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'The Deep Blue Goodbye' has been shelved after Christian Bale suffered a knee injury. The thriller had been due to begin filming this summer but the star has torn a ligament which means he will be unable to work on such a physically-intensive shoot, m...

Chris Hemsworth spent "four or five months" preparing to become Thor.
The 31-year-old hunk, who stars as the comic book hero in 'The Avengers: Age of Ultron', has revealed the lengths he goes to in order to fulfil the iconic role.
Chris - who's reunited with the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo for the new movie - explained: "[Preparing] is a good four or five months of all the boring activities, lifting weights and eating lots and lots of protein.
"But, you know, doing it with the rest of the cast makes it a little easier, we're all in there together."
Chris thinks the new Marvel film is a bigger, more spectacular improvement on the 2012 original.
He said: "It felt so big that you lose any real context. There were so many different fight scenes and so many special effects ... you put your trust in Joss and Marvel to put it all together. We sort of knew it would be even bigger than the first one, which was scary, and it was."
The Australian actor also said it was nice to reunite with his fellow Avengers, who he considers to be friends.
He admitted: "The first film felt like the first day of school, full of nervous energy as we got to know one another. This one was like a high school reunion. We've all become great friends."

Joss Whedon has refused to rule out a 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' movie.
The 50-year-old director - who created the American television series, which ran from 1997 until 2003 - has not dismissed the idea totally, but says his immediate priority is to take a break from work after finishing making 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'.
Asked if there was any prospect of a Buffy movie getting made, Joss told BANG Showbiz: "Never rule anything out, but I haven't got anything planned at this stage."
Joss also admitted he's a perfectionist and thinks numerous aspects of the 'Avengers' film could be improved.
Speaking at the European premiere of his new movie, Joss said: "Everything [could be better]. The problem with a film like this is that you get into this momentum when you're editing and you don't really get to stand back and look at it.
"These screenings are almost test screenings for me, but unfortunately they're test screenings where you've already passed fail. You can't make it up later.
"The biggest challenge was the script stage and the editing stage - shooting it was a delight. Figuring out what to keep and what to cut was excruciating."

Ryan Gosling found directing a movie to be like a "marathon".
The 'Place Beyond the Pines' actor went behind the camera to helm 'Lost River' and he admits being on set was such a different experience to when he is acting.
He said: "It's cool to finally have it come out. All in all, it's taken three years to make, so that's very different from any experience I've ever had.
"When you're acting, you only spend a few months with something, so to have this amount of time is really like a marathon."
The movie is set in Detroit, a destination Ryan - who also wrote the film - chose because of his romanticised idea of the city, which he quickly discovered was very different to reality.
He explained to Look magazine: "I had a romantic idea of Detroit as a kid. It was the birthplace of the American dream.
"And then when I got there it was very different. Families trying to keep their homes while their neighbourhoods are being torn down around them.
"It's like the dream has become a nightmare. I wanted to make a film about that."

Dave Bautista's character in 'Spectre' is a "stereotypical bad guy".
The 46-year-old actor, who's previously starred in 'Guardians of the Galaxy', has been cast in the Sam Mendes-directed movie and revealed he's set to play a typical Bond villain, when he appears in the role of Mr Hinx.
He told BANG Showbiz: "When I first met with Sam Mendes about playing Mr Hinx, I asked if Mr Hinx is a badass. He said, 'Oh, yeah!'
"He's a different type of character to who I've played before. He's very, very Bond-ish. He's very true to the legacy [of other Bond villains]."
Dave is similarly well known for his stellar career as a wrestler, but finds making movies - and playing the bad guy, in particular - to be more fun.
He admitted: "I was a professional wrestler for a long time and I've had a lot more fun being a bad guy. I think it's more interesting. I make an interesting bad guy. A stereotypical bad guy.
"It's something new and fresh and something completely different."
This comes shortly after Christoph Waltz denied he will play Blofeld in 'Spectre'.
The Oscar-winning actor has been cast as a baddie - with the name Franz Oberhauser - and dismissed speculation his character's alter ego is actually the iconic villain Blofeld, who's appeared in several earlier films.
Asked about the speculation, Christoph said: "That is absolutely untrue. That rumour started on the internet, and the internet is a pest. The name of my character is Franz Oberhauser."

