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The more I see about the upcoming release of "Captain America: Civil War" the more I really want to see it.
It really looks good. I'm not just saying that because I'm a fan of the Marvel movies, comics and characters. It really seems like an interesting story about characters with conflicting ideologies that need work things out.
It's a movie about ideas, that also has explosions and Paul Rudd. I'm in!
Are you Team Iron Man or Team Captain America?
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Robert Downey Jr. is open to doing 'one more' solo Iron Man film
Robert Downey Jr. has expressed interest in starring in a potential Iron Man 4.
"I feel like I could do one more," the actor said Wednesday on ABC's Nightline while discussing his latest turn as billionaire Tony Stark/Iron Man in Marvel's upcoming superhero epic, Captain America: Civil War.
The comments come after Downey expressed doubt about the possibility of another Iron Man sequel, explaining in March to USA Today, "I don't think that's in the cards."
For now, Downey will continue to portray the technologically advanced hero in Sony and Marvel's upcoming Spider-Man reboot, Spider-Man: Homecoming and in the third planned Avengers sequel, Avengers: Infinity War.
Downey revitalized his career with the original Iron Man in 2008 which kicked off the Marvel cinematic universe and spawned two sequels. All together the Iron Man franchise has grossed $2 billion worldwide.
Civil War, which will be released May 6, follows the story of Captain America/Steve Rogers as he protects his best friend Winter Solider/Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) from the government, who believes he is a dangerous criminal. This leads to a dispute between Captain America and Iron Man (Downey) over the government's role in regulating super-powered beings and forces the rest of Marvel's cast of heroes to take up arms and choose a side.
"This is a fight within family. This isn't good guy vs. bad guy, and that's what makes it far more relatable and akin to the struggles that we have in life," Evans said about the film to Nightline. "I think its kind of natural for familiarity to breed contempt. You can get more ticked off with your own best friends and your closest allies then you can with perfect strangers," Downey added.
LOOSE LIPS:
"To expect someone to look like her pre-baby self immediately is odd. Because you just grew a human and then birthed that human - there's a lot that needs to go back to where it was. All your organs move around, for Christ sakes!"
--Zooey Deschanel, on body-after-baby expectations, in the May issue of Redbook
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Which Oscar winner has been cast as Lara Croft in the 'Tomb Raider' reboot?
'Modern Family' star Ariel Winter headed for UCLA
Modern Family star Ariel Winter is headed to the University of California Los Angeles.
The 18-year-old actress revealed she accepted the college's offer of admission by posting a screenshot of her admission contract Wednesday on Instagram.
"It's an amazing day! I'm going to UCLA - thank you to everyone who has been there for me on this journey! #bruinsbaby," she captioned the photo.
Winter, who has been homeschooled since the second grade, told E! News in May she plans to become a lawyer. The actress graduates from high school this year and toured schools on both the West and East Coast.
"I would love to continue acting but it's definitely important, I think, to go and do something else as well," Winter said. "You never know if something's not going to work out, if one day acting is like, 'No, we don't like you anymore!'"
"You gotta have something else you can do," she advised. "I've always been interested in law so I think it'll definitely be something that I'll love to do and also go to school for."
Winter landed her first TV and movie roles at age 7 and was 11 when Modern Family premiered in 2009. She recently told Good Morning America her mom, Chrisoula Workman, was a typical stage mom who "pushed [her] very hard."
"I did have a really, really hard childhood," the star admitted. "It wasn't normal. It wasn't what I should have had. It wasn't a supportive, loving home. I had a really tough time."
Winter was granted legal emancipation in May after alleging her mom was emotionally and physically abusive. The actress plays Alex Dunphy on Modern Family, which airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
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Which Oscar winner has been cast as Lara Croft in the 'Tomb Raider' reboot?
Alicia Vikander has been cast as iconic video game archeologist Lara Croft in an upcoming Tomb Raider film reboot.
According to Variety, the actress was always producing partners Warner Bros. and MGM's first choice for the coveted role and made the announcement after a new draft of the script was finished. Roar Uthaug has signed on to direct.
Vikander beat out Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley for the part who confirmed in March that she was in discussions to portray Lara Croft.
Angelina Jolie famously portrayed the dual pistol wielding heroine in 2001's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and again in 2003's Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life.
The video game which has sold over 35 million units was released in 1996 for the original Playstation. Warner Bros. and MGM have reportedly been inspired by Square Enix's latest entry in the series which featured a younger, more realistic Lara Croft as she continues to explore the world in search for treasure much in the same vein as Indiana Jones.
The Tomb Raider reboot is expected to enter production soon and release towards the end of 2017.
Vikander was last seen in The Danish Girl where she won an Oscar for her performance and in the critically acclaimed sci-fi thriller, Ex Machina. Soon she will appear in Jason Bourne and The Light Between Oceans opposite Michael Fassbender.