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Exclusive: Lionsgate has put Revenge Wedding, a new comedy, in the works with Jordan Schur of Suretone Pictures, Andrew O’Connor of What If It Barks Films, and Kristin Burr of Burr! Productions.

Jessica Friedman of Burr! will co-produce. The storyline, as we hear, is being kept secret.

Erin Westerman, president of Production for Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said, “This is going to make a fantastic romantic comedy. It has such a juicy fun premise and we’re excited to be working with Jordan, Andrew and Kristin to find a writer with whom we can develop it.”

Schur, who beyond Suretone Pictures is also a partner in Mimran Schur Pictures, which recently produced The Kid, distributed by Lionsgate and directed by Vincent D’Onofrio and starring Ethan Hawke, Dane DeHaan, Jake Schur, and Chris Pratt. He is producing Suretone’s upcoming Creepers to be directed by Marc Klasfeld. He has produced Stone,...

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We have the highlights of what's coming and going from HBO Now and HBO Go in March 2020.

March 2020 is an extremely HBO month for HBO.

What we mean by that is that the list of new releases for the month contain a lot of the hallmarks of the HBO brand that the network has built over the years. There is the third season of an expensive and popular sci-fi series with Westworld season 3 premiering on March 15. Then there's also the requisite new David Simon series when Philip Roth adaptation The Plot Against America premieres on March 16.

If that weren't enough, March 2020 sees the arrival of a big ticket superhero movie with X-Men: Dark Phoenix arriving on March 21. It's not a good big ticket superhero movie, but still! You may want to rewatch it all the same. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw is a sort of superhero movie itself.

Anna Kendrick has a secret set of very specific skills.

Craig Robinson is spilling the beans about the actress in an interview with People Now alongside Table 19 costars Lisa Kudrow and Wyatt Russell. The comedian reveals that Kendrick uses her smaller-than-average size to her advantage when getting around in crowded spaces.

Robinson says that the two were once at a bar that “was super packed. But she’s tiny so she would use her tininess to maneuver around,” adding that he was impressed when he would see her run around the crowded bar.

Another one of Kendrick’s skills?...

Craig Robinson rose to prominence playing smooth, laid-back guys – soulful warehouse worker Darryl on The Office, romantic crooner Nick in Hot Tub Time Machine, a slightly-tweaked version of himself for This Is the End. But these days, he's nothing but go-go-go hustle. On Friday, he lends his dulcet tones to a foulmouthed, pot-smoking box of grits in the deranged animated comedy Sausage Party. Next week, he switches his style up with an uncharacteristically heavy turn in Morris from America, a coming-of-age indie about an African-American kid living in Germany (and...

We're big fans of Anna Kendrick here at the Playlist. But then, what kind of monster isn't a big fan of Anna Kendrick? She's smart, funny, honest, outspoken and enormously talented, and even the occasional "Rapture-Palooza" can't cause too much of a problem. The actress is wildly busy, with seven movies released, or due for release, this year, from serial killer dark comedy "The Voices" to this Christmas' mega-budget musical "Into The Woods," and will continue her path to world domination with next summer's sequel "Pitch Perfect." But first, she's got another musical, stage adaptation, "The Last Five Years," directed by Richard Lagravenese, and co-starring Broadway star Jeremy Jordan. The film, which deconstructs a love affair between an actress and a novelist, just premiered at Tiff, and we should have our review for you in the next day or two. But to tide you over, EW has the first clip from the movie,...

Though this year’s breakout comedy hit Ride Along was almost entirely the Ice Cube and Kevin Hart show, Universal’s upcoming sequel, Ride Along 2, has been putting together a pretty terrific supporting cast over the past few weeks. First, we heard that 24: Live Another Day actor Benjamin Bratt had come aboard in an unspecified role. Next, Attack of the Show! host and geek goddess Olivia Munn joined the cast, taking on the role of a tough Miami homicide detective who becomes the object of Detective James Payton’s (Cube) affection. Now, we’ve learned that The Hangover and Community star Ken Jeong has hitched a ride on the comedy sequel.

Jeong will play “a cocky computer hacker who fancies himself a ladies man but is also important in solving the case that Cube and Hart are working on.” The part is described as similar to Joe Pesci...

