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After the success of The Force Awakens, focus is now being turned to the upcoming Star Wars spin-off movies, which begin with Rogue One’s release in December. But also in the pipeline is a Han Solo origin story, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, which is reportedly close to casting the young smuggler.

Is Dave Franco a good fit for a young Han Solo?

According to Variety, after seeing thousands of actors, executives have narrowed the names down to a shortlist over around a dozen actors. Included on the list are, 21 Jump Street’s Dave Franco, Whiplash’s Miles Teller and The Fault in Our Stars' lead Ansel Elgort.

Continue reading: Dave Franco, Miles Teller And Ansel Elgort Reportedly On Shortlist To Play Young Han Solo

This week in news: celebrities are filming themselves getting buckets of ice poured over their heads. This is what millions of years of evolution has led to. Ok, so the latest celebrity trend, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is pretty simple. Whenever someone gets challenged, they’re supposed to get a helpful friend to pour ice water over then and donate to the ALS Association, which works to support sufferers of Amyotropic Lateral Schlerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Not even Oprah is above the ridiculous Ice Bucket Challenge.

So it might seem a bit... out there, but thanks to the Ice Bucket Challenge, ALSA has received $15.6 million in donations so far.

Continue reading: The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - Everybody's Doing It (But You Probably Shouldn't)

The Amsterdam bench that was used in The Fault in Our Stars has mysteriously gone missing. Even representatives from the Dutch city aren't quite sure where the wooden seat upon which Shailene Woodley's Hazel and Ansel Elgort's Augustus sit and share an intimate moment has disappeared to.

Due to the movie's success, fans have already created their own maps of the city pinpointing key locations from filming but will have to cut their tours short now that the the green bench that used to sit on the Leidsdegracht has gone.

"It's a bit embarrassing, because we do keep good track of them, but it's gone all right," said city spokesman Stephan van der Hoek, via THR. He said that film fans visiting the city had begun to ask where the bench was.

Continue reading: 'The Fault In Our Stars' Bench In Amsterdam Disappears, Fans Left Confused

The official release date is almost upon us for the adaptation of John Green's best-selling teen tear-jerker novel, The Fault In Our Stars. Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort (both 'Divergent') come together one again to portray the two young lovers at the centre of this tragic romance who fall in love under the most unfortunate of circumstances.

There's an awful lot of excitement for the movie, which has already opened in several territories across the globe with UK and US release still to come. So much so, that 'TFIOS' has broken pre-sales records for a romantic drama, according to Fandango.

The movie has managed to beat Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams' The Vow as well as Safe Haven and Dear John in terms of cinema seat pre-bookings. The movie is expected to debut to more than $30 million this weekend with success virtually promised.

Continue reading: 'The Fault In Our Stars' Breaks Pre-Sales Records, Doesn't Do Too Badly In Reviews Either

‘Fault in Our Stars’ tells the incredibly emotive story of Hazel (Shailene Woodley), a young woman who has spent her entire teenage life under the shadow of cancer. Based on the number-one, bestselling novel by John Green, we see Hazel fall in love in a cancer support group with the ever-charming and resoundingly positive Gus (Ansel Elgort) who has been in remission for one year.

Shailene Woodley has recently denounced comparisons with Jennifer Lawrence

None of the so-called ‘big hitters’ have had their say, but the early reviews suggest this film won’t just make you laugh and cry, it’ll provoke a modicum of thought, too. 

Continue reading: Early Reviews For Shailene Woodley's 'Fault In Our Stars' Are Positive

Having leaked over the weekend, the official first trailer for teen romance The Fault In Our Stars is suddenly here, after receiving its first premiere on last night's episode of the Today show. Starring Shailene Woodley (Divergent) and Ansel Elgort (Carrie, Divergent), the sweet and sorrowful film is adapted from John Green's best-selling Young Adult novel of the same name.

Woodley plays Hazel and Elgort plays Gus; two teens who meet whilst attending the same child cancer support group. Hazel finds Gus' lust for life infectious and the pair embark on a romance, despite Hazel learning her illness is terminal. Nevertheless, an enamoured Gus is still drawn to Hazel and spends every day telling her she's beautiful and trying to help her live her life to the full. As Hazel's illness really sets in, she argues with Gus, describing herself as a "grenade."

Continue reading: First Tear-Jerking 'The Fault In Our Stars' Trailer Released [Trailer]

Shailene Woodley is preparing for her role as a cancer patient in drama The Faults In Our Stars by chopping her hair off.

The author of the book the film is based on, John Green, confirmed that Woodley will be cutting her hair this weekend and plans to donate more than eight inches of locks to a children's charity.

Writing on his blog, Green said: "She's donating her hair to Children with Hair Loss, an organization that provides free wigs to kids who've experienced hair loss due to cancer, burns, or other medical conditions.

Continue reading: Shailene Woodley Chopping Hair Off For 'The Faults In Our Stars'