Johnny Depp has a new movie out this weekend, "Mortdecai," and it's sounding like a giant bust.

You may have seen a few TV ads or billboards for the flick like this one featuring Depp as a mustachioed Brit.

... or this one with Gwyneth Paltrow also strangely sporting a mustache.However, you probably don't know much else about the film other than actors Paltrow, Olivia Munn, and Ewan McGregor are also along for the ride. 

The film, about an art dealer (Depp) searching for a stolen painting, hasn't screened for many US critics yet, but it's currently tracking low for the weekend. BoxOffice.com is calling for the film to make $8.5 million opening weekend. The Lionsgate picture cost an estimated $60 million.

In other words, aside from "Into the Woods," it's more than likely this will be Depp's fifth box-office bomb in a row.

Here's what critics are saying:

Empire is having fun with puns calling the film "somewhat mortifying": 

Very close to disastrous, there's an unavoidable feeling that Gwyneth Paltrow and co. are having much more fun than you are, what?

The Wrap:

On the heels of “The Lone Ranger” and “Dark Shadows,” it appears that Depp has turned himself into Mike Myers — not the “Austin Powers” Myers, the “Love Guru” Myers. 

Time Out:

As the plot ties itself in ever more uninteresting knots, a nagging question remains: who is ‘Mortdecai’ for? It’s not thrilling enough for the multiplex crowd and not funny enough to work as out-and-out comedy. 

It’s hard to escape the suspicion that the only people sure to enjoy ‘Mortdecai’ are Depp, Paltrow and perhaps Tim Burton and Madonna.

The Telegraph calls the movie "psychotically unfunny" and suggests it could be in early contention for the worst film of the year.

This is comfortably the actor’s worst film since Alice in Wonderland, and even dedicated fans will find their hearts shrivelling up like week-old party balloons at its all-pervading air of clenched desperation.

Digital Spy:

Mortdecai, the film, is neither satire nor spoof, instead getting caught uncomfortably in a place where the butt of the joke is difficult to pinpoint. And it seems the star of the film is hiding as well behind those carefully teased whiskers, apparently having tired of the whole acting thing and decided to act the fool instead.

Variety:

A perky but obstinately unfunny heist caper with a hero irksome enough to make any happily mustachioed man reconsider his life choices.

On the flip side, Forbes's Scott Mendelson is among the few to suggest it's not as terribly awful as everyone is making it out to seem. 

Via Forbes:

significantly less-terrible than expected, to the point where it does indeed reach the level of “not bad.” That may be damning with faint praise, but after an oddly off-putting campaign that highlighted the allegedly “hilarious” lead character, zero buzz going into Friday’s release, and a utter lack of official press screenings, it is with a spring in my step that I inform you that the new Johnny Depp vehicle is… fine?

That's not saying much, but if you're a fan of Depp, who has played numerous iterations of delightfully odd characters over the years, maybe you'll sort of appreciate his performance. We're holding our breath.

Check out a trailer for the film below:

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DreamWorks Animation is making some big changes. 

The studio announced Thursday afternoon it will cut around 500 jobs and will reduce the amount of animated pictures it puts out for year. 

According to the release, DWA will cut the number of films it makes from three to two per year.

The new strategy will involve releasing one original film per year along with a sequel to one of the studio's better known pictures. 

The announcement comes after a string of box-office bombs and writedowns from the studio in the past few years including 2012's "Rise of the Guardians" and this year's "Mr. Peabody & Sherman."

Here's a quick look at the performance of DWA's films over the past two years.

Earlier this month, DreamWorks Animation announced Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria will now lead the animation department as co-presidents.

The two were lead producers on the studio’s successful “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Madagascar” franchises. 

The company’s next film is an original animated feature titled “Home” with the voice talents of Rihanna and Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory"). It will be released in March.

Here's the full release:  

DreamWorks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA) is implementing a new strategic plan to restructure its core feature animation business to ensure the consistent and profitable delivery of the high quality films that audiences have come to expect from the studio.  Following a full review of the business, the company will focus its feature production from three films per year down to two, maximize its creative talent and resources, reduce costs, and drive profitability.

Under the leadership of newly appointed Co-Presidents of Feature Animation Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria, the studio's core feature animation production will now focus on six specific movies for the next three years - one original film and one sequel each year - including Kung Fu Panda 3 (March 18, 2016), Trolls (Nov. 4, 2016), Boss Baby (Jan. 13, 2017), The Croods 2 (Dec. 22, 2017), Larrikins (Feb. 16, 2018) and How to Train Your Dragon 3 (June 29, 2018). Captain Underpants, which will be produced outside of the studio's pipeline at a significantly lower cost, is scheduled for release in 2017.  The company's 2015 release, Home, will premiere domestically on March 27.

"The number one priority for DreamWorks Animation's core film business is to deliver consistent creative and financial success," saidDreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Katzenberg.  "I am confident that this strategic plan will deliver great films, better box office results, and growing profitability across our complementary businesses."

The overall reduction of DreamWorks Animation's feature production output will result in a loss of approximately 500 jobs across all locations and all divisions of the studio. DreamWorks expects to incur a pre-tax charge of approximately $290 million in connection with the restructuring and related items.  These costs are expected to be incurred primarily in the quarter ended December 31, 2014, with the remainder in 2015 and 2016.  The plan will result in total cash payments of approximately $110 million incurred primarily in 2015.  The restructuring plan is expected to be substantially complete by the end of 2015 and expected to result in annualized pre-tax cost savings of approximately $30 million in 2015, growing to roughly $60 million by 2017.

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If one thing is certain in Hollywood, it's sequels. 

