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Interview – Jay Baruchel Is In The League

Ilan Mester — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:44:25 +0000

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He may be out of her league in a movie, but Jay Baruchel is definitely in the league of young, successful actors. He’s worked with Clint Eastwood in the multi Oscar-winning “Million Dollar Baby” and shared scenes with fellow Canadian Funnymen Seth Rogen and Michael Cera — and those are only three of his nearly 30 acting credits.

Earlier this year, Baruchel proved that a 5 can date a 10 in the comedy vehicle “She’s Out of My League.” Now, he has the No. 1 movie at the box office with “How to Train Your Dragon,” an animated 3-D movie he co-stars with a CGI fire-blower.

While he’s already accomplished a lot this year, let alone throughout his acting career, Baruchel hasn’t reached his ultimate goal — one that doesn’t involve comedy. The 27 year old hopes to direct horror films.

Although “Dragons” is far from a gory horror flick, Baruchel still had a blast making the animated movie. In fact, his character Hiccup is one of the closest characters to himself that he’s ever played. Even his mother was blown away by their similarities.

“We’re both kind of outsiders who both march to the beat of our own drum… when I was a kid, Hiccup’s age, all the other kids would be outside, you know, playing some sport in the park or whatever. I was always the one to stay inside, writing stories,” said Baruchel on the phone from Montreal.

“Dragons,” is set in the world of Vikings and tells the story of Hiccup, a boy who tries to train a dragon in a time where dragons are slain by humans. It features Gerard Butler and Craig Ferguson in all their Scottish glory (including accents).

“They get to talk how they talk, I get to talk how I talk. I’m just psyched that I got the chance to do my Scottish accent. For one little line I got to do my impression of them,” he laughs. “Any time I can do any kind of accent is always fun, but I just find it hilarious that I found myself in a movie surrounded by Scottish people”

To help establish a bond with the dragon, Baruchel recalled on the bond with his pet. “What’s amazing, I find the dragon looks suspiciously like a cat, he behaves just like a cat…I’m an animal lover and I have a very very close bond with my cat so I’ve often said that this movie is a classic boy and his cat story,” he shared.

Baruchel got to meet some of his cast mates during shooting in Los Angeles and New York. However, he voiced most of his scenes in Montreal. Many actors make the move to L.A. as soon as they start making movies in Hollywood — Baruchel is an exception. He keeps coming back to Montreal, where he was raised.

“It’s just my home and my heart and I live with two guys that I’ve known since I’m 14 and I live about three or four blocks away from my mother in the house I grew up in and my little sister,” he said of Montreal. “But also, more than anything I’ve also pretty much my whole life, I’ve felt a strange connection to this city. I love everything about it. But the best way I can articulate this is whatever guys like Scorsese and Woody Allen feel for New York City, that’s what I feel for Montreal.”

This summer, Baruchel will make the move from comedy to action star with Disney’s live-action remake of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” He’ll be dealing with a new dragon and starring alongside Nicolas Cage, who unlike Baruchel, is no stranger to stunts.

“I definitely got my ass kicked a bunch,” admits Baruchel, who got to do some of his own stunts for the film. “I got thrown around, I got my butt kicked quite a bit…I mean, the dragon is computer animated but all the stuff blown up around me is real. Yeah, that was a pretty crazy movie to make.”

Ultimately, his goal is to pen and direct horror films. “Horror movies are my life,” Baruchel revealed. “That’s my life’s work. That’s what I want to do for the rest of my life, direct horror movies in Montreal.”

He’s working on writing a project he hopes to release within the next three years. But for now, Baruchel will have to settle on being a leading man.

‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Proves 3D Wins At The Box Office

andPOP Staff — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:21:45 +0000

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“How to Train Your Dragon” took the box office win with ease, taking in $43.3 Million ($11.5 Million from IMAX)

The performance by the film is not surprising. With amazing 3D animation, a solid plot, and all star cast of voices, “Dragon” was destined to beat the box office. The movie would have even done better at IMAX theatres if it weren’t for a continual strong showing by “Alice in Wonderland.”

Our own Jordan Bortolotti saw the film prior to the release and was brought to tears (and he doesn’t cry easily).

How To Train Your Dragon 3D Interviews – It Made Jordan Cry

andPOP Staff — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:39:31 +0000

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As well all know Jordan is a man’s man. Women and men both love him because he is strong and charming. But Jordan does have a weak side – and How To Train Your Dragon made Jordan cry. Yes a 3D animation brings tears to his eyes. He talked about this emotional roller coaster with the directors of the film.

