– Check out the trailer for Battle: Los Angeles (which was actually shot in Baton Rouge, LA).
– Who knew Budapest would become such a hot spot for celebs? Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been in Hungry for the past few weeks while she’s shooting her directorial debut. Now, John Cusack is also in town playing the iconic poet Edgar Alan Poe in The Raven. Cusack recently tweeted, “shockozulu is alive and well and getting his poe on in budapest”. [Monsters And Critics]
– Oprah Winfrey’s crew has already starting shooting footage for her Australian show later this year. Producers are believed to be filming at the rural Mt. Mulligan Cattle Station in Northern Queensland this week. [Digital Spy]
– You’ll likely find Jim Carrey releasing some creative energy during his downtime from Mr. Popper’s Penguins, currently shooting in NYC. The actor has rented space in Julian Schnabel’s studio where he is reportedly working on a large abstract canvas piece. [NY Post]
– Here is a first look at Amy Adams and Jason Segel filming The Muppets in Los Angeles. [Fan Carpet]
– Natalie Portman and Colin Firth will each receive Desert Palm Achievement prizes for acting on Jan. 8 at the 22nd annual Palm Springs Film Festival. [Variety]
– Just last week we reported that Katherine Heigl’s next project, Adaline, was going to be shot in Canada instead of Boston as originally reported. Now, it seems Katherine Heigl has dropped the movie all together. [Comingsoon.net]
– One of our readers, LACurls93, caught the premiere of Tangeled in Los Angeles last night where Mandy Moore warned the crowd to be “careful”.
– Finally, here’s one for the Gossip Girl fans. Check out a 3-Year-Old Taylor Momsen in a Shake ’N Bake commercial, too cute! [NY Mag]
