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Brittany Murphy bags 'Wicked' role

Brittany Murphy is joining the cast of psychological thriller Something Wicked.

The movie will follow a teenage couple whose lives are turned upside down when the girl's mother is killed, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Shantel VanSanten and John Robinson have already been cast as the two leads and are currently filming the movie in Oregon.

Darin Scott is directing Something Wicked from a script by Joe Colleran.


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Whedon declines to help new 'Buffy'

Joss Whedon has revealed that he turned down an approach to participate in the Buffy The Vampire Slayer remake.

Fran Rubel Kuzui, who holds the rights to the franchise, announced last month that she is reviving the property, indicating that producers are open to Whedon's involvement.

However, Whedon told Entertainment Weekly that he will not contribute to the Vertigo Entertainment project, saying: "I believe [the producers] did ultimately reach out to my agent after the news broke. I think that's something better left untouched by me. So, I wish them luck."

Whedon created the Buffy character for the 1992 movie starring Kristy Swanson. Sarah Michelle Gellar later took on the role for the TV series, which ran from 1997 until 2003


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Faris, Applegate, Poehler for 'Chipmunks'

Anna Faris, Christina Applegate and Amy Poehler have been confirmed as the Chipettes in Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.

Putting an end to last month's speculation, the trio of stars will lend their voices to the all-female rival band of Alvin, Simon and Theodore's in the forthcoming sequel.

Faris told MTV: "I’m a Chipette! And they make my voice sound even more annoying than it already is."

However, the 'House Bunny' actress also admitted that the filmmakers have prevented her from singing in the picture, opting to go with studio musicians instead.

"They’re not letting me sing," she added. "That’s how bad my voice is. They won’t even let me be a Chipmunk singing. Not to worry because [The Chipettes] do sing."

The follow-up to Alvin And The Chipmunks arrives in the US on December 25 and in the UK on December 26.


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Douglas receives lifetime achievement award

Michael Douglas has received the AFI's 37th Lifetime Achievement Award.

The 64-year-old was honoured at a ceremony on Thursday with guests including Jack Nicholson, Tobey Maguire, Benicio del Toro, Sharon Stone, Martin Sheen and Oliver Stone, E! reports.

"I've had so many of my high moments and so many of my fine moments with you," Nicholson said of working with Douglas.

The tribute included a surprise performance from Bob Dylan, whose music was featured on the soundtrack of the actor's 2000 film Wonder Boys.

Douglas's wife Catherine Zeta-Jones was also among the performers, singing 'One' from his 1985 movie A Chorus Line.

The honours for Douglas will air in the US on July 19 on TV Land.


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'Hangover' tops Friday box office with $10.4 million

After a surprise first-place finish last weekend, Vegas comedy The Hangover is in the lead again with a commanding $10.4 million Friday gross. That was plenty to trump the week's biggest new release, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, which came in third with just $8.3 million. The John Travolta-Denzel Washington thriller lost the second-place spot to Disney/Pixar's Up, still flying high in its third weekend. But the weekend's real loser looks to be Eddie Murphy's Imagine That, which limped into sixth place with a weak $1.8 million from more than 3,000 screens. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the final weekend grosses.


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Megan Fox 'not confirmed for 'Buffy' movie'

Megan Fox has not been confirmed for the new feature-length film reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it has emerged.

Producer Roy Lee has dimissed speculation about the Transformers star playing the lead role as the teenaged vigilante, according to Perez Hilton.

He said: "The rumours of Megan Fox being involved with Buffy are just rumours.

"As with any film project with a female lead under the age of 30, Megan is the actress that most studios want so it is no surprise her name is mentioned. While I think she would be great for our project, we are still in the early stages of developing the script."

The character of Buffy was previously played by Kristy Swanson in the 1992 original movie, and Sarah Michelle Gellar in the following television series, which ran from 1997 to 2003.

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Fox: 'I didn't get along with Lohan on set'

Megan Fox has revealed that she did not always "get along" with Lindsey Lohan, it has emerged.

The Transformers star has admitted that while filming Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen in 2004, the two were not very close on set, according to WENN.

Fox has said that their adolescence and "natural" female rivalry played a significant role in their mutual dislike for one another at the time.

She said: "We didn't get along, but were, like, 17, so of course we didn't get along. Girls are catty - they don't like each other."


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Bullock 'welcomes nudity for sake of comedy'

Sandra Bullock has reportedly revealed that she has welcomed the idea of nudity on her latest project for the sake of comedy.

The 44-year-old actress has said she came to terms with performing a brief nude scene in The Proposal, where she and actor Ryan Reynolds accidentally collide with one another in a bedroom, according to Adelaide Now.

Bullock said: "I mean, come on. I looked at that scene and I went, 'I wonder if that's going to be the thing they focus on [in marketing]?'

"And then I went, 'Hey, if it works, if my nakedness makes people laugh, then I guess bring it on'."

She added: "Our job is to make it funny. You panic because it's about timing and we knew there were certain bits you can't show, and how to cover up those bits becomes funny in itself.

