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24' movie to be produced by Brian Grazer

Brian Grazer has confirmed that he will produce the upcoming movie version of TV drama 24.

The film will be released in summer 2012 according to lead actor Kiefer Sutherland. Producer Grazer tweeted yesterday about his involvement.

He said: "Got off the phone [with] Keifer (sic) yesterday and we are very excited about producing the 24 movie for next year."

Grazer co-owns Imagine Entertainment with Ron Howard, the company that produced the long-running series on Fox.

The movie-maker has previously produced the likes of 8 Mile, Inside Man and Frost/Nixon. He has also appeared twice as himself on The Simpsons.

24 showrunner Howard Gordon had previously said that production for the film was "on hold".

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Eddie Murphy 'won't do more Shrek films

Eddie Murphy has claimed that he has no interest in reprising his role as Donkey for a further Shrek sequel.

The actor voiced the wise-cracking sidekick for the original Dreamworks animated film more than a decade ago, and has since returned for three big-screen sequels, including last year's Shrek Forever After, and a series of televised holiday specials.

Speaking to TMZ, the former Saturday Night Live star dismissed the suggestion that a fifth feature film will be produced.

"No more Shrek," Murphy said. "I'm Shrek'd out."

He added: "We did five of them if you count the Halloween ones and the Christmas ones. [So that's] quite a bit of it."

Murphy went on to say that one of the reasons that the movies have been so successful is that the humour appeals to both children and adults.

While the comic may not be willing to return to the Donkey character, the Shrek series is to continue with the spin-off Puss In Boots, which is to be based around the popular character voiced by Spanish actor Antonio Banderas.

Puss In Boots is scheduled to be released on November 4 in US cinemas and on December 9 in the UK.

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James McAvoy to star in thriller 'Punch

James McAvoy is in talks to star in forthcoming thriller Welcome to the Punch.

The X-Men: First Class star could head to London in July to film the project, reports Deadline.

Eran Creevy is the writer-director behind the movie, which is described as "an epic crime thriller in the mould of Heat or Internal Affairs".

The actor recently joined the cast of Robert Redford's upcoming film project The Conspirator, also starring Robin Wright.

McAvoy recently said that the dynamic between Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr in X-Men: First Class makes the film "kind of a love story".

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Lindsay Lohan: 'Gotti is a good friend

Lindsay Lohan has revealed that she is good friends with Victoria Gotti, the daughter of mobster John Gotti.

The actress is in talks to play Victoria in the upcoming biopic of John's life, based on his son's memoirs.

She told E! News: "I've known [Victoria] and the family for many years and she's a strong-willed woman. She is completely devoted to her family and I admire her strength and self respect."

Gotti: Three Generations producer Mark Fiore has said that negotiations are just beginning, but called Lohan a "terrific actress" who has a close resemblance to Victoria.

Sienna Miller and Blake Lively were reportedly in the running for the part before Lohan was put forward for the role by Victoria.

It was also rumoured that Kim Kardashian has been asked to play John's daughter-in-law.

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Tom Hanks boards Wachowskis' 'Cloud Atlas

Tom Hanks has reportedly been confirmed to star in the upcoming film adaptation of Cloud Atlas.

Deadline reveals that the actor signed onto the project, which is being written and co-directed by Run Lola Run's Tom Twyker and The Matrix's Andy and Lana Wachowski, earlier this week.

The movie's logline describes the plot as "an epic story of humankind in which the actions and consequences of our lives impact one another throughout the past, present and future as one soul is shaped from a murderer into a savior and a single act of kindness ripples out for centuries to inspire a revolution. "

Warner Bros will distribute Cloud Atlas in the US while Focus Features International will handle sales and distribution worldwide, with rights expected to be sold at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Shooting will begin in September 2011.

Halle Berry was previously named for a role in the film, with James McAvoy also rumoured to be taking part.

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Bradley Cooper to star in 'Crow' remake?

Bradley Cooper is reportedly in talks to star in the planned remake of The Crow.

