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Katie Cassidy has been added to the cast of A Nightmare On Elm Street.

The former Supernatural star will play the second female lead in Samuel Bayer's remake of the 1984 horror film, reports website Shock Till You Drop.

Jackie Earle Haley will take on the role of the iconic killer Freddy Krueger, with Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner and Thomas Dekker also starring.

A Nightmare On Elm Street will be released in cinemas on April 16, 2010.

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Mike Newell is in talks to direct Disney's remake of The Lone Ranger, reports Production Weekly.

The movie, written by Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio, will show the origins of the masked hero and how he met his Native American sidekick Tonto. Johnny Depp will star as Tonto in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced action-adventure film.

British helmer Newell is currently working on Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time for Bruckheimer, to be released in cinemas next summer.

The Lone Ranger first appeared on a radio show in the '30s which spun off into movies, TV shows, comic books and toy lines. His last big screen appearance was in 1981's The Legend Of The Lone Ranger.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine is howling its way to the top of the box office with an opening day gross of $35 million. Bowing in 4,099 theaters, the film boasted a per-screen average of $8,539 on Friday. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner) also scored a healthy opening-day number, with $5.8 million in 3,175 theaters. Wolverine's opening-day haul lags behind 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand's single-day opening gross of $45 million, according to Hollywood.com's box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian. Whether the  can make up the deficit in the next two days remains to be seen. If not, it's highly unlikely the Hugh Jackman flick will manage to match Iron Man's gross of $98.6 from this same weekend last year.

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Halle Berry has admitted that she would love to star in an X-Men film centred on her character Storm.

Speaking at the premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the actress told reporters that she would love to see the human mutant back on the big screen.

"I think that would be great...I think Storm deserves her own movie," The Sun quotes her as saying.

When asked if she would like to reprise the role, she joked: "Maybe - if I can still fit in the suit!"

Berry appeared as Storm in 2000's X-Men and its sequels X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which is a prequel focusing on Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Team X, is in cinemas now.

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It couldn't top its predecessors, but X-Men Origins: Wolverine still brought in quite a haul, grossing an estimated $87 million for the opening weekend of the summer movie season. The Hugh Jackman pic brought in a strong $21,225 per-theater average in 4,099 movie houses, despite generating mixed reviews. The film fell $15 million short of 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand but it is still an enormous success for Jackman and director Gavin Hood.
Matthew McConaughey's Ghosts of Girlfriends Past generated an estimated $15.3 million for a second place bow. It's not a shabby opening but it is far less than McConaughey's previous romantic outings including last year's Fool's Gold ($21.6 million) or 2006's Failure to Launch ($24.2 million). (Perhaps women were too busy checking out all those hunky mutants this weekend?)   The two new openers did help the industry maintain its year-over-year increase of 16 percent.
Also aiding that statistic was Beyonce Knowles' Obsessed. Dropping a not-surprising 57 percent for its second weekend in theaters, the thriller earned another $12.2 million to put its ten-day gross at a shockingly strong $47 million. And Zac Efron's 17 Again showed surprising stamina, too, grossing an additional $6.3 million its third weekend for a total take of $48.4 million.
The other new wide release for the weekend was the anemic 3-D animated sci-fi film Battle for Terra. Opening on 1162 theaters, the Justin Long, Evan Rachel Wood-voiced feature proved to be little competition for the other 3-D movie in the marketplace. Dreamworks Animation's juggernaut Monsters vs. Aliens grossed another $5.8 million its sixth weekend for the fifth slot in the rankings, while newcomer Terra couldn't muster more than $1 million for a twelfth place in the box office derby.
Summer has officially begun -- at least in Hollywood -- so expect a giant event film every weekend. Wolverine may have bowed mightily but with Star Trek hot on its heels next weekend, the Marvel superhero is going to need more than adamantium to maintain its box office lead.

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A segment of film directed by Scarlett Johansson has been cut from a new film about New York.

Entitled New York, I Love You, the project features a number of different love stories shot by different directors, including Natalie Portman and Brett Ratner.

It has emerged that Johansson's section, starring Kevin Bacon, has been edited out of the final cut of the film, with one source describing it as "really bad" and another as "unwatchable", the New York Post reports.

However, producer Emmanuel Benbihy denied that the alleged poor quality of the segment was the reason for its non-inclusion, and said that he was "very much moved" by the star's "extremely compelling, albeit unconventional, narrative".

