As the crowds outside London’s Royal Festival Hall no doubt expected, Cohen was fully in character as Admiral General Aladeen, as he arrived for the word première of his upcoming film, The Dictator. Aladeen was rolled onto the red carpet in an orange Lamborghini being towed by a truck – claiming that he had he refused to pay the clamp charges after shopping at “the British Home Stores”.

Cohen takes on the role of the oppressive ruler of fictional Republic of Wadiya, and will see the comedian star alongside Ben Kingsley, Megan Fox and Anna Faris, who has recently announced that she is expecting her first child. Brandishing a golden gun at photographers, Cohen he was also flanked by a number of shapely female ‘ Virgin Guards’ for the event – reminiscent of those who were often photographed with the late Libyan prime minister, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

Keen to keep up the political satire, Aladeen told the crowds that he would like to grant political asylum to Rupert Murdoch, and made reference to the UK’s recent phone-hacking by saying that phone-hacking also took place in Wadiya, but that,”Everyone who has a phone, we hack off their hands.” He also posed with Harrods owner, Mohamed Al-Fayed, before claiming to be Prince Harry’s real father.

However, Cohen’s outlandish antics might be seen as rather tame in comparison to February’s Oscars, where when Aladeen tipped the ‘ashes’ of Kim Jong-il over a reporter’s head…

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Yep, whether you like it or not, Ms Lohan has bagged her first major leading role for a while. She is to portray the iconic actress herself in an account of Liz’s relationship with Richard Burton. Megan Fox was thought to be in the running too, before the confirmation came this week.

Lindsay hasn’t been seen a lot lately. Her last major role was in 2009′s TV comedy Labor Pains, made after a turbulent few years in the spotlight had given her a bad reputation.

She’s a long way away from the girl we first fell in love with in the remake of The Parent Trap, that’s for sure. And as for her star-making role in Tina Fey’s Mean Girls … well, the only way was down apparently. Even as her fellow co-stars Amanda Seyfried and Rachel McAdams rose to the top.

Still, she looks like she’s on the right track to kick-start her career again. Speaking about the casting, Lindsay said:

“I am very honoured to have been asked to play this role.”

It’s a shame the film will most likely not hit the big screen. It has been commissioned by the Lifetime network, one whose speciality is female-oriented TV dramas.

There isn’t a director on board yet, but the script has been written by Brit Chris Monger.

We cannot deny she looks the part. What do you think? Will Lindsay make a good Liz Taylor?

Despite the fact that Michael Bay’s previous Transformers film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, was heavily criticised – for everything from being ugly, to incoherent, to soulless – it seems that the director has been given the opportunity to return for another film. This Monday Bay revealed that he had signed a two-part deal with Paramount to take on two more films, the first of which will be black comedy titled Pain and Gain, starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock), followed by a brand new Transformers film.

The decision may also come as a surprise since Bay himself reportedly admitted that Transformers 2 had been ‘crap’ and Megan Fox, the female lead from the first two films, likened working with the director to being like working with Hitler – resulting in her subsequent absence from Dark of the Moon.

However, Bay appears to be keen to give the series something of an overhaul – despite being somewhat vague as to exactly what this might entail. Bay has said that the next film will be “a whole new re-imagining of Transformers,” while producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura said “the challenge there is we really are gonna do a reboot, and what that’s gonna be we don’t even know yet.” Riveting stuff, we’re sure…

All this seems particularly baffling in relation to Transformers star Tyrese Gibson’s confident comments last summer, in which he is reported to have said “There are no concepts, no direction, no nothing for Transformers 4, because everyone has been so focused on Transformers: Dark of the Moon. But here is the safety net…There is always Steven Spielberg!… it is a beautiful safety net to know that one of the biggest, most respected directors in the world happens to be an executive producer on Transformers…he could easily step in and direct Transformers 4 if he decided to.” Assuming Spielberg is willing to continue his association with this franchise by reprising his role as executive producer, we can only assume that he has turned down the opportunity to take over as director.

Shia LaBeouf, on the other hand, appears to be rather less tolerant, and is currently standing by his vow not to return to the franchise in his role as the male lead. It is thought that Jason Statham could be lined up as his replacement, meaning that he would star alongside his real-life girlfriend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who took over from Fox as the female lead in the last film.

While Bay’s return doesn’t mean that the film won’t be financially successful (Dark of the Moon grossed $1.12 billion worldwide), it may disappoint fans of the original Transformers toys and the cartoons. Many had undoubtedly been hoping that their favourite shape-shifting robots might fare a rather better on-screen fate this time around, especially since Bay was still maintaining that Dark of the Moon would be his final Transformers film this time last year.

