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Rumors are swirling that MGM is remaking Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. The script is supposedly full of "hip" pop culture references for today's kids, like Bill and Ted worrying they're going to miss The Dark Knight.

EW is reporting Matthew McConaughey has ganked the roll of Magnum P.I. long-gestating film version of the classic 80s TV series starring Tom Selleck.

The trailer for "WarGames 2 : The Dead Code", the sequel to the popular 80s flick starring Matthew Broderick, is up at /Film. Starring Matt Lanter (from "Heroes"), the sequel fixes on a computer hacker who engages a goverment super-computer named Ripley in an online terrorist-attack simulation game.

"Heroes" Cheerleader Hayden Panettiere will star in a film version of the novel "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List", says Variety. The book is the latest by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, whose past title, "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," has been turned into a Mandate Pictures and Sony comedy starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings.

Ving Rhames will reunite with fellow "Pulp Fiction" veteran Bruce Willis in the sci-fi thriller "The Surrogates," which starts shooting later this month. The Disney film, based on a graphic novel, is set in a world where humans live risk-free lives through robot surrogates that are eternally young, perfect-looking versions of themselves.

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Wizbang Sports: Irish Eyes are smiling- Padrig Harrington wins the British Open for the 2nd consecutive year

The Irish golfer won by four shots over Ian Poulter. Greg Norman, who had the lead going into the final round, finished tied for third with Henrik Stenson. Jim Furyk...

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Wizbang: Useless Nations

Well, if ever you needed any proof that the United Nations is utterly useless and, indeed, usually only makes any situations it gets involved with even worse, we have it...

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Last evening, Jay Tea, one of the writers over at the conservative sister Website of this progressive one, Wizbang, challenged me to cite my sources for the news that I based my commentary on about the Troy King gay sex scandal. I replied that a court reporter, Mark Kernes was just one of many writers who broke this story about the latest scandal to hit the John McCain campaign. A Google search using the keywords, "Troy King Scandal" brings up many more, if not hundreds more sources for this latest breaking scandal to rock the McCain campaign.

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Wizbang: Early morning entertainment

As is my early morning custom, I scan Florida newspaper websites in search for something to blog about. At the Orlando Sentinel I found this most interesting listing of entertainment...

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Wizbang Blue: Iraq PM Maliki Calls for US Troop Withdrawl in 16 Months

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says it is time for President Bush to commit to a withdrawal timetable, and has endorsed the timetable for withdrawal put forth by Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama that calls for a 16 month timeframe. In addition, al-Maliki has specifically stated the situation in Iraq does not call for the kind of long-term (100 year) presence in Iraq as outlined and promoted by Republican nominee John McCain.

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WizbangTech: The force to be unleashed September 16th!!

Star Wars: Force Unleashed, coming out this September, will feature never before seen technology and the ability to start the game with a familiar character....

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Wizbang Sports: Michelle Wie Disqualified at State Farm Classic

For leaving the scoring area after Friday's round without signing her scorecard. From ESPN- Michelle Wie finished the third round of the State Farm Classic alone in second on Saturday...

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Wizbang Blue: John McCain's Moral Crusader Alabama State Chairman Caught In Bed With A Male Staffer

BREAKING: The Republican Attorney General of Alabama, Troy King, best known as an anti-Gay and moralistic right wing crusader was caught in bed by his wife with a male aide who was a former college homecoming king, and now there is pressure for King to resign from office.

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WizbangTech: Apple's iPhone 3G doesn't disappoint AND it's cheaper.

The next generation of iPhone is finally here and the improvements are well worth the wait. The new Apple iPhone 3G is sleeker, faster, and lucky for you, cheaper....

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Wizbang: I Hate Joss Whedon

Back during the writer's strike, Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, co-author of Toy Story, and so on, and so on) had an idea for a...

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