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‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Is Now A Netflix Series, Entire Cast Returning

Remember the rumors of Wet Hot American Summer finally getting the sequel fans have been waiting for since 2001? Well, those dreams have died and been replaced with something even better: A limited run Netflix series. According to Deadline, production is already underway for a Wet Hot American Summer series, which will likely premiere on […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘They Came Together’

Film: They Came Together Directed by: David Wain Written By: David Wain, Michael Showalter Starring: Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader As film theory would have it, every genre goes through four stages: Primitive, Classical, Parodic and Revisionist. In the case of the romantic comedy, by my estimation, we’ve completed this cycle twice. The first […]

Netflix In Talks For ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ TV Series

“If you wanna smear mud on your ass, smear mud on your ass – just be honest about it.” Variety is reporting that streaming giant Netflix is currently in talks to develop an original series based on David Wain’s Wet Hot American Summer. No, we do not know if this will impact the possibility of […]

Watch First Clip of Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler in David Wain Rom-Com Spoof ‘They Came Together’

Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler in a rom-com? Of course it’s going to be hilarious, and of course it’s going to mock the whole genre. Wet Hot American Summer director David Wain is ready to tear apart the traditional romantic comedy movie along with co-writer Michael Showalter in They Came Together.  Thanks to Buzzfeed, we now […]

MOVIE REVIEW: Wanderlust

Film: Wanderlust Starring: Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston Directed by: David Wain The writing team of David Wain and Ken Marino have delivered the year’s first truly laugh-out-loud comedy. In the weeks leading up to seeing Wanderlust, I somehow managed to avoid any teaser, preview, or other type of revealing promotional material.

“Wet Hot American Summer” cast want sequel as well

Following yesterday’s post about David Wain’s interest in making a sequel to Wet Hot American Summer, Entertainment Weekly is reporting much of the film’s original cast is interested in the project as well. According to the article, Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks, both initially seen as hurdles to a sequel given their massive popularity (and […]

David Wain considering “Wet Hot American Summer” prequel/sequel

Can you believe it has been ten years since Wet Hot American Summer was released? The camp-y comedy from director and comedy mastermind David Wain premiered at Sundance 2001 and later opened domestically to almost no audience (grossing only $300,000 theatrically). However, thanks to DVD sales, film geeks throwing theme parties, and torrents helped by […]