Despite contrary reports from earlier this week, Jonah Hill won’t be in the new “Transformers” movie. But he SHOULD be.

That’s my opinion, anyway, after the 24-year-old “Superbad” star told MTV News why he ultimately turned down the blockbuster project.

“I just think like I have to prove myself more in what I’m doing now, making comedies and stuff before I do the big action movie or something, you know? I’m not proven yet,” Hill confessed. “I’ve only been in one movie that people have seen that I’ve been the lead in so like, um, I could still suck in people’s minds, they don’t know yet!”

Hill was rumored to star as Shia LaBeouf’s college roommate, a role that presumably would have skewed comedic. The star of upcoming films like “This Side of the Truth” and “21 Jump Street” says thanks, but no thanks. Call him for “Transformers 3.”

“It was very cool of them but I thought I should make some more comedies first, you know?” Hill said. “I love the Transformers movies and Transformers was one of my favorite shows from when I was a kid. I think it’s going to be an awesome movie. Unfortunately, I’m not in it.”

If anyone needs any more proof that Hill’s head is in the right place in regards to his future career, check out what he said about his “21 Jump Street” project, which will not be made if it’s no good, he told MTV News.

But the best part? He’s even extending an olive branch to an old “21 Jump Street” veteran. Let’s hope it comes together – this one could be a doozy.

“We have an awesome thing for [Johnny] Depp, if he’ll do it,” Hill enthused. “I don’t know if he will or not, [but] it’s going to be rad!”

What do you think? Fan of Hill’s? Disappointed he won’t be in “Transformers 2′? Does his take on “Jump Street” make you confident he’ll do a good job? Sound off below.

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Nineteen years after he last hung up his whip, the man with the hat is officially back next weekend, when “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” opens May 22. Now just how much longer will we have to wait before he returns again?

That’s the question we’re asking today with news that George Lucas has already come up with a storyline for a potential 5th Indiana Jones film. The Search for Atlantis? The Quest for the Fountain of Youth? How about, the Pursuit of a New Leading Man?

Believe it, Lucas told Fox News, saying that any future installment of the Indy franchise would most likely move forward with Shia LaBeouf’s Mutt Williams as the main character, Indy regulated to sidekick status, a la Sean Connery in “Last Crusade.”

For his part, LaBeouf — after a year of couched answers and hiding secrets — seems positively thrilled at the possibility.

Change that. When MTV News caught up with the precocious young star this morning at the Cannes Film Festival, he seemed downright giddy.

“I don’t think a Mutt spinoff would be as big as Indiana Jones,” he told MTV. “[But] fingers crossed!”

(Make sure to read about what else LaBeouf said of the prospect, along with Harrison Ford’s thoughts here)

But what about us? Obviously so much depends on how LaBeouf fares with critics and fans when “Crystal Skull” opens — and even if he’s a homerun nothing, of course, is a certainty — but what do you think about an Indiana Jones film without, well, much Indiana Jones? Does LaBeouf have the chops to continue the most iconic franchise of my lifetime? Would you want another group of sequels, or would they diminish the original three (soon four) in your mind?

And while we’re at it, how would it work? Sound off on your thoughts, desires, and ideas for where a sequel could go below. The choice is in your hands. Choose…wisely.

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- Amazing! “Spider-Man 4″ and “5″ shooting simultaneously, with a story arc that spans two films, says report. (Cinematical)

- Already the sexiest man alive, George Clooney to make things blow up…with his MIND, in “Men Who Stare at Goats,” the story of a paranormal unit in the US Army. (Variety)

- Believe it or not, he’s the GOOD GUY. New one-sheet for “Hellboy II” friggin awesome. (Coming Soon)

- Mary Elizabeth Winstead joins Michael Cera in “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” Flick is directed by Edgar Wright. (Hollywood Reporter)

- “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” gets a trailer. (Yahoo)

- When will Variety and the Hollywood Reporter enter the 21st Century, and start crediting websites for breaking stories? (Collider)

- Just for fun: The worst celebrity video game renderings of all-time. (Games Radar)

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Only one major movie is opening this weekend, but it might actually give Iron Man a run for its (major) money. Here’s a closer look at it…

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Stars: Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley
Quick synopsis: The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help fight off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land’s throne, Prince Caspian.
Prediction: A surefire hit. With Iron Men entering its third weekend in theaters, we’ll even go out on a limb and say Prince Caspion will sit atop the box office throne.

