This plan will probably involve a tiny person/animal — baby sloths, anyone? — and will not include poor Justin Bartha, who will never be a member of the wolfpack.

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The first movie cemented Cooper, Helms, and Galifianakis as a comedic trio who played off one another in their search to locate Bartha. The sequel brings back many elements from the original: A lost kid (this time it’s Stu’s fiance’s little brother), a creature to care for (trade baby for monkey), and Stu stuck with a disfiguring facial issue (lost tooth is nothing compared to a mysterious tattoo). Hell, Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong) gets more screen time than Bartha!

And now it seems that Bartha has found himself in the situation of anyone who misses out on a great party: As much as they tell you about the fun, you weren’t part of it, and you’ll get overlooked when it comes to setting up the next great adventure. What’s distressing is that he’s proven himself to be a funny actor. I first saw him in 2004′s National Treasure, where he provided the witticisms to break up Nicolas Cage‘s intense conspiracy theories. He knows his stuff, and yet he got stuck outside of the action yet again.

This issue isn’t confined to the Hangover movies. Think back through wedding-themed comedies, and it’s difficult to find an engaged character who is genuinely interesting. Take Maya Rudolph in Bridesmaids: As great as she is playing off Kristen Wiig and Rose Byrne, she’s undoubtedly the straight woman to her dysfunctional bridesmaids. The bride in 27 Dresses (Malin Akerman) is a spoiled brat, but we never find out where that entitlement comes from.

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Oh, what will we ever do without Lost? We’ll all have to figure that out after Sunday, when the epic series officially concludes. But fear not, there is plenty of new pop culture to fill the void — right? How about a premiere episode of the new FOX detective show The Good Guys with Colin Hanks? Or an MTV reality show that highlights the horrors of being a new college grad? Well, we tried.

TV: It’s all been leading up to this…Lost‘s two-hour series finale airs Sunday. So what new series are premiering to (attempt to) replace it? Tonight, MTV debuts its much-anticipated reality show Hired, which features college grads competing for entry level jobs. On Wednesday, before American Idol, check out a preview episode of The Good Guys, a quirky detective series starring Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks. After the preview this week, the show will settle into its regular slot June 7. Speaking of Idol, the competition series is winding down with only three contestants remaining. Dancing with the Stars is also down to the finals — with only four competitors remaining this week.

And besides Lost, there are other series taking a bow this week as well, so don’t let them get lost in the shuffle. Heh. Gossip Girl, Chuck, House, One Tree Hill and Castle all bow tonight, with Grey’s Anatomy wrapping up with a two-hour finale Thursday and 90210 ending on Tuesday.

Movies: It’s also a big week for movies. Saturday Night Live spin-off MacGruber hits theaters on Friday, but we might skip it in favor of Shrek Forever After. Some other smaller release movies to check out: Holy Rollers with Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha and Ari Graynor and Solitary Man starring Michael Douglas, young hot newcomer Imogen Potts and — again Jesse Eisenberg.

Music: Need more Glee? Glee: The Music, Volume 3 — Showstoppers, featuring songs from the second half of the first season, will hit stores Tuesday. Also out that day, Friday Night Lights Vol. 2, highlighting music from the series, and Weakness Makes You Beautiful, an album from Petree, a band led by Shiny Toy Guns’ Stephen Petree.

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Totally-Worth-It Investment piece: Golden Rule Dress (ModCloth.com, $142.49)

A Sweet-And-Special Floral Frock: Kimchi Blue Print Strapless Pintuck Dress (Urban Outfitters, $68.00).

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In Holy Rollers, Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha star as Hassidic Jewish men from Brooklyn who turn to drug smuggling and an unknown world of sex and sin. Ari Graynor plays Jesse’s love interest:

And in the indie The Kids Are All Right, which won best feature film at the Berlin Film Fest this year, Alice in Wonderland‘s Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson play the children of a lesbian couple (Julianne Moore and Annette Bening) who set out to find the sperm donor their mothers used to conceive (Mark Ruffalo):

What do you think of these to films? Do you think you’ll go see them in theaters?

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As much as we love JT, we already know everything about him. But what about the cluster of young unknowns in this film? The ones who will be playing the youngest, richest, luckiest geeks of all time?

Introducing, the Facebook 5:

Jesse Eisenberg
Eisenberg portrays Zuckerberg, and shares that innate nerdiness and good fortune despite said innate nerdiness. You have seen the buzzy 26-year-old actor before in Adventureland (where he romanced Kristen Stewart), Zombieland and The Squid And the Whale. He plays awkward well, evoking a slightly more dreamy Michael Cera. If this Social Network group were The Brat Pack, he’d be Anthony Michael Hall. The Jersey-bred son of a clown-mother and college professor-father, Eisenberg will soon be seen alongside Justin Bartha as an Ecstasy-dealing Orthodox Jew in Holy Rollers, out May 10. As of last May, he was a sixth-year junior majoring in Anthropology at the New School in New York City, riding his bicycle and living with his girlfriend. “I have one female fan,” he told Rolling Stone. “But she lives with me. I’m not aware of any others.” That’s what Zuckerberg said … before he invented Facebook! Zing!

