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Casting Call: Cory Monteith Hits ‘Monte Carlo’ With Selena Gomez; Ashley Greene Gets Her ‘Butter’ Fix

April 09, 2010

By Eric Anderson

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

“Glee” star Cory Monteith trades in the choir room for a trip to “Monte Carlo.” “Twilight Saga” beauty Ashley Greene has a craving for “Butter.” Plus, has Jim Carrey’s “Phillip Morris” gone up in smoke – for good?

It’s all in the latest edition of the AccessHollywood.com Casting Call!

Ewan McGregor: ‘I Like Kissing Boys On Screen’

February 17, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Ewan McGregor says he doesn’t mind getting intimate with his fellow male stars, including his “I Love You Phillip Morris” co-star Jim Carrey – but the actor does take issue with the de-gaying of his latest movie.

Among Apatow’s Boyish Men, Leslie Mann Stands Out

July 30, 2009

NEW YORK, N.Y.

In the three movies Judd Apatow has directed, his wife, Leslie Mann, has taken on progressively larger roles.

In “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” she’s a hot-to-trot drunken driver terrifying Steve Carell in the passenger seat; in “Knocked Up,” she played Paul Rudd’s wife; and in Apatow’s latest, “Funny People,” he’s written Mann an even bigger role — the one-who-got-away from Adam Sandler’s character.

Sean Penn To Star In ‘Three Stooges’ Film; Jim Carrey In Talks

March 25, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Oscar winner Sean Penn is trading in the drama for some serious laughter (and a few eye pokes) in his next big screen role.

Penn will star in “The Three Stooges,” a rep for MGM has confirmed to Access Hollywood.

He will play “Stooge” Larry Fine, while Jim Carrey is in talks to play Jerome “Curly” Howard, the rep revealed.

Which other A-list star could also join the cast?

ROLL CALL: The Olsen Twins Get Sporty, & Paris Gets Animated

June 04, 2007

TWO FUNNY FILMS FOR TWO FUNNY MEN: In casting news, reports that Jack Black is starring in “Year One,” a comedy that “Knocked Up” director/producer Judd Apatow is producing for Columbia. Plot details for the comedy are being kept under wraps, but Owen Wilson will reportedly executive produce, and Harold Ramis (”Animal House”) will reportedly serve as director and co-producer. According to VARIETY, Ramis co-wrote the project with “The Office” scribes Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, based on his story. also reports that Jim Carrey will star in the dark comedy “I Love You Phillip Morris,” about a conman whose love for a cellmate leads him to make several prison escapes. Reportedly based on a book by Houston Chronicle crime reporter Steve McVicker, the fact-based film casts Carrey as Steven Russell, a married father whose exploits landed him in the Texas criminal justice system. He fell madly in love with his cellmate, who eventually was set free, which led Russell to escape from Texas prisons four times. A schedule for shooting has not yet been determined.

Casting Call: Cameron Puts Herself In A ‘Box’

June 29, 2007

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Kevin Costner will produce, finance and lend his voice to “The Explorers Club,” an animated series that will originate on the Internet during the holiday season in 12 four-minute segments, reports Variety.