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Kristen Bell: "You won't see me naked"

Kristen Bell has said that cinemagoers will not see her naked in upcoming burlesque movie When In Rome.

The Couples Retreat star told Parade that she found the part in the Mark Steven Johnson-directed comedy demanding.

Bell said of her character: "I'm a burlesque dancer who's an alcoholic, so I'm playing sexier than I've ever done before.

"You won't see me naked, wearing pasties and a G-string or anything. But you definitely won't think of me as the girl next door either."

She continued: "It's tough stuff because there's a lot of dancing. This strip club is run by Cher, and the girls look fantastic, especially Christina Aguilera, who just blows me away with her talent.

"I've come to terms with the fact that I'm never going to look like her. I'm a little bit closer to an elf in Santa's workshop. But I'm working on it."

Of her father's response to her roles, Bell added: "He's always been really cool about my love scenes. He won't need to worry about When In Rome though - it's not salacious or explicit, but it does get very romantic."

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'Lost' actress joins Johnson's 'Faster'

Lost actress Maggie Grace has joined the cast of Dwayne Johnson's action film Faster.

Grace and Billy Bob Thornton have signed on for roles, while Salma Hayek is in negotiations to board the CBS Films production, says Variety.

The George Tollman-helmed film will centre on an ex-con trying to evade a veteran police officer as he seeks revenge for his brother's murder.

Grace, who plays Shannon Rutherford in Lost, will appear in Tom Cruise movie Knight And Day later this year.

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McGregor, Douglas board 'Knockout' cast

Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Dennis Quaid and Michael Fassbender have joined the cast of Steven Soderbergh's spy film Knockout.

The quartet join mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano in the project, which centres on a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who's recruited into a Blackwater-style security contractor.

McGregor has been cast as the owner of the security firm, Douglas an executive at the company and Fassbender a British agent who teams up with Carano.

Soderbergh's The Limey writer Lem Dobbs penned the script for the film, which goes into production next month on location in the US, Ireland and Turkey.

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Chace Crawford, Diaz join Globes lineup

Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford, Cameron Diaz and Jodie Foster have been added to the lineup of presenters for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards, says ET Online.

The trio will join previously announced presenters including Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Mickey Rourke at the ceremony later this month.

Other stars including Christina Aguilera, Tom Hanks and Neil Patrick Harris will also hand out prizes.

Robert DeNiro and Leonardo DiCaprio are scheduled to present a special honour to director Martin Scorsese.

The 67th annual Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will take place in Los Angeles on January 17.

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Gyllenhaal siblings 'are always competing'

Jake Gyllenhaal has admitted that he and his sister Maggie compete with one another in their shared career choice.

The pair acted together in Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko in 2001 and Jake has since starred in Brokeback Mountain and Zodiac, while Maggie has featured in Secretary and The Dark Knight

Jake told The Daily Telegraph: "The idea of competition, particularly in a creative atmosphere, is always there.

"And, if you don't acknowledge that, you are doing yourself and the process a disservice. That's what brothers and sisters and family are like."

He added: "For instance, my sister had a couple of years before I turned up, but I have been with her since the beginning of my life, so there is always going to be a great bond, and always a little competition.

"What made it fun working on Brothers with Tobey [Maguire], who is my contemporary, was the acknowledgement of admiration and the acknowledgement of competition."

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'Iron Man 3' to feature alcoholism?

Iron Man comic book artist Bob Layton has claimed that the third movie in the blockbuster franchise could see superhero Tony Stark slip into alcoholism.

Layton, who co-created the War Machine character and consulted on the script for the forthcoming Iron Man movie, suggested that a further sequel will be based on the 'Demon In A Bottle' storyline from the original Marvel comics.

He told MTV: "I think they've come up with a terrific segue to the third film, which I think is going to be fairly powerful. My understanding is that the third film could very well be the 'Demon In A Bottle' story mixed in there with everything and I'm kind of looking forward to that, if that's where they wind up going."

Iron Man 2, starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson and Mickey Rourke, opens in the UK on April 30.

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Gyllenhaal, Damon considered for 'Avatar'

James Cameron has admitted that Jake Gyllenhaal and Matt Damon were considered for the Avatar lead role.

Cameron revealed that the Hollywood A-listers, who studio 20th Century Fox felt would be easy to market, were considered for the part of paraplegic marine Jake Sully before he picked unknown Sam Worthington to portray the character.

"[Gyllenhaal and Damon] were bandied about," he told MTV. "The studio was interested in having a name, I think really just for the part of it we're doing right now, which is: 'How do you sell this movie? What are the handles on this thing that we can sell it to the media somehow or get media attention?'"

