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-- The prequel to "Planet of the Apes" has a release date: June 24, 2011. The Rupert Wyatt-directed prequel takes place in San Francisco where "man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy." [THR]

-- Dwayne Johnson is getting fast and furious, as reports peg The Rock as a potential co-star in the next installment in the "Fast & Furious" franchise. But that doesn't mean that Vin Diesel is out — apparently, Diesel and Johnson will find their need for speed on the same screen. [Deadline]

-- "Lost" and "Legion" villain Kevin Durand is sticking with the bad guys in two upcoming projects: "Real Steel," the robot boxing movie starring the previously cast Hugh Jackman, and "I am Number Four," the alien-centric science fiction film starring Sharlto Copley. [Heat Vision] Read more...

Tags chris pine, Clown Girl, dwayne johnson, fast & furious, i am number four, kevin durand, kristen wiig, Planet of the Apes, Real Steel, street fighter, terrence howard, the dailies, This Means War, Winnie

There aren’t a lot of guys out there who can claim to have had a hand in creating such awesomeness as “Die Hard,” “48 Hours” and “Knight Rider” (the old/cool cheesy show, not the new/lame cheesy show). But since Steven E. de Souza was also the man who wrote and directed 1994’s “Street Fighter” movie, we were eager to get his thoughts on how next February’s re-boot film will compare.

“I heard that it’s the story of just Chun-Li,” he said of the film. “That has to make for a better picture.”

“When we were making the original one, they insisted that all of the characters be in the movie,” de Souza remembered with a sigh. “And if you do the math, that gives you about 7 minutes per character if you split it up equally.” Read more...

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"I'm playing him a little edgier," Black Eyed Peas member Taboo says of Vega, his character in the theatrical reboot of the iconic "Street Fighter" video game franchise. The rapper/dancer's role will find him taking on the mask-and-claw character that made him a cult favorite to fans of the game. Hear his take on the whole thing below, and then click here for our full chat about the movie.

Tags black eyed peas, street fighter, taboo, the legend of chun-li