Taylor Quick, Jum Michele, Scarlett Johansson Up for Eponine in 'Les Miserables' Adaptation: Rumor

Will Taylor Quick, Jum Michele, Scarlett Johansson or Evan Rachel Wood be on their own for your coming large-screen adaptation of 'Les Miserables'? Groan, but: possibly! No less than if you feel Page Six as well as the NY Publish. In line with the paper, all stars are competing for your key role of Eponine in Academy Award champion Tom Hooper's new film. Per an origin, Quick, Michele, Johansson and Wood bring something for the role, but Michele -- the 'Glee' celebrity who made her Broadway debut just like a fill-looking for Cosette in 'Les Miserables' -- "knocked it in the park." Clearly remove giant grains of salt -- the kind you will need your hands to keep -- however, these choices are kinda promising? Most most likely, Eddie Redmayne -- who plays Eponine's love, Marius -- delays with persistence to find out who'll get cast. Due to the fact: watch 'Les Miserables' co-star Hathaway As Catwoman (she's playing Fantine) sing a parody of Eponine's killer number "By MyselfInch within the Academy awards below. 'Les Miserables' stars Hathaway, Redmayne, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Geoffrey Hurry. It hits theaters in December 2012. [via NYP] [Photo: AFP/Getty]

Toll Booth (Gise memeru)

A Mantar Film, BKM Film production. (International sales: Mantar Film, Istanbul.) Produced by Engin Yenidunya, Tolga Karacelik. Directed, written by Tolga Karacelik.With: Serkan Ercan, Zafer Diper, Nergis Ozturk, Nur Aysan, Busra Pekin, Nadir Saribacak, Ruhi Sari, Sermet Yesil, Iskender Bagcilar. (Turkish, English dialogue)A Turkish toll-station worker tries to compensate for his monotonous routine with an overly eager imagination in "Toll Booth," the accomplished first film of scribe-helmer Tolga Karacelik. Intimate feature is constructed around a pitch-perfect perf from thesp Serkan Ercan, who strikingly brings the diffident protag to life, while ace storytelling and editing ensure auds remain perfectly aware throughout which scenes are but a figment of his mind's eye. Slightly surreal psychological portrait keeps things impressively light-footed and heartfelt, and should continue to see fests raise their boom barriers. (Turkey) Impeccably anonymous in his dime-a-dozen shirt and tie, insecure 35-year-old Kenan (Ercan) looks so undistinguished he could pass for someone 10 years younger or older. Colleagues at work refer to him as "Robot" because he seems to lack any personality trait or particular desire; it's almost a miracle his co-workers notice him at all. Kenan's generic looks are matched by his daily occupation: He mans one of the booths at an immense toll station, taking each driver's ticket and cashing the toll before allowing the car to pass. A series of short, classical closeups effectively suggest the numbingly repetitive nature of the job. Auds get a peek inside the mind of this cipher when his ailing father (Zafer Diper), who needs looking after at home, rather improbably turns up in his car at Kenan's tollbooth. Their conversation turns to the beautiful Nurgul (Nergis Ozturk), a friendly young neighbor who looks after the old man, and it quickly becomes clear that what we're seeing is happening inside Kenan's head. Key scene not only illustrates how the frail old man mentally towers over his unconfident son, but also shows how repressed sentiments can have far-reaching consequences in the real world. When a supervisor sees Kenan having his imaginary conversation on the job, he immediately transfers him to a single-booth country-road barrier. Rather than functioning as a wakeup call, the transfer to a place where nothing happens opens the door to more daydreams. These include not only Kenan's father, but also his late mother (seen in golden-hued flashbacks), his youth and his still-awkward relationship with the opposite sex, as personified by the sweet Nurgul and a sexy woman (Nur Aysan) whose car breaks down. Pic beautifully exteriorizes Kenan's locked-up fears and agonies. Like dreams, these reveries are somewhat surreal and occasionally nonsensical, but at the same time offer direct access to the character's subconscious. Never a heavy-handed Freudian dissection of Kenan's personality, pic remains light and even chuckle-inducing while never compromising the characters' sincere emotions. The dignified strength of Ercan's perf is especially helpful in this regard, though the cast is strong across the board. Melancholy score by Cem Adiyaman helps keep things grounded while the balance between real and imagined worlds is maintained with an impeccable eye for clarity. Only slightly subpar tech credit at screening caught was pic's sound mix.Camera (color, widescreen), Ercan Ozkan; editors, Cicek Kahraman, Evren Lus, Karacelik; music, Cem Adiyaman; art director, Nadide Argun; costume designer, Tuba Atac; sound (Dolby Digital), Umut Senyol. Reviewed at Thessaloniki Film Festival (competing), Nov. 6, 2011. (Also in Doha Tribeca, Warsaw, Istanbul film festivals.) Running time: 96 MIN. Contact Boyd van Hoeij at news@variety.com

