Just because CBS agreed to pay Charlie Sheen upwards of $1 million per episode does not mean that the Two and a Half Men star's worries are over -- Sheen still has to sort out those allegations that he threatened his wife at knife point on Christmas Eve. Instead of going to trial, TMZ is reporting that the star is seriously considering pleading guilty and serving 30 days in jail. With good behavior, Sheen's prison stay could be reduced to 17 days. Now, if only Sheen's criminal defense attorney could just convince the Aspen jail to loosen up on that smoking policy... [TMZ]
Yesterday we noted that former Diff'rent Strokes star Gary Coleman was hospitalized following a nasty fall in his Utah home, but his condition has apparently worsened. The 42-year-old actor is now in a coma and on life support due to an intracranial hemorrhage he suffered because of the fall. Coleman has a long history of health problems, including a seizure he suffered on the set of The Insider in January. Just weeks ago, tragedy struck the Diff'rent Strokes cast when the late Dana Plato's son committed suicide. Developing... [News Press]
You know what they say: When life throws you Megan Fox and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stories, make a Michael Bay update. Psych! I totally made that up! Never mind. Read on, however, for the odd news confluence that has necessitated a brief check-up on the Emperor.
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· James McAvoy is aboard X-Men: First Class, joining the franchise reboot as a young Charles Xavier -- the professor and mutant-hero aggregator played by Patrick Stewart in the original series of films. More vanilla casting to follow; if anyone wants to start a Facebook campaign for Gabourey Sidibe in this one, I would totally join. [LAT]
Bruce Willis gets locked up, Sorcerer's Apprentice gets moved up, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
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Welcome back to Movieline Attractions, your regular guide to everything new, noteworthy and/or apocalyptically horrid at the movies. This week offers a holiday tentpole duel it seems most people can do without, while a clutch of indies scrap it out for supremacy in limited release. So put down the barbecue tongs and get friggin' dressed already! There are reasons to leave the house this weekend.
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· Gossip Girl's Taylor Momsen has a side career away from her principal callings as an actress and eyeshadow applicant: she fronts a rock band called The Pretty Reckless. Here's a video (after the jump) for the band's song "Make Me Wanna Die." It's like if an unholy hybrid of Fiona Apple, Cherie Currie, and Debbie Harry fronted Evanescence. [Vulture]
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When it comes to superhero movies, how much is too much? Warner Bros. has announced its 2011 slate and its plans for 2012 (more on that in a minute), and they involve Green Lantern, The Flash, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. If you think that's a whole lot of heroes to deal with from one studio over the next few years, there's even more where that came from.
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Tomorrow will go down in history as the day the Tyra Banks Show died. The former model premiered her talk series five years ago with great aspirations: She wanted to empower young women, develop an honest relationship with her viewers and maybe, in the process, become a media empress like Oprah. And while she did achieve some entertainment success and empowered a misguided youth or two, the Tyra Banks Show will be remembered most for its loopy host and her crazy ideas. Who else would go undercover as a homeless person to score crack, don a fat suit just for the fun of it, or feel up a guest? The answer: No one. So grab your Kleenex and join Movieline as we remember nine of the most bizarre experiments conducted by Tyra.
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If you want to hear what Movieline thinks of the Ashton Kutcher/Katherine Heigl vehicle Killers, you'll have to wait until opening day, as Lionsgate has declined to screen the film early for critics. "We want to capitalize on the revolution in social media by letting audiences and critics define this film concurrently," said studio publicists in a statement, before most assuredly bursting into laughter. Gee, what could they be afraid of? [HuffPo]
Hoo boy. Movieline's own Stephanie Zacharek might have alerted you to the appalling displeasure(s) of Sex and the City 2, but while she did give it a record-low rating for the site, there were people who appear to have despised the film even more. May they all receive phone calls from Sarah Jessica Parker! Meanwhile, here are a few of the most spectacular hate-geysers on the scale from "bitterly angry" to "thoroughly corrosive."
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Remember when Naomi Watts costumed herself as Marilyn Monroe to tout her new biopic on a poster at Cannes? Dress that concept up with more wigs, block lettering, and Adderall and you might have the new promotional pictures for the yet-to-film Linda Lovelace bio Inferno, starring Lindsay Lohan as the famous porn star. The campaign was shot by Hollywood shutterbug Tyler Shields, who also recently photographed Lohan nibbling on a gun. Hate to say it, but this perpetual game of "just the tip" simply isn't Linda Lovelace's style, Lindz. [Tyler Shields via TMZ]
EW is reporting that Emma Roberts is set to join Scream 4 in the lead role of Jill, the closest thing the sequel has to the original's Sydney besides...well, Syd herself (the returning Neve Campbell). You may remember that Jill was the role first offered to Twilight's Ashley Greene; perhaps they couldn't come to terms, now that Greene and her other Twilight supporting players have sunk their teeth into seven-figure paychecks. [EW]
· Crazy Aunt Julia is pulling another face on the poster for Eat, Pray, Love. A wealthy white woman swanning through disadvantaged countries? It's like Sex and the City 2, with Jules playing all four roles!
· John Cusack will star in Brad Anderson's "Oh shoot, I'm an amnesiac killer" thriller Jack.
· The British drama Skins is set to take its wildly irresponsible teens to the big screen.
· Crystal Bowersox's boyfriend broke up with her hours before the final American Idol performance night. Burn.
· Will Sarah Ferguson head to Celebrity Apprentice to rehabilitate her image? Some health problems and a bandana might help too, Fergs.
American Idol logged its lowest season-ending ratings ever last night, but it still won the evening. No surprise on either count. In better news: Wow, Paige Miles can actually sing. And: Wow, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell looked like they'd consider reuniting forever, right? Thanks for the iota of hope, Simon Fuller. [<a href="
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According to Michael Ausiello, ABC is considering Maura Tierney for the role that Joely Richardson abandoned on the network's new legal drama The Whole Truth. Tierney was originally attached to NBC's Parenthood last year but was forced to drop out to undergo treatment for cancer (Lauren Graham replaced her). The NewsRadio alum will also be reprising her role on Rescue Me during the show's upcoming fifth season. [EW]
