A fake movie trailer stole the spotlight from the Academy Awards last night, thanks to Jimmy Kimmel's ability to line up a cavalcade of stars.

In the fake teaser, Edward Norton (playing the world's greatest spy) gets married to the President of the United States (Josh Brolin) in a ceremony ordained by Antonio Banderas.

Colin Farrell is a SWAT officer that has to defuse a bomb with the help of a field goal-kicking canine. Tom Hanks is a robotic lawyer that takes on ornery judge Charlize Theron. Bryan Cranston is a hot dog vendor that seems to always be near an explosion.

Jeff Goldblum i...

Matt Damon was "freaked out" filming key scenes in new movie We Bought a Zoo as he was forced to handle snakes and face down a grizzly bear.

The Good Will Hunting star stars as a father running a Californian animal sanctuary in the film, which also features Scarlett Johansson, and he admits he was left terrified by his beastly co-stars.

He tells Live magazine, "Scarlett loved the snakes. I was totally freaked out by them to start, as I'd never picked up a snake before. I had some childish fear of being bitten, but I was assured they weren't poisonous. They were really quite friendly. You ...

Representatives of Philip K. Dick's estate have dropped a legal battle with movie bosses over Matt Damon's film The Adjustment Bureau.

The movie, which also stars Emily Blunt, was loosely based on the late writer's short story Adjustment Team and estate executors filed a lawsuit last year alleging film chiefs reneged on a deal to hand over a share of the profits.

The lawsuit took aim at director George Nolfi and studio Media Rights Capital (MRC), claiming they backed out of their agreement over a copyright dispute, and demanded compensation for royalties plus interest and attorneys' fees....

Who says Hollywood doesn't know sports? With Super Bowl XLVI just days away, many in the movie biz are showing their true colors in preparation for the big game. But the fandom elevates when two storied teams like the New York Giants and the New England Patriots face off.

Here, we take a look at 10 die-hard celebrity fans for each team. Based on this study alone, the Patriots fans may be better-looking; but if a fight were to break out at the bar this weekend, we'd want these Giants fans to have our back.

New York Giants

Rooney Mara/Kate Mara It's not a stretch to say that the Mara ...

Would you be concerned if someone described your personal trainer as "clinically insane"?

That term has been applied to Osmin Hernandez, the star of NuvoTV's Operation Osmin.

Kicked out of the Cuban military after being declared insane, and having escaped to the United States, Osmin is now a sought-after fitness trainer who's worked with the likes of Matt Damon and Anna Kournikova.

Are Osmin's methods as extreme as his story?

My colleague Lisa Siegfried recently spoke with Osmin to find out. Here's one telling excerpt from her interview.

“Most of the time it’s not that people quit, I...

Actor Matt Damon has pulled out of his directorial debut due to "scheduling conflicts."

The We Bought a Zoo star teamed up with John Krasinski to co-write the project and he originally planned on stepping behind the camera to direct the untitled drama, however he has now dropped out after realizing he won't have enough time for the job.

Damon will still have a star turn in the film but Good Will Hunting director Gus Van Sant has since signed as his replacement.

Van Sant hopes to begin shooting the movie this spring, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In "Contagion" Steven Soderbergh presents a look at what happens when an infectious disease threatens humanity through varied viewpoints from an ensemble cast, including Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, and Kate Winslet.

The film opened at number one in September with $23.1 million.

Jude Law fears scenes from the film could be played out in real life. He is convinced there is a "very high likelihood" of an imminent worldwide pandemic.

Earlier this year he told Britain's Daily Express, "Well, the truth of the matter is I think it's going to hap...

Brad Pitt has been named the "Top Money-Making Star of 2011," according to an annual survey of movie theatre owners.

Bosses at Quigley Publishing Company have asked theatre owners and film buyers to vote for their top 10 box office generators, and this year exhibitors credited Pitt with bringing in more traffic than any other celebrity due to his acting and/or vocal appearances in "Moneyball," "The Tree of Life," and "Happy Feet Two."

Coming in at number two was Pitt's pal George Clooney for both "The Ides of March" and "The Descendants," and last year's winner, Johnny Depp, fell to third...

Two Jews on Film - By Joan Alperin Schwartz: 'Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage and I promise something great will happen'. Ben (Matt Damon) says this terrific line to his teenage son Dylan (Colin Ford). Ben got the line from his older brother Duncan (Thomas Haden Church) and it's just one of the many awesome lines of dialogue in Cameron Crowe's new film 'We Bought a Zoo'.

I absolutely loved this movie.

From the first scene where Ben asks his super adorable 7 year old daughter Rosie (Maggie Elizabeth Jones), how he's doing as a dad? She replies, 'Well at least you h...

I’m disappointed to report that I didn’t love Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes sequel “A Game of Shadows.” The first half hour is pretty boring, and although the action picks up pretty heavily toward the middle, Ritchie seems to care more about style than substance in the film. He continues to use Sherlock’s own bullet-time type slow-mo combined with crazy forced perspectives of bullets and shells being shot from guns, which admittedly is pretty darn exciting at times.

