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James Cameron used his Reddit AMA on Saturday morning to update fans on the three planned Avatar sequels, saying he will have completed the scripts within six weeks. The first sequel is set to hit cinemas in December 2016, with Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver and Shane Salerno previously announced Cameron's collaborators.

James Cameron Is Shooting Avatar 2, 3, and 4 Simultaneously 

"The second, third and fourth films all go into production simultaneously," the director wrote in his Reddit AMA. "They're essentially all in preproduction now, because we are designing creatures, settings, and characters that span all three films. And we should be finished with all three scripts within the next, I would say, six weeks."

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Sam Worthington has found out his punishment for punching a photographer in the face last Sunday (Feb 23rd).

The Aussi actor spent Wednesday morning in a New York City courtroom to be charged with two counts of assault in the third degree and one count of harassment.

Though it is unlikely, Worthington could face a maximum penalty of one year in prison if found guilty.

Continue reading: Sam Worthington Handed Restraining Order For Punching Photographer But Defends Actions: "I Was Only Trying To Protect My Girlfriend"

Lara Bingle was a name that was relatively unknown to many of us until the news on Monday morning that Sam Worthington had beenarrested in New York City. A fight allegedly broke out between Avatar star Worthington and a photographer, with the actor claiming that the pap had kicke Bingle, with whom he has been romantically involved with since October 2013. The photographer has since claimed that Lara attacked him first, allegedly lashing out at him as he attempted to take a photograph of her as the couple were leaving a restaurant.

Lara Bingle has been compared to Kim Kardashian

Amid all of the news surrounding the argument, defence lawyer Ronald Kuby’s has made the claim that “Lara Bingle is a lot like Kim Kardashian”. If you’re confused by Kuby’s statement, let us clear things up for you.

Continue reading: Is Lara Bingle Really The Australian Kim Kardashian?

Avatar star Sam Worthington has been arrested after fisticuffs with a photographer in New York City. The actor had been at a bar in West Village with his partner, and rumored wife, Lara Bingle, before the altercation began. Worthington is said to have punched the photographer who had allegedly kicked Bingle. Worthington supposedly shouted at the photographer ‘You kicked my wife’, before exacting his Old Testament ‘eye for an eye’ revenge.

Worthington was arrested last night in New York City

Worthington has appeared in huge Hollywood box office hits, Avatar and Clash of the Titans. When veteran Bond, Pierce Brosnan stepped down, Worthington famously auditioned for the role of James Bond in Casino Royale, making it to the final three, but ultimately losing out on the role to Daniel Craig. He has since admitted that the role “wasn’t right” for him, however has still been tipped at 25/1 by bookies as a favourite to play James Bond once Craig retires the role (which will hopefully be never).

Continue reading: After Sam Worthington's Latest Arrest, Will He Ever Play James Bond?

Sam Worthington, the star of James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi 'Avatar,' is facing criminal charges after getting arrested in New York City.

The Australian actor was apprehended in West Village for allegedly punching a paparazzo, after a scuffle broke out involving his model girlfriend Lara Bingle.

The pair were walking down Jane Street when photographer, Sheng Li, apparently kicked Bingle in the shin, according to New York Daily News.

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“If something kind of works, they’ll just keep doing it until everybody hates it,” said Tina Fey at the Golden Globes this Sunday. Case in point: casting has begun for a second, third and fourth Avatar film.

Cameron is excited to work with the original cast again.

Last summer James Cameron enlisted the help of Josh Friedman, duo Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, and Shane Salerno to create the screenplays. Then Stephen Lang, who played Marine Colonel Quaritch in the 2009 film, became the first actor to sign on for the sequels. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington, who played Neytiri and Jake Sully, respectively, have now also been officially announced to reprise their roles in all three sequels.

Continue reading: Casting For 'Avatar' Sequels Is Go, With Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington Signed On

James Cameron's planned Avatar trilogy will be a quadrilogy it was announced on Thursday 1st August.

James Cameron at the 109th Explorers Club Annual Gala at the Waldorf Astoria, New York.

James Cameron's 2009 Avatar will become a one of four as plans for three more sequels have been announced. Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds), Shane Salerno (Savages), Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (who both wrote Rise of the Planets of the Apes) will collaborate with Cameron on the sequels. 

