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Will Arnett & Jason Bateman: A Bromance Is Born

May 19th, 2013 8:35am EDT
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We love a good bromance.

And a new one just cropped up Thursday while Will Arnett and Jason Bateman were promoting the return of their series, Arrest Development.

The funny men were photographed holding hands while they strolled through the streets of New York.

The PDA duo also handed out some frozen bananas with nuts from Bluth’s Original Frozen Banana Stand in Times Square. And of course they flooded Twitter with crazy puns.

On Wednesday Jason tweeted, “Perfect weather for banana grabbing, lunch time in Times Square tomorrow”

And, right before their photo opp, Will wrote, “@batemanja...
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Arrested Development Trailer Begins 'Final Countdown' To Series Return

May 13th, 2013 7:07pm EDT
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With the return of Arrested Development coming in less than two weeks, Netflix has released a trailer for the upcoming season of the hit comedy. Check it out below.

Seven years has changed a few characters, especially George Michael (Michael Cera) and Maeby Funke (Alia Shawkat). It appears George Michael is in college when his father Michael (Jason Bateman) walks in after he hears there is a girl in his dorm. That girl, of course, is cousin and object of affection Maeby.

Also shown are a few hints at plot, including Michael's move to Phoenix (where everything is too hot), an ostrich, an...
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'Arrested Development' Stars Unite For Premiere, John Krasinski Confirmed As Guest Star

April 30th, 2013 3:07pm EDT
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Arrested Development's all-star cast was back together on the red carpet for the premiere of their Netflix series - and news was released that its guest star list is still growing.

Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera, Will Arnett, Alia Shawkat, David Cross, and Jessica Walter were back together after seven years of cancellation to meet the press and celebrate the unlikely return of the cult hit TV show.

According to USA Today, de Rossi called it "such a relief. It's so exciting. I've been waiting for a long, long time." 

"It was divine to put that hook back on," ...
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Jessica Biel Says Her Farts Smell Like Air Freshener In New PSA About The Water Crisis

March 14th, 2013 5:00pm EDT
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Jessica Biel, Jason Bateman and Josh Gad know the importance of clean water and spreading the word to help those who don't have access to it.

The three stars have joined Matt Damon's toilet strike, pledging not to go to the bathroom until everyone in the world has access to clean water and sanitation. They appear in a hilarious new public service annoucement about the issue.

"It's easy for me actually," says Biel. "Because I have never gone to the bathroom in my entire life."

Gad, who stars in "1600 Penn," adds, "I haven't peed or pooped in four days. And I feel great."

Biel remarks: "I...
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'Arrested Development' Cast Talks New Netflix Episodes At TCA

January 10th, 2013 1:00pm EST
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The Television Critics Association waited all week for the Arrested Development panel held by Netflix. In fact, they’ve been waiting six years since the Fox series was cancelled. The major rumor was the cast would reunite for a movie, but Netflix is putting on a 14 episode season of episodes. The difference is each episode will focus on one member of the Bluth family. That was the only way they could get the entire cast back.

“They have other commitments, they’re on other shows, they have other contractual obligations,” series creator Mitch Hurwitz explained. “Their lives have gone on so i...
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Production Begins On New Season Of 'Arrested Development'

August 8th, 2012 9:10am EDT
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After a six-year hiatus, the cast of "Arrested Development" has started working on a new season. The series aired on FOX from 2003 to 2006, and the new season will be available on Netflix next year.

Critics loved the series, which became a cult hit, but it never drew a large audience and barely got approved for its second and third seasons. To fans' delight, last year executives announced the dysfunctional Bluth family would be back to start filming 10 new episodes.

On Tuesday, Jason Bateman posted a photo on Twitter with the caption, "First day. Away we go..." He also posted a photo of h...
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Jason Bateman To Make Directorial Debut With 'Bad Words'

July 11th, 2012 1:45pm EDT
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Jason Bateman is hoping to step behind the camera to direct a new comedy movie.

The Mansome actor is in talks to helm Bad Words, about a man who exploits a loophole to enter a national kids spelling competition, according to Variety.

Bateman, who is also lined up to play the lead role, has gained experience as a director while working on TV show The Hogan Family and taking charge of several episodes of Arrested Development and Family Matters.

Bad Words will mark Bateman's debut as a movie director.
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Notes From Tribeca: Come And Get 'Mansome' With Jason Bateman, Will Arnett And Morgan Spurlock

April 27th, 2012 10:39am EDT
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I don’t know why documentaries always have to be so serious. Thank god for Morgan Spurlock. The man who brought us Super Size Me and Freakonomics is back with perhaps his funniest path to discovery yet. Mansome is exactly what it sounds like—an education course in male pampering and grooming.

