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Felicia Day: 'Whedon perfect for Avengers'

Dr. Horrible actress Felicia Day has said that Joss Whedon is the perfect choice to direct Marvel's Avengers movie.

Whedon is reportedly in final negotiations to helm the upcoming superhero film.

Day said that he would do an "amazing" job directing the picture. "I mean, nobody else knows comics better than Joss," she told MTV.

The 30-year-old added: "He loves them with a passion and to throw that many comic book characters in a movie? I don't know who else could handle it."

She also confessed that she would agree to appear in The Avengers if Whedon offered her a role.

The final issue of Day's comic book venture, based on her web series The Guild, was released this week.

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Fox left 'Transformers' over weight row?

Megan Fox reportedly quit her role in Transformers 3 because director Michael Bay thought she was too skinny.

According to The Wrap, Bay felt that Fox arrived for filming on the sequel looking "pale," "underweight" and "unhealthy". He then allegedly gave Fox four weeks to put on weight, but the actress and director clashed and the arguments culminated in her walking off the blockbuster last week.

A representative for Fox said: "We disagree with the assessment about her weight. She looks healthy and happy."

An unnamed set insider added that Bay "wants his actresses to look a certain way, and if they can't meet his absurd standards of beauty, he gets rid of them".

British model Rosie Huntington-Whitely has since emerged as the frontrunner to replace Fox and has received approval from Transformers executive producer Steven Spielberg.

However, star Shia LaBeouf is thought to be unhappy with the casting switch due to Huntington-Whitely's lack of acting experience.

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Emma Roberts joins 'Scream 4' cast

Emma Roberts is the latest star to be added to the cast of the upcoming Scream 4.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the 19-year-old will play the role of Jill, one of the film's main characters.

"I'm so excited to be part of this ground-breaking franchise," she said.

"It's the perfect opportunity for me to do something completely different than I've ever done before."

Wes Craven, who is directing and producing the film, added: "Emma's talent, beauty and range will add immensely to the sophistication, intensity and fun of the Scream franchise as it returns to the screen once more."

Shooting is expected to begin at the end of next month.

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James McAvoy for 'X-Men: First Class'

James McAvoy has signed on to play the role of Professor X in the upcoming X-Men: First Class.

The film, which will serve as a prequel to previously released X-Men movies, is to see the actor portraying a young version of the well-known Charles Xavier, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

“[First Class will] chart the epic beginning of the X-Men saga," read a press release.

"Before Charles Xavier and Eric Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were the closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.

"In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men."

Matthew Vaughn is directing the feature for Fox with a tentative release date of June 2011.

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Dwayne Johnson: 'Merchant was wonderful'

Dwayne Johnson has said that he enjoyed working with Stephen Merchant on The Tooth Fairy.

The wrestler-turned-actor told Metro that he developed a fondness for Britons after collaborating with Merchant and Julie Andrews in the comedy.

Johnson said: "I enjoyed working with Stephen Merchant. He was wonderful. I've been such a big fan of his acting.

"I had no idea he was Ricky Gervais's writing partner and responsible for a lot of the shows they had written."

He added: "I specifically wanted Stephen because he was so talented in Extras and I thought the physical juxtaposition between he and I would be funny on screen.

"Then, of course, I came to find out he's incredibly brilliant and talented. And Julie Andrews was amazing. A beautiful, beautiful woman."

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50 Cent 'loses 54lbs for film role'

50 Cent lost 54lbs in only nine weeks to prepare for his role in the upcoming film Things Fall Apart.

The rapper will portray a football player who is undergoing treatment for cancer, reports the Daily Mail.

He dropped the weight by following a liquid diet and running on a treadmill for three hours a day, shrinking from 214 pounds to 160 in the two-month period.

"I was starving," he said.

50 Cent has since completed filming and gone back to his normal diet while touring.

He added: "I've been eating. I'll be back in shape in no time!"

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'Flash' movie 'nearing' a greenlight

Warner Bros is reportedly close to greenlighting a movie adaptation of DC's Flash.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is next in line to be announced.

Warner chairman and CEO, Barry Meyer, said in an investor meeting that superhero films are expected to become the studio's biggest earners following the conclusion of the Harry Potter series in July 2011.

He also said that Wonder Woman and Aquaman films were in development. The latest Christopher Nolan Batman film has been given the release date of July 20, 2012.

DC Entertainment's chief creative officer, Geoff Johns, is attached to produce and co-write the Flash movie.

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Hawkeye casting rumour surfaces

The role of Hawkeye has reportedly been cast for the 2012 Avengers movie.

A source has revealed that Jeremy Renner will play the sharpshooting hero, according to Ain't it Cool News.

The actor is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role in 2009's The Hurt Locker.

Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Nick Fury have been confirmed to appear in the film.

Other superheroes, including Black Widow, the Hulk and Hank Pym, have been rumored, but the complete cast list is yet to be confirmed.

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'Superman' movie expected for 2012

Warner Bros has revealed that the latest Superman movie will arrive in 2012.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Christopher Nolan-guided superhero film is expected to get a release in time for the 2012 "holiday season".

Nolan's sequel to The Dark Knight has been been tentatively scheduled for July 20, 2012, suggesting that Superman will follow in Christmas that year.

Warner chairman and CEO Barry Meyer divulged the studio's plans for its upcoming blockbuster movies at Time Warner's investor day in New York, noting that DC Comics projects based on The Flash, Wonder Woman and Aquaman are close to being announced.

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Originally posted by spratt89 at 5-28-2010 11:10  
50 Cent 'loses 54lbs for film role'

50 Cent lost 54lbs in only nine weeks to prepare for his role in the upcoming film Things Fall Apart.

The rapper will portray a football player who is undergoing  ...

