Friday, May 1, 2009

First Look: Steve Coogan in What Goes Up

When most people think of Steve Coogan, they think of one of the best known characters in the United Kingdom, Alan Partridge. However, Coogan is surprisingly diverse, recently playing Damien Cockburn in Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder and Octavius in the upcoming Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, which opens the week before What Goes Up.

In What Goes Up, Coogan takes the lead as Campbell Babbitt, the morally challenged New York reporter who learns life lessons from a group of dysfunctional students (Hilary Duff, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby) after being sent to cover the story about a local hometown hero.

In this clip, complete with one scene with Molly Shannon and another with Thirlby, Coogan talks about what attracted him to the film, the depth of the characters, and how it relates to people searching for meaning in their lives. (Content warning: adult language).

First Look: Steve Coogan in What Goes Up.




Coogan, one of nine children, was born and raised in Middleton, Greater Manchester. He has won numerous awards for his work in television, including several British Comedy Awards, BAFTAs, and The South Bank Show award for comedy. In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. He is also an accomplished writer, producer, director composer, and co-owner of Baby Cow Productions with Henry Normal.

Since March 2008, Coogan has been on tour doing stand-up comedy. He has also been cast in movies that include Eddie the Eagle (2009) and Murder in Samarkand (2011), both of which are currently in pre-production.

11 comments:

  1. "No, Sam wasn't English" LOL What a stupid thing to say, it's hilarious.

    Steve Coogan is awesome.

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  2. Steve Coogan is indeed awesome. It is looking to be a good movie. All talented actors.
    However beng a Hilary Fan Myself i am kinda disappointed that i am not seeing much of hilary from the too first looks.
    Does she have upcoming soon, i.e a First Look or clip?

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  3. @William

    It is a funny bit. :)

    @Naja

    You know there will be. With all the amazing buzz about the song and soundtrack, we wanted to make sure Mr. Coogan wasn't lost in the shuffle. HIlary Duff is slated to be the next First Look, right in time for the festival premiere.

    All our best,
    The Insider Team

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  4. Steve Coogan is the best! He doesn't think he's it. He's it!

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  5. i really enjoyed that! i liked the clips of the movie and i don't know much about steve coogan so it was cool to get to know him a bit. thanks for sharing!

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  6. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. I think i'm going to really enjoy this film, it looks like it has it's funny moments and serious moments.

    Can't wait for Hilary's first look

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  8. Yeahh I just can say... I totaly agree with the others ^___^... I think it would be great!!

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  9. I think the description gets it wrong. Most people in fact think of Tropic Thunder or Night at the Museum - bloody blockbusters. There's nothing "diverse" about those roles. What they don't think about - at least in the states - are characters like Alan Partridge (or Saxondale). And that's too bad because they are brilliant. That said, it looks like this film is another chance for Steve to show that brilliance. A smaller character driven film in which he does his best work. Not that shite he does for a paycheck.

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  10. Thanks for the great comments. We know a lot of people will like this film and be surprised.

    @Lost Brit Fair comment though we referencing the greater body of his work despite the link to those two films. The more someone knows about Coogan, the more they realize his popular comedic roles are the tip of an ice berg.

    All our best,
    The Insider Team

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  11. HEY GUYS

    IM VERY PROUD THAT HILARY DUFF IS ON THIS FILM

    I CANNOT WAITH TO SEE IT, I ALREADY PRE ORDERED THE DVD!

    PLEASE, IF IN THE FUTURE YOU GUYS ARE MAKING AN AMAZING MOVIE/FILM PLEASE THINK ON HILARY DUFF, SHES AN AMAZING ACTRESS AND SINGER

    WHAT ABOUT A MUSIC VIDEO OF ANY OTHER DAY?? HILARY DUFF LOOKING GORGEOUS, SEXY AND BEAUTIFUL. OF COURSE THE MUSIC VIDEO HAS TO BE ON THE DVD AS SPECIAL FEATURE TOO =)

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