Continue reading: James Cameron's Avatar Will Be A Quadrilogy, Not Trilogy As Planned

Terminator will be returning in 2015, Paramount announced on Tuesday (26th June 2013), the script is already in the development. Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry) are currently working on the project. No casting decisions have been revealed and it is unknown if Arnold Schwarzenegger will return to the role as the Terminator. 

Arnold Schwarzenegger at The Last Stand premiere in London. 

The James Cameron films follow, for anyone who hasn't visited earth anytime in the last 30 years, the adventures of John Connor. Initially only a glint in his father's eye, Connor is pursued by an assortment of robot assassins from the future. The first robot was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger who has appeared, some form or the other, in every Terminator film since. 

It's likely he will make an appearance in the forthcoming film. His likeness was featured in special effects form in the last film, Terminator Salvation, starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. Schwarzenegger has much bigger things going on at the time: bizarrely being the Republican Governor of California. His term ended in 2011 so he is now free from public duties, should he wish to be involved. 

Continue reading: Paramount’s Judgement Day: Is Arnie Back As Terminator, Or Is It Hasta La Vista, Baby?

Whilst currently promoting his new film, The Last Stand, Arnold Schwarzenegger is already planning his next move by gaining permission to shoot his next film at the home of Mike Briggs, President-Elect for Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types, Inc.

Briggs gave Arnie and the rest of the film crew for the upcoming movie Ten permission to film scenes at his scenic home, but only on one condition: that the production team pledge all of the rental fees Briggs would be receiving for donating his land to his charity, FIRST. True to the agreement, earlier this week the offices of FIRST received a $35,000 cheque and a big thank you from Arnie and the rest of the film's team.

“I told them they were free to film at my home, as long as they agreed to donate all of the rental fees associated with the use of my property to FIRST,” said Briggs, was made president of FIRST this month, adding,  “When the producers heard that, they decided to make the donation larger and have donated $35,000 to the Foundation. We couldn’t be more thrilled.”

Continue reading: Arnold Schwarzenegger's Next Film Donate Thousands To Charity To Say Thanks For Filming Rights

As was widely expected, a movie about disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is set to go into production after Bad Robot partners JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk snapped up the rights to Juliet Macur’s forthcoming book Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong, reports Deadline.com. Macur – a sports reporter for The New York Times – has covered Armstrong’s career for over a decade, through the cyclist’s Tour de France wins, his recovery from cancer and eventual doping revelations. The American had denied using performance enhancing drugs for years, though finally admitted to cheating during a much-publicized interview with Oprah Winfrey last week.

Sony Pictures has long had an Armstrong movie project in the works, though that movie was dropped when the cyclist’s fall from grace began. It was set to star Jake Gyllenhaal and would have told the ‘American hero’ narrative of Armstrong’s rollercoaster career. Of course, the story has changed dramatically and Abrams film will focus on a cheat who pays a high price for his lies. As movie writer Mike Fleming Jr reports, the whole thing is reminiscent of when Tom Cruise and Cameron Crowe made a deal with Phil Spector to tell the story of the producer’s life story, though the director went on record as saying the film “lacked a good third act.” That was obviously provided shortly afterwards when Spector was convicted of shooting the actress Lana Clarkson, but Universal, Crowe and Cruise never went forward with the project. It’s likely that JJ Abrams and his team will tackle the Armstrong project head on, but who could play the man himself? Who has the presence to portray such a complex character on-screen? Here’s 10 actors who we think could become Lance:

Could Jake Gyllenhall Play Lance Armstrong?

Continue reading: Lance Armstrong Movie: 10 Actors Who Could Play The Disgraced Cyclist (Pictures)

Sam Worthington was pepper-sprayed and subsequently arrested over the weekend for attacking a doorman at a restaurant in Atlanta following an argument about his intoxicated state and lack of ID.

