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November 22, 2012 at 9:59PM

F.Gary Gray's long-back-burnered biopic of seminal rappers N.W.A. finally is getting some traction, with Universal in negotiations to pick up the project. Who's down First Joaquin Phoenix. Now Anthony Hopkins turns up his nose at Oscar campaigning. "People groveling around ... it makes me want to throw up," he declares. Easy to say when you've already got a little statue.

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