The Frat Pack is the unofficial name for a group of actors who have appeared in numerous films together. These appearances are often in supporting or cameo roles, and the films share an absurdist sense of humor.
The name was coined by USA Today and is a reference to the "Brat Pack" of 1980's actors and of course Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack" group from the 1960's. The Frat Pack name is also a reference to group's movie Old School.
The Frat Pack are Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Owen and Luke Wilson, Jack Black, and Steve Carell.
This site also covers projects from Frat Pack Friends including the group of actors associated with Judd Apatow. Team Apatow includes Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, and others.
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"Well, I love the name. We've made over twenty-five thousand T-shirts
that say, "Get on board, the Frat Pack train is leaving the station."
We're going to work on the slogan. But it's catchy. It's fun. It's now."
Will Ferrell (zapit.com interview)
"I don't know if that will stick or not. I can see what they're talking
about. It is good to work with people that you know and enjoy their work and
are creatively are stimulated by. I don't know Frat Pack, though. I never
went to college."
Ben Stiller (BBC
video interview)
"The Frat Pack is more than just a name. We're a real organization.
We've had a few meetings in Elko, Nevada. We talk about our upcoming projects,
discuss initiating a few new members and spend a lot of time hazing one another.
On some nights you can hear the paddles echoing through the canyons."
Luke Wilson (Playboy, July 2006)
"That’s awesome, but not by design. The Wilson brothers, Will
Ferrell, Jack Black and Ben Stiller and I never planned that, it’s just
one of those things that happened. They are all people that I think are funny
and smart. It’s especially fulfilling to work with people that you respect."
Vince Vaughn (BuyMagazine
interview)
"I really wish that we had secret headquarters where there was a batcave
in the Hollywood Hills mountain, like inside the Hollywood sign, where we
would drive in and talk about domination of world comedy. We'd have superpowers
and drive out in our super-comedy mobiles. But it doesn't exist."
Jack Black (Sports
Illustrated)
“It was Ben Stiller who called up all the top comedians to his headquarters
in the Hollywood sign. We meet there and talk about what our plan is to dominate
the world of comedy. Tim Robbins works the door and we all have frat pack
comedy helicopters. They come out of the O, the O lifts up and out we come,
and we meet there and we talk about what our plan is to dominate comedy. Will
Ferrell - you take the new Christmas movie. Jack - you go rock."
Jack Black (Sligo
Weekender)
"There's a perception that we all have a secret society and go off to
an undisclosed island once a year to decide the fate of comedy."
Will Ferrell (San
Francisco Chronicle)
"The only common denominator in all this is Ben Stiller, who has found
work for all of us."
Vince Vaughn (AZ
Central)
"Owen and Ben are friends, and me and Will are friends, and Jack Black.
I'm glad to be included in it, because those are some of my favorite guys."
Luke Wilson (People Magazine, January 9, 2006)
"I don't think there's a sinister conspiracy. It seems more like a common-sense
thing. When you're casting a movie, you cast people that you know and are
comfortable with and think can do it."
Owen Wilson (New
York Daily News)
"It doesn't really exist this Frat Pack. We run into each other on occasions
and we all like each other's films, I guess, but there isn't some big funny
restaurant or bar where we all hang out. At least, if there is, they haven't
invited me. I wasn't in You, Me And Dupree, Owen's last movie, and none of
them was in Talladega Nights with me and actually, nobody gives a shit."
Will Ferrell (Observer
Magazine)
"I have no idea where that title came from but we're all friends. We've
just been doing some movies, which started to become some movies that made
some money... that's it. There's no club or anything.You want to get the funniest
people and, if anything, it's become a hindrance because all these guys are
so successful, I can't afford to work with them!"
Ben Stiller (Cosmo
U.K., January 2007)
"See, I'm in the big leagues now. I'm in a category with the Vince Vaughns,
the Owen Wilsons, and the Ben Stillers. I'm one of those guys now, raking
the box office numbers. I'm not bragging, but it's not bad to brag, when you're
just like Jack Black but better. Hey, move over, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn,
out of my way. I hear Stiller's a big kiss-ass, and Owen Wilson is gay!"
Steve Carell (Saturday
Night Live, September 2005)
Who would win in a fight, the Frat Pack or the Rat Pack?
"Definitely the Frat Pack. Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn are both huge
and my brother Owen is pretty scrappy. Jack Black would bite you on the cheek.
