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This Is What 'Grown Ups 2' Will Look Like in Case You Were Curious

by | April 3rd, 2013

Rob Schneider out, deer piss in.

Cinema

'Valet Guys' Will Likely Be Kevin Heaven But Will Less Likely Be Good

by | May 25th, 2012

Kevin Hart is in talks to co-star with Kevin James in Valet Guys, a film about two guys who are valets (obvs), who need to retrieve a fancy car they lost. Written by James and Nick "Voice of the Cat on Sabrina the Teenage Witch" Bakay, this movie sounds like one of those dumb, high-concept comedies that print money despite being terrible. It's the type of movie we'd never talk about, if it weren't for how big it will likely be for Hart's career. Sure, co-starring in a likely good buddy cop film with Seth Rogan is important but this will open him up to the pivotal [...]

Trailers

Let's Count How Many Things Kevin James Runs Into in the Zookeeper Trailer

by | May 17th, 2011

Here's the first trailer for Paul Blart: Animal Cop Zookeeper, the new Kevin James vehicle coming July 8th that will sell a bajillion tickets. The voice casting of the animals is pretty crazy: Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Sylvester Stallone, Judd Apatow, Jon Favreau, David Spade, Joel McHale, Faizon Love, Maya Rudolph, Kiefer Sutherland, Billy Crystal, Don Rickles, and Cher. Also: is there anything Kevin James won't run/be flung into?

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The Dilemma Trailer Pairs Vince Vaughn with Kevin James and Also Clint Howard

by | September 17th, 2010

Ron Howard's new comedy is called The Dilemma. Starring Clint Howard, Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly and Winona Ryder, it's about one best friend witnessing the wife of the other best friend cheating and then having to figure out what to do. I'm not sure about it! It has Clint Howard, yes, which is a plus, but the trailer also opens with a lame gay joke and closes with a lame pee joke, so. We'll see I guess. It opens in January. [via]

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Kevin James Is Teaching Class and Taking Names

by | June 27th, 2012

Ok, so this is really a movie. Here Comes the Boom is basically Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (or as I like to call it Sister Act 2: More Sisters, Less Acting) but instead of Whoopi trying to save a school's chorus, it's Kevin James fighting mix martial arts fights to save a school's arts(?) programs. (So, was the title Arts & Martial Arts already taken?) "What are you teaching these kids if you go through with this?" "What am I teaching them if I don't?" You're hopefully teaching them Biology! Because you are a biology teacher! TEACH BIOLOGY!

Behind the Clown Paint

Sony Tends Lovingly To Its Stable of Pure-Breed Stars

by | July 18th, 2011

While the use of the term "stable" might conjure the image of Kevin James gently eating sugar cubes off your palm, the New York Times' Michael Cieply paints a more interesting, albeit less adorable, picture of how Sony has actively cultivated relationships with particular filmmakers and stars, a plan that has birthed 3 Justin Timberlake films, 4 Kevin James movies, 8 Will Smith pictures and 16 Adam Sandlers, including the upcoming Jack & Jill. In fact, all films released by Sony in 2011 will involve movie makers or leads that the studio has worked with multiple times before: reassuring news for established stars, less so for [...]

No Thanks

Kevin James and Adam Sandler to Make Another Awful Movie

by | December 7th, 2010

Kevin James and Adam Sandler are set to rejoin forces in Valet Guys, a movie that would have them playing "veteran valet parking guys at a South Beach hotel who witness a murder and find themselves running for their lives." It is written by Nick Bakay, who co-wrote Paul Blart: Mall Cop, so that tells you about what to expect from this one.

Yes, aspiring screenwriters, the guy who wrote Paul Blart not only sold another script, but he did so for "mid-six against seven-figures." But hey, keep chasing that dream! And keep watching this project; when it's finally released and does really well at the box [...]

Cameos

What Is This Hodgepodge Group of 'SNL' Actors Doing in 'Grown Ups 2'?

by | May 30th, 2012

To be clear that is Andy Samberg, Will Forte, Paul Brittain, Bobby Moynihan, Akiva Schaffer, and I believe Taran Killam on the set of Grown Ups 2. What!? Did Adam Sandler just ask the casting director for "anyone involved in SNL over the last few years?" Did the first Grown Ups test really poorly in the coveted "People Who Know Who Paul Brittain and Akiva Schaffer Are" demo? As the pictures below suggest, the gang plays high school(?) cheerleaders on a mission to wash cars and show off their giant penises. Oh and Kevin James is there so he can relive his days as a high school(?) cheerleader, [...]

Review Roundup

The 7 Best Backhanded Compliments From Zookeeper Reviews

by | July 8th, 2011

  1. "Sure, it's silly without shame, and predictably sentimental. But Zookeeper is the most thoroughly enjoyable movie for the entire family in theaters right now. I can't believe I just typed that about a Kevin James flick with talking animals." Steve Persall, The St. Petersburg Times
  2. "It's all very ho-hum, though James, who's like Jason Alexander with a touch of Jeremy Piven, is still a schmo you can't help rooting for." Owen Gleiberman, EW
  3. "As far as complete wastes of time go, Zookeeper is not especially offensive" Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
  4. "In a summer season where a family’s film options so far [...]
Rich People

Adam Sandler Rewarded His Grown Ups Costars With $800k Worth of Cars

by | November 9th, 2010

Adam Sandler bought all four of his Grown Ups costars $200,000 Maseratis, just because. Seems like a reasonable thing to do! After all, those guys really could use 'em. Last I checked, Rob Schneider was stuck driving around Hollywood in a hand-me-down Ford Fiesta, so this should really be a boost to his famously low confidence.

Jesus Christ, what a world. [via]

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