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Emily Maynard Will 'Always Be in Love' with 'Bachelor' Brad
Sherwood Schwartz, Gilligan's Island and Brady Bunch Creator, Dies at 94
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 7 Sneak Preview
Sam Raimi Won't Direct New Evil Dead Flick, Find Out Who Will
Director Adam Shankman Uses Facebook To Find 'Rock Of Ages' Extras
Christian singles likely to find a match in Denver, dating site says
Video! Jonah Hill's Amazing Weight Loss
'Harry Potter's' Last Premiere, and Emma Watson's Secret Obsession
DMX Caught Sneaking Drugs Into Prison?
In the Bag: Warner Bros. Sponsors Comic-Con Swag Sacks Again
New Image For The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Debuts!
Le Butcherettes' Teri Gender Bender Talks Bloody Pig Heads, Malcolm X and Abuse
'Sister Wives' To Sue Utah Over Bigamy Law
Table Talk: 'Famous Food' strikes a new low; TV's food glut; the best celebrity-owned restaurants
Livid Lands at the Weinstein Companay
EXCLUSIVE: Julian Schnabel Talks Miral
The Big Wedding Adds Christa Campbell
Liev Schreiber, Jeremy Strong and Liv Tyler Join Robot and Frank
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Speedman Talks Barney's Version
The Evil Dead Reboot Gets Director Federico Alvarez

Emily Maynard Will 'Always Be in Love' with 'Bachelor' Brad

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:30 AM PDT

"The Bachelor" star Emily Maynard made an appearance on "The Bachelorette" Monday night to confirm her split with Brad Womack -- and explains her disappointment and regret. "I'll always be in love with Brad," she told host Chris Harrison in an emotional interview. "No one will ever hear me say a bad word about him, nor will I tolerate anybody else saying anything bad about him." Emily said she desperately wanted it to work out, to be married and have children with Womack, but the reality of the relationship hit home. "Maybe we didn't have what it takes to make it last." There are now rumors Emily is in talks to be ABC's next "Bacherlorette." Stay tuned...

Sherwood Schwartz, Gilligan's Island and Brady Bunch Creator, Dies at 94

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:14 AM PDT

Sherwood Schwartz, the Emmy-winning creator of Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, has died. He was 94.

Schwartz died Tuesday of natural causes in his sleep, surrounded by his family, TMZ reports.

A New Jersey native, Schwartz got his start writing for Bob Hope's radio program in 1939 before ...

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 7 Sneak Preview

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:46 AM PDT

There is a giant crucified Jesus hanging in Paddy's Irish Pub. Charlie (Charlie Day) thinks it's too big. Mac (Rob McElhenney), on the other hand, doesn't think it's big enough. He wants every patron's eyes drawn to it. It should be a part of every conversation. It should consume the room. "Okay," Charlie reluctantly agrees, "But no more blood, okay?"

Mac has spent the better part of the afternoon splashing down Jesus' porcelain white skin with red paint in preparation for Diandra's (Kaitlin Olson) Baby Funeral. There is something different about Mac. He has gained fifty pounds since we last saw him. He is huge. But the decorations in Paddy's prove to be a distraction from his own personal health issues. There are a number of folded chairs set up in front of a pulpit. One or two crusty regulars sip beer and wait for the upcoming memorial service that is about to be played out in a tax fraud scheme. A Scottish bagpipe player squeezes out a tearful dirge next to a giant poster of a baby. Its epitaph reads, "Barnabas Reynolds, 2010 - Too Soon."

Frank (Danny DeVito) and Dennis (Glenn Howerton) stand at the bar, casually sipping beers. Frank gives Dennis a cockeyed, offsetting grin, "This is dark." Dennis agrees, "Yes, Frank. This may be the darkest thing we've ever done." Unfazed by his own acknowledgement of the wrongness that is playing out in his disreputable establishment, Dennis leaves Frank to greet the Tax auditor at the door, where he proceeds to tell the woman, "Barnabas is now goofin' up stairs with the big guy."

Dennis is right. This may be the darkest thing that the gang has ever pulled off in their seven-year stint behind the bar of Philadelphia's least recognized drinking establishment. Though, as Danny DeVito describes it, "It's fun dark."

