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Coming Soon: Anchorman 2

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:19:25 CDT

Ron Burgundy, aka Will Ferrell, stopped by Conan O'Brien's show last night to play a little jazz flute … and announce a little movie you might call Anchorman 2 . "It is official, there will be a sequel to Anchorman ," Ferrell stated—after first insulting O'Brien for a few minutes. Deadline...

30 Celebs and Their Not-So-Glamorous Pre-Celeb Jobs

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:48:50 CDT

It hasn’t always been glossy magazine covers and red carpet appearances for Tinseltown’s VIPs. Perez Hilton offers up 30 celebs and the decidedly less glamorous jobs they took before becoming famous: Alexander Skarsgard : The True Blood vamp once served in the Swedish military. James Franco : Among the renaissance man’s many...

Spader Debuts as Office CEO

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:11:05 CDT

James Spader was back in The Office ’s season premiere last night, as Dunder Mifflin’s new—and slightly creepy—CEO, Robert California. So how did he—and the show—do? “That was encouraging,” declares James Poniewozik in Time . “I am not nearly ready, after one episode, to declare that the...

Crazy, Stupid, Love Actually Quite Smart

Matt Cantor — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:36:51 CDT

Critics largely enjoyed Crazy, Stupid, Love —and some have fallen head over heels for the romantic comedy with an all-star cast. In the Los Angeles Times , Betsy Sharkey gushes that the film “may well restore your faith in the very possibility of love, to say nothing of romantic comedies.” The...

Spader Hired at The Office

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:13:45 CDT

As rumored , James Spader has joined the Office cast as a replacement for Kathy Bates' character, the CEO of Dunder Mifflin's parent company. Spader, who first appeared in the season finale as an applicant for Michael Scott's manager position, "will reprise his role as Robert California, this über-salesman that has...

James Spader in Talks to Join The Office

Tim Karan — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:40:05 CDT

He may not end up with the job he interviewed for, but that doesn't mean he won't be working at Dunder-Mifflin. James Spader—whose character, Robert California, appeared in the season finale of The Office as a potential replacement for Steve Carell's Michael Scott—is in talks with NBC to...

Warren Buffett Heading to The Office

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 10 May 2011 10:09:05 CDT

Another high-profile guest star for The Office season finale: Warren Buffett. The billionaire will play someone interviewing for the job formerly held by Steve Carell's character, Michael Scott, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Click for a sampling of the other VIPs who will make an appearance on the episode .

Scientists Create 'That's What She Said' Algorithm

Mark Russell — Sun, 01 May 2011 09:10:40 CDT

For fans of The Office , Michael Scott's leaving was a hard but enjoyable climax—and that's what she said, of course. And for fans of the "that's what she said" joke, two scientists at the University of Washington have created a computer program for identifying the popular double entendre, the...

Steve Carell Says Goodbye to The Office

Rob Quinn — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:30:00 CDT

"The world's best boss" has walked out of Dunder Mifflin for the last time. Steve Carell's inept Office character Michael Scott said farewell in a sentimental, hour-long episode of the sitcom, reports Reuters . Carell, who played Scott for seven seasons, is leaving the show to focus on his movie career....