John Krasinski - News & Appearances: If John's In It, Said It or Done It, We've Got It Here! - Page 14

girl in a cardigan · 01-20-2008, 09:08 PM

John is a Fun, Fearless Male for 2008. I got the mag at the train station this evening:

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Fun Fearless Males 2008: John Krasinski
John Krasinski has single-handedly redefined funny as the new hot. As female fans of NBC’s hit show The Office can attest, his charm sort of sneaks up on you — then wallops you over the head. And luckily, smitten chicks will soon be getting lots more of John. The 28-year-old actor is completing his directorial debut, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, which he also wrote . And he’ll star opposite heavyweights George Clooney and Renée Zellweger in the upcoming flick Leatherheads, in which he plays — now here’s a switch — a football star. Whoever said good guys finish last totally underestimated this dude.

WHAT IS THE HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING AN ACTOR?
"Maintaining your level of confidence. It really asks that you possess a lot of strength on a daily basis or sometimes three or four times a day, depending on how many auditions you have! I think it breeds strong people."

EVER DONE ANYTHING CRAZY FOR LOVE?
"I love being super-romantic. I once drove 12 hours round-trip, all in one night, just to give a girl a dozen roses on her birthday."

DESCRIBE THE PERFECT WOMAN.
"Spontaneity is a huge thing for me...and a sense of humor. Not only that you can tell a joke but that you can laugh at yourself and are willing to laugh it off rather than hold grudges."

WHAT’S THE MOST FEARLESS THING YOU’VE EVER DONE IN YOUR LIFE?
"I moved to Costa Rica when I was 17, before I went to college. Being on your own in a completely new environment is a pretty scary thing to do."

HAVE YOU BEEN GIVEN ANY ADVICE THAT’S STUCK?
"'Anticipate nothing, because it’s always worse in your head.' We are capable of freaking ourselves out way beyond comprehension, whereas the world is a little more gentle on us than we are on ourselves sometimes."

girl in a cardigan · 01-21-2008, 11:53 AM

Variety:

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Stars weigh in on 'Cloverfield'
Celebs react to mysterious monster movie
By JEFF SNEIDER

When an untitled trailer for "Cloverfield" debuted last summer attached to prints of Paramount's "Transformers," no one was quite sure what to make of it. Now everyone has an opinion. Variety asked guests at the film's Hollywood premiere on Wednesday to weigh in with their reactions.

Ron Jeremy, adult film legend: "It's going to do very well because it's aimed at kids. There's not a lot of cerebrum. You don't know where the monster came from. You don't really know what it is or where it is. It's like a roller coaster. It's like 'Blair Witch' meets 'Aliens.' I liked it, but I think we got the point that it's handheld. We understand that when you're running, the camera will shake. When you're standing still, shooting somebody's damn face, you don't have to keep moving the camera. I can see a dad filming his kids at Disneyland steadier than this. I've been in porn films that shoot video steadier than this and those cameramen usually suck. They didn't have to make it that out of focus and that shaky. I was getting dizzy and it just gave me a big headache. The scariest part was when I went to the bathroom to vomit, so I would've liked the film more without the vomiting. Listen, I don't mean to knock the film because it's a good movie and it's very well done, except for that camerawork. My entire row wanted to throw up. I had to move to the back and I was still nauseous. The girls were adorable though."

John Krasinski, star of NBC's "The Office": "I thought it was great! I didn't have any expectations so it shattered them. I think it's both an incredibly innovative script and idea to bring back the monster genre, but they also started breaking some boundaries in film. The night vision shot in the tunnel was wild. It was kind of like 'Blair Witch' on speed."

Heidi Montag, star of MTV's "The Hills": "I loved it! I thought it was very suspenseful and I loved the way it was shot. It was great!"

Masi Oka, star of NBC's "Heroes": "It was fantastic. I liked that it was a love story in the end. It was very smart and suspenseful."

Spencer Pratt, star of MTV's "The Hills": "Brilliant! When I found out it was only $25 million and shot in three weeks, it took it to a whole new level. It looks like a $200 million dollar movie. I'll call it the new 'Independence Day.'"

