Director Dylan Kidd (Roger Dodger) is attached to direct Get a Job for CBS Films, and he's setting up a very nice cast. Miles Teller is in negotiations to star. Offers are out to Anna Kendrick and Bryan Cranston. Christopher Mintz-Plasse and SNL's Jay Pharaoh are also in talks; Kidd's Rodger Dodger star Jesse Eisenberg is looking to take on a cameo in the comedy. According to Variety, the script by Kyle Pennekamp and Scott Turpel follows "a college graduate and his friends who have to lower their expectations about life as they enter the real …
Director Dylan Kidd Eyes Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jay Pharaoh, and Jesse Eisenberg for GET A JOB
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Alison Brie, Nicholas Braun and Brandon T. Jackson Join Ensemble Comedy GET A JOB
CBS Films announced a few more additions to the ensemble comedy Get a Job today. Community star Alison Brie, Nicholas Braun (Red State), Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder) and Jay Pharoah (Saturday Night Live) have been added to a cast that includes Bryan Cranston, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Miles Teller (Footloose). The multi-generational comedy centers on four recent college graduates “who discover that their lofty expectations and the realities of adulthood are two very different things.” Teller leads the cast as a guy who finds his true calling after struggling through an entry-level job, and Braun, …
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Christopher Mintz-Plasse Reveals John Cho Is in GET A JOB, Tweets First Set Photos
CBS Films has assembled a solid young ensemble for the comedy Get a Job: Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Alison Brie, Nicholas Braun, Brandon T. Jackson, and Jay Pharoah star, with Bryan Cranston on board as the elder statesman. Director Dylan Kidd (Roger Dodger) started shooting Get a Job this week, and Mintz-Plasse has tweeted a couple revelations from the set. First, John Cho is yet another great addition to the cast. (I was shocked to learn that Cho will turn 40 this year, which adds a significant bump to the average age of the cast.) Second, …
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Bryan Cranston Talks BREAKING BAD Season 5, Directing an Episode of MODERN FAMILY, and More
On March 21st, Collider was invited along with a handful of other outlets to the set of the new CBS Films comedy Get A Job, directed by Dylan Kidd (Rodger Dodger) and following four recent college graduates (played by Miles Teller, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Brandon T. Jackson and Nicholas Braun) who discover that their lofty expectations and the realities of adulthood are two very different things. While we’ll post what he had to say about making that film closer to its release, which is expected to be sometime next year, we did want to share what actor Bryan Cranston (…
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Alison Brie Talks THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT, HANNAH MONTANA, Improv, GET A JOB, and More
Opening this Friday, April 27th is director Nicholas Stoller’s comedy The Five-Year Engagement. The film reunites Stoller with his Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Jason Segel and follows a couple (played by Segel and Emily Blunt) through the ups and downs of their extended engagement. The excellent ensemble cast also includes Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Rhys Ifans, David Paymer, Mimi Kennedy, Jacki Weaver, Jim Piddock, Kevin Hart, Brian Posehn and Mindy Kaling. For more on the film here's the red-band trailer and five clips. I got to visit the set earlier this year where I previously spoke …
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Anna Kendrick Talks WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, GET A JOB, END OF WATCH, and Her Desire to Play More Stoners
Opening this weekend is director Kirk Jones’ What to Expect When You’re Expecting. The star-studded ensemble comedy tells the intertwining story of five couples that are having very different experiences while expecting babies. The cast also includes Anna Kendrick, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jennifer Lopez, Rodrigo Santoro, Joe Manganiello, Chace Crawford, Matthew Morrison, Brooklyn Decker, Thomas Lennon, and Wendy McLendon-Covey. For more on the film, here’s the trailer and a TV spot. At the recent Los Angeles press day I was able to speak with Anna Kendrick twice. The first time was a video interview alongside …
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Alison Brie Talks TOY’S HOUSE, COMMUNITY Season 4, the Picture of Her as Captain America, THE LEGO MOVIE, GET A JOB, and More
One of the many films to premiere at Sundance this year was director Jordan Vogt-Roberts offbeat coming-of-age comedy Toy’s House. Written by Chris Galletta, the film is about three unhappy teens (Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias) “who flee to the wilderness where they build a makeshift house and live off the land as masters of their own destiny.” Toy’s House also stars Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Megan Mullally, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. Shortly after the premiere I sat down with Alison Brie for an extended interview. We talked about her reaction to the photoshopped …
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John Cho Talks STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, the Future of HAROLD AND KUMAR, Working with Matthew Perry on GO ON, GET A JOB, and More
With J.J. Abrams Star Trek Into Darkness now playing around the world, we recently landed an exclusive phone interview with John Cho. During the interview, he talked about making the sequel, how things changed on set, who was the one who broke the most while filming, his preparation process, did he take anything home from set, deleted scenes, and a lot more. He also talked about the status of Harold and Kumar, Get a Job, working with Matthew Perry on Go On, Bryan Cranston, and working on the pilot for Sleepy Hollow. Hit the jump for what he had …
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‘Get a Job’ Trailer Reveals Long-Delayed Comedy Starring Anna Kendrick and Miles Teller
Our first casting story for the comedy Get a Job was posted way back in January 2012, a full four years ago. The picture started production shortly thereafter, in March, with a fantastic ensemble cast made up of rising stars like Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, and Alison Brie, and a still-in-the-middle-of-Breaking-Bad Bryan Cranston. But after filming wrapped, the film sat on the shelf for a very, very long time. Now CBS Films and Lionsgate Premiere have finally decided to release this thing, and what better way to announce it’s coming with a debut …
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‘Get a Job’: 15 Things to Know About Miles Teller & Anna Kendrick’s New Comedy
Back in March of 2012, Collider (along with a handful of other outlets) was invited out to the Woodland Hills, Calif. set of the comedy Get a Job. From director Dylan Kidd (Roger Dodger) and writers Kyle Pennekamp and Scott Turpel, the film shows how life after college graduation is not exactly going as planned for Will (Miles Teller) and Jillian (Anna Kendrick), who find themselves lost in a string of strange jobs. As they learn to navigate adulthood and make it in the real world, they get help from family (including Bryan Cranston), friends and co-workers. [caption id="…
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