'The Gang Throws a Baby Funeral' will both put to rest the pregnancy story thread that ran throughout most of Season 6 last year, as well as comment on our country's current tax issues. Charlie Day explains why they had to explore Dee's character arc of being a surrogate mother one last time, "We did so much baby stuff last year, we were trying to figure out how to deal with it again this year. At first, we weren't going to deal with the baby thing at all. But then we thought it would be funny to put the baby thing to rest once and for all with a baby funeral. Then, just through our own process, the story became a little different. At first, it was just so that Dee would stop talking about babies, or doing any sort of baby thing. We just wanted her to move on."

The original apex of this episode explored Dee's post-partum depression, which was brought on by having to give up her baby. But through the usual process of kicking an idea around in the "Sunny" writers' room, it soon took on a life of its own and became something else entirely. "We are playing with that larger issue of what is going on with the government, and what is going on with our money when we give it to the government. And the people we elect to do things with our money. We are playing with that in this episode." Offers Glenn Howerton. Charlie Day continues this thought, "It is also about the parallel of how the government and the people communicate with one another. In an effort to communicate, communication often breaks down. It also says nothing, too."

This particular episode will cease any and all baby talk inside Paddy's Pub. Reallife husband and wife Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson don't plan on having another child anytime soon, either. If they do happen to get pregnant, Charlie doesn't believe it will be addressed within the confines of the show a second time, ""Honestly, I think we would just put Kaitlin in the Green Man suit and CGI in a normal body rather than have to deal with that in the writers' room again."

The Season 6 pregnancy called for an open narrative that spread throughout last year's entire thirteen episode run. A similar thing is happening with Season 7, only this time, Mac (Rob McElhenney) is pregnant with a giant food baby. The actor has gained more than fifty pounds, which will be a pysical attribute carried throughout the duration of this coming season. Glenn Howerton offers some insight into this connective tissue, "There is some serialized storytelling this year. Because of Rob's weight. There isn't a tremendous amount. We were forced to have that type of storytelling in Season 2, when we brought in Danny. It was never something we wanted to do, but introducing his character forced us to do that. And we enjoyed it. It's definitely challenging in a different way than doing what we normally do. Having each episode be its own individual story is challenging in a different way. You have very little time to wrap everything up. I like both styles of storytelling."

Danny DeVito enjoys this type of serialized storytelling, "Its kind of cool to have holdovers, even if the show as a whole isn't a direct serialized sort of thing. You just play back to the things you've done in the other shows. That is kind of funny. We go back and mention my whore wife, and the fact that she is dead. We rejoice in stuff like that. We get the continuum. That is nice."

Now let's address Rob's weight gain. Why would an actor take this upon himself? Was it sympathy weight gained while his wife Kaitlin was pregnant? If so, he's not admitting that fact. Instead, he saw it as a necessary character trait that could only be funny, "I was watching a popular sitcom, and I noticed how the actors were getting better looking as it progressed. I had never seen a sitcom in which the actors got worse looking. Which is a lot truer to life. And the lives that these characters lead. Here is a character that is always talking about putting on mass. All he does is eat shit and drink beer. He would eventually look like this. I thought that would be an interesting experiment. It seems to be working out."

"It has been disgusting watching him pursue this venture," Charlie Day admits. "Glenn and I were on the fence about it, just for his own personal health and safety. But it has definitely made Mac funnier. Because he still thinks he has the body of an Adonis. Everyday, (he's) been eating these ice cream, protein-filled shakes."

Pictures of Rob have been embargoed until the debut of Season 7 in the Fall, which may set your mind reeling, "Jesus, how big did Mac actually get?" Danny DeVito answers that question honestly, "He is huge now. The other day I went over to their house for dinner, and he was playing with the baby. I was afraid, man! There's this big monster whale ass cuddling with the baby. Tickling him and squeezing him. The kid looked like a goddamn pine nut compared to (him!)" What has been the method to Rob McElhenney's madness? "Eat! He is just eating! Cake! He always has something in his hand. He's always eating. Its ridiculous. You turn around, and he has a cupcake. You turn around, and he has a burrito, a chimichanga!"

