If you’re eagerly awaiting the sequel to The Hunger Games movie, this story is for you.  Lionsgate has released a few stills from The Hunger Games – Catching Fire, just to whet your appetite.

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Featured are images of Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) after their victory at the 74th Annual Hunger Games.  We also get first glimpses of some fresh faces, Finnick (Sam Clafin), and Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman).

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Forbes reports that Catching Fire is the most anticipated film of 2013, and analysts say that it could take the top box office spot for the year as well.   May the odds be ever in its favor.

More photos – and a new poster – follow.

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The much anticipated film Lovelace, starring Amanda Seyfried, makes its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next week.  A few teaser stills have been released, just to pique your appetite for this biopic of notorious porn star Linda Lovelace.    Here we see Seyfried as Lovelace, filming a scene with Harry Reems (played by Adam Brody).

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The movie tells the story of Lovelace’s rise to international adult film fame (engineered by her husband Chuck Traynor (Peter Sarsgaard)), her escape from his his abuse, and her later anti-pornography advocacy work.

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Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, Lovelace was written by Andy Bellin, and also stars Hank Azaria, Chris Noth, James Franco and Sharon Stone.

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The script of Scary Movie 5 reads like a tabloid history of Lindsay Lohan‘s life.  It’s filled with jokes about her house arrest ankle bracelet, sobriety monitoring device, car accidents, and even her bad movies.  But talk about her current legal problems and you go too far!  Lindsay is pissed, and here’s why.

The movie features a scene where Lilo screams in fear – while watching a clip of her 2005 movie Herbie Fully Loaded.  In the recently-released trailer, however, the film clip has been swapped for a clip of Lindsay walking out of court with the caption “PROBATION REVOKED.”  Which, you know, just happened for reals.

Well, according to The Daily Caller, Lohan’s not having it.  She’s got her lawyers checking into the matter to see if the switch constitutes a breach of contract.  Seriously?  We’re thinking she’s lucky she got any work at all (and apparently was paid quite well for just a couple of days of work).

Check out the trailer for yourself after the jump.  Does it cross the line?  Or has our Lilo made such a joke of herself that there are no lines left to be crossed?  Drop a comment and tell us.

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Australian funny lady Rebel Wilson has been tapped to host the 2013 MTV Movie Awards.

The actress who brought her irreverent sense of humor to her roles in Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect, will take the Gibson Amphitheater stage on April 13, 2013.  She’ll follow in the footsteps of past hosts Russell Brand, Andy Samberg, Lindsay Lohan, Aziz Ansari and Sarah Silverman.

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The MTV Movie Awards are known for fun and informal categories such as Best Kiss, Best On-Screen Dirtbag, and Best Fight.   Winners, who are decided by online voters, are presented with a Golden Popcorn statuette that resembles a box of movie theater popcorn.

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Wilson will surely draw on her previous hosting experience for the gig; in 2010 she took charge at the ARIA Music Awards, Australia’s version of the Grammys.

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The first full-length theatrical trailer for Disney’s The Lone Ranger, starring Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as John Reid/The Lone Ranger, has been released. If this preview is any indication, the film promises to be one exciting, over-the-top cartoonish ride. If it reminds you a bit of The Pirates Of The Caribbean, there’s a good reason for that: Ranger is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinski, who did Pirates as well as Rango. (He must like working with Depp as much as Tim Burton does.)

The trailer tees up a tale that stays close to the classic Lone Ranger origin story:  Reid is one of a group of Texas Rangers who are ambushed by outlaws.  Believed dead, he teams up with Tonto to “ride for justice,” a mission that the Native American spirit warrior gladly embraces for his own reasons.   From there, it’s one crazy thing after another:  Tonto and the Ranger racing ahead of an exploding tunnel of fire, gunfights, women dangling from trains, a locomotive smashing through unfinished train tracks and coming apart at the seams.

Verbinski recently explained what attracted him to the film:

“I have always been intrigued by characters who exist at times of monumental change.  They are somehow cast against the events that engulf them and magnified. The Lone Ranger is a story of two outcasts bonded by adversity at a time when the lines between right and wrong have become blurred.  With no well defined beacons to aid them, and no tribe to return to, they are a glorious pair of misfits: A band apart.”

Ranger kicks off next year’s summer movie season, opening on May 31, 2013.  Check out the full trailer after the jump.

