Cox ‘different’ in Cougar Town

Friday, Mar 26, 2010

Christa Miller believes Cougar Town viewers will see a different side to Courteney Cox when the show kicks off in the UK next week.

The actress – who plays Ellie Torres in the show, which is created by her husband Bill Lawrence – said Courteney’s character is more like the actress in real life than her Friends alter-ego Monica Geller.

She said: “She’s goofy and silly in real life, I mean she definitely has a goofy sense of humour and is clumsy and goofy. I think Bill (Lawrence, Cougar Town creator) is writing for her more what she’s really like in real life.”

Christa went on: “Her character on Friends was so incredibly popular and you see her and think that’s the person, when she’s not really at all like that.”

Christa believes the show, which has been a hit in the States, could last as long as Bill’s other creation Scrubs – which she also starred in.

“I read it and don’t think it’s just doing one pilot – I think it could go for eight years,” she said.

She added: “When this script came up I was so happy that Courteney asked me to play her best friend on the show.”

:: Cougar Town begins on Living on Tuesday, March 30 at 9pm.

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David Arquette: Why We Named Our Daughter “Coco”

Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010

Why did Courteney Cox and David Arquette name their 5-year-old daughter Coco?

“It’s sort of an abbreviation of ‘COurtney COx’ … ‘CoCo’,” Arquette, 38, explained Tuesday on Lopez Tonight.

He is now at work on Scream 4, which is slated to hit screens next April.

“It’s been a lot of fun,” he said. “I love it.” The horror film series has special meaning for him: He met his wife Cox, 45, shooting the first installment in 1996.

“I stalked her,” he said. “She would go away and fly back. I was stuck at the hotel and then I would wait for her car to come and as soon as she got in the door, I would [pick up the phone]. ‘What are you doing?’ and she’s like ‘Are you stalking me?’ and I was like, ‘Exactly!'”

He said he didn’t intend to play the role of goofy cop “Deputy Dewey.”

“When I first went out, they wanted me for the part of ‘Billy’ … Skeet Ulrich ended up doing that,” he said. “I was like, ‘I wanna play Dewey!’ He was like, ‘That’s a nothing role, what are you talking about?’ And I said, ‘I get to kiss Courtney Cox … I wanna play that role!'”

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Courteney Cox Arquette supports Lindt Gold Bunny auction for Autism

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010

To celebrate the Easter season and help kick-off National Autism Awareness Month, Lindt is hosting an online auction benefiting Autism Speaks. Beginning April 1, Lindt Chocolate will auction off porcelain versions of the iconic Lindt Gold Bunny at www.ebay.com/lindtgoldbunny. Each bunny has been autographed by a celebrities like Debra Messing, Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Heidi Klum, Courteney Cox Arquette and more, 100 percent of the auction proceeds will be donated to Autism Speaks.

This is the second year Lindt has partnered with Autism Speaks to help families impacted by autism and to support autism awareness efforts. In addition to the auction, Lindt is supporting the non-profit through donations from sales of Lindt Gold Bunny and through e-card donations.

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Cougar Town “Turn This Car Around” Sneak Peaks

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010

A new episode of Cougar Town will be airing on March 24 and ABC has released some sneak peeks from the upcoming episode. Check them out below.

“Turn This Car Around” – Sheryl Crow takes a detour onto ABC’s “Cougar Town,” WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 (9:30-10:01 p.m., ET). In her first of three episodes, Crow guest stars as Sara, a confident wine rep who sets her sights on Grayson; but is he strong enough to be her man? Meanwhile, when Ellie tells Jules she can’t change past a certain age, Jules is determined to prove her wrong by giving up wine… for a month; and Bobby’s new dog poses some unwanted competition for Andy.

“Cougar Town” stars Courteney Cox as Jules, Christa Miller as Ellie, Busy Philipps as Laurie, Dan Byrd as Travis, Josh Hopkins as Grayson, Ian Gomez as Andy and Brian Van Holt as Bobby.

Guest stars include Sheryl Crow as Sara and Robert Clendenin as Tom.

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Scream 4 – Official Release Date Confirmed

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010

Dimension Films has set a release date of April 12, 2011 for Scream 4, which plans to start production this spring.

According to Variety, Wes Craven will direct and Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette will reprise their roles along with a group of new cast.

Craven helmed all three pics, which starred Campbell, Arquette and Cox Arquette.

” ‘Scream’ has been such an integral part of Dimension’s history, and I look forward to continuing the franchise,” said Dimension Films chief Bob Weinstein, who is also co-chairman of the Weinstein Co.

Source: www.movieweb.com

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Witty and sharp, Cougar Town deserves to be a hit

Monday, Mar 22, 2010

As we reported to you here last week,Cougar Town starts in the UK next week.Below is a nice little article about the show and what UK viewers can expect.

Launching next week Cougar Town is LIVING’s latest US signing and having been treated to a sneak preview of episode one I can tell you it’s great stuff and deserves to be a huge hit.The series features former-Friends star Courteney Cox as 40-something single mum Jules, who finds herself re-entering the dating scene with wrinkles she’s ashamed of and a teenage son (Dan Byrd) embarrassed by her exploits.

It’s not long before the reluctant Jules is joining other aged divorcees in prowling around after the hot younger men of her small town and while she may have doubts about the ‘age thing’ it’s quickly clear the local youths have no such qualms.

Consistently funny with a high quota of genuine ‘laugh of loud’ moments, Cougar Town is a rare example of a show deserving the hype being lavished on it.

Nuanced and believably vulnerable, Cox’s portrayal of Jules is light years beyond both her Friends character Monica and her role of hard-faced magazine editor Lucy Spiller in the excellent but sadly cancelled Dirt.

On the strength of the first episode Byrd who plays son Travis threatens to be a show stealer as he struggles to cope with mum’s new-found sex life and the embarrassments it brings.

With the row over agism on British TV still very much alive, Cougar Town is a timely addition to the schedules but more importantly than that it’s great fun.

Sensibly re-commissioned in the US for a second series – not something our US cousins can always be relied on for – the half-hour show is being aired in a double-bill from March 30th.

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