Rob isn't worried, though. He will return to his normal size in Season 8, "My liver wouldn't be able to take it. I think (the weight is) going to fall right off. I have a lot of confidence. (I will miss) the gluttony of not having to think about it. Eating what I like. Drinking (what I like). Right now I am sucking on a sugar cube just to keep my blood sugar up. It's a fulltime commitment."

Frank is going to have his own fulltime commitment this fall as he pursues marriage in an ode to Julia Roberts and Richard Gere's most iconic romance, "We wrote an episode that is a realistic version of Pretty Woman. Frank proposes to a prostitute. It's the real life version of what that might look like." Glenn Howerton continues, "We had an idea for Frank deciding that he wanted to lock this one whore down. He would continue to pay her, but marry her. It was funny to us that this was the plot of Pretty Woman, but if it were real, what would really happen in that situation." Waiting's Alanna Ubach will play the whore in question, and Frank's Honeymoon might find them traveling to that fist-pumping local made so infamous by MTV.

"Oh, yeah! We are going to the Jersey Shore!" Charlie Day says enthusiastically. Danny DeVito is quit happy about this, especially after such recent planned road trips have not worked out well for the gang, "Yes, we are going to make it out of Philly!"Glenn Howerton jumps in, making sure we know that Frank and his new whore wife won't be locking horns with Snookie or The Situation, "I promise you, we worked very hard to make an episode where the characters go to the Jersey Shore, and its not an episode about those people from Jersey Shore. We wanted to put a different spin on it. We wanted to put our spin on it." Charlie Day continues, "It will be a refreshing, different look at the Jersey Shore itself. I won't say that there won't be some tanning going on, and some bejeweled clothing. Those guys are too easy of a target."

One thing we won't be seeing on Season 7 are the guys from Jackass, who were originally set to appear in an episode that would have revolved around the boys taking the gang to court. The decision to drop them from the Season 7 roster had absolutely nothing to do with Ryan Dunn's recent passing, which hit the cast and crew pretty hard, as they were all friends with Dunn. No, the decision came much earlier in the writers' room, when they realized they simply didn't have the budget for this particular episode.

"We had to push that episode, Unfortunatly. They were actually fine with doing it. It was the episode itself. It got a little too expensive." Explains Glenn Howerton. Rob McElhenney continues, "It was just a really big episode. And we thought, instead of having to cut things out of the script, we will just push it to next year, where we'll have the budget we want."

Charlie Day offers a hint of the storyline, "Everyone pictures those guys as maniacs who do that stuff all the time. And they come into our bar because they figure, if they go in there, they will get a little peace and quite. Thinking it's a fun prank on them, we savagely beat them to the ground. Then we get in a big nasty lawsuit with them. But you'll have to wait until our potential season 8 to see that." Going the cheaper route, the gang isn't without a good, honest idea to replace the void left by the Jackass crew, "We are (instead) attacking the media for sensationalizing everything. With 2012 coming up, we are tackling the apocalypse and super storms. Climate change. General frenzy."

And general frenzy includes a knock against Eden Wood, "We have one about a child beauty pageant." Glenn Howerton is genuinely excited for this particular episode, "The biggest challenge...It took us a long time to figure out how we were going to do this...We needed to figure out how and why all of these characters end up throwing a pageant. We didn't want to do something where everyone was like, "Oh, they decided to throw a kids' pageant." That is fucking ridiculous. So we had to figure out something. I don't know if I want to give away why..."

Charlie Day is quick to cut him off, "No! Don't give it away..."

Glenn agrees that you should just wait and watch the episode for yourself, "I think it's a good joke in the opener on as to how it happens. Suffice it to say, we end up throwing a kids' pageant."

"And we get kids because they have parents who like to leave their kids in these types of situations." Charlie adds begrudgingly, "Yeah, 'We're going to leave our kids alone in your bar? Absolutely! Is there a crown involved? Let's do it!'" Kaitlin Olson is quick to retort, "Pop those fake teeth in. Shut up!"

