• Casting Bits: Vince Vaughn Joins 'Lay The Favorite', Alec Baldwin And Rory Culkin Sign On For 'Hick', 'The Hunger Games' Casts District 9 Tributes

    I wouldn't generally think of Vince Vaughn as the natural replacement for a role that Justin Timberlake had dropped out of, but then again, I'm not a professional casting director. Deadline reports that Vaughn has just signed on for Stephen Frears' Lay the Favorite in the part of "Rosie, a Long Island bookie that [protagonist…

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  • Hayden Panettiere And Rory Culkin Also Confirmed For Scream 4

    Last week there was news about the casting for Scream 4 that suggested Twilight's Ashley Greene, Lake Bell, Hayden Panettiere and Rory Culkin were all being considered for roles in Wes Craven's Scream 4. Yesterday it was reported by the studio that Emma Roberts had been cast in the new lead role, leading many to…

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  • Emma Roberts Joins Scream 4; Ashley Greene Out Of The Running?

    Last week there was news about the casting for Scream 4 that suggested Twilight's Ashley Greene could end up playing one of the lead roles in the sequel -- a part more or less equivalent to Neve Campbell's in the original film. Now it looks like Emma Roberts is going to have that role. So…

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  • Sundance Video Blog Review: Joel Schumacher's Twelve

    Earlier today I saw a screening of Joel Schumacher's Twelve, which stars Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, 50 Cent, Ellen Barkin and Rory Culkin. Twelve takes place in a similar world as Gossip Girl, focusing mostly on super rich upper east side New Yorkers. "A new drama chronicling of the highs and lows of privileged kids…

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  • TIFF Review: Lymelife

    At every film festival, I try to pack in as many screenings as humanly possible (At TIFF this year, I've been rather unsuccessful...). This leads to seeing a lot of films you wouldn't normally watch just because it fits nicely on the schedule between two other films. I call these movies the "nothing better to…

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