Emily Ratajkowski has been cast opposite Zac Efron in We Are Your Friends.
Best known for her role in Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' music video, the actress will take the female lead in Max Joseph's DJ film, reports Deadline.
Jonny Weston, Shiloh Fernandez and Alex Shaffer are also in talks for the film about an aspiring Hollywood DJ.
The promise of an older DJ to be his mentor begins to go sour when they become caught in a love triangle.
Ratajkowski will also play Ben Affleck's mistress in David Fincher's much anticipated adaptation of Helen Flynn's bestselling novel Gone Girl.
Joseph, the co-host of MTV's Catfish series, will make his directorial debut on We Are Your Friends.
Watch Emily Ratajkowski in Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' video below:...
Best known for her role in Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' music video, the actress will take the female lead in Max Joseph's DJ film, reports Deadline.
Jonny Weston, Shiloh Fernandez and Alex Shaffer are also in talks for the film about an aspiring Hollywood DJ.
The promise of an older DJ to be his mentor begins to go sour when they become caught in a love triangle.
Ratajkowski will also play Ben Affleck's mistress in David Fincher's much anticipated adaptation of Helen Flynn's bestselling novel Gone Girl.
Joseph, the co-host of MTV's Catfish series, will make his directorial debut on We Are Your Friends.
Watch Emily Ratajkowski in Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' video below:...
- 8/1/2014
- Digital Spy
Emily Ratajkowski, better known as the breakout star of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," will follow up her part in David Fincher's Gone Girl with We Are Your Friends, starring Zach Efron as an up-and-coming DJ trying to make his way in the Edm scene. Everything about this project sounds pretty ridiculous, but bear in mind the film is being directed by Max Joseph, co-star of MTV’s Catfish, so there's a chance this is all just one big social experiment. We hope?...
- 8/1/2014
- by Anna Silman
- Vulture
Model Emily Ratajkowski and Zac Efron are set to star together in upcoming film “We Are Your Friends,” the directorial debut of Max Joseph, co-star of MTV’S “Catfish” series. According to Deadline, the film follows a 23-year-old DJ named Cole through the worlds of electronic music and Hollywood nightlife as he spends his days scheming with childhood friends and nights working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Things become complicated when Cole is taken under the wing of older DJ James, and begins to fall for James’s girlfriend, Sophie. Jonny Weston, Shiloh Fernandez and Alex Shaffer are reportedly also [...]
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- 8/1/2014
- by Christina Edwards
- UpandComers
• Elle Fanning is attached to star in the film adaptation of the Ya novel All the Bright Places—before the book even hits shelves. The love story by Jennifer Niven is about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die. It won’t be published until Jan. 6, 2015. [Variety]
• Emily Ratajkowski, the model best known for her appearance in Robin Thicke’s controversial “Blurred Lines” music video, will star opposite Zac Efron in the coming-of-age drama We Are Your Friends. The film marks the directorial debut of Catfish star Max Joseph, who co-wrote the script with Meaghan Oppenheimer.
• Emily Ratajkowski, the model best known for her appearance in Robin Thicke’s controversial “Blurred Lines” music video, will star opposite Zac Efron in the coming-of-age drama We Are Your Friends. The film marks the directorial debut of Catfish star Max Joseph, who co-wrote the script with Meaghan Oppenheimer.
- 7/31/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside Movies
Emily Ratajkowski ("Gone Girl") has landed the female lead opposite Zac Efron in Max Joseph's coming of age DJ movie "We Are Your Friends" for Working Title and Studio Canal. Efron plays an aspiring 23 year old Hollywood DJ named Cole who spends his days scheming with his childhood friends and his nights working on the one track that will set the world on fire.
All of this changes when he meets a charismatic but damaged older DJ named James who takes him under his wing. Things get complicated, however, when Cole starts falling for James' much younger girlfriend, Sophie.
Jonny Weston, Shiloh Fernandez and Alex Shaffer are also in various stages of negotiations to join the film which starts shooting August 18th in the San Fernando Valley.
Ratajkowski made waves with her appearance in Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" music video which led to her casting as Ben Affleck...
All of this changes when he meets a charismatic but damaged older DJ named James who takes him under his wing. Things get complicated, however, when Cole starts falling for James' much younger girlfriend, Sophie.
Jonny Weston, Shiloh Fernandez and Alex Shaffer are also in various stages of negotiations to join the film which starts shooting August 18th in the San Fernando Valley.
Ratajkowski made waves with her appearance in Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" music video which led to her casting as Ben Affleck...
