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Though it really could mean anything, because people in Hollywood take meetings with other people in Hollywood every single day (it's what they do, and it keeps them alive), we found it rather interesting to learn that Diablo Cody met with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner yesterday to talk about that long-delayed Brian Grazer-produced Playboy flick that may or may not star either Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr. or someone else entirely, and may or may not be directed by Brett Ratner.

We know this because of Hefner's Twitter account, where yesterday afternoon he tweeted the following: "Meeting with Diablo Cody to talk about the Brian Grazer Playboy film today." Cody, however, kept hush hush about the meeting on Twitter, and Hefner never followed up to tell his followers how the meeting went. That said, knowing that he's meeting with writers means they're either looking for a brand new script or a rewrite of what already exists. Last time anything official hit regarding this project, it was back in 2007 when John Hoffman signed on to pen the script, with Ratner attached to direct.

Cody seems like an odd choice for a screenwriter, though, especially since she seems to dig projects that are chick-centric (then again, I guess any film about the life of Hugh Hefner would include plenty of female, um, parts). What could she possibly add to the project, other than a whole bunch of quirky, high school hipster-speak? Seems like an odd pairing ... what do you think this is all about?

Well, he played the role of one playboy successfully -- why couldn't he take on another? That seems to be the buzz this weekend, and the Chicago Sun Times reports that Playboy magazine's Hugh Hefner is very interested in having Robert Downey Jr. play him in an upcoming biopic after watching the actor shine on screen in Iron Man. Granted, Hefner is no Tony Stark -- however, I imagine each has slept with roughly the same amount of women.

According to the paper, a rep for Downey Jr. said the actor is interested but still waiting to see a script and hear who's directing it. Oh, that's right my friends -- Brett Ratner is no longer attached to the project (so says the Chicago Sun Times), though there's a chance he may return. The film, which has the working title of Playboy, will most probably track the long (and very successful) life of Hugh Hefner. Leonardo DiCaprio was once rumored to be in the running to play Hef as well.

Could you see Downey Jr. as Hef? If not, who?

[via JoBlo]

Who was it that said Playboy Magazine was worth a read ... for the articles? Because that person is exactly right! Seems Paramount has already snatched up an article that will appear in Playboy later this year, and have brought on The Departed screenwriter William Monaghan to help spin this puppy into a fascinating big-screen thriller. Graham King will produce the film along with Alexandra Milchan, and as of right now there's no title.

The fact-based story is a pretty interesting one -- apparently it follows a drug dealer named Jim Keene who gets nabbed by the cops and, instead of going to jail for a 10 years-to-life sentence, cuts a deal to go undercover in a maximum security hospital for the criminally insane. What's he doing there? Well, he's asked to cozy up to a serial killer in an attempt to find out the whereabouts of his victims. Says Variety, "Only the prison psychiatrist knew Keene was undercover, plus a visiting "girlfriend" who was actually an FBI agent." Okay, so we're gonna need a nutty serial killer, an undercover con and a female FBI agent, who, knowing Hollywood, will probably be written in as a love interest for our man undercover. We already have Monaghan and King. Do we have a Leonardo DiCaprio signing on in the near future?

It's no secret that director Brett Ratner is looking for an A-lister to fill the shoes of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in an upcoming biopic. Early rumors suggested Ratner was eying Leonardo DiCaprio for the role, however no such announcement has been made. DiCaprio, in my opinion, would be perfect. Alas, a new name has suddenly popped into the equation -- one you wouldn't expect, or necessarily want to play Hef. Yup, Tom Cruise. According to M&C, Cruise "is set to play" Hefner in the film, though I wouldn't go and believe that until something official heads our way. Sources close to the actor claim Cruise "knows of Hugh's colourful past and thinks he would be the perfect person to bring it to the big screen."

Additionally, here's another idiotic quote from the same "inside source:" "He thinks the role would be a challenge for him, and would remind people of his versatility as an actor. At the moment people are concentrating on his personal life, and his marriage to Katie - but he wants to remind them that he can act too." This is a moronic thing to say because Cruise's current role in Lions for Lambs is dramatic, as well as his next one in Bryan Singer's Valkyrie. I mean, it's not like the guy is playing the lead role in a series of upcoming live-action Cabbage Patch Kids movies -- is this "source" trying to say that playing a guy who runs a magazine full of naked women is more important, challenging and serious than playing the guy who planned to assassinate Hitler? Naturally, a spokesperson for Cruise denied the entire thing, stating: "A lot of people consider Tom for a lot of roles." Who do you think should play Hugh Hefner?

