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News Flash: Channing Tatum to Parody 'Dirty Dancing' for Mean Magazine's Star-Studded Cinemash

7 July 2009 6:41 PM, PDT | From Channing Tatum Unwrapped | See recent Channing Tatum Unwrapped news

There's no question that 2009 is a busy year for Channing Tatum.

In addition to the three dramatic film projects that have or will hit the theaters this year ('Fighting', 'Public Enemies', 'G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra'), the Hollywood Reporter just let us know about a fourth comedic project that Chan has in the works and will be released later this month.

Here's a hilarious still I found from the short showing a shirtless Chan in his Patrick Swayze-esque wig and what the Hr article had to say about his new project...

"Will Arnett, Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Milo Ventimiglia, Channing Tatum are some of the stars that have signed up for Mean Magazine's Cinemash, which re-creates scenes from prominent movies in short online films.

The series kicks off Tuesday with Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who star together in Fox Searchlight's "500 Days of Summer,

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Mark Duplass Braves "Humpday"

7 July 2009 11:23 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

When writer/director Lynn Shelton first asked Mark Duplass to star in a movie about two straight buddies who drunkenly challenge one another to make an amateur porno together (then in the sober light of day refuse to back down), he was unconvinced: "When I heard that pitch, I was like, 'I don't think this movie is going to work." Shelton eventually won him over, and Duplass came to believe his uncertainty about the premise enhanced the finished film. "And we encourage that in our audience members," he adds. "If you're skeptical about how this can work, come see the movie. We were really skeptical and kept the reality of human interaction under the microscope the whole time."

Duplass is best known for his work with his brother Jay, as half of the writing/directing/producing team behind the low-budget (some might say mumblecore) indies "The Puffy Chair" and "Baghead.

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Inside track: Emmy race for lead actor in a drama

4 July 2009 7:00 PM, PDT | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news

Since the nominees for TV's top award are a lot like TV reruns, there's a good chance we'll see most of last year's nominees for outstanding lead actor in a drama series return when bids are unveiled on July 16. Judging panels will not be used this year to whittle down final nominees after evaluating sample episodes submitted by the top 10 voter-getters determined by a popular vote of members of the TV academy's acting branch. This year, six nominees (instead of the traditional five) will be decided by an outright popular vote, so that makes predicting the outcome much easier. Sure bets probably include last year's nominees Gabriel Byrne ("In Treatment"), Michael C. Hall ("Dexter"), Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), Hugh Laurie ("House M.D.) and 2008 winner Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"). That leaves room for just one more. Serial past winner James Spader ("Boston Legal"), who made last year's rundown? Previous champ Kiefer Sutherland

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PopStar Celebrates 1,000 Articles!

4 July 2009 6:38 PM, PDT | From PopStar | See recent PopStar news

Today marks the 1,000th article at PopStar! Although our website has been active for many years, it was not until June 19 of last year that we started writing celebrity news. It took us just over a year to reach this landmark and this is only the beginning! Expect an announcement from us soon about a massive expansion to the reach and scope of our news platform that will cover many more topics! By happenstance, today is July 4th - Independence Day in America - a landmark of far greater importance than our own, but it certainly bring us great joy and pride to celebrate our own landmark on such a historical day. This article will take you down memory lane, bringing you the highlights of the last year that you simply won't want to miss; so without further ado, please join us in this momentous occasion... The Story Behind PopStar When we first launched PopStar,

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Trailer for Richard Kelly’s ‘The Box’ Now Online

26 June 2009 12:25 PM, PDT | From The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news

Writer/Director Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko is one of our favorite movies here at The Flickcast. Its mix of humor, sci-fi, horror, a six foot time travelling rabbit named Frank and Patrick Swayze make it a great movie to watch and ponder. Now, Kelly is back with a new film called The Box, based on the Richard Matheson short story Button, Button.

In case you’re not familier, The Box concerns a couple (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden) visited by a stranger (Frank Langela) with a question for them. Will they take a million dollars to press a button? What’s the catch? If they press the button, they get the money but someone they don’t know will die.

