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Ugh, as if you want to miss this upcoming holiday rom-com.

Alicia Silverstone is decking the halls for A Merry Little Ex-Mas, the latest addition to the Netflix holiday-verse you can add to your annual watch list. From director Steve Carr (Daddy Day Care) and writer Holly Hester (The Royal Treatment), A Merry Little Ex-Mas also stars Oliver Hudson, Jameela Jamil, Pierson Fode, and Melissa Joan Hart, who also produces with Paula Hart for Hartbreak Films.

The film, executive produced by Silverstone, premieres Nov. 12 on Netflix.

Kate (Silverstone) is recently divorced, and hoping for a picture-perfect family Christmas one last time before she sells her house. Unfortunately, her dreams of a nostalgic holiday break are dashed when her ex-husband, Everett (Hudson), unexpectedly introduces his young and successful new girlfriend into the mix. But, hey, what’s the holiday season without a little mischief?

Can’t wait for A Merry...

Ice Cube's iconic Friday trilogy finds a new streaming home ahead of the hotly-anticipated fourth film in the franchise. All three movies are currently on Max.

The entire Friday trilogy is available for streaming on HBO's Max streaming service.Friday, Next Friday, and Friday After Next were all added to the Max streaming library on April 1, just a day before it was announced that a fourth Friday had officially entered development.

Co-written by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh, directed by F. Gary Gray, and produced by New Line Productions alongside Cube Vision, 1995's Friday starred Ice Cube as Craig Jones, a Los Angeles slacker whose life in South Central largely consists of peddling small amounts of weed with his friend Smokey, portrayed by Chris Tucker, and avoiding mooches and bullies like Anglea Means' Felicia and Tiny Lister Jr.'s Deebo.

The film also featured appearances from Hollywood icons such as Regina King,...

Comedy actor and podcast host Zach Justice has launched his own indie production banner, Dropouts University Studios.

After the launch of Justice’s Dropouts podcast in 2020, the media venture will produce new podcast shows. That includes The Lunch Table, which teams childhood best friends Justice and Skyler Horne at an old school lunch table to chat about all things sports, comedy, and navigating life in Los Angeles.

Dropouts University Studios will also produce Stop the Bit, hosted by Ryan Leader and Ben Ball and offering audio content that blends sketch comedy and longform podcasting. Justice’s production banner also has in the works a PBS kids education show, a deal with MGM Alternative, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, and other unspecified film and TV projects.

Justice as a comedy writer, actor and content creator has around 9 million fans across social media platforms. He most recently wrote and sold the...

Netflix is getting really good at making Hallmark-type films. But the streamer does it a bit differently. We know the Hallmark Channel drill: Boy moves to town, girl is trying to get out of a bad relationship, they meet and girl doesn't like boy, and then they end up falling in love and being happy forever. Netflix Originals normally add a lot more intrigue.

We also get actors we know well in most Netflix movies. This will be the case next year (we hope) when Alicia Silverstone is set to join Oliver Hudson, Jameela Jamil, Pierson Fode, and Melissa Joan Hart in a film called A Merry Little Ex-Mas. The script was written by Holly Hester who also penned The Royal Treatment.

The plot involves a recently separated couple trying to have one more Christmas as a family with their children before the mother starts her life over. The issue...

Alicia Silverstone, Oliver Hudson, Jameela Jamil, Pierson Fode, and Melissa Joan Hart have signed on to star in A Merry Little Ex-Mas, a Netflix holiday rom-com from director Steve Carr (Daddy Day Care).

In the film written by Holly Hester (The Royal Treatment), a recently separated couple attempts to have one last Christmas with their kids before the wife sells the family home to move and start fresh. But complications arise when the husband brings his amazing new girlfriend into the holiday mix.

Melissa Joan Hart and Paula Hart will produce for Hartbreak Films, with Silverstone serving as executive producer.

Silverstone is repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment, and Gang, Tyre, Ramer. Hudson is repped by CAA, Entertainment 360, and Ziffren Brittenham. Jamil is repped by The Artists Partnership in the UK, UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Fode is repped by Innovative Artists, Zero Gravity Management, and Gang,...

