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Kenny Powers Got Himself Some Cornrows For New Eastbound & Down Poster

Submitted by Cornelius on Thu, 2010-08-26 12:20
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Now that is a motherf*cking poster. Not to mention "Season Dos: Deep Inside Mexico" sounds like the best name for a porno ever. Eastbound & Down and Kenny Powers' ass kicking ways return to HBO September 26th.

Kenny Powers Gets All Scientific In New K-Swiss Ad

Submitted by phletch on Wed, 2010-08-04 13:02
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As you may remember from the incredible video of Kenny Powers meeting with K-Swiss executives, the rocket armed mullet owner is now a company man. The good thing is he's an amazing salesman, so much so that I've already ordered my own set of Tubes. This is the longest of the commercial spots and features all three of the campaign's athletes which includes NFL players Jeremy Shockey and Patrick Willis, as well as MMA fighter Urijah Faber.

Not sure if he ever officially took up scientistery but KP certainly knows how to rock a lab coat. Also amazing dumbbell explosion.

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Kenny Powers Has Some Awesome Ad Ideas For K-Swiss

Submitted by phletch on Mon, 2010-08-02 10:30
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I love everything about this campaign so much it hurts. I'll go ahead and give you the NSFW warning on the video but this is Kenny Powers we are talking about here, one of the greatest athletes of his generation, and a very creative wordsmith in his own right. With the looming September 26th return of HBO's Eastbound & Down, I'm very happy to report to you that this isn't just a one and done Funny Or Die video. It's a legit, incredibly awesome K-Swiss ad campaign that will also feature NFL players Jeremy Shockey and Patrick Willis, as well as MMA fighter Urijah Faber.

Also no mercy to be had by the Tubes, not today.

Eastbound & Down Returns September 26th

Submitted by phletch on Mon, 2010-06-21 13:20
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The second season of HBO's Eastbound & Down, which will see Kenny Powers in the Mexican League, has an official premiere date thanks to a new little teaser commercial which you can see below. Danny McBride will return as the burnt-out star on September 26th in addition to new cast members Michael Pena and Ana de la Reguera. Hunter Stephenson over at Viceland recently made a visit to the set in Puerto Rico that resulted in the amazing picture you see above featuring super fan Stevie Janowski "alongside a mean-ass new character". Best mustache ever, he's clearly a bat boy.

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Kenny Powers Is Headed To The Mexican League

Submitted by phletch on Mon, 2010-04-26 15:18
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There is good news and bad news to this story, so let's get the bad news out of the way. It sounds like the new season of Eastbound & Down will not feature any of the old characters aside from Kenny Powers and his superfan Stevie Janowski.  In laymans terms that means we probably won't be seeing much, if any, of Craig Robinson, Will Ferrell, or sadly even Katy Mixon.  So there you have it, the bad news from the that really sucks department. Fortunately we saved the good news.

Deadline is reporting that Michael Pena and Ana de la Reguera have signed on for the new season, which sees Kenny hiding from all of his problems in Mexico, where he joins a local baseball team. Pena will play one of Kenny's friends who also happens to be the owner of the team that Kenny joins. De La Reguera, who played Jack Black's love interest in Nacho Libre, will do the same for Powers.

The article also mentions that casting is underway for Kenny's dad. This seems like a pretty plum role and the casting should be pretty fun, with the obvious choice being Gary Busey. Little known fact but he had a hell of a spitball back in his day. 

Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride In Talks For 30 Minutes Or Less

Submitted by phletch on Thu, 2010-04-08 07:50
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If you look at the tags for SHA you will see that the number one actor we have covered is Aziz Ansari.  I don't know what that says about our credibility as a movie news blog, but it does say that we love the brand of funny that Ansari likes to sell.  Looks like we aren't the only ones taking notice (like duh), as he now is in talks to star in Ruben Fleischer's Zombieland follow-up 30 Minutes Or Less.

The action comedy, being produced by Red Hour's Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld, became a hot project when director Ruben Fleischer came on board, making it his first movie since "Zombieland" turned him into one of the town's most-wanted men.

Written by Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan, the Black List script revolves around a junior high history teacher (Ansari) and a pizza-delivery man who are forced to rob a bank when one of them is strapped to a bomb vest.

Danny McBride is rumored to be in negotiations to join the movie, playing one of the men looking to score some cash.   [via thr]

Oh Hollywood Reporter, you silly little devil.  Just throwing in that Danny McBride as a bad guy bit as an after thought.  Kenny Powers is no simple after thought.  This project is shaping up to be rather awesome, in fact one might even suggest it has super and hella qualities as well.  We'll keep you updated.

