Cameron Diaz set for new Annie musical

Get ready for an all-singing Cameron Diaz as Deadline reports she has just been cast in the upcoming screen version of the beloved musical Annie. She’ll take up the role of bad teacher Miss Hannigan after Sandra Bullock reportedly stepped down. Diaz is a somewhat unknown entity in the singing stakes. Actually, we did see her […]

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Sandra Bullock in talks for Annie remake

Sandra Bullock is in talks to play Miss Hannigan in the upcoming remake of Annie, The Wrap reports. The part was made famous by Carol Burnett in the 1982 original. Bullock had initially turned the offer to star down, but has reportedly returned to the negotiation table. Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis is set to play […]

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Quvenzhané Wallis in consideration for Annie

Willow Smith passed on the long-gestating Annie reboot earlier this month, paving the way for Oscar-nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild star Quvenzhané Wallis to step in. According to EW, 9-year-old Wallis is “in consideration” to star in Sony’s update of the much-loved musical. Will Smith and Jay-Z are producing the project, which Will Gluck (Easy A) is […]

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Will Gluck directing Annie reboot; Willow Smith walks away

Annie is heading back to the big screen and director Will Gluck will help usher the pint sized orphan into the modern world, Deadline reports. Just don’t expect Willow Smith to take on the lead role… Gluck (Easy A, Friends with Benefits) will helm the reimagining of the Broadway musical for Sony Pictures, and James […]

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The Jess Lomas Book Club: Sex on the Moon

The Jess Lomas Book Club: Sex on the Moon *A weekly feature in which literary connoisseur Jess Lomas examines the upcoming book-to-film adaptations worth keeping an eye on!* “The amazing story of the most audacious heist in history”. No, it’s not Ocean’s 35; it’s the new novel by The Accidental Billionaires author Ben Mezrich. The […]

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The casual sex epidemic rages on! New Friends With Benefits trailer.

Apparently there is some sort of “friends having sex with friends” epidemic sweeping America. Earlier this year we saw Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher agree to a No Strings Attached relationship, and now Portman’s Black Swan co-star Mila Kunis has signed a Friends With Benefits contract with Justin Timberlake. A Red Band trailer for this […]

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Easy A team reunite for new comedy

It sounds like Screen Gems were pretty happy with Easy A’s director/producer Will Gluck and actress Emma Stone because they’ve been given another assignment. According to Deadline, Gluck will write, direct and produce the upcoming project and Stone, of course, will star. But that’s not all folks, because she’s also been named as the project’s […]

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Trailer Debut: Friends With Benefits

The red band trailer for the raunchy comedy Friends With Benefits has debuted online. Directed by Will Gluck (Easy A), it stars Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake as old friends who decide to add “casual sex” to their roster of mately activities. I know what you’re thinking. Didn’t we just watch a trailer about friends […]

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Gossip folks – Easy A review

Easy A – Starring Emma Stone, Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci. Directed by Will Gluck. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Emma Stone could make a four-hour reading of her high school yearbook entertaining. The talented young comedienne has long been ready for her close-up, but she’s often left on the sidelines to offer up memorable […]

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Emma Stone will fake rock your world in Easy A

The feature trailer for Emma Stone‘s upcoming comedy vehicle Easy A has debuted online. Stone stars as an awkward teenage girl who pretends to be the school slapper as a means of making some money. We preferred the original teaser, which exclusively showcased Stone’s natural comic timing and charm. Even though this trailer is a […]

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