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'The IT Crowd's Richard Ayoade cast in Ben Stiller's 'Neighbourhood Watch'

Richard Ayoade has reportedly been cast in the sci-fi comedy Neighbourhood Watch.

The IT Crowd actor fought off competition from Rush Hour's Chris Tucker to land the role, according to Slashfilm.

Ayoade will play a character named Jamarcus alongside Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill.

The film follows a slick city-dweller who moves to the suburbs and discovers a large neighbourhood watch conspiracy.

The actor is currently working on his latest film The Double, with Jessie Eisenberg believed to be taking on the lead role.

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Kat Dennings 'unsure of Thor 2 return

Kat Dennings has said that she is unsure of whether she will return for Thor 2.

The 2 Broke Girls star revealed that while she would love to reprise her role from this year's superhero film, she has yet to be asked back.

"Marvel is so secretive; we never know anything until the last minute," Dennings told Collider. "One of the things that happened when I signed for [2 Broke Girls] was to make sure that I could still do films on my hiatus, so they would absolutely work that out. I did Thor before I did this show, so they would find a way to work everything out, if I was in Thor 2."

Dennings went on to talk about her role as Max in 2 Broke Girls, saying that she appreciates how relatable the character is.

"I just love how real Max is," the actress said. "Max is so hard-working. All she has to think about are her jobs and her rent. She's never really had a moment to relax. It's nice to watch that journey unfold."

Dennings explained in March that she has never concerned herself with fame, believing that retaining humility is key to dealing with success.

2 Broke Girls will premiere in the US on September 19.

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Harrison Ford: 'Indiana Jones return would be delightful

Harrison Ford has said that he would be "delighted" to star in a fifth Indiana Jones movie.

The 69-year-old explained that he wanted a new picture to be made so that audiences could "learn" more about the whip-cracking adventurer.

Joking about the extra-terrestrial involvement in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Ford told LA Times: "Maybe [I'll do] a fifth, but I ain't going to Mars. Next time we get a script for Indiana Jones, I'd be delighted to play the character.

"Each time we meet him, we wanted to advance the audience's understanding of the character, not just by putting him in adventures, but by learning something about him.

"That's what led to the meeting of his father [in The Last Crusade], played by Sean Connery, and his son [in Crystal Skull], played by Shia [LaBeouf], and bringing Marion (Karen Allen) back."

Ford admitted last month that he was unsure whether a fifth Indiana Jones film would get made.

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Snoop Dogg to play San Francisco pimp Fillmore Slim

Snoop Dogg will play blues singer and guitarist Fillmore Slim in biopic The Legend of Fillmore Slim.

The musician, whose real name is Clarence Sims, shot to fame in the '60s and '70s after working as a pimp in San Francisco. Slim was dubbed 'The West Coast Godfather of the Game' and 'The Pope of Pimping'.

Shelly Liebowitz, Wayne Anderson and Alan Ames are among the producers on The Legend of Slim. Ames is also writing the script with Carole Parker, reports Deadline.

"This film will span decades, from Slim's emergence as a musician, to his fascination with the fast life, through his years of incarceration and his redemption," said Ames.

Sims has released several albums, most recently 2010's The Blues Playa's Ball, and is still touring at the age of 76.

Snoop Dogg has previously starred in the movies Starsky & Hutch and Training Day.

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Blythe Danner on more 'Meet the Parents': "Anything is possible

Blythe Danner has suggested that another Meet the Parents sequel could be produced.

The actress admitted that she hasn't heard anything about a fourth instalment, but claimed that there is always a chance the Fockers could return to the big screen.

"I have no idea, [but] anything is possible. People never tire of the Fockers," she joked to Parade.

Danner went on to reveal that she loves working with her Meet the Parents co-stars Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.

"I just stand there and learn from all of them. I laugh so hard," she said. "Bob is great, he's so relaxed. He's wonderful just to watch work. I don't think there's anybody who works in a more relaxed manner than he does."

Danner stars with Anna Faris and Chris Evans in the comedy What's Your Number?, which opens on September 30 in the US and the UK.

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Christina Hendricks: 'I'd play Wonder Woman in a heartbeat

Christina Hendricks has revealed that she would be interested in playing Wonder Woman if a film were to be made.

A movie based on the super heroine has been mooted for some time. Director Nicolas Winding Refn has claimed that studio executives have promised to support him with a film version provided his remake of Logan's Run performs well at the box office.

Refn has also named Hendricks as his first choice to play the lead role should he be at the helm.

Hendricks, who recently worked with Refn on the movie Drive, explained to New York magazine that she was a big fan of Wonder Woman in her childhood, and said that she would sign up for the film "in a heartbeat".

