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Charlize Theron is ready to go beyond Thunderdome. Mel Gibson, not so much.

Multiple sources tell E! News that the Oscar-winning babe is director George Miller's pick to play the lead female role in the upcoming, Mel-less Mad Max 4.

When announcing he was beginning work on the sequel back in 2007, Miller admitted Gibson was too old for the antihero role of "Mad" Max Rockatansky and "I don't think he would be interested in being involved at all."

Instead, Miller is looking at little-know Brit Tom Hardy, whose credits Black Hawk Down and Band of Brothers, to play opposite Theron.

However, the Mad Max revamp is a long way from fruition, and Miller is being very secretive about the roles and plot. Actors auditioning for the film have only been given a letter for their character's name. The studio has yet to sign off on Miller's choices, and no formal offers have been made.

A leather-clad Charlize kicking butt on the Outback? You'd think that's a no-brainer.

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Every once in awhile, we have to take a moment to salute a celeb who just does it right. Today, we honor Charlize Theron.

Yeah, yeah, she's an Oscar-winning actress and has a superhot, longtime boyfriend in Stuart Townsend. Whatever.

She also takes adorable pictures cracking up with famous fashion designers, proving that good laughs actually can be had in schmancy party dresses at swanky parties (who knew?!).

And then she goes and plays beer pong on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It might not be as funny as when the host took Betty White to task, but, seriously, has chugging hops ever looked hotter?

We rest our case.

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There are tons of other really pretty people—some of them also laughing—in our Fashion Week Spring 2010: Runway Rundown gallery!

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They're ba-a-ack.

Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman are all onboard to reprise their immortal god and PR guru roles, respectively, in a sequel to last year's summer blockbuster.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the 3,000-year-old world from whence Smith's and Theron's characters came will be explored, with the dynamic duo teaming up to deal with a third ne'er-do-well.

Theoretically, anyway. No contracts have yet been signed, but director Peter Berg nonetheless made the hopefully not preemptive announcement at the Toronto Film Festival this week.

Fingers crossed he doesn't wind up eating those words.

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There's something fishy going on at one of London's most swanky celeb restaurants: the stars are aligning to boycott until an endangered fish is removed from its sushi menu.

Elle Macpherson, Sienna Miller, Alicia Silverstone, Charlize Theron, Sting and Trudie Styler, Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson and Stephen Fry are among the 31 famous folks who have signed a petition vowing not to patronize Nobu London until it stops serving the near-extinct bluefin tuna.

According to the petition, the stars say they can no longer "dine with a clear conscience" at the establishment.

"As customers and fans of Nobu we strongly feel that bluefin tuna must be completely removed from your menu due to its perilous position as an extremely endangered animal," the statement reads.

"Nobu is a restaurant we all love, a world leader in sushi with a fantastic reputation and enormous influence. If Nobu took a definitive stand on this issue it could make a critical difference."

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We can't wait for all the swoon-worthy flicks in the Summer Movies 2009: Date Night gallery! Can you?

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