- 7/31/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
After getting very up close and personal with Robin Thicke in the Nsfw music video for his somewhat sketchy song “Blurred Lines,” model Emily Ratajkowski experienced an almost meteoric rise to fame, landing on the cover of GQ and bagging a key supporting role in this fall’s Gone Girl, a David Fincher-directed Oscar contender based on the thriller by Gillian Flynn. Now, she’s taking more steps to cement her current status as Hollywood’s new It Girl by signing on to star opposite Zac Efron in We Are Your Friends.
Max Joseph, co-star of MTV’s Catfish series, will be directing the film, which he scripted with Meaghan Oppenheimer working from a story by Richard Silverman. A coming-of-age drama, We Are Your Friends takes a look inside the worlds of electronic music and the Hollywood nightlife. As per Deadline:
“An aspiring 23 year old DJ named Cole (Efron...
Max Joseph, co-star of MTV’s Catfish series, will be directing the film, which he scripted with Meaghan Oppenheimer working from a story by Richard Silverman. A coming-of-age drama, We Are Your Friends takes a look inside the worlds of electronic music and the Hollywood nightlife. As per Deadline:
“An aspiring 23 year old DJ named Cole (Efron...
- 7/31/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
“Gone Girl” star Emily Ratajkowski has landed the female lead opposite Zac Efron in Max Joseph's DJ movie “We Are Your Friends,” TheWrap has learned. Also read: ‘Gone Girl’ Star Emily Ratajkowski Strips Down – Again – for GQ (Photos) Working Title is producing the movie, which Studio Canal is financing. Ratajkowski made waves with her appearance in Robin Thicke's “Blurred Lines” video, which led to her casting as Ben Affleck‘s mistress in David Fincher‘s “Gone Girl.” Also read: Ben Affleck's ‘Gone Girl’ Casts ‘Blurred Lines’ Beauty Emily Ratajkowski (Exclusive) She's represented by Innovative Artists.
- 7/31/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Emily Ratajkowski, the model who parlayed a risque appearance in Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” video into a GQ cover stamping her the next big thing, and a lead role opposite Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike in David Fincher’s Gone Girl, will star alongside Zac Efron in We Are Your Friends, a film that will be directed by Max Joseph, co-star of MTV’s Catfish series. Joseph makes his directing debut on a script he wrote with Meaghan Oppenheimer from a story by Richard Silverman. Working Title Films partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will produce. Studio Canal is financing, and […]...
- 7/31/2014
- Deadline
MTV has given a straight-to-series order to “Shannara,” a fantasy based on a series of Terry Brooks novels that began in 1977. Also, hoaxing people online is apparently still a thing: The network also ordered a fourth season of “Catfish.” Also read: ‘Catfish’ Star Max Joseph to Direct DJ Movie for Working Title (Exclusive) The network made the announcements at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. The network ordered a 10-episode first season, but the show will have plenty of material from which to draw: There are more than 20 books in Brooks’ series. Also read: ‘Catfish’ Alum Michael Fortunato Dead at 26 Jonathan.
- 7/11/2014
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
MTV’s Catfish doesn’t always save the big catches for its season finales – the first season finale centered on a tale so classic that it seemed as if it should be served with a side of fries and some coleslaw, a genuine romance marred by one half of the couple sending pictures of someone else and lying about her life (they eventually worked it out, at least for a bit), while the second season ended with a somewhat similar storyline (though this one was elevated by the revelation that the Catfisher had already run this same game on the Catfishee before) – so while we’ve come to expect blockbuster season finales from most other shows, the reality program seems disinterested in delivering that kind of television. Unless, of course, there’s a supermodel available to assist hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph as they go about their searching (read: stalking, Googling...
- 7/10/2014
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Fellow fishermen, we have reached the end of season 3. Can you believe it?
As a present for wading through all the complex cyber love stories this season, Catfish is giving us a guest star. In this episode, Selita Ebanks is taking shotgun, while Max Joseph is sent to the back of the car to film. After hearing the model was a fan of the show, Nev Schulman invited her for a ride-along. At first it seems ridiculous to have a random celebrity join the team, but Ebanks proves she knows how to serve harsh truths and offer tender moments just...
As a present for wading through all the complex cyber love stories this season, Catfish is giving us a guest star. In this episode, Selita Ebanks is taking shotgun, while Max Joseph is sent to the back of the car to film. After hearing the model was a fan of the show, Nev Schulman invited her for a ride-along. At first it seems ridiculous to have a random celebrity join the team, but Ebanks proves she knows how to serve harsh truths and offer tender moments just...
- 7/10/2014
- by Kelli Bender
- People.com - TV Watch
Fellow fishermen, we have reached the end of season 3. Can you believe it? As a present for wading through all the complex cyber love stories this season, Catfish is giving us a guest star. In this episode, Selita Ebanks is taking shotgun, while Max Joseph is sent to the back of the car to film. After hearing the model was a fan of the show, Nev Schulman invited her for a ride-along. At first it seems ridiculous to have a random celebrity join the team, but Ebanks proves she knows how to serve harsh truths and offer tender moments just...