Transformers 4 is expected to be released in the summer of 2014 – we’ll keep you posted…

However, it’s not just modern-day stars who are guilty of warring in the public eye. A number of Hollywood’s most famous feuds have spanned many generations. This year sees the age-old feud between Citizen Kane director, Orson Welles, and old-school media mogul, William Randolph Hearst, finally put to bed with a screening of the film at his former home, Hearst Castle in California.

With this in mind, we decided to take a look at some of the other famous feuds in Hollywood history…

It was only a matter of time before these two teamed up, although judging by the trailer, Jeff, Who Lives at Home could be a slightly more sober affair than one might have expected.

Written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass, the film follows the story of two brothers, as well as their despairing mother, played by Susan Sarandon. While one of the brothers, Jeff (Segel), is a thirty-year-old who still lives in the basement of his family home, the other, Pat (Helms), starts to his life collapse when he discovers his wife is having an affair.

Both Segel and Helms have some fairly crude comedy credentials behind them, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Bad Teacher, and The Hangover, to name but a few. However, it seems as though this indie flick could be set to take an unexpectedly gentle approach with its tale of early mid-life crisis – an easy subject to poke comedy-fun at, if ever there was one.

This could certainly be an opportunity for both actors to take a step back from the roles they have become associated. That said, the film could well have a number of similarities with the upcoming Knocked Up spinoff, This Is Forty, in which Segel also stars (along with Paul Rudd, Megan Fox and Chris O’Dowd).

Not only will Segel and Helms star alongside screen veteran Sarandon, but they’ll also be joined by seasoned rom-com actress Judy Greer – who, again, appears to be breaking away from her usual roles in films such as 27 Dresses and Love Happens to take on the role of Helms’ wife.

Jeff, Who Lives at Home is released in UK cinemas on 20th April – meanwhile, take a look at the trailer below:

For some time, Lohan has been considered the frontrunner for the much-coveted role. However, speaking with E!News, it seems that the executive producer of the upcoming Lifetime film, Larry Thompson, has revealed that Transformers actress could also be lined up for the role of the Hollywood star. Thompson stated that he had been “talking to Lindsay Lohan directly, and with her reps, and have been in conversations with other actresses, including Megan Fox”.

As one of the most famous film stars that ever lived, the role of Taylor, who died in March last year, is certainly a prestigious one. The Cleopatra star was placed seventh on the American Film Institute’s list of the ‘Greatest American Screen Legends’, and is often credited as having played a role in triggering the sexual revolution of the 1960s. With Taylor having won two Oscars and appearing in a huge number of classic films, including eleven in which she starred alongside husband Richard Burton, it is certainly questionable as to whether or not either Lohan or Fox is truly deserving of such a role.

Whilst Lohan could certainly be seen to have a physical resemblance to the screen legend, as well as the background as a child actress with addiction issues, it seems that her ongoing probation status could be what’s standing in the way of her nabbing the role.

Perhaps someone with slightly more serious screen credentials might be more appropriate choice to play Taylor – both Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angelina Jolie have been mooted for the role in the past. However, following her success in embodying iconic Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe in Simon Curtis’ My Week with Marilyn, perhaps Michelle Williams might be prepared to shed her blonde-bombshell style in order to work her magic in Liz and Dick.

Current hipster darling, Zooey Deschanel, could also be seen as having the potential to create Taylor’s recognisable image, although at 32 she is a little older than Lohan and Fox, who are both age 25. On the other hand, Emma Stone’s critically acclaimed performance in The Help would perhaps give her a certain credibility in taking on such as notable role.

Lifetime plan to start shooting Liz and Dick in Spring, so we’re unlikely to have to wait long to find out who will finally be cast as Taylor. Perhaps those who don’t make the cut might be considered for the same role in the film adaptation of Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger’s Taylor biography, Furious Love, which Martin Scorsese was rumoured to be interested in directing for Paramount last summer.

We’ll keep you posted!

Jason and Julie, played by Adam Scott and Jennifer Westfeldt, make the decision to have a baby together, while keeping their relationship platonic. However, when the pair start dating other people, it becomes clear that this arrangement may not be as easy as they thought.

Their friends thought it was a bad idea from the start, should Jason and Julie have listened to them? Or are they about to find the exact thing that they wanted to avoid in the first place, that they have feelings for each other? Throw Megan Fox and Ed Burns into the mix as love interests and we are bound to find out. 

