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Bradley Cooper exits 'The Crow' remake

Bradley Cooper has dropped out of starring in The Crow.

The Hangover actor was to have played a rock musician resurrected from the dead in director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo remake, but left the comic book project due to a scheduling conflict.

Cooper will instead star in Silver Linings Playbook for David O Russell and the big budget version of John Milton's Paradise Lost, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The Crow director Fresnadillo and backers Relativity Media are now targeting Mark Wahlberg and Channing Tatum for the lead role. Wahlberg was previously linked to the project before Cooper joined earlier this this year.

James O'Barr's cult comic story was first brought to the screen in 1994 with Brandon Lee in the lead role. Lee tragically died during the making of the supernatural drama when discharge from a blank bullet struck him in the abdomen.

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'Justified' Walton Goggins to star in 'G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation

Walton Goggins is to star in G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation.

The Cowboys & Aliens actor will appear alongside Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki, RZA and Dwayne Johnson in the sequel, Variety reports.

Goggins's character Nigel James has been created especially for the films in the franchise.

Jon Chu will be directing from a script by Zombieland writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese.

Goggins, who currently stars in legal drama Justified, has also been cast in the historical drama Lincoln.

In July, the actor was nominated for the 'Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series' Emmy.

G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation will also see the return of original cast members Ray Park and Byung Hun-lee as Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow respectively.

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Melissa McCarthy joins 'ID Theft' after Jason Bateman endorsement

Melissa McCarthy is to star in the comedy ID Theft after producer and actor Jason Bateman had the script rewritten to include her.

The Bridesmaids actress was noticed by Bateman in the surprise hit, Deadline reports.

McCarthy will play a thief who steals the identity of Bateman's average guy character.

The first screenplay by The Pursuit of Happyness director Steve Conrad is currently being reworked by The Hangover 2's Craig Mazin to change the gender of the criminal.

McCarthy recently revealed that she was keen to reprise her role as Megan in Bridesmaids.

The actress has reportedly been cast in a romantic comedy with Mad Men lead Jon Hamm, as well as Bridesmaids producer Judd Apatow's sequel to Knocked Up.

Before her breakout role in the hen party film, McCarthy was best known for her titular part in the comedy series Mike & Molly.

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'Wonder Woman' movie with Christina Hendricks possible, says director

Nicolas Winding Refn has revealed that a Wonder Woman film is a possibility.

The Drive director claimed that studio executives have promised him he can shoot a Wonder Woman film provided his remake of Logan's Run performs well at the box office.

"I would love to make Wonder Woman," Refn said at Empire Big Screen. "And I also think that Christina Hendricks would be the perfect Wonder Woman, but Warner Bros haven't called yet."

Refn continued: "But I'm getting closer with Logan's Run. I think someone said to me in a meeting that if I get Logan's Run right, then I'll get Wonder Woman."

Refn previously named the Mad Men star as his pick for the Amazonian princess in July.

In May, NBC declined to take a pilot of Wonder Woman to series due in part to its lukewarm reception by test audiences.

Refn will reunite with Drive star Ryan Gosling for Logan's Run. Gosling has said that he and Refn do not plan to rush the remake for fear of delivering a poor film.

Logan's Run is currently slated for a 2014 release.

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Zachary Quinto: 'Spock's love life could fall apart in Star Trek 2'

Zachary Quinto has said that his character Spock's love life might take a turn for the worse in the sequel to Star Trek.

The former Heroes star revealed that the events of the first film could affect Spock's relationship with Uhura (Zoe Saldana).

"I would imagine - this is just speculative - his planet's been destroyed, he feels a real imperative to rebuild his race," Quinto told io9. "But he's in love with a human. There's probably some potential conflict in that dynamic; I would not be surprised, and I would be intrigued and excited by that if that were the case."

Quinto went on to admit that he is anxious to begin filming the follow-up to 2009's Star Trek, saying that he is particularly intrigued by who the movie's antagonist will be.

"I'm interested to see what the villain situation is," Quinto said. "What are we fighting against? What is our mission? That's going to be really cool for me. I'm really excited to see the direction in which they take my character in general."

