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Ryan Reynolds has revealed that he will carry Deadpool's habit of breaking the fourth wall from the comics to the big screen. Being interviewed during the promotion of his latest film "The Proposal", he hinted that his character in "Deadpool" movie will occasionally be seen addressing the audience directly. "Break the fourth wall? Oh yeah, he's got to. I want to see him break the Great Wall," Reynolds told Empire.

Reynolds who portrayed the character in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" also informed 20th Century Fox has been working on a script and trying to find a director. The actor also claimed that he and the studio were working to make "Deadpool" as close as possible to the comic version, stating "The main goal is to make sure it stays close to the source material."

Stan Lee, former president and chairman of Marvel, may make a cameo appearance in "Venom (2010)" movie. The news has been confirmed by screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese who stated that they have already written a character for the superhero's creator.

"Oh, yeah. Stan Lee is in it," Reese told SuperheroHype when he was asked about the possibility of Lee making appearance in the "Spider-Man 3" spin-off. He added, "I feel like that's the one thing we can say. He does appear in our script, and we're very specific about where he is and why." Reese even hinted a possibility that Lee may appear in several other movies based on Marvel comics, saying "May he live forever. Let's hope he's in many movies to come."

Three more character images from "Alice in Wonderland" have been found. Each presenting Mia Wasikowska's Alice, Johnny Depp's The Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter's The Red Queen, the photos came out in the latest edition of Vanity Fair and were scanned by Planet Disney. This is the first time the main character Alice is seen up close.

For this 3-D re-imagining of the original animated classic, director Tim Burton gives a unique twist making it a semi-sequel. The story centers on the now-17-year-old Alice. Attending a party at a Victorian estate only to find she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of snooty society types, she runs after a white rabbit into a hole and ends up transferred once again to Wonderland. Still, she has no recollection of this place she visited 10 years before.

Before his tragic death on Thursday, June 25, Michael Jackson has been captured on camera preparing for his comeback concerts, and words are coming out that this rehearsal footage may be turned into a feature film. According to Associated Press, the idea has been considered by Jackson's "This is It" concert promoter AEG Live, who owns the rights to the footage.

The material which is said to contain over 100 hours of Michael rehearsing his back catalog for the tour scheduled to play at the O2 Arena, London, later in the year, includes the King of Pop performing his hits "Thriller" and "Beat It" in addition to production meetings and auditions. Some of the rehearsal footage was shot in high definition.

Lionsgate Films has given away a sneak peek at their latest war drama, "Brothers", through the film's first trailer. The promo video makes its debut via ET Online and shares the first look at Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman as they star as the three main characters, Tommy, Sam and Grace.

Sam is a family man who is about to embark on his fourth tour of duty. His brother, Tommy, however, is the black sheep of the family and a drifter just out of jail. When Sam's Black Hawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, this steadfast marine is presumed dead. This places Tommy in the position to be responsible of Sam's wife, Grace, and two young daughters, which leads to an unexpected attraction between Tommy and Grace.

"The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" is yet to fall into its production phase, but little details on its follow-up film, "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn", have begun swirling around. In a recent interview with Ashley Greene, E! Online got the scoop that the fourth "Twilight" movie will happen right after the third film of the series. 22-year-old Greene said in her own word, "We're going to start right after Eclipse."

Though she seemed so sure about when "Breaking Dawn" will happen, the Alice Cullen's depicter admitted that she hasn't seen or read the fourth film's script. Addressing director issue for the final movie of the series, she further suggested that "Breaking Dawn" is likely to get new director. Asked whether any of the previous directors might return, she responded, "I don't think so. [Eclipse director] David [Slade] and [New Moon director] Chris [Weitz] will both be busy in post-production, and Catherine [Hardwicke] will be doing Hamlet."

There is a slight possibility that Gerard Butler will return to reprise his King Leonidas role in "300" sequel. In a chat with MTV, producer Mark Canton hints that King Leonidas may well be brought back from the dead. "Never assume anything; never assume anything," he said when responding to the question if the original cast of "300" were gone for good.

Canton further explained, "It'll be what it'll be. But if we really do it, in this case, we have a visionary creator and a visionary filmmaker." Aside from addressing the casting possibility, the "Land of the Dead" producer also revealed that the sequel is moving forward well. "Things are always looking good with '300,' it's a blessing and a gift," he said.

A photo of Tony Stark's Grand Prix race car from "Iron Man 2" has been published by Road & Track magazine. Said to be taken from the set of the "Iron Man" sequel, the picture gives out first look at how Stark Industries-sponsored vintage race car driven by Tony Stark during a racing scene will look like.

