Movie Roundup: 'Twilight' Gets a Marathon, and Justin Bieber for 'Book of Mormon'?

From left: Justin Bieber's name has been mentioned in Book of Mormon casting rumors; Twilight fans will get to see all five movies back-to-back; Jennifer Lawrence led Silver Linings Playbook to a big festival win. (Getty Images | Pacific Coast News)

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Break out the fake fangs and Robert Pattinson T-shirts! Fans of the Twilight Saga will get to seriously geek out when all five movies are screened in one marathon 11-hour sitting this November. And is Justin Bieber leading man material? Book of Mormon (and South Park) creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker think so.

More on the latest new releases, on-set photos, and Jennifer Lawrence's next awards-ready movie below!

Casting News

• Ever since the Broadway hit Book of Mormon triumphed at the 2011 Tony Awards, talks of a big screen adaptation have grown more serious. As if the play's critical and commercial success weren't enough to green-light a film version, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone offered up another reason: Justin Bieber.

When the South Park creators debuted Mormon in L.A. last week, Parker suggested the young pop star would make the perfect wholesome missionary assigned to a remote African village. "Justin Bieber as Elder Price!" Parker shouted half-seriously. Stone later added, "A young cast would be cool ... but nobody really [is on our radar]. Except for Justin Bieber, of course."

Stone and Parker must be just really big fans of Beiber's work on CSI.

• Bill Paxton is in negotiations to join Tom Cruise in Doug Liman's next film, All You Need Is Kill. The action flick stars Cruise as a military recruit who gets killed in action, but is reborn each day to fight and die again — like Groundhog Day meets Saving Private Ryan... or something.

Coming Soon

• Big news for Twilight fans, Summit announced earlier this week they will be screening "The Twilight Saga Marathon" at select theaters across the country. Fans will be treated to all five Twilight films, culminating in the premiere of Breaking Dawn - Part 2 at 10 PM local time, a full two hours ahead of its nationwide premiere. The marathon starts on November 15th, check your local theaters for information.

• After the first two films combined for more than $1 billion at the box office, it seems elementary to turn Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law's Sherlock Holmes adaptations into a trilogy. According to Law, it's just a matter of finding a window in the actors' jam-packed schedules. "There's certainly talk of it and I know there's a script being played around with, but Downey's a busy boy, and I'm a busy boy so we'll see," Law told Metro UK.

Festivals & Awards


• In a boost to its chances to land a Best Picture nomination, David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook won the Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival last weekend. According to Collider, 10 of the previous 34 winners have gone on to win Best Picture nods.

• Speaking of Oscar buzz, the Academy Awards are bumping up the nomination announcements. This year, the nominees will be announced January 10, five days earlier than usual. The Academy says the shift is to allow its 6,000 members more time to see the nominated films before the February 24 ceremony, but the real impact of the date change is how it will (if at all) impact the Golden Globes. The Oscar nom date change now precedes the January 13 Golden Globes show, which has the Hollywood Foreign Press Association worried the Oscar nomination presentation will steal its thunder.

Movie Poster of the Day
Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in Liz & Dick

It's been a rough few years for Lindsay Lohan, but she's hoping to launch a comeback by playing one of Hollywood's most iconic actresses. Liz & Dick will premiere on Lifetime in November.