Win Passes To The St. Louis Advance Screening Of BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER

The highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.

Directed by Bill Holderman, Focus Features will release BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER Nationwide In-Theaters on Friday, May 12th.

Tickets are now on sale for #BookClub: The Next Chapter, starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen! 

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The St. Louis advance screening is on Thursday, April 27, 7pm at the Hi Pointe. Winners chosen/notified on Tuesday, April 25th.

The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated PG-13 for some strong language and suggestive material. 

Enter at the link below.

http://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/main/sweepstakes/kdCEP38586

(l-r) Diane Keaton stars as Diane, Jane Fonda as Vivian, Candice Bergen as Sharon and Mary Steenburgen as Carol in BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER, a Focus Features release. Credit: Riccardo Ghilardi / © 2023 FIFTH SEASON, LLC

Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen Coming Back For BOOK CLUB 2 – THE NEXT CHAPTER, Opening Mother’s Day Weekend, May 12, 2023

(l-r) Diane Keaton stars as Diane, Jane Fonda as Vivian, Candice Bergen as Sharon and Mary Steenburgen as Carol in BOOK CLUB 2, a Focus Features release. Credit: Riccardo Ghilardi / © Endeavor Content

Focus Features’ BOOK CLUB 2 – THE NEXT CHAPTER, a sequel to the wildly successful and beloved 2018 comedy BOOK CLUB, is set for a wide release on Mother’s Day, May 12, 2023. Focus Features will distribute the film in the U.S. Universal Pictures International will distribute internationally. Endeavor Content financed and produced the film.

The film is written by Bill Holderman and Erin Simms, with Holderman returning as Director. The duo will also serve as producers. Executive Producers are Brad Weston, Trish Hofmann, Enzo Sisti and Andrew Duncan.

The highly anticipated sequel, starring returning icons Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen alongside Andy Garcia, Don Johnson, and Craig T. Nelson, Giancarlo Giannini, Hugh Quarshie and Vincent Riotta, follows our four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.

The sequels’ predecessor, BOOK CLUB, earned an impressive $68 million domestically from a $13.5 million opening weekend and $104 million worldwide.

INCREDIBLES 2 – Review

 

Finally!! Hallelujah!! It’s about time!! And some other assorted exclamations, etcetera. You animation/comic book fans know what I’m saying. The year was 2004, nine years after Pixar had turned the world of feature animation on its ear with the ground-breaking (first) TOY STORY. After breathing life into the toys, along with bugs, fish, and “bump-in-the-night” monsters, they were tackling a story that mainly consisted of human beings, No, better than “puny” humans, superheroes (to avoid copyrights on that phrase they were “supers”). THE INCREDIBLES was a box office smash, but the sequel “go ahead” was never given, it seemed. Pixar continued to bring out the hits and collect lots of Oscar gold. And several of those flicks got their follow-ups. There was a third TOY STORY (a fourth’s in the works), which may be the best of those “returns”. But fans wanted to get another romp with the Parr family. They didn’t care how Nike meet Sully in college, or how Dory got lost. Plus there were three, the original and two entries, in the CARS franchise (and it’s ‘sorta’ spin-off PLANES). There was a lot happening with the non-animated “supers”, too. Fourteen years ago, the X-Men had arrived and Tobey Maguire had webbed up the Green Goblin and Dr. Octopus as Spider-Man. Soon we’d go through the Nolan/Bale Batman trilogy, get two more Spideys, and see the rise of the Marvel Movie Universe (and a stumbling one with the DC characters, Wonder Woman excepted). The subject matter has gotten much deeper, so Pixar has gone back to that “first family of justice” with the long-awaited INCREDIBLES 2. Was it worth the wait? Well…