Danny McBride Is The Chadster, Eccentric

Submitted by phletch on Tue, 2010-03-02 12:58
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My love for all things Danny McBride was in a bit of a lull until I caught Hot Rod on Comedy Central yesterday. Such a good movie.  Anyhoo, it appears we have some more McBride focused comedy coming down the line, aside from the incredibly awesome sounding Your Highness.

The project is The Chadster, which at one time had The Hangover’s Todd Phillips attached to both produce and direct. Phillips has fallen off as director, but he’s still producing the comedy, which is moving ahead with Harwell as scribe.

The studio wedding comedy, set up at Warner Brothers and produced by Phillips’ Green Hat Films, is about a best man who has his position threatened when an eccentric, long-lost childhood friend shows up at the wedding and causes trouble. Danny McBride is currently attached to play the eccentric childhood friend.

This is the second project scripted by Harwell that McBride is attached to — they are also developing the comic-book adaptation, Hench, for Warner Brothers.  [via pajiba]

Clearly it seems like a role McBride can knock out of the park, but what can't the man do?  He's Kenny Powers.  With Phillips leaving the director's chair it could be a bit worrisome, but hopefully there is a mullet involved which would more than make up for it.  [via filmdrunk]

Danny McBride Signs On For L.A.P.I.

Submitted by phletch on Mon, 2010-02-08 14:22
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It's always fun to post awesome news on a Monday, and while this story actually broke last week, it is Monday, the news is awesome, and as Meatloaf always says, two out of three ain't bad. Take it away Variety:

Danny McBride is attached to star in Mandate Pictures' action comedy "L.A.P.I.," which will be helmed by Jody Hill.

Project marks the debut project being developed by Rough House Pictures, the newly minted Mandate-based shingle headed by Hill, McBride and David Gordon Green.

Based on a pitch from writers Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan, story details are being kept under wraps apart from McBride taking on the role of a beaten-down, hardboiled P.I.

Of course the Danny McBride and Jody Hill team are the masterminds behind everybody's favorite washed up athlete Kenny Powers of East Bound and Down fame.  Hill recently directed the underrated Observe and Report with Seth Rogen while McBride has staying busy in front of the camera.  Fresh off a nice supporting role in Jason Reitman's Oscar nominated Up In The Air, McBride is also prominently involved in something on the SHA radar, David Gordon Green's Your Highness where he will play the derelict youngest son of the king who has  "settled for a life of wizard’s weed, hard booze and easy maidens".  Now he gets to be a beaten-down private investigator?  Color me excited.

Your Highness Official Synopsis Is Super Awesome

Submitted by phletch on Tue, 2009-10-13 13:56
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Everyone clear your calendars for October 1, 2010 because Your Highness is going to be unbelievable.  I hate to be the one with the impossibly high expectations but I seriously want to make dirty zappa love to everything about this movie.  Today Universal released the official synopses of four of their bigger pictures for 2010, the Saturday Night Live sketch that won't go away Magruber, the Ridley Scott directed take on Robin Hood, the Judd Apatow produced Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off Get Him To The Greek, and then the awesomeness that is David Gordon Green and his Your Highness.  Get ready to hide your nerd boner or wet your panties:

YOUR HIGHNESS October 1, 2010

Genre: Comedy adventure

Cast: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Theroux, Toby Jones

Written by: Danny McBride & Ben Best

Directed by: David Gordon Green

Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general. Danny McBride and James Franco team up for an epic comedy adventure set in a fantastical world-Your Highness. As two princes on a daring mission to save their land, they must rescue the heir apparent’s fiancée before their kingdom is destroyed.

Thadeous (McBride) has spent his life watching his perfect older brother Fabious (Franco) embark upon valiant journeys and win the hearts of his people. Tired of being passed over for adventure, adoration and the throne, he’s settled for a life of wizard’s weed, hard booze and easy maidens. But when Fabious’ bride-to-be, Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel), gets kidnapped by the evil wizard Leezar (Justin Theroux), the king gives his deadbeat son an ultimatum: Man up and help rescue her or get cut off.

Half-assedly embarking upon his first quest, Thadeous joins Fabious to trek across the perilous outlands and free the princess. Joined by Isabel (Natalie Portman)-an elusive warrior with a dangerous agenda of her own-the brothers must vanquish horrific creatures and traitorous knights before they can reach Belladonna. If Thadeous can find his inner hero, he can help his brother prevent the destruction of his land. Stay a slacker, and not only does he die a coward, he gets front row seats to the dawn of an all-new Dark Ages.

I can't think of a possible way this movie misses.  By all accounts Gordon Green's Pineapple Express was a smashing success.  Now we get to take that medieval, replace Seth Rogen's screen time with even more Danny McBride, and then we get Zooey Deschanel and Natalie Portman !  Even better I'm pretty sure The Spanish Inquisition won't be covered so we don't have to worry about Rosie Perez.

The synopses for the other three films are listed after the jump, or you can check them out over at Collider.

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