"I grew up on the TV show, and I had Wonder Woman Underoos, and my brother had a Wonder Woman doll - sorry, Aaron, you're exposed," she laughed.

"Nicolas said, when we were on set, 'I want you to be Wonder Woman'. And I think he is such an extraordinary and exceptional director, that if he asked me to do it, I would do it in a heartbeat."

Joss Whedon was once attached to the director's chair for a possible Wonder Woman movie. Whedon had previously named Angelina Jolie as his first choice, but also considered Hendricks as a possible lead.

"I'd like to think that Joss would have cast me," she added. "I also loved working with Joss [on Firefly]. I'm excited to see what he does with The Avengers. Hopefully the stars would align [for Wonder Woman]. It would be really fun. It would be cool, wouldn't it? I'd get to kick ass."

Speaking about how she would like to play Wonder Woman, she said: "Well, I would certainly do what Nicolas wanted to do, and I can only guess what his version would be, but as I grew up with - and am now married to - a comic book fan, I think it's important to be true to the original comic books, because I know that the fans love every detail and it's very important to them.

"So I think it would be cool to do that. I look forward to learning more about it, actually. I should probably start reading them, so that if someone were to ask me [to be in the movie], I would be fully prepared."

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David Tennant, Rupert Grint to star in 'Postman Pat' movie

David Tennant, Rupert Grint and Jim Broadbent will lead an all-star voice cast for a new Postman Pat movie.

The film is called Postman Pat: The Movie - You Know You're The One. It will see the animated postman taking part in a television talent contest and achieving overnight fame.

Episodes and Green Wing actor Stephen Mangan will voice Pat. He said in a statement: "I'm absolutely thrilled to be playing the world's best-known postman in his big screen debut. He's an iconic British hero and it's a great script.

"However, when I excitedly told my 3-year-old son that I was going to be Postman Pat, he said, 'No you're not, dad, don't be silly.'"

Postman Pat made its debut on BBC One in 1981 and the announcement was made to mark the character's 30th anniversary.

Harry Potter star Grint added: "I used to watch Postman Pat when I was a small boy. My brother and sisters all did at some stage.

"Postman Pat is one of those British symbols, I suppose. You are totally familiar with him and his cat Jess, even if you have never watched the series."

Academy Award winner Broadbent said that he was "excited" about working with "such an iconic figure".

Tennant and Broadbent have also appeared in the Harry Potter movie series as death eater Barty Crouch Jr and potions tutor Horace Slughorn respectively.

Postman Pat: The Movie - You Know You're The One is due to be released in 2013

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Denzel Washington to lead 'The Secret in Their Eyes' remake

Denzel Washington is in contention for the lead role in the remake of foreign film The Secret in Their Eyes.

The Academy Award-winning Argentinian movie centres on a retired lawyer who writes a novel to find closure over an unsolved murder case, which has unintended consequences. He also has to manage his unrequited love for his female boss.

Ricardo Darin starred in the original film, directed by Juan Jose Campanella.

Breach's Billy Ray will be directing from his script for the remake, following Warner Bros' procuring of the rights. Ray is keen on getting Washington to take the central role, Twitch reports.

Washington is currently committed to Back to the Future helmer Robert Zemeckis's Flight. He will be playing an alcoholic pilot who has to come to terms with his problem after nearly crashing a plane.

Sherlock Holmes actress Kelly Reilly will be co-starring in the film, which marks Zemeckis's return to live-action film after 2000's Castaway.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ryan Gosling, Alexander Skarsgård wanted for 'Man from U.N.C.L.E

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ryan Gosling are among the list of actors that have been named as potential stars of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. remake.

Stephen Soderbergh will direct the reboot of the original 1960s TV series, with original star George Clooney forced to quit production due to a back injury.

True Blood star Alexander Skarsgård is the other name on Warner Bros' list of potential lead actors, according to The Wrap.

The studio is set to be seeking "a leading man in his 20s" for the main role of agent Ilya Kuryakin, originally played by David McCallum.

The original TV series centred around U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command For Law Enforcement), a secret international intelligence agency.

Soderbergh's latest film Contagion is released in the UK on October 21.

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Kevin Costner drops out of 'Django Unchained

Kevin Costner has reportedly dropped out of starring in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Western Django Unchained.

The Dances with Wolves star was originally linked to the film back in July, but "scheduling conflicts" have caused him to leave the project.

"And in another interesting piece of casting news, Kevin Costner has had to pass on Django Unchained due to scheduling conflicts," Variety reporter Justin Kroll tweeted earlier this week.

The film stars Jamie Foxx in the titular role as a former slave who sets out to rescue his wife from a plantation owner, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio.

Inglourious Basterds star Christoph Waltz and Pulp Fiction star Samuel L. Jackson are also part of the film's cast.

