Tag: Zach Galifianakis

  • Star Movies & Star Movies Select HD to premiere ‘Birdman’

    Star Movies & Star Movies Select HD to premiere ‘Birdman’

    MUMBAI: Star Movies and Star Movies Select HD will premiere the wildly loved movie Birdman on 6 February 2016 at 6:30 pm.

    The movie will be simulcast on both the channels.

    The dark comedy follows the story of a middle aged actor at a moment in his career to make a comeback.

    The cast of the movie includes Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts.

    The movie has gained recognitions at the 87th Academy Awards, as Birdman won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. 

    The marketing idea for the premiere of Birdman was adapted from the idea of the film that focuses on the protagonist’s tussle with his alter ego. 

    Additionally, the channels will also simulcast the Oscars live on 29 February at 5:30 am and a repeat at 8:30 pm. In the run-up to the Oscars, Star Movies and Star Movies Select HD will also be airing the movies that were nominated and appreciated at the Academy Awards over the years.

  • Star Movies & Star Movies Select HD to premiere ‘Birdman’

    Star Movies & Star Movies Select HD to premiere ‘Birdman’

    MUMBAI: Star Movies and Star Movies Select HD will premiere the wildly loved movie Birdman on 6 February 2016 at 6:30 pm.

    The movie will be simulcast on both the channels.

    The dark comedy follows the story of a middle aged actor at a moment in his career to make a comeback.

    The cast of the movie includes Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts.

    The movie has gained recognitions at the 87th Academy Awards, as Birdman won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. 

    The marketing idea for the premiere of Birdman was adapted from the idea of the film that focuses on the protagonist’s tussle with his alter ego. 

    Additionally, the channels will also simulcast the Oscars live on 29 February at 5:30 am and a repeat at 8:30 pm. In the run-up to the Oscars, Star Movies and Star Movies Select HD will also be airing the movies that were nominated and appreciated at the Academy Awards over the years.

  • Star World Premiere HD kick-starts the New Year with brand new offerings

    Star World Premiere HD kick-starts the New Year with brand new offerings

    MUMBAI: Star World Premiere HD, India’s premium English entertainment channel is known to bring some of the best and latest English television series. It is the only channel in India to bring all their television shows right after its international telecast. Taking this offering a notch higher, Star World Premiere HD has now started airing the latest shows all seven days of the week, with 4 hours of the most popular shows for audiences to catch every day.

     

    The channel that is home to 70+ new shows and offers over 1000 hours of fresh content to its viewers has acquired some of the most anticipated shows of 2016, day and date, making it ‘the’ channel to look out for in 2016.

     

    Star World Premiere HD will be enticing longstanding fans of the cult sci-fi series – The X-Files, with the all-new The X-Files: Event Series premiering on the channel on 30 January 2016. Marking its momentous return on global television, the series will pick up with a developed plot-line to match new-age conspiracies and technology; not to forget the ever-famous Mulder-Scully pair and what they have come to be 13 years on, on the show.

     

    Ace comedians, Louis C.K. and Zach Galifianakis come together for the first time on television with a brand new comedy, Baskets. The show will be marking its premiere on 24 January 2016 and stars actor and co-creator of the show, Zach as the protagonist Chip Baskets. Audiences that have long known Zach for his role as Alan of the Hangover series will now witness him in an all-new avatar of Chip Baskets. He will be portraying a man aspiring to become a professional clown but has to settle for a gig at the rodeo when he loses the opportunity to attend a prestigious Parisian clown academy.

     

    Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life falls next in line with its premiere on 24 January 2016. The show is an American comedy television series that follows Cooper Barrett (Jack Cutmore-Scott) as he figures out his life beyond hedonistic behavior. It revolves around Barrett, his friends and family as they try finding out the real meaning to life while overcoming complex situations.

     

    The creators of popular series Glee, American Horror Story and Scream Queens bring their new show, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story which will be premiering on Star World Premiere HD on 8 February 2016. The show comprises of an invincible cast of John Travolta, David Schwimmer, Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Paulson, Selma Blair, Jordana Brewster, Bruce Greenwood, Nathan Lane and many more. With a distinct and true plot-line, the show focuses on America’s most sensational and publicized criminal hearing – the O.J. Simpson trial, with a riveting look at what really happened behind the scenes from the lawyers’ perspective.