This year, more than two dozen movie sequels will hit theaters.

Some of these sequels make sense, including "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2." Others seem less justified, like the coming "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2."

Find out which of your favorite (or least favorite) movies are getting a "Part 2" — or 3, 4, or 5 — this year. 

"The Woman In Black 2: Angel of Death"

Release Date: Jan. 2
Director: Tom Harper
Stars: Leanne Best, Phoebe Fox, Jeremy Irvine

This sequel was widely panned when it was released in early January. The film undoubtedly suffered from losing the original's leading man, Daniel Radcliffe.

"Taken 3"

Release Date: Jan. 9
Director: Olivier Megaton
Starring: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace

Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills. In the third installment of this franchise, no one is literally "taken." Instead, the title of the film takes a darker turn as Mills is framed for murdering his ex-wife (Janssen) and goes on a quest to find her actual killer. Despite poor reviews, the film had one of the biggest January opening weekends.

"Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water"

Release Date: Feb. 6
Director: Mike Mitchell and Paul Tibbit
Stars: Tom Kenny ("Spongebob Squarepants"), Antonio Banderas, Seth Green

The sequel takes television's favorite anthropomorphic sponge and throws him onto land in CGI and 3D. Spongebob (voiced by Kenny), goes on a mission to secure a recipe from an evil pirate (Banderas). The previous "Spongebob" movie, a 2D animated adventure, was a hit at the box office; however, that was 10 years ago. 

Unlike the first movie, this movie doesn't feature Alec Baldwin and David Hasselhoff in cameo appearances. However, you can expect an appearance from Slash.

When starring in movies like "American Hustle" or "The Hangover," 40-year-old actor Bradley Cooper is able to stay at his normal weight around 185 pounds.

But for his Oscar-nominated role as Navy SEAL Chris Kyle in "American Sniper," Cooper had to bulk up to play the 225 pound sniper.

Kyle, who died in 2013 after being shot by a former Marine who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, had 160 confirmed kills under his belt from his time as a Navy SEAL sniper in Iraq.

"I had to get to the point where I believed I was him," Cooper told Men's Health magazine. "At 185 pounds, it would’ve been a joke. His size was such a part of who he was... Chris wasn’t ripped. He wasn’t sinewy. He was just a bear."

So Cooper enlisted the help of trainer Jason Walsh to help him gain more than 40 pounds in just ten weeks "with the least amount of damage to my body."

Walsh put Cooper on a rigorous diet and workout regimen. Men's Health detailed how the trainer transformed Cooper's body in such a short period of time:

They trained twice a day. In the first workout, beginning at 5 a.m., they focused on structural exercises like deadlifts and squats to build a foundation solid enough to hold the extra mass. The second workout, late in the afternoon, was more focused on traditional muscle-building exercises. Cooper needed both types of training to convincingly portray Chris Kyle.

In addition to twice daily workouts, Walsh had Cooper eating more than 5,000 calories every day. "We had to force-feed him," said Walsh. "That was the hardest part."

Cooper agreed, explaining: "It was a real shock to my body. If it’s pizza and cake, that’s one thing. Putting 6,000 calories a day in your body gets old quick."

"American Sniper" writer-producer Jason Hall revealed to People magazine that Cooper "was eating about every 55 minutes" and that "he was determined to do it naturally, he didn't want to use any hormones or steroids or anything. He was just very systematic about it and took his trainer with him wherever he went." 

By the end of the 10-week training, Cooper achieved his goal of gaining 40 pounds of muscle to look like this:

Check out those guns!

Along with the massive intake of food and intense workouts, Hall told People that Cooper's preparation for the role also included twice-daily lessons with a vocal coach, as well as several hours spent watching footage of Kyle, whom he studied "over and over again." 

When it came to actually using a rifle, Cooper trained with a real Navy SEAL sniper Kevin Lacz, who served with Kyle and was a consultant on the movie. 

"He actually proved himself to be really good," added Hall. "The second day, in the morning, he went out there and was consistently hitting 800-yard targets the size of a teacup. So he took to it pretty quickly." 

After fully transforming his physical appearance and learning the new skill set, Cooper told Men's Health: "I knew this was going to be the way in to playing Chris, and it felt amazing. It's also nice to know it's possible to do it naturally, in that amount of time."

But Cooper had to shed the weight quickly for his new role in "The Elephant Man" on Broadway.

To help him lose the 40 pounds, the actor told Vanity Fair he would bring pumpkin soup to eat during rehearsals for his new play.

Cooper has since slimmed back down to his normal 185 pound weight, showing off his trimmer physique at the "American Sniper" New York premiere in December:

But the actor's transformation wasn't for nothing. "American Sniper" earned six Oscar nominations, including best picture and a best actor in a leading role nod for Cooper.

The Clint Eastwood-directed film has broken box office records, earning over $154 million worldwide on a $58.8 million production budget.

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Marvel Comics has been telling one main, ongoing story for the past 76 years. 

This story, called the Marvel Universe, involves countless characters ranging from cosmic beings to common people living in a shared space, interacting with each other and being shaped by small and large events, told through tens of thousands of episodes that are considered canon. It is an amazing creation and an important one in the emergence of comic books as a form of storytelling. 

And now it's all coming to an end, as the publisher announced early this week. Although we don't exactly what that means, the idea is that Marvel will abandon the idea of a single core universe and embrace the combination or simultaneous existence of many equally prominent universes, featuring different versions of characters.

Many will be upset by this surprising development, yet for all the wonders of the MU, destroying it could be the smartest thing Marvel has done in years.

