News Involving ZOOLANDER 2; Plus A DUMB AND DUMBER Sequel? (A Possible Good Kind?!)

I'm sure you all are as excited about Zoolander 2 as I am. So I'll tell you what I know! In an interview with THR, still says that

“The story will pick up 10 years after the first film left off and, Derek’s ‘School For Kids Who Can’t Read Good’ has been destroyed, leaving him in charge of its pupil.”

This is a fantastic jumping off point, and I'm eager to see what's coming next for this film. Hit the jump to check out what's going on with a new Dumb and Dumber sequel.

Premiere for TOWER HEIST; THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Filming in New Jersey

Just a couple of tidbits!

• At The Ziegfeld in Manhattan, New York, Tower Heist, starring Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, Casey Affleck and Matthew Broderick is premiering on Monday, October 24th. The Press Call begins at 5:30 PM, Arrivals are at 6:30 PM, and the screening begins at 7:30 PM. The address for the Ziegfeld is 141 West 54th Street between 6th and 7th Ave.
• The Dark Knight Rises will be filming in Newark, New Jersey on November 5th and 6th. There is a casting call looking for "biker types" under the title Magnus Rex (working title for The Dark Knight Rises). If you're near Jersey, I say give this a look, definitely. 

Monday's Movie News!!

Yesterday I was extremely busy and I didn't have much time to post anything new, but today I have the day off and I promise to catch you all up.

And to begin, I'll start with some news focusing on the indie drama The Locals, to be directed by Sue Kramer. The only reason this is big news to me is due to two of the actors who were cast in the movie: Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine, Get Smart) and Vera Farmiga (Up In The Air, Source Code). The movie will be a modern take on the Shakespearean classic which I despise so very much, Romeo and Juliet, but will feature a "Jewish/Italian twist." If that's the case, that makes this movie somewhat more enticing, since everyone loves a bit of Jewish and Italian in their movies. Right away my mind went to The Godfather meets A Serious Man...there's potential here.

Next, Nicholas Braun (Red-State, The Perks of Being A Wallflower) has been cast in Akiva Schaffer's (The Lonely Island material, Hot Rod) comedy Neighborhood Watch. This doesn't particularly interest me at first glance, but taking a look at who else is in the film, you have Ben Stiller (Zoolander, Tropic Thunder), Vince Vaughn (Wedding Crashers, Dodgeball), Jonah Hill (Get Him To The Greek, Superbad), and Rosemary DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married, The Company Men). The film is also written by Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express). The cast is impressive, and the script should probably be pretty damn funny, and the premise, well, it centers on a group of neighbors who, while trying to keep their streets crime free, find themselves in the middle of a much larger conspiracy. The film is set to be released July 27, 2012.

More news after the break.