After being unable to agree to terms for a sequel, the folks at Warner Bros and the reps behind stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis finally seemed to be able to knock out a deal for The Hangover 2. I’m not entirely sure where you go for something like this, but with Todd Phillips set to direct the sequel and the cast returning, I’m fairly certain that the follow up can be entertaining at the very least. Don’t know that it could come anywhere to matching the original, but at least their back to make part two.

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The noms came out today for the Golden Globes… After reading Emily Blunt’s name for “The Young Victoria” in film, Timberlake sings, “Somebody’s gonna have a good night tonight!” at John Krasinski who’s engaged to the actress.

Great story in the LA Times about a previously unknown to Americans director by the name of Federico “Fede” Alvarez. He came to Hollywood two weeks ago as a total unknown. But in a matter of days after arriving in Los Angeles, the young Uruguayan filmmaker had the kind of amazing movie deal that would seem far-fetched, even by “Entourage” standards.

After seeing his short film, which depicts an invasion of Montevideo by a battalion of giant robots, Mandate Pictures agreed to bankroll a $30-million upcoming film for Alvarez, with the filmmaker getting a cool $1 million director’s fee. Alvarez also made the rounds of the talent agencies and ended up leaving town with a CAA agent team as well as a deal with Anonymous Content to represent him for commercials. Most important, Alvarez also came away with an A-list Hollywood godfather, “Spider-Man” director Sam Raimi, who will serve as a mentor and producer, through his Ghost House Pictures, on Alvarez’s first American film.

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