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Film News: Film stars Rudd, Banks, Deschanel — Adam Scott has joined the cast of the indie comedy “My Idiot Brother.”

Film News: Long-delayed pic is brothers’ first Asian project — It was a long time coming, but the Weinstein Co.’s first Asian production, “Shanghai,” finally premiered in Beijing on Thursday, two years after shooting in Shanghai was stopped for political reasons and moved to Thailand and the U.K.

Film News: A pair of ’80s reboots enter the fray — A pair of ’80s reboots — Sony’s “Karate Kid” at 3,663 locations and 20th Century Fox’s “The A-Team” at 3,534 — enter the fray this weekend poised to deliver a swift kick in the domestic B.O.

Film News: Sean Hood set to write ‘New York’ — Gold Circle Films is moving forward on a third installment in its “Haunting” franchise. Next stop is Gotham.

Film News: Price, Millard to adapt young-adult novel ‘Fallen’ — Kathryn Price and Nichole Millard have been tapped to adapt the young-adult novel “Fallen” for Disney.

Film News: Summit divides final ‘Twilight’ chapter — Studio announced early Thursday evening that “Breaking Dawn” would be released as two movies with the first set to open on the previously announced date of Nov. 18, 2011. Summit didn’t disclose the second date.

Film News: Summit divides final ‘Twilight’ chapter — Summit Entertainment has made it official — it’s splitting the final “Twilight” film in two.

Film News: Thesp to reprise his role in Disney’s ‘Stranger Tides’ — Geoffrey Rush will set sail for a fourth time as Captain Hector Barbossa in Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.”

Film News: Thesp to reprise his role in Disney’s ‘Stranger Tides’ — Geoffrey Rush will set sail for a fourth time as Captain Hector Barbossa in Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.”

Film News: Thesps would join Russell Brand in Warner Bros. pic — Jennifer Garner and Nick Nolte are in talks for Warner Bros.’ remake of “Arthur,” opposite Russell Brand, Helen Mirren and Greta Gerwig.