Move over Ron Weasley — there’s a new funny guy in the Potter-verse!

The first Harry Potter prequel, in a series of five, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hits theaters Friday and follows the life of magizoologist Newt Scamander — played by Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne — as he travels to New York with a peculiar case filled with magical creatures.

But the real fun comes from Dan Fogler’s character, Jacob Kowalski, a no-maj (the American word for Muggle or non-magic person) World War I vet who gets caught up in Scamander’s dangerous and magic filled adventures.

“I equate...

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It's 40 years since Multi-Coloured Swap Shop made its television debut and kick-started the Saturday morning kids' TV slot...

Imagine the excitement - it's just before 9.30am on Saturday 2nd October 1976. It's almost like Christmas has come early, such is the anticipation. The nation's kids, who hitherto got their kicks at the Saturday morning pictures, settle in front of their television screens and press the button marked 'BBC1'. Those who read their parents' Radio Times know a new show is about to start with Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ Noel Edmonds at the helm. 28 year old Noel is cool and down with the kids. Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen - the Doctor and Sarah Jane from Doctor Who - are to be the first star guests, and you can actually speak to them live by telephone! The TV set warms up and the familiar blue and yellow BBC...

In this episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for Tuesday, April 26th, 2016. They also discuss the new streaming service: FilmStruck.

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Follow-Up Ryan buys a Blu-ray from Australia! News FilmStruck Alien Day Labyrinth 4k Criterion Collection: July Line-up Kino Lorber: Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother, Road House, The Enemy Below, Caboblanco, Star Crystal, Man on Fire, The Earth Dies Screaming, and Chosen Survivors Scorpion Releasing: Force Five, Haunting of Morella Image Entertainment: The Commitments Twilight Time May 2016 Pre-orders: Garden of Evil, Cat Balou, Eureka, I Could Go On Singing, and Appasionata Links to Amazon 4/19 Barcelona Betrayed Cary Grant: The Vault Collection Dangerous Men Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street Doris Day and Rock Hudson Romantic Comedy Collection Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon Fatal Beauty The File of the Golden Goose...

You know you’ve made it as an actor when you can pick and choose your projects. As an indication of her status, Anne Hathaway only felt the need to do one movie this year, The Intern, alongside Robert De Niro, which has just been hit cinemas. And it doesn’t look like a short-term go-slow either: her upcoming slate includes just two movies – Alice Through The Looking Glass, in 2016, and The Burning Woman a year later.

That’s certainly not a bad position to be in, and shows how far Hathaway has come in a relatively short space of time since arriving on screen as fresh-faced royalty in The Princess Diaries, and now she can lay claim to being an Oscar winner, and a star of two billion dollar movies. Nothing to be sniffed at that. No wonder she doesn’t feel the need to work very often.

As...

If you’ve read my Top 10 Movies of 2014 list, you’ll know I proclaimed the vast amount of really good movies released this year but for all the good movies, there has to be some bad… And the bad were Really bad this year. From unfunny comedies to weird vanity projects that were seemingly made just for friends and family of the film makers attached, to some truly awful horror movies it seems that 2014 will be marked by some truly terrible films – some of which made it to the big screen!

The criteria is the same as my “best of” list: it has to be a movie I’ve seen this year, one that was released this year, i.e. making its UK debut, or a new movie that I’ve seen at a film festival that might not necessarily have been distributed as of yet. Also, the cut off...

Stars: Dan Fogler, Anne Hathaway, Jay Baruchel, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel, Annabella Sciorra, Wallace Shawn, Dean Winters, Sean Brosnan | Written and Directed by Michael Canzoniero, Dan Fogler

Stoner comedy Don Peyote tells the story Warren Allman, an unemployed graphic novelist who finally finds a purpose in life after an unpleasant encounter with a homeless man preaching the end is near. Fueled by vivid apocalyptic dreams, Warren becomes obsessed with 2012 doomsday theories and decides to make a documentary on the subject while his fiance is busy planning their wedding.

Seemingly a labour of love for co-writer, co-director and star Dan Fogler, Don Peyote plays out like a wannabe Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, only without any of the style and visual flare of Terry Gilliam. I can certainly see why Fogler would want to produce such a movie – after all the majority of his most famous roles see him playing...

Dan Folger's comedy Don Peyote will be coming out on DVD next Tuesday, July 8. We have two DVDs and two posters, signed by Folger, to give away before then. So before you head out for your own epic journey of self discovery this holiday weekend, take a moment to enter this giveaway. A midlife crisis over his upcoming wedding sends 32-year-old unemployed stoner Warren Allman on the drug trip of a lifetime in this off-the-wall comedy starring Dan Fogler, Josh Duhamel, Jay Baruchel and a host of celebrity cameos.  Fueled by vivid apocalyptic dreams, Warren becomes obsessed with Doomsday theories and decides to make a documentary on the subject while his fiancé is busy planning their wedding. All you have to do to enter is e-mail...

