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Relativity Finds Its Snow White: Lily Collins

Lily Collins, the daughter of singer Phil Collins whose breakout role came as the daughter of Sandra Bullock's character in The Blind Side, has been tapped to play the coveted role of Snow White in Relativity Media's modern retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, the company said tonight. She joins Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott and Julia Roberts as the evil queen in the Tarsem Singh-directed feature, which has begun preproduction ahead of a planned May shoot. The film already has a release date: June 29, 2012. That's before a competing Snow White project -- Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman, which stars Kristen Stewart in the title role alongside Charlize Theron -- which has a Dec. 21 bow slated.

Collins next appears in Sony's Priest, opposite Paul Bettany, which bows May 13. She also stars in John Singleton’s Abduction opposite Taylor Lautner, slated to be released Sept. 23.

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I personally think its a good casting decision.

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Ryan Reynolds in talks for animated 'Turbo

Ryan Reynolds is reportedly in talks to land the lead voice role in the upcoming animated film Turbo.

The Dreamworks Animation production centres on an ambitious garden snail named Turbo who dreams of becoming a racing champion.

A freak accident allows Turbo to pursue his dream.

According to Variety, voice actor David Soren is attached to direct the project from a script by Jack the Giant Killer screenwriter Darren Lemke.

Reynolds, who is rumoured to be dating German model Agnes Fischer after filing for divorce from Scarlett Johansson, will next be seen in The Green Lantern, opening this June.

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It might only  be me but you only really get 1 or 2 great Animation movies a year with the rest sucking.

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Jeremy Renner 'offered Bourne Legacy lead

Jeremy Renner has reportedly been offered the lead role in The Bourne Legacy.

According to Latino Review, the Hurt Locker star is being tipped to headline the spy franchise's fourth instalment, which will not feature Matt Damon's Jason Bourne character.

Renner, who received his second Oscar nomination earlier this year for The Town, can next be seen starring with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

Bourne Legacy writer-director Tony Gilroy allegedly wanted to cast Sucker Punch actor Oscar Isaac in the lead part, but studio Universal refused to back the decision for undisclosed reasons.

Isaac recently told DS of his link to the Bourne saga: "It's awesome. Definitely it's cool to be mentioned in something so incredible... [I'm] just waiting to see how it all plays out... but the fact that I'm in the mix in that thing is pretty cool."

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Now this would be a good casting choice.

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Expendables 2' is given release date

The Expendables 2 has been confirmed for an August 2012 release.

Earlier this year, Sylvester Stallone revealed that work had begun on a sequel to last year's The Expendables, which starred a host of high-profile action stars, including Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dolph Lundgren.

Total Film reports that studio Lionsgate announced at CinemaCon that the official release date for the project will be August 17 2012.

The film does not yet have a director attached, after Stallone ruled himself out of writing and directing the sequel.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that Jean-Claude Van Damme could be in line for a role in the production, in place of Steven Seagal.

Stallone has previously told Twitter followers that The Expendables 2 "is taking a more hard edged tone - An Extreme case of Male-Pattern-Baddness is arising (sic)"

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I am dying to see what they come up with for the sequel

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Ryan Reynolds: 'I won't be in Justice League'

Ryan Reynolds has claimed that he will not appear as the Green Lantern in the newly-announced Justice League movie.

It was reported this week that Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas have been approached to produce the DC team-up, which sees intergalactic vigilante Hal Jordan, aka the Green Lantern, fighting alongside other heroes such as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.

However, Reynolds told Variety that he has not been asked to cross over to the new project after the Green Lantern movie hits cinemas this summer.

He said: "That's a whole business model and nothing to do with me at all. No one has ever approached me about doing a Justice League movie. We'll see if they do it in the long run."

Warner Bros president Jeff Robinov confirmed this week that Nolan's Batman franchise will be rebooted after 2012's The Dark Knight Rises, likely resulting in a new variation of the character appearing in Justice League.

Doubts have also emerged over Wonder Woman's presence in the film, as a TV series featuring the character continues to advance.

It has been speculated that the Justice League movie, which is planned to arrive in 2013, will stray from Marvel's rival superhero project The Avengers by serving as a standalone feature.

Green Lantern arrives in the UK and the US on June 17.

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I now find it stupid how we are going to have 2 different Batman's, Superman's & Green Lantern's, why the heck just get the people who play the characters in the main movies to make the Justice League Movie.

The Avengers movie has got the same cast as the people who are staring as those characters in their respective movie series.

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Ryan Reynolds ready for more 'Green Lantern

Ryan Reynolds has confirmed that he is interested in reprising his role as Hal Jordan in future instalments of Green Lantern.

