'Expendables 2' Poster: Where's Stallone?

'The Avengers' is wall-to-wall, larger-than-life superheroes: New to the big-screen is Hawkeye, the least-well-known of the Marvel film clan. 'We've only seen glimpses of him so far in 'Thor' and that awesome first trailer, so Jeremy Renner's here to enlighten us about the marksman, whom he calls "more badass" than the spies he plays in 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' and the upcoming 'Bourne Legacy.' Although he's been sworn to secrecy, he did confirm that most of his scenes are with Scarlett Johansson and that he doesn't have much screen time with Robert Downey, Jr. Unless he does. We're not quite sure. To a lot of people who've just seen the movies, and never read the comics, Hawkeye is an unknown quantity in the 'Avengers' universe. What can you tell me about Hawkeye, for the movie-only fans? Not a lot. It's really because I don't know. It's a huge movie. There's a lot of characters in it, so there's not a lot of room for backstory or character development. He comes more from The Ultimates universe than the old school Marvel with the mask. I couldn't even talk about that before the costumes were revealed. Now that that's out, it's definitely more The Ultimates version of the character. Definitely seems more authentic, which is why I got involved in the first place. Marvel started creating these superhero movies that are pretty plausible for a superhero movie. Like the whole Iron Man thing was like, "Wow, I could kind of buy it." It actually could kind of happen. I thought they did a really good job and obviously with Downey and getting to work with him at some point. I still didn't work with him on 'The Avengers' much. Are you saying he was in character as Tony Stark the whole time or you just don't have many scenes with him? No, no. Well, kind of, but not. It's hard to explain. You'll have to see the movie. Well, I would see it tomorrow, if I could! So would I, actually. Have you seen any of it? No. And I have no idea what it looks like. It's just too big of a movie in scope for me to grasp. I feel like I'm just a small little pawn in the Joss Whedon world of 'The Avengers' film. What's it like bring all these totally iconic characters together? Awesome! Awesome! Mind you, it happened only once [pauses to think] ... twice, we were all together. Just on the set on the same day, let alone be together. Now, that was fun. When we were in Central Park, everybody was in costume... [pauses] nah, not everybody. I wasn't in costume. Scarlett wasn't. But just to have everybody there... it's a hoot. Does Hawkeye have the history with Scarlett's character in this that they have in the comics? There is some stuff in there with Scarlett and I, yes. But again, I can't speak to what it is. But yeah, I do work with her quite a bit. More than anybody else, I can say that, only because there's ties from the past. You can't get into the history of it, but certainly, they spend a little time together. Are we going to see a standalone Hawkeye movie? Oh, I don't know. I don't have control over that! But would you like to? That's another "I don't know." They'd have to want me to do it. And I'd have to make sure that there's enough there to go do it. Don't want to do it just to do it. You could always just pop up in 'Thor 2' or 'Iron Man 3.' Yeah, you never know in the Marvel universe. Keeps it exciting. [Photo: Disney/Marvel] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'The Great Gatsby' Photos: Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan Look Like Pair of Good Eggs

Not saying, just saying: that headline was such a reach, reading it might cause you to pull a muscle. The first images of Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire and Joel Edgerton in Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' have arrived online and they look perfectly golden and decadent. Look at Leo's blond locks! Carey's flapper-chic wardrobe! Joel Edgerton's Gary Sheffield-like mustache! Tobey Maguire's Tobey Maguire face! Check out the pics ahead. Starring that foursome, as well as Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke, 'The Great Gatsby' arrives in theaters on Dec. 25, 2012. It's in 3D, just as F. Scott Fitzgerald always wanted. [CLICK PHOTO FOR BIGGER IMAGE] [via TheInsider] [Photos: WB] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

La Film Experts Association Honours 2011: 'The Descendants,' Michael Fassbender, Terrence Malick Among Surprise Indie Individuals who win

