Simon Pegg and Nick Frost aren't the only ones getting to take a road trip with Seth Rogen. He's gotta move, gotta get out, gotta leave this place, gotta find some place. Some other place, some brand new place ... with Barbra Streisand. (I know, I can't believe I know those lyrics either.)

HitFix has the scoop that Rogen is developing a comedy called Mother's Curse, and while it's one of an estimated 300,000 projects the unlikely A-Lister is working on, this one has Streisand. Mind you, she's not even officially attached, and the movie doesn't even truly exist. Curse's storyline is under tight development wraps, and the script is still in the process of being written. As Drew McWeeny notes, "When I asked Seth about the film, he referred to it as 'one of the many projects I may or may not do in the next fifteen years,' which is a fair description. So keep in mind... I'm not saying this will or won't happen ... just that it could." It's a pet project of Paramount's new head of production Adam Goodman, so that alone could get it made under that fifteen year mark.

Just the names of Rogen and Streisand together is pretty delightful though, isn't it? I like this new trend of mature, Oscar-loaded actors being game for just about anything. It's like we went back to the Golden Age of screwball comedies when it was ok for everyone to cut loose onscreen, and comedy wasn't just Meet the Spartans schlock.

The numbers are in. Moviegoers worldwide voted with their hard-earned dollars (and euros and other monetary currencies) and elected to go see Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Box office receipts placed the sequel at the top of this year's heap o' blockbusters, and by the time all is said and done, the film could rank among the top box office earners of all time. But why did so many people go buy tickets? Why did you?

As pointed out by Eugene Novikov, Transformers 2 "received the most hysterically negative reviews of 2009." Only 21% of reviews by critics at Rotten Tomatoes were positive. (Surprisingly, it fared better at the pickier MetaCritic, with 36% positive.) Eugene acknowledged that it's the kind of movie that defines "critic-proof." So, obviously, critical opinion had no bearing on the box office. Why did this movie hit so big? In his analysis, industry observer David Poland felt that producer Don Murphy and director Michael Bay should be celebrated, the former "for truly believing in this concept being a big home run" and the latter "for understanding the images that will draw massive numbers of people based on 2 minutes or less of images." So was it all about the concept and the trailers?

Marketing obviously plays a huge role in determining how a movie opens, as does, to a somewhat lesser extent, the cast and director. But what was it about Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen that pushed your button(s), elevating it to "must see" status? Take our poll and let us know!

As a high-school graduation present to myself in 1993, I stayed up all night watching the original Star Wars trilogy on video. When the Extended Edition of The Return of the King arrived on DVD, I camped out on my couch and sat through all three Lord of the Rings films in their longest versions, one after the other. And for two separate retrospective assignments in anticipation of their recent big-screen rebirths, I endured all ten Star Trek movies and all eleven Friday the 13ths. But I can honestly say that as a film critic and lifelong cinephile, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen may be the most movie I have ever experienced.

Michael Bay, condensing the cumulative total of the spectacle from all of his seven previous films into one unwieldy, gargantuan opus, has exceeded even the possibilities of sequel-driven "moreness," combining his own muscular, high-gloss sensibility with the conventions of blockbusters past, present, and probably future to create a monolithic action masterpiece that feels destined to be the biggest movie of all time.

Someone at DreamWorks is really, really into ghosts ... or they're hearing people talk about Ghostbusters 3 and Ghost Hunters, and cashing in on a perceived trend. Either way, they're shoving a 3-D Boo U into production as quickly as possible, and hoping that it'll haunt theaters on November 12, 2012.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Boo U (not its official title, by the way, but what DreamWorks has nicknamed it) centers on a ghost who is really bad at haunting, and must return to ghost school. Tony Leondis is directing, and Jon Vitti has been sent to pen the screenplay. The ghost film is the "supersecret ghost project" that Jeffery Katzenberg was talking up last May.

The funny part is that Boo U is the third ghost project DreamWorks has picked up. They were developing Freakers, which was being penned by Joe Syracuse and Lisa Addario, and told a ghost story from the ghost's point of view, and in their world. But it was shelved for an unspecified reason. (Or exorcised, if we want to be clever.) There's also a third unnamed and unspecified ghost film that's in the pitch stage at the studio. DreamWorks is going to get its spook on one way or another. Should I be happy or sad that they're not even giving Robert Bright's classic Georgie a pre-production glance?

Never keep hundreds of people waiting in the rain for hours. Michael Bay, Shia LaBeouf, and Megan Fox did just that in South Korea on June 9. An estimated crowd of 600 fans and press lined up in Seoul early to see the red-carpet premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, according to Screen Daily, and were then disappointed when the Transformers entourage arrived 80 minutes late, spending only a few minutes with the crowd. Members of the press were further distressed when the group arrived 30 minutes late to a scheduled news conference the next day, and some staged a walk-out.

Bay has now issued a written apology, explaining that "traveling from another country, and not allowing enough time for airport delays, city traffic and hotel check-in," and that the press conference delay was due to the "serious pain" he was experiencing from a pulled back muscle. (The group traveled directly from the premiere in Tokyo, Japan.) Damage control was necessary, not only because it's the right thing to do, but because bloggers had started a campaign to boycott the film in theaters, while local distributor CJ Entertainment insists that interest in the film remains high.

As in the U.S., Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens in Korea on June 24. The first Transformers made even more money outside the U.S. than within, so it makes sense to court international audiences, but this incident demonstrates once again that no one likes to be shortchanged or taken for granted.