After all, it's hard to tell the same story for so long and keep it interesting, especially when commercial interests limit how the story develops and what happens to characters. Thus the MU has turned into a mausoleum where little changes and similar stories get told again and again.

America in the MU remains a slightly enhanced but not significantly different version of real-life America. Most characters today remain within a few years of their age at their comic debut. Popular characters almost never die and anyway few of them stay dead.

When characters do change — such as when Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, grew out of his nerdy high-school years and became a yuppie with a supermodel wife— those changes can make a character less interesting or at least less marketable, and Marvel will often find a cheap plot device to revert them — like when the devil made everyone forget that Parker was married.

Another problem with having everything in one universe is when those popular crossovers come along, most series get ripped out of their ongoing story and are forced to join the spectacle.

Another problem for the MU is its overwhelming complexity, which is a turn-off for many readers.

One solution to the problem of canon is to create alternate universes, where radical storylines can happen with impunity, and Marvel has done this many times. But those alternate universes were mostly forgotten in time or remain on the brink of being eclipsed by the core MU. 

DC, which has developed its own epic shared universe, also struggled with the burden of canon. The other big publisher finally chose the nuclear option in 2011 when it initiated a total-brand relaunch. The New 52 did lead to a mild boost in sales, though the reception has been mixed, with some fans angry at seeing everything erased. And it's not clear how the relaunch will prevent the problems of canon from cropping up again (though DC's upcoming Convergence event may do something similar to Marvel's plan).

And so we get to Marvel's epochal shift coming this summer.

What we know is the heroes of the MU will fail to stop their universe from colliding with another universe or multiple universes, and the result will be an amalgam called Battleworld that contains patches of previously established universes — including the formerly core MU (aka 616), the popular Ultimate universe featuring alternate versions of characters including a more diverse Spider-Man, the Age Of Apocalypse universe from the popular '90s crossover, the Days of Future Past universe referenced in a recent X-Men movie, a universe featuring Peter Parker reunited with Mary Jane and with a daughter, and many more.

How all of these universes will fit together is, again, unknown; yet the publisher has promised this shift is permanent and many of these universes will get their own ongoing series.

"The Ultimate Universe, the Marvel Universe, they're going to slap together," Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso said on Tuesday. "Imagine two pizzas: They're going to combine toppings, some toppings are going to drop off. And that is the Marvel Universe moving forward. It's more than the Marvel Universe and the Ultimate Universe, it's all the universes you can imagine. That is the Marvel Universe going forward."

It looks like Marvel is embracing the ability to tell whatever story it wants without the need to protect and preserve a single canon storyline. That shift would make it easier to tell the stories that creators want to tell, jumping in medias res into past worlds or new ones, without worrying about how they all fit together.

This would also be good for the business, opening the possibility of expansion in many directions, including universes and storylines related to those hit Marvel movies. It would laso make it easier for new fans to jump on-board.

"You'll be shocked at the chances we're willing to take," Alonso said.

That's exactly what comics need right now.

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Just in time for Valentine's Day, Victoria's Secret is invading the crowded arena of Super Bowl commercials with a sexy new ad. This will be the company's first Super Bowl ad since 2008.

The lingerie company released the spot that features supermodels Adriana Lima, Behati Prinsloo, Lily Aldridge, Doutzen Kroes and Candice Swanepoel donning pads and helmets for a game of good, old-fashioned American football.

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Martin Scorsese's plan to film a documentary on Bill Clinton has apparently stalled over the former president's attempts to control filming due to concerns it could reflect poorly on his wife Hillary Clinton's nascent presidential campaign.

The New York Times reported Friday that the already partially-filmed documentary hit a roadblock when the former president insisted on having approval over interview questions and other aspects of the film. According to unnamed sources, Scorsese balked at the prospect.

"Clearly, the film carried the risk that an unflattering camera angle, unwelcome question or even an obvious omission by Mr. Scorsese would become a blemish to Mr. Clinton’s legacy or provide fodder for Clinton critics as the 2016 campaign approaches," the Times' Amy Chozick and Michael Cieply wrote. "Apparently to avoid such problems, people close to Mr. Clinton sought to approve questions he would be asked in the film, and went so far as to demand final cut."

The Clintons' daughter, Chelsea Clinton, also reportedly factored into the brouhaha over the movie. She recently left her high-paying job at NBC News and "was expected to figure in the documentary in some way, and some in the Clinton circle had speculated that she would be credited as a producer." 

Spokespeople for the Clintons denied the various parts of the Times report, but the impasse is nevertheless notable because parts of the film were already shot over the last two years, including on Bill Clinton's philanthropic trips to Africa.

"Scorsese clearly had a soft spot for the Clinton project," Chozick and Cieply wrote.

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The fourth round of English Football’s FA Cup will be underway this evening as League Two (football’s fourth tier) side Cambridge United take on tough opposition in Manchester United. It’s ties like these that get fans nostalgically talking about the “magic of the FA Cup,” when tiny clubs have the chance to become giant killers. But on the commercial front, that FA Cup magic appears to have lost its sparkle.

The FA Cup is still without a sponsor, despite the competition — open to everyone from the top teams down to village pub clubs who play football in their spare time — kicking off back in August. Previous title sponsor Budweiser pulled out from its £9 million-a-year deal last season and the Football Association has had no luck in finding a replacement.

The FA is still understood to be looking for a partner for 2014/15 and has set an asking price of up to £10 million per season going forward. But Business Insider has spoken to several sponsorship industry insiders who all said it is unlikely the competition will pick up a new sponsor this season — and that it will probably struggle in the seasons to come.

The FA declined to comment when contacted by Business Insider.

