Another Gotti: Three Generations participant has apparently turned state's evidence. Executive producer Marc Fiore told TMZ that Lindsay Lohan will not appear in the feature film because her contract demands were a bit too excessive. "It just didn't work for me." Lohan was initially rumored to star as Victoria Gotti in the film, which is down a director following the departure of Nick Cassavetes earlier this week. [TMZ]
Following a fairly lengthy dry spell, Winona Ryder pirouetted back into the good graces of critics last year by playing a suicidal ex-ballerina in Black Swan. Under the guidance of Darren Aronofsky, the actress rediscovered her ability to pull off complex psychological extremes (or as the less sophisticated might call it, "the crazy") that Ryder perfected early in her career. Next up, the Oscar nominee will explore a new brand of mentally unhinged by starring opposite James Franco as a playwright whose psyche unravels on the eve of her next production in The Stare.
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The cast of Adam Shankman's '80s musical adaptation Rock of Ages won't stop growing. The director has confirmed that Catherine Zeta-Jones is in final negotiations to join the production as the villain of the movie -- a character that was not part of the stage production, but was created recently to "streamline the stories." The actress -- who won an Oscar for singing and dancing in another film adapted from Broadway, Chicago -- would star with Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin, Diego Boneta, Julianne Hough, Paul Giammati and Mary J. Blige. [Deadline]
This has probably happened to you at least once. You're discussing films with friends at a party,when an unequivocal classic gets brought up. The gathered cinéastes are delighted, but your blood runs cold -- you haven't actually seen the film in question. (SFX: Thunderclap.) Do you lie and say it's one of your favorites anyway? If so, you're not alone.
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This just in, and just devastating; Tim Hetherington, the acclaimed war photographer who this year shared an Oscar nomination with Sebastian Junger for their documentary Restrepo, has been reported killed with a colleague while covering the ongoing conflict in Libya.
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Morgan Spurlock's promotional prowess knows no bounds, and his taste knows no limits. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up for debate today as the documentarian's latest marketing gambit finds his new film about product placement -- POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold -- winding up in an unlikely place: Urinals.
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Considering Lee Tamahori's Sundance film The Devil's Double -- about Uday Hussein and his double -- has been described as an "outrageous, over the top Iraqi Scarface," it seems fitting that the first poster for the film is equally bananas. Click ahead to see star Dominic Cooper do his best to channel not just Uday, but also Tony Montana and Auric Goldfinger.
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Move over, Jake Sully. 3-D Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstacy -- the "the first stereoscopic 3-D erotica from Hong Kong" -- grossed 2.78 million Hong Kong dollars on its opening day last week, breaking the record held by Avatar for single-day opening gross in Hong Kong. "We met people's expectations," said producer Stephen Shiu. "People have always thought that you need 3-D technology for this kind of content. So people were very curious." James Cameron would be proud. [NPR]
Over at Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides website there are a LOT of nifty features for the Pirates-obsessed to fritter the morning away on. And if you spend just enough time frolicking in the trailers, behind-the-scenes videos, and character features you'll be rewarded with four new pieces of Pirates art, including lifelike sketches of Ian McShane as Blackbeard and Penelope Cruz as Blackbeard's swashbuckling daughter.
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Judging from his press conference for this week's Madea's Big Happy Family, Tyler Perry hasn't yet received a fruit basket of peace from famous detractor Spike Lee. "I'm so sick of hearing about damn Spike Lee," Perry announced to press Monday. "Spike can go straight to hell!" Tell us how you really feel, Tyler!
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Also in this Wednesday edition of The Broadsheet: John Krasinski, Rosemarie DeWitt and Olivia Thirlby like Walks... Justin Timberlake may host SNL... Ouija gets a screenwriter... and more ahead.
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Even though Marvel Studios is two weeks away from releasing Thor and over three months away from dropping Captain America: The First Avenger into theaters, the comic company is so confident in its summer superheroes -- played by Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans respectively -- that it is already planning blockbuster sequels for each.
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Just as you suspected, Jesse Eisenberg and Aziz Ansari are the new Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty. In 30 Minutes or Less, Eisenberg plays a pizza delivery guy kidnapped by wannabe criminals (Ruben Fleischer and Danny McBride) who recruits his best friend (Aziz Ansari) to help the team rob banks. They're Bonnie and Clyde for the slacker set! Enjoy these stills from the new comedy, out August 12, and ponder what's in those Hefty bags.
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Azazel Jacobs' Terri earned a warm reception at Sundance, where critics acknowledged its indie movie-conventional, vaguely Rushmore-like set-up -- lovable loser strikes up unexpected friendship with authority figure, cue twee soundtrack -- but embraced its unique charms. Now a lovely little trailer has hit the web. After the jump, watch John C. Reilly and newcomer Jacob Wysocki slog through life's great struggle together and just try not to smile.
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April 19 might just seem like another date to you, but in the annals of Terminator history, it's the date when Skynet became a sentient being and set out to destroy mankind. To commemorate this occasion, TMZ asked James Cameron for a few words about the fictional event, and the King of 3-D put everything into a fairly bleak perspective.
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