The question and what follows causes the couple to come to terms with their own lives, morals and the very fabric of society. Its a great concept that should be,

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Chris Ullrich

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Man Crushing on Thor’s Chris Hemsworth

23 June 2009 6:43 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Oh Chris Hemsworth. From the moment you heroically piloted the USS Kelvin into the heart of the Romulan mining ship Narada in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek, we knew you’d be a star.

Within just a few months, you’ve already scored the lead in Thor, one of the most anticipated Marvel films in production, and you’re taking over the reins of the venerable Patrick Swayze in the remake of Red Dawn. Bravo sir. Bravo.

 

In all seriousness, Chris Hemsworth is one of Hollywood’s rising stars. His 12 minutes of work in Star Trek received strong praise and fanboys across the world are excited to see how he fares as the Norse God of Thunder in Thor.

Even Kevin Feige, the President of Marvel Studios, has good things to say about Hemsworth. In an interview with IESB, Feige described Hemsworth as “immensely watchable and engaging”, stating:

“We have been

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Rob Frappier

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'Red Dawn' Rewrite and New Wolverines Join the Pack

18 June 2009 2:32 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Since I'm resigned to the fact that everything is going to be remade sooner or later, the best I can hope for is that at least studios will hire people who know what they're doing. On that note, there's a ray of hope for MGM's Red Dawn remake because Latino Review reports that Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) has been hired to do a rewrite. I've got nothing against the project's original scribe, Carl Ellsworth, but if I had to choose between the two, I would much rather go with the writer of those Bourne films than the writer of Disturbia.

Yesterday, it was announced that Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki will star alongside Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek) in the tale of a group of teens turned militia men better known as the Wolverines. According to THR, Hemsworth will play the group's leader, Jed Eckert (originally played by Patrick Swayze), and

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Jessica Barnes

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Red Dawn Remake Gets Tony Gilroy Rewrite, New Cast Members

18 June 2009 10:40 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

[Update: Check the bottom of the post for some breaking news on this!]

MGM’s upcoming remake of Red Dawn has snagged two new cast members: Actor Josh Peck (The Wackness) and TV actress Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights) have been added to the “Wolverines” team, alongside the recently announced Chris Hemsworth (Thor), who will be playing the character of Jed, portrayed by Patrick Swayze in the original.

In other Red Dawn news: Latino Review is reporting that the film’s script has undergone a rewrite by none other than “Mr. Tension & Drama” himself, Tony Gilroy!

 

According to Latino Review, Gilroy turned in a 107-page rewrite of the Red Dawn script to MGM that was dated 6-1-09. The original script draft (which Latino Review had a chance to review here) was penned by scribes Carl Ellsworth and Jeremy Passmore. Guess the studio felt it wasn’t up to snuff.

Tony Giroy, on the other hand, has written some of the best action

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Weekly TV Wrap Up - June 18, 2009

18 June 2009 7:52 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Welcome to Thursday’s Weekly TV Wrap Up. Today we have a chunk of news to chat about.

I want to touch a bit on the television broadcast digital conversion and how well it went, or maybe not so well for some.  Then we’ll touch on some True Blood ratings news, Heroes casting info, Bones renewal info and some Lie To Me news.  We’ll then toss in some info on Patrick Swayze’s The Beast, My Name Is Earl and some Law And Order: Svu cast news.

Of course, I wrap it up with TV and cable ratings from last week.

Let’s get on with it, shall we?

 

Digital Transition Not So Smooth

As the television world went digital last Friday, for many it was a flawless event.  For some, not so flawless.

One experience noted was that of a consumer who bought a digital TV,

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Bruce Simmons

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Josh Peck And Adrianne Palicki Shout ‘Wolverines!’ For The ‘Red Dawn’ Remake… And Maybe Tony Gilroy Too

18 June 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

How awesome is it that we’re getting a remake of “Red Dawn”? Seriously. Put aside your kneejerk — and very natural — prejudice against the rising number of remakes and just think about that for a second. The original served up an alternate-present 1980s in which Cold War-era Soviet forces invade America. A group of Midwestern teenagers take up arms against the aggressors, operating under the name of their high school football team, Wolverines. Included in this group are stars Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen and C. Thomas Howell. Damn. Straight.