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The thing about John Mayer is that he’s a brain dead opportunist, an egoist whose obsessive narcissism is matched only by his staggering ignorance. In short, the man’s a blight on the rock landscape.

Or so Mayer himself would have you believe in his latest video, “Making Music with John Mayer,” a viral sensation that has already been seen nearly half a million times on FunnyorDie.com since it was posted last week.

The video follows Mayer throughout a typical day, he tells us at the beginning, as he flirts with big-chested secretaries (T-shirt: “My Body is a Wonderland”), listens in to focus groups of his most ardent fans (several old guys and a baby), and has someone else do drugs for him so he can experience the life vicariously.

But, for my money, the funniest part is when Mayer is brainstorming for possible new song ideas with two writers, finally settling on a little tune about when “you’re [having sex] with one supermodel, and another supermodel gets jealous.”

“We just thought it was really funny - the faux universality of John’s life,” co-writer and co-director Andrew Cohen laughed. “Like compare us sitting around in our underwear thinking of stupid jokes with him in his underwear thinking about supermodels.”

So, given that, what other songs might Mayer sing next?

“He had some really funny ideas, like when you go to buy a Rolex and you find out it only comes in titanium,” co-writer and co-director Brendan O’Brien recalled.

“Or you’re in your convertible and it starts raining. Or you’re in your limo and you find out that the limo doesn’t stock the brand of Vodka that you like,” Cohen added. “You know, very relatable.”

“He actually starting just making it up, free-styling a song which I am pretty sure will be a single soon,” O’Brien chuckled.

Actually, don’t laugh. That last one’s not a joke. Mayer is THAT good, O’Brien confessed. Or he will be, anyway, when it comes time to “Making Music 2.”

“Yeah, or maybe it’s not even ‘Making Music with John Mayer.’ Maybe it’s like ‘Fly-fishing with John Mayer.’ I’m not counting this guy out,” O’Brien insisted. “I’m sure he can do anything. ‘Making Pancakes with John Mayer.’ I’d watch that! This guy’s a hyphenate. He can do it all!”

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If you happened to catch any of the behind-the-scenes footage from the latest “Indiana Jones” film, which hit the net briefly this week, you saw star Harrison Ford practice his whip technique over and over again, training himself for the complex maneuvers needed for his stunts.

Shia LaBeouf had a similar indulgence – if not the same excuse - the 21-year-old joked when we sat down for an extended interview recently to discuss all manner of things “Crystal Skull” related.

“There wasn’t a lot of down time, but when we would have down time we were sort of in these insane, remote locations. It wasn’t like we got to lounge in our trailers and things like that. [But] I always had my switchblade on me. It just became my thing to do,” LaBeouf confessed, revealing how he would practice flipping and opening the weapon in preparation for his scenes. “It became a nervous tic sometimes, my boredom reliever. I was always flipping my knife. I’m still addicted to it.”

Which is all fine and good, of course, when you’re voyaging across distant jungles. Not so good when you’re voyaging across distant jurisdictions. Indiana Jones may be known as the world’s greatest “obtainer of rare antiquities,” but Shia, you just took smuggling to a whole new level.

“I remember doing the ‘Transformers’ press tour, and we’re flying around the country doing this press and I’m trying to hide this switchblade! I’m trying to hide this switchblade in my luggage, flying into France. I’m trying to give it to other people to hold and put in peoples’ pockets,” LaBeouf laughed. “It was a really bad scene, but I got away with it!”

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We did it last year with “World’s Sexiest Woman” Megan Fox, and now we’re scouting the local shopping scene with another up-and-coming actress. This time we saddled up with “Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” star Anna Popplewell, who’s reprising her role of older sister Susan for a second time as the film opens today. In the video below, the young star takes us along as she searches for the right dress for the “Prince Caspian” premiere. See the hotness that resulted and then click here to watch all of our “Narnia” video coverage.