- 7/10/2014
- by Kelli Bender
- PEOPLE.com
Reeling in foul “Catfish” is nothing new for Internet detectives Nev Schulman and Max Joseph, but on the show’s third season, they’re not letting Internet liars off the hook so easily. As fans have watched Nev and Max on their most recent travels, they’ve noticed that the sleuths aren’t mincing many words (look no further... Read more »...
- 6/30/2014
- by Matthew Scott Donnelly
- MTV Music News
Internet sleuths Nev Schulman and Max Joseph have encountered plenty of hairy situations during their time on “Catfish,” but never before has the term been so applicable. On this week’s episode, hairstylist Solana sought the duo’s help in trying to track down her longtime MySpace crush Elijah. Their profile pics, for review: Yeah, they’ve both... Read more »...
- 6/20/2014
- by Jordana Ossad
- MTV Music News
"This is the kind of loser that gives our show a bad name," Max Joseph indignantly proclaims before storming off-camera in the most recent episode of Catfish. So yeah, this one was a doozy. This season, Nev Schulman and his camera-claw buddy Max have encountered lying family members, talented schemers and scorned celebs, but they were still shocked by the web of lies they unraveled this time. The saga starts with John, a city boy born and raised in South Detroit, also known as Dearborn, Michigan. John comes to our Catfish connoisseurs with the usual tale of finding love online...
- 6/12/2014
- by Kelli Bender
- PEOPLE.com
The lovesick on “Catfish” seek out the help of Internet detectives Max Joseph and Nev Schulman because of the duo’s technological expertise and superior snooping, but it’s possible they’d be bested by John, the enamored hopeful featured on tonight’s episode. As an It professional, the Detroit resident has made a career out of sorting through... Read more »...
- 6/12/2014
- by Matthew Scott Donnelly
- MTV Music News
Narcos
"Game of Thrones" scene stealer Pedro Pascal and rising young thesp Boyd Holbrook ("Hatfields and McCoys") have joined the cast of Netflix's ten-episode TV series "Narcos" which deals with Colombian cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura).
Pascal plays Javier Pena, a Mexican DEA agent sent to Colombia on a U.S. mission to capture and ultimately kill Colombian cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura). Holbrook will play native West Virginian and U.S. DEA agent Steve Murphy who joins Pena on the mission. [Source: Deadline]
Untitled DJ Project
Zac Efron is in negotiations to star in Max Joseph's coming-of-age electronic dance music-themed Untitled DJ Project for Working Title.
Written by Joseph and Meaghan Oppenheimer, the story follows a young DJ as he works on what he hopes will be his first hit track. Filming begins this July in Los Angeles. [Source: The Wrap]
The Longest Ride
Alan Alda is set to join George...
"Game of Thrones" scene stealer Pedro Pascal and rising young thesp Boyd Holbrook ("Hatfields and McCoys") have joined the cast of Netflix's ten-episode TV series "Narcos" which deals with Colombian cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura).
Pascal plays Javier Pena, a Mexican DEA agent sent to Colombia on a U.S. mission to capture and ultimately kill Colombian cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura). Holbrook will play native West Virginian and U.S. DEA agent Steve Murphy who joins Pena on the mission. [Source: Deadline]
Untitled DJ Project
Zac Efron is in negotiations to star in Max Joseph's coming-of-age electronic dance music-themed Untitled DJ Project for Working Title.
Written by Joseph and Meaghan Oppenheimer, the story follows a young DJ as he works on what he hopes will be his first hit track. Filming begins this July in Los Angeles. [Source: The Wrap]
The Longest Ride
Alan Alda is set to join George...
- 6/6/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
While “Star Wars” and Marvel franchise rumors are just that thus far regarding Zac Efron, one thing is clear—the actor is certainly willing at the present to play up his public image for laughs, as “Neighbors” recently exampled to a surprisingly effective degree. He’s got the range to add some empathy to the character as well, and it’s clear directors have been paying attention to that juggling act, as a new role could see Efron back in sending up his partying ways. The Wrap reports Efron is in negotiations to star in an Untitled DJ Project produced by Working Title and directed by Max Joseph, one-half of the hosting team on MTV’s “Catfish” series. Following a young DJ as he navigates the music world and aims to deliver his first club hit, the film will serve as Joseph’s feature directorial debut; he isn’t entirely...
- 6/6/2014
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Tenth Circuit extends stay on Utah marriages, Andrew Keenan-Bolger is ready to ride, first look at Sharknado 2: The Second One
Zac Efron is in negotiations for Max Joseph’s DJ project. It’s a coming of age story about a young DJ who’s working on what he hopes will be his first hit track. Just remember Zac, you can’t have a hit dance track without playing in all the gay clubs. Go for authenticity!