Andrew Garfield
Garfield — born in Los Angeles, raised in England — plays Facebook co-founder and Zuckerberg nemesis Eduardo Saverin, who slapped the CEO with a lawsuit over money and the rights to “founder” status after they drifted apart. But back to Garfield: He is lanky and intense-looking, with a foppish look straight out of an Ivy League underground society. The 26-year-old first gained recognition on stage in his native Britain, and appeared opposite NatPort/ScarJo in the 2008 drama The Other Boleyn Girl. Here’s video of Garfield after winning best actor at the British Academy Television Awards for his role in the TV movie Kid A. He is a Leo, allergic to nuts and word has it was romantically linked to actress Shannon Woodward.

Patrick Mapel
Mapel was picked to play genial, boyish Chris Hughes, the Zuckerberg college roomie-turned-Facebook founder and spokesman who left the company to campaign for Obama. Mapel has, like, no film credits beyond an obscure 2008 drama called The Evening Journey, which, according to IMDB, is the  story about residents of hard-working fishing village. But wait! His mother is none other than Mare Winningham of St. Elmo’s Fire fame; Mapel is one of five children borne of Winningham and her ex-husband William Mapel, a TV tech advisor; Mapel, who was born in 1983, lived through the suicide of older brother, actor Riley Mapel, in 2005. Last year, Mapel popped up on Broadway in an adaptation of the Eugene O’Neill play Mourning Becomes Electra. In the opening-night party photos, he looks the spitting image of Hughes: slight, Waspy and approachable.

Joseph Mazzello
Mazzello — oh, you know him – is That Kid from Jurassic Park! He was also in The River Wild with Meryl Streep, and Radio Flyer alongside Elijah Wood. He’s now 26, with a degree in film from USC, and was cast in The Social Network as Dustin Moskovitz, another guy who was lucky enough to live in the same Harvard dorm room as  Zuckerberg when the seeds of Facebook were planted in 2004.  ”They were in their dorm rooms trying to meet girls, and it became a billion- dollar business,” Mazzello told the British paper The Independent. “The whole thing caused a lot of conflict between the friends and eventual lawsuits.” This past weekend, The Independent ran an unintentionally hilarious profile of Mazzello, pegged to his leading role as a WWII marine in the new Steven Spielberg-produced TV epic The Pacific; interviewer Guy Adams writes breathlessly about how Mazzello disppeared from Hollywood, cast aside like a washed-up loser: “The sensitive and slightly awkward youth, who had walked hand-in-hand with Steven Spielberg up red carpets, suddenly stopped being cast in blockbuster movies; or pretty much any movies, come to that. His intense gaze and gingery brow (both of which are still very much in evidence) vanished from the public arena overnight. And that explains why he now finds himself, at the grand old age of 26, being “sort-of recognised” by members of the public at a Los Angeles luxury hotel.” Geez, Guy, give this Ginger a break! Spielberg certainly did.

Brenda Song
Song’s star keeps rising, and she has been featured in a slew of popular Disney Channel shows like The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, where she played rich girl London Tipton, and original made-for-TV movies such as Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. The 22-year-old California native is fast-becoming a red-carpet fixture, and by all accounts,  will make a cameo in The Social Network as Zuckerberg’s girlfriend Priscilla Chan. They are a cute couple, and Chan reportedly won the Facebook frontman’s heart with a Twizzler. One time, TMZ caught them walking out of Mr. Chow and they got embarrassed. While Song is much more glamorous than Chan, she seems equally down-to-earth: The husky-voiced actress has a black belt in taekwondo, and despite her Disney princess background, once dated rapper Flo Rida. She also successfully won a lawsuit last year after an escort service used her image on an ad in the back of LA Weekly. Song has a bit of a rebel streak; will she balance Eisenberg’s onscreen awkwardness? Certainly. And Chan is the graceful and charming better half of Zuckerberg, who let it be known, is far more reknowned for his ego than his people skills.

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Dakota Fanning, 15
Not many child actors are able to make the leap to adult-stardom. Dakota promises to be one of the few to pull it off. She gave us a glimpse of her grown-up bad-girl side in the Twilight sequel, New Moon, playing a member of vamp royalty. And her role as a teenage rock star in The Runaways promises to catapult her from freakishly-talented child prodigy to full-fledged Hollywood star.

