Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco Joins I, Hop

Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco Joins I, Hop: "

Kaley Cuoco (who plays the character Penny in The Big Bang Theory) has signed on to star alongside Russell Brand in the Easter Bunny comedy I, Hop. Described as “the world’s worst houseguest,” Brand plays an Easter Bunny who is accidentally injured by an unemployed slacker played by James Marsden, who is then forced to take the holiday creature in until he recovers. As one might expect, wacky hijinks ensue, and both characters eventually “learn what it takes to finally grow up.” Yawn.

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Secret Flynn Lives Meet-Up Prior to Tron Event in San Fran!

Secret Flynn Lives Meet-Up Prior to Tron Event in San Fran!: "

First, as a reminder, if you live in (or near) San Francisco, you should attend the big press conference event for Encom being hosted by Alan Bradley at Justin Herman Plaza this Friday night at 8PM! Second, there are few ARG updates for Tron Legacy on the Flynn Lives site that we should point out, especially if you want to help 'disrupt' that aforementioned press conference. The Flynn Lives group is organizing what they're calling an 'awareness campaign' and have announced a secret meet-up before the event for any and all Flynn supporters in the Grand Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency from 6:15PM to 7:45PM this Friday.

A post in the discussion forums says: 'An old friend of mine hooked us up with a meeting spot right next to the event. We've got the Grand Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency from 6:15-7:45. Bring your Encom badges if you have them - if not - come anyway. We need as many people as we can get to help!' Another post says that 'that Encom event is bigger than we thought.' Definitely sounds like something big is going down on Friday night at this press conference and I don't think it's just going to be a basic product announcement. We'll be there, I hope everyone else will be, too (and come anyway even if you don't have an Encom badge)!

In last week's new viral update, we featured an interview that IGN did with Encom's 'Executive Consultant' Alan Bradley (played by Bruce Boxleitner in both movies). In that, he talked briefly about the upcoming event and all the latest with Encom, but apparently that interview was heavily edited. MovieViral links to a full unedited version of that interview (embedded below) that contains some talk about Kevin Flynn and the Tron game and more. The video was discovered in the employee intranet email for certain users, which is a whole separate part of the viral. There's also a password cracker for that intranet that fans have discovered.

Anyway, we're expecting quite a big, extravagant event on Friday night in San Francisco, and we'll be there to support the Flynn Lives guys (screw Encom!) and get video of it all with our Flip Cam (if possible). Stay tuned for updates later this week and if you're in the San Fran area, be sure to attend, even if you don't have an Encom badge. In fact, bring as many people as you can - the more the better! See everyone Friday night!

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Stuart Beattie's Tomorrow: When the War Began Teaser Trailer

Stuart Beattie's Tomorrow: When the War Began Teaser Trailer: "

Damn, that was quick! It was last June when we first reported that Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie would be making his directorial debut with an adaptation of Tomorrow: When the War Began, a series of young adult novels from down under. I didn't expect them to shoot and finish this so quickly, but here it is. YourMovies.com.au has debuted the very first trailer for Tomorrow: When the War Began, which plays like an Aussie version of Red Dawn about a group of kids who find out that there country has been invaded and must fight back with whatever they can find (including machine guns). This actually looks pretty good!

Watch the teaser trailer for Stuart Beattie's Tomorrow: When the War Began:

When their country is invaded and their families are all taken, eight unlikely high school teenagers band together to fight. The cast includes Rachel Hurd-Wood, Phoebe Tonkin, Caitlin Stasey and Lincoln Lewis.

Tomorrow: When the War Began is both written and directed by Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie, who is making his directorial debut with this film after writing scripts for all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Collateral, 30 Days of Night, and G.I. Joe. It's based on John Marsden's popular series of books of the same name. This was funded by Paramount Vantage and hits theaters in Australia on September 2nd this year, but doesn't have a US release date at all yet, sotay tuned for more updates! How does it look?

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Big Iron Man 2 Viral Update: Nifty Stark Expo 2010 Website

Big Iron Man 2 Viral Update: Nifty Stark Expo 2010 Website: "

Ever since Stark Industries started accepting job applications last July, we've been waiting for an Iron Man 2 viral to kick off. Although this new website isn't necessarily connected to that original site, it looks like this is the only big viral element of Iron Man 2's online marketing campaign that we'll see. A brand new website for the Stark Expo 2010 has launched at starkexpo2010.com and it contains some pretty nifty photos, graphics, and a plenty more. There's a little bit of interactivity and it's pretty cool to check out, but besides that I don't think this leads to any other viral websites or anything else exciting. Read on for more details.

The site says the opening date is May 7th, 2010 which is not-so-coincidentally the same day Iron Man 2 arrives in theaters nationwide. There's a fairly awesome gallery of photos (rather, concept art images) if you click on the may box in the middle of the site. And there's also a teaser video and interactive 3D map of the expo area for those of you planning out where you're going to spend time once you get inside. If only they were actually planning on opening this expo for real, that would be awesome. Sadly, I think this website is just a virtual tie-in to the expo in the movie, which we're guessing plays a very important part in the plot.

