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Twin brothers--hardly identical--are separated at birth. As the result of a genetic experiment gone awry, the brothers could not be more different, both physically and emotionally. Raised in a sheltered environment away on a desert island, giant Julius (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has developed into a meek, highly educated .. Read more

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  DeVito lands West End role

  • WENN Newsdesk
  • 23 Dec 2011

  Actor Danny Devito is set to make his West End debut next year (12) after landing a new theatre role. The Twins star will appear alongside Richard Griffiths in Neil Simon's comedy The Sunshine Boys, about a retired vaudeville double act. Producer Sonia Friedman tells the Daily Mail, "I think these two - Richard and Danny - and the play will be just what we need to give us all a lift." The production will debut at an as-yet-undisclosed London theatre in April (12). Read more

  

  Irons signed up for Dead Ringers after 30 stars said no

  • WENN Newsdesk
  • 12 Sep 2011

  Jeff Goldblum, Al Pacino and Christopher Walken were among the big names who turned down the lead in David Cronenberg's controversial 1988 movie Dead Ringers until Jeremy Irons signed up. Irons played identical twin gynaecologists in the dark, twisted David Cronenberg thriller adapted from Bari Wood and Jack Geasland's book Twins - and even he wasn't sure he wanted to be attached to the film. Director Cronenberg flew to Britain to convince Irons to take the role a decade after he started... Read more

  

  DeVito unveils Hollywood star

  • WENN Newsdesk
  • 19 Aug 2011

  Actor Danny Devito became the latest celebrity to unveil a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Thursday (18Aug11). The Twins star and director/producer marked his 41st year in the showbusiness industry by receiving the 2,445th star on the famous walkway. DeVito's wife Rhea Perlman attended the ceremony, along with the couple's daughters Lucy and Grace, and their son Jacob. The pint-sized funnyman posed for pictures lying down next to the landmark, as he joked, "The question is, do I get to... Read more

  

  Bay drops controversial robots from Transformers sequel

  • 17 May 2010

  Director Michael Bay has decided to drop two controversial characters from the third installment of the Transformers franchise, following a storm of criticism over the robotic duo. The robots, Mudflap and Skids, also known as The Twins, were featured in the second movie Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen but their inclusion was heavily criticised with some bloggers calling the characters "racist" stereotypes. The accusations stem from the characters' use of exaggerated slang, while one of the Read more

  

  DeVito scared by killer scorpion

  • 20 Jun 2009

  A terrified Danny Devito feared he was staring death in the face when he came across a killer scorpion in his bedroom during a recent vacation in Costa Rica. The pint-sized Twins star was warned about one particular poisonous stinger before his trip - and couldn't believe it when he found the creature scuttling across his floor. He says, "They say these things (scorpions) will get into your clothes, you gotta check your boots... Some of them are, like, little tiny things that can't hurt you... Read more

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