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Leaked Harry Potter Epilogue Photos Reveal Daniel Radcliffe as Middle-Aged Lesbian

One of the big questions about the second installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is just how producers plan to film the series epilogue, which picks up with the surviving characters almost twenty years later. Now, thanks to spy photographs from the set, we have our answer: by forcing the film’s young actors to wear prosthetic jowls and dowdy clothes. Needless to say, the following photo may be a big spoiler, in that it’s spoiling just how unfabulous middle age can be:

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6 Questions Raised By the News of a Soapdish Remake

1. Why? 2. Rob Reiner is attached? Again, why? 3. According to Pajiba , the film will be set behind the scenes of a telenovela, presumably necessitating brand new characters and a passel of story changes. So…do we really need to call this Soapdish ?

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Is Jerry Bruckheimer the Hollywood Screenwriter’s Best Friend?

From career semi-retrospectives to cement-disfiguring rituals outside the Chinese Theater, the build-up to this weekend’s Prince of Persia release has been quite gratifying for Jerry Bruckheimer. But an interesting tandem of news items circulating today make a case for the megaproducer’s least-celebrated attribute (if you believe it): This guy is great with writers!

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Did Betty White’s SNL Actually Trump the Lost Finale?

Add this to the list of numbers that make Sunday’s Lost finale ratings a bit underwhelming: 15 million. That is the number of viewers who watched Betty White’s episode of Saturday Night Live earlier this month when you factor in digital recorder numbers. According to preliminary figures , that would lift White over Lost ‘s epic primetime closer by nearly 2 million viewers. Lost ‘s own DVR stats are pending, but it’ll be awfully close. Take that, Smoke Monster. [ Media Decoder ]

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Hollywood Ink: You Won’t Have Brendan Fraser to Kick Around Center of the Earth Anymore

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Freed in Iran?

Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker — and recent Cannes lightning rod — Jafar Panahi is reportedly leaving jail today on $200,000 bail. The director of The White Balloon was said to have been imprisoned for his support of the country’s opposition party and begun a hunger strike last week. His cause was publicized in part by a petition boasting signatures by Robert Redford and Steven Spielberg, while also noted at a festival press conference by compatriot Abbas Kiarostami. Developing… [ AFP ]

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Dominic Cooper to Grow Into John Slattery for Captain America

Whether he’s hitting up Carrie Bradshaw for water sports or hitting on secretaries in the world of Man Men , it kind of seems like John Slattery has always been a silver fox — so much so that when it came time for Captain America to cast a young version of Howard Stark, I might have expected Slattery to simply reprise his Iron Man 2 cameo as the character and go rocking the white hair even into Howard’s twenties. Alas!

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Boycotts Urged Over White Stars in Prince of Persia, Last Airbender

If it’s summer, and there are a pair of mainstream blockbusters about Persian and Asian warriors ready to open, then count on a “yellowface” controversy to saddle both on the way to release. Such are the scenarios facing Prince of Persia and The Last Airbender , both of which are presently on defensive as unfortunate casualties of the Slowest News Day of 2010 .

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Sean Hayes to Host the Tony Awards

So just how do the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League plan on topping last year’s Neil Patrick Harris-hosted Tonys? By appointing Sean Hayes as fearless presenter of the 64th ceremony on June 13 at Radio City Music Hall. Hayes has had a very busy two months — after starring in the Broadway hit Promises, Promises alongside Kristin Chenoweth, the Will & Grace star came out of the closet , was dragged unwittingly into controversy when a Newsweek editorial writer isolated Hayes as an example of gay men being unconvincing in straight roles… [deep breath]… earned a Tony nom, and now this. Phew. [ Deadline ]

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ABC Keeps Edgar Floats From Sinking

And you thought pilot season was over! Despite not placing Edgar Floats on its fall schedule, ABC has ordered six additional scripts of the crime procedural from creator Rand Ravich. Some observers worried that the pilot — which stars Tom Cavanagh as a police psychologist-turned-bounty hunter — was too character driven and quirky for network television, but since this is the same network that actually aired Eli Stone , clearly normal rules are out the window. Don’t be surprised when you start seeing ads for Edgar Floats around midseason. [ Deadline ]

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