the dish
What are they smoking?The cute critters of "Rango," hazardous to children? A joint statement from a group called Legacy, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for the PG-rated film to be re-rated R because of characters' use of cigars. Not smoking them, mind you: "The hero, a chameleon, swallows a cigar and breathes fire in the face of a villain," the statement explains. That true-to-life scenario does makes tobacco seem so glamorous.
The final reelLost in the casting frenzy for the female lead in "The Hunger Games" is the part of the male love interest, reportedly offered to Alex Pettyfer. ... After forays to London, Barcelona and Paris (the upcoming "Midnight in Paris"), Woody Allen will shoot his next (unnamed) movie in Rome. ... Oscar winner Trent Reznor says he will score and have a small role in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter." ... Director Todd Phillips is busy quashing rumors that Charlie Sheen and/or Bill Clinton will have cameos in "The Hangover 2." ... Bill Hader will play doomed JFK impersonator Vaughn Meader in a film written by Rob Siegel ("The Wrestler"). ... Jeffrey Donovan (TV's "Burn Notice") has been cast as Robert Kennedy in Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar."
CYNTHIA DICKISON
