Regina Hall and Keegan-Michael Key go on 'Vacation'; Matt Bomer Joins 'The Nice Guys'

 Filming on the Vacation reboot/sequel has already begun but there's still room for two more cast members to join the road trip comedy. Regina Hall (Think Like a Man Too) and Keegan-Michael Key of Key & Peele have come aboard the film as family friends to the Griswolds. Ed Helms plays a grown-up Rusty Griswold whose family road trip turns out to be a disaster, just like the one his father took him on as a child. Christina Applegate, Chris Hemsworth, Charlie Day, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo star with John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein directing. [Variety]

Once Matt Bomer is done reuniting with Channing Tatum and the gang for Magic Mike XXL, he'll head over to film The Nice Guys for Iron Man 3 director, Shane Black. Bomer will be joining Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in the 1970s-set thriller about an ex-alcoholic bruiser and an alcoholic private detective who team up to investigate a girl's disappearance and the mysterious death of a porn star. Bomer can be seen now in the sci-fi comedy Space Station 76, and is due to return for the sixth and final season of his USA series, White Collar.

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Red Band Trailer for 'Let's Be Cops' Hits the Street

20th Century Fox is hoping they can capture some of the magic they've found on New Girl and bring it to the silver screen with the R-rated comedy Let's Be Cops. New Girl stars Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. lead what looks to be a silly buddy comedy about two friends who dress up as cops and, addicted to the power and fame it brings, decide to live it up. That is until they get in the middle of an actual crime involving dirty cops and gangsters, and must stumble their way out of the mess.

The latest red band trailer suggests a mindless and raunchy romp with a terrific supporting cast of Rob Riggle (22 Jump Street), Keegan-Michael Key, Andy Garcia, James D'Arcy, and Nina Dobrev. Johnson's been steadily building up indie cred with Safety Not Guaranteed and Drinking Buddies, but will that carry over into something as wildly different as this? Directed by Luke Greenfield, Let's Be Cops opens August 13th.

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Key & Peele Producing 'Police Academy' Reboot

The Police Academy franchise is one of the most memorable in Hollywood, but it's been dormant for quite awhile. We've seen seven films and a pair of TV series based on the bumbling cops, with the last movie being 1994's Mission to Moscow. But last year we learned New Line Cinema was looking to revive Police Academy with a big screen reboot, and now its gotten a much-needed comedic boost.

The Wrap has confirmed an earlier Tracking Board report that Comedy Central duo  Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are in talks to produce the reboot, with the possibility they could come aboard and star. Scott Zabielski (Tosh.0) had been set to direct but he's now dropped out, and a rewrite is underway from Jeremy Garelick (The Break-Up).

As it stands right now they are only producing, and chances are they will wait for a completed script before making any further decisions. It certainly seems like the sort of project they'd be quick to join, considering they've recently appeared in stuff like Hell Baby, Wanderlust, and Let's Be Cops. As distasteful as the idea of bringing back Police Academy is, Key & Peele could at least make it worth paying attention to.

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'Key & Peele' Finally Meet their Hero, Liam Neeson!

I have to admit to being late to the Key & Peele party, but now I think they're the funniest duo on TV and the only reason to ever turn on Comedy Central. And the skits I've responded to most seems to be the ones most people feel the same way about, and it's their pair of action movie-loving, Liam Neeson-worshipping hotel valets. In a hilarious new skit titled 'What About Non-Stop, Though?', the duo finally meet Neeson and, as expected, get way too hyped over Non-Stop.  Check it out below, then book passage for Non-Stop when it opens on February 28th.

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