on her.
High school movies never seem that convincing to me, maybe because none of the students have zits, they speak too slick and knowing for teens, and they all seem to be in their 20s. THE DUFF is unexceptional. Star Mae Whitman is 26 (older than the author of the source novel – written six years ago!) and looks her age which is a big distraction. Were they really unable to find a teenage actress for this role? Speaking mostly in snark and sarcasm, Whitman has the right energy (and I liked that she name-checked cult horror movies to show how different she is) but she’s still miscast and the weak script doesn’t help. Opportunities to allow genuine growth are glossed over in favor of scenes like the ubiquitous mall dressing room montage, where our heroine tries on silly outfits for what seems like an eternity while bouncy pop songs blare on the soundtrack. That sequence leads to a cyberbullying subplot that’s played (unsuccessfully) for laughs, then quickly abandoned. Robby Arnell (also 26) is likeable as a surprisingly shaded Wesley, and Allison Janney steals a couple of scenes as Bianca’s self-obsessed mom. But the shrill, television-trained cast of teen supporting actors and actresses eager to make a big impression can’t liven up the proceedings and the usually-reliable Ken Jeong is given little to do as a flaky journalism teacher. Aside from an absence of laughs, THE DUFF is poorly shot, flatly lit, and the music is mixed too loudly over some of the dialog. The filmmakers get cutesy by literally labeling the characters with animated hashtags and providing nonstop references to social media, but that’s a poor substitute for insight and good writing. Director Ari Sandell, making his feature debut after some TV credits, fails to provide life to the proceedings, merely serving up the catty behavior in TV style. The younger end of the target audience may eat this crap up but this cranky old geek found THE DUFF lame and predictable and doesn’t recommend it.
20th Century Fox has debuted the new trailers and poster for the highly anticipated comedy from director/writer Paul Feig, SPY!
The studio also announced that the film’s star, Melissa McCarthy, has officially joined Twitter under the @MelissaMcCarthy Twitter handle.
Watch the first Green and Red Band trailers here.
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Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig have quite a hilarious track record, having collaborated on BRIDESMAIDS and THE HEAT. SPY brings them together again. The film features an all-star cast including Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and Miranda Hart.
Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency’s most dangerous missions. But when her partner (Jude Law) falls off the grid and another top agent (Jason Statham) is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global disaster.
Get ready for a big load of Minion cuteness! Stuart, Kevin and Bob journey through history in search of a new master in the official trailer for MINIONS.
The story begins at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters. Continuously unsuccessful at keeping these masters – from T. rex to Napoleon – the Minions find themselves without someone to serve and fall into a deep depression.
But one Minion named Kevin has a plan, and he – alongside teenage rebel Stuart and lovable little Bob – ventures out into the world to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow.
The trio embarks upon a thrilling journey that ultimately leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill (Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock), the world’s first-ever female super-villain. They travel from frigid Antarctica to 1960s New York City, ending in mod London, where they must face their biggest challenge to date: saving all of Minionkind…from annihilation.
The film also features Jon Hamm, Steve Coogan, Allison Janney and Michael Keaton. Featuring a soundtrack of hit music from the ’60s that still permeates our culture today, MINIONS is produced by Illumination’s Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, and is directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda. Brian Lynch has written the screenplay for the 3D-CG comedy adventure, and Chris Renaud serves as executive producer of the film.
For those of you thinking, “Oh no, another reboot!”, just hold your horses. This new film is not a “re-imagining” of that story of the sweet, naive, fresh-faced young backwoods beauty introduced in the 1957 late show staple TAMMY AND THE BACHELOR which spawned a film and TV series and boasted an Oscar nominated top 40 title tune. We don’t hear a note of that pop standard, although that first film’s star, Debbie Reynolds, was almost in this new flick. Nope, 2014’s TAMMY is this Summer’s starring vehicle for Melissa McCarthy, almost three years to the day of her star-making supporting (and Oscar-nominated) turn in the surprise smash hit BRIDESMAIDS, Between her weekly job as half of TV’s “Mike & Molly”, she followed her 2011 film hit last year with IDENTITY THIEF and THE HEAT. But this new film is a big step forward in her movie career, as she’s more involved behind the camera in a kind of family affair. McCarthy co-write this film with her actor hubby Ben Falcone (he directed, too!), who, as in her previous films, has a small supporting role here. Oh, and this also pairs them with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions, a pretty good comic pedigree. And just to be safe she’s paired onscreen with another Best Actrss Oscar winner (teaming with Sandra Bullock in THE HEAT was inspired) So will TAMMY help McCarthy retain the crown of movie-dom’s reigning box office comedy queen?
