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According to IMDb, Woody Woodpecker is coming to theaters in 2017 in his first ever movie. Which is odd, since we've heard little to nothing at all about it. Today, we have a look at the annoying bird courtesy of Imp Awards. This one-sheet is for international audiences, which has us wondering if this is even going to get a proper release on America shores.

The Woody Woodpecker movie is taking on an environmentally conscious theme, and will tackle social issues with a deft hand at the comedy fans have come to know and love. The plot finds the hyperactive red-head entering a turf war with a big city lawyer who wants to tear down his home. This is all in an effort to build a house to flip. From the poster, we'd assume that this is a fully animated CGI movie. But we'd be wrong, as it's listed as being...

Brendon Connelly Mar 13, 2017

A new international trailer lands for the Woody Woodpecker movie...

Update: It's been a while, but Woody Woodpecker completists, fear no more. A new international trailer for the upcoming movie has been released. And you can view it right here...

You are very welcome.

Previously (December 2016)

Thanks to Universal's Brazillian wing (Wing! get it? Like a bird's wing!) here is the first trailer for the live-action Woody Woodpecker movie. In the sense, that is, that the movie is live-action, because the Woodpecker most definitely is not.

The film's director is Alex Zamm, previously culpable for Jingle All the Way 2, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, Inspector Gadget 2... You know what? That's a lot of number twos.

Zamm did direct some episodes of the Upright Citizen's Brigade TV show and he does have Timothy Omundensen here - the bearded man getting gunged, previously popular in Psych and Gallivant.

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With WWE Studios churning out films like Jingle All The Way 2 and The Marine 4 with all the grace of a diseased sea lion vomiting mackerel onto the backseat of a Toyota Yaris, you’d be forgiven for thinking that wrestlers and movies were not meant to mix.

But everyone from Dean Ambrose to Paige to Brodus freakin’ Clay has taken time off to shoot some film or another, and the wrestlers of the WWE show no signs of halting their nefarious plan to impersonate actors. But what about the other way around, when actors strap on tights and do their best impressions of wrestlers for the big screen?

The wrestler biopic has been a fairly barren field up until now, with the dark private lives of grapplers instead being limited to shoot interviews and Beyond The Mat-style documentaries. Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke, wasn...

Good God, just look at that DVD cover. Hold me, Santa. I'm scared... Jingle All The Way 2 (2014) Director: Alex Zamm Stars: Larry The Cable Guy, Brian Stepanek, Santino Marella A broke redneck competes with his daughter's rich new stepfather to get her the Christmas season's hottest toy. The original Jingle All The Way (featured in this column way back in 2008) was enjoyable for a variety of reasons: its cynical embrace of frenzied holiday consumerism; the classic...

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WWE filmed Smackdown from Oklahoma City on Tuesday night, with the show due to air Friday. The key concern was the upcoming TLC pay per view, with several big angles and matches added for the December 14th card.

In a tie in with Jingle All The Way 2, Santinto Marella was guest Gm for the night. He’ll be starring in the christmas film, which is a direct to video release.

In an Ic Title Match, Dolph Ziggler defeated Luke Harper by Dq. It was a low blow finish. After the bell, Harper attempted to powerbomb Ziggler on a ladder, but Ziggler managed to reverse it into a facebuster. Santino Marella then announced it would be a title rematch at TLC… in a ladder match!

A video aired looking at The Authority. Next up, Rollins, Big Show, Kane, Mercury and Noble came out. They all put over their TLC matches,...

You take the good, you take the bad, you take the rest and there you have last night's installment of Monday Night Raw.

With the Authority finally usurped, fans got some much-needed relief from Hhh and Stephanie's omnipresence (at least after the opening segment) and were rewarded for their patience with the return of one-night Gm Daniel Bryan. And after a rather lengthy series of monologues and mandates, grown men and women tussled and toiled, belts were defended and retained and Kane ended his night covered in a hellacious combination of condiments.

Despite being critically panned, an under-performer at the box office and the second-worst film of Arnold Schwarzenegger's '90s career (after Batman & Robin), Jingle All the Way has miraculously spawned a sequel.

There's no place for Arnie in the belated follow-up, however, as Larry the Cable Guy takes on the role of a laid-back dad struggling to get his daughter the sought-after Harrison Bear for Christmas.

A co-production between 20th Century Fox and WWE Studios, the comedy features wrestler Santino Marella in a prominent role with Brian Stepanek, Kristen Robek and Kennedi Clements in the cast.

Director Alex Zamm, whose previous credits include Tooth Fairy 2, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 and Inspector Gadget 2, is pulling a double shift as the voice of the bear.

Jingle All the Way 2 will be heading straight to DVD and Blu-ray on December 2.

Watch the trailer for the original Jingle All the Way...

Fill your stocking with a new holiday classic that will have the whole family laughing when Jingle All the Way 2 arrives on Blu-ray Combo, DVD and Digital HD December 2 from WWE Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Comedy superstar Larry The Cable Guy and WWE Superstar Santino Marella bring laughs and holiday spirit to this second installment of the successful film franchise.

