Taika Waititi has joined the cast of fellow New Zealand director Martin Campbell's Green Lantern. Produced by Warner Bros Pictures the filming is set to start later this month in New Orleans. The film is scheduled for a mid-2011 release.

Wellington, March 16 NZPA - Veteran New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison and Eagle vs Shark director Taika Waititi have scored supporting roles in Warner Bros' 3-D superhero movie Green Lantern, directed by fellow Kiwi Martin Campbell.

The Hollywood actress - who stars alongside the 32-year-old actor and Betty White in 'The Proposal' - launched a light-hearted foul-mouthed tirade against the star in a spoof behind-the-scenes video clip.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine opened nationwide today. And flying my 'geek' flag high, I scored 12.01am tickets. It's kind of a traditional thing I do for movies that should be worth staying up until midnight to watch.

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After a whole lot of palaver involving studio interference and nasty leaked work-prints, X-Men Origins: Wolverine has finally fought its way onto the screen, but was it worth the wait?

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