What the movie lacks though is the same great banter between Watson and Holmes that was present in the first film. Holmes...

Matt Damon wore an ugly christmas sweater while appearing on the "Today" show yesterday.The actor showed off his holiday spirit with a very colorful santa sweater, complete with 3D santa heads on the sleeves.

Matt Lauer, Ann Curry, Al Roker and others on the show also donned ugly sweaters.

Matt was promoting his new film, "We Bought A Zoo." The film centers on a widower who purchases a zoo in order to bring his family back together. The movie is based on Benjamin Mee's autobiographical memoir and also stars Scarlett Johansson.

Damon is the co-founder of Water.org, an organization that ...

Celebrity hairstyles go out of fashion quicker than celebrity weddings. Here are some of the new hairdos some of our favorite stars are sporting for the holiday season.

Rihanna seems to have a different hairstyle every month, but we can't argue with her selection for December. The We Found Love singer rocked a natural color (for once) with major body and curls.

Jessica Biel also went dark for winter, showing off this 'do at a charity event. When paired with her black dress, she was definitely working the dark, mysterious female vibe.

Scarlett Johansson went modern for the We Bough...

Actor Matt Damon has offered his apologies to screenwriter Tony Gilroy after taking aim at him in a new magazine interview and accusing him of submitting an "embarrassing" and "unreadable" first draft of The Bourne Ultimatum.

The Hollywood star aired his grievances about the third spy installment during a recent chat with GQ magazine, during which he chastised Gilroy for allegedly failing to pen a script worthy of the Bourne franchise.

According to Damon, the Michael Clayton writer struck a deal with movie bosses at Universal that allowed him to land a hefty paycheck for submitting one dr...

Scarlett Johansson attended the "We Bought a Zoo" New York City premiere last night wearing a simple black dress with her hair swept back in a style reminiscent of the 1950s. Except for the tiny bit of midriff she revealed, we think Scarlett looks a little bit like Grace Kelly. What do you think?

In the film, a widower (Matt Damon) purchases a zoo in order to bring his family back together

Scarlett, who recently divorced actor Ryan Reynolds, said work make her marriage difficult. She told Cosmopolitan, "Both of us were extremely busy. We spent so much time apart."

Check out more photos o...

"Twilight" babe Kristen Stewart has been named Hollywood's most profitable actress.

The 21 year old has topped Forbes magazine's rundown of the most bankable stars, netting an estimated $56 for every dollar she was paid for her last three major films.

Stewart's co-star and real-life boyfriend Robert Pattinson came third in the "Best Actors for the Buck" list, pulling in $39.43 for every $1 he received, while Anne Hathaway was in second place, earning $46 for every $1.

Rounding out the top five are the stars of two massive blockbuster franchises - Daniel Radcliffe of the "Harry Potter" mo...

Well, we’ve made it. December is finally here and with it, as always, comes the biggest push for awards season glory. This December is packed with films that are vying for Oscar attention, some of which are the most anticipated films of the year.

December 9

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

There is so much to be excited about for “Tinker Tailor Solider Spy” that it’s hard to list everything. For starters, the cast is amazing: Gary Oldman (in the role that will most likely finally win him an Oscar), Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Toby Jones and John Hurt. Aside from a group of some of the ...

Who will be nominated this year? We preview 2011′s Oscar worthy pictures: “The Iron Lady,” “We Bought A Zoo,” “Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close” and “A Dangerous Method.” Check out our video below on our Oscar nomination predictions.

All of these movies are amazing! Who do you think will be nominated? Tweet me @stuartbrazell

One of the most incredible stunts in the latest Mission: Impossible movie has Tom Cruise hanging from the side of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The rest of his team just looks out from the window, but even that was too much for costar Jeremy Renner.

“Once I hung out [the window], 30 seconds of near vomiting almost happened, but then that went away and Tom was laughing, he’s hanging upside down,” Renner said. “He’s all red faced and he’s like, ‘Look at this view!’ I’m like, ‘What are you talking about? I’m gonna vomit on you.’”

That gave Renner a taste of what h...

Scarlett Johansson is the January 2012 Cosmo Cover Girl. The actress, who split from husband Ryan Reynolds in December 2010, has had an eventful year.

This fall nude photos she sent to her ex were leaked online. The actress was devastated when the saucy shots surfaced, so she asked officers at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate the leak.

She also made waves for dating much older, and well-known bad boy, Sean Penn. She told Cosmo, "I’m attracted to the quality of being adventurous and perhaps a bit mischievous and also questioning authority and being proactive. If th...

Matt Damon and Water.org, the charity he co-founded, are launching a water bottle campaign to help some of the 884 million people who lack access to clean, safe water.

"I think what resonates with me most is when you see people living without clean water and they're forced to scavenge for water and basically use up all of their time just doing that," Damon said. "You realize that they're in such a crippling cycle of poverty; it's just a death spin that they can't possibly get out of."

With the purchase of each limited-edition CamelBak Groove reusable water bottle, $10 will go directly to ...

