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On the surface, The D Train looks like the archetypal Jack Black film as in previous outings like School Of Rock, he plays a small - town lummox who lies, cheats and alienates everybody around him but writer - directors Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul smartly play on the actors manic misanthrope persona to deliver something surprisingly subversive.
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Joyously recreating the 2003 film starring Jack Black, Broadway superstar Andrew Lloyd Webber's score is beyond terrific, and Chicagoan Rob Colletti's fantastic take on Dewey is so all - in it'll have you asking ``... Jack who?»
But after the massive success of the 2003 film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, based on the attraction, film characters such as Captain Jack Sparrow and Captain Barbossa joined the attraction in 2006.
One thing's for certain, Po is the perfect role for Jack Black, who I'd argue hasn't made a good live - action film in years, but nails it when made into a CGI panda.
Picking up where the first film left off, the newly - anointed Dragon Warrior Po (Jack Black) answers a call to stop a group of wolves raiding nearby villages.
The latest film is Black Panther (directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong» o), based on Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's 1966 comic book character of the same name.
An unfocused, unfunny black comedy, Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb details the chaos that ensues after a nuclear attack is mistakenly triggered against the Soviet Union - with the film following a host of disparate figures, including George C. Scott's Buck Turgidson, Sterling Hayden's Jack D. Ripper, and Peter Sellers» title character, as they attempt to neutralize the threat.
The humor isn't as sharp as before, and the film's efforts to be emotionally resonant don't quite work — I think Jack Black is a hindrance there — but the action is exciting and exceptionally well - animated.
Jack Black, Guillermo del Toro, Jeffrey Katzenberg and more gather to present DreamWorks Animation's 2011 film slate.
The many pleasures of the first film included Jack Black's buzzing nonstop jive as Po and the way his blubbery loser gradually became a Dragon Warrior.
All the voice talent from the first film — including Jack Black and Angelina Jolie — are back to lend persona to the lovable heroes, but in the sequel they serve more as background to the repetitive chase and fight sequences.
Po (Jack Black) is the cushy Kung Fu Panda, having earned his Dragon Master credibility in the first film.
In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Po, voiced by Jack Black, is shown in a scene from «Kung Fu Panda 2.»
You take the good, Holland March (Ryan Gosling), you take the bad, Jack Healey (Russell Crowe), you take porn and murder, and there you have The Nice Guys, a testosterone - driven film directed and co-written by Shane Black.
Jack and Rob will both be on hand to talk about the film and discuss Black's turn as the legendary author himself, R.L. Stine.
Ladies and gentlemen, Jack Black surpasses his stunning performance in Mars Attacks by a considerable sum in this charming and very funny film.
Jack Black's acting resume reads like a Who's Who of bumbling, goofballs in films like Be Kind Rewind, Kung Fu Panda, School of Rock, and Nacho Libre.
It's also possible this is Jack Kesy's Black Tom before he's revealed as the villain of the film in a double - cross.
In one sequence in particular, he has Carl Denham (Jack Black) and Preston (Colin Hanks) discussing a rival production, and the names of the principles include Cooper, Wray and RKO Productions — all of whom were involved in the original film that inspired him to take up this craft.
Mark Osborne and Jack Black from Tenacious D are going to do a comedy segment for the film.
Essentially, then, this is a stop through (mostly) all of Linklater's feature films, with the usual testimonials from famous collaborators (Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Jack Black, Patricia Arquette) and fans (Jonathan Demme, Kevin Smith), accompanying some admittedly interesting archive material, although said material tends to be stuff anyone with old DVDs of the likes of Dazed and Confused will have seen already.
Gulliver's Travels is very much a film for the most ardent Jack Black fans, but even these may be disappointed.
Jack Black alone would be worth the price of admission, but fortunately there's more to recommend the film than a middle - aged man playing a 20 - year - old woman playing a 16 - year - old girl.
But with a partly Kickstarter - funded animation based on his play «Anomalisa» currently filming — Kaufman is listed as co-director — probably the film we're anticipating even more from him as writer / director is his much - touted «examination of celebrity as a mental illness» (according to star Jack Black) «Frank or Francis» a musical, which also stars Nicolas Cage, Kevin Kline and Steve Carell.
Based on the original comic books by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the film depicts T'Challa, a.k.a Black Panther as the leader and protector of the fictional universe, Wakanda.
Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, and Jack Black also star in the film — but don't forget to watch the Goosebumps trailer!
