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We're just a couple weeks away from The Hangover Part II, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2009 comedy that made Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, and Zach Galifiankis household names. There's a lot riding on the second part of their story, and the guys sat down with Entertainment Weekly with director Todd Phillipps to talk about the perils of shooting in Thailand and why they'll always keep coming back for more Hangovers.

• Galifianakis on the script: "I remember thumbing through it, going, 'Oh God. Oh God.'"
• Cooper on filming in Bangkok: "It was the hardest shoot I’ve ever done for sure. Nothing ever even came close to it. I thought A-Team was brutal: I got injured and it was f*cking ing six months of . . . not even close! One criticism you could never make about this movie is that we just phoned it in. Even if it fails miserably, it’s not for lack of trying."
• On making the sequel out of love for each other:
  BC: "There’s no other reason. If anything, why would you do it? There’s more downside than upside."
  Phillips: "You can’t beat what you’ve done. You can only lose in this position. But we just love hanging out with each other."
  Helms: [Laughs] "We’re going to be ramming Hangovers down America’s throat for the next three decades."

We learned a few weeks ago that Henry Cavill is the next in line to don Superman's cape, which landed him a spot on our list of hot Brits to watch. The latest cover of Entertainment Weekly shows the superhero of tomorrow somewhere between Clark Kent and the Man of Steel, featuring Cavill in the iconic t-shirt under his leather jacket. He looks ready for action to me, but believe it or not, Cavill had more doubts about landing the role than director Zack Snyder did. Here's more:

• Cavill on trying on the suit: "All I could think was: Oh, god. They're going to look at me and go 'He's not Superman. Not a chance.' The actor inside me was going: You're not ready! You're not ready!"
• Snyder on how he knew Cavill was the one: "He walked out, and no one laughed. Other actors put that suit on, and it's a joke, even if they're great actors. Henry put it on, and he exuded this kind of crazy-calm confidence that just made me go 'Wow.' Okay: This was Superman."

Reese Witherspoon kept her promotion going for How Do You Know by granting a long interview to Entertainment Weekly for its current issue. She's been busy chatting up the James L. Brooks film for the last week, including at last weekend's NYC junket, where she chatted about how she loves self-affirmations and dished on working with Robert Pattinson in Water for Elephants. Reese had more to say about shooting with Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson last year in Washington DC, and she also opened up about how she's getting pickier about roles. Reese further discussed how she got through her divorce from Ryan Phillippe despite the public scrutiny and is now moving on and happy with nonactor boyfriend Jim Toth. Reese said:

• On if she kept things together during her divorce: "No, no, I didn't keep it together. I don't know what you're talking about. [Laughs] I mean, I didn't fall down on a public street and have a meltdown—I did it in my own house! But I wouldn't say I kept it together. [Pauses] When I think about it from a different perspective, though, I'd say 99 percent of the people who come up to me, the energy is totally positive. Not that people don't come up and go, 'I hated your last movie. It sucked'—and I go, 'I know, I'm sorry. Do you want your money back?' [Laughs] But I'm very lucky. I don't know why, but I have in the past and will hopefully in the future elicit positive feelings from people. You can't ever feel bad about a life lived like that, where so many people are giving you love and hopefully you're creating a little bright spot in what can be a really difficult life for someone."
• On the roles available to her now: "I don't know what happened. I just didn't read anything I liked. And I think if you don't work for a while, you get a little, like, stuck. It was particularly hard around the writers' strike. But it feels different now, too. The movies that are being made feel different. There are a lot of really, really, really big movies about robots and things—and there's not a part for a 34-year-old woman in a robot movie. I've never done the giant robot movie. Never done the superhero movie. That doesn't interest me too much."
• On what she does when she's not working: "I also have kids, so when I'm not working, it's not like I'm sitting around doing nothing. I'm taking care of two kids who are rapidly growing up in some bizarre time warp. I mean, somehow I now have an 11-year-old."

To read what Reese says about meeting the president in the White House, Googling herself, and not watching her own movies, just read more

Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway grace the cover — make that three covers — of the latest Entertainment Weekly to discuss their new film Love and Other Drugs, and they're wearing a lot less clothes than they were in those movie stills! In the film, the actors play two relationship-phobes whose casual fling takes a serious turn (watch the trailer again here). But a big reason the film is getting so much attention is the reported multiple sex scenes. Read on as the duo discuss what it's like to get it on (and strip down) on camera.

• On their rehearsal process:
  Hathaway: "We had two weeks of rehearsal. It was literally the three of us [Gyllenhaal, Hathaway, and director Edward Zwick] in a room, playing. And talking about books that moved us."
  Gyllenhaal: "And watching some pretty racy, sexy scenes from movies."
  Hathaway: "And saying, 'All right, this is turning me on right now!'"
• Gyllenhaal on their chemistry:
  "There's, like, this little door that you open up and you're like, 'You down?' 'Yeah, I'm down — let's do it.' And the door closes when the scene ends. Yeah, it's sexy when we're doing it. And then it stops. But she could probably talk to a wall and have chemistry."

For more excerpts, including how they kept their sex scenes authentic, just read more

Johnny Depp and Angelna Jolie shared the spotlight as the face of Entertainment Weekly's newest cover. They're promoting The Tourist for the magazine's holiday preview, and in the issue the A-listers discussed how they bonded on the set and why they had never met before. Their film, which is one of our Fall movie picks, opens on Dec. 10, but you can see their chemistry on display in the trailer. For now, read about what the stars have in common and why Jolie is a "cool broad."

• Johnny Depp on meeting Angelina for the first time: "So much has been written about Angie and Brad. They're sort of the Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton of our era. I knew she was a big star, but I didn't know what to expect . . . "
• Angelina Jolie on why they hadn't met before: "We're both not that social. I don't think either one of us goes out of our house, especially in France. We're both locked away."
• Jolie on why she chose the film: "I wanted to do something that would be a great vacation for my kids. I got a phone call saying, 'Okay, the film's shooting in Venice,' and I said, 'I don't know what it is, but I'm going to say yes.'"




• Jolie on exploring Depp's office: "As I was waiting, I noticed these beautiful pictures of his [girlfriend, actress Vanessa Paradis] and kids and all of his paintings. He's an artist, and you feel that in any space he's in. When he walked in, he was as interesting as I'd hoped he'd be."
• Depp on being nervous to meet Jolie: "Well, there is sort of that. Because on one level it's like, 'Here we go, kid. We're about to get into the ring together.' We sat there and babbled about our kids, and it was a huuuuuge relief. I was pleasantly surprised that she has an incredibly perverse sense of humor. She's a really cool broad."

There's an electricity in the air, the kind of buzz that only comes when a much-anticipated film is about to hit theaters. This month, it's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, the beginning of the end for the beloved franchise. It's no surprise that Harry's landed on the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, and inside the issue we hear from stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint. Check out a few tidbits below and then be sure to read on for a brand new clip from the movie!

• Daniel Radcliffe on saying goodbye: "I was sitting there thinking, 'What am I going to do without all these people that I love and who love me?' I will miss them all very, very much."
• Rupert Grint on filming the last movies: "Somehow, I wasn't prepared for how emotional it was. It hit home how much it all meant to us."
• Emma Watson on her post-Potter life: "I have such a structure when I'm working on Potter. I get told what time I get picked up. I get told what time I can eat, when I have time to go to the bathroom. Being at college, I took pleasure in the smallest things. Like, 'I'm going to wake up at 10 o'clock if I want to.' Or, 'I'm going to eat a sandwich now.' It feels wonderful."

To see a new clip from the beginning of the movie featuring Harry and Ron, just read more