) was in the running to play him. Well, according to Renner himself, that's no longer the case and the whole story got blown out of proportion. The only reason it came out this early, because Avengers is two years away, is that they’re thinking OK, we may throw him in Thor, we may not, as a cameo. You know what I mean? So there’s truth that we talked about it, but there’s no truth to me doing it.
Renner would have been a perfect fit, and while actors denying rumors that turn out to be true is par for the course, I'm not familiar enough with Renner to know if he'd do something like that. I never thought it made sense for Hawkeye to show up in Thor, but like Renner said The Avengers is two years away. There's still time for Marvel to make the smart move and bring him aboard.
You can read the rest of Renner's interview with Movieline right here.
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) ever getting a chance to play the suave superspy James Bond are slim now that Daniel Craig has a strangelhold on it, but at least now he might have a chance at something close to it. 
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, McAvoy has proven he can do pretty much whatever comes his way. Ok, he kinda sucked as Tumnus in the Narnia movies. After seeing him play a soldier in Atonement, I think he's a dead on selection for this part, and now it's one I'll be keeping a close eye on. I wouldn't expect this until at least 2011, as McAvoy is going to be busy for awhile with Wanted 2 coming up.
has the much tougher job of carrying the film's few weighty moments as Jennifer's saintly best friend. For fans of Megan Fox and her short skirts, this is a must buy.
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becoming tentpole franchises. But it looks like the turbulent nature of the studio, which has seen a number of potential projects cast into the Bermuda Triangle, has finally come around and bit ol' Lion-O right in the butt. 
, which I liked but felt somewhat disconnected from. Her point there seemed to be to highlight the burgeoning "cougar" generation while simultaneously crucifying men who date younger women, and I found it irritating. It's Complicated has no such ideas. It's just plain funny. Nothing complicated about that. 
. That's way too much for a friggin' chipmunk movie, folks. To put Alvin's success in perspective, the Squeakquel ranks as the 7th best December opening of all-time. Guh. 
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jumped up 3 spots in the charts. Adding another 1700 theatres to it's count, the critical darling average well over $6,000 per site. Not too shabby. Everyone really needs to check this one out. It's a shame to see it getting trounced by....Alvin.
) for his funniest turn yet, as Streep's future son-in-law who learns more than he ever could've hoped about his new family.
! Yes!!), featuring one of the most anticipated popcorn flicks as well as Rob Marshall's musical return after his lukewarm 
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instead. Colin Firth is getting a ton of Oscar buzz in his turn as a 1960s law professor struggling to come to grips with the death of his longtime partner. Based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood, the production design was handled by the same staff that works on Mad Men each week, so you know the look is authentic. Good to see Julianne Moore back on screen as well in something worth checking out.
from back in 2003. Chances are you already know if you're gonna see this one. I'm cautiously optimistic. 
) was initially attached to the role of a director experiencing a mid-life crisis. Might be because he's juggling a gaggle of some of the world's finest women, maybe. I liked Marshall's Chicago, although I don't think it deserved an Oscar, and I expect the extremely talented cast to carry this to some impressive heights. Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, and Nicole Kkdman I'll put up against any cast we've seen this year. But that Kate Hudson....I just don't know....