He continued: "Having a name actor gets you on talk shows and all that sort of thing. So there was some value to that idea, and we explored it."

Ultimately, Cameron decided to cast Australian Worthington: "We kept coming back to Sam. Sam was the guy who just... he was the guy."

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Maguire talks 'Spider-Man 4' delays

Tobey Maguire has broken his silence about the recent Spider-Man 4 script delays.

The actor told The AP that he is not dismayed, despite the film's May 6, 2011 release date allegedly being in jeopardy.

"Like anything, it's a process. We're just in the midst of the process. We have a lot of great stuff in terms of story and script. We're just trying to dial it in and get it ready as quickly as possible," he said.

"Of course, these movies are a very big undertaking and take a lot more time than a drama or something more straightforward."

The Brothers star claimed that no matter what happens, he is enthusiastic about Spidey's future.

"Not only do I have specific ideas, but the ideas are evolving on the page," he added. "It's all happening right now. It's all sort of coming together.

"It's very exciting to me. I think the evolution of the character is really exciting, to be rooted in the history of what we've done already and to have a continuity, yet have a progression or evolution."

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De Luca outlines 'Ghost Rider' sequel

Producer Mike De Luca has lifted the lid on the follow-up to Sony Pictures' superhero movie Ghost Rider.

In an interview with Collider, De Luca revealed that the sequel will carry the subtitle Spirit Of Vengeance and serve as a series reboot. He also confirmed that the film will be based on a script penned by David Goyer in 2001.

"Goyer has just delivered that outline to us in the studio and we're waiting to hear back and then we'll know if we can go to that revised script," he said. "But since we're starting from something already written, it's been a pretty speedy process."

Nicholas Cage has been tipped to reprise his role as Johnny Blaze but Eva Mendes's character Roxanne Simpson is "not part of the sequel". According to De Luca, the project could begin filming this year.

The producer also expressed an interest in bringing in Goyer to helm the venture, should his schedule allow it. "I'd be excited to have that conversation with David if and when we get up to that point and schedules permit," he added.

A potential release window for Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance is yet to be announced.

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Cooper 'can't wait for Hangover 2'

Bradley Cooper has said that he is so keen to start filming a sequel to The Hangover that he would sign up to the project even if the script was terrible.

The comedy was one of the surprise hits of 2008, amassing $459m (£287m) during its box office run.

Cooper told The Independent: "Even if it's not a good script, I'd do it! When you have an experience like this with people you get along with, it's a rarity. So if someone says, 'Do you want to spend three months doing it again?' In a heartbeat!

"It's a very intimate thing you go through, shooting a movie. You find out whether you really like somebody, or you very much dislike somebody pretty fast. It's like doing a sport together."

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Brad Pitt's beard prepares him for role?

Brad Pitt's beard is apparently helping him get into character for his next part.

According to People, Pitt will next be playing early 20th century British explorer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, who disappeared in the Amazon in 1925.

However, a Paramount source maintained that the film, called The Lost City of Z, has no script or start date. Further, the explorer had a handlebar moustache and no other facial hair.

"There is no film-related explanation I can give you as to why [Pitt] has the beard," the insider added.

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'Hulk' director wants shot at 'Avengers'

The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier has said that he'd love to helm the forthcoming Avengers film for Marvel Studios.

Speaking to MTV, Leterrier revealed that he wants to work with producer and Iron Man director John Favreau for the planned superhero project.

"I hope they don't find a director before I'm available, because I'd love to take a crack at [Avengers]," he said.

He added: "Jon Favreau would've been the best director to do this thing, but now that he's producing, I'd love to be able to work with him and continue what I started with Hulk and what he started with Iron Man and we do it together and continue that universe."

Marvel has yet to choose a director for the Avengers movie.

Leterrier's next film Clash of the Titans opens in US cinemas March 26, 2010.

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Blake Lively cast in 'Green Lantern'

Blake Lively is to play the part of female lead Carol Ferris in Green Lantern.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Gossip Girl star impressed the studio with her audition and work in adult-themed drama The Town - despite bosses initially looking for an older actress.

It is believed Lively's character will be faithful to her comics counterpart. In the Green Lantern DC Comics series, Carol Ferris runs her father's aerospace company and hires cocky test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), who later becomes an intergalactic superhero.

Lively is thought to have fought off stiff competition from Keri Russell and Jennifer Garner for the role.

Green Lantern, directed by Martin Campbell, is expected to arrive in cinemas in June, 2011.

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Adriana Barraza to join 'Thor' cast

Drag Me To Hell star Adriana Barraza is in negotiations to appear in the movie adaptation of Thor.

