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Sep 9 2011 02:12 PM ET

Julianne Moore to star as 'The English Teacher'

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Julianne Moore will star in The English Teacher, a comedy from Weeds director Craig Zisk. Moore will play a popular high school English teacher whose personal life pales in comparison to the energy she brings to her teaching. When a promising former pupil returns home after failing as a playwright in New York, she suggests her high school perform his unproduced play.

Greg Kinnear is also aboard in a yet-unspecified role. Artina Films announced that filming will begin next month in New York, from a screenplay written by newcomers Dan and Stacy Chariton.

Sep 7 2011 10:12 AM ET

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis beef up 'Expendables 2' roles

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Turns out they’re not so expendable after all.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis will reprise their cameo roles for Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming The Expendables sequel, though the parts are described by reps at CAA as “sizable” this time around. The movie is aiming for release Aug. 17, 2012.

In the original, the veteran action stars show up for a scene in which bids are placed on a job to take down a ruthless (is there any other kind?) Latin American dictator. Willis was the anonymous “Mr. Church,” soliciting the bids, while Schwarzenegger — then still governor of California — was Stallone’s cigar-chomping rival solider-for-hire Trent Mauser.

“Only an ee-dee-ot vud do dis job,” Mauser declares, before peacing out.

“What’s his problem?” Willis’ character asks.

“He wants to be president,” Stallone grumbles. Take a look at the NSFW clip. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 23 2011 05:25 PM ET

Ben Affleck in talks to direct and star in 'Line of Sight'

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Ben Affleck is in talks to direct and star in the action-thriller Line of Sight, EW has confirmed. The project would be produced by Affleck, Andrew Rona, and ’80s action iconoclast Joel Silver for Warner Bros., the studio where Affleck made the critically acclaimed 2010 heist flick, The Town. Line of Sight reportedly revolves around an elite commando team that faces a global threat while transporting cargo. (The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.) With this latest project, the multi-hyphenate movie star’s dance card appears to be filling up fast. Affleck recently finished starring Terrence Malick’s latest film (which costars Rachel McAdams and is currently untitled) and just began directing and acting chores on Argo, a political thriller set against the backdrop of the ’70s Iran hostage crisis. If all of that weren’t enough, the actor announced another production today: He and Jennifer Garner are expecting their third child.

Aug 22 2011 03:25 PM ET

Rumor patrol: Did 'The Story of Bonnie and Clyde' lose lead Hilary Duff?

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The Story of Bonnie and Clyde, a re-imagining of the classic story of the gangster duo, has quickly turned into the story of the disappearing Hilary Duff and Kevin Zegers.

On Monday morning, rumors circulated that Duff, who announced earlier this month that she is expecting her first child with husband Mike Comrie, was dropped from the production of the adaptation. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 16 2011 02:15 PM ET

Bradley Cooper passes as 'The Crow' flies

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The Crow is hoping to fly again, but it won’t be with Bradley Cooper. The Hangover star is no longer considering resurrecting the comic-book hero, who was portrayed by the late Brandon Lee in a 1993 film, according to his rep. (The Hollywood Reporter first broke this story.) Cooper is currently in negotiations to star in The Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell’s project co-starring Jennifer Lawrence.

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Aug 1 2011 02:53 PM ET

Leonardo DiCaprio to saddle up for western 'The Creed of Violence'?

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Apparently, there was enough gold in them thar hills this weekend with Cowboys & Aliens that Universal is developing another western-themed star vehicle — this time with Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead. According to the Los Angeles Times (and confirmed by EW), the studio is developing an adaptation of Boston Teran’s 2010 novel about a smalltime assassin who runs guns to Mexico in 1910 with a lawman in hot pursuit. It’s not clear yet which role DiCaprio is considering, but if the A-lister signs on, it would not only help fast-track the film, but would also be his second commitment to the genre following his recent casting in Quentin Tarantino’s in-the-works oater Django Unchained. Todd Field (In the Bedroom, Little Children) adapted the screenplay and is attached to direct the film.

