2. Zachary Levi or Jim Sturgess for \u201cGuardians of the Galaxy\u201d Lead:<\/FONT><\/B> Marvel Studios is honing in on its \u201cGuardians of the Galaxy\u201d lead. According to Variety<\/a>, the shortlist for the role of Peter Quill has become a super shortlist. In fact, it\u2019s down to just two options \u2013 Zachary Levi and Jim Sturgess. The character is described as a \u201ccharming troublemaker.\u201d He\u2019s the son of an alien father and human mother, who grows up to work as an interplanetary policeman. Apparently \u201cGuardians of the Galaxy\u201d is on the funnier side as compared to the other Marvel properties, which would make you think Levi would be prime to lead, but as a non-\u201cChuck\u201d fan, Sturgess\u2019 more serious acting chops are the bigger draw.<\/p>\n 3. Rebel Wilson Will Host the MTV Movie Awards:<\/FONT><\/B> Russell Brand, Jason Sudeikis, Aziz Ansari, Andy Samberg and all those folks are pretty hilarious, but Rebel Wilson? This should be good! MTV recently announced that the \u201cBridesmaids\u201d and \u201cPitch Perfect\u201d star is locked to host the MTV Movie Awards on April 14, 2013. (Yes, a little on the early side this year.) In honor of the big news, MTV also unveiled the event\u2019s very first trailer<\/a> and, sure enough, it offers up a taste of what Wilson is like at her best \u2013 and hungriest.<\/p>\n 4. Ricky Gervais Set to Lead \u201cThe Muppets 2:\u201d<\/FONT><\/B> With Jason Segel taking a pass on being the man among Muppets yet again, Kermit and co. are in need of a new actor to take them through another adventure and now it\u2019s confirmed that that actor will be Ricky Gervais. The news first broke via THR<\/a>, the outlet reporting Gervais was in negotiations for the role, but then Gervais himself took it one step further, tweeting<\/a>, \u201cI have just signed up to play the lead in the next Muppet Movie. I have the biggest trailer but Kermit will spend some time in my sink.\u201d Apparently production will begin in January and will include loads of cameos, but the story will keep the focus on three main human characters including Gervais and Ty Burrell who\u2019s set to play a \u201clazy Interpol inspector.\u201d<\/p>\n 5. Jonathan Groff Will Voice Main Character of \u201cFrozen:\u201d<\/FONT><\/B> Disney\u2019s \u201cFrozen\u201d just got its leading man \u2013 er, mountain man. The studio announced that Jonathan Groff of \u201cGlee\u201d and the Broadway musical \u201cSpring Awakening\u201d is set to star alongside Kristen Bell in the 3D animated feature. Bell will voice Anna, a \u201cfearless optimist\u201d who joins forces with Groff\u2019s Kristoff to track down her sister, Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel), and put an end to her evil spell that locks the kingdom in an eternal winter. You can catch all the action when \u201cFrozen\u201d hits theaters on November 27, 2013.<\/p>\n 6. 2012 Black List:<\/FONT><\/B> The list of the best unproduced screenplays of 2012 has arrived and even just based on their summaries, there\u2019s some very intriguing features in the mix. This year\u2019s Black List highlights include \u201cRodham,\u201d a piece by Young Il Kim about Hillary Rodham Clinton from back during the Watergate scandal when she was the youngest lawyer chosen for the House Judiciary Committee and Carter Blanchard\u2019s \u201cGlimmer\u201d about a trio that disappears in the woods leaving two friends left behind to discover what happened to them through video tapes. As a Columbia University MFA film student myself, I\u2019ve got to draw attention to Shane Atkinson\u2019s \u201cPenny Dreadful,\u201d the longer version of a fantastic short about a kidnapping scheme that goes awry and leaves poor Dennis stuck trying to manage a sadistic little girl. There\u2019s tons of promising material to take a look at, so click here<\/a> to scroll through the full 2012 Black List.