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'Friday Night Lights' Movie Update: Script Is Almost Done
For those of us whose hearts still beat for Dillon, Texas, just the smallest word of the rumored "Friday Night Lights" movie is enough to get us cheering like a rallygirl.
Well, get ready, because executive producer Peter Berg just threw a bomb at us only Smash Williams could catch. Get More »
Next Factor Q&A: 'Chronicle' Star Michael B. Jordan
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Remember that awesome kid on "The Wire?" Or maybe you remember him as Vince Howard on "Friday Night Lights?" He was also that sweet guy who dated Haddie on "Parenthood."
Now Michael B. Jordan is taking all those memorable, sweet qualities from the television to the big screen – it's about time! – in the new sci-fi flick, "Chronicle."
The movie takes a frighteningly realistic look at what would happen if a trio of high school boys from different ends of the social spectrum were suddenly masters of telekinesis. The trick to keeping the story "grounded in real life," Jordan tells NextMovie, was the level of collaboration director Josh Trank encouraged between him and the cast.
"We were constantly talking about what a high school boy would really do if he could move things with his mind," he explained, adding that the scene where his character, Steve, has a leaf blower move and lift girls' skirts was his idea.
All flashing moments aside, Jordan's soulfulness throughout years of television is just as evident in his latest film and, no doubt, will continue through many projects to come. Get More »
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GALLERY: 'Friday Night Lights' Stars Ready For Their Close-Up
We have to confess: "Chronicle" inspired us.
Sure, we wish we could fly and move things with our mind, but that's not what we mean. Between Michael B. Jordan's excellent performances in this weekend's sci-fi flick and "Red Tails" and Taylor Kitsch's upcoming turns in "John Carter" and "Battleship," we figured it was time to pay homage to the (incredibly attractive) cast of "Friday Night Lights" as they're about to see their names in lights for real.
And, thus, we were inspired to create this gallery of the "Friday Night Lights" kids in movies, past and future. We urge you to click through with clear eyes and full hearts.
'FNL' Star Zach Gilford Trades the Gridiron For the Governator
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"Friday Night Lights" star Zach Gilford, who played the Little Quarterback That Could during the show's critically acclaimed run, is taking on a bigger adversary than small town Texas could ever provide him. According to Deadline, the actor has signed on to star opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in director Jee-woon Kim's upcoming flick "The Last Stand." Get More »
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Scott Porter: I'd Love to Sit In That Chair Again For a 'Friday Night Lights' Movie
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Scott Porter may have a new show premiering next month, but that doesn't mean he's ready to move away from Dillon, Texas.
News of a movie spin-off of television's "Friday Night Lights" (based on a movie based on a book, based on something that happened in real life, of course) has been circling ever since the show finished its run on NBC a few weeks ago, and they've reached a fever pitch now that creator Peter Berg has confirmed a film in the works.
But who will be starting this game and who will be sitting on the bench? Get More »
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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Big Screen? The Future of 'Friday Night Lights'
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Don't hit the showers yet, football fans. Just because "Friday Night Lights" was a movie before it was a TV show (and a book before that!) doesn't mean it won't be headed back to the big screen.
Once again, a little birdie named Twitter is the source for our excitement. According to a Tweet from Grantland's EiC Bill Simmons, writer/director Peter Berg already has plans for a movie. TV Line's Michael Ausiello checked out the story and says it holds water. Get More »
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TV Stars We Wanna See Become Movie Stars: Final Poll Results!
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After 10 days and nearly 350,000 votes, we can finally declare a winner of our TV Stars We Wanna See Become Movie Stars poll.
You really want to see "Supernatural" star Jared Padalecki become the next big thing to hit the silver screen. Really, alot. Which is especially cool since we landed an interview with the big winner so he could thank each and every one of you.
Padalecki, who has played demon hunter Sam Winchester on the hit CW series for the past six years, edged out second place finisher Yvonne Strahovski (super-spy Sarah Walker on NBC's "Chuck") for the title. The two combined to dominate the voting, between them earning over 91-percent of all votes cast. Get More »
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POLL: TV Stars We Wanna See Become Movie Stars
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In recent years, movie stars have begun migrating to television, taking over shows like "Damages" (Glenn Close), "Nikita" (Shane West and Maggie Q) and "CSI" (Lawrence Fishburne). Which is cool, but their absence means there's a gap in the movie world that someone needs to fill.
Well, turnabout is fair play.
Here's the deal: we've come up with a list of the 10 up-and-coming young television actors that we'd love to see become movie superstars. Your job is to review their qualifications and let us know via our amazing internet polling capabilities which of them you most want to see on the big screen. Get More »
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Before They Were Famous: Kyle Chandler In 'Pure Country'
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Handsome, affable, and intense, Kyle Chandler has earned critical and popular acclaim thanks to his role as pressure-cooked Coach Taylor on TV's "Friday Night Lights." With the release of "Super 8," we suspect Chandler -- who co-stars in the film as deputy sheriff Jackson Lamb -- will be hailed as an "overnight sensation" by critics and audiences. If only they knew how long he's been up-and-coming!
Major stardom may have eluded him, but the Buffalo, NY native has been working steadily for nearly 20 years, landing meaty roles in blockbusters like "King Kong," "The Kingdom" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still." But before he dodged apes, angry football fans and Keanu Reeves, he was making moves on George Strait's tour bus in 1992's "Pure Country." Get More »
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'Friday Night Lights' Star Taylor Kitsch Is a 'Lone Survivor'
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Sure, we were all joking about the films being fast-tracked through Hollywood once Osama bin Laden was forcibly shoved off this mortal coil, but the joke is on us.
Director Peter Berg is putting his "Friday Night Lights" star Taylor Kitsch front and center in a tale that's sure to give audiences that special "America! Hell yeah!" tingle in their loins once again.
Now that Kitsch is done sinking his "Battleship" with Berg, he's going to take on a meaty role in the adaptation of "Lone Survivor," based on the memoir by Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. Luttrell was the sole survivor of his team after a mission to find and eliminate an al-Qaida leader went horribly awry. Get More »
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