"This is the Stark Industries-sponsored vintage race car that the movie's main protagonist - genius inventor and swashbuckling lady's man Tony Stark - will be driving in a scene that depicts him racing in the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, a vintage race held in Monte Carlo," read the article that accompanies the photo. The magazine furthermore explained, "The scene is not being filmed on the actual streets of the tiny, glamorous seaside principality near the south of France, but on an elaborate set that replicates the Monaco circuit."

In the big screen version of Osamu Tesuka's manga, Astro Boy will apparently get one sassy friend. Kristen Bell, the actress who fills the voice of the sassy friend, brings the matter into public attention when discussing with Sci Fi Wire about her animated character in 3-D animated movie "Astro Boy".

"I play Cora, who is a girl who befriends Astro when he comes down from Metro City onto the surface of Earth," 28-year-old Bell revealed. The actress, who confessed of having no idea about the manga until she worked on the project, moreover described her character, saying "She runs a little kind of like Peter Pan group of kids. She's pretty tough, pretty sassy."

"Sin City" actress Alexis Bledel has acknowledged the script for "Sin City 2" is completed and claimed that the movie is going to be a prequel. Talking to MTV News, the 27-year-old believes that the second movie could be a prequel after she found out that her character will make a return in the sequel.

"I don't know what their source was, but they said they read the second script," Bledel first addressed on the saying that the script for the sequel has been finished. The actress who plays a young prostitute named Becky then added, "Apparently, [I'm] back because it's a prequel. Because [I'm] supposed to die in the first one. But you don't see it, so maybe she doesn't."

The planned trilogy of "The Last Airbender" won't be filmed back-to-back and may take as long as six years to complete. Speaking up about the matter was producer Frank Marshall who told Starlog that the filmmakers will be working on the trilogy project one by one. "We're shooting them one at a time, because they're being written one at a time," insisted the five-time Academy Award-nominated producer.

Ruling out the possibility for the three parts of "Airbender" shot like Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings", Marshall noted that director/scribe M. Night Shyamalan is currently in the process of developing the second film. "Night is now working on the script for the second movie, but he hasn't had time to write the second or third ones," he explained. "He's looking at the arc of all three."

Confirmation of Eminem's involvement in the upcoming comedy "Funny People" has come out in form of a production still. Published by MTV, the first look at the Grammy-winning rapper's cameo sees him having a chat at a Hollywood restaurant with dying stand-up comedian George Simmons, who is played by Adam Sandler. Though the photo serves as a confirmation, it is still unclear what kind of role Eminem tackles in the feature film.

Earlier, the 36-year-old confessed to VIBE magazine that he is taking a part in the comedy movie and has just done the filming for his cameo. "I just did a cameo a few months ago with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen in a Judd Apatow produced film. It's called Funny People," he said. "I kinda do a little cameo in that which was fun by the way. And 8 Mile was not a fun movie to shoot."

Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning are currently involved in the principal photography of "The Runaways", portraying their rock 'n' roll characters, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. On Wednesday, July 1, the two leading actresses were spotted jumping on a car and kicking over a garbage can on the set during the shooting.

Both of the starlets were dressed in the full '80s gear. Black-haired Stewart was seen sporting leather pants and her co-star Fanning was captured wearing platform boots. This is the first time Fanning was spotted as Currie. The set photos posted below are outed by Just Jared and were taken from the movie's Los Angeles set Wednesday, July 1.

Another trailer of "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" has been uncovered. Posted at MySpace, the new promo video is narrated by pivotal character Flint Lockwood himself. Explaining that he is an aspiring inventor, Flint chronicles on how he finally comes up with the machine that makes food falling from the skies, and how his invention turns to be a disaster.

Inspired by the children's book written by author Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" is directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. It features Bill Hader as the voice talent of Flint and Anna Faris as Sam Sparks, a weathergirl covering the phenomenon who hides her intelligence behind a perky exterior. James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T and Tracy Morgan also join the two in the voice cast ensemble.

Casting is underway for the big screen adaptation of '80s TV series "The A-Team", and The Game's name has been thrown as one of the potential cast members. According to Black Film, the 29-year-old rapper who has received two Grammy nominations is among the leading candidates to take on the role of B.A. Baracus.

If he secures the part originated by Mr. T on the television show, it is plausible that he will share screen with other potential actors, Liam Neeson, who is rumored to star as John "Hannibal" Smith, and Bradley Cooper who is linked to Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck. The Game joins the list of actors speculated to fill B.A.'s shoes, including Common and Ice Cube.