The gang isn't above selling themselves out, either. With past merchandising successes like Kitten Mittens and the Dick Towel, you can be assured that there will be another new Sunny product to shill this year. And its called: Chardeemacdennis! A singular board game that crams all of your other favorite board games into one! This fun new toy is actually the gateway into an episode the gang has wanted to do for quite sometime.

Glenn Howerton gives the backstory, "We talked about doing a whole episode that takes place in the bar this season. We hadn't really done a whole episode where the entire thing takes place inside the bar. We actually have an episode where it's kind of a rainy day. They don't know what to do with their day. They are kind of bored. They end up busting out this old game they invented a million years ago called Chardeemacdennis." Charlie Day explains it better, "They just mashed their names together. It was pre-Frank."

"The game is, we just mashed all of our favorite games into one. There are elements of Trivial Pursuit. Elements of Pictionary...It's a wild drinking game. The whole episode is of us playing a round of Chardeemacdennis. It all takes place in the bar. It is pretty fun. And its fun to play." And you can expect a couple of cameos stopping by Paddy's as well. Charlie Day is welcoming one of his Horrible Bosses co-stars back for a second go, as well as a few others, "Jason Sudeikis is back for a quick thing. We got Jon Polito, who is a great character actor. He comes in and plays Frank's long lost brother. The Kings of Leon make a brief appearance."

Glenn Howerton corrects his co-star, "It's not that brief. They're in the whole thing. They had that whole thing with Glee, where the show wanted to use one of their songs. It turns out they are not huge fans of Glee, but they are huge fans of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Ironically enough, the episode they are in has elements that are Glee-esque. Who else do we have? Lance Reddick is going to be in the same episode that Jon Polito is in."

Rob McElhenney teases, "There is another really big one that we're not allowed to talk about yet. It's a surprise one we will announce later this season.

It's a pretty famous guy. It's not going to knock you socks off, but you'll recognize the name." The gang offers this hint, it's not Barack Obama, nor is it Danny DeVito's good friend, musician Mike Patton, whom they've tried to get on the show for a while.

Who is this big secret star that It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has nabbed here in Season 7? Well, you'll just have to wait and see when the series returns to FX this September. In the meantime, stay tuned for an exclusive chat with the Paddy's Pub gang, as well as exclusive content coming soon from Comic Con 2011. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 7 airs this September.

Sam Raimi Won't Direct New Evil Dead Flick, Find Out Who Will

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Brett Ratner! Only kidding. Bloody Disgusting have unearthed who will step into Sam Rami's shoes for the new installment in the Evil Dead franchise.. In an exclusive scoop, we're told that Fede Alvarez (Federico Alvarez) is directing for Raimi's Ghost House Pictures and Madnate. The remake was announced way back in 2004. No word on casting or if Bruce Campbell will return. The site also reveal that Raimi will be on board as producer, and the movie will be a "quasi-remake". I assume that means it will tell roughly the same story but not EXACTLY the same, and hope beyond hoe that Bruce Campbell will be involved. Alvarez has only previously directed the very impressive short film Panic Attack! back in 2009. Check it out below. So what do you guys think of this news? Groovy? By TwitterButtons.com

Director Adam Shankman Uses Facebook To Find 'Rock Of Ages' Extras

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:30 AM PDT

Rock Of Ages director Adam Shankman has launched an appeal on Facebook.com to find extras for the movie musical. Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti and Catherine Zeta-Jones ar...

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Christian singles likely to find a match in Denver, dating site says

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:21 AM PDT

A Christian dating site picked Denver among its top five cities for meeting like-minded faithful.

Video! Jonah Hill's Amazing Weight Loss

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:25 AM PDT

Actor Jonah Hill surprised many when he showed up for the BAFTA "Brits to Watch" event Saturday looking decidedly thinner.

Hill, who told the L.A. Times he was unsure of how much weight he's dropped, revealed that he recently began working out and changed his eating habits because he "thought it was important to be healthier."

"It's not fun," he said of his efforts. "I wouldn't say it's the most fun endeavor I've ever taken on in my life, but it's important. And I'm enjoying it. If I eat something unhealthy now, I kind of feel a little weird and my body hurts." Hill is set to star in the upcoming film adaptation of the TV show "21 Jump Street," and the biopic "Moneyball" with Brad Pitt. Watch the trailer!

