John C. Reilly

‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’ Gets a Title That Will ‘Break the Internet’
‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’ Gets a Title That Will ‘Break the Internet’
‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’ Gets a Title That Will ‘Break the Internet’
What exactly does the term “break the internet” mean? Web-surfers understand the definition as “causing a commotion of such great size and scale that the World Wide Web could shut down as a result of its enormity,” and yet the phrase only conjures one image to mind — that of Kim Kardashian on her notorious Paper Magazine cover, popping champagne directly onto a glass balanced atop her buttocks. So when Disney announced yesterday that their sequel to video game hodgepodge Wreck-It Ralph would bear the subtitle Ralph Breaks the Internet, we may interpret it one of two ways. Either Ralph’s going to go on an epic quest through the online wilds, or the 8-bit hero is about to blow our minds with the roundest ’donk in the history of animated cinema.
‘Kong: Skull Island’ Review: The Effects Are King in This Reboot
‘Kong: Skull Island’ Review: The Effects Are King in This Reboot
‘Kong: Skull Island’ Review: The Effects Are King in This Reboot
Kong: Skull Island may be set in the early 1970s, but it’s clearly engineered for modern sensibilities. The film’s trailer drew comparisons to Apocalypse Now, but director Jordan Vogt-Roberts seems less inspired by Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam War film than its iconic poster of a fiery setting sun, an image Skull Island returns to over and over. Even if it bears superficial similarities to Coppola’s classic, it’s little more than A-picture gloss on a big-budget B-movie. Naming one of your characters after Joseph Conrad doesn’t make your film Heart of Darkness; the only thing at this movie’s heart is the (admittedly accurate) belief that when a giant ape punches a giant lizard in the face with a boat motor it looks totally freaking awesome.
Enjoy Four — Four! — New ‘Kong: Skull Island’ TV Spots
Enjoy Four — Four! — New ‘Kong: Skull Island’ TV Spots
Enjoy Four — Four! — New ‘Kong: Skull Island’ TV Spots
With the movie only a couple months away, it’s about time for Kong: Skull Island to drop another bit of footage — or four. Today, Legendary has gifted us a bunch of new short TV spots that have a few new shots in them and give us a better idea of who all these non_kong characters really are. The first one, above, reiterates the Godzilla connection while also letting us know that, yes, Samuel L. Jackson is going full Samuel L. Jackson villain mode for this one too, never fear. Or, if you’re one of the people stuck on the island with him, fear a lot.
‘The Little Hours’ Never Quite Finds the Comedic Holy Grail
‘The Little Hours’ Never Quite Finds the Comedic Holy Grail
‘The Little Hours’ Never Quite Finds the Comedic Holy Grail
One of the apostles (I think it was Peter) once said that casting John C. Reilly covers over a multitude of sins. The Little Hours is basically a one-joke sketch — medieval nuns swearing like sailors — stretched out to feature length, but whenever the film starts to run out of gas or repeat itself a little too much, there’s Reilly, its rock and redeemer, turning watery jokes into a potent brew.
Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie Join ‘Holmes and Watson’
Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie Join ‘Holmes and Watson’
Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie Join ‘Holmes and Watson’
With every new casting update, the gestating detective spoof Holmes and Watson gets a little bit better. Casting former Step Brothers Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as bumbling iterations of Sherlock Holmes and his man Watson was an inspired move to begin with, but landing a supporting cast including Rebecca Hall, Kelly Macdonald, The Trip cutup Rob Brydon, and comedy’s hidden gem Lauren Lapkus s
Rebecca Hall and Rob Brydon Join ‘Holmes & Watson’
Rebecca Hall and Rob Brydon Join ‘Holmes & Watson’
Rebecca Hall and Rob Brydon Join ‘Holmes & Watson’
This past August brought the welcome news that Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly would share the screen in Holmes & Watson, a comic send-up of Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary literary detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusty sidekick John Watson. Before we go any further, though, let’s all take a moment to revisit Ferrell and Reilly’s magnificent performance of “Con te Partirò” at the motherf---ing Catalina Wine Mixer in Step Brothers.
Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly Reunite For ‘Holmes and Watson’
Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly Reunite For ‘Holmes and Watson’
Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly Reunite For ‘Holmes and Watson’
No, it’s not a sequel to Step Brothers (but do we really need one, anyway?), but professional funny people Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are reuniting for another new movie, which is still pretty great news. The actors are teaming up for Holmes and Watson, in which they’ll work their hilariously juvenile magic on the iconic literary duo of Sherlock Holmes and his pal, good ol’ Watson.
Review: ‘The Lobster’ Offers an Uncanny, Definitive Look at Relationships
Review: ‘The Lobster’ Offers an Uncanny, Definitive Look at Relationships
Review: ‘The Lobster’ Offers an Uncanny, Definitive Look at Relationships
In 2013, Spike Jonze delivered one of the most poignant and thoughtful meditations on the complexities of relationships and humanity with Her. Two years later and Yorgos Lanthimos has given us what is perhaps the most definitive relationship film in years with The Lobster, a movie that explores the full spectrum of relationships with impeccable wit, delightfully dark humor and insights so sharp they verge on deadly.
James Gunn Reveals ‘Fantastic Four’-‘Guardians’ Crossover Idea
James Gunn Reveals ‘Fantastic Four’-‘Guardians’ Crossover Idea
James Gunn Reveals ‘Fantastic Four’-‘Guardians’ Crossover Idea
As usual, James Gunn’s Facebook Q&A sessions yield some pretty interesting information, and while he tends to be a bit more open than others about his plans in the MCU, he doesn’t reveal anything too major. Still, Gunn’s latest Q&A confirms the two actors who won’t be returning for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, plus the two characters from Fantastic Four that he really wants to see join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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