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Daniel Craig 'can't wait to be Bond again'

Daniel Craig has admitted that he is eager to star in the next James Bond film.

The actor, who played Bond in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, said that he is trying to get the producers to hurry up so that he can play the lead as soon as possible.

Holly Scoop quotes Craig as saying: "The new Bond movie is on hold but I am chomping at the bit to get going on it as quickly as possible.

"I love playing Bond - I don’t want to be away from it for too long."

It was reported last month that the new Bond movie will go into production soon.

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Halle Berry swims with sharks for new film

Halle Berry has been swimming with great white sharks as part of her starring role in new film Dark Tide.

Also starring Olivier Martinez, the thriller sees the actress play a diving instructor who survives a near-fatal shark attack.

However, the movie, directed by John Stockwell, has been criticised by shark experts in Simon's Town, South Africa where the scenes were filmed.

Alison Kock from the Save Our Seas Foundation told the Daily Mail: "After reading the script we decided it was not something we would like to put our names to.

"Our mandate is to try to change people's perceptions of sharks. The first script that we got sounded very much like it had a thriller aspect to it and a personal kind of aspect to it as well."

She added: "But fighting off a shark, or surviving a shark attack - we couldn't see the positive side of that, as much as we tried."

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Radcliffe to star in new Seth Rogen film?

Daniel Radcliffe has reportedly been in talks over taking the lead role in Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel's new film.

Comedy horror Jay and Seth Vs The Apocalypse is a remake of a movie the pair made in film school in 2007.

According to PA, an insider said: "Daniel Radcliffe is keen to get involved."

However, when Baruchel attended a promotional event for his new film The Socerer's Apprentice, he addressed the rumours, saying: "No comment. I can neither confirm, nor deny that."

Jay and Seth Vs The Apocalypse is due for release in 3D in 2012.

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De Niro, Cooper for 'Honeymoon With Harry'?

Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper have been lined up to star in Honeymoon With Harry, according to sources.

The actors allegedly attended a read-through of the much-delayed film's script, which was originally written by Crash scribe Paul Haggis in 2004.

The A-Team star Cooper approached De Niro about the project after the pair appeared in the forthcoming movie Dark Fields together, reports Deadline.

Honeymoon With Harry tells the story of a former womaniser whose fiancée tragically dies before their wedding and his subsequent run-in with her father-in-law, who had resolved to break the couple up before his daughter's death.

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Willis, Weaver join Cavill's 'Cold Light'

Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver will star opposite The Tudors' Henry Cavill in thriller The Cold Light Of Day.

The Summit Entertainment project revolves around an arrogant Wall Street trader (Cavill) who reluctantly joins his family for a vacation in Spain. When his loved ones are kidnapped, he's drawn into a government conspiracy and must uncover secrets about his father to save his family.

Willis will play Cavill's father and Weaver is the villain of the story, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Mabrouk El Mechri, the director of Jean-Claude Van Damme mockumentary JCVD, will helm the project. The Wire's Richard Price is penning the latest version of the script.

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New 'X-Men' changes due to 'Inception'

X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn has revealed that he had to change the superhero movie's script due to Inception.

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Vaughn said that a sequence of "dream-space combat" had to be removed from the film because it too closely resembled action scenes from Christopher Nolan's just-released sci-fi thriller.

He explained: "I saw Inception, which I loved. But my heart sank when I saw that a few of the ideas we had were up [on the screen]. So it's either leave it in and look as if you're copying or change things. We completely ripped out about 12 pages of the script and the storyboards."

In a separate interview with IGN, Vaughn noted that producer Bryan Singer's original story idea for the movie puts the Marvel Comics mutants in a historical context.

"The story that Bryan Singer came up with is very, very smart," he said. "It's very clever when you see how he has integrated the characters into the time period where the film is set. I'll put it that way. I just don't want to give it away... It's a very clever way of getting these characters involved in recent history, in recent world events."

X-Men: First Class begins production later this year with James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Nicholas Hoult, Alice Eve and Jennifer Lawrence among its cast.

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Olivia Wilde to go nude in 'Cowboys & Aliens

Olivia Wilde will appear nude in Daniel Craig's upcoming sci-fi Western Cowboys & Aliens.

The House star revealed to the Toronto Sun that her naked scene takes place while she is facing a group of Native Americans.