Reynolds revealed his thoughts on the potential for Green Lantern sequels at this weekend's WonderCon convention in San Francisco.

"I'm game for that," Reynolds said, according to Coming Soon. "If we were to do a second film, I know where that's going."

Reynolds did not divulge any further details regarding the future of the film franchise, but did suggest an idea for a potential third instalment.

"I'd love to maybe hand it over to one of the others, Guy Gardner or John Stewart," he added, referring to the other characters who have taken on the Green Lantern mantle during the course of the comic book series.

Reynolds also confirmed that at least half of the film will take place on the Green Lantern homeworld Oa.

Green Lantern is due for release in US and UK cinemas on June 17.

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I cant understand how he wants to do more Green Lantern but he possibly wont be in the Justice League movie.

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Henry Cavill: 'Superman will be re-imagined

Henry Cavill has said that his Superman movie will be a "re-imagining" of the DC Comics character.

The British actor, who will play the Man of Steel in Sucker Punch director Zack Snyder's blockbuster, told MTV that the superhero franchise's latest instalment will still remain faithful to its comic book roots.

"It's true to the source material, but there's so little I can say about it," Cavill said. "It's basically a re-imagining and modernisation of an iconic character."

Asked if his portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman will differ from the Christopher Reeve incarnation, he replied: "That's tough to say, it's very early days yet. Superman is Superman, after all. There's only so much of a change you can make to that. It's going to be different, but not so different that it's unrecognisable."

Amy Adams, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane will also star in Superman: The Man Of Steel, due to open in cinemas in December 2012.

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Will, Jaden Smith join Shyamalan project

Will Smith and son Jaden have been confirmed to star in an untitled sci-fi film by director M. Night Shyamalan.

Sony Pictures Entertainment announced the project, which was first revealed in October 2010 under the name One Thousand AE.

The story takes place 1,000 years in the future and focuses on "a young boy who navigates an abandoned and sometimes scary Earth to save himself and his estranged father after their ship crashes".

Columbia Pictures president Doug Belgrad said in a statement: "Night is an outstanding filmmaker who has a tremendous vision for this science-fiction adventure story and we couldn't be more excited to be working again with Jaden after our experiences on The Pursuit of Happyness and The Karate Kid. We're thrilled to have the two of them together on this project."

"The chance to make a scary, science-fiction film starring Jaden and Will is my dream project," added Shyamalan.

Will Smith's production company Overbrook Entertainment will co-produce the script, which was written by Shyamalan and Gary Whitta.

Will was recently announced to be starring in an upcoming remake of the story of Job, penned by The Fighter writer Paul Tamasy.

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Hemsworth, Hutcherson join 'Hunger Games

Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson have been cast in the forthcoming film adaptation of The Hunger Games.

Hemsworth will play Gale Hawthorne while Hutcherson will portray Peeta Mellark in the project, Lionsgate has announced.

The actors join Winter's Bone actress Jennifer Lawrence, who landed the lead role of Katniss Everdeen earlier this month.

Director Gary Ross is helming the adaptation of author Suzanne Collins's best-selling thriller novel.

Hemsworth's films include The Last Song and Knowing. Hutcherson has appeared in several films, including The Kids Are All Right and Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

Actors such as I Am Number Four star Alex Pettyfer, Weeds cast member Hunter Parrish and X-Men: First Class actor Lukas Till also reportedly auditioned for roles in the film.

The Hunger Games is due to be released in US and UK cinemas on March 23, 2012.

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This cast is getting better with each addition.

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'Will & Grace' Sean Hayes in 'Three Stooges

Will & Grace star Sean Hayes has signed up to play Larry in The Three Stooges.

The comic actor will join Will Sasso, who is confirmed to play Curly in the Farrelly brothers' update of the long-running comedy series.

It is unknown who will take on the role of Moe, with Hank Azaria currently the strongest contender for the middle brother in the stage trio.

Peter Farrelly told Variety: "Our goal is 85 minutes of laughs in a film that will be very respectful of who the Stooges were."

The film, which is not biographical, will be divided into three parts based on actual sketches by The Three Stooges.

Rumours about the final make-up of the cast have dogged the film, with several big names dropping out of the lineup.

It was previously rumoured that Jackass' Johnny Knoxville was in the running for the role of Moe.

Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro and Jim Carrey were reportedly keen in the early stages of the project, which has been in the works since 2009.

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He would be perfect for the movie.

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Keanu Reeves reveals 'Bill & Ted 3' details

Keanu Reeves has revealed plot details for the next Bill & Ted sequel.

