After a few setbacks Celeste and Jesse Forever, the movie Rashida has co-written and will star in, is finally coming together. Andy Samberg (love him!) will play Jesse and Lee Toland Krieger (The Vicious Kind) will direct. The LA Times doesn't specify but pretty sure Team Todd is producing. -- Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg will get married and divorced (in the movies), Los Angeles Times Celeste and Jesse Forever is a romantic dramedy about a divorcing couple trying to maintain their friendship while pursuing other people. An early draft of the script was voted =16th/20th overall in the 2009 Black List of Hollywood's "most liked" screenplays.
INTERVIEWS A couple more promoting Monogamy and Parks & Rec
Rashida Jones is the perfect catch. She's beautiful, talented, smart (she went to Harvard, people!) and her parents are music maestro Quincy Jones and model turned actress Peggy Lipton.
But there's one hitch, fellas—Rashida may not be the marrying kind.
With Natalie Portman off the market, it feels like the Web needs another brainy Harvard beauty with whom to fall in love. To that end, Internet, may we humbly suggest Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue cover girl Rashida Jones? The actress first made us laugh as Karen, Pam’s adversary for Jim’s affection on The Office, and added fresh tension by being a rival you actually rooted for. Since then, the understated, wry, and approachably cool Jones has been making her own bid for the public’s affection with plum roles in Parks and Recreation, I Love You, Man, and The Social Network, where she had the film’s memorable last words. Now, she’s starring opposite Chris Messina in Monogamy, directed by Dana Adam Shapiro. The film follows a seemingly happily engaged couple whose relationship is tested when Messina starts obsessively photo-stalking a blonde exhibitionist. Little Gold Men sat down with Jones to discuss Jedi mind-tricks, why Parks and Recreation is like a hot girl with glasses, and the general awesomeness of working with muppets.
Lots of interviews came out over the past week while Rashida and co-star Chris Messina were promoting Monogamy.
'Monogamy' co-stars Rashida Jones and Chris Messina open up about their frank new film, love scenes with friends, and their worst audition experiences. Singular Couple, Backstage
Jones, known for both ‘The Office’ and ‘Parks And Recreation,’ and Messina who played Julie’s hubby in the Meryl Streep film, ‘Julie and Julia,’ and had a reoccurring role in ‘Six Feet Under,’ do some of their most interesting work in this subtle almost documentary like indie film by director Dana Adam Shapiro (the Oscar-nominated ‘Murderball’). In speaking with Blackfilm.com, both actors spoke about working together on this film. ... Monogamy: Rashida Jones & Chris Messina Interview, BlackFilm
Jones, known for both her comic turns in The Office and Parks And Recreation, and Messina who played Julie's hubby in Julie and Julia and had a reoccurring role in Six Feet Under, do some of their most interesting work in this subtle and involving indie. I sat down with both rising talents at the Ace Hotel as part of a small intimate roundtable recently. ... Actors Rashida Jones & Chris Messina Entangle in Monogamy, Huffington Post
She stars on a hit TV series ("Parks & Recreation), was featured in an Oscar winning movie ("The Social Network"), spent weeks on end kissing Rob Lowe and gets to kick it with Kermit the Frog -- suffice it to say, Rashida Jones is having a great year. The latest jewel in her crown is "Monogamy," a dark but fascinating portrait of a couple on the verge of collapse, co-starring Chris Messina.
As a longtime fan of Rashida's (we're talking "Boston Public" days here, kids), I was excited to sit down with the actress to talk all about her turn towards the dark side only to find her more infectiously energetic than I could have anticipated.
Not only that, but I got the scoop on her role in Jason Segel's upcoming Muppets movie and found out why Ann Perkins (point) is about to enter, what Rashida calls, her empowered slut phase. ... Rashida Jones preps for an empowered slut phase, New York Post
Rashida Jones doesn't mind going wacky.
