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Jake Gyllenhaal has joined the cast of 'Let it Snow'. The 33-year-old actor will appear in an adaptation of 'The Man Who Made it Snow' alongside his 'Southpaw' director Antoine Fuqua. The novel - which was first published in 1990 - tells the true sto...

Christian Bale has withdrawn from Danny Boyle's biopic of Steve Jobs. The Oscar-winning actor decided to withdraw from the much-anticipated project after concluding he wasn't the right man to play the part of the Apple co-founder, who died in 2011. T...

Production on Robert De Niro and Robert Pattinson's 'Idol's Eye' has been shut down.
The heist thriller, which was to star De Niro, Pattinson and 'The Mummy' actress Rachel Weisz, has ceased production just days before filming was set to commence in Toronto, Canada.
The movie's production company, Benaroya Pictures said in a statement: "Due to the criteria for financing not being met by producers, Benaroya Pictures has formally decided to discontinue financing the motion pictured titled 'Idol's Eye'."
The film was to be directed by film maker Oliver Assaya, following on from his Cannes Film Festival entry 'Clouds of Sils Maria', which starred Juliette Binoche and Pattinson's 'Twilight' co-star and former girlfriend Kristen Stewart.
Benaroya Pictures boarded the project as producer and financer earlier this year, shortly after De Niro had signed on to star.
Shooting for 'Idol's Eye' was originally scheduled to begin last month in Chicago and Toronto but Benaroya Pictures - who have previously made films including 'Margin Call', 'Kill Your Darlings' and the upcoming Pattinson co-starring 'Queen of the Desert - claim they were forced to shut down production after other producers failed to meet financing deadlines.

Sir Ian McKellen has attributed much of his recent success to "luck".
The award-winning actor - who was knighted in 1991 for services to the performing arts and was awarded a Freeman of the city of London last month - says a number of his contemporaries would have fared as well in the iconic role of Gandalf in 'The Lord of the Rings', including John Hurt.
Speaking at TimesTalks London, Sir Ian - who was sat beside his 'Vicious' co-star Sir Derek Jacobi - remarked: "We have been so lucky right throughout our careers. It's not just actors our age who perhaps don't work anymore. We've had friends right throughout our careers - of our age - who didn't have work, who should have had work.
"We're no better than a whole lot of people. But genuinely, being quite honest about it all, it's luck. John Hurt could've played Gandalf."
The 75-year-old star has also starred in the 'X-Men' films as Magneto and in a recent interview, he claimed the comic book story is an metaphor for young gay men.
Sir Ian - who came out as gay in 1988 - said: "The people who created 'X-Men' were writing a parable about the way society treated minorities - and the demographic for the comics over the years has been young blacks, young Jews and young gays. They all identify with the mutants - and they're meant to."

David Walliams admits he's unloved by the character he voices in 'Pudsey: The Movie'.
The 43-year-old entertainer - who is best known for his comedy partnership with Matt Lucas in the popular sketch show 'Little Britain' - first met Pudsey in 2012, when the adventure dog won 'Britain's Got Talent' and Walliams was subsequently asked to voice the main part in the comedy film.
Asked what attracted him to the unusual role, Walliams explained: "I really love Pudsey [but] Pudsey doesn't seem to love me back... in fact, he never seems to recognise me or remember me!
"I know Pudsey is a very special dog, because over the years I have worked on things where they've brought in animals to do scenes and things - rarely does the animal actually ever do what you'd like it to do.
"But Pudsey is so many brilliant things, he could do so much personality I just thought I'd love to be involved in it."
Walliams - who stars alongside Jessica Hynes, 42, and John Sessions, 61 - continued: "I got Pudsey to be involved with an adaptation of one of my chidren's books 'Mrs. Stink', which was about 18 months ago.
"He was absolutely brilliant in that - stole the show - so I thought it would be lovely to be associated with this."
'Pudsey: The Movie' is available on DVD from November 10, courtesy of eOne.

