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Mark Ruffalo teases Hulk's 'Avengers' role

Mark Ruffalo has teased the first details about the story arc for his character Bruce Banner in next year's team-up film The Avengers.

While plot details about Joss Whedon's all-star film are being kept closely under wraps, Ruffalo did reveal that Banner will develop complicated relationships with both Iron Man and the Black Widow over the course of the movie.

"He has an interesting thing with Black Widow actually," Ruffalo told MTV News.

Ruffalo explained that because both Banner and Tony Stark are from scientific backgrounds, there will be an immediate link between them.

"There's a real admiration between the two of them that's interesting, and Tony Stark really enjoys the idea of watching this guy turn into the Hulk," he added. "So he's nudging him in an interesting sort of way.

"There's a lot of nice, fun play between the two of them."

Ruffalo recently admitted that he was excited to begin work on The Avengers, which started production earlier this week.

The Shutter Island star is joined by Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Jeremy Renner in the Marvel Studios film.

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

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Supergirl Flies In For Seth MacFarlane's 'Ted'

Laura Vandervoort, who plays Supergirl on Smallville and who also stars on ABC's V, has been added to the cast of Seth MacFarlane's Ted, the Universal Pictures/Media Rights Capital comedy that stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi and Patrick Warburton. Vandervoort will play Tayna, a gorgeous salesgirl and coworker of John (Wahlberg) at the rental car service who is clueless to the gaggle of men who drool over her all day. She's repped by Levine/Okwu/Erickson and Norbert Abrams.

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Chris Hemsworth in line for 'Snow White'?

Chris Hemsworth is reportedly on the short list to star as the male lead in the forthcoming film Snow White and the Huntsman.

The Thor actor could join Twilight star Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron in the project, according to Variety.

Hemsworth is eyeing the titular role of The Huntsman.

The movie concerns the relationship between Snow White (Stewart) and The Huntsman, a man ordered by the evil queen (Theron) to murder Snow White.

In the film, The Huntsman decides to turn against the queen and protect Snow White.

Other actors previously attached to the Huntsman role have included Viggo Mortensen, Hugh Jackman and Joel Edgerton.

Hemsworth's Thor opens this Friday. The actor recently revealed that he is "excited" to start shooting his next Marvel movie, The Avengers.

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Larry David boards 'The Three Stooges

Larry David has reportedly signed on to star in the upcoming big screen adaptation of The Three Stooges.

The Curb Your Enthusiasm creator and actor - who was first linked to the project in February - will take on the role of Mother Mengele in the Farrelly brothers' film based on the classic TV shorts, reports Deadline.

The character is in charge of running the orphanage where the Stooges grow up and "learn to create mayhem".

Jane Lynch was previously confirmed to play Mother Superior, an enemy to the Stooges who attempts to have them thrown out of the orphanage.

Will Sasso previously signed on in the role of Curly while Will and Grace actor Sean Hayes will take on Larry in the film.

Mike Cerrone, who previously collaborated with the Farrelly brothers on Me, Myself and Irene, has joined the siblings to write the screenplay.

Shooting on The Three Stooges is expected to begin later this month.

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Will Ferrell: 'Anchorman 2 could happen

Will Ferrell has claimed that a sequel to his 2004 comedy Anchorman could still happen.

The actor previously confessed that the project was unlikely to happen given Paramount Studios' initial decision to pass on the follow-up film last year.

However, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he revealed that negotiations with the film studio were still ongoing and may yet make Anchorman 2 possible.

"It's a little peculiar. On the one hand, [we were] being begged to do a sequel for such a long time, and then we finally came up with a concept that we liked, we talked to [Paramount] and everyone was up for it," he explained.

"And then to get the reaction we got, yeah, it's slightly puzzling to us. But you know what? It's also their money. They get to do or not do whatever they want. So we'll see."

Ferrell added: "We're still going back and forth. Maybe there is a solution. Or, I know in talking to Adam [McKay, writer], if it never happens, then it never happens. And that's fine too. So we'll just see."

