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Campbell talks 'Green Lantern'

Director Martin Campbell has told fans to expect a different kind of superhero movie with Green Lantern.

The Casino Royale director described the process of making a film with about 1,300 visual effects as "mind-blowing".

He told Empire: "He's the only superhero to my knowledge who regularly goes to another planet.

"Superman and Batman were essentially locked into a particular city. The Lantern isn't so Earthbound."

Green Lantern, which stars Ryan Reynolds in the lead role, recently moved production from Sydney to New Orleans because of the soaring Australian dollar.

The film is due to hit cinemas in 2011.

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Jennifer Connelly to quit acting?

Jennifer Connelly has reportedly suggested that she may never work again.

The Oscar-winning actress, who has two sons with husband Paul Bettany, has said that she has no future film projects lined up after she finishes shooting What's Wrong With Virginia?

The 38-year-old told The Mirror: "The biggest thing for me is wanting my kids to grow up safely and have happy lives. To me that's enough.

"The family is the most important thing to me. I'm very blessed. I have gorgeous, healthy, funny kids and a good husband."

She added: "Becoming a mother has made all the difference in terms of learning to take responsibility for my life. Parenthood changed the way I do everything."

Connelly recently admitted that she would be interested in acting in an action movie.

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Cyrus: 'SATC' was a dream come true'

Miley Cyrus has said that she enjoyed working on Sex And The City 2.

Cyrus, who filmed a cameo with Kim Cattrall earlier this month, explained that she hadn't been on the set very long.

"Literally, I shot for like an hour-and-a-half and I was done," she told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show. "It was a total dream come true."

The Hannah Montana star also praised the film's cast, saying: "Working with Kim was really cool. And Sarah Jessica Parker was the nicest person in the world."

Cyrus recently revealed that she was allowed to keep the necklace she wore in her cameo.

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Millar to direct superhero movie

Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar has announced that he is to direct a superhero film next year.

The comic scribe, who claimed that principal photography should begin in March, said that he plans to follow Matthew Vaughn’s directorial approach to Kick-Ass by making it outside the system with private investors.

He told fans through his website Millarworld.tv: "This is one of several big surprises planned for next year and you'll hear a bit more about this in February when we start to release details.

"What is it? Who is it about? Well, that's all a secret for now, but I learned a lot from Kick-Ass and love having the same creative freedom I have with comics when I work in cinema."

He added: "I couldn't be more excited. More as it happens, but this might just beat out War Heroes and American Jesus as my follow-ups to the Wanted and Kick-Ass movies.

"Have two other pictures about to go into development (and Wanted and Kick-Ass 2, of course), but I think you need to scare the hell out of yourself every once in a while, and something totally new like directing should do the trick."

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Davis: 'The 'SATC' cast are all close'

Kristin Davis has dismissed rumours of feuds between members of the Sex And The City cast.

The actress, who plays Charlotte in the franchise, told The Mirror that she keeps in touch with the other stars.

"Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and I are all close in different ways and we've been together forever now," she said. "It's hard to explain what it's like to have gone through the crazy, crazy journey that is Sex And The City together.

"There is no-one else we could turn to and talk about 'remember when'. We have years of crazy experiences together. And you can't recreate that with anybody, you can't even pull anybody else into it.

"So I have different relationships with each of them and they have with each other. We're all in touch in different ways, which is obviously different than being in a group. It's hard to all meet up when we're off because Kim is in England and Sarah's at the beach and we're all so busy."

However, Davis explained that the cast had met up before filming started on Sex And The City 2 to read through the script together.

"We sat in the same building, at the same table, in the same chairs we have done since 1997," she said. "That's the part where it totally gels - it sparks. Something happens when we get in there together."

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Damon: 'I feel like a character actor'

Matt Damon has admitted that he finds it difficult being the "leading man".

Damon, who stars in upcoming film The Informant!, explained that he is interested in what motivates his characters.

"The leading man stuff doesn't come easily to me," he told The New York Times. "I've always felt like a character actor."

He added that he enjoys playing ambiguous roles, explaining: "As an actor you have to make decisions about what their motivations are, even if you don't let on."

However, he suggested that his method of working is often ignored, saying: "There's a style of acting that tends to get rewarded. It's not what I do."

Damon also claimed that he would like to be a director in the future, but is currently "arming [himself] with information".

"I've learned a lot just by standing next to these great directors and watching them," he said. "Clint [Eastwood] didn't start until he was 39, and he's had 40 great years."

The Informant! is released in the UK on November 20.

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Abrams: 'Recasting Khan a challenge'

J.J. Abrams has admitted that recasting legendary Star Trek villain Khan in the franchise would be a challenge.

The Lost creator did not confirm if the character, originally played by Ricardo Montalban, will appear in his Star Trek follow-up, but he did reveal that he is open to developing a new spin on the role, as he did with Kirk and Spock.