Deadpool & Wolverine has lit the world on fire, raking in nearly $1.3 billion at the box office. Along the way to his massive theatrical success, the Merc With a Mouths road trip through the Void took a few pit stops to spotlight characters fans had thought were gone for good. These ranged from favorites like Hugh Jackmans Wolverine to forgotten deep cuts like Jennifer Garners Elektra. It even took things a step further, introducing Channing Tatum as Gambit. Tatum had been cast as the character for a potential spin-off years earlier, but the film would never see release.

Tatums performance, including the instantly iconic utterance of his intent to make a name for himself here, has garnered interest in a potential follow-up role for the character. Gambits newfound fandom showed that audiences still clamor to see their favorites brought to the big screen. But Tatum wasnt the only actor to...

Exclusive: Steve Carr is set to direct Breaking Up With Mom and Dad, a script by Zach Justice and K. Asher Levin that has been set for a production start by Convergence Entertainment Group.

The logline: when new couple Liam and Jamie discover their parents—who both work at their school—are dating, they freak out at the idea of becoming an “incest family” and launch a plan to break them up before their social lives are ruined. What could go wrong?

Carr is best known for helming the comedy hits Paul Blart: Mall Cop with Kevin James and Daddy Day Care with Eddie Murphy.

Producing will be Jason Newman for Untitled Entertainment and Justice. Convergence Entertainment will finance, and the film will shoot in Ohio later this year.

Carr is repped by Iag.

Actor, producer, platinum-selling recording artist and Grammy Lifetime Achievement award-winner Ice Cube has been pushing to get a fourth chapter in his beloved comedy franchise “Friday” off the ground for years. In a recent conversation with hip-hop legend and timepiece advocate Flavor Flav on the “Flavor of the Week” SiriusXM show, he shared hopes that audiences may get a chance to revisit the storyline.

“We finally got some traction with Warner Bros,” Cube said. “They have new leadership, my man Mike DeLuca, who used to be at New Line when I first started, when I first did the first ‘Friday’ and ‘Players Club’ and ‘All About the Benjamins’. Mike DeLuca was there. So, now he’s running Warner Bros. And him and my man [agent] Michael Gruber was like, ‘Yo, what the f–k is going on with ‘Friday’? Man, let’s get this sh– back online.”

The first “Friday,” co-written...

Due to its unfortunate place set snugly between the powerhouses that are Halloween and Christmas, Thanksgiving sometimes gets lost in the holiday movie shuffle. Though is doesn’t have nearly as many popular hits when it comes to movies as its festive counterparts do, there are still plenty of quality Thanksgiving films to watch during the holiday —the best of which involves Kevin James, a group of parkour-loving thieves, and a mall that needs saving. Yes, that’s right: the best Thanksgiving movie is Steve Carr's Paul Blart: Mall Cop.

Warning: Spoilers for Knight Terrors: Harley Quinn #2 ahead!

In Knight Terrors: Harley Quinn #2, Harley pokes fun at the Golden Age of comics while also shedding light on harmful tropes, particularly the "Women in Refrigerators" trope. When Harley discovers that her love interest Pamela has been turned into a salad and stuffed into a refrigerator, she calls out the pointlessness of these cliché and harmful narrative devices. This issue highlights the absurdity of these tropes and reminds readers of the progress made in the comic industry — while acknowledging that there is still work to be done in representing female characters.

Never one to take things too seriously, Harley Quinn's recent adventure becomes a perfect opportunity to poke fun at the Golden Age of comics. But irreverent doesn't mean heartless, and when things take a turn for the worse, Harley is quick to call out the pointlessness of some of comic's most...

Walt Disney Pictures is developing a sequel to its hit 2003 body-swap comedy Freaky Friday.

As confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, a sequel to the 2003 iteration of Freaky Friday is currently in the works at Disney. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are attached to reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman, respectively. Elyse Hollander is attached to pen the script.