"Eventually you don't stay covered and you don't care after about hour eight. It's like, 'So what, I've seen it'. So, honestly, being naked was like the last thing on my mind after a while because I just wanted it to be right."


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Angelina Jolie 'back for 'Wanted 2'

The director of Wanted has reportedly suggested that Angelina Jolie will be back for the action sequel.

Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmabetov has revealed that pre-production for the tentatively-titled Wanted 2 will begin this summer and has found a way to bring Angelina Jolie's character Fox back from the dead, reports Superhero Hype.

Bekmabetov told RIA Novosti: "In July we will start preparation for the film. I think in the late autumn or winter shooting will be performed. The shooting will take place in America, India and Russia."

The director has also said he hopes to bring back Nightwatch and Daywatch star Kostya Khabenskiy, as well as introduce new characters.

The highly anticipated sequel has a reported $150 million budget.


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Craven: 'I won't see 'Elm Street' remake'

Wes Craven has claimed that he won't see the remake of his classic horror film A Nightmare On Elm Street.

Speaking to DS, the filmmaker said that the experience of watching the revised version "might be too painful. I might just pretend it's not there".

Craven has no creative input in Samuel Bayer's film, starring Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner and Katie Cassidy, after losing ownership of the 1984 horror when he sold the screenplay.

"Nobody's called me or anything - I don't know what the script's like, I don't know who's in it," Craven said. "Frankly, that's painful. It was one of my better ideas and better films, but the fact is that, because I was completely broke [when I sold the script], I completely sold the rights to it."

A remake of Craven's first feature The Last House On The Left is in cinemas now, and the veteran director noted that he had complete control of the film in a producing capacity.

"Last House On The Left, it was a matter of after 30 years the rights came back to me and the producer Sean Cunningham," he explained. "We had total control of that project. I have no control over the new Nightmare and no participation."


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Craven calls new film 'revolutionary'

Wes Craven has claimed that his upcoming film 25/8 could be "groundbreaking".

The horror veteran, who produced this week's remake of Last House On The Left, is excited to see how audiences respond to his next directorial outing.

"It's more like a psychological thriller than a straight-up horror film," he told DS. "It's actually, I think, quite innovative and groundbreaking in the sense that it's a horror film but not really in any sense that they have been in the past. I think that's going to be a revolutionary film. It will either be out late this year or early next year."

25/8 centres on seven teens who are haunted by a serial killer who supposedly died 15 years earlier. It takes place over the course of a day as the mystery of who is stalking the teens unravels.


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Bullock 'tired of romantic comedies'

Sandra Bullock has revealed she has had enough of romantic comedies, reports say.

The 44-year-old actress has insisted that after acting in a slew of movies in the genre, which have dated back to 1995's While You Were Sleeping, she has decided that it is time to move on.

Bullock told USA Today: "They're not funny, they're not romantic, and they're not written well for women anymore.

"It was basically all crap. I did the last good one. I'm done."

Bullock has also admitted that when she received the script for The Proposal, she turned the project down several times before accepting.

She said: "Finally, someone said, 'Look, you can't say no if you haven't read it. Just read it, and then we can pass'. Surprisingly, it piqued my interest.

"Being nice and adorable isn't funny. I enjoyed being a bitch. Everyone does. They are always better written and it's a relief."


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Johnny Depp: 'My job makes me sick'

Johnny Depp has admitted that he gets sick after every film he makes, it has emerged.

The 46-year-old actor has revealed that after the completion of every movie he works on, he always falls ill due to the enormous effort he puts into all of his characters.

According to Contactmusic, Depp has also said that he never feels sick when filming, only after production has wrapped.

He said: "There is a period once you finish a guy - a character - when you're looking to go back to yourself and sometimes it can manifest itself in illness.

"After I made The Libertine, I was in bed for two weeks. When you're working, you don't get sick, then suddenly it hits you like a two-by-four."


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'Hangover', 'Up' battle for top spot again

The Hangover has remained strong at the top of the US box office, battling an honourable contest with Pixar's Up.

The Warner Bros comedy has grossed $105,389,000 in its two-week run, solidifying it as the sleeper hit of the summer.

Denzel Washington and John Travolta's thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 debuts at three, pulling in a respectable $25 million over the weekend.

Elsewhere, Will Ferrell's $100 million spectacle Land Of The Lost continues to draw unimpressive numbers at five, taking in a total of $34.9 million so far.

The US box office top ten in full:

1. (1) The Hangover - $33,415,000

2. (2) Up - $30,515,000

3. (-) The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 - $25,000,000

4. (4) Night At The Museum 2 - $9,600,000

5. (3) Land Of The Lost - $9,153,000

6. (-) Imagine That - $5,700,000

7. (5) Star Trek - $5,600,000

8. (6) Terminator Salvation - $4,695,000

9. (8) Angels & Demons - $4,200,000

10. (7) Drag Me To Hell - $3,864,000


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Peter Morgan scripting 'Bond 23'

Peter Morgan will co-write the next James Bond film with Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, MGM and EON Productions have announced.

Morgan, Oscar-nominated for Frost/Nixon and The Queen, has been tasked with penning the next spy adventure for Daniel Craig alongside series regulars Purvis and Wade.

