Ben Stiller wants to save dolphins - but not if it affects his summer holiday. The 43-year-old actor made the admission during a screening of new documentary 'The Cove', which follows the work of ex-dolphin trainer Richard O'Barry as he tries to stop the slaughter of the animals in Japan. Speaking about the film, Ben joked: "It made me want to get up out of my seat and go to Japan and be an activist. I didn't, of course, because I had a rental in Nantucket that lasted until the end of the month." 'The Cove' was made in 2007, when a group of activists secretly filmed dolphin fishing in Taiji, Wakayama, where more than 2,500 of the mammals

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Ben Stiller wants to save dolphins - but not if it interupts his summer vacation.
The 43-year-old actor made the admission during a screening of new documentary 'The Cove', which follows the work of ex-dolphin trainer Richard O'Barry as he tries to stop the slaughter of the animals in Japan.
Speaking about the film, Ben quipped: "It made me want to get up out of my seat and go to Japan and be an activist. I didn't, of course, because I had a rental in Nantucket that lasted until the end of the month."
'The Cove' was made in 2007, when a group of activists secretly filmed dolphin fishing in Taiji, Wakayama, where more than 2,500 of the mammals are slaughtered annually.

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  If there is any bigger star in 20th Century Fox's stable besides Ben Stiller, it's Hugh Jackman and the studio just picked up the comedy "Avon Man" to develop with him in mind.In a timely pitch, Variety reports Jackman would play an auto salesman laid off from an auto dealership who is reluctantly recruited into becoming an Avon salesman.  While he initially finds the experience emasculating, his charismatic good looks help him rake in the sales. In a nod to "The Full Monty," Jackman's character recruits his unemployed former co-workers in the makeup business to save their families and financially...
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Lance Armstrong is in the middle of the Tour de France, as indicated by his hyperactive Twitter presence, and his celebrity friends have been stopping by to cheer him on. First his "dear friend" Bono wished him luck on July 3, the eve of the race. Twitpic below. Last Tuesday Ben Stiller made an appearance, goofing around on Lance's bike and sporting a yellow wristband. After a quick sprint he declared himself a specialist in "under a minute" races. Robin Williams, who had heart surgery to replace an aortic valve in March, joined him after Stage 9 of the grueling 21-stage race. "Robin Williams stopped by the bus after the finish. He's doing great and got his health back 100%. We made a vid I'll post later. Too funny," Lance tweeted on Sunday. In the video Robin pokes fun at...
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Some interesting casting news this weekend, so if you've been otherwise occupied for the past three days, let us catch you up: Green heroes, be they Lanterns or Hornets, made headlines, one for better and one for worse.

We've also got our interview with Jeremy Renner, star of the new war film, The Hurt Locker (which we currently have as the top movie of the year), and some biarre news about a Ben Still sequel. Nope, not Zoolander 2.
Here we go:
Ryan Reynolds is the Green Lantern
The Green Hornet needs a new Kato; Stephen Chow is off the project
Interview with Jeremy Renner from The Hurt Locker
Hangover sequel gets a release date
Megan Fox in the new Jennifer's Body poster
Bruno wins box office, but not by much
Lance Armstrong talking up Dodgeball sequel with Ben Stiller
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As of this writing, Lance Armstrong trails in the Tour de France by only eight seconds. Not bad for a 37-year-old guy who hasn't ridden in that race in a few years. But the seven-time champ may be returning to another old stomping ground: Yahoo! reports that Ben Stiller is pitching Armstrong to sign up for a sequel to Dodgeball.

If you'll recall, Armstrong had a cameo in Dodgeball, encouraging Vince Vaughn to return to the tournament. It's not great news that Stiller is the one pushing for Armstrong's return, since Stiller was the worst thing about the first movie.
Armstrong Tweeted the news on Thursday: "Ben and I in the bus pre-race. In discussions re: the Dodgeball sequel. Could be huge."
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According to Yahoo, Lance Armstrong has been meeting with Ben Stiller to discuss a possible "Dodgeball" sequel. Armstrong blamed one of these meetings for being late for a sign-in at the Tour de France. He apologized to the fans and event organizers and later wrote on his Twitter account: "Sorry we were late for the sign on this am. It was Stiller's fault!!" The site added that the sequel will "be infused with cycling influences." In the original, Armstrong appeared as himself to lay a guilt trip on Vince Vaughn. Check out his clip from the movie below. "Dodgeball" Clip:

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Lance Armstrong is a better person than you are. Sure, you can go on and on about how he may have taken performance-enhancing drugs and such but even so, do you have cancer? Even if you do, have you won seven consecutive championships in whatever it is you do? Probably not. And not only that but the dude has a sense of humor too. With only several lines, he was able to become one of the best parts of Dodgeball, even with an all-star comedy cast. Now he.s looking to take over that series like he took over the Tour de France. Moviehole picked up a story from Yahoo (which has since vanished... mysteriously) in which they claimed that Ben Stiller recently had a meeting with Armstrong to discuss a possible part in Dodgeball 2. Later on Armstrong seemed to confirm, at the least, that he was hanging out with

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Ben Stiller met cyclist Lance Armstrong to discuss a potential Dodgeball sequel earlier this week, say reports. Armstrong cameoed in the 2004 comedy, but Stiller apparently wants the seven-times Tour de France winner to have a large role in a potential follow-up. According to Yahoo, the new film is likely to be "infused with cycling influences". It has also been suggested that Vince Vaughan and Chuck Norris, who appeared in the original, will be replaced by George
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Buried in a story about the Tour de France at Yahoo Sport is the suggestion that Ben Stiller is attempting to sign Lance Armstrong up for "a proposed sequel to Dodgeball".Armstrong has a cameo in the original, in which he lays a guilt trip on Vince Vaughn that persuades him to get back on the court.Armstrong was late signing in for yesterday's racing, and cheerfully blamed Stiller. Yahoo's story claims that Dodgeball 2 will bear a strong cycling influence; that George Hincaple will replace Vince Vaughn; and that Jens Voigt will take Chuck Norris' role. This is presumably cycling humour. Ho ho, eh readers? 

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