Who will stand with Nicolas Cage as the world comes to an end? Turns out Lea Thompson. THR reveals the Back to the Future star has signed on to play Cage.s wife in the in-production reboot of the Rapture-centered drama Left Behind. Thompson joins a cast that also includes One Tree Hill star Chad Michael Murray, Big Love.s Cassi Thomson, Hall Pass.s Nicky Whelan, The Blind Side.s Quinton Aaron, and pop star Jordin Sparks. Between Seth Rogen.s This is The End, to Simon Pegg.s The World.s End, and lesser-known laffers like the sharp satire It.s a Disaster and the forgettable Anna Kendrick vehicle Rapture-Palooza, comedians have had their fun with the end of days, but stunt man turned director Vic Armstrong is taking this topic seriously with his adaptation of the wildly popular book series of Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim Lahaye.

This has been an unusually strong year for star-studded horror comedies, most notably Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant.s Hell Baby, Jacob Vaughn.s Bad Milo, and even Jonathan Levine.s Warm Bodies and Paul Middleditch.s Rapture-Palooza. Hollywood.s biggest and brightest are no longer so wary of starring in flicks that mix scares with the laughter. Xyz Films. Life After Beth, the directorial debut from I Heart Huckabees co-writer Jeff Baena, is the latest star-studded sub-genre offering. And according to ScreenDaily, it has wrapped its Los Angeles production just in time for the producers to seek international distribution at the Toronto Film Festival, which begins this week. Sony Pictures Classics will be handling the film.s U.S. release, which means it might make it to more than just three theaters. Since we last reported on Life After Beth, the film has amassed a major cast. Not...

Moviefone's Top DVD of the Week

"Amour"

What's It About? Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke tells the heart-wrenching story of an elderly couple fighting against the deterioration of the body and mind in this brutally honest French drama. Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) are retired octogenarian music teachers whose lives vastly alter when Anne suffers from the first of several strokes. Georges struggles to take care of his wife as watches her gradually lose her ability to move and speak.

Why We're In: One of the most powerful films in recent years and winner of the 2012 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, "Amour" shows love at its most harrowing. Known as a horror master, Haneke uses slow-pacing and raw storytelling in this film to truly show life's real horrors. With some of the best performances ever from Riva and Trintignant, "Amour" is not merely a film that will make you weep,...

To celebrate the upcoming Blu-Ray release of Rapture-Palooza, we have a signed poster up for grabs that includes the autographs of stars Craig Robinson, Rob Huebel and Rob Corddry.

If you’re unfamiliar with the film, it follows “two teens who battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat the Antichrist.” Our very own Matt Donato reviewed the film not too long ago and now that it’s on Blu-Ray, those of you who failed to catch it in theatres can finally check it out!

But first, here’s the details on the contest. To enter for your chance to win, simply like us on Facebook and then click the button below to Re-Tweet our contest message. Winners will be notified via Twitter Dm on August 25th.

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As if giving birth wasn’t hellish enough, imagine if you were giving birth to the spawn of Satan? Sounds absolutely terrifying, right? Not if Reno 911! creators Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant are writing and directing.

Bringing their own brand of slapstick, “immature” comedy, Lennon and Garant have created a horror comedy in Hell Baby that throws any real terror out the window, but it’s kind of refreshing in a way. Movies like Rapture-Palooza have tried said approach already this year, but faltered thanks to weak interpretations and lame adaptations of horror elements. Hell Baby, while focusing on comedy completely, is still able to properly poke fun at typical horror norms, succeeding not only as a consistently laugh-inducing comedy, but also as a witty horror comedy. Lennon and Garant are in proper form, and I can gladly accept their entry into my favorite genre with opened, appreciative arms.

