Tonight we press forward with my 2013 Fall Movie Preview with four comedies coming to us over the next few months. I already covered three comedies last week that all happen to feature Robert De Niro – The Family, Last Vegas, and Grudge Match. You can read that post here:
We begin with the return of Johnny Knoxville and many of his Jackass collaborators in Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa. The picture (out October 25) features Knoxville as a popular character from the show – an elderly grandpa who displays inappropriate behavior with his grandson in front of unsuspecting (and real) people. Judging from the trailer, this pic seems to be done in a Borat/Bruno style and I must say it looks pretty darn funny.
If you’re Christmas wish list includes Tyler Perry’s return as Madea… well, you’re in luck! This is the 8th (yes 8th) entry in the popular Madea franchise and there’s no reason to think this won’t perform just as well as the others. A Madea Christmas is out December 13. No trailer is available at press time.
Vince Vaughn has had a fairly bad run of luck with his recent comedies, most recently The Watch and The Internship. He’ll try to reverse those fortunes with The Delivery Man, where he plays a sperm donor who unknowingly has fathered 533 children (take that Octomom). The trailer isn’t overly effective, but Vaughn has to eventually break out of his rut, right? Not sure if The Delivery Man will do it, but who knows? It comes out November 22.
And now to what is surely this season’s most anticipated comedy, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. It’s been nine and a half years since Ron, Champ, Brian, and Brick graced the silver screen in summer 2004. Upon its release, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy was a solid though unspectacular box office performer (it earned $85 million). Since then, however, the original has taken on a life of its own. It’s probably the most quoted comedy of the past decade and it’s earned a reputation as being one of the great comedies of recent times. In addition to returning cast members Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Christina Applegate, Vince Vaughn, Fred Willard, Chris Parnell, and Luke Wilson, look for Kristin Wiig to join the party. And there’s reported cameos from Harrison Ford, Tina Fey, Jim Carrey, and others. Obviously the pressure is on for the sequel to recapture the magic. We will see and I know I’ll be there on December 20 to find out!
The 2013 Fall Movie Preview will continue soon with some high-profile sequels that bring back Katniss and Thor. Stay tuned!
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