It begins with a quiet scene between two of the supporting characters from the original. Fade out and we’re in the thick of it, right when the first flick ended, so many years ago. Time hasn’t passed for the Incredibles as they face off against the mole-like Underminer (John Ratzenberger) right as the big school track meet has ended. Bob Parr AKA Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) and his wife Helen AKA Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) instruct their kids, teenager Violet ( Sarah Vowell) and pre-teen Dash (Huck Milner) to watch their infant sibling Jack-Jack while they stop the villain’s massive drilling tank from destroying the bank district of Municiburg. Luckily Bob’s best pal Lucius AKA Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson) lends an icy hand. Though the Underminer’s plan is thwarted, the battle has caused lots of damage. As the Parrs are arrested (“supers” are still outlawed), Frozone escapes, but is given a card by a friendly limo driver (who can the passenger be). Government “supers” liason Rick Dicker springs the Parrs and takes them to temporary digs at a local motel. But this is the last time he can help them. His division’s been cut and early retirement’s looming. .The Parr family’s spirits are lifted by a surprise visit from Lucius. Seems that the guy on that mysterious business card has a possible job for the adult trio. Donning their original uniforms, they travel to a massive estate. There they meet “super-fan of the supers”, Winston Deavor (Bob Odenkirk), who has a plan to make the public love them once more, and repeal those laws that ban the heroes. They’re joined by his tech-savy sister Evelyn (Catherine Keener), who provides a “tricked-out” motorcycle to…Helen. Winston thinks that Elastigirl is the best person to lay the groundwork for his plan. While she goes to the crime-ridden city of New Urbem, Bob will hold down the new household (a mansion courtesy of Deavor). But Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge as he assists Dash with his math homework, deals with Violet’s budding romance with Tony Rydinger, and discovers that baby Jack-Jack has powers. Lots of them. Meanwhile their mom has her hands full when a new super-villain, the Screenslaver, begins a campaign of crime and destruction that may lead to the end of the “supers” for all time.

The original actors slip into their roles as easily as the supers slip into their masks (those tights on the other hand….). Hunter’s Helen has most of the action/detective beats this time out, but she’s still the nurturing force that holds the family together, even as she’s tracking down Screenslaver miles away. In the original we got a taste of her hero skills, but this time she’s really propelling the story with her “flexibility”. Nelson’s Bob may be the more emotional of the two this time as he struggles to keep the kids on track, a task his tremendous strength proves of little use. At one point he comes close to a breakdown as fatigue and worry become his personal “kryptonite”. Vowell still expertly voices Violet’s conflicting emotions and desire to become her own person while “crushing hard’ on schoolmate Tony.  Jackson’s still the king of cool as Lucius expands on his role as Bob’s BFF to become a surrogate uncle to the Parr brood. Though Frozone not officially an Incredible, he’s an invaluable asset to the franchise. As for the “newbies”, Milner practically pops with energy as he takes over as the impulsive, eager, and a bit bratty Dash. And then there’s the Deavors voiced by two terrific actors (kudos again to Pixar for not going for high profile pop culture “flavors” as other studios might do). Odenkirk’s a delight as the ultimate ultra-rich “fanboy” who just might be the Incredibles’ twist on the ole’ “fairy godfather” (the look of joy as he sings the heroes’ theme songs is priceless). Equally superb is the fabulous Keener who brings exactly the right touch of snark and smirk as the Deavor who quickly bonds with Helen. Oh, and where would the Incredibles be, and what would they wear, without the design diva Edna Mode, whose sneers and “dahlinks” are provided once again by the film’s multi-talented writer/director Brad Bird.

So is talented an adequate term for the impressive triple threat that is Mr. Bird? After a foray into the world of live action ( MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-GHOST PROTOCOL was one of the best entries in that series. TOMORROWLAND was…a misfire), he’s returned to deliver another exciting romp, both a satire and a satisfying ode to the “long-underwear” genre. His script is not merely a retread of the first flick, but a further exploration of family and the pros and cons of having enhanced abilities. Bird even gets in a few digs at the newer “subset” of pitting heroes against each other (as in BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE and CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR). He’s also given us a villain, who despite his terrible actions and method, has a valid critique of society. First and foremost, Bird is an expert animation craftsman and gives us some of the best acting in a film this year. I’m not talking about the vocal work, but the expressions on the characters’ faces, and how they gesture and move. In a most memorable scene, Bob goes through the gamut of emotions as he explains his sleep-deprived near-collapse and remorse over his parenting skills. Though it was computer created, it is an honest, riveting performance. Needless to say, Bird has an army of talented artists executing his vision. The design work on the new characters is dazzling, especially with a new group of international supers. There’s even a senior citizen hero whose names and powers are one of the film’s best gags (literally). Once more, the settings, cars, fashions, and props have a “retro-futuristic’ feel, much like the first Tim Burton BATMAN flicks. Yes, there are cell phones and computers, but the furniture and autos are cool 50’s and 60’s streamlined. And is anything cooler than Michael Giacchino’s big brassy score? As with the original it’s love letter to the 60’s work of the great John Barry, particularly in the thrilling finale’ that echos THUNDERBALL. The music never overwhelms, rather it enhances the film by amping up the tension and sweetening the gags. Yes, it’s very funny, especially as Jack-Jack faces his first adversary. Unlike Pixar’s last triumph COCO this flick doesn’t pummel the heartstrings, but there are scenes of great tenderness (even with Edna) between the battles and bomb blasts.

