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First photos of Penelope Cruz and Geoffrey Rush on the set of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the first photos of Rainn Wilson in Super, and new stills from Saw 3D.

There's also posters for Resident Evil: Afterlife, Yogi Bear, Never Let Me Go.

Can't get enough of "Inception"? There's a graphical timeline trying to explain the various kicks/dreams/character paths of the film at DeviantArt. Meanwhile The LA Times has revealed that Edith Piaf's signature tune is used with more frequency than you might expect in Hans Zimmer's musical score for the film.

In the upcoming film “Country Strong,” Gwyneth Paltrow plays a country singer out of rehab and attempting a comeback and her signature song has gone online at The Boot. Paltrow has sung on screen several times before, most notably for "Duets" and as a Peggy Lee-inspired character in the opening sequence of Infamous.

Joshua Jackson does a comedic viral video on the San Diego Comic Con which he tries to recast as a convention devoted to his "Dawson's Creek" character Pacey Witter.

Josh Hutcherson's audition video for the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot has gone up at Latino Review.

"This October Marvel will release "Tron: Betrayal", a two-issue prequel comic book to "Tron: Legacy" which bridges the gap between the original 1982 film and the upcoming one…" (full details)

"New Line Cinema is going for the "District 9" approach with its "Gears of War" film adaptation as the budget is apparently being significantly cut. The move however will allow the film to keep its hard edge and R-rating..." (full details)

"DreamWorks Pictures has picked up Les Firestein's original comedy pitch “Raised by Wolfs” which Steve Carell is attached to star in and produce. The reason for the misspelling of 'Wolfs' refers to the lead character's surname, though story details are being kept under wraps…" (full details)

"Erich and Jon Hoeber ("Red," "Battleship") will perform re-writes on the Sam Worthington heist thriller "Man on a Ledge" for Summit Entertainment. The story follows a ex-cop-turned-con using an apparent suicide attempt as a cover for a massive diamond heist…" ( full details )

"Aaron Eckhart says that due to Johnny Depp's commitments to currently shoot "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides", Depp is unable to do press for his starring role in the already shot adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's "The Rum Diary". So, "I think they’re going to wait to put it out next year" says Eckhart…" ( full details)

"Both stars Ewan McGregor and Robert Duvall, and more recently director Terry Gilliam himself, have all indicated that the long-gestating "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" is further off than planned, meaning it won't begin filming in September…" ( full details)

"Vincent D’Onofrio, Elizabeth Hurley, William Baldwin, Thomas Kretschmann, Ted Raimi, Taylor Nichols, Emilio Rivera and Kevin Weisman will all star in the vampire western "High Midnight" for director Mary Lambert ("Pet Sematary," "Urban Legends 3")…" ( full details )

"Scribe Michael Bacall ("Scott Pilgrim vs. The World") says the Len Grossman movie, starring Tom Cruise as the obscene movie executive, is still in ultra-early stages - "We’re talking about the story right now, so we definitely have a direction we are going with it which I’m really, really excited about"…" ( full details )

The 35th annual Toronto International Film Festival kicks off shortly and 51 of the major titles to screen at the eleven day event have just been announced.

Sundance and Cannes this year had a few bright spots amidst otherwise bland looking line-ups, Toronto however has the opposite situation with only a few weak entries amongst an extremely strong array of films.

Here's the full list of what's set to screen - makes me wish I could be there to cover it.

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERES:
• Richard J. Lewis' "Barney's Version"
• Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan"
• John Madden's "The Debt"
• Im Sang-Soo's "The Housemaid"
• Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech"
• Francois Ozon's "Potiche"
• Ben Affleck's "The Town"
• Mike Leigh's "Another Year"
• Woody Allen's "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger"
• Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Biutiful"
• Julian Schnabel's "Miral"
• Stephen Frears' "Tamara Drewe"
• Sylvain Chomet's "The Illusionist"
• Kim Jee-woon's "I Saw the Devil"
• Andrew Lau's "The Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen"
• Tran Anh Hung's "Norwegian Wood"
• Rachid Bouchareb's "Outside the Law"
• Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's "A Screaming Man"
• Anurag Kashyap's "That Girl in Yellow Boots"

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
• Mark Romanek's "Never Let Me Go"
• Mike Mills' "Beginners"
• John Cameron Mitchell's "Rabbit Hole"
• John Curran's "Stone"
• Richard Ayoade's "Submarine"
• Michael Winterbottom's "The Trip"
• Nigel Cole's "Made In Dagenham"
• Eric Lartigau's "The Big Picture"
• Rowan Joffe's "Brighton Rock"
• Tony Goldwyn's "Conviction"
• Kiran Rao's "Dhobi Ghat"
• Will Gluck's "Easy A"
• Malcolm Venville's "Henry's Crime"
• Ryan Fleck and Anna Bolden's "It's Kind Of A Funny Story"
• Pierre Thoretton's "L'Amour Fou"
• Andrucha Waddington's "Lope"
• David Schwimmer's "Trust."