Scott Speedman, star of the upcoming thriller "The Strangers": "I didn't know much about it going in. It was one of those movies that I tried not to watch the preview for, so I didn't know a whole lot about it at all. To be honest, I was kind of blown away. The best thing I can say about it is that it's really, really emotional. That's what surprised me the most. Monster movies aren't that emotional but it really got that part down amazingly. There wasn't one specific part that jumped out as the scariest moment, but what's great is how it sets a tone of fear and keeps it going and keeps building on it throughout the movie."

Mike White, writer-director of "Year of the Dog": "It was scary in all the right ways. It brought a whole new monster to the lexicon, which is hard to do. I loved the whole conceit of it. The 'Blair Witch'-on-a-large-scale monster movie really worked."

Other guests attending the premiere included Lindsay Lohan, Rainn Wilson, Lauren Conrad, Frankie Muniz, Bruce Greenwood and DJ Samantha Ronson.

***Enigma*** · 01-22-2008, 03:44 PM

Thanks for the news Jenn.

I still haven't seen Cloverfield. I've either heard people think it's awesome or that it made them sick because of the camera work.

And awww, John's a romantic of course.

girl in a cardigan · 01-22-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamWalker (View Post)

And awww, John's a romantic of course.

He's almost too perfect when it comes to stuff like that. But then I think about my friends in college when they would first start dating someone and they were smitten kittens too. So I guess it's just a phase guys go through.

girl in a cardigan · 01-24-2008, 06:15 AM

Awesome new movie news!

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Mendes, Eggers, take on American comedy; Krasinksi, Rudolph rumored to star
American Beauty director Sam Mendes is taking another look at the American family, this time in a comedy written by author Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) and his novelist/editor wife, Vendela Vida (And Now You Can Go). The untitled film follows a couple, pregnant with their first child, as they travel America looking for the ideal place to settle down. Focus Features, which will distribute the film, hasn't confirmed casting, but John Krasinski (The Office) and Maya Rudolph (SNL) are rumored to star.

This will be Mendes' first film comedy. His last film, the Gulf War drama, Jarhead, failed to ignite the box office or the Academy. He's currently in post-production on the 1950s drama Revolutionary Road, starring his wife, Kate Winslet, and Leonardo DiCaprio. Eggers recently co-wrote the screenplay adaption of Maurice Sendak's childhood classic, Where the Wild Things Are. The film, co-written and directed by Spike Jonze (Adaptation) was set to open this summer. Warner Bros. recently pushed its release date to 2009.

ETA: A blog post that pretty much describes my thoughts on the matter, even though I didn't write it.

***Enigma*** · 01-24-2008, 07:44 PM

Thanks for the movie news. Interesting indeed.

girl in a cardigan · 01-24-2008, 07:52 PM

I really do like all the parties involved (Dave Eggers - awesome; Sam Mendes - loved AB; Maya Rudolph - funny on SNL; and of course, love John!), but I'm curious how it's all going to mix.

Well, plenty of time for that I guess since they won't even confirm casting at this point.

Sara23 · 01-27-2008, 05:01 PM

John's looking good tonight.

girl in a cardigan · 01-27-2008, 06:01 PM

Yes, he is! I'll be updating this post with all the John pics I can find from tonight

Sara23 · 01-27-2008, 06:06 PM

There's a slightly different pic over at GMMR. Slightly.

girl in a cardigan · 01-27-2008, 06:18 PM

Thanks, Sara! I just added another one to the post, so I'll keep looking for good ones

Sara23 · 01-27-2008, 06:27 PM

Have you seen any cast ones yet?

girl in a cardigan · 01-27-2008, 06:31 PM

Nope, everything I've seen so far has been individuals, no pairs, trios or other formations of a cast photo.

Sara23 · 01-27-2008, 06:34 PM

What a bummer. I notice they all staggered in fairly individually with the exception of a few. Guess we really have to hope for a win then.

girl in a cardigan · 01-27-2008, 06:51 PM

Yay! They won! We should be getting another great cast photo from the press room

ETA: Here's a couple from the show: