Blake LivelyWith Jennifer Lawrence signed to "The Hunger Games," Blake Lively is ready to get savage.

Lawrence's departure from Oliver Stone's latest, "Savages," has opened the door for hot young Hollywood actresses from Olivia Wilde to Teresa Palmer to land the lead role, but now Variety has the news that Stone wants Lively to play main female character Ophelia. That's all well and good, except The Playlist has the news that she's also looking to join Mila Kunis and James Franco in "Oz: The Great and Powerful," so nothing is set in stone yet.

After the jump, Michael Shannon talks his casting as General Zod in "Superman," a main "American Pie" actress returns for their "Reunion" and Alec Baldwin and Jesse Eisenberg could be headed towards Woody Allen's latest.

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TransformersEven in his so-called retirement, it appears that Leonard Nimoy is both living long and prospering.

The "Star Trek" icon, who declared his retirement from acting following his work as William Bell on the second season of "Fringe," is stepping back into the spotlight for a high-profile turn in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." Entertainment Weekly reports that Nimoy has been tasked with supplying the voice of Sentinel Prime, Optimus' big brother and predecessor.

Nimoy's casting in "Dark of the Moon" is awesome for numerous reasons, and we've got a bunch of 'em listed for you after the jump!

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David Fincher's "The Social Network" has been getting some solid buzz around the Toronto International Film Festival, Richard Kelly has decided to contribute via his Twitter account. In fact, there was a lot to be excited about in the feed today. 50 Cent got cozy with a friend in a pic from the recording studio, a couple of "Eclipse" actress discovered a surprising snack-related coincidence in their lives and "Weird Al" Yankovic questioned a quote from Lindsay Lohan.

You'll find each of those tweets after the jump along with an old school Star Trek pictures from Leonard Nimoy and Hank Azaria's expectations for "Machete."

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Congratulations are in order for Amanda Bynes, the accomplished "All That" actress who announced her unretirement after just one month of supposedly leaving the film industry forever. Bynes announced her decision to "unretire" a few short days ago, providing fans of her work with plenty of cause to celebrate. Of course, skeptics and detractors have plenty of cause to celebrate, too.

Retirement is a tenuous thing in the film industry. With the right material or a hefty enough paycheck, anyone can come out of hiding. Still, there are certain actors who are a bit more committed to the idea of retirement than Bynes apparently was — actors who we really want to see make a comeback.

After the jump, check out five actors who should follow Bynes' example and "unretire" themselves back into the acting game! Read More...

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A number of Twitter-Wood citizens have iPhones, and a fair number of them spoke up today after AT&T revealed that it would be changing its data plans to phase out unlimited data deals. Neither Felicia Day nor Rich Sommer were amused.

You, on the other hand, may be amused to hear that two "New Moon" actors could be swapping underwear in the near future. I'll leave the context out and let you make your own assessments about that after the jump. There, you'll also see that two famous Star Trek faces have arranged a dinner date, Conan O'Brien and the "Glee" cast need a lot of space to sign their names, and Demi Moore is stoked about "Killers" coming out.

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Leonard NimoyBeam him up, Scotty — Leonard Nimoy is done. In an interview with The Tornoto Sun, Nimoy revealed that he plans to permanently hang up his Starfleet uniform and retire from acting.

"I've been doing this professionally for 60 years," Nimoy said of his reasons for retiring. "I love the idea of going out on a positive note. I've had a great, great time."

Nimoy's decision to retire means that the actor won't live long and prosper in a planned sequel to last summer's "Star Trek," leaving the much beloved role of Spock entirely to "Heroes" actor Zachary Quinto. Read More...

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Today is Leonard Nimoy's 79th birthday. Whether you think of him as Spock, The Great Paris, William Bell or the narrator guy in "Civilization IV" -- let's face it, you probably know him for at least one of those -- he's certainly left an indelible mark on pop culture. So today we wish Mr. Nimoy a very happy birthday.

And please, Leonard... come back to "Fringe" already!!!

In the video below, you can see Nimoy and "Star Trek" pal William Shatner, who also turned 79 this week, in a 1992 appearance on "The Arsenio Hall Show." And yes, it is as amazing as it sounds.


Arsenio Hall with William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy - 1992!
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Spoilers ahead. "Fringe" fans no longer need to worry over Leonard Nimoy's potential departure from the show. Not only will the actor reprise his role as the enigmatic Doctor William Bell, he'll also return in the best way possible — directly opposite Walter Bishop (John Noble).

According to Entertainment Weekly, Nimoy's character is set to return for May's second season finale of "Fringe," where he'll square off against the quirky but troubled Doctor Bishop.

"William and Walter will finally face off in the finale," said Akiva Goldsman, who will direct the two-part season finale. "These [characters] have so much that they're bringing to bear. And Leonard and John are two fantastic actors." Read More...

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FringeFans of "Fringe" waited patiently throughout the show's first season to meet the enigmatic scientist William Bell. That patience was rewarded in the form of a brief cameo by actor Leonard Nimoy during the season's closing moments and in an extended scene earlier this year.

But based on the words of Nimoy himself, Bell's days on "Fringe" could already be numbered. The actor spoke with Hero Complex about his role on "Fringe," admitting that his turn as the scientific rival of Dr. Walter Bishop's could be at an end. Read More...

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'Star Trek'Editor's Note: Thar be spoilers ahead, so beware if you haven't seen "Star Trek"...

FROM MTV.COM:

This past weekend, $76.5 million worth of people saw Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy on-screen in J.J. Abrams’ blockbuster reboot “Star Trek.” The one person they didn’t see, however, is larger-than-life “Trek” icon William Shatner.

During the course of the film’s production, a bizarre battle of words erupted between Abrams and the 78-year-old original Captain Kirk over a never-filmed, top-secret scene. Recently, we got the spoiler-heavy details on the very different ending once intended as Nimoy and Shatner’s final time together on-screen.

“It’s true, we did write a Shatner scene,” Roberto Orci, one of the film’s writers and producers, explained.

Continue reading 'Star Trek' Writers Reveal The William Shatner Scene That Never Was

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