"Last night, we did a scene where I'm naked in front of a group of couple hundred Apache. Pretty amazing, pretty interesting," she said.

Commenting on Wilde's nude scene in Cowboys, co-star Adam Beach said: "We just finished shooting Olivia Wilde naked in front of a bonfire in front of 500 Apache warriors. That was beautiful. You won't get to see what I saw, but you'll get a glimpse."

Wilde, who can next be seen in Disney's Tron Legacy, added that she enjoys taking on roles where she can "kick ass".

"I love doing action movies... This movie is so much fun for me," she said.

Cowboys & Aliens, which also features Harrison Ford, will open next summer.

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Silva gets 'Strippers Vs. Werewolves' role

Ex-Emmerdale star Adele Silva has been cast in horror comedy Strippers Vs. Werewolves.

The movie, which is being produced by Dead Cert's Jonathan Sothcott, will revolve around the accidental killing of werewolf chief Jack Ferris in a stripclub. The girls who work at the venue then have until the next full moon before his pack seeks them out for revenge.

Silva told Digital Spy of her role in the production: "I'm really looking forward to being involved in S vs. W. The script is very funny and all the female roles are very strong.

"It's something you can get your teeth into, which is great for an actress. It makes a nice change from all the guy-centric, gun-toting gangster films out there - a bit of girl power for a change!"

Sothcott, whose 2008 film Karma Magnet also starred Silva, added of the 29-year-old's casting: "Adele's a really underrated actress. She did my first film years ago and I've been looking for something else to do with her. She has terrific comic timing and, obviously, is really hot, so I had to offer her Strippers Versus Werewolves!

"It's an out and out comedy, but more in the style of '80s movies like Vamp, Fright Night and The Monster Squad than Lesbian Vampire Killers!"

Silva also appeared in the 2009 Danny Dyer movie Doghouse.

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Theron joins 'Juno' pair's 'Young Adult'

Charlize Theron will lead the cast of Young Adult, the new movie from Juno pair Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody.

The project revolves around a thirtysomething author of young adult novels who returns to her hometown and begins to follow her now-married ex-boyfriend.

Screenwriter Cody, who recently gave birth to son Macello Daniel Maurio, won an Oscar for her Juno screenplay in 2008. The movie was also directed by Reitman, who will helm and executive produce Young Adult.

The pair's new project is being eyed to begin production in New York in November, reports Deadline.

Theron is also expected to star in George Miller's Mad Max revamp Fury Road next year.

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Nicolas Cage leaves 'Trespass'

Nicolas Cage has reportedly quit the cast of upcoming action thriller Trespass.

According to Deadline New York, no reason was given for Cage's abrupt exit from the project.

Joel Schumacher is directing the picture, which centres on a husband and wife who are taken hostage.

Cage was to play the leader of the kidnappers.

Nicole Kidman and Jordana Spiro are still attached to co-star. Kidman will star as the wife and Spiro will portray the kidnapper's girlfriend.

Liev Schreiber is reportedly in talks to take on the husband role.

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Inception' stars vie for 'Batman' role

Three stars of Christopher Nolan's Inception are reportedly competing for a role in his third Batman outing.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Tom Hardy are being considered for the part of the Riddler in Batman 3, a source at Warner Bros told ComicBookMovie.com.

It is thought that the success of Inception and the insistence of Nolan means that one of the actors will fill the role.

Last month, Inception and Batman star Michael Caine revealed that filming on the latest film in the franchise is to begin in April 2011.

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Rodriguez negotiating 'Deadpool' deal

Robert Rodriguez has reportedly begun advanced negotiations to direct 20th Century Fox's Deadpool movie.

It was reported in June that Fox had offered him the director's chair on the Marvel Comics adaptation.

The Los Angeles Times reports that Rodriguez and Fox are now "beyond the casual discussion stage" and are negotiating deal points before he officially boards the project.

If Rodriguez agrees to helm Deadpool, he would start work on the movie after wrapping production on the upcoming Sky Kids 4.

Ryan Reynolds is attached to star in the film, scripted by Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.

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Lost' director for Jack Ryan film 'Moscow

Lost director Jack Bender is believed to be the frontrunner to helm Paramount's Jack Ryan reboot Moscow.

According to Vulture, Bender, who was also an executive producer on the ABC series, is a "cat's breath away" from signing up to steer the forthcoming spy thriller.

