After being successful in their take on clickbait driven site Buzzfeed with equally clickbait driven site ClickHole, The Onion is ready to capitalize on its next great venture: VICE, an HBO documentary series derived from the website that looks at the impoverished regions of the world and other serious topics. The Onion is calling its new in-house Onion Studios parody series EDGE. According to The Hollywood Reporter, most of the series was shot in May and the first few episodes are due out next week. The Onion's VP of production, George Zwierzynski Jr., says the company is highly competitive when it comes to satirical media: "VICE is wrought with a distinct self-confidence, which of course gets our writers salivating." Not only does EDGE join the likes of ClickHole, the two are in the company of other comedically driven parodies such as Onion Sportsdome (Sportscenter), Onion News Network (CNN), Onion Talks (TED Talks), Sex House (Big Brother) and others.
Amy Schumer will star in another movie, write too
Remember when Amy Schumer's career was just a huge fad? Me neither. This thing just keeps on going well for the brash comedy star as she heads back to the big screen. Her debut film isn't even out, and yet, Schumer is getting another chance to shine in the spot light. She's signed to co-write and star in an untitled mother-daughter comedy with Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Spy) as a producer, THR reports. Her sister Kim Caramele is joining in as the other writer. Plot details are few but THR also writes that the ladies will be stuck on a "vacation gone wrong." Schumer's latest film, Trainwreck, is coming out in mid-July. Plus, she was recently on The Bachelorette my totally real girlfriend tells me.
Watch her talk about one of the contestants below:
Kristen Schaal will be Screamed at by Melissa McCarthy in a movie
With a recognizable voice and the comedic timing of the Flash on open mic night at the Iceberg Lounge, Kristen Schaal is now taking her talents to the motion pictures. The Bob's Burger's star and Daily Show correspondent has joined the cast of the Melissa McCarthy led flick Michelle Darnell. She joins Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, and Kathy Bates. The movie follows McCarthy as a big time business woman who gets caught insider trading THR reports. After prison, she comes back trying to make a new name for herself as a little darling with help from her assistant. McCarthy's husband and sometimes actor Ben Falcone is directing the movie. This marks the second time he's stepped into the director's chair after 2014's Tammy.
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Are Making An Animated Movie
Shying away from Step Brothers 2, tinsel town's own Will Ferrell and producer Adam McKay are finding themselves busy with other projects. Maybe they'll make a film follow up to the long canceled series Manimal. Or they will make an animated movie for some reason.
Cinemablend and THR are reporting that the two Hollywood honchos are now making a cartoon movie with Chris Henchy and Bron Studios. Henchmen, out in 2016, the film "follows a new recruit at the ‘Union of Evil’ who is assigned to a motley crew of blue-collar workers led by fallen henchmen Hank." Sounds familiar, no?
In an odd turn of events, we also get an extended sneak peek at the film. Maybe this is a sign of things to come. We get three minute trailers that are just as promising as they are beautiful.