FILM-ENTOURAGE 'Entourage' revives Hollywood exploits with more glitz on big screen

Record ID: 165423

  • Title: FILM-ENTOURAGE 'Entourage' revives Hollywood exploits with more glitz on big screen
  • Date: 4th June 2015
  • Summary: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (RECENT) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR ADRIAN GRENIER, WHO PLAYS 'VINCENT CHASE' IN "ENTOURAGE," SAYING: "I hope people say 'man, I want to see that again, I want to bring my friends.' And, you know, I really think you need to bring friends to go see this, it's a date movie, bring your family, you know. Now you're laughing at me. You see the way we're laughing? That's how much fun you're going to have in this movie." (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR KEVIN CONNOLLY SAYING: "This is how hard you're going to be laughing in the movie."
  • Embargoed: 19th June 2015 13:00
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  • Story Text: Adrian Grenier and the cast of the hit HBO show "Entourage" reprise their roles and bring the show back to life on the big screen.
    "Entourage," out in U.S. theaters on Wednesday (June 3), revisits the bromance between a group of friends from Queens, New York, who become high-flying Hollywood power players.
    Four years after the HBO show concluded with eight seasons, 'Entourage' returns with movie star Vince Chase (Adrian Grenier), whose ambitions have now turned to directing.
    This allows the film to explore the behind-the-scenes world of movie-making, especially the challenges of financing, as Vince's posse struggles to produce a $100 million remake of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
    "Absolutely, I think so. You know, case in point with the movie. One of the biggest angles of the film is there's these independent financiers, these billionaires, who are money guys, not a part of the entertainment industry at all and they are having a great effect on the Vincent Chase directed movie that's starring his brother, you know, and that's more relevant than ever. I think that's exactly what's going on currently," says actor Jerry Ferrara, who reprises his role as Turtle, on whether or not "Entourage" accurately reflects the Hollywood.
    It was off-screen camaraderie of the show's core cast and team that brought them together again for the reboot. Producer Mark Wahlberg acts in the film, and Jeremy Piven reprises his Emmy-winning role as fast-talking industry mogul Ari Gold.
    The film is meant to act as a standalone to the series, with the hopes of drawing new fans.
    As befitting a movie about movies, the Time Warner Inc-owned Warner Bros film features dozens of celebrity cameos, from rapper Pharrell Williams to financier Warren Buffet.
    For actors Adrian Grenier and Kevin Connolly, the friendship of their "Entourage" characters Vince and Eric that grew over eight seasons on HBO made it a no-brainer for the pair to reunite for the movie spinoff.
    "Yeah, it was easy, you know, it was, again, at the risk of using a bad cliche, it's like riding a bike, it was five minutes in the hair and makeup trailer that first morning and everything was back to normal like we never left," said Connolly.
    "I hope people say 'man, I want to see that again, I want to bring my friends.' And, you know, I really think you need to bring friends to go see this, it's a date movie, bring your family, you know. Now you're laughing at me. You see the way we're laughing? That's how much fun you're going to have in this movie," said Grenier.
    Despite building a devoted fan base on television, the "Entourage" film failed to win critics in early reviews, who said it plays as a longer, but not better, version of the HBO show.
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