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All over the news this week was the casting of Paul Rudd and (potentially) Jason Segel (Marshall, duh) in a new movie called I Love You, Man. It looks like another movie in the vein of 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Old School.

Paul Rudd is set to star in the comedy “I Love You, Man,” directed and written by John Hamburg for DreamWorks.

Jason Segel is in final negotiations to also star in the film, which centers on a man who seeks out a male friend to serve as the best man at his wedding. Rudd will play the soon-to-be betrothed, with Segel as his best man.

Rudd and Segel worked together on Knocked Up (Segel slammed the door in Rudd’s face).

Jason Segel is a busy man. I wonder if he’s finished Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which he wrote and stars in. With that, his work on How I Met Your Mother, and now this, that won’t leave much time for doing the robot.

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I posted this a long time ago but it’s been popping up on the Internet and other blogs lately for some reason. It’s awesome enough to warrant a re-post.

I know the readers here are classy so I’m sure we’re all sophisticated fans of Broadway productions. In case you aren’t familiar with Les Mis, I cover it in more detail in the original post.

Enjoy.

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Over on ew.com they’ve got a photo essay chronically some popular film and TV stars decked out in their favorite t-shirts. Three HIMYM cast members popped up in the collection:

Alyson Hannigan

From ew.com: The late John Ritter gave this tee to Hannigan after his guest spot on Buffy in 1997. “He was such an incredible guy anyway, even if he didn’t give me a rubber ducky T-shirt,” she says. “Every time I see it I have such love in my heart for John. And I miss him.”

This isn’t nearly as cool as Hannigan’s shirt in World’s Greatest Couple, with the fairy tale cat illustration. She looks cute though and it’s a touching story.

Jason Segel

From ew.com: The How I Met Your Mother star is basically using us to plug his new favorite band, Instant Sorrow. “They’re a British band, a little bit like Oasis, or early U2,” says Segel, who says he rarely buys rock tees. “I want these guys to become a smash sensation.”

I haven’t heard Instant Sorrow’s music but if it’s good enough for Segel, it’s worth checking out. I find it amusing that Jason is such an indie music fan. Very similar to his character on Freaks and Geeks. Doesn’t it seem like the shirt says “Infant Sorrow” though? That’s both a William Blake poem and a way cooler name, maybe ew.com misquoted him?

Neil Patrick Harris

From ew.com: The How I Met Your Mother star stole this from a shoot years ago after noticing it said Clovis, New Mexico — the town where his mom was raised. He likes the ringer style, but “to be honest, my favorite is the cutoff, sleeveless tee. For breathing room.”

If Neil can’t breath in a t-shirt, he must be dying in those suits every week. I’m not usually a fan of a sleeveless look but I think NPH is dapper enough to pull it off.

Thanks to HIMYB for this story.

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The illegal rum-runners over at CHUD have visited the set of Jason Segel’s upcoming movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall which he wrote and stars in. If you don’t know what that is, shame on you. They’ve got the scoop on his co-stars Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, and a new actor named Russell Brand, and everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Judd Apatow’s Lakers tickets.

Look for Forgetting Sarah Marshall to arrive in theaters in May 2008.

PS. This entry was mostly an excuse to post this picture. Rawr!

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Jason Segel (Marshall, if you didn’t know) has a movie coming out which he not only stars in, but has written as well. It’s called Forgetting Sarah Marshall and we can expect to see it hit theaters in May 2008.

Assuming you haven’t been living in a cave for the past couple years, you should recognize many of his co-stars. The list includes Jonah Hill (Superbad), Paul Rudd (40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up), Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars), Mila Kunis (That 70s Show), Bill Hader (SNL, The Brothers Solomon), and Kristen Wiig (SNL, Knocked Up).

Kristen Bell plays the titular character (that’s not what that means you perv, look it up). Oh man, I’m there. I’d pay $10 to watch her read the phone book because you know it’d be sassy. The list of attractive young females appearing in the movie goes on and on which leads me to believe Segel will be following in the footsteps of collaborators Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen by making a sex-heavy adolescent comedy. And I love him for it.

And why wouldn’t he? The three of them have been working together forever. Segel was a major on Freaks and Geeks (which you’ve all seen, right?) with Rogen, James Franco, and Linda Cardellini—a show Apatow created. Segel, Rogen, and Apatow also worked together on Undeclared and Knocked Up. It is due to Apatow, in fact, that almost all the young talent in Hollywood today is connected, which means Segel will surely have many more opportunities in his future.

If you’ve never seen Freaks and Geeks, shame on you. Now go watch the credits which are awesome and feature a hilariously young Segel.

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The Barnicle isn’t the only one with a new How I Met Your Mother promo. CBS has video from Marshall and Lily’s honeymoon. It’s pretty great. Watch them in the hotel room that isn’t what they expected. Watch them at Lock Ness looking for Nessy. Find out why the Scotch in Scotland is so good.

You can take away our lives, but you can’t take away our honeymoon!

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