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'Hellboy' star Perlman joins 'Conan'

Hellboy's Ron Perlman has reportedly signed to co-star in the upcoming Conan update.

According to New York magazine, Perlman will play Conan's father, replacing Mickey Rourke in the role.

The Lionsgate project is directed by Markus Nispel and stars Jason Momoa as Conan and Stephen Lang as villain Khalar Singh.

Filming is expected to begin in Bulgaria in March.

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Heidi Montag cast in 'Just Go With It'

Heidi Montag has scored a role in Adam Sandler comedy Just Go With It.

According to Entertainment Weekly, The Hills star will star opposite Kevin Nealon.

Montag had tweeted earlier this week that she had "been cast in her first feature film comedy".

She is scheduled to start shooting her scenes Monday.

The film also stars Jennifer Aniston and Brooklyn Decker.

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Schreiber hoping for 'Wolverine' return

Liev Schreiber has admitted that he is unsure whether he will return for the Wolverine sequel.

Schreiber, who played Victor Creed/Sabretooth in the original movie, explained that he doesn't know whether or not his character appears in future instalments of the story.

OK reports that he said: "I just had dinner with [Hugh Jackman, who plays Wolverine,] last night and Hugh read the first draft of the script and I was really excited about it.

"It's still not clear whether or not Victor will be present in the Japan storyline. In the Japan storyline as I remember it from the Wolverine comics, Victor wasn't there. So I don't know."

However, Schreiber added that he hopes he will be able to join the movie, saying: "Of course I've got my fingers crossed because I love the character so much. To have the chance to do it again would be a lot of fun, but I'm not sure."

Filming for the Wolverine sequel is expected to begin in January 2011.

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Mel Gibson: 'Viking film may be my last'

Mel Gibson has admitted that his new film might be the last he will helm.

The actor, who is directing a movie about Vikings, also revealed that the project was the first one he ever thought of as a teenager.

He said: "It was the first movie I ever thought about making. I saw it in my mind back when I was teenager. Seriously, it’s the first movie I wanted to make."

The 54-year-old continued: "And I think it will be the last film I direct. It’s the thing I have been going toward, in a way, since I was young, and I think when it’s done I may be finished.

"We're going hammer and tongs on the script right now.

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Diaz 'very happy' about Timberlake film

Cameron Diaz is reportedly excited about working with Justin Timberlake on a new film.

The couple, who used to date, have both signed up to appear in upcoming movie Bad Teacher.

A source told Fox News: "They've been apart for years, but they stayed friends and the friendship has only gotten better over time.

"Cameron loved Justin and they were always trying to come up with some project they could do together beyond Shrek. She is very happy that Bad Teacher worked out - Cameron was gunning for Justin to be in it with her and she had some influence over the choice."

The insider added: "[Diaz] has been going through ups and downs lately between films and Justin's hiring made her feel better. Cameron loves working and now she gets to go to work with someone who knows her as well as her closest friends. It's a treat and she's already laughing."

The source also dismissed claims that Timberlake's current girlfriend Jessica Biel is unhappy about the reunion.

"[Timberlake] is making it clear that he's thrilled to be working with Cam again, but that's where the line is drawn," the insider said. "Jessica says she has no reservations about the movie."

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Bruce Willis: 'I don't want to retire'

Bruce Willis has revealed that he doesn't want to retire.

According to Contactmusic, the 54-year-old actor is hoping that his family have given him good genes so that he can carry on acting for a long time.

He said: "I have a 98-year-old aunt who is completely lucid, who can talk about when she was 5 years old, so I'm hoping that's my genes, too.

"I don't plan on retiring so with any luck I can really make those old man roles my own."

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Forest Whitaker 'enjoyed violent role'

Forest Whitaker has said that he enjoyed filming Repo Men because he got to beat people up the "old-fashioned way".

The Oscar-winning actor said that he welcomed the change of pace in choosing an action film rather than a serious drama.

Whitaker told Contactmusic: "I play a guy who sells body parts in the future. But I take them back if the person doesn't pay.

"The guy I play actually loves his job and loves inflicting pain. For me, it was fun because this is a big action movie, but it's not guns blazing. I get to hit people the old-fashioned way instead of shooting them."