Boston and NY (online) experts were only some of the real physiques supplying honours on Sunday mid-day. The La Film Experts Association launched plaudits to numerous 2011 indie releases, in the break in early honours season status quo. Three cheers for Michael Fassbender, Terrence Malick as well as the Chemical Brothers and sisters? Yep! See the LAFCA honours individuals who win and runner-ups ahead. BEST PICTURE: Champion: 'The Descendants' BEST PICTURE: Runner-Up: 'The Tree of Life' BEST ANIMATION: Champion: 'Rango' BEST ANIMATION: Runner-Up: 'The Adventures of Tintin' BEST DIRECTOR, Champion: Terrence Malick, 'The Tree of Life' BEST DIRECTOR, Runner-Up: Martin Scorsese, 'Hugo' BEST ACTOR, Champion: Michael Fassbender, 'A Dangerous Method,' 'Jane Eyre,' 'Shame,' 'X-Males: First Class' , Runner-Up: Michael Shannon, 'Take Shelter' BEST ACTRESS, Champion: Yun Jung-Hee, 'Poetry' BEST ACTRESS, Runner-Up: Kirsten Dunst, 'Melancholia' BEST INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL, Champion: 'Spark of Being' BEST DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION, Champion: 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams' BEST DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION: RunnerUp, 'The Arbor' BEST Script, Champion: Asghar Farhadi, 'A Separation' BEST Script, Runner-Up: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, 'The Descendants' BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, Champion: Christopher Plummer, 'Beginners' BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, Runner-Up: Patton Oswalt, 'Young Adult' BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, Champion: Jessica Chastain, 'Coriolanus,' 'The Debt,' 'The Help,' 'Take Shelter, 'Texas Killing Fields,' 'The Tree of Life' BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, Runner-Up: Jesse McTeer, 'Albert Nobbs' BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, Champion: Emmanuel Lubezki, 'The Tree of Life' BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, Runner-Up: Cao Yu, 'City of Existence and Death' BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, Champion: Dante Ferretti, 'Hugo' BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, Runner-Up: Maria Djurkovic, 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' BEST MUSIC/SCORE, Champion: Caffeine Brothers and sisters, 'Hanna' BEST MUSIC/SCORE, Runner-Up: High high cliff Martinez, 'Drive' [Photo: Fox Searchlight] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Steven Spielberg Recommended Christian Bale for 'Flowers of War': Zhang Yimou

Columbia Pictures A lot of geek talk this week has been about The Dark Knight Rises footage. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows had its premiere, grabbing some spotlight and getting Robert Downey Jr. talking about The Avengers and Iron Man 3.our editor recommends'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Gets a 2014 Release DateThe Amazing Spider-Man: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone Get Into Character (Photos)'The Amazing Spider-Man' Teaser Trailer Released (Video) So some of us have forgotten that other superhero movies are coming out. Like The Amazing Spider-Man, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. Well, Columbia is here to remind us and yesterday quietly slid out a new teaser poster for the movie, which opens July 3, 2012. The poster, which debuted on Superhero Hype, is simple but effective, but more importantly, is consistent with comics iconography of having shadows reveal the true soul or identity or whatever the artists wants of a character. It's an effect used from Batman comics to Spider-Man comics and it's used here to show that the man crawling up the stone wall is ... Spider-Man. And it also makes a point to stand apart from the Sam Raimi-directed movies, whose posters slickly had the Arach-Knight stuck or perched to a glass skyscraper. Check it out ... PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'The Amazing Spider-Man': Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone Appear in New Production Photos Andrew Garfield Emma Stone Amazing Spider-Man