<\/p>\n 7. No James Franco for \u201cDawn of the Planet of the Apes:\u201d<\/FONT><\/B> No, it\u2019s not a sure thing, but based on what James Franco told MTV<\/a>, it looks like there\u2019s a good shot the \u201cRise of the Planet of the Apes\u201d series will move on without him. While he did plan on having a small part in the sequel, \u201cDawn of the Planet of the Apes,\u201d now that the first film\u2019s director, Rupert Wyatt, is long gone, Franco explained, \u201cMy guess is I won’t be in it. Nobody’s talked to me since Rupert left.” Even when Wyatt was attached, \u201cDawn\u201d wasn\u2019t exactly a \u201cRise\u201d family reunion. Franco noted, \u201cA lot of the human characters that were in the first movie were dead in the sequel that Rupert was going to direct. But there was one scene, between Caesar and my character, maybe even just like on a video that was left behind.\u201d It does sound like things won\u2019t proceed as originally planned, but you never know how (or if) they\u2019ll shape up.<\/p>\n 8. Trailers: \u201cThe Incredible Burt Wonderstone,\u201d \u201cThis Is The End,\u201d \u201cTurbo:\u201d<\/FONT><\/B> It\u2019s been a big week for trailers, so big in fact, we need two Cheat Sheet<\/B> sections to share the must-sees. First up is the trailer for the Steve Carell-starrer, \u201cThe Incredible Burt Wonderstone<\/a>.\u201d It\u2019s looking a little too slapstick and silly for my comedic taste, but with \u201cNow You See Me\u201d due out next year as well, perhaps magic movies will be all the rage. Nice and timely, the first trailer for \u201cThis Is The End<\/a>\u201d dropped this past week, showing off how Seth Rogen and James Franco opted to stay safe during the last day of the Mayan calendar and also how it all goes down in the movie. On the PG side, we\u2019ve got our very first look at Turbo<\/a> in action \u2013 very, very slow action. Poor little Turbo may take 17 minutes to move only a few inches, but based on this teaser trailer, he\u2019ll have no trouble stealing hearts in the full feature.<\/p>\n 9. Trailers 2: \u201cScary Movie 5,\u201d \u201cAftershock,\u201d \u201cThe Place Beyond the Pines:\u201d<\/FONT><\/B> More horror movies, more \u201cScary Movies.\u201d The first trailer for \u201cScary Movies 5<\/a>\u201d is here and, even though it\u2019s poking fun at newer movies, it should come as no surprise that the overall shtick and all the little gags look very familiar. Speaking of which, even though the premise of Eli Roth\u2019s \u201cAftershock<\/a>\u201d suggests the film could be a big winner, its first trailer dumbs it down to a mindless gore-fest. \u201cThe Place Beyond the Pines<\/a>,\u201d on the other hand, now this looks like something with some serious potential. Ryan Gosling leads as a motorcycle stunt rider who uses his riding skills to make off with a hefty haul after robbing a bank, money he steals to give to his newborn son.<\/p>\n 10. Box Office:<\/FONT><\/B> \u201cThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey\u201d may have held strong enough to take another $36.7 million to the bank, but overall, it was a rather weak weekend at the box office. Newcomer \u201cJack Reacher\u201d only took $15.6 million on a $4,654 per theater average while \u201cThis Is 40\u201d didn\u2019t fair much better, posting $4,132 per theater for a $12 million opening weekend total. \u201cRise of the Guardians,\u201d however, fell a mere 17.4%, letting it take another $5.9 million while \u201cLincoln\u201d dropped just the slightest bit more for a $5.6 million weekend seven haul. Paramount certainly isn\u2019t ringing in the holidays early. On top of \u201cJack Reacher\u2019s\u201d weak performance, the studio also has to deal with \u201cThe Guilt Trip\u2019s\u201d dismal start, just $5.4 million in total with a rock-bottom $2,217 per theater average. (via Box Office Mojo<\/a>)<\/p>\n By Perri Nemiroff<\/a><\/p>\n Here comes Santa Claus with a sack full of brand new movie trailers! This past week has been an especially big one for promotional material, brand new trailers dropping for \u201cAftershock,\u201d \u201cThe Place Beyond the Pines,\u201d \u201cScary Movie 5\u201d and more. We\u2019ve also got a bit to discuss in the way of casting news. 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