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Alan Arkin May Join Jennifer Aniston in ‘Buttercup’
The Wrap is reporting Alan Arkin has signed on to Buttercup.
Oscar winner Alan Arkin is set to star opposite Jennifer Aniston in the dark indie “Buttercup,” an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap.
Niki Caro (“Whale Rider”) directs the dramedy from a script by Alice O’Neil.
Arkin will play a grossly irresponsible father who, in the wake of his wife’s death, decides to get his life back on track with the help of his slightly neurotic daughter (Aniston).
No official word as yet.
Alan last worked with Jen in Marly and Me.
Read more at: TheWrap
Alan Alda joins “Wanderlust” cast.
According to The Hollywood Reporter Alan Alda will play the head of the nudist camp Paul Rudd and Jen join to escape the New York rat race.
Alda will first board Universal’s Judd Apatow comedy “Wanderlust,” then becomes the first to join Ben Stiller in “Tower Heist,” which Brett Ratner is directing.
In “Wanderlust,” which follows a married couple played by Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd trying to escape modern society by moving out of New York, Alda will play the head of a naturist village.
Alan has worked with both Jennifer and Paul Rudd in the The Object of My Affection in 1998
Cougar Town with Jennifer and Courteney premiers tonight!
Busy Philips talks to PopSugar about Cougar Town, working with Jen and cakes.
Busy Philipps is a woman of many talents. Not only is she a riot as the hard-partying, scantily clad Laurie on Cougar Town, but in real life, she’s also a doting mom to her young daughter, Birdie, and a kickass cake decorator.
Wednesday, September 22 ( 9:31-10:00 p.m., ET ) on ABC.
Cougar Town with Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston premieres Wednesday
The show’s producers will poke some fun at their pursuit of a new name for the show.
Cougar Town on ABC
Whereas the title card usually reads “Welcome to Cougar Town,” for the season 2 opener, it will say “(STILL) Cougar Town,” as pictured. Lawrence tells EW it’s an idea that he, Courteney Cox, and executive producer Kevin Biegel came up with, and that it’s a one-time gag. - Mandi Bierly at Entertainment Weekly
Jennifer and Courtney together in Cougar Town
COUGAR TOWN – “All Mixed Up” - Jennifer Aniston guest stars alongside Courteney Cox on the Season Two premiere of “Cougar Town,”
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (9:31-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
Friends together again on Cougar Town
The count down is on, Cougar Town premiers Wednesday September 22nd with Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox together again!
Jennifer and Courteney Cox together in Cougar Town!
COUGAR TOWN - “All Mixed Up” - Jennifer Aniston guest stars alongside Courteney Cox on the Season Two premiere of “Cougar Town,”
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (9:31-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
Jules finds an instant connection with her new shrink, Glenn (Aniston), until she discovers the unfortunate but hilarious truth about her method of treatment; Ellie is jealous over Jules’ fondness for Glenn; a bet between Laurie and Travis leads to a sweet sibling-like moment; and Bobby acts out his frustrations that Jules and Grayson are dating.
Jennifer and Courtney together in Cougar Town Photo:ABC/KAREN NEAL
Jennifer and Courteney together in Cougar Town Photo:ABC/KAREN NEAL
Jennifer and Courteney together in Cougar Town Photo:ABC/KAREN NEAL
Jennifer and Courteney together in Cougar Town Photo:ABC/KAREN NEAL
Pop Sugar interviewed Busy Philips from Cougar Town
Busy Philips talks to Pop Sugar about Jen and says she is disappointed they didn’t have any scenes together.
It’s Official, Jen will be in Premiere of Couger Town!
This just in from Entertainment Weekly:
It’s official: ABC is confirming what I first reported last month: Courteney Cox will reunite with her former Friends costar (and real-life BFF) Jennifer Aniston in the show’s second-season premiere on Sept. 22.
Who will she play? Keep reading for all the exclusive details straight from exec producer Bill Lawrence…
“She’s going to play Courteney’s shrink named Bonnie,” reveals Lawrence, referring to Cox’s character, Jules. “Kind of a get-too-involved-in-her-life-type of therapist. Those guys are so close in real life they kind of do that for each other anyway. Bonnie has the life Jules wishes she has.”
Cougar Town is a favorite around here and we are so happy to get this news!
‘The Switch’ at the box office ( Updated )
I usually don’t play the numbers game with Jens films, but it has gone beyond the absurd this time.
Actual Numbers are from Box Office Mojo.
UPDATED WITH ACTUAL - Tue, Aug 24, 2010
| Title | Theaters | Gross/Theater |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Expendables | 3,270 | $5,189 |
| 2. Vampires Suck | 3,233 | $3,774 |
| 3. Eat Pray Love | 3,082 | $3,930 |
| 4. Lottery Ticket | 1,973 | $5,399 |
| 5. The Other Guys | 3,472 | $2,927 |
| 6. Piranha 3D | 2,470 | $4,092 |
| 7. The Switch | 2,012 | $4,193 |
| 8. Nanny McPhee | 2,784 | $3,020 |
| 9. Inception | 2,401 | $3,265 |
| 10. Scott Pilgrim vs. | 2,820 | $1,845 |
This is the actual order when the average per theater total is used instead of the gross:
| Title | Theaters | Gross/Theater |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lottery Ticket | 1,973 | $5,399 |
| 2. The Expendables | 3,270 | $5,189 |
| 3. The Switch | 2,012 | $4,193 |
| 4. Piranha 3D | 2,470 | $4,092 |
| 5. Eat Pray Love | 3,082 | $3,930 |
| 6. Vampires Suck | 3,233 | $3,774 |
| 7. Inception | 2,401 | $3,265 |
| 8. Nanny McPhee | 2,784 | $3,020 |
| 9. The Other Guys | 3,472 | $2,927 |
| 10. Scott Pilgrim vs. | 2,820 | $1,845 |
You cannot compare the gross take of one film showing at over a thousand more theaters any more than you can compare the performance of a 500 horsepower engine to one with only 200 horsepower. It’s simple grade-school arithmatic.
Only $37.00 per theater separates the number 3 and 4 spots, a virtual tie for third place.
UPDATE: Difference between 3 and 4 is $101.00 using final weekend numbers.
If ‘The Switch’ had another 1000 theaters it would have finished with a gross of over 12 Million for the week end and landed in the third place.
The Switch didn’t under perform, Disney and Miramax dropped the ball.
And with a production budget in the neighborhood of $16 Million it made back half of its cost to produce in 3 days.
And yet you have US Weekly proclaiming “Jen Aniston’s ‘Switch’ Bombs at Box Office”.
CNN and the LA Times join in too:
The film’s shoddy opening weekend led several media outlets to pose questions like, “Jennifer Aniston: Exactly why is she a movie star?” and “Why don’t Jennifer Aniston’s friends help her more at the box office?”
All this is absolute nonsense. And the LA Times and CNN should be ashamed for being so superficial in their reporting, just parroting the tabloid press with the “poor Jen” headlines.
As to the Bill Simmons ESPN article that Patrick Goldstein of the LA Times quotes, Bill Simmons and his sources obviously get all of their Jen news from the likes of Star, Us Weekly and the National Enquire, the epitome of all that we have come to love about journalism in the 21 century; BS is entertainment and the LA Times and CNN are really just that, Entertainment.