Uncle Drew began its life as a series of online episodes, but now it’s making the leap to the big screen. The basketball flick teams current NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving with a crew of legends, including Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, and Shaquille O’Neal, who says Uncle Drew has immediately jumped onto his list of all-time great basketball movies. (Click on the media bar below to hear Shaquille O’Neal)
John Cho, seen last year in the evocative and visually sumptuous film Columbus, may have another excellent film under his belt with Searching. The latest trailer suggests a twisty Hitchcockian thriller that also owes a debt to the found footage genre, and hopefully first time feature filmmaker Aneesh Chaganty brings us an effective, nail biting thriller.
The story centers on David Kim, a man who is desperately “searching” for his missing 16-year-old daughter (Michelle La). Without one credible lead from the police after 37 hours, David takes matters into his own hands and scours his daughter’s laptop for answers.
Searching, which premiered at the Los Angeles Pacific Asian Film Festival earlier this year, hits theaters August 3. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think!
Actor Jeremy Renner, known to millions as Avengers member Hawkeye, has also starred in such critically acclaimed work as The Hurt Locker, The Arrival, and most recently Wind River. Now he tries his hand at comedy in Tag, the true story of a group of friends who take a seemingly innocuous game to the limit.
“(Tag) is rooted in truth (and) rooted in situations,” said Renner. “I think if it’s just the words that are funny, maybe I’m not your dude. Maybe if it’s sort of character traits and character work, then maybe I can take a stab at it. I just had a lot of fun doing it.”
Click on the media bar to hear Renner talk about how director Jeff Tomsic (Broad City) made a game of tag into a visually interesting film.
Tag, co-starring Jon Hamm and Ed Helms, is now playing nationwide.
The character of Ant-Man has come a long way from its last stand-alone movie — after all, it was an origin story. With a new movie, Ant-Man and the Wasp, on the way, Paul Rudd says you’ll see a much different, more highly evolved character on the screen. (Click on the media bar below to hear Paul Rudd)
Ant-Man and the Wasp opens July 6 in theaters everywhere.
Tiffany Haddishand Lil Rel Howery were co-stars on The Carmichael Showand now they are back together with the basketball comedy Uncle Drew. Their bond, however, was formed way before their latest collaborations.
“I’ve worked with him for years now,” said Haddish. “And we’ve known each other for years and it’s basically a dream come true because we always said we were going to work together in some kind of capacity, some kind of way. We have accomplished that goal, for sure. We continue to work together in different capacities, whether it be husband and wife, ex-husband and wife, brother and sister, boyfriend and girlfriend. We always have a good time.”
Click on the media bar to hear Haddish discuss how she relates to Jess, the character she plays on Uncle Drew:
Uncle Drew, featuring Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving, opens nationwide June 29.
With a name like Ocean’s 8, the film may sound like a sequel, but it’s not. For Sandra Bullock, that’s probably a good thing. She’s only done two sequels in her long Hollywood career, and both have been savaged by critics. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Glamorous earned a paltry 34 score on Metacritic.com, and the New York Times review said that Bullock looked “as if she would rather be shoveling pig waste.” But even that pales in comparison to the reviews for Speed 2: Cruise Control, which had a Metacritic score of just 23. After filming had wrapped, Bullock knew she had a stinker on her hands, but she still had to go out and promote the movie. It wasn’t easy, but she says it taught her some valuable lessons. (Click on the media bar below to hear Sandra Bullock)
Ocean’s 8, with a critics’ score higher than Speed 2 and Miss Congeniality 2 combined, is now playing in theaters everywhere.
Uncle Drew began its life as a series of online episodes, but now it’s making the leap to the big screen. The basketball flick teams current NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving with a crew of legends, including Reggie Miller, Chris Webber, and Shaquille O’Neal, who says Uncle Drew has immediately jumped onto his list of all-time great basketball movies. (Click on the media bar below to hear Shaquille O’Neal)
