He became America's favourite clown on Saturday Night Live. But now Jason Sudeikis is forsaking primetime for a stab at the movies with the comedy We're the Millers, alongside Jennifer Aniston
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• Sudeikis on his previous collaboration with Aniston, Horrible Bosses
Kansas kids have whirlwind adventures, whether it's Dorothy en route to Oz or Jason Sudeikis tilting at movie stardom. The American comic bounces into London jet-lagged and bleary, slurping coffee from a paper cup. He has a gilded status as a Hollywood clown and a glossy fiancee in Olivia Wilde, formerly of House. He is not in Kansas any more; the place is a memory. But he is poking all kinds of fun at red-state USA.
We're the Millers casts 37-year-old Sudeikis as a Denver-based pot-dealer who changes his hairstyle and his surname in order to pass...
• Watch the trailer for We're the Millers
• News on Sudeikis's departure from SNL
• Sudeikis on his previous collaboration with Aniston, Horrible Bosses
Kansas kids have whirlwind adventures, whether it's Dorothy en route to Oz or Jason Sudeikis tilting at movie stardom. The American comic bounces into London jet-lagged and bleary, slurping coffee from a paper cup. He has a gilded status as a Hollywood clown and a glossy fiancee in Olivia Wilde, formerly of House. He is not in Kansas any more; the place is a memory. But he is poking all kinds of fun at red-state USA.
We're the Millers casts 37-year-old Sudeikis as a Denver-based pot-dealer who changes his hairstyle and his surname in order to pass...
- 8/15/2013
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
With ads prominently pushing both its R-rated laughs and Jennifer Aniston as a stripper, you've probably figured out by now that "We're The Millers" isn't exactly a conventional family road trip movie. That's because the Millers aren't your conventional movie family.
Lead by Jason Sudeikis (fresh off his recent exit from "Saturday Night Live") and Aniston and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber ("Dodgeball"), "We're The Millers" stars Sudeikis as David, a small-time pot dealer forced to graduate to international drug trafficking by his boss Brad (Ed Helms), who's like Tony Montana by way of Mr. Rogers. So, reasoning that clean-cut families draw less suspicion at the border, David recruits a fake wife and kids to help move his boss' product back from Mexico. Only this supposedly "all-American" family consists of a stripper, a runaway and a dorky teen.
In other words, the Millers aren't exactly a Norman Rockwell painting. So who are they then?...
Lead by Jason Sudeikis (fresh off his recent exit from "Saturday Night Live") and Aniston and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber ("Dodgeball"), "We're The Millers" stars Sudeikis as David, a small-time pot dealer forced to graduate to international drug trafficking by his boss Brad (Ed Helms), who's like Tony Montana by way of Mr. Rogers. So, reasoning that clean-cut families draw less suspicion at the border, David recruits a fake wife and kids to help move his boss' product back from Mexico. Only this supposedly "all-American" family consists of a stripper, a runaway and a dorky teen.
In other words, the Millers aren't exactly a Norman Rockwell painting. So who are they then?...
- 8/7/2013
- by Rick Mele
- Moviefone
We were excited to announce recently that the beloved cult film distribution company Grindhouse Releasing is making a comeback this year after a lengthy hiatus, and among their slate of new and upcoming releases is the rare and controversial 1968 thriller Corruption, starring horror icon Peter Cushing in a shocking role as a pervy, homicidal doctor. Honoring Cushing's 100th birthday this year, Grindhouse has unveiled the complete details on the Corruption Blu-ray/DVD combo, scheduled for release on October 8th. The new HD presentation was mastered from original vault elements and restores graphic scenes that were cut from the Us release. Disc features include the following: Interviews with stars Wendy Varnals, Billy Murray, Jan Waters and Peter Cushing Audio commentary by acclaimed UK horror journalist Jonathan Rigby and Peter Cushing biographer David Miller Isolated music and effects track Liner notes by Allan Bryce, editor of the celebrated British horror magazine The Dark Side Extensive still galleries,...
- 7/25/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Just a quick We’re the Millers update! After Casey and Kenny, we have another character poster for the whole thing, this time with Jason Sudeikis as David Miller! In case you forgot, he’s a small-time pot dealer in Rawson Marshall Thurber‘s upcoming comedy, and his clientele includes chefs & soccer moms. Go ahead, meet David: a drug dealer, turned dad! So, what could go wrong? Apparently everything, ’cause this small-time pot dealer has a perfect plan – he hires a phony family as camouflage to bring two metric tons of weed from Mexico to Colorado. With a little help from his fake wife, played by...
