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Anna Faris and Jennifer Garner: not two actresses you would expect to see in a film together. But Pajiba has news that just that is set to happen. The long in-production film “The Bachelorette Party” finally has its cocktails stirring, and both Anna and Jennifer are set to star.
The movie is being pitched as the female version of “The Hangover,” but honestly it’s sounding a bit lamer. The assumption is that “The Bachelorette Party” has been dredged out of production hell after the success of “The Hangover,” and to be perfectly frank that is never a good sign. What make films like “The Hangover” a success is their unique and special qualities, not the fact that it was a seeming “winning formula.”
Pajiba states the premise as this: A high-school teacher recently left at the altar must now send off her uptight cousin with a huge bachelorette bash. The cousin is marrying the teachers best male friend. During a drunken bachelorette party, the uptight cousin betrays her fiance with a drunken indiscretion, leaving the teacher to decide where her loyalties lie.
It seems a bit obvious who will be playing whom. Film School Rejects pointed out that if Jennifer Garner is to play the high-school teacher, it will be almost exactly the same one as her character in “Valentine’s Day.” But Pajiba seems to think Jennifer would be more likely to play the uptight cousin — maybe based on her uptight character filmography?
I think the only way this movie could be a success is for both Anna and Jennifer to get outside their comfort zones. It seems too easy to categorize both into their various styles of comedy, so it would be nice for Jennifer’s sugary sweet acting and Anna’s tendency towards playing a hot mess to get mixed and matched. It would be great to see Jennifer Garner go nuts onscreen.
The script is written by Karen Lutz, the woman responsible for “The House Bunny” and “The Ugly Truth” and who Pajiba describes as “Satan.”


Warner Bros. Pictures and production company Atlas Entertainment are developing a feature film based on CBS’ “Gilligan’s Island.”
Charles Roven and Richard Suckle will produce for Atlas, with Brad Copeland writing the screenplay. Original show producer Sherwood Schwartz is on board to executive produce along with son Lloyd Schwartz.
Variety says that plans are for a contemporary take on the iconic show. They’re hoping to start production next year but won’t move forward on seeking a director or cast until Copeland’s script is completed.
“The characters are so good,” Roven added. “We think it’s going to be a great story to transport these cultural icons to the modern day.”

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie climb aboard a motor boat in Venice with their daughter Shiloh (in bright blue) and their twins Knox (striped hat) and Vivienne (ribbed hat). Angelina is currently filming a movie called “The Tourist” in Venice so the family sailed round the famous canals to visit the set.
Okay, those two make beautiful babies! Check out all the pictures below!
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(Yes, that’s him above)
If there was anyone who could fall into the “too racy for the Oscars” category when it came to writing a skit, Sacha Baron Cohen sits at the top of the list. So it’s no surprise that the man behind raunchy-yet-hysterical alter egos like ‘Borat’ and ‘Bruno’ had his skit vetoed from this weekend’s Oscars telecast. Why? Because it apparently contained some jokes directed at ‘Avatar’ director James Cameron, and the show’s producers didn’t want to insult the man behind the biggest movie ever.
In a report broken by New York Magazine’s Vulture blog, the story goes like this: Cohen was announced as an Oscar presenter just last week, so he got going on penning his skit, which would be done along with Ben Stiller. One would think that has the potential to be hysterical, but in the mind of show producer Bill Mechanic, it was too risky.
Vulture reports that Baron Cohen’s skit involved him dressing in a blue ‘Avatar’ female Na’vi costume, unable to speak English. Stiller would be his translator, but as the skit goes on, frustration between the two grows because apparently Stiller isn’t translating properly. It all culminates with Baron Cohen showing everyone that he/she is pregnant … with James Cameron’s baby.
“Let’s just say that Cameron isn’t known to be, shall we say, ‘self-deprecating,’” a Vulture insider explained.
So what now for Sacha? He’s staying put in London and skipping the Oscars altogether. His spokesman explained the situation to Vulture.
“I hate to use the term, because it’s so ubiquitous, but there were ‘creative differences.’ Nothing acrimonious, but both sides felt that since they couldn’t agree, [Cohen] might as well remain in London,” Matt Labov said.
As previously reported, Baron Cohen was also producer’s first choice to host this year’s Oscars, but the Academy similarly balked at the selection of the raunchy comic.
I don’t know about you – but I would have LOVED to see Sacha Baron Cohen host the Oscars. Might be more interesting if he did!