A new study says that there really is a gay gene. Well, at least two gay genes, and estimates are that there are more, with these two providing about 40% of the information to produce a gay man. The study also calms fears that genetic testing could be done in the womb because the interactions between multiple genes could be too difficult to test for.
An anonymous gay footballer in the Under 19 Bundesliga says...
Zac Efron is in negotiations for Max Joseph’s DJ project. It’s a coming of age story about a young DJ who’s working on what he hopes will be his first hit track. Just remember Zac, you can’t have a hit dance track without playing in all the gay clubs. Go for authenticity!
A new study says that there really is a gay gene. Well, at least two gay genes, and estimates are that there are more, with these two providing about 40% of the information to produce a gay man. The study also calms fears that genetic testing could be done in the womb because the interactions between multiple genes could be too difficult to test for.
An anonymous gay footballer in the Under 19 Bundesliga says...
- 6/6/2014
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Hot off the stunning success of “Neighbors,” Zac Efron is in negotiations to star in Max Joseph's Untitled DJ Project, which will be produced by Working Title, multiple individuals familiar with the film have told TheWrap. Written by Joseph and Meaghan Oppenheimer, the coming-of-age story follows a young DJ as he works on what he hopes will be his first hit track. A representative for Working Title had no comment. See photos: The Evolution of Zac Efron: From Squeaky Clean ‘High School’ Star to Raunchy Frat King Joseph is an up-and-coming filmmaker who co-hosts MTV's “Catfish” with Nev Schulman.
- 6/5/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Tracie Thoms made a splash on TV on Wednesday, but it wasn't for a new role. The actress and singer was the first celebrity to appear on Catfish seeking the help of Nev Schulman and Max Joseph. In case you missed it, here's what went down. Thoms, who is known for her roles in Rent—both on Broadway and on film— and Cold Case, had been in contact with a super fan by the name of Sammie. Sammie helped promote Thoms' projects and the two communicated via Twitter. As Thoms said in the episode, a fan like Sammie is a dream come true to spread the word about projects. But Thoms wasn't the only person Sammie was speaking to. She also befriended Thoms' producer friend Lotti Knowles and The Glee...
- 6/5/2014
- E! Online
Sometimes celebrities really are just like "normal people." Not only do they buy groceries and go to the park, they can also get caught up in the tangled web of a catfish, as Rent actress Tracie Thoms did in the latest episode of Catfish. The star reached out to Nev Schulman and Max Joseph for help following up on a deceiving Twitter fan. By the time our boys arrived, Tracie had already discovered that one of her Twitter followers was pretending to be someone she was not. When the actress tried to confront her fan "Sammie" about the behavior, the...
- 6/5/2014
- by Kelli Bender
- PEOPLE.com
Sometimes celebrities really are just like "normal people." Not only do they buy groceries and go to the park, they can also get caught up in the tangled web of a catfish, as Rent actress Tracie Thoms did in the latest episode of Catfish.
The star reached out to Nev Schulman and Max Joseph for help following up on a deceiving Twitter fan. By the time our boys arrived, Tracie had already discovered that one of her Twitter followers was pretending to be someone she was not. When the actress tried to confront her fan "Sammie" about the behavior, the...
The star reached out to Nev Schulman and Max Joseph for help following up on a deceiving Twitter fan. By the time our boys arrived, Tracie had already discovered that one of her Twitter followers was pretending to be someone she was not. When the actress tried to confront her fan "Sammie" about the behavior, the...
- 6/5/2014
- by Kelli Bender
- People.com - TV Watch
Nev Schulman and Max Joseph untangled their first non-romantic web of deceit on last week’s episode of “Catfish.” The dynamic duo helped Philly resident Lucille come face-to-face with Kidd Cole, who claimed to be a music producer working for Kanye West‘s G.O.O.D. label. Turned out, Kidd was a con artist who duped Lucille for her... Read more »...
- 6/3/2014
- by Jordana Ossad
- MTV Music News
On tonight’s “Catfish,” Internet detectives Nev Schulman and Max Joseph ventured into new territory, taking on a case that had nothing to do with online romance. A Washington D.C. man named Kidd Cole, who claimed to be a music producer under Kanye West‘s G.O.O.D. label, threw the guys — and a young Philadelphia resident named... Read more »...