Want to celebrate the lack of a Rapture with some humor? Get “Rapture-Palooza,” which will arrive on Blu-ray(plus Digital UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital Ultraviolet) and Digital Download Aug. 20 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film comes from the writer of “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and the producers of “Bad Teacher” and includes a hilarious cast including Craig Robinson (TV’s “The Office,” “Hot Tub Time Machine”), Anna Kendrick (“Pitch Perfect,” “Twilight” saga), John Francis Daley (TV’s “Bones,” TV’s “Freaks and Geeks”), Rob Corddry (“Warm Bodies,” “Hot Tub Time Machine”) and Ana Gasteyer (TV’s “Saturday Night Live,” “Mean Girls”). “Rapture-Palooza” shows what could happen after the folks left behind after the [ Read More ]

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Lionsgate's apocalyptic horror comedy Rapture-Palooza is well on its way to DVD and Blu-ray, and to herald the end's arrival, we have a new image gallery on tap for you to dig on! Hurry! Spend your last moments looking at Anna Kendrick!

From the Press Release

Non-believers unite in the satirical, irreverent comedy Rapture-Palooza, arriving on Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet) and Digital Download August 20 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. From the writer of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and the producers of Bad Teacher, the laugh-out-loud film features a hilarious cast including Craig Robinson (TV's "The Office," Hot Tub Time Machine), Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, The Twilight Saga), John Francis Daley (TV's "Bones" and "Freaks and Geeks"), Rob Corddry (Warm Bodies, Hot Tub Time Machine) and Ana Gasteyer (TV's "Saturday Night Live," Mean Girls).

The Blu-ray Disc and DVD include an audio commentary with Craig Robinson,...

Lionsgate has announced two new films coming to home video, and we have all the artwork and details for the upcoming releases of Rapture-Palooza and Vampire right here for you! Read on for details.

From the Press Release

The psychological horror film Vampire arrives on DVD, Digital Download and Video on Demand August 20 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. A Grand Jury Prize nominee at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, the seductive thriller directed by Iwai Shunji (New York, I Love You) stars Kevin Zegers (TV's "Gossip Girl"), Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) and Adelaide Clemens (The Great Gatsby), with Kristin Kreuk (TV's "Beauty and the Beast") and Rachael Leigh Cook (TV's "Perception"). The Vampire DVD will be available for the suggested price of $26.98.

Synopsis

On the surface, Simon (Zegers) is a dedicated teacher, living a normal life. But he has a dark secret - he is a vampire, compelled to drink human blood in order to survive.

Riding my rapture high from seeing This Is The End last night, I woke up this morning and decided to check out a lesser-known apocalyptic comedy released this weekend called Rapture-Palooza. Penned by Chris Matheson, the bodacious dude who wrote Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, and directed by Paul Middleditch, I didn’t really know what to expect, but the cast of comedic talent attached settled my nerves before the watch. I mean you’ve got Craig Robinson, Thomas Lennon, Rob Corddry, Ken Jeong, Rob Huebel, Anna Kendrick *drools on keyboard*, and Paul Scheer, so a decent amount of laughs were expected – but unfortunately not achieved.

Rapture-Palooza tells the story of Ben (John Francis Daley) and Lindsey (Anna Kendrick), a young couple just trying to survive God’s rapture. While those rightious enough were granted amnesty from the ordeal by being accepted to heaven, modern day heathens like Ben and...

Title: Rapture-Palooza Director: Paul Middleditch Starring: Craig Robinson, Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Ana Gasteyer, John Michael Higgins, Rob Huebel, Thomas Lennon, Ken Jeong, Paul Scheer, Tyler Labine, Calum Worthy The idea of an Earth-bound fistfight between a foul-mouthed God and equally lewd Satan, complete with shots to the groin, sounds anarchic and wild. And certainly the participation of the roster of comedically gifted talents listed above inspires some level of buzzy expectation. But in a post-”South Park” world, lazy execution of a ribald, potentially controversial concept will not suffice — especially not when the apocalypse is being handled with much more wit, vim and verve just across the megaplex, in the form of [ Read More ]

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New York — The Earth has been coming to an end with comic frequency. We've seen tsunamis sweep the oceans ("2012"), the world freeze over ("The Day After Tomorrow") and a rogue planet bear down ("Melancholia"). So many have been patrolling a desolate Earth – Will Smith ("After Earth"), Tom Cruise ("Oblivion"), a cute cleanup robot ("Wall-e") – that even the post-apocalyptic world is getting crowded.

But now, months after the Mayans predicted the end of the world, comedians are having the last laugh – or at least, a Last Days laugh. Opening Wednesday is Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's "This Is the End," in which the rapture arrives in the midst of a Hollywood party at James Franco's house.

