Joseph Gordon-Levitt Battles Cancer, Seth Rogen's Bad Pick-Up Ideas in New 50/50 Trailer

“If you were a casino game, you’d have the best odds.” So says Kyle (Seth Rogen) to his best friend Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) after finding out he has a 50/50 chance of beating his recently diagnosed cancer. Based on the real-life experience of screenwriter (and Rogen pal) Will Reiser, 50/50 is hoping to thread the needle between comedy and drama, all while dealing with a touchy subject: potentially terminal illness. Judging from the latest trailer, it won’t be as hard as you’d imagine. Click through for a look. Owing to the fact that this trailer is some 30 seconds shorter than the previous one, there isn’t much new footage presented; about the only major change is the banner “From the guys that brought you Superbad” (Rogen and Evan Goldberg are producers). That’s fine, though: the first trailer set up the premise and tone with precision, and this shorter version follows a similar path. You can already see the bro-ly chemistry between the two leads — “They’re body trimmers, so…” — and while the scenes between Gordon-Levitt and Anna Kendrick feel a bit rom-com boilerplate-y, that’s not the worst thing as long as their relationship is handled well in the finished product. Also, take note: Michael Giacchino wrote the score. High hopes for this one. VERDICT: Like those odds. Directed by Jonathan Levine (The Wackness), Summit releases 50/50 on Sept. 30. [via Yahoo!]

Paul Rudd Pisses Off Harvey Weinstein in New Funny or Die Clip

When we hear the words "new Funny or Die video," we pretty much drop everything we're doing to find out what crazy antics and celeb cameos the folks over at the Will Ferrell-founded site have come up with this time. The latest clip finds actor Paul Rudd trying to convince bigwig Harvey Weinstein that he has some terrific marketing ideas for his upcoming movie, 'Our Idiot Brother' (Hint: his ideas our very bad). We love the idea behind this new video, but we can't help feeling a little disappointed that Weinstein doesn't end up going off on one of his trademark rants. In fact, he seems pretty tame in this. Check out the video below and see for yourself. [Photo and clip via Funny or Die]

Dirty Dancing Remake within the Works: Wise Decision or Will It Should Be Include a Corner?

Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray - Dirty Dancing Ready to achieve the duration of your existence again?Kenny Ortega, who choreographed Dirty Dancing, has signed onto direct a remake from the 1987 classic, based on the Hollywood Reporter."The chance to direct Dirty Dancing is much like coming back home for me personally,Inch Ortega stated. "Becoming an adult within the '60s about the party area assisted define me like a person so that as a painter. I'm searching toward putting together an excellent creative team as well as an exciting cast to create Dirty Dancing towards the screen for any new generation. Patrick Swayze set the bar for males dancing within the movies as Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire did before him. In my opinion everywhere you appear there's evidence the talent is available and that i can't wait to start the entire process of finding the following breakout triple-risks."Watch the Dirty Dancing trailerNo word yet on who'll fill Patrick Swayze's and Jennifer Grey's dancing footwear as Johnny Castle and Frances "Baby" Houseman, correspondingly. The initial, which cost $six million to create, made $214 million worldwide. A 2004 re-imagining, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, starring Diego Luna and Romola Garai, flopped.Ortega, most widely known for helming Senior High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Michael Jackson's Here It Is, is creating the project with Debra Martin Chase (The Princess Journals). Eleanor Bergstein, who authored and co-created the initial, is within foretells join like a producer.Exactly what do you consider the remake? Who does you cast?

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Oren Peli taps director for FilmNation pic

EXCLUSIVE: "Paranormal Activity" creator Oren Peli has drawn on advertisements helmer Kaira Parker to direct the untitled FilmNation genre project he's creating with John Witten.Peli authored the script, which follows several buddies who become stranded inside a ghost town overrun by character where they uncover they are not by yourself.Task would be the first film to become fully funded by Glen Basner's FilmNation, also is handling worldwide sales. CAA and Linda Lichter are repping United States privileges for that pic.Parker started his career in early the nineteen nineties being an animator and art director at MTV, where he co-founded the business's digital animation lab. He became a member of Digital Domain in 1998 to operate on visual effects for "Fight Club," "xXx" and "We Own the Evening." Throughout his tenure at Digital Domain, Parker worked with with helmers for example Noam Murro and Mark Romanek, who drawn on him as VFX supervisor for that Steven Spielberg-created TV pilot "Locke & Key." Parker presently works best for Bob Industries, where he's directed spots for Nike, Manufacturers, The new sony, Electronic Arts and many auto producers. Additionally to becoming second unit director on Matt Reeves' vampire pic "Allow Me To In," Parker most lately directed advertisements for Molson Beer and Panasonic High definition tv.Parker is repped by Paradigm and attorney Darren Trattner. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com