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--- Fassy For Smaug - I should probably read The Hobbit again some time. I think the last time I read it was when the Lord of the Rings movies started coming out, and that's nearing a decade ago if you can believe that. The movies finally got green-lit at the end of last week, shooting's to begin in February, Peter Jackson's officially announced as the director, and now casting's hitting high gear with Martin Freeman's name as Bilbo seeming pretty much a lock, which awesome! Other names being bandied about? David Tennant and one Michael Fassbender, which is why I need to reread the book - who the hell would Michael Fassbender be playing? No idea. But I'll take all the Fassy I can get, anywhere, any time.

--- Sexy Fill In The Blank - Dunno how I never properly blogged this news last week - I did tweet about it! - but Paul Verhoeven is making a sexy succubus movie next, called Eternal. The description sounds perfect fit for all the wonders Verhoeven's capable of.

--- Stab Stab Stab Stab - Last night some shitty cell-phone footage of the trailer for Scream 4 that showed at the Scream Awards popped up online and resident internet Scream expert Stale Popcorn took it apart bit by bit so go check that. All I have to say is LEAVE GALE ALONE YOU BULLIES. Ahem. Like Glenn says the awards show airs tomorrow night so a better copy of this will be online after that, I guess.

--- Remembering Ripley - Haven't read all this yet but STYD's got a long talk with Sigourney Weaver on all four Alien films. (via Nat)

--- The Babe-arian - You can see some rather pretty images from the new Conan movie over here, including our first look at Rose McGowan in the movie. Needs more shirtless Jason Momoa.

--- And finally, here's the teaser trailer for Paul! (via) That's the alien-comedy starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and an alien voiced by Seth Rogen (as well as Sigourney Weaver and Jane Lynch and Kristen Wiig) and directed by the director of Superbad and Adventureland.

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