The actor would take on Brandon Lee's role as Eric Draven, the rock musician who comes back to life to avenge his and his fiancée's murders.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Limitless star and director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo have arrived at a "vision for the character and the film".

The remake will be produced by the same studio behind Limitless.

28 Weeks Later helmer Fresnadillo confirmed last week that he was taking over the reins, after Stephen Norrington unexpectedly pulled out.

The director of the original, Alex Proyas, dismissed talk of the remake when it was first proposed and said that he only completed the first film out of respect for Lee.

Lee, who is the son of kung-fu legend Bruce, died on the set of the 1994 film after a firearms mix-up.

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Hugh Laurie to star in 'Mr Pip

Hugh Laurie has signed to star in a film adaptation of best-selling novel Mr Pip.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Shrek 2 writer Andrew Adamson is writing and directing the film.

Lloyd Jones wrote the novel, which centres on a man who opens a school in war-torn Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and reads Great Expectations to his students.

"From the first words of the novel, and the first image of the screenplay, I was hooked on Mr Pip," said House star Laurie, who recently played a blues show at a small bar in New Orleans.

The actor continued: "It's an immensely touching, unique, yet completely unsentimental story of love. It is unlike any script I have read, or any story I have ever heard. Plus I get to go to Papua New Guinea and call it work. I am a very lucky man."

"I read Mr Pip on a transatlantic flight and, by the time of landing, knew I would make this film," Adamson said.

He added: "It's a testament to Lloyd's wonderful novel that it has captured the hearts of Hugh, [producers] Robin [Scholes], Leslie [Urdang] and an incredible group of like minded collaborators."

Laurie signed a deal earlier this year to record a blues album.

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Vaughn wants 'X-Men: First Class' sequel

Director Matthew Vaughn has said that he hopes to make a sequel to X-Men: First Class.

Speaking to Total Film, Vaughn compared the movie to Batman Begins and said that First Class, which takes place in the early 1960s, could possibly have a follow-up in the vein of The Dark Knight.

"First Class is similar to Batman Begins, where you have the fun of introducing the characters and getting to know them, but that takes time," he said. "But with the second one you can just get on with it and have a rollicking good time. That's the main difference between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight."

He added: "1962 is far more grounded in the world of the '50s. I think it takes about five years for a decade to really start getting its identity, so the fun thing about this for me would be doing [a sequel] in the latter part of the decade, where you've got The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Flower Power…"

Producer Bryan Singer said that further X-Men sequels could take place in the 1970s and the 1980s.

"That's an idea that's been discussed. How the characters go through time. But only to a point - they can't age too fast," Singer said.

Star James McAvoy spoke about a possible journey that his character, Charles Xavier, could take in two possible sequels.

"In First Class he uses Cerebro for the first time and maybe it unlocks something in his head - maybe he can't keep the voices out or something," the actor said.

He continued: "So in the second movie his journey could be about getting himself out of a mess. And then in the third movie he becomes… Patrick Stewart [who played Xavier in the first three X-Men movies]!"

Rose Byrne, who plays Moira MacTaggert in the superhero film, recently confirmed that sequels for X-Men: First Class are a likely possibility.

X-Men: First Class opens June 2.

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Hugh Jackman drops out of 'Snow White'?

Hugh Jackman has reportedly pulled out of negotiations for the lead in Snow White and the Huntsman.

The X-Men star is the second actor to do so, following the departure of Viggo Mortensen, according to The Wrap.

Mortensen reportedly demanded an $8 million (£4.8m) salary and gross participation in the film.

The reasons for Jackman's decision are unclear, but he is currently working on salvaging Wolverine after the unexpected exit of director Darren Aronofsky.

Currently the only star confirmed for the fairy tale adaptation, to be helmed by debut director Rupert Sanders, is Charlize Theron who will play the Evil Queen.

Kristen Stewart is in talks for the title role, which will compete with Brothers Grimm: Snow White next year.

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Ellen Page to join new Woody Allen movie

Ellen Page has signed up to the latest Woody Allen project, which is set in Rome.