Chris Pine will take on the role of Tom Clancy's CIA operative in Moscow, which features the character being plucked from the Marines and having to go on the run after getting implicated in a terrorist plot.

Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck have previously portrayed Ryan on the big screen.

Bender's other credits include The Sopranos, J.J. Abrams's Alias and the movie Child's Play 3.

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GI Joe' helmer Sommers returns for sequel

GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra helmer Stephen Sommers will return to direct the sequel to last year's summer blockbuster.

According to The Wrap, the Mummy filmmaker is close to signing a deal to make the Hasbro franchise follow-up. Reports had earlier claimed that Sommers had clashed with Paramount over the first GI Joe, putting his return to the series in question.

Channing Tatum will allegedly reprise his role as Captain Duke Huaser.

Zombieland duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have penned a sequel script that has been met with studio approval.

GI Joe grossed more than $300 million at the worldwide box office on a budget of $175 million

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Kevin Smith assembles 'Red State' cast

Kevin Smith has started to assemble the cast for his horror project Red State.

According to The Wrap, Oscar-nominated Frozen River star Melissa Leo, Dermot Mulroney, Kyle Gallner, Michael Angarano and Steven Root are being eyed for roles in Smith's new movie.

The actors would join Grindhouse's Michael Parks, who is already attached to star as a pastor inspired by Westboro Baptist Church's Fred Phelps. Phelps has sparked controversy for his anti-gay protests and claims that natural disasters and terrorist attacks are God's punishment for a society that tolerates homosexuality.

Smith recently revealed that the project, his first since Cop Out, will begin filming on September 22 and will feature a cast of "recognisable unknowns".

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Sean Penn in talks for 'Genius' role

Sean Penn has reportedly opened talks to star in upcoming drama Genius.

The project is a biopic about literary editor Max Perkins, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Penn is in negotiations to feature as Perkins for director/producer Bill Pohland.

Pohland and Penn previously teamed up on 2007 drama Into the Wild, directed by Penn. Pohland is also credited as a producer on two forthcoming movies starring the Oscar winner, Fair Game and Tree of Life.

The film is based on A. Scott Berg's award-winning biography Max Perkins: Editor of Genius, which chronicles the life and career of the editor-in-chief at New York publishing house Scribner.

Perkins edited works by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

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Kurt Russell to star in 'Touchback'

Kurt Russell has reportedly signed to star in upcoming drama Touchback.

According to Variety, Russell will play a high school football coach in the Freedom Films production.

Russell's character is described as a man who gets a second chance at his dream after suffering a critical injury.

Touchback is written and directed by Don Handfield.

The film is expected to arrive in US cinemas in 2011.

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Quentin Tarantino to direct 'The Shadow'?

Quentin Tarantino is reportedly attached to direct a reboot of The Shadow.

According to Pajiba, the Pulp Fiction director could also write the movie's script.

It was reported in March that producer Sam Raimi had tapped David Slade to helm The Shadow for 20th Century Fox after the project moved from Sony.

Tarantino has not confirmed the report.

The Shadow was previously adapted for a 1994 film with Alec Baldwin in the title role. The character first appeared in radio plays aired during the '30s and '40s.

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Ryan Reynolds producing doc 'The Whale'

Ryan Reynolds has signed to executive produce and narrate forthcoming documentary The Whale.

The film chronicles the journey of a killer whale nicknamed Luna that attempts to befriend humans in a small town, reports Variety.

The movie was shot near Reynolds's hometown of Vancouver, BC.

His wife Scarlett Johansson is also executive producing alongside Eric Desatnik.

Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit directed the film.

Reynolds will next be seen in Buried, opening in US cinemas on October 8, and The Green Lantern, opening June 17, 2011.

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Tudyk offers 'Transformers 3' details

Alan Tudyk has revealed details about his part in the forthcoming Transformers 3.

The Firefly actor joined the cast of Michael Bay's action sequel in May.

Speaking to FromHollywoodWithLove, Tudyk explained that his character in the movie is an agent working with Agent Simmons (John Turturro).

"I'm a fellow agent of [Agent Simmons], that is sort of his assistant and weapons expert, computer hacker, cyber sleuth," he said.

Transformers 3, also starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Josh Duhamel, opens July 1, 2011 in US cinemas.

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