[via Movie Blog]

While Juliette Binoche has had her share of diverse roles, I have to say that I never thought one of them would be a role in Dan in Real Life, where she dates Dane Cook, and presumably, Steve Carell. Nor would I have ever thought that along with this role, she'd be baring all. If you're a fan of foreign, nude, woman bits, you've probably heard about Binoche gracing the cover of the French version of Playboy. When word was released last month, horny men (or as Film Stew creatively calls them: "collectors and admirers of the female form") were fluttering with excitement.

That excitement has paved the way for disappointment. While the cover, which you can see to the right, has Binoche looking all nude, sexy, and aroused -- she made sure the inside wasn't quite so clear. See, the actress insisted that her inside photos be modified. This doesn't sound too surprising, given the amount of airbrushing that goes on these days, but she wasn't requesting a pimple removed here, or mole removed there. Binoche wanted her photos blurred until they looked more like abstract art than plain, naked photos of herself. Why? She says: "modeling naked for Playboy was equally an act of universal love as well as a feminist act of militancy to change the world."

I never realized nudity was an act of "universal love." I wonder then: if we all stripped nude and posted pictures of ourselves online, would we finally have world peace? Secondly, I highly doubt disappointing some Playboy readers is a militant act to change the world. I understand her motivations, but not her process. Nevertheless, it should bode well for the magazine. Even with the blur, the issues have sold out, and this seems to be working with editor Yan Ceh's plan to make it more high-brow.

But I ask you: What's the goofiest militant act or piece of activism that you've spotted lately?

It almost sounds like the beginning of a joke: "So Brett Ratner and Lindsay Lohan walk into the Playboy Mansion ...," but it could soon be a scary reality if Ratner decides to cast the post-rehab gal as a Playboy bunny in his new film. That's right, in case you did not know yet, Ratner is putting together a biopic on the life of Hugh Hefner (with Leonardo DiCaprio to potentially star has Hef). Whether or not he's doing it because Hef's story would make a great film, or if he's doing it for a lifetime invite to the Mansion, we do not know -- but we do know he'll be needing some seductive famous faces to take on roles as Playmates. E! Entertainment recently caught up with Ratner at Hollywood Life's 4th Annual Style Awards (it pains me that such a thing even exists) on Sunday night, and asked if he'd be down with giving Lohan a role in the film. Ratner replied, "She's very talented ... if she's sober. She would be great as a Playboy Bunny."

See, but in order to adequately play the part of a Playboy Bunny, wouldn't it be more fun if Lohan wasn't sober? Of course, the article goes on to say the following: "Love! Perfect part for Linds, postrefresh sesh" -- and since I don't even know what "postrefresh sesh" means in normal people language, I'm going to assume this whole thing is still pretty far-fetched. But still, Lohan did play a stripper in I Know Who Killed Me, so perhaps she can take on the role of the Playboy Bunny who doesn't take her clothes off. I mean, there is one Bunny who doesn't take her clothes off, right? On the other hand, nothing gets a girl those Oscar-worthy scripts like a little full-frontal nudity -- right Halle? Could this be the perfect role to revive Lohan's career, or considering all the bad publicity as of late, would playing a Playboy Bunny simply add more flames to the fire?

Following a long tradition of movie titles based on songs, the previously named House Bunny is now called I Know What Boys Like. And yeah, it's a good bet we'll be hearing the hit tune by The Waitresses in it, probably during the opening credits. Maybe a second time, too. Personally, I prefer for studios to exclusively attach song titles to biopics, but this time I find the new name so much better than the old, that I don't mind. Anyway, the comedy, starring Anna Faris as a former Playboy Bunny, has begun filming in Los Angeles. Recently some hot photos of Faris from the set hit the web, and before that we heard about the rest of the cast, which includes children to the stars Colin Hanks and Rumer Wilson Willis -- get Dakota Johnson and we've got "Spawn of the Bonfire of the Vanities" here -- and real-life Bunnies Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson.

Written by Legally Blonde scribes Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, I Know What Boys Like follows Faris' ex-Bunny as she gets kicked out of the Playboy Mansion and is taken in by a Sorority comprised of "socially clueless" girls who are about to lose their housing. Guessing by the new title, Faris' character will teach these young women what boys like, how to attract them and other valuable bits of information for females with only a concern for acquiring a husband. But I'm sure the girls also help their new sexy sister learn about more practical things, which don't involve looking like a Playmate. Since the movie has just begun production, it should be at least a year before it hits theaters, giving us plenty of time to forget the similar story of Sydney White, the Amanda Bynes vehicle opening in a few weeks. Of course, the upcoming college comedy is about a hot girl living in a Frat House full of dorks, after she's kicked out of a Sorority, so I guess they aren't too similar.

