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Justin TherouxYou might not immediately recognize the name of Justin Theroux, but you certainly know his face and his work. As an actor he's appeared in tons of films, including "American Psycho," "Mulholland Drive," "Zoolander" and "Miami Vice." He also recently made headlines behind the camera, co-writing "Tropic Thunder" and writing the script for "Iron Man 2." Now he's set to direct his first feature film for Universal Studios, a comedy entitled "Chief Ron."

According to Variety, "Chief Ron" was written by Jordan Roberts and is based on the true story of Chief Ronald A. Roberts, also known as Sachem Golden Eagle of the Western Mohegans. Roberts claimed to be the descendant of a Mohegan chief, and the leader of a lost tribe of Native Americans living in Granville, New York. He then used his heritage in order to try to open a casino on "tribal land." Read more...

'Tropic Thunder'We know all about Robert Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller, about Jack Black and Tom Cruise, but you wanna know who REALLY made “Tropic Thunder” great? Eddie Murphy, Sumner Redstone, and Russell Crowe.

Or that’s what I think, anyway, even though, for his part, screenwriter Justin Theroux isn’t letting loose on who actually gets lampooned in the Hollywood satire, which pits a very method actor against an egomaniacal studio head against a comedian known for fart humor, for starters. Read more...

'Iron Man'FROM SPLASH PAGE: We may never know what ultimately led to the Don Cheadle/Terrence Howard switch on "Iron Man 2," and if Robert Downey Jr. knows, well, he isn't talking (at least to us).

But one reason it definitely did NOT happen is because the character of Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes was scaled back for the sequel, "Iron Man 2” screenwriter Justin Theroux told MTV News. "I can't really speak to the plot stuff and all the rest of it but Rhodes is completely present in a very strong and big way," Theroux said of the man who would be War Machine. "He's COMPLETELY present."

Read more about the Don Cheadle/Terrence Howard shift and the future of War Marchine in the "Iron Man" sequels over at SplashPage.MTV.com.