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Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of April titles. The Tubi April 2025 slate features new Tubi Originals, TV series, and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller and Western titles.

As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library of over 250,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of exclusive Originals, and nearly 250 live channels.

You can watch the Tubi April 2025 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.

You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.

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Tubi’s lineup for November 2024 offers a diverse and exciting selection of content across genres, ensuring there’s something for everyone. With Tubi Originals like the heartwarming comedy “The Engagement Dress” (November 10) and the festive yet spicy “Hot Girl Winter” (November 24), holiday cheer takes a fresh twist. The thrillers keep the tension high, including the chilling ghost story “Still Here” (November 9) and the stormy suspense of “The Last Exit” (November 16). For documentary enthusiasts, “Behind The Crime: Self Defense or Slaughter” (November 15) and “Fresh Meat 2: Killing Dahmer” (November 22) dive into intense real-life investigations. Families can look forward to the magical fun of “Family Ornaments” (November 17), while anime fans can enjoy “Bunny Drop” on November 5. Classic action films like “Die Hard”, “Mad Max: Fury Road” (November 9), and “San Andreas” (November 22) return for adrenaline junkies, and horror lovers will appreciate the creepy lineup of “Annabelle: Creation”, “The Thing (1982)”, and more. Whether it’s nostalgic art-house classics,...

Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of October titles. The Tubi October 2024 slate features new Tubi Originals and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.

As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library: over 200,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of Tubi Originals, and nearly 250 Fast channels.

You can watch the Tubi October 2024 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.

You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.

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After Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg unleashed "Shaun of the Dead" onto the world, horror comedies were never the same. Kicking off Wright's Cornetto Trilogy starring Pegg and Nick Frost, the film skyrocketed all involved to international acclaim. Every horror comedy of the last two decades is desperately trying to capture the magic of "Shaun of the Dead," as evidenced by how many films try to drum up interest with pull quotes reading "the funniest horror comedy since 'Shaun of the Dead'" or something to that effect. And it's for a good reason -- "Shaun of the Dead" straight-up riiiiiiips. The zombies look creepy, the film's understanding of the genre is unparalleled, and for the most part -- the comedy still holds up after all these years.

"For the most part" is the operative phrase here.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Pegg discussed one...

A number of great movies are leaving HBO Max at the end of March, so it’s time to prioritize these titles in your queue. Filmmaker James Gunn’s sequel/soft reboot “The Suicide Squad” will depart the streaming service on March 22 after first hitting HBO Max the same day it was released in theaters back in 2021. Similarly, “Space Jam: A New Legacy” was whisked away on March 1 after also getting a day-and-date release in 2021 (sorry/not sorry if you missed it).

You also only have until March 7 to stream “Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen,” a short documentary on the making of the Oscar-nominated biopic “Elvis.”

Other noteworthy films leaving HBO Max this month include “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” “Contagion,” the extended version of “Dances with Wolves,” “Ghostbusters,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Love & Basketball” and “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

Regina Hall is one of three women hosting the 2022 Oscars (along with Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer), a high point for the hard-working actress after 20+ years in the industry. The versatile star first emerged as a talent to watch in 1999’s “The Best Man,” but it was the following year’s one-two punch of “Love & Basketball” and particularly “Scary Movie” that helped her become a presence in Hollywood that was here to stay. Scroll through our gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see the Top 10 Regina Hall movies ranked worst to best.

In the years that followed, Hall delivered standout supporting performances in a wide swath of comedies, including “Malibu’s Most Wanted,” “King’s Ransom” and “The Honeymooners,” on top of the subsequent “Scary Movie” films. She also had a recurring role in the later seasons of the TV dramedy “Ally McBeal.” Her knockout comedic timing ultimately...

Regina Hall is one of three women hosting the 2022 Oscars (along with Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer), a high point for the hard-working actress after 20+ years in the industry. The versatile star first emerged as a talent to watch in 1999’s “The Best Man,” but it was the following year’s one-two punch of “Love & Basketball” and particularly “Scary Movie” that helped her become a presence in Hollywood that was here to stay. Scroll through our gallery below to see the Top 10 Regina Hall movies ranked worst to best.

In the years that followed, Hall delivered standout supporting performances in a wide swath of comedies, including “Malibu’s Most Wanted,” “King’s Ransom” and “The Honeymooners,” on top of the subsequent “Scary Movie” films. She also had a recurring role in the later seasons of the TV dramedy “Ally McBeal.” Her knockout comedic timing ultimately led to more substantial roles moving forward,...

IFC Films' new comedy, Last Call, is in theaters, on Digital and On Demand on March 19, 2021. To celebrate, we've got an exclusive clip from the movie that stars Jeremy Piven, Bruce Dern, Taryn Manning, Jamie Kennedy, Cathy Moriarty, Jack McGee, Zach McGowan and Cheri Oteri.

