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WATCH: Denied! Tina Fey ‘Urk’-ed By ‘Admission’ Nude Scenes

Director Paul Weitz  wanted Tina Fey so badly for his new movie  Admission that he was willing to keep her clothed. “Originally the movie was closer to the book in that it had a couple of legitimate sex scenes in it and I was like ‘Urk!'” Fey tells me. “So they were kind enough to accommodate that.” That doesn’t mean though that she and co-star Paul Rudd  didn’t enjoy good chemistry.  Rudd says he was “predisposed to liking her anyway” as they share many of the same friends.  As for the film’s Princeton setting, the actor admitted that making Admission  was the only way he could ever get on the campus as his “GPA was very middling”. Is Weitz worried that colleges will hold  Admission — which is also very candid about the college admissions process — against his kids when they apply to college later down the line?  Turns out he already has a plan!  “I’m going to change their names!”  But Princeton won’t hold a grudge, as Weitz says they agreed to let him film on campus because “they liked the idea of having Tina Fey around for a little bit”. However, he adds, the actual Princeton admissions office does not appear in the film because it remains “super-duper top secret”! Check out my full interviews below: Follow Grace Randolph on  Twitter . Follow Movieline on  Twitter . 

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WATCH: Ryan Reynolds discovers fire – and Chris Sanders – with ‘The Croods’

There is apparently no end to  Lilo & Stitch creator Chris Sanders’ talents, from doing a great Nicolas Cage impression to braving the bitter cold at the NYC premiere of  The Croods  – with no jacket! Just how impressed was Ryan Reynolds  with Sanders?  “This is my first animated movie I’ve ever done, and I was doing one subsequently right afterwards and I learned so much from [the directors] that I shifted the sessions in the next animated movie to feel more like this one!” The Croods is director Chris Sanders’ second film for Dreamworks Animation, where he defected to after clashing with Disney over  American Dog. ( The title became   Bolt  after his departure).  Is he still enjoying his new home?  “Every film we make we get, like, better technology — so even better!”  Plus he’s already hard at work on  How To Train Your Dragon 2 . But his co-writer and director, Kirk De Micco, chimed in to say there was one area where Dreamworks Animation struggled — creating digital tar!   The request threw the animators for a loop.  “How deep is the tar?!  How sticky is the tar?!  Does it stick to their clothes?!”  Good thing Sanders and De Micco were there to answer their questions. Check out my full interview below: Follow Grace Randolph on  Twitter . Follow Movieline on  Twitter . 

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Pope Francis Gets The C-Word Treatment In Parody Of The Onion’s Quvenzhané Wallis Tweet

Those who remain convinced that The Onion ‘s controversial Oscar-night tweet about Quvenzhané Wallis was  really about the Beasts of the Southern Wild  star and not about Hollywood hypocrisy should check out the below tweet from comedian and filmmaker  Paul Provenza . Last week, I posted The Aristocrats director’s thoughtful deconstruction of The Onion’s joke, why it wasn’t about Wallis and why the fake news organization’s subsequent apology was problematic. The story got a lot of reaction and, in the wake of yesterday’s announcement that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had been elected the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis I ,  Provenza took the opportunity to riff on The Onion  brouhaha, and to drive home the point that the joke is not  about whoever is named being a cunt. Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that new pope is kind of a cunt, right? @ TheOnion — Paul Provenza (@PaulProvenza) March 13, 2013 If you disagree and your ears are smoking like the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, sound off in the comments section below. More on The Onion controversy:  ‘The Aristocrats’ Director Paul Provenza: The Onion’s Apology To Quvenzhané Wallis Was ‘Problematic’ Follow Frank DiGiacomo on  Twitter . Follow Movieline on  Twitter .

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Say Hello To My Metal Friends: New ‘Iron Man 3’ Poster Reveals Alloyed Forces