The actor played time-travelling metalhead slacker 'Ted' Theodore Logan in the first two films, with Alex Winter co-starring as his equally challenged friend Bill S.Preston, Esquire.

Speaking to MTV, Reeves said: "When we last got together, part of it was that Bill and Ted were supposed to have written the song that saved the world, and it hasn't happened.

"So they've now become kind of possessed by trying to do that. Then there's an element of time and they have to go back."

However, he did not mention what age the characters would be in the update to 1991's Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.

The first sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was set in the future, with time-travelling cybernetic versions of the buddies going back to kill the originals before they get to take part in a world-saving 'Battle of the Bands' contest with their metal duo Wyld Stallyns.

In January, a representative for Reeves denied that the star will be appearing in any more Matrix films.

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I'm not sure that doing a 3rd movie is a good idea.

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Dwayne Johnson 'up for Black Ops movie

Dwayne Johnson has revealed that he would star in a Call of Duty: Black Ops movie.

The wrestler-turned-actor told MTV that he would work on another video game movie if the "right one came along".

"I thought we had an opportunity with Doom," he said. "[It] didn't work out the way we wanted it to, creatively. But yeah, if the right opportunity came along and the script is good, sure."

When asked to name his dream project, Johnson replied: "Black Ops, that'd be badass... Let's make it happen, let's do it. That and Black Swan 2."

Rumours of a Call of Duty film first emerged in early 2009, and were followed up with Soap voice actor Kevin McKidd expressing interest in starring in such a film.

Dwayne Johnson returned to the wrestling world for Wrestlemania XXVII earlier this week.

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I think he would be perfect for a role in a Black Ops movie if it was ever to happen.

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Mark Wahlberg in talks for 'Bait and Switch'?

Mark Wahlberg is reportedly interested in a project for Universal called Bait and Switch.

Scriptwriter Matthew J O'Neill will develop the role in the action comedy especially for Wahlberg, according to Variety.

Details of the script are unknown, with O'Neill expected to make his writing debut on screen with the feature.

Wahlberg made his first foray into comedy last year, starring in the hit The Other Guys with comedy veteran Will Ferrell and Samuel L Jackson.

He is currently working on Ted for the studio, in which he will play John, a man bullied by his favourite childhood toy into his adulthood. It is being written and directed by Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane, who also stars in the film alongside Mila Kunis.

The Fighter actor will also be seen in the film adaptation of the video game Uncharted.

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Its great to see Mark get linked with so many movies since he did The Fighter.

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Tron: Legacy' director teases sequel

Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski has said that he is keen to bring characters out of the digital world in the planned sequel.

Speaking to Coming Soon, Kosinski revealed that he hopes to use the ending of last December's Legacy - in which Olivia Wilde's computer programme Quorra is freed from the virtual realm - as a starting point for the follow-up.

"That crossing over is a very kind of fascinating idea to me," he said. "It's like the world of Tron: Legacy is limited to the world and all the stuff that exists in that world stays in that world. But if stuff can cross over, just imagine the possibilities of what that means for the next chapter."

The filmmaker added that animated series Tron: Uprising will act as a prequel to the recent blockbuster.

"The animated series is going to explore some chapters before our story," he commented. "But we laid enough groundwork in Legacy that there's a lot of kind of jumping-off points for additional places to go. And that to me is exciting."

Tron: Legacy is released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US now and arrives in the UK on April 18.

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I am really looking forward to a sequel.

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Hugh Jackman for 'Snow White'?

Hugh Jackman has reportedly been offered the role of the Huntsman in Snow White and the Huntsman.

Deadline reports that it is unclear whether Jackman will take the part in the fairy tale adaptation after Viggo Mortensen broke off negotiations for the role.

The History of Violence star reportedly dropped out because Universal refused to pay $8 million and also offer gross participation.

Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron will play Snow White and the Evil Queen respectively.

Evan Daugherty, who is also currently working on the script for the futuristic thriller Shrapnel, will pen the screenplay. The project is being directed by Rupert Sander and is due for release on December 21, 2012.

Jackman is currently working on installing a new director for The Wolverine after director Darren Aronofsky unexpectedly quit the project last month

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I think Hugh would be perfect for the Snow White movie.

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Wolverine' director candidates revealed?

David Slade and Duncan Jones are in the frame to direct The Wolverine, it has been reported.

According to Deadline, both helmers have been name-dropped as potential replacements for Darren Aronofsky on the superhero project.

Slade has previous experience with comic book adaptations, having directed 30 Days Of Night. He also signed on the helm a Daredevil reboot last month.

