There's a 'School of Rock 2' Script, and it Made Mike White Cry [Los Angeles Film Festival]

Links (14)

Early buzz: Boy George, Beck, Hulk and more
Published 6/24/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
... about how high gas prices are affecting touring indie bands. - Yes, a School of Rock sequel has been written . - Rapper Lil Wayne weighs in on tattoos and weed in ...

Hilary Duff Plays It ‘Cool’
Published 6/24/2008 at Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
... White Also Rocking Sequel: Another score for primary-source live-human news! Mike White tells a panel at the Los Angeles Film Festival that he just turned in a script for School of Rock 2, and that he can't go into it, but it made him cry. We would cry tears of joy at a sequel to Chuck & Buck. Oodly oodly oodly oodly oodly oodly fun fun fun! [Defamer] ...

The Dailies: June 24, 2008
Published 6/24/2008 by MTV Movies Team at MTV Movies Blog
- Mike White HAS written a script for “School of Rock 2,” and it “made him cry.” (Defamer) - Hilary Duff joins “Stay Cool,” about an author forced to confront an unrequited high school crush. Duff will play a sexy senior. (THR) - Mark Millar confirms news from MTV, says a “Wanted” sequel is already in the works. (Millar World) - First poster for “The Day the Earth Stood Still” hits net. (Film1) - Frank Miller talks about CGI in his latest blog for “The Spirit.” (Comic Book Movie) - ...

Mike White HAS Written a Script for 'School of Rock 2'
Published 6/24/2008 by Monika Bartyzel at Cinematical
... RumorMonger, Scripts, NewsstandBack in May, Jack Black was chillin' in Cannes, talking about Angelina's twins, and then letting loose some surprising news: a script was written for School of Rock 2. He didn't say much else, so it seemed like one of those early Arrested Development rumors -- something that could be great, but was so vague that it could easily be nothing more than a rumor or a hope. But it's not! Defamer reports that on Sunday, School of Rock writer Mike White was part of a ...

Favs Talks 'Avengers' Plus Brosnan and Cage Go With Polanski
Published 6/25/2008 at RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines
... ] School of Rock 2 Written: Mike White , star and writer of Jack Black's 2003 effort School of Rock , was quoted saying, "I actually just completed a draft of what's potentially the sequel, and I'm still, like, crying as I'm writing the script... I try to come at it from a personal place—" [ Defamer ] RUMOR: "Arrested Development" Movie Will Be Made?: A big-screen version of Arrested Development is planned for next year. [ ...

Hancock Endorses Obama, Tarantino Still Talking, Dark Knight Something and Other News [Movie News]
Published 6/25/2008 by Neil Miller at Film School Rejects
... According to comments made by writer/director Mike White, the script that he himself wrote for a School of Rock sequel left him in tears. Wait, what? School of Rock, sad? This ought to be interesting. [Defamer] ...

Mike White Finished the First Draft of School of Rock 2 Crying
Published 6/25/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... has just finished the first draft of an actual script. If you've seen School of Rock and felt bad for the character of Ned Schneebly (above left), Jack Black's roommate, that's a good thing - that was Mike himself, and he's a softer guy than you might imagine. White spoke at a panel on Sunday at the on-going Los Angeles Film Festival and revealed via Defamer that he cried while writing. Yep, you heard that right! "I actually just completed a draft of what's potentially the sequel, and I'm still, like, crying as I'm writing the script," he said. "I try to come at it ...

Morning Mix: Heather Locklear in Treatment
Published 6/25/2008 at Celebritology
... wins a pair of prizes at the BET Awards, confirming his theory that he rules the nation... Wait, Mike White has written a sequel to "School of Rock"? Does this mean he'll reprise his role as Ned Schneebly? Crime Watch: ...

Will Quentin Tarantino ever really make another movie?
Published 6/25/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Reel Fanatic) at Reel Fanatic
... This is only just slightly beyond a rumor (hence its appearance on Defamer), but I'm ready to embrace it and hope this actually happens. ...

Plans For A School Of Rock Sequel?
Published 6/25/2008 at Cinema Blend News
... may be voiced by Black, but it’s his Black-style physical behavior that truly makes the movie. It looks like there’s another way to capitalize on Black’s success, and that’s by returning to projects that worked for the actor in the first place. Catching everyone by surprise, actor/writer Mike White announced at this weekend’s LAFF panel that he had just finished a script for a sequel to School of Rock , one of the best live action Jack Black films to date. The news comes from Defamer.com , who didn’t have much more to report than the existence of a script. White couldn’t ...

"School of Rock 2" Script Written - OFFICIAL!
Published 6/25/2008 by TonyD (noreply@blogger.com) at FilmArcade.net
... Source: Defamer At the Los Angeles Film Festival on Sunday, screenwriter Mike White (“School of Rock,” “Year of the Dog”) announced to the world that there is IN FACT a “School of Rock 2” script. Jack Black made mention of it at last month’s Cannes, but we took it as a rumor – it’s true. He announced that the first script is finished and he put all of his heart and soul into it… which I believe. “School of Rock” was a fucking classic. Hopefully, we hear more about this throughout the next few months.

“Kanye is angry blogging again” links
Published 6/25/2008 by JayBird at Cele|bitchy
- Kanye West Is Angry, Believes He’s In The Truman Show [Best Week Ever] - Barack Obama on the cover of the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone Magazine [Bossip] - Justin Timberlake Has OCD [Dlisted] - Solange Knowles, last night on the carpet at the BET Awards. This just reeks of Tina Knowles [Lainey Gossip] - Anne Hathaway’s Ex Hospitalized After Hearing. For a sinus infection. I once had one for a whole year, and managed never to be hospitalized for it. But then again, I didn’t get arrested and ...

Reader Poll: School of Rock 2
Published 6/26/2008 by slashfilm.com at /Film
... Last night, the Slashfilm staff got together via Second Life to brain storm strategy for something really trivial. Screenwriter, comedian and all around decent guy, Mike White, was kind enough to alert the online press ...

Jack Black Set For School Of Rock 2
Published 7/14/2008 at Cinema Blend News
Jack Black Set For School Of Rock 2 A few weeks ago screenwriter Mike White admitted that he’d just finished and turned in a School of Rock sequel script. Now it looks like the movie is official. ...