Jean Dujardin or Happy Joe Lucky: That Has the little one-Pleasingest Cigarettes?

This new Funny or Die bit featuring reigning Oscar king Jean Dujardin pushing a imaginary make of cigarettes within the suavest, most charming and youth-enticing possible way is fairly good ("And today in Cotton Chocolate and Peanut Bar!" I LOL'ed). Still, if this involves animated/live-action smoke pushers, Dujardin and the partner in crime have pretty formidable competition within the infamous Happy Joe Lucky. Right lower towards the accordions! Who's got the little one-pleasingest cigarettes around? Dujardin's video requires a surf the YouTube wilds, where we discover the animated Lucky Strike mascot dueting together with your Hit Parade star Gisele MacKenzie. How much of an era! Smoke should you got Them! BRB, etc. Jean Dujardin's Cigarettes from Jean Dujardin Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

'Gossip Girl' visits China via WB

Warner Bros. is searching to develop its achieve in China into TV production getting an offer to evolve "Gossip Girl" for Mandarin-lingo auds.Deal can be a first round the smallscreen side for your studio, that's been improving its worldwide TV production activity on several fronts lately. Pact for "Gossip Girl" adaptation was orchestrated by China's H&R Century TV and Mei Tian Mei Yu with L.A.-based Metan Development Group and Warner Bros. Intl. Television Production, headed by senior veep Andrew Zein. "Gossip Girl" professional producers Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz will consult round the production.The untitled series will focus on a clutch of collegiates at Shanghai Intl. U. and, like "Gossip Girl," it'll incorporate the tell-all tales recorded having a blog composed by one of the key figures.There is no TV outlet for your show yet, nevertheless the partners are concentrating on a November debut. Prominent Chinese actress Yang Mi is positioned for just about any recurring role.H&R prexy Zhong Junyan referred to as partnership an effort to "forge a completely new kind of drama series in China."Metan Development Group was founded last season by industry vets including Marty Pompadur and E! co-founder Ray Namer to develop content for worldwide areas.Warner Bros.' recent efforts to build up its worldwide TV footprint include its acquisition of U.K. production giant Shed Media together with a partnership inked captured to developed formats with Japan's TV Asahi. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

Sony Pictures Classics nabs 'Smashed'

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to "Smashed," which premiered at Sundance."Smashed" is directed by James Ponsoldt and produced by Jonathan Schwartzand Andrea Sperlingof Super Crispy Entertainment. The film is executive produced by Audrey and Zygi Wilf.Pic stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Mary Kay Place.Story centers on a marriage that thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter and getting smashed.The deal was negotiated by UTA and CAA, on behalf of Super Crispy Entertainment, as well as attorneys Lawrence Kopeikin and Elsa Ramo. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Jennifer Garner and Film Clip Reveal New Baby's Title

When will audiences say their final goodbye for the folks of Tree Hill? The CW features this season's finale dates, including April being for starters Tree Hill and newcomer drama Ringer. The network also revealed the premiere date for your six-episode Canadian series The L.A. Complex, which follows the lives of six youthful artists dwelling inside a condo-style motel. Discover More > Other Links From TVGuide.com America's Next Top ModelOne Tree HillSupernaturalGossip Girl90210The Vampire DiariesNikitaRingerThe Secret CircleHart of DixieThe L.A. Complex

'Matilda' on the move

The Royal Shakespeare Company is bringing its hit musical to Broadway early next year. The Royal Shakespeare Company will bring its big London hit "Matilda" to Broadway early next year, issuing preemptive confirmation of the much-anticipated news ahead of the imminent start of adult auditions for the Gotham incarnation.RSC hasn't yet chosen an American producing partner for the Rialto transfer; it's expected the org will figure out a precise plan of action in the coming weeks.Based on the Roald Dahl novel, the much-lauded musical bowed in 2010 at the RSC in Stratford-Upon-Avon prior to the current West End transfer that began in October.Adaptation of "Matilda" has a book by Dennis Kelly with songs by Tim Minchin. Matthew Warchus helms the show, about a book-loving young girl whose mysterious powers help her triumph over a dastardly headmistress.London incarnation is produced by the RSC with Andre Ptaszynski on board as exec producer.With preliminary auditions for adult roles to begin next month, the timeline for the Gotham version of "Matilda" would see the tuner land on the Rialto in early 2013.Theater, dates and other details remain to be set. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Guadalajara unveils 'Princesses,' 'Talented'

