Paul Rudd and Jack Black push Hollywood reboot culture to its snake-eating-its-own-tail (quite literally) extreme in the new trailer for Anaconda. In this remake/reimagining/whatever-you-want-to-call-it of the 1997 action flick of the same name, Rudd and Black play Griff and Doug, respectively, a pair of flailing film lovers who have always …
Read More »Weezer Appears to Be Dream-Casting Their Movie — Starting With Jack Black
Unfortunately for pretty much everyone, Jack Black is not joining the cast of the upcoming Weezer movie. Rumors began to swirl that the Tenacious D musician was attached to the movie after frontman Rivers Cuomo, shared an AI-generated film poster on band’s Discord server. The poster features photos of Cuomo …
Read More »Jack Black Channels Aerosmith's 'Back in the Saddle' for 'SNL' Return
Jack Black rejoiced in his return to Saturday Night Live after nearly twenty years away, singing about the occasion to the tune of Aerosmith’s “Back in the Saddle.” Black, who most recently hosted SNL in 2005 and was the show’s musical guest with Tenacious D the following year, began his …
Read More »'A Minecraft Movie' Is Exactly What You Think It Will Be, and Less
…And on the sixth day, God created the animals of the land, including the livestock, those that crept upon the ground, and some wonky-looking wolves and chickens and bees that took upon themself an almost cube-like shape. Then He created humans in His own image, as well as some villagers …
Read More »Tenacious D Reactivate to Contribute REO Speedwagon Cover to LA Wildfire Benefit Compilation
Six months after Tenacious D canceled a tour and went on hiatus in the wake of Kyle Gass’ controversial comments about the Donald Trump assassination attempt, the duo reunited to contribute a song to a Los Angeles wildfire benefit compilation. The 90-track Good Music to Lift Los Angeles arrived on …
Read More »Jack Black Inducts 'the Jack Nicholson of Rock' Ozzy Osbourne Into Rock Hall With Reverent, Impassioned Speech
The conductor of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s crazy train on Saturday night was actor Jack Black, who had the honor of inducting Ozzy Osbourne into the institution with a speech that was predictably reverent and hilarious. In addition to celebrating the music of Osbourne’s first band, Black …
Read More »Jason Momoa and Jack Black Enter a Pixelated Paradise in 'A Minecraft Movie' Trailer
As four misfits explore a pixelated paradise in the new A Minecraft Movie teaser trailer, they stumble into the video game’s protagonist, played by Jack Black, who belches the words “I am Steve.” The misfits look unamused. Jason Momoa‘s character scoffs at his introduction, and Emma Myers’ character calls him …
Read More »'Borderlands' Is an Insult to Gamers, Movie Lovers and Carbon-Based Life Forms
Cate Blanchett has played queens, prime ministers, psychiatrists, artists, hipsters, thieves, Southern belles, evil stepmothers, Norse deities, Nazis, Katherine Hepburn, Bob Dylan, and an elf. She’s an actor who’s fearless in her choices and boundless in her versatility. So you can imagine her being approached to play a bounty hunter …
Read More »Jack Black Says Tenacious D Will 'Be Back' After Fallout From Controversial Trump Comment
After cancelling all the remaining dates onTenacious D‘s Spicy Meatball Tour in July, Jack Black told Variety on Tuesday that the comedy duo “will be back.” When speaking to the publication at the Borderlands premiere, Black said, “We need to take a break. Everybody needs a break sometime.” He added, …
Read More »Kyle Gass Deletes Donald Trump Apology Post Following Tenacious D Fallout
Tenacious D‘s Kyle Gass has deleted his Instagram apology post following intense backlash over comments he made about Donald Trump onstage in Sydney. The musician initially wrote that he regretted saying “Don’t miss Trump next time” in response to the attempted assassination of the Republican nominee, confirming, “I’m incredibly sorry …
Read More »