Chet Haze, the Northwestern-based rapper and son of Tom Hanks whose “nights consist of absolutely murdering tracks, and living what he is really spitting” according to Facebook, finally released his first music video. It’s very great. Chet’s meager plans to conquer the rap game begin with the following query: Baby, why you gotta misbehave? No punchline necessary.
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay may not be able to coax that Anchorman sequel into development any time soon, but the pair could be collaborating on another comedy starring Ferrell as a narcissistic professional. Deadline reports that Warner Bros. has just picked up Swear to God , a pitch from Due Date writers Alan Cohen and Alan Freedland. Ferrell is attached to star as a self-involved “hedge fund manager who thinks he has seen God.” McKay would produce and possibly direct the feature under the pair’s production shingle Gary Sanchez Productions. [ Deadline ]
Pixar watchers and action fans alike were waiting to see what Oscar-winning animation veteran Brad Bird might do with the reins to the Mission: Impossible franchise, and the first wave of promo materials offers an answer: Pretty much what anyone would do with a slick, globe-trotting, high-octane Tom Cruise vehicle. Can we find greater detail in the first batch of stills from Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol ?
If ever a trilogy warranted a grand Blu-ray rerelease, it’s surely Jurassic Park , the franchise that deserves credit for any post-1993 mention of velociraptors, brachiosauruses, and Sam Neill. It’s the pinnacle of summer cinema, and even if the last two films didn’t measure up to the original, it remains a singular, special franchise whose majesty won’t soon be duplicated (unless Terra Nova is much better than I expect). Click through to watch the new preview, read about the special Blu-ray features — including a fresh interview with Steven Spielberg — and gawk again at all the prehistoric tyranny.
This is a fiery matchup for the ages: Mark Wahlberg (who once sparred with Eminem on Total Request Live ), and director/producer Allen Hughes (who once sued Tupac Shakur for attacking him on the set of a music video), may join forces on Broken City , “a noir-style drama about an ex-cop turned private detective who is hired by the mayor to see if his wife is cheating on him.” Ooh. Vertigo meets Chinatown meets even more shadows. For novelty’s sake, I hope they throw in a fight with a rapper. [ Deadline ]
If you found the first trailer for Horrible Bosses — starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day — seriously lacking in the Jennifer Aniston talking-dirty department, you’re in luck. Warner Bros. has released a new red band trailer for the summer comedy featuring the Friends actress soliciting sex from an employee, and showing off photos of herself in compromising positions. Worst boss ever?
Good on U.K. publication Empire magazine for offering up the — drumroll, please — world’s first Hobbit cover photo. (Never mind that EW had a full spread on The Hobbit in its most recent issue; no cover, no service!) Sir Ian McKellen and his ratty-looking robes get the honor — with Martin Freeman relegated to a “Meet Bilbo!” bubble on the left side of the mag — and, as Empire reveals, there are some slight physical differences between his appearance in The Hobbit , and what fans remember from Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . Fun! Let’s investigate, Photo Hunt-style.
Shia LaBeouf’s new interview with the Los Angeles Times contains only a sly reference to what (I’m assuming) everyone’s been thinking about the 25-year-old actor for awhile now: He’s described as “lean, shaggy-haired and smart alecky sometimes to the point of self-destruction.” Yes, “smart alecky” is on the right track, but it’s really more like, “glibly cocky” and “arrogant.” Point is, it’s hard to reconcile the vision of LaBeouf at age 20, when he was the august Disney Channel alum on the rise, with LaBeouf now: the overtly hotheaded, shabbily hirsute blockbuster star. Still, he gives memorable and inspired quotes, and that makes him an interview worth reading every single time. Here are our five, er, “favorite” * soundbites from LaBeouf’s latest sitdown.