So, to answer that earlier question: Yes it’s well worth the wait! Certainly, but I hope it’s not another 14 years before we catch up with the Parr family. Here’s to another super (and superb) entertainment to follow INCREDIBLES 2 (maybe Dash could intern at Pixar)!

5 Out of 5

 

Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener, Sophia Bush, Isabella Rossellini Join The Voice Cast Of INCREDIBLES 2

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Check out the “Incredibles 2” voice cast side-by-side with images of their characters—https://www.facebook.com/PixarTheIncredibles/posts/10156110003656055—and see just-released character descriptions below

HELEN PARR (voice of Holly Hunter), known in the Superworld as Elastigirl, hung up her Supersuit to raise the family with husband Bob, leaving their crime-fighting days behind them. But when she’s tapped to lead a campaign to bring the Supers back into the spotlight, she finds she can still bend, stretch and twist herself into any shape needed to solve the trickiest of mysteries. In short, she’s still got it. That’s good news, too, because a new villain is emerging—unlike any they’ve ever seen before.

BOB PARR (voice of Craig T. Nelson) cherishes his days as Mr. Incredible—a popular Super with mega-strength and the power to singlehandedly take out the bad guys. Ever since Supers were outlawed, Bob’s been mostly lying low, raising the family alongside his wife Helen. But when she’s called on to stretch her Super skills and hopefully change the public perception of Supers for the better, Bob must manage the household on his own, which calls for a completely different set of super powers.

VIOLET PARR (voice of Sarah Vowell), the firstborn of the Parr clan, is an introverted and intelligent 14-year-old teen that doesn’t quite fit in with the normal crowd. Socially awkward, outspoken and sarcastic, Violet plays her teenager role to perfection—all while secretly mastering her superpowers of invisibility and creating force fields. A Super at heart, Violet can’t help her urge to fight crime alongside her family.

DASHIELL PARR (voice of Huckleberry “Huck” Milner) is a 10-year-old boy—restless, relentless, curious—though his remarkable power of Super speed certainly sets him apart. Dash sports a hearty sense of adventure and a boundless supply of energy. He’d love nothing more than to show off his special skills and fight a few bad guys along the way—and doesn’t understand why he has to keep his powers a secret.

JACK-JACK PARR, the baby of the family, likes to sit back with a bottle and a good story. Well-versed in gibberish with a penchant for throwing food, Jack-Jack may seem like a typical toddler, but he just might turn out to be the most powerful Parr in the household—if only his family had a clue of what this kid can really do.  

LUCIUS BEST (voice of Samuel L. Jackson) is not only Bob’s best friend, he’s a fellow-former Super who’s so chill, he can make ice with the point of a finger. But even when he’s not fighting crime as Frozone, Lucius is all about style. He has a quick wit and a cool, can-do attitude—and he wouldn’t think twice about breaking out his Supersuit if it could help bring Supers out of hiding.

EDNA “E” MODE (voice of Brad Bird) possesses impeccable design sense, a keen understanding of cutting-edge technology and an unmatched skillset. A creative visionary, she longs for the return of Supers so she can once again create functional yet edgy Supersuits. The petite and powerful fashionista treats her clients like family, dahling, but sticks firmly to her long-held assertion: No capes!

WINSTON DEAVOR (voice of Bob Odenkirk) leads a world-class telecommunications company alongside his genius sister, Evelyn. Ultra-wealthy, savvy and suave, Winston goes big in everything he does—including his infatuation with Supers. He has been a supporter of Supers returning—all he needs is a hero (or three) to help him change public perception and bring them back into the sunlight.