In the movie, a local success story and real estate developer, Mick (Jeremy Piven), returns home to his offbeat blue collar Irish neighborhood in the shadows of Philadelphia for a funeral and is obligated to stay to ensure his parents' ailing family business gets back on course. Amidst all of this, he grows closer to his childhood crush (Taryn Manning) who is also back in town, while enduring the constant ridicule from his old hometown crew. As Mick begins to reconnect with the neighborhood he grew up in, he finds himself at a crossroads when forced to either raze or resurrect the family bar.

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There are only two months left to go in this truly hellish year and relatively new streaming service HBO Max is trying to make the best of them. While most other streamers recover from Halloween and get prepared for Christmas, HBO Max is using November 2020 to fill out its servers.

Things are pretty light not the new original series front this month with only Industry (Nov. 9) and His Dark Materials season 2 (Nov. 16) making a splash. But the streamer has a couple of notable original films to complement them. Between the World and Me, based on the book by Ta-Nehisi Coates, arrives on Nov. 21 and Melissa McCarthy comedy Superintelligence arrives on Nov. 26. That’s not even to mention two intriguing projects that don’t have dates yet: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion Special and The Mystery of Db Cooper.

Thankfully, the real appeal in November 2020 is all the fresh library...

As we have just about a week left to go of October, let’s take a look at everything that’s due to arrive on HBO Max in November. It’s a big month for the WarnerMedia streaming service, with countless new movies from their legendary library being added and plenty of fresh originals dropping throughout the following weeks. A few upcoming releases have yet to be dated, but otherwise, here’s the full list of what’s coming to HBO Max next month.

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12 Dates Of Christmas, HBO Max Original Series Premiere

Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show, HBO Max Original Special Premiere

Crazy, Not Insane, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Reunion Special, HBO Max Original Special Premiere

Full Bloom, HBO Max Original Series Premiere

I Hate Suzie, HBO Max Original Series Premiere

The Mystery Of Db Cooper, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

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Anthony Anderson’s Hollywood career has been consistently characterized by successful pivots, from scene-stealing comedic roles to searing dramatic turns to effervescent hosting duties and many disparate points in between. But even he couldn’t have predicted his latest foray into the unforeseen, as the first person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the midst of a global pandemic.

“I was looking forward to the pomp and circumstance that surrounds anyone getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, because not just anyone can or will get that,” Anderson says.

The multi-hypenate hoped to celebrate with his family and closest friends in the typical high-profile public ceremony that usually accompanies the honor. But “unfortunately that type of event can’t happen because of what’s happening in the world right now.”

Rest assured, though, eventually he’ll bask directly in the glow of his personal landmark on Hollywood Boulevard.

Take a look at movie/TV titles streaming July 1, 2020 on HBO Max, including "The Batman vs Dracula", "Mars Attacks!", "Dirty Harry" and a whole lot more:

Streaming July 1, 2020 on HBO Max

Absolute Power, 1997The Adventures of Pinocchio, 1996The Amazing Panda Adventure, 1995American Graffiti, 1973 (HBO)American History X, 1998Angels in the Outfield, 1951Angus, 1995August Rush, 2007The Bachelor, 1999Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, 1998Batman and Harley Quinn , 2017Batman vs. Two-Face, 2017The Batman vs. Dracula, 2005

Batman: Assault on Arkham, 2014Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, 2016Batman: Under the Red Hood, 2010Batman: Year One, 2011Beautiful Creatures, 2013Beerfest, 2006The Big Year (Extended Version), 2011 (HBO)Bishop's Wife ,The, 1947Blade 2, 2002Blade, 1998Blade: Trinity, 2004

Blazing Saddles, 1974Blood Work , 2002Born to Be Wild, 1995Boy Who Could Fly, The, 1989Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason, 2004 (HBO)Catch Me If You Can, 2002Clara's Heart, 1988The Conjuring, 2013Cop Out, 2010Creepshow, 1982Death Becomes Her, 1992 (HBO)The Departed, 2006Dirty Dozen, The, 1967

Dirty Harry, 1971Doc Hollywood,...

HBO Max is out with its list of everything coming and going from the new streaming service, and the list includes the 2019 film “Harriet” starring Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman.

The HBO Originals coming next month include season four of “Room 104,” HBO Europe’s “Foodie Love,” and documentaries like “Stockton on My Mind” and “Showbiz Kids.” Other films joining include “Motherless Brooklyn,” “Midway,” and “Last Christmas.”

Leaving at the end of the month are “Aquamarine,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Long Shot,” “Crimson Peak,” “The Sun Is Also a Star” and “X-Men.”

