2011
06.20

‘Bad Teacher’s’ Lucy Punch Finds ‘Powers’ On FX!

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British starlet Lucy Punch, best known for comedic turns in the films Hot Fuzz, Take Me Home Tonight, and the upcoming Cameron Diaz vehicle Bad Teacher, is set to play the female lead in the FX superhero pilot “Powers.”

“Powers” is the name of the civilian police force assigned to investigating crimes involving people with super powers. The pilot, directed by Michael Dinner (“The Wonder Years”) and penned by Charles Eglee (“Dark Angel”), is based on the comic book series created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming.

Punch will play Deena Pilgrim, a rookie detective working  the murder of a super-powered celeb Retro Girl. Charles Dutton (Legion) costars as homicide head Captain Cross. Sony Pictures Television and Circle of Confusion (“The Walking Dead”) are producing.

2011
06.20

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Aspiring Albanian actress Antoinette Nikprelaj may only have a handful of uncredited and/or background roles under her belt, including that of “Mermaid” in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, but the 5-foot-7 stunner is hard to forget once you’ve seen her.

That’s why Nikprelaj fans will want to check out Vicious Circle Films’ upcoming slasher Exit 33, arriving on DVD on Aug. 2. The trailer regrettably focuses on Kane Hodder’s character so it’s hard to tell how meaty Nikprelaj’s part is, but at least her character has a name: Angie.

Peep it:

The flick’s synopsis reads:

A few miles off Exit 33 lies Ike’s Last Chance Gas, an old, forgotten hideaway where the reclusive Ike pumps gas and practices his taxidermy skills. Though he might come across as a simple soul, Ike has a dark secret: he’s obsessed with women who have enchanting eyes – eyes he wants to keep for himself.

Now, as four friends make their way to their 5-year high school reunion, they all make the mistake of taking Exit 33, and they won’t be making it back to the highway any time soon.

Exit 33 is directed by Tommy Brunswick (Jingles the Clown) and costars April Canning (A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas 3-D), Maria Hildreth (Naked Angel), Virgina Bryant (Jingles the Clown), John Anton (Deadheads), and Jerry Reid.

Nikprelaj can also be seen as “Boxing Fan” in DreamWorks upcoming Hugh Jackman vehicle Real Steel (Damn, now I gotta see that dorky film).

2011
06.20

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Like the Kennedy assassination and Roswell, the firing of actress Megan Fox from DreamWorks’ soon-to-be-released Transformers: Dark of the Moon has been shrouded in secrecy and speculation. Most people believe the 25-year-old starlet was canned for famously comparing director Michael Bay to Hitler. Those people are wrong.

Turns out there was a second shooter in the grassy knoll. Transformers producer/director Michael Bay has now revealed that he was not offended by Fox’s comment at all and that the real reason she was fired was because executive producer Steven Spielberg demanded it so.

Bay said (via Daily Mail):

You know the Hitler thing. Steven [Spielberg] said, fire her right now.

Fox, of course, was replaced in the film by 24-year-old Victoria Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whitely, who coincidentally once compared Bay to Janice Dickinson on “America’s Next Top Model.”

Transformers: Dark of the Moon arrives in theaters on July 1.