AFTRA, nets pact on successor contract

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a tentative three-year deal on a successor contract for its network code deal, covering non-primetime work with the four major television broadcast networks. Deal, announced Friday night, includes a 1% increase in employer contributions to the AFTRA Health and Retirement Funds to bring the total contribtion to to 16.5%. Negotiations began on Nov. 7. If ratified by the AFTRA members, the three-year agreement will run from Nov. 16, 2011 through Nov. 15, 2014. The ''net code,'' which was extended by a year in June 2010, is scheduled to expire on Nov. 15 but was extended on a day-to-day basis for the duration of negotiations. The net code is AFTRA's biggest contract and generates more than $250 million a year in member earnings and covers programming outside primetime drama and sitcoms including dramas in first-run syndication, morning news shows, talk shows, serials (soap operas), variety, reality, contest and sports. Current programs covered include: ''Good Morning America,'' ''The View,'' ''The Price is Right,'' ''General Hospital,'' ''Saturday Night Live,'' ''Dancing With the Stars,'' ''The Voice,'' ''Survivor,'' ''20/20,'' ''Deal or No Deal'' and ''Late Show with David Letterman.'' The Screen Actors Guild covers most primetime programs though AFTRA's been able to sign the lion's share of new series to AFTRA deals. AFTRA president Roberta Reardon chaired the 25-member negotiating committee and AFTRA national exec director Kim Roberts Hedgpeth will serve as chief negotiator. A press blackout had remained in effect for the duration of negotiations. AFTRA said Friday that the new deal increased wages by 6% over the term of the agreement (2% each year) for most categories. The 2% yearly hike in minimums has been standard for the successor deals signed by Hollywood unions in recent years. Other new provisions increase minimum hazard pay for dancers from $80 to $100 per day, and from $100 to $125 per program; the $37.50 overtime rate for Singers will be paid starting at the 7th instead of the 9th hour; iIncrease the minimum work day for stand-Ins who work on primetime variety and award shows, which will increase the minimum daily rate by 20% to 67%; and iImproved contract language to increase equal employment opportunities for union performers AFTRA said full details of the tentative agreement will be submitted for approval to the AFTRA National Board on Jan. 28. If the board approves, the deal will be sent out for ratification by the membership. AFTRA has about 70,000 members. Its leaders have been working on a merger plan with SAG leaders and have been aiming to present that plan next month for a possible vote by members in the spring. The networks also issued a statement: ''The tentative three-year agreement with AFTRA builds on the increases in benefit contributions made in last year's extension, further strengthening the pension and health benefit plans that are so crucial to performers and their families. Both sides worked diligently to reach a deal that is both fair and recognizes the pressures facing the production of television programs produced under this Code.'' Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Lana Del Rey

Presented by The Troubadour Presents. Reviewed Dec. 7, 2011. Performers: Lana Del ReyThe much-anticipated Los Angeles debut of NY-based hype queen Lana Del Rey was a tepid and mostly awkward affair. The crowd, though packed to the brim at the Troubadour, was comprised primarily of music industry personnel who lacked any sort of real enthusiasm for the performer; instead of extended applause or chatter, pockets of silence emerged between songs as the audience gawked and sized up the Interscope-signed "next big thing." The music itself served as an afterthought to Del Rey's lush-lipped, white-gowned image -- a glaringly self-conscious blend of old Hollywood nostalgia and urban modernism. Entering the stage to a strangely upbeat symphonic string arrangement, Del Rey took control of the mic and launched into new single "Born to Die." The fatalistic title and wordplay clearly fit into the aesthetic she has groomed online over the past few months. It is an image soaked with sex, filtered unevenly through a lens of noirish intrigue and mystery, though ultimately more Fergie than Faye Dunaway. Del Rey's voice is husky and provocative, and in the live setting, surprisingly potent, if not always consistently tasteful. "Born to Die" and "Blue Jeans" found the four-piece band exploring slow, minimalist R&B territory without adding much in the way of melody or texture. In fact, most of the 40-minute set was played with an almost apathetic sense of ensemble dynamics. The group has clearly chosen to lean heavily upon Del Rey's Orbison-echoed vocals, but they have a tendency to recede too far into the background. There were a few brief changes in mood during the concert, most notably the cabaret jazz of "Million Dollar Man" -- an overambitious tune drifting rudderless through a misshapen stylistic morass. The last two songs of the evening were strange hip-hop-infused numbers that further departed from Del Rey's key melodic strengths: space and subtlety. At times she was almost rapping, as the band pumped out funk rock rhythms. Most of the set just didn't really work, but the clear exception was "Video Games." The slow-burning, lovelorn track that brought Del Rey to prominence is truly a pop masterpiece. Every moment of the song drips with tension and in the live setting Del Rey really dug into the vocal and nailed it. For those 4 1/2 minutes it was almost possible to forgive every other false start or bad idea that popped up during the course of the evening. Perhaps her stage show is a work in progress, just as her upcoming full-length debut seems to be. But for all the uncertainty of her future, at least Lana Del Rey has "Video Games." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Jolie & Besson: Together At Last?