There’s a number of reasons why The FA Cup has “lost its luster” over recent years in the eyes of brands:

There are better competitions out there. As Jon Stainer, UK managing director of sports market research agency Repucom, told us: “There’s no doubt the FA Cup is still the competition for the masses, that celebrates underdogs and inclusively, but overshadowed by other competitions.”

Repucom’s SponsorTrack poll, which is nationally weighted and based on the responses of more than 10,000 people, found the FA Cup comes below the UEFA Champions League, Premier League, and FIFA World Cup in terms of consumer interest. Considering the sheer amount of domestic teams involved in the FA Cup compared to the Champions League, where only a handful of the top English sides take part, that’s worrisome.

Click to enlarge the chart below.

How the FA Cup is packaged commercially. Unlike the League Cup competition, in which brands become a title sponsor (It is currently named The Capital One Cup), FA Cup sponsors are only listed as the “presenting partner.”

Tim Crow, CEO of sponsorship agency Synergy, told us: “The way the FA Cup has been marketed and packaged by the FA misses a trick. ‘Presented by’ is a bit clunky and makes it seem more commercial and even American in a way. Amongst media and consumers, the FA Cup sponsor is not mentioned, more often than not. Last year, ‘Capital One’ was mentioned far more than ‘Budweiser’ [in relation to each competition.]”

Crow also believes the FA Cup is marketed to brands in a way that it only appears to become a hot property once the third round takes place in January.

“Much of the value actually lies in the period from August to Christmas, the real value lies in all those stories [of the smaller clubs and of community-level narratives]. Those ‘giant killing’ stories have become a bit hackneyed,” Crow says.

How the FA Cup has changed in the eyes of fans. The FA Cup Final used to categorically be the last game of the football season. Now that honor belongs to the UEFA Champions League Final. The FA Cup has also changed in other ways along the years, most notably in odd kick-off times. Holding a game on a Friday night is great for broadcasters, but can be met by ire form traveling fans.

Ben Cronin, business director at the sports marketing division within Starcom MediaVest Group, told us: “The tinkering with match dates and kick off times is evidence of the pressure on the Cup to react to the interest in other premium club football competitions, notably the UEFA Champions League and the Barclays Premier League. This has only been compounded during the life cycle of this latest sponsorship by not consistently being able to guarantee that the final is even the biggest English football match on offer that day.

All the sponsorship experts we spoke to did agree that there is still a chance for the FA Cup to pick itself back up and become a more attractive marketing property. It went without a sponsor for more than four years in the early-to-mid noughties when AXA ended its sponsorship in 2002.

Here were some of their suggestions:

• The FA market itself better to overseas sponsors in areas like South East Asia where there are increasing levels of interest in English football and its traditions.
• Get the product right at a football level: Stop holding finals at Wembley in London when the two finalists are from the North of England, for example.
• Package the FA Cup up with other rights within the FA stable.
• Offer up actual title sponsorship.
• Better educate brands about the opportunities that lie around activating their sponsorships in the early stages of the competition.

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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Monopoly board game.

Our friends over at Hasbro sent us over a list of facts you may not know about the Parker Brothers game to celebrate the beloved franchise. 

While you may know the popular children's game is based on street names in Atlantic City, N.J., we bet you don't know how long the longest game ever lasted (over two months!) and that it came in hand during World War II to help get supplies to troops.

Here are a few of our favorites:

1. Charles Darrow developed Monopoly in 1933, using materials from his own home for the first game. The cards were handwritten and a piece of oilcloth covered the board.

2. The original houses and hotels were made from wooden molden scraps. The pieces themselves were recommended by Darrow's nieces.

3. Parker Brothers originally rejected Monopoly because they had issues with the game's length, theme, and complexity. They reconsidered their decision to purchase rights to market the game after its success in local Philadelphia stores.

4. The original Monopoly game sold for $2. Today, the average price for the classic version of the game is $18.

5. After less than a year of the game's release, Parker Brothers was making 35,000 copies of the board game per week.

6. The standard amount of money in a Monopoly game is $20,580.

7. The longest game of Monopoly lasted 70 straight days.

8. Escape maps, compasses, and files were inserted into Monopoly game boards smuggled into POW camps inside Germany during World War II. Real money for escapees was slipped into the packs of Monopoly money.

9. Tokens from the US Monopoly: Here & Now edition were flown into space aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2007.

10. Monopoly is published in 47 languages and sold in 114 countries.

Check out the rest of the facts in the graphics below:

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In Hollywood, it's easy to get typecast. 

Just ask Rainn Wilson.

The actor often plays outlandish characters, like Dwight Schrute on "The Office," and Detective Everett Backstrom on his new Fox series, "Backstrom," which premiered on Fox Thurs. night.

But he doesn't see himself as so limited.

When asked if he considers himself a "character actor" or a "leading man" at an AOL Build Speaker Series event, here's how he defined his acting style:

I come from New York City. I went to NYU. I did theater here for 10 years before I did any film or television, and I always thought of myself as a character guy ... but I think any theater actor thinks of themselves as a character actor. You're asked to ... play a a lead here, a comedy there, a drama there, and Shakespeare here, an experimental theater [piece] here, a Neil Simon thing here, and it's very diverse. You transform yourself to become the character in the best way possible and entertain and tell the story. So, I still carry that with me.

Wilson went on to describe how Hollywood often divides actors into labels, but he doesn't see himself falling into any of those categories.

"In Hollywood, it's very much like 'He's a leading actor. He's a character. This is a guest star actor. This is a television actor, he's a film actor.'" says Wilson. "Everyone has labels. Kind of like a card around their chest, what kind of actor they are."