"Peter, Neal and Robert are extraordinarily talented and we're looking forward to working with the three of them," said franchise producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

Morgan also wrote The Other Boleyn Girl and recent Brian Clough film The Damned United. Purvis and Wade have worked on every 007 film since 1999's The World Is Not Enough.

The 23rd Bond movie, which will reportedly shoot in Afghanistan, is expected to arrive in cinemas in 2011.


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Taylor Kitsch to play 'John Carter Of Mars'

Taylor Kitsch will take on the lead role in Disney's John Carter Of Mars.

Kitsch, who has starred in Friday Night Lights and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, held off competition from more experienced actors Jon Hamm and Josh Duhamel to win the coveted part.

Andrew Stanton (WALL-E) will direct the adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's pulp creation, which centres on a Civil War veteran who finds himself transported to Mars.

Kitsch's Wolverine co-star Lynn Collins has been cast as Dejah Thoris, Princess of the Martian empire of Helium.

In addition, Spider-Man 3 villain Thomas Haden Church revealed on TV show ReelTalk that he has a role in the "huge science fiction drama", but did not disclose the character he is playing.

John Carter Of Mars is scheduled to begin production early next year.


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Coldplay 'very likely' for 'New Moon'

Coldplay could "very likely" feature on the soundtrack to New Moon, according to the band's official website.

The group's Q&A page, managed by themselves and their handlers, hinted that there is a strong possibility that a Coldplay track could be selected for the highly-anticipated sequel to vampire romance Twilight.

"It's very likely that a Coldplay song will end up on the soundtrack to the Twilight sequel," read one response to a fan query.

"Given that [author] Stephenie Meyer has credited Coldplay, among others, on the inner sleeve for 'being instrumental in staving off the writer's block'."

Meyer has often credited her favourite bands for inspiring her writing. Other musicians to get a name check in her book credits include Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance and Muse.

Paramore, who featured on the original soundtrack, recently played down speculation that they would contribute any further songs to the franchise, while My Chemical Romance have also ruled out the likelihood of a collaboration.


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Harrison Ford named highest-paid actor

Harrison Ford has been unveiled as the highest-paid actor in Hollywood last year.

According to Forbes magazine, the 66-year-old earned a salary of £43.3 million to reprise his iconic role in Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.

Ford received his massive paycheck as a result of a deal with director Steven Spielberg, which saw him entitled to a share of profits.

The movie grossed more than £500 million at the worldwide box office and is currently the 23rd most successful film of all time.

Adam Sandler was named the second highest-paid actor, pocketing £36.6 million from Don't Mess With The Zohan and Bedtime Stories, while Will Smith was placed third with Hancock and Seven Pounds giving him earnings of £30 million.

The only British star in the top 20 was Christian Bale with an estimated £6.6 million, although Forbes predicted that he will break into the top ten in next year's list thanks to Terminator Salvation and the upcoming Public Enemies.

Earnings were calculated by talking to lawyers, agents and producers. The eligibility period was June 2008 to June 2009 and sponsorship deals and advertising contracts were also considered.

The top ten highest-paid actors are:

1. Harrison Ford (£43.3m)

2. Adam Sandler (£36.6m)

3. Will Smith (£30m)

4. Eddie Murphy (£26.6m)

5. Nicolas Cage (£26.6m)

6. Tom Hanks (£23.3m)

7. Tom Cruise (£20m)

8. Jim Carrey (£18.6m)

8. Brad Pitt (£18.6m)

8. Johnny Depp (£18.6m)


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Pattinson plays down 'New Moon' songs

Robert Pattinson has played down speculation that he will feature on the soundtrack for New Moon.

The actor, who stars as Edward Cullen in the vampire franchise, is a keen musician and contributed two original tracks to last year's Twilight.

Speaking to Metro, he said: "I don’t think [I will be on the soundtrack] this time. It’s still early on, but there are so many people that might be on it.

"The last one did so well, so loads of bands want to go on it. Bands that I would never ever have thought would be on a soundtrack I think are going to be on it this time."

Coldplay are the latest band to have hinted at a possible New Moon offering, while the Jonas Brothers have also expressed an interest in contributing a track.

However, original soundtrack musicians Paramore recently played down any further involvement with the franchise, while fan favourites My Chemical Romance have also ruled out a rumoured collaboration.


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Stars 'swipe souvenirs from Potter set'

Cast and crew of the Harry Potter franchise have reportedly begun swiping souvenirs from the set as filming on the final instalment comes to an end.

Stars including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are said to be among those claiming memorabilia from the set in Leavesden Studios, Hertfordshire.

"The Great Hall is a bit like the Berlin Wall - you can see people standing in line waiting to get bits of it," Contactmusic quotes production designer Stuart Craig as saying.

The final film in the franchise, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, will be released in two separate instalments in 2010 and 2011.

Cast members have recently been speaking out about the end of the series, with Watson (Hermione Granger) admitting that she will be "uncontrollable" during her final scenes and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) saying that he has "mixed feelings" about saying goodbye to his character.


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