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TV Bites: Jay Leno Finally Gets His Big Hannah Montana Break

Colin Farrell Cast As Ozzy Osbourne?

The always-reliable Perez Hilton is reporting that Colin Farrell has signed on to play the Prince of Darkness himself in the upcoming Ozzy biopic. Reportedly Ozzy wanted an unknown from his hometown of Birmingham while Sharon was hoping for Johnny Depp, but I think Colin’s a fine choice to play the bat-hungry Ozzy. No word on who might play the power-behind-the-Satanic-throne, Sharon, but I’m hoping Tilda Swinton’s dance card is free. What do you think? [ Perez Hilton ]

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What’s On: Miss Independence

Kelly Clarkson’s primetime comebacks are always welcome, even if they’re on a hokey pre-taped Fourth of July special. But do you think she’ll sing “Miss Independent” and make us fall crazy-in-love with 2003 again? I vote yes. But before you take out your Nikki McKibbon voodoo doll and prepare for a night of idolization, take a look at the weird klatch of comedians who are joining Clarkson on America Celebrates July 4th at Ford’s Theatre .

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Checking In with Jeff Fahey: Apologies, Ambassadorships, and a New Role

From time to time, Movieline likes to check in with actor Jeff Fahey. Wouldn’t you, if given the opportunity? Jeff Fahey is many things: an actor, a dancer trained at the Joffrey Ballet, a humanitarian, and (of course) the Lawnmower Man. You can add one more to that list: Jeff Fahey is a damn good liar! Last time we checked in with him , Fahey swore up and down that his Movieline-beloved character Frank Lapidus had been killed off Lost in an ambiguous submarine explosion, so you can imagine our surprise when he popped up in the series finale to fly most of the main cast off the island, once and for all. Fahey’s been out of the country since then, but now that he’s back, he called up Movieline to apologize for his ruse, discuss the finale, and exclusively announce two bits of good news: an ambassadorship and a part in a new Gary Oldman film.

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Virginia Madsen on Scoundrels, Her Most Disappointing ’60s Experience and Her Lust For ‘Real Men’

After earning an Oscar nomination as the sultry object of a wine aficionado’s affection in Sideways , Virginia Madsen realized that there still weren’t many good film roles left for actresses. That’s why the 80’s sex symbol made the transition from the multiplex to mainstream television, and in her second-ever regular role on a network series, Madsen is tackling one of the biggest challenges of her career: balancing her well-honed dramatic talents while discovering comedy. The satisfying role is courtesy of ABC’ s summer dramedy Scoundrels , where Madsen stars as a headstrong mother of four who is determined to give her family an honest life after her husband (David James Elliott) is sentenced to prison. Last week, Madsen phoned Movieline to explain why actresses are fleeing to television, the time her brain literally exploded, and her secret to great onscreen (and offscreen) chemistry.

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Now Playing: Stephanie Zacharek’s Video Review of The Last Airbender!

In the latest installment of Movieline’s video reviews, chief film critic Stephanie Zacharek drops by to deliver her take on the less-than-beloved fantasy effort The Last Airbender . Will Stephanie go a little easier on Manoj’s Folly than her peers , or is it just as irredeemable as you’ve heard? There’s only one way to find out — the video’s after the jump.

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The 9 Most Scathing Critical Responses to The Last Airbender

Poor Manoj. The guy literally never saw the Shyamalashing coming from critics of his new, instantly notorious The Last Airbender , and I don’t know if even his fiercest detractors ever envisioned him striking rock bottom quite as violently he has with this one. I mean, it’s bad , folks. But don’t take my word for it (or Kyle’s , or Stephanie’s for that matter). Read on for a flight of bile that makes our earlier Grown Ups and Sex and the City 2 hate-tastings sweet by comparison.

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Will James Cameron’s Next Film Star the Black Eyed Peas?

As we all know, James Cameron’s best work is not Aliens, Avatar , or Titanic , but instead his one contribution to music video history: Martini Ranch’s “Reach” video, a deliciously absurd parable about female bodybuilders and Kathryn Bigelow’s doability in a cowgirl outfit . Alas, Cameron hasn’t directed a music video since, although according to will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas, the director is going to put off Avatar 2 to direct their concert film. Um what?

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Todd Phillips’ Project X Finds Its Cast

As promised , the conspicuously titled Project X — the Todd Phillips/Joel Silver co-produced guerrilla comedy — had found its no-name cast: Miles Teller, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Dax Flame, Nichole O’C onnor, Thomas Mann and Alexis Knapp will all hope to become the next McLovin’ — or Zack Galifianakis — when they take part in the Nima Nourizadeh-directed comedy. Precious few details about Project X are available, but it reportedly “revolves around a group of kids documenting a house party that suddenly goes awry,” and that “like Cloverfield , the movie would unfold from the point of view of the person videotaping the party.” So this is the Cloverfield sequel you’ve been waiting for! It’s gonna be the best night ever, etc. [ Variety ]

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VIDEO: 30 Minutes After Nabbing the Role, Your New Spider-Man Struggles to Speak English

Andrew Garfield flew to Cancun this week expecting simply to promote The Social Network at a Sony media summit. Instead, he was told that he’d nabbed the ultra-coveted role of Spider-Man — then, still reeling (and struggling to rehearse the deceptively simple introduction, “Hey guys, how’s it going”), the 26-year-old Brit was hurried to a press conference for an announcement . This is what happened behind the scenes:

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VIDEO: 30 Minutes After Nabbing the Role, Your New Spider-Man Struggles to Speak English