Arrested Development star Portia de Rossi went on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night and brought a new clip from Arrested Development's upcoming Netflix season with her, which features her, David Cross, and guest star Ed Helms, who was previously unannounced. Helms is reprising his role as real estate agent James "I Don't Sell" Carr(s), a character in the show's Season 2 premiere before he was all famous and stuff.
A new Vacation movie scheduled to shoot this summer has been delayed indefinitely, and, to the surprise of everyone, noted difficult person Chevy Chase is not the root of the problem. THR reports that shooting on the film, which is set to star Ed Helms as grown-up Griswold spawn Rusty taking his wife (Christina Applegate) and kids on a road trip to Wally World, will be delayed at least a few months – possibly until late this year. The reason for the difficulties is creative differences caused by a split between those who want the movie to be R-rated like the original and those who want a broad PG-13 [...]
Christina Applegate has found her first post-Up All Night gig. Now that her NBC sitcom has imploded, THR reports that Applegate is in talks to play the female lead in the reboot/sequel to the family road trip comedy Vacation. The movie will star Ed Helms as a grown-up Rusty Griswold taking his family on vacation to Wally World, and Applegate's potentially playing Helms's "strong-willed wife who might be losing interest in him." John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Horrible Bosses, Burt Wonderstone) are writing/directing and say they're hoping to incorporate characters from the previous series, meaning original stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo may wind up playing supporting [...]
So it begins. This picture and the ones below are from the set of Hangover III, if you couldn’t tell. It was mentioned before that the final chapter in the trilogy would be a big departure from the nearly identical first two films, and I guess that means it's a rom-com in which Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms just go on pleasant double dates. Even Stu's face tattoo is gone because you can't have a face tattoo in a romantic comedy. (Excluding, When Harry Met Sally…They Went to Get Face Tattoos, of course.) Though, as you can see below, Zach is wearing jorts, so all bets are off. [...]
Before heading back to start filming the new season of The Office, Ed Helms will be spending his summer shooting roles in two upcoming movies. The first is They Came Together, a David Wain-directed/Wain and Michael Showalter-penned movie in which he'll be starring with Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd. He'll play "Eggbert, which is Poehler’s character’s love interest and accountant in this twisted take on the romantic comedy." It sounds like it has almost too many charming people involved, doesn't it?
The second movie will be We’re The Millers, a comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis. He'll play "Brad, who is Sudekis’ boss and who may be [...]
Old School stars Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn are set to reunite. Paramount announced yesterday that the duo will be starring alongside each other in Daddy's Home, a project Ferrell has been attached to for over three years. The movie follows "a mild-mannered radio executive (Ferrell) who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife’s two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling, freeloading real father (Vaughn) arrives, forcing stepdad to compete for the affection of the kids."
Ferrell originally signed on to play the other part in 2010 with Ed Helms cast as the wimpy stepdad. Helms is no longer involved in Daddy's Home, which is being [...]
Here's the trailer for the third and final Hangover movie, which hits theaters May 24th. Up until now the plot has been kept under wraps, but the trailer reveals that it's about Ed Helms and Bradley Cooper's characters taking Zach Galifianakis's character to a mental health center after the loss of his father, only to be stopped by a criminal (John Goodman) who's looking for Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong). Oh, and Melissa McCarthy has a cameo, which is probably like 30 seconds longer than her bit in the trailer.
A reboot of the National Lampoon's Vacation franchise centered around son Rusty Griswold and his family has been in development for a years, and now, the film's directors have revealed to Collider that Vacation will be filming this summer with Ed Helms starring as Rusty. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Sam Weir from Freaks and Geeks!), who scripted Horrible Bosses and next weekend's Steve Carell vehicle The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, began writing the script in 2009 and they'll be making their directorial debut on the movie, as well.
Helms was in talks to star last year, but this is the first we've heard of him officially signing [...]
The Reggie Makes Music series has been a fun time of people pretending to make good music but mostly making silly music. What happens when the pairing is capable of actually making music? The two comedians have a great time and the crew setting up a green screen noticeably enjoys themselves (well at least the guy with the moustache seems totally onboard). Next week's guest is going to have to do a lot to match this sweet bluegrass funk jam.
"I think when any show is created you start with, 'This person will be the protagonist; this person will throw rocks at the protagonist.' And eventually, as you flesh the characters out, you find out that the person throwing the rocks is also a person and has feelings. And I think we found that it was really enjoyable to, you know, to pit Ron's sort of working philosophy, his hatred of government, against his strong personal loyalty to his friends. They get a lot of mileage out of that he wants to shut down the program, but he wants to support the people that are creating the program because he [...]
SNL works best when it hits a balance between structure and chaos. As a show that's broadcasted live after only a week of production time, chaos is pre-installed into the system. The show attempts to offset that chaos with as many safety nets as possible: a cast of multitalented actors, a writing staff that can turn out an abundance of material in a pressure-cooker environment, and one of the best crews in television. Over time, some of those safety nets turn into crutches that annoy the hard-core fans: recurring characters, sketches that rely too heavily on celebrity impersonation, talk show formats, etc. So periodically, the show will reintroduce a [...]
The upcoming Vacation reboot/sequel will feature the stars from the original. Variety reports that Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo are in early talks to appear in the new movie as their old characters Clark and Ellen Griswold. Written and directed by Horrible Bosses writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the new Vacation movie follows Ed Helms as Griswold spawn Rusty, taking his wife (Christina Applegate) and kids on a road trip to Wally World. Said road trip will include a pit stop to visit Rusty's parents, which is where Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo's cameos come in and where trouble on the set of the new [...]
In what is a flawless casting decision, Stephen Colbert is set to guest star on The Office as Andy's oft-mentioned college a cappella buddy Broccoli Rob. Rob will appear in the Halloween episode, singing a different tune (like a cappella, BOOOM) about the history of Here Comes Treble. Tensions will rise and probably/hopefully they'll have a sing off. And then maybe Michael Scott comes back and meets Broccoli Rob and they hit it off and decide to have a fun sort of debate they call "Even Stevphen" and it lasts forever. Best Halloween EVER.
Presumably because Anthony Michael Hall and Ethan Embry were too busy, Ed Helms is in discussions to play the role of an adult Rusty Griswold who sets out to take his own family on a shenanigan-filled vacation. The film was written and will be directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Sam Weir, himself!) No word if Clark is involved in the trip but you know Chevy Chase is going to love playing a grandfather. (Yes, I am being sarcastic. He will hate it.)