Details about her character are not yet known, but The Hollywood Reporter claims she is in line to play a human in Kenneth Branagh's god-centric film.

Barraza is best known for her Oscar-nominated turn in Babel.

Hype for the big screen version of Marvel's god of thunder, which stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins, has been steadily growing in recent months.

Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau said on Twitter: "Walked through some of the Thor sets that are being built. They're pretty amazing."

Marvel and Paramount this week pushed up the movie's release date to May 6, 2011.

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Gyllenhaal 'glad to bulk up for Persia'

Jake Gyllenhaal has admitted that he has always wanted to be an action hero.

The actor, who plays a young prince in the film adaptation of the video game Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time, has insisted that he enjoyed bulking up for the role.

The 29-year-old told Empire: "I'd come off a lot of films that were very character-driven and I had exercised all those muscles, it was time to try something else. It's so much fun to just run around and fight. It's like what I always dreamed of doing when I thought about being an actor as a little kid.

"And then I made all these movies where I was like... I mean, I like all the stories I made, but I've always wanted to do this. It's a legitimate action movie!"

The Brothers star also admitted that he spent half a year in the gym getting fit for the role.

Gyllenhaal added: "How did I get so big? In order to be a warrior fighting in all these scenes and to actually fight with these people and have legitimate fun in the movie, it required six months of pretty heavy training, as if I were fighting, as if I were running on walls, as if I were jumping up and down and grabbing things. I mean, it was really fun stuff."

Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time is released in US and UK cinemas on May 28.

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Gyllenhaal: 'People think I'm Spiderman'

Jake Gyllenhaal has revealed that people often confuse him for his Brothers co-star Tobey Maguire.

According to Contactmusic, Gyllenhaal joked that taxi drivers often think he played Spiderman.

"People have often said to me that I look like Tobey, so I thought it was perfect casting," he said. "They really just made Brothers so it could be said that I look different from Tobey. In fact, to all those cab drivers in New York, I am not Spiderman!"

Gyllenhaal added that he enjoyed working on the film but was slightly intimidated by the director Jim Sheridan.

He explained: "He walked up to me in the movie and he said, 'Jake, I just want you to know, you're playing my little brother in the movie so I'm going to have to hate you most of the time'. Honestly, he was like, 'I f**king hate you!' But clearly the process worked."

Maguire has previously said that he impersonates Gyllenhaal when he is mistaken for him.

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Washington 'regrets turning down Se7en'

Denzel Washington has revealed that he regrets turning down a role in Se7en.

The actor told Entertainment Weekly that he knew he had made a mistake when he saw the film.

He explained: "They offered me the Brad Pitt part, but I was like, 'This is so dark and evil'. Then, when I saw the movie, I was like, 'Oh, shoot'."

Washington is now said to be working with Will Smith on a remake of Uptown Saturday Night.

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Radcliffe: 'Hallows is extraordinary'

Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows will be "different" to the other movies in the franchise.

The actor also told the Daily Record that he had enjoyed filming in Scotland.

"We were only in Scotland for one night to do the camping scenes but it was magic," he revealed. "The mountains up there looked kind of blue and and the weather was great."

Radcliffe explained that fans might be surprised by Deathly Hallows, which has been split into two films.

"Part one is a road movie," he said. "We are not in Hogwarts at all and it's going to look very different. And the action is going to be pretty extraordinary."

Radcliffe has previously said that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows is the toughest film yet.

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'Star Trek' sequel given 2012 release date

Paramount has announced the release date for its Star Trek sequel.

The follow-up to J.J. Abrams's franchise reinvention will open in cinemas on June 29, 2012. Abrams is expected to return to the director's chair working from a script by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof.

Enterprise crew cast members Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban and Simon Pegg will reprise their roles in the next film.

Saldana recently revealed that pre-production work on the new Trek is due to start this year.

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'Wolverine' sequel to shoot next year?

Hugh Jackman has hinted that the sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine could begin shooting next year.

It was previously reported that the follow-up will be based on Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's Wolverine comic, which sees the mutant hero fall for the daughter of a Japanese crime boss.

"Wolverine's going to be back," Jackman told MTV at the People's Choice Awards. "He's going to Japan. We shoot that probably in a year, year and a half, something like that."

Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, who penned the first film, has signed on for the sequel. Director Gavin Hood has also expressed interest in returning to helm the project. The venture is expected to shoot in the Far East and showcase several new fighting styles for Logan.

Elsewhere, Bryan Singer's X-Men: First Class and Ryan Reynolds's Deadpool are now in pre-production.

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