Also Read: iHeartMedia, WarnerMedia to Co-Produce Companion Podcasts for HBO Max Shows

Here is the full list of everything new and leaving in July:

July 1

Absolute Power, 1997

The Adventures of Pinocchio, 1996

The Amazing Panda Adventure, 1995

American Graffiti, 1973 (HBO)

American History X, 1998

Angels in the Outfield, 1951

Angus, 1995

August Rush, 2007

The Bachelor, 1999

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, 1998

Batman and Harley Quinn , 2017

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HBO Max is set to enter into its second month of existence. And you know what that means: it’s Christmas in July!

HBO Max’s list of new releases for July 2020 is highlighted by one prominent Christmas movie: last year’s Emilia Clarke-starring Last Christmas. But the real cause for Christmas in July is all the exciting animated DC content coming our way on the first of the month. July 1 sees the arrival of just about every animated Batman project ever created. July 1 also features the arrival of just about every Justice League animated series ever created as well.

If that weren’t enough, July 1 is also when every live-action Superman movie (save for Man of Steel) makes it streaming debut. July is starting to look like a month where HBO Max establishes its real potential and geek culture bonafides…despite an at-times difficult rollout.

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When HBO Max launched last month, DC fans hoped it would be the premiere place to go to watch all their favorite DC content. While the streaming service did have an impressive array of films and TV shows available on launch, there were a lot of notable missing titles, too, due to pre-existing licenses getting in the way. As time goes on, though, more DC properties will end up on the site. Case in point: this July will see a whole heap of superhero content go up on HBO Max.

Below you can find the full list of every movie and TV series coming to HBO Now, Go and Max next month, broken down by day of release. It includes an enormous amount of DC animated movies, mostly featuring Batman, the Justice League and Green Lantern. All of the Christopher Reeve Superman films will be up on HBO Max as of July,...

Jamie Kennedy’s film and television career includes several scream films, Malibu’s Most Wanted, and TV’s Ghost Whisperer.

Kennedy’s comedic chops are on display in his latest stand-up comedy Jamie Kennedy: Stoopid Smart. Along with being likable and having an eternally youthful demeanor, Kennedy’s main strength is his unique approach to comedy. Many performers like to put [...]

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Tubi TV Releases Kennedy’s One-Hour Comedy Special Actor-comedian Jamie Kennedy’s new stand-up comedy special Jamie Kennedy: Stoopid Smart will premiere exclusively on the #1 free streaming app Tubi TV on Monday, May 25, 2020. Loved by audiences for his ‘90s classics Kickin’ It Old School and Malibu’s Most Wanted, Jamie Kennedy takes center stage in …

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Director Patrick Lussier and writer Todd Farmer have re-teamed for Trick, which stars Omar Epps in the main role of Detective Mike Denver, a man obsessed with a serial killer that has remained one step ahead of him for years.

An elusive serial killer, “Trick,” returns each Halloween to kill innocent victims. Detective Mike Denver (Omar Epps) faced Trick once before, shooting him off a five-storey building. When Trick’s body disappears into the town river, everyone thinks he’s dead. Only Denver believes he’s still alive. But now, as strange occurrences disrupt the peace of the town, nobody can deny that Trick has returned. Obsessed with catching the murderer, Denver will do whatever it takes to stop Trick claiming their next victim.

Trick also stars Ellen Adair as Sheriff Lisa Jayne, the sheriff in the small town of Benton who has always considered Detective Denver as her mentor.

Ahead of Sony's May 24th release of Brightburn, the original motion picture soundtrack, composed by Timothy Williams, is now available! Also: the first photo from Patrick Lussier's Trick has been revealed by Bloody Disgusting, and we have release details for The Child Remains.

Brightburn Soundtrack Release Details: "Sony Music announces the release of Brightburn (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with music by multi-award winning composer Timothy Williams. Available Friday, May 10, the soundtrack features music from the James Gunn and Kenneth Huang-produced film, which makes its theatrical debut in the United States on Friday, May 24.

Of the soundtrack, composer Timothy Williams says, “Being able to merge two genres which have never been combined before, superhero and horror, was an amazing experience. I was thankful for a close collaborative relationship with the director Dave Yarovesky. We worked on the idea of the main theme at the beginning that would be...

Genre veteran Patrick Lussier has released the first photo and comments from his latest film, the horror thriller Trick. Omar Epps heads the cast in the main role of Detective Mike Denver, a man obsessed with a serial killer that has remained one step ahead of him for years. Film Bridge International is handling worldwide sales at the Cannes Film Market.

