Jennifer Aniston has signed on to star as an older woman who romances younger men in Pumas. Maybe “cougar” was trademarked? Lame. They should just call it… Cat snatch fever, dudunta-duuhh…
Story centers on two thirtysomething women who make a habit of romancing younger men and take a French skiing vacation that challenges their romantic expectations. Wayne McClammy is attached to direct from Melissa Stack’s script.
McClammy, also attached to “Cool School” for Fox and “Le Car” for MGM, signed on to the gigs after directing and co-writing the buzzed-about comedy shorts “I’m F**king Matt Damon” and follow-up “I’m F**king Ben Affleck.”
Well, he’s proved he can point a camera at Sarah Silverman and write sex-related rhymes, so clearly he’s qualified to direct a movie or three. But with a name like Wayne McClammy I can’t help but wonder if he’d be better suited to another position: Hogwarts Professor of Molestation.
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A lot of people don’t remember that Ben Affleck played Aaron Henry in Lifestories: Families in Crisis in the episode Body to Die for: The Aaron Henry Story. It’s a shame, because as you can see, this is some of his finest work. This is TV, and we want kids to not do steroids. Sure, we could show him prematurely balding or getting a little back acne, but we really have to sell it, and make sure no kids will ever want to do steroids. So he has to punch a woman, put his fist through a wall, smash a mirror (symbolism!), dislocate his shoulder, pour the rest of his steroids (which look suspiciously like Tums) down his throat, smash his chair, tear his room apart, have a flashback, and crumble to the floor in a heap. Of course, they don’t show the part where he becomes really good at football and can finally compete with black guys. For that you have to watch The Program.
For extra credit, check out the Benny Hill version after the jump. Thanks to Tony for the tip.
The only way I could understand Transformers 2 was that it was all an inside joke by the filmmakers. I mean, there’s no way you film Shia LaBeouf meeting Optimus Prime’s ancestors in robot heaven without giggling the whole time. But the thing about Michael Bay is that he never breaks character. His recent interview in the Wall Street Journal is either amazingly Freudian or a work of Andy Kaufman-level genius.
It’s interesting that you say you want to focus on acting. Megan Fox has criticized your films for being special-effects-driven and not offering so many acting opportunities. Do you agree?
Well, that’s Megan Fox for you. She says some very ridiculous things because she’s 23 years old and she still has a lot of growing to do [**Bay cups hands in front of chest and winks** -Ed]. You roll your eyes when you see statements like that and think, “Okay Megan, you can do whatever you want. I got it.” But I 100% disagree with her. Nic Cage wasn’t a big actor when I cast him, nor was Ben Affleck before I put him in “Armageddon.” [keep in mind both Nic Cage and Ben Affleck were Oscar winners before they worked with Bay] Shia LaBeouf wasn’t a big movie star before he did “Transformers”—and then he exploded. Not to mention Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, from “Bad Boys.” Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in “Transformers.” I like to think that I’ve had some luck in building actors’ careers with my films. [WSJ]
What an amazing answer. When you break it down, it’s basically, “How could you say my movies are effects driven? That’s 100% false. Remember Nic Cage? Ben Affleck? Shia LaBeouf? I BLEW THEM UP! …Wow, she really said I can’t explode stuff good, huh? I’ll show her. I’ll show them all.”
Mike Judge previously directed the cult-classic Office Space, Idiocracy (which isn’t the best movie, but has some awesomely hilarious ideas in it), and created Beavis and Butthead (King of the Hill is something we don’t discuss in these parts). His latest is called Extract, and stars Jason Bateman, Kristin Wiig, Mila Kunis, J.K. Simmons, and Ben Affleck as a stoner. The trailer looks pretty funny. But then again, so does this picture of a chihuahua standing on cheeseburgers.
State of Play is a political thriller starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, and Rachel McAdams, based on a BBC miniseries about a journalist (Crowe) investigating the murder of a congressmen’s (Affleck) mistress. Sounds, uh… thrilling. Adapting British shows is a great idea. I mean, they have such amazing TV over there. I can’t wait for the next one, about an older comedian hilariously dressed in drag who gets yelled at by Gordon Ramsey. Can his be-wigged lawyer save the day? Only time will tell! *cue 10 minutes of canned laughter*