As far as we know, no one else has found any hidden clues on the site anywhere, but there maybe some out there, so start looking around. I've included some of the concept art photos from the gallery below as well. Head over to the website and let us know if you find anything cool hidden on there (or anywhere else on the web) related to Iron Man 2. There's only 38 more days left until the sequel arrives in theaters everywhere!

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Sam Worthington Confirms Involvement in 'Dan Dare' Movie

Sam Worthington Confirms Involvement in 'Dan Dare' Movie: "

Earlier this month we reported on a casting rumor that Aussie actor Sam Worthington would be playing Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future in an upcoming adaptation of the sci-fi British comic book series about the chief pilot of the Interplanet Space Fleet. I didn't think the news was false, however it's always good to get solid confirmation from the person involved. MTV talked with Worthington recently, who confirmed that he is involved with Dan Dare as well as another comic book adaptation called The Last Days of American Crime (first reported last November). Best of all, he seems pretty damn excited about taking on Dan Dare.

''Dan Dare,' same type of thing — we're seeing how they're going to develop it and where they want it to go,' he said. 'I'm at that stage now where I want to do movies where I get my $16 worth. … Something like 'Dan Dare,' there was something in the reboot by [Garth Ennis] that was amazing.'

If he enjoyed the series enough and feels like a Dan Dare movie could be one that is worth paying $16 for, then I'm all for it, too. That reboot he's talking about is a reboot of the comic that launched in 2008 through Virgin Comics (pick it up on Amazon). Introduced in 1950, the property is one of the UK's most successful comic series ever and is described as a British version of Buck Rogers. Originally, no writer or director was attached, but I have a feeling they have a script or spec at least, or else Worthington wouldn't be speaking so enthusiastically about this. I'm not even sure why, but I'm pretty damn excited about this adaptation as well.

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Stephen Dorff Joins War of the Gods, Possible Title Change?

Stephen Dorff Joins War of the Gods, Possible Title Change?: "

Slowly but surely the cast of the Greek mythology epic War of the Gods has been growing and it sounds more and more intriguing. Now Variety reports Stephen Dorff (Public Enemies, Blade - seen above) will join Kellan Lutz, Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke and Freida Pinto in the Tarsem Singh (The Fall) directed film, which tells the story of Theseus, a warrior (Cavill) who leads his men into battle with immortal Greek gods to defeat evil elder gods of the Titans in order to save mankind. Dorff will play Stavros, a master thief who joins him on his quest. There's also rumblings (via SlashFilm) that it may now be titled Dawn of War.

Though it sounds a bit generic on paper, Singh's enthusiasm and talk about his style and approach to the film definitely makes it sound pretty killer. Tarsem explained a bit to Empire back in January of this year:

'It's turning into, basically, Caravaggio meets Fight Club. It's a really hardcore action film done in Renaissance painting style. I want to see how that goes; it's turned into something really cool. So it's a bit like Baz Luhrman doing Romeo + Juliet in Mexico; it's just taking a particular Greek tale and half contemporising it and telling it.'

That sounds pretty awesome to me. But we'll be waiting until November 11th, 2011 (yes, 11/11/11) before we see it in theaters - as that release date was recently set by Universal. After all, this Renaissance painting presentation is going to take a lot of time to perfect in post-production and will be an effects bonanza not entirely unlike 300 or the new Clash of the Titans (due out this weekend). Though, I'll admit the cast leaves a little something to be desired, Singh is a fantastic up-and-coming filmmaker, and having him behind this project rather than another big name director makes it all the more intriguing. Anyone else interested?

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Anna Faris Drafted in New Line's Remake of Private Benjamin

Anna Faris Drafted in New Line's Remake of Private Benjamin: "

It looks like Goldie Hawn is the key to a new trend in remakes. Not only did we recently learn that Jennifer Lopez is moving in on a remake of the romantic comedy Overboard, but now Risky Biz reports New Line is looking to remake the 1980 comedy Private Benjamin with Anna Faris starring. Amy Talkington (that sounds like a made up name) is in line to write the script which will be a new take on the story of a spoiled woman who joins the Army after her husband dies during sex on their wedding night. Believe it or not, this is a well-respected comedy that was one of the top grossing films of 1980 and even got Hawn an Oscar nom.

Even the screenplay (co-written by Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer and Harvey Miller) was nominated for an Oscar that year, and it sounds like this remake will tread softly in following their footsteps. Risky Biz reports that the new take will set the story in contemporary times with modern wars as the backdrop, but they don't want to poke fun at the men and women in the service or take political potshots (obviously), but rather stay focused on the empowerment elements and build on the fish-out-of-water comedy. This is another in a big push of remakes of older comedies from New Line and Warner Bros, who also have a reboot of the National Lampoon's Vacation series on the way, not to mention a Police Academy remake. But does anyone care?

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