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Eddie Murphy to host next year's Oscars

Eddie Murphy will host the 84th Academy Awards.

The Shrek star, who was first reported to be in talks for the role at the weekend, has officially agreed to headline the awards ceremony.

Oscars telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer presented Murphy as their pick to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences today.

"I am enormously honoured to join the great list of past Academy Award hosts from Hope and Carson to Crystal, Martin and Goldberg, among others," said Murphy.

"I'm looking forward to working with Brett and Don on creating a show that is enjoyable for both the fans at home and for the audience at the Kodak Theatre as we all come together to celebrate and recognise the great film contributions and collaborations from the past year."

Ratner added: "Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever. I know he will bring excitement, spontaneity and tremendous heart."

Mischer agreed: "Eddie is a truly ground-breaking performer, whose amazingly diverse array of roles has won him a devoted audience of all ages. His quick wit and charisma will serve him very well as Oscar host."

Murphy has previously worked with Ratner on the comedy Tower Heist, which is due in cinemas in the US and the UK on November 4.

James Franco and Anne Hathaway hosted the 83rd Academy Awards last year.

The 84th Academy Awards take place on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.

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Spider-Man' Denis Leary praises Andrew Garfield

Denis Leary has praised his Amazing Spider-Man co-star Andrew Garfield, and has described the English actor as "terrific".

The Rescue Me actor revealed that he was "impressed" with Garfield's portrayal of Peter Parker, especially as he filmed a lot of his own stunts.

"He's terrific in the role," Leary told Starpulse. "He was trained as a gymnast when he was growing up in England, which came in handy. Most of the stunts in the movie are done live, in front of the cameras. There's a ton of stuff. He's just a terrific actor."

Leary added that the reboot of the superhero franchise will be a "darker" version in comparison to previous editions.

"It's a pretty dark vision to Spider-Man," he said. "It's a darker story but yeah, there are some very funny things in it, some of them that were scripted and some of them that came out of work."

Leary recently confirmed that he will appear in the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man as Captain Stacy.

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Chris Tucker considering role in 'The Silver Linings Playbook'?

Chris Tucker is considering a role in David O Russell's The Silver Linings Playbook.

He could be joining confirmed cast members Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, who will take on the two leading roles, according to Variety.

The dark comedy centres on a divorced clinically depressed man who is forced to move back in with his mother after he is released from care.

Cooper's character finds himself starting an affair with an equally troubled neighbour, played by Lawrence.

Tucker is up for the role of the man's best friend from the care institution, who occasionally escapes to give his friend advice.

He was last seen in Rush Hour 3 in 2007, after making his only film appearances since 1998 in the franchise.

The actor is currently on a stand-up tour and has told reporters that his break from the industry has been down to getting poor roles.

The actor is also in line to play of divorcee Jamarcus who becomes part of Ben Stiller's character's local patrol group in the upcoming sci-fi comedy Neighbourhood Watch.

Neighbourhood Watch sees a group of bored local men forced to tackle a planned alien invasion

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis return for 'Expendables 2'

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis are to return for "substantial roles" in the Expendables follow-up.

Simon West will be directing the actors in the sequel to the action superhero film, according to Deadline.

Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and Mickey Rourke are also to reprise their roles.

The two action stars appeared briefly in the first film, which was directed by Stallone.

John Travolta, Chuck Norris and Jean Claude Van Damme have also reportedly been in talks to join the lineup.

David Varod, head of the Bulgarian NU Boyana studios, confirmed in July hat the film will begin production this month.

However, Schwarzenegger is also committed to shooting the comeback vehicle The Last Stand.

The actor is to play a man living in a small town who finds himself forced to tackle the arrival of troubl-makers.

Willis also recently confirmed that he will making his final film in the Die Hard franchise.