As the film opens, Tammy (McCarthy) is knee-deep in her worst day ever. Her battered junkbox of a car gains more damage as she plows into a deer somewhere in the midwestern US. This accident makes her late for the lunch shift at the local fast food joint, Topper Jack’s. Her unsympathetic, weasel-ly boss Keith (Falcone) promptly fires her. After her car sputters its last gasps, Tammy trudges home to find her hubby Greg (Nat Faxon) enjoying a cozy, home-cooked meal with neighbor Missi (Toni Collette). Grabbing her belongings, Tammy scurries over to her parents’ house and tells her mother Deb (Allison Janney) that she’s taking Grandma’s car and leaving town. But there’s a big catch. Unwillingly to be sent off to a retirement center, Grandma’ Pearl (Susan Sarandon), insists on “riding shotgun”. Niagara Falls will be the final destination, and along the way they’ll tangle with the law, hook up with a father/son duo (Gary Cole and Mark Duplass) for a bit of romance, and visit with their successful cousin Lenore (Kathy Bates). Just how much damage can this mis-matched pair do to small-town America on the road to that fabled newlywed destination.
McCarthy attacks the lead role with her usual fearlessness. She’s still a comedy pitbull, totally committed to every pratfall and foul-mouthed insult. Several film fans have criticized her for playing the same character in every film, which seems a bit unfair looking back back at the history of movie comedy. Bob Hope was basically the same guy in every flick for the first couple of decades in film (and, as he will admit, Woody Allen riffed on that persona in her first few flicks), until he branched out into a few dramatic efforts. McCarthy’s only three roles into above-the-title stardom, so she will eventually have a chance at more varied parts. But there are small, subtle differences in her work in THIEF, HEAT, and this film. The one consistent is her effort and energy that is often rewarded with big laughs. Unfortunately the character is toned down by the story’s end to inject some clumsy bits of pathos and romance, and she’s not quite as much fun to watch at that point.
Luckily she’s got a superb comic team-mate in the sublime Sarandon. whether she’s chastising her granddaughter or flirting with a stranger across the dance floor, she a delight who returns McCarthy’s comic barbs with ease. Bates also has some great moments with McCarthy as she imparts some much-needed advice while remaining a bouncy goddess of good times ably assisted by her life-partner played expertly by Sandra Oh (now that you’ve hung up the scrubs, we hope to see you in more movies). DuPlass isn’t given a lot to do as the required love interest, considering his great work in SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED and YOUR SISTER’S SISTER, it’s a shame he’s given little to do besides exchanging banal small-talk with Tammy. Cole seems to be having a much better time as his swingin’ farmer father, and Pearl’s bedtime buddy. Also under-utilized are Janney, Faxon, and Collette who are regulated to being spectators to McCarthy’s comic riffs. Falcone does make for a worthy adversary, but disappears after the film’s first minutes. Also great in a small but memorable role is Sarah Baker as a hapless cashier dealing with a desperate Tammy. After her remarkable work in a recent episode of TV’s “Louie”, she’s another comedienne that’s ready for more movie roles (maybe a buddy flick with Ms. McCarthy?). Hopefully there will be a place in that flick for another appearance by Dan Aykroyd who almost steals a scene very late in the film.
