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Adjustment Bureau Lives Up to its Name, Moves Again to March 2011

Universal this afternoon passed along a new batch of release dates for its 2010-11 slate, and it looks… unfortunate. Not to be the eternal skeptic or anything, but how else should one respond to The Adjustment Bureau getting moved a second time in three months — and this time all the way to next March? Will this be 2011’s surprise off-season blockbuster, a la Shutter Island ? Or will it be its bloated, mistimed flop The Wolfman ?

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Could the James Bond Delay Actually Be a Good Thing?

We’ve been told over and over for decades that James Bond will return, and implicit in that promise is that in the in-between time won’t be long at all. The turmoil at MGM has changed all that, however; not only has the next Bond film lost Sam Mendes as the director , but now, according to an irate Harry Knowles , development on the movie has stopped completely (not to be confused with when it stopped indefinitely ). Is that really so bad, though?

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Female Daily Show Staffers Prove Their Existence in Rebuttal to Jezebel

Where is Eve Ensler when you need her? Back on June 23rd, Jezebel writer Irin Carmon wrote a somewhat scathing critique of The Daily Show — spurred on by the tryout and potential hiring of geek pin-up Olivia Munn — succinctly summed up by its title, “The Daily Show ‘s Woman Problem.” What followed was a series of mostly off-the-record quotes and comments from former female staffers that painted the offices of the Comedy Central cultural kingpin with the same brush that might be used for a frat house or at least the Harvard Lampoon. Now, the female staffers of The Daily Show have responded with snark worthy of Stewart himself.

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Titanic 3D in April 2012

Tired of dark, muddy, post-production 3D? Well, James Cameron is shaking his head and sighing so hard right now, that he has to come in and fix special effects for you again by way of his 3D conversion of Titanic , which has now been given a release date of April 2012. This news comes via a LAT report on Gloria Stuart’s birthday , where it is revealed that during the making of Titanic , the delightful 100-year-old heavily encouraged current wife Suzy Amis to pursue the then-married Cameron. Old people! [ LAT ]

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Titanic 3D in April 2012

Alan Ruck on Persons Unknown, the Death of Multicam Comedies, and Missing John Hughes

In his 30 years as a showbiz mainstay, Alan Ruck has starred in movies and TV shows that have come to exemplify their times. The John Hughes movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , in which Ruck played hooky accomplice Cameron Frye, remains a hallmark for rambunctious ’80s teen comedies, while Spin City , where Ruck played the quipping Stuart Bondek, typifies the multicamera sitcom streak of the ’90s. Now, his new NBC miniseries Persons Unknown encapsulates the DVD -friendly serializaed appeal of television today, complete with a jigsaw mystery that can please fans of Veronica Mars , Lost , and The Twilight Zone alike. Ruck phoned Movieline last week to discuss the curious production of Persons Unknown , his disappointment with current TV, and the legacy of John Hughes.

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A Party Down Movie?

The Veronica Mars feature may have never gotten off the ground but Lizzy Caplan is hoping that she and the Party Down crew can continue their catering careers for the big screen (even if that means that they’ll literally have to cater their own movie). “We want it so bad,” she told Hitfix last week about the latest Rob Thomas series to be killed before its time . “We could do it for no money, no time. We would do it for free. I just don’t know if we’re legally allowed to do it.” Chris Albrecht, do you have a problem with that? [ Hitfix ]

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Late Night Highlights: Stephen Colbert’s Hitler Joke and Puppets in Politics

While most of the late night hosts took off Monday to recover from their Fourth of July BBQ hangovers, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert both taped new shows. As you’ve already read , Stewart’s contained a few homophobic sentiments courtesy of Denis Leary, but it also contained a satellite interview with a Henson muppet. Meanwhile over at the Colbert Report , the host stayed in pajamas during the show on account of sickness. Click through for the highlights you missed from those new programs as well as the best of last night’s repeats.

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Late Night Highlights: Stephen Colbert’s Hitler Joke and Puppets in Politics

Man Dies at Eclipse Screening

An unidentified 23-year-old New Zealand man was found dead Sunday night following a screening of Eclipse . Police in Wellington say the man had attended alone and was discovered slumped over in his seat when the lights came up; paramedics’ attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. This is the first reported Twilight -related death since the movie franchise launched a little less than two years ago, but it shouldn’t be the last; fans are expected to die in two parts as well as in 3-D when Breaking Dawn emerges a year from now. [ NZ Herald via THR ]

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Denis Leary Promotes Rescue Me With Homophobic Slur, Jokes About His Children Burning Alive

If you are gearing up to promote your television series on a talk show, you have several choices: 1) You can prepare a TV-ready anecdote about something hilarious that happened on-set (See: Jonah Hill’s story about being reprimanded by his hero while filming Curb Your Enthusiasm ); 2) You can prepare a TV-ready anecdote about something interesting in your personal life (See: Kristen Stewart’s description of her real-life pet wolves ); or 3) If you are Denis Leary, you can put together a startlingly homophobic anecdote about something that was said in poor taste to Derek Jeter on the set of Rescue Me .

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‘Harry Potter’ Star Warwick Davis Shares Most Memorable Moments

‘I got to do some really interesting and important things,’ Davis says of two-part ‘Deathly Hallows.’ By Kara Warner Warwick Davis Photo: MTV News Ask any of the “Harry Potter” castmembers to name their favorite moment over the course of filming eight movies, and they’ll be hard-pressed to select just one. No matter what level of involvement, from stars to extras, production designers to makeup artists, those close to the wizard franchise feel lucky just to have been a part of the “Potter” magic. And perhaps no one more than actor Warwick Davis , who has not only appeared in all eight of the films, but played two memorable characters: Professor Filius Flitwick and Gringotts’ formidable goblin, Griphook. When MTV News caught up with the actor at the opening of Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park last month, we asked him to narrow down his character’s most memorable moments. “I think all of my favorite moments are in the last two films,” Davis said. “I got to do some really interesting and important things, which is nice. Previously in the films, it’s always been great to be there, but normally I’ve been the kind of comic relief. I’ve had silly, fun things to do, which have been very memorable,” he explained. “It’s wonderful. People always remember those moments, but I felt having Griphook and Flitwick [in the final two films] — I have much more bearing and importance on the plot as well.” Davis added that the absolute best moment for him was both surreal and emotional. “People who’ve read the books will know this ( spoiler alert ), but the moment where Voldemort exclaims that Harry Potter is dead … to have read that and to actually be there as it’s happening, that was quite emotional and quite surreal. It sends a shiver down your spine because you’re standing there and witnessing this event. It’s almost like reading the newspaper going back in time, witnessing a world-changing event.” What’s your favorite Flitwick or Griphook moment? And what scene are you most eager to see played out in the final “Harry Potter” films? Tell us in the comments! Check out everything we’ve got on “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com .

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