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‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Modern Day Reboot in the Works from Series Co-Creator Al Ruddy and EPs Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, and Jody Hill

Certainly, there’s no question that remake/reboot fatigue has set in and the prospect of just mining old IPs to cash in on nostalgia is getting tiresome.

That being said, having the seemingly unstoppable team of Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, and Jody Hill (responsible for most of McBride’s projects) attached in some capacity gives us some hope for a rebooted, modern day version Hogan’s Heroes from series co-creator Al Ruddy. We’ll be very curious to see the level of involvement they’ll have with this project (it’s still in its very early stages) that will see the descendants of the original characters going on a treasure hunt.

Your mind is already imagining how a McBride type character would fit into this, right?

Vice Principals Season 2 Teaser Seems to Have Danny McBride Seems to Go a Tab Bit Crazier

July 6, 2017

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Keep in mind the second season is the final season of Vice Principals.

Knowing Danny McBride and Jody Hill work, we have no doubt they’ll being going for broke (even more than they already have) with this series knowing that they don’t have to bring anyone back next year.

So, as a nod to all of that, here’s a teaser of what’s to come on Sunday, September 17th on HBO.

HBO Signs an Overall Deal with Danny McBride, Jody Hill, David Gordon Green and Brandon James AKA Rough House Pictures

September 27, 2016

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HBO Signs an Overall Deal with Danny McBride, Jody Hill, David Gordon Green and Brandon James AKA Rough House Pictures

Based off Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals, we’d say that’s a pretty smart move.

Rough House Pictures, the production company that Danny McBride, Jody Hill, David Gordon Green, and Brandon James run in order to make the two much lauded comedy series, is now getting a bigger playground to play with at HBO than they ever have before.

This two year deal will have the Rough House team develop series exclusively for HBO. With that in mind, we have a good feeling about HBO comedy through the rest of this decade.

Danny McBride and Walton Goggins Make Their Debut as Two of the Most Conniving “Vice Principals” Ever Tonight

July 17, 2016

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10:30PM on HBO.

The series premiere of Vice Principals is tonight on HBO and, having gotten to see a sneak preview of the first two episodes, we’ll say that Danny McBride, Jody Hill, and David Gordon Green probably exceed whatever expectations you have for the series.

All of the unapologetic buffoonery from Eastbound and Down comes to the setting of a high school, but what makes the series especially exciting is that you know that it’s only going to last 18 episodes. Because of that, there’s an even juicier tension through the catastrophic shenanigans between McBride and Goggins trying to become the lone principal as their days are numbered.

Again, watch it at 10:30PM tonight.

“Vice Principals” Is Self-Cancelling After Two Seasons on HBO

July 8, 2016

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(via Variety)

All 18 episodes have been written and shot already.

Originally, Vice Principals was written as a long movie that got made even longer and then chopped up into just two seasons that will air by Danny McBride and Jody Hill. In this way, McBride and Hill got to tell the story they wanted to tell on their terms with very little meddling from HBO.

That’s faith from a network that believes that McBride, Hill, and EP/director David Gordon Green will probably make something else great not too long after Vice Principals ends and, with the freedom they’ve been granted, will look to HBO first.

Vice Principals to Premiere on HBO on July 17th

April 20, 2016

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(via Deadline)

Don’t you just love Danny McBride going insane while working in a school?

While the legend of Kenny Powers has come to an end, Danny McBride and his take no BS attitude will be returning to HBO this summer. McBride and Jody Hill’s Vice Principals has Danny in a showdown of school administrators for the title of principal against another vice principal played by Walton Goggins.

Look for the vp mayhem to begin on Sunday, July 17th at 10:30PM on HBO.

Danny McBride and Jody Hill Are At It Again With “Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter”

June 10, 2015

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(via Deadline)

They’ve teamed up for Foot Fist Way, Eastbound and Down, Vice Principals, and now, this.

Jody Hill and Danny McBride, the minds and talent behind the man myth that is Kenny Powers are collaborating yet again on a new feature project along with Josh Brolin attached and Scott Rudin producing. Other than those details and that Hill is directing and co-wrote the script with McBride and frequent collaborator John Carcieri, we only know that this project will be called Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter.

Our guess would be that it might be in the realm of Talladega Nights and Eastbound, but focusing on McBride as a hilariously foul-mouthed bad-ass hunter trying to cement his hunting legacy.

Hopefully, we’ll find out the exact details soon.

Zach Galifianakis and Kristen Wiig Are Some Charming, Hapless Bank Robbers in “Masterminds” Trailer

March 31, 2015

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More intriguing than a heist that involves stealing $17 million is the fact that Zach Galifianakis and Kristen Wiig will be goofing around in the movie that’s based around the true life story of said heist.

The trailer for Masterminds shows Galifianakis and Wiig as robbers that are, perhaps, in over their heads, but almost delightfully so.

Fans of 2001′s Bandits might dig this a lot, but we have a feeling that this will be a big Summer comedy hit with direction from Jared Hess and writing from a team including Jody Hill and Danny McBride..

Watch the trailer here.

Danny McBride and Jody Hill Return to HBO’s Series Order of “Vice Principals”

May 28, 2014

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Danny McBride and Jody Hill Return to HBO’s Series Order of “Vice Principals”

There’s no more need to lament the absence of Danny McBride in your life because the series finale of Eastbound and Down has passed us.

HBO has just ordered 18 episodes of Vice Principals from McBride and Hill, which is their take on being the VP in high school. Given how great Kenny Powers was as a gym teacher, we’re excited to see what they do with a vice principal character.

Danny McBride and Jody Hill Are Developing Comedy for HBO

July 27, 2013

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Danny McBride and Jody Hill Are Developing Comedy for HBO

Without Eastbound & Down having aired it’s final episode, Danny McBride is setting himself up quite nicely after series wraps.

Chozen on FXx got the greenlight and now this new project at Showtime is in development with long time collaborator Jody Hill (they first did the Foot Fist Way together), so McBride is well on his way to being more of a badass than Kenny Powers.