"I think one of the by-products of doing this movie was we were able to dispel the obvious and understandable concerns - how can Star Trek possibly exist without those original cast members?" he told MTV.

"Now that we are in a parallel existence with what fans of the original series love so much, we could introduce any number of characters, settings, references and situations that the original series introduced. Dealing with Khan would certainly be a challenge, but we had an equal challenge in finding our crew of the Enterprise."

The 43-year-old director also said that he and writers Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof are currently discussing story ideas for the sequel.

Abrams added: "While I don't want to approach the second film as a remake of episodes we've seen in the past... nothing is off limits in terms of what we're discussing."

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Mel Gibson has named his new child.
The 'What Women Want' star - whose girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva gave birth on Friday (30.10.09) - has announced the couple plan to call the infant Lucia. A representative for Mel confirmed: "Oksana Grigorieva and Mel Gibson welcomed the arrival of a baby girl named Lucia on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles." Mel, 53, took a break from filming 'The Beaver' while Oksana was in hospital and was given a rapturous welcome when he returned to the set on Monday (02.11.09). A source on set said: "Everyone sang 'For He's A Jolly Good Fellow' and he blushed."
      A friend added: "Everything is great! They couldn't be happier. Everyone's healthy and thrilled. He loves it!" Although this is their first child together, both Mel and Oksana, 39, are already parents. The 'Braveheart' star has six sons and a daughter with former wife Robyn - who filed for divorce in April this year after 28 years of marriage - while Oskana has a 12-year-old son Alexander with actor

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Barrymore: 'Spielberg taught me so much'

Drew Barrymore has revealed that director Steven Spielberg taught her everything she knows about acting.

The Whip It star, who was cast in Spielberg's ET when she was only five years old, said that out of all the directors she has worked with, he has always given her the best advice.

Barrymore told Empire: "I've spent my whole life working with more than 60 directors, so I've picked up all kinds of tips. Steven Spielberg has been a big help."

She continued: "He gave me great notes. He's a wonderful mentor."

Barrymore also compared her latest film to her first, adding: "My favourite scene in Whip It is actually the food fight, which is an homage to ET, when we had that big food fight in the lunch room."

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McGregor: 'I bonded with my goat co-star'

Ewan McGregor has revealed that he became very close to the goat who starred with him in his latest film.

The Scottish actor, who appears with George Clooney in The Men Who Stare At Goats, said that he developed a "perfect" connection with his animal co-star.

McGregor told USA Today: "There was a scene when George and I are lost, and we are sleeping in the desert. I am supposed to be awakened when a goat with a little bell walks by. I follow the goat and it leads us to water. It saves our lives. We did the first take and the goat just ran through."

He continued: "But in the second take, the goat looked at me and it stopped perfectly in the frame. It stood there looking at me for almost 30 seconds. I looked at the goat and the goat looked at me, then it was almost as if he nodded and just carried on. It was absolutely perfect."

Clooney recently joked that McGregor should have taken acting lessons from the goat.

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Owen Wilson to voice 'Marmaduke'

Owen Wilson will lend his voice to the eponymous Great Dane in 20th Century Fox's Marmaduke movie, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Based on Brad Anderson and Phil Leeming's newspaper cartoon strip, the movie will follow the Winslow family as they move from Kansas to Orange County with their misbehaving dog. Tom Dey is attached to direct the live-action/CG hybrid movie, which is slated to arrive in cinemas next June.

Judy Greer, Lee Pace and William H. Macy will star in the human roles, while Fergie, Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, Damon Wayans, Marlon Wayans are to voice animated characters.

Wilson's recent dog-centric movie Marley & Me grossed $240 million at the worldwide box office.

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Bob Hoskins: 'Jim Carrey is fantastic'

Bob Hoskins has revealed that Jim Carrey had him in tears when they starred together in Robert Zemeckis's upcoming performance capture adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

The actor told Metro that Carrey expressed an impressive array of emotions during filming.

Hoskins said of Carrey: "He is fantastic, Jim's got a kind of unearthly magic and Scrooge is the type of character you need magic for.

"Some of the things he does with his face and the emotions he expresses are incredible to watch, he had me in tears a couple of times."

Of the appeal of the movie, he added: "A Christmas Carol was the first book I read when I was 7 and I was absolutely terrified.

"I couldn't believe that so much could happen in one night. I loved it. It is a story that is great to return to - like an old myth. It's a great story of redemption.

"It shows you that if you are mean and horrible and haven't got the time to be a part of the world, you are going to lose out. That is still very relevant."

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Clooney targets Payne's 'Descendants'

George Clooney is in discussions to head the cast of Alexander Payne's comedy-drama The Descendants, reports Variety.

