ALEX PETTYFER JOINS STAR STUDDED "THE BUTLER"! IS JOSH HARTNETT NEW "DAREDEVIL"? TOM HIDDLESTON IS "KING OF SOHO"! CAM GIGANDET IN "PLUSH"

According to "Deadline" the latest name to join the already star filled cast of THE BUTLER is handsome blond Alex Pettyfer. He will play

Thomas Westphall next to Forest Whitaker who plays the title role of a butler who served in the White House under many presidents, Alan Rickman as Ronald Regan, Jane Fonda as Nancy Regan, Oprah Winfrey as the butler's wife, John Cusack as Nixon, Minka Kelly as Jackie Kennedy and Matthew McConaughey as president Kennedy, with Cuba Gooding Jr, Terrance Howard, and Lenny Kravitz also in the game. Vanessa Redgrave is also in the run for one of the roles. Westphall appears early in the life of Forest Whitaker’s character and has a pivotal influence on the rest of that character’s life. And you can see Pettyfer soon in MAGIC MIKE where he will be stripping his clothes off on the stage next to Channing Tatum and other hunks.

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I've recently told you that 2003. superhero film DAREDEVIL with Ben Affleck is getting a reboot to be directed by David Slade and 

now, according to latest rumours, he apparently wants almost forgotten Josh Hartnett in the lead role of the blind super hero by night and a powerful lawyer by day. The script for the reboot is currently in the works. Digital Spy reports that one of our fave Brits Tom Hiddleston might play Paul Raymond, famous porn magnate in KING OF SOHO. It is interesting that the story of the porn publisher who owned half of Soho, is also dealt with in Michael Winterbottom's rival project with Steve Coogan in the lead role. Raymond's son is currently trying to legally stop Winterbottom's project. 

Meanwhile, "Variety" reports that handsome hunk

Cam Gigandet, whom we liked a lot as the brave sheriff in sf action PRIEST, will star in PLUSH. He will play a psychologist who can see the inner memories of his patients. He delves deep inside the minds of his patients to help them deal with their own demons. The story intensifies when he meets a young woman (Emily Browning) who has the same gift he does. The bad news is that the director is that horrid Catherine Hardwicke (TWILIGHT, RED RIDING HOOD)

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JOHN CHO JOINS MATTHEW PERRY IN "GO ON"! NEW FAIRY TALE CHARACTERS IN "ONCE UPON A TIME" 2ND SEASON! AARON PAUL IN HBO'S "THE MISSIONARY"! DELIGHTFUL "LOVE BIRDS" TRAILER

So, tell me who is your favourite Asian actor in Hollywood. I kinda like John Cho a lot. Beside filming the sequel to mega successful STAR TREK film in which he plays Sulu, the adorable South Korean actor has now also added a new TV project: according to "Digital Spy" he has become a regular cast member of Matthew Perry's new sitcom GO ON in which the FRIENDS' star plays a sports radio host who loses his wife in a tragic accident and later bonds with the members of his therapy group. Cho starred in the show's pilot as Perry's boss who assigns him to therapy and will continue to appear on a regular basis. Cho has had guest roles in UGLY BETTY, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and FLASH FORWARD.

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And for those of you who are huge fans of ABC's worldwide hit show ONCE UPON A TIME which is set in two parallel worlds one inhabited by fairy tale characters and the other by their counterparts

 from reality, have you been wondering which fairy tale heroes might appear in the second show after Show White, Cinderella, Pinocchio, Red Riding Hood... have all made their appearance in the first season? Well, show's producer Jane Espenson has recently mentioned Ariel from "The Little Mermaid", Goldilocks, princess Aurora from "Sleeping Beauty" and "Aladdin"'s Princess Jasmine as some of the characters that may appear in season two. She has also revealed that the second season will be quite different from the first one. Meanwhile BREAKING BAD's star Aaron Paul is in talks to take the lead role in HBO's new Cold War show THE MISSIONARY about a young American missionary who finds himself getting involved with the CIA in 1960s Berlin.

LOVE BIRDS TRAILER

 I'm sure you will agree with me that those Ozzies and Kiwis always have the most delightful films and here's one of those: New Zealand

film LOVE BIRDS has been picked up for US distribution and will debut in cinemas this week. The film starring Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords) and Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky, Jane Eyre), is a delightful romantic comedy featuring the music of Queen, about a recently single man who finds an injured duck and reluctantly decides to nurse it back to health. This propels him on a new journey of self-discovery that leads him into the arms of a veterinarian who, as a single mother, shows him a new way to look at life.

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ROSIE HUNTINGTON WHITELEY JOINS TOM HARDY & CHARLIZE THERON IN "MAD MAX FURY ROAD"! COLIN FARRELL JOINS EMMA THOMPSON, TOM HANKS IN "SAVING MR. BANKS"! STUNNING TRAILER FOR RUSSIAN EPIC "THE HORDE"!