- 6/13/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
Meet David Miller, a seemingly mild-mannered married man and father of two who is planning a family road trip to Mexico. But let's get real for a moment. There is no David Miller. This poster.courtesy of Facebook.actually features David Burke, a grungy, low-level pot-dealer who has been tasked with picking up a massive shipment of drugs from Mexico by a sociopath who owns a shark-chomping killer whale that swims around the aquarium walls of his office. So, what does screw-up Burke decide is the best way to get this massive haul of marijuana through customs? By pulling together a fake family of misfits to masquerade the drug run as a family vacation. That is the wild plotline of the upcoming New Line comedy We're the Millers. Jason Sudeikis, who has played cads in Hall Pass, Horrible Bosses and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, stars as the duplicitous David.
- 6/12/2013
- cinemablend.com
For the fans of this wonderful man, which I proudly count myself as one; 26 May 2013 marks the centenary of horror legend Peter Cushing. One of the most versatile actors to grace the big screen, Cushing never gave a single bad performance throughout his 50-year career. A dedicated perfectionist, who believed in giving nothing less than his best effort, Cushing’s 100% commitment always lifted a bad film. The movie may fail him but he would never fail his public.
Cushing began his acting career in repertory theatre and with his legendary one-way ticket to Hollywood, made his film debut in 1939. After a couple of productive years in the States, he worked his way back to England following the outbreak of World War 2. Marrying actress Helen Beck, he worked on stage but struggled to find good roles until he became a member of the RSC under Laurence Oliver. As British TV’s first big star,...
Cushing began his acting career in repertory theatre and with his legendary one-way ticket to Hollywood, made his film debut in 1939. After a couple of productive years in the States, he worked his way back to England following the outbreak of World War 2. Marrying actress Helen Beck, he worked on stage but struggled to find good roles until he became a member of the RSC under Laurence Oliver. As British TV’s first big star,...
- 5/28/2013
- Shadowlocked
May 26th marked what would have been the 100th birthday of Peter Cushing, a thespian whose efforts on stage as well as screens both big and small left such a mark on viewers that it often seems as though he’s always been a part of popular culture. This is not entirely inappropriate, as popular culture was virtually always a part of Cushing himself, from the comic strips he was creating at five years of age to the Tom Mix movies which thrilled him as a youngster to the plays in which he appeared at Purley County Secondary School in Sussex, England. These moments in Cushing’s life are but a scant few of the fascinating facts to be found within a new biography of the actor—Peter Cushing: A Life in Film, by David Miller—but aside from his various credits over the course of his lengthy career, what...
- 5/28/2013
- by Will Harris
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Shia Labeouf released his latest directorial effort in the form of a short film he created for the band Future Unlimited's song "Haunted Love." The band's singer, David Miller, is featured alongside Shia's real-life love, Mia Goth. Shia himself stars opposite Mia in their upcoming project, Nymphomaniac, which was directed by the provocative Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier. Shia told The New York Times that Lars made casting the short "quiet easy" and that he "found a very special actress in Mia Goth. I pitched it to her on set. She agreed." Shia's latest task as director takes a gory and somewhat disturbing turn involving eerie scenes of blood and death. Watch Shia's new short and tell us what you think - do you applaud him for taking risks behind the camera, or is it just too bloody to watch? popsugar pollShia Labeouf's Short - Directorial Success or Disturbing? Directorial...
- 5/16/2013
- by Meghan Rooney
- Popsugar.com
Delving into directing, Shia Labeouf created a creepy short film entitled "Haunted Love," set to the song by the same title by the band Future Unlimited.
In the short, the "Transformer" actor's girlfriend Mia Goth plays the lead female role, with Future Unlimited frontman David Miller as her male counterpart.
Scenes include Mia poisoning David as a baby cries on the floor, the child later burning in a fireplace, a bloody bathtub birth, and a brutal ax attack.
In an interview with the New York Times, the 26-year-old budding director explained that the work was inspired by the dancer Deena Thompsen and music video director Alma Har'el. He shared, "Working with them re-introduced me to dance as an emotive art form -- last dance I [played around] with was the Tootsie Roll. The experience both in being around them and keeping in touch creatively inspired me to start writing a treatment, which...
In the short, the "Transformer" actor's girlfriend Mia Goth plays the lead female role, with Future Unlimited frontman David Miller as her male counterpart.