But you'd have to take into account Sinatra's connections."
Luke Wilson (Maxim, May 2007)
"People ask if that bothers me and I say, “Shit, maybe it bothers
somebody like Ben [Stiller] or Jack Black.” But I just feel lucky to
be included in the group. What’s good about it is that every one of
these guys gets his own thing done. When you’re able to get your own
thing done, it does make it easier to say, “Hey, do you mind if I use
Will [Ferrell] in this part?” Or for Ben to have Owen do a part, and
Vince [Vaughn]…. But it’s comedy, so maybe people think, “Oh,
boy, who’s gonna pop up in this?”"
Luke Wilson (Los Angeles Confidential, May 2007)
"I couldn't be happier to be included with those guys. I really like
the fact that Will and Ben and Vince, they make their own movies. I've never
even met Steve Carrell but 40 Year Old Virgin, whenever that's on cable I
watch it every time it's such a good movie. I don't know, I just think they're
real funny guys. You gotta be wary, you feel that sometimes people try to
knock it by calling it the "Frat Pack" like it's a negative thing,
but those guys, I really feel like they are super talented and smart and funny.
Somebody like Will, you know, I love the idea that he tries to make his own
movies. It's the same with Vince and Owen and Ben. Cause you can obviously
just act in movies and make a living but these guys I think they want to make
stuff thats important to them.
Luke Wilson (Ain't
It Cool News)
"I love it! All of them I think would like to destroy that thing, but I love it. I think those guys are great and I'm in there? Yeah! I'm the only card-carrying member that actually shows up for Frat Pack meetings!”
Jack Black (LA Times)
"Back in 1986, I was pretty hard on myself, going, 'I'm not in the Brat Pack. What's wrong with me?' Now, I'm so happy I wasn't."
Ben Stiller (Parade Magazine, June 8, 2008)
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Frat
Pack NewsScrew Summer! Anticipated Fall Releases
by Rick Duran
Time to talk about the last four months of 2008. We've got two films starring Frat Pack members (Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson) and two from Judd's boys (Seth and Paul) among the high profile releases. We've also got Stiller doing his Lion schtick in Madagascar 2 for the kids.
I was on the fence about including Nick & Norah (Cera, Dennings, Baruchel), but my rule of thumb was "Has Kev Blogged About it? Then It's In." Plus... I included Madagascar, so why not?
Will it be a blowout for Vince? Will Seth + Porno + Halloween be this fall's big money shot?
Which is your most anticipated Frat Pack / Team Apatow-related Fall Movie? Take the Poll.
FunnyOrDie Video Features Kightlinger and Harris
by Kevin Crossman
I think I might be the only person in the world who loves Will Ferrell's Kicking & Screaming. Sure his 2005 family soccer comedy is a flawed movie. Deeply, deeply flawed. But you know there isn't a week that goes by that I don't think about the situations (Starbucks line, anyone?) quotes ("I'm like a tornado of anger!"), or characters (Byong Sun!).
One of the highlights of Kicking & Screaming is the lesbian couple played by Laura Kightlinger and Rachael Harris. Both have Frat Pack relations. Harris had a small part in Starsky & Hutch, while Kightlinger was Jack Black's main squeeze for many years. So, the latest video from Will Ferrell's video site, FunnyOrDie, definitely struck a nerve. And, uh, let's just say that I think Harris is pretty sexy. Fans of Showtime's Weeds are familiar with the video's star, Hunter Parrish.
Frat Pack Tribute Review: Tropic Thunder (
)
by Drew Hunt
Before the credits even hit the screen, Tropic Thunder is already skewing mainstream Hollywood culture. As the faux-commercial for the energy drink Booty Sweat ended, my fellow audience members vocalized their bewilderment: “What was that? Was that a commercial?”, “That wasn’t real, was it?”, “No, I’m pretty sure I’ve had Booty Sweat before”, “No, that was fake. Wasn’t it?”, “I dunno, it looked pretty real”, “I’m confused…”
And with that, writer/producer/director/star Ben Stiller’s bitingly satirical romp was in full force. Straight out of the gate, Tropic Thunder is a pure comedic thrill ride.
Tropic Thunder is Weekend Winner
by Kevin Crossman
Though the results were perhaps a bit less than expected, overall this is good news for Ben Stiller and company. The film was number one at the box office this weekend, finally ending Dark Knight's reign. Tropic took an estimated $26 million this weekend, and a total of $37 million since opening Wednesday.
