Scarlett Johansson (left) and Jessica Chastain (right) are in the running to portray Hillary Clinton (centre) in an upcoming film

Upcoming film expected to hit cinemas in time for the next presidential election

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Kristen Schaal, a correspondent on The Daily Show, is to lend her vocal talents to Sony Pictures Animation's Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers. Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn are directing the movie, a sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, based on the classic children's book.

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Awards season is almost upon us. Fans hellbent on promoting the rights of quadrupeds this year have been clamouring for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to expand its eligibility criteria beyond humans so that a certain Jack Russell terrier known as Uggie, from The Artist, can have a shot at the gold statuette.

Screen Talk: Gloria in excesses

Demi Moore is to play feminist Gloria Steinem in a biopic of the porn star Linda Lovelace.

Reese Witherspoon gets Wish List

Reese Witherspoon has signed up to star in 'Wish List'.

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