Aug 6 2009 Tyler Perry's 'I Can Do Bad All By Myself' Poster Trilogy Concludes Logically

The first Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself poster featured star Taraji P. Henson's face arbitrarily photoshopped onto a yellow rose. The second showed Madea doing a strange, unlikely parody of the Straw Dogs poster. Naturally, the third depicts Henson drowning in an ocean of pastel light as the ghosts of Madeas and R&B stars past hover around her. Really, it was the only logical way to complete the trilogy. In Return of the Jedi, you expect to see Vader die; in the last I Can Do Bad All By Myself poster, you want to to see a woman in an Easter-themed nightclub surrounded by souls. Just common sense.

Exclusive poster premiere: 'I Can Do Bad All By Myself' [Hitfix] (via IMPA)

Apr 14 2009 Wahlberg, Franco, Others Plan for 'Date Night'

Looking to out-starstud his previous star-studded, night-themed efforts, Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy has added several more notable names to his upcoming comedy, Date Night:

Wahlberg and Franco have signed on for supporting roles in the Shawn Levy-helmed comedy for 20th Century Fox. Leighton Meester, Common, Taraji P. Henson and Kristen Wiig have also boarded the project.

Penned by Josh Klausner, comedy revolves around a married couple who find themselves in harm's way after their routine date night goes horribly awry.

Wahlberg plays a successful and crazily buff securities expert who flirts with Fey's character. Franco portrays a not-too-bright conman and petty criminal. Meester is onboard as the couple's babysitter. Henson plays the one good cop who believes the couple is in danger, and Common portrays a villain. Wiig, who worked with Fey on "Saturday Night Live," rounds out the cast as the actress' best friend.

I just hope I'll be able to believe Mark Wahlberg as a muscly security guy after seeing him so convincingly portray a science teacher in The Happening. It can get so hard to reconcile all the varied, often implausible hats worn by Wahlberg.

Wahlberg, Franco join 'Date Night' [Variety]