Jean Claude Van Damme suffered a minor heart attack on the set of his new movie Weapon in New Orleans.  Van Damme just turned the big 50.

He was hospitalized briefly then went home to Belgium to finish his recovery.  The movie will remain on hold until Van Damme is ready to return.

Get well soon Jean!

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Mark Wahlberg has been offered the role of The Crow in the upcoming remake of the 1994 film that starred the ill-fated Brandon Lee.

Bloody Disgusting has confirmed exclusively that Mark Wahlberg was offered the lead role in Relativity Media’s The Crow

Really? Mark Wahlberg? Really? A remake? Pure disappointment here, what are they thinking? Trying to capitalize on Emo? I sincerely hope he turns it down. What do you think?

Source: Bloody Disgusting

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Here’s the official poster for the upcoming Justin Bieber movie, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.

Looks like he’s wearing lip gloss. All I can say about the Justin Bieber craze is… why?

Source: IMP Awards

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These certainly aren’t the most interesting pictures we’ve ever seen of Kristen Stewart.  But they did catch my eye because of her gorgeous complexion.

HUGE Breaking Dawn Casting News!!!

Kristen is pretty low maintenance girl, a lot like her character, Bella in the Twilight series.  But man, she can be.  Her skin is perfection!

The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide

Kristen was seen arriving at the ABC studios prior to her appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly in NYC when she stopped to give a few fans an autograph.  Girl is chill.

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Here’s an odd piece of news, Piranha 3D is getting a sequel entitled Piranha 3DD.

Deadline is reporting that Dimension Films has begun speeding the sequel through production so that they may have another film ready to go by next summer. Given the ridiculous titlePiranha 3 DD (I think it has something to do with boobs), the studio has hired Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan – the writers behind Saw 3D – to handle the script and John Gulager to direct. All three of the new hires worked together on the horror film Feast, which was the winner of one season of the show Project Greenlight.

Piranha 3D was a very entertaining piece of randomness, I’d be up for more. Hopefully they can pull off more of the same without sliding into pure badness.

Source: Cinema Blend

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Big Brother 10 star, Steven Daigle who turned into a raunchy gay porn star was arrested last night after a viewing party for his appearance on The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Big Brother – Steven Daigle XXXposed Porno Has Arrived

Steven “and friends had gathered earlier to watch his appearance on the Real Housewives Of Atlanta” and “fellow porn star Trent Locke approached Daigle at The Abbey and instigated a fight.”

Daigle is being held on $20,000 at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.  I think this is what we can classify as a total, classic b*tch fight… yes?

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Ben Affleck has been flexing his directorial muscles these days, most recently with his hit film The Town. Offers are rolling in for him to direct another film. Now he’s set up to direct a long delayed film called Replay.

Replay, a Jason Smilovic-scripted adaptation of a Ken Grimwood novel. The protagonist is a 43-year old radio journalist who dies, wakes up in his 18-year old body, and gets to relive his life over and over, getting the opportunity to take roads he passed up the first time around. The book was published in 1989, and Lee Rich first set it up as a movie back then.

After the strong grosses and acclaim for The Town, Affleck is being offered a lot of stuff to direct. He is still keen on The Trade, the Dave Mandel-scripted film based on the 70s wife swap of New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich, Affleck is indeed interested in Replay, and in playing that starring role. He just met with Smilovic and Goldsmith Thomas, and gave them a bunch of notes. Smilovic has gone back to do another pass. Affleck won’t decide his next picture until that and The Trade get new drafts. Then he’ll choose between them.

This premise is really interesting, it reminds me of Groundhog Day. It’s certainly going to be a challenge, but I think he’s up for it. I’m far more impressed with him as a director than an actor.

Source: Deadline

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The Real Housewives of Orange County is going to have another “wife” that’s not actually married. Vicki Gunvalson is done with her husband, Donn Gunvalson and has filed her divorce papers with the O.C. Superior Court.

Real Housewives Of Orange County – Vicki Gunvalson Escaped The Abuse

The couple has been married since 1994, renewed their vows last year, and have finally reached the end of their marriage rope.  So now they should be legally divorced by April 2011.  Congrats?

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Here’s the final poster for the upcoming film Tron Legacy.

It’s certainly a throwback to iconic poster styling. I hope the movie manages to pull off more than special effects and can stand on it’s own story-wise.

Source: IMP Awards

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Here are today’s Backseat Birthday shout outs!

1950 – Tom Petty (singer, musician) – 60
1956 – Danny Boyle (filmaker, producer) – 54
1958 – Viggo Mortensen (actor) – 52
1971 – Dannii Minogue (singer, actress) – 39
1971 - Snoop Dogg (rapper, actor) – 39
1979 – John Krasinski (actor) – 31
1988 – Candice Swanepoel (model) – 22

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