'Harry Potter's' Last Premiere, and Emma Watson's Secret Obsession

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Hundreds of Muggles lined up to catch a glimpse of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint walking the red carpet at the final, star-studded premiere, where Emma told "Extra," "This is almost more emotional for me because I know this is the last premiere I'm doing. This is really the last one."

Emma said her fans would probably be surprised to discover she loves to play ping-pong. "I'm amazing at table tennis. I'm like obsessed. It's kind of a nerdy thing I've been keeping that on the low, and I've been saving it for... [she checks the microphone flag] 'Extra'!"

Watson, looking stylishly glamorous for the big finale, said of her Bottega Veneta gown, "I made an effort. I figured all of these people were going to show up... I should put some time in."

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Radcliffe chimed in, "Emma got pretty emotional at the London premiere."

The actress replied, "Yes! We all did. J.K. Rowling finished me off with the last line of her speech" -- in which the author said, "Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home."

Radcliffe declared, "I was like, 'Oh Jesus!' But no, it's been 10 years, I think we certainly have the right to get a little emotional."

The final chapter begins... this Friday.

DMX Caught Sneaking Drugs Into Prison?

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:20 AM PDT

DMX's prison release has been postponed after law enforcement officials discovered he had been sneaking drugs into jail, according to a report. The rapper was set to be released from his Arizona ...

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In the Bag: Warner Bros. Sponsors Comic-Con Swag Sacks Again

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT

For the second year in a row, Warner Bros. is sponsoring the official swag bag of Comic-Con International. These roomy sacks, which also convert into a backpack, are free to all attendees at the July 20-24 event at the San Diego Convention Center and are perfect for toting goodies sold and given out at the event...

Director Julian Schnabel talks Miral, discovering the Rula Jebreal novel, working with Freida Pinto, the MPAA rating, his new Johnny Depp project, and more.

Julian Schnabel is a director that certainly doesn't rush into his projects. His 15-year career has spawned only four narrative features Basquiat, Before Night Falls, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and his latest cinematic venture Miral, which arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on July 12. Despite the lack of quantity in his work, there is no doubt he makes up for it in quality.

Miral, which is based on the novel by Rula Jebreal, centers on a young Palestinian woman who grows up in the safety of her orphanage, hidden from the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine. When she goes to teach at a refugee camp, she is exposed to the real world of her surroundings, while falling for a political activist.

I had the privilege to speak with director Julian Schnabel about his new drama Miral, and here's what he had to say below.

Can you first talk a bit about how you discovered Rula's novel and what attracted you to the story?

Julian Schnabel: I was in Italy and I was showing some paitings, and I met her there. She told me there was a script that had been written about her book, and asked if I'd take a look at it. She needed to sign off on it for some Italian production company. They were going to make a movie from her book, and I said, 'OK, I probably won't like it, but I'll look at it.' I read it and I didn't like it, but she didn't write it, it was somebody else's script that she was supposed to OK. I read it, and I thought it was probably based off a good book, so I asked her if I could read her book. When I read the book, I was pleasantly surprised because I thought the story and the girl's perspective on everything that happened to her was very poignant. When I read the book, I thought that was more like a script than the script. I just felt like I could be responsible for that material, and nobody else was going to make a movie like that, not where I was coming from. I wanted to make a movie from a Palestinian girl's point of view.

The novel is semi-autobiographical. Were there real-life instances that were incorporated into the film that weren't in the novel?

Julian Schnabel: Yes, there were, in fact. That's a good question. When her book was published in the United States, she added things that were actually not in the book in its Italian incarnation. There were things that came out when I interviewed her and talked to her about what she was writing and what she didn't write. It's funny. I'm reading this book by Nick Tosches called In the Hand of Dante and he writes, 'It's what we don't do that kills us, not what we do do.' So, I felt there were things that needed to be added there that might be very difficult for her to talk about or show, but, as a filmmaker, I felt like a detective who needed to present things in the most honest way possible.

I was shocked when I saw a photo of Rula. She's almost a spitting image of Freida Pinto. Was that casting almost a no-brainer? Were you even considering anyone else?