EVELYN DEAVOR (voice of Catherine Keener), the brilliant brainchild behind her brother Winston’s telecommunications company, knows her way around tech. She loves tinkering with tech, and has never met a problem she can’t solve.

RICK DICKER (voice of Jonathan Banks) heads up the official Super Relocation Program, helping the Parr family keep their Super identities secret—that’s no easy feat with this family. But Rick takes his job very seriously—at least until his division is shuttered, leaving the Parrs all on their own.

VOYD (voice of Sophia Bush) is a young, overeager “wannabe” Super and a mega-fan of Elastigirl. Her superpower is the ability to divert and manipulate objects around her by creating voids that allow the objects to appear and disappear, and shift in space.

The Supers find an advocate in a dignified foreign AMBASSADOR (voice of Isabella Rossellini) who is committed to the support and legalization of Superheroes.

Everyone’s favorite family of superheroes is back in “Incredibles 2” – but this time Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is in the spotlight, leaving Bob (voice of Craig T. Nelson) at home with Violet (voice of Sarah Vowell) and Dash (voice of Huck Milner) to navigate the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life. It’s a tough transition for everyone, made tougher by the fact that the family is still unaware of baby Jack-Jack’s emerging superpowers. When a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot, the family and Frozone (voice of Samuel L. Jackson) must find a way to work together again—which is easier said than done, even when they’re all Incredible.

Directed by Brad Bird (“Iron Giant,” “The Incredibles”) and produced by John Walker (“The Incredibles”) and Nicole Grindle (“Sanjay’s Super Team” short, “Toy Story 3” associate producer), “Incredibles 2” busts into theaters on June 15, 2018.

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Jack-Jack Has Superpowers In First INCREDIBLES 2 Trailer

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Disney•Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” is just seven months away.

On Saturday, the studio released an all-new teaser trailer, poster and photo from the film.

Everyone’s favorite family of superheroes is back in “Incredibles 2” – but this time Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is in the spotlight, leaving Bob (voice of Craig T. Nelson) at home with Violet (voice of Sarah Vowell) and Dash (voice of Huck Milner) to navigate the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life. It’s a tough transistion for everyone, made tougher by the fact that the family is still unaware of baby Jack-Jack’s emerging superpowers. When a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot, the family and Frozone (voice of Samuel L. Jackson) must find a way to work together again—which is easier said than done, even when they’re all Incredible.

Directed by Brad Bird (“Iron Giant,” “The Incredibles”) and produced by John Walker (“The Incredibles”) and Nicole Grindle (“Sanjay’s Super Team” short, “Toy Story 3” associate producer), “Incredibles 2” busts into theaters on June 15, 2018.

Did you know when “The Incredibles” was released in 2004, it grossed more than $633 million worldwide? Earning more than $70 million opening weekend, “The Incredibles” posted the second-largest opening at the time for an animated feature.

Director Brad Bird helmed “The Incredibles,” which won an Academy Award® for best animated feature film of the year.

Bird also directed Pixar Animation Studios’ 2007 Oscar®-winning film “Ratatouille,” as well as 2015’s live-action film “Tomorrowland” and We Are Movie Geeks’ favorite – 1999’s BAFTA-winning animated film “The Iron Giant.”

POLTERGEIST (1982) Midnights at The Tivoli This Weekend


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POLTERGEIST  (1982) plays midnights this weekend (October 6th and 7th) at the Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series. Tickets are $8.


POLTERGEIST  had all the hallmarks of the Spielberg blockbuster production – a small-town suburban family setting, fantastic special effects, fast-paced action and a liberal smattering of Spielberg’s own brand of natural humor. Rumors have persisted for decades that he wrested the direction away from credited director Tobe Hooper, but the influence and style of Hooper are also evident and, rather than detracting from the considerable input of Spielberg, they complement it in a way which results in a movie of subtle originality.