Omar Epps has starred in over 20 films in a career spanning two decades. Most recently, he starred on USA Network's Shooter and 2018's hit film Traffik alongside Paula Patton. Trick also stars Ellen Adair as Sheriff Lisa Jayne, the sheriff in the small town of Benton who has always considered Detective Denver as her mentor. Cheryl Winston, the only survivor of the latest round of killings in her small town, is played by Kristina Reyes. Talbott is played by frequent George A. Romero collaborator Tom Atkins and Jamie Kennedy stars as Dr.

Larry Fessenden's Depraved, a re-telling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, is set to have its world premiere at IFC Center's What the Fest!?, and, as reported by Screen Daily, Yellow Veil Pictures acquired worldwide sales rights to the film. Also in today's Highlights: Omar Epps joins the cast of Patrick Lussier's Trick, American Poltergeist: The Curse of Lilith Ratchet release details, and Deliberations podcast episode and guest details.

Depraved's IFC Center's What the Fest!? Premiere Details: "Stitching together the pieces of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Depraved is a contemporary reimagining of the seminal tale centered on a field surgeon who creates a man out of body parts in a makeshift lab in Brooklyn. Successful in his attempts but consumed with remorse over what he’s done, Henry tries to protect his creation, Adam, from the world. However, as Adam’s development continues, it is no longer clear who needs protecting.

The tensions are rising along with the body count on MTV's Scream TV series, and last week at Comic-Con, Daily Dead took part in roundtable interviews with the show's cast, who discussed mixing creepy moments with comedy, the original Scream films, and much more.

Amadeus Serafini on his suspicious, new-in-town character, Kieran Wilcox:

"He's the brooding type. He is the new kid in town. He just lost his folks a few weeks back and that's the introduction to Lakewood, and he very much makes a move on Willa [Fitzgerald's] character Emma, and has a clash where it becomes a love triangle between Connor [Weil's] character, Will, Emma, and himself. That's pretty much all I can reveal for the time being and you're going to see how it unfolds over the course of this series."

Serafini on whether or not his parents' deaths were truly an accident:

"You're going to have to wait and see.

Today we have the trailer for the third "Big Momma's House" movie, called "Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son" and starring Martin Lawrence and Brandon T Jackson (Tropic Thunder). Check it out below. Plot: Big Momma (Lawrence) and Charmaine (Jackson) go undercover at an all-girls performing-arts school to unmask a murderer. Love will play Kurtis Kool, a school security guard and former Run-d.M.C. roadie who becomes smitten with Big Momma. Rios, Doubleday and Ang will play students at the school who befriend Jackson's character. The new movie is directed by John Whitesell (Big Momma's House 2, Malibu's Most Wanted) and is scheduled to hit theaters on February 18th. Trailer: If you cannot see the player, click here. Click here to read more about "Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son."...

Martin Lawrence is back, baby! It's been a few years, but we finally are getting the closure we needed from the Big Momma's House franchise. This time around we find out that FBI agent Malcolm Turner has a stepson named Trent, who is forced to go undercover with him for a sting operation. They dress up in drag in order to track down a murderer at an all-girls school and obviously hilarity ensues. Man, I really gotta get into comedy writing. In the creative collaboration of a lifetime, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son pairs Martin Lawrence up with Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder, Lottery Ticket), and reteams him with director John Whitesell (Big Momma's House 2, Malibu's Most Wanted). Now, on a serious note, I know everyone's going to whine about how movies like this make them lose faith in humanity and all of that, but you have to...

Benny Gammerman here, watching all the bad sh*t so you don't have to. What's on the slab tonight? That'll be the Doa Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, "fresh" off its Comedy Central premiere. Previously, I was under the impression that I quite liked Mr. Swardson. He left an indelible impression on me at an early age with his "Gay Robot" sketch on the Adam Sandler album "Shh...Don't Tell." He's pretty dang funny as Terry Bernardino on Reno 911!. And then there are his numerous screenwriting credits: Malibu's Most Wanted, Grandma's Boy, and The Benchwarmers... while outright winners they ain't, dude at least has some willing high-profile collaborators.

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It appears that Michael Bay's Transformers 3 is begining to gear up as the casting news has begun to leak, including the possible new additions of Patrick Dempsey and Jamie Kennedy. Patrick Dempsey was recently interviewed by the Brazilian website Boh, and according to the google translation, the actor claims he has been cast in Transformers 3: “I start filming later this month in "Transformers 3", which I play a character who is far more "dark" than others." Also, tfw2005 caught Jamie Kennedy's (Scream, Malibu's Most Wanted, Ghost Whisperer) interview on 8Kupd Arizona, where the actor claimed that he "had an interesting interview with the people behind the new Transformers movie and I may have a role in the movie." Previously: John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Ken Jeong have also joined the series. McDormand will have a major role in the film as the National Intelligence Director, while...