- 5/29/2014
- by Matthew Scott Donnelly
- MTV Music News
Filmmaker and Catfish investigator Max Joseph told us after last week’s episode that the MTV reality hit “is about breaking through to people and getting them to see themselves and understand their decisions and their actions.” That’s a self-congratulatory way to talk about the Zeitgeisty show in which Joseph and fellow cybersleuth Nev Schulman solve cases of online identity fraud. It’s also the truest way, because Catfish is not just out to expose people lying about their bodies. Like all other reality shows, it’s super contrived, but maybe not in the ways you might think. Here are the eight important things Vulture learned about how Catfish gets made after a frank conversation with series executive producer and MTV senior vice president of news and docs Marshall Eisen. Think of it not as destroying the magic but as proof that all that anxiety is real, which makes Catfish just plain good TV.
- 5/21/2014
- by Denise Martin
- Vulture
Catfish's Nev Schulman is scared of people impersonating him online. The 29-year-old presenter of the MTV reality show - in which he and co-star Max Joseph unmask people using fake social media profiles to build relationships - admitted he feels ''vulnerable'' and ''scared'' when he thinks about people stealing his identity on the internet. Nev exclusively told Bang Showbiz: ''I know for example there was one Facebook page - because I don't have a personal Facebook page - there was one pretending to me that had a lot of fans or followers or friends, I should say, on the page...
- 5/19/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Max Joseph is perhaps best known for being Catfish's resident naysayer, an oft-proclaimed "silver fox" who holds a point-and-shoot camera to get the show’s authentic documentary shaky-cam feel. The third season, which kicked off last week, has a noticeably darker feel to it, with Max and his partner in cybersleuthing, Nev Schulman, investigating cases motivated more by sociopathy than by identity disorders. Joseph spoke with Vulture last week and explained why he feels like #TrueDetectiveSeason2 come to life, how every human being needs a therapist, and what he thinks about fans who refer to the show as Fatfish.How’s your press day going?Good. I just did a fun stint at Good Day New York. They had a full bar for Cinco de Mayo to promote complete depravity. That’s entirely appropriate, with Catfish coming back with a new season of people lying to each other.Sure.
- 5/14/2014
- by Lindsey Weber
- Vulture
Part of the allure of Catfish — MTV's runaway hit about the super-bad side of online romance — is the way that its scenarios could conceivably happen to anyone with an Internet connection and a penchant for reaching out beyond their friend circles. Online personas are, after all, a construct; until Google comes up with a version of Glass that beams a user's every thought to the world at large, people select their own selfies, bon mots, and friend lists for putting out to the world, and even to those who they consider their intimate friends.
- 5/8/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Catfish, the TV show turned buzzword, is back to help love-struck young adults track down their Internet paramours Irl (in real life). On Wednesday, the MTV show kicked off its third season with Nev Schulman and his camera-toting buddy Max Joseph attempting to hook an especially slippery "catfish" - a person who creates a fake social media account using someone else's photos to build online relationships. Formerly catfished himself, Schulman is an expert at rooting out the real identities of the show's posers, but the warning signs are often there all along. After doing a little Catfish detective work during the premiere episode,...
- 5/8/2014
- by Kelli Bender
- PEOPLE.com
Catfish, the TV show turned buzzword, is back to help love-struck young adults track down their Internet paramours Irl (in real life).
On Wednesday, the MTV show kicked off its third season with Nev Schulman and his camera-toting buddy Max Joseph attempting to hook an especially slippery "catfish" – a person who creates a fake social media account using someone else's photos to build online relationships.
Formerly catfished himself, Schulman is an expert at rooting out the real identities of the show's posers, but the warning signs are often there all along. After doing a little Catfish detective work during the premiere episode,...
On Wednesday, the MTV show kicked off its third season with Nev Schulman and his camera-toting buddy Max Joseph attempting to hook an especially slippery "catfish" – a person who creates a fake social media account using someone else's photos to build online relationships.
Formerly catfished himself, Schulman is an expert at rooting out the real identities of the show's posers, but the warning signs are often there all along. After doing a little Catfish detective work during the premiere episode,...
- 5/8/2014
- by Kelli Bender
- People.com - TV Watch
Spring is here and summer is fast approaching, which means it’s totally time for new romance to blossom. Or at least for you to realize that the sweet little daisy you’ve been Im’ing and emailing online is actually a wicked weed. But never fear, Catfish is here to help you. And, yes, to document it for all of America to see. MTV’s cringe-causing docuseries — in which hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph traverse the country to help confused young adults figure out if the love of their life truly is at the other end of that...
- 5/5/2014
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
Another reality couple have called it quits. Catfish's Lauren Meler and Derek Shullenbarger have ended their engagement, a source confirms to Us Weekly. The couple got engaged last October after first meeting on Season 2 of the MTV series. Shullenbarger popped the question to Meler during their season's reunion show seven months ago. The moment, however, wasn't much of a shock to Catfish creators Nev Schulman and Max Joseph. "I did know it was coming, as did Max," Schulman told Us exclusively at the time. "Max and I [...]...
