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Once upon a time (earlier this week), a fan asked Detroit mayor Dave Bing on Twitter if the city could honor fictional hero RoboCop for his peace-keeping efforts on behalf of the city in Paul Verhoeven's 1987 film. To his credit, the mayor replied, though the response was less-than-welcome: "There are not any plans to erect a statue to Robocop. Thank you for the suggestion."

That should have been the end of it, right? No way. Super-specific lobby group DetroitNeedsRoboCop is accepting donations for the building of such a statue, a move which the city responded to thusly: "Should the opportunity present itself to receive a donation of this, or any other works of public art, we will consider acceptance and appropriate placement."

Excellent. RoboCop is a hero and he deserves to be honored as such. So what if he's fictional? There's plenty of precedent! Just look at the shiny new list after the jump which illustrates that fact!

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by Janet Manley

Today's release of Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston rom-com vehicle, “Just Go With It,” will blaze away the winter chill with its sunny twin rays of confusion and misdirection.

Sandler’s character, Danny, uses a wedding band to attract women. When the bodacious Palmer (Brooklyn Decker) falls for his trick but insists she can't date a married man, Danny asks his long-suffering assistant, Katherine (Aniston), to pretend to be his wife so he can project cozy family vibes, act out a divorce, and net the babe. Pretend to be married to your boss? Involve your precious kiddies in the ruse? Go through with a fake divorce? That sounds like a scenario for surefire moral turpitude and occupational chaos, right? Not according to Aniston’s character, who decides to “just go with it.” Not to worry, on the big screen, no one ever gets caught in his or her own web of lies!

Although Katherine might seem a trifle hasty, she is not the first illustrious resident of a rom-com to feign myopia in service of plot. In fact, ridiculous scenarios and character short-sightedness have combined to produce box-office bullion time and time again. Below, we take a look at the golden era of dupes — the narratologically complex ‘90s — in which characters, in solidarity with their audience, willingly suspended their own disbelief and dismissed all instincts to "just tell the truth," deciding instead, “Eh, might as well just go with it!”

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by Patrick Hester

Over the last few months, rumors have been swirling over Tom Cruise’s involvement with the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical "Rock of Ages." Last October, MTV reported Cruise’s interest in the New Line Cinema production, only feeding the curiosity of many "Ages" fans who thought he’d fit the role. Come on, Tom Cruise singing and dancing is always entertaining to watch. Have we not seen "Risky Business?" Do we not remember Les Grossman?

Well, looks like the good people of Hollywood certainly remember both of those turns. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tom Cruise is now in final negotiations to co-star in the adaptation of the hit musical about 1980s rockers.

The character Cruise is expected to play is Stacee Jaxx, an egotistical and appealing star at the height of his career. Jaxx sings Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead of Alive" in the theater production and is expected to do so in the film adaptation directed by Adam Shankman.

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And just like that, the giants have met their match.

We brought you the news two days ago that "Jack the Giant Killer" had found three of its villainous leads in the form of Stanley Tucci, Bill Nighy and John Kassir. Now, Bryan Singer's next directorial effort has a leading man as well: none other than "X-Men: First Class" actor Nicholas Hoult.

Deadline reports that Hoult has been offered the role, and although negotiations are ongoing, the deal should close quickly. It's a big step forward for Hoult, who counts "About a Boy" as his most prominent movie role to date. Yes, he was the titular boy, and now he's a 6'3" giant slayer. The times, they are a-changing indeed!

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Way back in 2003, an action thriller came out called "S.W.A.T.," starring Colin Farrell, Sam Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Michele Rodriguez and LL Cool J. The film was based on a 1970's television series about a group of elite cops taking on the bad guys, and the movie was more or less a fun ride. Now come March 1, we'll get "S.W.A.T.: Firefight," a DVD flick which also draws its inspiration from the TV show.