Julian Schnabel: I think it was a no-brainer. I actually had people question that at a certain moment, why did I pick someone who was Indian? It was so obvious, because when I first met Rula, I asked her if she was Indian. Danny Boyle put Freida on tape, where he played her father. They did the scene when he was sick, and I found it heartbreaking. I was crying while looking at the monitor. I thought this girl has a lot of love for her father and has a lot of soul. I thought she's be great, and she was. I loved working with her.

You shot this in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Can you talk about the importance of shooting in those locations, as opposed to trying to shoot it somewhere else?

Julian Schnabel: Oh yeah, absolutely. I also shot in Akko and Ramallah, all over the place. I actually shot very little in Tel Aviv. The way Sidney Lumet would say New York City is a character in his films, you needed to go there. I couldn't shoot this movie in Morocco. When those two girls are driving through that rocky landscape on the way to Jerusalem, you can't substitute something for that. I shot the scene where her mother is raped, in the house where it happened. When her mother was committing suicide, the young girl Yasmine Elmasri, who was playing her mother, told me she couldn't swim five days before we shot it. I got her swimming lessons and I had Rula swim out there and reenact her mother's suicide. It was pretty heavy, but I wanted it to be authentic.

Can you talk a bit about the MPAA's initial rating? There have been some filmmakers who haven't been successful in overturning the original rating. Can you talk about the decision to appeal?

Julian Schnabel: Well, the reason why they changed the decision is because they realized it was absolutely absurd. I mean, what's happening was the subject matter of the movie was so demanding for people, and it was a simple story, and I don't know why, but I guess it was. That's the reason why I made the film. They're talking about the rape scene and I can't remember what the other scene was, but the guy has underwear on when he stands up. You don't see anything. In fact, I had to explain to the little girl's parents that it's going to look like she saw something, but she's not even going to be in that shot, and they agreed. There wasn't anything that was R about the film. Showing it to them and being there with a new group of people, they all voted to change the ruling. It was pretty obvious, but I think the fact that it presented a Palestinian narrative really freaked people out, and particularly told by a Jewish person. The only way we're going to have peace is if we treat people like human beings, especially people like us who have suffered so much. I think that the rating that came out of it, had more to do with censoring the film, because I was very conscious of what I was doing when I was shooting it, and I was making sure it wasn't going to be an R rating. They agreed, but I just had to call everybody on that. Even when we showed the film at the United Nations, it was amazing that the American Jewish committee tried to get the President of the General Assembly not to show the film. They went to his office and tried to get him to stop the film from being screened there. It was amazing because other Jewish groups stood up and defended the film, which was great because all of the sudden there was a dialogue in the Jewish community. The film stayed around in New York for about six weeks. I knew from the beginning it was going to be a difficult topic, but why make a movie about anything else? I love the film and I had a great time doing it. It was worth all the trouble.

Is there anything you're currently working on or developing that you can talk about?

Julian Schnabel:Johnny Depp gave me a book called In the Hand of Dante. It's a great book and I'm just reading it now. Maybe in a couple of years we'll do this movie together. I'm not doing anything now. I'm painting now. I don't want to make a movie for awhile.

Is that your normal process, to space your movies out like that?

Julian Schnabel: Yeah, well if you look at the dates on all the movies... I do them when I'm ready to do them as an artist. Right now, I need to paint, I want to paint. If you would see where I'm sitting and talking to you from, I'm lying in a hammock looking at the sky through a bunch of trees which looks like I'm in Africa. I made it back from the battle. Every year I come back to this place in Montauk where I live. When I'm walking on the path between the studio and my house, I figure I've made it another year.

Finally, what would you like to say to anyone who didn't get a chance to see Miral in theaters, about why they should pick up the Blu-ray or DVD tomorrow?

Julian Schnabel: Well, if they like any of the other films I've made and are interested in my work as an artist and a filmmaker, I feel like they should watch it. I don't want to force-feed anyone. The name of a painting I once made was called Oar For the One Who Comes Out to No Fear. I think I needed to come out to understand something that we don't really know much about. I think it gives people another perspective, and I think there is some great acting in it also. If they have never been to Israel or Palestine, I think it will take them to a place they've never been before, and if they have been there, they'll recognize it.

