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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British-born filmmaker Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as "Top Gun" and "Crimson Tide," jumped to his death on Sunday from a bridge over Los Angeles Harbour, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said.

Onlookers saw Scott, who was 68, parking his car on the Vincent Thomas Bridge and leaping into the water below at about 12:30 p.m. local time (1930 GMT), according to Lieutenant Joe Bale, a watch commander for the coroner's office.

Bale said the body was recovered by law enforcement from the harbour shortly before 3 p.m. and was subsequently identified as being that of the filmmaker and younger brother of fellow movie director Ridley Scott.

A note was found in Scott's car that Bale said he believed would turn out to be a suicide note, though he was not familiar with its contents. "Typically, when they find a note in cases like this, it's not a shopping list," he said.

The bridge, the surface of which clears the harbour's navigation channel by a height of about 185 feet (56 meters), connects the port district of San Pedro at the southern tip of Los Angeles to Terminal Island in the harbour.

A spokeswoman for the filmmaker, Katherine Rowe, said in a brief statement, "I can confirm that Tony Scott has indeed passed away," adding only, "The family asks that their privacy be respected at this time."

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Tom Hardy 'wanted for lead in Jack Ryan spinoff Without Remorse

Tom Hardy is being courted for the lead role in Jack Ryan spinoff Without Remorse.

The potential spinoff franchise centres on John Clark, who is described variously as the counterpart and "dark side" to CIA operative Jack Ryan (Chris Pine).

Deadline reports that Paramount are keen to enlist Tom Hardy for the role of Clark, but no indication has been given regarding Hardy's level of interest.

Kevin Costner will star in both the new Jack Ryan film and Without Remorse as Ryan and Clark's idealistic mentor William Harper.

Based on Tom Clancy's novel of the same name, the 1970s-set Without Remorse sees John Clark become involved in a mission to rescue American pilots from a Vietnamese prison camp.

Coupled with the apparent failure of this mission, Clark is also struggling with the recent death of his pregnant wife.

Christopher McQuarrie, who wrote 2008 Tom Cruise thriller Valkyrie and the upcoming Jack Reacher, is in talks to write and direct the adaptation of Without Remorse.

Casting for the as-yet-untitled Jack Ryan project starring Chris Pine is still underway, with Keira Knightley recently reported as the frontrunner for the female lead.

Kenneth Branagh will direct Pine as Jack Ryan and play the film's principal villain, with production expected to begin later this year.

Hardy will next be seen in John Hillcoat's Prohibition drama Lawless.

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Bill Hader, Anna Faris return in 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2'

Bill Hader and Anna Faris have been confirmed for Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers.

The pair will return as inventor Flint Lockwood and weather girl Sam Sparks in the upcoming animated sequel to 2009's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, along with James Caan and Andy Samberg.

Terry Crews has joined the cast as a Swallow Falls police officer, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Neil Patrick Harris and Benjamin Bratt will also return for the project, while Will Forte will come back as a different character.

Flight of the Conchords star Kristen Schaal recently joined the cast of the film.

Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn will direct the project, which will be released in 3D on February 7, 2014.

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John Travolta to appear in 'Toxic Avenger' remake?

John Travolta is rumoured to be starring in a remake of The Toxic Avenger.

The film has been in development for a number of years, and will be directed by Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine) and written by Daniel C Mitchell.

Industry blog It's On the Grid has claimed that Travolta is now attached to star in the project.

The cult comedy-horror is one of the most famous titles from Troma Studios, the production company founded by Lloyd Kaufman famous for its ultra-gory, ultra-low-budget exploitation.

The original film is the story of a teenage janitor who becomes a monstrous antihero after falling into a vat of toxic waste. As yet it is unclear as to what role Travolta would play in the new version.

He will next be seen in Mark Steven Johnson's Killing Season, and as the titular mob boss in Barry Levinson's Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father.

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Ellen DeGeneres for 'Finding Nemo 2'?

Ellen DeGeneres has entered Finding Nemo 2 talks.

The actress and talkshow host is in line to return as the voice of Dory, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

DeGeneres voiced the blue tang fish with short-term memory problems in the 2003 original and has frequently mentioned her desire to return for a sequel on her show.

Andrew Stanton (John Carter), who wrote the original with DeGeneres in mind and served as co-director, is attached to return. Victoria Strouse is working on the script and Lindsey Collins will produce.

Finding Nemo remains Pixar's highest-grossing original film.

The movie will receive a 3D update that arrives in theatres next month.

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Thor: The Dark World': Kat Dennings return confirmed

Kat Dennings will return for Thor: The Dark World.

The 2 Broke Girls star will reprise her role as Darcy Lewis in the Marvel Studios sequel, says Deadline.

Her role is expected to be expanded from that of the comic relief sidekick in the original outing.

Dennings said last year that she was yet to be asked to return for Thor 2.

More recently, she said that she did not "have the clearance to talk" about whether she would be back.