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Justin Lin confirms sixth 'Fast' movie

Justin Lin has confirmed that he will be making a sixth instalment of the racing series Fast & Furious.

Fast Five scooped $86.2 million on its opening last weekend in the US and $81 million across other markets.

Speaking to USA Today, the helmer said: "After this big weekend, we're going forward. It's pretty much 100%. It's going to happen."

He added: "At five, we're just hitting our stride. We're growing. People want to continue this journey."

Lin is also pegged to direct the Terminator reboot starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Kathryn Bigelow film to show Bin Laden death

Kathryn Bigelow's next movie will centre on the US Navy Seals team that killed Osama Bin Laden.

The Oscar-winning Hurt Locker director is to reunite with screenwriter Mark Boal for the untitled thriller, revolving around the military operation in Pakistan that resulted in the death of the al-Qaida leader.

Boal, a former war journalist who was embedded with bomb squads during the Iraq war in 2004, has been using his military and intelligence contacts to track the operatives who eventually killed Bin Laden in a Pakistani compound on Sunday.

According to Variety, the terrorist's demise has given Boal a natural ending for his film and opened the door to generate funding. The Hurt Locker writer began work on the project with Bigelow last December.

The untitled movie, to feature a recreation of the 40-minute firefight in which Bin Laden was killed, is due to begin production this summer. Casting is currently underway, although offers to actors are pending a final draft screenplay.

The film marks the first time Bigelow has directed a feature since winning the 'Best Director' and 'Best Picture' Academy Award. She and Boal are also working on a project titled Triple Frontier.

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Sam Claflin grabs 'Snow White' Prince role

Sam Claflin has signed to star in the upcoming fairy tale adaptation Snow White and the Huntsman.

Deadline reports that the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides actor has been cast in the role of Prince Charmant in the Rupert Sanders film.

He joins Kristen Stewart, who has already been confirmed for the titular role of Snow White.

The film centres on Snow White's relationship with The Huntsman, a man ordered by the Evil Queen to kill Snow White but who eventually befriends and protects her.

Several actors have been tied to the project, with Chris Hemsworth reportedly leading the shortlist for the role of The Huntsman.

Both Viggo Mortensen and Hugh Jackman have previously been attached to the role, though both stars later dropped out.

Production on Snow White and the Huntsman is scheduled to begin later this year

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Catfish' pair to make 'Paranormal Activity 3

Catfish directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman have been hired to make Paranormal Activity 3, reports Variety.

The found-footage franchise's creator Oren Peli is returning produce the latest sequel, which will be based on a script by Paranormal Activity 2 screenwriter Christopher B. Landon.

The storyline for Paranormal Activity 3 will allegedly revolve around a family being terrorised by the entity from the first two movies in the 1980s.

The Paranormal Activity series has grossed more than $350 million at the worldwide box office.

Joost and Schulman's documentary Catfish drew critical praise and grossed more than $3.5m at the worldwide box office. The film made a splash across social network sites as debate erupted about its authenticity.

Paranormal Activity 3 will open in cinemas on October 21.

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Terminator 5' not reuniting original cast

Terminator 5 director Justin Lin has denied that the entire original cast will return for his sequel.

Fast Five helmer Lin, who will bring Arnold Schwarzenegger back to the series, told MTV that speculation about The Terminator stars Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn reprising their roles is untrue.

"No. I don't know where that came from," Lin said. "Everything has just been between me and Arnold, you know? Just us going out and trying to find the right partners. I have certain elements, but it's never been about, 'Hey, let's bring everybody back!' I just don't process that way."

Lin added that he is hoping to make a Terminator movie he "always wanted to see", and hinted that his instalment could ignore the events of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and the recent Terminator Salvation.

"To me, thematically, there are certain things that I want to see in a Terminator movie," he commented. "A lot of that does draw back to creating this timeline that is an extension, closer tonally to the first and second movies. But to me, it's not as mathematical as, 'Hey, let's get everybody back together and we'll shoot the movie'."

