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Juan Antonio Bayona has emerged as the leading candidate to direct third Twilight movie Eclipse, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Bayona, a protégé of Guillermo del Toro, last directed Spanish-language horror The Orphanage. James Mangold and Drew Barrymore have recently been linked with the Eclipse director's chair.

"I'm one of the directors that is being talked about," said Barrymore, who will make her debut with upcoming comedy Whip It!

The second movie in the Twilight saga, New Moon, will begin production this year with Chris Weitz at the helm.

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Jeff Goldblum has become the latest star to join the cast of romantic comedy The Baster.

Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman signed up for the project last month.

The movie will follow the story of a man (Bateman), who secretly interferes with his female best friend's (Aniston) attempts to get pregnant through artificial insemination. However, when she returns from New York seven years later with a son, he is forced to live with secret that he is the real father.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Goldblum will play Bateman's business partner and confidant. He is described as a man "whose idea of working out is walking slowly on the treadmill while eating a candy bar".

The film is scheduled to begin shooting in New York this spring.

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Alex Proyas has revealed that he is in discussions about making a sequel to his cult hit Dark City.

The I, Robot director told MTV that his 1998 sci-fi movie's success on DVD and Blu-ray has prompted talk of a sequel.

"There have been some discussions fairly recently," Proyas said. "It's had this shelf life and just lately it's done well enough that there have been some discussions about a sequel."

Dark City centred on John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell), a man who discovers that he is living in a world manufactured by a sinister group called The Strangers. Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly and William Hurt were also among the cast.

"I always thought it would be intriguing to have Rufus [Sewell], who was the hero in the first one, be the bad guy," Proyas said of a potential Dark City 2 storyline. "He should turn nasty because he's got unlimited power. That's something I’d like to explore."

Proyas's next film, Knowing, is released in the UK on March 25.

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Danny DeVito has been lined up to direct real-life drama Crazy Eddie, according to Variety.

Based on consumer electronics pioneer Eddie Antar, it will be scripted by 21's Peter Steinfeld.

Antar launched the chain Crazy Eddie in 1971, with his famous TV adverts helping the company expand to 43 stores. However, he was charged with fraud after caught inflating stock value and skimming money.company. He was convicted in 1997, serving a two-year prison term.

"[Antar] started as a guy who loved making deals more than money," said DeVito, who claimed the movie would draw parallels with the recent crisis on Wall Street.

"He lived an outrageously spectacular life and suffered an outrageously spectacular fall," added Steinfeld.

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Mathew Horne has described making horror movie Lesbian Vampire Killers with comedy partner James Corden as "one of the best things we've done together".

The Gavin & Stacey star told Radio 5 Live's Simon Mayo: "It was seven weeks of pure fun. It was something that very fortuitously happened to fit in last year's quite busy schedule for both James and I.

"It was one of the best things we've done together. Huge amounts of fun from start to finish, and I suppose the moments when we were covered in goo were the least pleasurable moments."

Corden added that he is "proud" of the movie, claiming that it stood up to comparisons with bigger budget horror efforts: "We don't have a great track history of making good teen horror flicks. What I'm most proud of is that it really does look and feel like a far bigger budget film. Certainly that last hour, it really goes with some pace."

Lesbian Vampire Killers arrives in UK cinemas on March 20.

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Keira Knightley has revealed her excitement about starring in the proposed My Fair Lady remake.

The actress told ComingSoon.net that she is hoping Sony's long-in-development musical moves forward with her in the role of Eliza Doolittle.

She said: "Yeah, it's just one of those things. I went up for it about two years ago, and it's been a process of trying to get directors, trying to get other cast members and write to music and remake rights and all that, and I think it's slowly but surely coming together, so fingers crossed, it should be great."

The Duchess star declined to comment on Danny Boyle's rumoured involvement in the project, adding that the potential directors she has heard about are "very exciting".

"At this point, things go up and down and I don't think anybody really knows for sure what anybody is doing," she noted. "It's definitely something I'd be interested in doing, and the people they've spoken to me about directing it are very exciting so I think it's potentially a very exciting project."

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Sienna Miller has admitted that her parents were thrilled by her decision to star in the forthcoming blockbuster G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra.

