It's unofficially Kim Cattrall Day at Movieline! Woo! How dubious! First we got our anti-hopes up for Sex and the City 3, and now new pictures from Cattrall's film Meet Monica Velour are out. In the indie drama, she plays an '80s porn star who starts a romance with a teenage superfan in Indiana. Let's take a gander and see if this looks worse or "better" than Bonfire of the Vanities and Mannequin.
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead might have been passed over for The Avengers (love ya, Mary Elizabeth, but Team Cobie all the way!), but it appears she hasn't been left out of the franchise sweepstakes. The Scott Pilgrim vs. The World star has reportedly landed the lead female role in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Winstead will play Mary Todd opposite Benjamin Walker's vampire killing president. Expect every geek you know to be very excited about this news. [THR/Heat Vision]
In the new thriller Unknown, Liam Neeson plays a man who has lost his identity and tries to fit a series of puzzle pieces together in order to regain his life. What Neeson also does, as we've all seen in the trailer, is dramatically exclaim his identity: "I am Martin Harris!" (Alas, the louder he yells, the less anyone seems to believe him). But while Martin Harris wins the week for assertive introduction, let's take a look at 11 other characters who have an affinity for making an entrance by melodramatically declaring who they are.
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· The Internet has been ablaze during the last 24 hours with chatter about the three minute trailer for Dead Island, a first-person zombie-killing video game that doesn't currently have a release date. Is it the "best trailer in years," or is it a "massive failure"? Decide for yourself ahead, then stick around for more Buzz Break.
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Good news, no one! Sarah Jessica Parker has not fully closed the door on a third Sex and the City film: "I'd definitely tell that [third] story, and I know Michael would do it right," she told the Los Angeles Times. "But maybe not now. Maybe in five years, you know?" Phew! That gives us plenty of time to come up with an appropriate title for what's sure to be another bastion of cinematic brilliance. To get things started properly, your friends at Movieline have come up with 25 appropriate titles for Sex and the City 3. Laugh along with them ahead, then feel free to add your own.
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There was a time when Gwyneth Paltrow was just an Academy Award winning movie star. Now she's the type of all-encompassing media conglomerate that appears on Glee, the Grammys, the Billboard charts, the Oscars, and even in actual movies. (Yes, Country Strong happened.) And perhaps its time to add "mediator" to Paltrow's ever-growing list of talents.
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Happy Birthday, Joseph Gordon-Levitt! The Inception star turned 30 on Thursday, and to celebrate the joyous event, he got out the ol' Mac laptop and recorded a special song with his mother. "[I]t was 30 years ago today, my mom started cleaning up my doo doos," JoGo wrote on his website. "Tonight we sang about it." It being poop, of course. Though before you recoil away from the computer, note that the duet is fairly adorable and sounds like something you might hear on a Hawaiian vacation. Levitt wrote that he hopes some intrepid listener will remix the birthday song. Click through to listen. [hitRECord]
If Henry Cavill being cast as Superman made you sit up and say, "Who?" then the latest issue of EW is certainly required skimming. The magazine -- on newsstands now -- puts the new Man of Steel directly on its cover and delves into the casting process on the highly anticipated Warner Bros. reboot. It also offers fans their first look at Cavill with the patented red "S" on his chest. Sorta. Click ahead to see the totally casual cover photo.
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Remember when the Internet had a collective meltdown over what Justin Bieber said about abortion to Rolling Stone? Well, the magazine apparently made a slight "editing error" (their words) when it came to his answer. "The full quote, his response to whether abortions should be allowed in cases of rape, reads: 'Um. Well, I think that's really sad, but everything happens for a reason. I don't know how that would be a reason. I guess I haven't been in that position, so I wouldn't be able to judge that.'" Do with this information what you will. [Rolling Stone]
Also in this Thursday edition of The Broadsheet: Charlie Sheen will return to work soon... Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark needs a rewrite... The NBC version of Prime Suspect may have found its Helen Mirren... and more ahead.
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Len Lesser, who was most recently known for his scene-stealing role as Uncle Leo in Seinfeld has passed away at 88 from cancer-related pneumonia. Before Seinfeld, Lesser had a long resume including Clint Eastwood classics like Outlaw Josey Wales and Kelly's Heroes and television appearances on everything from The Monkees to Everybody Loves Raymond. In remembrance of Lesser, here is 23 seconds of comic genius with Lesser as Uncle Leo, followed by his one of his most memorable scenes in Kelly's Heros. Rest in peace, Mr. Lesser.
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Somewhere in between false rumors about an Olivia Wilde Tomb Raider reboot and hopefully untrue speculation about another Terminator sequel, six interesting directors including Martin Scorsese, Richard Kelly and Kimberly Pierce announced new projects today. Thanks, movie-news Gods! Granted, not all of these projects will necessarily turn out well (or even at all), but if past work is any indication, the ones that crash and burn will at least do so in a unique, fascinating and hopefully spectacular fashion (Looking at you, Kelly...). Click through for a rundown and place bets on your favorites.
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· Yes, there are problematic issues within this clip from an Australian newscast where anchor Belinda Heggen mocks her co-anchor Mark Aiston's little Aiston. For one, it's sexual harassment. For two, her comic timing could be better. Ultimately, the whole interaction appears planned, but still, cringe with us. [Jezebel]
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Jude Law was captured by photographers in San Francisco filming the Steven Soderbergh science thriller Contagion, in which he, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Marion Cotillard battle a deadly disease. But you know what? None of those lucky co-stars got to don a sexy Hazmat uniform! Jude looks so happy in his plastic head cube, doesn't he?
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