– One of our readers, Dennis, spotted a dapper looking Chris Rock on the set of 2 Days in New York, in NYC a couple weeks ago. The movie is a follow up to 2 Days in Paris.
– In casting news, Gerard Butler is in talks to star in the sci-fi adventure flick Afterburn, Leonardo DiCaprio will play J. Edgar Hoover in a movie filming early next year, Robert Downey, Jr. may star in How to Talk to Girls, and Joel Edgerton has joined The Odd Life of Timothy Green, which is expected to be shot in Minnesota next year. [JustJared, FilmShaft, THR, CinemaBlend]
– George Clooney wasn’t just in Grand Rapids, MI over the weekend, rumor has it he was also scouting locations for his next movie, The Ides of March, in St. Joseph. [WSJM]
– Last night, Clooney attended the Ripple of Hope Awards at Chelsea Piers in NYC. [JustJared]
– Even though Men In Black 3 just started filming at Kaufman Astoria Studios in NYC, they already have a two month hiatus planned after the holidays. [L.A. Times]
– People has published the first photo of Will Smith on the set of MIB3, which isn’t too surprising since we’ve heard that Kaufman Astoria is one of the easier studios in NYC for a celeb sightings! [People]
– Alan Arkin, Jack Black, Billy Crystal, Zach Galifianakis and Jean-Claude Van Damme are all expected to make cameos in The Muppets, currently filming in L.A. One person who won’t be in the movie, despite rumors she would be, is Jane Lynch. [THR]
– CharityBuzz is auctioning off another Breaking Dawn Set Visit in Vancouver. The auction doesn’t end until Dec. 8 and is already up to $30,000! [CharityBuzz]
– Kim Kardashian has wrapped her new reality show in New York City. [HollywoodLife]
– Will Sarah Palin’s Alaska boost tourism in the state? Maybe it’s one of the reason notoriously conservative Jon Voight is considering shooting there too. [ MSNBC, ADN]
– Tom Cruise is nuts. [Gizmodo]
– Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut will be shot in Bosnia, as we’ve confirmed, but she won’t be there. [L.A. Times]
– Mischa Barton is filming a new reality series in L.A. [Perez Hilton]
– The first poster for The Kennedys has been released. Do you think Katie Holmes looks like Jackie O?
– Kal Penn is back to work at the White House after leaving earlier this year to shoot the third Harold and Kumar movie in Detroit. [TV Guide]
– Though they’re already prepping a Long Island studio for The Avengers, it may only be used for a small portion of the filming. Its being reported that due to budgetary issues Marvel may move the movie to L.A. [BleedingCool]
– There is another crew call for a feature film shooting in Grand Rapids, MI after Thanksgiving. Address resumes to Lance Johnson (Lancecantdance41@yahoo.com).
– Denis Leary will play Emma Stone’s father in the new Spider-Man movie. [THR]
– Thunder in the Deep, a big-budget 3-D submarine flick, will be shot in Connecticut in the coming weeks. [The Day]
– Five new posters for True Grit were released today. Here is the first set too. [/Film]
– According to Stanley Tucci, Captain America filming ends in three weeks. [CBM]
– Big Stone Gap, which is rumored to star Sarah Jessica Parker, may finally begin filming in Big Gap Stone, VA next year. [Suite101]
– It looks like Joan Philo Casting will likely be handling extras for Batman 3. [TheDarlingSeries]
– The Wolverine begins filming in April. [CBM]
– Hallmark Channel is currently filming another movie around Greensboro, NC. [California Chronicle]
– PhillyChitChat.com has new set photos from Safe, currently shooting in Philadelphia. [PhillyChitChat]
– Finally, one of our readers, Adam, spotted the awesome Trans Am from The Good Guys in Texas.
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