Sky Italia exits DTT race

Rupert Murdoch's Sky Italia satcaster has attracted from Italy's tender for digital terrestrial wavelengths, stating an excessively extended, convoluted method that favors incumbents -- including former pm Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset TV group. "Hopefully our decision will ... open a constructive debate around the method that risks slowing down lower growth rather than marketing it," Sky Italia Boss Andrea Zappia mentioned in the statement. Italy's DTT area is centered by Mediaset and pubcaster RAI, while Sky only one DTT funnel, Cielo (meaning "Sky" in Italian). Sky had involved with a fierce legal fight while using recently left Berlusconi government to register inside the investing in an offer, receiving authorization within this summer time 2010 within the European Commission, which stressed that Sky had already aided open the tv market which its participation inside the DTT tender would further this process. Nevertheless the tender, which assigns wavelengths totally free, favors incumbents by requiring new players to purchase massive possibilities. The process, setup with the Berlusconi administration, preferred his Mediaset Television stations. "Hopefully our decision, as difficult and weighty as possible, provides the impetus with an open and constructive debate on not able to television in Italia," Sky Italia mentioned within the statement. Others still inside the race are Tarak Ben Ammar's Prima TV and native players Canale Italia, Telecom Italia and Europa 7. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Lifetime Builds up 10 More Cases Of Veteran Drama Series Military Partners

EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime has acquired 10 more cases of its flagship drama Military Partners. The series is presently in production on its 13-episode sixth season order. I hear Lifetime’s decision to stockpile more cases of Military Partners is created now and so the show could stay in continuous production. It comes down lower after each one of the network’s new series launched the 2009 summer season, The Protector and In The Wall, underperformed. By not branding the pickup just like a year, Lifetime may have all original cast people stored in. The heavens don’t have deals beyond Season 6 however contracts requires those to do all episodes produced, which might add a 23-episode sixth season. The 23-episode order will most likely be put into two batches but, in the contractual perspective, Lifetime will make the celebs in the show return for your 10 episodes at their current salary. While legal, this kind of move is generally frowned upon. I hear that Lifetime, that's presently deficit financing the ABC Art galleries/Mark Gordon Co.-produced Military Partners, has offered the main cast people a rise of $10,000 per episode. That signifies an increase of 10-20% for your stars, whose salaries vary but they're all inside the 5-figures, but is much under whatever they would get when they have to barter new contracts for just about any seventh season. Tacking a considerable volume of new episodes to have an existing season order to avoid settling new stars’ contracts is normal practice. In 2006, the supporting cast in the Sopranos experienced a standoff with Cinemax, which offered them a tenPercent pay increase if the made a decision to improve the best sixth season in the Emmy-winning mob drama from 13 to twenty episodes and split it into 2 batches of 12 and 8 episodes. All stars eventually got bigger boosts introduced by Tony Sirico and Steven Van Zandt who held off prior to the least minute and threatened to go away before greater than doubling their salaries. Because The Sopranos cast been effective to obtain large bumps, that's considered the exception instead of the rule. For instance, the cast in the Foreign exchange/The brand new the new sony TV drama Save Me weren’t capable of land significant boosts when the network chosen to split up the 19-episode sixth and final season into 2. Lifetime’s have to keep Military Partners, that have a great fifth season, interspersed having a set lots of 4.8 million total audiences, is understandable. The network is trying to rebuild its scripted series slate, and Military Partners and Drop Dead Diva are its purely available anchors. Nevertheless the network’s decision might have serious effects for your cast. The first 13-episode sixth season order for Military Partners, that have been regarded as as likely the show’s last, was slated to wrap by finish of February, prior to the stars to book broadcast aircraft aircraft pilots for next fall. The brand new pickup will rule the thesps out for aircraft aircraft pilots. The situation is a hardship on Military Partners star Sally Pressman which has a talent holding deal with NBC that needs her to become proven for aircraft aircraft pilots this season. She'll will have to push that deal. Fellow Military Partners star Catherine Bell also provide been fielding interest from broadcast systems for aircraft aircraft pilots. She recently headlined the arrival TNT movie Hello, Killer combined with been eying a potential follow-up additionally to a different movie/miniseries in their effective Good Witch movie franchise for your Hallmark Funnel after she finishes Military Partners in February.