"If it's funny, I will go to whatever place I have to go, no matter how gross and unattractive I seem," says Jones, who plays nerdy nurse Ann Perkins on NBC's increasingly popular sitcom Parks and Recreation. "The goofier and stupider you can be, the more fun it is." ... A Pretty Girl Loves To Goof, Philadelphia Inquirer
Preview of the GothamMagazine cover and 'Rashida Jones Rocks' article (March issue).
Love the bright colors! Thanks for the update JJ :)
-- Gotham Magazine
Doin' The Scarn in last night's episode of The Office. (Wasn't it called Threat Level: Midnight in that script-reading episode all those years ago?? I think it's funnier with the colon in the title. So Michael.)
Bachelorette: Ever banged an entire bachelorette party baby? Karen: Why are you singling my line out like a million years later?
You jump to the right and you shake a hand And you jump to the left and you shake that hand You meet new friends, you tie that yarn And that’s how you do the Scarn!
Hi everyone and Happy (Belated) New Year! We're still here, still huge Rashida fans and still going to keep the blog going in 2011. We haven't posted for the past few weeks so lots to catch up on. As always, thanks to everyone who sent links and pictures :)
Movie news
The My Idiot Brother official site has been updated with 10 movie stills, including one of Rashida (in some killer glasses!) with Paul Rudd.
[Rudd's character] is then forced upon his youngest sister, Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), whose wild-child past threatens to ruin her happy existence with Cindy (Rashida Jones), an emotionally stable lawyer who has become close to the entire family.
New project
Rashida is in the short film Fight For Your Right Revisited, written and directed by Adam Yauch. It is, of course, about the Beastie Boys landmark music video and is described as "After the boys leave the party..." It has an all-star cast and she is credited as 'Skirt Suit'. The 30 minute short will premiere at Sundance.
The Huffington Post Style section took a look back at Rashida's style over the years with this gallery and poll. The 30 photos range from July 2004 to December 2010.
Upcoming magazine alert
Rashida will be on the cover of Gotham magazine's March issue. Apparently the shoot features richly colored, modern and luxurious pieces. Thanks for the info JJ!
The Social Network won four awards from the National Board of Review (Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor). The actual award ceremony will be hosted by Meredith Vieira on January 11, 2011 at Cipriani's 42nd St. in New York City. Rashida of course plays Marylin Delpy, a young lawyer on Zuckerberg's deposition team, in the film.
Monogamy has been nominated for anIndependent Spirit Award in the Best First Screenplay category. The film was written by Dana Adam Shapiro (also director) and Evan M. Weiner, with Rashida and Chris Messina starring as Brooklyn couple Nat and Theo. Monogamy has been screening at select film festivals in America and Europe and will be released in theaters in 2011. The Indie Spirit Awards will be hosted by Joel McHale on February 26, 2011.
My Idiot Brother will premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film has been selected in the Premieres section, which runs January 20-30, 2011.
Director: Jesse Peretz; Screenwriters: Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall
Cast: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones, Kathryn Hahn, Shirley Knight, TJ Miller, Janet Montgomery and Adam Scott
Official synposis:
Ned (Rudd) is an idealist. His three sisters (Banks, Deschanel, Mortimer) are ambitious. His mother (Knight) is overbearing. Ned crashes at each of their homes, in succession, and brings truth, happiness and a sunny disposition into their lives. In other words, he wreaks havoc.
Ned Rochlin (Rudd) looks for the good in every situation and in everyone, which often puts him at odds with the world around him – especially his family. Upon being released from jail for selling pot, Ned turns to his oldest sister, Liz (Mortimer), a high-strung mother of two for a place to stay and a job helping to take care of her 7 year old son River, but his version of what’s fun for kids doesn’t fit with his sister’s carefully crafted child- rearing program. After upsetting Liz’s life, Ned relies on middle sister Miranda (Banks), a career-driven journalist, for a place to crash. He quickly makes a mess of Liz’s big break and shakes up her carefully compartmentalized love life. He is then forced upon his youngest sister, Natalie (Deschanel), whose wild-child past threatens to ruin her happy existence.