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George Clooney back injury forced 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.' exit, says writer

George Clooney was forced to pull out of director Steven Soderbergh's film adaptation of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. in order to have back surgery.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. screenwriter Scott Z Burns has revealed that Clooney personally apologised for leaving the project during their recent meeting at the Venice Film Festival.

Burns told The Playlist: "George is a really fun guy and a really cool actor. I ran into George last week. He made a point of running to me and saying, 'I really, really loved your script and I just wanted to be really clear with you that I need to have back surgery and I can't do this'."

Burns continued: "I do know that [director] Steven [Soderbergh]'s plan, which he was really upfront with me about, was to shoot the action really practically, and it's going to be a really, really physically intense movie.

"I think he really enjoyed some of what he did with [his upcoming action movie] Haywire by keeping things practical and I think wants to apply that again. And from having written that character, I know that's not a thing that you would want to do if you had a bad back."

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is based on a 1960s television series which starred Robert Vaughn and David McCallum as international secret agents.

Clooney's next directorial effort The Ides of March opens in the US on October 7 and in the UK on October 28.

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Daniel Craig's 'James Bond 23' retains Peter Morgan plot idea

Peter Morgan has revealed that his original story concept is the only element that remains in the script for Daniel Craig's James Bond 23.

Speaking to Digital Spy at the London Film Festival launch, Morgan hinted that the screenplay for Sam Mendes's spy movie - worked on by John Logan, Patrick Marber, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade - took one key element from his Bond treatment.

"I hear that an idea, the central idea, is still there but not one similar thing other than that. I think they've still kept the big hook, which I'm not going to tell you!" he said.

Daniel Craig's third outing as James Bond, co-starring Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem and Judi Dench, will open in cinemas on October 26, 2012.

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‘CSI: Miami’s Adam Rodriguez Joins ‘Magic Mike’ And ‘Dark Knight Rises

EXCLUSIVE: CSI: Miami co-star Adam Rodriguez is the latest hunk to board Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike. The coming-of-age story revolves around the relationship between a veteran dancer (Channing Tatum) and his protege (Alex Pettyfer). Like Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Bomer and True Blood‘s Joe Mangianello, Rodriguez will play a male stripper. Additionally, Rodriguez, repped by CAA and A Management, has booked a small role on Chris Nolan’s next Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises.

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Mel Gibson to work on Jewish warrior movie

Mel Gibson is working on a movie about Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee, according to reports.

The Lethal Weapon actor, who has caused controversy with his anti-Semitic comments in the past, has apparently teamed up with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas to co-write, produce and possibly direct the Warner Brothers film.

According to Deadline, the untitled drama will tell the story of the leader of the Jewish revolt against Greek-Syrian armies in the second century BC.

The Maccabee movie was allegedly first discussed between Gibson and Warner Brothers after his 2006 Malibu arrest, when he reportedly insulted a Jewish police officer.

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Joe Eszterhas has previously worked on films such as Flashdance and Basic Instinct, and he was also awarded the Emanuel Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996 for his writings about the Holocaust in Hungary.

Gibson was accused of assaulting then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva earlier this year. He was recently ordered to pay her $750,000 (£461,616) in the custody case for their daughter Lucia

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Charlie Sheen joins first film since 'Two and a Half Men' exit

Charlie Sheen and Jason Schwartzman are to star in Inside the Mind of Charlie Swan III.

The movie, to be written and directed by Roman Coppola, will mark Sheen's first film since his exit from Two and a Half Men earlier this year.

Inside the Mind of Charlie Swan III follows a successful graphic designer whose career takes a nosedive when his girlfriend decides to leave him, Variety reports.

Coppola's previous work includes 2001's CQ and assistant direction on Love Actually, The Darjeeling Limited and The Life Aquatic.

The director has also worked on his sister Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette and The Virgin Suicides.

He is best known for his music video work for bands including Green Day, Daft Punk and Wyclef Jean.

Sheen, who turned 46 earlier this week, recently admitted that he wanted to forget about last year's troubles.

