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"Saturday Night Live" veteran Jason Sudeikis is in final negotiations to join Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in the romantic comedy "Going the Distance." Sudeikis will play Box, a friend of Garrett's who counsels him against trying to maintain his long-distance relationship with Barrymore's character.

A source exclusively reveals to me that the Samantha Who? star has signed on for a role in Going the Distance , a romantic comedy starring Barrymore and her maybe-real-life boyfriend Justin Long as a couple in a long-distance relationship... Applegate will play big sister to Barrymore's character, according to my source.

Charlie Day, one of the stars and creators of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," and Christina Applegate have joined Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in the romantic comedy "Going the Distance." Nanette Burstein is directing the New Line project.

Lucky guy, that Jason Sudeikis.The hometown boy - and regular on "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" - has been cast in the comedy "Bounty Hunter" with Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler, says The Hollywood Reporter.Here's what the movie is about: Butler plays a bounty hunter hired to track down his ex-wife, Aniston, who has skipped out on bail.

A twisting, turning tree-lined creek is a beautiful scene, unless those trees are salt cedars, a nemesis for many landowners.

In February, he launched his own sketch show on Comedy Central, Important Things With Demetri Martin .

Peter Rice may have been a genius when it came to making Fox Searchlight the most successful specialty filmdistributor in Hollywood with such breakout hits as "Slumdog Millionaire," "Juno" and "Little Miss Sunshine." But when it came to hitting it big withadivision dedicated to comedies and thrillers aimed at teens, he bombed.

April 11th, 2009 11:46am EDT Post a comment It may seem like Demetri Martin is new to the comedy scene, but he has been involved in it for about eight years.

Mike Patton 's been busy scoring the music for Crank 2: High Voltage , which hits theatres next Friday, and that upcoming Faith No More reunion tour that launches in June.

Weezer Frontman Teams With Rainn Wilson Of "The Office" For New Songs Posted by Mitch Michaels on 04.01.2009 As long as it's not for The Rocker 2, it's cool... Weezer's Rivers Cuomo is working on a live CD and DVD, recorded during an in-store performance at Fingerprintz in Long Beach, California last December.

Here's possibly the nerdiest news you'll hear all day: Weezer 's Rivers Cuomo and The Office 's Rainn Wilson have covered Joan Osborne's "One Of Us." Weezer's website states Cuomo will debut "several all new recordings" featuring Wilson and Joe LoPiccolo.

If Wall-E was the Ben-Hur of cinematic animation, Monsters vs. Aliens is a far better version of Dude Where's My Car? Hilarious, spacey and hit-worthy when watched in 3D, Monsters vs.

Watch out! Lock up your loved ones! Another bloated, over-produced, high-concept monstrosity has escaped from the labs at Dreamworks Animation, and it's out to devour your kids.

The top prize winner in the "Wacky Warning Label" contest sponsored by Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and the Parent Bloggers Network? The label on a chainsaw that warned: "Do not hold the wrong end of a chainsaw." One runner-up was the label on a rocking chair: "Do not eat The Rocker or anything included with The Rocker, including, but not limited ...

Rainn Wilson has signed with Endeavor for representation in all areas. Wilson became a recognizable star with his turn as cubicle fascist Dwight Schrute in NBC's "The Office" after a recurring run on "Six Feet ...

For many, the definitive adaptation has already been made - the 11-part masterpiece which aired on ITV in the autumn of 1981.

Erkan Can stars as Muharrem, a devout Turkish Muslim who leaves his quiet routine of menial work and solitary domesticity to take on the job of collecting rents for the local Imam.

Have you ever said to yourself, "Self, what would Dwight from the hit TV series 'The Office' look like in spandex?" I know that I've asked that question and fortunately we now can know, because Rainn Wilson is ...

Here they are, America - " Your Final 36 American Idol contestants for Season 8. 1. The Early Frontrunner - " Anoop Desai.

Our review of The Rocker , published January 27th, 2009, is also available. Vesuvius!!! Rainn Wilson stars in this sneeze-and-you-missed-its-theatrical-run rock comedy.