Kim Kardashian Drops the Fairy Tale in Borderline Depressing New Glamour Interview

The nominations for the 27th annual Independent Spirit Awards were revealed this morning, and were dominated by The Weinstein Company's The Artist and Sony Pictures Classics' Take Shelter, which scored five nods each. Historically, Indie Spirit winners have tended to get nominated for -- but lose -- at the Oscars. That could change this year, however, with The Artist and The Descendants, two films that have both resonated as strongly as any with Academy members thus far, both nominated for best feature, best director and best screenplay.our editor recommends'The Artist,' 'Take Shelter' Dominate Indie Spirit Award NominationsThe Making of 'The Artist'The Making of 'My Week With Marilyn'Take Shelter: Film Review PHOTOS: The Making of 'The Artist' The Artist, The Descendants and Take Shelter will compete for best feature with Beginners (the big winner at last night's Gotham Awards), Drive, and 50/50. Bizarrely, Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, which is one of the likeliest best picture Oscar nominees, was denied a spot in this category (as well as best director and best screenplay), even though it was nominated for best supporting actor (Corey Stoll) and best cinematography. Drake Doremus' Like Crazy, which also seemed to be a likely nominee, was also snubbed. PHOTOS: 'The Descendants' Premiere Red Carpet Arrivals A few other films were left out of the major categories for other reasons: Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, with its $32 million budget, was too big to pass as an indie for this group. Meanwhile, three critics' favorites with Oscar aspirations -- Lars von Trier's Melancholia, Steve McQueen's Shame and Lynne Ramsey's We Need to Talk About Kevin -- were deemed to be foreign films and therefore ineligible outside of the category alotted for those. PHOTOS: Gotham Awards Red Carpet Arrivals Lastly, two inexplicable snubs occurred in the lead acting categories: George Clooney, the star of The Descendants, was left out of the best actor race, while Glenn Close, the star of Albert Nobbs, was left out of the best actress field-- even though her co-star Janet McTeer was nominated for best supporting actress. (I wouldn't read too much into these particular outcomes; indeed, it is highly likely that the Academy will reverse them.) I expect that those races will now be won by Jean Dujardin (The Artist) and either Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn) or Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene), respectively, and that Christopher Plummer (Beginners) and Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) will prevail in the supporting categories. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery The Making of 'The Artist' Michelle Williams Take Shelter The Artist The Descendants Spirit Awards 2012

Icon U.K. Group Seals Distribution Partnership With Lionsgate U.K.

NY - Facebook is targeting April to June 2012 for an initial public offering that it hopes will value the company at more than $100 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation. It said that the social network is looking at raising $10 billion in the IPO, which would make it one of the largest such offerings ever. A $100 billion valuation would give the firm a value greater than twice that of such big names as Hewlett-Packard. Facebook's private market value had fallen slightly to $77 billion this fall after an extended run-up. "We're not going to participate in speculation about an IPO," a Facebook spokesman told the Journal. The paper said though that the company could file for an IPO by the end of the year. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has publicly expressed reluctance go public in the past kept Facebook private longer than many observers predicted he would, the Journal highlighted. It added that he has warmed to the idea of an IPO, but hasn't made a final decision. In a sign that it continues to do things differently, Facebook has not committed to any investment banks for a possible IPO. It even has crafted its own IPO prospectus, a document typically prepared by bankers and lawyers, the Journal said. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Mark Zuckerberg Facebook

Is 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' Appropriate For Your Teen?