- 5/3/2014
- Us Weekly
The first trailer for Season of MTV's "Catfish" has arrived, and it packs quite a surprise. Among the many faces of people duped online was none other than former "Cold Case" and "Wonderfalls" star Tracie Thoms.
It's not clear exactly what she's doing there, but it seems hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph are helping Thoms track down someone who lied to her online. "Whose funeral was that?" she asks as one point. Thoms addressed her appearance on Twitter, writing, "As you can see, this season of @CatfishMTV is Not just about online dating. Tune in to see what happens!"
The rest of the trailer includes what fans have come to love most about the series, Nev and Max helping people who have been tricked track down those they've been talking to online.
Season 3 of "Catfish" will contain 10 episodes and premieres May 7 at 10 p.m. Et on MTV.
It's not clear exactly what she's doing there, but it seems hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph are helping Thoms track down someone who lied to her online. "Whose funeral was that?" she asks as one point. Thoms addressed her appearance on Twitter, writing, "As you can see, this season of @CatfishMTV is Not just about online dating. Tune in to see what happens!"
The rest of the trailer includes what fans have come to love most about the series, Nev and Max helping people who have been tricked track down those they've been talking to online.
Season 3 of "Catfish" will contain 10 episodes and premieres May 7 at 10 p.m. Et on MTV.
- 4/2/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Could we have a celebrity target on the upcoming season of "Catfish"? MTV just released the first look at Season Three -- and it's pretty intense!Both Nev Schulman and Max Joseph return to the insanely popular reality show, where they investigate whether people's online significant others are who they say they are.From online lovers asking for $6,000 or saying they work with Kanye West, there are definitely a lot of red flags in the trailer above.But it's the brief appearance of Tracie Thoms (who starred on Broadway and in projects like "Cold Case," the "Rent" movie and "Death Proof") that intrigues us the most."Was the plan to give her cancer and kill her? Whose funeral was that?" she's seen asking Nev at one point. We have no idea what the heck she's doing on this show, but we can't wait to find out!"Catfish" returns to MTV...
- 4/2/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
The MTV series ‘Catfish’ has spent two seasons helping those entangled in troublesome online relationships. Host Nev Schulman and cohost Max Joseph come to the aid of individuals desperately trying to meet individuals they’ve been in love with via an online relationship for many years. The show is very successful in bring the two people [&hellip
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- 11/29/2013
- by Chris Norton
- TVovermind.com
A Catfish wedding is on the way! Lauren Meler and Derek Shullenbarger from Season 2 of the series got engaged on the reunion show this past week, thanks in large part to creators Nev Schulman and Max Joseph. And as Schulman reveals to Us Weekly, the unexpected proposal wasn't so shocking after all! "I did know it was coming, as did Max," the 29-year-old host revealed to Us. Indeed, he helped pay for the ring! "Max and I bought Derek the engagement ring so that he could [...]...
- 10/17/2013
- Us Weekly
We've seen our fair share of crazy twists on MTV's addictive reality show "Catfish," but last night one girl went too far.Mike met Caroline on the dating website Plenty of Fish and, despite multiple attempts to meet, they were never able to successfully pull it off. First red flag: They live in the Same City, yet never went out.After a year and a half on online chatting, Mike called up Nev Schulman and Max Joseph to help him figure out, once and for all, if Caroline was the real deal.Well ... surprise, surprise, she wasn't.And while the big reveal wasn't too much of a shock, one of the things she lied about was downright awful: She told Mike she had colon cancer, using it as an excuse as to why they couldn't meet up.Making matters worse, Mike's mom actually had cancer before he was born.The first face-to-face was incredibly awkward,...
- 10/16/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
19-year-old North Carolina native Keyonnah thought her dreams had come true.She struck up an online relationship with her celebrity crush -- Bow Wow. Problem is, the rapper/"106 & Park" host could never meet or Skype in person due to his schedule.A few months into their relationship, Bow Wow sent the young mother $10,000 to help with her expenses. If this was a hoax -- or "catfish" -- it was a pretty elaborate and expensive one.After being pressured from show investigators Nev Schulman and Max Joseph, Bow Wow agreed to meet Keyonnah in Atlanta. Watch how it all unfolded below. "I feel honored, it's dope and it's flattering when they want to be you," the rapper said. "Quite frankly, I would actually like to meet them both.""I am opening the door here at my house and I'm inviting you to come to '106 & Park.'"Looks like Keyonnah will...
