Comedy Stars Most Dramatic Turns

The IT Crowd funnyman Chris O’Dowd turns is a surprisingly stoic and understated dramatic performance in The Program, playing the real life Sunday Times journalist who battled to expose the Lance Armstrong drugs cheating scandal that exploded the world of professional cycling. It’s not the first time a comedian has shocked audiences by playing it [...]

Jackie Chan pays tribute to Robin Williams

With the international film community still reacting to the tragic death of Robin Williams, Jackie Chan added his own voice to the chorus of tributes to the dearly missed comedy star, sharing an incredible story of his first meeting with Williams early in his own Hollywood career. Video clip below:

Mrs Doubtfire Getting Unlikely Sequel

Robin Williams and Director Chris Columbus are reportedly both tentatively attached to an unexpected sequel to 1993 comedy ‘classic’ Mrs. Doubtfire. Elf screenwriter David Berenbaum is apparently already at work on a script for Fox 2000 that will somehow adequately explain why Williams needs to yet again pretend to be an elderly Scottish nanny.

Sony Plans Jumanji Remake

Sony is pushing ahead with a re-make of 1995 Robin Williams comedy vehicle Jumanji. Zach Helm the writer/director of Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium is the man responsible for finding a way to somehow update the magical board game adventure. 2005 sequel Zathura previously re imagined the enchanted board game premise as a space themed adventure. So it [...]