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Ellen Page & Jesse Eisenberg Will Go To Rome For Woody Allen's Next Film

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 13, 2011 7:46 AM
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Director Will Also Be The Subject Of A 3-Hour 'American Masters' Documentary This FallYes, we know. Jesse Eisenberg has a niche having played a neurotic teenager in “Roger Dodger,” a neurotic apocalypse-survivor in “Zombieland,” a neurotic billionaire in “The Social Network” and a neurotic parrot in this Friday’s “Rio” and while his superfans might want him to stretch his wings a bit, the actor knows his sweet spot and you simply don't turn down an opportunity to work with one of the giants of cinema.
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Watch: Are James Franco & Harmony Korine Re-Staging The Tupac Vs. Biggie Battle On Bikes?

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 13, 2011 7:24 AM
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We Hope SoThe problem with being on the outer fringes of the cinema world doing your own freaky thing is that it's a fine line between being interesting and bizarre and just plain predictable and bizarre. But leave it to Harmony Korine, we never know what that guy is gonna do next, and he always seems to keep it fresh. His latest effort, the Die Antwoord short film "Umshini Wam" delighted us at SXSW. But the ever busy director is already on to his next thing, and it's teaming with actor/artist/soap opera star/writer/teacher/philosopher James Franco on a mysterious street gangs project.
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Hugh Jackman Passes On 'Snow White And The Huntsman'; Amy Adams Won't Be In 'Rock Of Ages'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 13, 2011 7:06 AM
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Things aren't in a good place right now for Universal's "Snow White And The Huntsman." Their competitors over at Relativity already have Julia Roberts and Lily Collins ready to go in the Tarsem directed Snow White movie that's going to hit theaters on June 29, 2012—six months before Universal's entry. With Viggo Mortensen already having moved on, last week it was reported that the studio was talking to the now available Hugh Jackman to take on the part, but it appears those efforts have gone unrewarded.
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'Shrek' Director Andrew Adamson To Helm 'Mister Pip' With Hugh Laurie

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 13, 2011 6:36 AM
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Brit actor Hugh Laurie is best known on this side of the pond as the eternally cranky doctor on "House" who doesn't know a weirdo medical condition that he can't conquer. But the actor is now beginning to take strides into more prominent feature film roles. He's got the ensemble dramedy "The Oranges" coming up with Catherine Keener, Adam Brody, Leighton Meester, Alia Shawkat, Alison Janney and Oliver Platt, and now a leading man effort is getting off the ground and in front of cameras, though with some dubious talent.
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Watch: John Stamos Is A Tragic Old Timey Movie Star In Video For Low's 'Try To Sleep'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 13, 2011 6:17 AM
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John Stamos is a lot of things to a lot of people: Uncle Jesse, drummer for the casino circuit version of the Beach Boys, Dr. Tony Gates and a song-and-dance man on Broadway. But a fan of Duluth, Minnesota slow-core giants of sadness Low? Who knew?
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Mickey Rourke Says 'Passion Play' & '13' Are "Terrible," Takes Back Nice Words About Megan Fox

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 13, 2011 5:41 AM
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Did someone forget to butter Mickey Rourke's popcorn at the "Scream 4" premiere last night? Or was he as disappointed as we were in the lacklustre horror sequel? Who knows, but when chatting with Vulture at the after-party, the actor decided to dispense with Hollywood courtesies and drop some truth bombs all over the place. Charlie Sheen, eat your heart out.
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'X-Men: First Class' Sequel Talk Starts Already, Mutants To Get Down In The '70s & '80s?

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 13, 2011 4:57 AM
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  • 8 Comments
Beast with feathered hair? Emma Frost rocking neon tights? Magneto with a Flock of Seagulls haircut? Charles Xavier with some serious mutton chop sideburns? Thanks to "Mad Men," the '50s and '60s are en vogue, which couldn't be better for "X-Men: First Class" with a setting that studio types are likely hoping will help get more than just comic fans into the seats for the period-set origin story that traces the beginnings of the mutant crew. But, as this is a franchise, sequel talks are already bubbling forth but no decisions yet on what decade any potential followups will find our mutant heroes -- though it has been talked about.
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More: Films, Bryan Singer, Matthew Vaughn, Super Hero Films, X-Men: First Class

Review: 'Scream 4' Takes A Stab At Relevance, Misses All The Major Arteries

  • By Drew Taylor
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  • April 13, 2011 4:07 AM
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The idea of reviving the "Scream" franchise seems like a good one, at least on paper. When the original film was released in 1996, it was unlike anything that had come before it – a horror movie where the characters were well versed enough in the conventions of the genre to try and escape alive. Years before Comic-Con hijacked the multiplexes, "Scream" was a movie where basement-dwelling geekiness wasn't just a character trait, it was essential to your survival. The subsequent films, the underrated "Scream 2," which had the characters riffing on sequels, and the disappointing "Scream 3," in which the scales were erroneously tipped too much in the favor of arch hipness (and away from any actual scares), expanded the mythology of the original while somehow muddying the pure pleasures that the first film offered up.
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Bruce Campbell Says 'Evil Dead' Remake Script Is "Awesome," He Might Have A Role In It

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 13, 2011 3:43 AM
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A remake or sequel to Sam Raimi's cult favorite "The Evil Dead" has been knocking around for years now, moving in fits and starts but never really getting anywhere. And while we're probably not much closer to it, fans can't help but ask about the film anytime Bruce Campbell or Raimi hit the press circuit. Back in January, the Guardian reported that Raimi's longtime producing partner Rob Tapert said, "we're looking at a script this month. What's interesting about 'Evil Dead' is very few people saw it in the format we made it for, which is for the [movie] theater. I think Sam wants to embrace the ultimate experience in grueling terror."
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Diane Lane "Tremendously Excited" To Be Working With Michael Shannon In 'Man Of Steel'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 13, 2011 2:33 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: Film nerds and comic geeks came together for a brief shining moment earlier this week when it was announced that celebrated character actor Michael Shannon ("Boardwalk Empire," "Revolutionary Road," "Shotgun Stories") had landed the juicy role of General Zod in Zack Snyder's Superman film "Man Of Steel." It's a nervy bit of casting, one that Shannon himself revealed the studio wasn't hot on initially, insisting that he at least do a cursory screen test opposite Henry Cavill. But Shannon impressed and Snyder got his way, and one of the actor's fellow castmates is certainly glad to have him along for the ride as well.
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