Schwartzman is currently attached to Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, which will co-star Bruce Willis, Ed Norton and Anderson regular Tilda Swinton.

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Universal Gets Russell Crowe And Hugh Jackman For ‘Les Miserables,’ Sets December 7, 2012 Release

EXCLUSIVE: Universal has landed Russell Crowe to play Javert to Hugh Jackman’s Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, the live-action adaptation of the Cameron Mackintosh-produced stage musical that will be helmed by The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper. Universal has slotted the film for release on December 7, 2012, right in the center of Oscar season.

The film is produced by Working Title Films’ partners Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, along with Mackintosh and Debra Hayward. Liza Chasin is exec producer. William Nicholson wrote the script based on the classic novel and the stage play. The music is by Claude-Michel Schoenberg and Alain Boublil. Said Mackintosh: “Even though I have dreamt about making the film of Les Miserables for over 25 years, I could never have imagined that we would end up with the dream director Tom Hooper, and the dream cast of Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe as the two great protagonists Jean Valjean and Javert. Not only were they born to play these roles vocally, but they thrillingly inhabit this great score. Producing this film with Eric Fellner, Working Title and Universal Pictures is indeed a dream come true and I can’t wait to hear the people sing at my local cineplex.”

This seemed to be in the cards when 20th Century Fox pushed back Wolverine 2 until at least the spring. The delay gives Jackman a chance to make Les Miserables, a film that will likely give Universal a horse in the 2013 Oscar race, and then reprise the role he originated in X-Men.

It’s the latest lead role for Crowe, who will star alongside Mark Wahlberg in the Allen Hughes-directed Broken City, and who is also starring in Man of Steel, the Superman reboot for Warner Bros.

The Working Title team has been developing the musical with Mackintosh for some time, and it comes after they solidified a re-team with Atonement helmer Joe Wright in Anna Karenina for Focus, and they are also coming off Senna, the documentary on the Formula One racing legend that will get a major Oscar-season push and which has grossed $7.5 million worldwide. Hooper’s repped by ICM, Jackman and Crowe by WME and Nicholson by CAA.

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Dark Knight Rises' role is original character, says Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard has revealed that she will play an original character in The Dark Knight Rises.

The Academy Award-winning actress told MTV that her role as Miranda Tate was not inspired by any existing characters from DC Comics' Batman line.

Cotillard was previously rumoured to have been cast as Talia al Ghul in the Christopher Nolan sequel, despite Warner Bros officially announcing that she is to portray Tate.

Tate has been described as a Wayne Enterprises board member who tries to help Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne resume his father's philanthropic work.

Bale and Cotillard are part of an all-star cast featuring Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Morgan Freeman.

The Dark Knight Rises arrives in theatres on July 20, 2012.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger in talks for 'Captive' role

Arnold Schwarzenegger is in early talks to star in a new action thriller called Captive.

According to Deadline, Schwarzenegger is being lined up to play an American real estate agent who is kidnapped and held for ransom in Brazil.

The film has been penned by Benjamin van der Veen and Kario Salem and is scheduled to begin shooting in 2012.

It was recently confirmed that both Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis will return for more substantial roles in the upcoming sequel to The Expendables.

The former Governor of California is currently working on his comeback role in action film The Last Stand.

The film casts Schwarzenegger as a small town police sheriff forced to take on a gang of biker drug dealers.

The Last Stand is due for release in cinemas on January 18, 2013.

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'Sin City' star Jaime King expects sequel return

Sin City star Jaime King has confirmed that work on a follow-up to the 2005 comic book adaptation is finally getting underway.

King, who portrayed twins Goldie and Wendy in the first film, also said that she expects to return for the sequel in some form.

"I hear so many things, between the cast and Robert [Rodriguez] and Frank [Miller], because Frank's like my brother," King revealed, according to Comic Book Movie. "They hired a new writer, an Oscar-winning writer, to work on the draft."