Falcone in his feature film directing debut keeps the film rolling at a good clip and keeps the movie’s running time from heading to indulgent Judd Apatow extremes (a good ten minute trim would still be welcome). He elicits great work from many in his cast, especially his missus, although the rap music-strut outside an eatery cried out to be shortened. The movie’s main problems might have been headed off in the script stage. The opening seconds establish Tammy as a mess, so the sight of her immaculate home and hubby seems off kilter. And no offence to Janney, but why does Sarandon need to be Tammy’s grandma’ instead of her mother? Despite the salt-and-pepper wig, she seems too youthful for the role (and then, there’s that earthy, sexy quality she brings to her every film). And despite the aerial highway shots, it doesn’t seem they’ve traveled that far (it’s no shock that the film makers stayed mostly in North Carolina). But the film does deliver lots of laughs despite its lapse into family medical melodrama in the last act (remember Hanks and Gleason in NOTHING IN COMMON?). So if you’re needing to beat the heat with a few giggles, you can do a whole lot worse (are A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST or BLENDED still playing first run houses?) than hopping in the backseat to observe the comedy fireworks between Melissa and Susan this July Fourth weekend. Just watch out for Pear’s beer cans and Tammy’s Topper Jack wrappers.
TRUST ME is directed by and stars Clark Gregg (Marvel’s THE AVENGERS, ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and Joss Whedon’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING).
Felicity Huffman, Sam Rockwell, Amanda Peet, and Allison Janney co-star in the dark comedy about a struggling Hollywood agent for child actors.
Clark Gregg’s TRUST ME will be released On Demand iTunes May 6th and in select theaters June 6th. Pre-order it HERE.
It’s definitely one of the must-see movies of the summer and utterly charming.
TRUST ME tells the sharp, comic story of Howard Holloway (Gregg), a down-on-his luck agent for child actors and truly one the last good guys left in Hollywood.
After discovering a 13-year-old acting prodigy (Saxon Sharbino), he is poised to close the deal of a lifetime which would catapult his tween client and, at long last, himself, into the big time. With the support of his gorgeous new neighbor (Peet), he must wrangle the actress’ volatile, overprotective father, dodge a scheming producer (Huffman), and outwit his uber-slick nemesis (Rockwell). As he arrives on the brink of the Hollywood dream that’s eluded him for a lifetime, he begins to sense that his innocent young starlet may not be quite what she seems.
This is the second feature film written and directed by Gregg, who made his directing debut with CHOKE, an adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel that starred Sam Rockwell.
It was only three months ago that Hollywood gave us a comedic spin on over-the-hill heroes striving to recapture the glory days of their youth. Boxing movie icons Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro pulled out the gloves and trunks from the back of the closet and jumped back in the ring for a GRUDGE MATCH. Too bad the referees (or studio execs) didn’t throw in the towel and put a stop to the dismal bout. Well here’s another fella’ going for a second chance at a prize usually taken by those several decades younger. But this guy is not a boxer or a ball player like Roy Hobbs, THE NATURAL. It’s not an athletic event at all. And our hero is still many years from his AARP card. Forty-something Guy Trilby is determined to finally get the big prize at the Golden Quill National Spelling Bee by defeating all the 14 year-olds standing in his way. Happily for us, the abrasive, arrogant subject is played by a comic icon: Jason Bateman, the isle of sanity inside the crazy Bluth clan of TV’s “Arrested Development” and the co-star or supporting player of several recent screen farces like HORRIBLE BOSSES and IDENTITY THIEF. But he’s not playing straight man to Melissa McCarthy this time. He’s front and center. Oh, and he’s also making his feature film directing debut. So, do we have another multiple threat comic star like Ben Stiller in the making?
Guy Trilby (Bateman) has found a loophole in the rules for the big $50,000 spelling bee. And so, because he didn’t complete eight grade, he’s allowed to compete, angering school officials and parents everywhere. He escapes the angry mobs, trophy in hand, thanks to Jenny Widgeon (Kathryn Hahn), a reporter for the news website “Click and Scroll”, Guy’s sponsor in the different contests. But try as she might, even using her womanly wiles, Jenny can’t get Guy to open up and explain why he’s doing this. On the flight to the big televised national finals, Guy meets one of his competitors, wide-eyed nerdy innocent Chaitanya (Rohan Chand). After trying to push the boy away, Guy and the lad soon begin to bond at the dingy host motel to the tourney. Is the normally ruthless Trilby actually developing a heart, or is this a part of his sinister plan for victory? Just what is it with this guy named Guy?