Are you excited about MAD MAX FURY ROAD, the reboot of the famous apocalyptic franchise which starred Mel Gibson? After a rather long delay

 (years are in question), the shooting is finally ready to begin. It is interesting that George Miller, the director, is planning to shoot two films back to back, first FURY ROAD and then FURIOSA, the second one being titled after Charlize Theron's character, a shaved headed one armed warrioress! As you know the lead role this time goes to Tom Hardy who revealed that we shall see a restructuring of the original world using the same character, depositing him in the same world, but bringing him up to date by 30 years. The latest info from Down Under states that gorgeous Rosie Huntington Whiteley, known as the star of THE TRANSFORMERS film and as Jason Statham's fiancee, will play one of Mad Max's five wives in the film. The $100 million movie will also have Nicholas Hoult in the cast.

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Here's another movie telling a story of a famous writer. Walt Disney is preparing SAVING MR. BANKS, in which the story will follow

"Mary Poppins" author P.L. Travers (to be played by Emma Thompson), from her early childhood days in early 1900s Queensland, to her experiences in the 1960s, when she was negotiating with Walt Disney (to be played by Tom Hanks) about movie adaptations of her books. "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote this weekend that Colin Farrell might join the cast as the author's father, a banker who started drinking heavily after going through some hard times financially and whose hardships had a profound effect on her writing. 

THE HORDE TRAILER

When it comes to trailers, today you have the honour to check out a visually stunning clip for Russian epic Орда or THE HORDE which hits Russian cinemas this September. Directed by Andrei Proskin, the epic tells the story of the horde, something that brought bloody tragedies and humiliating slavery to so many people around the world. The horde brought with itself a frightening world with its scary rules and oppressions. A man is sent to that world to do what no man has done before. Set in Russia under the Mongol-Tatar

yoke, when the Orthodox nation was under the rule of brutal and warlike nomads of the steppes the film follows a man on a mission to 

save the wife of a powerful khagan who will, in gratitude, decide not to erase the Slavic principalities and cities from the face of the Earth with his horde.

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ASIAN SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT: SLICK TRAILER FOR "THE TASTE OF MONEY", ENDEARING ONE FOR "STARRY STARRY NIGHT", DYNAMIC ONE FOR JACKIE CHAN'S "CHINESE ZODIAC"

 OK, people, this Sunday HOLLYWOOD SPY is spotlighting a number of interesting, very different Asian films which are hitting cinemas later this year.Some of them are bringing warm fantasy, some hot sex scenes, and some heated action!

 THE TASTE OF MONEY

First something unusual from Asian film world: extremely slick trailer for South Korea's Im Sang Soo's THE TASTE OF MONEY movie. The extremely stylish thriller follows Young-jak , who is a private secretary of madam Paik, the centre power of Korean conglomerate, and who witnesses immoral private issues of her wealthy family.

Meanwhile, he finds out that madam Paik's husband, Mr. Yoon is having affair with their Filipino housemaid, Eva. He reports what he witnessed to madam Paik, and now despaired madam Paik is greedily seducing Young-jak in order to keep him on her side . Young-jak is deeper into madam Paik's family issues when he finds out the brutally killed Eva. Lost between his morality and shortcut to successful life, he has to make the biggest decision he's ever made, to choose whom he will hang on to, in order to survive in this harsh world, where he wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

 STARRY STARRY NIGHT

Something quite different from what we are used to seeing in Asian film comes in Tom Lin's STARRY STARRY NIGHT. Something very

warm and magical. Opening this summer at some of Northern American film festivals, the film brings the slightly fantastical tale of Mei, a 13-years old girl trying to deal with growing up, while still escaping to her own fantasy world when real-life problems prove to be too daunting to face. Mei finds a companion in Lee, an introverted young boy who just transferred from another school into Mei's class. When Mei's parents decide on a divorce, Mei runs off with Lee in search of a moment of untainted happiness and maybe even some romance.

 CHINESE ZODIAC

Definitely one of the most anticipated Asian films this year is CHINESE ZODIAC which is very interesting because its lead star Jackie Chan has announced that this will be his last big action packed movie due to

  his age and health, and he apparently wants to dedicate more time to his family. According to "Twitch" the 58-year old actor is the action choreographer, writer, director and producer for the film, and has spent seven years preparing and one year shooting in over ten cities in five countries. It therefore comes as no surprise that Chan called this 'one of the most important films' of his career. The globe-trotting adventure has Chan's character searching for the 12 bronze heads of the Chinese zodiac. The film has a rather interesting premiere date as it is due for release on 12/12/12.

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ADAM LEVINE IN "CAN A SONG SAVE YOUR LIFE?" FUN TRAILER FOR ANNA KENDRICK'S "PITCH PERFECT" MUSICAL COMEDY! "SNOW CRASH" NOVEL FILM ADAPTATION!

 Although his band hasn't had a huge hit ever since their first album, Maroon 5's Adam Levine has certainly used his time under the spotlight to gain personal fame, but it seems that music fame isn't enough for him so he is moving onto acting too. Beside scoring a role in AMERICAN HORROR STORY season two, he will now also star in CAN A SONG SAVE YOUR LIFE? He has joined Mark Ruffalo and Hailee Steinfeld in the John Carney directed film. Levine will play a man who moves to New York together with his girlfriend in order to pursue careers in music. After he dumps her for a solo contract, she is discovered in a local bar by Ruffalo's record producer.

