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'Cars 2' plot details revealed

Plot details for the forthcoming Cars 2 have been announced.

Disney previously hinted at the title of the animated sequel, while Pixar director John Lasseter recently said that the 2011 release will be a road movie.

According to Empire, the Cars helmer has now disclosed that the focus of the follow-up will involve a worldwide Race of Champions and centre on the character of Mater (voiced by Larry the Cable Guy), who becomes embroiled with a new Aston Martin-like British secret agent named Finn McMissle.

The film will be directed by Ratatouille producer Brad Lewis, who is making his directorial debut for the studio.

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Carlyle hints at Boyle 'Porno' plans

Robert Carlyle has revealed that Danny Boyle is "edging closer" to making the sequel to Trainspotting.

The actor, who played thug Begbie in the 1996 classic, also claimed that he would "jump through hoops of fire backwards" for the Slumdog Millionaire director.

Trainspotting was based on the bestselling novel by Scottish author Irvine Welsh. He also wrote a follow-up in 2002 titled Porno, which included the same characters ten years in the future.

"For me personally, I would jump through hoops of fire backwards for Danny Boyle. I would do Porno tomorrow for nothing," he told the BBC.

"[Begbie] was probably the only character I would ever want to revisit because I do believe that there's an awful lot more mileage there.

"I think there is lots more entertainment to be had from that group of people so I would be up for it, and I know Danny seems to be edging more towards it. After his success at the Oscars, he should be able to pretty much do as he wants."

Ewan McGregor, who portrayed Renton in the first movie, has previously claimed that he isn't interested in a sequel. He is also rumoured to have fallen out with Boyle after they worked on 1997's A Life Less Ordinary.

Boyle said in 2008 that he would consider the project once the central original cast - Carlyle, McGregor, Ewen Bremner and Jonny Lee Miller - began to look older.

"Actors stay suspended in that timeless moment where they're moisturising and looking after themselves and making sure they keep fit and healthy, because it's their work, it's their future employment," he said. "But when time ravages them, we will be waiting for them."

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Jennifer Aniston: 'I can carry a tune'

Jennifer Aniston has revealed that she is able to "carry a tune".

The former Friends star is reportedly working on her singing for a role in forthcoming film project Goree Girls.

Director Michael Sucsy previously said that the actress is also learning how to play the Dobro guitar for the true-life story about a group of female inmates who form a prison band in the 1940s.

The 40-year-old told People that she can "carry a tune" and explained that the movie's plotline will facilitate her novice singing skills.

She said: "[The singing] won't be bad. Here's the good news: the band - they weren't musicians. They basically created a band in prison in order to get paroled.

"So you're dealing with new singing voices and new instrument playing and somehow they find a way and become a huge phenomenon."

Aniston will next star in romantic drama Love Happens, which will open in US cinemas on September 18 and in the UK on October 9.

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More 'Sex And The City' plotlines revealed?

Further plotlines from the highly-anticipated sequel to Sex And The City: The Movie have reportedly been revealed.

According to Us Weekly, a casting notice for the upcoming film reveals that Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) will discover that she is pregnant after splitting with husband Mr Big (Chris Noth).

"Big loses a lot of money and takes a job in London, living alone in a one-bedroom apartment," the notice allegedly claims.

"Big gets really low and ends up in bed with another woman. After she leaves him, Carrie discovers she is pregnant."

It is also rumoured that Miranda Hobbs (Cynthia Nixon) will swap her career for motherhood, while Charlotte York-Goldenblatt (Kristen Davis) will struggle to cope with two children.

Earlier this week, it was reported that Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) could be forced to face ex-boyfriend Smith Jerrod (Jason Lewis) after the actress was snapped holding a script page on the movie's New York set.

Sex And The City 2 is scheduled for release in May 2010.

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Stewart: 'Vampire submission is sexy'

Kristen Stewart has claimed that the sexiness of vampires is connected to the way they classically inspire submission in their victims.

The Twilight actress told Metro that she was never "particularly fixated" on the creatures but that her mother dressed her as Dracula every year for Halloween.

Stewart said: "Vampires are interesting; they present interesting questions about mortality. What would it be like to live forever and have that control over people?

"And what is it like to give yourself to something like that? Interesting."

She added: "Classically they are meant to draw you in to the point where they have you in a complete state of submission so they can then kill you.

"So that's sexy a little bit - to give yourself to something, to completely let something take over. It's forbidden fruit, something you can’t have but just want more."

Stewart described upcoming sequel New Moon as "much more quaint" than its predecessor, as well as "really tragic".

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Wilson, Page sign for 'Super' comedy

Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page have been cast in superhero comedy Super, reports Variety.

Liv Tyler has also signed up for the project, which will poke fun at traditional superhero movies. James Gunn (Dawn of the Dead, Scooby-Doo) will direct from his own script.

Wilson, who plays Dwight Schrute in the American version of The Office, will portray an average Joe who takes on the alter ego Crimson Bolt after his wife (Tyler) falls in love with a drug dealer. However, he doesn't actually have super powers and has to make do with using a wrench as a weapon.