Quinto continued: "I'm excited to see when this movie takes place, in juxtaposition to when we ended the first one. Where do we pick back up? What's happened to the characters since then? My sense is, what's the dynamic like between Kirk and Spock? Is it all smooth sailing?

"I imagine that they're both so strongly willed, that there will be some continued friction... I'm just excited to read it and shoot it."

Earlier this month, JJ Abrams confessed that the next Star Trek picture still has no script or director. The Lost creator previously insisted that he did not want to rush the film for fear of delivering a sub-par story.

In July, it was announced the sequel would miss its scheduled release date of June 29, 2012.

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Ryan Phillippe joins Anna Paquin, Luke Wilson in 'Straight A's

Ryan Phillippe has signed up to the comedy-drama Straight A's.

The actor will be joining confirmed cast members Anna Paquin and Luke Wilson.

Phillippe's role sees him playing a man whose mother's ghost persuades him to return to his family. He abandoned her because of his addiction problems, Variety reports.

The film follows his attempts to reprise his relationships with his son, older brother and sister-in-law, played by Paquin.

Paquin's character is still in love with him, as she dated Phillippe's character before marrying his brother.

Wonderland director James Cox will be directing from a script by David Cole.

The 36-year old star claimed in April that he found it impossible to go out in Los Angeles and wanted to end his acting career.

Phillippe has recently been romantically linked to 18-year-old singer Demi Lovato.

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Ron Howard's 'Dark Tower' to be revived as TV series?

Ron Howard is reportedly planning to revive his adaptation of The Dark Tower as a television series.

A proposed film version of the Stephen King fantasy series was rejected by Universal last month.

However, co-producer Brian Grazer told the New York Post that the project could still air on a traditional television network or be released via Netflix.

"[We are] trying to get outside financing to make it, and distribute it through a major [studio]," he explained.

Grazer added that any potential Dark Tower series will not enter production until 2012, due to Howard's busy schedule.

"Ron is now going to be working on the Formula One racing movie Rush about Niki Lauda, so the soonest we could do it would be June next year," he said.

Howard previously confirmed that Javier Bardem had "shown a great deal of interest" in playing the lead role in The Dark Tower.

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Harrison Ford: 'I don't know if Indiana Jones 5 will happen

Harrison Ford has admitted that he does not know if George Lucas will come up with an idea for a fifth Indiana Jones film which both he and Steven Spielberg will like.

Talking to Tania Snuggs on Absolute Radio, the actor again insisted that he would love to reprise the character but suggested that a follow-up to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was not yet certain.

"Well I don't know if George [Lucas] is able to come up with an idea that both Steven [Spielberg] and I think is going to work but I'd love to play the character again," Ford said.

Ford had previously said that he would be "as happy as pie" to return to the role if they develop the character and find the right story.

Earlier this year, Shia LaBeouf revealed that Ford was "staying in the gym" to keep in shape for the role.

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Matt Bomer joins Channing Tatum stripper biopic 'Magic Mike

White Collar star Matt Bomer has signed up to Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike.

The film is based on Channing Tatum's real-life experiences as a teenage stripper, with the G.I. Joe actor appearing in the titular role of the mentor.

Bomer joins a cast that includes Matthew McConaughey as club owner Dallas and Alex Pettyfer in the role of a teenage Tatum, Collider reports.

Bomer will next be seen in dystopian thriller In Time with Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake.

The White Collar star recently teased his character Neal's development in the show's new season, revealing that he was taking the ex-con in a darker direction.

Director Soderbergh recently dismissed rumours of his retirement, blaming his Contagion star Matt Damon for starting the speculation.

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Ridley Scott to direct new 'Blade Runner' film

Ridley Scott has signed on to produce and direct a new Blade Runner movie.

The acclaimed filmmaker will partner with Alcon Entertainment, producers of The Blind Side, for the next Blade Runner instalment, Deadline reports.

It is not yet known whether the movie will be a prequel or sequel to 1982's Blade Runner. The original movie's star Harrison Ford's involvement in this new project also remains unclear.

Ford famously played Blade Runner hero Rick Deckard, a retired police officer tasked with hunting down a group of renegade robots.

Blade Runner was loosely based on Philip K Dick's 1968 science fiction novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

Oscar-nominated director Scott is currently working on the Alien spinoff Prometheus, which opens on June 1, 2012 in the UK and on June 8 in the US.