The actress will join Penelope Cruz, Alec Baldwin and a fellow Allen newcomer, The Social Network's Jessie Eisenberg, Variety reports.

Allen will be directing the film from his own screenplay, the details of which are undisclosed.

He has previously said that shooting in Rome will allow him to declare his love for the city on screen.

The legendary director's recent films have all been shot in Europe, with three set in London alone.

Cruz and Baldwin last acted with Allen in Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Alice respectively.

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Tom Cruise in talks for 'Oblivion'?

Tom Cruise is reportedly in early talks for the sci-fi thriller Oblivion.

The project is currently being courted by Universal after it was let go of by Disney because of problems with toning down the film for a PG certificate, Deadline reports.

Joseph Kosinski, director of Tron: Legacy, is to helm the movie, which is set in a post-apocalyptic future where people are forced to live in the sky after the earth becomes uninhabitable.

The screenplay is an adaptation of a graphic novel based on an idea by Kosinski.

Cruise is likely to take on the lead role of a soldier about to be sent to earth but who then falls in love with a mysterious woman who crashes nearby.

He will next be seen in the adaptation of the musical Rock of Ages, which co-stars Russell Brand.

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Clooney producing economic bailout drama

George Clooney has signed to produce a film about a US Treasury Department official assigned to become the federal economic bailout chief.

According to Variety, the project is based on a Washington Post article called 'The $700 Billion Man'.

The article tells the story of former US Treasury Department official Neel Kashkari, who left Washington for a small northern California town seven months after being appointed.

Kashkari helped to outline and implement the Troubled Asset Relief Programme (TARP), which set aside $700 billion as economic bailout funds in 2008.

Stranger Than Fiction writer Zach Helm is adapting the article for the screen, and Grant Heslov is co-producing.

Clooney, who recently blamed his troubled past for keeping him from getting involved with politics, could direct the picture as well as produce.

It was reported late last month that the actor might be called to provide testimony at Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's impending prostitution trial.

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50 Cent: 'I'm writing another movie

50 Cent has announced that he is writing a new movie.

The rapper took to Twitter to tell his fans about the film project.

"I'm writing another movie. I'll put it out the same day as my new album. I started last night," the rapper tweeted on Thursday.

The hip-hop star, born Curtis Jackson, later followed up with: "I have two ideas, what do you think about a film based on [the rapper's 2009 LP] War Angel?"

Jackson, who has been romantically linked to Chelsea Handler, then promised fans that the forthcoming movie would be "10 times better then (sic) Before I Self Destruct," referring to his first movie project as a writer-director.

The star also wrote the 2010 crime thriller Gun starring Val Kilmer and Machete actor Danny Trejo. His next film project, Things Fall Apart, which he also co-wrote, is expected to be released later this year.

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Singer: 'I'd cast Nicholas Hoult as Superman

Bryan Singer has revealed that he would cast Nicholas Hoult as Superman if he was given the opportunity to revisit the superhero series.

Singer helmed 2006's Superman Returns, a loose sequel to the 1978 Christopher Reeve original, but the franchise is now being rebooted with Henry Cavill in the lead role.

Asked how he would approach a new Superman movie, the X-Men: First Class producer told Total Film that he would go back and look at the character's early years.

"If I'm really honest, what I probably would have done is go back and retell the origin story with someone like Nicholas Hoult [playing Clark Kent/Superman]," he said.

"I would have done it differently from Richard Donner's original, which I love, but instead of doing a sequel I'd have started from the beginning - maybe I had that in the back of my mind and instead translated it to X-Men: First Class!"

Hoult, whose credits include Skins and A Single Man, will star as Beast in X-Men: First Class and also has the lead role in Singer's Jack the Giant Killer.

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Jeremy Irvine for 'Great Expectations'?

Jeremy Irvine is reportedly in talks to take the lead role in a new adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.

The actor, who has also been cast in War Horse, would play the orphan Pip, whose rise through society is aided by an unknown benefactor.

Mike Newell, who helmed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, will direct from a screenplay penned by Rowan Joffe.

Helena Bonham Carter is also in negotiations to take on the role of Miss Havisham, who is jilted at the altar by her fiancé.