- 10/9/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Usually the tricksters on "Catfish" lie about who they are to get attention from online crushes -- but this girl did it for the free stuff.On last night's episode of the MTV show, Aaliyah desperately wanted to meet the girl of her dreams. Even though Alicia lived minutes away, the two had never met -- with Alicia telling Aaliyah she couldn't because she wasn't out to her friends and family.The warning signs were there: Alicia's sister said she had a boyfriend and lied about having a job, while Aaliyah sent her things like a brand new iPhone.And the hopeful romantic had her dreams shattered when Nev Schulman and Max Joseph finally arranged a face-to-face: "You were my job." Harsh! It was definitely one of the MTV reality show's more cruel reveals.Aailyah showed some serious maturity in the situation though, letting Alicia keep the iPhone and giving...
- 9/11/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
While the good folks in charge of programming at MTV might not have known just how bad this year’s Video Music Awards were going to be (read: pretty bad, thanks to Miley Cyrus’ complete transformation into a culture-appropriating pop art nightmare and twenty seconds of *Nsync attempting to fire up the Nostalgia Machine, amongst so many other things), they must have known just how incredible the latest episode of Catfish was going to be. After all, they moved the episode from its normal Tuesday night slot in order to serve as the lead in to the Vma pre-show and the actual ceremony itself. The result? Approximately four and a half hours of television that left our collective jaws on the floor. Hyperbole aside, I watched just about every minute of this stuff with my mouth hanging open, only pausing to routinely ask, “what the hell is going on? What the hell is going on?” Catfish...
- 8/26/2013
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Last night's episode of "Catfish" tackled some serious subject matter -- moving away from fake relationships to issues like post-traumatic stress disorder and weapons of mass destruction.Yeah, it got real ... and ended on a very mysterious note. First a quick recap.Jesse and Brian, a Marine who recently did a tour in Afghanistan, had been talking online for three years and it recently got very serious -- with Brian asking her to move in with him in North Carolina. The two had never met or even video chatted and the one time they made plans to finally get together, he was a no-show due to an unknown (and seemingly sketchy) reason.Enter Nev Schulman and Max Joseph, who did some digging on the Marine and arranged for Jesse to meet her man.While he was who he says he was (a rarity on this show), the Nev and Max...
- 8/21/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
"Catfish" is known for its big reveals -- and while we usually feel bad for the person who was hoodwinked, last night it was a different story.On Tuesday night's episode of the MTV reality show, we were introduced to Mike, a good-looking guy who had a three-year-long online relationship with a girl named Kristen.After sending nude photos to her and turning down women in real life for far too long, Mike was ready to meet his cyber-girlfriend with the help of Nev Schulman and Max Joseph.The warning signs were all there: The two lived 40 miles away but never met, they had no webcam chats and Kristen had a bizarre car accident story involving a fake eye.Turns out, the fake eye thing was real ... but the photos she had been sending Mike were not.Kristen (real name Kristyn) had lied about her name and her appearance --...
- 8/7/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
"Catfish" stars Nev Schulman and Max Joseph seem like pretty laid-back guys -- but on last night's episode, the big reveal made their blood boil.Early in the show, the viewers were introduced to a sweet 18-year-old from Iowa named Jen, a girl who had fallen for a 22-year-old named Skylar Hazen online.Problem is, Skylar doesn't exist.But while most of the so-called "catfishes" on this show turn out to be people with real feelings who just lie about their appearance, the guy behind Hazen -- real name Bryan -- was nothing but a big jerk.Turns out Bryan was stringing tons of women on, felt nothing for Jen and had no remorse for his actions. Jen looked heartbroken while Max and Nev just got angry -- check out the emotionally charged clip above. According to Max, it was even more heated in person, but the footage ended up on the cutting room floor.
- 7/31/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
In this weekly series, writers — and readers — weigh in on ways to rehabilitate much-maligned characters on some of our favorite shows.
First of all, a disclaimer: I know that Max Joseph isn’t actually a fictional character. He’s a living, breathing person, one with thoughts and feelings and an inner life of his own. He probably also has a Google Alert on his name, in which case: Hi, Max!
But here’s the thing — none of that really comes across on MTV’s Catfish, where Max plays sidekick to smiley, hairy, amateur Internet sleuth Nev Schulman, the show’s true star.
First of all, a disclaimer: I know that Max Joseph isn’t actually a fictional character. He’s a living, breathing person, one with thoughts and feelings and an inner life of his own. He probably also has a Google Alert on his name, in which case: Hi, Max!
But here’s the thing — none of that really comes across on MTV’s Catfish, where Max plays sidekick to smiley, hairy, amateur Internet sleuth Nev Schulman, the show’s true star.
