If there's anyone in Hollywood with more rumored projects in the pipeline than notorious development sluts Ridley Scott and Brad Pitt, it would probably have to be Will Smith. A casual browse of the public record yields no fewer than 30 films with Smith linked as a producer, and roughly a third as many claiming he's attached to star. Of course, "attached" historically means little when you get to actors of Smith's profile, magnitude and selectiveness (Men in Black 3, currently in production, is Smith's first movie since his late-2008 effort Seven Pounds), but the buzz for each project swirls nevertheless -- at least until the next rumor, the latest of which appears to have arrived.
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It was the question on minds of everyone during awards season: Who is Banksy? As it turns out, he might just be some dude. The Daily Mail has published photographs of a man believed to be Banksy that were snapped while the alleged prankster was working on a bit of street art -- or in this case, field art -- in Santa Monica on Tuesday. The piece was later featured on Banksy's website. Cue ominous music: Is this really Banksy?
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If Charlie Sheen's soundbite filled rants haven't been enough for you this week (it is only Tuesday), then perhaps this will be of interest: Ma-Sheen has a verified Twitter account. The Two and a Half Men star has yet to tweet any missives about tiger's blood, warlocks or anything else just yet, but 20,000 people and counting have followed already. We're waiting. And soon, we'll be winning. [@charliesheen]
If there's one thing we've all learned from Sheenpocalypse, it's that nothing good has ever come from watching Two and a Half Men. And who do we have to blame for keeping ratings high enough that Charlie Sheen became the highest paid actor on television before his descent into madness? Robert Pattinson, that's who.
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· If you aren't excited about the prospect of seeing Cars 2 this summer, there is some hope: Hawaiian Vacation, the short running before the film, will continue the adventures of Woody, Buzz, Ken and Barbie in all their post-Toy Story 3 glory. Which means you'll probably cry. Click ahead to watch the first clip from the animated short, then stick around for more Buzz Break.
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Yep, it's been less than three hours since Charlie Sheen's last interview which means the actor was due for another round of speed-rambling. This time, the forum was the Howard Stern Show, where the Two and a Half Men star answered forty-five minutes worth of rapid fire questions from the host about everything from that time his gun "accidentally" fired into his ex-fiancée's leg to his porn collection. Click through for the highlights.
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By the time you read this, there's a good chance Charlie Sheen will have done another four interviews with TMZ, sat down with Telemundo for a 45 minute exclusive ("exclusive"), and written a column for The Breeze, the student newspaper at Rancho Cucamonga's Chaffey College. Which is to say: The dude can't stop talking. Hot on the heels of his interview with Piers Morgan on Monday night, Sheen was back on the Today show Tuesday morning with his new homeboy Jeff Rossen. How'd it go?
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BREAKING: "You're invited to cover the 80th birthday celebration of Gavin MacLoed [sic] ('Captain Stubing,' The Love Boat) onboard the Golden Princess! The ship will be docked in San Pedro for the celebration. There will be photo opportunities with MacLoed [sic] and the ships crew will gather to sing "Happy Birthday" as he blows out 80 candles on a 5-foot cake, a 3D replica of the ship! Wednesday March 2nd - 12 Noon - port at San Pedro, Los Angeles." MUST CREDIT MOVIELINE.
Also in this Tuesday edition of The Broadsheet: Melissa Leo lines up her next bad mom... Tim Burton heads to Notre Dame... Katie Holmes is reportedly suing Star... and more ahead.
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Just in case anyone wasn't positive that Anne Hathaway's role as Selena Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises would lead to the inclusion of Catwoman, the actress has gone ahead and confirmed it. So really, what is Christopher Nolan going to do with a super-strong genius and a borderline S&M villain/love interest in the same movie? For clues, I've researched Catwoman's oft-revised and ever-changing origin stories and arcs over the years in comic books. Read on for nine different Catwoman stories that Nolan could potentially pull from, and then guess whether Hathaway will play a burglar, a prostitute, an amnesiac flight attendant or some combination of the above.
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Monday was a whirlwind day for Charlie Sheen. After crazed appearances on ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today, the self-described sitcom "warlock" conducted a relaxed (and by relaxed, I mean terrifying) backyard interview with a reporter in a tracksuit before waging war on his long-time publicist. To top it all off, the actor made a last-minute stop at Piers Morgan last night to discuss his less than supportive castmates and regale the audience with a porn star and cocktail fork-related bedtime tale for the ages. As usual, click through for the best quotes.
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Fresh on the heels of his Oscar loss, here's a trailer for another doc about Bansky, this time made by someone other than Banksy. It examines the hypocrisy and commerce involved in art industry and how old rules get complicated when applied to the street art movement by following a guy who is literally trying to sell a piece of Bansky's art that he (sort of) took off a wall. That's a little bit interesting, but it seems like Exit Through the Giftshop already covered the same territory with more wit and style. Also, the characters in this film seem like jerks and I am not interested to spend an entire movie with them.
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Every month at Movieline, we collect the best interviews, smartest features, and most compelling reviews we've produced, and curate them in one easy-to-use table of contents called the Virtual Newsstand, which pays tribute to our print magazine history. Here's the Virtual Newsstand for February 2011.
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· Or something like it: Tom Hanks visited Jimmy Kimmel's show and previewed his upcoming "appearance" on Toddlers and Tiaras with his "daughter" Sophie. Yes, it's a sketch, but it's the funniest work Tom Hanks has done since begetting that rapping son of his. [YouTube]
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Voluptuous pin-up star Jane Russell passed away in her California home on Monday at the age of 89. Russell, who was most famous for roles in The Outlaw and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (as well as her bustline, when she was spokeswoman for Playtex in the '70s), leaves behind three children, six grandchildren and ten grandchildren. [CBS]