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Jaimie Alexander, Idris Elba, Zachary Levi and Stellan Skarsgard will also return with Christopher Eccleston joining the cast as the villain Malekith.

Thor: The Dark World will be directed by Alan Taylor. It will arrive in cinemas on November 8, 2013.

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Nicolas Cage to star in David Gordon Green's Southern drama 'Joe'

Nicolas Cage has been cast in Joe.

Based on Larry Brown's 1991 novel with the same name, Joe follows an ex-con who becomes a role model to 15-year-old Gary Jones, who comes from a homeless family in Mississippi.

The Southern drama will be directed by David Gordon Green and adapted by Gary Hawkins, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Gordon Green said: "When Larry Brown wrote the novel Joe, he instantly created an iconic character of contemporary Southern literature.

"It is with great excitement that I've been able to work with Nicolas Cage to design an absolute and unexpected performance piece that is woven from the darkness, beauty, humour and environment of this material."

Cage can be seen next in Stolen, to be released in limited theaters on September 14 in the US.

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Hunger Games: Catching Fire' casts Jeffrey Wright as Beetee

Jeffrey Wright has signed up to star in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

The Tony Award-winning actor will play the role of Beetee in the upcoming second instalment of the Suzanne Collins series.

Beetee comes from District 3 in the original book, and is nicknamed 'Volts' for his electronic skills.

He joins fellow new cast members Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone and Sam Claflin, among others, for the Francis Lawrence-directed film.

Wright has previously starred in the likes of Source Code and Casino Royale. He will next be seen in Broken City with Russell Crowe and Mark Wahlberg.

Catching Fire will be released on November 22, 2013.

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Sam Reid takes 'Belle' role after Sam Claflin exits for 'Hunger Games'

Sam Reid has been cast as the lead role in Belle.

The Hatfields & McCoys actor takes over the role after Sam Claflin had to exit the project due to a date clash with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, reports Deadline.

Last month, Claflin joined the Hunger Games sequel as Finnick Odair, after much casting speculation.

Reid now will play Claflin's former Belle role as John Daviner.

Directed by Amma Assante, Belle recounts the true story of aristocrat Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a mixed-race girl who fell in love with Daviner.

The upcoming drama also stars Tom Felton, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Matthew Goode, Miranda Richardson, Sarah Gadon, Penelope Wilton and James Norton.

Red was previously seen in the western mini-series Hatfields & McCoys, featuring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton.

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Heather Locklear to play 'Black Swan' mum character in 'Scary Movie 5'

Heather Locklear has joined the cast of Scary Movie 5.

The Melrose Place star will portray the mother in 2010's Black Swan, who was originally played by Barbara Hershey, reports Deadline.

High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale will play the young ballet dancer, while Molly Shannon of Saturday Night Live fame appears as Winona Ryder character Beth MacIntyre.

Created by Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans, the Scary Movie franchise spoofs several horror films, with the first Scary Movie instalment premiering in 2000.

Malcolm Lee is directing Scary Movie 5, penned by David Zucker and Pat Proft.

The upcoming movie also stars Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen, Regina Hall and Kevin Hart, who recently hosted the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.

Scary Movie 5 is planned to be released in theaters on April 19, 2013.

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Star Trek sequel's title revealed?

The title of JJ Abrams's forthcoming Star Trek film has reportedly been revealed.

According to Comingsoon.net, the second instalment in the series will be called Star Trek Into Darkness.

The website claims that the domain names www.startrekintodarkness.com and www.startrekintodarknessmovie were both registered yesterday (September 7) through Markmonitor, an anonymous registry service that Paramount Pictures has previously used to claim URLs for projects including the official GI Joe: Retaliation site.

Trekmovie.com has also reported that Paramount tested a number of titles for the film over the summer, including at least that did not include the words 'Star Trek'.

Neither domain is currently hosting any content, but visual confirmation of the title in the form of a poster or holding page image is expected soon.

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RED 2' casts 'Harry Potter' star David Thewlis

RED 2 has added Harry Potter star David Thewlis to its cast.

The actor will portray an information dealer known as 'The Frog', who got his name after poisoning the Kremlin's water supply with a deadly Amazonian frog, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Thewlis lines up alongside returning cast members Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker and Dame Helen Mirren, as well as series newcomers Sir Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Screenwriters Jon and Erich Hoeber returned to pen RED 2, while Galaxy Quest helmer Dean Parisot is on board as director.

A teaser poster for the film was released last month.

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Bourne', 'Ted' sequels confirmed by Universal

The Bourne Legacy and Ted will receive sequels.

Universal Pictures CEO Steve Burke has confirmed plans to follow up both of the 2012 films, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

He said that the studio wants to begin work on Ted 2 "as soon as we can".

Burke highlighted the importance of "franchises and animation" during a speech at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Media, Communications and Entertainment conference in Los Angeles.

