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Who Should Play the Fashionista Founding Avenger?
It's hard to find a moviegoer who has seen The Avengers who didn't love the movie — it's got a 92% approval rating among critics and an incredible 96% approval rating among fans on aggregate review site RottenTomatoes. Nevertheless, some die-hard comic book fans are still a little bent out of shape that Ant-Man and Wasp weren't included in some way, considering the diminutive heroes were both founding members of the super team in the Marvel comic books (Wasp even christened the team "Avengers" after their first battle with Loki). Though it hasn't specifically been said, it's generally understood that Marvel President of Production Kevin Feige has held Ant-Man in reserve to give co-writers Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) and Joe Cornish (Attack the Block) time to finish their Ant-Man screenplay.
What does Ant-Man have to do with Wasp, you ask? Well, wealthy debutante Janet Van Dyne, a.k.a. Wasp, has been linked to Henry "Hank" Pym, a.k.a. Ant-Man, since her first appearance in Tales to Astonish #44 (June 1963). Initially only Pym's lab assistant, Van Dyne eventually teamed up with Ant-Man as Wasp — using the same "Pym Particles" that Hank uses to shrink, but also undergoing a procedure that gave her wings and a bio-chemical energy blast dubbed "wasp's stings" — to avenge her father's death. The two fell in and out of love over the years, but Van Dyne has always fought the good fight as Wasp whenever she has been needed. It's possible that Marvel will introduce Wasp in The Avengers 2, but considering her connection to Pym, we're betting on her making her big screen debut in Ant-Man, which hits theaters six months after the Avengers sequel. Who do you think has the right stuff to play the socialite superhero?
Select the Top 10 Actresses Who Could Play Wasp >>
Posted 10.21.12 by BrentJS -
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
Attention celebrities: If you have revealing photos on your phone — delete them now. Mad Men's Christina Hendricks and Olivia Munn are the latest celebrities to have their phones hacked (joining the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis). Over the weekend scandalous photos of both actresses were leaked online showing the two in skimpy outfits. Both actresses are denying that photos showing actual nudity are them. Hendricks' rep told TMZ that a topless shot is not Hendricks. TMZ is reporting that Munn is claiming the same about photos that show a woman completely naked. In both instances the faces of the women being photographed are not in frame.
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Reviews of Lindsay Lohan's Saturday Night Live appearance are in and the general consensus is that Lilo should have stayed home. For many sketches Lohan was kept in the background and when she did have lines, she was painfully dependent on cue cards. EW.com was asking readers if Lohan was the worst host of the season (47% said yes) and on Twitter, Joan Rivers commented: "Lindsay Lohan was so bad on SNL that the judge is sending her back to rehab, but for acting lessons.” Someone else tweeted: "#SNL had Lindsay Lohan on mainly so NBC News would have fresh file footage next time she's arrested." Despite the bad reviews, Lilo's episode gave SNL its second-highest ratings of the year.
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So what do you do with a hundred thousand dollars worth of wedding gifts after your marriage ends after 72 days? If you're Kim Kardashian you keep them but donate money to charity. In a letter sent to guests who attended her wedding, Kim said she is donating the cash amount of the gifts she received to the Dream Foundation. TMZ reports the total cash value of all gifts is estimated to be around $100K but Kim is cutting a check for twice that amount to the charity.
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Over the weekend, Martin Sheen, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Bacon, and Chris Colfer were among the stars who performed a one-night benefit reading of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black's play 8, about the legal battle over California's gay marriage ban, Proposition 8. Meanwhile on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight, '80s sitcom star Kirk Cameron was blunt about his opposition to homosexuality, saying it is "unnatural and ultimately destructive." He also said he opposed gay marriage.
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And in celebrity hair news, Willow Smith can no longer whip her hair back and forth now that she's buzzed it and dyed it green.
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Olivia Munn is arguably the luckiest actress in the world, seeing as she gets to costar alongside Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, and Joe Manganiello in a movie about male strippers. Luckily for everyone else, she isn’t afraid to discuss the specifics of Magic Mike. The actress recently let loose with some details in a conversation with E!. Munn took a moment to talk about some of the, oh, let’s say, visual elements of the movie.
