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Dane DeHaan has been cast as Harry Osborn in Marc Webb's Spider-Man sequel. But what should you know about him?

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Dehaan at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival (Credit: Wenn)

Director Mark Webb confirmed DeHaan's casting on Twitter, introducing the young actor by saying "Meet Harry Osborn. So excited to have him on board."

This is massive news for the 26-year-old DeHaan, who beat off the other would-be-Osborns, including Eddie Redmayne and 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' star Sam Claflin.

"There's a lot of names being tossed around," DeHaan told Crave Online last month, "if the opportunity would come along I would love to do it. Until then, I don't think it's worth speculating or creating rumours."

So why Dane DeHaan? He's one of a few actors to have done the whole teenager-turned-supervillain thing, and anyone who saw 'Chronicle' has a good idea how well he can do that.

Camera control: Andrew records his superpowers (Credit: Rex)

Dane took the endearing character of Andrew from a beaten and unpopular nobody on

Broadway actress Heather Headley, who stars in a new musical version of 'The Bodyguard', has said that it's tough being compared to Whitney Houston.

Queen of the night: Heather Headley stars in a new musical version of 'The Bodyguard'

In an exclusive interview with Yahoo! Movies, the actress said that she sees herself as one of Whitney's students and hopes to bring her own 'truth' to the role made famous by the late singer.

"It's tough. Whitney had one of the greatest voices we'll ever be blessed to hear and now that voice is on a different level - it's achieved sainthood and you can't compare with it. My aim has never been to try to compare with Whitney or compete; it was just to try to sing it my own way and to bring that truth to the role of Rachel.

"My question to myself has always been 'How would Rachel sing this song?' So yes, there may be comparisons [with Whitney] but I hope that people will look beyond that."

The Tony-award-winning actress, who starred in 'The Lion King' and 'Aida' on Broadway, also revealed that she had doubts about taking the lead role after

In this exclusive clip from 'The Dark Knight Rises' Blu-ray and DVD (in shops now) we get a breakdown of the "intimidating" sewer clash between Bane and the Bat.

As part of the extra features available on 'The Dark Knight Rises' DVD, director Christopher Nolan gives an insight into the staging of the vicious sewer scene.

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"It's pretty remarkable to see how well they were able to perform that together," says Nolan, "It was frighteningly real, very physical. Quite intimidating really to see these iconic characters really go out."

We also hear from Bane actors Christian Bale and Tom Hardy, who performed the fight themselves, about the challenges of filming a fight scene where it got a little too real.

"When you're hitting someone in a Bat suit, its rubber and plastic, and it hurts your fists" says Hardy about battling Bale.

"The suits are heavy to wear.

A prominent critic has described 'Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith' as the greatest work of art created in the last 30 years.

Camille Paglia is a long-serving Professor of Humanities at the University of the Arts, but is perhaps most famous for her spat with Julie Burchill in the 1993.

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She's got a new book out called 'Glittering Images', in which she devotes a whole chapter to George Lucas' derided final installment of the 'Star War's sequel trilogy.

From a certain point of view... is Revenge of the Sith a masterpiece? (Credit: LucasArts)

In an interview with Vice, she said: "The long finale of 'Revenge Of The Sith' has more inherent artistic value, emotional power, and global impact than anything by the artists you name [modern painters Matthew Barney, Rachel Whiteread, Chris Ware and Peter Doig]. It's because the art world has flat-lined and become an echo chamber of received opinion and toxic over-praise. It's like the emperor's new clothes—people

Django Unchained (Copyright: Sony)

Yahoo! Movies is hosting an exclusive fan event with legendary director Quentin Tarantino and YOU could be part of it!

We have 40 pairs of tickets up for grabs for the biggest Tarantino fans in the UK to join us in a special Q&A with the man himself.

Winners will be invited to a luxury secret Central London location to quiz the director (in person!) on all things movies AND watch eight minutes of never-before-seen footage from 'Django Unchained'!

Django Unchained (Copyright: Sony)

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Having made his name with cult classics 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Reservoir Dogs', Tarantino is back with his latest blockbuster 'Django Unchained'. The new movie follows a slave-turned-bounty hunter as he sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

Check out the trailer below:

'Django Unchained' is due to be released in the UK on 18 January 2013.

Movie stars make bin liners full of cash per film, so it's no surprise they invest a portion of this loot into property.

Naturally though, some of our A-list friends go a bit over the top when it comes to purchasing and decorating their pads; from tennis courts to personal runways.

Here's the Hollywood legends and their over-the-top mansions.

Murphy's Law... Eddie's unsellable mansion (credit: Daily Mail)

5: Eddie Murphy
Comedian Eddie Murphy recently sold his New Jersey mansion for just under half of the £19 million asking price. So what did the lucky bidder get for his buck? 32 rooms, 8 bathrooms, an indoor pool, music studio, cinema, a two lane bowling alley and guest house big enough to technically be a mansion itself. That 'Pluto Nash' money didn't go to waste.

Brangelina's little fixer-upper (Credit: Daily Mail)

4: Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
Brangelina's holiday home in the south of France is BIG. 35 rooms in fact. That's enough space for the couple to eventually adopt all the children of the world. Chateau Miraval set the couple back around £35 million, with an added £10 million in renovation

1) Why did it take so long?

'The Hobbit' adaptation was first announced back in 2007 and originally should have been finished by 2010.  Unfortunately that wasn't to be, as the production was struck by one problem after another. Legal and financial woes were the major hurdles and an acting strike almost saw filming leave New Zealand. It was epic.

Good things come to those that wait... The Hobbit (Copyright: Warner Bros.)

2) What happened to Guillermo del Toro?

The movie's production difficulties meant that Guillermo del Toro — the 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'Hellboy' helmer who was originally supposed to direct - left the project despite spending two years on pre-production. He announced his decision via TheOneRing saying:

"In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming 'The Hobbit', I am faced with the hardest decision of my life. After nearly two years of living, breathing and designing a world as rich as Tolkien's Middle-earth, I must, with great regret, take leave from helming these wonderful pictures."

Vanishing act... Guillermo del Toro (Copyright: WENN)

Del Toro's incarnation of 'The

Rejection has never been easy, even in the Silent Era.

This script rejection letter, unearthed courtesy of BuzzFeed, comes from the Chicago based Essanay Film Manufacturing Company — the studio behind 14 early Charlie Chaplin shorts including 'The Tramp' in 1915.

Amongst the usual excuses such as "Weak plot" and the cold "Not interesting," number 17 is pretty interesting — given that number 2 is "No strong dramatic situations."

Perhaps they just wanted slapstick, cane-waddling and questionable facial hair?

Essanay was absorbed by Warner Bros. in 1925, but it's comforting to know studios have always been this blunt.

Hollywood harshness.... Essanay's rejection letter (Credit: BuzzFeed)