Jul 18 2011 09:26 PM ET

Dennis Quaid is the latest addition to 'What To Expect When You're Expecting'

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Another day, another casting announcement from the star-studded film adaptation of What to Expect When You’re Expecting. Lionsgate has confirmed that Dennis Quaid will pair up with Brooklyn Decker in the ensemble comedy, for a May-December romance that hits a speed bump when Quaid’s character, Ramsey, learns that Decker is pregnant with twins. In a Duggar family style twist, Ramsey’s son Colin is also expecting his first child, and the competitive Ramsey is determined to one-up his son.

Quaid’s is the latest name added to the film’s roster, but the big screen version of Heidi Murkoff’s pregnancy guide is certainly not hurting for stars. Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Chace Crawford, Rebel Wilson (Bridesmaids), Glee‘s Matthew Morrison, and True Blood‘s dreamy Joe Manganiello have already signed on. Filming is set to begin this month for a scheduled May 11, 2012 release.

Jul 11 2011 09:12 PM ET

'Bridesmaids' scene-stealer Rebel Wilson joins 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' -- EXCLUSIVE

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Hours after Lionsgate announced that Elizabeth Banks would play the baby-crazed owner of ‘The Breast Choice’ store in What To Expect What You’re Expecting, EW has learned exclusively that she has hired her first employee. Rebel Wilson, Kristin Wiig’s scene-stealing British roommate from Bridesmaids, will join the ensemble comedy as Janice, an employee at the pregnant Banks’ store.

Wilson, who is actually Australian, has a strong background in television and stand-up down under. She is slated to appear in McG’s This Means War alongside Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon early in 2012, and will follow up with a role in the indie flick Small Apartments.

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Elizabeth Banks and Rob Huebel join ‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting’
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Jul 11 2011 07:59 PM ET

Elizabeth Banks and Rob Huebel join 'What To Expect When You're Expecting'

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It looks like the already star-studded film adaptation of Heidi Murkoff’s pregnancy guidebook What To Expect When You’re Expecting can expect another big name on set. Lionsgate announced on Monday that new mom Elizabeth Banks has signed on to play a baby-crazy children’s book author and breast-feeding enthusiast, who is quite opinionated on child rearing until she happens to get pregnant for the first time. Banks already had a healthy baby boy via surrogate in March and gave birth to Alec Baldwin’s daughter this year on 30 Rock, so she will bring plenty of recent experience to the role.

Also joining the ranks is Childrens Hospital and I Love You, Man star Rob Huebel. Huebel will play Gale, a new parent who adjusts to fatherdom by bonding with other dads in a city park-based group that is “part play group, part secret society.”

Banks and Huebel join a cast that already includes Cameron Diaz, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, and mother of twins Jennifer Lopez.  The Kirk Jones-directed film will be an interlocking ensemble comedy in the same vein of Love, Actually and Valentine’s Day, so it’s safe to be expecting other big casting announcements from Lionsgate in the near future.

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Brooklyn Decker pregnant with twins — for ‘What to Expect’ parenting comedy
Jennifer Lopez signs on for ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’
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Jun 29 2011 07:35 PM ET

'Breaking Bad' star Giancarlo Esposito talks his role as a new crime lord in 'I, Alex Cross' -- EXCLUSIVE

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Part of what makes Giancarlo Esposito so chilling on Breaking Bad is his stillness.

As Gus, the fast-food entrepreneur and secret, psychopathic meth crime lord, he employs such economy in his movements, such softness in his speech, that it magnifies his ferocity by belying it. (Wait until the Season 4 premiere of the AMC series, July 17, to see just how much Esposito can do by doing almost nothing at all in one intense, savage — and utterly silent — 10 minutes of screen time.)

So when it was announced last night that he had signed on to the feature film I, Alex Cross as another crime lord, the news almost struck a note of ambivalence: It’s great news for an actor who should be utilized more often in Hollywood and has more than distinguished himself in movies such as Do the Right Thing and The Usual Suspects. But also, he has given life to one of TV’s truly unique villains.

On the other hand, would this I, Alex Cross kingpin just be another quiet, unsmiling menace? READ FULL STORY »

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