Scenes include Mia poisoning David as a baby cries on the floor, the child later burning in a fireplace, a bloody bathtub birth, and a brutal ax attack.
In an interview with the New York Times, the 26-year-old budding director explained that the work was inspired by the dancer Deena Thompsen and music video director Alma Har'el. He shared, "Working with them re-introduced me to dance as an emotive art form -- last dance I [played around] with was the Tootsie Roll. The experience both in being around them and keeping in touch creatively inspired me to start writing a treatment, which...
- 5/16/2013
- GossipCenter
This article originally appeared in the February 2004 issue of Venice Magazine. It was the second time I've interviewed Baz, the first one being for the theatrical release of Moulin Rouge! back in 2001 (Still looking for that interview! It's on the ancient technology of floppy disc somewhere in my files.) This interview was for the Los Angeles run of "La Boheme" at the Los Angeles Opera.
It's hard to believe that it's been seven years since Luhrmann has had a theatrical film released as a director. But his Australia, starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, will be released later this year. Looking forward to it.
Closing the Red Curtain with “La Boheme”
Before moving on from the cinematic delights of his Red Curtain Trilogy, Baz Luhrmann revisits the Puccini masterwork which kicked off his career.
By Terry Keefe
I first spoke to filmmaker Baz Luhrmann in the spring of 2001, on the...
It's hard to believe that it's been seven years since Luhrmann has had a theatrical film released as a director. But his Australia, starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, will be released later this year. Looking forward to it.
Closing the Red Curtain with “La Boheme”
Before moving on from the cinematic delights of his Red Curtain Trilogy, Baz Luhrmann revisits the Puccini masterwork which kicked off his career.
By Terry Keefe
I first spoke to filmmaker Baz Luhrmann in the spring of 2001, on the...
- 5/12/2013
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
This week saw the release of a new book that details the life and career of horror legend, Peter Cushing. Titled, Peter Cushing: A Life in Film, we have an exclusive excerpt that talks about The Curse of Frankenstein, and multiple photos from the book:
“Peter Cushing was an unforgettable presence in cult cinema of the fifties, sixties and seventies, and remains one of Britain’s best-loved film stars. Cushing made a huge impact in the groundbreaking television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four, and went on to find international fame as Baron Frankenstein and Doctor Van Helsing in the most acclaimed films from the Hammer house of horror. During his lengthy career, Cushing also played Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes and Grand Moff Tarkin, the villain of the original Star Wars.
Author David Miller has written a definitive guide to the stage and screen career of a legendary star, drawing upon...
“Peter Cushing was an unforgettable presence in cult cinema of the fifties, sixties and seventies, and remains one of Britain’s best-loved film stars. Cushing made a huge impact in the groundbreaking television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four, and went on to find international fame as Baron Frankenstein and Doctor Van Helsing in the most acclaimed films from the Hammer house of horror. During his lengthy career, Cushing also played Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes and Grand Moff Tarkin, the villain of the original Star Wars.
Author David Miller has written a definitive guide to the stage and screen career of a legendary star, drawing upon...
- 4/19/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
David Miller has contributed to such magazines as TV Zone, Starburst and Film Review, and until 2007 he was the editor of Shivers. He co-wrote the book They Came from Outer Space with Mark Gatiss, but his latest project is perhaps his most challenging yet. In Peter Cushing: A Life in Film, Miller has written a definitive guide to the stage and screen career of a legendary star, drawing upon conversations with Cushing’s friends and colleagues, archive material held by the BBC and Hammer Film Productions, and previously unpublished correspondence with Cushing himself. This in-depth research forms the basis for a revealing re-assessment of the career and achievements of this much admired and very private actor. Many thanks to David for talking to us. Firstly, can you tell us about how you approached condensing the amazing career of Peter Cushing into a single book? It was quite a job!
- 4/17/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
David Miller's new book Peter Cushing: A Life in Film is now available from most major retailers. Peter Cushing was brought to fame through his roles as Baron Frankenstein and Doctor Van Helsing in the acclaimed horror movies from Hammer Films Productions.
We recently chatted with the author of the new book to discuss Cushing's memorable presence in cult cinema.
Amanda Dyar: Your new book Peter Cushing: A Life in Film details the career of Peter Cushing. Can you tell us what motivated you to write this particular book?
David Miller: Growing up, Peter Cushing was one of those reassuring faces you’d see on television every so often. I wasn’t old enough to see the Hammer films in the cinema, so there was always something deliciously out-of-reach about them. Then when I started seeing the original Hammers on TV, I became aware of the sheer quality of them,...