Related: Disney Drops Haunted Mansion's First Teaser Trailer

(Freaky) Friday, Never Hesitate

Directed by Mark Waters from a script by Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon, the first Freaky Friday film starring Curtis and Lohan released in theaters in August 2003. It follows Tess Coleman (Curtis), the widowed mother of aspiring teenage musician Anna (Lohan) and her younger brother, Harry (Ryan Malgarini). Tess and Anna's fractious relationship comes to a head when they awake one day to discover they have magically switched bodies. They are forced to quite literally walk...

Most fans of the original comedy classic "Friday" and its subsequent sequels might assume that star Ice Cube actually stepped behind the camera to direct one, if not all, of the entries in his beloved neighborhood stoner trilogy. But in fact, he didn't direct a single installment in the franchise. Ice Cube did try his hand at directing in the late '90s with "Players Club," a story about a single mother who turns to the underworld of exotic dance to make ends meet.

Aside from an ESPN episode of "30 for 30" about the Oakland Raiders' move to Los Angles in 1982, "Players Club" is the only directing credit for Cube, who prefers to share the limelight with other directors. This is especially true with the "Friday" series where the rap mogul liked hiring first-time directors. Telling SPLICEDwire in an interview conducted right when "Friday After Next" was being released,...

Are you looking to watch stoner comedy series that will make you laugh and get you high on humor? Then look no further than the “Friday” film series. It is one of the most popular and well-known comedy film franchises created by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh.

The series follows the characters of Craig Jones (Ice Cube) and Smokey (Chris Tucker) as they navigate their way through the challenges and tribulations of life in South Central Los Angeles. The first “Friday” movie was released in 1995 and was an instant hit with audiences.

It was followed by two sequels, “Friday After Next” and “Last Friday.” The movies are known for their humor, heart, and message of hope. They have resonated with audiences of all ages and backgrounds, making them some of the most successful films.

If you are looking to watch “Friday” movies, you’ll want to check out this blog...

Production slated for September start in New Jersey.

Luke Evans will star in the upcoming crime thriller 5lbs Of Pressure which 13 Films has introduced to Cannes buyers this week.

Additional casting is underway ahead of an anticipated September production start in New Jersey on the story of a man on a quest for redemption who returns to his old neighbourhood to put his inner demons to rest while the brother of the man he killed seeks revenge.

Phil Allocco will direct from his screenplay and the producers are Zac Weinstein of Paint Night Productions and Tempest, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof of Intrinsic Value Film & TV,...

Production slated for September start in New Jersey.

Luke Evans will star in the upcoming crime thriller 5lbs Of Pressure which 13 Films has introduced to Cannes buyers this week.

Additional casting is underway ahead of an anticipated September production start in New Jersey on the story of a man on a quest for redemption who returns to his old neighbourhood to put his inner demons to rest while the brother of the man he killed seeks revenge.

Phil Allocco will direct from his screenplay and the producers are Zac Weinstein of Paint Night Productions and Tempest, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof of Intrinsic Value Film & TV,...

The 1986 movie Short Circuit is getting rebooted at Spyglass Media Group, imagining a new take on the classic sci-fi comedy. Eduardo Cisneros and Jason Shuman have been hired by the company to "put a Latinx twist" on the screenplay for the family movie, although additional story details haven't yet been revealed. It seems likely that the Short Circuit reboot will follow a similar story as the original, but with original characters.

Directed by John Badham and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock, the original Short Circuit stars Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, Tim Blaney, and G. W. Bailey. It focuses on an experimental military robot named Number 5 who gains human-like intelligence after it's struck by lightning. Debuting in the No. 1 spot at the box office when it was released in 1986, the film is one of the most memorable sci-fi movies of its decade and is...

If you’ve already binged your way through the latest season of “Handmaid’s Tale” and all of “Catch-22,” worry not because Hulu is here to cure your mid-vacation content slump with a whole new slate of titles coming to the streamer this July.

Watch Kristen Bell reprise her role as the titular character in Season 4 of “Veronica Mars,” dropping July 1. Or if you aren’t in the mood to return to the seaside town of Neptune as Mars investigates a mysterious string of bombings and murders, you can relax with Ice-Cube’s hilarious one-liners in Steve Carr’s family comedy “Are We Done Yet?” and his spin-off series “Are We There Yet?”