Benbihy said: "The story did not specifically involve an interpersonal relationship, and it was conceptualised to be filmed in black and white - both of which were extreme departures from the other films.

"I had to admit that there were editorial decisions to be made in the interest of serving the overall narrative and composition that resulted in previously filmed scenes and footage not getting used."

Johansson's section will be included on the DVD release of New York, I Love You together with Andrei Zvyagintsev's segment starring Carla Gugino and Goran Visnjic, which was also edited out of the theatrical version.

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Little Britain star David Walliams has confirmed that a movie version of the hit show is still in development.

Speaking to The Sun, the actor revealed that he and co-star Matt Lucas had nearly finished writing the script for the film, which will be set in Las Vegas and feature characters including Kenny Craig, Carol Beer and Bubbles Devere.

"We’re really happy with it, but the whole film project is still kind of dependent on how much we can raise our profiles in America...Ultimately, our aim was always to make a film and it’s very exciting," he explained.

The untitled script is thought to have been passed to Red Hour, the production company run by Ben Stiller.

Walliams added that a second series of Little Britain USA is also in the works, saying: "We do have some new ideas for characters - a mum feeding her son to make him the fattest boy in America, a psycho American girlfriend, but without the bunnies, a woman who has everything Disney-themed, and some annoying Scottish air hostesses."

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Hugh Jackman has signed on to star in Disney's forthcoming supernatural adventure Ghostopolis, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The story focuses on a man who works for the government's Supernatural Immigration Taskforce and must rescue a young boy who is accidentally sent to Ghostopolis, an alternative world inhabited by ghosts.

No director or writer has yet been confirmed for the project, which is based on the upcoming graphic novel by Doug TenNapel.

Jackman will produce through his Seed Productions company, alongside Gotham Group, who were responsible for last year's The Spiderwick Chronicles.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine has shot straight to the top of the US box office, breaking the opening weekend record for 2009.

The Hugh Jackman-led superhero prequel takes in $87 million to secure the number one spot, the second highest debut for an X-Men movie behind 2006's The Last Stand.

The box office runner-up, romantic comedy Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past, is a way behind with a $15 million bow.

Last week's chart topper Obsessed slips to number three, while 17 Again and Monsters Vs. Aliens complete the top five.

1. (-) X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $87,000,000
2. (-) Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past - $15,325,000
3. (1) Obsessed - $12,200,000
4. (2) 17 Again - $6,355,000
5. (6) Monsters Vs. Aliens - $5,800,000
6. (4) The Soloist - $5,600,000
7. (5) Earth - $4,184,000
8. (3) Fighting - $4,173,000
9. (8) Hannah Montana: The Movie - $4,075,000
10. (7) State Of Play - $3,655,000

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Tom Hanks has defended his upcoming film Angels & Demons against claims that it is anti-Catholic.

The movie, based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown, was reported to have angered the Vatican because of its content, and was banned from using certain church properties for filming.

Speaking to the New York Daily News, Hanks said: "People will see there’s nothing sacrilegious about it at all. Yes, we had a few things go on that are completely fictionalised. But there’s no reason to have a big hurly-burly over what is essentially a whodunit.

"There’s no major theological discussion that goes on, other than science versus faith. There’s no winner in that argument. I just solve the murder."

Last month, the movie's director Ron Howard was also forced to defend the follow-up to 2006's The Da Vinci Code, describing the movie as an "exciting mystery, set in the awe-inspiring beauty of Rome".

Angels & Demons, which sees Hanks reprise the role of Robert Langdon, revolves around a secret brotherhood called the Illuminati and a plot to destroy the Vatican. It hits cinemas on May 15.

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Ben Stiller has signed on to direct forthcoming drama Help Me Spread Goodness, reports Variety.

The story revolves around a Chicago banker who is conned by an internet scammer claiming to be a Nigerian prince.

Based on a script by Mark Friedman, the project will be developed by Participant Media and produced by Stiller as well as his Red Hour partner Stuart Kornfeld, alongside Jeffrey Kramer.

The screenplay is also thought to discuss the current plight of Nigeria and other African nations.

Production on Goodness will reportedly depend on the progress of Aaron Sorkin's The Trial Of The Chicago 7, which Stiller will helm following the departure of Steven Spielberg.

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Christian Bale has reportedly revealed that he sliced off the top of his finger in an accident earlier this year.

According to WENN, the Dark Knight star suffered the injury while dirt-biking, and has been left with a scarred left index finger.

