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Greta Gerwig Would Probably Join a Cult if Russell Brand Was the Leader

It’s no secret that your friends at Movieline HQ have a healthy obsession with Greta Gerwig , but who does the Indie Queen turned rom-com staple bow at the altar for? Her Arthur co-star Russell Brand. “When Russell paid attention to you, the sun was shining on you and it was so warm and good. And then he’d take it away and you’d just want it back again,” she told New York . “Which is why I’ve always said he could be a cult or religious leader. Everyone was in love with him — men and women.” If this acting thing doesn’t work out, at least he’s got something to fall back on. [ New York ]

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What Are the Odds of the Will Smith/M. Night Shyamalan Movie Actually Happening?

Score another project in in the works for Will Smith and his offspring! This time it’s Jaden Smith, who is reportedly booked to reteamwith his father to appear in an untitled sci-fi movie for Sony and co-writer/director M. Night Shyamalan. Nothing too out of the ordinary there — except it joins 13 other Will Smith films is various stages of development limbo.

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Paul Bettany Promises 3-D Conversion Done Well in Oft-Delayed Priest

If Screen Gems’ upcoming post-apocalyptic thriller Priest feels a bit familiar to you, there’s a reason: the film reunites star Paul Bettany with director Scott Stewart, with whom he made last year’s avenging-angel apocalypse pic Legion . Produced on a relatively modest budget, Legion made $67 million worldwide but fared poorly with critics and, Bettany admits, suffered from its limitations. With Priest , however, he and Stewart aim to surpass their own benchmark and give audiences something that they haven’t seen before: a 3-D post-conversion job worth the price of admission.

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DVD: 1970s British TV Classics Ain’t What They Used to Be

The timing certainly couldn’t be better for the new Upstairs Downstairs : Complete Series box (now available from Acorn Media). The landmark British series about an aristocratic family and the servants who feed and clean them celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, there’s a new reboot of the show premiering this Sunday on PBS, and the success of last year’s Downton Abbey , of which Upstairs is a direct predecessor, whetted viewers’ appetite to revisit the show. Whether or not Upstairs Downstairs actually lives up to its reputation, however, is another matter entirely.

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