Alongside classic favorites — all five “Rocky” movies, “King Kong,” and “The Polar Express” are among some notable additions — the streaming service also came through with both brand-new and returning original shows. Watch the series premiere of “Four Weddings and a Funeral,...

If you just watched the premiere of Disney Channel’s Freaky Friday and thought star Heidi Blickenstaff looked right at home in the role of straight-laced Katherine Blake, it’s because she is.

Prior to being cast opposite Cozi Zuehlsdorff in the TV movie, Blickenstaff originated the role of Katherine in the stage production of Freaky Friday, which opened in Washington, D.C. in Oct. 2016. She and co-star Emma Hunton (soon to appear on Freeform’s Fosters spinoff Good Trouble) then brought the show to San Diego, Cleveland and Houston from Jan. to July 2017.

So, yeah, when Blickenstaff sings her...

August 10 will be Freaky Friday for Disney Channel. The cable net has set that midsummer date for the premiere of its musical version of the classic mother-daughter body-swap.

Directed by Steve Carr, the latest take on Mary Rodgers’ classic book stars Heidi Blickenstaff, who played the mom role in the stage version, and Cozi Zuehlsdorff of the Dolphin Tale films as the bickering mother and daughter who both wish they could switch places with the other for a day. But be careful what you wish for: they magically wake up one freaky Friday in each other’s body and begin a journey of self-discovery and empathy neither one could have imagined.

Disney also made Freaky Friday theatrical features in 1976 starring Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris, and in 2003 with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Its 1995 telefilm version starred Gaby Hoffmann and Shelley Long.

Bridget Carpenter wrote the Freaky Friday screenplay based on her stage adaptation,...

‘Untitled Teen Pregnancy Road Movie (With Zombies)’ will be directed by ‘Daddy Day Care’ director Steve Carr

Lightning Entertainment has kicked off worldwide sales in Cannes on Untitled Teen Pregnancy Road Movie (With Zombies), which Daddy Day Care director Steve Carr has signed on to direct.

The project is the second in an elevated genre slate assembled by The Walking Dead producers Circle of Confusion with Lightning Entertainment and Hindsight Media.

Casting is underway ahead of an anticipated summer start in Canada on the story of a teenage girl trying to survive a zombie apocalypse while outrunning the government and...

Based on The New York Times best-selling book series by James Patterson, the hilarious family-friendly film, Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life, arrives on Digital HD December 20 and Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD, and On Demand January 3 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment and CBS Films.

The New York Times best-selling series by James Patterson breaks all the rules when Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life arrives on Digital HD December 20 and Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD, and On Demand January 3 from Lionsgate and CBS Films. This hilarious, family-friendly leap from the page to the big screen stars Griffin Gluck (Batman vs. Robin) alongside Lauren Graham (TV’s “Gilmore Girls”), Rob Riggle (The Hangover), Thomas Barbusca (TV’s “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp”), Andy Daly (Semi-Pro), Adam Pally (Dirty Grandpa), Isabela Moner (TV’s “100 Things to Do Before High School”), Isabella Amara (The Boss) and...

Making movies is definitely a serious business, but that doesn't mean you can't have fun on the set as well. We get a small glimpse at some of the on-set shenanigans in a new gag reel from the Lionsgate comedy Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life. This video features Andy Daly as Principal Dwight showing Adam Pally's Mr. Teller the various contraband students have in their lockers, although he opens the wrong locker in this sequence, forcing him to start over. We also get a glimpse at Lauren Graham, as she knocks over a house of cards, and Griffin Gluck goofing around with Efren Ramirez.

The New York Times best-selling series by James Patterson breaks all the rules when Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life arrives on Digital HD December 20 and Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD, and On Demand January 3 from Lionsgate and CBS Films.

As far as comedy films go, Paul Blart: Mall Cop is already pretty dramatic. It’s about criminals taking over a mall and the one mustachioed, Segway-riding security guard who can stop them, but it’s still somehow even less funny than that makes it sound. Perhaps the problem, then, isn’t that Paul Blart wasn’t funny enough to be a good comedy, but that it shouldn’t have been a comedy in the first place. It already has the makings of a standard Die Hard plot, so maybe director Steve Carr should’ve just leaned into that and made a serious action flick that just happens to star Kevin James instead.