"The World's End" is coming in August and earlier this year, there was "It's a Disaster," where nuclear calamity interrupts a New Orleans couples' brunch. Also just out is the farcical "Rapture-Palooza," in...

If you’re not a fan of Seth Rogen, of his comedies, or of the Judd Apatow Crew, then you can disregard this review. This movie is for those people, and it’s hilarious. It’s not high art (although James Franco might argue that it is), but it’s arguably the most fun experience I’ve had in a theater in a long time (certainly the most time I’ve laughed out loud since… Pineapple Express), and I don’t remember the last time I was so energetic and boisterous walking out of a theater. My friend (your fabled editor) and I kept running through our favorite parts on the car trip home, and quickly figured out that we were just quoting the entire movie. Yeah, we were those annoying guys.

Let’s get to the movie. This Is The End is an apocalypse comedy, tackling the bloating end-of-the-world...

The 2013 Tony Awards celebrated the glitz and glamour of Broadway, and these ladies brought their beauty A-game to the show! Whether you’ve been dying to try a bold lip or a smoky eye, these celebs show you how to rock the look!

It’s a battle of the beauties — and wow, this one is a killer! Stars like Scarlett Johansson, Anna Kendrick, and Sienna Miller all looked absolutely stunning with three very different looks on the Tony Awards red carpet on June 9 in New York City. While we love all three ladies, which beauty look do you think stole the show? Vote below!

Tony Awards 2013 Beauty — Scarlett, Anna, & Sienna Look Gorgeous

Scarlett looked amazing as always when she arrived to the awards show on June 9. The actress looked every bit the femme fatale with her shiny, deep burgundy lipstick and her blonde hair in vintage 1940′s waves. The rest of her makeup was subtle,...

The apocalypse is coming to theaters and on VOD today in the form of Rapture-palooza. Only this time, Craig Robinson, Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Paul Scheer, and many more are along for the ride.

Recently, I sat down with stars Rob Corddry and Rob Huebel to talk with them about the film, as well as some other random topics. Check out our little chats about clipping your toenails in Ihop, mustaches, and who the better doctor really is below.

When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (Daley) are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when the Anti-Christ (Robinson) makes his home base in their neighborhood, Lindsey finds herself the object of his affection.

2013 seems to be the year of end-of-the-world comedies, and while that may be a sure sign of the end times at least we’ll go out laughing. Edgar Wright’s The World’s End opens later this summer, the very funny This Is the End hits theaters next week, and the even better It’s a Disaster was just released on Blu-ray/DVD. It really is a fine time for fans of the apocalypse. The fourth entry (or second if you’re going chronologically) is Paul Middleditch‘s Rapture-Palooza. Lindsey (Anna Kendrick) and Ben (John Francis Daley) are young and in love, but unlike the billion or more young couples that came before them these two are seeing their romance blossom amidst the events foretold in the Book of Revelation. The undead roam the streets, foul-mouthed locusts and crows berate the survivors, and occasionally large, flaming rocks fall from the sky to crush food carts. As...

Leave it to Craig Robinson to face the apocalypse twice in one month. Although he'll be playing himself as a hapless victim of the whole affair in next week's This is the End , this Friday sees the Peeples and "The Office" star playing the biggest bad himself, starring as "The Beast" in this Friday's Rapture-Palooza . Also starring Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Ana Gasteyer, John Michael Higgins, Rob Huebel, Tom Lennon, Ken Jeong, Paul Scheer, Mike O.Connell, Adrianna Costa, Jesse Camacho, Calum Worthy and Tyler Labine, the Rapture-Palooza features a script by Chris Matheson and is directed by Paul Middleditch. Lindsey (Kendrick) and Ben (Daley) are a couple that find themselves left behind on Earth after billions are raptured. Although...

In This is the End, James Franco and Seth Rogen try to get through the apocalypse with a little help from their famous friends. The world is literally imploding, which really puts a damper on the killer shindig Franco was hosting. Rihanna is there, Mindy Kaling is horny, and Michael Cera is totally out of control. The cast — which also includes Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson, and Emma Watson — plays caricatures of their own public personas, an experience Rogen, who co-wrote and co-directed with Evan Goldberg, found cathartic. “The studio was a little freaked out by the notion of it,...

