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Fred Ward for action comedy '30 Minutes'

Fred Ward has signed to co-star in upcoming action comedy 30 Minutes or Less.

The actor joins Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari, Jesse Eisenberg, Nick Swardson and Michael Pena in the movie, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The film follows a junior-high history teacher and a pizza delivery man forced by criminals to rob a bank while one of them wears an explosive vest.

Ward will play McBride's character's father, called 'The Major'.

Zombieland helmer Rubein Fleischer is directing the Columbia Pictures feature.

The 67-year-old was recently seen in action film Armored and Showtime's United States of Tara.

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Kristen Stewart rules out 'Dragon Tattoo'

Kristen Stewart has ruled herself out of starring in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

The Eclipse actress told MTV that her forthcoming roles in On The Road and Breaking Dawn will likely mean that she won't be in contention to star in David Fincher's adaptation of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy.

She said: "I think I'm going to be working. I'm booked for, like, the next six months, but it's an incredible project. I hope someone really cool does it, because I can't wait to see it. But I don't know if it's going to be me."

Stewart admitted that she has not held any meetings with director Fincher, adding: "I'm working, and he's really busy."

Asked if a delay for Dragon Tattoo could put her back in the running, she replied: "Who knows? Movies push all the time."

Carey Mulligan, Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley have also been linked to the role of bisexual hacker Lisbeth Salander, while Daniel Craig is reportedly in talks to star as journalist Mikael Blomkvist.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has already been made into a Swedish-language thriller and two sequels, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest, are due for release.

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Katy Perry 'okay with Greek axe'

Katy Perry has insisted that she didn't mind having her cameo appearance cut from Get Him To The Greek.

The singer filmed the scene, in which she shares a kiss with fiancé Russell Brand's character Aldous Snow, before the pair began dating.

Perry said that she was initially upset with the decision to cut the part, but eventually believed that it was for the best.

"My scene called for me to make out with him... Then it got cut," she told the Daily Star.

"I was like, 'I'm sleeping with you and you're not going to put me in the movie? That's so messed up!'"

She added: "To be fair, if you saw me and Russell making out it would feel like, 'There's Russell Brand in the movie' - not his character Aldous Snow. It's completely understandable."

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Fassbender signs on for 'X-Men' prequel

Michael Fassbender has signed on to play Magneto in next year's comic book movie prequel X-Men: First Class.

According to Showbiz411, the Inglourious Basterds actor will portray a young version of the 'Master of Magnetism' opposite James McAvoy's Charles Xavier.

Amber Heard, Rosamund Pike and Benjamin Walker have also been linked to the project. Rumours suggest that Heard is sought for the role of Mystique, while Walker and Pike are in line to play Beast and Moira MacTaggert respectively.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn, X-Men: First Class opens in theatres on June 3, 2011.

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Craven's 'Scream 4' loses cast member

Lake Bell has been forced to drop out of starring in Scream 4 due to a clash in her schedule.

Director Wes Craven had cast the It's Complicated actress as police deputy Judy Hicks, a high school friend of Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), in the horror sequel. However, the part will now have to be recast with just four days until production is due to start.

Bell wrote on her Twitter page: "Sucks: Scheduling conflicts with my current gig means I cant do #Scream4! (Hey horror bloggers, I know who the killer is...) #i'llnevertell."

Scream 4 will begin production this Monday in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette joined by new franchise stars Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, Hayden Panettiere and Lauren Graham.

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Jackson in talks to direct 'The Hobbit'

Peter Jackson has reportedly opened negotiations about directing the two Hobbit films.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings helmer could replace the role of Guillermo del Toro after he left the project in May.

Jackson was previously involved in the prequel project as a producer and co-screenwriter with del Toro, Fran Walsh and Phillippa Boyens.

In May, Jackson said that he would consider taking over The Hobbit.

"If that's what I have to do to protect Warner Bros' investment, then obviously that's one angle which I'll explore," he explained.

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Lautner: 'Abduction a real action thriller'

Taylor Lautner has promised that his upcoming film Abduction will be a "real action thriller".

Speaking to MTV, the 18-year-old said that he will begin shooting the John Singleton-directed feature in three days.

"It's a very real action thriller. [It has a] great story, great cast and I start in like three days," he revealed.

Abduction is to shoot in Pittsburgh, according to the actor.

Lautner also said that he has not been cast in a horror project called The Butcherhouse Chronicles, as was reported on IMDB.

"Sorry, I don't [have any idea]," he added of the casting rumour.

"Let's set the record straight - No Butcherhouse!"

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Stallone to produce John Gotti biopic?

Sylvester Stallone is reportedly planning to pen and produce a biopic about John Gotti.

The Rambo star is in talks with John Gotti Jr about the project, which would examine the life of the mob boss who died in prison in 2002, reports TMZ.

The proposed film would be based on Gotti Jr's recollections of his father and their relationship.

Stallone's The Expendables opens August 13 in US cinemas.

