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1 Cast Katniss in the Hunger Games Movie
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2 Sneak Peek: The Ladies of Sucker Punch (and Jon Hamm Too!)
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3 Cast the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Abbie Cornish
4 The Trailer For Sucker Punch Packs a Visual Wallop
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5 Sucker Punch's Second Trailer Is a Little Easier to Follow
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6 Sucker Punch: Lights, Camera, Exploitation
Sucker Punch is an action-fantasy hybrid that tells the story of a young woman known only as "Baby Doll" (Emily Browning). In an engrossing prologue, we're introduced to Baby Doll's plight; when her mother dies, she and her sister become the targets of their sadistic stepfather. In a tragic twist, Baby Doll is involved in an accident that lands her in a dilapidated mental institution. Unable to Read more
The leading ladies of Sucker Punch were in fighting shape as they walked the red carpet at last night's Los Angeles premiere. While some of the girls went for glamorous retro waves, romantic curly updos, and peachy-pink lips, stars Emily Browning and Jena Malone bucked the trend with a stick-straight bob and dark, moody lipstick, respectively. Whose red-carpet beauty look packed the biggest Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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. Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
When the first trailer for Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch was released, we were confused to say the least. Luckily, this second version does a better job of setting up the film — at least a teeny bit. The basic plot: a girl named Baby Doll tries to shoot someone and gets sent to a mental ward. While in lockup, she dreams up fantasies as a means of escape (alongside recognizable faces like Vanessa Read more
Zack Snyder's trailer for Sucker Punch is action-packed, frenzied, and frankly, it makes my head spin. Featuring everything from dragons to burlesque to samurais, it's a minute and a half of imagery overload, and if it wasn't for Comic-Con, I'd honestly have no idea what was going on. Luckily, I did sit in on the film's panel, so I can shed some light on this preview. The premise is this: Emily Read more
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 Read more