Tropic's first five days are comparable to Pineapple Express, which opened to a larger Wednesday opening day gross but less over the entire weekend. But Tropic seems to have affected the second weekend gross, which dropped nearly 60% for a $10 million weekend and about $63 million total.
Step Brothers dropped only 45% in it's fourth weekend for another $5 million and a new running total of $90 million. Luke Wilson's latest indie release Henry Poole is Here opened weakly with $800,000 in 527 theatres.
Happy Birthday Steve Carell
by Kevin Crossman
Steve Carell turned 46 yesterday. To celebrate, let's take a look at this 1989 commercial for Brown's Chicken uncovered by our tipster, Karen Pok.
AMC channel’s basic cable premiere of
Starsky & Hutch on August 16th at 8pm/ 7c
And thanks to our friends at AMC we have Starsky & Hutch DVDs available as a giveaway.
To enter the drawing, just send us:
Tropic Thunder Is Amazing ()
by Kevin Crossman
This isn't a full review but I will say that Tropic Thunder is (almost) everything we hoped it would be. First off, it is a true "Ben Stiller movie" much in line with his past projects. In fact, there are number of parallels to Zoolander, including some of those fun celebrity cameos. Which, unfortunately, is the one tiny problem with Tropic Thunder: no Owen Wilson. While Matthew McConaughey is servicable in a role written for Wilson, it is clear how Owen would have played the role and how much better he would have been.
Nontheless, Tropic Thunder is really funny stuff, especially the "big actor" cameo. Jack Black has some really funny stuff too, but his role isn't much bigger than Jay Baruchel or Brandon Jackson's - he's headliner only because he's "Jack Black - movie star."
Robert Downey Jr. is the co-lead here, and he's great. And given that Downey apparently stayed in character even when cameras weren't rolling it seems the satire of method acting is a fine line indeed. There's actually real emotion in the relationship between Downey and Stiller's characters. While Stiller's "Speedman" character has a lot of similarities to Der-ek-Zoo-Lan-der, this isn't a retread. Tropic Thunder is a tour-de-force for Ben as the movie plays well as a farce, a satire, and a very serviceable action picture. Lots of fun!
5 Beer Mugs! Frat Pack Classic.
(there are a couple cool cameos that I won't spoil...)
Steve Carell to Costar with Tina Fey in RomCom
by Rick Duran
If you asked me what two stars would be perfect for a romantic comedy, this is the combination I'd suggest.
According to Variety, Steve Carell and Tina Fey are set to costar as a married couple in a romantic comedy from director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum). Date Night centers on a couple who find their routine date night becomes much more than just dinner and a movie. Film is set to film in early 2009, after Levy finishes Night at the Museum 2 and during filming hiatus' for Carell and Fey's TV shows.
"I wanted to do a relatable, grounded character comedy about marriage and the lengths we go to preserve the spark," Levy told Daily Variety. "Tina and Steve are smart and relatable, and the tone of their comedy perfectly fits this film."
Tropic Thunder Is Here!
by Kevin Crossman
We've been waiting with incredibly high anticipation for this one for over a year and today we can see Tropic Thunder in theatres everywhere. The action comedy stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr.
Tropic Thunder in South Park by Karen Pok
Of course, any film starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black will be of interest. But considering this film is written and directed by Ben and costars a host of A-list celebs and Frat Pack friends, our interest level is through the roof. Of course, we view this with a large degree of melancholy, since Owen Wilson was unable to film his cameo (replaced by Matthew McConaughey).
Despite the protests by advocates for those with mental disabilities, the film is getting fairly good buzz, especially by those who appreciate the storyline that skewers the Hollywood elite. This is sort of a return to form for Ben Stiller, who made a name for himself satiring pop culture with The Ben Stiller Show, and for the next ten years made a regular habit of staying in the satire genre with projects like Reality Bites, Mystery Men, The Cable Guy, Heat Vision and Jack, and Zoolander. So after a long run of popular maintstream comedy farces, it is nice to see Ben return to his roots.
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Tropic Thunder Premiere Photos
by Kevin Crossman
No surprise appearance by Owen Wilson, but all the principals were in attendance. Here are some of the best shots from the premiere held in Los Angeles last evening.
Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller
Jack Black with wife Tanya Haden
Brandon Jackson, Jack, Tom Cruise, Bill Hader, Ben, Matthew McConaughey
Hader, Stiller, McConaughey, Robert Downey Jr.
Great closeup of Ben
Jack Black acting... like Jack Black
Alright, alright, alright
Amy Adams
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise
Protesters who don't understand satire
Gorgeous Christine and Proud Ben
Starsky & Hutch Basic Cable Debut and DVD Giveaway
by Kevin Crossman
Remember back to 2004 when it seemed like the Frat Pack stars were popping up in places that you'd least expect them? Oh, we remember those times fondly, even as 2008 has sort of brought that vibe back a little thanks to a cool cameo in Step Brothers and all sorts of stunt-cameos in Tropic Thunder.
Nonetheless, 2004 was really the "it" year for Frat Pack cameos, perhaps most superbly shown in Todd Phillips' Starsky & Hutch. Nominally a Ben Stiller / Owen Wilson buddy comedy, the film also featured Vince Vaughn in a juicy role as the film's chief villian. Old School alumni Juliette Lewis, Snoop Dogg, and Matt Walsh also appear.
But the highlights of Starsky for me was the hilarious scene featuring "Big Earl" (Will Ferrell) being interrogated by Starsky and Hutch. Ferrell really brought the funny in this scene and Stiller and Wilson played off him perfectly. Of course, Will had great cameos in Wedding Crashers, Boat Trip, and The Wendell Baker Story too, but even though Chazz Reingold has his fans ("Ma! The Meatloaf!") I think I still prefer Big Earl.
While it is true that most Frat Pack fans have seen this cinematic gem already, it is still kind of cool to see this classic scene on basic cable. And thanks to AMC you can tune in to Starsky & Hutch this week.
AMC channel’s basic cable premiere of
Starsky & Hutch on August 16th at 8pm/ 7c
And thanks to our friends at AMC we have Starsky & Hutch DVDs available as a giveaway.
To enter the drawing, just send us:
Tropic Thunder EW Cover Story: A 'Delicious Guava Nectar'
by Rick Duran
The
boys of Tropic Thunder are hamming it up on the latest cover of EW. The issue
features a great interview with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey
Jr. Here's a sample exchange between the guys:
ROBERT DOWNEY JR.: I have been so wantonly, flagrantly humiliated [in my personal life] that anything that could happen as a result of a movie doesn't even register.
BEN STILLER: [To Downey] Does that give you more fearlessness working — because you're just, like, Who gives a s---?
DOWNEY: It's pretty effective.
JACK BLACK: Look, humiliation hurts. So on the one hand, you have the pain of humiliation. But on the other, you have the delicious guava nectar of laughter. You have to balance it out: How much of this are you willing to endure to get that? Certain people have that thing where they need that guava so badly they'd do anything for it.
DOWNEY: Ben? Humiliation?
STILLER: Yeah, it's definitely been a part of my career. We've all gone for that guava. But I don't know if anybody has a high tolerance for it personally or enjoys it.
DOWNEY: [Shrugs] I do. I like it.
You can find the full
interview on EW.com or newsstands now. EW.com's coverage of the story
features some great outtakes from the cover's photoshoot.
Vice President Koechner
by Rick Duran
Can't wait for SNL to return with their parodies of the Presidential campaign? Just days after FunnyorDie had 6 million viewers watch their infamous Paris Hilton "attack ad," they now give us a hilarious video series starring Frat Pack Pledge David Koechner. In these clips, Koechner stars as "Senator Sam McCletchen" a Vice Presidential candidate. He doesn't care if picked by Obama or McCain, he just wants to be invited to the party!
Pineapple is a Hit! Sets Record for August Wednesday Openings
by Rick Duran
Who said stoners lack ambition? Seth Rogen's Pineapple Express
opened to a huge $12.5 million opening night. Variety
reports that the stoner buddy comedy set the record for the biggest
Wedneday opening in August. Industry analysts are predicting the film
could make upwards of $40 million by Sunday. BoxOfficeMojo
reports that Pineapple had the 20th biggest Wednesday opening
ever, taking the spot previously held by Meet the Fockers. Ben
Stiller has a great chance of re-entering the Top 20 Wednesday Openings
next week with Tropic Thunder.
