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Chris Evans, Brandon Routh and Brie Larson have joined the cast of "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," Edgar Wright's adaptation of the cult favorite Oni Press graphic novels for Universal.

Although it's not really news that Spider-Man 4 will start shooting in 2010 as this report at MTV highlights (director Sam Raimi himself said previously that filming would start by March of 2010), it is good to hear that J.K. Simmons will be returning.

Have you heard the one about the Cougar and the Jackass?

Earlier today, ComingSoon.net sat down for a few minutes with filmmaker Antoine Fuqua ( Training Day , Shooter ) to talk about his groundbreaking police drama Brooklyn's Finest , starring Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke and Don Cheadle, which is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival . When we asked Fuqua about any projects he has in development, he mentioned wanting to stay in New York with a biopic based on the life of Gregory Scarpa Sr. , the chief enforcer for the Colombo crime family, known as "The Grim Reaper", who was also an FBI informant for over thirty years.

Terry Gilliam hasn’t been able to catch an easy break in the last decade, but the mad scientist filmmaker behind “Brazil” and former Monty Python star apparently cannot be stopped. First, his budget ran off a cliff alongside injury and natural disaster in 2000 with his epic re-imagining of Don Quixote, forcing the film’s production ...

It's official: Sam Rockwell has told MTV that yes, he will be playing Justin Hammer in "Iron Man 2."

Variety is reporting the rumor that Emily Blunt is in talks to play Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2. Romanoff is a Soviet super spy who doubles as Black Widow, a beauty in a skintight black costume that is enhanced by high-tech weaponry.

There was just something about James Dean. As a young girl, well before I was able to get my hands on tapes of Giant, East of Eden, and Rebel Without a Cause, I became enamored with him -- not so much in a crushing way, but an intensely curious one. There was just something about him. Obviously, I'm not the only one who thought so -- he's one of Hollywood's biggest icons, even if he did only make three films.

You already knew McG was getting ready to direct a "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" prequel for Disney, but what you didn't know -- at least until the director spilled the beans to Latino Review yesterday -- was that he's pushing for Will Smith as his lead.

Jackie Chan is in negotiations to star in Columbia's remake of "The Karate Kid."