Ryan Reynolds could reprise the role of Deadpool.
The 38-year-old actor played the part in 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' in 2009 and Rob Liefeld - the creator of 'Deadpool' - has suggested he could return to the role.
ComicBook.com reports Liefeld talking about the issue at Comikaze 2014, where he said: "Ryan is Deadpool. Look, Ryan Reynolds, he's gone through that same career arc, the guy is ridiculously talented.
"He has a huge, huge passion for Deadpool. Deadpool's not happening, [but] because he was a giant star, they said, 'Ryan, what do you want to do?' And he said, 'Deadpool'.
"That's why it happened. They would have no faith otherwise. That movie is because of his passion. He put together the team."
The 47-year-old comic book creator added that although the character of Cable might not make an appearance in the 'Deadpool' movie, he may get a film of his own in the future.
He reflected: "Cable is awesome. And he will... when he appears on screen, we're all going to nerdgasm, because he's coming. They can't hold him back. He's coming."
'Deadpool', which is being directed by Tim Miller, is set to open in cinemas in February 2016.

Idris Elba will appear in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'.
The British actor, who's previously appeared in 'Thor' and 'Thor: The Dark World', confirmed he's already shot scenes for the eagerly-awaited superhero sequel, which is set to be released next year.
The 42-year-old star - who has recently been DJing in Ibiza - revealed he will star alongside Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth in the film, telling The Sunday Telegraph newspaper: "I'm in 'Avengers'.
"And I'm doing a scene with Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston and they're like, 'Aren't you [meant to be] in Ibiza?'"
The much-anticipated film boasts a star-studded cast, which also features the likes of Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans, as well as Mark Ruffal, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L Jackson.
Meanwhile, Kevin Feige, the President of Marvel Studios, confirmed recently that 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' will conclude with a revamped superhero team.
He told BuzzFeed: "The Avengers films, ideally, in the grand plan are always big, giant linchpins.
"It's like as it was in publishing, when each of the characters would go on their own adventures and then occasionally team up for a big, 12-issue mega-event. Then they would go back into their own comics, and be changed from whatever that event was.
"I envision the same thing occurring after this movie, because the [Avengers] roster is altered by the finale of this film."

Matt Willis says his role in 'Allies' is the "best thing that I've ever done in my acting career".
The 31 year old, who's previously appeared in 'EastEnders' and in the West End in London, revealed that his performance as a Second World War hero in the new film is the most fulfilling of his career.
Speaking on Saturday (01.11.14) about his film debut, the former Busted star said: "It was in my opinion the best thing that I've ever done in my acting career.
"As soon as a read the role I thought it was incredible, I read the role and felt I would be good at playing him. I really wanted this role and I went for it. "
The film - which also features Sir Ben Kingsley's son, Edmund, and 'Downton Abbey' star Julian Ovenden - was directed by Dominic Burns, who reflected: "It's an incredible debut for Matt and the reviews have been really strong.
"He's clearly got what it takes to be a film actor, there is really presence in all his scenes and he's definitely got a major career ahead of him in films."
Based on real events, 'Allies' tells the story of a team of British soldiers, led by a US Captain, who are dropped behind enemy lines in France on a mission that's intended to shorten the war.

Jamie Dornan refused to show his penis in 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.
The 32-year-old actor will play the BDSM-obsessed character of Christian Grey in the film adaptation of E. L. James' best-selling erotic novel, and has revealed that although he does strip off in the movie, he had a contract agreeing that his member wouldn't be shown.
He confessed to The Observer newspaper: "There were contracts in place that said that viewers wouldn't be seeing my, um... my todger."
When informed that 43-year-old actor Ewan McGregor is the opposite, and likes to expose himself in films, the star joked: "Does he? Well, maybe Ewan has a more impressive girth."
The film - which is set to be released in February 2015 - will see the model act opposite Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele, but warned fans not to expect the couple to have too much sex, despite the saucy nature of the film.
He said: "You want to appeal to as wide an audience as possible without grossing them out. You don't want to make something gratuitous, and ugly, and graphic."
However, the hunk revealed that he is still unsure about how explicit the movie will be, as he hasn't watched it yet.
He added: "I haven't seen it at this stage, so it is hard for me to say. I'm aware what we shot, and it wasn't as if we shot a film without any action."