Looks like Jennifer Love Hewitt is getting over her tragic breakup with Jamie Kennedy okay. The Ghost Whisperer star—who split with the Malibu's Most Wanted dude in March after a year-long relationship—has moved on to greener pastures, in the form of Jenny McCarthy's ex-husband, actor/director John Asher. Asher, the father of McCarthy's son Evan Joseph, was married to the Singled Out host from 1999 to 2005. A source reveals, "They are dating. They've been spending a lot of time together and are having fun. He showers her with attention and is helping her move on from her breakup with Jamie [Kennedy]." And Hewitt, in...

Variety is reporting that Martin Lawrence is returning to the "Big Momma's House" franchise and he will be joined by Brandon Jackson (Tropic Thunder), who just starred in "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief." In the new film, FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Lawrence) and his 17-year-old nephew, Trent (Jackson), go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as Big Momma and Charmaine, they must find the murderer before he finds them. John Whitesell (Malibu's Most Wanted, Big Momma's House 2) is set to begin filming in April in Atlanta from a script by Matthew Fogel. Insiders say the filmmakers don't want the third film to be titled "Big Momma's House 3."...

Buckle up for an unforgettable experience when Curious George and his friends embark on a hilarious madcap cross country adventure in Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey, an all-new feature-length animated film available only on DVD on March 2, 2010 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Filled with the delightful antics, gentle humor and heartfelt emotion that have captivated the hearts of families around the world, Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey includes a menagerie of entertaining bonus features: Two never-before-seen shows from the all-new TV season on PBS that does not air until Fall 2010, a brand new interactive game, an exclusive music video and more.

As an added savings value to consumers for a limited time, a $5 grocery cash check card mail-in offer will be included in DVD copies of Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey and the purchase of the DVD includes an instant $3 savings towards any Curious George catalog, TV...

CW's '90210' casts Ryan O'Neal to play Teddy's dad. Michael Ausiello over at "Entertainment Weekly" is reporting that CW's '90210" has hired Ryan O'Neal to take on the role of Teddy's (Trevor Donovan) father. Michael Ausiello said his sources confirmed with him exclusively that Ryan O'Neal is going to play the super-famous star father of Trevor Donovan's character, Teddy Montgomery. Ryan O'Neal is set to appear in multiple episodes. His first episode is reported to probably show up in April. 90210 is scheduled to return from its midseason break on March 9. Ryan O'Neal has recently been noticeable for his on and off again relationship with the recently deceased Charlie's Angels actress, Farrah Fawcett. His recent acting resume includes appearances on Fox "Bones" as Max Keenan, Desperate Housewives as Rodney Scavo,and "Malibu's Most Wanted" movie with Jamie Kennedy.

Sometimes a movie franchise has earned a third film, and even if they squander the opportunity-- Spider-Man 3, X-Men 3, and, uh, most threequels out there-- you can't resent the fact that the movies exist. But some movies should never, ever have had a sequel, and when the idea comes up to make a third film four years after the sequel, you can only feel the quiet despair taking over your body. In this case I'm talking about Big Momma's House 3, which Production Weekly reports is in fact happening, and will be directed by Big Momma's House 2 director John Whitesell. Whitesell's never made a single movie I've been interested in, whether it's that earlier Martin Lawrence sequel or the Jamie Kennedy classic Malibu's Most Wanted. So I guess it would be Ok to just let him carry on and cash his paycheck, if the whole idea of this franchise continuing...

It's Nick Swardson's party ... and you're invited! After numerous hit movies, highly-rated stand-up specials and memorable appearances on Reno 911!, Comedy Central greenlights a new, half-hour weekly sketch series starring comedian Nick Swardson and executive produced by Swardson, Tom Gianas, Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures Television, it was announced today by Lauren Corrao, president, original programming and development, Comedy Central. The new series is slated to begin production in November and is scheduled to premiere in 2010.

"We love Nick at Comedy Central and even more importantly, our audience loves Nick," said Corrao. "We've seen it in his movies, his stand-up, with his Reno 911! character 'Terry,' and in the work he's done developing Gay Robot. We can't wait to expand his creative voice into a sketch series."

"I'm very excited to be working with Comedy Central," said Swardson. "They are great people who understand me creatively.

'Twilight' has catapulted RPattz into the stratosphere where he joins some other beefcake breakout stars.

By Larry Carroll

Robert Pattinson

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Every now and then, a movie comes out that transforms a male actor into someone to be desired, adored and often watched for decades to come. We're experiencing such a phenomenon now with Robert Pattinson, who has essentially starred in one wide-release movie and had "Twilight" transform him from "Who's that?" to "Hottest Man Alive" overnight.

But where does RPattz go from here? Will he launch a decades-long career? Work with directors like Spielberg and Scorsese? Or will he become another Hollywood cautionary tale? Below are a handful of beefcake breakouts transformed by one major role, whose careers could perhaps give guidance to the Sparkly One.