Thankfully, CineFix’s Trailer Mix video series is here to show us what that would’ve been like, and the results are surprisingly good. Well, more like comparatively good, as it’s not really much of a...

Rewrite all the rules with Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle, Thomas Barbusca, Isabela Moner, Andy Daly and Adam Pally in a new trailer from Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life. From director Steve Carr (Paul Blart: Mall Cop), the upcoming comedy based on the bestselling book series by author James Patterson opens in theaters nationwide today!

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October is upon us. The leaves are changing. Sweaters are becoming more abundant. Awards contenders are popping up in theaters nationwide. But those are far from the only films opening throughout the coming weeks. Below, you’ll find every planned theatrical release for the month of October, separated out into films with wide runs and limited ones. (Synopses are provided by festivals and distributors.)

Each week, we’ll give you an update with more specific information on where these films are playing. In the meantime, be sure to check our calendar page, where we’ll update releases for the rest of the year. Stay warm and happy watching!

Week of October 7 Wide

The Birth of a Nation

Director: Nate Parker

Cast: Aja Naomi King, Armie Hammer, Gabrielle Union, Jackie Earle Haley, Mark Boone Junior, Nate Parker

Synopsis: Set against the antebellum South and based on a true story, “The Birth...

I absolutely hated middle school a.k.a. junior high. Those two years were seriously some of the worst of my life. I'm seriously surprised that I survived that insanity. There's now a movie coming out that pays tribute to the awfulness of those years. It's called Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life and today we have an entertaining new trailer for you to watch. The movie looks pretty good, and this is the synopsis for it:

Rafe has an epic imagination...and a slight problem with authority. Both collide when he transfers to an oppressive, rule-crazy middle school. Drowning in do's and don'ts, Rafe and his scheming best friend Leo hatch a plan to break every rule in the school's Code of Conduct. It's Ferris Bueller meets Home Alone as their battle with Principal Dwight explodes into chaos both real and imagined. But Dwight displays his own fiendish creativity,...

Based on the book by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life is the next in the line of films featuring kids taking control of their world.

Rafe (Griffin Gluck) is heading into middle school, and he finds himself in the world of Principal Dwight (Andy Daly), who runs a tight ship, and has an overabundance of rules. Rafe and his friends put together a plan to break every rule Principal Dwight has, but he has to keep his plans, and rule-breaking, from his mom (Lauren Graham).

While this one looks like a lot of fun for younger audiences, its success probably rests on Daly’s shoulders, and he’s a great choice for the role. The “bad guy” in such a film can easily go too cartoony, and though Daly could probably aim for that if he wanted to, his work on things...

"Creativity has no place in this school." CBS Films has debuted a second full-length trailer for the movie Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, an adaptation of the bestselling book series of the same name. Young actor Griffin Gluck stars as Rafe Katchadorian, a boy with a "wild imagination" bored of middle school who decides to break every rule and see what happens, bringing his friends with him. The full cast includes Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle, Thomas Barbusca, Andy Daly, Adam Pally, and Efren Ramirez. This actually looks really fun, especially disregarding the rules and messing with expectations. I'm sure if I were younger I'd enjoy it even more, but still, it looks pretty good. "Rules aren't for everyone!" Here's the second trailer for Steve Carr's Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, on YouTube: You can also still watch the first official teaser trailer for Middle School here,...

Based on the James Patterson‘s popular young adult novel, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life comes from director Steve Carr. Carr is the director behind Next Friday, Dr. Doolittle 2, Daddy Day Care, Are We Done Yet?, and, his last feature, 2009’s Paul Blart: Mall Cop. He’s directed many harmless kids movies, which is probably the best way also […]

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"Rules aren't for everyone." CBS Films has unveiled the first official trailer for the film Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, an adaptation of the bestselling book series of the same name. Young actor Griffin Gluck stars as Rafe Katchadorian, a boy with a "wild imagination" bored of middle school who decides to break every rule and see what happens, bringing along his friends with him. The full cast includes Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle, Thomas Barbusca, Andy Daly and Adam Pally, and Efren Ramirez. This looks like it might be entertaining, I like the hand-drawn text they use throughout the trailer. Have fun. First trailer (+ poster) for Steve Carr's Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, from YouTube: A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian (played by Griffin Gluck) has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him.

