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Michael Bay & Taylor Lautner Pitching Studios On 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' & 'Wanted' Styled Project

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 16, 2011 8:11 AM
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Everyone wants to be in the Taylor Lautner business these days. He's got a following thanks to "Twilight," he's got a buff bod, good looks and is non-threatening, which makes him appealing to a big swath of mainstream America. He's being groomed to be an A-list action star and he's already got John Singleton's "Abduction" set to hit later this year, and the futuristic fantasy pic "Incarceron" in development among a handful of projects with his name attached. But now he's set to team with the biggest action director of them all: Michael Bay.

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Matthew Vaughn Eyes Another Superhero Pic With 'The Golden Age'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 16, 2011 7:42 AM
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Wishlist Cast Includes Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson & Warren BeattySo much for "Kick-Ass 2" (sorry Mark Millar). Despite the reportedly rushed production on "X-Men: First Class," Matthew Vaughn certainly isn't tiring of the genre or cracking under the pressure and is looking to flip the equation for what will be -- if it comes together -- his third straight superhero film.

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Mark Pellington Still Attached, And Getting Tired Of Waiting Around To Direct 'The Orphanage'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 16, 2011 7:06 AM
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Says Script For Remake Is Better Than The OriginalFor fans of the Spanish horror flick "The Orphanage" it's kind of a good news/bad news thing. For starters, the English-language remake of the film is still not yet out of the gate but it still looks like it's in the cards as director Mark Pellington, who became attached to the project over a year ago, is still on board and just waiting to get a "go" signal from Warner Bros. And he's getting a little antsy.

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Rowan Joffe To Write WWII Pic 'Agent Zigzag' With Mike Newell To Direct

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 16, 2011 6:43 AM
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For whatever reason, this one escaped our noticed, but last spring the LA Times reported that Mike Newell was developing a WWII film, "Agent Zizag." Well, not much else has been heard since then, but there is now fresh movement on the project.

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Watch: Trailer For 'Uncle Boonme' Features Ghosts, Human/Catfish Sex, Red Eyed Creatures & More

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 16, 2011 5:54 AM
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Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Cannes Palme d'Or winner "Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives" is a tough sell, even for those who consider themselves arthouse nerds, so kudos to Strand Releasing for trying. With the film set to hit theaters this spring, a trailer has now arrived following the badass poster by Chris Ware, and it plays like a greatest hits of every bit of freakiness in the film.

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Judd Apatow Co-Producing Forthcoming Loudon Wainwright III Box Set, '40 Odd Years'

By Edward Davis
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February 16, 2011 5:24 AM
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5 Disc Set Due On May 3If you've been paying close attention to Judd Apatow's career, you know the producer/writer/director is an ardent follower and enthusiast of musician Loudon Wainwright III, a singer-songwriter who's always managed to negotiate the tricky mix of observational wit, humor and soulful storytelling in his four-decade-long career.

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Constellation Records To Release Tindersticks Box Set For Claire Denis Films On April 26

By Edward Davis
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February 16, 2011 5:02 AM
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Band Will Perform Live To Claire Denis Films At The SF Film Festival In MayIt's unquestionable: if you're a discerning connoisseur of artful music, movies and their soundtracks, Christmas is arriving eight months early this year.

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Woody Harrelson Not Sold Just Yet On A 'Zombieland' Sequel

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 16, 2011 4:13 AM
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Almost as soon as "Zombieland" became a surprise box office hit, and scored with both audiences and critics, work was started on the sequel. The script was apparently finished last fall and while rumors surfaced about various celebrity cameos featured within, those were quickly stamped out.

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Review: 'Unknown' Is Knowing Euro-Trash Fluff (Not Necessarily A Bad Thing)

By Drew Taylor
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February 16, 2011 3:45 AM
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If you've seen the trailers for "Unknown," then you probably have a pretty good idea of what it's about and what it'll be like: all those quick cuts of car crashes and blue-tinted European scenery; Liam Neeson again assuming the role of grumpily righteous avenger (something he brought a laser-like focus to in the sleeper hit "Taken"); and a number of tired genre clichés trotted out for the masses (mistaken identities, Soviet-era spies, a potential assassination plot).

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Watch: Two New Clips From Joe Wright's 'Hanna,' Plus A New Poster For The Thriller

By Oliver Lyttelton
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February 16, 2011 3:31 AM
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The first few months of the year are always relatively barren, as you may have noticed, but one of the highlights looks to be Joe Wright's "Hanna." A change of pace for the director, best known for his period work on "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement," the action-drama stars Saoirse Ronan as a young girl trained by her father (Eric Bana) to be a killer, and pursued by a CIA agent (Cate Blanchett), and we've been looking forward to the film ever since we read the excellent script last year.

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