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are set to reunite on the big screen in a new drama about former fugitive crime boss Whitey Bulger.

Damon will portray Bulger, who was captured by the FBI in June after spending 16 years at large. Affleck will direct the film and both Bostonians will co-produce.

The movie will also feature Affleck's younger brother Casey, who starred in Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen alongside Damon.

Casey Affleck also starred in his brother's acclaimed Gone Baby Gone.

Both Afflecks and Damon starred in 1997's Good Will Hunting - Affleck and Damon's break-...

One of the first independent producers to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Jerry Weintraub, the son of a gem salesman, began his career as a talent agent in the 1950s.

Weintraub has been called a lot of things as one of Hollywood’s longest-working producers and most powerful talent managers. Though he will use any means to get to the top of the game, he’s experienced both its highs and lows during an enviable five-decade career.

In the star-studded, feature-length documentary "His Way," the man himself spins compelling yarns of his life, loves, and livelihood....

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals bosses have urged moviemaker Cameron Crowe to add a warning to the end of his new Matt Damon film We Bought A Zoo following the recent Ohio wildlife sanctuary drama, which ended with the deaths of escaped lions, tiger and bears.

Terry Thompson unlocked cages on his Zanesville preserve before committing suicide on Tuesday and his exotic animals escaped to the nearby countryside, causing a 24-hour headache for state law officials and wildlife experts. The big-game hunt ended after police officers shot and killed 49 of the animals for fear they wou...

Hey, if his buddy Ben Affleck can do it, so can Matt Damon.

The "Contagion" star has lined up his second potential directing project, this one an untitled drama set up at Warner Bros., according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Said to be in the vein of "Erin Brockovich," Steven Soderbergh's 2000 legal dramedy that earned Julia Roberts an Oscar, the film will center around a salesman (Damon) whose life is changed after he travels to a small town. Damon co-wrote the screenplay with John Krasinski, who initially developed the story with author David Eggers.

This isn't the only directing project...

This weekend when “Contagion” opens nationwide, audiences will see director/legend-in-the-making Steven Soderbergh’s first foray into the genre of psychological thriller. Soderbergh, who has been entertaining audiences for over 20 years, has tackled every style of film there is and has refused to become stagnant as a filmmaker.

Few directors are as versatile as Soderbergh and even fewer are so comfortable moving in and out of genres and styles of filmmaking. To celebrate the release of “Contagion,” below is a sampling of the many film genres on which Soderbergh has made his mark.

Crime/He...

Matt Damon is jealous of pal Jake Gyllenhaal's shaved head because he's adamant baldness suits his fellow actor.

Damon sheared his locks for upcoming sci-fi thriller "Elysium," while his friend Gyllenhaal is also sporting less hair for his film "End of Watch."

But Damon has revealed he hates his new image being compared to Gyllenhaal's appearance.

He tells People.com, "Wow, I try not to envy, but I have to say Jake's got a damn good-looking head. He sure does have a beautiful round head.

"Normally you say, 'That's a beautiful head of hair, but that's a beautiful head he's got.' Gyllenha...

Two Jews on Film - By Joan Alperin Schwartz: An international traveler reaches into the snack bowl at an airport bar before passing her credit card to a waiter. A business meeting begins with a round of handshakes. A man coughs on a crowded bus.

One contact. One instant. And a lethal virus is transmitted.

Great premise. Great beginning. But unfortunately, that's not enough to make a great film.

'Contagion' directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Z Burns (The Informant) succeeds in showing us how fast a virus can spread. It also makes you think that becoming an agoraphobi...

Animal rights activists have taken aim at moviemaker Cameron Crowe for using a live monkey in his new movie We Bought a Zoo.

Leading primatologist Dr. Iqbal Malik has written to the Almost Famous director on behalf of PETA, urging him to rethink using animal actors in future films after he hired Crystal, the capuchin monkey from The Hangover sequel, for his new movie, which stars Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson.

Dr. Malik, who has studied monkeys for 30 years from her base in New Delhi, India, points out that monkeys are "like Mickey Rourke" because they "do nothing you tell them to."

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The end of the year is always the most exciting time for true movie lovers as the studios release the films they hope to compete in the race for the many awards shows that will happen early next year. This September will have some decent films to choose from (namely "Contagion" and "Drive"), but with a greater amount of less-than-impressive fare than is normally seen. Either way, this first month in the awards season will have moviegoers flocking to the cinema nearly every weekend.

September 2

Apollo 18

This horror/thriller has been called “The Blair Witch Project” set in space, and the ...

Looks like the Miramax makes the hits, Lionsgate releases the glitz love fest continues and we’re joining in on the celebration with peaks at some of their latest in the collection of films to hit Blu-ray. (You’re money, Lions and Mira!) This week’s releases available August 23 include "Rounders," "Hostage," "Swingers," plus we take an early bonus look at the August 30 Blu-ray release of Gus Van Sant’s "Good Will Hunting." Con Artists, playboys, negotiators and math geniuses beware and check out the info below!

Title: "Rounders"

Grade: 4

Cast: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John M...