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The comedy “Don Peyote” is coming to DVD July 8 thanks to XLrator Media and if you are a fan of the film and want to snag your copy, try your luck in this Twitter giveaway! We will be giving away a prize pack including one DVD and a signed poster by co-director and co-writer Dan Fogler. In order to enter in the giveaway, here’s what you need to do. Follow us @Shockya and tweet the phrase, “@Shockya is giving away a Don Peyote prize pack! Follow and Rt to enter!” You have until July 14 to tweet us and you can tweet every day of the contest. We’ll tweet [ Read More ]

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Title: Don Peyote Directed by: Michael Canzoniero, Dan Fogler Starring: Dan Fogler, Anne Hathaway, Wallace Shawn, Jay Baruchel, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace, Annabella Sciorra Running time: 98 minutes, Unrated, in theaters May 16th A 32 year old graphic novelist/stoner Warren Allman (Dan Fogler) on his way to his birthday party gets accosted by a sweaty homeless man toting a “the end is near” sign which makes him trip balls and have dreams of the apocalypse. He becomes a conspiracy theorist, obsessed with doomsday nut and decides to create a documentary about it. He interacts with his therapist (Wallace Shawn), a drug dealer (Jay Baruchel) and a homeless hippie (Josh Duhamel) [ Read More ]

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For the sake of full disclosure, I would like to begin by declaring that I am not now, nor have I ever been, a participant of the pot smoking culture. Why am I declaring this, you may ask? Simple. This movie is, essentially, all about smoking pot. Wonderful. Another Dazed & Confused you say? Wrong. With that said, Don Peyote is also much more, but the weed certainly plays a major role.

Please, do not misinterpret my opening remarks. I hold no personal or political grudge against anyone for partaking in this extra-curricular activity. I only bring it up to make a point, as indulging in the great green pastime may certainly influence how the film is experienced. So, as you read this review, keep in mind these are merely the opinions of a critic who was not under the influence during the viewing.

In so many ways, watching Don Peyote...

Dan Fogler is best known to big screen audiences for his work in a string of comedies like “School of Scoundrels,” “Good Luck Chuck,” “Balls of Fury,” “Fanboys” and “Take Me Home Tonight,” most often as the voluble best friend or a disrupter of normalcy. Of course, he’s also won a Tony Award for his performance as William Barfee in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” and last year he helped anchor, alongside Josh Duhamel, the indie film “Scenic Route,” a spare, streamlined psychological thriller that doubled as a study in masculine relationship drift. Now, with the psychedelic comedy “Don Peyote,” Fogler has added another feather to his cap. A rollicking, ramshackle [ Read More ]

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Dan Fogler and friends will be embarking on an awesome road trip through California to promote his new film, Don Peyote.

Their road trip will make stops in numerous cities to screen the film, and to engage with fans via live Q&A’s following each screening!

Below is some more detailed information on each stop:

Fri 5/16 Los Angeles

10:00pm La opening at Arena Cinema, 1625 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood

Sun 5/18 Oakland

6:00pm screening at The New Parkway Theater, 474 24th St., Oakland

Tue 5/20 Big Sur

8:00pm screening at Henry Miller Memorial Library, 48603 Hwy 1, Big Sur

Wed 5/21 San Luis Obispo

7:00pm screening at Downtown Cinema, 888 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo

Thu 5/22 Santa Barbara

7:00pm screening at Camino Real Cinemas, 7040 Marketplace Dr., Goleta

Sat 5/24 Temecula

10:00pm Screening at Lightning in a Bottle Festival in Temecula

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Ticketing information for all dates (both the...

Here are some things that happen in Don Peyote: A badly animated CG tidal wave engulfs downtown Manhattan. Anne Hathaway performs martial arts in patent-leather pants. An elaborate midday orgy is interrupted by a murder-suicide. Speed Levitch hotboxes a mental asylum's supply closet. Abel Ferrara curses out a fare as a cabbie in a fur-lined trapper hat. The hero of the picture, Warren Allman (Dan Fogler), launches spontaneously into the choreographed song and dance of a full-blown musical number -- twice. It's hardly unusual for a film to feature dream sequences.

Don Peyote takes the convention one step further: The film is nothing but dreams. Or perhaps hallucinations. Fogler, who co-wrote and co-directed over the course of several years with Michael Canzoniero, f...

