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Channing Tatum: Orphaned Killing Machine

Seth — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:30:32 EST

· 2 Dance 2 Flyiest star Channing Tatum was cast in The Brotherhood of the Rose, about two orphans raised by a CIA operative to become orphan-killing-machines. It's only loosely based on Maddox Pitt-Jolie's life. [Variety]

· Speaking of orphans, Variety printed a photo of a chocolate-dipped one today in reporting the Slumdog controversy—three days after "mudslinging...bloggers" already broke the story. Keep the poop-dipped flame alive, guys. [Variety]
· A heavily in-demand Emily Blunt may have to pull out of Iron Man 2—in which she was to play Black Widow—to honor a Fox option that would require her to star in Gulliver's Travels. Hmm...being a busty Soviet superspy or a Lilliputian love interest to a colossal Jack Black. It's like our fantasy dilemma! Don't make us choose! [Variety]
· DreamWorks is giving Shrek's Puss in Boots his own spinoff movie, in which that gag where he gets whatever he wants by gripping his hat and turning himself into a giant-eyed Keane painting will be employed numerous times. [THR]
· Comedy-crazy ABC greenlit Lauren Graham pilot Let It Go, about "a self-help guru who...fails to follow her own advice when her perfect boyfriend dumps her." [THR]

Emily Blunt Rumored For Umpteenth 'Iron Man 2' Villain

Kyle Buchanan — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:01:54 EST

Iron Man formula: less Sam Jackson, more Emily Blunt. [Variety]

Benicio Del Toro, English Entrails Star in Stirring New 'Wolfman' Clip

STV — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:30:00 EDT

With the hazy, nut-hugging memory of Comic-Con thankfully behind it, the world has begun to take stock of the actual news that came out of San Diego last weekend. But perhaps the biggest story broke today as an erstwhile fanboy overcame his quivering long enough to capture this preview of The Wolfman, Benicio Del Toro's riff on the hairy horror classic. The (mildly spoiling) touchstones are all there for a hit in the making: tortured brooder Del Toro slashing top-hatted limeys; Anthony Hopkins's furrowed, torch-lit brow; Hugo Weaving getting out of a carriage; Emily Blunt in soft-focus peril; and surprisingly grisly flashes of the title character's prey. Seriously, this looks pretty good (the movie, not the video) but don't get us wrong — it's no Red Sonja. Really, though, what is? Judge for yourself after the jump. [TrailerAddict via /Film]