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Is Anything Hotter Than Potter? The Five Best Trailers of Summer...So Far
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Hangover Part II and Ex-Men: First Class were some of the biggest and most anticipated summer 2011 releases. With them already in theaters what else can we look forward to?
Plenty! From alien transformers attacking the world to the final installment of an epic series, summer releases are just heating up.
And you know what that means: Movie trailers are hitting the public left and right to get us amped.
But how to cut through all the noise? Never fear, we've got the five best summer movie trailers right here.
Horrible Bosses Trailer: Jennifer Aniston's Awful but Looks Great in Her Underwear
Jason Sudeikis may have reservations about killing someone as hot as Jennifer Aniston, but Charlie Day doesn't.
"I'm in, let's kill this bitch!" the meek dental hygienist exclaims after being sexually harassed one too many times by the dentist he works for, played by Aniston—who's sporting thick bangs and, in one lingering scene, black lace lingerie for the occasion—in the comedy Horrible Bosses.
Apparently taking workers' comp or quitting would be out of the question.
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman Get More Than They Bargained for in The Change-Up
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman have gotten themselves into a fine mess in the latest trailer for their upcoming comedy The Change-Up.
These two best buds have just had it with their routine lives: Jason's exhausted from being a father and husband, and Ry's just looking for some stability in his revolving-door world of late-night hookups. It seems like they really want to switch places. But be careful what you wish for, especially when you're relieving yourself in a giant magical fountain—as drunk guys sometimes do apparently—because you just might get it.
Will these two have fun swapping places? It seems like the switch creates more (hilarious) problems than it solved. But really, laughing at someone else's problems has never been more enjoyable than it is here.
The Change-Up hits theaters Aug. 5
Jennifer Aniston: Not the Real Star of The Switch
Is Jennifer Aniston the star of The Switch? Nope.
How about Jason Bateman? Nope.
So who's stealing every scene he's in? Thomas Robinson, the young actor who plays Aniston and Bateman's hilariously neurotic son.
The movie may not be anything spectacular, but Thomas is. His timing is impeccable and his expressions are priceless.
Great job, Thomas. Can't wait to see what's next for you.
For more, check out to today's Gossip Guru video blog.
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Ouch! Pre-Fame Jennifer Aniston Put Jon Stewart in the Friend Zone
Just think: if all had gone according to plan—well, according to Jon Stewart's plan—back in the 1990s, he could have been one-half of a superstar couple called Jonnifer. Or Stewiston.
On second thought, it's probably best that Jennifer Aniston just wasn't that into him. Even better is how she let him know it.
Review: The Switch Better Than Most Bad Jennifer Aniston Movies
Review in a Hurry: For a movie that's supposed to be filled with sympathetic, lonely people, it's tough to care whether Wally (Jason Bateman) and Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) hook up in the end. The story is boosted by some decent acting and a few genuine laughs, but not enough to justify the cost of a theater ticket.
EXCLUSIVE!
Jennifer Aniston: First Perfume, Next a Clothing Line?
Jennifer Aniston just released her first fragrance.
A clothing line must be next, right?
Jason Bateman Cleans Up Eponymous Gay Porn Site
While Jason Bateman fans can see The Switch next weekend, fans of JasonBateman.com are out of luck.
Because according to the actor himself, JasonBateman.com was a cleverly named gay porn site "for a long time" until his people got wise to it and shut it down.
"Uh, we sicced some lawyers on that," he recalled on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. "It was worse, it wasn't even that it was a gay porn website, it was a gay porn web hub. From here you can go to thousands of gay porn sites!"
"Really?!" exclaimed Fallon.
"Don't act like you don't know," Bateman protested.
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Jennifer Aniston Horsing Around With Old Spice Guy
It's official, Isaiah Mustafa, the towel-wearing star of Old Spice's cult-sensation commercials is an unstoppable force.
Already set to appear on Chuck and an upcoming Tyler Perry movie thanks to his phenomenally successful TV spots, the "I'm on a horse"-spouting pitchman has confirmed that he'll be appearing in the Jennifer Aniston-Jason Bateman comedy Horrible Bosses.
"It's a smaller role, but who wouldn't want to be in one of these funny, irreverent comedies?" he told the Hollywood Reporter. "The cast is great. I'm playing a cop, because I play these authoritative characters well. I don't know exactly who I'm in the scene with—maybe Jennifer Aniston!"
We can't help but wonder if we'll see Isaiah and Jen atop his white steed when the movie's press tour comes to town.
What do you think? Eager to see Mustafa on the big screen?
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UPDATE!
Jason Bateman Gets iBooed
UPDATE: Not so fast, haters:
"There wasn't one boo," the actor tweeted. "Not one hiss. The Apple guy brought me in away from the paparazzi. Period. I was content in line. I wish I'd stayed." So there you have it.
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Arrested development, or perfectly understandable?
Jason Bateman wasn't the most popular kid on the block Wednesday at the Grove in L.A. when Apple Store employees plucked him out of line and personally escorted him inside—allowing him to go ahead of a reported 2,000 gadget lovers who were waiting to get their hands on the new iPhone 4.
At least Apple was providing complimentary water bottles to the thirsty tech fiends, right?
Let's just say, the boos coming from the crowd as Bateman left the store, awesome new phone in hand, really said it all.
(Originally published on June 24, 2010 at 5 p.m. PT)
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