Entertainment Link-Off: Young and Beautiful

jordana brewster michelle rodriguez fast furious 6 premiereApparently it’s style over substance in the latest adaptation of The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio. That’s rather unfortunate to hear but if you’ve always been a fan of Baz Luhrmann’s style, it might be worth the admission ticket. Otherwise there’s not much out there as alternative programming… unless you’re in Australia because Star Trek into Darkness is out! Anyway, kicking off this Entertainment Link-Off is Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez from the world premiere for Fast and Furious 6.

After the jump, analyzing the difference between The Great Gatsby film with the original novel, check out movie posters with their original working titles, The World’s End trailer premieres, Community returns and watch old Spock take on the new Spock in The Challenge.

Spoilers beware, but here are the 7 big differences between Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby compared to the original novel. (Film.com)

Now we know they always use faux titles to keep spoilers at bay, but here’s an interesting thought. What if films decided to keep their working titles when the final cut was released in theatres? Check out these posters for a good laugh. (Empire)

Aren’t you all excited? The conclusion of The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy is coming! The international trailer for The World’s End starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost has made its debut. Edgar Wright is doing a fine job maintaining that comic tone of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Let’s hope for an epic finish. (MSN UK)

Curious which summer blockbuster did Edgar Wright direct one shot in? He has finally revealed the answer. (Slashfilm)

Those special scenes for the Chinese edition of Iron Man 3 will be compiled to form a short film called The Prologue which will lead into the feature film. In addition, it appears the folks in China are not pleased with how redundant those extra scenes turned out to be. (The Hollywood Reporter)

So much for a return to Jurassic Park. The fourth film in the franchise has been put on hold indefinitely. (Joblo)

With Fox cancelling Touch, Kiefer Sutherland is free to do a 24 movie… or perhaps another season of 24. It has been reported that Jack Bauer is returning to the TV screens via a 13 episode mini-run of the series. Now, each hour of the show happened in real time previously, how exactly will they pull this off with a shortened run? (Entertainment Weekly)

With the viral video featuring The Hulk released online, it has been reported that ABC has picked up Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a series for next fall. (IGN)

Superheroes soar at the movie theatres but stumble on the TV screens. Why? (Grantland)

Well this is no surprise, but Michelle Rodriguez has confirmed that Jason Statham will be the big baddie in Fast and Furious 7. (Rope of Silicon)

Tough times for American Idol. Fox is looking to revamp the show entirely and firing all the judges and the producer. (The Wrap)

Network TV is broken. So how is Shonda Rhimes still making hits? (NY Times)

School’s not out yet! Community is returning for another season! (TV Line)

It’s the mother of all reveals on How I Met Your Mother! It’s just an advertisement, but I am excited for the finale next week! (Entertainment Weekly)

After years of delays and anticipation, the first teaser trailer for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity has finally seen the light of day. Check out the intense clip below.

The trailer for Ender’s Game is here. The film adaptation of the sci-fi novel doesn’t look bad at all. Though, it focuses more on the action packed third act in an attempt to sell the flick to a wider audience.

Whoever is coming up with these commercials at Audi deserves a raise. This time, it’s Old Spock vs. New Spock. Best part, Leonard Nimoy sings The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins in it as well!

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