This time the stars are Gabriel "The Spirit" Macht, Robert "Terminator 2" Patrick, Kristanna "Terminator 3" Loken and, making his film debut, rap star Tony Yayo. In the scene below, a supermarket robbery gone bad results in Tony Yayo taking hostages as the S.W.A.T. team takes position. Check it out!

Tell us what you think in the comments section and on Twitter!

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"It's hard. We're nervous," Brooklyn Decker told MTV News.

She's not speaking, as you might suspect, about the situation in Egypt or who's going to triumph on the new season of "Celebrity Apprentice." Rather, the oft-bikini-clad Decker, star of "Just Go With It," was referring to the competition her comedy faces at the box office this weekend: a young singer named Justin Bieber and his new 3-D concert film, "Never Say Never."

Which flick will nab the B.O. crown? According to most box-office predictions, only a few million dollars in ticket receipts will separate the two films by weekend's end. It's anybody's guess which one will end up on top.

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Tags adam sandler, Brooklyn Decker, Just Go With It, justin bieber, never say never

Don't say he didn't warn you: after all, he told you he'd be back!

Since leaving his office as the Governor of California mere weeks ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger's possible return to the hills of Hollywood has been on every action junkie's mind, yours truly included. And now, what we were all hoping for is officially official: Arnie is ready for his big screen comeback.

"Exciting news. My friends at CAA have been asking me for 7 years when they can take offers seriously. Gave them the green light today," the actor-turned-politician-turned-actor-again wrote on Twitter yesterday evening. As a lifelong Schwarzenegger fan, I couldn't be more excited about the news. The only question is, which project should he pursue first? After the jump, we have some suggestions!

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If you were worried that taking "The Hangover" gang out of Las Vegas for the sequel was going to change their dynamic too much, don't. The guys, who director Todd Phillips has moved to Bangkok, are still getting into heaps of trouble (though this time with less "scripted tigers" and missing teeth), and running into some familiar faces, including Mike Tyson and Ken Jeong.

Entertainment Tonight visited the set of "The Hangover 2" to see what Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Justin Bartha were up to abroad. Besides some seriously enviable cinematography (Cooper tells ET, "Bangkok sort of tops Vegas" and Galifianakis, wearing a jaunty hat, boasts, "This is the most un-boring place") there's a few behind-the-scenes snippets worth checking out as well.

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Let's face it: you're a little bit intrigued by the new Justin Bieber documentary "Never Say Never." If you're like me, it's all those cute little baby videos that sucked you in from the first trailer. Or if you're like Channing Tatum, it's because you understand that it's an inevitability. Still, the reviews are positive so far and it's supposed to be a great 3D experience.

"Never Say Never" is poised for a big box office weekend, and that will make it the second 3D documentary about a major performing artist in a year to bring home bucketloads of cast. The first, of course, was the Michael Jackson doc "This Is It" directed by Kenny Ortega. And, though they weren't documentaries, the concert films "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both World Concert" and "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience" also went on to achieve great success in theaters. To me, that's not a fluke... it's a trend.

Needless to say, there are plenty of other documentaries about our favorite musicians that could project themselves in three dimensions, and we think the following music docs should come soon to a theater near you!

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Tags bruce springsteen, elton john, justin bieber, kanye west, Lady Gaga, madonna, never say never

So much for Joaquin Phoenix's days as a vampire slayer-training vampire. Although the "Walk the Line" and "I'm Still Here" actor was previously mentioned as a probable front runner for the pivotal role of Henry Sturgess in Timur Bekmambetov's "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," it now appears that the role has gone elsewhere.

The Hollywood Reporter states that instead of casting name actors like Phoenix, Bekmambetov has opted to go the route of lesser-known stars. To that end, "Mamma Mia!" and "Captain America: The First Avenger" actor Dominic Cooper has won the role of Sturgess, Abraham Lincoln's vampire mentor. He'll star opposite Benjamin Walker, who staked out the coveted role of the 16th President of the United States just last month.

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Tags Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Anthony Mackie, dominic cooper