Maya Rudolph to Reunite With Melissa McCarthy for 'Happytime Murders' at STX
"SNL" alum joins her "Bridesmaids" costar for night comedy about boob serial killer
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Maya Rudolph is staying loyal to ane of her funniest bridesmaids — the "SNL" alum is joining Melissa McCarthy's "The Happytime Murders."
The sometime "Bridesmaids" costars will collaborate again, with Rudolph taking a supporting role in the STXfilms vehicle for McCarthy. The night one-act is gear up in a globe where humans interact with puppets.
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Set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans co-be, "The Happytime Murders" tells the comedic tale of ii clashing detectives, one human and the other a puppet, who are forced to piece of work together to solve the mystery of who is brutally murdering the sometime cast of "The Happytime Gang," a beloved archetype puppet show.
"Happytime" is one of several female person driven projects set up at the studio, including films with Anne Hathaway and Amy Schumer.
Brian Henson, son of late legendary puppeteer Jim Henson, directs. Henson Alternative and On the Mean solar day Productions produce alongside STXfilms.
Todd Berger, Dee Robertson, Erich and John Hoeber wrote the script which also got a laissez passer from Melissa McCarthy.
Rudolph is represented past WME, iii Arts and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman. She'll likewise be actualization in McCarthy'south upcoming mystery comedy "Life of the Party."
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Summer 2017 is bringing a wealth of promising movies to the cineplez. Here are some of the buzziest.
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May five: "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"
Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, and scene-stealer Babe Groot pick up right where they left off in this sequel to the 2014 Marvel striking.
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May 12: "Snatched"
CinemaCon attendees got to see some extended footage of the one-act starring Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer, who play mother and daughter who go on a vacation together and get involved in some unexpected criminal activity. It looks hilarious, and the flick marks Hawn's return to the big screen later on a 15-year absenteeism.
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May xix: "Alien: Covenant"
Fans of the "Alien" franchise accept been looking forward to the new film, which welcomes back Michael Fassbender every bit both Walter/David, as well as new cast members Danny McBride, Katherine Waterston, James Franco and Demian Bichir.
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May nineteen: "Everything, Everything"
Based on a best-selling YA novel, director Stella Meghie'south "Everything, Everything" follows a girl (Amandla Stenberg) who has lived in solitude her entire life because she's allergic to everything, but takes an interest in the boy (Nick Robinson) who's moved in next door.
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May 26: "Baywatch"
Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach and Priyanka Chopra star in this comedic feature pic have on the iconic TV serial. The trailers we've seen and so far just make fun of Efron's character, and the whole movie looks like heart processed for men and women alike.
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June ii: "Wonder Adult female"
Information technology merely took 75 years, but afterwards making a huge splash in concluding year's "Batman v Superman," DC Comics Amazonian Superheroine finally headlines her own movie this summer. The flick stars Gal Gadot and is directed by Patty Jenkins.
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June 9: "The Mummy"
Tom Cruise headlines this updated take on the archetype Universal monster. The remake tells usa the story of an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella) who was denied her take chances to be the next Pharaoh and wreaks havoc centuries after the fact.
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June 16: "All Eyez On Me"
The Tupac Shakur biopic has excited fans since the announcement of the projection, and farther casting notices including that of Kat Graham and Danai Gurira have enticed fans further to look forward to its release.
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June 16: "Rough Dark"
The first trailer for the film previously titled "Stone That Torso" was total of sexual practice, drugs and, aye, murder. It'southward no wonder that we're so eager to run across the one-act starring Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon and Zoe Kravitz.
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June 23: "Transformers: The Last Knight"
Michael Bay returns for his terminal "Transformers" movie and intends to leave with quite a bang -- literally. Marking Wahlberg also returns and Anthony Hopkins star in the latest installment which sees humanity at war with the Transformers while Optimus Prime is MIA.
