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David, Devindra, and Jeff follow-up their discussion of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar and share movies they’d recommend you check out over the Thanksgiving break. Be sure to read about what is up with the ending of Birdman, how to see Interstellar unlimited times, read Christopher Nolan’s response to Interstellar’s sound issues, and speculate on why Christopher Nolan fans are so intense.

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Is there a way to see what Two-Face was going to do the Sixties Batman series? What eras of Batman will the Lego Batman movie have? Are there secret characters hidden on the Guardians of the Galaxy Blu-ray? What does “I Am Groot” sound like in French? Which movies can you play in the subscription to Lego Batman 3? Want to see Paul Rudd on the set of Ant-Man from this weekend? Is Scott Derrickson teasing something specific about Doctor Strange? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits.

Artist Sacha Goldberger has reimagined various superhero and pop culture figured as 16th Century figures.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller tell Empire the Lego Batman movie will touch on all iterations of the character.

A never filmed episode of the ’60s Batman series that would have introduced Two-Face is finally seeing the light of day, as a comic book.

Paul Rudd was still filming Ant-Man over the weekend and Just Jared caught some photos of him on set.

“I am Groot” in 15 different languages from the Guardians of the Galaxy Blu-ray.

Heartwarming story of a dad who dressed up as Spider-Man for his sick son.

Arrow and Flash share the cover of the upcoming TV Guide

An official Ant-Man novel will tell a story of Hank Pym using the suit in the 1960s.

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After perfecting her plain-girl act in Arrested Development, Mae Whitman (her?) is trying to shake it off in The Duff. She plays Bianca, a high school senior who’s dismayed to realize she’s considered the DUFF — Designated Ugly Fat Friend — to her prettier pals. In an effort to reinvent herself, she enlists the help of handsome popular jock Wesley (Robbie Amell).

It all sounds pretty silly, starting with the notion that Whitman is ugly and fat. But this is movie-land, where Rachel Leigh Cook was once considered freakishly repulsive because she dared wear overalls and glasses. And where we’re supposed to believe Amell, a 26-year-old former male model, is a typical teenager. Hit the jump to watch The Duff trailer.

CBS Films premiered the first The Duff trailer on YouTube.

It’s not that attractive people can’t play ugly. Just ask any actor who’s deglammed themselves in pursuit of that gold statue. And Whitman actually can do mousy pretty well, as we saw on Arrested Development. The plot of The Duff might make more sense if it were Ann Veal who needed a makeover — though on second thought, even Plant seemed to do okay with the boys.

The problem with The Duff is that Whitman looks too damn charming in it. Bianca is witty, smart, and sweet, with a gorgeous smile that could light up a room. It’s hard to buy her as an overlooked nobody, no matter how many oversized flannels the movie throws on her. She’s so likable, in fact, that she singlehandedly sells The Duff trailer, dumb title and all.

Directed by Ari Sandel, The Duff opens sometime in 2015. Bianca Santos and Skyler Samuels play Bianca’s beautiful BFFs, Bella Thorne is the resident mean girl, Nick Eversman is Bianca’s crush, and Ken Jeong is her favorite teacher. Allison Janney and Romany Malco also star.

Bianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as ‘The DUFF’ (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends (Skyler Samuels & Bianca Santos). Now, despite the words of caution from her favorite teacher (Ken Jeong), she puts aside the potential distraction of her crush, Toby (Nick Eversman), and enlists Wesley (Robbie Amell), a slick but charming jock, to help reinvent herself. To save her senior year from turning into a total disaster, Bianca must find the confidence to overthrow the school’s ruthless label maker Madison (Bella Thorne) and remind everyone that no matter what people look or act like, we are all someone’s DUFF.

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