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Seyfried confirms 'Mamma Mia 2' plans

Amanda Seyfried has confirmed that there are plans to make a Mamma Mia! sequel.

Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, the actress explained that the film is still in the early stages.

"I've been talking to some insiders and it's not something that they haven't been working on," she said. "I actually don't know anything other than that."

However, she dismissed co-star Colin Firth's claims that a sequel wouldn't involve any Abba music.

"I know it's still going to be Abba music, because what else would it be?" Seyfried said. "Come on, I wouldn't do Mamma Mia 2 without Benny and Bjorn."

The Mean Girls star added that she would like the opportunity to make a sequel as she is more experienced now.

"Maybe it would give me an opportunity to not be intimidated by Meryl [Streep] anymore," she said. "If I go back I'll probably have enough confidence in myself to not be so intimidated by anybody."

She added: "I will do it. And I know Meryl's game as well, so bring it on. It will be so cool."

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50 Cent: 'I'm in with the heavyweights'

50 Cent has reportedly claimed that he is in the "heavyweight" league of acting.

The rapper has insisted that he's reached the top of acting by co-starring with talents that include Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham and Ray Winstone.

The 33-year-old told Bang Showbiz: "Oh man, I'm in with the heavyweights man. At this point it's exciting, but it's a learning experience for me.

"I had the opportunity to work with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro and it's interesting from an artist's perspective to be around other artists and have an energy that is in some sense stronger than yours."

50 Cent is to star alongside actor Danny Dyer in the upcoming Dead Man Running and with Rourke in crime-thriller Twelve.

As for receiving recognition on set amongst the Hollywood elite, he added: "When we go into the nightclub environment I'm absolutely the man, that's where music lives, but when we're in film projects and you're talking about Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, I'm like, 'Hello! Film people, I'm over here'."

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50 Cent 'learns London accent for role'

50 Cent has reportedly learned to understand a London accent.

Director Alex De Rakoff has said that the rapper had to learn to decipher Cockney slang for his role in Dead Man Running and had no difficulty picking up the dialect.

De Rakoff told Bang Showbiz: "He got it pretty quickly. He works with words anyway, he's a total professional."

As for developing a love for drinking English tea while shooting the British film, 50 Cent said: "Not yet! You're part of that myth that everyone thinks about tea."

Co-star Danny Dyer has insisted that the hip-hop star is a "lovely geezer", he added: "He's got a f**king circus around him, but what a gentleman. I was really thrilled he came over to support the film."

Dead Man Running arrives in UK cinemas on October 30. As of yet, no US release date has been announced.

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Stewart 'impressed by Lautner's new body'

Kristen Stewart has said that she finds Taylor Lautner's new muscular physique "astounding".

The New Moon actress has admitted that she is impressed by her co-star's physical transformation for the second instalment of the vampire franchise.

The 19-year-old told Total Film: "The cool thing is that it's not just physical. You can read it all over him, just in his entire attitude.

"The difference between the kid that did Twilight and this guy now is pretty astounding."

Lautner recently admitted that he finds the attention surrounding his newly-muscled body "uncomfortable".

The Twilight Saga: New Moon arrives in US and UK cinemas on November 20.

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'Paranormal' cuts 'Saw' at US box office

Paranormal Activity has soared to the top of the US box office, having grossed over $62.4 million in its fifth week in release.

The psychological-horror film has dominated over the weekend, beating Saw VI, which came in second with $14.8 million.

Spike Jonze's film adaptation Where The Wild Things Are has slipped to the number three position with $14.2 million, followed by Law Abiding Citizen and the comedy Couples Retreat.

Other debuts this week include the animated film Astro Boy at number six with $7 million and Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant at number eight with $6.3 million.

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Zombieland have landed at number nine and ten respectively.

The US box office top ten in full:

1. (3) Paranormal Activity - $22,000,000
2. (-) Saw VI - $14,800,000
3. (1) Where the Wild Things Are - $14,420,000
4. (2) Law Abiding Citizen - $12,713,000
5. (4) Couples Retreat - $11,097,000
6. (-) Astro Boy - $7,017,000
7. (5) The Stepfather - $6,500,000
8. (-) Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant - $6,348,000
9. (6) Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs - $5,600,000
10. (7) Zombieland - $4,300,000

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Pattinson 'inspired by James Dean'

Robert Pattinson has revealed that he was inspired by James Dean.

Pattinson explained that he based his Twilight character Edward Cullen on the Rebel Without A Cause star.

"Rebel Without A Cause was a big influence on the first [Twilight film] - it influenced the hairdo and stuff," he told USA Weekend.

"In lots of ways, it has a very similar character arc - an everyday girl brings this relatively strange individual out of his slump."

Twilight: New Moon is released in cinemas on November 20.

