Carell Clocks In for More Office
Michael Scott can look forward to putting in more long, hard, late nights at Dunder-Mifflin Scranton.
At least, that’s what he said.
The “he” in this case being cocreator, executive producer and star of the original British version of The Office, Ricky Gervais, who revealed in a posting on his official website that Steve Carell has renewed his contract for the NBC hit.
“Had some great news today about the American version of The Office,” Gervais wrote. “Steve Carell (now one of the most bankable film stars in the world) has just signed up for another three years with us.
“He is the hardest working man in Hollywood and the harder he works the better it is for me. I mean…well done Steve you are wonderful…He is a very nice man and deserves all his success. I am just as dedicated to my art without compromise but only between the hours of 9 and 3 p.m.”
In addition to revealing the contract coup, Gervais also confirmed another of NBC’s badly kept and somewhat fan-derided scoops: that a satellite Office is already in the works.
Earlier this month, word spread that Rashida Jones, who played Jim’s pre-Pam hookup, Karen, on the show and who currently has a talent holding deal with the network, would be heading up the new cast, though Gervais kept mum on any casting or potential story points.
“We are also working on a spinoff series of the American Office,” he wrote, “but I can’t tell you anything about that yet.”
Jam it anyway.
WALL-E: Full Length International Movie Trailer
Empire has an exclusive international movie trailer for Pixar’s upcoming WALL-E. The new trailer clocks in at over two minutes and gives us our most indepth preview of the new Andrew Stanton film yet. I’m not sure I entirely digg the 1950’s/1960’s style animation voiceover, but I understand what they’re going for. I can’t wait for this movie. I love the characterization of WALL-E and how he interacts with the environment around him. And now his interactions with Eve push things up to another level.
Unfortunately the Video has been removed…
Available on YouTube (for now…)
New Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix UK Movie Trailer
Warner Bros has released a new Movie Trailer for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in the UK. The new trailer features a bunch of new footage and clocks in at just over a minute. Watch it below.
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community has been denied the truth about the teenager’s recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort. Fearing that Hogwarts’ venerable Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about Voldemort’s return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, appoints a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to keep watch over Dumbledore and the Hogwarts students. But Professor Dolores Umbridge’s Ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends Hermione and Ron, Harry takes matters into his own hands. Meeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves “Dumbledore’s Army,” Harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix hits theaters on Friday, July 13, 2007.
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby Music Video and Lyrics
Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs , Music Video and Lyrics
“Ruby” is a song by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs and is the lead track on their second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob. It was released as the lead single from that album in the United Kingdom as a download on February 5, and as a limited edition 7″ and CD single on February 19 that year.
It became the band’s first ever #1 single on February 25, 2007, and ended 2007 as the years 10th biggest-selling single in the UK with total sales of 313,765
The promo for “Ruby” was directed by Swedish production company Stylewar, who also produced the 2005 video for “I Predict a Riot”, and features the band performing in a desert landscape whilst a CGI metropolis-like city builds around them.
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby Lyrics
(Da da daaa, da da daaa)
(Da da daaa, da da daaa)
Let it never be said, the romance is dead
Cos there’s so little else occupying my head
There is nothing I need except the function to breathe
But I’m not really fussed, doesn’t matter to me
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa
Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa
Know what ya doing, doing to me?
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa
Due to lack of interest tomorrow is cancelled
Let the clocks be reset and the pendulums held
Cos there’s nothing at all except the space in between
Finding out what you’re called and repeating your name
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa
Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa
Know what ya doing, doing to me?
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa, aaaa
Could it be, could it be that you’re joking with me
And you don’t really see you with me
Could it be, could it be that you’re joking with me
And you don’t really see you with me
[Instrumental]
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa
Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa
Know what ya doing, doing to me?
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa
Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa (Da da da, da da da)
Know what ya doing, doing to me?
Ahaa-ahaa-ahaa, aaaa
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby Song Info
Released February 19, 2007
Format Download, 7″, CD
Genre Rock, New Wave
Length 3:23
Label B-Unique Records
Producer Stephen Street