The two '50 Shades' sequels will be released around Valentine's Day in 2017 and 2018.
The much-hyped '50 Shades of Grey' opened around the landmark date earlier this year, and it's been revealed that Universal Pictures will try to top the first film's record-breaking success by releasing sequel '50 Shades Darker' on February 10, 2017, while '50 Shades Freed' is making its box office debut on February 9, 2018.
The new movies will see Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan reprise their roles from '50 Shades of Grey', but a new creative team will have to be assembled after Sam Taylor-Johnson recently announced she will not be returning to direct the second film in the franchise.
Earlier this week, Sam revealed she was "flattered" to be asked to return for the second film in the series, but admitted she didn't have the motivation to direct '50 Shades Darker'.
Sam told BANG Showbiz: "I'm flattered they wanted me to continue. But it was a monumental job - that was enough for me."
Sam also passed on her best wishes to the next director.
She explained: "I couldn't really have ever expected [such a big reaction] after working in a small, dark room for almost a year editing.
"I wish them all the luck in the world."

Tom Hardy thinks Mel Gibson was "bored" by him during a recent meeting.
The 37-year-old actor, who appears in 'Mad Max: Fury Road', has confessed that Mel - the original Max Rockatansky - wasn't impressed by him, despite his best efforts.
Tom told Details magazine: "I met Mel. I needed to meet Mel purely from a young man's perspective.
"I want to touch base with the previous Max and just say hello. And is it okay? Because I'm taking on Max, I have to meet Max.
"He was bored with me. He said, 'All right, buddy, good luck with that'. Bless him. I made him a bracelet. And then we talked for a couple of hours about all kinds of stuff.
"I left, and that was that. And then he called up my agent and said, 'I think you found someone that's crazier than I am'."
Meanwhile, Tom recently confessed he's not an easy actor to work with.
He shared: "I have a reputation for being difficult. And I am. I am, actually but I'm not unreasonable.
"It used to be that if somebody hurt me I'd lash out a bit, in order to get them to stop. It ultimately comes from fear."

John Green thinks Cara Delevingne is "an amazing actress".
The best-selling author - who penned 'Paper Towns', which has been transformed into a film featuring the model-turned-actress - has lavished praised on Cara, 22, saying her performance in the movie will change the public's perception of models.
He told the New York Post newspaper: "Cara is an amazing actress.
"Legitimately. All of the constructions we have of supermodels are deconstructed by Cara in the course of the film."
Although she is best known for her modelling work, Cara has previously admitted acting is her true passion and she has been lined up to star in a number of new films over the coming months.
The London-born star is reportedly eager to secure a role in the much-discussed 'Absolutely Fabulous' movie.
Cara is a huge fan of the show - which was created by comedian Jennifer Saunders - about two selfish middle-aged women and is desperate to get a cameo in the film.
A source shared: "Jennifer has not yet finalised the script, which will see her resume her role as Edina and Joanna Lumley play Patsy.
"Fashion world stars are bound to be making cameos."
What's more, she is set to appear in the eagerly-awaited comic book movie 'Suicide Squad', alongside Will Smith and Margot Robbie, while Cara has also been linked to a role in the next film in the 'Fifty Shades' series.

The 'Gremlins' reboot will not be a shot-for-shot reproduction of the original.
The 1984 horror comedy - which features magical creatures with an appetite for destruction - was a huge hit with fans, but writer Chris Columbus has promised the much-anticipated new movie will offer something markedly different.
The writer - who was also approached for the 1990 sequel, 'Gremlins 2: The New Batch' - shared: "I know what the take is, I can't talk about it, but I was approached to do the sequel to 'Gremlins' way back when ...
"That was before the power of the franchise, the franchise ruled all. I was like, 'Nah, the first movie exists, it's great the way it is. Why spoil it with a sequel, or a bunch of sequels?'
"Well, time has passed, and I've seen what happens when sequels can actually work, and improve - certainly not improve on the original, but have a different direction. So I was open to the idea, and I think we have a really good take."
The writer said the new movie will be a completely fresh story, although it will feature "the same universe, the same rules [and] same Gremlins".
He told MTV: "It's not a remake of the first movie at all. Because the first movie's very dear to my heart."