she’s back!

bridget jones

oh yeah, it’s on. finally! renee zellweger is set to reprise her role as bridget jones in the popular movie series, variety reports. as the second installment left quite an open door for the third, it was only a matter of time until bridget was back at it again.

the untitled ‘bridget jones’ flick is still in its early stages. production most likely won’t begin until 2010 – which gives renee plenty of time to beef up on cupcakes & pasta! as you may recall, zellwegger plays an unlucky in love and hysterically clumsy british publishing exec. we last saw bridget finally land her man – the beautiful colin firth – and become confident in their future together.

the movies thus far have been based off of the weekly newspaper columns author helen fielding wrote back in 2005. fielding’s final bridget column centered around the lovely lady, now in her 40s, trying to have a baby before it’s too late. sounds like we’re in for a treat!

whip it good

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interested in watching girls beat up other girls? sure you are. drew barrymore’s latest film ‘whip it’ is all about the brutal world of women’s roller-derby. barrymore not only stars in the film, but also stretches her directing chops. ’whip it,’ which also features ‘juno’ favorite ellen page and snl cast member kristen wiig, will undoubtedly bring the laughs.

ellen plays a rebellious teenager who can’t pass up an opportunity to take a walk on the wild side. annoyed with her small-town texas life, she signs up for roller-derby to help take the edge off. turns out to be a bit more physical than expected! despite the bumps & bruises, she finds friendship in teammates played by wiig & barrymore. and with names like smashley simpson & malice in wonderland, i’m sure the ladies’ portrayal of their characters is sure to be brilliant.

the ladies of ‘whip it’ clearly had a blast during its production – director barrymore says “everything i’ve learned throughout my whole life has been going into this piggy bank, and i just smashed it all over the floor for this one.” i can’t wait to see the official preview! the flick opens everywhere october 9.

method man

christianbalechristian bale is famous for going above & beyond to become the character he is portraying. the 35-year-old – who famously dropped 63 lbs for his role in “the machinist” – obviously takes his work very seriously.

soon after the 63 lb-plunge, bale bulked up significantly for “batman begins.” critics have sometimes embraced the method actor for his commitment, while others have expressed concern over the trauma he puts his body (and mind) through. but it doesn’t look like he cares about the critiques. bale was spotted in boston on monday, looking unhealthily thin.

for a role? of course. bale is shooting scenes for his role in the upcoming flick ‘the fighter.’ he stars as boxer dicky eklund, a welterweight boxer turned trainer turned drug addict. maybe its the makeup, maybe its the thinning hair, but bale really seems to be pulling out all the stops on this one. let’s just say he achieved the heroin-chic look he was going for. congrats?

biting the hand

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didn’t anyone ever tell megan fox ‘don’t bite the hand that feeds you’? maybe she was too busy being the fantasy girl of every guy in the world.

while on her whirlwind press tour for ‘transformers 2,’ megan was asked how much of her acting skills she employed in the flick. “seven percent. on the new one, i tried. but unless you’re a seasoned veteran, working with michael bay is not about an acting experience.” uhhhh, megan? watch it. you’re not THAT famous.

turns out this isn’t the first time she’s voiced this opinion. when the first ‘transformers’ premiered, she sniped: “people are well aware that this is not a movie about acting.”

well, director michael bay was not going to take this lying down, and replied in true hollywood form. “well, that’s megan fox for you. she says some very ridiculous things because she’s 23-years-old and she still has a lot of growing to do. you roll your eyes when you see statements like that… nobody in the world knew about megan fox until i found her and put her in ‘transformers.’ looks like we got a full-fledged feud on our hands!

the beast 2.0

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is anyone else tired of all the movie remakes? apparently somebody thought it was a good idea to take the disney classic ‘beauty & the beast’ and make it modern. why, cuz it wasn’t good enough as it was?

‘beastly’ is being described as an edgy teen romance about looking past the surface to discover true beauty. YAWN. as-yet-unknown actor alex pettyfer stars as the popular jerk who gets his kicks from mocking “unattractive” classmates. one such classmate (played by mary-kate olsen) decides to teach him a lesson, casting a spell that unrecognizably deforms him. but he ain’t no hairy creature – from what we can see here. and then, just like the cartoon version, he has to find someone who will love him just as he is. vanessa hudgens, you’re being called to the stage!

how boring, though, because we already know the ending. hudgens & pettyfer will probably fall in love and they’ll live happily ever after.  besides being weirdly cast (mary-kate olsen??), the movie seems a bit too much like ‘twilight’ to me, minus the blood. while we’ll have to wait until july 2010 to see the flick – i know, i know, it’ll be hard – they’ve given us a sneak peek to hold us over. check it out below.