Way down on the list of unexpected sequels we never thought would get made, the follow-up to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - a film that proved the elderly also like the cinema after it somehow grossed $130 million on a $10 million budget - might get two new cast members in the much younger Colin Firth and looks-amazing-for-her-age Helen Mirren: the Oscar-winning pair are apparently in negotiations to star and are "likely" to join the ensemble, an ensemble which shares an average age of around 79.
Because both Family Guy and The Simpsons share a mutual appreciation that Family Guy could only dream of sharing with South Park, creator Seth MacFarlane has signed on to guest star in an upcoming episode of Fox's landmark show. Add this, then, to the ever-expanding list of upcoming things that Seth MacFarlane will do, a list which includes hosting the Oscars and putting together a Family Guy movie.
Now that Family Guy has been providing you with cutaways of varying hilarity for well over ten years, the inevitable movie project was always on the cards. Well, Seth McFarlane - who was recently harassed by a group of UCLA students - has confirmed that movie version is in the works, hopefully one better than that straight-to-DVD thing about Stewie travelling back in time and finding out he was gay. Here's what McFarlane said:
Let this be a warning to everybody and anybody who posts things on the internet: it will be the end of you. That's what James Gunn has learned, anyway, after a two-year-old blog post in which he graphically describes how one might engage in sexual intercourse with various superheroes - fifty to be exact - has emerged from the lost pits of the internet cache, presumably to haunt his chances in directing the upcoming Marvel flick Guardians of the Galaxy. So much so that many fans have called for him to be thrown off of the job, apparently not seeing this extremely childish person as fit to helm a movie about a talking raccoon and his friend the tree.
Considering that it never stopped playing for what felt like the entire first half of 2012, it's not too surprising to learn that Gotye's twin-sided electro ballad "Somebody That I Used To Know" was the most played song on Spotify this year. The song, which you couldn't not hear if you turned on an electronic device or went outside into the street or visited a couple's karaoke bar, takes the form of an argument between two modern lovers, lovers who pent up their feelings and come to hate one another for being themselves. Thus goes 21st century life.
In this modern era, horror movies tend to struggle when it comes to granting audiences a satisfying conclusion. Afraid that movie-goers will leave the theatre disappointed if they're not shocked or surprised up until the very last moment, modern horror flicks tend to force the same ending upon audiences over and over again. You know how it goes: after the terrifying events that took up two hours of your time, the characters have seemingly made it out alive. Oh, wait. Just seconds before the credits roll, the monster or demon or threat or whatever was plaguing them is back, presumably putting them through the paces again or just killing them off for lack of a better idea.
If you've clicked on this article to simply skip to that part, then the clip is below for your viewing pleasure (we won't judge you). For other, more patient readers, we're proud to grant you a new clip from Judd Apatow's upcoming rom-com This Is 40 - a clip that just happens to include a bikini-clad Megan Fox. And, of course, we only refer you to said clip because of Megan Fox's obviously great acting in this scene, in which she makes jumping into a swimming pool in a bikini look exactly like it would in real-life. Great actress.
As Iron Man 3 inches ever closer to a theatre near you, the inevitable marketing campaign continues to whet our appetites. Today, we've been granted four brand spanking new photos, one of which grants us our first view of Rebecca Hall, who looks as though she might've made an ill-judged decision to go up against Tony Stark in his Iron Man suit or something. Look at her on the ground: all stunned and helpless and beaten. Aw, Rebecca.
Now that he's done being Gandalf for what promises to be last time, Ian McKellen has agreed to reprise another one of his most famous roles: X-Men's Magneto for Bryan Singer's upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past. Magneto, of course, was played by Michael Fassbender in X-Men: First Class (and will be again for this sequel), though given that the story is set between multiple time-frames, there's room for both versions of the character.
Although the world will forever associate Heath Ledger with his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight (well, and that one in A Knight's Tale), director Christopher Nolan recently admitted during a Q&A at New York's Lincoln Centre that he originally considered casting the actor as Batman. But according to Nolan, Ledger was simply unwilling to get involved in a silly comic book movie (A Knight's Tale was okay, though) and reportedly declined an offer to meet with the director to discuss the Batman role for Batman Begins.
