Attention, anyone looking to play Seth or Leah in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"!

There’s an open casting call listed for these two characters at EclipseOpenCasting.com. Thanks to Nieko in Film Gecko’s "New Moon Casting News & Rumors" thread for the heads up!

From the Open Casting site:

Seth Clearwater: Seth is a Quileute Indian and the youngest member of the La Push wolf pack. He is a tall, gangly limbed boy with a huge, happy grin, the son of Harry and Sue Clearwater and the younger brother of Leah. Seth idolizes Jacob, and is always eager to please. NOTE: This is an excellent opportunity for Native American and First Nations actors. Seeking age 14-19 to play age 15.

Leah Clearwater: Leah is a Quileute Indian and the only female member of the La Push wolf pack. She is tall and slender with beautiful skin and short cropped black hair. She would be considered gorgeous if not for the perpetual scowl she carries due to a broken heart and her anger issues. She is the daughter of Harry and Sue Clearwater and the protective older sister of Seth. NOTE: This is an excellent opportunity for Native American and First Nations actors. Seeking age 18-25 to play 19.

Auditions are due by June 30, 2009. Again, visit the Eclipse Open Casting site for more info and to submit your audition.

Good luck, everyone! First dibs on interviewing the lucky actors who make it!

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Where’s Waldo? With Universal Pictures! The studio has picked up the movie rights to the classic children’s book series, and they plan to make a live-action family film.

Illustrator Martin Handford is the man behind the popular character, a guy dressed in a red-and-white shirt, wearing glasses and carrying a walking stick. The challenge is to find Waldo on book pages crowded with colorful characters and scenes.

Previously at Paramount and Nickelodeon, the movie project has bounced around until landing at Universal. The original project centered on Waldo, now 30, who traveled through time after accidentally activating a time machine.

Universal will partner with producer Illumination Entertainment, whose animated "Despicable Me" is set for a 2010 release with Steve Carell and Jason Segel lending their voices to the movie.

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Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan are "A Couple of Dicks." Or at least, they play dicks in the movies. Then again, they may be dicks in real life, too, though I prefer to think of them as nice guys.

Seann William Scott (pictured) and Adam Brody are joining them in "A Couple of Dicks" (I just like writing that), a buddy action flick directed by Kevin Smith.

Willis plays a maverick cop (he’s never played THAT role before!), who along with his partner (Morgan) track a valuable stolen baseball card, scuffle with a gangster who’s obsessed with memorabilia, and rescue a beautiful Mexican woman who holds the secret to millions in laundered money.

Not sure if this is fun or just icky: Scott plays a thief known as the Shit Bandit (because of the "souvenirs" he leaves at his robberies – I’ll go with icky). Brody is a detective who’s not thrilled to be working with Willis and Morgan.

Hmmm, definitely sounds like a movie for teenage guys or adults guys who think they’re still teenagers. But I’m a Bruce Willis fan, so of course, I’ll have to check it out. It’s set for release on Feb. 26, 2010.

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You know, Al Pacino sort of looks like Jack Kevorkian. That, coupled with the fact that he can play pretty much any role he wants and do a fine job with it, makes him a good choice for ‘You Don’t Know Jack," an HBO Films biopic about Dr. Jack Kevorkian that Barry Levinson will direct.

Jack “Dr. Death” Kevorkian grew to fame by assisting in more than 150 suicides. Not only that, he bucked the court system several times, but was finally convicted after sending a tape of himself assisting in a suicide to “60 Minutes.” Convicted of second-degree murder in 1999, he’s serving his sentence in a maximum-security prison in Michigan.

I’m sure the movie will spark a lot of debate on assisted suicide. Should a person be allowed to die? I used to think not, but after seeing friends and family suffer horrible, terminal diseases, I’m starting to change my tune on that. I think I’d like to have that option in that situation. What about you?