The film revolves around a wealthy father who takes his two daughters on a trip to find his wife's lover in the hope that it will keep his family together.

Based on the debut novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, Descendants marks Payne's first film since 2004's Oscar winner Sideways. Production is scheduled to start in February in Hawaii.

Clooney can be seen as a psychic government spy in comedy The Men Who Stare At Goats from this Friday. He is also the voice of the title character in Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr Fox movie.

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Cusack: 'Actors aren't tortured artists'

John Cusack has dismissed the idea that actors are tortured artists.

The Hollywood star, whose upcoming blockbuster 2012 opens on November 13, said that he does not subscribe to the belief that those in his profession need to struggle in their craft.

"I probably believed in it a bit when I was younger," he told The Guardian. "Actors are weird enough as it is. We don't need to act tortured. I'm probably tortured enough."

Cusack added that he enjoys making risky choices with his roles, comparing the filmmaking process to going to war.

"With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how you're gonna get out of it," he said. "It's like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When you're acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling."

He continued: "Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging, but to do anything well, you have to put yourself into it. If I'm doing some commercial movie just to keep my name in the public eye, then it's just a job. You don't have to sweat it too hard."

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Katie Holmes to star in 'The Romantics'

Katie Holmes has reportedly agreed to star alongside Anna Paquin and Josh Duhamel in comedy The Romantics.

Holmes, 30, will play Paquin's maid of honour in the film, which follows the antics of eight college friends who reunite for a wedding.

According to Variety, the mother-of-one will also executive produce the movie. Filming is scheduled to get under way in New York this week.

Liv Tyler had been due to portray the character, but recently withdrew from the project.

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Downey Jr, Stiller turn down Oscars

Robert Downey Jr and Ben Stiller have declined an offer to host the 2010 Academy Awards as a duo.

Organisers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman asked the acting pair to share hosting duties for next year's Oscars, reports Deadline Hollywood. However, the Tropic Thunder co-stars both passed.

Hugh Jackman recently turned down the chance to reprise his role as presenter. He instead chose to prepare for his next film Real Steel.

The 82nd Academy Awards will take place on March 7, 2010.

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Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to host Oscars

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin have been confirmed as the co-hosts of the 2010 Academy Awards, reports Deadline Hollywood.

The acting pair will front the ceremony next March. Martin previously presented the 73rd and 75th Academy Awards, earning an Emmy nomination for the first stint. Baldwin was nominated for an Oscar in 2003 in the 'Best Supporting Actor' category.

"I am happy to co-host the Oscars with my enemy Alec Baldwin," said Martin.

Referring to the Pink Panther star's bluegrass band, Baldwin stated: "I don't play the banjo but I'm thrilled to be hosting the Oscars - it's the opportunity of a lifetime."

Ceremony producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman added: "Steve will bring the experience of having hosted the show in the past and Alec will be a completely fresh personality for this event."

The 82nd Academy Awards will be broadcast live on March 7 on ABC.

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Chris Pine to star in Affleck's 'Blade'?

Star Trek star Chris Pine is attached to appear in Ben Affleck-produced movie The Blade Itself, says Pajiba.

Affleck and his Gone Baby Gone writing partner Sean Bailey are reportedly penning and producing the film, based on a crime novel by Marcus Sakey.

The novel revolves around two childhood friends who grow up committing petty crimes together in Chicago. The friends are reunited as adults after growing apart. One of them is forced to make a hard decision to keep secrets from his past quiet.

Affleck is currently starring in and directing crime drama The Town. Pine is in talks to play Jack Ryan in the revived spy franchise based on a series of Tom Clancy novels.

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Williamson: 'Scream 4 is beating a dead dog'

Kevin Williamson has said that making another Scream movie is akin to "beating a dead dog".

Speaking to MTV, the screenwriter explained his plans for the new trilogy, which will bring back series stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette.

"The fourth one is an ensemble," Williamson said. "It'll take place right now, ten years later, and it's going to take place in [Sidney Prescott's hometown of] Woodsboro. We'll have our three main characters, and we'll be introducing several more. We'll also be introducing a little group, a little ensemble of new castmembers. That'll take us through the next three."

Williamson added that the new film, which is likely to be directed by Wes Craven, will reference that fact that it is part of a long-running saga.

"I guess I'll just have to be very aware that we're a '4' and that we're beating a dead dog," he said. "I'm going to make that very apparent in the dialogue."

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Cage cancels screening after dad's death

Nicolas Cage has apparently dropped out of a public appearance at a screening because of the recent death of his father.

August Coppola, a retired college dean and brother of Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola, died from a heart attack last week, aged 75.

The actor attended his father's funeral in California on Thursday and was scheduled to attend the screening of his latest film Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans a few days later.

Co-stars Val Kilmer and Eva Mendes are still believed to be walking the red carpet at the event.

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