Jones is best known for the critically-acclaimed Moon, and the recent Source Code. He was previously linked with the Superman reboot before it was handed to Zack Snyder.

Aronofsky departed the movie last month, citing family commitments as the reason for his exit. Hugh Jackman remains on board to reprise his role as the title character.

The Wolverine was originally scheduled for release in 2012.

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Both of the guys mentioned would be a good appointment for the Director of Wolverine 2.

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Tim Roth boards 'Arbitrage' cast

Tim Roth has signed to star in forthcoming drama Arbitrage.

The Lie to Me actor joins Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon in the film.

The Informers screenwriter and producer Nicholas Jarecki will direct the project, reports Deadline.

Roth, who previously praised the third season of his crime drama Lie To Me, will portray a detective named Michael Gower who is involved in a murder investigation in the thriller that centres on a desperate hedge fund magnate.

Oscar nominee Roth's previous films include Pulp Fiction, The Incredible Hulk and Reservoir Dogs.

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Javier Bardem 'in talks for Dark Tower

Javier Bardem is reportedly in negotiations to star in the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower.

Ron Howard will direct a trilogy of movies, as well as a TV series expected to air in between each edition.

According to Deadline, Bardem will play gunslinger Roland Deschain, who takes on a journey to the Dark Tower in order to save humanity.

Bardem has previously been coveted by the producers of the project, with the Spanish actor rumoured for the main role for some time.

The Oscar-winning actor recently revealed that he is hoping for a future role in Glee.

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He would be good for a role in Dark Tower

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Ben Affleck Circling Big 'Great Gatsby' Role

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck is in talks to play the role of Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby, the Baz Luhrmann-directed 3D adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald literary classic at Warner Bros. Now, Affleck will have to work to fit this in. After starring in and directing The Town, he’s prepping to direct Argo, a film about the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. But signs point toward him making time in his schedule to join Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan in Gatsby. Both projects are at Warner Bros.

Tom Buchanan is the husband of Daisy (Mulligan), in a role originated by Bruce Dern in the 1974 film.  DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby (Robert Redford starred in the original) and Maguire plays Nick Carraway (Sam Waterston in the 1974 pic). Luhrmann, who wrote the script with Craig Pearce, is still in the process of setting the roles of Jordan Baker (originated by Lois Chiles), the gas station owner George Wilson (Scott Wilson) and his wife Myrtle (played by Karen Black in the original). Tom is having an affair with Myrtle, and they all play a role in a tragedy.

Luhrmann, Catherine Martin and Catherine Knapman of Luhrmann/Bazmark Films will produce with Red Wagon partners Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher. G Mac Brown will also produce. WME reps Affleck.

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Ben Stiller Turns Fox's 'Walter Mitty' Reboot From Daydream To Reality

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Stiller is in talks with 20th Century Fox to play the title role in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty after the previous script was finally dumped and a new approach and screenwriter was put on the project. That produced a reboot that Stiller wants to make his next film. Stiller sparked to the new take by Steve Conrad, writer of the Will Smith hit The Pursuit of Happyness. Now that Stiller is coming aboard, Fox will move quickly to lock in a cinematic director who can mix action with a PG rating, and get the picture ready for a late fall start. Stiller is repped by WME.

Mitty is still based on the 1947 Danny Kaye film from the James Thurber short story first published in The New Yorker in 1939. The story of a perpetual daydreamer had been in development so long that it seemed like it might never be more than a daydream. Everyone from Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen flirted with that previous script, and directors who have circled include Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and Gore Verbinski. Mitty's problems stemmed from that script which was never quite right. But then Conrad started fresh and knocked it out of the park and Stiller, who has starred in the lucrative Night at the Museum and Meet the Parents franchises, might have another big one on his hands. His Red Hour Films banner is based at Fox. Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and John Goldwyn have been shepherding the project as producers for years.

Stiller right now is preparing for an April 25 opening of The House of Blue Leaves, starring with Edie Falco and Jennifer Jason Leigh in the David Cromer-directed revival of the John Guare comedy that Scott Rudin is producing. Ben is playing the lead role of Artie Shaughnessy, a frustrated zookeeper who dreams of making it big as a songwriter; Stiller made his Broadway debut in that same play back in 1986 playing Shaughnessy's son. The play takes place in 1965 on a day that Pope Paul VI is visiting New York. Falco plays his wife, Bananas, a schizophrenic who is headed for a mental institution. Leigh plays his mistress. It has a 1960s-centric storyline, with political bombings and the Vietnam War among the plot developments. The 1986 production won the Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Revival.

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