POLTERGEIST is fun, extremely well-made, and is packed full of terrific scares. It took the opposite approach from normal; there’s no big old spooky house or gruesome back-story of some patriarch walling people up in the tower. By contrast, the Freelings (Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Heather O’Rourke, Oliver Robbins and Dominique Dunne) are the most normal family you could imagine and Cuesta Verde could be any middle-class suburb anywhere. The movie uses this backdrop of ordinariness to really bring the hauntings and monstrous visions to life. Both Zelda Rubinstein (as the four-foot tall psychic) and seven-year-old O’Rourke are truly iconic; Rubinstein’s hair-raising whispered speech about the evil spirit is a highlight – “It keeps Carol Anne very close to it and away from the spectral light. It lies to her. It says things only a child can understand … “, Then there’s the fabulous tracking-in photography of Matthew F. Leonetti and a super-creepy score by Jerry Goldsmith which alternates the numerous nail-biting sequences with unsettlingly pleasant nursery-rhyme lullabies. It’s been a long time since audiences has had the opportunity to see POLTERGEIST on the big screen, so don’t miss yours this weekend at The Tivoli.


The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Coming up at midnights:

Oct. 13-14            RE-ANIMATOR 

Oct. 20-21 and Oct. 27-28              ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW  with live shadow cast, Samurai Electricians!
All tickets $10

Reel Late at the Tivoli takes place every Friday and Saturday night and We Are Movie Geeks own Tom Stockman (that’s me!) is there with custom trivia questions about the films and always has DVDs, posters, and other cool stuff to give away. Ticket prices are $8. We hope to see everyone late at night in the coming weeks.

GOLD – Review

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Inspired by a true story, the disappointing GOLD stars Mathew McConaughey as Kenny Wells, who in the late 1980’s inherited the Washoe Mining Company in Reno, Nevada from his father (Craig T. Nelson). He’s such a failure that he’s soon running it from the back of the restaurant where his devoted girlfriend Kaylene (Bryce Dallas Howard) waits tables. But Kenny’s fortunes appear to change when he teams up with experienced geologist, Michael Acosta (Édgar Ramírez). The pair head to the jungles of Indonesia where, under the watchful eye of the Suharto regime, and after Kenny almost dies from malaria, the pair announce a major gold strike, the “largest of the decade”. Washoe’s stock soars as everybody vies for a piece of the action.

The elements are there for a good story with GOLD, but they don’t fit together well thanks to an underwritten script and a focus on the wrong character. There’s a major twist that unfolds in the last 20 minutes. (…minor spoiler alert….). It’s a con, and though the story is told through Kenny’s money-hungry eyes, it’s a hoax not of his doing. It’s odd – like if Robert Redford had no idea what Paul Newman was up to at the end of THE STING. I wanted to know more about this Michael Acosta character – it’s he that should have been front and center instead of Kenny Wells. Showing a con from the point of view of a victim (which Wells is until the film’s nonsensical last shot) isn’t as satisfying as showing the details of how the caper was pulled off. The story of this Latino geologist who used Wells as a pawn to help fleece greedy American investors would have made for a more compelling story than what we’re given. That would have required the script to flesh Acosta out more, but Ramírez plays him too close to the vest, revealing no psychological or moral insight.

McConaughey portrays Kenny Wells as a balding, snaggle-toothed, beer-bellied slob. It’s a startling, Oscar-bait type of physical transformation but in terms of style, Kenny Wells is the same cocky, gonzo wild man McConaughey so often plays. He’s still that stock-trading guru who had that one scene in THE WOLF OF WALL STREET but since he’s physically less attractive (and cheats on Kaylene), he comes off as a repulsive buffoon. Despite a couple of uses of split-screen, Stephen Gaghan directs GOLD in a mostly artless and pedestrian manner, making the 122-minute running time an endurance. This film has a cheapness to it. Thailand apparently stood in for Indonesia, but the jungle scenes looks like they could have been filmed anywhere, and in a scene where Wells is invited to ring the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell, there’s maybe a half dozen traders milling about on the floor. The film’s annoying song score begins with a couple of period standards, then introduces lame new tunes from the likes of Iggy Pop and Danger Mouse that add nothing. GOLD isn’t a terrible movie, but like the big jackpot at its center, it’s a hollow shell of an enterprise, and as the end credits roll, you’ll be wondering what all the fuss was about.

2 of 5 Stars

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Win Passes To The Advance Screening Of GOLD In St. Louis

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GOLD is the epic tale of one man’s pursuit of the American dream, to discover gold. Starring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, he teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an amazing journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard, but keeping it would be even harder, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street.

Also features Edgar Ramirez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Bill Camp, Joshua Harto, Timothy Simons, Craig T Nelson, Stacy Keach, and Bruce Greenwood.