"I'm just an actor-actor," he said.

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"Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson, 24, has become a public figure for gender equality.

Her speech about women's rights at the UN back in September, which introduced the HeForShe campaign— which seeks to involve men in the fight against sexism — earned a tremendous amount of attention, and rightfully so.

The actress and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador gave a similarly empowering speech at Davos on Friday introducing the next phase of HeForShe, called Impact 10 x 10 x 10. Watson describes it as "engaging governments, businesses, and universities, and having them make concrete commitments to gender equality."

But she reinforces that it's about the people behind these large organizations.

"I spoke about some of my story in September," she says. "What are your stories? Girls. Who have been your mentors? Parents. Did you make sure you treated your children equally? If so, how have you done it? Husbands, have you been supporting your female partner privately so that she can fulfill her dreams, too? Young men, have you spoken up in a conversation when a woman was casually degraded or dismissed? How did this affect you?" 

She later mentions that men might have signed the HeForShe petition, but they have expressed that they don't know what to do next.

"The truth is, the 'what now' is down to you. What your HeForShe commitment will be is personal and there is no best way. Everything is valid."

She tells a story of a young woman who expressed to her that she was so empowered by Watson's speech, she stopped letting her father abuse her. She mentions that men have expressed to her that they hope to see a world where "their daughters will still be alive."

"If you're a HeForShe," she says, "I'm here to ask you, what is the impact you can have? How? What? Where? When, and with whom? We want to help. We want to know and we want to hear from you."

You can watch her entire speech below. 

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During our trip to the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, we sat down with Cooper Hefner, who has been tapped by the company his father founded to act as a brand ambassador. Cooper grew up in the Playboy Mansion and was exposed to the world of Playmates from an early age. 

We were surprised to find out that he has a perspective on monogamy and relationships that couldn't be further from that of his dad, who famously enjoyed multiple girlfriends at the same time.

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Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine is in the process of making a serious real estate upgrade. The music mogul has quietly purchased the Malibu home of television producer Marcy Carsey in a secret, off-market deal, Curbed LA has confirmed. 

The sale price was a cool $60 million. Variety first reported the rumored purchase last week.

Carsey bought the home from Richard Gere for $10 million in 1995.

The three-bedroom home is made up of two parcels totalling nearly four acres of land. 

In addition to the main house, which is perched on top of a bluff near Paradise Cove, there's also a small beach hut and a recently renovated lagoon-style pool.

There's also a tennis pavilion situated closer to the main road.

Iovine currently lives in a 15,000-square-foot mansion in Los Angeles' Holmby Hills neighborhood. He purchased the home for $7 million in 1998, according to Variety.

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Action star Danny Trejo is known for his role in the "Machete" films, but his latest part is playing Marcia from "The Brady Bunch." 

The 70-year-old actor teamed up with Snickers for its Super Bowl commercial this year, in which he stars as himself playing the blonde high school student.

Business Insider caught up with Trejo to see what prompted the actor to take on the out of character role. He says he was just as surprised to hear about the role as you may have been.

"My agent called me and said, ‘Danny, I have a surprise for you. They want you to play Marcia Brady,'" Trejo tells Business Insider. "I’ve been nurturing a career of being a bad guy for 20 years and [you want me to] play Marcia Brady."

However, when Trejo learned the part was for Snickers' Super Bowl ad, he jumped at the opportunity, recalling some of the brand's former popular commercials which have featured the likes of Betty White and Joe Pesci.

"I just couldn’t believe it," says Trejo. "So I read the commercial, and it was funny. It’s going to be an amazing commercial." 

His family was surprised he decided to take on the role, too. When we asked Trejo what they thought of his latest gig, he broke out in a fit of laughter. 

"When I said I’m going to play Marcia Brady … they all kind of looked at me," said Trejo. 

He explained that they wanted to make sure Trejo knew who he was talking about. Of course, he was.

While Trejo didn't mention being a fan of the popular '70s series, he did have a thing for Florence Henderson, whose voice can be heard in the teaser ad.

"Yes, I’ll admit I was in love with the mom [Carol Brady]," recalled Trejo. "I had a crush."

Trejo has done several commercials over the years including ones for El Paso and Miller Lite. 

As opposed to his films, where Trejo can be on set for a week or several at a time for shooting, commercials are obviously less time consuming. Trejo tells us the Snickers ad took “a couple of days” to shoot in a studio.

Come Super Bowl Sunday, Trejo thinks his Snickers' ad has a good chance of being the best of the evening. 

If you haven't seen the teaser yet, it's pretty funny. 

Trejo says making the piece was a lot of fun, and said that if it's a success, it could be the start of something new for the actor.

"I might have a complete new career going here," he laughed.

The full 30-second spot, which costs an estimated $4.5 million, will be released ahead of the Super Bowl if enough fans head to Snicker's Facebook page and check out the ad.

You can check out the teaser below.

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A card game called "Exploding Kittens" — in which players use catnip sandwiches, the power of thousand-year-old back hair, and pig-a-corns to avoid drawing a card with a cute weapon of mass destruction — has raised well over $3 million on Kickstarter in the three days it's been live.

In under 72 hours, the absurd game became the 12th most-funded Kickstarter project since the crowdfunding site launched in 2009.

It's a joint effort from Matthew Inman, creator of one of the most popular webcomics, "The Oatmeal;" Elan Lee, an entrepreneur and one of the designers of the original Xbox; and Shane Small, the principal art director at Xbox Entertainment Studios.

