Screen Gems’ Friends with Benefits, starring Justin Timberlake and Milla Kunis, will be allowed to continue with the title after a dispute with Paramount Pictures. Both studios had a film with the same title. It is not uncommon in Hollywood for studios to compete over similar titles. Titles can only be approved when one studio drops their protest over the title. The studio who gets the title is usually the one who registered with the MPAA first. The other film, directed by Ivan Reitman, was originally called F*** Buddies and is now on its third name. The movie stars Ashton Kutcher, Natalie Portman and Kevin Kline. Screen Gems may fall into another problem from a new NBC sitcom with the same title. 500 Days of Summer screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber created and are executive producing. According to EW.com the series will expect the movie to change its name.

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Mila Kunis will star with Justin Timberlake in Friends with Benefits. The romantic comedy follows two friends who try to take their relationship to the next level. Will Gluck will direct from a script by Keith Merryman and David Newman. Gluck will also be doing a rewrite. Production is looking to begin in July. Kunis was most recently in theaters in The Book of Eli with Denzel Washington. Her upcoming credits include Black Swan with Natalie Portman for director Darren Aronofsky. Interestingly, Portman is also starring in a separate Friends with Benefits movie with Ashton Kutcher. Ivan Reitman is directing. That project is currently looking for a new title.

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Anne Hathaway, Kristen Stewart and Natalie Portman are in the running to star in the remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. An Education actress Carey Mulligan and Juno star Ellen Page are also reportedly keen to take on the lead role in the new version of the film – based on the novel by Swedish author Stiegg Larsson – with Keira Knightley, Mia Wasikowska and Scarlett Johansson also said to want the part. However, director David Fincher is said to be unsure whether he wants to cast an established star or an unknown actress. A source told website Deadline.com: “David is not sure if he wants to go with an actress of any note or go with an unknown. David’s process is very specific and private. He’s looking for authenticity and a degree of fierceness and believability capable of delivering the intensity that the part on the page calls for.” Brad Pitt is believed to have been offered the male lead in the film. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – a Swedish version of which was released in cinemas earlier this year – is the first in a trilogy, followed by The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest.

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