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June 23: "The Big Ill"
Kumail Nanjiani's "The Big Sick" was one of the hottest titles at the Sundance Pic Festival and is based on the true story of his relationship with his at present-wife, co-screenwriter Emily Gordon (played on screen by Zoe Kazan). When she gets sick with a mysterious illness, he must team upwards with her parents to overcome the crisis.
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June 23: "The Beguiled"
Sofia Coppola's drama follows a girls' school in Virginia which takes in a wounded soldier. Soon, sexual tension and jealousy takes over the school. The catamenia drama stars Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning and Colin Farrell.
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June 28: "Baby Driver"
From manager Edgar Wright, the film revolves around a immature just talented getaway driver named Baby, played past Ansel Elgort. In a sign of conviction, Sony'southward TriStar moved up the release from the dead of August.
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June xxx: "Despicable Me iii"
Steve Carell plays not one but two characters in this motion picture -- Gru and his twin brother, Dru. And the duo team up for i final heist with the assistance, of form, of dozens of minions.
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July 7: "Spider-Human being: Homecoming"
Later on being introduced every bit office of the Curiosity Cinematic Universe last year in "Helm America: Civil War," Tom The netherlands returns as the spider web crawler in his standalone film to face off against Michael Keaton's villainous Vulture. Robert Downey Jr. co-stars as Iron Homo.
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July 7: "A Ghost Story"
Hot off his Oscar win for "Manchester by the Bounding main," Casey Affleck stars in "A Ghost Story" alongside talented actress Rooney Mara, the flick follows Affleck'south white-sheeted ghost who unstuck in time, forced to lookout man passively as the woman he loves slowly slip away.
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July 7: "Footstep"
Buzzy Sundance dr. "Step" follows a girls' senior-year high school step team in inner-city Baltimore every bit they strive to become the first in their families to go to higher.
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July 14: "War for the Planet of the Apes"
Manager Matt Reeves returns for the 3rd movie in the rebooted franchise after helming 2014'due south "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." This time, Woody Harrelson is the film's main antagonist, which combined with the franchise'due south epic CGI apes, should make for a solid sci-fi picture.
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July 21: "Dunkirk"
CinemaCon attendees also saw footage of Christopher Nolan's WWII ballsy, which stars Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy and Harry Styles likewise every bit newcomer Fionn Whitehead in the pb part. Nolan fans and Styles fans are sure to flock to the theaters.
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July 21: "Girls Trip"
Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah reunite 20 years later "Set It Off" along with Regina Hall. The ladies keep a girls trip to New Orleans, which obviously turns wild.
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July 28: "Atomic Blonde"
Charlize Theron's bisexual spy thriller follows MI6's near lethal assassin through a ticking time flop of a city simmering with revolution and double-crossing hives of traitors. Theron'southward Agent Lorraine Broughton is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery.
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August 4: "Detroit"
Managing director Kathryn Bigelow and producing partner Mark Boal's highly anticipated followup to their acclaimed 2012 drama "Zero Dark Thirty" is another fact-based drama with a stellar cast: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Jason Mitchell, Anthony Mackie and Jack Reynor. The film recounts the racially charged riots that rocked the Motor City in 1967.
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August 4: "The Dark Tower"
Fans of Stephen Rex's genre-defying multi-book saga have been clamoring for a filmed version for decades and the commencement installment finally arrives with Idris Elba as the Gunslinger Roland Deschain chasing Matthew McConaughey's Man in Black across a highly stylized, scorched-earth landscape.
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August 11: "Annabelle: Creation"
The followup to 2014's supernatural horror thriller "Annabelle" follows a couple who merely lost their daughter -- just as soon as they invite a nun and some orphans into their home, some unexplained things begin to happen.
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August 18: "The Hitman's Babysitter"
Ryan Reynolds and Samuel 50. Jackson make a great duo in this action one-act. And Salma Hayek adds another layer of laughs to the movie, which follows a bodyguard (Reynolds) who must become one of the biggest hitman's in the world to The Hague. Obviously, the two have history.
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