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that just looks creepy

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i seen that picture 3 times in the paper and i still can't believe it's him

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'Sherlock Holmes' sequel date set

Warner Bros. has announced the release date for its upcoming Sherlock Holmes sequel.

The follow-up will arrive in cinemas in December 16, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Warner's first Sherlock movie, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, was released last December. Both actors are expected to return for the sequel.

The studio also announced release dates for The Hangover 2 (May 26), Green Lantern (June 17), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (July 15), and Happy Feet 2 (Nov. 18).

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Bruce Willis in talks for 'The Tomb'

Bruce Willis is in talks to star in upcoming prison break drama The Tomb.

Summit Entertainment is backing the picture with Training Day's Antoine Fuqua in talks to direct, reports Deadline.

The Die Hard star could play Ray Breslin, a world-class authority on structural security who must escape from a prison he designed.

Willis was also recently cast in upcoming sci-fi thriller Looper.

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Bay to produce 'Ninja Turtles' reboot

Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form have signed to produce a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.

According to Deadline, the project will be a live-action film that reboots the New Line movie series of the 1990s.

Galen Walker and Scott Mednick are also producing for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon.

Platinum Dunes is the studio behind the recent A Nightmare on Elm Street remake as well as 2009's Friday the 13th update.

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Witherspoon in talks for Anderson film

Reese Witherspoon is reportedly in talks to star in director Paul Thomas Anderson's next film.

According to Total Film, the Oscar-winning actress could join Philip Seymour Hoffman in the project.

The story centres on a man called The Master (Hoffman) who leads a faith-based organisation similar to Scientology in the 1950s.

Jeremy Renner is also attached to co-star as someone who begins to question The Master's true intentions.

Witherspoon is said to be eyeing the role of The Master's pregnant wife Mary Sue.

Production is scheduled to begin in June.

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Panettiere, Culkin board 'Scream 4'

Hayden Panettiere and Rory Culkin have been cast in Scream 4, Dimension Films has announced.

The actors will join franchise stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette as well as the recently cast Emma Roberts in the project.

Ashley Greene has reportedly been offered the leading role of Jill.

It was previously reported that Heroes actress Panettiere and Culkin were expected to play Jill's best friend and love interest respectively.

Wes Craven has signed to direct the movie, scripted by Kevin Williamson.

Shooting is scheduled to begin in June for a April 15, 2011 release date.

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Iconiq heads for World Stage at MTV Video Music Awards Japan

By ROBERT MICHAEL POOLE
Special to The Japan Times
In September 1984 — three years after MTV: Music Television had kicked into life with British electro-pop duo The Buggles' appropriately titled 1979 classic "Video Killed the Radio Star" — Madonna strode onto a New York stage for the fledgling channel's first Music Video Awards.


Statements of intent: Iconiq's androgynous appearance, and her name, are clear signs of the kind of "rebirth" she has in mind.



In so doing, she claimed her place as an '80s icon with a suggestive performance of "Like a Virgin." Clad in a lace wedding dress, Madonna presented an enduring symbol that many artists have toyed with in the decades since.

But MTV, its audience and the technology available to them have evolved drastically since then, and when the MTV Video Music Awards Japan take place Saturday, May 29, at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Stadium, it will for the first time be aligned with World Stage — MTV's latest attempt to draw viewers away from such on-demand Web sites as YouTube by broadcasting the same concerts and events on every MTV channel worldwide.

World Stage has proved timely for MTV Japan, whose market share has been slowly eroded by rivals Music On! TV and Space Shower and whose viewers have been shifting to online media.

In fact the awards show, which has served as the channel's flagship event since 2002 — attracting stars including Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Green Day and Missy Elliott — was in jeopardy this year as the company went through restructuring.

The Japanese public's appetite for international music has been declining, with record-label body RIAJ reporting that nondomestic product accounted for just 18 percent of the market in the first quarter of 2010.

Perhaps reflecting this, Saturday's MTV Video Music Awards Japan has only one certified international star scheduled, in the shape of U.S. chart-topping pop singer Ke$ha.

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Del Toro: 'The Hobbit' awaits start date

The Hobbit is on hold after becoming caught up in negotiations over MGM's future, a report claims.

Director Guillermo Del Toro said the Lord Of The Rings prequel, based on the JRR Tolkien novel, will not receive a start date until the movie studio's future is clear.

Rumours that MGM was "teetering on bankruptcy" emerged last September and the studio has since been given a fourth extension on its payment deadline.

Del Toro told Comingsoon.net: "It's not greenlit. That's categorical... We've been caught in a very tangled negotiation... There cannot be any start dates until the MGM situation gets resolved. They do hold a considerable portion of the rights." The director added that the production team are prepared for when the film is "finally triggered".

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Clarke: 'Emma Roberts could outdo Julia'

Noel Clarke has claimed that Emma Roberts could potentially be a "bigger" star than her aunt Julia Roberts.

The director, who worked with the 19-year-old Emma on his new film 4.3.2.1, says that he is certain that the rising actress is destined to reach movie star status.

Clarke told BANG Showbiz: "Emma was great. Emma was the second or third person to sign up and get on board, she wanted to do the movie from the beginning. I appreciated that. She gave 100 percent and for her to come over and do a small British film like this is hopefully testament to what we did with the film.

"I think she could be bigger than Julia. I think she most definitely could be better. She's young. You won't realise this yet, but in a few years time you'll think, 'Oh yeah, Noel did say that'."

Clarke recently revealed that he wrote 4.3.2.1. in less than a month after being criticised for his portrayal of female characters.

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