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This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we're talking about Long Shot. We talk about what it owes to other romantic comedies, how it incorporates its political aspect, how it flips traditional rom-com gender roles, the careers of stars Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Listen to the latest episode of The Collider.com Podcast below; click here for the previous non-miniseries episode ("Avengers: Endgame"); and click on the respective links to find us on iTunes and Spotify. And if you have any movie or TV related questions for …
Charlize Theron has plenty of action chops, but she didn't get out of her new romantic comedy unscathed.
While sitting through Long Shot, I repeatedly thought to myself, “Next week I’m seeing a movie where a bunch of superheroes fight a giant purple man who has magic stones. That seems more believable.” But why should one form of on-screen fantasy be treated as more respectable than another? The romantic comedy is inherently a fantastical genre, complete with timed meet-cutes, witty banter, clear obstacles, and happy endings. Real relationships are far more tumultuous and complex, but we like watching them distilled on screen so we can get to the good bits and discard the messy realities. …
Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron star in this clever, funny, and heartwarming political rom-com.
Following the release of one of the most anticipated movies in quite some time came out last week, it's natural to feel a cinematic hangover - but we still have four flicks hitting theaters this week in which we can sink our teeth.
Fresh off a very positive response from its premiere screening at SXSW, Lionsgate has released a new red-band trailer for the upcoming romantic comedy Long Shot. Written by Liz Hannah (The Post) and Dan Sterling (The Office), the film follows the unlikely romance between a hard-hitting political journalist (Seth Rogen) and his first crush (Charlize Theron), who now happens to be the current U.S. Secretary of State and is considering running for President. The film debuted at SXSW this past weekend to incredibly positive reviews, with folks hailing the romcom as genuinely charming and romantic while also … The post Red-Band Trailer for ‘Long Shot’ Offers a NSFW Look at the Critically Acclaimed Comedy appeared first on Collider.
Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron star in this clever, funny, and heartwarming political rom-com, called Long Shot.
If you think Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen are odd pair to co-star in a romantic comedy, so does the movie.
Lionsgate has released the first Long Shot trailer. The upcoming comedy from Jonathan Levine (The Night Before) follows the unlikely romance between a hard-hitting political writer (Seth Rogen) who reunites with his first crush, who also happens to the current U.S. Secretary of State (Charlize Theron). The romcom genre has been making a comeback of sorts recently, and Long Shot looks to be very much in that vein. There's the R-rated humor teased that you would expect from a comedy starring Rogen and Theron, but also a tinge of sweetness and genuine heart throughout—which is …
Check out these first images from Long Shot, a comedy starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron.
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are re-teaming for another politically-tinged film, although this one will not likely incite the wrath of North Korea like The Interview did. Long Shot, written by Dan Sterling and formerly titled Flarsky, stars Charlize Theron as Charlotte, a U.S. Secretary of State who is hoping to becoming the country's first female president. “We wanted to make a movie that acknowledged the political realities we all live in without trying to make too heavy-handed directives. And at the same time make something that’s highly enjoyable and highly entertaining that appeals …
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