James Dean

Arguably the greatest male cinematic sex symbol of all time, actors like Pattinson and James Franco continue to...

Congratulations are not in order - at least not yet - for Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy. Despite a report published Tuesday that Kennedy had proposed to his girlfriend onstage at the Laugh Factory in Long Beach, Calif., over the weekend, reps for both stars say it's not the case. "There's no truth to the report," says Hewitt's rep. Kennedy's rep echoes: "There's no truth to this report whatsoever."But that doesn't mean that the lovebirds, who both star on Ghost Whisperer, haven't discussed marriage. Last month, the pair talked about engagement rumors on 104.7 FM's Johnjay and Rich Show in Arizona.

Jennifer Love Hewitt is engaged after Jamie Kennedy spontaneously asked for her hand in marriage while performing onstage, according to reports.

Funnyman Kennedy was entertaining the audience at the Laugh Factory in Long Beach, California on Saturday when he pulled his girlfriend up onstage to show off her vocal skills.

According to the New York Post's gossip column PageSix, an audience member then called out, "Marry her!" prompting the Malibu's Most Wanted star to get down on one knee and propose.

The grinning actress immediately accepted as the entire crowd stood up to give the happy couple a standing ovation.

When Ghost Whisperer star Jamie Kennedy performed his standup act over the weekend at Comix comedy club in New York City, he got some over-the-top help from girlfriend and co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt. She posed for pictures with fans - and worked the merchandise table selling Kennedy's T-shirts and DVDs. People caught up with Kennedy after his set, and it's clear the comedian is completely smitten. "I'm really lucky because I get to play all over the United States and my girlfriend comes," he says. "She's so amazing, just the most supportive person I've ever been with." In March, Kennedy confirmed the pair were dating.

Jennifer Love Hewitt has had her up and downs in relationships, but the Ghost Whisperer star is "the happiest I've ever been" with new boyfriend Jamie Kennedy. "We just make each other laugh and we're best friends," Hewitt told reporters at the premiere of Kennedy's film, Finding Bliss, at the 14th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City on Tuesday night. So, when did sparks start to fly? "We've known each other for a very long time and there's just something there. We've always had this mutual admiration society," says Kennedy. "She is the most generous and thoughtful person you'll ever meet.

Jennifer Love Hewitt can raise someone's spirits - whether they're the troubled dead people on her show Ghost Whisperer or her real-life ailing boyfriend. Jamie Kennedy, 38, who earlier this month revealed that he's dating and in love with his costar, 30, was vacationing with Hewitt Tuesday in Mexico when he started feeling very sick with kidney stones, a source close to Kennedy tells People. The two flew back to Los Angeles Wednesday morning and Jamie went straight to the hospital. "He had comedy shows scheduled in Boston, but he canceled them because of his kidney stones," says the source. "He felt...

The prolific Wayans clan has begun to turn out a second generation of comic performers. UTA has just signed Damien Dante Wayans -- nephew of filmmaker Keenen Ivory ("White Chicks"), and Craig and Damon Jr are set to co-star in Damien's directing debut, "Dance Flick." Damien is a co-writer (along with Craig, Keenen, Shawn and Marlon) and executive producer of the movie as well. Older-generation siblings Shawn, Marlon, Kim and Keenen all appear in the film. Damien and Craig also have formed a film and TV production company called, naturally, Second Generation Entertainment. The trio plans to create, develop and produce content for the young-adult market. Damien's acting career has included roles on TV's "House," "Malibu's Most Wanted" and "Little Man." He also been a supervising producer, director and writer on uncle Damon's sitcom "My Wife and Kids." Craig's writing and producing credits include "Scary Movie 2" and "My Wife and Kids.

Holy smokes, there's another one!?

The prolific Wayans clan has begun to turn out a second generation of multihyphenate comic performers. UTA has just signed Damien Dante Wayans -- nephew of filmmaker Keenen Ivory ("White Chicks") -- for representation in all areas, and Craig and Damon Jr. are set to co-star in Damien's directing debut, "Dance Flick," a Paramount comedy to be released May 22.

Damien is a co-writer (along with Craig, Keenen, Shawn and Marlon) and executive producer of the movie as well. Older-generation siblings Shawn, Marlon, Kim and Keenen all appear in the film.

Damien and Craig, along with producing partner George O. Gore II, also have formed a film and TV production company called, naturally, Second Generation Entertainment. The trio plans to create, develop and produce multiplatform content for the young-adult market.

Damien's acting career has included roles on TV's "House," "Malibu's Most Wanted" and "Little Man." He also been a supervising producer,...