I’ll say this for Dan Fogler’s “Don Peyote”—its title might be the finest play on “Quixote” in cinema history. (Sorry, 2007’s “Donkey Xote.”) Unfortunately, a pun-tastic title does not guarantee a winning film, as the makers of “R.I.P.D.” can attest. As star, co-writer, and co-director of “Don Peyote,” Fogler deserves credit for the sheer ambition involved in this oddball story of a stoner’s awakening. The likable actor who took home a Tony for Broadway’s “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and has starred in a strange mix of comedies that includes everything from “Balls of Fury” to “Taking Woodstock” also called in a shockingly eclectic bunch for cameo roles: Anne Hathaway, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace, Jay Baruchel, Wallace Shawn, Annabella Sciorra and Abel Ferrara (huh?!). But the result is an amateurish mess without a single laugh. Not. One. Laugh. That is no exaggeration.

Dan Fogler (“Kung Fu Panda,” “Hannibal,” “Man Up”) has been on the outskirts of the scene for some time now, but his new film, “Don Peyote” is pushing him into the limelight. Fogler tells the story of an unemployed stoner who becomes obsessed with 2012 doomsday theories with the help of cast mates Anne Hathaway, Jay Baruchel, and Josh Duhamel. He tells Backstage of his experience making the film. I approached making “Don Peyote” as an actor first. I wanted to make something where I could flex some creative muscle, and show more of the spectrum of my abilities. Playing a party animal/nerd is fun, but, the real message here is you have to create parts for yourself if the parts you want to play aren’t out there or coming to you. Period. And anyone can be a moviemaker, nowadays, when you have a camera in your phone. I will admit,...

As it turns out, it’s completely possible to spend the warmest months without seeing a single superhero or explosion, and on this week’s show, Geoff and I proclaim our excitement for the indie/non-blockbuster pics that might provide greatness this season. We’ll also talk about our all-time favorite screenplays to read. Plus, Paracinema writer Matthew Monagle is our first participant in a segment called You Have a Year and a Half to Make Us Excited About Star Wars: Episode VII. Let’s see if he persuades you. Double plus, we’ll chat with Dan Fogler about 2012 conspiracies and getting beaten up by Anne Hathaway for the trippy Don Peyote. You should follow Matthew (@labsplice), the show (@brokenprojector), Geoff (@drgmlatulippe) and Scott (@scottmbeggs) on Twitter for more on a daily basis. Please review us on iTunes Download Episode #57 Directly Or subscribe Through iTunes On This Week’s Show: Or is it? [0:00 - 1:45] The...

Dan Fogler’s “Warren” goes on one crazy peyote trip in Wamg’s exclusive “musical” clip from Don Peyote.

Who doesn’t like a song and dance number in a movie?

A midlife crisis over his upcoming wedding sends 32-year-old unemployed stoner Warren Allman on the drug trip of a lifetime in this off-the-wall comedy starring Dan Fogler, Josh Duhamel, Jay Baruchel and a host of celebrity cameos.

Fueled by vivid apocalyptic dreams, Warren becomes obsessed with Doomsday theories and decides to make a documentary on the subject while his fiancé is busy planning their wedding.

Read my interview with Fogler Here and look for Don Peyote on VOD and iTunes May 9th, and in select theaters May 16th.

Connect with Don Peyote Online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DonPeyoteFilm

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DonPeyoteFilm

(L-r) Josh Duhamel as Adam, Elisabeth Harnois as Eve and Dan Fogler as Warren in...

To celebrate the upcoming release of Dan Fogler’s new film, Don Peyote, we have an exclusive clip to share with you today. The stoner road trip comedy has been described as a “delusional, hallucinogenic journey into the mind of an apocalypse obsessed lunatic” by our very own Matt Donato in his review. If that sounds like something that might appeal to you, then you might want to check out the scene shown in the clip below.

As you can see, we’re treated to a bizarre musical number that takes place while Fogler’s Warren is on a bit of a peyote trip. It’s every bit as strange and out there as you’d expect from a movie like this and it definitely gives us a good idea of the kind of ride that we’re in for when Don Peyote hits VOD/iTunes this Friday.

This film is obviously not for everyone,...

Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and own this week on the various streaming services such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods Anna (horror; Taissa Farmiga, Mark Strong; available in theaters and on Mod; rated R) Trust Me (comedy; Clark Gregg, Sam Rockwell; pretheatrical release; rated R) Veronica Mars (dramedy; Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring; rated PG-13) Devil's Knot (drama; Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth; pretheatrical release premieres 5/9; not rated) Don Peyote (comedy; Anne Hathaway, Jay Baruchel; premieres 5/9 in theaters and on Mod; not rated) The...