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERES:
• Philip Seymour Hoffman's "Jack Goes Boating"
• Danis Tanovic's "Cirkus Columbia"
• Susanne Bier's "In a Better World"
• Alain Corneau's "Love Crime"

CANADIAN PREEMS:
• Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine"
• Rodrigo Cortes' "Buried"

OPENING NIGHT:
• Michael McGowan's "Score: A Hockey Musical"

Kristin Davis tells E! Online that a third "Sex and the City" movie is looking unlikely due to the less than stellar success of the sequel.

"I don't think so, not that I know of. I wish it was so that we were continuing but I don't know. We made [about] 300 million internationally. There was so much hype, not coming from us, but the media hyped it up and then they tore it down" says Davis.

She adds that "I could be wrong. Obviously there was a time when we thought there was no movie happening so you never know. But it is not looking great."

The first "Sex and the City" movie grossed $415 million internationally from a $65 million budget and scored weak reviews. This year's sequel cost $100 million but grossed a smaller $280 million and opened to utterly scathing reviews even from strong supporters of the first film.

Out doing the promotional rounds for "Salt", director Philip Noyce tells KCRW's The Treatment that his long-gestating film adaptation of Tim Winton's Booker Prize winning novel "Dirt Music" could be his next project.

Noyce confirmed some several year old rumors that Russell Crowe would play the male lead - a grieving country musician-turned-poacher in Western Australia who begins a relationship with a neighbour.

Crowe has also been preparing music for the film, Noyce saying "Russell has been preparing for it for a number of years. He's written and recorded a number of songs that'll be in the movie. In fact he's going on tour later this year with his band and people around America will be able to hear a lot of the songs well in advance of the movie coming out."

Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and the late Heath Ledger were also linked to the project at one point or another in the past. Funding is still being assembled with a 2011 shoot apparently on the cards.

The planned remake/reboot of the "Robocop" franchise looks to have been terminated according to both The Financial Times and Moviehole.

Director Darren Aronofsky ("The Wrestler") has apparently abandoned the project which, combined with MGM's financial situation, "is now considered officially dead". Last year Aronofsky and David Self were said to be working on the script.

Meanwhile Jeff Bridges tells MTV News that he and the Coen brothers have talked about a sequel to "The Big Lebowski" but it's looking highly unlikely.

"We talked about it occasionally [while filming 'True Grit'], but no plans man, no plans… No, no, no, I don't think it's gonna happen" says Bridges.

David Fincher has denied claims that either he or Sony have made plans to shoot the three books in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" trilogy back-to-back or are already in early prep on any sequels.

The "Zodiac" and "Fight Club" helmer told MTV News over the weekend that "No, there's no plans for that right now. You got to make one that people want to see a sequel to before you can make a sequel".

He also confirmed his intent to shoot and set the film in Sweden, specifically "Stockholm. Uppsala. In the north". There is also no plans to move the setting to the U.S. either - "You have to. What, are you going to put it in Seattle?… Seattle noir [laughter]".

"Beverly Hills 90210" stars Luke Perry and Jason Priestley are reuniting for the Hallmark TV movie "Goodnight For Justice" reports Deadline.

Perry came up with the idea, will executive produce and will star in the project as a circuit judge on a quest to catch the outlaw who killed his family.

Neal and Tippi Dobrofsky penned the script while Priestley will direct the project which begins shooting August 4th in Vancouver for airing sometime next year.

Scribe Mark Protosevich ("Thor," "I Am Legend") has optioned the film rights to David Server and Jackson Lanzing's upcoming comic mini-series "Freakshow" and could potentially direct the adaptation reports Variety.

Protosevich will pen the script which tells the story of five young people who are turned into mutants by a cataclysmic chemical explosion. The group must decide whether to use their newfound powers to save the city or seek revenge on those responsible.

Sheldon Turner and Jennifer Klein are slated to produce

"Green Hornet" screenwriter Evan Goldberg ("Superbad," "Pineapple Express") tells The Playlist that even with "The Green Hornet" film still several months off, plans for a sequel are already well into effect.

"We've come up with an idea, but who knows… You don’t make a movie like this without considering the sequel. Yeah, we have the whole plot planned out, which is kind of what we would have done in the first place" says Goldberg.

Producer Neil Moritz and director Michel Gondry were much more hesitant to discuss the possibility in recent weeks, only hinting that some ideas had been discussed.

