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As the voice of “Cora,” Kristen Bell fulfills her contractual obligations by showing up to last night’s premiere of her new film, “Astro Boy.”

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It’s about a scientist who secretly creates a powerful robot child to replace his deceased son.  The robot uses it’s incredible powers to become a world famous super-hero and fights an alien race that threatens Earth.

Take that, Richard Heene.  A flying saucer ain’t nothing compared to Astro Boy.

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As Sydney Bristow in Alias, Jennifer Garner was all about lies.  And, now she’s promoting her new movie, The Invention Of Lying.  Hmm…interesting career theme.

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PS: Lying can lead to a conviction for perjury and jail time.  Just ask Li’l Kim.

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For today’s collision between pop culture and politics, check out Matt Damon with NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg on the set of “The Adjustment Bureau.”

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The movie is about an affair between a politician and a ballerina.  Hmm…a hooker or an Argentine would have been more realistic.

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Matt Damon stars in The Informant, another movie with legal themes.

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It’s the story of an Ivy League Ph.D. who becomes the highest-ranked executive to become a whistleblower in US history.

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Leonardo DiCaprio loves the law!  The evidence is in his film choices, including his new movie, “Inception,” which is about an extortion scandal.

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The anticipated release date is summer 2010.

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Michael Douglas is already promoting his upcoming legal drama, Beyond A Reasonable Doubt.

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He posed for photos in Barcelona yesterday, even though the film doesn’t hit theaters until September.  And, Popsquire recently caught up with Jesse Metcalfe to talk about what it was like working with Douglas.  Watch!

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Beware upper east siders…the stars of Gossip Girl are back at work on the streets of NY, which means their characters will be causing trouble and break laws as usual.

[Pacific Coast News]

Popsquire can’t wait to watch!

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Directed by Michael Mann, Public Enemies tells the true story of legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp.

On screen with Depp is Christian Bale, who plays the FBI agent out to capture him.

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Thankfully, the photogs captured them both on film at last night’s Los Angeles premiere!  Public Enemies hits theaters on July 1.

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Sacha Baron Cohen made quite an entrance at last night’s London premiere of Bruno.

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Any chance he kept his staff to himself?

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Popsquire recently sat down with Duncan Jones — David Bowie’s son, aka Zowie Bowie — to talk about his new film, Moon.  It’s definitely sci-fi, but it also involves numerous collisions with the law, ranging from cloning to murder.  Enjoy!

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Michael Douglas received AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Award last night, and Popsquire was on the red carpet before the show.

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Celebrity attendees included: Michael Douglas (duh), Catherine Zeta-Jones (double duh), Kirk Douglas, Warren Beatty, Annette Benning, Kathleen Turner, Jane Seymour, Christopher Lloyd, Hugh Hefner, Jesse Metcalfe, Bai Ling, and more.

On the carpet, Michael told Popsquire he thought the night was “overwhelming,” while his dad Kirk said he could not be more proud of his son.  Jane Seymour and Christopher Lloyd both credited Michael’s career success with his talent and willingness to take risks.

Surprisingly, Hugh Hefner chose Wall Street over Basic Instinct as his favorite Michael Douglas film.  Bai Ling, on the other hand, talked about how she wants to play his lover in a film and that she was a cheetah in her former life.  Seriously.

To see what happened after the red carpet, tune in to TV Land on July 19.

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Popsquire recently sat down with John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, and Sam Mendes (Kate Winslet’s husband) about their new film, Away We Go. Watch the interview, then go see the movie, which opens in theaters today!

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Well before Sacha Baron Cohen committed assault and buttery on Eminem, Popsquire was on the red carpet with the stars at this year’s MTV Movie Awards.  Watch!

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Eminem isn’t the only one who is upset with Sacha Baron Cohen.

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The difference is that Richelle Olsen isn’t faking her anger.  In a lawsuit filed against Cohen, NBC Universal, and others, Olsen claims that Cohen’s character Bruno left her confined to a wheelchair after he “offensively touched, pushed and battered” her during a 2007 bingo game.  Olsen claims that the altercation — apparently a wrestling match over control for the bingo mic — caused her to sob “uncontrollably” and fall down, resulting in a “diagnosis of two brain bleeds.”

The issue here may be whether the plaintiff signed a release after the alleged conduct occurred.  Several other people sued Cohen for Borat conduct, but those cases were dismissed because the plaintiffs had signed releases.

Popsquire will keep you posted.

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Like Popsquire always says…if you like it, put a contract on it!

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Thankfully, that’s what Kevin Williamson is looking to do with Courteney Cox and David Arquette for a new set of Scream movies.   EW reports that writer-director Williamson has been working on a new trilogy that will bring back many of the characters from the original movies and that he has approached Courteney and David to return.

Too bad he can’t bring back Drew Barrymore, too.  Remember what happened to her?  Watch below:

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