Check out four clips from Paul Middleditch’s “Rapture-Palooza”, which proves that just because it’s the end of the world, there’s no reason to go sulking about it. Take the lovebirds of the movie, played by the girl from “Pitch Perfect” and the guy from the TV show “Bones”. There are foul-mouthed crows and annoying locusts to deal with, not to mention fiery meteorites from the sky, but at least they still have each other. That’s cool. When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey and her boyfriend Ben are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple tries their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers and pot-smoking wraiths. But when The Beast makes his home base in their neighborhood, Lindsey finds herself the object of his affection. With the help of her family,...

Last week we shared a clip from Rapture-Palooza that featured some foul-mouthed crows, and now we have three new clips to show you. Ready to get Raptured? Then read on!

Rapture-Palooza will open in select theatres nationwide and be available On Demand beginning June 7th.

Synopsis

When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect) and her boyfriend, Ben (John Francis Daley, TV’s “Bones”), are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when The Beast (Craig Robinson, TV’s “The Office”) makes his home base in their neighborhood, Lindsey finds herself the object of his affection. With the help of her family, friends, and a lawn-mowing zombie neighbor (Tom Lennon, TV’s “Reno 911”), the young couple set off to...

"Rapture-Palooza" is a new comedy that takes a light, humorous look at the End of Days. Anna Kendrick and John Francis Daley from "Freak and Geeks" star as a couple just trying to cope with the apocalypse, and things aren't that bad until the Anti-Christ shows up.

In this exclusive clip from "Rapture-Palooza," Kendrick's character, Lindsey, has to make a tough choice. Beast (Craig Robinson) wants to take Lindsey as his bride, and if she resists, he'll kill her boyfriend and his dad (Rob Corddry).

A ton of other funny people make up the rest of the cast, including Ken Jeong, Rob Huebel, and Paul Scheer.

"Rapture-Palooza" will hit theaters and video on-demand on June 7.

Lionsgate's sent along some new clips from their odd, and hysterical-looking Rapture-Palooza. The comedy directed by Paul Middleditch reunites Hot Tub Time Machine's Craig Robinson with his co-star Rob Corddry, as well as John Francis Daley, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Thomas Lennon, Ana Gasteyer, John Michael Higgins and Tyler Labine. Get ready for the rapture as you'll see below with flaming rocks, locusts, undead and even foul-mouthed crows! Paul Middleditch directs from the script by Chris Matheson, and the film opens June 7th. In Rapture-Palooza, when the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (Daley) are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when the Anti-Christ (Robinson)...

On June 7th apocalypse-themed comedy Rapture-Palooza is arriving in theaters and on VOD from Lionsgate, and to give you an idea of the kind of hilarity in store for you, we have some video interviews with the film's co-stars Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry and Rob Huebel.

Directed by Paul Middleditch and written by Chris Matheson, Rapture-Palooza also stars Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Ana Gasteyer, John Michael Higgins, Tom Lennon, Ken Jeong, Paul Scheer, and Tyler Labine to name just a few. The film follows a young couple (Daley and Kendrick) dealing with their everyday lives amidst The Rapture, which includes regular downpours of blood, wraiths and zombies roaming around everywhere and a very insistent Antichrist (Robinson), who just happens to want to take Kendrick for his eternal bride.

Check out what Robinson, Heubel and Corrdry had to say about working together on Rapture-Palooza and much more below in Dread...

A new clip from the other apocalyptic comedy heading our way, Rapture-Palooza, has arrived via Machinima, and we have a look at all of the end of the world chaos for you right here. Dig it, and remember... If you have to die, die funny!

Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, and Ken Jeong star. In the flick a couple battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat the Antichrist.

Synopsis

When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect) and her boyfriend, Ben (John Francis Daley, TV’s “Bones”), are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when The Beast (Craig Robinson, TV’s “The Office”) makes his home base in their neighborhood,...

Cinemagoers in 2013 are experiencing a veritable (and biblically-appropriate) plague of apocalypse comedies. But only one stars Craig Robinson from The Office as the Anti-Christ — and its name is Rapture-Palooza.

