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Emma Thompson Graphically Mauled By Stuffed Animal on ‘Letterman’

6:20AM Kyle Buchanan | Naturally, we at Defamer think the world of Emma Thompson — after all, who doesn’t? (Don’t answer that, Branagh.) Still, we didn’t expect much from her appearance last night on Letterman; maybe some cute banter, some veddy English trilling, but certainly nothing on the level of Helen Mirren’s “I’m a crazy British woman” press tour. More »

Inside A Pee Wee-Starring ‘Happiness 2′ and a Peter Gallagher- Retaining ‘Center Stage 2′

4:50AM Defamer Hollywood | Undaunted by the poor reception accorded Hamlet 2, Hollywood is pressing on with two even more unlikely sequels: one likely to provoke an excited “Oh my gahhh!” the other, simply an “Oh my.” We’ll start with the latter: strange as it may seem, Variety reports that Todd Solondz is moving ahead with an “untitled part-sequel, part-companion piece” to his incredibly unsettling 1998 comedy Happiness. If the idea of a Happiness 2 makes you feel just this far from being completely hysterical 24 hours a day, why not meet its unlikely cast of Pee-Wee Herman, Demi Moore, and Emma Thompson! No, this is not a delayed April Fool’s Joke, and there is thus far no word on who will be masturbating on, near, or about whom, but the project will begin shooting this October in San Juan, Puerto Rico (naturally).