"I chopped it off at the end. You have something as extreme as that - you've lost the end of your finger - but it didn't hurt," he is quoted as saying.

"I just kept looking at it, going, 'Why is that not hurting?' The body's amazing. It [the finger] looks horrible. Everyone else almost faints looking at it."

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Angels & Demons director Ron Howard has accused the Vatican of deliberating obstructing the filming of the movie in Rome.

Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Howard claimed that church officials had "exerted some influence" in order to make it more difficult for him to film certain outside sequences.

"When you come to film in Rome, the official statement to you is that the Vatican has no influence," he explained.

"Everything progressed very smoothly, but unofficially a couple of days before we were going to start filming in several of our locations, it was explained to us that through back channels and so forth that the Vatican had exerted some influence.

"Was I surprised? No. Am I a little frustrated by it at times, sure."

However, a representative for the Vatican later told The AP that Howard's accusations had been made purely to publicise the movie, despite earlier reports that the church had banned production from certain holy buildings.

Based on the novel by Dan Brown, the follow-up to 2006's The Da Vinci Code sees Tom Hanks return as symbologist Robert Langdon on a quest to uncover a plot to destroy the papacy.

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Donald Sutherland has reportedly teamed up with his son Rossif for the first time in forthcoming rom-com Love Child.

The father and son partnership will headline the project which already includes Rebecca Romijn and Sarah Roemer, according to Variety.

The movie will centre on an ex-con who plans to live life on the straight and narrow, until a loan shark whom he owes a great deal of money to halts his plan.

Risa Bramon Garcia, who directed 200 Cigarettes, will helm the project written by Michael Melski.

Love Child is currently being filmed in Toronto.

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Tom Hardy and Ken Watanabe are the latest stars to sign on for Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Inception, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Bronson actor Hardy and Watanabe, who appeared in Nolan's Batman Begins, will join Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard in the Warner Bros movie.

No plot details have yet been revealed for the film, only that it is set "within the architecture of the mind" and that DiCaprio will portray a company CEO.

Nolan and Emma Thomas will share producing duties on Inception, which is scheduled to begin shooting this summer for a 2010 release.

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Christina Aguilera will make her movie debut in Screen Gems musical Burlesque.

The project centres on a girl from a small town who finds success in a Los Angeles burlesque club, says Variety.

Steven Antin will direct the movie from a script he wrote with Erin Brockovich's Susannah Grant.

"I couldn't be more excited, as this was a project written with her in mind," said Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper of Aguilera's involvement.

The pop singer previously lent her voice to the DreamWorks animation Shark Tale, though her role was uncredited.

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Ben Stiller and Jim Carrey's shelved sci-fi comedy Used Guys is being revived with Stiller and Reese Witherspoon in the lead roles.

The initial project, which was to be directed by Jay Roach, centred on cloned men who were traded by women. Stiller and Carrey were to play obsolete models who go in search of 'Mantopia', but the film was cancelled as the budget spiralled past $100 million.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, studio 20th Century Fox is moving forward with the film again, changing the story to focus on the relationship between Stiller's character and Witherspoon's clone owner.

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine) are in talks to direct. Dave Guion, Michael Handelman and Mickey Birnbaum wrote the script.

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The nominations for this year's MTV Movie Awards are led by Twilight and Slumdog Millionaire.

The teen vampire flick is up for seven awards, including Best Film, Best Female Performance for Kristen Stewart and Best Breakthrough Male Performance for Robert Pattinson.

Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire has taken six nominations, including Best Film and Best Breakthrough Male and Female Performances for Dev Patel and Freida Pinto.

Other films up for gongs at the awards in Los Angeles, California, include The Dark Knight, High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Iron Man.

The host of this year's ceremony has already been revealed as Saturday Night Live comic Andy Samberg, while Eminem has been booked to perform at the show.

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Hugh Jackman's Seed Productions has started work on a sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

The follow-up to the box office hit will be inspired by a samurai storyline from Marvel's X-Men comic books, reports Variety.

The superhero sequel is one of several projects Jackman's Seed firm has set up with Fox. Also on the Australian actor's plate are Personal Security, a thriller about a cop who acts as a bodyguard to a teen heiress; race car drama Drive, which Jackman has likened to a Steve McQueen film; and Carousel, a big screen adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

Jackman is also eyeing a return to Broadway in 2010, leading the cast of Danny Elfman-scored musical Houdini.