Where, oh where can Redmond be? A Malibu court issued a bench warrant today for Redmond O'Neal after the 24-year-old missed his arraignment in connection with a September drug bust at dad Ryan O'Neal's house. "Redmond failed to show up for court this morning, so the judge issued a bench warrant that he held over," Los Angeles District Attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison tells E! News. "If he comes to the next court date," she added, "then the warrant will be dismissed." He was arrested Sept. 17 for possession of methamphetamine after officers turned up at the O'Neal house for a routine probation sweep stemming from Redmond's past drug offenses. At the time,...

By Aaron Hillis

Within all the symposiums, panels and debates trying to decipher what arts criticism is and will ultimately become in the Internet age, those artists and entertainers who are skewered by critics' ink are rarely discussed. Comedian-actor Jamie Kennedy ("Scream") has experienced the vitriol of opinionated haters for decidedly non-masterpieces like "Son of the Mask" and "Malibu's Most Wanted," but it has to be worse when it happens in the middle of a stand-up performance. Produced by Kennedy and directed by Michael Addis, "Heckler" is a deeply personal and often funny doc about the relationship between performers and their critics, right down to heated confrontations between Kennedy and his online eviscerators. The film features a surprising gamut of talking heads: comedians like Patton Oswalt and Kathy Griffin make sense, as do directors like George Lucas and Uwe Boll, but who would've suspected to hear from Christopher Hitchens, Larry Flynt...

Jamie Kennedy is ramping up his producing efforts, signing on for the indie drama "In Northwood."

Nick Stahl will star in the film, a redemption tale centering on a man condemned to a mental hospital for committing murder. Kennedy described the project as taking place "at a moment when you're at a crossroads and have to choose what decisions you would make to survive."

First-time director D.W. Brown, a playwright who was Kennedy's acting teacher, will direct from his own script. The indie-financed project begins production this month.

Kennedy will produce via his Jizzy Entertainment banner. Mike Wittlin and Sandy Solowitz also are producing, with Mike Rachmil executive producing. Olivia Wilde, Dash Mihok and Shohreh Aghdashloo will co-star.

The move is part of Kennedy's bid to ramp up his feature production efforts. He wrote and starred in but didn't produce 2003's "Malibu's Most Wanted," created the Fran Drescher sitcom "Living With Fran" and created and starred on WB Network's "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment."

"I'd like to be someone who produces different things, whether it's funny or scary or dramatic," Kennedy said. "I want to show people I can produce movies without necessarily putting my face in them."...

Smallville star Michael Rosenbaum has partnered with the show's writer/executive producer Greg Beeman to pen Welcome to Paradise, a single-camera half-hour project for Fox based on Rosenbaum's life as a teenager in the late 1980s. Rosenbaum is exec producing the show, which has received a script commitment, with former WB Network Entertainment president Jordan Levin, his producing partner, former Regency TV president Pete Aronson, and Mike Karz (Malibu's Most Wanted). Welcome to Paradise, set up at Fox TV Studios, centers on a 13-year-old boy whose eccentric family moves from New York to Indiana.

MTV has greenlighted a hybrid scripted/reality series starring Jamie Kennedy. Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up is something like a combination of the actor's two best known works: the Warner Bros. theatrical film Malibu's Most Wanted, in which he played a wannabe rapper, and the WB series JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, in which he played pranks. In Blowin' Up, Kennedy and his best friend, Stu Stone, try to become legitimate hip-hop stars by crashing meetings with music moguls and artists in hopes of landing a record deal. The duo will produce real original music to back the effort.

Going where Jim Carrey and his rubber face profitably went before him, Jamie Kennedy tries The Mask on for size only to find out that's it's a painfully ill-fitting proposition.

Loud, mean-spirited and generally obnoxious, Son of the Mask makes the boisterous 1994 original look downright demure and refined.

Director Lawrence Guterman, of Cats and Dogs fame, and his crack visual effects team are so busy showing off how far digital technology has advanced in the past decade that no one ever bothers to stop for a second to check if there are any workable characters or a story that makes any sense.

The result is a garish mess of a movie that spins wildly out of control early on and never looks back.

Squarely aimed at kids (presumably those with ADD), the New Line release may initially draw Kennedy's WB Network and Malibu's Most Wanted fan base, but its overall boxoffice will unlikely come anywhere close to the $120 million nabbed by the original.

Where the first Mask transformed Carrey's timid bank clerk, the new edition centers on Kennedy's Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist whose name references Tex Avery, the famed animator whose classic, energetic work inspired the first Mask film and has been cannibalized here.

A reluctant new dad, Tim has no idea what he's in for. Not only was his son conceived while Tim was in full Mask mode -- meaning it's only a matter of time before the baby exhibits some very unusual behavior -- but also the cursed item is being sought by the relentless Loki (Alan Cumming), the mischievous son of Norse god Odin (Bob Hoskins).