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Don Peyote is about one man’s psychedelic obsession, fueled by drug-influenced apocalyptic dreams and trippy interviews with conspiracy theorists – in other words, I wasn’t nearly high enough while watching this mishmash of ideas and horrors. Seriously, I’ve never felt more mindf#cked after credits rolled than I did trying to assemble what little coherence existed while telling the story of legendary peacemaker Don Peyote. As it stands, Dan Fogler has created a stoner road trip comedy that meanders scene to scene, parading an impressive amount of celebrity cameos through a hazy mist created by every drug cocktail known to man. Don Peyote feels like a scholarly acid trip mixed with every paranoid druggie’s worst nightmare, but plays like a story your local weed dealer stumbles through helplessly while you try and force him out of your house.

Warren (Dan Fogler) has it all, yet simultaneously has nothing.

Always proud to show off her work, Anne Hathaway was in attendance for a special screening of "Rio 2" on Saturday (April 26) in Burbank, CA.

Beautiful in black, the voice of Jewel the parrot strolled the red carpet with a smile at the event, which was held as part of the Lollipop Network's Night Under the Stars.

In career news, Anne will soon be both heard and seen on the big screen in the comedy "Don Peyote."

Slated to hit theaters later this year, the film is described as follows: "Don Peyote" tells the story Warren Allman, an unemployed stoner who finally finds a purpose in life after an unpleasant encounter with a homeless man preaching the end is near.

Here’s the brand new clip from Dan Fogler’s Don Peyote.

Don Peyote is Fogler’s second film behind the camera and stars himself as well as Josh Duhamel, Jay Baruchel and Wallace Shawn.

Check out Wamg’s interview with Fogler Here.

A midlife crisis over his upcoming wedding sends 32-year-old unemployed stoner Warren Allman on the drug trip of a lifetime in this off-the-wall comedy starring Dan Fogler, Josh Duhamel, Jay Baruchel and a host of celebrity cameos.

Fueled by vivid apocalyptic dreams, Warren becomes obsessed with Doomsday theories and decides to make a documentary on the subject while his fiancé is busy planning their wedding.

The film premieres on VOD and iTunes May 9th, and in select theaters May 16th.

Connect with Don Peyote Online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DonPeyoteFilm

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DonPeyoteFilm

Dan Fogler as Warren and Yang Miller as Balance in the...

‘Don Peyote’ will go on a trip of a lifetime when XLrator Media releases the comedy-drama in May 2014 in theaters and on VOD. The film was co-written and directed by Michael Canzoniero and Dan Fogler, who’s also featured as the main actor. The movie also stars Josh Duhamel, Jay Baruchel, Wallace Shawn, Topher Grace and Anne Hathaway. XLrator Media has released the following synopsis for ‘Don Peyote’: A midlife crisis over his upcoming wedding sends 32-year-old unemployed stoner Warren Allman (Fogler) on the drug trip of a lifetime in this off-the-wall comedy. Fueled by vivid apocalyptic dreams, Warren becomes obsessed with Doomsday theories and decides to make a documentary [ Read More ]

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"One of these days I'm going to come back, and I'm going to save you... if you're lucky." The first trailer has arrived for an indie comedy called Don Peyote, written & directed by Michael Canzoniero & Dan Fogler, which is some kind of crazy, wacky, drug-trip dramedy starring Fogler as Warren Allman, an "unemployed stoner who finally finds a purpose in life" after a run in with a homeless man that gives him some kind of power, it looks like. The supporting cast is promising: Anne Hathaway, Jay Baruchel, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace and Wallace Shawn. Doesn't look too bad, but I'm still unsure about Fogler in a lead role. Here's the first promo trailer for Michael Canzoniero & Dan Fogler's Don Peyote, found via YouTube: Don Peyote tells the story Warren Allman (Fogler), an unemployed stoner who finally finds a purpose in life after an unpleasant encounter with a homeless...

Coming off the back of warm early reviews for Song One out of Sundance, Anne Hathaway is already eyeing potential projects to follow it up, and now she’s in talks to replace Reese Witherspoon in Nancy Meyer’s The Intern.

The workplace comedy already has Robert De Niro on board, with Warner Bros. acquiring the North American rights at the Afm late last year.

The Intern tells of an owner of an Internet company who gets assigned an intern who’s a retiree (De Niro). He becomes a valuable resource and the two develop a relationship.

Hathaway would be taking the lead as the owner of the Internet company.