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As the actress rumored to have held up a Sex and the City movie, Kim Cattrall makes for an interesting interview. She recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss the film:

How did it feel to go back to Samantha?
Really, really exciting. The first day of shooting was beyond anything that I had ever witnessed. A girlfriend came to visit me on the set and she nudged me and said, ”You guys are the Beatles!” On both sides of the street, in the middle partition of Park Avenue where we were filming, it was standing room only. All the plants were being crushed, people were yelling our names, our characters’ names, Pat Field’s name…

It was like they were in on something that they thought had passed and that they would only dream about or watch on DVD, and now they were part of it as well. It was really exciting. Getting back into shape with those high heels — that was the only not-fun part about it. At night, the goddamn balls of my feet were throbbing.

When the movie fell apart the first time around, all of the finger-pointing turned your way. How did that feel?
Well, it’s devastating, because it was not true. What am I gonna say? I tried to give the story and my side of it. My separation from my husband, and then my divorce, was all over the headlines here in New York and in the gossip columns. That was just really hurtful. People in my family I hadn’t even told, and because I wasn’t here or there with my husband, people starting putting things together. I kind of really needed to get away.

It’s unfortunate, but again, I feel that the best thing that has happened is the growing and maturing of not just the film but of the actors and the director. I think that the timing was ultimately right. It happened when it should have happened, and I’m just glad that it did.

Because to have such an amazing experience and then for it to end up in a way that was totally unfair left a little bit of a sadness with me.

But I feel that has been rectified by Michael and Sarah [Jessica Parker] speaking up and saying, you know, none of us had deals, none of us were ready, it seemed like a great idea at the time but maybe it was before its time, maybe it needed a saturation time, maybe it needed the Devil Wears Prada to bring people back to Sex and the City.

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With confirmation that a third installment of The Butterfly Effect is on the way, it forces us to wonder:

There was a The Butterfly Effect 2?!?

After Dark Films will distribute the movie theatrically in the U.S., as part of its After Dark Horrorfest “8 Films to Die For” series. Here’s a brief teaser for it:

Reportedly, The Butterfly Effect 3 centers on a young man with the power to time travel who attempts to solve the mystery of his high school girlfriend’s death.

The original version of the movie starred Ashton Kutcher.

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While Ice Cube had been rumored for the role of B.A. Baracus in the upcoming A-Team movie, talk is now turning to Tyrese Gibson for the part.

CHUD chatted with the Transformers star during a set visit for the action-horror movie Legion. Gibson said he’s excited about the prospects of succeeding Mr. T as Baracus, but added that there’s no deal yet for the movie.

Tyrese even said he’d go the mohawk route if need be.

Can you picture Tyrese Gibson in the role of B.A. Baracus?

Other rumored cast members for The A-Team movie include Bruce Willis as Col. Hannibal Smith and Woody Harrelson as “Howling Mad” Murdock.

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Peter Dinklage wasn’t sure he wanted to play Trumpkin (the red dwarf) in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

Therefore, the actor flew to Los Angeles to meet with Andrew Adamson, who had directed the first Chronicles of Narnia movie three years ago and was in pre-production before directing the sequel.

“I wasn’t completely sold on the idea until I met him,” Dinklage told USA Today.

After seeing his own images on a story board, though, Dinklage was sold.

Peter Dinklage in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

In the sequel, out today, the Pevensie children return to Narnia to help Prince Caspian claim his throne, which has been usurped by his evil uncle, King Miraz. Trumpkin, one of the many Narnians in hiding, fights alongside the Pevensies.

He’s a “cynical, begrudging caretaker,” Dinklage said. “I’m like the crazy Mary Poppins.”

Sounds interesting to us. Count us in!

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Talk of sequels are everywhere in Hollywood these days.

Iron Man 2 has been confirmed, while there are heavy rumors circulating about Cloverfield 2 and even a follow-up to Donnie Darko.

Now, seventeen years after Point Break washed up in movie theaters, a sequel has pretty much been confirmed. It will be called Point Break: Indo, and Jan de Bont aboard to direct.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, RGM Entertainment and Essential Entertainment will produce this Asia-based follow-up to director Kathryn Bigelow’s original, which starred de Bont’s “Speed” lead Keanu Reeves, of course.

The new movie will take place 20 years after the disappearance of one of the criminal surfers, portrayed in the original by Patrick Swayze.

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