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Christopher Mintz-Plasse is everywhere
![He has a name, people. <b>¶</b> It's Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and yes, you may go to see the new comedy "Role Models" -- in which he plays Augie, a medieval-role-playing teen in desperate need of a mentor -- hoping for another helping of McLovin, his "Superbad" dweeb hero, inspiration to ID-challenged, underage kids everywhere. Mintz-Plasse's inventive performance in that 2007 hit has made him pop culture's poster boy of adenoidal outsiderdom, but in Augie, audiences will find that the 19-year-old actor has plenty of new material to offer the nerd canon. <b>¶</b> "McLovin was nerdy, but he knew he was the man," Mintz-Plasse said recently over a hamburger lunch at a mid-Wilshire eatery, sporting a short-sleeve shirt, tie and jeans look that accentuated his geek-chic persona. "He had the confidence that he could get anyone. [Augie] has nothing whatsoever. He's very lonely and friendless." Augie can only really be himself when playing Laire, the fictionalized (and hilariously self-serious) kings-and-knights league depicted in the movie, "but his mom and her boyfriend shun it and make fun of him," Mintz-Plasse explains. "He can't even talk to the girl he likes." <b>¶</b> No such alienation has happened with Mintz-Plasse in Hollywood, however, where he's impressed the movie world with the subtle depth and laugh-getting acumen behind his awkward-adolescent aura. "He has that great combination of knowing how to be real but also being aware of where the comedy is," says "Role Models" director and co-writer David Wain, who asked Mintz-Plasse to audition after meeting him backstage at Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show last summer. "If you can achieve both of those things effortlessly, then you're a great comic actor. He's got the goods."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-11/43215692-05172716.jpg)
He has a name, people. ¶ It's Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and yes, you may go to see the new comedy "Role Models" -- in which he plays Augie, a medieval-role-playing teen in desperate need of a mentor -- hoping for another helping of McLovin, his "Superbad"...Tags: Michael Cera, Halloween, People, Celebrity Mothers, Teen-agers
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Kenneth Branagh Takes a Hammer to 'Thor'
Zap2It.comKenneth Branagh is reportedly in negotiations to bring his trained Shakespearean touch to Marvel's "Thor." According to Variety, Branagh would directed the potential tentpole pic, which has a 2010 release date, but no distributor on board. Matthew...Tags: Bryan Singer, The Incredible Hulk (movie, 2008), Movies, Kenneth Branagh, Film Festivals
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Nicolas Cage Is Ready to 'Kick-Ass'
Zap2It.comAaron Johnson has landed the lead role in Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of the comic "Kick-Ass," with Nicolas Cage in a key supporting role. Also joining the big screen version of the Mark Millar comic are Lyndsy Fonseca and Chloe Moretz. According to The...Tags: Big Love (tv program), How I Met Your Mother (tv program), Nicolas Cage, Bangkok Dangerous (movie), Television
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Witty script elevates fantasy 'Stardust'
Forum Publishing GroupAn adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 1998 fantasy novella, it's a given that "Stardust" would have sumptuous visuals. Indeed, the movie is delicious eye candy from start to finish, with British director Matthew Vaughn capturing the film's many monolithic sets,...Tags: Minority Groups, Ian McKellen, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Movies
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Michelle Pfeiffer: Remember her?
Michelle Pfeiffer had no intention of spending nearly five years away from the silver screen.
"You know," the 49-year-old actress says matter-of-factly, "it just happened."
A few years ago, Pfeiffer, her über-TV-producer husband David E. Kelley and...Tags: Los Angeles, Michelle Pfeiffer, Movies, David E Kelley, Claire Danes
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Not So Bright
Zap2It.com"Stardust" has its moments, most of them plot-unrelated. The highlight is a patter routine wherein Robert De Niro, as a cross-dressing pirate, haggles over the price of some fenced goods with a disreputable fellow played by Ricky Gervais. The way these...Tags: Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Rupert Everett, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer
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'Stardust'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFLOATING in on an airy breeze of dreams and true love, the lively adventure-romance "Stardust" offers that elusive quality summer movies are supposed to possess but rarely do -- total escape. The fantastical story of an ordinary shop boy's quest to prove...Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Fiction, Rupert Everett, Ian McKellen, Robert De Niro
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'Stardust' Director to Hammer out 'Thor'
Zap2It.comMatthew Vaughn is bringing the thunder. The "Stardust" director has been tapepd by Marvel Studios to helm "Thor," based on the comic book character of the same name, reports Variety. In the comic books, Stan Lee created Thor -- loosely based on the...Tags: Robert DeNiro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Stan Lee, Daniel Craig
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Call it whatever, but Michelle Pfeiffer is back
Sentinel Movie CriticMichelle Pfeiffer has been bracing herself for it all summer, that moment when a reporter would use "the c-word" to describe her re-emergence in the movies. "I thought I'd be hearing that a lot more these past few weeks," she says. "But nobody's saying...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Batman, Queen Latifah, Robert DeNiro, John Travolta
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Fast-Paised review: 'Stardust'
A young, considerably annoying dreamer (Charlie Cox) promises the hottest lass in the kingdom (Sienna Miller) that he can bring her back a falling star. That leads him to the star herself (Claire Danes, excruciating), the witch (Michelle Pfeiffer) and...Tags: Paramount, Jon Harris, Ben Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro
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McKellen Voices 'Stardust' Dreams
Zap2It.comSir Ian McKellen will lend his dulcet tones to the Paramount fantasy "Stardust." Production is already completed on the Matthew Vaughn-directed feature, but the McKellen will enter the soundbooth to provide the narration for the adaptation of the Nail...Tags: Paramount, Robert DeNiro, Ian McKellen, Michelle Pfeiffer, Movies
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Police talk to Claudia Schiffer about her 'wild' dogs
Police have spoken with Claudia Schiffer about controlling her two large dogs near her mansion in the countryside, authorities said Wednesday. Police met with the 36-year-old supermodel to discuss complaints that the dogs were intimidating walkers near...Tags: Police, Claudia Schiffer
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