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Snow White may be the fairest maiden of them all, and to protect such a prize, she's going to need some thunder on her side.

Enter Chris Hemsworth, the on-the-rise Australian actor set to star as the God of Thunder in this weekend's "Thor." Variety reports that Hemsworth is Universal's favorite pick to star alongside Kristen Stewart in "Snow White and the Huntsman," potentially ending a casting search that's seen actors like Viggo Mortensen and Hugh Jackman come and go. No official offer has been made yet, though the job is reportedly Hemsworth's if he wants it — assuming his shooting schedule with "The Avengers" doesn't get in the way.

Get the rest of today's biggest Hollywood headlines after the jump, including confirmation of Guy Pearce's casting in "Prometheus" and a new director for "Gotti."

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The day of the norseman is nigh! The release of "Thor" is just two weeks away and if you're like us, you're seeing advertisements everywhere. We thought the poster was just plain ol' intense, but one actor had a different interpretation of Thor's icy gaze.

Meanwhile, if you follow anyone under 60 on Twitter, you're already well-aware that yesterday was 4/20. National Weed Day has drifted away from us like a puff of smoke in the breeze, but at least the internet lasts forever -- and as actors toked up, they also tweeted out. Plus, a "G.I. Joe" cast member is officially back for the sequel.

I'm @TravisHelwig and this is Twitter-Wood for April 21st, 2011.

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I attended the "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" press junket in New York City over the weekend. One of the compelling bits of trivia to emerge from the actors I interviewed -- Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller and Rachel Nichols -- is that Snake Eyes actor Ray Park ("Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace") was the biggest "Joe" nerd on the set. Not that he shared much knowledge since, being a character actor, he never broke his fictional ninja's vow of silence.

Still, the knowledge that Park is an über-fan ought to make today's eBay Prop-Watch pick all the more cool. It's not an actual prop, but it's a pretty badass item on its own. Park's participation only improves it. Worth the $500 asking price? Not for my cash-starved wallet. But the right "G.I. Joe" super-fan will flip out over this item, especially after seeing Park's performance in "The Rise of Cobra." Read more...

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By Nisha Gopalan

What do you do when you're the fearsome, face-painted henchman to a Sith master, and despite displaying a staggering acumen in the kick-assery arts, you get fatally bisected by a freakin' light saber? If you're Ray Park (aka "Star Wars: Episode I" baddie Darth Maul) you continue to get your testosterone on with a small chain of modest roles.

Among them: the tongue-tastic Toad in "X-Men," a no-good Fed in "Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever," and more prominently, Snake Eyes in G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra and possibly the kung-fu dynamo Iron Fist if/whenever Marvel gets around to making that one.

And now you can add another role to that budding roster, one that will take him into the sword-and-sandles fantasy land of legendary special-effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen. This courtesy of cult writer/director Kevin Van Hook, who previously helmed Park in the TV movie "Slayer." Read more...

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