King was referring to the hiring of The Departed screenwriter William Monahan, who was brought in earlier this month to make final revisions to Miller's script.

"That's what I've been told, yes," King said, when asked specifically whether she will be part of the film. "I don't know for sure now, because they're having a new writer come on."

At Comic-Con International in July, director Robert Rodriguez suggested that the film could begin shooting before the end of the year.

Rosario Dawson recently claimed that the sequel would honour Sin City star Brittany Murphy, who died in December 2010.

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I would be surprised if this movie is made now due to the fact how there has been talk of a squeal for years now and nothings has happened.

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Colin Firth joins cast of 'The Railway Man

Colin Firth has joined the cast of director Jonathan Teplitzky's big-screen adaptation of The Railway Man.

Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson have penned the film's script, based on former British army officer Eric Lomax's real-life account of torture by the Japanese during World War II.

"To have Colin Firth in such a compelling story as The Railway Man is a real coup for us," executive producer Zygi Kamasa said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "We look forward to working with Andy [Paterson], Chris [Brown], Bill [Curbishley] and Jonathan [Teplitzky] on this epic tale of love and redemption which we think will have universal appeal for audiences around the world."

"The Railway Man is an amazing story and to have the chance to make it with Colin Firth as Eric is really the best gift any director could hope for," Teplitzky added.

Production on The Railway Man is expected to get underway in February 2012.

It was recently announced that a Broadway adaptation of The King's Speech is in the works to premiere in late 2012.

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Jeffrey Wright not asked back for 'Bond 23

Jeffrey Wright has said that he has not been asked to star in Sam Raimi's Bond 23.

Wright portrayed CIA agent Felix Leiter in both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, but has claimed that he is not involved with the new James Bond film.

According to Coming Soon, Wright said that he has yet to receive a call about the project, but suggested that his character may still be mentioned despite his absence.

Wright starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan in Duncan Jones's sci-fi thriller Source Code.

The currently-untitled Bond 23 is expected to begin filming in Delhi, India later this year.

Bond 23 is currently expected in cinemas on November 9, 2012.

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I would love to see him return to play Felix

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Adam Scott: 'Party Down movie to shoot next summer

Adam Scott has said that a Party Down movie could shoot next summer.

The Parks and Recreation star revealed that a film based on the short-lived Starz series is nearly complete, insisting that shooting could begin as early as next summer.

"We're like 90% there, we're hoping to do it maybe next summer, if everyone's schedules work out and the guys get time to write a script," Scott told The Playlist.

He continued: "They have kind of a skeleton of a story worked out so we know where it's going to go but we just have to kind of cross the Ts and dot the Is, or something. But Starz are being super-cool and they're going to let us do it, and we're all excited, we all want to do it."

Party Down creator Rob Thomas first revealed in June that a movie was in the works, saying that he hoped to begin shooting as early as spring 2012.

"Ideally, if it works out, we could be shooting in television hiatus time next spring," Thomas said. "Hopefully that deal will close, and we'll all tweet about it when it does."

Meanwhile, actress Lizzy Caplan expressed interest in a film version of the series in April, insisting that a movie could do well in cinemas despite the show's poor ratings.

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I for one don't see this movie doing very well at cinema at all.

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Jason Statham: 'Expendables 2 starts shooting in two weeks

Jason Statham has revealed that the sequel to The Expendables will begin shooting in two weeks.

The Mechanic star confirmed reports that the highly-anticipated action movie will film in Bulgaria.

"They start in two weeks' time," Statham told Collider. "Literally, I'm gonna go from one - I'm making a movie with Taylor Hackford in New Orleans called Parker, I'm going straight from there to Bulgaria. That's where we're at, Expendables 2, Bulgaria."

Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis were recently confirmed to return for "substantial roles" for the sequel after appearing only briefly in the first film.

Statham went on to say that he looks forward to working with Sylvester Stallone again.

"I had such a great time with Sly, he's a man I'm very happy to work with again," he added.