Lee and Small became friends at Microsoft, and Lee met Inman in Hawaii last October, Inman tells Business Insider. Lee showed him a simple card game he created with Small using a regular deck of cards called "Bomb Squad."

Players would take turns drawing cards, hoping to avoid drawing ones designated as the "bomb," which got them eliminated. Other cards allowed them to "defuse" the bomb, and others let them take actions like skipping a turn or forcing an opponent to pull double cards.

"I had been looking for years for a game to make," Inman says. "So when I saw Elan's game, I said, 'This looks really fun. I want to join and change it into something else that's got more of a soul to it.'"

After agreeing to partner on the deal, Inman added his signature goofy sense of humor and wacky drawing style that's won him millions of fans. He was also able to help with the Kickstarter, since he's run successful crowdfunding campaigns before, including raising $1.37 million to restore the Tesla Science Center in upstate New York.

He kept the explainer video on the Kickstarter page as short and simple as possible, and he and his co-creators decided that they'd make the rewards for donating larger amounts of money to be "more game" rather than expensive gimmicks.

Inman's "Oatmeal" Facebook page has 3.1 million fans and a reach of 12 million people, which the three knew would attract additional attention to the game.

The "Exploding Kittens" team had a fundraising goal of only $10,000, but Inman figured they'd make a couple hundred thousand by the end of the 30 days. He was not expecting $1 million in seven hours, $2 million in just over 24 hours, and $3 million in under 72 hours.

There's still almost a full month left to go, and they're now looking to reach 100,000 backers.

Inman says they've already been approached by "everyone you can think of" with distribution deals for the game, but they're still weighing their options, figuring out stretch goals, and seeing where the Kickstarter takes them.

"None of us has been sleeping," Inman says. "We're just frantically running around putting out fires and high-fiving. Yeah, it's been amazing. None of us expected this."

Watch the short video from Inman below to better understand how to play the game:

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Super Bowl XLIX is fast approaching, and already some of the world's biggest brands are teasing details about the ads they will be running during the big game.

Click here to skip straight to the ads>>

The commercial breaks are once again set to be a flashy affair, and it's little surprise: Super Bowl 2015 broadcaster NBC is seeking $4.4 million to $4.5 million per 30-second spot, up on the $4 million price tag FOX set last year. Ninety-five percent of the in-game TV ad space has been sold so far.

We're compiling everything you need to know about the commercial side of this year's big game, and we'll keep updating this post right up until Feb. 1, when you can follow our live coverage.

All the brands in this slideshow are organized in alphabetical order for ease of navigation.

Anheuser-Busch

The brewer Anheuser-Busch is going all out once again, this time airing three minutes, 30 seconds of ads during the event.

It has two ads planned for Bud Light, each created by a different agency, and another for Bud, as Adweek details.

• "Lost Dog," has been created by Anomaly and will show how "only your best buds are the ones who always have your back." It acts as the sequel to last year's much-loved "Puppy Love" spot and features a cute canine and the famous Clydesdale horses.
• Another Bud Light spot created by EnergyBBDO is called "Coin" and tells the story of a drinker who plays a life-size Pac Man game. The brand released a teaser, so we know what to expect, on January 16. And it released the full ad on January 21 (watch it below.)
• The final spot is for Bud, which is another Anomaly effort. This ad focuses on how the beer is brewed.

The brewer plans to release each ad online in the week before the game.

Here's the Bud Light "Coin" spot:

Avocados from Mexico

Avocados from Mexico announced in January it would run a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl, but it will keep its TV ad creative under wraps until the game.

The brand will also be creating other marketing opportunities around the football season. That will include social-media activity featuring American TV host Mario Lopez and in-store ads.

In a press release, Avocados from Mexico explained the reasoning behind advertising a warm-weather fruit during the middle of winter: During the month of last year’s Super Bowl, 70 million avocados were sold in the US.

BMW

BMW is returning to the Super Bowl after a four-year hiatus, with a 60-second spot to promote its i3 electric car.

BMW's North American vice president of marketing Trudy Hardy says the company will use the Super Bowl as a platform to "educate" viewers about the benefits of electric cars.

KBS is the agency behind the spot, but we don't have any more details yet about its creative direction.

Super Bowl XLIX is fast approaching, and already some of the world's biggest brands are teasing details about the ads they will be running during the big game.

Click here to skip straight to the ads>>

The commercial breaks are once again set to be a flashy affair, and it's little surprise: Super Bowl 2015 broadcaster NBC is seeking $4.4 million to $4.5 million per 30-second spot, up on the $4 million price tag FOX set last year. Ninety-five percent of the in-game TV ad space has been sold so far.

We're compiling everything you need to know about the commercial side of this year's big game, and we'll keep updating this post right up until Feb. 1, when you can follow our live coverage.

All the brands in this slideshow are organized in alphabetical order for ease of navigation.

Anheuser-Busch

The brewer Anheuser-Busch is going all out once again, this time airing three minutes, 30 seconds of ads during the event.

It has two ads planned for Bud Light, each created by a different agency, and another for Bud, as Adweek details.

• "Lost Dog," has been created by Anomaly and will show how "only your best buds are the ones who always have your back." It acts as the sequel to last year's much-loved "Puppy Love" spot and features a cute canine and the famous Clydesdale horses.
• Another Bud Light spot created by EnergyBBDO is called "Coin" and tells the story of a drinker who plays a life-size Pac Man game. The brand released a teaser, so we know what to expect, on January 16. And it released the full ad on January 21 (watch it below.)
• The final spot is for Bud, which is another Anomaly effort. This ad focuses on how the beer is brewed.

The brewer plans to release each ad online in the week before the game.

