June 8, 2004
Jack Black has won the 2004 MTV Movie Award for BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE for School of Rock!!! The awards show airs on June 10th. [photos]
June 8, 2004
Click HERE for photos of Tenacious D's peformance at the LA Knitting Factory on June 6th.
April 27, 2004
Jable's flick "Envy" will be hitting theaters on April 30th! In the movie, JB and Ben Stiller star as Nick and Tim, best friends whose equal footing is suddenly tripped up when one of Nick's get-rich-quick schemes actually succeeds: Vapoorizer, a spray that literally makes dog poop evaporate into thin air.
VAPOORIZER CONTEST! To enter, simply send an email to joe@tenaciousjoes.com explaining why you are Tenacious D's number one fan. The best entries will win an authentic promotional can of Vapoorizer courtesy of Dreamworks!
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April 2, 2004
I just got an email from Liam Lynch, long time collaborator of the D, and director of the upcoming movie "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny". He was kind enough to give us the full scoop on the movie: why it's taking so long, where it's going, and get this... there's talk of possibly making Tenacious D the video game!!!
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[From Liam Lynch]
We're still working. Jack and I have been making alterations to the script and addressing various notes. Basically just tightening things up and taking it back into the garage for a tune-up before the race. We're really close to finishing and then we'll be setting up shoot dates.
We've been working on keeping this true to the lore of the D.... We're trying to keep the love that people have for the HBO episodes as well as take advantage of the fact that it's a MOVIE. There should be surprises and hopefully a lot of gut busting. It's difficult because people want it to be like things they already know... but they want it to be something new at the same time. It's a difficult balance. It has to feel familiar and new at the same time. We think we've got that now. Besides the scenes having to feel right and the progression from familiar things to new ones balancing... there are also some fucking rad new songs involved and musical scenes that I wish you guys could hear. As Jack would say "fuck-a-luck-a-ding-dong"!
Here's what has taken so long.... Jack and I wrote the treatment.... New Line loved it. They said "Let's make a deal!". Then the lawyers came in and started lawyering... and it took them ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH to come to an agreement!!! ouch. During that time, Jack and I wrote the full script and even had time for one revision. The deal was done a year later... we handed over the first draft of the script and everyone loved it. We got notes back from various people (some just friends that we wanted input from) and then went back in for a little tweaking. We sort of took everyone's notes and made a big list of things we felt were good ideas or helped the story and then went in and started making little changes here and there.
Then School of Rock came out. Jack and I wrote the "Step Off" song together for one of the scenes... The amount of press Jack has had to endure is totally fucked up. We are nearly finished with the script but during the last months... the movie keeps endlessly releasing in new countries and interrupting us. Jack is home and we work two days... then he has to go to the UK for 10 days... he comes back and we start to work for two or three days... then he has to go to Australia... then back and then to Europe. Currently, he's in Tokyo doing press. Thank goodness that this is the LAST trip. No more School of Rock press! Finally.
So when he returns in a few days we will wrap up the script (only one more scene to work on)... and we are ready to start putting gears in motion for the shoot date. This should happen fairly soon afterwards. So D fans please be patient. We're doing this stuff ourselves and it's real... we want it to be kickass. We are almost there and in production. Red Hour Films, (Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld) have been super supportive and helpful through all these various processes. We're all excited and (though it may seem to be taking forever) we're on track and schedule. It's happening.
I want folks to know that just because I'm co-writing and directing the movie... it doesn't mean it's going to be over-the-top vulgar or gross. I think people really misunderstand the short films I did that appear on the DVD set (that I worked on for 10 months to get to the fans... and thankfully the DVD has gone quadruple platinum. So thanks to everyone.) The shorts that I made were from the live show and were made for a live show setting... they were made as performance pieces and needed to be over-the-top to pull the audience together. Because they were made for a rock show...(not a movie theater) a lot of people are pumped up or fucked up... and so the over-the-top gross outs were truly just to get everyone at the same time to say "UGH!". Nothing more. Keep in mind the other stuff that I did on the DVD: the live show editing, the on the road documentary, the videos, the making of's, the short films and even the easter egg (I wrote and directed the fake tampon commercial with the mother and daughter... which IS gross but hopefully funny). I do a variety of things in different styles and I hope you guys will trust me on this one
Besides the movie... all D fans should say their prayers and keep their cockles crossed for another exciting possibility... there is a SLIGHT chance we may be able to make a D Xbox game because of this. This is not confirmed... Jack and I did take one of our earlier scripts though and transform it into a video game outline. That would be super exciting for us, being huge gamers... and I hope you guys would be into playing a little "double team" too. Just imagine how awesome all the sound bytes would be as you're playing... hearing JB yell "FUCK!" as his character is getting hurt. Would be so funny.
Rock.
Liam
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March 29,04
Jack Black has just been cast in the lead role of Peter Jackson's upcoming remake of King Kong!!! Click HERE for the full article.
March 3, 2004
Jack Black and Kyle Gass will both have guest spots on the Fox TV show "Cracking Up", which features Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore) and Molly Shannon. JB's spot is set to air on Monday, March 15th. I'll post the date of KG's as soon as it's confirmed.
UPDATE: KG's guest appearance is scheduled to air tonight (Monday, March 22) on Fox at 8:30 / 7:30c!!!
February 16, 2004
Tenacious D made a suprise appearance last night at the Double Door in Chicago opening up for Urge Overkill and the show was freakin awesome! Click HERE for pictures.
January 30, 2004
The Official Trainwreck Live Bootleg is now available for Pre-Order! The audio samples that have been posted so far sound freakin awesome! Click HERE to give it a listen and buy your copy!
January 18, 2004
KG's gonna be very busy next month: Trainwreck will be playing the Mint in Los Angeles on Feb 5th, and the Mercury Lounge in New York City on Feb 7th. Wank will be playing Highland Grounds on Feb 27th.
January 18, 2004
There's another great interview with the D in this month's issue of Esquire. Click HERE for a sample.
January 17, 2004
JB will be playing celebrity poker on the Travel Channel on Jan 25. Click HERE for details.
January 07, 2004
There's a pretty sweet new interview with the D in this month's issue of Blender magazine. Click HERE to check it out!
January 02, 2004
KG and Lee's band Trainwreck has finished its first live album, and the release date is rapidly approaching. Details soon to come!
January 02 , 2004
Jack Black has been nominated for a Golden Globe in the best "Actor In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy" category for his movie School of Rock. Be sure to check it out, the ceremonies air January 25th.
January 02, 2004
If ya haven't caught KG in the movie Elf, go out and see it now! It's easily one of the best Christmas movies I've ever seen. It's been in theaters for almost two months now grossing over $160 million and still goin strong.
January 02, 2004
There's a brand new addition in the games section! Click HERE to try your hand at "Tenacious Concentration". (My best time is 1:17)
Nobember 10, 2003
Jack Black will be making a guest appearance as a doctor on Will and Grace on Thursday, November 19th.
October 26, 2003
Alright Peckerwoods, there's a brand new Message Forum set up over at the Official site of KG and Lee's band Trainwreck. Click HERE to check it out!!!
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