We recently chatted with the author of the new book to discuss Cushing's memorable presence in cult cinema.
Amanda Dyar: Your new book Peter Cushing: A Life in Film details the career of Peter Cushing. Can you tell us what motivated you to write this particular book?
David Miller: Growing up, Peter Cushing was one of those reassuring faces you’d see on television every so often. I wasn’t old enough to see the Hammer films in the cinema, so there was always something deliciously out-of-reach about them. Then when I started seeing the original Hammers on TV, I became aware of the sheer quality of them,...
- 4/17/2013
- by Amanda Dyar
- DreadCentral.com
Next week Titan Books will release Peter Cushing: A Life In Film, here’s an early review of the book.
The release of Peter Cushing: A Life In Film coincides with the centenary of Cushing’s birth, and writer David Miller has put together a thorough and fascinating collection of anecdotes and memorabilia in this biography of life and career. The book looks at Cushing’s early days in regional theater all the way to the successes on the big screen. You get a look at his roles like Van Helsing, Frankenstein, and Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars), but also the lesser known roles.
I found myself equally interested in Cushing’s personal life while reading as well, such as being medically unfit for active service in WW2 or his friendship with Laurence Olivier that led to an Australasian theater tour and a nervous breakdown. You will find...
The release of Peter Cushing: A Life In Film coincides with the centenary of Cushing’s birth, and writer David Miller has put together a thorough and fascinating collection of anecdotes and memorabilia in this biography of life and career. The book looks at Cushing’s early days in regional theater all the way to the successes on the big screen. You get a look at his roles like Van Helsing, Frankenstein, and Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars), but also the lesser known roles.
I found myself equally interested in Cushing’s personal life while reading as well, such as being medically unfit for active service in WW2 or his friendship with Laurence Olivier that led to an Australasian theater tour and a nervous breakdown. You will find...
- 4/12/2013
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Review Aliya Whiteley 21 Mar 2013 - 06:02
To mark the centenary of his birth, Titan Books brings us Peter Cushing: A Life In Film. Here's Aliya's review of a great book...
Some actors become the focus of public sentiment. We love them, hate them, laugh at them – not as the characters they play, but in what we perceive to be their real life. Few actors continue to inspire such respect after their death as Peter Cushing, and the strength of this account of Cushing’s life and film roles is that it understands the admiration we feel for him, as an actor, and as a human.
Peter Cushing: A Life In Film is being published to coincide with the centenary of Cushing’s birth, and writer David Miller brings together a thorough and fascinating collection of anecdotes and memorabilia in this chronological journey that focuses on the progression of his career,...
To mark the centenary of his birth, Titan Books brings us Peter Cushing: A Life In Film. Here's Aliya's review of a great book...
Some actors become the focus of public sentiment. We love them, hate them, laugh at them – not as the characters they play, but in what we perceive to be their real life. Few actors continue to inspire such respect after their death as Peter Cushing, and the strength of this account of Cushing’s life and film roles is that it understands the admiration we feel for him, as an actor, and as a human.
Peter Cushing: A Life In Film is being published to coincide with the centenary of Cushing’s birth, and writer David Miller brings together a thorough and fascinating collection of anecdotes and memorabilia in this chronological journey that focuses on the progression of his career,...
- 3/20/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
It's the reign of the robots on screen, even though Spielberg's Robopocalypse went back to the drawing board for a total rethink.
Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim will show pilot-operated machines tackling an invasion of giant monsters, another Transformers is on the way and the next X-Men film is an exciting time-travel tale that will see mutant-hunting Sentinels targeting the team.
Continuing the trend but on a much smaller scale is Robot & Frank, which will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on March 8, 2013.
An official UK poster was recently unveiled for the movie, which is directed by Jake Schreier and stars Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden and Liv Tyler, with Robot voiced by Peter Sarsgaard.
Robot & Frank is a buddy caper. Set in the near future, ageing curmudgeon and retired jewel thief Frank (Frank Langella) lives a solitary life until his son (James Marsden) installs a caretaker robot,...
Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim will show pilot-operated machines tackling an invasion of giant monsters, another Transformers is on the way and the next X-Men film is an exciting time-travel tale that will see mutant-hunting Sentinels targeting the team.
Continuing the trend but on a much smaller scale is Robot & Frank, which will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on March 8, 2013.