A new Iron Man 3 trailer will hit the Internets on March 5.  In the meantime, Yahoo! has posted this exclusive new poster, which depicts an army of iron men rising behind a clearly cheesed-off Tony Stark ( Robert Downey Jr. ) whose armored suit is behaving like an iPhone that was accidentally dropped into a toilet. According to SlashFilm , this reveal may be a reference to the rumored climax of the movie in which Stark summons some multiple metal wingmen to kick some Mandarin  pu pu platter, or whoever it is that’s causing all the trouble in his life.  CHECK OUT MOVIELINE’S GALLERY OF IRON MAN 3 POSTERS The website also reports that a snippet of that iron-army scene will likely be featured in the trailer that drops next week, which will be the last one before the movie opens on May 3. Meanwhile, Yahoo! offers this interpretation of the poster. But what’s even more intriguing than the damaged suit he’s wearing are the seven he’s not. Streaking into the sky behind him are more armored suits, and while we don’t get a very clear look at them, they don’t appear to be any we’ve seen in the previous films. The one directly above Tony’s right arm has a grey and gold finish with spiky shoulders. Another directly behind his left shoulder is a bulkier suit with a gold, white and black appearance. Could this be the rumored “Deep Space Suit” fans have been buzzing about? A photo of an upcoming toy was released in late January with that description, which lead some Marvel acolytes to wonder if Tony might take a trip out into the cosmos, perhaps to meet up with the Guardians of the Galaxy , another comic-book team that will be getting their own movie in 2014. I don’t see Rocket Raccoon or Groot, who are both supposed to be part of the GOTG standalone, so I’m skeptical, but what do you think?  Let me know in the comments below. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on  Twitter . Follow Movieline on  Twitter . [ Yahoo! ,  SlashFilm ]

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Say Hello To My Metal Friends: New ‘Iron Man 3’ Poster Reveals Alloyed Forces

A new Iron Man 3 trailer will hit the Internets on March 5.  In the meantime, Yahoo! has posted this exclusive new poster, which depicts an army of iron men rising behind a clearly cheesed-off Tony Stark ( Robert Downey Jr. ) whose armored suit is behaving like an iPhone that was accidentally dropped into a toilet. According to SlashFilm , this reveal may be a reference to the rumored climax of the movie in which Stark summons some multiple metal wingmen to kick some Mandarin  pu pu platter, or whoever it is that’s causing all the trouble in his life.  CHECK OUT MOVIELINE’S GALLERY OF IRON MAN 3 POSTERS The website also reports that a snippet of that iron-army scene will likely be featured in the trailer that drops next week, which will be the last one before the movie opens on May 3. Meanwhile, Yahoo! offers this interpretation of the poster. But what’s even more intriguing than the damaged suit he’s wearing are the seven he’s not. Streaking into the sky behind him are more armored suits, and while we don’t get a very clear look at them, they don’t appear to be any we’ve seen in the previous films. The one directly above Tony’s right arm has a grey and gold finish with spiky shoulders. Another directly behind his left shoulder is a bulkier suit with a gold, white and black appearance. Could this be the rumored “Deep Space Suit” fans have been buzzing about? A photo of an upcoming toy was released in late January with that description, which lead some Marvel acolytes to wonder if Tony might take a trip out into the cosmos, perhaps to meet up with the Guardians of the Galaxy , another comic-book team that will be getting their own movie in 2014. I don’t see Rocket Raccoon or Groot, who are both supposed to be part of the GOTG standalone, so I’m skeptical, but what do you think?  Let me know in the comments below. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on  Twitter . Follow Movieline on  Twitter . [ Yahoo! ,  SlashFilm ]

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘War Witch’ Star Rachel Mwanza Sees Dead People In This Harrowing Trailer

I was disappointed to learn that War Witch ‘s remarkable star, first-time actress  Rachel Mwanza didn’t get to meet her idol Beyoncé    when she traveled to Los Angeles to attend the Academy Awards on Sunday. I hope that the film’s producers and Sasha Fierce’s handlers figure out a way to make it happen.  Just think how good it would be for Beyoncé’s brand. One of those handlers should get the pop star and her husband Jay-Z to watch Kim Nguyen’s quietly powerful film about Africa’s orphan soldiers of war. It’s currently available via VOD and will open theatrically on Friday, March 1. Here’s a trailer to encourage the First Couple of Hip Hop.  In this scene, Mwanza’s character Komona earns her War Witch title after the rebel army that has just dragooned her into its ranks sends her onto the front lines to scout out the enemy’s position. There, she encounters the ghosts of her dead parents who alert her to the enemy’s presence. RELATED:  Beasts Of The African Wild: ‘War Witch’ Star Rachel Mwanza Should Be As Famous As Quvenzhané Wallis Follow Frank DiGiacomo on  Twitter . Follow Movieline on  Twitter .

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Oscars 2013 − Jennifer Lawrence Can Now Say Whatever She Wants!

