The father of young “Slumdog Millionaire” star Rubina Ali has reportedly tried to sell her. There’s probably much more to this abhorrent-sounding story than that but of what has been reported feels rancid and the the type of execrable story the press can really mangle if not carefully handled. Nevertheless, investigations are taking place and it can only hope little Rubina’s interest are taken care of and that she comes out the other end of the ordeal alright. Proceed with caution and save your judgement until the final story surfaces. Surely Danny Boyle is feeling ill at the moment regardless. [Movieline]
Sam Raimi has revealed that he is set to meet Kirsten Dunst and plead her to rejoin him for the fourth “Spiderman” film. “I’m hoping that she is going to come aboard, and I’ve got a meeting coming up with her. I think she would like to. But I don’t want to speak on behalf of her.” Love her or loathe her, Dunst is the quintessential Raimi Mary Jane now. Haters should stop asking for her to be recast. [SciFi]
Disney’s “Up” has been given a PG rating by the MPAA. Apparently it contains “some material [which] may not be suitable for children.” We saw the first 40 minutes of the film at New York ComicCon so presumably anything remotely scary or not for kids is in the last half of the film. [Vulture via /Film]
Here’s a new poster for Armando Iannucci’s “In The Loop.” [Huffington Post]
Taraji P. Henson has talked about her upcoming film “Hurricane Season.” Of her character, Henson revealed “I play Forest Whitaker’s wife. [He] is a devout coach, and so the family takes a backseat to what he does for a living.” Also, co-starring with Henson in the film will be hip hop artists “Bow Wow and Lil Wayne – though don’t expect to see her on screen with any of the musicians: “All of my stuff happens at the New Orleans house, so I didn’t get to interact with a lot of other people. That’s how it was on “Hurricane Season.” [MTV]
Reviews for J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” have began creeping online to a mostly solid reception. Maybe the Alamo Drafthouse fan screening wasn’t just histrionic hype? [Times/THR]
Michael Bay’s previously reported upcoming “Pulp Fiction”-type film has been revealed to be one based on the true story of a gang of body building criminals. The story is based on a Miami News Times article from 1998 titled “Pain And Gain.” [/Film]
Paul Haggis on his 2005 film “Crash” being the most watched film on Netflix: “I have no idea why anyone went to see the movie in the first place, let alone rent it.” You should have told us that four years ago, Paul. [InContention]
Dolph Lundgren has spoken of his character’s arc in Sylvester Stallone’s “The Expendables.” We must warn you though, the following quote is SPOILER FULL: “[My character] is a mercenary who’s part of Sly’s team. He’s kind of a victim of the violence. He ends up getting fired by Stallone. Later in the picture, some other sinister character trying to get back at Sly and his and people hires me to take him out. Because I need money, I do it. There’s a showdown between me, him and Jet Li.” [JoBlo]
Chris Evans is in talks to join the “The Losers,” the comic-book adaptation which is set to star Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana and Columbus Short. [MTV]
90’s MTV beloved sketch show “The State” is set for a release on DVD. [Indiewire]