The film — whose cast also includes Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, and Thomas Lennon — is being unleashed to theaters on June 7 and will also be available on demand. But you can check out an exclusive clip from the movie featuring Kendrick and Daley below.

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Are ye prepared for the Rapture?

You know it's the end of all things when it rains blood, zombies crave joints and you're mocked by foul-mouthed cockroaches and crows ("F**k you, caw!" exclaims one of the latter rude creatures). And you know things are really going to hell in a handbasket when the Antichrist appears, taking the form of a piano-playing Craig Robinson in very, very loud purple and yellow suits.

"Rapture-Palooza" chronicles the Apocalypse as seen through the disaffected hipster eyes of Lindsey (Anna Kendrick) and Ben (John Francis Daley), a young couple who might just hold the key to saving what's left of humanity after Beast (that's what the Antichrist likes to call himself) takes a shine to the lovely Lindsey. Can these two fulfill a prophecy that says the Beast will be defeated and locked away for a thousand years? As long as they don't blast...

Because as everyone knows, the easiest way to take down the Anti-Christ is to wear a tight little white dress and seduce him, and when he’s all ready to jump your bones, you knife him in the ass. Or wherever you can get the knife into him. That’s apparently the plan in Paul Middleditch’s “Rapture-Palooza”, which stars Anna Kendrick as the hottie in white and Craig Robinson as the horny Anti-Christ. That kid from the TV show “Bones” plays the boyfriend. Check out a new trailer and poster for the film below. The movie hits theaters and VOD at the same time on June 7, 2013. In case you missed it, a Red Band trailer for the film can be found here. When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (Daley) are left behind in suburban Seattle.

The above poster came straight from iTunes Movie Trailers, so we are fairly certain that it wasn.t just the work of a bored teenager wasting his time with Photoshop instead of cleaning his room. Paul Middleditch.s upcoming dark comedy Rapture-Palooza looks absolutely amazing, full of absurdist humor and surreal situations. In a year strangely full of post-apocalyptic comedies . such as the .Seth Rogen .n. Friends. flick This is the End and Edgar Wright.s The World.s End - Rapture-Palooza.s red band trailer put it out in front as far as zany subject matter. So why does this poster read 1992 direct-to-video? I.d try and seriously consider how generic it looks, but it.s kind of impossible, even though I like the way the pitchfork is used as the letter E in .rapture.. Silver linings, if nothing else. Seeing Craig Robinson in anything is a plus, but...

Craig Robinson's Anti-Christ wants Anna Kendrick in new trailer for Rapture-Palooza comedy Lionsgate's released the green band trailer for the Paul Middleditch comedy, which opens on June 7th, and also includes John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Thomas Lennon, Ana Gasteyer, John Michael Higgins and Tyler Labine. Personally, I prefer the red band trailer we added prior to that, but check it out below the synopsis via the video player. Chris Matheson wrote Rapture-Palooza. When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (Daley) are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when the Anti-Christ (Robinson)...

As we saw in the red band trailer for Rapture-palooza, the film seems like an okay time, but where are the good laughs? Maybe they're saving them for the final product? One thing is for sure-- Anna Kendrick is adorable and has an awesome body that a girl like me could certainly be jealous of. Most of you seemed to be at least entertained by the flick from Paul Middleditch, but the attention went mainly to Ms. Kendrick. Well, except for that one unimpressed guy... The poster is the main...

Here’s a new movie poster and green-band movie trailer for “Rapture-Palooza” by director Paul Middleditch and starring Craig Robinson, Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Thomas Lennon, Ana Gasteyer, John Michael Higgins and Tyler Labine. Synopsis: When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (Daley) are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when the Anti-Christ (Robinson) makes his home base in their neighborhood, Lindsey finds herself the object of his affection. With [ Read More ]

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The apocalypse is coming to theaters and on VOD on June 7, 2013. Only this time, Craig Robinson, Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Paul Scheer, and many more are along for the ride. Check out the new trailer and poster for Rapture-palooza.

Nowhere is safe from the effects of the Rapture in Rapture-palooza, a new end of the world comedy from Lionsgate.