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Bradley Cooper eyes 'Paradise Lost' role

Bradley Cooper is reportedly in talks to take on a lead role in Legendary Pictures' adaptation of the classic John Milton poem Paradise Lost.

Variety claims that Cooper is eager to win the part of Lucifer, and is likely to begin negotiations soon, although the report notes that an offer has yet to be made.

Dark City director Alex Proyas has been tapped to direct the film, which tells the story of a war between archangels Michael and Lucifer.

As well as a potential role in Paradise Lost, Cooper has also recently entered into negotiations for the lead part in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's reboot of cult classic The Crow.

Legendary Pictures has yet to make any statement regarding Cooper's potential involvement with the project.

Cooper's last film Limitless topped the US box office, and he will next appear in the comedy sequel The Hangover: Part II on May 26.

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Wes Bentley joins 'The Hunger Games

Wes Bentley has joined the cast of The Hunger Games, it has been announced.

The actor, who starred in Oscar-winning drama American Beauty with Kevin Spacey, will take on the role of Seneca Crane, the head game-maker of the film's eponymous Hunger Games.

He joins other confirmed castings Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth in the movie, which is an adaptation of the Suzanne Collins novel series of the same name.

The plot will see heroine Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Hutcherson) pitted against fellow teens in a battle for survival.

Lionsgate's big-screen version of The Hunger Games will be directed by Gary Ross and is scheduled for a March 23, 2012 release.

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Tommy Lee Jones to join 'Lincoln'?

Tommy Lee Jones is currently in talks to join the cast of Steven Spielberg's political biopic Lincoln.

The actor would reportedly play the role of anti-slavery campaigner and Republican leader Thaddeus Stevens, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Daniel Day-Lewis has been cast as the 16th president of the country, with Sally Field taking on the part of his wife Mary Todd.

The script is adapted from the non-fiction book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. It focuses on the Civil War and Lincoln's struggle to abolish slavery while dealing with clashes in his cabinet.

James Spader and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are also in negotiations, with the latter expected to play Lincoln's eldest son.

Jones will next be seen in Captain America: The First Avenger as Colonel Chester Phillips. He will also reprise his role as Agent K in alien comedy Men in Black 3.

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Stephen Collins signs up to 'Three Stooges

Stephen Collins has signed up to the cast of the Farrelly Brothers' tribute The Three Stooges.

The actor, best known for the superhero series No Ordinary Family, will take on the role of villain Mr Harter in the film about the television comedy act, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

He will join Will Sasso, Sean Hayes and Chris Diamontopoulos who will play the three leads Curly, Larry and Moe.

Veteran comedian Larry David and Glee star Jane Lynch also recently joined the cast. Lynch will play Mother Superior, a nun who attempts to have the Stooges thrown out of an orphanage that she runs.

Shooting on the movie is expected to begin later this month.

Collins recently spoke out about plans to cancel No Ordinary Family, which revolves around a family who find they have extraordinary powers.

He said that the show deserved to be renewed because it had just "hit its stride".

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Joel Edgerton to star in 'Kill Bin Laden

Joel Edgerton has been cast in Kathryn Bigelow's forthcoming Kill Bin Laden.

The Animal Kingdom star will take on the role of a special operative commanded to kill the leader of al-Qaida after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, 24 Frames reports.

According to the site, the script by Hurt Locker writer Mark Boal has been rejigged in light of the terrorist's death.

It will now feature a sequence ending with a successful attack on Bin Laden.

Edgerton has just finished filming the mixed martial arts-themed Warrior, which also stars Nick Nolte and Tom Hardy, and is slated for a September release.

He reportedly tested for the lead in the next Bourne film last month.

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Katy Perry: 'I'd star in Mary Poppins remake

Katy Perry has revealed that she would like to play Mary Poppins in a remake of the classic film.

