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  • Li Bingbing. Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

    Paramount Pictures announced yet another buzzworthy addition to its “Transformers 4” cast today, Chinese actress Li Bingbing.

    Cinephiles might recognize Bingbing from her previous work in films like “Resident Evil: Retribution,” “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,” and alongside Jet Li and Jackie Chan in 2008’s “Forbidden Kingdom.”

    There are no details yet as to what kind of character Bingbing has signed on to play, but given her experience in and popularity for her action-oriented films and television shows in China, it is fairly safe to assume that she will not be playing a helpless damsel in distress. Perhaps she’ll be more edgy femme fatale or a possible villainess in cahoots with the previously-announced human baddie played by Kelsey Grammer?

    Bingbing joins Grammer, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz and Sophia Myles in the upcoming film.

    [Related: Roll Out! Kelsey Grammer Is the Human Bad Guy of ‘Transformers 4′]

    “I am excited to have Li Bingbing join our cast

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  • 'Star Trek Into Darkness' The USS Enterprise in trouble in 'Star Trek Into Darkness' (Photo: Paramount Pictures)(Spoiler warning: Major plot points are discussed below.)

    Any resemblance between "Star Trek Into Darkness" and our post-9/11 world and wars — well, that's not exactly coincidental.

    "I think it's fairly obvious it's a commentary," says TrekMovie editor-in-chief Anthony Pascale.

    In the tradition of science fiction and especially "Star Trek," "Into Darkness" hinges on a plausible-to-our-ears plot about a terror bombing, hatched by the villain whose identity director J.J. Abrams did not want spoiled (hint: Khan is back, and Benedict Cumberbatch is playing him), that a war-mongering, Dick Cheney-channeling Starfleet leader, Peter Weller's Admiral Marcus, uses to orchestrate an unrelated conflict with the Klingons.

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  • Seth MacFarlane on the Oscars stage Sunday night (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

    Seth MacFarlane was one of the most controversial Oscar hosts of recent memory, and he's decided, perhaps wisely, not to compete with himself on that score.

    Monday afternoon, Seth MacFarlane posted a message on his Twitter account reading, "Traumatized critics exhale: I'm unable to do the Oscars again. Tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep."

    MacFarlane's statement follows widespread speculation that he might return to host the Academy Awards telecast in 2014, after his stint as host in February brought in solid ratings, with an impressive 34% uptick in male viewers from 18 to 34 over the 2012 telecast. While it's now clear MacFarlane will not be hosting, producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan (who oversaw this year's show) have been confirmed to return for the 2014 Oscars. In his next

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