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'Housewives' star boards 'Mean Girls 2'

Maiara Walsh has confirmed that she has joined the cast of Mean Girls 2.

The Desperate Housewives actress announced her unnamed role in the sequel to Lindsay Lohan's 2004 comedy on her Twitter page.

"So it's official.. I will be playing the lead 'plastic' in Mean Girls 2! I'm off to Atlanta at the end of the month to shoot," she said.

Walsh, who appeared in the ABC show as Ana Solis, explained that she will not appear as a regular in the upcoming seventh season.

"I will not be returning as a series regular season 7 Desperate Housewives.. But who knows I could always turn up ;) I am focusing on film! (sic)"

Meanwhile, Disney star Meaghan Martin has also revealed her role in the sequel.

The Camp Rock actress recently appeared in the cancelled ABC Family television adaptation of 10 Things I Hate About You.

Martin announced on her Facebook that she will be playing "the lead role of Jo!" who will befriend outcast Abby and take on the school's mean girls, the Plastics.

Further casting announcements have yet to be made for the film, which begins shooting in Atlanta early next month.

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Hayek's daughter 'charmed Grown Ups'

Salma Hayek has said that her 2-year-old daughter Valentina enjoyed her time on the set of Grown Ups.

The actress, who stars in the new Adam Sandler comedy, said that Valentina entertained herself during long shooting days by singing to everyone.

"Valentina had the best time out of anybody on the set, I think," she told People.

"She does sing 'Twinkle, Twinkle [Little Star]', but the kids [in the movie] taught her other songs. Now they've got her into the soundtrack of Mamma Mia!. She of course likes [the song] 'Mamma Mia', but she also likes 'Honey, Honey'."

Hayek's co-star Madison Riley added that Valentina charmed Hayek's castmates with her big personality.

"She's also a spitfire like her mum. She's gorgeous, sweet and she walked around in a little strut."

Grown Ups opens on June 25 in the US.

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Stallone's career 'on borrowed time'

Sylvester Stallone has reportedly admitted that he may retire from the acting profession.

The actor, 63, also revealed that his latest film The Expendables may be his last.

Speaking at the Los Angeles Film Festival, he told The Sun: "I'm on borrowed time. At this age I hear the ticking clock and it's as loud as the gong on Big Ben.

"The ultimate ambition is to follow in Clint Eastwood's footsteps and move on to directing films without me having to be in them.

"I'm on borrowed time and know my longevity will be predicated on being able to make that move."

The Expendables is is released on August 13 in the US and August 20 in the UK.

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Sandler: 'It's no reunion with Spade, Rock'

Adam Sandler has admitted that it is not much of a reunion co-starring with David Spade, Rob Schneider and Chris Rock because they visit each other often.

The Grown Ups star has insisted that if he did have a reunion with his pals, it would be similar to one in his new comedy.

The 43-year-old told Teen Hollywood: "I would like to do this sort of reunion if I was having one, hanging out at a house and do fun stuff on a lake. That's a good place for it.

"In real life it's not much of a reunion [between Adam, David Spade, Rob Schneider and more] because we see each other enough. It's not like this gang hasn't seen each other in thirty years. We see each other a lot and in fact I see my friends from growing up a lot. There's no reunions in my life. I see everybody too much."

As for visiting his high school friends, Sandler added: "Every time I go back to New Hampshire to see my family I see my buddies. They hear I'm in town and they show up to the house and Chris Rock, when he's in LA I see him and I see Kevin [James] all the time. I see Spade whenever I can and [Rob] Schneider I see a lot, too."

Grown Ups is currently playing in US cinemas and opens in the UK on August 6.

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Sandler praises 'Grown Ups' co-stars

Adam Sandler has praised David Spade, Kevin James, Chris Rock and Rob Schneider as all being equally funny.

The Grown Ups star has insisted that it’s difficult to choose the funniest co-star because they are all witty and comical in their own unique way.

Sandler told Teen Hollywood: "Everyone has their own thing. I'll tell you that Spade is incredibly funny. He drops the most destruction bombs on you. He's quick as hell. Everybody has their moments.

"KJ [Kevin James] is incredibly funny and has different ways of being funny in conversation. When KJ texts me I laugh like a baboon for like five minutes alone and I don't write that LOL thing because I'm a comedian and I think that other comedians will go, 'Are you f**king kidding me? You wrote LOL?' So I just write back, 'Good one!'

"Rock is one of the funniest guys I've ever seen in my life with just summing up something and just having a different slant on it where you're just like, 'That is amazingly accurate and I can't believe that I've never said that out loud or never even thought that', but he makes you think."

Sandler added: "For the record Schneider is one of the funniest guys you'll ever meet. He's ridiculously fast and funny."

Grown Ups is currently playing in US cinemas and opens in the UK on August 6.

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Nolan starts work on 'Batman 3' script

Christopher Nolan has revealed that work has begun on a script for the third Batman film.

