If you need some comedic talent, you can do a whole lot worse than finding some ‘SNL’ alums. And that appears to be exactly what the filmmakers behind “The Roses” has decided to do. 

According to Searchlight Pictures, Kate McKinnon and Andy Samberg are the latest actors to join the cast of Jay Roach’s new film, “The Roses.” They join a cast that already includes Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch.

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With solid reviews from their “Scream” films, as well as their most recent horror, “Abigail,” you would imagine Radio Silence would stick with horror for their next feature. Well, you’d be wrong. It appears the filmmakers are ready to try their hand at comedy. According to Deadline, Andy Samberg is set to star in a film titled “The Robots Go Crazy,” which will be produced and directed by Radio Silence.

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Perhaps you just saw the new Peacock comedy from the Please Don’t Destroy guys and it got you thinking—what happened to the other ‘SNL’ digital shorts people, The Lonely Island? Well, wouldn’t you know it? They’re still making films, and their latest is “Self Reliance,” a new comedy coming to Hulu next month.

READ MORE: ‘Self Reliance’ Review: Jake Johnson’s Directorial Debut Is A Suitable Vehicle For His Shaggy Comic Energy [SXSW]

As seen in the trailer for “Self Reliance,” the comedy follows the story of a middle-aged guy who signs up to star in a “dark web reality TV show” that puts him in the position of being hunted by random assassins over the course of 30 days.

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Time and again, we’ve seen that trying to smash the entirety of a life—especially that of a notable person—into the running time of a feature film is a fool’s errand, resulting in puddle-deep characterization, painfully expositional dialogue and narratives that offer little more than bullet points. But these movies win Oscars, so financiers see them as something resembling a low risk, and here we are. “Lee,” the narrative directorial debut of acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras, stars Kate Winslet as WWII combat photographer Lee Miller, first seen snapping a picture during a firefight before getting knocked over by an explosion. 

READ MORE: Toronto International Film Festival 2023: 26 Must-See Films To Watch At TIFF

The title fades in among the clouds of smoke, and we cut ahead to 1977, where Miller is now a senior citizen and cantankerous interview subject.

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The "New Girl" star tells a wildly goofy story with the right mixture of silliness and sweetness.

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Disney’s 1989 animated show “Chip ‘n Dale,” about two chipmunks-turned-detectives, has a lot of fans out there. It’s one of Disney’s most popular shows. But it was also kind of silly, kind of lame, almost pointless, and solely aimed at kids who find water fights funny.

READ MORE: Disney Continues To Bet Big On Streaming; ‘Raya,’ ‘Pinnochio,’ ‘Enchanted’ Sequel & More Headed To Disney+

Thanks to Disney, remakes are hot right now.

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Does anyone remember “The Animatrix?” Released in 2003, it is an anthology film of nine animated shorts that expanded the universe of the Wachowskis’ “The Matrix” with new characters, varying styles, and unique visions. Almost two decades later, something similar has been produced for Prime Video’s smash hit “The Boys,” Eric Kripke’s critically acclaimed adaptation of the graphic novels by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.

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In 2012, director Genndy Tartakovsky turned a silly premise into a monster hit. “Hotel Transylvania” was a commercial and critical success, anchored by the charms of megastars Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, and Selena Gomez, and the unique pleasure of watching them voice a bunch of monsters. Tartakovsky knows a good formula when he sees one. So the sequels simply offered more of the same: more stars, more beasts, more antics, more gallows humor.

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Reimagining the founding of America as a bro-fest that takes every historic moment from the last 250 or so years and crams them together, forgoing any sense of temporal progression or reason, Matt Thompson’s animated film“America: The Motion Picture,” now on Netflix, is an occasionally funny, but ultimately overlong slog that never really is as clever as it thinks it is. Foregrounding a friendship between muscle-bound idiot George Washington (Channing Tatum) and level-headed revolutionary Abraham Lincoln (Will Forte), Thompson’s film adapts a see-what-sticks approach, throwing out a joke every few seconds, some of which are entertaining enough, but still, leave the film’s batting average well below .500.

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If you’re old enough to remember what it was like 20 years ago when DVDs first started to become the premier way to enjoy films at home, you probably have fond memories of all those special features that would come on the discs. And if you’re a big enough film nerd (and if you read this website, I’m guessing you probably are), then you remember listening to the commentary tracks that would come with the disc release.

