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Apparently ringing in 2011 got Sienna Miller in the holiday spirit because Variety is reporting that she is the latest actress to sign on for Garry Marshall's "New Year's Eve."

Warner Bros. would not confirm Miller's casting, but did say that Jessica Biel, Abigail Breslin, Robert De Niro, Ashton Kutcher, Hilary Swank, Til Schweiger, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry and Zac Efron are locked and loaded for the star-studded flick. "Glee" starlet Lea Michele, "Modern Family" actress Sofia Vergara and Marshall staple Hector Elizondo are also rumored to be on board for roles.

The film follows a group of New Yorkers who navigate their way through intersecting romantic situations on New Year's Eve. Though the movie is a thematic follow-up to Marshall's previous ensemble flick "Valentine's Day," returning actors Kutcher and Biel will not be reprising their previous roles. The specifics of Miller's character have yet to be revealed. Read more...

Tags Garry Marshall, New Year's Eve, Sienna Miller, til schweiger

Robert Pattinson's time playing brooding vampire Edward Cullen is drawing to a close -- he's filming the saga's two-part finale "Breaking Dawn" as we speak -- but it doesn't appear the young actor's career is going to fizzle anytime soon.

He's already wrapped the lead role in the eagerly anticipated movie adaptation of the bestselling novel "Water for Elephants" (due in theaters April 22), and now Deadline is reporting that R.Pattz has snagged the lead in writer-director David Cronenberg's latest film "Cosmopolis."

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Tags Cosmopolis, david cronenberg, robert pattinson, the twilight saga breaking dawn

You know you've had a pretty painful-to-watch awards show when Kristen Stewart's acceptance speech doesn't make the list of most awkward moments. Last night's People's Choice Awards had plenty of cringe-worthy moments, and since half of the awards given out weren't even showed during the televised show, we feel like we could have gotten away with waiting until the winners were released online last night and been fine with it.

The show started out on the wrong foot, with the red carpet hosts not recognizing stars like Cory Monteith, Maggie Q and Shane West while they were interviewing them. Things only got worse when Queen Latifah took to the stage as host, and it all went downhill from there. Hit the jump to see our picks for the five most awkward moments from last night's awards show. Read more...

Tags Kristen-Stewart, neil patrick harris, people's choice awards, queen latifah, Twilight

Like a big heaping bowl of Kraft macaroni and cheese (soon to be hocked by the Homeless Man With the Golden Voice!), the People's Choice Awards are pure comfort food for the entertainment-consuming soul. You can count on them to deliver a fun, star-studded evening where the movies, actors, musicians, etc. that you want to win actually do win -- probably because, you know, it's the fans that vote and determine the victors.

The 2011 PCAs, held Wednesday night in Los Angeles, were no different. Perennial winners "Twilight" and Johnny Depp dominating once again. The "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" nabbed honors for Favorite Movie and Favorite Drama Movie, while the eye-pleasing "Eclipse" trio of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner took home the award for Favorite Onscreen Team. Read more...

Tags adam sandler, awards, Grown-Ups, iron man 2, jackie chan, johnny depp, Kristen-Stewart, people's choice awards, robert pattinson, Taylor Lautner, the karate kid, the twilight saga eclipse, Twilight, zac efron

When James L. Brooks first conceived of his 1994 dramedy "I'll Do Anything," he saw it as an old-fashioned movie musical. And so he commissioned musicians such as Prince, Carol King and Sinead O'Connor to write original songs and tapped Twyla Tharp to choreograph a series of song-and-dance numbers for the film. Sounds great, right? Well, test audiences absolutely hated it. And so Brooks recut the film -- which stars Nick Nolte as a down-on-his-luck actor forced to care for his 6-year-old daughter when his ex-wife goes to jail -- excising every single one of the musical sequences in the processes.

Brooks fans have long wanted to experience this long-lost director's cut, but sadly it has never seen the light of day in theaters or on home video. So when MTV News recently caught up with brooks at the press day for "How Do You Know," we took the opportunity to ask him when -- if ever -- we'd be treated to a version of "I'll Do Anything" with all the original musical numbers intact.

