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Jane Lynch Joins 'The Three Stooges' Playing A Nun

By Kevin Jagernauth
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April 27, 2011 10:32 AM
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The Farrelly Brothers have locked down another key cast member for their upcoming "The Three Stooges," and no, it's not Cher as they had hoped earlier on or Richard Jenkins as was speculated way back when (which kinda would have been awesome).

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Paul Walker Is Going To Get Fast And Furious With 'Vehicle 19'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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April 27, 2011 9:49 AM
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Paul Walker is a bit of a conundrum. While he's one of the stars of the long-running "Fast & Furious" franchise, and while he's had some modest successes on his own -- "Takers," "Running Scared," uh "Eight Below" -- he's not quite a proven leading man on his own either. However, it seems the actor knows which side his bread is buttered on and his next film is another wheelman effort.

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Kristen Bell Wants To Play Johanna Mason In 'Hunger Games'; John C. Reilly's Rep Plays Down Rumors

By Kevin Jagernauth
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April 27, 2011 8:59 AM
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Twenty four hours have passed which means its time for another "Hunger Games" post but rest assured this one will at least contain names of people you have heard of.

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'G.I. Joe 2' To Have The Subtitle 'Cobra Strikes'

By Gabe Toro
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April 27, 2011 8:42 AM
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First audiences watched "The Rise Of Cobra." Now they'll have to take cover, as the subtitle for "G.I. Joe 2" will be the dramatic, tonally appropriate "Cobra Strikes." At least, that's according to the Louisiana Entertainment office (via NOLA), who erroneously leaked that the production would begin in New Orleans this August and stretch through November. The offices now claim that there has been no decision made as to shooting locations, but "G.I. Joe 2: Cobra Strikes" seems to be the title. At least for now.

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U.K. Release For Terrence Malick's 'The Tree Of Life' Is Completely Up In The Air

By Kevin Jagernauth
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April 27, 2011 7:43 AM
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While the wait for Terrence Malick's "The Tree Of Life" has literally been years (it was originally planned for a December 2009 release) it looks like our friends in the U.K. may be waiting longer than most to see the film. As you might recall, Icon Film Distribution made major waves last month when they announced -- and confirmed to various outlets -- that they would be releasing "The Tree Of Life" in the U.K. on May 4th, well in advance of it's planned Cannes Film Festival premiere. Despite their assertions, many wondered how long their claim would stick and there was a whole new twist to the tale when a couple of days later, sales agent for the film Summit International announced that Icon actually didn't have the rights to the movie and they were in breach of their agreement. All remained silent since and while it's been pretty much assumed Icon would back down, they finally officially have.

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Josh Schwartz & Jamie Moss Lose Out On Screenwriting Credits For 'X-Men: First Class'

By Edward Davis
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April 27, 2011 7:25 AM
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Sheldon Turner Of 'Up In The Air' Gets A "Story-By" Credit For His 'Magneto' Script Elements That Were UsedHow many screenwriters does it take to write an "X-Men" film? Or alternate lede: Screenplay credits are a tricky matter. Just ask "Up In The Air" screenwriter Sheldon Turner. He wrote the original draft of the Jason Reitman film, but things turned semi-ugly during the 2009 Oscar campaign when Reitman essentially said -- perhaps in not so many words, but close -- that he had never read Turner's draft and had adapted the screenplay on his own from Walter Kirn's novel. Still, Turner received his screen credit. And the duo awkwardly took the stage when they won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay as the controversy was just beginning to brew and as as their dispute grew and made headlines for Oscar bloggers, they were rewarded during the awards show with nothing; Geoffrey Fletcher's "Precious" screenplay won the adapted screenplay prize, as Academy voters backlashed against the dispute, despite the fact that the "Up In The Air" screenplay was long assumed to be the frontrunner for that bauble. Oh well.

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German Actress Antje Traue (Who?) To Play Villainess Faora In 'Man Of Steel'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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April 27, 2011 6:58 AM
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Update: Variety confirms that Traue will be playing Faora, a villainess ripped right from the comics in the film.

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Gary Busey Will Take A Bite Out Of 'Piranha 3DD'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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April 27, 2011 5:59 AM
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Though it may make James Cameron weep blue "Avatar" tears, the delightfully dumb "Piranha 3D" was a box office hit, taking in over $80 million worldwide which of course means we're getting a quickie sequel. But God bless the filmmakers as they're not trying to reinvent the wheel the second time around, getting a mostly low-rent cast together for a movie that only recently started filming for a November release date.

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Watch: New Full Length Trailer For 'X-Men: First Class' Finds The Mutants Battling Commie Bastards

By Kevin Jagernauth
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April 27, 2011 5:39 AM
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Update: Bleeding Cool have an exclusive new international trailer with even more new footage but for whatever reason embedding has been disabled, so watch it here.

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New Poster For 'Tree Of Life' Reveals New Image; Soundtrack Now Streaming

By Kevin Jagernauth
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April 27, 2011 5:06 AM
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While some in The Playlist team are flagging under the onslaught of marketing for "The Tree Of Life," this is a film we've been following literally for years and while we just want the next couple of weeks to pass by quickly so we can finally see the film, we'll continue to take what we can get from it for now.

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