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Anne Hathaway scored the cover of December 2012 Vogue, and she looks absolutely glam.  Her cover shoot is sophisticated and artsy all at once, and – bonus – there’s a photo of her in her wedding dress.  Hathaway chats with the magazine about her upcoming movie, Les Misérables.  In the film, she plays the impoverished Fantine, who turns to prostitution to support her illegitimate daughter, and tragically dies of tuberculosis.  The actress chopped off her hair and lost 25 pounds for the role, becoming “consumptively thin.”  And yet it was worth it, she says, to play the character she first saw portrayed by her mother, Kathleen, who was the understudy for Fantine in a touring production of Les Mis.   She was seven years old, she told Vogue, and

“…I just sat there sobbing.  And I don’t think it was just because I was watching my mother die, though that was definitely part of it. I was just so moved and felt so connected to her and the music and the whole production. I’ve been in love with the show ever since.”

Some other highlights of Hathaway’s interview with Vogue:

On knowing she’d secured the role of Fantine:  “I knew that someone was going to have to go in there and do something pretty special to unseat me.  Sometimes you leave a room and you feel like maybe you’ve left the door open a crack. This time, I knew that I had slammed it shut behind me.”

On achieving her extreme weight loss:  “I had to be obsessive about it—the idea was to look near death.  Looking back on the whole experience—and I don’t judge it in any way—it was definitely a little nuts. It was definitely a break with reality, but I think that’s who Fantine is anyway.”

On stepping into her mother’s former role:  “I’d feel a little silly and overly dramatic to say that this feels like destiny.  But to have this come full circle in such a spectacular way—it’s making me very happy.  OK, it feels a little like destiny.”

Les Misérables hits theaters on December 20.  More photos from the article, as well as a lovely shot of Hathaway on her wedding day, after the jump.

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The Rolling Stones have been rocking out for 50 (FIFTY) years now, and depending on your age, that statement will either make you reach for your Geritol, have an acid flashback or roll your eyes.   HBO celebrates the band’s musical longevity with the documentary CROSSFIRE HURRICANE, which premiered last night at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York.  The film was executive produced by The Stones themselves – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood – and promises “intimate insight” into the band’s world.

Catch CROSSFIRE HURRICANE on HBO, Thursday, November 15, at 9:00 pm.

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Director Michael Bay has one final Transformers movie in him, and he’s counting on actor Mark Wahlberg to help him make it great.

Wahlberg has been confirmed to star in the next film in the sci-fi action franchise, Transformers 4.   Bay credits a bit of false gossip for his casting decision.  He and Wahlberg were shooting the upcoming film Pain and Gain when a rumor surfaced that they were teaming up for T4.  Bay denied it, but admits it got him thinking.

“I had such a great time working with Mark on Pain and Gain, and he gave such a great performance – well let’s say that very internet chatter gave me some ideas.  I’m so fired up to be back working with him. An actor of his caliber is the perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers‘ legacy.”

Don’t expect the Boogie Nights actor to take over the role of Sam Witwicky where Shia LaBeouf left off, though.   Upon last year’s release of Transformers 3, LaBeouf said he thought the character’s time was up.

“I don’t think there’s anywhere to take Sam really. Nobody really cares about Sam anymore. He has no purpose. He saved the world twice and has sort of been thrown to the side. This is a dude who used to validate himself on his involvement with these robots, (but) these robots no longer need him.”

Bay says the script for Transformers 4 is in development, and fans can expect to see it in theaters on June 27, 2014.

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The cast of Cloud Atlas made a stop in Berlin on Monday to celebrate the film’s European premiere.  Halle Berry showed off her famous curves and a lot of leg as she walked the red carpet in a black column dress by Helmut Lang.   Her look was simple and uncluttered, accessorized with swingy earrings, silver cuff bracelets and a pair of strappy silver heels.

Berry and her Cloud Atlas co-star Tom Hanks appeared on the goofy German talk show Wetten, dass…? to promote their film.  They were quite perplexed by the show’s signature celebrity-sponsored challenges.  Hanks explained his experience:

“Let me sum it up in one sentence – at one point I was standing around with a cat hat on my head and watched as the host hopped around me. I don’t think anyone… wanted to be there for three, four, five hours. How long did it last in the end? But hey it was fun nonetheless.”

That’s the spirit!

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Eva Mendes made an appearance at AFI Fest for a special screening of her upcoming movie, Holy Motors.  She looked chic in a black lace dress and matching heels.

Directed by Léos Carax, Holy Motors is the story of Monsieur Oscar, who one night takes a ride through lifetimes… in a white limousine.   It makes its U.S. release this weekend.

More views of Eva Mendes after the jump.

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