I hadn’t heard about Henry Poole Is Here until a few days ago but it’s already coming out this month.

Luke Wilson plays Henry Poole, a depressed man who is running away from his family and his problems. He simply wishes to disappear, and moves away to a suburb of L.A. It’s not long after that his nosy neighbor Esparanza played by Adriana Barraza, comes over and discovers a curious stain on his stucco wall. She examines it closely to discover that this is no ordinary stain. It’s a sign from God! She brings crowds to his yard to gaze upon the wonderment of the figure to Henry’s dismay. Even the local priest, George Lopez, comes by for a visit. The “miracle” of the stain affects the town is a very big way. Henry’s plan of wallowing in his misery is interrupted by a town that simply will not go away.

Check out these posters. The first one is one of my favorites for the summer.

Also, here is the trailer for Henry Poole Is Here.

Henry Poole Is Here comes out August 15th. It stars Luke Wilson, Geroge Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Radha Mitchell, and Cheryl Hines.

The first time we ever saw Long was the television show Ed, and you just ended up loving the kid. Nervous, shaky voice, perfectly timed stutters…he continues doing the same great acting to this day. I don’t know what it is about him, but he cracks me up.

He was awesome, and perhaps one of the main reasons Live Free or Die Hard was such a big hit, but check him out in other greats like Dodgeball and very underrated Accepted. He was also in Galaxy Quest, and while I can’t immediately remember what he did in it, I know I remember seeing his face somewhere.

So of course when I hear about Long coming out with a new movie, I’m intrigued. But then coupling him with Kristen Bell, now I’m very interested.

They star in Serious Moonlight, a film written by the late Adrienne Shelly, which doesn’t have a release date yet. Shelly, if you recall, was the writer/director of Waitress, a movie she never saw in theaters as she was killed just before it released.

I loved that film, so her being the writer behind Serious Moonlight gives me hope.

The movie is supposed to be a dark comedy, and there is little news available on it. In reading The Movie Blog and Cinematical, it’s like the film has gotten all the way to post-production without a single press release on casting news or anything.

The plot from IMDB: A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet … right before their home is invaded by burglars.

If there is a downside to this movie, Meg Ryan is also attached to it, and while I loved her to pieces early on, lately she’s sort of…well…sucked. I think it was the day she woke up and suddenly had huge lips that really ruined her in my eyes, but perhaps here she can make a comeback.

Cheryl Hines is supposedly directing this, which according to IMDB, would be her movie directorial debut.

We’ll stay on the lookout for any photos, posters or trailers that come out about this, and hopefully a release date soon.

And now that I’ve seen it, I totally have to agree.

The Grand is a comedy with a sick cast of players who go to a real life poker tournament and pretty much improvise everything.

Here is the list of the talent in this film:

David Cross, Shannon Elizabeth, Dennis Farina, Judy Greer, Woody Harrelson, Cheryl Hines, Gabe Kaplan, Richard Kind, Chris Parnell, Ray Romano, Hank Azaria, Doyle Brunson, Phil Helmuth, Phil Laak, Phil Gordon and other various poker players and dealers.

Phil Gordon!

The film is directed, produced and written by Zak Penn, who also was a writer on X-Men 2, Behind Enemy Lines and Last Action Hero.

Penn has had this script in mind for awhile and since he had a few hits under his belt with X-Men 2, he got the funding for this project.

The movie had a basic outline, but most of the rest was improvised by the actors during real poker games on their way to a fake tournament.

Penn said this back in 2006:

“A lot of actors were intrigued by this, because they are naturally competitive. And the fact that poker has become this crazy phenomenon isn’t unhelpful to us.”

The only thing I might add is that this “phenomenon” has kind of subsided I think since 2006, so will there be people up for seeing this?

From the previews, it looks almost like an improvised documentary along the lines of Best in Show, or Spinal Tap.

The poster for the movie is below. Sadly, couldn’t find a bigger version.

The film is set to hit theaters around March 21st, 2008.