Snow WhiteA few years ago I explored the phenomenon of “dueling movies” -- a pair of flicks with the same subject matter that are developed and released by different studios almost simultaneously.

By that time, penguins, pigs, bugs, volcanoes, magicians, Scottish heroes and Truman Capote had all gotten the dueling movie treatment. Since then there have been more double-takes on screen: notable examples include films about shopping mall security guards (“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” and “Observe and Report” in 2009) and films about pals who have sex (“No Strings Attached” and “Friends With Benefits” in 2011).

And the trend continues. Universal Pictures and Relativity Media have been engaged in a wicked witch-style battle over little people lover Snow White. On the other end of the character spectrum, infamous porn star Linda Lovelace now has two teams fighting for her honor as well, with Malin Ackerman starring in one biopic scheduled for release in 2012 and Olivia Wilde expressing interest in another.

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Before I get to the meat of this story, I would like to point out that if there is anyone who has room to complain about the number of press and promotional events she has had to attend over the course of the last year it is Olivia Wilde. From the outside looking in, the woman has been on or at a seemingly never-ending stream of press junkets, conventions and red carpets for films like "Tron: Legacy," "Cowboys and Aliens," and "The Change-Up."

And because Wilde is so hot right now, her name gets attached to a lot of film projects, i.e. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's Linda Lovelace biopic, one of two currently in the works. When MTV News caught up with the busy actress at the premiere of "The Change-Up," we asked her if she'll take on the role.

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You might remember a little while back when one of our favorite funny women, Anna Faris, broke the news to MTV that she was making plans to get dramatic with a biopic about porn actress Linda Lovelace entitled "Inferno." Naturally, when we caught up with the "Scary Movie" star recently, we had to ask her for an update on the intriguing project.

"We're still trying to put it together," explained the affable actress, who will reportedly be appearing opposite Sam Rockwell in the flick. "I'm going to do ['Observe & Report' with Seth Rogen] first, and then hopefully we'll get together for the summer." Read More...

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