Writing on his webiste, Gunn claimed that the film will be "dark, comedic, gritty, very unusual, and grounded".

He added: "It's not a spoof. It's an examination of what it means to try to be something more than human. I think of it as The Passion for rebels, oddballs, fanboys, and freaks everywhere. I've never been more excited or committed to any project in my life, and I can't wait to share more with you all."

Page and Wilson last teamed up in Diablo Cody's Juno.

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'True Blood' star signs for 'Details'

True Blood star Sam Trammell has signed up to star alongside Tobey Maguire in The Details, reports Variety.

Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney and Ray Liotta have previously been confirmed for the dark comedy.

Jacob Estes is directing the project, which will follow a couple (Maguire and Banks) who find raccoons living in their back garden. Disagreements about how to tackle the problem set off an escalating chain of events that leads to murder by bow and arrow.

Maguire replaced James McAvoy in the project, which has already begun shooting in Seattle.

Trammell's big screen credits include Undermind, Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem and Autumn in New York.

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Berg 'confirms' Smith for 'Hancock 2'

Director Peter Berg has claimed that Will Smith and Charlize Theron will return for Hancock 2.

Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara were hired to pen the sequel earlier this summer, but it was not confirmed whether any of the original cast would be involved.

However, speaking to MTV, Berg said: "Everybody's going to come back for the sequel."

He also revealed that he already has someone in mind to play a third immortal god alongside Smith and Theron's characters. "I'm not gonna tell you who, but we have!" he said.

Hancock, which took in more than $600 million at the worldwide box office, centred on a down-and-out crimefighter whose image is overhauled by a PR guru.

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'Toy Story 3' plot details revealed

Plot details for the forthcoming Toy Story 3 have been announced.

Pixar director John Lasseter earlier revealed information about the Cars follow-up and has now detailed the storyline for the latest Toy Story instalment.

According to Cinematical, the character of Andy - who owns the titular toys - packs up the characters of Buzz Lightyear, cowboy Woody and company to be put into storage when he moves away to university.

However, he is said to have a last-minute change of heart and decides to take Woody, who then has to rescue his friends from a day care centre.

It was recently announced that the first two instalments of the franchise will be re-released in 3D, while the third film will also use the technology.

Timothy Dalton has been added to the as Mr Pricklepants, with Michael Keaton confirmed to voice Barbie's boyfriend Ken last month.

Toy Story 3 arrives in cinemas on June 18, 2010.

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Eckhart: 'I don't expect to do Knight sequel'

Aaron Eckhart has admitted that he is not expecting to return to the Batman franchise.

The 41-year-old, who played Gotham City district attorney Harvey Dent and villainous Two-Face in last year's The Dark Knight, had previously hinted that his character may make a cameo in the proposed sequel.

However, Eckhart has now said that he does not "have any expectations" about being involved in the follow-up.

He told MTV: "I've sort of just gone on with my life. I don't have any expectations of being in the next Dark Knight."

He added: "If Chris [Nolan] called me, I would certainly do it. I would do anything for Chris... [But] as far as I'm concerned, my character's dead."

It was recently reported that actor Gary Oldman claimed that the third Batman is to begin filming next year, while Nolan said that he'll only helm the next instalment if the right storyline comes along.

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Disney announces new 'Pirates' film

Disney has announced a new film in the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise.

The company made the announcement with Johnny Depp at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, The Mirror reports.

Depp, who plays Captain Jack Sparrow in the movies, sailed onstage in a pirate ship to a standing ovation.

He staggered around the stage before hugging Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook, who told the audience of 5,000 fans about the next instalment.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be the fourth film in the series. It is expected to be released in 2011.

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Soderbergh: 'No more 'Ocean's' movies'

Steven Soderbergh has reportedly revealed that he does not want to make a third Ocean’s Eleven sequel.

According to Contactmusic, the director admitted that he cannot visualise another Ocean’s movie after the death of Bernie Mac, who plays Frank Catton in all three films in the franchise.

He said: "For me, it was three [movies] and out, but any possibility of ever revisiting that ended when Bernie Mac died.

"I don't think any of us would want to go back and do that without him, so that's it."

Soderbergh has previously revealed that he wants to stop directing in a few years.

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Fox 'reveals her sexiest role yet'

Megan Fox has revealed that her role in Jennifer’s Body is her sexiest acting part yet.

The actress adopted playfully seductive poses for the cameras at the film’s screening, reports New.

Regarding the movie, she said: "There's a girl-on-girl kiss. This movie is so sexy. You better put on your sexy shoes for this one."

In the film, released in the UK on November 6, Fox plays a cheerleader who is possessed by a demon.

Fox recently said that she doesn’t want to film a sex tape because she thinks that she would look like a "hippo".

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Damon 'only agreed to film for Oscar'

Matt Damon has joked that he only accepted a part in The Informant! because he wants to win an Oscar.