'Breaking Dawn - Part 1' is undoubtedly the teen targeted phenomenon of the holiday season, but as anyone familiar with the series knows, the first half of Stephenie Meyer's final book focuses on some rather mature themes that may not be appropriate for younger teens -- and certainly not tweens. How hypocritical, you must be thinking, considering the first three installments feature a heavy dose of supernatural violence, suicidal thoughts and relationship drama. But in 'Breaking Dawn,' Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward's (Robert Pattinson) teen marriage leads to an unplanned, dangerous pregnancy, and one of the most horrific birth scenes ever put on film -- way too intense for most pre-teens to understand or see. Here are five issues to consider closely before you decide to take your under-15 kid to the movie. (Spoilers ahead) 1. Sex: While the first three movies in the supernatural romance saga depict adolescent lust -- and restraint -- in Bella and Edward's steamy-but-sexless relationship, 'Breaking Dawn' opens with the couple's wedding, which of course leads to the much-anticipated wedding night. On the plus side, the love scenes are tastefully shot, but the honeymoon sequence is extensive, and like all honeymoons, sex (of the bed-breaking variety) is constantly on the characters' minds. Bella is visibly bruised the morning after their first time, and later she all but begs Edward to have sex again. 2. Teen pregnancy: If the teen marriage doesn't concern you, the teen pregnancy might. Bella is only 18 when she and Edward (who's technically in his 100s) marry, and she immediately gets pregnant on their honeymoon. Since they don't think pregnancy is even possible, the newlyweds don't use birth control, and when Bella realizes she's expecting, Edward decides "the thing" needs to come out, but Bella has other ideas about the growing human-vampire hybrid. 3. Abortion debate: The bulk of the movie is one long pro-life debate. Sure, Bella says it's her body, her choice (terms usually used in the pro-choice movement), but her decision is pro-life to the extreme, because the baby can and will kill her. On the one hand, Bella is willing to protect her and Edward's unborn baby, even if it means giving up her life; on the other, poor Edward (and Jacob and everyone else except for Rosalie) wants the emaciated, dying Bella to terminate her pregnancy and save herself. Ultimately both mother and child survive, but there's so much "fetus" vs "baby," life begins at conception talk that it's bound to confuse some younger viewers. Watch the trailer for 'Breaking Dawn - Part 1' 4. Parental abandonment: One of the saddest subplots in the movie is that Bella has to lie to her father time and time again after she gets married. She claims it's for his own good, so he won't worry, but all the deception does is upset and alienate him. In the book, Bella is willing to forego a relationship with her parents in order to marry Edward and transform into a vampire. It's not that overt in the movie, but she does lie and tell him not to attempt to see her. It's certainly a confusing message for tweens and young teens -- that it's OK to abandon your family for the man you love. 5. Bloody birth scene: Have you seen 'Rosemary's Baby' or 'The Fly' remake? The birth scene in 'Breaking Dawn' makes those look tame by comparison. In director Bill Condon's defense, he was just being faithful to his source material, but really, the birth is bloody disgusting. Without Carlisle Cullen to deliver the baby, Edward has to result to extreme, vampiric methods to perform an emergency C-section ... with his teeth. There's so much blood it drives one of the other vampires into a bloodlust frenzy, and a nearly dead Bella is shown covered in blood, bites and bruises for a very long time. It's enough to make the faint of heart queasy. 'The Twilght Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' Image Gallery From weddings to werewolves, Moviefone has the complete collection of images from the upcoming romance saga. See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-486274{display:none;}.cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-486274, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-486274{width:475px;height:357px;display:block;}