Here's the Bud Light "Coin" spot:

Avocados from Mexico

Avocados from Mexico announced in January it would run a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl, but it will keep its TV ad creative under wraps until the game.

The brand will also be creating other marketing opportunities around the football season. That will include social-media activity featuring American TV host Mario Lopez and in-store ads.

In a press release, Avocados from Mexico explained the reasoning behind advertising a warm-weather fruit during the middle of winter: During the month of last year’s Super Bowl, 70 million avocados were sold in the US.

BMW

BMW is returning to the Super Bowl after a four-year hiatus, with a 60-second spot to promote its i3 electric car.

BMW's North American vice president of marketing Trudy Hardy says the company will use the Super Bowl as a platform to "educate" viewers about the benefits of electric cars.

KBS is the agency behind the spot, but we don't have any more details yet about its creative direction.

Now in its 40th season, "Saturday Night Live" has produced some of the funniest people of all time. 

Crowdsourced ranking site Ranker helped us find the funniest SNL cast members in the show's history. Over 35,000 people voted on the best SNL cast members.

Nearly all of them hailed from Chicago's Second City comedy troupe or LA's comedy troupe Groundlings before getting their big break on SNL. 

Here are the top cast members who made the list. 

25. Darrell Hammond

Darrell Hammond holds two SNL records: the longest tenure on SNL (14 seasons), and the most impersonations (107 and counting). His most famous impression is of former president Bill Clinton. This past fall, SNL creator Lorne Michaels hired Hammond to serve as the show's announcer, replacing the late Don Pardo.

24. Jason Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis joined SNL as a writer in 2003, and became a part of the cast in 2005. He frequently portrayed Mitt Romney on the show, and simultaneously guest starred in Tina Fey's show "30 Rock" as her love interest Floyd DeBarber. While on SNL he also appeared in movies including "Horrible Bosses" and "Hall Pass." Sudeikis left SNL in 2013.

23. David Spade

David Spade became very close with fellow SNL alum Chris Farley during Spade's 1990-1996 tenure on SNL. The two comedians were so close that SNL creator Lorne Michaels put the duo together on the big screen in 1995's "Tommy Boy." Spade also starred with Farley in the movie "Black Sheep," and was cast in the television show "Just Shoot Me."

22. Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal was an SNL cast member for the 1984-1985 season. He was known for his great impersonations of Sammy Davis Jr. and Howard Cosell, as well as his fictional character Fernando Lamas. Crystal left to pursue a film career, and starred in hits like "When Harry Met Sally" and "City Slickers." He has also hosted the Academy Awards nine times. 

21. Norm Macdonald

Macdonald was on SNL from 1993-1998 and made his mark as the "Weekend Update" host from 1994-1997. As the host of the segment he often made controversial jokes about O.J. Simpson and Michael Jackson. Macdonald has since starred in movies like "Dirty Work" and "Screwed."

20. Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz was cast on SNL in 1985 and stayed for five seasons. Lovitz created memorable characters like the pathological liar Tommy Flanagan, and Hanukkah Harry. After SNL he appeared in films including "A League of Their Own" and "Rat Race."

19. Martin Short

Martin Short joined SNL for a brief one-season stint in the show's tenth season. Short's best roles were as oddball Ed Grimely, and uptight sketchy lawyer Nathan Thurm. Directly after leaving the show, Short starred in the movie "Three Amigos" with SNL alums Steve Martin and Chevy Chase. 

18. Chris Rock

Eddie Murphy fan Chris Rock joined SNL in 1990 and stayed on for three seasons. Some of his best characters on the show were Luther Campbell and Old Man Ernie. His HBO show "Bring The Pain" earned Rock two Emmy awards. He also starred in the CW show "Everybody Hates Chris."

17. Bill Hader

Lorne Michaels and Tina Fey discovered Bill Hader, who joined SNL in 2005. His most notable character is the over-the-top New York club correspondent Stefon, who married his love, Seth Meyers, in Hader's final SNL episode in 2013. Like fellow SNL alum Eddie Murphy, Hader was nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2012. 

16. Jimmy Fallon

The "Tonight Show" host got his start on SNL in 1998. He created a slew of original characters and nailed impressions of John Lennon, Mick Jagger, and Robert De Niro. Fallon also co-hosted "Weekend Update" with Tina Fey until he left the show in 2004. 

15. Chevy Chase

Original cast member Chevy Chase anchored the "Weekend Update" segment before leaving the show after only one season. Chase has since returned eight times as a host. He has starred in four "National Lampoon's Vacation" movies, and the cult classic "Caddyshack." In recent years he was on the NBC show "Community."

14. Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig was on SNL from 2005-2012, and was the senior female cast member after Amy Poehler's departure in 2008. Wiig's SNL characters like Gilly and Dooneese, and impressions of Kathy Lee Gifford and Nancy Pelosi were fan favorites. Wiig left the show to pursue her film career, and has starred in movies like the critically acclaimed comedy "Bridesmaids."

13. Amy Poehler

Actress Amy Poehler was an SNL cast member from 2001-2008. She earned two Emmy nominations while on SNL, and was the co-host of "Weekend Update" for four years. Since leaving the show, Poehler has taken the lead role on NBC's "Parks and Recreation." Poehler, along with fellow SNL alumna Tina Fey, have hosted the Golden Globes for the past three years.

12. Adam Sandler

After being discovered in LA, Sandler wrote and performed for SNL from 1990-1995. One of Sandler's most memorable moments on SNL was when he performed the famous "Hanukkah Song." He has since gone on to star in movies including "Billy Madison," "Happy Gilmore," and "Grown Ups." 

