Amy Smart and Jason Statham in Crank courtesy Lionsgate Films
We couldnt believe it either The cast of Crank is gearing up for a reprise of their action-packed film frenzy with Crank 2 In the sequel to the story of a hit man with a the minutes ticking down on his life Jason Stathams back as Chev Chelios with Amy Smart joining him again as his girlfriend and Clifton Collins Jr as the bad guy Dwight Yoakam and Efren Ramirez are also back says Variety and Bai Ling has signed on tooIn the second Crank movie Chev goes after an evil mobster whos stolen his tough-as-nails heart and swapped in one that needs electricity jolts to keep beating clearly an inferior model that deserves a movies worth of chases and cliff-hangers While the first Crank was quite enough for many critics such as TV Guides Ken Fox who reviewed it here it did a respectable 42 million in worldwide ticket sales tempting enough it seems for a second round Will Crank 2 tempt you Anna Dimond
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Bai Ling by Amy Graves/WireImage.com
Blame it on the man, sure! Bai Ling says an "emotionally crazy" day fueled by romantic woes culminated in her unsuccessfully pinching $16 worth of celebrity glossies (and batteries, hmmm...) from an LAX gift shop. "[That's the] huge problem of breaking up [before] Valentine's Day," Ling told E! News on Thursday, the day after her arrest. "Wrong boyfriend." A friend of the actress (whose recent TV credits include Lost and Entourage) adds, "She was in... a mentally unstable state of mind.... She was distracted."Ling is due in court March 5 to face charges. (Can we double security on the courthouse newsstand?)
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Huh? What is this? Will someone please ask Bai Ling who she thinks she is? (OK, so she landed a guest spot on Lost. I'm ignoring that for the moment.) Forget it, I'll do it. Bai, what's going on here? Did you steal that "shirt/coat" from The Matrix costume closet? And are we at the beach or preparing for snowy weather? I'm confused. Really, really, really confused. But maybe I'm just not fashionably aware or knowledgeable at all. Which is fine. I'm still not taking any tips from this outfit.
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