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Michael Pena and Nick Swardson Join ’30 Minutes Or Less’

Two more have joined the cast of Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer's comedy 30 Minutes or Less. THR reports that Michael Pena (Observe and Report, Crash) and Nick Swardson (Reno 911!, Blades of Glory) will join Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari....
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US Trailer For John Lennon Film ‘Nowhere Boy’

You may know Aaron Johnson from Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass. The star also leads Nowhere Boy, a biopic of sorts that focuses on John Lennon's childhood. It is directed by Sam Taylor Wood, who is now Johnson's wife....
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‘Easy A’ Trailer Featuring Emma Stone

Sony's Screen Gems has premiered the first trailer for Will Gluck's Easy A. Gluck was behind Fired Up!, which I've heard isn't as bad as the marketing makes it out to be. This one is getting some decent buzz....
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[TFS Podcast Ep. 23] Iron Man 2

In this episode of the The Film Stage podcast Jordan Raup and Dan Mecca are joined by Conor O'Donnell to review Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2....
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Robert Redford Will ‘Keep’ His ‘Company’ After Conspirating

Robert Redford is currently finishing up The Conspirator, the film about the conspiracy behind Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. It stars James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long, Alexis Bledel, and Toby Kebbell. Now he has in next film lined up....
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Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari Team For Another Comedy

About a month ago we reported that Parks and Recreation star Aziz Ansari will be joining Danny McBride in Ruben Fleischer's 30 Minutes or Less. Now Variety reports that they will team again for a new comedy, picked up by Mandate Pictures. ...

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Jordan Raup is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Film Stage and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd.