With 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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Editor's Note: Thar be spoilers ahead, so beware if you haven't seen "Star Trek"...
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Amanda Bynes Comes Out Of Retirement-- Here Are Five Treasured Actors Who Should Follow Suit!
Posted 7/27/10 10:48 am EST by Josh Wigler in Commentary
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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