They're all in G-strings and they all bend over in their g-strings — like really bend over. I remember naked butts and the fact that they were bending over.
Pretty vivid visual, right? Munn went ahead and added to the picture by comparing, um, parts of Matthew McConaughey to a turkey.
More about McConaughey, Joe Manganiello, and Magic Mike >> Posted 02.24.12 by Mandy -
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Heather Locklear was rushed to the hospital Thursday night after taking a dangerous mix of prescription drugs and alcohol. Whether it was a suicide attempt is unknown, but her parents report she "is in no danger."
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Initial reports claimed Beyonce and Jay-Z paid $1.3 million to rent an entire floor of New York's Lenox Hill Hospital, but it turns out the couple probably only dropped only about $3,200 on their luxury suite, which was actually four regular suites strung together. VIP birthing suites in the hospital, which include a flat screen TV and kitchenette, can be had for between just $700 and $800.
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Blue Ivy may be in the running for top baby names for 2012, but for 2011 Victoria and David Beckham's daughter Harper Seven was the favorite celebrity baby name according to BabyCenter voters. The least favorite names were Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Jarecki's son Bear Blu, followed closely by Moroccan Scott the name Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon gave their son.
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Olivia Munn is the latest celebrity to get naked for PETA, while in other Olivia news, Olivia Wilde and funnyman Jason Sudeikis have gone public with their relationship. Sudeikis, an average-looking guy who doesn't make a ton of money, had previously dated January Jones.
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Olivia Munn is one lucky lady. The actress co-stars along a veritable legion of good looking fellas in the upcoming Magic Mike, an upcoming Steven Soderbergh comedy set in the world of male exotic dancing. Munn recently talked to Vulture and revealed that, for the dancing sequences, she has the best seat in the house.
I'm not getting a sneak peek — I'm front and center, going, 'Oh my gosh!' I'm not a very shy girl, but when I watch them, I become a very shy, giggling Japanese schoolgirl: I can't believe I'm watching this!
According to reports by cast members, the audience will get plenty of nudity with this flick, but also some great dancing. Two recent reports confirm that star Matt Bomer (USA's White Collar) can really move.
More on what's shaking in Magic Mike Posted 11.25.11 by Mandy -
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Brett Ratner says he stepped down as producer of the 2012 Academy Awards, but was actually fired for saying "rehearsal is for fags" at a Tower Heist premiere last Friday. The Hollywood Reporter has collected nine other crude Brett Ratner quotes, most having to do with his "banging" of Olivia Munn.
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A juror in the trial of Jacko doc Conrad Murray said the decision to find him guilty of manslaughter was easy and that all jurors were in agreement early in the deliberation process. Meanwhile, earlier reports that Murray was on a suicide watch are false, which didn't really add up since Murray will likely only serve just a single year of a likely 4-year sentence.
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Nancy Grace finally exited Dancing with the Stars last night and joked that it was "a huge miscarriage of justice."
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Back from a quick trip to Kris Humphries' home state of Minnesota, Kim Kardashian is now jetting to Atlanta to play a role in Tyler Perry's highly ironically titled The Marriage Counselor, set for a 2012 release.
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First lingerie, then a Bentley, now White House party crasher and "groupie slut" Michaele Salahi is flashing a new $15,000 diamond ring courtesy of Journey guitarist Neal Schon.
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Oprah Winfrey's ample bosoms nearly flopped out of her low-cut dress as she posed next to Uma Thurman at a Versace for H&M party in NYC last night.
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84-year-old Penn State football coach Joe Paterno may have coached his last game as The New York Times reports the university's Board of Trustees is planning "JoePa's" exit in the wake of a sex scandal involving his former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
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Director Brett Ratner was an unusual choice to produce next year's Academy Award telecast. In choosing Ratner, the Academy seemed to indicate that they were looking to rebound after this year's ceremony, hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway, which wasn't as warmly received as hoped. However, after a series of public gaffes, Ratner has decided to step down from the Oscars, in what may be the first step in rebuilding his image.