An official UK poster was recently unveiled for the movie, which is directed by Jake Schreier and stars Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden and Liv Tyler, with Robot voiced by Peter Sarsgaard.
Robot & Frank is a buddy caper. Set in the near future, ageing curmudgeon and retired jewel thief Frank (Frank Langella) lives a solitary life until his son (James Marsden) installs a caretaker robot,...
- 2/5/2013
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
DeeDee Bigelow, a sci-fi/horror actress, has given GeekTryant an exclusive first look at the poster for the new short film she's starring in, Miss Poppins! The film also stars Brett Wagner, P David Miller, Jesse Nelson, Roger Torres, Ron Kari, and Jr Gennuso. And introducing Shadow, the dog!
Synopsis:
Miss Poppins is an avid yoga class participant...at least that is what her boyfriend thinks. But it isn't yoga that Miss Poppins is off to do. Instead, there is an international incident that she must handle, alone. Let's just hope she is tough enough to save the day!
I met Miss Bigelow when she came to Memphis a few years ago for a local convention. We talked for a good while and she's very kind and funny! I can't wait to see Miss Poppins!
Source: Miss Poppins Facebook (www.facebook.com/misspoppinsmovie)...
Synopsis:
Miss Poppins is an avid yoga class participant...at least that is what her boyfriend thinks. But it isn't yoga that Miss Poppins is off to do. Instead, there is an international incident that she must handle, alone. Let's just hope she is tough enough to save the day!
I met Miss Bigelow when she came to Memphis a few years ago for a local convention. We talked for a good while and she's very kind and funny! I can't wait to see Miss Poppins!
Source: Miss Poppins Facebook (www.facebook.com/misspoppinsmovie)...
- 1/27/2013
- by Zack Parks
- GeekTyrant
President Obama has picked up a major celebrity endorsement – Betty White. The actress says that she normally keeps her politics to herself, but that she likes “how he represents us.” I wonder if that will help with the older demographic?
Speaking of President Obama, Ryan Murphy and his fiancé David Miller are going to host a fundraising dinner for the president, coinciding with a major Glbt fundraiser in Los Angeles. Dinner with the president will cost $40,000 per couple or $25,000 for singles, and between the concert and the dinner they expect to raise between $5 million and $10 million dollars. This is on top of the $15 million the president raised with the George Clooney fundraiser this past week.
Earlier this week, we told you about Keaton Fuller, the Iowa teen who had won a $40,000 Matthew Shepherd scholarship, but the local bishop had forbidden the Eychaner Foundation from presenting it at graduation because they promote gay rights.
Speaking of President Obama, Ryan Murphy and his fiancé David Miller are going to host a fundraising dinner for the president, coinciding with a major Glbt fundraiser in Los Angeles. Dinner with the president will cost $40,000 per couple or $25,000 for singles, and between the concert and the dinner they expect to raise between $5 million and $10 million dollars. This is on top of the $15 million the president raised with the George Clooney fundraiser this past week.
Earlier this week, we told you about Keaton Fuller, the Iowa teen who had won a $40,000 Matthew Shepherd scholarship, but the local bishop had forbidden the Eychaner Foundation from presenting it at graduation because they promote gay rights.
- 5/13/2012
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
David Miller/Abaca
Just imagine how fabulous the nursery must be: Vern Yip is now a designing dad.
Gavin Joshua Mannox was born Wednesday, Jan. 6 via surrogate to the Hgtv star and his partner, People has learned exclusively. The baby was 7 lbs., 6 oz., and 19 ½ inches long.
“He is beautiful and perfect and we are, naturally, already in love with him,” says Vern.
The Trading Spaces alum will soon be busy with more than diapers and bottles: Vern will be shooting his fifth season as head judge of Design Star, Hgtv’s reality competition show, now helmed by Mark Burnett — the...
Just imagine how fabulous the nursery must be: Vern Yip is now a designing dad.
Gavin Joshua Mannox was born Wednesday, Jan. 6 via surrogate to the Hgtv star and his partner, People has learned exclusively. The baby was 7 lbs., 6 oz., and 19 ½ inches long.
“He is beautiful and perfect and we are, naturally, already in love with him,” says Vern.
The Trading Spaces alum will soon be busy with more than diapers and bottles: Vern will be shooting his fifth season as head judge of Design Star, Hgtv’s reality competition show, now helmed by Mark Burnett — the...
- 1/13/2010
- by Sarah
- People - CelebrityBabies
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