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Say what you want about Michael Bay, but the man knows how to cast his females. With Megan Fox, one of the stars of last year’s Transformers movie, topping FHM’s Sexiest Women list, being a young, attractive woman in a Bay film is not a bad career move. Teresa Palmer, best known for her love interest role in December Boys, has been cast in an unknown role in Transformers 2. More than likely, she will end up making out with Fox while Shia LaBeouf watches nervously from afar.

Palmer, pictured here, was set to have a significant role in the now defunct Justice League movie, so she will have to settle for this assured blockbuster. She will also have a role in the upcoming Adam Sandler movie Bedtime Stories.

Teresa Palmer’s casting announcement comes from Courier Mail.

I like Jena Malone. I really don’t like Jena Malone. I don’t know what it is about her. She’s good looking, but she isn’t hot in the traditional sense. She doesn’t have the perfect body or perfect face, but, then again, maybe that’s a good thing. I think what I like most about her is that she is a pretty girl who chooses pretty good, edgy movies.

Unfortunately, her new movie The Ruins does not look all that great, but at least there’s a picture from the movie involving Jena Malone and a bikini…

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By now, everyone and their mother has seen the previews for Vantage Point, the new political thriller starring Dennis Quaid, William Hurt, Matthew Fox, Sigourney Weaver and Forest Whitaker. The cast is huge, the explosions are excessive and the action guaranteed… so why am I hesitant?

First, realize that I am looking forward to seeing Vantage Point. The trailers are exciting and well done, at least in terms of establishing what could be a smart, edgy story filled with lots of action. There are assassination attempts, kidnappings, car chases, shoot outs and more. At the same, you get the sense that there is going to be a more methodical approach to the delivery; the entire movie isn’t going to rely on action. That’s a good thing.

Still…

• The movie trailer shows way too much. Why are studios willing to give away so many plot twists in the previews? The previews for Vantage Point show so much that some people may assume (perhaps rightfully so) that they’ve seen all they need to see. Honestly, did we need to know that the President isn’t actually assassinated? Why not leave that twist for the film? Or that he’s kidnapped later on? Come on, what the f**k!
• The movie trailer has been really overplayed. Vantage Point was originally going to come to theaters in Fall 2007; and now it’s arriving at the end of February 2008. I’ve seen the previews so many times now that I’m actually quite sick of it.
• The release date begs the question of quality. Action films that come out this time of year often are lacking something.

Vantage Point will be entertaining, and I’m hoping it will be smart, too, but I’m going in with moderate expectations.

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