Nov 7 2008 This 'Pink Panther 2' Trailer Isn't Helping Anyone
Watching this is like seeing Steve Martin standing on the ledge of a building--wanting to help him, to stop this, but not knowing how. You keep shouting up at him, begging him, pleading--this is not the answer!--and he just yells back something unintelligible in a ridiculous French accent. We've lost him.
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Nov 3 2008 Something Dark and Evil Lies Within Steve Martin
Similar to the teaser poster for Star Wars: Episode I, this new poster for Pink Panther 2 uses shadow imagery to hint at what hidden conflict lies inside our protagonist. For Anakin Skywalker, it was a Sith lord; For Steve Martin, it's pity wrapped in a Peter Sellers impression.
Pink Panter 2 Poster [IMPA]
Sep 29 2008 Never Forget There's a 'Pink Panther 2' Coming with This Gorgeous Poster
Like an ashen Punxsutawney Phil, every February Steve Martin tentatively emerges from his paw-shaped, magenta burrow to a waning crowd of resigned onlookers, each hoping the actor will see his shadow--an indication Steve Martin will return to making The Jerk-quality films instead of broad comedies about having twelve children. Unfortunately, the looming shadows of Queen Latifah and the cast of Cheaper by the Dozen 2 have stopped any light from reaching Martin in some time, so it's looking pretty again bleak this year.
Jul 11 2007 Cheadle and Pearce Star in Political Thriller from...Steve Martin?
"Naw, fool. Hold the gun sideways, like I done taughtchoo. And cut that nasty ass hair."
Yep, you read that headline correct - I mean, I think you did, having no prior knowledge of your dyslexia... Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce are set to star in Traitor, a thriller about an undercover CIA agent (Cheadle) who infiltrates a terrorist cell but in the process may have become a terrorist himself. Pearce plays an FBI agent investigating him.
The film will be written and directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, and is based on an original story by Steve Martin. Yes, that Steve Martin.
[Producers]Hoberman and Lieberman had been developing the project since early 2002, when Martin approached the duo on the set of "Bringing Down the House," which they were producing. Martin told them to meet him in his trailer because the actor had a thriller he wanted to pitch. Hoberman and Lieberman thought Martin was joking and didn't show up. Martin approached them the next day and asked why they didn't meet him.
Bringing Down the House co-star Queen Latifah reportedly campaigned hard for a role in which her character would teach Pearce how to "act street" to help him infiltrate the terrorist cell, and in the process, learn a little about love. Her idea was vetoed and she spent the rest of the afternoon eating cake batter.
Jun 26 2007 Queen Latifah Wants Steve Martin to Play Steve Martin
Malkovich Malkovich?
The planned remake of All of Me has Queen Latifah and Adam Shankman (Hairspray remake) already attached to the project, but so far there haven't been many rumors about who will play Steve Martin's role. Queen Latifah, who won an Academy Award for creativity, reportedly thinks the part should go to Steve Martin.
"He is really a physical comedian, a physical actor," Latifah said of Martin, citing him as the kind of star whose exceptional career longevity could allow him to remake his own performance nearly a quarter century later. "I’m sure he could pull it off."
In other news, the British government has announced that it has downgraded Queen Latifah's title from "Queen Latifah" to "Princess Dipshit".