Earlier this week at the film's press junket in New York City, CBR went straight to the source — Deadpool 2 screenwriters and executive producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick — to get the scoop on all of the above and more, including definitive clarification on the identity of the mutant played by Shioli Kutsuna, insight on Cable's powers and the original plans for Jack Kesy's Black Tom Cassidy.
The film stars Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan as video game avatars for a -LSB-...]
Karen Gillan proves she's got some solid comedic chops but this film belongs to Jack Black.
I tried to light my film — or rather I asked Jack Green to light it — like a black and white film.
I appreciated the fact that emerging actors starred in the film, together with well known ones like The Rock or Jack Black, however, I must also say that the well known actors have not obscured the emerging ones, which is great!
Sundance film festival premieres include a shapeshifting Cate Blanchett, Jack Black putting on a show, Scottish horror Bitch and documentaries on gender transitioning, surfing and terror
As a teenage girl obsessed with selfies trapped inside the body of a rotund, middle aged man with more bodily hair than you'd ever probably want, Jack Black is impeccably wonderful while Bobby Cannavale (one of the best actors working in film today) has the time of his life hamming it up as the villain of the piece.
Radiant redhead: Karen recently took the lead female role in the remake of the classic Jumanji film, joining Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black
Luckily, the marriage of Martin Scorsese — the unofficial mafia whisperer in modern cinema — alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and Mark Wahlberg, builds upon the strength of the original film by injecting gritty realism, eliminating somber black - and - white flashbacks, and providing a grim bookend that doesn't occur in the Hong Kong film.
The Linklater segment, entitled «Dream Is Destiny,» will feature conversations with the director's favorite actors like Jack Black and Matthew McConaughey, talking about Linklater's extensive cinematic history that now includes films like School Of Rock, the animated Waking Life, and the award - winning Boyhood.
The film boats an all - star cast including Emily Blunt, Jack Black, Ricky Gervais, Amy Adams and KATY PERRY.
Actor Jack Black poses during the premiere of the film «Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot» at the Eccles Theatre during the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.
In the meantime, the powerful actor Jack Black should have had the FH role in this film.
The film features a number of celebrity voices including Jean - Claude Van Damme, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu and Jackie Chan.
«The Sea of Trees» and «Promised Land» were missteps for Gus Van Sant but we're hoping his new film «Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot» will be closer to «Milk» or «Good Will Hunting» especially with a cast that includes Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Jonah Hill, and Jack Black.
In fact, the story of Po (voiced by Jack Black), a clumsy, overweight panda and kung - fu fanatic, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and is currently the 49th highest - grossing film of all time.
The film then cuts to the mortal world where Po, voiced again by Jack Black (Goosebumps, 2015) has become a kung fu teacher although he is not finding it to be easy as his friends, the Furious Five, become injured in the process.
The third most popular film at the 2008 global box - office centred on a goofy, Jack Black - voiced panda that became a kung - fu master.
The 27 - year - old beauty will soon be seen in Jack Black's «Gulliver's Travels», which she was signed up to work on as a result of her deal with Fox - which meant they had an option to cast her in a film following the success of «The Devil Wears Prada».
The film stars Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool, Josh Brolin as Nathan Summers / Cable, Morena Baccarin as Vanessa Carlysle, Julian Dennison as Russell Collins, Zazie Beetz as Neena Thurman / Domino, T.J. Miller as Weasel, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Jack Kesy as Black Tom Cassidy.
Funny folks Jack Black and Sarah Silverman take dramatic turns in feature films; Bobcat Goldthwait premieres a documentary about comic Barry Crimmins; and comedian Tig Notaro stars in her own documentary, «Tig.»
Nevertheless, the film's three stars — Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson — still turn in some decent performances despite the lack of any real laughs in the script, and although the terrific supporting cast (which includes the likes of Kevin Pollack, Brian Dennehy, Rashida Jones and Rosamund Pike) is mostly wasted in throwaway roles, it makes «The Big Year» a lot more enjoyable than it has any right to be.
«Jungle» also offers more star power (Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black) than one might expect from a sequel to a so - so film.
«Frank or Francis» pivots around a vain filmmaker (Steve Carell) who represents half the title (he writes, directs and plays every part in his opus, «You»), a bitter, but sharp online film commenter (Jack Black), as well as a failed comedian with a resume of unflattering fat - baiting time - wasters, including «Fat Dad» (playing against type, it's Nicolas Cage).