This is the performance that Bateman has given us hints of in many of his previous film and TV roles. But this is no put-upon straight man tossing out put-downs almost under his breath. Trilby is a single-minded man using his passive aggressive insults which often spew out of his mouth like a verbal gattling gun to take down anyone who gets in the way of his goal. With his brow furled, he strides on, occasionally slowing to toss a devastating grenade of surly sarcasm. It’s a testament to Bateman’s skills that we’re often rooting for one of the movies’ most unpleasant protagonists. Keeping up with him is always delightful Hahn as the inquisitor somehow both drawn-to and repulsed by Guy. But she always has that reporter’s determination to dig up the truth, the motive behind the monster. The light fighting Guy’s darkness is Chand as the cherubic, sweet Chaitanya. He’s a delightful comic counterpart, but is often difficult to accept as an equally ruthless challenger in the film’s last act. There’s wonderful comic support from Allison Janney as the tournament’s director, a former spelling champ, who will not tolerate this foolishness from Guy. The verbal sparring matches between these adversaries crackle with energy as she barely conceals her contempt. And there’s the wonderful screen veteran Phillip Baker Hall as the Golden Quill founder, who tries to maintain an old fashion sense of dignity about the glories of learning as his legacy devolves into little more than a vulgar “big-time” style rasslin’ match. And for a few bonus laughs there’s the hilarious Rachel Harris as the most aggressive of the outraged parents.
Director Bateman gives the film a dark, murky look, perhaps to reflect Trilby’s skewed attitude . This is not the typical sunny California settings of most screen comedies. This gives an extra burst to the tournament itself when we view the proceedings through the shiny candy-colored lens of the TV cameras (perhaps a comment about the artificiality of reality programming?). Often Bateman relies a bit too much on slow motion action in an opening escape scene and later as Guy and Cahitanya have a hell-raising night on the town all set to blaring hip-hop and other popular tunes. The later montage goes on a tad too long with many gags that would rightly toss Guy into the slammer. This might have been intended as an homage to Max’s seduction of Leo in THE PRODUCERS, but it plays almost as child endangerment. First time feature screenwriter Andrew Dodge gives us a bonanza of yuks in that gangbuster first half hour, but like many recent comedies it begins to run out of steam after the one hour mark as pathos rears its head and subverts the early subversive attitude and we do finally get a half-hearted look at Guy’s motivations. Fortunately there’s enough solid laughs to make this first foray in feature film making a cause for celebration. Bateman has been an impressive, smart comedy MVP for many years now. BAD WORDS gives us hope that he will prove to be just the same behind the camera.
Mr. Peabody, the most accomplished dog in the world, and his mischievous boy Sherman, use their time machine – the WABAC – to go on the most outrageous adventures known to man or dog. But when Sherman takes the WABAC out for a joyride to impress his friend Penny, they accidentally rip a hole in the universe, wreaking havoc on the most important events in world history. Before they forever alter the past, present and future, Mr. Peabody must come to their rescue, ultimately facing the most daunting challenge of any era: figuring out how to be a parent. Together, the time traveling trio will make their mark on history.
MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN is an adventure-comedy featuring science fiction, time travel, outlandish characters and clever dialogue, all of which are bound together by the unexpected relationship between the titular heroes – a dog and his boy.
The film stars the voice cast of Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann, Patrick Warburton, Stanley Tucci, Allison Janney, Lake Bell, Zach Callison, and Dennis Haysbert.
From DreamWorks Animation, MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN opens in theaters March 7.
Enter to win 4 passes to take the whole family to see MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN screening is Tuesday, March 4th at 7PM.
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