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Fassbender explains Magneto inspiration

Michael Fassbender has claimed that he based his interpretation of the iconic super-villain Magneto in X-Men: First Class on the comic books themselves.

The Inglourious Basterds actor admits that he tried to steer clear of attempting to imitate Ian McKellen's critically-acclaimed portrayal of the character in the first three X-Men films.

"I haven't based it on him at all actually, and I hope fans aren't going to be disappointed by that, because I know he's rated as number one comic villain, well he's up there anyway," Fassbender told SuperheroHype.

"I just tried to steep myself in the source material, the comic books, and there's so much," the actor explained. "He's such a fascinating guy, and how he becomes Magneto is a really interesting journey."

Fassbender revealed that he feels that one of the most important elements of the character, despite its exclusion from the upcoming film, was Magneto's early relationship with Magda, his lover who runs away after witnessing him murder a mob of people.

"You don't see that relationship [with Magda], I've just held that for my own personal use in developing the character, so when we meet him at the beginning of this film, he's definitely a lone wolf," Fassbender added.

X-Men: First Class will be released in cinemas on June 3.

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Mackie confirmed for 'Vampire Hunter

The Hurt Locker star Anthony Mackie has officially signed on to star in Timur Bekmambetov's upcoming adaptation of the horror mash-up Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

The actor will join Benjamin Walker in the film, based on Seth Grahame-Smith's bestselling novel, and has admitted that he can't wait to start work.

"The great thing about it, and what I loved about the movie, is the idea that it's the actual storyline," Mackie told Shock Til You Drop. "They took Abraham Lincoln's biography, moment by moment, and put this sub-storyline of vampires in it, and I think that's kind of interesting.

"It kind of entices the next generation to look at history in a way that's new and creative," he added.

Mackie also revealed that Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is scheduled to begin production this March in his hometown of New Orleans.

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Cotillard to join 'The Dark Knight Rises'?

Marion Cotillard is rumoured to have joined the cast of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.

Cotillard, who also starred in Nolan's previous film Inception, has allegedly signed on for Nolan's third Batman film, according to the French newspaper Le Figaro.

"The actress, who is expecting a child in the spring with Guillaume Canet, will be scarce this year. She'll do a single film and her choice fell on Batman 3," read the article.

Cotillard was rumoured for a role in The Dark Knight Rises last year. However, after the actress announced her pregnancy, it was believed that she would not be able to take a role in the highly-anticipated movie. The news remains unconfirmed as of yet.

The Dark Knight Rises is scheduled to be released on July 20, 2012.

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Huntington-Whiteley: 'Transformers role a surprise

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has admitted that she was shocked to be given the lead in Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

The 23-year old model and actress will be seen making her Hollywood debut in the third film of the franchise about alien robot vehicles.

In an interview with Total Film, she said: "I went to the casting unaware they were looking for a new female lead.

"We were told it was for a 'nemesis' role and I left thinking I was awful. The next day I was offered the lead!"

Huntington-Whiteley has previously worked with Transformers helmer Michael Bay on a commercial campaign for the high-end lingerie brand Victoria's Secret.

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Martin Lawrence offers 'Bad Boys 3' update

Martin Lawrence has revealed that he is still hoping to make Bad Boys 3.

Speaking to Digital Spy, the Big Mommas star said that all the key players from the first two action movies - Will Smith, director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer - are keen to return for a third instalment.

"They're working on a script now," he said. "That's something I think looks very real. Will told me that he wanted to do it as well. Michael Bay I heard was on board and Jerry Bruckheimer. We'll see."

Asked about a potential starting date for the sequel, Lawrence added: "Those guys are very busy. There's no timeline."

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John Turturro, Eddie Izzard for 'Cars 2

John Turturro and Eddie Izzard have joined the voice cast of Cars 2.

The actors will give voice to two new characters in the sequel to the hit 2006 animated film Cars, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Izzard will portray Miles Axlerod, an ex-oil baron who now runs on electricity and is dedicated to finding renewable energy. Turturro will play a Formula 1 Italian race car named Francesco Bernoulli.

Director John Lasseter said that Turturro was Pixar's first choice for the role of Francesco

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Tyrese: 'Transformers 3 the best of series

Tyrese Gibson has called Transformers: Dark of the Moon the best movie of the series.

Speaking to MTV, the actor said that fans should be eagerly anticipating director Michael Bay's third Transformers movie.

"It's in 3D, and this is the first time we're doing [a Transformers movie] in 3D," he said.

Gibson added: "In the first two, we were messing around and playing around, trying to figure out the niche and the energy and the synergy. Michael Bay has gone on the record, as has Shia, the star of the movie, and they've said, 'Listen, we've really figured it out this time. This is the biggest and best Transformers movie of all of them.'"

Transformers: Dark of the Moon arrives in cinemas on July 1.