Witherspoon was on board to star in the lead when it sold at the Afm, but left the project half-way through last month, believed to be due to scheduling conflicts.

The Oscar-winning Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men, The Social Network) is producing.

Wanna talk to Topher Today on Twitter? Submit your #AskTopher questions on @ETonlineAlert for our live Twitter session at 2 p.m. Pacific with Topher Grace.

Most celebs these days post semi-naked selfies on Instagram or wax poetic in 140 characters or less on Twitter, but Topher Grace has taken his personal musings to the next level with his brand-new Web site that launched today, Cereal Prize, and the content he's sharing – personal stuff and stuff he simply thinks is really cool – lures you down into a veritable pop culture rabbit hole…

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"My favorite time ever was when I was a kid," the former That '70s Show star explains to ETonline. "I got up early, you go downstairs and you turn on that TV in the kitchen -- you know, the black-and-white TV, not the good TV -- and you get out this crazy sugary cereal that they don't make as much of anymore, and then on...

Watch the trailer for Don Peyote Starring Dan Fogler, Josh Duhamel, Jay Baruchel, Topher Grace and Anne Hathaway. The film tells of Warren Allman (Fogler), an unemployed stoner who finally finds a purpose in life after an unpleasant encounter with a homeless man preaching the end is near. Fueled by vivid apocalyptic dreams, Warren becomes obsessed with 2012 doomsday theories and decides to make a documentary on the subject while his fiancé is busy planning their wedding. Fogler also wrote and directed the film alongside Michael Canzoniero. The film hits select theaters in May this year via XLrator Media.

Enter the psychedelic dreams of Warren Allman in the first official trailer from the upcoming comedy, ‘Don Peyote.’ The movie, which was co-written and directed by Dan Fogler and Michael Canzoniero, will be distributed on VOD and in select theaters in May by XLrator Media. Besides co-scribing and helming ‘Don Peyote,’ Fogler also starred as Warren in the film.The film also stars his ‘Scenic Route’ co-star, Josh Duhamel, as well as Jay Baruchel, Topher Grace and Anne Hathaway. XLrator Media has released the following synopsis for the film: ‘Don Peyote’ tells the story Warren Allman (Dan Fogler), an unemployed stoner who finally finds a purpose in life after an unpleasant [ Read More ]

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Sneak Peek the first trailer from co-writer/co-director Dan Fogler's trippy drug 'dramedy' feature "Don Peyote", opening May 2014, starring Anne Hathaway, Jay Baruchel, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel, Wallace Shawn, Abel Ferrera and Fogler:

"...'Warren' (Fogler) is an everyman who undergoes a life-changing event and attempts to bring his world-changing revelation to the masses through a documentary..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Don Peyote"...

This is the first trailer of Dan Fogler's crazy looking indie comedy Don Peyote. This film just seems insanely out there, but it's got a great cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Jay Baruchel, Dean Winters, Josh Duhamel, Daniel Pinchbeck, Yang Miller, and more.

The story follows "a man's decent into perceived madness as he goes on a journey to unravel the fabric of status-quo society. Fogler's leading character, Warren Allman, dives deep down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories, secret societies, and counter culture to try and figure out what’s really happening in our world and who is pulling the strings."

This looks like one of those really weird movies that I'm going to enjoy watching. There's no doubt they had fun making it. Check out the psychedelic trailer below!

Tony winner Dan Fogler plays an ordinary man who goes a little crazy in the film Don Peyote. Fogler, who co-wrote and directed the film with Michael Canzoniero, stars alongside Anne Hathaway, Josh Duhamel, and Topher Grace, among others. If the trailer below is any indication, the movie is going to be one freaky trip.

Forgler plays Warren Allman, a typical oblivious everyman who is sent on an existential path of enlightenment. Warren is transformed into the shaman/prophet Don Peyote and sheds light on alternative lifestyles that work but have been buried by the decision makers to the detriment of our civilization.

The last year in movies was pretty good to mind-altering drugs, what with Sebastián Silva.s Crystal Fairy and Ben Wheatley.s A Field in England offering up some of the trippiest sequences of the year. And 2014 is lifting off to good heights with the upcoming comedy Don Peyote from Dan Fogler and Michael Canzoniero, who both co-wrote and co-directed the feature. I.m admittedly not a big fan of Fogler.s, as he tends to star in lackluster movies, but this is apparently something of a passion project written specifically to showcase his talents as an actor. If that involves some insanely over the top sequences involving giant waves and mental asylum fake-outs, then I.m definitely committing myself. This is the kind of trailer (which comes to us via Yahoo! Movies) that you have to take a step back from after watching, only to put it on ...

