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Rachel McAdams is saying that she absolutely has NOT been cast in Spider Man 4 in the role of Black Cat.

This would be a pretty definitive response, all right…if it weren’t for one critical problem. The rumor is that she AUDITIONED.  This is what she had to say:

“That’s a total rumor, I have to say,” going on to back up the story with a super-Canadian anecdote: “I was hanging out in Toronto the other day and someone came up to me and said, ‘I just heard you’re doing Spider-Man 4.‘ And I said, ‘Really? No one told me!’ It’s not true.”

There have been a lot of rumors swirling around the ether and the blogosphere alike about what’s going down with Spider Man 4. Everybody from Bruce Campbell to random toddlers has been mentioned.  And now with Rachel McAdams possibly stepping in to play Black Cat (unless what she says is actually true), well, that’s just a little more fuel on the fire.  You know we’ll be keeping an eye on this one!

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I believe this is the last character poster for Sherlock Holmes.  Rachel McAdams looks rather dandy and mystic. What is she up too?  I am sure if you watch the trailer that is roaming around the Internet, you will know Adler is up to no good and quite a handful for Mr. Holmes.

Anyway, the dynamic new portrayal of Conan Doyle’s famous characters in Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his renowned intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new archenemy and unravel a fatal plot that could ruin the country.

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The Time Traveler’s Wife touches on a subject that all married women have to deal with — their husband’s shortcomings.   Henry’s flaw is different compared to most husbands.  He has a gene that makes him time travel and he can’t help it — very clever indeed with awesome dematerializing effects — Clare never knows when Henry will disappear and time travel. The crux of the story is that Henry doesn’t know either and it puts a strain on their relationship. 

The movie is based on the popular book by Audrey Niffenegger.

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I admit that I was not aware going in to see Russell Crowe’s latest, State of Play, that it was based on a British TV show.  Being that I enjoy British TV, it sort of makes sense now that I really, almost unaccountably, enjoyed the movie version.

State of Play is a political thriller to match them all, with Russell Crowe playing hard-bitten print journalist Cal McAffrey, your classic “white knight” sort of journalist dedicated to the truth…at all costs.  Kind of the Spider Jerusalem of his era, he’s joined by Rachel McAdams as Della Frye, a blogger handling part of the electronic side of things for the Washington D.C. newspaper both work for.  McAffrey and Frye tracking down the circumstances following the recent death of a Congressman’s mistress about to start a series of hearings into a paramilitary government contractor called PointCorp. As McAffrey and Frye continue to follow the various disparate threads, they begin to see a much greater plot forming almost before their very eyes–the sort of plot that could very well destroy several careers and do inestimable damage to the United States government itself.

For those of you who study the current political landscape, you’ll likely notice at least some “ripped from the headlines” sort of incidents, including a very easy connection between fictional PointCorp and current bugaboo Blackwater (who, ironically enough, recently underwent rebranding possibly due to the fact that everyone associated the name Blackwater with undisciplined, unaccountable mercenaries who shot at American citizens in New Orleans and did who knows how much damage in Iraq.), you’re more than welcome to pat yourselves on the back at this point.  Good catch.

But this is part of what makes State of Play such an interesting film.  Yes, it’s your class-X political thriller, but there are so many elements of plausibility included in the narrative that it takes on a life of its own.  Change a few names around and we might well be looking at something that will happen tomorrow, or next week, or next month.  It’s absolutely plausible.  And, given the prevalence of blogging that’s sprung up worldwide—nobody’s laughing at the idea of “citizen-journalists” any more—and in a time when newspapers are going under whilst blogs are flourishing due to the massive disparities in production costs, it’s kind of ennobling to see a blogger like Delia Frye suddenly in a position to make a serious difference, even IF it’s only with the help of a hard-bitten mentor of the print journalism game.

Even better, we’ll also be exposed to intradepartmental bickering at the newspapers, as they struggle to keep up the old ways of print—slow, careful, precise and well supported by fact—when cost containment virtually DEMANDS the new ways of electronic media—fast, dirty, loaded with opinion and commentary, and able to churn out copy in a rapid fashion to keep the short attention span engaged.

Truly, there are several great conflicts going on in State of Play, and we’ll be able to follow almost all of them to at least reasonably satisfying ends. In fact, State of Play itself is a highly satisfying thriller, carefully paced, well put together, and ready to take on the big leagues.  Quite a jump from the old days of TV serials, and I’m glad they made the effort.  State of Play is easily worth your time and your movie dollars.

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Morning Glory stars Harrison Ford arguing with Diane Keaton as Rachel McAdams, an aspiring news producer, runs around trying to get control of the feuding anchors of the ill-fated morning show while Jeff Goldblum plays McAdam’s boss.

I must admit that I am impressed with this cast. I look forward to seeing Ford and Keaton work together with Roger Michell directing under the helpful eye of J.J. Abrams who is producing for Paramount Pictures. 

Filming of the comedy begins next month in New York.

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On behalf of Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Screenhead is pleased to announce the DVD release of The Lucky Ones, available today. The Lucky Ones starring Rachel McAdams (The Notebook), Academy Award winner Tim Robbins (Mystic River) and Michael Peña (Crash), is the humorous, yet gripping drama about three soldiers on leave who take an unexpected road trip across the United States. 

Screenhead is sponsoring a giveaway, so please post your name and we will pick the winner Sunday, February 22, 2009.

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Rachel McAdams (Wedding Crashers) has been cast as the leading lady in the upcoming updated big-screen adaptation of Sherlock Holmes by Warner Bros.

She will, as expected, play the legendary fictional detective’s love interest, Irene Adler, a character who appeared in only one story – “A Scandal in Bohemia”.

McAdams joins Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Mark Strong on the Guy Ritchie helmed film that begins shooting next month in UK.

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