Pineapple Express in Theaters Today. "Thug Life!"
by Rick Duran
Team Apatow is back in theaters today with Pineapple Express,
the stoner action comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. Our early
review was a rave, but what do YOU think? We want to hear your thoughts.
Where does it rank in the Team Apatow pantheon: Anywhere near Superbad?
Funnier than Sarah Marshall? Log-on to our Frat
Pack Tribute Message Board and post your reactions.
The Express
Team (from left to right): Seth Rogen, James Franco, producer Judd Apatow,
director David Gordon Green, producer Shauna Robertson, writer/executive
producer Evan Goldberg
Reminder: Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder, which also features Pineapple co-stars Danny McBride and Bill Hader, opens a week from today.
Tropic
Thunder News: Simple Jack Site Yanked, Cast Visits the Troops
by Rick Duran
Tropic Thunder has finally caused controversy, but not for the
reason you'd expect. Dreamworks
has pulled simplejackmovie.com off the web, the promo site for Simple
Jack, a fictional film in Tropic that Ben Stiller's character
Tugg Speedman had starred in. The concept, in which Speedman played
a mentally handicapped man, is a spoof of Hollywood actors' Oscar-chasing
cliche of playing disabled people. Advocacy groups for the disabled,
including the Special Olympics and the Down Syndrome Assn. of Los Angeles,
are scheduled to meet with Dreamworks.
It appears the offense is with the tagline on the Simple Jack poster: "Once upon a time... there was a retard." We hope the grievances are settled reasonably becase the site really was hilarious and Tropic Thunder features fictional trailers for films starring its characters, including Stiller's Simple Jack.
In more positive news, the stars of Tropic Thunder attended a special screening of the film at Camp Pendleton this past Sunday. Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. introduced the film to a packed audience of stationed Marines and Navy Members, after arriving in military humvees.
Stiller on the event:
"We were really excited to show this movie to the military personnel who do so much for our country. I think they really got a kick out of seeing a bunch of spoiled actors complaining about how hard it is to do a war movie. But seriously, it was really hard. We almost did a boot camp, but then decided on a cast dinner instead."
Paul Rudd's Role Models Trailer Premiere
by Rick Duran
As promised, MTV.com has premiered the trailer for Role Models (opening November 14th), the film starring Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Elizabeth Banks and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. In past interviews, Scott has compared the film's tone to Old School and Wedding Crashers, and the trailer does hint at that (ie. the "reformed bad boys" concept), but it looks more like School of Rock in tone. In the film, two energy drink salesmen are sentenced to serving community service in a Big Brothers program (look for 40 Year-Old Virgin's Jane Lynch as the program director.) Banks is looking cute as ever, and Chris "McLovin" Mintz-Plasse has some choice scenes as the creepy kid assigned to Rudd. However, it looks like the big scene-stealer is Fred Claus' Bobb'e J. Thompson as the kid assigned to Scott. He walks away with the trailer's best quotes ("You white? Then you Ben Affleck.")
Early test screenings suggest the film is a hard R-Rated film; if this
true, we'll keep you informed if a redband trailer pops up (the current
trailer leans towards PG-13.) This is Paul Rudd's first credited screenwriting
effort (co-writing with Ken Marino and director David Wain), so we've
got high expectations.
Zack and Miri Get an R-Rating
by Rick Duran
In
further Team Apatow news, many of you have read Seth Rogen's disappointment
with the MPAA over a preliminary NC-17 rating for his next film
Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Fans can now throw their hairy palms
in the air, as director Kevin Smith has won
an appeal with the Motion Picture Association of America to lower
the film's rating to an R. This is great news because if Smith's appeal
had been turned down, he would have had to make cuts on one certain
scene that is apparently one of the funniest. Rogen, Elizabeth Banks,
Craig Robinson and Justin Long can all be seen when Zack and Miri
opens (in its original form) Halloween Weekend 2008.
Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder and Henry Poole
is Here television appearances
by Laura Telles
Crap. I have a lot of tv to watch. (Links to the shows' websites
have been provided where you can watch full interviews and clips)
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN
Mo 8/4: Seth Rogen
Tu 8/5: Steve Coogan (Tropic Thunder)THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO
Mo 8/4: Ben Stiller
Tu 8/5: Robert Downey Jr.
We 8/6: Jack Black
Th 8/7: Nick Nolte (Tropic Thunder)LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON
Th 8/7: Jack Black
Mo 8/11: Robert Downey Jr.
