John C. Reilly News

As the reviews have unanimously claimed, BAM 's new production of the Tennessee Williams' classic A Streetcar Named Desire transferred from Sydney, Australia is amazing.

Since the commercial success of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy , producer Judd Apatow has operated on parallel tracks, alternating insightful romantic comedies with increasingly strained knockoffs of his initial hit .

A movie featuring some top names in comedy is in pre-production in Ann Arbor. "Cedar Rapids" stars Ed Helms, who was in the smash hit "The Hangover," and John C. Reilly, the versatile character actor from "Chicago" and "Talladega Nights." Some of the names involved in the film have worked in Michigan recently.

"Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" is evidence that Hollywood is willing to go to any length to keep the vampire fad alive just a little bit longer.

Loading... Trailer: "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant." MovieWeb.com Chris Massoglia, playing Darren Shan, left, and John C. Reilly, playing vampire Larten Crepsley, star in "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" If it isn't zombies, it's vampires.

John C. Reilly stars in "Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant." When it comes to vampirism, the Weitz brothers sure know how to keep it in the family: Chris is directing "New Moon," the second installment in the "Twilight" series, while Paul has co-written and directed "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," adapted from a series of books ...

TONIGHT'S MIGHT-SEE: 'The Perfect Storm' , 6 and 8:30 p.m., Ion. On a real-life day in 1991, three storms converged off the coast of Massachusetts to create an ultimate one.

From left, Chris Massoglia, Willem Dafoe and John C. Reilly in a scene from "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant." Courtesy HBO From left, Chris Massoglia, Willem Dafoe and John C. Reilly in a scene from "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant." Deana Newcomb / Summit Entertainment /AP Above, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in a scene ...

The sight, strolling into the 'Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant' corner of Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, Fla., was enough to give John C. Reilly a start.

Vampires have been an eternal force in Hollywood horror since silent-movie days, yet they have risen to new heights as the "Twilight" franchise, TV's "True Blood" and other incarnations put the bite on viewers.

Based on the Darren Shan series of books. A teen boy must abandon his normal life to join up with a vampire and his circus pals.

The sight, strolling into the "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" corner of Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights, was enough to give John C. Reilly a start.

The sight, strolling into the "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" corner of Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights, was enough to give John C. Reilly a start.

Sexy Salma Hayek is no stranger to vampire movies. She played a vampire stripper in the 1996 thriller "From Dusk Till Dawn." She consorted with cannibals in 2001's "Hotel." She now stars in the fantasy-adventure "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," in which she plays a mortal sideshow "freak" in love with a vampire.

The only hitch: They have to endure couple's therapy -- for, one hopes, our amusement.

FRASIER, MEET CAL NAUGHTON JR. Posted 10/06/09 at 11:04 AM PDT by Dan_Farkas Race week in Southern California should come with plenty of star power.

Reilly stars in the Cirque du Freak: TheVampire's Assistant film, which debuts Oct.

John C. Reilly is joining Ed Helms in the road-trip comedy "Cedar Rapids." The story, by Phil Johnston, centers on a wholesome and naive small-town Wisconsin man who, after his role model dies, must represent his company at a regional insurance conference in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where his mind is blown by the big-town experience.

There's an overabundance right now to be sure when it comes to vampires and when you step back its actually pretty staggering how in the blood suckers are right now in just about every medium.

So I'm interviewing John C. Reilly in the back corner of a restaurant at Universal and this 40ish, well put-together tourist lady asks me, as he's posing for a photo with another tourist, "Who IS he?" I explain, mentioned MANY hits m ovies-- Talledega Nights, Step Brothers, Chicago, Gangs of New York.