Their friend Ben is played by Mad Men‘s Don Draper himself, Jon Hamm, in what we’re sure will be a slightly more light-hearted role with less smoking, drinking and womanising. His character, along with the rest of their circle are all played by actors and actresses who appeared in the 2011 comedy Bridesmaids. Kristen Wiig plays Ben’s other half Missy and Chris O’Dowd and Maya Rudolph play couple Alex and Leslie.

Friends With Kids is written and directed by Jennifer Westfeldt (Julie) and as yet there is no official word on a release date. However, there is a new trailer out that you can check out below, and hopefully we won’t have too long to wait before the film is released.

You’d be forgiven for thinking the Michael Bay era of the Transformers franchise was over considering the amount of times he has shot down the idea of returning. It would appear he has had a change of heart however, or rather, Paramount is offering him a deal he finds difficult to refuse.

According to NY magazine, the director who brought to life three hit Transformers films is in final negotiations with Paramount and a deal is going to be announced very soon. So what’s the catch?

Bay gets a two-picture deal, that’s what. No we don’t mean two more Transformers films so don’t get your hopes up (or whack your head on a chair), as well as making a fourth installment of the blockbuster, Bay will also get to make and release the crime thriller Pain or Gain which he has been focused on since production on Transformers: Dark of the Moon ended.

Seeing as Paramount insist upon churning these out on a conveyor belt it might be worth them turning number four into a prequel, especially now their front man Shia Labeouf has quit. A prequel has been ruled out though.

The first Transformers was released in 2007 and was a box office smash, propelling its stars Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox into the limelight. Fox was fired after the sequel when she made a comment about Michael Bay being ‘like Hitler’ and was replaced by a Brit, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

With the writer of number three, Ehren Kruger working on the plot which will supposedly delve further into the Transformers canon and allow fans to see characters they have been waiting for (Sentinel Prime apparently), it’s sure to be yet another round of blatant objectification and debatably unnecessary explosions. We can hardly wait.

Will Michael Bay sign on the dotted line? Let us know what you think.

Cast your mind back to last year when we head that the super foxy, women-of-every-man’s-dream Fox was being replaced in the third Transformers‘ film by British model/actress Huntington-Whiteley. At the time we were lead to believe that Fox had left of her own accord to pursue other film opportunities. Ah that old chestnut.

Well, we’ve finally got the full story. It has been reported that it was in fact the film’s producer Steven Spielberg who had her fired after he read an interview in which she described the director, Michael Bay, as being like Hitler. Spielberg is Jewish and seriously powerful player, and her comments were too much according to Bay:

“You know the Hitler thing? Steven said: ‘Fire her right now.’”

Bay insists that he wasn’t offended by the comment, however he did fire her straight away. It seems that Fox didn’t make too many friends on the film set, you may remember one particular letter posted on Bay’s website which said:

“Michael found this shy, inexperienced girl, plucked her out of total obscurity thus giving her the biggest shot of any young actresses’ life.

“He told everyone around to just trust him on his choice. He granted her the starring role in ‘Transformers’, a franchise that forever changed her life; she became one of the most googled and oogled women on earth. She was famous! She was the next Angelina Jolie, hooray! Wait a minute, two of us worked with Angelina – second thought – she’s no Angelina. You see, Angelina is a professional.

“We know this quite intimately because we’ve had the tedious experience of working with the dumb-as-a-rock Megan Fox on both Transformers movies (sic).”

Not too complementary at all. On the other hand everyone has been singing Huntington-Whiteley’s praises, so we’ll just have to see the film to decide who is better.

Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, minus Megan Fox, will reach UK cinemas on June 29 with our very own Huntington-Whiteley.

Check out the trailer below

Westfeldt last wrote and starred in the 2001 independent film Kissing Jessica Stein, and will be doing the same with Friends With Kids. However, this time Westfeldt will also be directing and producing, alongside her partner, Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm.

The plot follows a pair of friends who, upon witnessing how stressful various couples seem to find having children, decide that after having a child together they will then date other people. Westfeldt will play one half of this unconventional pair, with the man in question being played by Adam Scott.

Fox will not star as one of the couples with children, but will presumably being doing her usual sultry temptress thing, as she takes on the part of a woman that Scott starts seeing.

Hamm will also act in the film, also playing one half of a couple, alongside Saturday Night Live‘s Kristen Wiig. However, there is still no confirmation that Anne Hathaway will appear in the film, despite being rumoured to be a favourite with both Westfeldt and Hamm. We’ll keep you posted!