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On Tuesday, February 9, ArcLight Cinemas in California was packed with the cast and crew of "The Wolfman". The film, which is scheduled to open wide in U.S. theaters on February 12, rolled out red carpet in front of the building where the movie held its Los Angeles premiere.

Starring in the film, Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt and Anthony Hopkins also joined forces to promote the movie as they were all pictured attending the event. That night, Blunt came to the special screening with the companion of her actor fiance John Krasinski, while Hopkins was joined by his wife Stella Arroyave.

Jonas Brothers star Nick Jonas is eying a return to the Broadway stage --10 years after his debut. The 17-year-old singer landed roles in "Beauty and the Beast", "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Les Miserables" before launching his pop music career.

And now he's interested in treading the boards once more, in a song and dance musical. He tells U.S. magazine Teen Vogue, "Broadway has a big part in my realizing that I wanted to make music a career. I'd love to go back - if the timing was right."

Screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have had a chat with MTV to talk about what's on their minds for "Zombieland 2". Claiming they have "too many ideas" for the sequel, Reese said "there will be continuing romantic adventures" and hoped that he could get a girl for Woody Harrelson's character. "We haven't decided on this, but it would be nice to have a love interest for Tallahassee," he stated.

Reese later shared his plan to highlight the development of Abigail Breslin's young character, Little Rock, in the upcoming film. "I think that it's going to continue to be about growing up in 'Zombieland'," he gushed. "Growing up in a world that's not necessarily geared towards growing up; it's a world that forces you to grow up much quicker than you would have otherwise."

James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar" has broken another record - the blockbuster has become the highest grossing film in U.K. box office history. The Oscar-nominated movie pulled in $6.9 million in its eighth week of release, pushing it over the $115 million mark since it hit British cinemas in December 2009.

The massive ticket sales mean "Avatar" has now overtaken ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!" to become Britain's best-selling film ever. The news comes just a week after the movie broke U.S. box office records, putting it ahead of Cameron's 1997 hit "Titanic" as the best-selling North American release of all time.

After landing on the ground for about three and a half years, Superman is going to get help to fly again. Deadline Hollywood has learned that Warner Bros. Pictures has asked "the brains behind rebooted 'Batman' ", Christopher Nolan, to play a "godfather" role to resurrect "Superman" franchise.

About the idea for the story, the upcoming "Superman" film will not serve as a sequel to the previously released film but it will be a completely new franchise. "It would definitely not be a follow-up to 'Superman Returns'," an insider said as quoted by the site.

Catherine Zeta-Jones led tributes to veteran actress Angela Lansbury at The Drama League's 26th annual all-star gala in New York City on Monday night, February 8. The "Murder, She Wrote" star's career was marked at A Musical Celebration of Broadway at the city's Pierre New York hotel.

Zeta-Jones, who is currently appearing as Lansbury's daughter in Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music", joined other performers including "Glee"'s Victor Garber, former "Grey's Anatomy" star T.R. Knight and "The Sopranos" ' Edie Falco to celebrate the Brit.

Tom Cruise has taken new challenge to do another impossible mission. He has inked a deal with Paramount Pictures to reprise his role as Ethan Hunt in "Mission: Impossible 4", MTV reported.

The film will be produced by Cruise and J.J. Abrams. They are still looking for a director since Abrams, who previously directed "Mission: Impossible 3", has yet to commit to be on helming duty for the fourth film.

Universal Pictures has given updates on the release dates for some of its films. According to Box Office Mojo, the studio has announced October 15 as the U.S. release date for Zac Efron-starring drama mystery "Charlie St. Cloud", which previously had not set exact schedule.

Meanwhile, "Get Him to the Greek" will be dropped a week ealier than it was originally expected. Originally planned to entertain audience in the U.S. on June 11, the comedy that has Russell Brand among the cast ensemble will be dropped on June 4.

The first clip from "Shutter Island" starring Leonardo DiCaprio has made its way out via AlloCine. Sharing new footage, the snippet follows the lead actor and his co-star Mark Ruffalo as two U.S. marshals who are escorted by guards to enter Shutter Island.

From Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese, "Shutter Island" is set in 1954 and centers its story on DiCaprio's Teddy Daniels and his partner Ruffalo's Chuck Aule. The two are assigned to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insane.

Halle Berry is pressing ahead with her plans to play infamous jewel thief Doris Payne, despite the fact the 79-year-old has been arrested for attempting to steal a coat from a department store. Payne was arrested as she tried to leave a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Costa Mesa, California in January without paying for a $1,300 Burberry trench coat. Payne was on parole for past thefts when she was caught.

Berry will portray the career thief, who has robbed gem stores around the world, in new biopic "Who Is Doris Payne?". The Oscar winner has been working on the project for over two years with former "Malcolm in the Middle" star Justin Berfield, who secured the rights to Payne's life story after meeting her in jail in 2006.

After casting his spells in "Harry Potter" film series, Tom Felton is going to be seen dealing with supernatural thing in his upcoming movie. The British actor has been added to the cast ensemble of "The Apparition", joining Ashley Greene and Sebastian Stan.

Felton is hired to play an expert in the supernatural. It is not known what character that is tackled by the "Twilight" beauty, but Stan who previously starred in TV series "Gossip Girl" has been tapped to portray a post grad who tries "to figure out his life."

"Valentine's Day" has come earlier in Los Angeles. On Monday, February 8, few days before its U.S. release date, the film has held its world premiere which took place at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. A number of top-notch celebrities were pictured joining forces to promote the movie which has star-studded cast.

Julia Roberts is among those who were seen hitting the red carpet of the premiere. Before entering the venue, the 42-year-old beauty was seen posing for the cameras with co-stars Shirley MacLaine and Emma Roberts, who is also her niece, standing next to her. Later, Ashton Kutcher was pictured coming to the event with the companion of his wife Demi Moore.

"Contagion" has been started with a strong line-up. The project which will be directed by Steven Soderbergh has attracted the likes of Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Marion Cotillard to join the cast ensemble. The four actors have all sealed deals to star in this sci-fi thriller.

The script is penned by "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "The Informant!" writer Scott Z. Burns, and it reportedly tells the story that takes place over four continents and is "terrifying." Participant Productions will co-finance the upcoming action movie, which eyes a fall start.

Some new stills from "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" have made its way out via Twitpic. Posted by Kstew411, the photos are quite similar with the picture which was debuted by People magazine as the fresh images also feature Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in what looks like a meadow.

In one photo, Stewart who dons a striped shirt is seen drawing her face close to Pattinson's. The on-screen couple is additionally pictured in a more intense pose as the leading lady is captured lying herself on the actor's body.

The 20th Century Fox has found new pair to be teamed up for their new film. According to New York Magazine's Vulture, Regency Enterprises, the mini-studio-within-a-studio at Fox, is developing "a quasi-prequel" to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie-starring movie "Mr and Mrs Smith", which will be entitled "Mr. and Mrs. Jones".

Though the site called the upcoming movie a reboot, it appears that "Mr. and Mrs. Jones" is some sort of a spin off because it does not feature the same characters from the 2005 hit film and the stories will also be different. Thus, Pitt and Jolie are not expected to play the couple in the "Jones" film.