She's in talks for his new thrillerThough he usually specialises in high concept action films and thriller, Luc Besson has nevertheless always been able to attract solid star wattage to take on the lead roles. And one of his upcoming projects appears to be no different, with Angelina Jolie reportedly in talks to star.Very little else is known about the film (not even the title), aside from the fact that it's apparently a big-scale thriller that has its roots in true scientific elements. Who votes for an action-packed tech-fest set around the Large Hadron Collider?Besson, who has been shepherding more projects as a producer these days, has written and plans to direct this one once he's finished doing the press rounds for his last directing gig, high profile biopic The Lady. Jolie, meanwhile, is busy pimping her own writing/directing/producing job, Bosnian war drama In The Land Of Blood And Honey. She's got various future projects vying for her attention including the big new take on Cleopatra, Sleeping Beauty-adjacent fantasy Maleficent and Ridley Scott's Gertrude Bell drama, but from the sounds of Deadline's report, Jolie would make the Besson film her next priority if the deal is sealed.

Ken Furers Mock 2011 Wish List Not To Be Mistaken With This Particular Year's Black List

Imitation might be the sincerest kind of flattery. So comedy author Ken Furerdelivers his mockWish List a few days just before the actual 2011 Black List appears: The 2011 Wish Listis a compilation from the finest unproduced, unwritten scripts in Hollywood. The second annual list is made the decision with various comprehensive voting process together with a tribunal of studio development professionals, the BCS computer ranking formula, the united states . States Electoral College, and Sharon Osbourne. Please remember, The Wish List is not a much better of list. It's, in the best, a complete waste of the next short while from the existence. Enjoy. REPUBLICANS AND ALIENS A political sci-fi crossover through which Mitt Romney, Ron Perry, and Bachmann Wanted must meet up by getting an intergalactic alien military to prevent a gang of illegal immigrants from crossing the border. SNAGGED When his only kids bag of pretzel M&Ms will get lost within the petting zoo, a vengeful father sets to trace it lower. TAKEN though goat's. KELVIN + TINA = XOXO <3 4EVA After burning a mixed Compact disk for his secret crush, shy secondary school newcomer Kelvin can get billed with internet piracy. A nonlinear romantic dramedy that jumps forward and backward with time throughout his parole sentence. SEAL TEAM 7 An animated family film of a herd of seven lazy elephant shuts from Antarctica which get used to assassinate Osama Bin Laden. Seth Rogen will voice all seven shuts. Ready To ASSEMBLE A remake of Svenn Hjrgynssns gritty Swedish crime thriller GUNFIRE KILL SQUAD Dying KILL that follows a gang of street thugs who try to make the most of an Ikea but get entangled inside an all-evening hostage standoff armed simply with Allen wrenches. GROOMSMAIDS When his girlfriend leaves on her behalf bachelorette party, an uptight guy and also the slacker groomsmen throw their unique bachelorette party to have the ability to prove that males continue being much like raunchy as women. A male Bridesmaids. Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day probably attached. MIXED SIGNALS A found footage horror film of a grad student who video chats on his apple apple iphone along with his extended distance girlfriend when the call strangely starts to lower out. Can it be an undesirable Wi-Fi signal or possibly is Siri turning to be considered a jealous psychopath? (Spoiler alert: its an undesirable Wi-Fi signal.) THE SOMEWHAT EXCEPTIONAL Existence In The MILDLY AMAZING SPANDEX BOY Using the cult graphic novel, a dorky secondary school student who just get pummelled starts dressing as being a superhero which virtually only makes things worse. MONEYHOOP A benefit-of-your-chair conference room drama that follows Basketball Players Association executive director Billy Hunter while he battles Commissioner David Stern in the laborious collective settling settlement. James Franco attached since the neutral third party mediator in addition to dolly grip. CIRCLED Each time a self-absorbed guy can get circled on the web+, he's doing regardless of what when you're getting circled on the web+. ADAPTING ADAPTATION While attempting to evolve the self-reflexive Charlie Kaufman film ADAPTATION, a fighting playwright recognizes that his very try to evolve ADAPTATION is usually the variation. A Charlie Kaufman-esque tale inside the vein of ADAPTATION. STALK A retelling of JACK As Well As The BEANSTALK, switched on its mind and told from the objective of consider the beanstalk. If Only To F**K YOUR BRAINS OUT A raunchy romantic comedy of a apparently innocent, dorky girl who calculates to become tiger in bed mattress. Presently in development beneath the new title GETTING BUSY. Offer instantly to Emma Stone. To ensure that of course, Betty White-colored is attached.