After delivering the bumbling comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop, director Steve Carr is heading into the world of young adults with an Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, an adaptation of the book of the same name by James Patterson. With flairs of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Matilda and Diary of a Wimpy […]

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Break every rule with Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle, Thomas Barbusca, Andy Daly and Adam Pally in the new teaser trailer and poster from Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life.

From director Steve Carr (Paul Blart: Mall Cop), the upcoming comedy based on the NY Times bestseller from author James Patterson opens in theaters October 2016.

Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life chronicles the trials and triumphs of Rafe Khatchadorian, as he uses his wits to battle bullies, hormones and the tyrannical, test-obsessed Principal Dwight.

Rafe has an epic imagination…and a slight problem with authority. Both collide when he transfers to an oppressive, rule-crazy middle school. Drowning in do’s and don’ts, Rafe and his scheming best friend Leo hatch a plan to break every rule in the school’s Code of Conduct. It’s Ferris Bueller meets Home Alone as their battle with...

Fans of the bestselling Ya novel Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life have a reason to celebrate today! Author James Patterson's hit novel is coming to the big screen, and we have your first look courtesy of EW. They have debuted both the trailer and a very colorful poster, which bring Rafe Khatchadorian's cruel, hilarious and life-changing adventures to life.

The cast is headed-up by by a strong ensemble of comedy favorites. Griffin Gluck is introducing the iconic literary character of Rafe to the big screen, appearing alongside Lauren Graham, Adam Pally, Rob Riggle, Efren Ramirez and Andrew Daly.The film is directed by Steve Carr, best known for his family friendly hits Dr. Dolittle 2 and Daddy Day Care.

The filmmaker was ready to take a break from family films, but the stellar script for Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life changed his mind.

CBS Films announced today the cast for the theatrical motion picture adaptation of James Patterson’s award-winning, bestselling series Middle School, arriving in theaters October 2016.

The cast will include Lauren Graham (“Parenthood,” “Gilmore Girls”), Rob Riggle (“22 Jump Street,” “Hotel Transylvania 2”), Thomas Barbusca (“Preacher,” “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp”), Andrew Daly (“Review,” “Black-ish”), Adam Pally (“The Mindy Project,” “The To Do List”), Efren Ramirez (“Constantine,” “Napoleon Dynamite”), Isabela Moner (“100 Things to Do Before High School,” “Dora and Friends: Into the City!”) and Alexa Nisenson (“Constantine”) are joining Griffin Gluck (“About a Boy,” “Red Band Society”).

Steve Carr is set to direct the film from a screenplay by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer and Kara Holden. Leopoldo Gout and Bill Robinson are producing and James Patterson and Steve Bowen are executive producing for James Patterson Entertainment. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King of Participant Media are also serving as executive producers along with Michael Flynn.

Whoever called them the wonder years clearly wasn’t privy to CBS Films’ latest feature length venture, “Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life.” Based on the hit “Middle School” book series by James Patterson and featuring a script by Chris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer, the film, from director Steve Carr (“Paul Blart: Mall Cop”), centers on Rafe Khatchadorian’s trying times studying and surviving at Hills Village Middle School. He and his friends are faced with battling bullies, hormones, and a “tyrannical principal,” so no doubt there’s some “Matilda”-esque adventure to be had. The Atlanta, Ga., production is filming Nov. 2015 through Jan. 2016 and looking for background talents to play students and siblings. Submissions are being sought from the Atlanta area. For more information, check out the full casting notice for “Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life” here. For more cast notices for kid actors,...

Exclusive: Paradigm has signed Steve Carr, the helmer of hit comedies that include Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Are We Done Yet, Daddy Day Care, Dr. Dolittle 2 and Next Friday. Carr next is set to direct The Wedding Guests for CBS Films and The Boondoggle, a buddy comedy scripted by Rob Riggle & Tom Lennon. He’s also developing the AMC series Sherman’s March. Carr had been at ICM Partners.