On the animation front, the studio plans to release a film every 18 months, with the intention eventually of putting out two such movies a year.

Burke particularly praised the success of Despicable Me, which has a sequel and a 'minions' spinoff in the works.

A follow-up to the fourth Bourne movie, which introduced new star Jeremy Renner, has already been teased.

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Transformers 4' to pick up where third left off, says Michael Bay

Michael Bay has discussed the plot of Transformers 4.

The director, who helmed all three of the previous Transformers instalments, confirmed that the fourth film will pick up where Transformers: Dark of the Moon left off.

"We're basically taking from the history of where it was," Bay told The Huffington Post. "Or where we left it in Chicago. And we're going to carry it on from there."

He went on to admit that he had at one stage decided not to direct a fourth film, but became concerned that a new director would come into the franchise and "screw it up".

"I thought I was done," Bay said. "Then the ride came out [at Universal Studios Hollywood] and the two-and-a-half-hour lines. And then you're thinking, 'Oh my God, someone's going to take this over'. And you start doing a lot of soul-searching.

"The studio says they want to restart the franchise, And someone could come in here and screw it up, you know?

"I'm thinking that if I do this last one, we set it on a new footing, we change a lot of things - but we keep the history of the three in place. But we broaden it so it can be set up and be carried on - it would have a better chance for survival, I guess."

Hasbro president Brian Goldner recently revealed that the fourth film will introduce a new cast of robotic characters.

It was confirmed earlier this year that Transformers 4 will be Bay's last in the series.

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David Walliams wants to be gay Moneypenny in 'James Bond' films

David Walliams has revealed that he wants a role in a future James Bond film.

The comedian said that he would like to play a gay male version of Miss Moneypenny in the next spy thriller.

"I'm really good friends with Bond producer Barbara Broccoli and I did ask if I could be Moneypenny," he is quoted as saying in The Sun.

"I said 'If M is a woman, why can't Moneypenny be a man and have a crush on Bond?' But she just laughed and not in a good way!"

Walliams added that he visited the set of Skyfall with wife Lara Stone, meeting its leading star Daniel Craig.

"Bond films are only as good as the villain. Javier Bardem is the villain in Skyfall so I'm assuming it's going to be fantastic.

"I've seen bits of it and as Barbara is a friend I keep trying to find out more."

Benedict Cumberbatch has recently been tipped as the next Bond villain.

Skyfall will be released on October 26 in the UK and November 9 in the US.

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Daniel Radcliffe to play Hunchback in 'Frankenstein'?

Daniel Radcliffe is reportedly in talks to star in a new adaptation of Frankenstein.

The film is currently in pre-production, with Paul McGuigan (Lucky Number Slevin) signing on last month to helm the revisionist, science-fiction version of the Gothic classic.

Radcliffe is believed to be interested in playing the role of Hunchback, who assists Henry Frankenstein in the creation of his monster, according to The Wrap.

The new version of the film places this character, named Fitz in the book, in the lead role. He is reported to wear old clown's clothing, and has been described by sources in production as "pathologically dirty".

The film-makers are currently hard at work finalising the script, which is being written by Chronicle scribe Max Landis.

Landis recently discussed the challenges of re-interpreting the book, and gave a hint as to what to expect from the finished film.

"I began to pick apart our knowledge of Frankenstein and discovered that the public's idea of this myth comes from a million different places," he said.

"I became committed to re-contextualising it all so it all worked in one story. By the end of the day, it's a period piece and yes, it's from [Hunchback's] perspective, but man it's cool. It's the best thing I've written."

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Mike Tyson shoots 'Scary Movie 5' cameo?

Mike Tyson has reportedly shot cameo appearances for Scary Movie 5.

Ex-boxing champion Tyson was apparently spotted on the film's set in Atlanta alongside previously announced star Heather Locklear on Thursday (September 27).

Locklear will reportedly spoof Black Swan in Scary Movie 5, but it's not yet clear which role Tyson will play.

Scary Movie 5 is to also feature a sex scene between Lindsay Lohan and Anger Management actor Charlie Sheen, which was filmed last week.

The movie will include a brawl between Mob Wives' Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola and The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Sheree Whitfield as well.

Ashley Tisdale, Molly Shannon and Terry Crews round out the Scary Movie 5 cast.

Scary Movie 5 is expected to be released next year.

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Bruce Willis returns as John McClane in first 'Die Hard 5' picture

Bruce Willis appears in the first official image from A Good Day to Die Hard.

Willis reprises his role as John McClane in the fifth instalment, which is helmed by Max Payne director John Moore.

Released by Entertainment Weekly, the image also features Jai Courtney as John McClane Jr.

Very little is currently known about the plot, beyond the fact that it will find McClane and his son in Russia, rather than the US as in all four previous instalments.

Cole Hauser will play the film's villain.

Moore has promised that the tone of A Good Day to Die Hard will not be light-hearted.

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