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The magic of "Harry Potter" will be coming to a computer near you thanks to a brand new app.

A "What's Your Patronus?" application has popped up on the web thanks to Warner Bros, The Los Angeles Times reports. Fans can check out the app on Warner Bros' website to figure out what their personal patronus protector is. After all, we can't let those Dumbledore's Army kids have all the fun!

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For science fiction fans, there are few films worth getting excited about more than "Elysium." It's the latest (and therefore still mysterious) project from "District 9" director Neill Blomkamp, who is reuniting with the lead actor of that film, Sharlto Copley, as well as a growing cast list that includes Matt Damon and Jodie Foster.

Well… maybe not Jodie Foster. The actress has been connected to the project since early January, potentially marking her glorious return to the sci-fi world since her celebrated turn in "Contact." But Foster says that talk of her involvement with "Elysium" is premature at best in a new interview with Empire.

"Actually, I’m not on that movie," she revealed. "I don’t know how that got out there."

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More good news for Neill Blomkamp's second feature, "Elysium." The film already has Matt Damon and "District 9" star Sharlto Copley attached to star, and now, according to Deadline, Jodie Foster has committed to the sci-fi flick as well.

Details are scarce on the "Elysium" plot, but we do know that the film takes place on a distant planet in the distant future (we're sensing that distance is a theme here). That's a bit of a step away from Blomkamp's hit "District 9," which took place on our planet in the near future, and showed a pretty accurate portrayal (in my opinion) of what could happen if aliens came to Earth. Read more...

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Despite a distinct lack of awards-season love thus far, we're sticking to our guns and proclaiming Matt Damon's turn as ornery Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (pronounced LaBeef, but bearing no relation to Shia) in the Coen Bros.' badass Western "True Grit" (in theaters December 22) one of the year's finest and most entertaining performances.

With a role like that in his holster, it's no wonder that the erstwhile Jason Bourne is in as much demand as ever these days. He's already wrapped the thriller "The Adjustment Bureau" and the animated sequel "Happy Feet 2," and has a gaggle of projects -- including Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion" and Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo" -- already in the hopper. But the most recent film Damon has been linked to is perhaps the most exciting: "Elysium," a top-secret sci-fi flick that reunites "District 9" director Neill Blomkamp with star Sharlto Copley. When MTV News caught up with Damon at the "True Grit" junket, we asked him whether he would indeed make his first foray into sci-fi with "Elysium."

"I'm hopeful. I really, really, really want to do it and I want to work with Neill. I think he's a genius," Damon gushed. "I loved 'District 9.' It was one of my favorite films last year. I thought the performances were incredible. So I'm hoping that it happens." Read more...

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One of the aspects of Neill Blomkamp's big screen debut "District 9" that made it such a surprising success was the fact that it starred no marquee actors. It was the first major film role for its leading man, Sharlto Copley, with whom Blomkamp had been close friends for years. Copley's since gone on to do bigger and badder things like "The A-Team," but we all breathed a happy little sigh when we found out earlier this week that he and Blomkamp would be reteaming for another sci-fi film, "Elysium."

Turns out we weren't the only ones who got excited. Deadline has the news that Matt Damon is in talks to join forces with Copley and Blomkamp for the film. The closest Damon has come to futuristic sci-fi flick in his career was when he voiced Cale Tucker in the animated film "Titan A.E." back in 2000, so it's pretty exciting news that he'll be delving into the genre with as promising a director as Blomkamp. Read more...

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It's time for another round of Good News, Bad News, folks, and we'll start off with the bad news.

Unfortunately, it looks like Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley aren't reteaming for a "District 9" sequel as their next project. But don't get yourselves in a huff just yet, because even if "District 10" isn't in the immediate pipeline, Blomkamp and Copley are getting back together very soon nonetheless.

Deadline reports that the "District 9" director and star are reuniting for yet another science fiction movie in the form of "Elysium," a mysterious project that Blomkamp's name has been attached to for some months now. Copley's involvement is a new development, however, though it's still unknown exactly how he'll factor into the film. Read more...

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Yesterday I spent some time weighing the relative pros and cons of having "District 9" director Neill Blomkamp replace Guillermo del Toro at the helm of "The Hobbit," as had been rumored. While I hold Blomkamp in very high regard, I don't think he's the right guy to bring us Bilbo Baggins' adventures in Middle-earth.

It turns out now that his suspected place on the replacement directors shortlist might not have been so accurate. Vulture reports, via an "insider at his agency," that Blomkamp isn't in the running and, in fact, has not been approached by anyone at the studio. Soooo... whew. I'm much more excited to see what he's actually working on, a mysterious sci-fi flick he's only hinted at but which we now know to be called "Elysium."

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One of the more talked-about rumors that's been circulating on the Internet lately is the possibility that Neill Blomkamp, the director of "District 9," will be taking over for Guillermo del Toro as the director of "The Hobbit." Peter Jackson of course did the original "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and for quite some time del Toro had been booked to helm the two-part telling of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Rings" prequel novel. Unfortunately for fans, a protracted pre-production process coupled with studio woes led del Toro to announce quite recently that he'd been forced to move on to other commitments.

Which officially leaves the "Hobbit" director's chair vacant. Since the news broke at the end of May, there's been no shortage of speculation and rumor about who might take over. Jackson is the obvious choice of course, given his experience in bringing Middle-earth to life, but he's not interested. Blomkamp certainly makes sense as well; Jackson helped shepherd "District 9" into existence and many regard the South African director as Jackson's protégé.

Me? I'm torn. "District 9" was a stunning piece of film, especially for a first-time effort. But does the natural talent on display there coupled with the Jackson connection automatically mean that Blomkamp is an ideal second choice? Let's consider, after the jump of course. Read more...

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-- When Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law return to the big screen with "Sherlock Holmes 2," the British gumshoes might end up solving crime with the assistance of a 3-D magnifying glass. [The Los Angeles Times]

-- Rutger Hauer, hobos and shotguns — if there's a flaw in that combination, I do not see it. Concept art and early footage from Jason Eisener's "Hobo With A Shotgun" has premiered online, offering a first look at Hauer as the titular hobo. [Ain't It Cool News]

-- Is "Toy Story 3" getting in on the viral marketing trend? That seems to be the case judging by this "Lots-o'-Huggin" commercial, allegedly filmed in 1983 even though the character is an all-new creation from Pixar. [Slash Film] Read more...

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One of the unlikely -- but nonetheless welcome -- Best Picture nominees which benefited from the expanded category size was director Neill Blomkamp's inventive sci-fi feature debut, "District 9." It's an odd film, a melting pot of genres set within a science fiction framework. The "aliens arrive on Earth" idea isn't exactly new, but Blomkamp's take on it is fresh nonetheless. And while "District 9" was one of the bigger longshots to win last night, it definitely deserved its Best Picture nom.

Blomkamp probably agrees, though he admitted to MTV's Josh Horowitz on the Oscars red carpet last night that it all came as quite a surprise.

"It was pretty insane," he said. "I never expected it to be there. There is definitely a level of insanity to [being at the Oscars as a Best Picture nominee] that I wasn't prepared for." Blomkamp went on to describe how he was asleep when the nominations were announced, and had to be woken up for the good news. Read more...

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