Mark Wahlberg has his panties in a bunch over a Saturday Night Live sketch from last week called “Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals.” It features Andy Samberg playing Mark as he introduces himself to barnyard animals. Unfortunately, Marky Mark hated it so much that not only does he never want to host SNL, but he wishes Joe Piscopo was still on it. Whoa! Jesus. Let’s not say things we can’t take back. The New York Post reports:

“Someone showed it to me on YouTube. It wasn’t like Tina Fey doing Sarah Palin, that’s for sure. And “Saturday Night Live” hasn’t been funny for a long time. They’ve asked me to do the show a ton of times. I used to watch it when Eddie Murphy was there and Joe Piscopo and Bill Murray. I don’t even know who’s on the show now.”

I embedded the clip after the jump which I thought was funny. Then again, I was suckered into watching Adam Sandler’s You Don’t Mess with the Zohan this weekend, so right now everything seems hysterical in comparison. I’m pretty sure my own penis could fall off, and I’d giggle like a schoolgirl.

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She’s gone from singing on Oprah’s show to doing a duet with Celine Dion in Madison Square Garden. Wow, a young, female singing sensation, what could possibly go wrong?

(penpengco, cherice, pempenco, New York City)

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A close family member of Jamie Lynn Spears has confirmed to The National Enquirer that the pregnancy rumors are true. The denials “are simply buying the Spears family time until they decide what to do.” (Read: Secret Mexican abortion.) The family member also revealed how the news is affecting the family:

On Lynne’s reaction:
“Jamie Lynn’s mom is furious about the pregnancy. And she’s livid the news leaked out, especially during her book tour. Lynne and Jamie Lynn have been arguing nonstop by phone.”

On Jamie Lynn’s choice:
“Jamie Lynn is being pressured by people very close to her to abort. But no decision has been made yet. Casey is furious. Jamie Lynn hadn’t told him about the pregnancy. He learned about it in the media and then confronted her and she told him it was true.”

On the inevitable Spears’ family maneuver:
“If Jamie Lynn has this baby, you can be sure they will try to sell the official confirmation of the pregnancy to a magazine, as well as the baby photos.”

I really wasn’t sure myself if the rumors were true until I saw these pictures of Jamie Lynn wearing a “Yoga Makes Me Flexible” T-shirt to Wal-Mart yesterday. At that point, an ultrasound seems kind of redundant, doesn’t it?

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News like this is what I wait for when writing about movie news — announcements that merge so many good things that you can’t help but get the tingle of excitement. The Hollywood Reporter posts that Julie Taymor is taking on William Shakespeare yet again, and with one starry-eyed and stellar cast. Strike that … THE stellar cast.

This time around, we get The Tempest, but with a spin — there’s a bit of gender bending. Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan who became a sorcerer, is getting a sex change so that Helen Mirren can play the part. The lovely Mirren will be joined by Jeremy Irons, who will play Prospera’s brother Alonso, Djimon Hounsou, who will tackle Caliban, Russell Brand as the jester Trinculo, Alfred Molina, who will be the drunken Stephano, Ben Wishaw as the spirit Ariel, and Felicity Jones as Prospera’s daughter, Miranda. Oh, but that’s not all — Geoffrey Rush is in negotiations to play Prospera’s ol’ ally and adviser, Gonzalo. Since things are being changed up a bit, here’s how THR describes it: “Shakespeare’s play mixes romance with fraternal politics and the supernatural. As revised for the screen, it will center around Prospera, her daughter Miranda (Jones) and a shipwrecked crew full of Prospera’s enemies.”

After seeing Taymor’s Titus, I never dreamed another Shakespeare adaptation could compare, until now. I say this having seen every single one of Will’s plays performed at least once, and thinking that Patrick Stewart’s Prospero was practically untouchable. But now, with this cast? I’m in love.

But still, Taymor is changing things up, so sound off below: Taymor, gender-bending, and The Tempest — yay or nay?

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Nicole Richie is a ”completely dedicated mom” according to Joel Madden.

The Good Charlotte rocker - who has an eight-month-old daughter Harlow with the star - is constantly surprised by Nicole’s parenting ability.

