Emily Browning

The ladies of Sucker Punch like Vanessa Hudgens and Abbie Cornish joined their leading man, Jon Hamm, and his girlfriend, Jennifer Westfeldt, for their LA premiere last night. The screening brought out other actresses from the project like Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, and Emily Browning, who are all featured in the pages of the new Nylon magazine. Other stars like Derek Hough, Emma Roberts, and Malin Akerman stepped onto the black carpet as well to enjoy the evening out at Grauman's Chinese Theater. BuzzSugar had a recent sneak peek at photos from the movie, which was directed by 300's Zack Snyder. The plot is centered on a young girl, played by Emily, who fantasizes about escaping from a mental ward, and it arrives in theaters tomorrow.

Sucker Punch costars Vanessa Hudgens and Abbie Cornish each donned leather to pose for the April issue of Nylon. The movie's cast, which also includes Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, and Emily Browning, did their share of toughening up for their roles in the upcoming fantasy film, with Vanessa even learning to use a tomahawk! The leading ladies talked to the magazine about their fight skills, first impressions of each other, and what gets their adrenaline pumping. Here are some highlights:

• Vanessa on her first reaction to the film: "My adrenaline was kicking, my energy, my spirits were so high that I literally felt like I had just walked out of a rock concert. . . When I saw it, I was literally like, 'Woo, yes! I can do anything! Yay! Go women!' Like, I feel so empowered."
• Abbie on her Limitless costar Bradley Cooper's take on the film: "One night I was having dinner with Bradley Cooper and he was like, 'If [the cast of the A-Team] had played paintball with [the cast of Sucker Punch] you would have kicked our butts.' It's like, 'Yeah, we know.'"
• Vanessa on being impressed with her costars: "I remember walking in the very first day, and Jena [Malone] is stretching her back from side to side, and I remember looking at her like, 'Damn! Look at the back on that chica!' She was so cut! I was blown away by her back muscles. I was like, 'Okay, I'm a little bit intimidated, I must admit.'"

Photos courtesy Marvin Scott Jarrett for Nylon. Styled by J. Errico and Michelle Reneau

The first and second trailers for Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch hurled tons of visual imagery at us, so let's take a sec to really absorb the action flick with these newly released stills. Along with the film's fight scenes, the photos showcase some gorgeous hair and makeup looks on the movie's main entourage of girls: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone, and Jamie Chung. Plus, there's Jon Hamm! Have a look before the film hits theaters on March 25.

Photos courtesy of Warner Bros.

The Hunger Games, the first in a trilogy of sci-fi novels for young adults, is the latest noteworthy book to be getting a big-screen adaptation that's likely to become a major franchise. As always, the studio (Lionsgate) has its pick of the litter in the quest for the right actress for Katniss, the kickass female protagonist. Rumors have been swirling for weeks, and it sounds like Jennifer Lawrence is close to winning the part. But who would you cast? Vote on Lawrence and the other starlets who are trying to land the role.

Amanda Seyfried chose purple Lanvin for the premiere of her dark new film Red Riding Hood at Mann's Chinese Theater last night in LA. The debut also drew Breaking Dawn's Nikki Reed and American Idol's final 13. Elle cover girl Amanda wasn't with her real-life love, Ryan Phillippe, on the red carpet. Instead, she posed with her two sexy leading men, Shiloh Fernandez and former model Max Irons. The spin on the classic fairy tale was helmed by Twilight's Catherine Hardwicke, who years ago chose Shiloh as a finalist for the part of Edward Cullen. The actor said it took three auditions before Catherine finally cast him in one of her movies, but that it was worth the wait. Catherine, meanwhile, told us Amanda was the perfect pick for the part of Red. The director also talked about her former leading lady, Kristen Stewart, who is starring in another adaptation of a Brothers Grimm tale — Snow White. She revealed that Kristen will kick ass in the role, which makes the heroine less of a damsel in distress than past versions. Check out today's PopSugar Rush for even more from our interviews with Catherine and the cast!

Production on the much-anticipated American version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is moving forward — even though the cast hasn't been finalized yet. The film is set to be released on Dec. 21, 2011, and Daniel Craig is still the front-runner to play Mikael, but the role of Lisbeth is still up in the air. Carey Mulligan's name is still on the list, but check out the other contenders and tell me who gets your vote.