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Jude Law to join 'Dracula' adaptation?

Jude Law may star in the upcoming adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, it has been reported.

Law, who is currently shooting the Sherlock Holmes sequel, is reportedly in talks to join director David Slade's next project.

Bleeding Cool reports that the movie, titled The Last Voyage of the Demeter, follows the ship that transports the Transylvanian count to the shores of England. Over the course of the voyage, which is documented by reports in the captain's log, the vampire slowly slaughters the ship's entire crew.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ben Kingsley and Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy) are also attached for supporting roles in the film, which is being described as something akin to Alien.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter marks Slade's third major vampire movie in recent years, after 30 Days of Night and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

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New 'Spider-Man' title revealed

Columbia Pictures has confirmed that the new Spider-Man movie will be titled The Amazing Spider-Man.

The Andrew Garfield-led comic book adventure, which will be released in 3D, is currently filming under the direction of (500) Days Of Summer helmer Marc Webb.

Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen and Sally Field co-star in the picture.

The Amazing Spider-Man is due to open in cinemas on July 3, 2012.

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The Title of this movie sucks in my opinion

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Ritchie to direct '300' sequel

Guy Ritchie has been approached by Warner Brothers to direct the sequel to the graphic novel adaptation 300.

The Sherlock Holmes director was asked to step in to give 300 helmer Zack Snyder time to work on writing another Superman film by 2013, Vulture has reported.

Xerxes, the follow-up to the warrior film, is also based on a Frank Miller graphic novel about the Zoroastrian king of the Achaemenid Empire.

Ritchie's own comic series, titled Gamekeeper, was put into development last year by Warner Brothers and Matrix producer Joel Silver.

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Holmes' sequel gets 'Game Of Shadows' title

The sequel to Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes will be titled Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, Warner Bros has confirmed.

The movie will see Holmes and his assistant Watson - played by returning stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, respectively - take on their arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris). Series newcomers include Noomi Rapace, as a French gypsy, and Stephen Fry as Holmes's brother Mycroft.

Sherlock Holmes grossed more than $500 million at the worldwide box office following its cinema release in 2009.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows will open in cinemas on December 16.

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Terminator' to be revived with Schwarzenegger

Universal is reportedly hoping to revive the Terminator series with Fast & Furious director Justin Lin at the helm.

According to Deadline, the studio is looking to team up with hedge fund Pacificor, who acquired the Terminator rights last year in bankruptcy court, and mount another big screen instalment in the sci-fi franchise.

Lin would likely team up with his Fast Five screenwriter Chris Morgan to develop the fifth Terminator.

Interest in the property was allegedly reignited after Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed that he intends to take up acting again following the end of his tenure as Governor of California.

The last movie in the series, 2009's Terminator Salvation, was directed by McG and starred Christian Bale as resistance leader John Connor. Schwarzenegger's T-800 made an appearance in a computer-generated cameo.

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Bieber film director to helm 'GI Joe 2'?

Jon Chu, the director of Justin Bieber's Never Say Never, is in the running to helm Paramount's GI Joe sequel.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chu and F. Gary Gray (Law Abiding Citizen) are the "hot candidates" to make the follow-up to 2009's action blockbuster GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra.

Chu is also behind two of Disney's Step Up dance movies, while Gray directed the remake of The Italian Job and The Negotiator .

GI Joe producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura met with both Chu and Gray recently and Paramount is expected to begin talks about an appointment this week.

Stephen Sommers departed the director's chair for GI Joe earlier in the year.

Based on the Hasbro toy line, GI Joe starred Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller and Christopher Eccleston, and grossed more than $300 million at the worldwide box office on a budget of $175 million.

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Jonathan Ross's 'Golden Age' to become film

Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn has revealed that he wants to turn Jonathan Ross's upcoming comic The Golden Age into a movie.

According to Deadline, Vaughn has interest from a "major Hollywood studio" to fully finance the project. The comic, penned by Ross and illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards, centres on a retirement home for superheroes.

The director is hoping to get stars such as Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty attached to the film.

“You have these great star names and they're mainly playing supporting roles now," he said. "I want to give them the lead again and let them have some fun."

Vaughn added that he and his regular screenwriter Jane Goldman (Ross's wife) may hand over directorial and scripting duties to other filmmakers for The Golden Age.

Ross's first comic book, Turf, is currently on issue three of a five-part run.

Vaughn and Goldman's X-Men: First Class will open in cinemas on May 30.