Excellent. That's about all I have for you, Julian. Thank you so much for your time, and best of luck with your paintings and that new movie in a few years.

Julian Schnabel: All right, buddy.

You can pick up Julian Schnabel's Miral on Blu-ray and DVD shelves everywhere on July 12.

Miral was released March 25th, 2011 and stars Hiam Abbass, Freida Pinto, Yasmine Elmasri, Omar Metwally, Alexander Siddig, Ruba Blal, Willem Dafoe, Vanessa Redgrave. The film is directed by Julian Schnabel.

The Big Wedding Adds Christa Campbell

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:51 AM PDT

Christa Campbell has been joined the indie comedy The Big Wedding, starring Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Robin Williams, Amanda Seyfried, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton and Topher Grace.

Justin Zackham is directing the film in which Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton play a couple who pretend they're still married for the sake of their children, and realize it isn't an easy act to keep up.

Christa Campbell's character works in a hospital and attends to Katherine Heigl's character.

Production began Monday in Connecticut.

The Big Wedding comes to theaters in 2013 and stars Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried, Robin Williams, Topher Grace, Ben Barnes, Marc Blucas, Susan Sarandon. The film is directed by Justin Zackham.

Liev Schreiber, Jeremy Strong and Liv Tyler Join Robot and Frank

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 12:51 AM PDT

Liev Schreiber and Liv Tyler join up for Robot and Frank

Liev Schreiber, Jeremy Strong and Liv Tyler have joined the indie project Robot and Frank, starring opposite Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon.

Jake Schreier is directing the story of a young architect (Jeremy Strong) working to scan all the books at the library where he works when he's suddenly forced to go up against a man (Frank Langella) who plans to steal from the institution with his robot companion.

No production date has been set.

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Speedman Talks Barney's Version

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:24 AM PDT

Scott Speedman discusses his character Boogie in Barney's Version, working with Paul Giamatti, future projects, and more.

Scott Speedman was first introduced to American TV audiences with his role as Ben Covington on the hit TV series Felicity. He transitioned easily into film with roles in the highly underrated cop drama Dark Blue, the hit vampire adventure Underworld, and The Strangers. His latest movie is Barney's Version, which was released in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on June 28. I recently had the chance to speak with this talented actor over the phone. Here's what he had to say.

I was curious what are the first thoughts that go through your mind when you read for a character named Boogie?

Scott Speedman: (Laughs) Well, yeah, it sounds like a very fun part, right off the bat. I auditioned for that part specifically and I thought it would be a great part, just based on the name. I was very curious, to say the least.

There is such a wonderful cast here. Can you talk about your experience on the set and maybe some of the things you learned from these amazing actors?

Scott Speedman: The whole thing was really incredible. The first things we shot were in Italy. We all got over there and hung out a bunch. It was a really good experience to get there with Paul (Giamatti) and get that relationship down. It was something I was pretty nervous and excited about, getting to work with him. It was really nice to get there early and walk around with him. We did a movie a long time ago, but we didn't really have any scenes together. He's one of my favorite actors, though. He's great. I was very pumped to get to work with him.

Have you shot in Italy before? Can you talk about your experience over there?

Scott Speedman: No, not at all. Yeah, it was incredible. It's not every day you get to go to Rome and shoot a movie. It was very exciting and it's such a great city. All you have to do is set up the camera and the city does the rest for you. It was so incredible to be there.

Did you get into the original book by Mordecai Richler at all?

Scott Speedman: I did a bit. I thought, in some ways, we were making a bit of a different thing, with the characters going in different ways. I had auditioned for the role without reading the book, so I was getting a bit heady about it and decided to just let it go. I just concentrated on what I knew about the character.

I hear a lot of different approaches from actors, especially with adaptations or remakes. Some people don't like to watch the original movie or read the book, and some do.

Scott Speedman: Right. This was my first time working with a respected book and a popular book. There was just something about this world that I decided to just go with my instincts.

Can you talk about working with your director, Richard J. Lewis?

