
Movie Info
Genre :
ComedyRelease Date :
December 21, 2007MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Jake KasdanStarring :
John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry, Margo Martindale, Kristen Wiig, Chip Hormess, Conner Rayburn, Tim Meadows, Chris Parnell, Jack White
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Gets Four New Clips Online
December 11, 2007 03:12:12Less than two weeks away from launching "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story", Columbia Pictures has posted four more hilarious clips from the comedy on the net for fans to learn more about the movie prior to its scheduled release on December 21 this year.
Watch all of the clips down below or go to AceShowbiz's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Trailer page, which also contains a link to the first ten minutes of the flick.
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Cox Across America Tour Held for Walk Hard Promotion
December 04, 2007 03:12:20Making a novel promotional campaign for its upcoming biopic parody "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story", Columbia Pictures is going to send leading star John C. Reilly to go on tour across the U.S. in character as the fictional rock 'n' roll icon Dewey Cox.
The concert series, labeled "Cox Across America Tour", kicks off Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and finds Reilly's Cox performing live with his band, The Hard Walkers. Songs performed will be from the movie's soundtrack album of the same name which is now available in stores and online.
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R-Rated Walk Hard International Trailer Launched
November 19, 2007 02:11:54Something new has been unveiled by Columbia Pictures for "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" for you to see. That's right, the studio has brought up online an international trailer for the spoof biopic which includes some restricted footage.
Watch the trailer at AceShowbiz's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Trailer page, or simply check it out down below.
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"Walk Hard" to Have Starry Cameos
June 05, 2007 02:06:59Revealing a surprising tidbit during his "Live Free or Die Hard" interview with Collider.com, Justin Long has spilled the beans that he and three other fellow actors will appear briefly as The Beatles in Jake Kasdan's upcoming musical comedy "Walk Hard" which Judd Apatow is producing for Columbia Pictures.
Long, last starred in Mike Judge-directed "Idiocracy", openly informed that he will show up as George Harrison with Jack Black, Paul Rudd, and Jason Schwartzman playing Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr, respectively.
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The White Stripes' Jack White Hits the "Hard" Stage
March 27, 2007 02:03:06No stranger to Hollywood as he previously appeared in few movies, singer Jack White is on the way to jump into the big screen one more time. The White Stripes' lead vocalist and guitarist reportedly will make a cameo appearance as Elvis Presley in Columbia Pictures' musical biopic parody "Walk Hard."
Toplined by John C. Reilly, the flick sees the actor play a fictional musician with shades of Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash named Dewey Cox whose professional and personal ups and downs become the center of the story. Also starring are funnyman David Koechner, SNL member Kristen Wiig, and "The Office" star Jenna Fischer who is said to portray a June Carter Cash-like love interest for Cox.
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Kristen Wiig to "Walk Hard"
February 08, 2007 08:02:43Aiming to surge deeper into film industry, Kristen Wiig is holding final negotiations to join John C. Reilly and Jenna Fischer starring in "Walk Hard", a comedy feature of Columbia Pictures production.
If a deal is reached, the beauty will likely be billed to play the wife of Reilly's character Dewey Cox, whose life journey becomes the film's center. Fischer, on the other hand, has already been reported to portray a June Carter Cash-like love interest for the man.
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Jenna Fischer Takes A Hard "Walk"
January 30, 2007 09:01:03Continues to make diversion from her regular role in "The Office", Jenna Fischer has landed deal to have a starring role in Columbia Pictures' comedy project "Walk Hard."
Depicting the life of a fictional music legend Dewey Cox, the flick will see Fischer play a June Carter Cash-like love interest for the man, played by John C. Reilly. Jake Kasdan is on duty to direct as well as write the script alongside Judd Apatow and produce with Clayton Townsend.
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John C. Reilly Does "Walk Hard"
August 11, 2006 02:08:15Roles keep coming heavily to John C. Reilly. Fresh from "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" while already being included in "Step Brothers", the actor delightfully has been billed to star in Columbia Pictures' new project of "Walk Hard" following the company's success in obtaining the film's rights, so Variety has reported.
As the movie's story tells about fictional music legend Dewey Cox, Reilly will likely to play the character, whose life becomes as messy as the protagonists in "Ray" and "Walk the Line." "My character is an amalgamation of a number of classic musician stories, tales of excess, highs and lows and bad behavior," he commented.
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