Here’s a look at Kristen Stewart sporting the jet black mullet-locks of Joan Jett as she prepares to portray the rock star in the upcoming “Runaways” biopic. Certainly looks the part, especially the butch-dykey part which “Twilight” fans will surely love. 😉 [Stewart Fan Site]
Amy Poehler will executive produce and star in “Lunch Lady,” a Jarret Krosoczka children’s graphic novel series adapted by Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern. The story centers on a school cafeteria server who secretly dishes out helpings of justice as she and her assistant investigate wrongdoings. [THR]
Brittany Murphy has joined Darin Scott’s psychological thriller “Something Wicked,” a film that follows a teenager and his girlfriend whose lives are thrown into chaos when her parents are killed. Shantel VanSanten and John Robinson also join the project. Remember when Murphy was relevant? [THR]
1! 2! 3! 4! Here’s a cool shot of actress Alison Pill as Kim Pine (the drummer of Sex Bob-Omb) between her drum kit on the set of Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.” [EWIH]
Chris O’Dowd (TV’s “The IT Crowd”) has joined the cast of Rob Letterman’s “Gulliver’s Travels” and is set to play the lead antagonist. ‘Travels’ stars Jack Black as the title character as well as Jason Segel, Emily Blunt and Amanda Peet. [THR]
As we predicted, the rom-com cash-in film “Valentine’s Day” is now set for a Valentine’s Day weekend release. The film stars Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Shirley MacLaine and Julia Roberts and follows five interconnecting stories during a Valentine’s Day in Los Angeles. Isn’t this like half the cast of “He’s Just Not That Into You” Sure feels the same. [Dark Horizons]
The trailer for Jon Amiel’s Charles Darwin biopic “Creation,” starring real-life couple Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly has been unveiled. [In Contention]
