“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling read one of her books to a small group of children at the White House’s Easter Egg Roll on Monday.

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Mark Strong ( Sherlock Holmes , upcoming Kick-Ass and Robin Hood ) talked to USA Weekend about playing Sinestro in Warner Bros. Pictures’ Green Lantern .

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Walt Disney Pictures is moving forward with a sequel to Tron Legacy . Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the “Lost” writers/executive producers who co-wrote the first film, have started writing a sequel to the December 17 release.

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David R. Ellis ( The Final Destination , Snakes on a Plane ) is set to direct Shark Night 3D for Incentive Filmed Entertainment, reports Deadline New York .

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It’s been a while since we’ve seen Steve Carell and Paul Rudd together on the big screen, but the two have teamed up again for Paramount Pictures’ Dinner for Schmucks ( watch the new trailer ) and ComingSoon.net visited the Los Angeles set in December where we talked to both of the comedic actors.

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Confused yet? NBC recently picked up the romantic comedy pilot “Friends With Benefits,” being developed by Imagine TV, Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin and the writers behind (500) Days of Summer . Paramount Pictures is making the Ivan Reitman-directed romantic comedy Friends With Benefits , which will star Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman and is scheduled for a Jan. 7, 2011 release. And now Justin Timberlake is in talks to star in a romantic comedy from Screen Gems, also titled Friends With Benefits .

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California’s attorney general says Toronto-born actor Corey Haim obtained more than 550 prescription pills illegally in the three months before his death.

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Anton Yelchin ( Terminator Salvation , Star Trek ) is in talks to play Charley Brewster in DreamWorks Pictures remake Fright Night , to be directed by Craig Gillespie ( Lars and the Real Girl ).

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Moviegoers who saw Clash of the Titans this weekend in theaters likely saw the updated trailer for Warner Bros.’ A Nightmare on Elm Street which starts of similar to the previous trailer but then features new clips from the April 30 release. You can now watch the trailer using the player below.

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Gérémi Adam, the only person ever convicted in Canada of pirating films, has died one week after completing his jail sentence.

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