Ka-Ching! How All-Christmas Music Doubles Radio's Rankings

Comedy Central is bulking on its comedy choices. In order to expand its slate, which already includes such shows as South Park, Workaholics and Tosh., the Viacom-possessed network has purchased scripts for 3 more projects, a couple of that are animated. There'sGajillionaires, one half-hour animated show concerning the uber-wealthy Benjamin and George Krabbe as well as their misadventures on the planet of large business.Relief, corrupt senators, sycophantic cronies like Chef Boyardee and Dick Cheney as well as an great fascination with Tipper Gore are along for that ride. PHOTOS: 10 Broadcast and Cable Television Show Most Viewed by Males The project, produced, written and created by Yoni Brenner (Ice Age: Beginning from the Dinosaurs), countsJoel Kuwahara, Scott Greenberg andMark McJimsey of Bento Box together with Peter Principato, Paul Youthful and Tucker Voorheesof Principato-Youthful Entertainment as executive producers. One of the other scripts Comedy Central has purchased:Grubstein & Grubstein, an animated comedy produced and co-executive created by Arthur Johnson andKarl Ackerman according to two twenty-something siblings who inherit a Brooklyn brownstone full of oddball tenants. Finally, the network has nabbed a script for Upstate, one half-hour narrative according to two guyswho go back to the summer time capital of scotland - their youth and live like 16 again, filled with bonfires, jet-ski races and stealing Uncle Gary's pot.The project is written and co-executive created by its stars,Jon GabrusandJustin Tyler. Brenner is repped by WME, Principato-Youthful Entertainment and Ginsburg Daniels Gabrus and Tyler are repped by Paradigm, Principato-Youthful and Ginsburg Daniels. Email: Lacey.Rose@THR.com Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Subjects Comedy Central TV Development

'New Year's Eve': Abigail Breslin Talks About Her First On-Screen Kiss (Video)

TBS 30 Rock returns to the NBC schedule on Jan. 12, but for those annoyed with the wait, Alec Baldwin delivered a fairly accurate impression of one of his co-stars on Monday night's Conan. After regaling the host in his cartoonish accents of a cab driver, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a "dinosaur flying over Narnia" that sounded an awful lot like Jimmy Stewart, Baldwin turned his attention to Tracy Morgan. "He's a man-child, is -- I guess -- the most generous way I could put it," said Baldwin. "He's very sweet and very sensitive." Baldwin then described a memory of one of his interactions with Morgan during the first season of 30 Rock. He walked in on the tired star watching old videos of Michael Jackson and looking discouraged. Watch exactly what took place near the 10:25 mark: Alec Baldwin Tracy Morgan Conan O'Brien 30 Rock