· Keri Russell strips down for Esquire and discusses accepting her role on the Will Arnett sitcom Running Wilde: "I think I was willing to bet on the unknown, even if it fails. At least it would be fun and invigorating instead of me playing another nice mom in some sappy movie." Click through for a closer look and more Buzz Break.
Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time to get the necessary caffeine boost before seeing Robert Redford's The Conspirator in theaters. Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have announced that they've purchased the Redford's historical drama about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln with an eye toward releasing it next spring, outside of this year's already-crowded awards season. [NYT/ArtsBeat]
Congratulations, Daniel Stamm. Soon you, too, will be able to see your movie get laughed at by hordes of M. Night Shyamalan haters. After weeks of speculation, it was confirmed today that The Last Exorcism director will helm Reincarnate, the second installment in the Shyamalan-produced Night Chronicles. The film will focus on a jury that is haunted by supernatural forces, much like Stamm may be haunted by his producer's troubled reputation. [Deadline]
Real Housewives of D.C. White House crasher (and Movieline interview subject) Michaele Salahi appeared on Fox & Friends this morning and announced she's been battling multiple sclerosis for 17 years. Alongside her husband Tareq, Salahi explained why she only opened up about the illness now: "No one wants to be seen as sickly... And I didn't want to be pitied." I imagine this quote will fend off worldwide Salahi pity for, oh, ten minutes. [Reality Tea]
Have you ever wondered why Ryan Gosling -- a Canadian with extensive child actor and Mouseketeer experience -- somehow talks in real life like he is a surly, New York teamster? "As a kid I decided that a Canadian accent doesn't sound tough," he admits to W. "I thought guys should sound like Marlon Brando. So now I have a phony accent that I can't shake, so it's not phony anymore. I'm going for the Madonna thing, the Lady Gaga thing -- a phony accent that becomes your trademark." [W]
Project Runway guru (and friend to Movieline) Tim Gunn is putting the "gossip" back in Gossip Girl. After filming a guest spot for the CW series recently, Gunn complained about 17-year-old Taylor Momsen, whom he shared a scene with. "What a diva!" he told E! News. "She was pathetic, she couldn't remember her lines, and she didn't even have that many. I thought to myself 'why are we all being held hostage by this brat?" It gets better. As Momsen wasted precious crew time on her cell phone, Gunn rehearsed a hypothetical scolding. "I'd say, 'You know young lady, there are hundreds of thousands of girls who are just as attractive and even smarter than you. Why are you acting like this show is a huge burden on you?'" [E!]
Fox is marketing their new buzz-y new series Lone Star in increasingly mysterious ways. Jon Voight -- who plays Lone Star's patriarch -- appeared on the Fox News Channel show Huckabee over the weekend and laid into Time Magazine because of a recent cover story titled, "Why Israel Doesn't Care About Peace." Wondered Voight: "Who are the anti-Semites who are running Time Magazine?" Lone Star, premiering on Fox next week! [THR]
Also in this morning's Hollywood Ink: Malin Akerman continues to be the busiest woman in show business... Disney finds the next (next) Twilight... Krysten Ritter and Kate Bosworth have a baby... and more ahead.
In an unprecedented move, AMC theaters have agreed to play the unrated version of Hatchet 2 this October, breaking with the chain's long-running refusal to play NC-17 or unrated films. A week later the remake of I Spit on Your Grave will also go out unrated. Until now, major movie theater chains haven't budged on this policy, which meant that studios for the most part refused to fund movies that might not get an R-rating. Could this move usher in a new era where American filmmakers aren't afraid to make explicit movies for adults?
I doubt many tears are being shed for the slow demise of Blockbuster's overpriced rentals, late-fees, and huge selection of direct-to-video horror clunkers. But independent video stores are another story. Sure that snobby video clerk made fun of you for renting How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, but that's part of their charm! Plus that clerk was right. In any case, it looks like cinephiles can rest easy because local video stores have a new, sure-fire survival strategy: tanning beds.
· Spoilers ahead, but for all you Supernatural fans, it looks like you can rest assured that the CW series's sixth season (which debuts September 24) won't be a dud under the helm of newcomer Sera Gamble. The season's new trailer looks as action-packed, convulsive, and freaky-deeky as ever. And there's even some shirtless exercise for you more lascivious fans. [Zap2It]
Controversial documentary Catfish is taking the Paranormal Activity marketing route: Distributor Rogue Pictures has set up a website where expectant fans can vote to bring the film to their city. Current standings show Fresno, Calif., leading the pack with 17 percent of the vote, followed by Orlando with 10 percent. Absecon, N.J., brings up the rear with less than 1 percent of the vote. Guess they won't have to worry about anyone spoiling the secret. [What Is 'Catfish'?]
I don't know where these rumors start, but no sooner had Rabbit Hole concluded its Toronto Film Festival premiere Monday night than the talk had begun: Is John Cameron Mitchell's adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning play -- featuring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as an affluent married couple grappling with the accidental death of their 4-year-old son -- worth adding to the 2010 Oscar shortlist? Honestly, I think it has more immediate concerns. A quick survey of first impressions follows the jump.
Every star has a few roles they'd love to scrub from their IMDb profiles, but what about someone like Anne Sellors, whose sparse IMDb page only lists a single role -- and it's one of the most embarrassing ever committed to film?
Because retro-grindhouse thrillers are all the rage nowadays -- er, never mind -- Universal gave Wu-Tang Clan founding member RZA $20 million to direct and star in The Man with the Iron Fist. The kung-fu throwback -- from co-writer Eli Roth -- will feature RZA playing a blacksmith in a village in feudal China, which also counts Russell Crowe as one of its denizens. "I won't spoil it for you, but Russell's gonna be the baddest man alive," RZA told E! at the VMAs. "That man is in fighting shape. That man will knock you out." [E!]
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