     

    Not last, neither the least, Martin Scorsese’s foray into television will also be marked with his debut show Vinyl premiering on the channel this February. One of the biggest shows on television in 2016, Scorsese has collaborated with rock n roll legend Mick Jagger to produce Vinyl and this will mark the television debut of Jagger’s son James Jagger too alongside prominent actors Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano amongst others. Set in the 1970s of New York City, Vinyl follows the uproarious character of Richie Finestra as he looks to bring the music genre into a new era, while trying not to let his company fall under or let his work interfere with his drug and alcohol use.

     

    With English television entertainment and Hollywood’s finest on Star World Premiere HD, the channel promises these offerings as just the beginning of an enthralling television-viewing experience.

     

    After all, why hold back when you can walk side by side with the world’s best television series right here on Star World Premiere HD – home to day and date viewing!

  • Based on true events ‘Masterminds’ to hit Indian theatres

    Based on true events ‘Masterminds’ to hit Indian theatres

    MUMBAI: Based on the story of 1997 Loomis Fargo Robbery in North Carolina Jared Hess directed heist comedy movie Masterminds is set to hit Indian theatres. The film is written by Chris Bowman, Jody HillDanny McBrideHubbel Palmer and Emily Spivey.

     

    Masterminds stars Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig and Owen Wilson. The film is scheduled to be released in India on 22 August, 2015.

     

    Masterminds, an action comedy film is based on true events of David Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis) who discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. Day in and day out he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other people’s money with no escape in sight. The only glimmer of excitement is his flirtatious work crush Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig) who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime. 

     

    The film stars actors known for their comic timing.

  • Emma Stone and Naomi Watts to star in a dark comedy

    Emma Stone and Naomi Watts to star in a dark comedy

    MUMBAI: Alejandro Gonzalez has signed Emma Stone and Naomi Watts for a new dark comedy for the big screen titled Birdman.
     
    The two will star opposite Michael Keaton and Zach Galifianakis respectively. While Emma will play Keaton‘s daughter, Watts will portray a demanding diva, fresh out of rehab who takes the lead in the fictitious play.
     
    The film is about a man who attempts to stage a Broadway play to revamp his theatre career, it is understood.
     
    The film is set to go on floors in April next.

  • Zach Galifianakis to play cameo in third sequel of Hangover

    Zach Galifianakis to play cameo in third sequel of Hangover

    MUMBAI: American stand-up comedian, actor and pianist Zach Galifianakis has sparked rumours that singer Cheryl Cole will make a cameo in the third sequel of Hangover. The 43-year old Galifianakis is known for his role of Alan Garner in the comedy movie franchise that also starred Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha.

    I have heard the rumours about her (Cole) making a cameo and there seems to be something to them. But I don‘t know if anything‘s signed yet,” Galifianakis has been quoted to have said.

    The movie franchise, that began with Hangover in 2009, was followed up by by “The Hangover Part II” in 2011. All three films have been directed by Todd Phillips.

  • Warner Bros. Pictures teams up with and Legendary Pictures for Hangover III

    Warner Bros. Pictures teams up with and Legendary Pictures for Hangover III

    MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures are once again teaming up with Todd Phillips for The Hangover Part III, the third installment in the record-breaking comedy franchise.

    The Hangover Part III will star Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, who will reprise the roles of Phil, Stu and Alan, collectively known to moviegoers as the Wolfpack. In the previous two films, the three friends‘ attempts to plan a celebration have resulted in disaster for them, but led to a combined billion-dollar success at the worldwide box office.

    The announcement was made Warner Bros. Pictures Group by President Jeff Robinov. Said Robinov, “We are extremely pleased to have Todd Phillips and the guys back together again for another ‘Hangover,‘ and we look forward to collaborating with them on another great movie.””I‘m so excited to embark on another ‘Hangover‘ film with Bradley, Ed and Zach. We‘re going to surprise a lot of people with the final chapter we have planned. It will be a fitting conclusion to our three-part opera of mayhem, despair and bad decisions,”Phillips noted.

    A presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Legendary Pictures, The Hangover Part III will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.

    The film is set to go on the floors in September and is slated for release on 24 May, 2013.