When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect) and her boyfriend Ben (John Francis Daley, TV’s “Bones”) are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple tries their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers and pot-smoking wraiths. But when The Beast (Craig Robinson, TV’s “The Office”) makes his home base in their neighborhood, Lindsey finds herself the object of his affection. With the help of her family, friends...

It's a Match Made in Hell in the latest poster for the Rapture-Palooza comedy showing Anna Kendrick and Craig Robinson in front of some hell fire. Robinson is one actor I just can't get sick of, getting me in stitches repeatedly, especially since I loved Hot Tub Time Machine (Rob Corddry's also on board this one). This time around he's playing an Anti-Christ aiming to land Kendrick's character as his bride. Also on board are John Francis Daley, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Thomas Lennon, Ana Gasteyer, John Michael Higgins and Tyler Labine.

Finally, after two separate red-band trailers, an official piece of artwork for Paul Middleditch’s horror comedy Rapture-Palooza has arrived, and given the subject matter, it's painfully generic! Look for the flick from Lionsgate in limited theaters and on VOD platforms June 7th.

Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, and Ken Jeong star.

The film is best described as Zombieland meets The Big Lebowski, and in the flick a couple battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat the Antichrist.

Synopsis

When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect) and her boyfriend, Ben (John Francis Daley, TV’s “Bones”), are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when The Beast (Craig Robinson,...

Hollywood is ragin’ on the apocalypse at the moment. This year has already seen the effects of the end of the world in the sci-fi bleakscape Oblivion and This Is The End, The World’s End, After Earth and Elysium will bust further blocks later this summer. One flick tackling the same subject that may have escaped your attention however is Rapture-Palooza. Flying low on the cinematic radar, the horror comedy has its first red band trailer online, along with a new poster.

Written by the chap behind both Bill & Teds, Chris Matheson, and directed by Paul Middleditch, Rapture-Palooza has a cast that exceeds expectation for a little genre romp. Anna Kendrick and John Francis Daley, two actors who’ve got the skilful cajones for drama And comedy lead this tale of a post-rapture couple. Dealing with life on earth after practically the entire planet have been beamed up to heaven,...

With Anna Kendrick and Craig Robinson taking the lead as your everyday girl and the Anti-Christ, respectively, Rapture-Palooza is pretty much guaranteed cult status in the years to come.

The film boasts a terrific leading cast, and after catching the first red-band trailer earlier in the year, Yahoo Movies have debuted the film’s first poster, with Kendrick and Robinson front and centre.

When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey and her boyfriend Ben are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple tries their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers and pot-smoking wraiths. But when The Beast makes his home base in their neighborhood, Lindsey finds herself the object of his affection. With the help of her family, friends and a lawn-mowing zombie neighbor, the young couple set off to stop the Anti-Christ from taking her as his bride…...

The red-band trailer for Paul Middleditch’s horror comedy Rapture-Palooza has arrived, and we have every sin-laden second of it right here for ya! Look for the flick from Lionsgate in limited theaters and on VOD platforms June 7th.

Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, and Ken Jeong star.

The film is best described as Zombieland meets The Big Lebowski, and that alone has us all over this bad boy. In the flick a couple battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat the Antichrist. Yep, we are so there.

Synopsis

When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect) and her boyfriend, Ben (John Francis Daley, TV’s “Bones”), are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers,...

Here's another fun red-band trailer for Anna Kendrick's new film Rapture-Palooza, which comes from the mind of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure screenwriter Chris Matheson. I love how ridiculously over the top this movie is going to be. I like watching films that are packed full of random types of awesomeness. You never know what's going to be thrown at you next.

When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (Daley) are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when the Anti-Christ (Robinson) makes his home base in their neighborhood, Lindsey finds herself the object of his affection. With the help of her family, friends, and a lawn-mowing zombie neighbor, the young couple set off to stop the...

Paul Middleditch's Rapture-Palooza has a new red band film trailer up. The horror comedy stars Craig Robinson, Anna Kendrick and John Francis Daley, as well as Rob Corddry, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Thomas Lennon, Ana Gasteyer, John Michael Higgins and Tyler Labine. When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (Daley) are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when the Anti-Christ (Robinson)...

