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--- Return To Oz - Chris Meloni is
apparently up for "a major role" in Zach Snyder's
Superman movie. We don't know what that role is yet, although if he signs on I'm guessing we'll hear soon. There's speculation he could be Lex Luthor, or perhaps Perry White. I guess Snyder need someone willing to make out with dudes and moon the audience for his
Superman movie? That'd make it different than previous incarnations, for sure.
--- Toy Boxed - I'm really hoping that Tom Hanks was just talking out of his ass when
he mentioned the possibility of a fourth
Toy Story movie, because that is a terrible idea.It would be a terrible idea even in the wake of Cars 2 - the
Toy Story franchise wrapped up just fine already in the third film. Just make the damned
Incredibles sequel already, you fools!
--- Slim Jim - I've been meaning to give some love to Jim Sturgess for a few months now but keep forgetting, so I'll take that attractive new photo of him in his new rom-com-of-sorts with Anne Hathaway (
via PopWrap) as the chance to make it up momentarily. I'd never seen him in anything until I watched his odd Gaiman-y London-based horror-flick
Heartless
- before that he never jumped out of pictures at me, but once you actually see him in motion I discovered his appeal. And he is
very appealing.
--- Rocco To Rebel - Nat's
updated the schedule for his "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" series, which is always a treat - upcoming films include some Visconti & Delon, some
Aliens, and some Jimmy Dean.
--- Bad Andy - Just in time for tennis season, Joe's posted
a ranking of the hotness of the 16 dudes at Wimbledon. Scanning through it the first time this morning I missed that it was ranking the people still playing and got all defensive about the lack of Andy Roddick, but Andy already blew it I guess. Well even if he sucks, I'll take this chance to exploit him at least. (As a sidenote though, I'm getting a little obsessed with
Feliciano Lopez these days, so he might start popping up post-wise.)
--- New Flesh - Over at Stale Popcorn Glenn's taking
a look at three grand ol' flicks, slapping Cronenberg around with Vivien Leigh, mounting Eisenstein with Debbie Harry, to delightful effect.
--- Rescue Rosario - I worry for Rosario Dawson. She should be getting better work. She is a delight, yet somehow she's stuck in third tier parts in Kevin James comedies. The horror. Good news: she's
just signed on for a lead role in an indie drama called Fire With Fire. Bad news: from the description at that link it sounds like it's much more the male lead's film, and the male lead is played by Josh Duhamel, which... well he's pretty. And he's playing a fireman here, so that'll be some fantasy fuel. But that only marginally makes up for the probable sidelining of Rosario. Unless there's a scene like
this one from Backdraft. Then all bets are off.)
--- And finally, Spike Jonze's
Scenes From the Suburbs is online! Watch it
here (
via) - and I recommend expanding it to full-screen. I personally haven't finished watching it yet, though I've only gotten about 10 minutes in so far and will have to finish it tonight.
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