We've been hearing a lot about Anna Faris' new project, in which she plays an ex-Playboy Bunny who moves into the lamest sorority house on campus and tries to transform a group of ducks into swans. I'm not sure if we've mentioned the title yet (because it went untitled through a ton of casting reports), but it's called House Bunny -- and it stars Faris, Dana Goodman, Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, Katharine McPhee (yes, Idol runner-up), Rumer Willis, Sarah Wright and Colin Hanks. Well Coming Soon managed to get a hold of some tasty images that show Faris dressed up in a pink bikini top with "boy shorts" (is that what they're called?) underneath.

She appears to be standing on top of a station wagon, holding a hose, with bubbles falling down. My favorite aspect of the pics is that there are these two guys in the background -- just staring at her -- as if to say, "What do you want from us -- this is our job." And I like how they both have sunglasses on so that no one can see them staring at her ... um, fanny. I imagine this is either some sort of dream sequence, or Anna's character is hosting one of those sorority-related car washes. Either way, these photos will most certainly show up in the dreams of lots of guys later on. For those just dying to get more Faris, the gal is currently appearing on HBO's Entourage as herself, although I'm not sure how many episodes she signed on to do. House Bunny is set to arrive in theaters sometime next year.

If you don't know what Anna Faris' Playboy project is about, this might seem shocking. Colin Hanks in a Playboy movie? How risque! But no, this project is about bunny (Faris) who gets canned from her life of boobs and leisure at the Playboy Mansion, and decides to become the house mother for a "nerdy" sorority at UCLA. (The quotes will be explained soon.) Hanks, unsurprisingly, will play Faris' love interest, so at least he's going to get some on-screen play from a Playboy bunny. Also added to the cast is Monet Mazur as an "evil Playboy bunny," Kiely Williams as one of Faris' sorority members (whose shyness prompts her to communicate by notes and texts), Tyson Ritter as a mysterious frat guy, Owen Benjamin as a butler who will be seduced by Mazur, Rachel Specter as a member of the bitchy sorority and Beverly D'Angelo as the house mom that house.

As Erik previously stated, this flick has the potential of being a modern-day twist on Revenge of the Nerds. Or, at least it did. This cast is flipping ridiculous. They've taken a whole ton of attractive young actresses, and we're supposed to buy them as nerds because one wears a back brace (Rumer Willis), another is a pierced feminist (Kat Dennings) and another is too shy to speak? Come on. Sure, it's the ol' Hollywood tradition -- throw some glasses, or something else equally superfluous, on a girl and suddenly she's not-hot. But do we need to see it continue? No. Revenge was great because the guys were nerdy! I want to set these guys down and force them to watch Freaks and Geeks.

The thought of Brett Ratner directing a biopic about Hugh Hefner is interesting, to say the least. The Family Man was his one high-profile foray out of action adventure flicks like the Rush Hour franchise and X-Men, or the more thrilling Red Dragon. Of all the directions he'd go, I wasn't expecting a sexual revolution. Variety has reported that the director is teaming with producer and hair gel lover Brian Grazer to finally bring Playboy to the screen -- a film about Hefner's life. John Hoffman, whose last released feature was the super-awesome Good Boy! is going to pen the script. Grazer grabbed Hef's life rights a while ago, and has been working on getting a workable project since then. If you can imagine it, Scott Silver once tried to whip Hugh into a musical, which could have been fun, but also potentially terrible, and Oliver Stone even worked on some drafts.

Where they've failed, Ratner and Hoffman have succeeded -- pleasing not only Grazer, but Hugh himself. Perhaps it's due to all the Playboy pinball he's played, or used to play, as Variety also says that Ratner sent Grazer his Playboy pinball machine. As for the scope, the director says: "Hef came from a puritanical upbringing and reinvented himself to be the godfather of the sexual revolution. He also used his magazine to advocate civil rights and free speech, and put James Brown on his show Playboy After Dark when they didn't put black performers on national television. He broke all kinds of taboos, especially in sexuality. I want to show it all, from the First Amendment struggles to his first orgy to the stroke in the 1980's that almost killed him." It sounds like a little something for everyone! When this project goes into production will depend on which of his two upcoming screenplays gets finished first -- he's also waiting for a caper film to get a re-write, one that might see Chris Tucker acting alongside Sidney Poitier of all people. Now onto the big question: Who will play Hugh?