The score is from composer Daniel Pemberton. Pemberton was Golden Globe nominated this year for Best Original Song for GOLD. He co-wrote the original song along with Iggy Pop and Danger Mouse.

Directed by Stephen Gaghan, GOLD opens in St. Louis, Friday, January 27.

WAMG invites you to enter for the chance to win TWO (2) seats to the advance screening of GOLD on MONDAY, JANUARY 23 at 7PM in the St. Louis area.

Answer the following:

What’s the name of the 1974 thriller film, starring Roger Moore and Susannah York, that had to do with a South African gold mine?

TO ENTER, ADD YOUR NAME, ANSWER AND EMAIL IN OUR COMMENTS SECTION BELOW.

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.

2. No purchase necessary. A pass does not guarantee a seat at a screening. Seating is on a first-come, first served basis. The theater is overbooked to assure a full house. The theater is not responsible for overbooking.

WEBSITE:  http://gold-film.com/

Rated R for language throughout and some sexuality/nudity.

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Kevin Hart And Will Ferrell Star In First Poster For GET HARD

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Here’s your first look at the poster and photos from GET HARD. The film is scheduled to open nationwide on Friday, March 27, 2015.

When millionaire hedge fund manager James (Will Ferrell) is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. Desperate, he turns to Darnell (Kevin Hart) to prep him for a life behind bars. But despite James’ one-percenter assumptions, Darnell is a hard-working small business owner who has never received a parking ticket, let alone been to prison.

Together, the two men do whatever it takes for James to “get hard” and, in the process, discover how wrong they were about a lot of things – including each other.

Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart join forces in the feature comedy GET HARD, also starring Tip “T.I.” Harris, Alison Brie, and Craig T. Nelson.

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The film is directed by Etan Cohen, making his feature directorial debut following a successful writing career, with credits including “Tropic Thunder.” The screenplay is by Jay Martel & Ian Roberts and Etan Cohen, story by Adam McKay and Jay Martel & Ian Roberts. Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy are the producers, with Ravi Mehta, Kevin Messick and Jessica Elbaum serving as executive producers.

The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Tim Suhrstedt (“Little Miss Sunshine”); production designer Maher Ahmad (“The Hangover Part III”); editor Michael Sale (“We’re the Millers”); and costume designer Shay Cunliffe (“The Bourne Legacy”). The music will be composed by Christophe Beck (“Frozen”).

A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation of a Gary Sanchez Production, it will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

This film is rated R for pervasive crude and sexual content and language, some graphic nudity, and drug material.

www.GetHardMovie.com

Photos: © 2014 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND RATPAC-DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC / Patti Perret

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Kevin Hart And Will Ferrell Join Forces On Etan Cohen’s Comedy GET HARD

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(via Kevin Hart’s Facebook page)

Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart are headlining the new comedy, GET HARD, for director Etan Cohen.

The movie is scheduled to open nationwide on Friday, March 27, 2015.

When millionaire hedge fund manager James King (Ferrell) is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. Desperate, he turns to Darnell Lewis (Hart) to prep him for a life behind bars. But despite James’ one-percenter assumptions, Darnell is a hard-working small business owner who has never received a parking ticket, let alone been to prison. Together, the two men do whatever it takes for James to ‘get hard’ and, in the process, discover how wrong they were about a lot of things – including each other.

The film also stars Craig T. Nelson, Alison Brie, and rapper Tip “T.I.” Harris. The movie began filming on location in New Orleans Monday, March 17.

Cohen marks his feature directorial debut with GET HARD, following a successful writing career, with credits including TROPIC THUNDER.

GET HARD is written by Jay Martel & Ian Roberts and Etan Cohen, with a story by Adam McKay and Jay Martel & Ian Roberts. It will be produced by Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, and Chris Henchy, with Kevin Messick and Ravi Mehta serving as executive producers.

The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Tim Suhrstedt (“Little Miss Sunshine”); production designer Maher Ahmad (“The Hangover Part III”); editor Michael Sale (“We’re the Millers”); and costume designer Shay Cunliffe (“The Bourne Legacy”).

A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation of a Gary Sanchez Production, the film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Follow Kevin Hart on Twitter: @KevinHart4real

Follow Etan Cohen on Twitter: @etanjc

#GetHard