Leighton Meester, 23
If an Emmy was awarded to the television actress most unlike her small-screen persona, Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester just might take the prize. Unlike Blair Waldorf, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, it’s been reported that Leighton’s mother was in jail on pot charges when she gave birth to her daughter. Leighton is now on an upward trajectory, taking big screen roles in Date Night with Tina Fey and Steve Carell, The Roommate with Minka Kelly and Love Don’t Let Me Down with Gwyneth Paltrow. She also just released a new single, “Your Love’s a Drug,” off her upcoming pop album. But as far as we’re concerned, Leighton will always be Queen B.

Nina Dobrev, 21
Have you heard the story about the teenage girl and her doomed love affair with a vampire who’s sworn off human blood? No, not that one. The Vampire Diaries on the CW. All joking aside, what could have been a weak Twilight knock-off has turned out to be an addictive guilty pleasure (and a great way to get your weekly vampire fix until Eclipse comes out in theaters). Nina has become one of our favorite new heroines as the lucky mortal caught between two hot vampire brothers.

Taylor Swift, 20
Taylor became America’s sweetheart in the moment that Kanye West snatched the mic from her hands at the VMAs and turned “I’mma let you finish” into the catchphrase of the year. But Taylor has continued to earn that title –- breaking out a string of confessional, romantic hit singles and dominating the 2010 Grammy Awards. Okay, so her painful duet with Stevie Nicks at the Grammy’s wasn’t a high point. But we know Taylor has better moments ahead of her. One of them is her first movie role in Valentine’s Day, which also stars her ex, Taylor Lautner.

Rihanna, 21
It’s hard to believe it was less than five years ago that Rihanna launched her music career with her debut single, “Pon de Replay.” Now it’s hard to imagine the industry without her danceable music and daring sense of fashion. Our respect for Rihanna has deepened in the past year due to the dignified way she handled her widely-publicized assault by Chris Brown after a 2009 Grammy’s pre-party. (Brown later pleaded guilty to felony assault and was sentenced to five-years’ probation and community service.) She also reminded us that domestic violence can happen to anybody.

Anna Kendrick, 24
Anna  had a great 2009. First, she graduated from playing Kristen Stewart’s sidekick in the Twilight movies to playing George Clooney’s sidekick in Up in the Air. As if working with George wasn’t enough, the part also earned her an Academy Award nod for Best Supporting Actress. (Anna already has some experience with award shows. At the age of 12, she scored a Tony nomination for her role in the Broadway musical High Society.) Her next project –- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World with Michael Cera in the title role -– isn’t exactly Oscar-bait, but we’re planning to line up for tickets anyway.

Megan Fox, 23
We know why guys love Megan. That’s obvious. We love her too, although not for the same reasons. Megan is clearly someone who doesn’t care too much about what people think. She’s gotten in some trouble for saying less-than-complimentary things about other celebrities and even about her own movies. (Need a refresher? Here’s Megan on director Michael Bay: “He’s like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous mad-man reputation. He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is.”) Sure, some of what Megan says may not be diplomatic, but we like a girl who speaks her mind. This year, she’ll star in two fantasy dramas –- Jonah Hex with Josh Brolin and Passion Play with Mickey Rourke. We can’t wait to hear what she has to say about them.

Abby Elliott, 22
Every new Saturday Night Live cast member is haunted by the same question: Who will be the next Will Ferrell or Kristen Wiig? Well, our money is on Abby Elliott. In her second season, she’s proving to be one of the show’s most versatile players and best impressionists. (Her brutal takedown of Angelina Jolie is our favorite.) Her funny genes apparently come from dad Chris Elliott, who was an SNL cast member for one season in the mid-90s. SNL would be smart to keep Abby around for much longer.

America Ferrera, 25
What will we do without Ugly Betty? For three and a half years, it’s been our go-to show for ridiculous soap opera-style comedy. But even though we’re losing Betty, we’ll still have America Ferrera. This summer, she’ll star in Our Family Wedding, playing a bride-to-be coping with interracial family drama. We’ll also hear her voice in the upcoming DreamWorks animated comedy How to Train Your Dragon. Meanwhile, we still have two months of Betty before the finale. We hope the braces finally come off.

