Johnny Depp has been extremely busy recently with Public Enemies having hit theaters on July 1st and production just wrapping up on his latest collaborative effort with filmmaker Tim Burton - Alice in Wonderland. He also just completed work on The Rum Diary directed by Bruce Robinson and based on the novel by Hunter S Thompson. And of course there's another Pirates of the Caribbean movie looming on the horizon, as well as The Lone Ranger (he'll be playing Tonto).

The super busy actor attended the LA press day for Universal Pictures' Public Enemies and answered a few questions about his upcoming projects, including playing The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and climbing back into character as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean #4. Read More...

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At first glance I thought it was a Leave it to Beaver movie Mel Gibson had signed up for. Maybe it's all the toy and TV inspired films that seem to be springing up like wildflowers that sent my mind in the wrong direction. But no, Gibson is set to star opposite his Maverick co-star Jodie Foster in The Beaver, according to Variety.

First-time screenwriter Kyle Killen wrote the script which follows a man who finds that by wearing a beaver hand-puppet he's able to cope with depression. Gibson will play the beaver-wearer. Foster will play his wife and direct the film. It's been a while since the two-time Oscar-winning actress last helmed a film. Foster's most recent job behind the camera was in 1995 with Home for the Holidays (one of my favorite Thanksgiving-themed films).

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Are you a fan of all things G.I. Joe? Would you like to be the most popular kid/adult/whatever on your block? If the answer's yes to either of those questions, then read on.

Paramount Pictures is now hosting a G.I. Joe Hometown Hero Recruitment Screening Contest. The prize: a VIP hometown screening of G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra. So how do you enter? Tell the studio, in 100 word or less, why your hometown hero deserves recognition for their selfless and heroic actions. Send the answer to that question in an email to facebook@paramount.com with "G.I. Joe Hometown Hero Recruitment Screening Contest" in the subject line. Also include your name and address in the email. Entries need to be received by July 20th and the contest is open only to legal U.S. residents 14 or over who don't live in Hawaii or Alaska. Need more info? Visit www.GiJoeMovie.com/hometown/.

More on G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra:

G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra Photos

Posters for G.I. Joe

Sienna Miller Interview

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Chris Columbus wrote Goonies and Gremlins and Young Sherlock Holmes and he's directed such big-budget films as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Rent. But with the teen comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper starring Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, and Jack T Carpenter, Columbus returns to the world of modestly budgeted films (he had $18 million to work with on Beth Cooper).

"You have to go back to Adventures in Babysitting. That’s where you’ve got to start," said Columbus, explaining the appeal of 20th Century Fox's I Love You, Beth Cooper at the film's LA press day. "For me, the reason I did this movie was that I was in a situation where you have big budgets, like with the Harry Potter movie, and you tend to work at a slightly slower pace, and you become spoiled and a little soft. And I thought, 'I need to reinvigorate the process of filmmaking.'" Read More...

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