How is an idea like that not screaming for a remake? It’s already been confirmed that “Thor” and “Star Trek” star Chris Hemsworth will be stepping into Swayze’s Jed Eckert role. Now The Hollywood Reporter reveals that “The Wackness” star Josh Peck and “Friday Night Lights” star Adrianne Palicki have also joined the cast.

Peck will play Matt Eckert,

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Two Join ‘Red Dawn’ Remake

17 June 2009 5:14 PM, PDT | From newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news

Update: Tony Gilroy (Bourne trilogy, Michael Clayton) may be rewriting the script, according to LatinoReview.

Adrianne Palicki and Josh Peck have been added to the cast of MGM/United Artists’ Red Dawn remake.  The two will play teenage insurgents in a “revamped” version of the 1984 story where a small town is invaded by Chinese and Russian forces.

The “Wolverines” (their high school mascot, not the disappointing Hugh Jackman movie) are led by a Marine named Jed Eckert (the previously announced Chris Hemsworth), a role that helped make Patrick Swayze a star.  Peck has signed to portray Jed’s younger brother Matt, a hot headed football quarterback (the part was originally Charlie Sheen’s first movie).  Palicki is Toni, a timid girl who turns into a tough fighter and the love interest of Jed (formerly Jennifer Grey).  Entertainment Weekly has a deeper breakdown of the characters in basically a Powerpoint presentation in case you’re interested.

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Josh Peck And Adrianne Palicki Join Chris Hemsworth In Red Dawn

17 June 2009 9:16 AM, PDT | From The Cinema Post | See recent The Cinema Post news

“Red Dawn” is an MGM/United Artists remake of the cult 1984 film of the same name which starred Charlie Sheen, Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.

Two new cast additions have been announced for the update, Adrianne Palicki (”Friday Night Lights”, “Supernatural”) and Josh Peck (”Drake & Josh”, “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”) join Chris Hemsworth who was recently cast as Marvel’s “Thor” for a planned film franchise.

Hemsworth will portray Jed Eckert (Patrck Swayze’s original role), the leader of the group of teenagers who band together to defend their town from invading Russian/Chinese forces. Peck will play the bad tempered and fiery brother of Jed, Matt, who was originally portrayed by Sheen. Palicki will play Toni, a tough fighter girl who is also the love interest of Jed.

The film will be directed by Dan Bradley, who was a second-unit director on “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “Quantum

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'Red Dawn' recruits Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki

17 June 2009 2:20 AM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news

The remake of "Red Dawn" is gaining steam as the MGM/United Artists production announced that two more actors have come on board the insurgency thriller.Joining previously announced Chris Hemsworth, who is playing the role of Jed originated by Patrick Swayze in the 1984 cult classic, are Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki.  According to EW.com, Peck will play Matt Eckert the loose cannon younger brother of Hemsworth's Jed and the star quarterback of the high school football team.  As Toni, Palicki takes over for Jennifer Grey as the tough fighter who falls for Jed.  Still unclear is who will play the parts...

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Hard to Get Excited for MGM's 'Red Dawn' Remake

16 June 2009 11:58 PM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

MGM's Red Dawn remake appears to actually be happening as Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki have joined Chris Hemsworth in the film to be directed by first timer Dan Bradley. The script was written by Carl Ellsworth and Jeremy Passmore whose work is limited although Ellsworth has recently co-written a couple of recent horror/thrillers including the awful The Last House on the Left remake and Disturbia. This remake is based on the John Milius-directed 1984 original, which was set during the dawn of World War III and followed a group of mid-western America teenagers as they band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces. The remake will follow a similar plot thread telling the story of a group of teenagers who form an impromptu insurgency when their town is invaded by Chinese and Russian soldiers. Peck -- most recently seen in The Wackness -- will play Matt Eckert,

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Peck & Palicki Join Thor In Red Dawn

