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  • Seth Rogen Stars in “Her” Parody

    Seth Rogen Stars in “Her” Parody

    Seth Rogen has us in knots yet again. The hilarious Neighbors star seemingly always has his eyes on the latest pop-culture trends, creating the funniest parodies around.

    So it’s probably not a huge shock that the curly-haired comedian’s voice was featured in yet another goofy video parody. This time, he spoofed the Oscar-nominated film, Her.

    In the Spike Jonze film, a lonely writer played by Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with his new operating system. Watch how Paul Gale and Alison Vingiano and Rogen created their own version of a not-so-dependable male operating system in Him.

    Haven’t seen previews forHer? Catch the trailer first.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzV6mXIOVl4

    While Rogen’s body isn’t necessarily featured in the short video, his voice and raucous laugh are more than apparent. He stars at the voice of the operating system for the main character and co-creator, Vingiano.

    The operating voice is constantly high, missing appointments for his owner and talking about his love of mozzarella sticks. And did I mention he has a foul mouth?

    In the actual film by Jonze, the voice of Phoenix’s operating system is played by The Avenger’s Scarlett Johansson.

    Think that was hilarious? Check out Rogen’s spoof on Kanye’s song, “Bound 2.”

    While the newly-engaged couple received the “Bound 3” spoof with grace, I don’t think Jonze will be thanking Rogen on Twitter anytime soon.

    Which video was funnier? Did you prefer Him or “Bound 3?”

    Image Via YouTube

  • Watch Joaquin Phoenix Fall In Love With His Smartphone in “Her”

    In the same vein as Ryan Gosling’s “Lars and the Real Girl” comes Spike Jonze latest film, “Her”. The film sees Joaquin Phoenix meet the woman of his dreams… she’s funny and sympathetic to his needs, the only probelm is he’s fallen in love with his smart phone, specifically the artificial voice of his phones operating system.

    If you’d like a little more information about “Her”, you can read the films official synopsis below:

    “Set in Los Angeles, slightly in the future, HER follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right, individual to each user. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet “Samantha,” a bright, female voice, who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other.”

    The film is garnering praise from various critics, especially Scarlett Johansson, although only her voice is featured in the film. It should be noted that the voting committees for both the Oscars and the SAG awards are allowing her performance eligible for consideration, so prepare to see a marketing campaign pushing Johansson for both awards.

    “Her” also stars Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, and the voice of Scarlett Johansson. The film is set to release on December 18, 2013, with a wider release on January 10, 2014.

    (Image: YouTube)

  • Her, Spike Jonze’s Man Falls in Love with an OS Movie, Gets a Trailer

    The first trailer for Her, director Spike Jonze’s new Joaquin-Phoenix-falls-in-love-with-an-operating-system movie, has just landed.

    Her stars Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Amy Adams, Olivia Wilde, and Scarlett Johansson (as the OS voice). It’s slated to premiere on November 20th. Here’s the official synopsis:

    In the not so distant future, Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix), a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user’s every needs. To Theodore’s surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

    Tantalizing. With anyone else at the helm, I might have written this one off. Call me skeptical. But I trust Spike Jonze for something like this (whatever this is), who is both writing and directing the film. Plus this trailer is rather promising.

  • Joaquin Phoenix Falls For an Operating System in Spike Jonze’s Next Film

    Apparently, we’re about to get the Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with Siri film we’ve all been waiting for.

    According to The Film Stage, Spike Jonze’s new film has just received an official title and an official plot summary. Set to release in 2013, the film is simply titled “Her.”

    Here’s the synopsis, courtesy of Annapurna films:

    In the not so distant future, Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix), a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user’s every needs. To Theodore’s surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

    It’s a Spike Jonze project through and through, as Being John Malkovich director is writing and directing the film. IMDB lists it as being in post-production.

    Not only will it be Joaquin Phoenix’s second role since the whole “I quit acting to be a rapper” thing, but it also stars the A-list trio of Amy Adams, Olivia Wilde, and Rooney Mara. At first, it’s easy to laugh at the premise. But when you really start thinking about it, you realize the incredible potential of the project. I mean, just imagine the first time you heard the plot summaries for Being John Malkovich or Adaptation.

    I’m excited. It’s about time that Hollywood recognized the romantic potential of a well-tuned operating system.

    [Lead image courtesy Just Jared]