<![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, spiderman 4]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, spiderman 4]]> http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/spiderman4 http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/spiderman4 <![CDATA[Every Movie That's Old Is New Again]]> A cable nymph moves to the big screen, every movie ever is remade by the same guy, Dawson Leery rages against a storm like a be-bouffanted King Lear, and executive wife swapping.

United States of Tara actress Brie Larson has joined a few rumply others set to appear in Noah Baumbach's new film Greenberg. The film, about Ben Stiller moving to Los Angeles and being sad, features Larson as a "college-age temptation." [Variety] Meanwhile, your other favorite coquette, Mischa Barton, has been cast in the The CW's Ashton Kutcher-produced drama Beautiful Life. She'll play a "bitchy model type." If that doesn't feel risky enough for the capable thespian (though, why wouldn't it?), her character might wear glasses sometimes. [THR]

Move over, Guzinowski. Dave Kajganich is now the hottest writer in showbiz! He wrote the critically-acclaimed Invasion of the Body Snatchers rehash The Invasion, and now he's slated to pen a remake of Escape from New York and a redo of Stephen King's It. Might as well send him a check for $22 right now! [Variety] Another original and exciting project, Spider-Man 4, has been slated to debut on May 6th, 2011. Mark your calendars. [Variety]

New summer shows to keep you indoors, sweaty and miserable but at least vaguely entertained: The Philanthropist starring James Purefoy and Neve Campbell (still exists!), Merlin about magicks and long white beards probably, and The Storm about Jams van der Beek dealing with crazy machine-altered weather. Seriously. Also on the humid, sticky docket are reality shows like I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Outta Here!, long thought dead in anywhere but England, and something called The Great American Road Trip. So instead of taking that road trip yourself (which everyone should do at least once in their lives), just crack a cold one, point the fan at your crotchal region, and enjoy. [THR]

Fox and NBC are swapping drama execs, because one of them had a bologna sandwich and Zucker really likes those and that Capri Sun looks pretty good over there, so yeah that seems about fair. No takebacks. [THR]

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5169362&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Studio 8H To Smell Like Egg Salad And VapoRub]]> · John McCain will appear on SNL tomorrow, playing what we hear is his uncannily dead-on impression of David Archuleta in a planned sketch with musical guest David Cook. Good on McCain for managing to stay up that late, assuming he does! [Variety]
· Spider-Man 4 will be written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, giving this franchise a key into the snooty, UES-society-lady demographic that has been eluding it until now. [THR]
· Samantha Who? gets a back seven order from ABC. [Variety]

After the jump: Finally—an answer to your "Tatum O'Neal and Brigitte Nielsen starring in the same B-movie" prayers! Find out who else joins them.

· Tatum O'Neal, Tom Berenger and James Brolin join Brigitte Nielsen and Moon Unit Zappa in Last Will, an indie suspense drama we're predicting might have been better off casting unknowns. [THR]
· Bradley Whitford will star with Weeds's Romany Malco in NBC pilot Off Duty, a buddy cop comedy. [THR]

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5072706&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Partying With Dunst!]]> Having ended her relationship with Justin Long to pursue newer, more streamlined Macbooks, beloved Hollywood good-times gal Kirsten Dunst and friends partied Monday night away at La Poubelle—which, despite its name, Angelenos will recognize as a non-trashy hot spot on that little stretch of Franklin that mimics the look, pace, and feel of living in an actual city. With one flaccid ciggie dangling from her lips, the Spider-Man star and former Cirque Lodge resident appears to have overcome her sadness addiction, and is ready to tackle the world—and any impending, reluctantly embarked-upon tentpole sequel productions—one gin fizzie at a time.

More partying photos after the junst!


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]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5063915&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA['Spider-Man 4' Exclusive Accidentally Outs Closet Fangirl Nikki Finke]]> While regular Nikki Finke readers know she don't do geek, you'd be forgiven for assuming from today's column that she occasionally dabbles in dweeb: Watch as she churns a Spidey Wiki's worth of Peter Parker biographical material cross-referenced with the latest villain indexes into the mother of all Spider-Man 4 exclusives, its vital insider information fed to her in the basement of a Century City parking structure by an anonymous figure known only as Deep Flack.
The basics:
· Spider-Man 4, based on a screenplay by Zodiac writer Jamie Vanderbilt, is a go, with Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire on board.
· Kirsten Dunst's character is in the script, but hasn't yet signed on.
· The "black costume" won't return.
· They may shoot 4 and 5 back-to-back.
As for villains, well, we'll leave you now to Finke's capable deductive services:

I am told...that "once you find out who the villain is, you'll know who's playing it." That should lead to speculation that Dylan Baker's character of Dr. Curt Connors will ultimately turn into The Lizard as he did in the comic books.

There's one other character that's been set up but is a real longshot — Daniel Gillies, who plays John Jameson, the astronaut fiance of Mary Jane in Spider-Man 2. In the comics he becomes the villain Man-Wolf. Raimi has said in the past that he wants the best actors to play the villains in the movie, not necessarily the most famous.

And don't even get her started on The Kangaroo's back story! (Seriously, though—Philip Seymour Hoffman, if you're listening, you were born to play the part.)

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5046195&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA['Spider-Man 4' Walk-On Role Auction Nice Fallback Plan For Kirsten Dunst]]> If your acting career isn't going the way you had hoped, may we humbly suggest you kick start things by buying yourself a role in a summer superhero blockbuster? "But that's impossible," you're no doubt saying to yourself. "Hollywood is the quintessential meritocracy, where with nothing but hard work, talent, and some good luck thrown in, all your wildest fantasies can come true!" Well you keep telling yourself that. We'll be over here, emptying our 401k and cashing our Bar Mitzvah bonds to make sure we win this Spider-Man 4 VIP Experience eBay auction, a bounty including:

"A visit to the set of Spider-Man 4 (one shooting day)...A meet and greet with the cast (1 hour)...A walk-on/ extra role in the film for the auction winner only (Role and length of screen time to be determined by Sony Pictures)...

Designer outfits to wear to premiere for winner and guest from top designers (Designers to be chosen by Sony Pictures...Winner and guest may keep the outfits)"

As /Film points out, however, Spider-Man 4 hasn't actually gotten a greenlight yet. But presuming it does—who doesn't want to see how things played out after Tobey Maguire (or was it Topher Grace?) dirty danced with Kirsten Dunst (or was it Bryce Dallas Howard?)—we think this will be an experience you'll not soon forget, particularly if a sadistic PR exec insists your outfits be designed by Ace Uniforms, "Southern California's first name in quality caterwaiterwear."

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