Two desperate dads compete in a no-holds-barred battle to be the best father and make this the best Christmas ever! Fun-loving, laid-back dad Larry is having a bear of a time finding the perfect Christmas gift for his eight-year-old daughter, Noel. The season's hottest toy, The Harrison Bear, is all sold out, and Noel's new stepfather wants to keep it that way, so he can be the one to make her holiday wish come true. When Larry learns all Noel wants for Christmas is the bear,...

Say what you will about Arnold Schwarzenegger but the man knew how to star in a good Christmas film. Especially if said Christmas film revolved around one man.s insane pursuit to buy his child.s love back with a toy. Unfortunately, Larry The Cable Guy is about to sully Arnie.s good work by starring in Jingle All The Way 2. It looks as bad as it sounds. Don.t believe me? Then check out the horrid trailer for it above. It.s enough to make you wish that The Grinch really existed so that he could bring Christmas to a screeching halt immediately. But which studio do we have to blame for this festive cinematic monstrosity? Is it one of Hollywood.s biggest? Or what about a young upstart company trying to gain attention by profiting off Jingle All The Way.scult success? Nope: it.s WWE. That...

There's no Arnold Schwarzenegger. But don't worry: Jingle All The Way 2 has Larry The Cable Guy...

We're indebted, if indebted is the word, to the folks at Film Divider for bringing this to our attention. Earlier this year, we ran the news that a sequel was coming to the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, Jingle All The Way. Few rate the original as any kind of lost classic, but it certainly has it fans.

You will not be surprised to hear that Arnie is going nowhere near the sequel. Instead, the mantle has been passed over to Larry The Cable Guy for Jingle All The Way 2, which won't be troubling the inside of a cinema anywhere. It's a DVD and Blu-ray premiere for this one, which seems to retread the plot of the original.

It co-stars WWE star Santino Marella, and a trailer for the film has now landed. We...

If you’re a fan of World Wrestling Entertainment, you know that WWE is more than just a wrestling company. They consider themselves to be a company that has a wide reach in all genres of entertainment. One of their areas of focus is the WWE Films division.

On Tuesday, WWE sent out a press release regarding two films that will star WWE performers. Here’s the first one.

WWE Studios and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced the next two films that will begin production as part of their continued collaboration. This March, cameras will start rolling on “Jingle All the Way 2,” the sequel to the 1996 hit comedy “Jingle All the Way.” Starring Larry the Cable Guy (“Tooth Fairy 2,” “Cars”) and featuring WWE Superstar Santino Marella, the film is directed by Alex Zamm (“Tooth Fairy 2,” “Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts”) and will release this 2014 holiday season.

A sequel to the greatest Christmas film of all time is finally being made, without its original star.

It's Turbo Time again. But not the Turbo Time you remember. That Turbo Time is gone forever, like a a fart from Ted the Reindeer in the winter wind. Admit it: Jingle All the Way is a guilty pleasure that is best consumed in secret every holiday, like cheap boxed wine. Even now, the classic lines from that film are running through your head with a bad Austrian accent tied to it.

If you felt a great disturbance in the Force today, it was because millions of Jingle All the Way fans screamed out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. It came as news broke that Twentieth Century Fox and WWE Studios (yeah, there's a movie studio for a fake sport) were teaming up on a Jingle All the Way sequel. It...

WWE Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced the next two films that will begin production as part of their continued collaboration. This March, cameras will start rolling on Jingle All The Way 2, the sequel to the 1996 hit comedy Jingle All The Way. Starring Larry the Cable Guy (Tooth Fairy 2, Cars) and featuring WWE Superstar “Santino Marella®” the film is directed by Alex Zamm (Tooth Fairy 2, Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts) and will release this 2014 holiday season.

Also announced is the fourth installment of The Marine franchise, the eighth collaboration between WWE Studios and Twentieth Century Fox including the theatrical releases of The Marine and 12 Rounds. Shooting this April, The Marine 4 will star WWE Superstar Mike “The Miz®” Mizanin, who will be the first WWE Superstar to reprise his role in The Marine franchise, and will also feature “Summer Rae™,” the first WWE Diva to...

Feature Simon Brew 11 Feb 2014 - 16:36

There's no Arnold Schwarzenegger, but a sequel is coming to 1996's Jingle All The Way...

Crikey. You win a biscuit if you saw this one coming. 20th Century Fox and WWE Studios are teaming up to make a very belated sequel to the Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy, Jingle All The Way.

The movie is set to be directed by Alex Zamm, who helmed the straight to DVD sequel Tooth Fairy 2. Jingle All The Way 2 will not be seeing the inside of a cinema either, nor will Arnold Schwarzenegger be in it. Instead, Larry The Cable Guy will be taking the lead this time around.

Fox and WWE Studios are also planning a further sequel to The Marine. The Marine 4 will star Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin.

More on both of these films at your local DVD emporium towards the end of the year...

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