Great Expectations will be produced in time for Dickens's bicentenary celebrations in 2012.

The young British actor was hand-picked by Stephen Spielberg for the adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel War Horse.

His only previous on-screen appearance is on the television series Life Bites.

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Hugh Jackman's 'Real Steel' to get sequel

DreamWorks has hired its Real Steelscreenwriter Josh Gatins to pen a sequel to the upcoming Hugh Jackman blockbuster.

The sci-fi action movie has reportedly been met enthusiastically at internal DreamWorks screenings, prompting the studio to bring in Gatins to start early development work on the sequel.

Real Steel stars Jackman as a boxer who is made obsolete when human fighters are replaced by robots. Teaming up with his 13-year-old son (Dakota Goyo), he builds a machine to compete for the championship.

Lost actress Evangeline Lilly, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis and Anthony Mackie also star in Real Steel for director Shawn Levy (Date Night).

Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg are serving as executive producers on the film, while boxing icon Sugar Ray Leonard acted as a fight advisor.

Real Steel opens in UK and US cinemas on October 7.

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Tom Hiddleston secured for more Marvel films

Thor's Tom Hiddleston has revealed that he is contracted for five more Marvel films.

Speaking to Italian publication Comicus, the actor confirmed that he has signed a deal to reprise his role as the villainous Loki in several "unspecified" movies.

"When I signed my contract, I signed to play Loki in five more Marvel movies, but they were unspecified," he said. "So, if there will be more movies or not remains to be seen, but I like the idea of Loki turning up in the shadows when people least expect him."

He added: "You never know these things, the world changes and the things change, but I feel like I know who Loki is, so I wouldn't mind [returning]."

Hiddleston did not specify whether his character will appear in 2012's Avengers, which will see Chris Hemsworth reprise his role as Thor. It has previously been rumoured that the antagonist will have a part to play in the movie.

Thor arrives in UK theatres on April 27. It will be released in the US on May 6.

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Ryan Gosling begins talks for 'Lone Ranger

Ryan Gosling has reportedly entered into talks to star opposite Johnny Depp in Disney's upcoming adaptation of TV classic The Lone Ranger.

According to The Wrap, Gosling may take on the film's lead role if filming doesn't clash with the actor's other upcoming project, a remake of Logan's Run.

Director Gore Verbinski will helm the project, which sees his Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp playing the Lone Ranger's sidekick Tonto.

The Lone Ranger will be Verbinski's second film in the Western genre after the successful animation Rango earlier this year.

Revolutionary Road writer Justin Haythe is currently working on a script for The Lone Ranger, which is expected to be released sometime in 2014.

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Natalie Portman 'Avengers' return confirmed?

Chris Hemsworth has seemingly confirmed that Natalie Portman will be in the all-star cast of The Avengers after all.

It was previously unknown whether Portman's Thor character Jane Foster would return for Joss Whedon's team-up film, though Hemsworth insists she will make an appearance.

"I'm going to get the final script, while I have read many drafts," Hemsworth told Bad Taste regarding the film's current status. "We start shooting in May."

He added: "Yes, Natalie will be there also."

The actor also revealed that he signed on to star as Thor for a potential total of six films.

"Three [each] for Thor and The Avengers," Hemsworth confirmed.

Last month it was revealed that fellow Thor star Stellan Skarsgard would also have a role in the Whedon-directed film.

The Avengers is due to be released in cinemas on May 4, 2012.

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Nestor Carbonell back for 'Dark Knight Rises'?

Nestor Carbonell has reportedly begun talks to reprise his role as the mayor of Gotham City in the conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.

According to Variety, Carbonell is likely to return as Mayor Garcia for the final instalment once it begins production in Pittsburgh later this year.

Previous stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman have already signed on to return for The Dark Knight Rises, alongside franchise newcomers Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Carbonell is best known for playing Richard Alpert on ABC's Lost, but more recently starred in two episodes of the comedy-drama Psych.

The Dark Knight Rises will be released in cinemas on July 20, 2012.

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