After taking parts in studio fare like Kung Fu Panda, Take Me Home Tonight, Love Happens and Fanboys, funnyman Dan Fogler has been more low key in indie releases like Hellbenders and Scenic Route. Now he's back with another indie, but this one he co-wrote and directs. Don Peyote stars Fogler as Warren Allman, a man who takes a steep descent into madness as he attempts to unravel the fabric of status-quo society. What's cool is that Fogler got friends and previous co-stars like Anne Hathaway, Jay Baruchel, Topher Grace and Josh Duhamel to pop up, and you can see them in the first trailer. Watch it below! Here's the first trailer for Dan Fogler's Don Peyote, originally from Yahoo: Don Peyote is directed by Dan Fogler (star of Take Me Home Tonight, Fanboys, Scenic Route) who co-wrote the script with Michael Canzoniero (Wedding Bros.) The film follows Warren...

Well, we'll give co-writer/director Dan Fogler credit for this: he certainly knows how to work a Rolodex. Ordinarily, we probably wouldn't pay a movie titled "Don Peyote" much mind, but when it manages to rope in a rather oddball assortment of people for cameo roles, well, we gave more time out of day than we otherwise would have. The trailer for the low-budget comedy is here and the appearances by faces more famous than Fogler's are more memorable than anything else, as we're still not sure what it's about. Variety says it's about "an unemployed stoner who finally finds a purpose in life after an unpleasant encounter with a homeless man preaching the end is near. Fueled by vivid apocalyptic dreams, he becomes obsessed with doomsday theories and decides to make a documentary on the subject while his fiance is busy planning their wedding." Okay, but we're still left...

After making his directorial debut with horror-comedy Hysterical Psycho, Dan Fogler returns behind the helm for his sophomore feature, co-directing the upcoming comedy, Don Peyote.

Fogler and co-director Michael Canzoniero have assembled a brilliant supporting cast to join the former on screen, and in case you’re in need of any persuading, the first trailer has just launched over on Yahoo Movies.

Warren Allman is an unemployed stoner who finally finds a purpose in life after an unpleasant encounter with a homeless man preaching the end is near. Fueled by vivid apocalyptic dreams, Warren becomes obsessed with 2012 doomsday theories and decides to make a documentary on the subject while his fiancé is busy planning their wedding.

Fogler leads the ensemble cast, recruiting Wallace Shawn, Speed Levitch, Abel Ferrara, Pinchbeck, Jay Baruchel, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace, and of course Anne Hathaway along for the ride.

Fogler and Canzoniero are directing from a script they co-wrote,...

In the trippy new trailer for indie comedy "Don Peyote," it's hard to tell what is fake and what is real, a distinction that's severely messing with the mind of the movie's protagonist.

Dan Fogler stars as Warren, a man leading a seemingly-normal life when a chance encounter with a homeless man leads him down the rabbit hole of sanity.

"Warren was an ordinary person," the trailer's narration begins, and viewers soon learn that the emphasis is on "was." We see him hallucinate tidal waves and epic fight sequences, jumping in and out of different realities until it's unclear just what on screen can be believed. Warren's searching for the truth about existence itself (he wants to make a documentary "that's going to save the world," he tells one friend), but he's also looking for the truth about his own existence, too.

"Take a good look, a**holes," Warren tells the camera at one point.

The trailer for co-writer/director and star Dan Fogler's surreal indie comedy Don Peyote is now online. Check it out in the player below, courtesy of Yahoo! Movies . Featuring talent like Anne Hathaway, Jay Baruchel, Dean Winters, Josh Duhamel, Daniel Pinchbeck, Yang Miller and more, the film follows a man's decent into perceived madness as he goes on a journey to unravel the fabric of status-quo society. Fogler's leading character, Warren Allman, dives deep down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories, secret societies, and counter culture to try and figure out what.s really happening in our world and who is pulling the strings. "It came out of necessity," Fogler told ComingSoon.net of the project in an interview last year , "where I wasn't getting the...

Anne Hathaway went for a jog while wearing a bikini top during her vacation in Hawaii on Tuesday. The Oscar-winning actress skipped the award season hubbub this year to take a trip to the islands with her husband, Adam Shulman. In addition to her two-piece run, Anne and Adam also hiked near a flooded road and visited a taco truck for lunch, all while wearing their swimsuits. Anne took her postholiday break after finishing a string of movies, including Song One, Don Peyote, and Interstellar alongside fellow award season favorites, Matthew McConaughey and Jessica Chastain. While Anne isn't up for any awards this time around (all of her new projects will be released later this year) she might still make a stop by the Oscars on March 2 as typically last year's winners will present the awards for the major actor categories. View Slideshow ›...