What did you like the most about Transformers? Was it Megan Fox bending over an automobile hood? Shia LaBeouf learning to be a man behind the wheel of a yellow Chevy Camaro? Huge mechanical beasts suddenly emerging from the least likely hiding places? The military unit that found itself in the middle of an interstellar war in the middle of the desert? If it's the latter, you're in luck. Though the trailers and clips released for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen have focused mainly on the Fox and the 'Bots so far, the military men finally get their due in the latest clip. (Note: the image above is not from the clip, but gives off a similar vibe.)

Moviefone has a short, tantalizing teaser clip that focuses on a unit led by Josh Duhamel, which appears to have gone international (check the arm patches). It's nighttime and they're flying in on helicopters to deal with the latest "enemy contact." Tyrese Gibson gets to mutter my favorite two words so far: "Thermal ripple." Despite my huge reservations about the first film, it's hard to resist whirling helicopters, bombastic martial music, a cool nighttime setting, and giant robot action, especially when it's all packed into a clip that's barely more than a minute long. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens everywhere on June 24.

After the jump: Watch the clip!

Update: It's come to our attention that the giant robot is not a Transformer, but a Gundam from the Japanese anime. Real Transformers 2 premiere pics can be found after the jump. We say Transformers battle these giant things in the next installment. Whaddya think?

Grab your loved ones and go! Pray that there's still time left to find sanctuary! Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen enjoyed its world premiere in Tokyo earlier this week, and someone managed to snap a photo before running to safety! Why does the sight of a giant robot in Tokyo make me want to use as many exclamation points as possible?!!!

All credit to "smashfanatic," who posted this at Photobucket. (Check out a larger image of the robot below.) Setting up a giant robot falls into the category, "Really Cool Movie Marketing." I'm not even a fan of the first Transformers movie, but the sight of this sucker towering over Tokyo in the background may prompt me to buy a ticket. In addition to the Transformer pictured above, our old friend Bumblebee attended the premiere and posed for photos with Michael Bay and the cast. (We have that one of those images after the jump.)

You might remember that a similar stunt was pulled for the DVD release of the first film in late 2007. Patrick Walsh provided photographic evidence of an 18-foot-tall Bumblebee standing guard over West Los Angeles. Now, I'm obviously no expert on the Transformers, so which one is pictured above? And which one was it that roller-skated down the freeway in the first movie? I'd like to see that one roller-skating across America, a kind of touring Transformer. Even if you don't want to see Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen when it opens on June 24, don't you want to see a giant robot in your hometown?

Great Odin's beard! It looks like a sequel to Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's comic classic Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy has gotten a little closer to reality. During a press event for Land of the Lost in Australia on Monday, Ferrell told the Aussie radio DJs Jono & Dano that, "he expected to meet with Paul Rudd and Steve Carell "next week" to discuss ideas...and salaries: "[Because] believe me, I'm not taking a pay-cut. No way!" -- It's a long segment, but if you have the time, Ferrell drops the 'Burgundy bomb' around the 8:20 mark.

McKay and Ferrell have been hinting at a sequel as far back as last summer, and they told Entertainment Weekly that they were already developing a script that would fast-forward Ron Burgundy to the 80's. Now, normally the word sequel is a cause for concern when it comes to a favorite flick, but I have to admit; it's an idea that has tons of possibilities. I mean, who wouldn't love to see the Ron in the world of cable news pundits? I wonder if Burgundy would be a Fox News or a MSNBC kind of guy? Nobody can play a lovable blow-hard like Farrell, and as long as the whole thing doesn't become overrun with bad '80s jokes about Rubik's Cubes and Thriller jackets, we should be good, right?

Those who know and love the film will no doubt mention its innate "watchability," but newcomers to the great comedy Galaxy Quest may find themselves most intrigued by the bizarre cast. Is that Tony Shalhoub and Sam Rockwell stealing every scene that isn't nailed down? And what's Sigourney Weaver doing in a broad comedy? And wasn't that Justin Long ... and there's Missi Pyle ... and Rainn Wilson! And how is the film so funny if Tim Allen is the lead? When did Alan Rickman become so funny? And (my favorite) who is that guy playing the babbly alien leader Mathesar? He's hilarious!

But the cast is not the reason that DreamWorks is re-releasing Galaxy Quest on DVD this week. Nope, it's because Dean Parisot's widely-adored Galaxy Quest is an obvious but very affectionate Star Trek satire, and what with the new Trek making all sort of waves this month, the Galaxy Quest re-release seemed like a pretty obvious idea. Clearly I believe that this fine farce deserves a spot on your DVD shelf, but is the new version actually worth the "double dip," or should you just stick with your current version?

Let's face it: without villains, heroes are boring. Without conflict, heroes sit around all day in their pajamas, drinking coffee, watching daytime TV, and waiting for someone to rescue. But enter an arch-enemy and wham!! Now the hero has a reason to get dressed and be valiant and virtuous. When it comes to science fiction movies, "a good old-fashioned baddie can transform even the most average science fiction movie into something quite special," says HecklerSpray, by way of introducing their list of the "Top 20 Sci-Fi Movie Villains."

Some good suspects are included: Jabba the Hut , the Alien Queen (Aliens), Agent Smith (The Matrix), and both Arnold Schwarzenegger as the T-800 in The Terminator and Robert Patrick as the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. (Check out the entire list at their site.) Naturally, that made me think of Terminator Salvation and its villain ... and then I realized I had no idea who the villain will be in McG's movie. We know Christian Bale as John Connor is good, we're not sure about Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright, and we know the mechanical monsters are bad -- but can a computer-generated creature really pull off the role of a villain?

Likewise, Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen appears content to have its giant mechanical warriors once again serve as the villains of the piece. Looking over the summer release schedule, the only traditional villain I see is John Travolta as a train robber in The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, but he could easily be overshadowed by Denzel Washington as the hero. Will CGI robots, rather than flesh and blood humans, really prove to be summer's top villains?