It has also been revealed that Sony was reluctant to hire Gondry at first, but then he shot and presented a fight sequence for the film and "none of us had ever seen anything like it… he came in and blew everyone’s mind away, showing he could do action" says Goldberg.

Lena Headey ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") and Michael Ironside ("Terminator Salvation") are attached to the thriller "Safe House" for Spirit Pictures says Deadline.

The story follows a team of US Marshals charged with protecting a mob-trial witness and her teenage daughter who have relocated to an isolated compound high in the Californian Rockies. Despite its security, the compound's past is steeped in mystery and violence.

Offers are also out to Kate Mara and Michael Trucco to play roles. Simon Hunter ("Mutant Chronicles") will direct.

Andy Briggs ("Aquaman") has written the screenplay and is also producing. Filming kicks off next March.

Talking with MTV News, actor Chris Evans says don't expect to see him in his final "Captain America" costume until near the end of the upcoming film.

"There's a couple stages [of the suit]. Initially in the script, Steve [Rogers] isn't Captain America right away. He gets the injection and isn't asked to go to war right off the bat, he's used in different areas and different facets. So he has a couple different stages of the suit. I don't think he jumps in the final suit until the third act of the film" says Evans.

Evans added that the shield as well will be upgraded through the film - "During the USO tour, there's obviously a different shield. He goes on a couple missions, goes AWOL, and takes the USO shield. Once he's allowed to be this soldier and they outfit him with a new uniform, they decide to outfit him with an updated shield."

Justin Timberlake has been offered the male lead role in Andrew Niccol's latest sci-fi feature "I'm.mortal" for 20th Century Fox, New Regency and Strike Entertainment says Deadline.

The story is set in a society where people engineered to stop ageing at 25-years-old and time has become the currency of the realm. The wealthy are practically immortal while the majority of the populous struggles to bank what extra time they can.

Timberlake would play a ghetto rebel wrongly accused of murder who is forced to go into hiding with a beautiful and rich hostage (Amanda Seyfried). They soon begin a steamy romance.

Niccol ("Gattaca," "S1m0ne") directs from a script he wrote and hopes to begin production before the year ends. Eric Newman and Marc Abraham will produce.

Eva Longoria has dismissed talk of her playing Wasp in "The Avengers" in an interview with HitFix.

Addressing the long-standing internet rumors, the "Desperate Housewives" actress says "I had taken a meeting about a different movie at Marvel and that's where [the online rumors] started."

However she doesn't mind the talk - "I think it's a fantastic rumor and I'm just going to go with it and maybe it'll get me hired."

Brett Ratner's Rat Entertainment has picked up the film rights to the comic "The Unknowns" reports The Wrap.

The story follows a young woman living a normal life who discovers that she was actually the leader of a highly-trained team of killers. She then goes on a journey to find out why her memories have been erased and who was responsible.

Ratner will produce while no director has yet been attached. Mark A. Altman, Steve Kriozere and Monica Olsen created the comic.

Old Spice commercial star Isaiah Mustafa has joined the cast of the currently filming comedy "Horrible Bosses" for Warner Bros. Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.

In 'Bosses', the former NFL player has a small role as "a cop because I play these authoritative characters well. I don't know exactly who I'm in the scene with -- maybe Jennifer Aniston".

Mustafa will also film an episode of NBC's "Chuck" next week as a CIA officer named Greta who could appear in further episodes. Other projects include a part in Tyler Perry's next project "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf" for Lionsgate.

Paramount Pictures and Platinum Dunes have picked up scribe Bobby Glickert's pitch being referred to as the "Confidential Alien Project" reports Heat Vision.

The story involves alien abductions, but no further details are available.  Glickert wrote a treatment and cut together a two-minute teaser which scored Platinum Dunes' attention.

The project is now out to writers. Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form will produce.

Edi Gathegi ("Twilight") has joined the cast of "X-Men: First Class" for 20th Century Fox reports Deadline New York.

Gathegi will play Darwin, the first bi-racial mutant who has the power of "reactive evolution". 

This allows him to immediately adapt to any environment. If he were to be thrown into deep water, he would automatically generate gills.

Matthew Vaughn is directing the film from a script by Jane Goldman.

Four character posters for Green Lantern and six for Sucker Punch.

Posters for It's Kind of a Funny Story, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, a Comic Con and a regular poster for "Let Me In", and concept art for Legendary Pictures' Godzilla movie.

Some clips from Daft Punk's amazing sounding score for "Tron Legacy" have gone online at Disney.com. There's also an impressive video montage of the faux destruction of Chicago's Michigan Avenue for "Transformers 3" at Vimeo.