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Will Smith to star in 'Fantastic Voyage'?

Will Smith is reportedly being considered for the sci-fi remake Fantastic Voyage.

Industry sources have indicated that director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) has arranged a meeting with the Men in Black star in hope of signing him to the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Fantastic Voyage is a re-imagining of a 1960s film that centers on a crew of scientists who are shrunk down to the sizes of atoms and sent into another scientist's body via a miniature submarine in an attempt to save his life.

Director Paul Greengrass was originally attached to the project, but ultimately elected to leave the film in favour of Warner Bros's adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island.

Levy is reportedly now facing a similar dilemma about whether or not to stick with the movie, as the project has been held up by casting difficulties. However, insiders claim that if Smith signs on to the project, the film will almost certainly move forward.

James Cameron is producing the reboot with his Lightstorm Entertainment partner Jon Landau.

Smith is said to be planning a return to rap music, with producer La Mar 'Mars' Edwards indicating that the actor is heading back to the studio to record a fifth solo LP.

The actor recently acquired the rights to Kazu Kibuishi's Amulet series.

The original Fantastic Voyage movie featured Edmond O'Brien, Raquel Welch and Stephen Boyd

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The Rock confirms Bruce Willis for 'G.I. Joe 2'

Bruce Willis has reportedly agreed terms to star in Paramount Pictures' currently-untitled G.I. Joe sequel.

The Die Hard star was rumoured to be in negotiations for the film earlier this week, and co-star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has now confirmed his involvement.

"Welcome brother Bruce Willis to the cast of G.I. Joe," Johnson tweeted this weekend. "What an honour."

Willis will now portray the first G.I. General Joe Colton opposite returning stars Channing Tatum and Ray Park.

Johnson will star in the film as Roadblock opposite several other newcomers including Elodie Yung as Jinx, Adrianne Palicki as Lady Jaye, RZA as the Blind Master, Joseph Mazello as Mouse and Rome star Ray Stevenson as Firefly.

G.I. Joe 2 is expected to begin production later this month for release on June 29, 2012.

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Jon Cryer joins Disney's 'Cars' spinoff 'Planes

Jon Cryer will reportedly voice the lead character in a new spinoff animation from the makers of Cars.

Disney announced during today's D23 Expo that the Two and a Half Men star has signed on to voice Dusty in their new project Planes.

The film is the first in a new series of projects from Disney aiming to bring different types of vehicles to life in the Cars world.

Cryer will portray a young plane afraid of heights who dreams of competing in a race around the world.

The actor recently said that it was "awful" to be involved with Two and a Half Men during the period in which Charlie Sheen was fired from the show.

Planes will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in Spring 2013.

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Mary-Louise Parker in talks for 'R.I.P.D.

Mary-Louise Parker is in talks to round out the cast of Robert Schwentke's comic book adaptation R.I.P.D.

According to Variety, Parker is currently in negotiations to join the Universal production, adapted from Peter Lenkov's line of graphic novels.

If cast, Parker will join an ensemble cast including Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Bacon and the recently-confirmed Stephanie Szostak.

Parker previously worked with Schwentke on his action-espionage film RED, opposite Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman.

The actress can currently be seen starring in the seventh season of Showtime's long-running comedy Weeds.

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Bridesmaids' Rebel Wilson cast in 'Bachelorette', 'Ice Age' sequel

Bridesmaids star Rebel Wilson has landed roles in several high-profile comedies currently in the works.

According to The Hollywood Reporter Wilson has replaced Casey Wilson in the indie comedy Bachelorette after the actress was forced to drop out of the project.

The project, which is currently ramping up production, will also star Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Adam Scott.

Wilson has also landed a part in the upcoming romantic comedy Pitch Perfect, based on Mickey Rapkin's non-fiction book.

Finally, the actress has been cast in an unknown role in DreamWorks' upcoming animation sequel Ice Age: Continental Drift.

Wilson is best known for starring as Kristen Wiig's eccentric roommate in Bridesmaids

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Brideshead Revisited's Ben Whishaw cast in 'Bond 23

British actor Ben Whishaw has reportedly been cast in the upcoming Sam Mendes-directed Bond film.

