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Ben Stiller Tries To Mooch Ryan Seacrest Tweets

Robert Ostfield — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:15:51 +0000

Apparently Ben Stiller is trying to get huge with Twitter and is trying to Mooch Ryan Seacrest. See below for proof:

Ben Stiller To Receive MTV Generation Award

Eva Lam — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:09:09 +0000

Ben Stiller will be honoured at next week’s MTV Movie Awards with the MTV Generation Award, joining the ranks of such past recipients as Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers and Tom Cruise.

In a statement Friday, the network lauded the actor for pushing the boundaries throughout his career.

“From ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ to ‘Zoolander,’ Ben is a comedic chameleon, able to make the leap between drama and full-out comedy while maintaining his own unique brand of subversive humor,” Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks Music/Logo/Film Group, said.

“Whether it’s fighting a monkey in a museum or licking a decapitated head, nothing is ever off-limits for him and that’s the type of warped creative vision and commitment MTV loves to reward.”

Stiller said he was honoured to be receiving the award.

“I was given my first show at MTV, and also canceled for the first time,” he said. “I also was secretly having an affair with [original MTV VJ] J.J. Jackson, so it brings back pleasant memories.”

Stiller’s film credits include “Reality Bites,” “There’s Something About Mary,” “Meet the Parents,” “Zoolander,” “Tropic Thunder” and the just-released “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.”

“High School Musical” star Zac Efron will present Stiller with the honour at the awards show, which is set to take place May 31 in Universal City, Calif.

‘Tropic Thunder’ Features Fake Trailers

andPOP Staff — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:31:13 +0000

“Grindhouse” may have bombed at the box office, but it has had a lasting impression.

According to SlashFilm.com, the new Ben Stiller movie, “Tropic Thunder” will feature fake trailers. The idea is taken from the Tarantino-Rodriguez collaboration.

According to the site’s source, one of the trailers is for a faux film called “Satan’s Alley” and featured Robert Downey, Jr. (who stars in “Tropic Thunder”) and Tobey Maguire.

The fake “Grindhouse” trailers were so popular that one of them, “Machete,” is actually being made into a full-length film.

Stiller & Johansson Land Hasty Puddings

andPOP Staff — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:09:30 +0000

BEN STILLER and SCARLETT JOHANSSON have been announced as the recipients of this year’s Hasty Pudding awards, handed out by students at Harvard University.

The pair will be honoured with a fancy dress parade, followed by a performance by Harvard’s student drama group, in which they’ll take part.

Johansson will be feted on February 15, while funnyman Stiller will be honoured at a ceremony on February 23.

The annual awards are given to performers who have made a “lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment.”

Last year’s Hasty Pudding recipients were HALLE BERRY and RICHARD GERE.

‘Night at the Museum’ Comes to Life at Box Office

andPOP Staff — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 23:52:21 +0000

Ben Stiller was king of the box office over the holiday weekend as his new comedy, “Night at the Museum,” took top spot.

The movie, based on a children’s book, took in $30.8 million U.S. from Friday through Sunday, reports Reuters.

“Museum” was joined in the top three by another new opener, “Rocky Balboa.” The latest in Sylvester Stallone’s boxing film saga brought in $12.5 million to take third spot.

Will Smith’s latest, “The Pursuit of Happyness,” fell out of first place to land in second spot. It trailed far behind “Museum” with a take of only $15 million.

Though the earnings for “Museum” were about $10 million higher than studio estimates, it was still a slow weekend as shoppers and travellers geared up for Christmas. Ticket sales are expected to jump back on Christmas day and through the holiday week.

Ben Stiller Creates Series for Wife

andPOP Staff — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 04:05:49 +0000

Ben Stiller is set to team up with CBS for a new comedy series to star his wife, Christine Taylor.

The pilot for the show will be directed and produced by Stiller, and he’ll play a recurring role on the series if it’s picked up, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The as-yet-untitled comedy project is said to be based on Taylor’s life.

“She is a small-town girl who has found her way into Hollywood but still retains a lot of the values and humility (of her upbringing),” said CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler. “There are times when she is befuddled by her status — being an actress married to a big movie star.”

The show will follow Taylor as she juggles a career and family while dealing with many relatives from her hometown. Stiller will play her husband.

The couple has previously appeared on-screen in 2004’s Dodgeball and 2001’s Zoolander.

Ben Stiller/Jim Carrey Reunion Delayed

andPOP Staff — Tue, 16 May 2006 17:58:15 +0000

A big-budget, science-fiction comedy starring Ben Stiller and Jim Carrey has stopped preproduction.

“Used Guys,” an onscreen reunion for Stiller and Carrey who both appeared in 1996’s “The Cable Guy,” was set to start shooting on June 11.

20th Century Fox claims the movie is simply on hold because of scheduling conflicts.

?The Jay Roach-directed film requires a long prep for its futuristic settings, and both actors have films scheduled for later in the year,? said the studio. ?All the parties remain committed to making the picture when time permits.?

However, sources close to the project say it won?t be made at all with Stiller and Carrey heading the cast, according to Reuters.

The film is set in a futuristic, female-run society where men are sold as ?pleasure clones.? The plot revolves around two obsolete clones that set out to find the lost meaning of manhood.

Did Stiller Relocate Movie Out of Montreal?

andPOP Staff — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:17:49 +0000

Does Ben Stiller have something against the French? Apparently the comedy superstar decided that the filming of his new flick was better off in Vancouver rather than Montreal.

The filmmakers of ?A Night at the Museum? had already opened a production office at Mel’s Cit? du Cinema studios in Montreal and had begun extensive construction of elaborate sets for the film.

Montreal film commissioner Daniel Bissonnette and Brian Baker from the Quebec film technicians union explained that Stiller made the call once he was signed onto the movie.

No one was able to explain why Stiller chose Vancouver over Montreal.

Baby Boy for Ben Stiller

andPOP Staff — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:36:19 +0000

Ben Stiller and his wife, Christine Taylor, have welcomed the arrival of their second child, a baby boy named Quinlin Dempsey, reports Ireland Online.

Born on July 10 in a Los Angeles hospital, the couple also has a 3-year-old daughter named Ella.

Stiller and Taylor, who co-starred in Dodgeball and Zoolander, wed in May 2000.

Currently, Stiller is the voice of Alex the lion, in the animated movie, Madagascar.

However, if Stiller stays true to his character from Meet the Parents, it looks like his family’s circle of trust won’t dissolve anytime soon.