Nolan told MTV News at a press event for his new thriller Inception that he was finally starting to put together the much-anticipated sequel to 2008's The Dark Knight.

"We know we're aiming for 2012 [as a release date]. That's been talked about," he said.

"We're just working on the script, really. My brother [Jonathan Nolan] has been hard at work on it for quite some time. It's based on a story that myself and David Goyer have written."

Little else is known about the third instalment of Nolan's superhero franchise, with only the release date and the absence of the Joker confirmed thus far.

Speculation has suggested that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star as the Riddler, while a Los Angeles Times journalist leaked the supposed filming dates of the new film earlier this month.

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Kristen Stewart struggling to make 'K-11'

Kristen Stewart has admitted that she's having difficulty getting her mother's screenplay made into a movie.

The actress, who will star as a boy in K-11, has insisted that movie producers are struggling to get past her Twilight image to be able to invision her portraying a male.

The 20-year-old told Entertainment Weekly: "I still can't get K-11 made because I'm playing a boy in it. If I were playing a pretty girl, it would be done already.

"My mum and her writing partner wrote a script called K-11 that takes place in a jail, and I would play a man. But people don't want to see [Twilight character] Bella doing that, so they didn't want to raise money."

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opens June 30 in the US and July 8 in the UK.

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Hardy reveals 'Mad Max 4' details

Inception star Tom Hardy has revealed details of the upcoming fourth film in the Mad Max series.

The 32-year-old actor, who will play the title role in Mad Max: Fury Road, explained to Collider how the new instalment will link to the three previous Mel Gibson-led films that were released throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

"It’s a relaunch and revisit to the world," Hardy told. "An entire restructuring.

"That’s not to say that it’s not picking up or leaving off from the Mad Max you know already, but it’s a nice retake on the entire world using the same character, depositing him in the same world but bringing him up to date by 30 years.”

Although Hardy declined to announce when filming would begin, he did reveal that he is currently training in preparation for the role.

He said: "I’m meant to drop 30 pounds so smoking and one meal a day is my training at the moment.

"I’m going to start fighting soon... as we get close to the line. I’ll probably get three or four months of fight training out there, seven days a week, all that kind of horrible s**t."

Hardy also described his take on the character as somewhat animalistic, comparing his portrayal to a puma that is "very hungry and very dangerous".

Other stars attached to the film include Charlize Theron and former Skins star Nicholas Hoult.

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Ross addresses 'Turf' movie rumours

Jonathan Ross has addressed the rumours concerning a movie adaptation of his Image Comics series Turf.

It has been reported that Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn is in the early stages of working on the film.

"Matthew loves Turf and has said he wants to make it into a film," Ross told Newsarama.

"We both love his work as a director so would be delighted. But at the moment he is committed 100% to X-Men: First Class, which won't be finished for at least a year, so we have not taken it further with him or his company yet.

"We are going to give him first refusal before we offer it elsewhere. He is also very keen on our next major project, The Golden Age... but for now I have to keep quiet about that."

Ross's wife Jane Goldman has worked with Vaughn on several of his films.

Turf #2 - illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards - will be released on June 30.

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Isaacs 'trains for Lautner fight scenes'

Jason Isaacs has reportedly visited a gym in Edinburgh, Scotland to prepare for his fight scenes with Taylor Lautner in Abduction.

According to the Daily Record, the actor has had daily sessions with a martial arts specialist at the Krav Maga centre.

Gym boss Marcus Houston, 33, said: "I didn't know who he was when he called us, but when he came into the gym I realised he had been in some of my favourite films.

"Jason will have to film fight scenes with a guy almost 30 years his junior and he obviously doesn't want to look foolish."

He added: "We spent five sessions hitting the pads and moving constantly. Jason is already superfit from tennis and running but for this role he has to look like a proper warhorse.

"I think Lautner is going to have his work cut out. Jason is our first celebrity client and it was a great experience. I can't wait to see him in the film."

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Kevin Spacey joins 'Horrible Bosses'

Kevin Spacey has reportedly joined the cast of upcoming dark comedy Horrible Bosses.

The Oscar winner will co-star with Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Donald Sutherland in the Seth Gordon-directed picture, reports Deadline.

The movie centres on three friends who plan to murder each other's bosses in an attempt to make their work lives easier. Spacey will play one of the bosses.

The 50-year-old previously played a "horrible" boss in the 1994 indie comedy Swimming with Sharks.

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Carey Mulligan attatched to 'Stoker'

Carey Mulligan is reportedly attached to star in upcoming drama Stoker.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Fox Searchlight is developing the film as a star vehicle for Mulligan.

The movie's plot centres on an eccentric teenager who forms a relationship with her "enigmatic and estranged" uncle after the death of her father.

Ridley Scott and Tony Scott are in talks to produce with Jodie Foster reportedly eyeing a co-starring role. Prison Break star Wentworth Miller penned the script.

Mulligan will next be seen in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, opening September 24 in US cinemas, and the Fox Searchlight drama Never Let Me Go.

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