Repo Men is released on March 19 in the US and on April 23 in the UK.

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Carrey: 'I don't care about Morris reaction'

Jim Carrey has admitted that he does not care about negative reactions to his controversial film I Love You Phillip Morris.

Speaking to Metro, the actor claimed that many of his friends and colleagues advised him not to take on the role of a gay conman who falls in love with his cellmate in prison.

Carrey said: "I went to them, 'Well, why else do we live? Except to do something that people haven't seen before in a film and to push the boundary a little bit? So when it snaps back it doesn't snap back quite so far'.

"I don't really care about the reaction, if there's a negative reaction. I care about doing a story about amazing, fascinating people. It's a true story about love, and someone's relentlessness to find it and keep it."

Carrey added that he wanted to sign up for Phillip Morris immediately after reading the script because his character Steven Russell was "already realised" on the page.

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Downey Jr to lead 3D sci-fi 'Gravity'

Robert Downey Jr is circling the lead role in Alfonso Cuarón's 3D sci-fi film Gravity.

According to Deadline, the Sherlock Holmes star will play the leader of a team housed on a remote space station. When the outpost is hit by a damaged satellite, the crew is killed leaving Downey Jr's character and a female astronaut stranded in space.

The Warner Bros movie, which Cuarón penned with his son Jonás, will film in London this summer and be released in 3D. Angelina Jolie had been linked to the movie but dropped out when the project left Universal.

Downey Jr can next be seen reprising his role as billionaire superhero Tony Stark in Iron Man 2, opening in the UK on April 30.

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'Kick-Ass' will 'mimic' superhero films

Scenes in Kick-Ass will duplicate those in popular comic book features, according to director Matthew Vaughn

He confirmed to ScifiWire that some memorable moments from the picture were attempted shot-for-shot.

"Spider-Man we tried to do shot-by-shot, but we couldn't afford to put a crane up there," Vaughn said.

The helmer also borrowed from sci-fi projects like the Star Wars trilogy.

"Literally every scene we were taking things from movies we'd seen before. The Mist-mobile is literally from the Tim Burton Batman. The jetpack is actually meant to be the X-wing fighter shooting the Death Star," he added.

"Brian K. Vaughan, who does Runaways, is a good pal of mine, and Mike Mignola is a guy that we've known for years. It was funny, in that comic store, all the books that were up front were all the people we like, and all the guys we hate, we put them in the back."

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Waititi, Morrison for 'Green Lantern'

New Zealand-born actors Taika Waititi and Temuera Morrison have joined the cast of Warner Bros' Green Lantern.

Waititi will play the best friend of Hal Jordan/The Green Lantern. Morrison has landed the role of Abin Sur, an alien member of the Green Lantern Corps who recruits Hal Jordan, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Morrison is perhaps best known for playing Jango Fett in the Star Wars prequels.

Filmmaker-actor Waititi directed the award-winning comedy Eagle vs. Shark and two episodes of HBO's Flight of the Conchords.

Green Lantern also stars Ryan Reynolds, Peter Sarsgaard and Blake Lively, and is directed by Martin Campbell. The film is based on the DC Comics character.

Production is scheduled to begin this week in New Orleans.

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Forest Whitaker eyes 'Treasure' role

Forest Whitaker is reportedly in talks to star in indie drama Little Treasure.

According to Variety, the film follows an American couple who visit the wife's home country of China. There, they deal with injustice, prejudice, cultural differences and form a relationship with Shanghai youth.

The project is directed by Michael D. Olmos, son of actor Edward James.

Production is scheduled to begin in April in Shanghai.

Whitaker will next be seen in Repo Men, arriving in US cinemas on March 19.

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Ed Norton has no plans to film 'Hulk 2'

Incredible Hulk star Edward Norton has commented on his relationship with Marvel Studios.

The actor reportedly voiced his dissatisfaction with the final cut of Marvel's 2008 Hulk movie upon its release.

In an interview with Coming Soon, Norton said that he is still in communication with Marvel "to some degree" through his agents.

The 40-year-old also told MTV that he has no plans to appear in a sequel to Hulk, nor will he be involved in Marvel's Thor or The First Avenger: Captain America.

