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Michael Jackson Biopic May Be in Works; Awesome Bookie Puts Johnny Depp Atop Casting Pool

Among the heap of speculative projects idling in the landfill otherwise known as Hollywood, a Michael Jackson biopic has long been one thought likeliest to be reclaimed. This week, in fact, comes word that the late pop icon’s estate is in discussions with Ivan Reitman’s Montecito Picture Company to nudge such a project forward. Not to be outdone, an Irish bookie with a demonstrated interest in the most outlandish cultural wagers imaginable has commenced casting speculation in an inspired — very inspired — fashion.

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Michael Jackson Biopic May Be in Works; Awesome Bookie Puts Johnny Depp Atop Casting Pool

The Descendants’ Judy Greer on Her Memorable First Meeting with George Clooney and Two and a Half Men

There has always been something innately memorable about actress Judy Greer . The curiously beautiful actress with razor-sharp timing, a scene-stealer in everything from What Women Want to Arrested Development , carries an underlying melancholy behind her eyes that lends the sweetest characters deeper layers and the over the top ones an even greater sense of unpredictability, whether in comedies or, increasingly, in dramatic fare. So maybe she was born to be in an Alexander Payne movie like The Descendants , which flits back and forth along the painful edge between tragedy and humor in ways that feel completely, and achingly, human.

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The Descendants’ Judy Greer on Her Memorable First Meeting with George Clooney and Two and a Half Men

VIDEO: Why Not Cast Donald Glover as Michael Jackson?

Hot on the heels of the announcement that a Michael Jackson biopic may be in the works comes a video interview, over at Next Movie, in which Community star/rapper Donald Glover does the moonwalk and names the King of Pop as his dream role. Coincidence? Who cares? Give the gig to Childish Gambino, already!

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First Brave Trailer Promises Breathtaking Pixar Fairy Tale

Welcome to fairy tale trailer week! Yesterday, Movieline previewed Mirror, Mirror , Tarsem Singh’s hammy Snow White adaptation which features Julia Roberts as a ineffectively evil queen who worries about age lines and financial security (just like you!). Today, Pixar has unveiled a full-length trailer for the company’s first foray into fairy tale territory, the much more promising Brave .

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First Brave Trailer Promises Breathtaking Pixar Fairy Tale