Tropic Thunder is tops at the box office for a second week, taking in $16.1 million for a total haul of $65.7 million. Our Screengrab Bunny of the Week Anna Faris took second place with $15.1 million, leaving Death Race in the dust at third. The Dark Knight closes in on $500 million, adding another $10.3 million to the Bat-coffers.
That being the case, the news that a new, “darker” Superman movie is in the works is perhaps the least surprising development in recent Hollywood history. According to MTV.com, the new Man of Steel offering will be “a complete reimagining along the lines of this year's The Incredible Hulk.” And we all know how well that turned out. “We're going to try to go dark to the extent that the character allows it,” says Warner Bros. chieftain Jeff Robinov. Great – The Dark Dork.
But what you’re really wondering is, “What’s that lovable hobbit Sean Astin up to these days?” It says here in The Hollywood Reporter that he’ll be starring alongside David Cross, Michael Vartan and Sara Foster in the indie comedy Demoted. As you may recall, the movie “centers on two tire salesmen (Astin, Vartan) who delight in playing cruel pranks on their co-worker (Cross). When the victim unexpectedly becomes their boss, he places the humiliated duo in secretarial jobs.”
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