Speaking to Parade, the actress revealed that her family had become weary with the melancholy tone of her recent movies.

"My parents were getting fed up with my intense dramas," she explained "They were like, 'Please, just stop doing these films. You're killing us'.

"I'd never done a huge studio movie and I felt like it was time to do something where I wasn't having a breakdown or addicted to heroin or dying at the end."

The actress, who stars as The Baroness in the upcoming action movie, admitted that she had enjoyed the experience of "things blowing up all around you all the time".

She added: "I'd never done fight training, let alone been to a gym. So this was like a whole new experience."

G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra is released in the UK later this year.

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has admitted that he was impressed by the realism of Mickey Rourke's performance in The Wrestler.

The former WWE star, who left the ring five years ago, told Moviefone that the film had perfectly captured the essence of the sport.

"I thought that the movie...was real and memorable," he said. "That world...it's a very visceral, authentic world that [director Darren Aronofsky] created and I can't say enough great things about the movie.

"My uncle actually trained Mickey and he would call me weekly and give me progress reports. [He] was amazed at...his desire to do everything. That takes commitment."

He added that he was "very proud" of Rourke's dedication, saying: "[It's] a tough task to go from just being an actor to becoming not only a professional wrestler, but a professional wrestler who's wrestled for 25 years."

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Michael Bay has revealed that he wants original Transformers star Frank Welker to voice a villain in the robot sequel.

Welker, who lent his vocal talents to the character Megatron in the animated series, was passed over for the 2007 movie adaptation in favour of Hugo Weaving. His co-star Peter Cullen was recruited for Optimus Prime.

Writing on his Shoot For The Edit website, Bay said that he will "pursue" Welker for the role of Soundwave, a robot who shape-shifted into a cassette player in the original cartoon, in Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen.

Bay last week admitted that Megatron, voiced by Weaving, will return for the sequel

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Sienna Miller has said that media reports that she shared an on-screen "romp" with co-star Keira Knightley in last year's The Edge Of Love were absurd.

The actress told Parade that the attention given to a short kiss between the pair "went way overboard".

Miller said: "In England, there were like these tabloid headlines, 'Lesbian Romp - Miller and Knightley'. It was hyperbolised to the degree of just complete ridiculousness.

"There is a scene where our lips meet very briefly, and that became the big lesbian kiss. And we do take a bath together but it's not very erotic. There'll be a few disappointed men, I'm sure."

She added that she and Knightley were friends before they made the movie and became closer by the time they finished filming.

Miller was cast for the picture as a last-minute replacement for Lindsay Lohan.

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Josh Hartnett and Alexander Skarsgård have been linked with roles in Kenneth Branagh's Thor movie.

According to IESB.net, Hartnett is interested in taking on the role of villain Loki in the Marvel adaptation after seeing Heath Ledger's success as The Joker in The Dark Knight.

Loki is based on the Norse god of mischief who regularly battles his adoptive brother Thor in the Marvel comic series.

In addition, Alexander Skarsgård is the latest name to be linked to the title role. The True Blood actor, who is the son of Mamma Mia! star Stellan Skarsgård, is reportedly the frontrunner to land the coveted part ahead of Channing Tatum.

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Charisma Carpenter has joined the cast of Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables.

Starring Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Forest Whittaker and Mickey Rourke, the movie centres on a group of expendable mercenaries assigned to overthrow a South American dictator by the US government.

The Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel actress will play the girlfriend of Statham's character, according to TV Guide.

Stallone, who is writing and directing The Expendables, reportedly injured his thumb in fight rehearsals for the film last week.

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MGM and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo have teamed up for a remake of Roger Corman's X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes, reports Variety.

The 1963 original centred on a scientist who is nearing a breakthrough in X-ray vision technology. After his funding is pulled, he continues experimenting on himself only to lose control of his powers.

Fresnadillo, who last directed 28 Weeks Later, is currently searching for a writer to pen the X remake.

Corman was a prolific B-movie director in the '50s and '60s, who tutored filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard early in their careers. His movies include Little Shop Of Horrors, The Raven and Death Race 2000.