Anchored by Arrested Development’s Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, Spurlock takes us through the different facets of prettying up in the new century. From waxing to moustaches, we get differing perspectives of male hair from today’s leading experts and celebrities such as Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis...
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'Horrible Bosses' Sequel Confirmed

January 5th, 2012 11:24am EST
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Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis are set to reunite for a follow-up to Horrible Bosses after the screenwriters agreed to pen a sequel, according to a report.

The movie, which centers on the trio's attempts to exact revenge on its mean employers, played by Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Kevin Spacey, was a summer hit last year, grossing $209 million at the worldwide box office.

Now the movie's writers, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, have signed a deal to create a follow-up - and the male leads are expected to star in the sequel, according to The Hollywood Re...
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Ron Howard Encourages 'Arrested Development' Fans To Keep Campaigning

November 17th, 2011 2:52pm EST
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Director/producer Ron Howard is encouraging fans of his cult comedy show Arrested Development to continue voicing their desire to see a new series and movie adaptation in an effort to ensure producers follow through with comeback plans.

The hit sitcom, which aired from 2003 to 2006 and starred Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi and Will Arnett, won critical acclaim for Howard and the cast, but it didn't make it past cult status among viewers and was cancelled.

Fans have long been campaigning for TV bosses to make a film version of the show, and their wish was granted last month when Bateman...
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Check Out 'Horrible Bosses' On Blu-ray Combo Pack, Digital Copy Or Download Oct. 11

October 11th, 2011 7:34am EDT
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Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, and Charlie Day star "Horrible Bosses," a workplace comedy about three frustrated employees who hatch a plan to kill their micromanaging bosses, only to find their murderous plot snowballing into disaster.

Seth Gordon (The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters) directs a screenplay written by Michael Markowitz, Jonathan Goldstein, and John Francis Daley.

Buy it Oct. 11 on Blu-ray™ combo pack with ultraViolet digital copy or download to own. UltraViolet Digital Copy allows consumers to download the film to a PC or Mac plus instantly stream it f...
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'Arrested Development' Returning To TV With A Film To Follow

October 3rd, 2011 9:00am EDT
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Hit TV show Arrested Development is returning to screens for a new series and a full-length movie.

The cult comedy, which ran from 2003 to 2006, won critical acclaim, six Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe, making a big star of Jason Bateman.

Now the dysfunctional Bluth family are back, with Bateman confirming there will be 10 new episodes and a big screen outing in 2013.

On his Twitter.com page, he writes, "It's true. We will do 10 episodes and the movie. Probably shoot them all together next summer for a release in early '13. VERY excited!"

The series also starred Portia de Rossi, Wil...
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Jason Bateman Schedules 'The Longest Week' And 'Disconnect'

September 21st, 2011 8:05am EDT
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Apparently, Jason Bateman doesn't believe in taking time off.

The "Horrible Bosses" star has officially booked the remainder of 2011 with two back-to-back projects, "The Longest Week" and "Disconnect," according to Variety.

Bateman joins Olivia Wilde in "The Longest Week," which chronicles the misadventures of an aimless young man who lives in his rich parents' five-star hotel. Over the course of one week, he suddenly finds himself broke, evicted... and in love (probably with Wilde, which means things could be a lot worse).

"Disconnect" is a "Crash"-style ensemble piece that explores va...
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Jason Bateman To Be A Dad Again

August 25th, 2011 8:12am EDT
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Actor Jason Bateman is preparing to become a father for the second time.

According to the Juno star's father-in-law, singer Paul Anka, his daughter Amanda is expecting another daughter with the funnyman.

Anka tells ET Canada, "I'm going to be a grandfather again. (It's) another baby girl."

The pair is already parents to Francesca, four.
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Activision Declassifies Exclusive Information For 'Call Of Duty XP,' Summer's Biggest And Baddest Gamer Celebration

August 10th, 2011 9:00pm EDT
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As anticipation builds among gamers around the world for Call of Duty XP 2011, Activision Publishing, Inc. is thrilled to reveal additional new details, including the first images, regarding this first-ever full-immersion Call of Duty fan experience.

The centerpiece of the inaugural Call of Duty event is the massive 32-slot, single-elimination Call of Duty $1 Million Tournament sponsored by Xbox 360. Call of Duty fans around the globe are pre-qualifying now via 2010's mega-hit Call of Duty: Black Ops. All XP tournament contestants will do battle in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, live in f...
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Top 10 Body Swap Movies

August 5th, 2011 8:33am EDT
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This weekend, Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds will add their names to the long and distinguished list of actors who have tackled the “body swap” movie. In “The Change-Up,” Bateman and Reynolds play friends with drastically different lifestyles: Bateman is the devoted husband and father, Reynolds is the philandering playboy. After a night of drinking, the two wake up in each other’s bodies, something neither of them really wanted.