16 June 2009 11:20 PM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news

It's all Mr. Sheen news this morning. Not only has a casual comment by Michael Sheen made big Bond news, but we also bring you new casting updates from the remake of Charlie Sheen's 1984 teen revolution movie Red Dawn.After the announcement that Aussie Thor star-in-the-making Chris Hemsworth will take the lead as Marine-on-leave Jed Eckert (originally played by Patrick Swayze), new hot-young-things have been added to the rollcall. The Wackness' Josh Peck has been signed to play the role originally played by Sheen - Hemsworth's brother and star quarterback Matt Eckert. Upcoming Elektra Luxx star Adrianne Palicki will play the tough fighting role of Toni, originally played by Jennifer 'Baby' Grey in a pre Dirty Dancing pairing with the Sway-meister.Red Dawn follows the trio as they band together to form an uprising when their small American town is invaded by Chinese and Russian soldiers - a

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Josh Peck and Toni Mason Join Red Dawn

16 June 2009 5:43 PM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news

Entertainment Weekly has learned that Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki have joined Chris Hemsworth in Dan Bradley's remake of Red Dawn. MGM is producing the redo of the 1984 John Milius action war drama about a bunch of Colorado high school students who must run for cover then Soviet and Cuban troops invade their school. The students decide to wage their own guerrilla warfare against the invaders under the banner of their football team, The Wolverines. The previously announced Hemsworth (best known as Kirk's father in Jj Abrams' Star Trek) will be playing Jed Eckert (played by Patrick Swayze in the original), a marine on leave, who leads the group into battle. Josh Peck (The Wackness) will be playing Matt Eckert (played by Charlie Sheen in the original), the younger brother of Jed and the high school's star quarterback. Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights) will play Toni Mason (played by

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Patrick Swayze's Cop Series "The Beast" Officially Canceled

16 June 2009 5:59 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

A&E's new police drama "The Beast" has been canceled. The Patrick Swayze-headliner series will not be returning for a second season.

The news comes days after it was reported that the cabler has been mulling over the series' cancellation.

A&E president Bob DeBitetto told BBC that the series, which premiered on January 15 this year, was a "labor of love," praising Swayze's dedication to the show.

Swayze, who is battling pancreatic cancer, refused to take painkillers while he filmed the 13-part series.

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A&E cancels Patrick Swayze drama 'The Beast'

16 June 2009 12:14 AM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news

  New York (AP) - "The Beast," a police drama that starred the ailing Patrick Swayze, will not return for a second season, A&E announced Monday. The series, which premiered in January, starred Swayze as Charles Barker, a rogue undercover FBI agent teamed up with rookie Ellis Dove (Travis Fimmel). The series was filmed on location in Chicago. Reviews for the series were mixed and its audience averaged 1.3 million viewers through the 13 episodes, which concluded their run in April. But Swayze was unstinting in a rough-and-tumble performance that he maintained while battling pancreatic cancer. His illness had no discernible...

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Swayze Show Dropped

15 June 2009 6:30 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The drama that could mark Patrick Swayze's last acting job has been axed.

The Beast wasn't a big ratings hit when it first appeared on TV screens in the U.S. earlier this year and executives at the A&E network have now confirmed there will be no more episodes.

Swayze, 56, shot the first, and now only, season of the show while battling pancreatic cancer and won acclaim for his portrayal of a tough FBI agent.

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No More Beast

15 June 2009 4:06 PM, PDT | From Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news

After running about 13 episodes, A&E’s freshmen series The Beast is being put down. The Patrick Swayze starring drama series did not have enough of a solid audience to wrangle in the right ratings, only able to bring in around 1.3 million.

Looks like people were more interested in Swayze's illness than the show.

“The Beast,” starring Patrick Swayze and Travis Fimmel, centers on an unorthodox but effective FBI veteran, Charles Barker (Swayze), who takes on a rookie partner, Ellis Dove (Fimmel), to train in his hard-edged and psychologically clever style of agenting. The mischievous veteran hazes his new partner as they work undercover, brilliantly manipulating situations, constantly testing his new partner and pushing him to delve deeper into his “roles.” As Dove realizes he can no longer maintain normal relationships and still do his job, the rookie is confronted with yet another challenge: An FBI team trying to enlist

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