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Now, here's an interesting sf project: Deadline reports that Paramount will work on a film adaptation of Neal Stephenson's

novel SNOW CRASH which was named one of Time Magazine's 100 greatest English-language novels of all time. The story is set in a United States which is now controlled by corporations and the mafia. The plot revolves around a computer virus dubbed Snow Crash, which has the ability to transfer from the computer screen directly into the users, destroying their brains. The protagonist, named Hiro, a computer hacker and pizza delivery guy, steps in to try and stop the utter downfall of human civilization.

PITCH PERFECT

And here's something fun and relaxing for the weekend: the first trailer for musical comedy PITCH PERFECT which is ready to open up in cinemas later this October. The story of this comedy follows a college misfit who doesn't fit in with any of the school's social cliques. She ends up realizing a hidden singing talent, and is recruited into a singing group that battles other rival a Capella groups. The cast of the film is lead by Anna Kendrick and also includes hilarious Rebel Wilson and Brittany Snow.

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TEASER FOR ANG LEE'S "LIFE OF PI"! SPECTACULAR TRAILER FOR MILLA JOVOVICH'S "RESIDENT EVIL RETRIBUTION"! CHARLIZE THERON IN JOHN MADDEN'S "MURDER MYSTERY"

Two new  clips for you today, people, the first being a very short 10 second one from Ang Lee's long awaited LIFE OF PI movie adaptation of Yann Martel's famous novel. Opening this November and starring Suraj Sharma, Tobey Maguire, Gérard Depardieu, 

Irrfan Khan, this coming-of-age survival tale revolves around a boy who is the lone survivor of a sunken freighter and winds up sharing a lifeboat with a hyena, an injured zebra, an orangutan and a hungry Bengal tiger.

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One of our favourite directors John Madden (whose recent THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL with Judi Dench earned stunning $100 million around the world) is going to direct MURDER MYSTERY which is being described as an, "affectionate deconstruction" of an Agatha Christie-style whodunit, which centres on an American couple travelling overseas. "Deadline" reports that Charlize Theron, who is currently at the peak of her career, is negotiating about taking the lead role! 

RESIDENT EVIL RETRIBUTION

The second clip for today is a new trailer for sf action RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION a new part in the saga which has been earning more money with each new instalment. Milla Jovovich again plays Alice, alongsdie

Michelle Rodriguez, Boris Kodjoe, and Sienna Guillory from the old cast along with new additions Bingbing Li and Johann Urb. Kevin Durand and Oded Fehr are also starring. The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice, awakens in the heart of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culmi-

nating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.

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HUGH LAURIE IS VILLAIN IN "ROBOCOP"! JERRY O'CONNELL & PORTIA DE ROSSI ARE "THE MUNSTERS"! "THE DIVINERS" & "THE STUFF OF LEGEND" FILM ADAPTATIONS! "RISE OF THE GUARDIANS" POSTERS

Again some new info on the ROBOCOP remake, people! After Abbie Cornish joined the crew as Robocop's widow who thinks her hubs is dead, according to

"MovieWeb" Hugh Laurie is in talks to play the CEO of OmniCorp, the conglomerate responsible for building the title character, played by Joel Kinnaman. The cast also includes Gary Oldman as an OmniCorp scientist who creates the Robocop and Samuel L. Jackson as a TV mogul. Another piece of news is connected with NBC's pilot on THE MUNSTERS the remake of popular monster show from the 60's. Jerry O'Connell (SLIDERS) has been cast as Herman Munster, while the hottest lesbian star in the world Portia De Rossi will play Lily Munster in the show directed by famous Brian Singer.

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According to "The Wrap" Paramount is planning on making THE DIVINERS movie based on the novel by Libba Bray. To be published later this Autumn, the book will have four parts and will have the story set in 1920s New York City and following a group of people who must use their amazing gifts to stop a rash of occult-based murders which have rattled the city.

Another fantasy story will be seen in THE STUFF OF LEGENDS. Disney's movie adaptation of a graphic novel will follow a young boy in 1944 that is abducted by the Boogeyman and dragged into a closet realm called "The Dark". The boy's dog mounts a rescue mission with all of his toys to bring the boy back to safety. A war ensues between the Boogeyman's forces and the toys, who become large and agile creatures.

RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

 Today you can check out magnificent character posters for Dream Works new animated adventure RISE OF THE GUARDIANS which will start in cinemas this November. When an evil spirit called Pitch

(Jude Law) becomes bent upon taking over the world by inspiring fear in the hearts of kids everywhere, a group of our greatest heroes - Santa (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher), the Sandman and Jack Frost (Chris Pine) - band

together for the first time, determined to stand in Pitch's way. More than a collection of storybook subjects, The Guardians are also a band of superheroes, who possess their own special powers. Now joined in

 opposition of a common foe, the Guardians heed the call and combine their powers to defeat Pitch and protect the world from his campaign of fear.

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