Jennifer Lawrence’s Best Actress Oscar win is more than a career milestone. During awards season, Lawrence got dinged by people like me for speaking her mind and not being more politic during the campaigning process. She didn’t really listen, and, guess what, it didn’t really matter. Lawrence got her Oscar, and, for my mea culpa,  I’d like to point out that her outspokenness had a lot to do with why she brought home a little gold man last night.  Although Lawrence is nowhere near the loose cannon that, say, Alec Baldwin can be, she and the former 30 Rock star are really good at their jobs precisely because they’re rarely self-conscious about expressing themselves.  As Baldwin once told me, his first thoughts when he gets up in the morning are not “about who I am in relation to the public and the media.”  That certainly could serve as a synopsis of Lawrence’s approach to the Oscar-season interview slog, including last night. Check out this clip that the U.K. Telegraph posted of Lawrence answering questions backstage after her Best Actress win. Based on her reactions to some of the more ridiculous questions she was asked and the above photo of her flipping the bird with her Oscar, I suspect we can count on Lawrence being even more outspoken in the future — even if she hasn’t done a shot. You won’t hear me complaining. [ Telegraph ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on  Twitter . Follow Movieline on  Twitter .

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Spider-Man’s New Costume Is Not That Much Different From His Old Costume

Get out your micrometers.   The Amazing Spider-Man   sequel doesn’t hit theaters until May2, 2014, but ComingSoon.net has an exclusive peek at the  new costume that Andrew Garfield will wear, and, well, unless you’re a Spider-man geek (like me), it doesn’t look all that much different than the old one. I’ve included an “After” and “Before” comparison, but the key changes are two: The webslinger’s face mask has bigger eyes and the leg-span on his spider chest logo isn’t so wide — a look that resembles comic artist Mark Bagley’s take on the webslinger during his record-breaking run on Marvel’s  Ultimate Spider-Man title in the early 2000s. Yeah, I know: not exactly a daring overhaul. THE NEW COSTUME THE PREVIOUS COS What does the new look say about the Spidey brand?  This is definitely wishful thinking on my part, but I choose to interpret it to mean that  The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be more of a visual feast and the “Ultimate” Spider-Man movie. Certainly, a storyline that reportedly will include Electro ( Jamie Foxx ), the Green Goblin (the most excellent Dane DeHaan ) and the Rhino ( Paul Giamatti ) is promising, but it could also end up being as overstuffed as a Subway BMT sandwich. And that puts me in mind of Sam Raimi’s excruciatingly corny  Spider-Man 3 . At least that movie had a black costume. Speaking of that last villain, I can’t wait until the first shot of Giamatti as the Horned Hot Mess is leaked. Foxx, not so much.  I fear he’ll just end up looking like Static Shock, though I guess I’d prefer that  to him wearing a giant cut-out lightning-star on his head. As Count Floyd would say, “Verrry scary, kids!”  Here’s the official synopsis: In “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy — between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away — but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.   [ ComingSoon.net ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on  Twitter . Follow Movieline on  Twitter .

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Lindsay Lohan Hit With ANOTHER Tax Bill

Lindsay Lohan does not like paying taxes apparently. The broke ass actress has been hit with another bill, this time from the State of California, alleging that she owes MAJOR dinero from tax year 2011. LiLo owes $56,717.90 in unpaid income tax for 2011. The IRS is all over her for unpaid federal taxes for 2009 ($93,701.57) and 2010 ($140,203.30), making her 2011 issues par for the course at this point. At least she hasn’t gotten in trouble for 2012 yet. Actually, the filing deadline for tax year 2012 isn’t until April, so she couldn’t be yet. Sometime next year, they should come after her for 2012 taxes too. Lohan was able to clear her 2009 debt thanks to a $100,000 check from Charlie Sheen , but sadly, she needs double that just to get out of the hole now. That’s not taking into account how many other creditors the hot mess has. This is what happens when you live like an A-list rock star but can’t afford it.

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Jessica Chastain Oscars Dress: Happy Birthday, Mr. President!

Wearing a stunning Armani Prive beaded dress, Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain looked the polar opposite of her CIA agent character in Zero Dark Thirty. “I’m such a fan of movies, I just love cinema,” she told Ryan Seacrest of the inspiration for her dress. “It’s a very ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President’ kind of dress.” “It reminds me of old Hollywood glamour.” Channeling her inner Marilyn wasn’t an easy call. Chastain admitted it was ” a very tough decision ” picking out a dress this year, given the number of options on the table now that she’s a Best Actress nominee. Along for the red-carpet ride? Jess’ grandmother, who said she couldn’t be more proud. “Twice in two years? This is so cool,” the cool Michael Kors-clad granny said. Sadly, the 35-year-old Chastain isn’t keeping her accessories. Showing off her Harry Winston bracelet, she confessed it would indeed have to go back Monday morning. But, she added, “We’ll see if they can find me at 10 a.m.” Hopefully they don’t have to send a repo guy after her. Either way, her gown is widely considered to have been one of the best of the 2013 Oscars … something the Anne Hathaway Oscars dress can’t claim.

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