Per the Hollywood Reporter, Helen Mirren has signed on to play Nicolas Cage's momma in the sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets, which features Ed Harris as the baddie.... Jennifer Hudson is in talks to join another freshly minted Oscar winner, Forest Whitaker, as well as nominee Jackie Earl Haley in Winged Creatures.... Ice Cube will star in Tough Love, a true-story-inspired comedy about an NFL star who makes his spoiled-brat kids spend a summer on the mean streets of Oakland.... MTV Films has bought the spec script I Want to ___ Your Sister, about a brother trying to protect his younger sis from lugs just like him. Um, Date? Marry?
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TBS announced on Tuesday morning that in addition to renewing 10 Items or Less for a second season, it has the following series in development: Uncommon Sense, a domestic comedy penned by Larry Miller; Big Shot, a Jamie Foxx-produced series about a teenage NBA rookie; a Dave Caplan (Drew Carey Show)-penned laffer about a woman who finds humor in life despite adversity; and Bob Newhart: In Search of Comedy, a late-night comedy anthology.Over at A&E, Ice Cube has been tapped to produce Good in the Hood, a reality-series pilot in which a reformed gang member, drug dealer or thief helps similar folk turn their lives around.
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Big-screen tough-guy Bruce Willis is fine with fans walking all over him. That's because the two-time Emmy winner now has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, bestowed upon him as other Hollywood heavyweights — including Armageddon costars Ben Affleck and Billy Bob Thornton, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Costner, and Willis' ex-wife, Demi Moore, and her husband, As
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David Blaine is a total hack, especially compared to Criss Angel. Although the three-time Magician of the Year winner has never romanced Fiona Apple, he's seduced celebrities such as Mandy Moore, Rob Zombie and Korn's Jonathan Davis — not to mention Goth-guy-loving gals — with his fantastical illusions, feats of endurance, adorable "Noo Yawk" accent and sexy Marilyn Manson-style wardrobe (thankfully accessorized by a much hotter face and body than the shock rocker). Last year marked the debut of his riveting A&E reality show
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Responding to the news that a big-screen version of Welcome Back, Kotter is in the works — with Ice Cube in the title role and the locale switched to South Central L.A. — Gabe Kaplan told Access Hollywood, "It's totally acceptable. I think it could work and I think [Ice Cube] is the perfect guy." Asked to flesh out the cast, Kaplan suggested "Snoop Dogg will play Horshack and Vanilla Ice would play Barbarino."
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