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Mickey Rourke, who recently scored an Oscar nomination for The Wrestler, has closed his deal to play the villain in Iron Man 2, Variety is reporting. The 56-year-old actor had reportedly been offered only $250,000 to play the role. On Feb. 18, New York magazine reported that the deal seemed to have fallen apart, although sources told EW the next day that it wasn't necessarily dead yet. Rourke's agents have since renegotiated his deal, Variety says, but there's no word on exactly how much he'll be paid. Rourke will play a Russian character called Whiplash, using elements from another comic book bad guy, Crimson Dynamo.

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Horror movie master Wes Craven is furious he was left out of the upcoming remake of Nightmare On Elm Street and has vowed to boycott the new film.

Craven directed the original slasher film back in 1984 and created the famous Freddy Krueger character - but he sold the rights, meaning he has no authority over the remake.

But the moviemaker is still hurt film chiefs working on the new Nightmare picture haven't asked for his help.

He says, "That one kinda hurts, because I don't have any rights to participate in it at all.

"It was done (sold) at a time when I was dirt poor so I had to sell everything when I sold the script, so that one hurts a bit."

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Jay Baruchel has signed up to star in Johnny Klutz, a movie revolving around his comedy character.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Baruchel created Klutz based on his love of slapstick humour. Klutz is a described as "a lovable loser who is impervious to pain".

Rob McKittrick (Waiting...) will pen the Johnny Klutz script for Universal.

Ben Stiller will produce the comedy through his Red Hour production company alongside Stuart Cornfeld and Jeremy Kramer.

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Daniel Radcliffe has been named the most valuable young star in Hollywood, according to Forbes magazine.

The Harry Potter actor, 19, topped a poll based on the inaugural Forbes Star Currency list, which measures an individual's overall financial success in the industry.

Around 150 entertainment industry members from around the world were asked to rank Hollywood's young stars, based on a combination of box office success, ability to attract funding and their appeal to audiences.

According to Forbes, Radcliffe topped the list thanks to the ongoing international success of the wizard franchise and his critically-acclaimed performance on stage in Equus.

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, 16, came in second place, with the magazine crediting the widespread appeal of her Disney television series and the forthcoming spinoff movie for boosting her status.

Other young celebrities recognised were Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere, Oscar-nominated 12-year-old Abigail Breslin and The Secret Life Of Bees star Dakota Fanning, who was recently cast in New Moon.

All actors in the list were 19 years old or younger at the time the results were finalised.

The top ten most valuable young stars are:

1. Daniel Radcliffe
2. Miley Cyrus
3. Dakota Fanning
4. Abigail Breslin
5. Hayden Panettiere
6. Emma Watson
7. Freddie Highmore
8. Keke Palmer
9. Emma Roberts
10. Anton Yelchin

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Joe Wright will reteam with Universal and Working Title for colonial drama Indian Summer.

Wright, whose credits include Pride And Prejudice, Atonement and upcoming biopic The Soloist, will direct the film based on Alex von Tunzelmann's book.

The project focuses on the end of the UK's rule in India and its status as a world superpower.

"After making The Soloist in LA, I was looking for something that was primarily about the British experience," Wright told Variety.

Oscar-nominated Gladiator screenwriter William Nicholson has been hired to write the script.

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Wrestling star 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin has joined the cast of Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables.

Austin, whose acting credits include The Longest Yard and The Condemned, will star alongside Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Forest Whittaker and Mickey Rourke in the action movie.

The film centres on a group of mercenaries assigned to overthrow a South American dictator by the US government.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel actress Charisma Carpenter signed up earlier this week to play the girlfriend of Statham's character.

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Keira Knightley has turned down the chance to reprise her role in a fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie, insisting she's "done" with the franchise.

The actress made her name in Hollywood playing aristocrat-turned-swashbuckler Elizabeth Swann in the hit Disney trilogy.

A fourth movie is in the works, with Johnny Depp already onboard to play Captain Jack Sparrow one more time. But Knightley is keen to move on from the role.

The actress tells Moviefone.com, "It was a completely fantastic experience, and it was an amazingly large portion of my life, but I don't think I need to go there again. I think that it's done. But I'm very excited to see the next one. And he (Depp) is so wonderful in that character. I think it'll be wonderful."