He becomes the latest in a bunch of directors who’ve signed with Paradigm including Luke Greenfield, Rob Minkoff, Walt Becker, Malcolm Lee, Joe Johnston, Carl Franklin. Ole Bornedal and others. The signings come after a number of high-profile agents have joined the agency.

Carr remains managed by Peter Principato and lawyered by Karl Austen.

Are you sitting down? Are you ready for this? Promise not to poop yourself with excitement: there's a sequel to Paul Blart: Mall Cop coming out. It's called Pall Blart: Mall Cop 2, and Kevin James returns to the segway and tight dress pants of the hit film. And now, you can plan your schedule to avoid missing what may be the cinematic event of 2015. Columbia Pictures (via Variety) has officially announced that April 17, 2015 is the landing point for the continuing saga of Blart, the defender of the mall. The original was helmed by Steve Carr (Daddy Day Care) but this installment falls under the leadership of Parental Guidance steward Andy Fickman. The hope is that they'll preserve the dignity and continuity of the first film, which saw James as the titular security guard helping to defend the mall from criminals. This time around, Blart is at a security convention when...

With all the hoopla about the big Sunday night movie award show, many of you might not have gotten the list of the big winners from Saturday night’s big movie awards show. I’m talking about the 34th Annual Razzie Awards. They were started in 1980 by John Wilson to celebrate the movie year’s worst achievements. The hour-long ceremony was held this past Saturday evening down the street from the site of Sunday’s big show. Without further ado, here’s the nominees and winners for the 2013 film year:

Worst Screenplay:

After Earth, The Lone Ranger, Grown Ups 2, A Madea Christmas, and the winner…Movie 43 (credited to 28 different writers according to IMDb!)

Worst Remake, Rip-off, Or Sequel:

Grown Ups 2, The Hangover III, Scary Movie 5, Smurfs 2, and the winner…The Lone Ranger

Worst Director:

Dennis Dugan for Grown Ups 2, M. Night Shyamalan for After Earth,...

Kevin James' "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" hit theaters almost exactly four years ago and went on to become a surprise hit by grossing $183 million at the worldwide box office on a budget of only $26 million. The comedy wasn't liked by critics, with a current RottenTomatoes rating sitting at 33%. But it's difficult to ignore the box office results, which is why Sony Pictures ha announced that it's moving forward with a sequel. James is set to return as Paul Blart. He will once again co-write the script with Nick Bakay. Steve Carr, who directed the original, will not return. The studio is now in talks with Andy Fickman (The Game Plan) to replace him. The plan is to begin shooting in April.

Los Angeles, Jan 8: Filmmaker Andy Fickman is reportedly in talks to direct the sequel to 2009 film "Paul Blart: Mall Cop".

The director of movies like "Parental Guidance" and "She's The Man" is in negotiations to helm the film, which is eying for an April start date, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Actor Adam Sandler will return as a co-producer and Kevin James is set to reprise his role as the overweight cop in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2".

James will also write the screenplay with Nick Bakay, like they did in the first installment which was directed by Steve Carr.

Ians...

Production on Kevin James's Paul Blart: Mall Cop sequel is apparently going forward.

Andy Fickman, director of Parental Guidance, is in negotiations to oversee the follow-up to the comedy film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Though panned by critics, the 2009 film about a bumbling shopping mall security guard topped the Us box office and made $183 million worldwide.

Kevin James is set to return as the sequel's star, in addition to writing the script with Nick Bakay.

The original movie was directed by Steve Carr.

In the meantime, James is reportedly set to star in a new sitcom this year.

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Here’s some news that is bound to delight the five people out there who were clamoring for a sequel to the 2009 surprise hit Paul Blart: Mall Cop. A follow-up to the comedy that featured dozens of fat jokes, uncomfortable racial stereotypes and moments of Kevin James falling down is now set to begin production this April.

James will reprise his role as the bumbling, segway-riding security officer and will also co-write the script with Nick Bakay, the same writer/actor with whom James penned the original. James will also produce the sequel alongside Adam Sandler and Todd Garner.