Earlier this year, Costner was cast as Pa Kent in Zack Snyder's superhero reboot Superman: Man of Steel opposite Henry Cavill, Diane Lane and Michael Shannon

Django Unchained is currently scheduled to reach cinemas in December 2012.

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Gary Oldman: 'Nobody knows Dark Knight Rises ending

Gary Oldman has revealed that he may be the only member of the Dark Knight Rises cast to know the film's ending.

The Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy actor explained that director Christopher Nolan has been so desperate to keep details of the project secret that scripts were sent out with pages missing, while other cast members were forbidden from reading the screenplay in private.

"Christopher doesn't want anyone to ruin it and I completely understand that," he told Contactmusic. "The newer people on the film go to his office to read the script.

"They sent mine out, but it had to be hand-delivered directly to me and nobody else. And the final few pages were missing. I went along and talked to Christopher and in person about the ending. Then I locked it away in my head."

Nestor Carbonell, who plays Gotham City mayor Anthony Garcia, admitted this week that he did not receive a script for The Dark Knight Rises.

Star Joseph Gordon-Levitt has also urged Batman fans to avoid spoilers, insisting that viewers "will have the best experience if [they] just trust" Nolan

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Sigourney Weaver confirms 'Avatar 2' role

Sigourney Weaver has confirmed that she has a role in James Cameron's upcoming Avatar sequels.

Despite her character Dr Grace Augustine dying in the 2010 sci-fi epic, Weaver has revealed that Cameron plans to bring her back in some way.

"Don't worry, I will be back," Weaver told Coming Soon. "Jim [Cameron] says no one ever dies in science fiction.

"He's told me the stories for the next two movies and I have to say that they're absolutely wonderful and there's a real treat in store. Now we just have to make them."

The actress also suggested that Avatar 2 will begin filming sometime in 2012.

Wearver will next be seen opposite Twilight star Taylor Lautner in John Singleton's new thriller Abduction, due out in cinemas on September 23.

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Liam Hemsworth joins 'The Expendables 2'

Liam Hemsworth has joined the cast of The Expendables 2.

The Hunger Games star will portray a sniper in the forthcoming follow-up to 2009's The Expendables, according to Variety.

Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris were recently confirmed to be among the cast of the action film, joining Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and producer Sylvester Stallone.

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

Hemsworth - who is currently dating Miley Cyrus - recently confessed that he prefers to keep the details of his relationship with the 'Party in the USA' singer private.

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

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The Wolverine' delay confirmed by Hugh Jackman

The Wolverine has had its start date delayed until next year, Hugh Jackman has confirmed.

The Real Steel star told Leicester Square TV that filming on the project has been pushed back by his commitment to Tom Hooper's Les Misérables.

Jackman told the network: "I think Les Mis is my next movie - in fact, I know that - and then after that we'll shoot it. We start shooting next year."

Les Misérables is scheduled to begin principal photography in March 2012. It is thought that this could mean The Wolverine may not enter production until next autumn at the earliest.

The Wolverine is based on a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie, which draws inspiration from Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's 1982 Wolverine miniseries. The plot sees the mutant anti-hero become mixed up in Japan's criminal underworld.

Darren Aronofsky was originally attached to the project as director before making a surprise departure in March. He was replaced by Walk the Line helmer James Mangold.

Mark Bomback, who penned the Total Recall remake, is currently revising McQuarrie's script.

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50 Cent to play pimp in serial killer movie 'The Frozen Ground

50 Cent has signed on to star in the upcoming serial killer movie The Frozen Ground.

The rapper - real name Curtis Jackson - will play a 1980s-era pimp in the film, according to the Anchorage Daily News.

Jackson will join Nicolas Cage and John Cusack in the movie, which centres around the police investigation of serial killer Robert Hansen, who attacked prostitutes and strippers in the 1970s and 1980s in Anchorage, Alaska.

Randall Emmett, a partner in the production of the film, revealed that Jackson will spend around two weeks filming his role.

"The director thought that there was a great role for him and I gave him the script," Emmett said. "He's basically moved a lot of tour dates and a bunch of stuff that he has on his calendar to be committed and up in Alaska."

50 Cent recently revealed that he still wants to work with Take That singer Robbie Williams.

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Prison Break', 'Heroes' actor Robert Knepper joins 'R.I.P.D

Robert Knepper has signed on to appear in the upcoming adaptation of the undead comic R.I.P.D.

The former Prison Break and Heroes actor will play a spirit known as a 'deado' in the film, alongside Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film centres around a murdered cop (Reynolds) who is recruited for the Rest In Peace Department, a police force of ghosts who fight against evil spirits.

Kevin Bacon, James Hong, Marisa Miller, Mary-Louise Parker and Stephanie Szostak will also appear in the film.