Body swap movies have been around for a long time and are usually quite entertaining, if formulaic and predictable. Here’s our list of the Top Ten Body Swap Movi...
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Review: 'The Change-Up' Radically Defines The Phrase 'Be Careful What You Wish For'

August 4th, 2011 2:00pm EDT
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Whether a co-worker, a family member, a friend, a celebrity, etc…there’s something about our lives we individually have that’s either admired or envied among one another. You’d be one liar if by the time you finish reading this paragraph, you won’t confess to yourself at one point or another wishing you had someone else’s “goods.” It happens all the time! I can present you with a list of folks whose lives I wish I had, and if I could (I won’t because I’m not an a-hole), I’d love to present you with a thread of folks who email me on how “lucky I am” because I screen films, or how “lucky I am...
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Olivia Wilde Interview: 'The Best Dates End At Dawn'

August 4th, 2011 1:20pm EDT
She’s got the body, and it comes with the brains. The hot-on-small-screen House star Olivia Wilde hits the silver screen this summer with two big movies. We caught up with her long enough to get the scoop on her input in The Change-Up, the R-rated scenes and dating.

At the end of July, Olivia Wilde went back in time with Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford to the Old West in Cowboys & Aliens. Not bad for the 27-year-old actress who’s been listed on Maxim’s Hot 100 list more times than anyone can count. So, what’s better than playing cowgirl with two rugged superstars? Playing tag team between...
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Review: 'The Change-Up' Hides Formula Under Gross Humor

August 3rd, 2011 8:00am EDT
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If you've ever wondered what Freaky Friday would have been like with toilet humor and frequent uses of the F-word, then The Change-Up is a movie for you.

For everyone else, once you get past the film's adult content - it definitely earns its "R" rating - what's left is a formulaic body switch thriller that even the generally likeable Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman can't raise above average.

The trailers for The Change-Up pretty much give you the gist of the film. Family man Dave Lockwood (Bateman) is best friends with unrepentant bachelor Mitch Planko (Reynolds). Both of them have things...
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Ryan Reynolds: 'I Was Convinced That Atlanta Was Trying To Kill Me'

August 2nd, 2011 5:20pm EDT
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Actor Ryan Reynolds is eager to stay away from Atlanta, Georgia after feeling cursed while shooting new movie The Change-Up there.

The hunky actor had a run of poor luck while working in the city - and he's convinced the place didn't like him.

He says, "I was pretty convinced early on that Atlanta was trying to kill me. We started the movie, the first day of shooting I got there, and it was 5am. Jason Bateman and I, we have identical trailers... And I get to set and I notice that something in the parking lot is on fire. And I say, 'That looks a lot like Jason Bateman's trailer, which lo...
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Trailer Talk: This Week In Movies - 'Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes,' 'The Change-Up,' & More

August 1st, 2011 9:39am EDT
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I was anxiously anticipating last week’s “Cowboys & Aliens,” hoping that it would effectively mix action and humor in the same way as director Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man” films. Favreau takes a more serious approach though, creating a stiff western that happens to include science fiction elements. While his idea is admirable, the movie is marred by poorly written dialogue and slow pacing. For more of my thoughts, check out my review.

Coming to theaters this week are the sci-fi prequel “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” the body swapping comedy “The Change-Up,” the international drama “The ...
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Jason Bateman Gets High With The 'Millers'

July 27th, 2011 12:10pm EDT
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"Horrible Bosses" star Jason Bateman is higher more popular than ever. Word around town is that the funny man du jour is in negotiations to star in the stoner comedy "We're the Millers."

The story follows a professional drug dealer who's dangerously close to hitting the big 30, and decides to perform one last (awesome) job before quitting the business.

Somehow, this scheme requires him to recruit a fake family to help him move 1,400 pounds of pot across the Mexican-American border. The family in question is, presumably, the Millers.

No official word yet on who Bateman will be playing, b...
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Charlie Day Steals The Show In 'Horrible Bosses'

July 10th, 2011 1:31pm EDT
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It's often said that comedic acting is more difficult than dramatic acting, for various reasons. On one hand, it's a real shame that comedic actors are never recognized for their works with Oscars or other prestigious awards. On the other hand, so many comedies are so lazy (Adam Sandler's last five movies, for instance) that they deserve the derision and low reputation they get. All of this makes it all the more delightful when a brilliant, excellent, elevating comedic performance comes along; the kind delivered by Charlie Day in "Horrible Bosses."