Meanwhile, Paul Blart: Mall Cop director Steve Carr is not returning for the sequel, so the reins are being handed over to director Andy Fickman, who previously helmed several family comedies with a high quotient of slapstick, such as Parental Guidance, She’s the Man and The Game Plan.

It has...

Andy Fickman ("Escape to Witch Mountain," "Parental Guidance") is in talks to direct a sequel to "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" at Sony Pictures.

Fickman replaces Steve Carr who helmed the original 2009 comedy which became a surprise major hit with a $146 million domestic gross.

Kevin James is set to return as the security guard at a New Jersey mall. James and Nick Bakay, who co-wrote the original, are back to work in the script.

James, Todd Garner and Adam Sandler are returning as producers. Filming aims to begin in April.

Source: THR...

As though this polar vortex nonsense wasn't bad enough, word has come out that Sony Pictures is planning to move forward with a Paul Blart: Mall Cop sequel. 2014 is proving to be a real punch in the teeth so far. THR reports Sony is in talks with Andy Flickman to helm the Paul Blart: Mall Cop sequel, leaving the first film's director, Steve Carr, out in the cold. Kevin James will reprise his role as the titular mall security officer, and he's once again written the script with Nick Bakay. No details are available regarding what kind of misadventures and mayhem this mediocre mall cop will get up to this time. But we do know James will produce alongside returning producers Todd Garner and Adam Sandler of Happy Madison. It's not said why Carr, who previously helmed comedies like Are We Done Yet? and Daddy Day Care, won't be back...

Nearly five years after the 2009 surprise hit comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop debuted in theaters, star Kevin James has signed on to reprise his title role for the sequel Paul Blart 2, with Andy Fickman in talks to direct for Sony Pictures.

Kevin James is also co-writing the screenplay, alongside his Paul Blart: Mall Cop writing partner Nick Bakay. No story details were given for the follow-up. The original comedy followed a New Jersey father who takes his job as a suburban mall cop way too seriously. He must spring into action when a group of thieves take over his shopping center.

Todd Garner is producing along with Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison production company. Production is scheduled to begin in April.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop, which was directed by Steve Carr, earned $183 million worldwide, from just a $26 million production budget. Andy Fickman most recently directed Parental Guidance starring Billy Crystal and Bette Midler.

Because torturing audiences with films like Here Comes the Boom, Zookeeper, The Dilemma and two Grown Ups films wasn't enough, Kevin James is bringing back his painfully stupid Paul Blart: Mall Cop for a completely unnecessary sequel at Sony Pictures. It's unclear just what will happen this time, but the comedy is said to take the bumbling security guard on another adventure. James will co-write the sequel again with the first film's co-writer Nick Bakay. However, Steve Carr couldn't be coaxed into this disaster, so the studio hired the "talents" of Andy Fickman, the man behind Parental Guidance and She's the Man. THR reports Adam Sandler is producing with Todd Garner by way of his Happy Madison banner again. It seems appropriate that despite turning towards more substantial pieces of filmmaking like The Cobbler with Thomas McCarthy, Sandler is still helping to churn out pure garbage. James is also producing...

At long last, the highly anticipated sequel to Paul Blart: Mall Cop is on the way. THR reports that Andy Fickman (Parental Guidance, She’s the Man) is in discussions to direct a follow-up to the 2009 Kevin James comedy, stepping in for previous helmer Steve Carr. James is set to reprise his role as the titular security guard who has a habit of falling down (hilarious!). James will also co-write the screenplay with Nick Bakay, as the two penned the first film. Plot details for the Sony picture are unknown at this time, but an April start date is being planned. The first Paul Blart film was a sizeable hit at the box office, taking in $146 million domestically against a reported budget of $26 million. Of course that was five years ago, so it’ll be interesting to see if there’s still an audience for a sequel.

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Stephen Merchant plays Truth or Dare with Halle Berry in Movie 43, in theaters today

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We recently caught up with Peter for a chat about the film, in which he went into the history of the project, and shared some of its secrets. Here is our conversation.

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