Two weeks ago I posted the first part of my most recent interview with Dan Fogler, which you can check out right Here. In that video, we mostly talked about his graphic novel Moon Lake which is available now for anyone looking for a last minute Christmas gift. I promised there was more and I wasn’t kidding. After going through 40+ minutes of footage, here is part 2 in which I chat with Fogler about several upcoming projects including Don Peyote, Kyle Newman’s Barely Lethal & his hope for a Fanboys 2.

As you may remember from previous articles, Don Peyote is Fogler’s second film behind the camera and stars himself along with a ton of great celebrity cameos including Anne Hathaway, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace, and Jay Baruchel. Having seen a nearly finished cut of this psychotic acid trip of a film, I cannot wait for it to be unleashed upon the world.

Happy Birthday, Josh Duhamel!The "Transformers" star, who's celebrating his 41st birthday today, seems to be getting better with age.Josh has become one of Hollywood's best leading men. He's made all the ladies swoon in a series of romantic comedies, including "Safe Haven" and "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton."The actor's career continues to flourish -- he's starring in upcoming films "Don Peyote," "You're Not You," and "Strings."Duhamel married "Black Eyed Peas" songstress, Fergie, back in 2009. The cute couple welcomed a baby boy, Axl Jack Duhamel, on Aug. 29. The new mom took to Twitter on Thursday to post a special birthday message from Axl with the caption, "Happy Birthday Daddy!!!!" Check out the adorable snapshot!"Overall, I would say the 30s were pretty great," Duhamel told omg! back in 2012. "I learned a lot, that's for sure. I'm a much better man at 40 than I was at 30."As...

Happy 31st birthday, Anne Hathaway! Hathaway certainly has a lot of celebrate from this past year. From winning an Oscar for her supporting role in Les Misérables to celebrating her first wedding anniversary with husband Adam Shulman, the actress is starting her 30s out right! Doesn't it seem like just yesterday when she warmed our hearts as Mia in The Princess Diaries?? In the next year, Hathaway has three movies—Don Peyote, Song One and Rio 2—that will be released. She is currently filming Interstellar with Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine. Take a look at how the Oscar winner's style has evolved from her Princess Diaries days....

The upcoming stoner comedy, ‘Don Peyote,’ has scored a distribution deal with XLrator Media. The multi-platform releasing company has acquired the North American distribution rights to the film, which stars Dan Fogler, Josh Duhamel, Jay Baruchel, with special appearances by Anne Hathaway and Topher Grace. The movie will be released theatrically in Spring 2014. ‘Don Peyote’ was written and directed by Fogler and Michael Canzoniero. “I’m excited to work with the twisted creative minds at XLrator Media who, without fear or loathing, embraced our comedic magnum opus about the end of the world. If they are going to get it on 5,000 screens, they better work quickly,” the actor-filmmaker said. [ Read More ]

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XLrator Media has acquired North American rights to the comedy Don Peyote starring Dan Fogler, Josh Duhamel and Jay Baruchel. Highland Film Group will handle international sales in Santa Monica this week.

XLrator Media has set a spring 2014 theatrical release on the story of an unemployed stoner who gets inspired to shoot a documentary about doomsday theories. Anne Hathaway and Topher Grace also feature.

Fogler and Michael Canzoniero co-wrote the screenplay and producers are Stuart Braunstein, Luke Daniels, Thomas Sullivan and Carlos Velasquez with production companies Studio 13 and Tunnel.

Barry Gordon and Mike Radiloff brokered the deal on behalf of XLrator Media with Highland Film Group’s Delphine Perrier and Arianne Fraser.

[Press Release] Los Angeles (November 5, 2013) – On the eve of Afm, XLrator Media has acquired North American distribution rights to the comedy Don Peyote, starring Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury), Josh Duhamel (Safe Haven), Jay Baruchel (This is the End) with special appearances by Anne Hathaway (Academy Award® winner, Les Miserables) and Topher Grace (Spider-Man 3). XLrator Media will release the film theatrically in Spring 2014. “Don Peyote is an off-the-wall, metaphysical stoner comedy head trip with an amazing cast and unique sensibility. It is destined to become a cult classic and midnight movie perennial,” said XLrator Media CEO Barry Gordon. Don Peyote was written and directed by Dan Fogler and Michael Canzoniero (The Marconi Bros.) and produced by Stuart Braunstein, Luke Daniels,...