Alas, the answer is probably not. "I wanted to do it, and then I couldn't get the rights," Brooks confessed. Read more...

Tags How Do You Know, i'll do anything, james l brooks, nick nolte, Prince

It looks as though McG will be conjuring up the dead for his next film.

The "Charlie's Angels" and "Terminator Salvation" director is in negotiations to helm "Ouija," Universal Pictures' planned adaptation of the classic Hasbro board game, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"The Crazies" director Breck Eisner had also been up for the gig, but McG reportedly won over Universal with his vision for the film. Though plot details are scarce, "Ouija" is being billed as an "Indiana Jones"-meets-"The Mummy" four-quadrant (appeals to men and women, young and old audiences) supernatural adventure focusing on a family... which presumably uses the titular board to unleash some manner of evil that they must then combat. Read more...

Tags Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, mcg, Ouija

Gareth Edwards certainly knows his "Monsters," and now he's moving up in the world. After wooing critics at SXSW and Toronto with that cheaply made alien-invasion indie, the filmmaker became a hot commodity in Hollywood. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Edwards has accepted Legendary Pictures' offer to direct "Godzilla," and the big, green, Tokyo-destroying machine is ready to stomp his way back into theaters.

Legendary picked up the rights to "Godzilla" in March 2010, around the same time Edwards was making a splash with "Monsters." It's been 13 years since Godzilla invaded Hollywood, so in our current environment of reboots, remakes and sequels, it's high time for the famed monster to make a comeback. But based on the less-is-more style Edwards employed in "Monsters," this version is sure to be a bit more subtly made than Roland Emmerich's blockbuster take on the beast. Read more...

Tags Gareth Edwards, Godzilla, Monsters

It was an excellent year for theatergoers in 2010, and by all accounts, 2011 is shaping up to be just as exciting. From high octane action thrillers and comic-book adaptations to gut-busting comedies and family fare, there's no shortage of highly anticipated films coming our way in the New Year.

We're offering a detailed look at 30 of the most exciting movies that 2011 has to offer, starting chronologically with this January's slate of flicks and culminating with next December's holiday releases. Monday, we revealed the first 10 must-see movies of 2011 ("Green Hornet," "Sucker Punch," etc.), yesterday we unveiled 10 more awesome '11 flicks (including summer blockbusters "Thor," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"), and today we've got the final 10 films on our list (including superhero tentpole "Captain America" and surefire holiday-season hits like "Sherlock Holmes 2" and "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"). So hit the jump for the scoop on these movies, and click on the photo below to see pics from 2011's most eagerly anticipated flicks. Read more...

Tags breaking dawn, captain america, Cowboys & Aliens, mission impossible ghost protocol, moneyball, Sherlock Holmes 2, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Muppets, the thing

As if George Clooney weren't already one of the busiest men in Hollywood, he's adding another film to his growing to-do list.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox 2000 has acquired the rights to Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi's best-selling book "The Monster of Florence," with Clooney attached to star. "Valkyrie" co-writers Chris McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander are writing the screenplay.

The story is about an investigation into the murderer (or murderers) known as Il Mostro, who killed more than a dozen people between the late 1960s and mid 1980s without being caught. While digging for facts for their book, writers Preston and Spezi were both investigated by the police in connection to the murders. Presumably, Clooney would play one of them. Read more...

Tags george clooney, The Monster of Florence

Hollywood is all about fairy tales these day, and now Paramout's spin on "Hansel and Gretel" can finally start on its journey. Pack your breadcrumbs!

Jeremy Renner has long been attached to star as Hansel in "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," and now, after a long search that included Diane Kruger, Eva Green and Noomi Rapace, it's Gemma Arterton who has been chosen to play his sister Gretel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie will pick up years after the fairy tale siblings suffered their traumatic, candy-filled childhood mishap, which has turned them into witch-hunting bounty hunters. Hopefully there will be machine guns involved. Read more...

Tags Adam McKay, Gemma Arterton, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Jeremy Renner, Tommy Wirkola, will ferrell