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McGregor: 'Day-Lewis makes me want to quit'

Ewan McGregor has admitted that Daniel Day-Lewis makes him want to "give up acting".

The Scottish actor has said that he began to doubt his ability to act when he first saw the 1993 film In The Name Of The Father, starring Day-Lewis.

The 38-year-old told the Los Angeles Times: "Daniel has made me want to give up acting a lot.

"When I watch him, I think, 'What's the point? There's no point in carrying on'. That's it."

McGregor's latest film Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, is currently playing in the US and arrives in UK cinemas on November 13.

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Fox: 'Sexy roles are key to moving on'

Megan Fox has said that playing sexy characters can be vital for young stars to get attention and move on to better parts.

The Transformers star told Skymag that she is amused when other actresses complain about having to exploit their sexuality on film, Metro reports.

Fox said: "I've always laughed at actresses who complain about having to do sexy roles when they're starting out.

"Who are they kidding? That's the key to getting attention and moving on to better things."

She added: "'I grew up with this rebellious streak of not wanting to conform. I was sent to this strict Christian school that I hated and we were all told that the theory of evolution was wrong and sex was wrong. It was a nightmare.

"Women are supposed to project their sexuality yet there's this strange stigma when it comes to talking about sex. I'm not afraid to say how much I enjoy sex. I'm not shy."

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'Bond 23' to film at end of 2010

Daniel Craig has revealed that the 23rd James Bond movie will start filming in 2010.

The actor told fans outside the Broadway theatre for his play A Steady Rain that production will kick off at the "end of next year".

The movie will be Craig's third outing as the British secret agent following 2006's Casino Royale and last year's Quantum Of Solace. The films have taken in more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

Peter Morgan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are writing the next 007 instalment, which is expected to open in cinemas towards the end of 2011.

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Paramount plans 'Paranormal Activity 2'

Paramount is considering making a sequel to its surprise horror hit Paranormal Activity.

The movie, directed by Oren Peli on a budget of just $15,000, has grossed more than $62 million in its five weeks on release in the US. It beat Saw VI to the top spot at the American box office this weekend.

"We have the rights on a worldwide basis to do Paranormal 2 and we're looking to see if that makes some sense," the Los Angeles Times quotes Paramount chairman Brad Grey as saying.

Paramount picked up the independently produced film for $300,000 and spent less than $10 million on marketing costs. Grey said that the movie could become the most profitable in the studio's history.

Paranormal Activity will open in the UK on November 25.

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DiCaprio, Maguire teaming for 'Third Man'?

Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire will reportedly star together in a remake of classic British noir The Third Man.

The pair, who are close friends in real life, are attached to Canal Plus's remake of the thriller, to be penned by Eastern Promises screenwriter Steven Knight, according to website Chud.

Carol Reed's 1949 movie centres on novelist Holly Martins as he arrives in Vienna to discover that the friend that invited him, Harry Lime, has died in a traffic accident. Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles starred in the original.

The Third Man currently sits at number 56 in the IMDb's user-ranked list of the top 250 films.

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Knightley 'confirmed' for 'My Fair Lady'

Keira Knightley has won the role of Eliza Doolittle in a new film adaptation of My Fair Lady, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Earlier this year, it was reported that Knightley was competing against Scarlett Johansson and Anne Hathaway for the lead role, which was originally played by Audrey Hepburn.

Joe Wright, who worked with Knightley on Pride and Prejudice and Atonement, will direct the movie. Shooting is expected to begin later this year.

"Joe and Keira are looking forward to working together again immensely," said a friend of the helmer.

Knightley, who has frequently spoken about her passion for appearing in a remake of the 1964 classic, reportedly took up singing lessons earlier this year.

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Mighty Boosh announce film, album plans

The Mighty Boosh's Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt have confirmed that they are currently working on an album and film.

The comedy duo told BBC Newsbeat that their long-rumoured record and movie are finally being written, although they remained tight-lipped over details about both projects.

"We're writing a film at the moment and an album, so hopefully next year," Fielding said. Of why he is yet to offer any specifics, he added: "I've got to stop doing that. I've been stung too many times."

Barratt then asserted that the pair might not produce a film too similar to the TV series.

"We try and do, on TV, quite magical epic journeys and we thought if you're doing a film we should really do it in one room, basically just kind of a sitcom for 90 minutes," he stated. "So we might do that. We might do exactly what we didn't do on TV."

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Damon, Brolin to star in 'True Grit'?

Matt Damon and Josh Brolin have been in talks to co-star in Joel and Ethan Coen's True Grit remake.

The acting pair could join Big Lebowski star Jeff Bridges in the film, who is attached to play US marshal Rooster Cogburn, a role made famous by John Wayne in the original 1969 Western, says Variety. The Coens are eyeing Damon for the part of lawman La Boeuf (played by Glen Campbell in the original).