According to witnesses, the 'Avatar' star attempted entry into the Vortex restaurant on Saturday (November 3rd 2012) but got into a heated argument with the bouncer after being immediately turned away due to his drunken state. The said bouncer, Jerry Link, told Celebuzz that Worthington got physical three separate times during the row. 'He bumped into me first, then he shoved me in the chest twice', he said. When police were called, the arresting officer  charged the actor with disorderly conduct and stated the following: that 'Mr. Link tried to converse with Mr. Samuel by attempting to let him know why he could not enter', that 'Mr. Link then stated that Mr. Samuel was being disorderly verbally by using profane language' and that 'Mr. Link pepper sprayed Mr. Samuel and hand cuffed him' following Worthington's physical attempt at gaining entry to the building. 

Link has further commented on the situation to Celebuzz. 'I know when a person is intoxicated', he insisted. 'He was walking down the street staggering and he couldn't stand up straight. He approached the entryway, and I told him we weren't going to be serving him.'

We think Sam Worthington might be taking the whole ‘method acting’ thing a bit too far, judging by recent reports of his behaviour. According to TMZ, the Avatar actor started being “belligerent” outside a club in Atlanta and when his antics became so unruly that he got sprayed with mace, he shouted at the bouncer who’d sprayed him “I'm a DEA agent! You f**ked up now!"

It seems as though the lines between fiction and reality have become well and truly blurred for Worthington, given that’s not actually a DEA agent, he’s just being paid to pretend to be one. In a movie. Called Ten It’s shame really, that Sam didn’t have his Ten co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger with him when the incident happened; now that really would have made headline news.

The bouncer in question, Jerry Link, told TMZ that Worthington arrived at the Vortex Bar and Grill in Atlanta, looking like a homeless man, in his hoodie and was carrying a bundle of clothes. Worthington was reused entry to the club, because he was drunk. The actor found himself getting arrested for disorderly conduct after pushing Link. However, the case was dropped as Link didn’t show in court yesterday (November 5, 2012). Looks as though Worthington’s got off lightly here, he might need to be careful about going around shooting his mouth off about being a DEA agent in future. Especially considering, you know… he isn’t one.

Sam Worthington has lived up to many of the violent characters that he's portrayed over the years, having been arrested for 'disorderly conduct' and 'fighting', in Atlanta this weekend. TMZ broke the story.

Worthington was arrested for fighting outside a club, and allegedly behaving in such a manner as to require pepper spray to calm him down. Jerry Link, the bouncer who sprayed him, also detained him in cuff-links while waiting for the police to show up. According to Link, Worthington claimed to be an agent in the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration, in the US), apparently saying "I'm a DEA agent! You f**ked up now!" The altercation broke out when Link refused to admit Worthington into the club, as he appeared too drunk. Probably the right decision given that the actor seems to have been so drunk as to forget his real identity.

However, in a complete turn around, the charges against Worthington have been dropped after Link failed to show up to the court hearing. According to Link however, he hadn't been asked to be in court. Worthington will be appearing next to Arnold Schwarzenegger in the upcoming David Ayer movie 'Ten', which they are filming in Atlanta at the moment. As yet there is no release date for the film.

The bookmakers have responded to Naomie Harris' claims that close friend Idris Elba has already met with Barbara Broccoli regarding becoming the next James Bond, after Daniel Craig - who currently stars in Skyfall - brings his tenure to a close.

Speaking at the London premiere of the new 007 movie, Bond girl Harris told the Huffington Post, "I didn't realise that there was this talk and then I did a film with Idris and he said that he met Barbara Broccoli and that it does seem like there is a possibility in the future that there could very well be a black James Bond." Elba's superb turn as Stringer Bell on HBO's 'The Wire' as well as his role as the maverick cop Luther has garnered Elba plenty of attention of both sides of the Atlantic. The London-born actor has plenty of things going for him, most notably that he's very, very cool. He briefly commented on the speculation last year, telling NPR, "It's a rumor. I just don't want to be the black James Bond. Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond, and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond." It's a fair point; though we're guessing Elba would be more than qualified to land the role on merit, too. Bookmaker William Hill has cautiously slashed his odds of becoming the next Bond to 9/2 (he was hardly in the Top 20 contenders this time last week), though now make Damian Lewis the outright favourite at 3/1. Though it's not clear why the Homeland actor is the frontrunner, he's another intriguing possibility. 

Though Elba would be our pick, we'd suggest sticking all the money you have on Sam Worthington. 

Continue reading: Idris Elba, Damian Lewis's Odds Slashed To Become Next James Bond