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

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.

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."

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— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) May 20, 2013

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

The cast of the 'Anchorman' sequel, all banged up! (Photo: Splash News)"Jesus. MacArthur. Jay-Z ... the great ones always return."

So says the narrator of the new teaser trailer for "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" as four familiar-looking silhouettes approach us, eventually being revealed as Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Brick Tamland (Steve Carrell) and Champ Kind (David Koechner) ... and yes, their hair is perfect.

"We haven't seen you in a while, America -- you haven't changed a bit," says Burgundy, prompting other random greetings and fun facts from the members of his Action News team.

Michael Fassbender in 20th Century Fox's X-Men: First Class - 2011 Jennifer Lawrence in 20th Century Fox's 'X-Men: First Class'

Jennifer Lawrence has got the blues again, and she's enjoying it more this time around.

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" director Bryan Singer took to his Twitter account today to post a pic of Lawrence in costume and make up as Mystique, the sexy but villainous mutant from the Marvel Comics universe, giving us all a preview of how she'll appear in the next "X-Men" movie.

"First look: #JenniferLawrence as a vengeful #Mystique. #XMen #DaysOfFuturePast," Singer tweeted, tagging a picture of Lawrence looking patient but ready to put her powers to work, while a make-up artist puts the final touches on her head-to-toe blue skin and bright red hair.

Judging from Singer's picture, Lawrence doesn't look radically different than she did in 2011's "X-Men: First Class," where she first took on a younger version the role Rebecca Romijn played in 2000's "X-Men" and two subsequent sequels. However, in 2011 Lawrence was made to look like Mystique primarily through blue latex appliances and body make-up

'Mean Girls,' 2004 (Photo: Everett Collection)For the record, Jonathan Bennett, who played stud Aaron Samuels in the 2004 hit comedy "Mean Girls" opposite Lindsay Lohan's Cady Heron character, does not want his former co-star to go to jail.

However, the comedic actor tried on a T-shirt last Thursday with a message that reads the opposite.

Bennett, who's a huge jokester in real life, stopped by PAR-La by DiLascia store in West Hollywood on Thursday, where he saw the shirt in the window.

(Photo: Getty/LucasFilm)"The Clone Wars" may be over, but "Star Wars" fans can rest easy – they'll be able to get a regular dose of animated Jedi action again starting next year.

Disney has announced that a new animated "Star Wars" series, "Star Wars Rebels," will be premiering in the fall of 2014. The series will kick off with a two-hour movie debuting on the Disney Channel, and the following episodes will be aired on Disney XD.

Is Robert Downey Jr. the only man who will ever play Iron Man? Marvel says 'no.' (Photo: Paramount Pictures)As "Iron Man 3" continues to rake in the cash (it's surpassed the $1 billion mark worldwide and counting), everyone's abuzz about "Iron Man 4." Such an endeavor would seem like a no-brainer for Marvel, and the studio is completely dedicated to doing it ... whether Robert Downey Jr. is on board or not.