The Awful Truth

LIAM DANIEL

Let me just say off the bat, I have never seen High School Musical 1, 2 or 8. I'm one of those people who will automatically dislike someone or something if it's overexposed (except you R.Pattz...heart ya).

That's how I felt about Zac Efron initially. I just didn't get what the hype was about aside from his too perfectly placed hair.

Then I saw Zac do Saturday Night Live, which he rocked, and also saw his schtick on Entourage. That's what made me start to realize he wasn't another teenybopper douche bag and actually had a sense of humor. Hence, when I shamelessly became a Zefron fan.

So I gladly took the opportunity recently to go screen Z.E.'s new film, Me and Orson Welles, otherwise known as the movie where Zac Efron tries to act.

Here's what you can expect:

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Although Twilight and New Moon screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg played coy when Marc Malkin asked whether she would write the screenplay for Breaking Dawn last month, we were able to confirm from our studio sources that she will, in fact, be back to write the fourth script—and possibly the fifth.

It's still up in the air whether B.D. will be two movies—hence why everyone dodged any questions about the fourth flick during the New Moon junket.

During the press conference a reporter asked Kristen Stewart about the possibility of two movies, but the mic was immediately pulled away as the intermediary guy said "next question."

So what's the latest on the fourth Twilight flick? And will New Moon's Chris Weitz direct?

Here's what we could squeeze out of the cast:

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"That's up to Quentin Tarantino. I better be or I'll kill his ass!"

—Eli Roth, when we asked whether the rumors regarding an Inglourious Basterds sequel or prequel are true, and if we'll be seeing Roth's mighty mass of chest hair in it

Maybe Angelina Jolie can climb on board for part two, since Q.T. told us himself he'd friggin' love to work with her. Angie as a femme fatale in 1940s Germany? Sounds more exciting than all that depressing drama crap Jolie's been in while hunting for that second Oscar.

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Think Brangelina could squeeze in another flick? Peep their Family Album, then decide.

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Finally one douche in H'wood isn't getting his day—Eddie Murphy's out of the Richard Pryor biopic, and Marlon Wayans is in.

Wayans is pretty much set to star as the popular comedian, which makes the funny dude's cryptic comments to us a few months back a lot clearer. We had asked Marlon back at the G.I. Joe premiere if we'd ever see him playing straight onscreen again. "Absolutely," he told us. "Just waiting for the right role. I got one that might be coming! It's gonna be one helluva role."

He couldn't be more right. Starring as Pryor is a friggin' fantastic get for a comedy actor trying to prove he can really act. And it would have been a smart move for Murphy, too, if he didn't completely ef up his chances...

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Saturday's Bitch-Back got us thinking more about James Franco. What with his recent odd career choices like accepting a multi-episode deal with General Hospital and enrolling in Queer Cinema at NYU, you'd think J.F. would be right up our making-fun-of alley. While he appears to be a walking Awful Truth target right now, we don't like easy bitch-bait. 

It's easy to look at the Golden Globe winner and expect him to go down the Leonardo DiCaprio path. You know, dump his longtime nonfamous girlfriend and only date the best models around. Pick and choose his projects based on award possibilities or box-office numbers.

Well, Franco is hardly that predictable:

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The ginormous ensemble cast of 30 Rock is about to get bigger!

Sorry, all you screaming tweens, it's not Robert Pattinson or Justin Timberlake. But how about another total hottie to join the funny crew in the meantime? We're hearing rumors that Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson is set to join the cast as a permanent or semipermanent player and that he's already begun filming.

We contacted NBC for a response, but only got this noncomment:

"Unfortunately, at this time, the show is not commenting on any castings. Sorry about that."

Our source still says to look out for an announcement later on this week—did we beat NBC to the punch? Sorry 'bout that!

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Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg will definitely be finishing what she started when it comes to adapting the fourth and final book of the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn. Deep Twi tells us that, although it won't officially be confirmed for a while, Melissa is tapped to finish out the films.

Marc Malkin chatted with Melissa last week, and while she was playing very coy about BD plans (as well as Robsten), using the whole "everything is still up in the air" line, our well-placed source dishes that it's a done deal.

Like we assured all Twi-fans last month, the entire crew—Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, etc.—will also be back to grace the big screen for the fourth time, too.

So any director updates? And how exactly will the final movie be made?

"There are no formal plans yet," Deep Twi tells us.

Uh, well, want to know why that is? We've heard a bit of incredibly juicy info... 

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Generating over $260 million, The Hangover was easily the movie of the summer. No surprise, then, that The Hangover 2 already has a release date set for 2011, with director Todd Phillips on board. But what about the cast?

Zach Galifianakis (who plays Allen) has expressed his reservations about going for round two:

"I haven't seen the script. I'm not running to do The Hangover 2...The movie's really good, why bother with a sequel? And I'm not saying that I'm not going to do it. I'm just posing these questions. These are things I ask Todd. Obviously, the reason is executives have Bentleys to pay for. I would love, love, love to work with those guys again. The script has to be good!"

So what about our favorite of the bunch, Ed Helms? We chatted with The Office star on the Emmys red carpet about the most recent update for the already anticipated sequel:

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Everyone seems to want a piece of Megan Fox, just not Robert Pattinson anymore, huh? Just the other week, rumors flew that M.F. was pegged to be the next Catwoman in Batman 3 (something that ticked you readers off), and now we hear Meg has another role up her sleeve in the new Barbarella remake.

But you know what the best part is? She's supposedly battling Megan Fox Sr., that would be Angelina Jolie, for the gig!

It's been reported that Angie is feeling threatened by Meg because this is the first time the two have ever competed for the same part. "Ange is really feeling the pressure," a source tells MSN. "Ange knows that to win roles she has to look youthful."

Meow! So is the stage finally set for the Megan-Angie showdown we've all been waiting for?

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Is Megan Fox getting ready to slip into something, not exactly more comfortable, but much more leathery? Hollywood's buzzing that Meg is slated to be the next Catwoman when Chris Nolan's the third Batman flick starts shooting next year, which we told you forever ago would happen.

Megan Fox + sexy role + skintight bodysuit = No-brainer, duh right?

We contacted Meg's rep to see if she is indeed set for the role, or if she would have any interest in being part of a big blockbuster...again.

Here's the deal:

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For all of you nervous Nellies who need everything to be 100 percent confirmed to believe it (that would be you, Robsten doubters), Summit has officially announced that Breaking Dawn is a go.

Like we told you months ago, Summit and the cast were onboard for the fourth film and they damn well planned to pump out this franchise basically as fast as possible. Why? Because the horny cast can't keep off each other—that's why. And that so hasn't changed, darlings. If anything, it's only gotten more twisted. So these movies need to get wrapped pronto before the cast really starts pissing each other off. Just ask Terry Tush-Trade, Twyla Babe-Sucker, Julie Bone Jumper and then some.

So is B.D. still on track to be PG like screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg dished a while back? And are any castmembers getting axed à la Rachelle Lefevre?

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Working with director Quentin Tarantino is kind of a staple in an actor's life. It's a guy thing.

Brad Pitt told E! News that this Inglourious Basterds collaboration was almost eight years in the making, so when the script finally came to him he simply had to do it.

After persuading one of, if not the, biggest movie stars in the world to do your project, how the hell does Quentin only go up from here? Angelina Jolie, of course.

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