To further amp up the ensuing chaos, the pooch also gets its snout into the mask, turning Tim's household in a whirling dervish of computer-generated mayhem.

Failing to recapture the style and manic but focused energy of the original, Guterman's direction and Lance Khazei's script instead flail around in a dozen directions at once, with grating results.

Not quite blessed with the facial elasticity of his predecessor, Kennedy makes do with his best mugging until the special effects take over, and Cumming, Hoskins and the rest of the cast essentially follow his lead.

And those effects, supervised by James E. Price, are pretty spectacular, if a little disturbing. The centerpiece -- a fully digitized, photorealistic havoc-wreaking baby -- could conceivably induce terrifying nightmares weeks after initial exposure.

Son of the Mask

New Line Cinema

New Line Cinema presents a Radar Pictures production in association with Dark Horse Entertainment

A Lawrence Guterman film

Credits:

Director: Lawrence Guterman

Screenwriter: Lance Khazei

Producers: Erica Huggins, Scott Kroopf

Executive producers: Toby Emmerich, Kent Alterman, Michele Weiss, Beau Marks, Mike Richardson

Director of photography: Greg Gardiner

Production designer: Leslie Dilley

Editors: Malcolm Campbell, Debra Neil Fisher

Costume designer: Mary E. Vogt

Visual effects supervisor: James E. Price

Music: Randy Edelman

Cast:

Tim Avery: Jamie Kennedy

Loki: Alan Cumming

Odin: Bob Hoskins

Tonya: Traylor Howard

Daniel Moss: Steven Wright

Jorge: Kal Penn

Dr. Neuman: Ben Stein

Alvey: Liam and Ryan Falconer

MPAA rating: PG

Running time -- 86 minutes...

John Whitesell is stepping into Big Momma's House 2. The director, whose work includes Malibu's Most Wanted and See Spot Run, will direct the Regency Enterprises/20th Century Fox sequel to the 2000 Martin Lawrence hit. Lawrence is reprising his role as an FBI agent who goes undercover as a loud-mouthed matriarch not afraid to throw her ample weight around. The original grossed $117.6 million domestically. Don Rhymer, who co-wrote the original, is writing. David T. Friendly is producing. Kara Francis is overseeing for Regency president of production Sanford Panitch. Whitesell directed such TV shows as Action and Jack & Jill before segueing to features. He was nominated for an Emmy for best direction of a comedy series for The John Larroquette Show. Whitesell is represented by UTA and attorney Jason Sloane. UTA also represents Lawrence and Rhymer.

Looking to further its foray into the family comedy genre, New Line Cinema has signed a first-look deal with Malibu's Most Wanted producer Mike Karz and his Karz Entertainment production banner. Karz, who already has a pair of projects in development at the studio, including an untitled Jennifer Aniston project and the dating comedy Good Luck Chuck, also has now been attached to produce a pair of other projects that were already in development at the studio. They include Lucky, a live-action story about a sheltered movie-star dog, and Maggie, a comedy about a slacker who turns his life around with the help of a nanny. "Mike fits in specifically with my approach to do more family movies in the vein of 'Elf' and 'Secondhand Lions, ' " New Line production president Toby Emmerich said. "And the kinds of projects he's developing will fit right in with what is coming to be defined as a New Line family film."...

Anthony Anderson is reuniting with his Malibu's Most Wanted co-star Kal Penn. Penn has been tapped to co-star on Anderson's upcoming comedy series for the WB Network, All About the Andersons. Meanwhile, Anderson will make an appearance in Penn's upcoming starring feature vehicle, "Harold and Kumar Go to the White Castle," in which Penn plays a medical school candidate. On Warner Bros. TV's All About the Andersons, about an unemployed actor (Anderson) who moves back in with his parents, Penn will play a doctor who rents a room from the family. The role has been recast. Penn's upcoming features also include Love Don't Cost a Thing, an urban remake of the '80s comedy Can't Buy Me Love, as well as the indies The Arrangement and American Made. His credits also include National Lampoon's Van Wilder and American Desi. Penn is repped by Gold/Liedtke and Evolution Entertainment.

John Whitesell is in negotiations to direct Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures' live-action/CGI feature Cats & Dogs 2: Tinkles' Revenge. Andrew Lazar's Mad Chance Prods. is producing. The project, a sequel to the original 2001 film, is expected to be in theaters by summer 2005. The sequel was written by the film's original writers, John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. Tab Murphy is revising the script, which will continue the wars between canines and felines. Warners' Greg Silverman and Alysia Cotter are overseeing the project for the studio. Dogs 2 would mark Whitesell's third consecutive feature film for Warners, following the comedies Malibu's Most Wanted and See Spot Run. The helmer is repped by UTA.