MADRID -- Laura Astorga's "Red Princesses" and Che Sandoval's "You Think You're the Most Talented" unspool at Guadalajara Construye, one of Latin America's key sneak-peeks at pics from up-and-coming helmers. An industry highlight at Mexico's Guadalajara Fest, its biggest movie confab, GC showcases films in post-production. It runs March 6-7. A '80s-set intimist drama with political undertones, "Princesses" turns on an impressionable 9-year-old girl whose parents, both Sandinista intelligence operatives, are dispatched to Costa Rica. First seen at GC as a work in progress, it proved a standout at Berlin's 2010 Talent Project Market. "Talented" won Works in Progress at Chile's FicVina in December, earning a GC berth. A garrulous trawl through Santiago night life, plumbing the miseries of machismo, "Talented" follows an office worker's search for sex after his wife walks out on him. From Buenos Aires' Carrousel Films, which produced Natalia Smirnoff's Berlin 2010 Competition player "Puzzle," "From Tuesday to Tuesday," another GC competitor, proffers a jaundiced take on soul-sapping materialism. It played Ventana Sur's Primer Corte last December. Like "Princesses," Venezuelan Patricia Ortega's "The Return" explores one of Latin American cinema's grand themes: Macro events' insidious impact on innocent lives, here seen in a Wayuu native massacre, which prompts two young girls' across-the-tracks friendship. "Daggers in the Sky," Peruvian vet Alberto Durant's mother-daughter reconciliation drama, and Brazilian village docu-fiction "Breath," by Marcos Pimentel, round up GC. Titles vie for nine prizes, usually services from Mexican companies, such as Churubusco Studios' data transfer to a 35mm print. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

U taps rookie helmer for 'Dracula' pic

Gary Shoreline is at early discussions to produce his feature directorial debut with Universal Pictures' "Dracula Year Zero." Pic is known to as a mix of vampire mythology which is about the actual story of Vlad the Impaler as well as the possible roots of Dracula. Mike Worthington had extended been installed on topline the film but his participation is suspect now. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless written the newest draft in the script and Michael P Luca will produce through his Michael P Luca Prods. banner. Universal professional Kiska Higgs will oversee the job for that studio. Shoreline, who's most broadly noted for his short "The Draft," is repped by CAA and Anonymous Content, while ICM reps the authors. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Jersey Shore's Deena on Vinny's Departure and Why She Switched Lower Season 1

Deena If you're a Jersey Shoreline fan, you remember when Snooki's spunky, pint-sized partner in crime, Deena Cortese, grew to become part of the crowd in Season 3. But do you realize the self-known to "blast in the glass" was cast being round the first season and switched it lower? Below, Cortese describes why she rejected the very first offer, whether Vinny is completed permanently, and what you should expect for your relaxation of the year. Hint: drama.

Broadway 'Chinglish' to shut

Broadway play "Chinglish" has known as it quits, setting a closing date for that finish from the month. The David Henry Hwang play, which gained an assorted bag of reviews from Gotham press, never developed enough box office momentum to sustain a Rialto run. Since beginning previews March. 11, weekly sales haven't capped $400,000, and also the recently has seen the show playing to under 40% of capacity (except throughout the heavily-trafficked holiday frame). Directed by Leigh Silverman, "Chinglish" initially bowed in the Goodman Theater in Chicago, in which the production nabbed critical acclaim that assisted spur the Broadway transfer. Story focuses on a united states businessman battling to navigate the cultural divide when travels to China in order to expand his family business. Jennifer Lim, Gary Wilmes and Stephen Pucci star within the Broadway version. "Chinglish" is just one of several Primary Stem excursions this year from producers Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel, whose modified version of "Porgy and Bess" opened up a week ago and it has initially published solid sales. Tuner "Bonnie and Clyde," however, eked out merely a short term before shuttering 12 ,. 30. Next for Richards and Frankel is "Gore Vidal's The Very Best Guy," opening in April. "Chinglish" shuts Jan. 29 in the Longacre Theater. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Michelle Williams Talks Golden Globe Win

