Zach Galifianakis Collaborating With Paul Rudd and Demetri Martin to Play Scruffiest Cherub Ever

By Lindsey Lee at 2:30 PM on January 14, 2010

Follwing his breakout role in The Hangover, Zach Galifianakis’ next character will take him to an even higher level—heaven. (Rim shot!) According to The Hollywood Reporter, he will star in Will, an upcoming Will Ferrell-produced comedy about a world where every human’s destiny is written by an angel. Paul Rudd plays an average guy whose fate is prescribed by Galifianakis. The problem is, Rudd’s destiny-weaver is lazy and decides to quit, leaving Rudd’s character with the perplexing reality of free will....  read more

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Taking Woodstock

By Andy Beta at 8:00 AM on August 27, 2009

In the middle of this true story about rundown motel employee Elliot Tiber...  read more

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Demetri Martin Cast With Pitt in Soderbergh's Moneyball

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 9:30 AM on April 22, 2009

After his inexplicable-if-fairly-charming “trailer” for Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock, Demetri Martin’s profile has continued to rise beyond a cult base and into the Hollywood mainstream. He reportedly has projects in development with several studios, and now he can add a confirmed role alongside Brad Pitt in Steven Soderbergh’s Moneyball, an adaptation of the baseball book by Michael M. Lewis. ...  read more

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Demetri Martin creates a 224-word palindrome poem

By Rachel Dovey at 3:53 PM on February 20, 2009

Demetri Martin's poster-making abilities suggest he might just be as witty in writing as he is on-camera. But his 224-word palindrome poem (that's right, the entire poem reads the same backwards and forwards) effectively proves it....  read more

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Demetri Martin in talks for Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock

By Adina Fleming at 2:01 PM on May 2, 2008

You may know Demetri Martin from his "Trendspotting" segment on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart where he serves as the Youth Correspondent, covering such “youthy” topics as text-messaging, the Internet and credit card debt. Martin's segments report on trends like the term “Youthquake” used liberally by various television anchors to describe young voters influencing the 2008 election. The comedian is now in negotiations for the starring role in Ang Lee’s next film, Taking Woodstock. As previously reported, the film takes a fresh look at the often chronicled festival. Lee has teamed up with James Schamus again—the duo created Brokeback...  read more

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