Coming Soon claims that Whishaw has landed an unknown supporting role in Bond 23 opposite returning stars Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench.

Whishaw is best known for appearing in the 2008 adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, and is currently starring in BBC Two drama The Hour.

The report also claims that the film's Bond girls will be a "beautiful British agent" and an "exotic Asian woman".

Bond 23 will reportedly also star Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes and Naomie Harris as Miss Moneypenny.

Daniel Craig previously said that the script for Bond 23 is even better than the script for Casino Royale.

The as-yet-untitled Bond 23 is expected in cinemas on October 26, 2012.

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Christian Bale cast in new Terrence Malick movie

Christian Bale will reportedly star in legendary director Terrence Malick's next movie.

The Dark Knight Rises actor is to lead the cast of the untitled project, making it his second collaboration with Malick following 2005's The New World.

Bale and Malick almost reunited on the filmmaker's upcoming romance, once rumoured to be titled The Burial, but the actor was eventually replaced by Ben Affleck.

Malick's Bale-led film is said to be smaller in scale than his previous work, requiring a "pair of dominant leads, one male and one female", according to Twitch.

Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Haley Bennett (Kaboom), Clémence Poésy (Harry Potter) and Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) are in the running to play the lead female role.


Malick's most recent movie The Tree of Life scooped the Palme D'or prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Star Sean Penn this week criticised the universe-spanning drama for not having a conventional narrative.

"Frankly, I'm still trying to understand what I was there to do and what I was meant to add in that context. Even Terry himself didn't manage to explain it to me clearly," Penn commented.

Alone in the Dark director Uwe Boll has called The Tree of Life a "piece of s**t", claiming that "Sean Penn is ridiculous in it".

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Jonah Hill joins Ben Stiller's 'Neighbourhood Watch

Jonah Hill has reportedly finalised a deal to join Neighbourhood Watch.

The Superbad actor is tipped to play Vince Vaughn's sidekick in the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Ben Stiller will play the lead role in the film, which focuses on a city hotshot who moves out to the suburbs and is forced to join the local neighbourhood watch association.

However, the group's mundane day-to-day existence becomes more eventful when they stumble across an alien plot to destroy the world.

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Jared Stern have written the script, with Night at the Museum's Shaun Levy and Date Night's Tom McNulty leading the production team.

Neighbourhood Watch is currently in pre-production and slated to arrive in US cinemas on July 27, 2012, with further international release dates yet to be confirmed.

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Ben Affleck to star in military thriller 'Line of Sight'?

Ben Affleck is in negotiations to star in military thriller Line of Sight.

Line of Sight centres on an elite commando squad who have to deliver an important cargo while tackling a potential global disaster.

The film will be shot from one commander's perspective, with Halo: Reach writer Peter O'Brien brought in to develop the script, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It will be produced by Joel Silver and Andrew Rona.

Affleck is currently directing and starring in political thriller Argo.

Argo tells the true story of military agents who managed to rescue kidnapped diplomats in Iran in the 1970s by convincing the authorities that they were making a science fiction film.

Affleck was also rumoured to be interested in directing Tell No One, a remake of a French thriller about a suspected murder by a doctor.

Argo scriptwriter Chris Terrio is behind the script of the planned Hollywood version.

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Scary Movie 5' wants to bring back old cast

Scary Movie 5 has hired writers and is hoping to bring back previous cast members in the comedy horror series.

Anthony Anderson (Scary Movie 3, Scary Movie 4), Regina Hall (Scary Movie 1-4) and Kevin Hart (Scary Movie 3, Scary Movie 4) have all been asked to return, according to Bloody Disgusting.

It is unknown whether Anna Faris - who recently won the female lead role in Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator - plans to make an appearance in the spoof sequel, which had originally been planned as a reboot.

The Comebacks writers John Aboud, Michael Colton and Stephen Leff have been hired to write the script.

Their 2007 film starring David Koechner and Carl Weathers spoofed inspirational sport films.

Scary Movie 5 is expected to release on April 20, 2012.

Simon Cowell admitted in 2009 that he was embarrassed about his poor acting in a cameo as the judge of an amateur rapping contest in Scary Movie 4.

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That is what they should of done for the 4th one in my opinion.