First Released: The month of january 16, 2012 10:13 AM EST Credit: AFP/Getty Images Caption Michelle Williams poses using the trophy for the best Performance by an Actress inside a Film Comedy or Musical for My Week with Marilyn in the 69th annual Golden Globe Honours in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly HillsBEV -- Michelle Williams required home the Golden Globe on her portrayal of Hollywood legend Lana Turner an recognition that her 6-year-old daughter Matilda assisted her acheive. I had been finding out how to maintain [Marilyn] I had been getting there and one way which i practiced her is at the princesses within the bed time tales, the actress told Access Hollywoods Billy Rose bush, when requested of her process for nailing lower Marilyns voice while reading through to her daughter. [My princesses] had a type of breathy quality, she described. Throughout her acceptance speech on Sunday evening, Michelle thanked Matilda whom she'd using the late Heath Ledger saying her bravery and exuberance may be the example which i take beside me during my work as well as in my existence. I consider myself a parent first as well as an actress second, she stated around the Globes stage. I wish to express gratitude [to Matilda] for delivering me off and away to this task every single day having a hug along with a hug. For her best winglady and former Dawsons Creek co-star, Busy Philipps, the Golden Globe champion was pleased to have her friend by her side around the large evening. She's [fun.] Shes the very best date, Michelle added. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cumberbatch to experience villain in 'Star Trek 2'

CumberbatchOn the heels of his well-received turns in "War Equine" and "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy," Brit thesp Benedict Cumberbatch continues to be drawn on to experience the villain in J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars 2."Cumberbatch arrived the role that Edgar Ramirez had auditioned for recently. Cumberbatch joins fellow Brit beginners Noel Clarke and Alice Eve, in addition to Peter Weller.Vital didn't have discuss the casting.Abrams is pointing from the script by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof. That quartet will even make the "Star WarsInch follow up with Bryan Burk and David Ellison through Bad Robot and Skydance Prods. Pic is skedded for release on May 17, 2013. Cumberbatch has won a legion of fans for his portrayal of A Virtual Detective around the BBC series "Sherlock." He's repped by UTA. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com

MTV Movie Brawl 2012: Wild Card Round

We are knee-deep within the MTV Movie Brawl 2012, our three-week tournament to determine which movie you are most looking forward to in next season. Because it stands, 32 films happen to be slugging it within the first round from the tournament, and just 16 it's still standing when our March Madness-style bracket tournament starts on Monday (The month of january 9). Obviously, you will find greater than 32 movies worth looking towards in 2012, but we simply can't fit all of them into our tournament. We all do, however, possess a couple of more spots readily available for this primary round and that is in which you are available in! We are opening the main one day only MTV Movie Brawl 2012 Wild Card round, where we are suggesting that you nominate FIVE more movies to be included to the tournament. Here's how it operates... You've until 9 AM ET on Thursday morning (The month of january 5) to depart your nominations within the comments section below, or tweet these to @mtvmoviesblog using the hash-tag #mtvmoviebrawl. By Thursday mid-day, well add FIVE more high-demand movies to the current pool of 32. Election Within The MTV Movie Brawl 2012! Obviously, even when your Wild Card entry will get accepted in to the Brawl, there is no guarantee the film can make it into next week's Sweet 16. You are going to need to work overtime to obtain these late additions enough votes to push forward within the competition but fortunately, there will be sufficient time to election, because the first round shuts on Sunday (The month of january 8). So start leaving comments and begin tweeting @mtvmoviesblog now to get the Wild Card picks put into the Brawl for this all! MTV Movie Brawl 2012 Has Started! Which movies would you like put into MTV Movie Brawl 2012? Leave your nominations within the comments section, or tweet these to @mtvmoviesblog using #mtvmoviebrawl!