The studio just sent us this brand new red-band movie trailer for “Rapture-Palooza” by director Paul Middleditch and starring Craig Robinson, Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Thomas Lennon, Ana Gasteyer, John Michael Higgins and Tyler Labine. Synopsis: When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (Daley) are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when the Anti-Christ (Robinson) makes his home base in their neighborhood, Lindsey finds herself the object of his [ Read More ]

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There seems to be a lot of comedies focusing on the Apocalypse these days. This summer, we will get two in the Seth Rogen directed This Is The End and Rapture-palooza. While This Is The End seems to be more of Pineapple Express meets End Of Days, Rapture-palooza looks like a combination of Zombieland meets The Stand. This red band trailer for Rapture-palooza turns up the profanity and actually made me laugh a few times, despite the low budget effects. Craig Robinson as Beast (aka Satan)...

If you missed the hilarious and heart warming Warm Bodies starring Nicholas Hoult (X-Men Days of Future Past) when it was in theaters, you have a chance to redeem yourself coming this month. You could wait until June 4th for the Blu-Ray and DVD release, or you can catch the early digital download release May 14th. Here’s the press release.

Cold Body. Warm Heart. “An inspired mash-up of zombie heart and romantic comedy brains”

– Peter Debruge, Variety “The perfect date movie!”

– Kevin McCarthy, CBS Radio “The greatest zombie love story ever told.”

– Kevin Steincross, Fox-tv Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer Star in Zombie Rom-Com Arriving On Blu-ray Disc, DVD, Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View June 4 Early Digital Download Window Begins May 14

Santa Monica, CA March 25, 2013 – One very unusual zombie forms a romantic relationship with a teenage girl in Warm Bodies, which stars hot young actors Nicholas Hoult (Jack the Giant Slayer,...

The decidedly odd zombie flick, Warm Bodies, is coming your way on Blu-Ray, DVD, VOD, etc., etc., on June 4th, but there’s an early window opening May 14th for download.

If you caught this one in theaters, there’s a pretty good chance you want to see it again. It’s that kind of film. Even I want to see it again, and I’m rather picky about what I watch more than once. This early window trend is pretty interesting actually, and several other movies have been pushing this recently. Why not get that one last chance to see the film a few weeks before you can pick up the Blu-Ray?

The Blu-Ray looks like a solid release as well, with a lot of bonus features – see full list below. I’m thinking the commentary track will be worth it alone.

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You can’t keep a zombie down. Jonathan Levine’s “Warm Bodies” arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Ultraviolet June 4th, 2013 with an early Digital Download release on May 14th. One very unusual zombie forms a romantic relationship with a teenage girl in Warm Bodies, which stars hot young actors Nicholas Hoult (Jack the Giant Slayer, X-Men: First Class) and Teresa Palmer (I Am Number Four, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice), along with an all-star supporting cast including Primetime Emmy® winner Rob Corddry (Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs, “Children’s Hospital,” 2008; Rapture-Palooza), Dave Franco (21 Jump Street), Analeigh Tipton (Crazy Stupid Love), Cory Hardrict (upcoming Lovelace, Battle Los Angeles) and Academy Award® nominee John Malkovich (Actor in a Supporting Role, In the Line of Fire, 1993; Red, Burn After Reading),. Written for the screen and directed by Jonathan Levine (50/50) and based on the novel by Isaac Marion, the film arrives on...

By Piya Sinha-Roy

Los Angeles, April 19 (Reuters) - The end of the world once again comes to Hollywood's big screens this summer, with movies ranging from big-budget action adventures to indie comedies putting their twist on the apocalypse.

Earth is annihilated after aliens destroy the moon, giant robots battle monsters, and in a comedy take on the biblical rapture, mortals are left behind to deal with atheists and spirits.

"Oblivion," starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman, starts the trend on Friday. Made on an estimated budget of $120 million and set in 2077, it follows the last humans as they prepare to find a new home on another planet.

"There's an innate fascination with thinking about what life would be like after we're gone," the film's director, Joseph Kosinski, told Reuters.

"Oblivion" will be followed in June and July by M. Night Shyamalan's "After Earth," starring Will Smith, all-star comedy "This is the End,...