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Rumors are flying today about a new “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” movie. If it indeed gets made, who should play Buffy? I’m thinking Emma Watson could do a kick-ass job, or maybe Anne Hathaway. Vote in the poll below! n

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What’s this? A new "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" movie coming to the big screen? Is this a good thing? Read on…

The franchise started in 1992 with a feature film starring Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens (PeeWee!), Rutger Hauer, Hilary Swank, and Luke Perry.

Joss Whedon wrote the movie, then went on to make the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" TV series, which aired from 1997 to 2003. Most people don’t think of the movie when someone mentions Buffy. They think of the TV series.

Now there’s talk of ANOTHER movie coming to the big screen, but Whedon isn’t involved (at least, at this point). Vertigo Entertainment is working with original movie director Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui, on what they’re calling a remake or relaunch, but not a sequel or prequel.

We think of Whedon as the person most aligned with Buffy, but Kuzui Enterprises has actually held onto the rights since the beginning (which shows how important it is to hang onto rights!). She discovered the script from then-unknown Whedon.

I just finished watching several Whedon shows on DVD, including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" and "Firefly." It’s hard to imagine a new movie without the input of Whedon, because he’s so interwoven into all of his shows. I’m not ruling out a successful venture, just saying I need time to wrap my head around the idea.

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Chace Crawford just got one degree closer to Kevin Bacon. The “Gossip Girl” star is set to take the lead in Paramount’s “Footloose” revamp.

For a while there, it looked like Zac Efron would be putting his dancing shoes (back) on for the role, but now it’s official. Crawford is in. They actually kind of look a little bit alike, don’t they? I’m sure Crawford will do a fine job.

Hayden Panettiere is rumored to star in the movie, as well. Kenny Ortega, who helmed the “High School Musical” movies, will direct and produce “Footloose,” scheduled for a 2010 release.

Think Crawford will do a good job? I’ve never actually seen him dance, but he must have some pretty awesome skills to be cast in “Footloose.” Anyone know if he’s a hoofer?

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Robert Pattinson stopped by Cannes and revealed some big news for “Twilight” fans. “Breaking Dawn,” the fourth movie in the vampire series based on the Stephenie Meyer books, is in a go mode!

There’s been some speculation as to whether it would be made. “New Moon,” the second movie, and “Eclipse,” the third movie, are already in progress. Pattinson was heading to Italy to shoot the final four days on “New Moon,” and he’ll return to Vancouver in October to finish up “Eclipse.”

He told The Hollywood Reporter that he’s on board for “Breaking Dawn,” but didn’t know when production would begin. [SPOILER ALERT!] The fourth movie centers on Bella and Edward’s marriage and her pregnancy.

More after the jump, including a video…

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The Cannes Film Festival – a.k.a. Festival de Cannes – is in full swing right now, from May 13 – 24, 2009. I’ve chosen a few images from the festival, including lovely Abbie Cornish, right, attending the "Bright Star" screening.

The main news to come out of the festival is that while there are many top-tier projects available to U.S. distributors, no one is buying. A sign of the bleak economy? Whatever the reason, it looks like some very big movies may be left without a U.S. distributor, which could mean smaller distributors will swoop in and pick them up.

Some of the projects sparking interest include Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s "Biutiful," starring Javier Bardem in a story about a drug dealer and a policeman; "Unbound Captives," a period drama with Robert Pattinson and Rachel Weisz; and Stephen Gaghan’s "Blink," starring Al Pacino as a father who reconnects with his estranged son.

More glam pics after the jump…

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After the stellar box office numbers of "Star Trek" last week ($75.20 million), it’s no surprise that the word "sequel" is being bandied about. And J.J. Abrams says he’s open to the idea of William Shatner and/or Khan being in the next movie.

"The fun of this [new alternate 'Trek' reality] is that the destiny of these characters is in their hands — it’s not constrained by the pre-existing films or TV series," Abrams told MTV News. "Believe me, whether it’s William Shatner or Khan … it would be ridiculous to not be open to those ideas."

If you’ve seen the new movie, you know there’s an alternative timeline involved in the story. Sure, Capt. Kirk died in a previous film, but that doesn’t mean he can’t come back to life in future movies.

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