Again speaking to Coming Soon, he hinted that he might return to the role of Bruce Banner/The Hulk for the planned Avengers movie.

"I get the sense they (Marvel) have this grand vision of unspooling a lot of their characters and then starting to put them together," Norton said.

He added: "I think they can only do so many at a time. Obviously, they are doing Iron Man 2 and then getting some of the new ones out."

Norton's Leaves of Grass opens in US cinemas on April 2, 2010.

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Phillipe in talks for 'Captain America'?

Ryan Phillipe has reportedly joined the list of actors being considered for the role of Captain America.

According to HitFix, the Stop-Loss star is a contender for the lead part in Marvel Studio's The First Avenger: Captain America.

The 35-year-old joins Michael Cassidy, Chace Crawford, Scott Porter, Garrett Hedlund, Mike Vogel, Chris Evans and John Krasinski as the latest actor to screen for the role.

Matrix star Hugo Weaving is apparently in negotiations to portray villain Red Skull in the superhero picture.

Phillipe will next be seen in MacGruber, arriving in US cinemas on May 21.

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Tatum, Knightley linked to 'Captain America'

Chaning Tatum and Keira Knightley are the latest names to be linked to Marvel's Captain America movie.

Tatum has been approached to play the title role, that of a weak World War II solider who is injected with a serum and transformed into a musclebound superhero. The Dear John star joins Ryan Phillippe, Chris Evans, Mike Vogel and Garrett Hedlund as candidates for the superhero role in Joe Johnston's action-adventure film.

Knightley, meanwhile, is under consideration for the female lead Peggy. Brit actresses Alice Eve and Emily Blunt are also on the shortlist for the part. The Matrix star Hugo Weaving is in negotiations to portray villain Red Skull.

The First Avenger: Captain America will shoot in the UK this summer and is slated for release in July 2011.

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Jim Carrey to star in 'Butter'?

Jim Carrey is reportedly in talks to star in upcoming feature Butter.

The film centres on the contestants of a butter-carving contest at the Iowa State Fair. The script is apparently inspired by Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama's run to secure the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2008.

Carrey would join the already cast Kate Hudson and Jennifer Garner in the project, reports New York magazine.

The 47-year-old would play a Bill Clinton-esque sculpting champ.

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Ben Stiller confirms 'Zoolander 2' plans

Ben Stiller has confirmed reports that he is working on a sequel to Zoolander

Last month, it was claimed that the star was collaborating with Tropic Thunder writer Justin Theroux on a follow-up to the 2001 comedy.

Stiller told Parade: "We've been working on it on and off over the last six or seven years.

"The biggest hurdle for me personally was that Drake Sather, who created the character, passed away. He was a good friend and the lump for me was it's hard to imagine doing it without him."

He added: "Now my buddy, Justin Theroux, has committed to directing and writing it. So I'm excited and I think it's going to happen.

"I want to be able to do something that lives up to the first one. That's the challenge."

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Jason Segel confirmed for 'Muppets' lead

Jason Segel will play the lead role in Disney's new untitled Muppets movie, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Segel and Nicholas Stoller have written the screenplay for the film, which will see the How I Met Your Mother star play a man who tries to get the disbanded Muppets back together to put on a show.

Flight Of The Conchords director James Bobin was hired to helm the new Muppets film after Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) dropped out to work on Russell Brand's Get Him To The Greek.

Previous actors to have shared big screen adventures with Kermit, Miss Piggy and the Jim Henson creations include Charles Grodin (The Great Muppet Caper), Michael Caine (The Muppet Christmas Carol) and Kevin Bishop (Muppet Treasure Island).

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Seyfried, Meyers, Bloom for 'Nobbs'

Amanda Seyfried, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Orlando Bloom have reportedly boarded upcoming feature Albert Nobbs.

The trio join the already cast Michael Gambon, Janet McTeer and Glenn Close in the picture, reports Deadline.

Oscar winner Close co-wrote and is producing the film.

The story centres on a woman (Close) who poses as a man in 19th century Ireland.

Colombian filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia is directing the project, scheduled to begin production in Dublin in June.

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