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Alice Eve Joins 'Men In Black III' As Young Emma Thompson

When Men in Black III re-starts production next month, Alice Eve will play the younger version of Men in Black Agency head Emma Thompson in the time travel storyline. The British actress plays Olivia, hired as secretary for the Agency in 1969. While it appears she was given the job because of her looks, Olivia is actually whip smart. Sure enough, in the contemporary storyline, Thompson runs the place. Will Smith's Agent J character is forced to travel back in time to team up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save the world. Eve just completed production on The Decoy Bride and starred with John Cusack in The Raven. She's repped by Untitled, UTA and Artists Right Group. MIB III has extended a pre-planned holiday hiatus. With a skeleton staff in place, the filmmakers are taking extra time to hone the script. Director Barry Sonnenfeld has already assembled the footage shot so far, and insiders said that the film is still on track for its May 25, 2012 release by Sony Pictures.

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Cavill 'didn't feel ready for Superman test'

Henry Cavill has revealed that he panicked before auditioning for Zack Snyder's Superman movie.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the British actor said that he didn't feel like he was ready to screen test for the iconic superhero role because he had lost the muscular physique attained for fantasy epic Immortals.

"All I could think was: Oh, God. They’re going to look at me and go 'He's not Superman. Not a chance.' The actor inside me was going: 'You're not ready! You're not ready!'" Cavill said.

Snyder, who had Clark Kent candidates wear a replica of Christopher Reeve's superhero outfit, said of Cavill's screen test: "He walked out, and no-one laughed. Other actors put that suit on, and it's a joke, even if they're great actors. Henry put it on, and he exuded this kind of crazy-calm confidence that just made me go, 'Wow. Okay: This was Superman.'"

Superman will open in cinemas in December 2012.

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Parker: 'There's more Sex And The City'

Sarah Jessica Parker has insisted that a third Sex And The City film could find box office success.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the actress said that she feels confident the franchise has "one more story to tell" and hopes to take part in such a project in the future.

"I would go back. I think there's one more story to tell. I know there is," she explained.

"I'd definitely tell that [third] story, and I know [series creator] Michael [Patrick King] would do it right. But maybe not now. Maybe in five years, you know?"

She also expressed her disapproval over rumours that the next Sex And The City film would be a prequel to the television series.

"There are a lot of important and interesting stories that 21-year-olds can tell. I don't begrudge any 21-year-old the opportunity to tell their stories," she said.

"But I don't think we can pretend to go back. It's creating two histories. It's like, 'Oh I didn't know that about Carrie Bradshaw'."

However, Parker was adamant that it is important for her to pursue other projects before heading back to such an iconic role, adding: "It's not that I want to get away from [SATC]. In a million years, who could get away from it?

"[But] if I'm not scared again that's not good for me. That's literally no good for me. If I'm not terrified and nauseous and worried [in] the first two weeks of production, then what's going to happen? You could wither on the vine. It's like if you can't use your leg. It just atrophies."

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Steve Carell to star alongside Streep

Steve Carell is reportedly in talks to star in forthcoming drama Great Hope Springs.

The Office actor could join Meryl Streep in the project, reports Deadline.

The Devil Wears Prada director David Frankel is helming the movie, which centres on a married couple trying to save their marriage.

Carell would play the marriage therapist to Streep's desperate wife and her husband. The husband role has yet to be cast.

Carell is scheduled to depart NBC's The Office later this season. He will next be seen in the film Crazy, Stupid Love starring Ryan Gosling and Julianne Moore.

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50 Cent Takes Cop Role in 'Freelancers'

Rapper 50 Cent is to play a rogue cop in tough new drama "Freelancers". The "In Da Club" star, real name Curtis Jackson, will play the son of a slain NYPD officer, who takes his dad's place in a vice crime task force and finds himself "on a team of rogue Gotham cops."

Filming is scheduled to begin at the end of March in Michigan, according to Variety. The film will be helmed by "Soul Plane" director Jessy Terrero, who has previously worked with the rapper in the movie "Gun" and his video projects, "The Massacre: Special Edition" and "50 Cent: The New Breed."

The movie will be 50's 13th. It is part of a 10-picture deal with Lions Gate under his Cheetah Vision imprint.

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Evans reveals future Marvel commitments

Chris Evans has admitted that he was initially hesitant about signing up to play the role of Captain America in upcoming Marvel Comics projects due to the sheer amount of commitment that the studio expected from him.

The former Fantastic Four actor was unveiled as the company's Captain America in March last year, but recently said that he reduced the number of films he was signing up for during negotiations.

"At one point it was nine pictures," Evans told Total Film. "We got it down to six, but still, that's making a decision for a big portion of your life."

However, Evans claimed that he is content with his decision to take on the part, and is well aware that it could be the most iconic role of his acting career.

"I love acting but there are other things I want to do, I want to write and direct," Evans continued. "If the movies do well and they want to exercise all six films, I could be doing this until I'm 40."

"That's a crazy thing to try and process," the actor added.

Captain America: The First Avenger is due to be released on July 29

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I highly doubt this film will get 6 made, I would be surprised if it gets 3 done, now the Batman films deserve to continue as does Iron Man and possibly Wolverine but not Captain America.