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In an 11th hour upset, " Journey 2 " pulls ahead of new entry " Ghost Rider 2 " to come in No. 3 with $26.4 million; " Ghost Rider " places No. 4 with $25.7 million, followed by " This Means War " with $20.4 million. The long Presidents Day weekend saw a trio of strong holdovers -- Safe House, The Vow and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island --top the domestic box office chart in a surprise upset over new entries. SAFE HOUSE Movie Review- THE VOW Movie Review- THIS MEANS WAR- Universal's Safe House, starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, was in a tight race with The Vow for much of the four-day weekend, but pulled ahead to grab $28.4 million. The action pic dropped a narrow 40 percent from its opening weekend, and has now grossed $82.6 million domestically. "A broader audience is finding the movie appealing, Universal president of domestic distribution Nikki Rocco says. "And I think the Ryan Reynolds factor is making ...

What Role Will Tom Hardy Play In Batman 3? While Tom Hardy 's plan to play Mad Max in the George Miller-directed Mad Max: Fury Road has hit another delay, the fast-rising Hardy's in the mix for another big film at Warner Bros. I'm told that Hardy has been set by his Inception director Chris Nolan for a lead role in the next Batman film at Warner Bros. Insiders are keeping the role secret and won't even say if he's up for a villain role, but that seems a reasonable assumption. Hardy has followed up Inception with lead roles in the Tomas Alfredson-directed adaptation of the John Le Carre novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and he's currently starring with Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon in the McG-directed Fox comedy This Means War . Please Leave A Comment- Source- Deadline

Chelsea Handler To Star In "This Means War" Chelsea Lately host Chelsea Handler has landed a juicy role opposite Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine in This Means War , the McG -directed 20th Century Fox comedy. Handler will play the best friend and confidante of a woman ( Witherspoon ) who is lusted after by two best friends. The pals are CIA agents who wage an escalating war for her affection. This marks Handler's second studio role, as she just completed the Universal Pictures/Illumination Entertainment CG-live action film Hop , which stars Russell Brand. The film deal comes at a time when the E! host has hit the bestseller list with her third book, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang , with her first two, My Horizontal Life and Vodka, It's Me, Chelsea still on the paperback lists. She just hosted the Video Music Awards and her stand-up comedy tour has sold out in 80 cities. She begins shooting This Means War later this month. Handler, who previously play...

Bradley Cooper Leaves The "War" Bradley Cooper has dropped out of 20th Century Fox comedy "This Means War." Cooper, who was attached to star opposite Reese Witherspoon, didn't offer a reason for the decision. Cooper's upcoming projects include Warner Bros.' "Hangover 2" and Rogue Pictures' "Dark Fields." Witherspoon remains attached to star in "This Means War," which McG will direct. Fox and McG hope to begin lensing as early as late spring or summer. Will Smith's Overbrook shingle is producing the comedy. Script has gone through multiple rewrites over the years. As it stands now, storyline centers on two spies who are lifelong friends until falling in love with the same woman. It was scribe Timothy Dowling's revision that attracted Witherspoon and Cooper, and pushed the project toward being greenlit. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Variety