Who Fought The Law? Fall Out Boy, Juelz Santana, Travis Barker, Gerard Butler

Emma Renda — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:33:27 +0000

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It’s been a busy news day for celebrity crime. Between the ongoing developments in both the Michael Jackson and Chris Brown cases, a few other notables managed to run into trouble today.

First off, Juelz Santana (most famous for “There It Go (The Whistle Song)”) was arrested for terroristic threats and posession of a weapon, according to MTV.com. Santana (whose real name is Laron James) was involved in an altercation with the mother of his son on Tuesday in New Jersey, when he threatened to harm her and wielded a kitchen knife as his weapon of choice, according to police. His rep is disputing the threat charges and said it was the neighbor’s, not Santana’s baby’s mama that called police. Santana was released later that day after posting a $5,000 bond but has not yet released a statement.

Next up: Patrick Stump, the voice of Fall Out Boy. (Well, technically, the singer. Everyone knows Wentz is the one in charge.) Stump was busted for driving without a valid driver’s license in Beverley Hills and hauled to the big house where he was detained four hours then released on $15,000 bail. He is only licensed to drive in Illinois. If Stump is charged with a misdemeanor, he could face six months in prison and/or pay $1,000 bail. In a statement to MTV, Stump agreed “ignorance of the law isn’t innocence. . . .But man, is my mom going to be pissed.” And to make matters worse, his awfully unflattering mug shot is circulating the web like wildfire.

In other pop-punk news, Travis Barker is embroiled in a very public dispute with Shanna Moakler, his ex-wife and mother of his two children, according to PerezHilton.com. Turns out when he was dropping the kids of at Moakler’s parents’ house in Rhode Island, a bit of a hissy fit erupted on both sides. Barker refused to leave when Moakler refused to let his nanny stay with the kids, so Moakler lost it and called the cops. Shortly after, Barker updated his Twitter saying the car of alleged child molester and alleged uncle of Moakler, Rick Sinnott, was parked at the house hence his reluctance to leave the kids there. Eventually, the cops disclosed Sinnott was not in the house so Barker left. There have been rumours Moakler asked police about a restraining order.

Compared to the rest of the criminals out there today, Gerard Butler is looking like a puppy dog. (Pun intended.) Earlier today, Butler was accused of being on one vicious side of a dog fight. Seriously. Butler was taking a break from the set of “The Bounty in Long Island” to take his pug Lolita for a walk. According to PerezHilton.com, Lolita was approached by a large Greyhound belonging to an elderly Queens couple and Butler was not happy. The couple are claiming Butler got rough with the dog, shoving its head into a fence and yelling at the couple to have it put down. On the other hand, Butler’s manager is saying he was very tame considering the large dog actually took a bite out of Lolita. At the end of it all, Butler ended up spending four hours in a local veterinarian’s office and reportedly gave $3,000 to another family there to cover their vet bills. Police haven’t released any conclusive details yet.

Jennifer Aniston Going Into the Restaurant Business

Vanessa Baker — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:14:14 +0000

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According to Perez Hilton, Jennifer Aniston is in the early stages of developing her own restaurant. Sources say the former Friends star is very passionate about the new venture.

“Jennifer is very passionate about cooking,” said an insider. “She recently had a new kitchen fitted and she loves it. She can cook anything from Mexican meals, to Italian food, to cakes. She does use cookbooks, but mainly they are her own recipes. Everyone says she should open her own restaurant and she said she would love to.”

There’s no word yet on what kind of food the restaurant will serve or when it will open.

The actress, who used to be married to Brad Pitt, is currently filming her next movie, Bounty Hunter, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with Gerard Butler.

Jennifer Aniston Has A New Man

Joelle Tomlinson — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:32:04 +0000

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It was only a matter of time before Jennifer Aniston’s love life became the centre of speculation once again.

The unlucky-in-love former Friends star is said to now be romancing fellow actor Gerard Butler. Butler, commonly known for his portrayal of the deceased-Irish character in Ps, I Love You, is not known for a clean slate in dating, and according to perezhilton.com, can be considered a “player”.

The pair first sparked romance rumors last September, at the Toronto International Film Festival.

They reportedly spent an evening in Jen’s hotel “drinking champagne and talking.” At the time, Jen was still involved with John, so she didn’t pursue things further. But, now that she’s single and ready to mingle, she’s getting her claws into Butler, wth whom she’s planning to star in two new movie.

Jen, 40, recently had several meetings in a New York apartment with Gerard Butler, a friend of the actress tells In Touch Weekly.

“She said that in their film meetings, the chemistry was intense and physical,” says the Aniston pal.