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Uma Thurman and Jeffrey Dean Morgan: Ask 'Accidental Husband' Stars a Question

Filed under: Fandom », Interviews », Unscripted »

The Accidental HusbandDon't you just hate it when you're about to get married, and whoops -- turns out you're married to someone else? Especially if you're an uptight talk show host, and he's a fun-loving fireman you've never met?

Oh, those crazy kids in the movies. Such is the plot contr... I mean, the plot, of The Accidental Husband, which stars Uma Thurman as Emma, a "relationship expert" (think Dr. Phil in heels -- wait, OK, don't) who's about to get married to a fine, upstanding publishing executive (Colin Firth) when she discovers that on paper, she's already legally betrothed to some guy named Patrick (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). It seems that Patrick got himself hitched on the Interweb to Emma just to mess with her after his fiancée (Justina Machado, who played Vanessa on Six Feet Under) called in to her show, got some advice from Emma and then dumped Patrick's fun-loving behind. I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty sure this movie ends with Emma and Patrick shaking hands civilly, getting an annulment, and living happily ever after with other people.

Ah, kidding. Rom-com silliness aside, it's always a pleasure to watch Uma Thurman doing comedy (I've erased My Super Ex-Girlfriend from memory, and so should you), and a greater pleasure still to see Jeffrey Dean Morgan getting his shot at leading-man status. Grey's Anatomy fans will recognize him as Denny, the doomed heart patient who was unlucky enough to a) have a bad ticker, and b) fall in love with Izzie; and after a co-starring role in P.S. I Love You, he's inching up the ladder to stardom.

Uma and Jeffrey (or is it Jeffrey Dean?) will be interviewing each other for Moviefone's Unscripted series this Sunday, Feb. 3, and we need your questions -- so while everyone else is thinking about the Super Bowl, Uma Thurman could be thinking about YOU. Submit your questions for Uma and/or Jeffrey on this post, then check back here to see if your query made the cut. The Accidental Husband opens March 7. Good luck!

Edited to add: Please don't forget to include your name and the city you live in. How else are Jeffrey and Uma going to be able to stalk you?

NOTE: We just got word that The Accidental Husband is being moved to the summer, so unfortunately the Unscripted interview is off for now. But thanks to all for the excellent questions -- we'll save 'em up for later.

Rossellini and Maddin to Open Berlinale's Forum Sidebar

Filed under: Comedy », Independent », Berlin », Shorts », Exhibition », Cinematical Indie »

If there's one thing that can be said about Isabella Rossellini, other than praising her talents, is that she knows how to pick interesting filmmakers to collaborate with. She was put on the map for her work in David Lynch's Blue Velvet, and now she's been spending a lot of time with Canada's Guy Maddin. She starred in The Saddest Music in the World, and he helped her make an excellent short, doc film about her father Roberto called My Dad is 100 Years Old. Now she's continuing to make shorts, and Variety reports that she will open Berlin International Film Festival's 38th Forum sidebar with Maddin -- just a year after they screened the Roberto tribute there.

On the second day of the festival, Guy will screen My Winnipeg, his snowy homage to his hometown that I reviewed during TIFF, while Rossellini will contrast his black and white humor with her international premiere of Green Porno, which is looking to be the next step in the actress' sexy filmmaking. Her directorial debut, Oh La La, dealt with cities, sex, and symphonies, whereas this short film is a "collection of three one-minute shorts that explore the mating behaviour of insects." I wonder if that will include the decapitating mating rituals of preying mantises?

If you can't make your way to Berlin to see her take on sexin' insects, or you want to see her in something much more mainstream, you can head to your local theater and see her in The Accidental Husband -- that romcom with Uma Thurman and Jeffrey Dean Morgan -- this March.



'The Accidental Husband' Trailer Is Now Online!

Filed under: Comedy », Romance », Movie Marketing », Trailers and Clips »



Just over a decade ago, Uma Thurman was the sexy face masquerading as radio show host Abby (Janeane Garofalo) to get the guy in The Truth About Cats and Dogs. Now she's getting her own time behind the mic in the upcoming romcom The Accidental Husband. As the story goes, Thurman plays Emma, a relationship-themed radio talk show host who has a loving, conventional fiance (Colin Firth), and a book deal on the way. However, when a fireman's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) upcoming marriage is derailed by her advice, he schemes up revenge to throw her off-guard -- making them legally married through the wonders of the Internet. While pretending that he doesn't know how this marriage happened, the two begin to fall for each other, which is complicated by Emma's other man.

With the romcom's release being only a few months away, Moviefone now has the HD trailer up for you to enjoy (or you can check out the non-HD version above). It's looking like your typical romantic comedy -- girl finds out what she's missing in life with the guy who oozes charisma -- first she hates him, then she can't help but fall for him. Uma has that same strange, caffeine-high sort of presence she had on Cats and Dogs, Firth is his usual caring British self, and Morgan, well... He's got some sweet romantic charisma, and it just makes me wish that I had better animal mojo the day I was fortunate enough to meet his dog. (Aren't canines the way to sweet, wonderful romance?) You'll also notice Justina Machado (Vanessa Diaz from Six Feet Under) as the fireman's advice-seeking fiance, and Isabella Rossellini's name in the final credits page, although she's sadly missing from the trailer. This could be good, and this could be bad, but here's to hoping that it's better than My Super Ex-Girlfriend.


Colin Firth Joins The Accidental Husband

Filed under: Comedy », Romance », Casting », New Releases »

It's official, Uma Thurman is determined to become the next queen of the "Rom-Com", and you have to wonder why, considering My Super Ex-Girlfriend was a bit of a dud. Thurman's new film, The Accidental Husband, has finally gotten around to casting some husbands -- Colin Firth -- who, for better or for worse, will always come to mind when we hear the words Mr. Darcy, has joined the romantic comedy currently shooting in New York. According to Variety, Jeffery Dean Morgan (Grey's Anatomy) and Sam Shepard have also joined the cast.

The story centers on a local radio talk show host (Thurman) who gives relationship advice. Of course, it all backfires when a disgruntled caller decides to wreak havoc on her love life. Firth is cast as Thurman's husband with Shepard in the role of the crusty but lovable father -- is there any other kind in these movies?

It seems like Firth is slowly becoming the go-to guy for romantic comedies that want to add a little "class" to the proceedings -- call it "the curse of Bridget Jones" but Firth also has just finished working on Helen Hunt's Then She Found Me and Anand Tucker's When Did you Last See Your Father with Jim Broadbent. Now if only Uma Thurman could pick a movie that doesn't look like it came from Meg Ryan's reject pile.

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