Matt Lauer Formally Retires Where On The Planet Segment For The Time Being

First Released: November 11, 2011 5:14 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Matt Lauer smiles via satellite on Access Hollywood Survive November 11, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Today show co-host Matt Lauer is formally retiring the NBC shows popular Where on the planet is Matt Lauer? segment after 10 seasons of globetrotting for the time being. On Fridays Access Hollywood Live, Billy Rose bush requested Matt live via satellite from Barbados if he was prepared to hang up the phone his traveling hat. Are you currently completed with Where on the planet without a doubt? Billy requested Matt. You realize, 10 seems like a much better number to finish on than nine did, and so i think so, Matt stated. I believe weve had a lot of fun. Weve visited 51 places all over the world. However, the veteran journalist left the doorway open for that segment to come back later on. It will get harder and harder to locate remarkable places, he stated. So, if weren't completely completed with it, were certainly likely to relaxation it for any good lengthy while and perhaps revisit it having a twist at some future date. Additionally to Barbados, the tenth and (possibly) final Where on the planet? trip saw the 53-year-old walking through The country, Malaysia, Europe and Namibia. It had been the second locale where Matt impressed Today audiences and the co-employees together with his extreme sports abilities because he beautifully skied lower the sand dunes across the countrys Skeleton Coast. I believe probably the most fun I'd was the sand-skiing, he told Billy. It had been a great way to start a few days. For the wedding moment of the trip, Matt stated Jungfraujoch, Europe, won him over. That reveal on Thursday from the top Europe 11,745 ft up only the trip available online for was absurd, he stated. But to face at this place and appear out within the glaciers and also the Swiss Alps that, I believe, was my personal favorite moment each week. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'Looking Forward to the Show': Billy Crystal Tweets He's Hosting Oscars

If Billy Crystal’s Twitter is to be believed, the funnyman has been tapped to replace Eddie Murphy as host of the Oscars in the wake of RatnerGate, as the comedian Tweeted today. “Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions,” read Crystal’s post. “Looking forward to the show.” An official announcement has yet to be made by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences either confirming or denying Crystal as host, and there’s a chance Crystal was just joshing with his adoring public. (But what kind of dick move would that be?) So take it as you will, and start getting used to the fact that no, the Muppets probably won’t be hosting the biggest night in Hollywood. At least, not this year. Previously: Brett Ratner Resigns as Producer of the Academy Awards Eddie Murphy Drops Out As Academy Award Host #embedly_twitter_18182480{background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 p a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_18182480 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@BillyCrystalBilly Crystal Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward to the showNov 10 via Twitter for iPadFavoriteRetweetReply UPDATE: The L.A. Times’ Steven Zeitchik Tweets confirmation: “Crystal’s tweet may or may have not been a joke. But we’ve confirmed with a source close to telecast. It’s Crystal.” [@BillyCrystal via AwardsDaily]

George Clooney Talks Sex, Politics and Farts in Moving Stone Interview

George Clooney is one thing of the anomaly. He's among the greatest celebrities on the planet, yet in some way handles to help keep his personal existence from the limelight. That's not saying he is not tabloid fodder -- you are certain to find some bit about Clooney within the broadsheets every day -- but, he's among the couple of celebs (The Actor-brad Pitt is yet another example) who's personal existence still holds some hint of mystique. This will make the coverage story on Clooney within the new problem of Moving Stone even more surprising. Inside it, the Oscar champion discusses sex, politics and the relationship with Stacey Keibler. Also, farts. The problem does not hit stands until Friday, but the best quotes happen to be launched. Let us try them out ahead. On getting his first orgasm: "'I accept is as true was while climbing a rope after i was six or seven years of age,A he states. 'I mean, nothing arrived on the scene, but the rest of the elements have there been. I recall dealing with the top rope, hanging from the rope, on and on, 'Oh, my God, this feels great!'" On his wacky spontaneity: "He's also pretty keen on farts, particularly when spending time with his pals. 'We think it's among the funniest things within the good reputation for mankind. Even the thought of a fart makes me laugh. Saying the term 'fart' makes me laugh. I've iFart on my cell phone. I've remote whoopee cushions. Farts. In my experience, there is nothing more amusing.'" On dating Stacey Keibler, an actress, model and former WWE wrestler keen on tweeting how great her existence is: "'She can perform whatever she would like,A he states. 'I rarely tell anybody what they must be doing using their existence.'" On his grooming and elegance habits: "'I'm minimal metrosexual cat you have ever met. I have didn't have my finger nails or toenails done, and I have cut my very own hair more than others have cut my hair,' Clooney states. 'On an honours-show day, I'm able to play basketball, use, have a shower and set on the tuxedo -- it requires me three minutes to use a tuxedo -- and become out of the door in fifteen minutes.AInch Read the entire article once the new problem of Moving Stone hits newsstands on Friday. For the time being, mind on to RollingStone.com for many awesome images of Clooney's photo aim for playboy, in addition to a picture of George like a kid. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Green Story' lands thesps

