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Posts tagged as: jason segel
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The IESB talked with Jason Segel, the writer of the new Muppets movie. He assures them that the movie will stay faithful to the ’80s-era Muppets. When asked if Kermit’s going to have some mojo in this movie, Segel says,
Let me tell you, anyone who can walk around in life completely naked all the time has got to have some mojo.
Funny, coming from a guy who’s completely naked for the entire opening sequence of his first major starring role.
The Muppets movie is still in the writing stages, and no release date has been set yet. Click here to read the whole interview.
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Since Forgetting Sarah Marshall relies on naked humor a lot, it seems only fitting that this new Spanish poster for the film features a naked Jason Segel.
Anyone else wonder if the guy overdubbing the Russell Brand role pulls off a British accent on top of the Spanish?
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Ever since we found out that Forgetting Sarah Marshall scribe and star of How I Met Your Mother Jason Segel was slated to write a new Muppets movie, we’ve been wondering if he could tone down his comedy to a PG level. In an interview with the MTV Movies Blog, Segel responds,
When I get into Muppet mode I turn into a 12-year-old boy. I think them seeing me in those meetings, they had no doubt I would be OK with the tone.
Segel also reveals a special guest star for the movie - Charles Grodin, star of The Great Muppet Caper.
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Total Film reports that comedy powerhouse Judd Apatow and his latest crew member Russell Brand (Aldous Snow in Forgetting Sarah Marshall) will be teaming up for a new comedy.
It’s called Get Him to the Greek and will also star Jonah Hill (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Superbad). Brand will be playing an out-of-control rock star who needs to be escorted to a show at the Greek Theater in L.A. More good news - Nicholas Stoller, who directed Sarah Marshall will also be involved. Throw in Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, and maybe even a cameo by Seth Rogen and I’ll be happy.
Tagged as: Casting News, comedy, forgetting sarah marshall, get him to the greek, jason segel, jonah hill, judd apatow, nicholas stoller, paul rudd, russell brand, seth rogen |
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ComingSoon.net has a great video interview with Jason Segel, writer and star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall in which he talks about his real-life naked breakup that inspired the opening scene of the movie.
He also talks about how he thought it would be funny not to tell his mom and his sister that he’s fully naked in the movie, which of course ended badly. Segel says,
All of a sudden, out comes my penis. And I turn to the left and my sister’s laughing hysterically. And I turn to the right, and my mother is literally crying.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall comes out this Friday, and you can read our review of it here.
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Kristen Bell spoke with The New York Daily News about auditioning for the role, and playing Sarah Marshall without making her a bitch. She said Jason Segel wrote the part without making Sarah Marshall the bad guy - he gave the audience a chance to like her, even though she dumped our main character.
She also talks about filming the opening nude scene with Jason Segel. She says that Segel was naked for a full two days of shooting and that,
At one point, there was a nylon sock involved,” Bell says. “That just drew more attention to the situation, so we ditched it.
She also talks about the scene in which Show Spoilers
Sarah Marshall’s show Crime Scene gets canceled and how they filmed that scene two weeks after Bell’s real-life show Veronica Mars was canceled. Bell says,
I was definitely coming from a place of being saddened about ‘Veronica Mars’ and a truthful place of ‘What is my next job going to be?
Read the whole interview at NYDailyNews.com.
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ComingSoon.net has an exclusive interview with Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller. He talks about casting Mila Kunis as the love interest, collaborating with Jason Segel, and filming in Hawaii. My favorite question in the interview, though, is about Jason Segel’s musical talent. Stoller says,
Oh, yeah. That Dracula musical, he wrote a version of that song that he plays at the bar when he was 20, and he legitimately wanted to do a serious puppet Dracula musical, and didn’t understand why it was funny. (laughs) That was an actual goal of his.
I love Jason Segel even more now.
Go read the rest of the interview at ComingSoon.net.
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The IESB has tons of pictures from the premiere of Forgetting Sarah Marshall in Hollywood. Stars Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Paul Rudd were joined by Segel’s How I Met Your Mother co-stars Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan. Mila Kunis’ That ’70s Show costar Danny Masterson was also there.
Check out all the pictures at IESB.com. And check out our review of the movie, which hits theaters next Friday.
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Christine reviewed the new Judd Apatow-produced comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, starring and written by Jason Segel.
Every once in a while, a movie lives up to its hype. I am so glad that one of those movies is Forgetting Sarah Marshall…The movie is hilarious…I definitely recommend going to see this in the theater.
Read Christine’s full review ยป
Forgetting Sarah Marshall will be in theaters next Friday, April 18th.
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There’s no doubt that I Love You, Man is going to be a funny movie. The cast is fantastic, and the premise is an easy setup for both big laughs and a heartwarming ending. But what I’m having a hard time deciding, is who’s going to be the funniest one of them all?
Jason Segel has proven himself hilarious time and again on How I Met Your Mother, and his upcoming movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall looks funny as well. On the other hand, Paul Rudd never fails to steal a scene from anyone he’s in a movie with.
Then we have the ladies. Both Rashida Jones and Jaime Pressley are extremely talented comedic actresses. Jones was a great straight-woman off of John Krasinski’s Jim Halpert on The Office, and Pressley is one of the highlights of My Name Is Earl (especially now that Earl’s in a coma and we’ve strayed from The List).
Since I can’t decide, who do you think is going to be the funniest one?
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Tagged as: comedy, forgetting sarah marshall, how i met your mother, i love you man, jaime pressley, jason segel, john krasinski, my name is earl, paul rudd, poll, rashida jones, the office |
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In what’s shaping up to be my favorite cast of the year (with the notable exception of The Dark Knight), the romantic comedy I Love You, Man has added My Name Is Earl star Jaime Pressley to the cast. Empire Online says she’ll play the best friend of Rashida Jones’ character. For more details on the plot, check out our previous (super-excited) post about the flick.
It’s scheduled to be in theaters in 2009.
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Release Date 10/3/2008 