The 'E.T.' star admitted her ambitions after watching a stage adaptation of the popular 1964 musical film, which starred Julie Andrews, in Sydney, Australia.

"I can't deny that I used to grab an umbrella and think, 'I could take off with the right winds' as a kid," Perry told The Mirror.

She went on to suggest that her husband Russell Brand could take on the role made famous by Dick Van Dyke in the original movie.

"I think I could play her if they remade it," she said. "Russell could play Bert. He'd have less trouble with the accent than me."

Perry recently revealed the release date and artwork for her new single 'Last Friday Night (TGIF)'

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Cameron Diaz to take lead in 'Expecting'?

Cameron Diaz is in talks to head the cast of the ensemble comedy What to Expect When You're Expecting.

The actress will play one of the women expecting a baby in the film, which interweaves the tales of seven couples as they prepare for parenthood, Variety reports.

What to Expect has been adapted by Whip It writer Shauna Cross from Heidi Murkoff's best-selling book, which has sold more than 16 million copies.

According to a USA Today survey, the pregnancy guide has been read by 93% of expectant mothers.

Everybody's Fine helmer Kirk Jones is pegged to direct the feature.

Diaz will next be seen in the comedy Bad Teacher, where she plays the title character.

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Vince Vaughn to star in 'Lay the Favourite'?

Vince Vaughn is to reportedly take on a leading role in the gambling film Lay the Favourite.

The actor will be joining Frost/Nixon actress Rebecca Hall and Bruce Willis in the biopic, according to Deadline.

Lay the Favourite is adapted from the memoir of professional gambler Beth Raymer, who started out as a cocktail waitress.

After she falls in love, she begins to reconsider her lifestyle and career at the top of her industry.

The Swingers star will allegedly be playing Rosie, a Long Island booker who employs Hall's character.

High Fidelity director Stephen Frears will be helming the project.

Vaughn is also currently attached to the comedy drama The Insane Laws, which is based on its director Jeremy Garelick's own life.

Garelick and Vaughn last worked together on The Break-Up.

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Kenneth Branagh up for 'Thor' sequel

Thor director Kenneth Branagh has expressed interest in making a sequel to the comic book adaptation.

Speaking to MTV, the helmer described the prospect of working on a follow-up as a "lovely challenge", but insisted that his return to the director's chair will be dictated by fan reaction.

"You know as well as I do, there's a passionate fan base out there that will say what they think,"
he said. "People will vote with their feet. And because it's such a big chunk of change for everybody involved, I think that's going to have a crucial, crucial impact.

"It would be a lovely challenge and problem to have should we do a second one," he added. "When I first got involved with this, I was so thrilled. The first big, really exciting moment when I started really going through the comic books was all the descriptions of powers.

"I loved it. Amazing. People's body weights, how tall they were, what they could do. All of that kind of stuff. There's a vast amount of that from the Thor universe that I'd like to see."

Last month, Marvel Studios president of production Kevin Feige confirmed that sequels to both Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger are being lined up for a post-Avengers release.

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Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper for new film?

Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper are reportedly teaming up for a new film from Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance.

According to Variety, Cianfrance has now found a backer for his new project, The Place Beyond the Pines, in the form of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, and is looking to finalise casting details.

Blue Valentine lead Gosling is already attached to star as a motorbike rider forced to begin a career as a bank robber to support his child.

The studio is also believed to have offered The Hangover Part II star Cooper the film's other lead role, that of a rookie police officer tasked with tracking down Gosling's character.

Gosling's production slate is looking increasingly busy, having already been linked to a remake of Logan's Run, as well as George Clooney's The Ides of March, and Gangster Squad opposite Sean Penn.

Cooper is similarly busy, currently pursuing the starring role in a remake of cult classic The Crow, and a supporting role as Lucifer in a film adaptation of Milton's Paradise Lost.

Principal photography on The Place Beyond the Pines is due to begin this summer with a script written by both Cianfrance and Ben Coccio.

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