Adam McKay
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Steve Carell in Talks to Star in ‘The Big Short’ With Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale
Plan B is adapting Michael Lewis’s non-fiction book into a financial drama for Paramount
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Kristen Bell and Fred Armisen to Host 2015 Independent Spirit Awards
“The only thing better than having a great host for the Spirit Awards is having two great hosts,” said Film Independent president Josh Welsh.
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Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale Teaming for Financial Drama ‘The Big Short’
The film about the economic collapse of 2008 is based on “Moneyball” author Michael Lewis’ bestseller
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Melissa McCarthy’s ‘Michelle Darnell’ Gets 2016 Release Date, Plot Details
McCarthy’s husband, Ben Falcone, will direct the film for Universal Pictures
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Will Ferrell’s Funny or Die Exploring Potential Sale (Report)
The comedy website is working with investment bank Moelis & Co. to contact potential buyers
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Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg Will Compete For Kids’ Affection in ‘Daddy’s Home’
“Horrible Bosses 2” director Sean Anders will direct the comedy for Paramount
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NBC Canceling Comedies ‘A to Z’ and ‘Bad Judge’
Neither freshman series will move beyond initial 13-episode orders
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Funny or Die Launches Editorial News Vertical
Editor-in-chief Dan Abramson says the new arm of the popular humor website will inform, as well as entertain
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TheGrill: Morgan Spurlock on Making ‘Super Size Me’ and Saying No to Yes-Men (Video)
“I’ve got an office full of No-Men,” the filmmaker says at TheWrap’s annual media conference at the Montage
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Seth Rogen Teams With Adam McKay, Ben Schwartz For Untitled Comedy
Schwartz, best known for “Parks and Recreation” and “House of Lies,” pitched the project and will star alongside Rogen
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How Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell Got Oprah to Appear in ‘Welcome to Me’
Toronto 2014: It took a letter signed by some very important people for the talk show host to agree to let filmmakers use her name and likeness onscreen
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‘Ant-Man’ Delay Forces Patrick Wilson and Others to Exit
Wilson’s character will be recast, while two other smaller roles have been cut altogether after script rewrites
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Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Producing Remake of ‘Manimal’
The 1980s TV show featured a man who helped solve crimes by morphing into animals
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LeBron James Returns to Cleveland: Hollywood Explodes on Twitter
Everyone from Vanilla Ice to Katie Couric had 140-characters worth of an opinion to share