We 8/13: Craig Robinson (Pineapple Express)LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN
Mo 8/4: Judd Apatow
We 8/6: Danny McBride (Pineapple Express)
Th 8/7: Seth RogenTHE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART
Tu 8/5: Seth RogenJIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
Tu 8/5: Rosie Perez (Pineapple Express)
We 8/6: Luke Wilson
Th 8/7: James Franco
Fr 8/8: Ben StillerLIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY
Tu 8/5: Luke Wilson
We 8/13: Ben Stiller
Fr 8/15: Robert Downey Jr., Will Ferrell
For all the latest Frat Pack-related television appearance listings,
bookmark the "TV
Alerts" thread from our message board.
No Olde Times for Jack Black
by Rick Duran
The
long-troubled Ye Olde Times project has seen its worst news yet.
In an interview
with the Orlando Sentinel, Jack Black reveals that he's dropped
out of Ye Olde Times, a project he was only attached to as "a
favor for a friend."
It was to star or at least feature Jack Black. But he says "not happening, dude," to me in an interview last weekend. "I was doing that as a favor for a friend'o mine. Now, he's not involved. I won't be, either."
While the film wasn't exciting in concept, Jack was originally going to narrate this tale of two rival Renaissance Fairs, we're bummed because the supporting cast was going to feature Frat Pack familiar faces John C. Reilly, Will Arnett and Tim Robbins. We knew this production was in danger last summer, when our own Kevin Crossman investigated and learned that its Northern California shoot had been completely scrapped. Trouble was also evident when Lindsay Lohan suddenly dropped out less than two months of signing on for a key role. Here's hoping Jack, John, Will and Tim will be seen together in a different film. Lindsay... we're not holding our breath for. It should be noted that just a couple weeks ago, Jack Black also dropped out of Todd Phillips' Man Witch.
Role Models Trailer Premieres Tomorrow; MTV Debuts
New Stills
by Rick Duran
The new trailer for Role Models, the new Universal
Pictures comedy starring Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott,
will premiere tomorrow on MTV.com. The film, previously titled both
Little Big Men and Big Brothers, is a more mainstream
comedy from director David Wain (The Ten, Wet Hot American
Summer.) We're excited for the trailer since familiar faces Christopher
Mintz-Plasse, Elizabeth Banks and Jane Lynch are part of
the ensemble cast. MTV's
Movie Blog has some exclusive stills, including shots of Rudd and
Scott with Mintz-Plasse and Fred Claus' Bobb'e J. Thompson.
Role Models hits theaters on November 14, 2008. Check back on
the Frat Pack Tribute tomorrow (Tuesday) for links (and hopefully an
embed) of the trailer.
Click to photo below to check out the new
images
Jack Black on Cover of USA Weekend
by Kevin Crossman
This was a nice surprise in the Sunday paper today - Jack on the cover of USA Weekend. The article is revealing, as Jack talks about his legacy and being a dad. He also finds time to talk about a little film called Tropic Thunder and confirms rumors of another Tenacious D album and DVD release. There are also some incredible photos and you can even see more in this video montage (boy, it sure takes a lot of shots to come up with the few that are in the magazine).
Anchorman 2 Chatter; Applegate Sympathies
by Kevin Crossman
The Tribute would like to extend deepest sympathies and best wishes to Christina Applegate who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Ame Van Iden, publicist for the 36-year-old actress, released the following statement late Saturday:
"Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Benefiting from early detection through a doctor ordered MRI, the cancer is not life threatening. Christina is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery."
Applegate is familiar to Frat Pack fans from her costarring role opposite Will Ferrell in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. The timing of Applegate's announcement is ironic since Anchorman 2 chatter is increasing. Entertainment Weekly recently speculated about the sequel.
According to the article pointed out by our tipster Beth Millman, Adam McKay tells the magazine that he and Will are ready to bring San Diego’s classiest newscaster back to the screen, possibly jumping ahead to the 80's. McKay states, "The audience will now allow us to do even crazier stuff, and that’s really all we’re looking for in our careers." Who else can see Ron Burgundy in a white Miami Vice suit?
Meanwhile, McKay and Ferrell's latest collaboration, Step Brothers, is doing well at the box office. The second weekend drop was a low-ish 47% for a $16.3 million second weekend and $62.9 million total.
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