In July, John Travolta and Chuck Norris were also rumoured to be joining the cast of the ensemble film.

The Expendables 2 opens in cinemas on August 17, 2012.

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This is one of just a handful of movies I am dying to see next year.

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Samuel L Jackson joins cast of 'Django Unchained'

Samuel L Jackson has joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained.

The actor's publicist has confirmed that he will play a slave called Stephen in the movie, Variety reports.

The Pulp Fiction star will reunite with the film's director for the fifth time. Jackson has also appeared in Tarantino's Jackie Brown and Kill Bill Vol 2, in addition to an uncredited role as a narrator in Inglorious Basterds.

Django Unchained is a spaghetti western thought to be inspired by Sergio Corbucci's 1966 film Django.

Jamie Foxx is now confirmed in the lead role of freed slave Django after speculation that Will Smith or Idris Elba could secure the part. Leonardo DiCaprio will reportedly play Calvin Candie, a villainous plantation owner who holds Django's wife in his service.

Christoph Waltz - who won an Academy Award for his role in Inglorious Basterds - is also rumoured to be part of the cast.

Django Unchained is due to be released on Christmas Day 2012.

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J.J. Abrams signs on to direct 'Star Trek 2'

J.J. Abrams is ready to engage. EW has confirmed that the insatiable media multi-hyphenate has signed on to direct the sequel to his 2009 hit Star Trek. (Vulture first reported the story.) The first film’s screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are penning the screenplay with producer Damon Lindelof, and the main cast — including Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto (pictured, right, with Abrams on the set of the 2009 Trek) — are all set to return. The untitled sequel was originally scheduled to come out June 2012, but the film has moved off of that date to give the writers enough time to polish the script.

Abrams’ first crack in the captain’s chair netted the reboot the highest-ever grosses for a Trek movie, pulling in $257 million domestically, and $385 million worldwide.

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Sylvester Stallone talks about who's on board for 'Expendables 2' -- EXCLUSIVE

When The Expendables hit theaters last summer, it seemed like virtually every action star of a certain age dropped by to flex their biceps and kick some keister. But apparently writer-director-star Sylvester Stallone still thinks there’s room for more macho men in the upcoming sequel. In a recent interview with EW, Stallone said that not only would Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger have meatier parts the second go-round, but that he’s also added Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme to the mix and, fingers crossed, we may even see Nicolas Cage and John Travolta getting in on the mayhem, too.

Prior to the first Expendables, we reported that Stallone had been rebuffed by Van Damme when he offered him a part in the all-star cast, which included Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, and a who’s who of other hulking he-men. But now the Muscles From Brussels is saddling up. “We’ll have a big showdown between me and Van Damme, which has been anticipated for a long time, so it should be a good one,” says Stallone, who heads to Bulgaria at the end of this month to start shooting. The movie is aiming for an Aug. 2012 release.

This time out, Stallone is only working in front of the camera. Directing duties will be handled by Con Air‘s Simon West. Which, come to think of it, may have had something do with luring another new Expendable: Nic Cage. “We’ve got Chuck Norris and I think Nic Cage,” says Stallone. “We’re trying to work out different scenarios. I like using people that had a moment and then maybe have fallen on some hard times and give them another shot. So we’re always looking for actors like Michael Biehn and Michael Pare. I like those kinds of guys. Someone did it for me and I like to see if I can do it for them. We also need some new blood in there, a Navy Seal-type, because with the Expendables none of them have 20-20 vision anymore. They need some help, man.”

As for reports that Travolta may also join the expandable Expendables cast, Stallone says, “It’s possible. The one thing I’ve learned is what is a fact on Monday is a complete fallacy on Tuesday. A lot of it is scheduling. It’s not financial. It’s just that Bulgaria is definitely a jaunt. It’s a commitment, you know what I mean? Especially in the dead of winter.”

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The cast for the 1st one was great but this cast is even better than the 1st one in my opinion.