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Shame Officially NC-17, and Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Happy Wednesday! Also in this edition of The Broadsheet: Carey Mulligan on her part of earning Shame ‘s controversial rating… Sylvester Stallone gets sued over The Expendables … The End is nigh for Warner Bros…. Shakespeare supporters protest Anonymous … and more.

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Shame Officially NC-17, and Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

VIDEO: Watch a LOTR-Meets-Reservoir Dogs Hobbit Reunion in Slo-Mo

Empire Magazine gathered ex-Hobbit pals Frodo, Sam, Pippin, and Merry (otherwise known as Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, and Dominic Monaghan) for a reunion photo shoot to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of The Fellowship of the Ring , in the December issue. It’ll include Viggo Mortensen’s behind the scenes photos, concept art, and stories from the set, and to whet your appetite Empire’s released a brief “trailer” from its recent Hobbit cast reunion.

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VIDEO: Watch a LOTR-Meets-Reservoir Dogs Hobbit Reunion in Slo-Mo

The Magazine Cover of the Year Award Goes to… James Franco’s Ass

James Franco loves his little stunts , and this one’s an Evel Knievel-grade spectacle: On the new issue of L.A.’ s Flaunt magazine, Franco graces two different covers — one where he’s staring innocently from a school desk (boring), and another where his naked ass crowds the lens, boasts a tramp stamp, and looks like it’s about to speak. Need I say more? Click through for the cover.

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Brad Pitt to Join Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor in Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years a Slave?

Crank your man crush meters to 11: Brad Pitt is said to be set to produce and co-star with Michael Fassbender and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Twelve Years a Slave , according to a Playlist report (plucked from Screen Daily and verified by Pitt’s production company, Plan B). The period drama is based on the life of Solomon Northup, an educated black man who was tricked into slavery in the 1850s and marks Fassbender’s third collaboration with director Steve McQueen ( Hunger , Shame ). [ The Playlist ]

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Brad Pitt to Join Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor in Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years a Slave?

Shame Trailer: Michael Fassbender Battles Sex Addiction For an Oscar

For the past few weeks, Movieline’s own S.T. VanAirsdale has been listing Michael Fassbender as one of the top five front runners for next year’s Best Actor Oscar for his work in Steve McQueen’s* upcoming erotic drama Shame . Finally, a trailer for the acclaimed film has surfaced, giving evidence again for why Fassbender — who played X-Men: First Class ‘s Magneto — is so worthy of your crushes, why he ran away with the Best Actor Award at this year’s Venice Film Festival and why all of those early rave reviews for Shame were warranted.

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Shame Trailer: Michael Fassbender Battles Sex Addiction For an Oscar

The Great Tarantino/McQueen Slave-Movie Duel, and 5 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Happy Wednesday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Yet another possible Leonardo DiCaprio project surfaces… Aaron Sorkin declined Steve Jobs’s invitation to write a Pixar film… Hilary Duff wants to be the next Stephenie Meyer… Occupy Wall Street’s celebrity dynamic gets a closer look… and more.

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The Great Tarantino/McQueen Slave-Movie Duel, and 5 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Postcard from Venice: Fassbender Brings Glory to Shame; Pacino Reigns in Wilde Salome

When Steve McQueen’s Hunger debuted at Cannes in 2008, Michael Fassbender — playing Irish hunger-strike activist Bobby Sands — was a revelation. Now he’s ubiquitous, potentially to the point of overexposure, appearing in comic-book blockbusters ( X-Men: First Class ) and tony literary adaptations ( Jane Eyre ) alike. Yet each performance, and each project, is so different from the last that it’s still a joy to watch him. He has one of the gifts that great actors need, the ability to be focused and unselfconscious at the same time. He knows when to surrender and when to call every muscle and brain cell to attention. I fear someday he’ll win an Oscar and risk losing it all.

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Postcard from Venice: Fassbender Brings Glory to Shame; Pacino Reigns in Wilde Salome

Jeremy Renner and Paramount Team for Rally Racing Film

There’s that news van again . Again. The hilariously ubiquitous Jeremy Renner has made a deal with Paramount to produce and star in Slingshot , a rally racing film about real-life driver Bill Caswell. Renner will produce the film from his new company The Combine, which is also producing that Steve McQueen biopic he is hoping to make. Dude’s busy. [ Variety ]

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Jeremy Renner and Paramount Team for Rally Racing Film

Why Do Most Car Movies Suck?

Are cars in movies these days? Yes. Are they fun to watch

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Why Do Most Car Movies Suck?

Rashard Lewis Elevates His Level of Alcohol

Filed under: Talk Sports Rashard Lewis celebrated getting suspended by the NBA for testing positive for elevated levels of testosterone his birthday at Studio 54 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas last night.

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Rashard Lewis Elevates His Level of Alcohol