Damon, who had to gain weight for the role, was asked about the theory that actors who dramatically change their appearance do well during the awards season, Metro reports.

"That is why I did the movie," he joked. "I thought up all the things that seem to get awards. And basically we made up an algorithm and made the movie around that.

"That is why we did it."

Damon recently admitted that he enjoyed putting on weight for the film.

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Knightley, Hathaway vying for 'Fair Lady'

Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway and Scarlet Johansson are reportedly all being considered for the lead role of the film remake of My Fair Lady.

The starring role of Eliza Doolittle was originally played by screen legend Audrey Hepburn. Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is to helm the picture and is rumoured to want 24-year-old Knightley for the iconic part, reports STV.

An insider said: "Keira and Scarlett are the only two real contenders and Keira's the favourite. She's the most natural Eliza people have seen.

"She has worked on her singing voice for a year and will get better and better."

Production on My Fair Lady is to begin late next year.

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Tim Burton: 'Alice' is a Disney movie'

Tim Burton has reportedly insisted that his new adaptation ofAlice In Wonderland will still be suitable for children.

The director, who recently admitted that he was frustrated with "worried" parents, has said that despite the dark elements that roam in his films, the movie is meant for people of all ages to view.

Burton told AMC News: "It's a Disney movie! Look, these things are what they are. They're best left open for interpretation.

"That's what I love about Roald Dahl on downwards - all children's literature is somewhat politically incorrect. We're not doing anything in it that's more than what's already in Alice In Wonderland."

Alice In Wonderland, starring Johnny Depp, arrives in cinemas on March 5, 2010.

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Sheen 'enjoys variety of acting roles'

Michael Sheen has revealed that he likes the fact that he is cast in diverse roles.

The actor will play vampire Aro alongside Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the Twilight sequel New Moon, and has recently finished acting as Tony Blair in The Special Relationship.

According to the News of the World, he said: "I love being able to mix it up, being the Prime Minister or a presenter one minute, then a vampire the next."

Sheen also said that his 10-year-old daughter with Kate Beckinsale, Lily, enjoys reading the Twilight books, adding: "That made it more exciting. The Twilight series has a lot of teenage girl fans. But I think that's mainly for Robert, not me!"

Sheen is reportedly in talks to play the next James Bond villain.

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Creators talk 'Whiteout', 'Surrogates' films

The creators of Whiteout and The Surrogates have revealed their thoughts on the comics’ big-screen adaptations.

Whiteout was originally released as a graphic novel by Oni Press in 1998, written by Greg Rucka and drawn by Steve Lieber.

Rucka told Newsarama: "The film has a great sense of the environment and never really loses it.

"They did a beautiful job of not only capturing Steve's visuals literally, but even the feel of his visuals."

The Surrogates writer Robert Venditti appeared equally pleased with the translation of his Top Shelf-published comic.

"I wanted my characters to be there. And I wanted the subtext and commentary that I was driving for in the comics to be there. And the relationship between the main character and his wife was very central to the story, and the effect that the surrogates had on their marriage, I wanted that to be in the film," Venditti said.

"So obviously they changed some things, added characters and subplots, but basically, the core story is the same."

Whiteout, starring Kate Beckinsale, is out now, while the Bruce Willis vehicle Surrogates is due out September 25.

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Crew: 'Megan Fox is unbearable, ungracious'

Megan Fox has been blasted by the crew of her movie Transformers.

Three members of the film crew have posted an open letter defending director Michael Bay. In the letter, the crew has highlighted Fox's Wonderland magazine interview where she compared Bay to "Hitler" and accused him of running an "unsafe" set, reports Radar Online.

They have said that they all had "the tedious experience of working with the dumb-as-a-rock Megan Fox", that they "had the unbearable time of watching her try to act on set" and that she is "as ungracious a person as you can fathom".

The crew members have also insisted that Bay "plucked her out of obscurity thus giving her the biggest shot of any young actress' life".

The Bay defenders have added that they never hear a "thank you" from the 23-year-old actress even after her "awful, silly Marilyn Monroe tattoo plastered on her arm that we cover up".

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Defoe: 'I see darkness in a lot of my roles'

Willem Defoe has said that many of his roles are casted with "darkness".

The 54-year-old actor, who recently talked to DS about his new Lars Von Trier-directed film Antichrist, has insisted that the most "interesting" stories lack conventional plotlines and instead steer "outside of the mainstream".

Dafoe told Indie Wire: "I see darkness in a lot of my roles. I think a lot of the interesting stories come from outside the mainstream. Things are built to keep us in lockstep. I’m not a paranoid person, but darkness gets you in touch with life overall.

"It’s good for me to get in tune with the beauty and mystery of life. I think if you’re in denial of that, then you just get in this game of striving to be 'happy, happy, happy, happy'."

He added: "I’m a happy guy, but I also think about death all the time. And I also think about eating, sex, getting old… Who doesn’t look in the mirror and see these things?"

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