Jai Gives Me a Jolt

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One of the best movies I saw at Tribeca this spring was Tanya Wexler's very funny caper comedy Buffaloed starring Zoey Deutch and Judy Greer and Jai Courtney -- here's my review -- so I'm pretty psyched to read today's news that Wexler is jumping onto her next movie already and she's gathering up a killer cast. It's called Jolt and it's an action-comedy that will star Kate Beckinsale as as woman with rage issues that she tempers with electric shocks, but when her boyfriend is murdered she loses is and goes off on a revenge spree. Sounds like Crank meets John Wick, but with a lady? Anyway Jolt will reunite Wexler with Jai Courtney again, and also co-star Bobby Cannavale, Laverne Cox, and Stanley Tucci. I am here for all of that! And according to IMDb Buffaloed is getting dropped at the end of August, I'll make sure to keep y'all informed.

In summation there are two pictures of Tucci & Cannavale which I'm choosing to pretend is paps once catching them post-tryst -- in reality though they're filming something there, something that I'm too lazy to google. Anybody know what projects they've worked on together before? I'm not at all surprised how easy it was to find these two New York actors whov'e worked so much in photos together, since clearly they'd have worked together by this point, I just don't recall on what. Heck they've probably each been corpses or killers passing in the night on Law & Order dozens of times.
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The Big Boy of Buffaloed

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Speaking if Jai Courtney -- what, I did throwaway mention that Captain Boomerang should get his own spin-off yesterday in my Birds of Prey review, that totally counts -- I keep forgetting to share a very important bit of information! A comedy called Buffaloed that he's got a small-ish role in is opening up here in New York (at the Quad to be specific) and a few other cities this weekend -- check this link for where and when -- and it's an absolute fucking delight.

Fuckin' delight! If this sounds at all familiar good for you, you pay attention to me, because I reviewed the movie at Tribeca last spring. One thing I said:

"Buffaloed gets its sense of place, and what's so funny about its sense of place, so right that it builds its own little magical world out of it."

That place is Buffalo New York, not far from where I grew up myself, so I know from what I speak. Anyway the movie actually stars comic wunderkind Zoey Deutsch (you know her from Set It Up and The Politician as of late) as a colorful debt collector on little bit of a rampage; Jai plays her boss and rival, while Judy Greer, ever loving Judy Greer, plays her mom. 

And the movie doesn't totally waste Judy Greer! That's reason enough to buy a ticket. Also on board is Schitt's Creek husband-to-be Noah Reid as her brother and Jermaine Fowler as her love interest. The movie's a whole heckuva lotta fun, says me. Here's the trailer:

Oh and Deutsch and director Tanya Wexler (who's working with Jai again on Jolt, which I told you about previously right here) will actually be doing some Q&As at screenings this weekend here in NYC, and you can check the Quad's site for the specifics. (If Jai was actually gonna be there I would be too, but alas.)

Pic of the Day

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Just about a week and a half ago I told you about Jolt, the new movie from Buffaloed director Tanya Wexler re-teaming her with an actor in that movie, one Mister Jai Courtney. Well Jai posted this shot of himself on the set today, so clearly my attentions were on point. Read my earlier post on what the hell this movie is right here.

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