He said: “Nicole is completely dedicated. I do whatever she tells me to do. I’m cool with that.”

“She’s really good with the baby. I’m really good with finances. All of Harlow’s education and all that stuff, I already have planned.”

Nicole revealed having a baby has changed her life, saying: “I think my sense of self is still the same. But I don’t do things, we do things. I work around her.”

The 27-year-old beauty says her young child is already exhibiting characteristics of both her parents.

Nicole added: “Harlow’s a delicate soul. She studies people. She’s very coy. People say that she and I make the same expressions. But everyone says she looks like Joel.”

The couple also admitted they are considering extending their brood.

Joel told People magazine: “If it could be as easy as Harlow, then sure we will have more kids.”

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US actress Rose McGowan is set to play adult movie legend Linda Lovelace in a new film.

Rose, 35, has signed up to portray Linda – who shot to fame in 1971 as the star of famous porn film “Deep Throat” - in new biopic of her life, “Inferno.”

A source said: “It’s a very gritty role – Linda’s life was far from happy.”

Rose, who has previously portrayed a stripper in horror film “Planet Terror,” is said to be fascinated by Linda’s tragic life.

“Inferno” will tell how the porn queen, who’s real name was Linda Boreman, was forced into the sex industry by her abusive husband Chuck Traynor.

Her breakthrough film “Deep Throat” caused a sensation upon release, and was one of the only pornographic movies ever to be shown in mainstream cinemas.

Linda eventually died penniless aged 53 in 2002 after losing control of her car and crashing.

Before her death she had been involved in drug use but had turned her life around and become an ardent feminist and anti-porn campaigner.

The role of Linda is a career coup for Rose, with both Angelina Jolie and Meg Ryan previously linked to the movie.

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Wait. Did I miss the “Third Annual Try to Look Manlier than Brooke Hogan in a Bikini Contest?” Goddammit.

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Filed under: Action, Fandom, Home Entertainment, Remakes and Sequels

Those interested in picking up Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull when it hits DVD on October 14th might want to pay attention to this post because there are several different options available to you. For example, above you can see an image of what’s being offered at Best Buy — a gift set with replica crystal skull from Sideshow Collectibles and a $25 gift card to Sideshowcollectibles.com. Pretty cool for you cats who’d have no problem staring at that freak-ish alien skull for all eternity.

Okay, the alien skull is a bit much — I get it — but, like I said, you have options. Case in point:

• Circuit City is handing out 2 lithographs of concept art from the movie.
• Target is fooling around with a very sweet looking 80-page hardcover book with behind the scenes photos and never-been-published images.
• Kmart and Sears will give you four exclusive LEGO mini-posters, each being a replica of the original theatrical poster from all four Indy films.
• Lastly, Trans World is offering exclusive steelbook packaging.

Check out images of all these specials, along with their descriptions, in the gallery below.

Which Indiana Jones DVD will you be purchasing? (Here’s where our first commenter says, “The one that’s not called Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!” Zing!)

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This isn’t the first stab at an “in-car gaming system” we’ve seen, but it may be the most novel. Carcade! is an “augmented reality in-car videogame” designed by students at the Berlin University of the Arts. Using a webcam, the landscape is captured and incorporated into the game itself, letting you navigate the hellish urban environment that you call home with a little spacecraft just like you’ve always wanted to. The faster and more erratically your friend drives, the more difficult game play becomes — we just wish we could play it on the window itself instead of a laptop. This would be just the thing for those cross-country road trips, though it might get a little dull while passing through the vast alkali plains of The Great American Desert. Watch the Carcade! road test after the break.

[Via Edmunds]

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We spotted this demo light gun on the floor of TGS2008. The cagey booth attendant wouldn’t tell us if it will ever hit retail shelves, but the frankensteined (see the external batteries?) device was certainly working with a PS3 and projector here in Tokyo. We’re all for some wireless light gun action, so bring it on, Light Gun Zero. That is, if you can. Oh, and if you can get rid of that unusual battery pack. Okay, thanks.

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