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Tom Hanks and Kathryn Bigelow have Oscar power flowing through their veins, and they're reportedly in talks to put it together in the director's "Hurt Locker" follow-up "Sleeping Dogs" (formerly titled "Triple Frontier") Hanks is said to be undecided about one of the five lead roles for the film centered around organized crime in the [...]

FROM SPLASH PAGE So, Emma Stone really has hit the jackpot with a role in the "Spider-Man" franchise's forthcoming reboot — except it's not what we thought it was.

In a press release, Sony Pictures announced that Stone is joining the series not as Mary Jane Watson, but as Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker's ill-fated first love. Stone is the second actor to join the cast of director Marc Webb's "Spider-Man" alongside Andrew Garfield as your friendly neighborhood web-head.

"It's been an incredible journey for us to watch Emma's star rise as an actress," said Columbia Pictures president Matt Tolmach of the casting announcement. "She is extraordinarily talented and has a very special on-screen spark that is perfect for this role. Given her history with the studio, casting her in one of our most important franchises is a real thrill."

Read the full post on Splash Page, and tell us what you think of Stone's casting in the comments!

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