Scott Speedman: Oh, man. That guy works so hard. He's an extremely hard worker and very passionate. This is one of the first movies I've done where we've had serious rehearsals on, which is really helpful and beneficial when shooting the movie. Yeah, he was great and super-passionate. He really pushed me, specifically, to find the character, which was great in the end.

How much time were you given for rehearsal? Was the shooting schedule fairly tight?

Scott Speedman: It was pretty intense. In Italy, it was very intense. It was a bit of a run-around, getting all of that together. There was also a language difference to deal with, so it was pretty intense.

You've done quite a wide variety of movies throughout many genres. Do you look more at the overall story or the character, when choosing your roles?

Scott Speedman: For me, right now, it's really about finding a character that jumps off the page, that I have a kinship with right away when I read it. Story is obviously very important, and I don't want to neglect that, but if the character is exciting to me, if it's something I haven't done, and it kind of scares me, that's what I look for.

Is there maybe a scene or a moment on the set that will always stick with you when you look back on Barney's Version?

Scott Speedman: Those things are always tough to pick out just one thing. I think just hanging with Paul was a great thing for me, as an actor, just getting to be around him. Just watching him and getting to learn from him through osmosis was the most exciting thing for me. I don't have any great stories for you. It was a blast. He was a very funny and cool guy.

I see you have a few projects in the works right now. Is there anything you can say about any of these new movies?

Scott Speedman: I've been working on a bunch of stuff. I've done four movies in the last year and a half. Good Neighbours is coming out and I have The Vow coming out next year with Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams. I've got something with Mary Harron called The Moth Diaries. She's a great director.

Can you talk about your character in The Vow at all?

Scott Speedman: My character in The Vow is I'm Rachel McAdams' ex-fiancee. She loses her memory in the movie and she can't remember her current husband, Channing Tatum, but she remembers me, so she goes back to her old life and we kind of spark things up a little bit. It's a good character, a bit different than the stuff I've usually done, which was interesting for me to do. It was great to work with all those people.

Do you ever have any aspirations to go behind the camera?

Scott Speedman: Yeah, some day. I'd like to get more of this stuff under my belt. I still don't quite know what I'm doing here, so I'd like to figure all that out before I jump over there. I would like to, though, for sure.

What would you like to say to those who might be curious about Barney's Version, who didn't get to see it in theaters, about why they should grab the Blu-ray/DVD?

Scott Speedman: Well, you have a leading role from one of our best actors, and that's not something you see every day. It's a lot funnier than I think a lot of people think it is, but it's a great drama too. I just think it's a movie that we don't get too see all that often, so it's special that way.

Excellent. Well, that's my time. Thanks for talking to me, Scott.

Scott Speedman: All right, man. Thanks for the interview.

You can watch Scott Speedman as Boogie in the new dramatic comedy Barney's Version, which is currently available on Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.

Barney's Version was released January 14th, 2011 and stars Paul Giamatti, Macha Grenon, Paul Gross, Atom Egoyan, Mark Camacho, David Pryde, Paula Jean Hixson, Mark Addy. The film is directed by Richard J. Lewis.

The Evil Dead Reboot Gets Director Federico Alvarez

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:49 AM PDT

Federico Alvarez to direct The Evil Dead reboot

Evil Dead IV, which may simply be titled The Evil Dead, is a reboot/quasi-remake that has been gestating in the bowels of Hades since at least 2004. It seems that producer Sam Raimi, who wrote and directed the first three films in the franchise, is moving forward with this low-budget horror splatstick endeavor, and he has hired director Federico Alvarez to take the reigns.

Federico Alvarez, called Freddy by his friends and associated, is best known for his 5 minute short Panic Attack!, which features giant robots attacking Montevideo. He will make The Evil Dead for Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures and Mandate.

Apparently, Sam Raimi is in the Detroit, Michigan area with Federico Alvarez, hoping to cast The Evil Dead before he embarks on his own directorial endeavor Oz: The Great and Powerful. It has been rumored that Ash, an iconic character personified by the great Bruce Campbell, may be cast as a female in this adaptation.

Over the weekend, Bruce Campbell had this to say about the reboot.

"Believe in the remake, dog! The project is real. In the works. Cool as hell. Scary as hell."

Evil Dead IV is in development .