A new poster advertising Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay makes us laugh.

But the latest for The Dark Knight? It makes us scared. And excited, of course.

As various cast members attempt to expand their film resumes - Zac Efron will star in Seventeen; Ashley Tisdale in They Came From Upstairs - everyone involved with the first two editions of High School Musical will return for the third.

Indeed, Efron, Tisdale Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel will all appear in High School Musical 3: Senior Year, the first in the franchise to be released in theaters.

Director Kenny Ortega told People magazine he’s excited about working one last time with the cast, a group of virtually unknown actors before the first movie debuted on the Disney Channel in January 2006.

“I am the luckiest guy in the world and I know it,” Ortega said. “This will be our last time together and I love working with these kids so much. It’s going to be great.”

According to the studio, High School Musical 3: Senior Year finds high school seniors Troy [Efron] and Gabriella [Hudgens] facing the prospect of being separated from one another as they head off in different directions to college. Joined by the rest of the Wildcat crew, they stage a spring musical reflecting their hopes and fears about their future.

It appears as though Katie Holmes has released herself from Tom Cruise’s clutches long enough to film a new movie.

Indeed, Mad Money opens on January 18. Here are a few reviews of it from various movie critics and fans:

- The story seems awkward and the characters are little more than forced stereotypes. — Cinema Blend

- This strained heist comedy about three cash-strapped femmes is watchable enough for a few reels, but lacks the requisite wit and amoral energy to capitalize on its get-rich-quick premise. — Variety

- [An] improbable and generally unfunny comedy. — The Hollywood Reporter

- An Ocean’s Eleven for the female set, Khouri’s multi-generational, multi-racial comedy is in synch with the thought processes of its down-on-their-luck femmes, who contrive ingenious way of ripping off a bank, before running out of steam. – Emanuel Levy

On April 25, Harold and Kumar try to escape from Guantanamo Bay. And while we can’t to see how they do it, there’s a nagging question we need answered first:

What would Neil Patrick do?

Remember Scary Movie? That was funny.

Scary Movie 4? Not so much.

Now, Meet the Spartans hopes to take over where other, humorous film parodies left off. Will it be a stinker like the fourth in the Scary Movie franchise? Or a winner like the first? Check out the trailer to get an idea:

More cast members have been added to upcoming Steven Spielberg film The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Jeff Daniels will star as Dave Dillinger, the oldest defendant in the case, while Colin Hanks (pictured) will portray Rennie Davis, an SDS activist interested in political change.

Sacha Baron Cohen is already attached to the project.

Whip It is the big screen adaption of Shauna Cross’ book “Derby Girl.”

Drew Barrymore is making her feature directorial debut on the film, which ought to begin filming in March start. The story is based around Bliss Cavendar, a blue haired, indie-rock loving misfit stuck in the tiny town of Bodeen, Texas.

Her pageant-addicted mother expects her to compete for the coveted Miss Blue Bonnet crown, but Bliss would rather feast on roaches than be subjected to such rhinestone tyranny. Bliss’ escape? Take up Roller Derby.

According to a recent interview Cross gave to Film School Rejects, the actress that will play the role of Bliss has a name that rhymes with “Shmellen Shmage.”

Might this be Juno star Ellen Page?

We wish we could report that Keri Russell has been cast as Wonder Woman in the Justice League of America movie, or in a stand-alone film for the classic comic hero.

Instead, we’ll have to settle with the news - courtesy of Michael Ausiello from TV Guide - that the adorable actress is merely voicing the title role Warner Bros’ straight-to-DVD animated Wonder Woman feature.

The flick, which is slated for release in late 2008 or early 2oo9, is part of a new line of DVD feature adaptations by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics. The first, Superman: Doomsday, hit stores in September; upcoming releases include Justice League: New Frontier (2/26) and Batman: Gotham Knight.

Do you think Russell would make a solid Wonder Woman in a live-action movie?

Krysten Ritter and Hugh Dancy are the latest actors to be cast in Confessions of a Shopaholic, a romantic comedy from Australian director P.J. Hogan.

The pair joins Isla Fisher in the upcoming film, which is the story of an obsessive shopper who takes a job as a financial advice columnist to pay off her increasing debts.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fisher will portray the shopaholic in question, while Dancy has been cast as her magazine editor. Ritter, who also stars in the soon-to-be released romantic comedy 27 Dresses, will play Fisher’s best friend.

Director John Singleton recently opened up to Collider.com about his plans for The A-Team movie.

Among other interesting tidbits, Singleton said he wants Woody Harrelson to portray Murdock, which we think would be a perfect choice.

Here’s an excerpt from the interview, during which the director discusses his plans for the remake of this classic television show:

A-Team is going. It’s not a comic movie farce like Starsky and Hutch, it’s kind of in the tradition of the 80’s action pictures, the man’s movies like Die Hard, Predator, Commando, or even Lethal Weapon – more so than anything else. The action is very serious, but there is humor. That’s what we are going for.

I don’t know who is in the cast yet, so all this bullshit of who is saying who is this person and who is… nobody is playing Mr. T – the character’s name is B.A. Baracus, he will have a Mohawk and there is a moment in the movie where he actually gets the Mohawk cause he’s going crazy.

And I don’t know who is in the cast yet…but I do know that the only person I want right now is, that I really, really want is Woody Harrelson to play Murdock – the guy who is crazy but he’s kind of real smart, a jack of all trades. That’s the only person I really, really want.

Read the full interview with Singleton now.