From the beginning, Day has his work c...
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Review: Who Knew A Trio Of 'Horrible Bosses' Could Lead To Fun And Laughs!

July 8th, 2011 11:00am EDT
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I don’t think I’ve ever recalled a moment where I’ve wanted to kill one of my bosses. Truth be told, I’ve been somewhat blessed with people I’ve worked for, however, I will say that on more than one occasion I’ve wanted to kill a co-worker! You know that whining little wuss or wench that can’t keep their trap shut for any apparent reason? Or feel a sense of entitlement to render their services based off conniving actions? Yeah! That’s the person I’ve wanted to kill more than once—along with some women I’ve dated—but that’s neither here nor there! Why? Well, because this of course is about S...
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What Celebrities Would Be 'Horrible Bosses'?

July 8th, 2011 10:30am EDT
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“Horrible Bosses,” a black comedy starring funnymen Jason Bateman, Charlie Day (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) and Jason Sudeikis, is about three friends who conspire to kill each other’s torturous bosses. Although it doesn’t premiere in theaters until July 8, I have already heard buzz about the film’s epic hilarity from people who have attended early screenings. In honor of the movie's release (that also boasts the comedic stylings of Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey, a brunette Jennifer Aniston and a beer-bellied, balding Colin Farrell), I’m using my powers of imagination for good and ex...
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Jennifer Aniston Immortalized At Grauman's Chinese Theater; Reveals More About Brad Pitt Split

July 7th, 2011 10:32pm EDT
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Thursday afternoon, Jennifer Aniston had her hands and feet imprinted in cement during a ceremony in her honor in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Her boyfriend, Justin Theroux, was on hand along with comedienne Chelsea Handler and her Horrible Bosses co-star Jason Bateman.

Aniston recently revealed that filming her 2005 film The Break-Up in 2005 helped her move on from her real-life marriage split from Brad Pitt the year before.

The movie, in which the actress played then-real-life-lover Vince Vaughn's girlfriend, was one of the first she signed on for after she and Pitt...
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Jason Bateman: Greatest Career Resurrection Ever?

July 7th, 2011 3:00pm EDT
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One of the biggest stars in Hollywood right now was practically living in obscurity 15 years ago. The second act of Jason Bateman’s career is almost as unbelievable as it is well-deserved. After a career-boosting (heck, career-reviving) role on Fox’s short-lived sitcom “Arrested Development,” Bateman has become ubiquitous in Hollywood comedies and pretty much synonymous with the passive-aggressive straight man character. This weekend, his new movie “Horrible Bosses” opens nationwide co-starring Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Kevin Spacey. The cast, which mi...
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'Horrible Bosses' 'Two Jews On Film' Finally Agree-This Is One Funny Comedy (Video)

July 7th, 2011 11:00am EDT
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By Joan Alperin Schwartz: The main thing I want when I watch a comedy...is to laugh...alot....And that is exactly what happened when I saw, director Seth Gordon's new film, 'Horrible Bosses'. This is a very funny comedy.

Nick Hendricks (Jason Bateman) has been working 12 hour days at Comnidyne Industries and swallowing all the abuse his twisted, sadistic, control freak boss, Dave Harken (Kevin Spacey) throws at him. Nick even had to miss his Gam Gam's funeral because Harken made him work. But Nick's convinced it's all worth it. After all, he's next in line to become the Senior Vice Pre...
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Trailer Talk: This Week in Movies - 'Horrible Bosses,' 'Zookeeper' & More

July 4th, 2011 10:30am EDT
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For those of you who’ve been following me for a while, you might recall that I gave “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” a positive review. If you’re one of the people who read my opinion back then, you might be surprised to learn I really didn’t care for its sequel “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” At this point, Michael Bay is just repeating a tired formula that fails to entertain despite the introduction of 3D. Check out my further thoughts here.

This weekend you’ll have the opportunity to see the outrageous comedy “Horrible Bosses,” the Kevin James family film “Zookeeper,” the ...
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Jason Bateman and Vince Vaughn Are 'The Insane Laws'

June 10th, 2011 9:01am EDT
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Strike One for the clumsy title. Home run for casting Jason Bateman.

We're happy to see that Hollywood continues to acknowledge the national treasure that is Jason Bateman by giving him plenty of post-"Arrested Development" roles. Bateman managed to upstage Will Smith in "Hancock" by mostly just looking perplexed and looks to do a mean Ryan Reynolds impersonation (or at least Ryan Reynolds when he's exasperated) in the upcoming "The Change-Up."

Now Bateman will be reuniting with another fella who's known for being good for at least a few laughs, Vince Vaughn, for the new buddy comedy, "T...
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