In the first movie, Cogburn and La Boeuf team up with a 14-year-old girl to track her father's killer. Brolin is in negotiations to play the murderer.

The Coens, who are producing the picture alongside Scott Rudin and Steven Spielberg, wrote the script, which is reportedly more faithful to the Charles Portis novel that inspired the 1969 film.

True Grit, a Paramount production, is expected to hit US cinemas in March 2010.

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Kevin Smith: 'Willis is undirectable'

Filmmaker Kevin Smith has branded Bruce Willis the "most intimidating" actor he has ever worked with.

The director initially enthused about drafting Willis for his upcoming cop movie A Couple of Dicks, although the pair sparked speculation last month of a rift over Willis's demands to add his own creative input.

The Die Hard star later brushed off the reports, though Smith has now insisted that he did struggle to direct him on set.

Contactmusic quotes the helmer as saying: "Bruce Willis is probably the most intimidating actor I've ever worked with. I find him - and I don't mean this in an insulting way - undirectable.

"He has all sorts of range, but what he's predominantly known for is playing the guy who holds his gun down by his side and saves people. How do you tell Bruce Willis to be Bruce Willis?"

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Stallone, Arnie, Willis film 'Expendables'

Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis have filmed their scene together for The Expendables.

The '80s action movie stars, who launched the Planet Hollywood restaurant together in 1991, united this Saturday for Stallone's latest film, about a team of mercenaries who head to South America to take down a dictator.

Ethelmae's Blog, which is linked to the production, described the key scene as "atomic".

"At 8:10am with three cameras rolling the biggest action icons of our time went to work," wrote the blogger. "I thought it was electric in Brazil when all of the Expendables stepped on set - but today was atomic!!!! The whole crew was mesmerised as we watched the three of them play off of each other in a pivotal scene that sets up the whole movie.

"While I can't/don't want to give too much away I can tell you that Arnold's character is Trench and Bruce is Church, the scene was shot in an empty church without extras and minimal set."

Describing the trio's reunion further, the site continued: "I walked to the set with [Arnold] and watched as the 3 guys greeted each other with excitement and anticipation.

"Bruce looked amazing - very fit, beautiful bald head and that smirky smile. Sly looked relaxed but definitely ready to put this puppy to bed. Arnold had a stogie in his mouth, a giant watch on his arm and was constantly making jokes."

The Expendables is scheduled to open in cinemas on August 20, 2010.

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Carell for sports comedy 'Missing Links'

Steve Carell is circling the lead role in Warner Bros sports comedy Missing Links, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Based on the novel of the same name by ESPN writer Rick Reilly, the film will centre on a group of Boston golfers who come up with a scheme to win membership to an elite club.

Jay Lavender (The Break-Up) has been tapped to write the screenplay, while Office star Carell will produce through his Carousel Productions label.

Carell recently teamed with Warner Bros for spy spoof Get Smart and can next be seen in Date Night opposite Tina Fey.

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Sandler nabs 'Jack And Jill' roles

Adam Sandler will play twins in comedy Jack And Jill, says Variety.

The Funny People actor is to star as Jack and his twin sister Jill in the Columbia Pictures film. The project has been scripted by Steven Koren, who worked with Sandler on Saturday Night Live.

Todd Garner (Paul Blart: Mall Cop) and Jack Giarraputo are producing the movie via Sandler's Happy Madison production company.

Jack And Jill is expected to begin shooting next year for a 2011 release.

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Jovovich joins 'Faces In The Crowd'

Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich has been cast in psychological thriller Faces In The Crowd, reports Variety.

Writer-director Julien Magnat is making his English-language debut on the project, which centres on a woman (Jovovich) who survives an attack by a serial killer and sustains a head injury that leaves her unable to recognise faces. The condition is a true-life neurological disorder called prosopagnosia.

Scott Mednick, Jean-Charles Levy, Clement Miserez, Kevin DeWalt and Sylvain White are producing the film for Forecast Pictures, Radar Films and Minds Eye Entertainment.

"Julien has written a breathtaking thriller that is truly original, and I was hooked from the first read," Mednick told Variety of Magnat's script.

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JJ Abrams still has eye on 'Superman'

JJ Abrams has declared his continuing interest in producing the next Superman movie.

The Star Trek director and producer previously wrote a script for a Superman film, but the project was ultimately rejected.

High-profile fans including Kevin Smith have expressed a desire for Abrams to reboot the franchise.

"No-one has talked to me about it," Abrams told MTV News. "Obviously, I'm sure Warner Brothers has a plan for what they want to do.

"Writing that script was a long process. It was a very passionate character for me. As a kid growing up it meant a lot to me. It would be wonderful and fun to see that brought back.

"I don't know what Warners is thinking or what their plan is. It would be a blast."

DC Entertainment recently said that it has no current plans for another Superman movie.

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