R.I.P.D. will be directed by RED's Robert Schwentke.

Knepper recently starred in NBC's pilot episode of Reconstruction, a series about a soldier who travels across the country after the Civil War.

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RoboCop' remake is "urgently needed", says director Jose Padilha

RoboCop will be a different kind of movie compared to the 1987 original, according to Jose Padilha.

The director is remaking the dystopian classic by Paul Verhoeven which follows a wounded policeman who is returned to the force as a cyborg.

Padilha told Dutch entertainment site film1: "I love the sharpness and political tone of RoboCop and I think that such a film is now urgently needed. But I will not repeat what Verhoeven has done so clearly and strongly.

"Instead I try to make a film that will address topics that Verhoeven untreated. If you are a man [who] changes into a robot, how do you do that?

"What is the difference between humans and robots developed? What is free will? What does it mean to lose your free will? Those are the issues."

The Elite Squad director will be helming from a script by Josh Zetumer, who worked on the unproduced Dune remake and the fourth Bourne film.

MGM originally pulled Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky into the project before the studio went into bankruptcy.

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Kick-Ass 2' may need new director, says Mark Millar

Kick-Ass 2 could feature a new creative team, according to Mark Millar.

The acclaimed writer told Hero Complex that the movie sequel may go ahead without helmer Matthew Vaughn or screenwriter Jane Goldman, due to scheduling conflicts.

"Hopefully, we can use the same actors if and when we do a sequel, but getting Matthew [Vaughn] to direct or Jane [Goldman] to write a movie at this budget would be very difficult because they're superstars now and they have projects of their own," he told the website.

"I'd imagine, if this happens any time soon, that Matthew will produce and possibly co-write, like George Lucas did with The Empire Strikes Back, and hire a new director."

Millar went on to say that the project has time constraints as the main characters in his Kick-Ass 2 comic are still in high school. Should the project be greenlit several years from now, the cast from the previous film may be unable to reprise their roles.

"There's a window because the actors are all supposed to be in high school and if this came out after 2013, for example, that window would have closed," he added. "I obviously know more than I can say, but I think people will be pretty happy with the conversations we've been having."

Kick-Ass cast members Chloe Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse have previously expressed interest in returning for a sequel.

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Monster' director Patty Jenkins considered for 'Thor 2' -- BREAKING

Marvel Studios may be sending Patty Jenkins, who directed Charlize Theron to an Oscar win with 2003?s harrowing Monster, to the celestial realm of Asgard.

Jenkins, who is repped by CAA, also directed the acclaimed pilot to AMC’s The Killing, as well as episodes of Entourage and Arrested Development. She would be taking on Thor 2 from the original movie’s director Kenneth Branagh. The film is set to begin shooting next April, with plans to be in theaters by July 2013.

There was no official confirmation from Marvel about Jenkins, but several sources close to the project said talks are ongoing.

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently told EW that plans were developing fast for the sequel, which he said would “take Thor literally to other worlds.” While moviegoers will next see Chris Hemsworth as the hammer-swinging hero in The Avengers next May, Thor 2 would “primarily be the journey of that character, of he and Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and how the new dynamic with his father (Odin, played by Anthony Hopkins) is working out, as well as what are the broader stakes for The Nine Worlds,” Feige said.

The Nine Worlds are the different planes of existence, of which Earth is one, that Thor and his Asgardian brethren recognize. It’s part of a push to expand the cosmic side of the Marvel Comics universe, which includes many more intergalactic heroes and villains.

Though much attention will be paid to the fact that Thor will be getting a woman’s touch, no one who saw Monster or The Killing can accuse Jenkins of being soft. If anything, Thor may actually be facing much rougher treatment this time around if Jenkins gets the job

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Casey Affleck in talks for 'Paradise Lost' Gabriel role

Casey Affleck is in line for a role in Paradise Lost.

The Tower Heist actor is currently in talks to play Gabriel in the big-screen adaptation of John Milton's epic poem, according to Variety.

The Hangover's Bradley Cooper will play fallen angel Lucifer in the Legendary Pictures movie, with Djimon Hounsou portraying angel of death Abdiel and Benjamin Walker in the role of archangel Michael.

Alex Proyas (I, Robot, The Crow) is directing Paradise Lost. The script has been written by a team including Exam director Stuart Hazeldine and The Bodyguard screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan.

Diego Boneta (Pretty Little Liars, Rock of Ages) and Camilla Belle (10,000 BC, Push) are reportedly in contention for the roles of Adam and Eve.

Milton's original blank verse poem was first published in 1677 in ten volumes.

Paradise Lost is currently in pre-production. Principal photography is slated to begin in Sydney in January 2012 ahead of a planned release in 2013.

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