- 7/23/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
(Spoilers ahead for the fourth episode of Catfish, which aired last night on MTV.) Four episodes into its second season, MTV’s Catfish finally managed to put together an episode that was genuinely shocking, if only because it featured something we’ve never seen before. Nev Schulman and Max Joseph’s series has so far seen every possible permutation of potential outcomes – people who aren’t who they said they were and don’t care about their paramours, people who aren’t who they said they were and do care about their paramours, people playing pranks, people working under misguided attempts to “help” the other person, men pretending to be women, women pretending to be men, and every other situation in between – well, except for one. Catfish has never documented a relationship in which one or both parties weren’t lying to each other in some way, shape, or form. Despite...
- 7/17/2013
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
"Catfish" is back for Season 2 on MTV and so are the secrets, lies and Internet romances.
Season 2 of "Catfish" kicked off with Cassie, a young woman who had been talking to "Steven" for over two years. The two were supposedly engaged to be married, but had never met or even video chatted. "Steven" was a musician, constantly touring and writing ... supposedly. "Steven" entered Cassie's life at a time when she was on a self-destructive streak. Her father had just been murdered in Haiti and Cassie lost herself in the party scene. "Steven" showed up on her Facebook and helped her navigate her way back to the good girl she used to be.
When Nev Schulman and Max Joseph delved into "Steven," they traced "Steven" back to Tony, the cousin of Cassie's best friend Gladys. Yes, "Steven" was Gladys and her cousin Tony the whole time.
Gladys pretended to be "Steven" online and via text,...
Season 2 of "Catfish" kicked off with Cassie, a young woman who had been talking to "Steven" for over two years. The two were supposedly engaged to be married, but had never met or even video chatted. "Steven" was a musician, constantly touring and writing ... supposedly. "Steven" entered Cassie's life at a time when she was on a self-destructive streak. Her father had just been murdered in Haiti and Cassie lost herself in the party scene. "Steven" showed up on her Facebook and helped her navigate her way back to the good girl she used to be.
When Nev Schulman and Max Joseph delved into "Steven," they traced "Steven" back to Tony, the cousin of Cassie's best friend Gladys. Yes, "Steven" was Gladys and her cousin Tony the whole time.
Gladys pretended to be "Steven" online and via text,...
- 6/26/2013
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
During its first season, MTV's "Catfish" seemingly did all it could to scare us away from Internet dating. Key word: seemingly. With the premiere of Season 2 on Tuesday (June 25), it's safe to say that the first season was mere child's play.
In the season opener, we're reunited with hosts and identity sleuths Nev Schulman and Max Joseph as they help out Cassie, a sweet girl who needs some assistance in meeting her fiance Steven. (Yes, you read that right. Her fiance.)
Cassie tells the guys she met Steven in 2010 after her dad died. She'd begun drinking heavily and engaging in promiscuous behavior, when suddenly Steven requested to be her friend of Facebook. She initially ignored the request because his profile said he was an aspiring rapper and, as an employee at one of Miami's larger radio stations, she was used to music industry hopefuls reaching out to her online.
He continued to pursue her,...
In the season opener, we're reunited with hosts and identity sleuths Nev Schulman and Max Joseph as they help out Cassie, a sweet girl who needs some assistance in meeting her fiance Steven. (Yes, you read that right. Her fiance.)
Cassie tells the guys she met Steven in 2010 after her dad died. She'd begun drinking heavily and engaging in promiscuous behavior, when suddenly Steven requested to be her friend of Facebook. She initially ignored the request because his profile said he was an aspiring rapper and, as an employee at one of Miami's larger radio stations, she was used to music industry hopefuls reaching out to her online.
He continued to pursue her,...
- 6/26/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Catfish season two, premiering June 25 at 10 p.m. on MTV, promises tears, betrayal, and more reasons to just give up on love all together. Or, you know, give up on meeting people online. Nev Schulman is back helping internet daters meet their loves (or fiances!) in real life.
But can we all agree that Max Joseph’s job consists almost entirely of asking obvious questions? Watch the trailer below:
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But can we all agree that Max Joseph’s job consists almost entirely of asking obvious questions? Watch the trailer below:
Read more:
‘Catfish’ reunion: She ‘called me a dumb ho’ on Facebook — Exclusive Clips
Star of MTV’s ‘Catfish’ weighs in on Manti Te’o fake girlfriend scandal
‘Catfish’ clips: A...
- 6/3/2013
- by Sarah Caldwell
- EW - Inside TV
Would you agree to marry someone you met online — but never in person? That's one of the many odd story lines to be featured on Catfish's second season.
Inspired by the documentary of the same name, the show, created by Nev Schulman and his best friend Max Joseph, help those who found love online meet in person. But as Schulman discovered in the movie, people are not always who they say they are online.
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Inspired by the documentary of the same name, the show, created by Nev Schulman and his best friend Max Joseph, help those who found love online meet in person. But as Schulman discovered in the movie, people are not always who they say they are online.
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- 6/3/2013
- by Robyn Ross
- TVGuide - Breaking News
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