Chris Cooper To Play Norman Osborn Aka Green Goblin In ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′

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Chris Cooper joins Jamie Foxx and Paul Giamatti as villains for Andrew Garfield’s webslinging Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Cooper has been confirmed as Norman Osborn, Parker’s mentor turned bad guy. The rumors of Green Goblin returning are true…sort of.

As seen on The Hollywood Reporter, there’s no official news yet if Osborn will officially transform from industrial mogul to Green Goblin in this particular film. This rebooted franchise won’t conclude without an epic Green Goblin/ Spider-Man showdown. | Full Story

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Plot Has Been Unveiled

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More than anything else, the biggest takeaway I get from this press release is that the title of the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man is in fact… The Amazing Spider-Man 2. That’s just terrible. Anyway…

Columbia Pictures announced today that filming has begun on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in New York. The film is the first in the history of the franchise that will be filmed entirely in New York City and New York State. | Full Story

Paul Giamatti In Talks To Join ‘Spider-Man 2′

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It seems like everyone is going to be in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Jamie Foxx, Shailene Woodley, and Dane DeeHan have been confirmed as new characters in the upcoming film, now Paul Giamatti and Felicity Jones might be added to that list as well.

As seen on The Hollywood Reporter, Giamatti would join the cast as Rhino, another nemesis for Spidey (Andrew Garfield) to defeat. Rhino was first introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #41, created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. | Full Story

Dreamworks Goes ‘Turbo’ With Movie Trailer

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Dreamworks has released a trailer for their upcoming movie Turbo. The film is a 3D animated sports comedy, produced by Dreamworks Animation and 20th Century Fox, starring Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Snopp Dogg and Samuel L. Jackson.

The film is based on an ordinary garden snail named Theo (Reynolds) aka Turbo, who dreams to become the world’s greatest race car driver like his idol, 5-time Indianapolis 500 champ, Guy Gagne. | Full Story

Paul Giamatti Talks ‘Twelve Years a Slave’ (Exclusive)

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WHOGOTTHEROLE.com recently had the chance to catch up with the always hirable Paul Giamatti to talk about his upcoming role in Twelve Years A Slave, a project he found to be both interesting and challenging.

Due out sometime in 2013, Twelve Years a Slave marks Steve McQueen‘s return to the director’s chair, starring the likes of Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch and Paul Giamatti. Of course, this isn’t the Steve McQueen you’re immediately thinking of. | Full Story

‘John Dies at the End’ Trailer

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This is old-ish news (Old in movie news terms, as in “from two days ago”), but all I’m hearing about today is Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars, which, zzzzzzzz. So here’s something that’s interesting: the trailer for John Dies at the End, which is one of the strangest movies to see the light of day in a long time. Based on the novel of the same name by David Wong, the film… well, the trailer does a good job of explaining (sort of) all the crazy supernatural happenings that are going on. | Full Story

Rock Of Ages Trailer Released

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New Line has released a new trailer for Rock of Ages.

Rock of Ages is an upcoming movie adaptation of the 2006 Chris D’Arienzo comedy rock Broadway musical, which had the same name. The film takes place in the 80s where it follows waitress Sherrie Christian (Julianne Hough) and busboy Drew Boley (Diego Boneta). During this time, the two fall in love with the rock music era. Thereafter, the duo completely throw themselves into the rock world head first. | Full Story

‘Rock Of Ages’ Trailer

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“Rock of Ages” tells the coming of age story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock ‘n’ roll romance is told through the fist pumping hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and more. Directed by Adam Shankman.

Starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Ackerman, Mary J. | Full Story