"Julie Taymor's adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" will screen Sept. 11 as the closing-night film at the Venice Film Festival…" (full details)

"Paparazzi photos of Sandra Bullock meeting with director Stephen Daldry has lead to speculation she might be starring in the Daldry-directed, Eric Roth-penned "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" adaptation…" (full details)

"Doctor Strange, Black Panther and possibly Iron Fist will be among the post-Avengers Marvel properties to be made. Feige also confirms Patrick Dempsey is NOT playing Doctor Strange…" (full details)

"Aaron Eckhart says he's as much in the dark about what's happening with the next "Batman" film as everyone else, but if Nolan decided to bring back the character, he would be more than happy to return…" (full details)

"Marvel's Kevin Feige has confirmed that the studio has gotten the rights back to "The Punisher" franchise and an announcement will be coming shortly about the return of Frank Castle…" (full details)

"Robert Rodriguez has confirmed he'd been sent the "Deadpool" script to consider for a potential next directing gig but he claims his upcoming slate is already quite full …" (full details)

"The script is still coming together, but director Len Wiseman says a fourth "Underworld" is coming together with Kate Beckinsale likely to return…" (full details)

"Alexandre Aja ("Piranha 3D," "The Hills Have Eyes") is considering developing a remake of William Lustig's brutal 1980 film "Maniac" which his partner Greg Levasseur would direct…" (full details)

"Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret", the unreleased 2006 drama with Matt Damon and Anna Paquin, will finally get a release through Fox Searchlight next year…" (full details)

"A joke by Oliver Stone about doing a "Scarface" sequel has been taken out of context and reported as news in some online circles…" (full details)

"Bruce Willis says the decision about whether to proceed with a fifth "Die Hard" film is "imminent…the coin is about to drop"…" (full details)

"Even if a "Top Gun" sequel goes ahead, Tom Cruise himself says he won't be involved…" (full details)

"Thanks to strong video sales, a sequel to "Legion" has apparently been talked about according to director Scott Stewart…" (full details)

"Writer/producer Evan Goldberg ("Superbad," "Pineapple Express") says they're pursuing Seann William Scott to star in the upcoming hockey comedy "Goon" with Jay Baruchel. Catch is Scott is pegged to star in Kevin Smith's hockey comedy "Hit Somebody"…" (full details)

"Peter Bratt ("La Mission") has signed on to direct the environmentalist biopic "Silent Spring of Rachel Carson" which will focus on Carson's struggles to pen 1962's "Silent Spring" which exposed the dangers of pesticides…" (full details)

"Zach Braff is looking to direct "Swingles" about a man who seeks an obnoxious woman to serve as his new wingman in the dating scene…" (full details)

"Michael Parks has signed on for Kevin Smith's horror feature "Red State"…" (full details)

Daniel Craig has closed his deal to star in Sony Pictures planned Hollywood film adaptations of Stieg Larsson’s 'Millennium' novel trilogy starting with "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" reports Risky Biz Blog.

Craig would play Mikael Blomkvist, a divorced, middle-aged hard-nosed investigative reporter in Stockholm famous for his exposing corruption and scandal in business and government. He's also co-publisher of the magazine Millennium and has had several lovers.

In 'Tattoo', Blomkvist loses a libel case and faces jail time. He's then offered an assignment to investigate the 40-year-old disappearance of a industrialist's niece on a remote island. His work alongside misunderstood rebellious female hacker Lisbeth Salander uncovers religious killings, Nazism, incest, child abuse and murder.

Michael Nyqvist played the role in the Swedish-language film adaptations of the trilogy released in Europe last year. Craig, currently filming DreamWorks sci-fi actioner "Cowboys & Aliens", will segue into shooting 'Tattoo' in October.

David Fincher is on board to direct, Steve Zaillian will pen and Scott Rudin is producing.

The musical chairs casting of Fox's long-gestating action/romantic comedy "This Means War" looks to have come to an end with Tom Hardy ("Inception," "Bronson") having closed a deal to play one of the two male leads according to Vulture.

Picked up a decade ago, Tim Dowling ("Role Models," "Midnight Run 2") has re-written the script which follows two best friends and veteran spies who fall for the same woman (Reese Witherspoon) who has moved into their spare room. They end up fighting for her affections using their black-ops warfare tactics, a fight which literally demolishes much of New York City along the way.

Chris Pine is already signed on to play one of the leads. Hardy will play the other, taking the role which Sam Worthington was previously said to be considering.

Both roles have seen numerous talent attached or offered roles at one point or another including Seth Rogen, Bradley Cooper, James Franco, Martin Lawrence, Robert Downey Jr. and Matt Damon.

McG who is slated to helm the film while Will Smith and James Lassiter will produce.