Banks, Deschanel and Mortimer co-star as the three sisters whose lives are hilariously disrupted by their well-meaning brother (Rudd). Banks portrays Miranda, the career-driven single sister who is about to get her big break in journalism after spending years writing about accessories at a fashion magazine; Deschanel portrays Natalie, the artistic hipster, a bisexual who’s flakiness and lies are getting in the way of moving forward with her caring, responsible girlfriend Cindy (Jones), who is looking to move the relationship towards a more committed place and; Mortimer portrays Liz, the Park Slope mom who’s too worried about having the perfect life and children to notice that her marriage is falling apart. Coogan portrays Dylan Byng, a self-righteous documentary filmmaker, married to Liz (Mortimer). The two live a supposedly idyllic life in Park Slope, Brooklyn with their young children, River and Echo. Scott portrays Jeremy, Miranda’s(Banks) upstairs neighbor. Dancy portrays Christian, a pretentious painter friend of Natalie’s (Deschanel) who tries to help Ned grow as a person by showing him another path; Hahn plays Janet, Ned’s (Rudd) ex-girlfriend who, out of spite, is keeping him from reuniting with his beloved dog Willie Nelson; Knight portrays Ilene, Ned’s overbearing and over-nurturing mother, who would be overjoyed if her son moved back home and; Montgomery portrays Arabella, a controversial British aristocrat that Miranda (Banks) is profiling for her magazine, a piece that could provide Miranda with the big break she has looking for.
Paul Rudd as Ned (!)
The Muppets
Walt Disney Studios have brought the release date forward to 23 November 2011 (Thanksgiving weekend) instead of Christmas Day. They are also using new title 'The Muppets Movie' over earlier reports of 'The Greatest Muppets Movie Ever Made' (my fave) and 'The Muppets'.
Parks and Recreation official images
Rashida as Ann Perkins
Season 3, Episode 1 (January 20, 2011)
Old images
Thanks to Jen for finding and sending us this old pic of Rashida with her dad and sister.
Date unknown
Thanks to Ramey for this one with Seth Meyers and cast & crew from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It was posted on Jimmy Fallon's facebook with a bunch of other old photos from his SNL and Movie Awards days.
Vanity Fair cover?
The annual Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue is being shot soon and Rashida is rumored to be on the (inside) cover. Pretty exciting!
WWD.com: As for Vanity Fair’s Young Hollywood issue in March, sources said the magazine will shoot the cover next week and among those said to be in the running to be included are Natalie Portman, Ryan Reynolds and James Franco. Potential candidates for the inside cover are said to include Lawrence, Rashida Jones, Paula Patton, Andrew Garfield and Noomi Rapace, who played the lead in the original version of “The Girl in the Dragon Tattoo.” The theme is said to be along the lines of Thirties Shanghai. The list is being altered daily, so the lineup could change, noted one source.
Boutiques.com Rashida is part of Google's new venture into online shopping called Boutiques.com. She has created her own online 'boutique' showcasing some of her favorite items for fall and fans can sign up to follow her. 34 other actresses and celebrities have style profiles on the site, including Carey Mulligan, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Claire Danes, Ginnifer Goodwin, Nicole Richie and Olivia Palermo.
TechCrunch: Google Rocks Fashion... The site serves as both a search engine for all things fashion and provides a personalized shopping experience through collection of boutiques curated by celebrities, stylists, and designers. Users can also create accounts and post their own boutiques.
Parks and Recreation Some awesome news about Parks and Recreation's return to primetime: NBC has announced a Season 3 premiere date of January 20, 2011! The show will still air on Thursdays but at the new time of 9:30pm (between The Office and 30 Rock). EW.com: Inside TV
The Muppets Rashida's upcoming film The Muppets has added a whole bunch of new cast members: Alan Arkin, Jack Black, Billy Crystal, Zach Galifianakis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Glover and Danny Trejo. Details are still sketchy at this point but most are rumored to be cameo appearances. The Hollywood Reporter: Muppet movie loading up on cameos
Talk Show: Quincy Jones on Late Night... Finally, a brief clip from Quincy Jones' recent appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The two guys have a little chat about Rashida and her dad is super proud of her. So cute! Thanks to KL for the link :)
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