When rumor becomes fact: Lionsgate has announced that Jennifer Lopez will join Cameron Diaz in the studio's big screen adaptation of the nonfiction pregnancy guide What to Expect When You're Expecting. Lopez is set to play "a woman who adopts a baby from abroad with her husband after difficulty conceiving." This is a bold casting choice considering how well Lopez's last conception-related project The Back-up Plan fared at the box office. Regardless, look for this one to hit theaters Mother's Day weekend next year. [Deadline]
Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman -- which should add Ray Winstone, Eddie Izzard, Bob Hoskins, and Toby Jones to a cast that already includes Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, Ian McShane and Charlize Theron -- has hired Lily Cole and Sam Spruell for roles. This is different from Relativity's Snow White project with Julia Roberts as the evil queen. It's also different from Disney's developing project Snow and the Seven. Who says originality is dead in Hollywood? [Variety]
We haven't seen a look of hapless protagonism this blatant since the preview for The 40 Year Old Virgin. Recently, the first poster for Paul Rudd's Sundance hit Our Idiot Brother (formerly My Idiot Brother) was released, and I'm glad to say the newer poster is a bit funnier and weirder. How can you resist that precious, imbecilic mug?
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Say it isn't so, world: Peter Falk, our beloved Columbo who won five Emmys and earned two Academy Award nominations, is dead at 83. His adopted daughter Catherine Falk says he'd been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Let's take a look at some of his finest work and reflect on his amazing, singular legacy.
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· If you thought every working British actor had already appeared in the Harry Potter franchise by now, you're not totally correct. Just almost every British actor. The latest newcomer to the franchise is Kelly Macdonald, who shows up in the final portion of The Deathly Hallows as The Grey Lady. Fun! And judging from this new TV spot for the film: ferocious! Click through for a look, then stick around for more Buzz Break.
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A press release just over the Movieline transom announces a revolutionary development around this summer's Spy Kids: All the Time in the World: The film will transcend the tired 3-D ranks and break into a whole new dimension entirely. Indeed, Dimension Films is bringing director Robert Rodriguez's latest family-friendly adventure to you in nothing less than 4-D Aromascope! Meanwhile, scratch your computer screen; do you smell Harvey Weinstein?
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If you watched Black Swan and thought that it needed more Facebook, a leading man, and a stalker subplot, then XOXO could be the movie for you! About a twentysomething male who gets into an iffy relationship with a girl he met on Facebook, the script comes from Swan writer Mark Heyman, and apparently owes a debt to the Darren Aronofsky-directed ballet film because it's an "upscale genre story about a complicated relationship." OK, then! Sounds a little like Swimfan, though. XOXO. [LAT/24 Frames]
Tonight, Cars 2 audiences will see a teaser of Pixar's first fairy tale Brave during previews. In case you can't make it out to the multiplex -- or would just rather spend $12 to see Bad Teacher -- the Disney company has released the clearest image to date of the film's red-haired heroine, Princess Merida.
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Theater owners these days! Doing it for themselves, what what! On the heels of the Alamo Drafthouse banishing an idiot text-messager from its hallowed moviegoing confines comes this gem from Connecticut's art-house Avon Theater, which essentially boils down to the equivalent of those amusement-park signs declaiming, "You must be this tall to ride The Whizbanger," or whatever. Except this is all about The Tree of Life. And, apparently, a few sad viewers' puny tastes.
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Shortly after the April release of Water for Elephants, the Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon film found itself at the center of animal cruelty controversy when Animal Defenders International alleged that Tai, the movie's starring pachyderm, was abused by its trainers. Now, the Animal Legal Defense Fund is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person who has mistreated elephants in any movie or television production in the past year.
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Literally, actually. If you live in the Michigan area, are over 18 years old, and a clown, you can e-mail in your resume for consideration to become an extra in Oz: The Great and Powerful. The production advises that you "include a picture of you not in clown mode" with your note, which actually doubles as good advice for everyday life as well. The James Franco-led film starts shooting this summer. [Michigan Acting via Coming Soon]
Also in this Friday edition of The Broadsheet: Ryan Gosling may team with Nicolas Winding Refn again... director Rob Cohen is going on a Bullet Run... Paul Haggis may tackle a popular novel series... and more ahead
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Seth Gordon -- who debuted with the arcade fanatic documentary The King of Kong and most recently directed Horrible Bosses -- is now slated to remake WarGames, the 1983 Matthew Broderick film about a video gamer who hacks into a military supercomputer and comes close to starting World War III. You can expect the gaming element of the original to feel far more sophisticated this time around, says Deadline. Ooh! I'm building an Ally Sheedy "Mii" as we speak. [Deadline]
The calm before the Transformers storm is expected to continue this weekend, with a pair of new wide releases opening to less-than-scorching receptions. That doesn't portend flops, though, or even disappointments. Let's check the Forecast!
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X-Men star James McAvoy is reportedly in early discussions to join Danny Boyle's art heist thriller Trance. McAvoy's First Class co-star Michael Fassbender was previously considering a lead role in the film as the ringleader of a gang that boosts a valuable painting from an auction house, but has since passed on the project. [Showblitz]