Paramyth Films has cast Malcolm McDowell, Louis Mandylor and Debbie Matenopoulos in biopic ''A Green Story.'' The trio joins Ed O'Ross, Shannon Elizabeth, Annabella Sciorra, George Finn and Alessandra Toressani in the Van Vlahakis story. Castings were announced Monday at the American Film Market. Written and directed by Nika Agiashvili, ''A Green Story'' chronicles the life of Vlahakis, a Greek immigrant who arrived in America with only $22 in his pocket and eventually founded Earth Friendly Products. The movie centers on the modern day Vlahakis, who is misdiagnosed with cancer and given two months to live. During this time, he reflects on his early life as an immigrant during the1950's and decides to push himself to the limit by closing one final business deal. Production began last week with principal photography taking place in Los Angeles, Chicago and Crete, Greece. Agiashvili will produce alongside John Edward Lee, Chadwick Struck and Deanna Plascencia. Zac Reeder and Glen Reynolds from Circus Road Films will represent the movie worldwide. McDowell is represented by Markham, Froggatt and Irwin and Chris Roe CR Management. Mandylor is repped by Erik Kritzer from Kritzer Levine Wilkins Griffin Entertainment and Matenopoulos by ICM and Marki Costello of Creative Management Entertainment Group. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

18 Films Submitted to Oscar's Best Animated Feature Race; What Can Win?

There’s good news and… well, more good news about this year’s race for the Best Animated Feature Oscar. First, the number of submissions — 18 — exceeds the minimum of 16 required for a year of five nominees. (Last year only netted 15 submissions, and thus three nominees, as if anybody was going to knock off Toy Story 3 anyway.) And with a soft year for the likes of both Pixar and DreamWorks Animation, that means the field is pretty wide open for the first time in a while. What can win? Here are your options: · The Adventures of Tintin · Alois Nebel · Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked · Arthur Christmas · Cars 2 · A Cat in Paris · Chico & Rita · Gnomeo & Juliet · Happy Feet Too · Hoodwinked Two! Hood Vs. Evil · Kung Fu Panda 2 · Mars Needs Moms · Puss in Boots · Rango · Rio · The Smurfs · Winnie the Pooh · Wrinkles One word: Rango. It’s the best-reviewed film on the list, it’s an international hit (with less than half of Cars 2 or Kung Fu Panda 2’s global gross, but exponentially more cultural goodwill), and it’s a rare chance for George Lucas — whose Industrial Light and Magic produced the revelatory animation — to throw his weight around in the awards ring. Tintin’s motion-capture stylings remain fraught with technical ambiguities about which the Academy is notoriously prickly, The Smurfs is half-live-action, and Disney’s otherwise weak crop of competition includes a 63-minute bonbon and one of the biggest flops ever. Rio, Puss in Boots and Happy Feet Too are probably locks for nominations as well. Chico and Rita has a solid shot to sneak in as well — not as a huge influencer by any means, but rather as the token foreign-language offering with a ’50s-era romance spanning Havana, NY, Las Vegas and beyond. Thoughts? · 18 Animated Features Submitted for 2011 Oscar Race [AMPAS] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.