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In the past decade, there have been a number of successful and praised dramatic TV shows and movies led by actors with a comedy background, from “Breaking Bad,” to “Uncut Gems.” Given how much critics and audiences were campaigning for Adam Sandler to get an Oscar nomination for his role in the Safdie Brothers‘ film, it isn’t a surprise to see other comedians want to give dramatic roles a shot.

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Apple is the biggest company on the planet, full stop. If the tech giant wanted to, it could wake up today and purchase Disney and still have enough money to start talking to Netflix. So, it makes perfect sense Apple would have no qualms about spending huge amounts of money on top film talent to make sure its Apple TV+ streaming service is a hit. And that’s what the company has done with the forthcoming film from Andy Samberg and Co.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching. 

This week offers a staggering embarrassment of riches, with attention-grabbing titles from three of the big streaming services.

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“Groundhog Day” and, most recently, “Happy Death Day” have taken the idea of an infinite time loop used that premise for a bunch of interesting comedy situations and hijinks. But those films focused on only one protagonist stuck repeating the same day over and over again. What if there were two people stuck? That’s the premise of “Palm Springs.”

The new comedy film, as seen in the trailer, focuses on the characters of Nyles and Sarah, a single guy and a single woman, both forced to repeat the day of a wedding over and over again.

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In the end, we all die alone. However, the people who usually stand by that statement have already decided they’ll die alone. They’ve yet to question what objects inhabit the tomorrows, yesterdays, and todays of our lives? Nyles (Andy Samberg) himself has forgotten what yesterday and tomorrow looks like. He only knows today. For reasons unbeknownst to us, he lives in a time loop, reliving the same wedding over-and-over again. Max Barbakow’s raunchy rom-com “Palm Springs” adds meaning to the seeming meaninglessness of life, with infectious fun and introspective pleasure to boot. 

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This year’s Golden Globes had quite a few surprises, but then again it wouldn’t be the Golden Globes if there weren’t. Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg started the show with some playful jokes with the audience, the legendary Carol Burnett received an honorary award recognizing her decades of work, and some nominees may have received flu shots?

When it came to the awards, “The Americans” final season earned Best Drama Series and Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method” surprised with Best Comedy Series. 

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The Oscars finally landed on a host with the announcement of Kevin Hart taking the gig yesterday and, now, with a month and a day to the ceremony the Golden Globes finally have their own emcees.  Yes, that’s right, it’s a two-fer again for the night that the worlds of film and television find a way to come together as one.  Your 2018 Golden Globe Awards host is the sort of surprise teaming of Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh.

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Academy Award-winning actress Sissy Spacek has worked with some of the greatest directors of all time and played some of the most iconic characters in film history. And this year, she continues that trend of scoring incredible roles by starring opposite another legend, Robert Redford, in “The Old Man & the Gun,” which is said to be Redford’s swansong as an actor. And speaking with Yahoo, Spacek goes over her illustrious career that includes Malick, Oscar wins, and…a comedy with Andy Samberg?

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After the success of last year’s wild tennis rivalry comedy “7 Days in Hell,” HBO is re-teaming with the trio that made it happen —star Andy Samberg, writer Murray Miller and director Jake Szymanski— for a mockumentary about doping in cycling. “Tour de Pharmacy” will bring Samberg and Miller’s unique sense of humor to the professional cycling milieu, shining a light on the rampant doping in the sport.

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“Where do babies come from?” is a question most parents will face from their kids at some point. And if they’re still at the age when you can tell them that a bird drops them off on your doorstep, then “Storks” might be the family entertainment you’re looking for.

READ MORE: ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’ Is A Chart Topping Confection From The Lonely Island [Review]

Executive produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, and co-directed by Nicholas Stoller (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Neighbors“), this Warner Bros.

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Watch: It Takes A Village In First NSFW Red Band Trailer For The Lonely Island's 'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping'

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Check Out The New Poster For Judd Apatow’s Lonely Island Movie, Now Titled ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’

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Watch: First Trailer For Nicholas Stoller's Animated 'Storks' With Andy Samberg, Keegan-Michael Key, And Jordan Peele

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Review: '7 Days In Hell' Starring Andy Samberg And Kit Harington

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Watch: Andy Samberg And Kit Harington Battle On The Tennis Court In New Trailer For '7 Days In Hell'

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