Molecule Communication in collaboration with Sva & SAG/AFTRA Presents Ticket 2 Bollywood “Cinema Beyond Boundaries” the 2nd annual conference for successful film industry professionals working in the Bollywood and New York film industries. Over three days of panels, workshops and receptions where today’s hottest writers, directors, musicians and actors recount experiences in the field and lessons learned. They will offer personal insights and forecast changes in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global film making industry, while also taking the opportunity to extend their professional networks. CBB will focus on global cinema opportunities, bringing Hollywood and Bollywood film professionals together to discuss screenwriting trends, co production opportunities, and international film financing to connect the world’s most important film industries.

Guest Speakers from the East:

Madhur Bhandarkar: Screenwriter/Producer/Director; Fashion, Jail, Heroine, Chandni Bar Sanjay Gupta: Screenwriter/Director/Producer; Kaante, Shootout at Wadala, Dus Kahaniya Aunradha Tiwari: Screenwriter; Fashion,...

Shockingly, I arrived for my second day at Nycc with enough time to walk around the convention a bit before my first & only scheduled interview for the weekend. I didn’t mention it in yesterday’s coverage because I wanted it to be a surprise but one of the reasons I headed home early after Nycc yesterday was to watch The Bay. Why did I need to see this flick you may ask? Because my roundtable today was with the legendary Barry Levinson, director of The Bay as well as some other flicks you might have heard of like Rain Man, Diner, and Sphere. Speaking with him was an incredible experience and I will have a full recap of the roundtable posted soon.

At the roundtable I ran into Mike Spring of DVDSnapshot.com, who I first met at the convention a few years back. We chatted for a bit...

Sibling filmmakers Kevin and Michael Goetz continued prep work on their Scenic Route and Deadline reported today on comic actor Dan Fogler and Transformers leading man Josh Duhamel joining the film as two college buddies who set out on a road trip and become stuck in the desert with a dwindling chance at being rescued. Kyle Killen, writer and executive producer on the upcoming NBC drama Awake starring Jason Isaacs as a police detective living parallel lives, wrote Scenic Route with Luke Rivett of Anonymous Content and Paul Jensen and Brion Hambel of Best Medicine Productions producing. Fogler, last seen in the Relativity comedy Take Me Home Tonight, recently joined the ABC comedy pilot Prairie Dogs with Kal Penn. The 35-year-old actor also recently co-directed and starred in the film Don Peyote alongside Abel Ferrara.

18 months ago Dan Fogler broke the news to us about his new film Don Peyote. 6 months ago he gave us a little update. Last week I finally got to see it. Well, most of it. The film is currently unfinished with 10 shooting days left and a handful of special effects that need to be added. For obvious reasons, this should not be considered a review of the film.

Don Peyote tells the story Warren Allman (played by Fogler), an unemployed stoner who finally finds a purpose in life after an unpleasant encounter with a homeless man preaching the end is near. Fueled by vivid apocalyptic dreams, Warren becomes obsessed with 2012 doomsday theories and decides to make a documentary on the subject while his fiancé is busy planning their wedding.

The film expertly weaves together a narrative storyline, Warren’s increasingly bizarre dream sequences and documentary footage. Many of the documentary...

AudioPlayer.setup("http://www.nerve.com/files/players/audio/player.swf", { width: 350 }); What Are You Listening To? "I'm going to think back to this summer and dance..."   Matthew, 29, film producer What kind of films do you produce? We shoot psychedelic comedies that deal with the end of the world.  Whoa. We're shooting one right now with Dan Fogler. It's called Don Peyote.  So does music come in to your film-production job? Do you get to choose the soundtrack? Yeah, we have all the say. Right now we're using a lot of dub-step, techno, some hard beats mixed with some minimal. What were you just listening to? Bassnectar. It's dub-step, and you should check them out if you don't know them. I have them on Pandora, so right now I'm listening to a song called "Churn of the [...]...

Even our most casual readers seem to know that we are big fans of Dan Fogler at Wamg. I love chatting with the man and our interviews always seem to go off topic in the best possible way. I recently got the chance to talk with him about a slew of projects he is working on.

Hellbenders

Man Up

 

Hysterical Psycho & Moon Lake At Comic Con

 

Don Peyote

 

Fathered!

@Mrdanfogler talks Twitter

Randomness

As I already said, our interviews tend to go way off topic. Here are some random but strangely hilarious moments from our chat.

Dan Fogler On Sculpture

Dan talks about a new hobby he picked up.

We also talked a lot about Take Me Home Tonight & the awesomely 80s Atomic Tom music video. I will post that footage when the film is released on DVD, Blu-Ray & VOD on July 19th!

Jerry Cavallaro . www.JerryCavallaro.com...