Alison Brie

While you may have threatened to run away from home as a kid, the upcoming indie comedy The Kings of Summer explores what happens when Joe Toy (Nick Robinson) actually does run away. The independence-starved teenager wants to get away from his embarrassing dad (Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman) to build his own house in the woods. With his own meddling parents to deal with (one of whom is played by Megan Mullally), Joe's best friend Patrick (Gabriel Basso) also agrees to join in, as does another kid, Biaggio (Moises Arias). While their parents consult with the local police, the trio fulfills their fantasy of living out in the wilderness.

The Kings of Summer (previously titled Toy's House) was a hit at the Sundance Film Festival, and I'm a sucker for a good coming-of-age story and already entranced by the whimsical plot. The movie opens on May 31, and you can watch the trailer when you read more.

Greendale Community College was back in session last night as the stars of Community took over PaleyFest at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. Yvette Nicole Brown, Gillian Jacobs, and Alison Brie joined Danny Pudi, Joel McHale, and other castmates for a walk down the red carpet followed by a panel discussion. They kicked things off with a hilarious table read, which involved a bit of physical acting when Joel and Jim Rash decided to take their tango scene to the stage. The cast also revealed a few new guest stars this season, including James Brolin, who will play Jeff's dad, and Malcolm McDowell, who plays a professor. The stars also announced that their characters will be immortalized as puppets in an upcoming episode airing later this season, which fans got a preview of last night. Check out all of the highlights:

• Joel McHale and Jim Rash got up from the table read to bring their tango scene to life. The actors managed to balance their scripts, and each other, as they pulled off impressively awkward lifts with a whole lot of face caressing.
• Malcolm McDowell guest stars on an episode this season, and Joel and Jim went back and forth pretending to have had conversations with Malcolm about the other. Jim said Malcolm pulled him aside to ask what was wrong with Joel, claiming Malcom said, "Looking in his eyes is like looking at a blank page. Nothing is on it, and nothing will ever be on it." Joel replied by saying Malcolm came up to him and asked, "Why is Moby on the set?" The banter continued when both actors pretended to have him on the phone.
• Alison Brie and Danny Pudi broke into an impromptu song at the audience's request, and after a hysterical attempt, Danny said, "Maybe we should have rapped." When a question was brought up about Chevy Chase's departure, the two filled the silence by returning to the chorus of their funny duet.
• The panel ended with a first look at an upcoming episode where all of the characters will be puppets. The cast then got a surprise of their own when they were each handed their puppet replica. They all broke into acting out scenes with their puppets — Jim and Alison even let their characters get a little handsy for the audience's entertainment.

You may be excited about the recent return of Community, but no one is as pumped as star Alison Brie. This week she went on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and when the host requested she showcase her rhyming skills — which costar Donald Glover, aka rapper Childish Gambino, has been helping her with — she agreed to do a little impromptu rap about Community. She starts out a little shaky, but by the end Brie's really feeling it. I give the girl props, but watch and let me know what you think!

You may have to wait a little while longer to see Alison Brie and her Community castmates on the small screen again, but you can catch a glimpse of the TV star right now in the trailer for her next big-screen endeavor, Save the Date. Brie and Lizzy Caplan play Beth and Sarah, sisters with distinctively different attitudes toward marriage. While Beth is engaged and looking forward to her wedding with her fiancé (Martin Starr), Sarah freaks out when her boyfriend (Geoffrey Arend) tries to take their relationship to the next level. Sarah rebounds into the arms of a very cute new guy (Mark Webber), but she's not necessarily more content.

I love just about every person in this cast, especially Brie and Caplan, and I also like the fact that we'll get to see multiple perspectives on the matter of marriage since the sisters are so different. Save the Date looks bittersweet without being too cynical, and if the trailer is any indication, the soundtrack is awesome. The movie was well-received earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, but you'll get to see it for yourself when it comes to theaters on Dec. 14. Watch the trailer and let us know what you think after the jump.

Nick Offerman produced and stars in the upcoming film Somebody Up There Likes Me, and to promote the movie, he and his costars Alison Brie and Megan Mullally (also Offerman's real-life wife) shot a teaser in which they all smoke out of bongs. It gives absolutely no insight into what the movie is about (in which Offerman plays a divorced man), but it's obviously pretty funny to see the three TV stars having a high old time together.