11. Gilda Radner

The late Gilda Radner was one of SNL's original cast members when the show premiered in 1975. Radner was on SNL for five years and is remembered for her performances as annoying news woman Roseanne Rosannadanna, and Barbara Walters parody Baba Wawa. She won an Emmy in 1978 for her work on SNL.

10. Dana Carvey

During his time on SNL from 1986-1993, Dana Carvey showed his versatility impersonating real people, like George Bush, and characters, like the Church Lady. Carvey, along with Mike Myers, made box office hits "Wayne's World" and "Wayne's World 2" based on their SNL characters Wayne and Garth. 

9. Mike Myers

Myers had audiences in hysterics with his SNL characters Linda Richman and Sprockets during his six-season tenure on the the show. After leaving in 1995, Myers starred in movies like "Shrek," "Wayne's World," and "Austin Powers." Myers recently reprised his famous role as Dr. Evil on a December SNL episode commenting on the Sony North Korea hack.  

8. Tina Fey

Tina Fey joined the SNL cast in 1997 as a writer and became the show's first female head writer in 1999. In 2000 she made her on-screen debut as SNL's "Weekend Update" co-host. Fey wrote and co-starred in the movie "Mean Girls," and left SNL in 2006 to focus on her show "30 Rock." After leaving, Fey continued to make SNL appearances as Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, which earned Fey an Emmy in 2009 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

7. Chris Farley

The late Chris Farley was a star member of the SNL cast from 1990-1995. The actor was know for his Chippendales and "The Chris Farley Show" sketches. Farley also appeared in the comedy classics "Tommy Boy" and "Black Sheep" that were produced by SNL creator Lorne Michaels. 

6. Dan Aykroyd

Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd was one of SNL's original cast members, joining the cast in 1975 and staying on for four seasons. While on the show, he and colleague John Belushi developed characters like the Blues Brothers, a comedic musical duo, which yielded three albums and a movie of the same name. After leaving SNL, Aykroyd earned an Academy Award nomination for his role in "Driving Miss Daisy." 

5. Will Ferrell

SNL creator Lorne Michaels told "People" magazine in 1998 that "Will is the glue that holds the show together." Ferrell was hired in 1995 and stayed on the show until 2002. While he had many memorable moments on the show, some of the best are his impersonations of George W. Bush and Neil Diamond. After SNL, Ferrell has gone on to star in comedies like "Old School," "Elf," "Anchorman," and "Step Brothers."

4. Phil Hartman

Joining in 1986, Phil Hartman had an eight-season-long stint on SNL. He's known for his impressions of Barbara Bush, Frank Sinatra, and Bill Clinton, among others. After SNL he did voice over work on "The Simpsons," and starred in the NBC comedy "Newsradio" before his death in 1998. 

3. Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy started as an extra on SNL in 1980, and earned a full-time spot when producers had four extra minutes to fill and sent Murphy on stage to perform his stand-up routine. Murphy stayed on for four seasons before pursuing his film career, where he earned a Golden Globe for his performance in "Dreamgirls" and nominations for "Beverly Hills Cop" and "The Nutty Professor."

2. John Belushi

The other half of the Blues Brothers, John Belushi was also one of SNL's nine original cast members and stayed on the show until 1979. He is best known for playing a samurai, a killer bee, and a cone-headed alien. Before his death in 1982, Belushi starred in movies like "The Blues Brothers," "Neighbors," and "National Lampoon's Animal House."

1. Bill Murray 

A member of the "five timers club", Bill Murray joined the SNL cast in 1977 and stayed on for three seasons. He took on many personas, from Nick the lounge singer to impersonating "Family Feud" host Richard Dawson. Murray also wrote for the show and won an Emmy for outstanding writing. Since he left SNL, he has earned an Academy Award nomination for "Lost In Translation" and a Golden Globe nomination for his 2014 film "St. Vincent." 

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It's hard to imagine how someone could blow through millions of dollars.

But it happens a lot.

From Michael Jackson to Francis Ford Coppola, we rounded up riches-to-rags stories, featuring high-profile people who managed to lose their fortunes (and sometimes get them back again).

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye's estate has an estimated net worth of $5 million.

Back in 1976, the Motown legend's divorce from his first wife, Anna Gordy Gaye, led him to file for bankruptcy. In order to cover the $600,000 Gaye owed his wife in alimony payments, the singer gave Anna the rights to his album "Here, My Dear."

The singer's financial troubles — along with drug addiction — followed him for the rest of his life, even though he continued to record albums and perform. He even moved to Europe in 1981 to avoid dealing with the IRS. Gaye was killed in 1984 when his own father shot him after a heated argument. 

Kim Basinger

When Kim Basinger filed for bankruptcy in 1993, the actress had a net worth of $5.4 million.

Her reason for filing for bankruptcy was backing out of filming the movie "Boxing Helena." Main Line Pictures sued her to the tune of $8.1 million for breach of contract. In a new trial three years later, Basinger settled for $3.8 million.

Basinger has since appeared in multiple films, including "8 Mile" and "Cellular," and she signed a contract with IMG Models — at 60 years old. As of last year, she had an estimated net worth of $36 million.

Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf currently has an estimated net worth of $25 million, a far cry from where he was decades earlier.

The singer filed for bankruptcy in the '80s after Jim Steinman — who wrote many of Meat Loaf's songs — filed a lawsuit against Meat Loaf. This came just after the not-so-succesful release of Meat Loaf's album "Dead Ringer."

The singer's last hit album was released in 1993. He has since acted in movies (including "Fight Club"), released the TV series "VH1 Storytellers," and published an autobiography.