It began earlier this month with an appearance on G4TV's Attack of the Show, where Ratner was trying promote his latest movie, Tower Heist. Once there, Ratner discussed how he had "banged" former co-host and actress Olivia Munn, something he later admitted he lied about. Then, after a screening of Tower Heist in Los Angeles, Ratner used a homophobic slur while discussing his feelings about rehearsing for a movie, which, again, led to an apology. "I apologize for any offense my remarks caused," said Ratner in a statement. "It was a dumb and outdated way of expressing myself."
The latest apology comes in Ratner's letter to the entertainment industry, which discusses his exit as a producer of the Oscars.
read Ratner's letter >> Posted 11.09.11 by Ryan -
Olivia Munn (The Daily Show) is the latest to join director Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike. The independent stripper movie follows Channing Tatum as the title character, who teaches a younger, inexperienced dancer (Alex Pettyfer) how to hustle and has been described by Soderbergh as "sexy, funny and shocking."
Last week we saw a large group of actors join the cast, including Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Riley Keough and Cody Horn. With Keough grabbing the role of Pettyfer's love interest, Deadline reports that Munn will play the role of Amber, the love interest to Tatum's Mike. Of course, stripping will likely still be Magic Mike's first love.
Written by Reid Carolin (Earth Made of Glass), Magic Mike was loosely based on Tatum's own experiences as an exotic dancer when he was 18. Production begins next month.
Amy Adams possibly on the way to The Orphanage; The Rock Confirms Latest G.I. Joe 2 recruit >> Posted 09.01.11 by Ryan -
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U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner seemed to bare all during yesterday's 30-minute mea culpa and claimed no government or staff resources were used in his virtual affairs, but TMZ has obtained emails from Weiner to porn star Ginger Lee telling her to lie about their relationship and offering a "professional PR type person" to give her advice on how to help cover up the scandal.
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Tom Selleck turned down the iconic role of Indiana Jones in 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark in favor of playing Thomas Magnum in Magnum, P.I.
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The jacket Michael Jackson wore in the Thriller video goes to auction later this month, and it's expected to fetch between $200K and $400K, though we wouldn't be surprised to see it go for closer to a mil.
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Since splitting from Jessica Biel earlier this year Justin Timberlake has been linked to Mila Kunis, Olivia Munn, and Olivia Wilde. Now it's Biel's turn for some linking as she's seen riding a motorcycle with Gerard Butler. The two star together in 2012's Playing the Field.
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Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio have moved their romantic hotspot from the French Riviera to Disneyland.
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Wesley Snipes will remain in prison after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal over his federal conviction on tax evasion charges.
Posted 06.07.11 by reelz -
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Charlie Sheen's "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour looked like a plain old bomb when it launched in Detroit on Saturday night, as the actor was nearly booed off stage in an atmosphere described as "that of a professional wrestling match." Audience member Natasha Sutton of Rochester, Michigan, described the show more simply to People saying "It was all crap."
After the show, someone on Team Sheen suggested driving the tour bus straight back to Los Angeles, but Sheen said "F**k that," and stayed up until 4:30 AM reworking the format for last night's Chicago performance that began and ended with a standing ovation.
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RadarOnline.com reports that while Lindsay Lohan lost out to Amy Adams in the role of Lois Lane in the Superman reboot, she is still being considered for a spot in the pic, possibly as a villain. Meanwhile, LiLo has been offered the role of Charles Manson victim Sharon Tate in Eyes of a Dream.
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Katie Couric plans to leave the CBS Evening News anchor desk and is expected to launch a syndicated talk show. Last week the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" saw its lowest-rated first quarter among total viewers and adults 25-54 since at least 1992 — as far back as Nielsen's records for the program go.
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Justin Timberlake was seen on a date a with soon-to-be-divorced Olivia Wilde, dancing and drinking vodka all night at the Roxbury (in Hollywood) until they left together at 3 AM. Since breaking up with longtime girlfriend Jessica Biel, Timberlake has been linked to Oliva Munn and Mila Kunis.
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Rutgers University parents are outraged after it was revealed Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi was paid $32,000 to speak on campus last week, a sum $2 grand larger than what Toni Morrison will make for delivering the school's commencement address next month. Nester Delgado, 43, whose daughter is a freshman, said, "It's disgusting. Next year, is it going to be Jwoww or The Situation?"
Posted 04.04.11 by reelz