Carey Mulligan, 24
A year ago, we were all like, “Carey who?” Now she’s nominated for an Academy Award, dating Shia LaBeouf and one of the hottest young actresses in Hollywood. Carey has actually had a busy career in British film, but she didn’t break out until she took on the starring role in An Education as a 16-year-old whose life derails after she falls for a charming, but shady, older man. Next, she’ll show us her best American accent in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, playing Michael Douglas’ daughter and Shia’s fiancée. Back on her home turf of England, she’s also starring with Keira Knightley in Never Let Me Go.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, 23
Back in the Olsen twins’ Full House days, it was possible to mistake them for one girl with a very long name: Mary-Kate Ashley Olsen. Not anymore. Over the past few years, Mary-Kate and Ashley have been forging distinct, separate identities. We can totally them apart now. Mary-Kate, the bohemian actress, will follow her roles in The Wackness and Weeds with a part in Beastly, a fantasy romance scheduled for release this summer. Ashley is focusing on the twins’ design businesses and dating The Hangover‘s missing groom, Justin Bartha. Together or apart, we think they’re pretty fabulous.

Miley Cyrus, 17
Miley is finally shedding her Hannah Montana alter-ego and her liberation is coming not a moment too soon. Miley’s pole dance at the Teen Choice Awards last August signaled that she wouldn’t last under the family-friendly Disney regime for much longer. Once Hannah Montana wraps next year, we can’t wait to see what a less censored Miley has planned.  For now, we know for sure that she’s starring in the upcoming movie The Last Song with boyfriend Liam Hemsworth. Also, we still can’t get “Party in the U.S.A.” out of our heads.

Charlyne Yi, 24
We’re rooting for Charlyne, who we first saw in Knocked Up playing the only girl in Seth Rogen’s posse of weirdo housemates. Last year, she proved herself more than just a bit player by co-writing and starring in Paper Heart, a hybrid documentary/fictional love story (with Michael Cera as her awkwardly adorable boyfriend). We’re hoping for more from Charlyne soon. We need more oddballs in Hollywood.

Britt Robertson, 19
Have you seen the new CW drama, Life Unexpected? If not, get to your DVR right now. It’s a smart, funny family drama –- kind of like Gilmore Girls, without being as self-consciously cute. Britt Robertson plays a 16-year-old orphan who tracked down her birth parents only to find that they were teenagers themselves when they gave her up. Shiri Appleby, whom we love from her Roswell days, plays the mom, but it’s Britt and her combination of cynicism and vulnerability that make the show a must-see.

Emma Watson, 19
Remember little frizzy-haired bookworm Hermione Granger? Emma is all grown up and –- according to Vanity Fair magazine –- she was the highest paid Hollywood actress last year. But instead of burning out on the L.A. party scene like some other starlets we won’t mention, Emma’s going to Brown University. Oh, and she’s also the face of Burberry, which means she’s probably much better dressed at those early morning lectures than we were in our college days. Not too shabby for a mudblood.

Ellen Page, 22
It’s hard to think of Ellen without calling up the image of Juno’s hooded sweatshirt stretched over her enormous pregnant belly. Because of that star-making role –- as well as other parts in Hard Candy, Smart People and Whip It — Ellen has become associated with cynical teens who are maybe too smart for their own good. This year, she’s moving on from teenage roles to star in Inception with Leo DiCaprio, a big-budget thriller directed by Christopher Nolan. In another change of pace she’ll also co-star in Rainn Wilson’s superhero comedy, called Super.

Scarlett Johansson, 25
Is there anything Scarlett Johansson can’t do? Since the age of 9, she’s been proving herself the onscreen equal of movie veterans like Robert Redford, Bill Murray and Woody Allen. Then she decided to be a singer and turned out to be pretty good at that, too. Now she’s getting rave reviews for her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge. So what will ScarJo do next (other than star in the Iron Man sequel)? Brain surgery? Lion taming? Whatever it is, we have no doubt she’ll pull it off.

Amber Riley, 24
In a diva-off between the leading ladies of Glee, Amber Riley gives Lea Michele a run for her money. So it’s too bad she’s the most tragically underused talent on that show. As Mercedes, Amber killed with her rendition of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” on the winter finale, but Lea’s character ended up with the big solo at sectionals anyway. So not fair. We’re ready to start a letter writing campaign to FOX demanding more Mercedes in 2010. Who’s with us?

Sarah Hyland, 19
It takes a smart actress to play a ditz. Take Christina Applegate, who perfected her portrayal of bimbo Kelly Bundy over a decade ago on Married with Children. Following in Christina’s footsteps is Sarah Hyland, who plays our new favorite television airhead, Haley Dunphy, on ABC’s Modern Family. If you haven’t seen it, Modern Family is a mockumentary about three branches of an extended family, also starring Married with Children‘s Ed O’Neill as its patriarch. Sarah’s endearingly dim portrayal of 15-year-old Haley -– especially her scenes with Haley’s equally vacant boyfriend –- is just one of many reasons to watch.

Freida Pinto, 25
Would Slumdog Millionaire have come out of nowhere to just about sweep the 2009 Academy Awards if it didn’t star the stunning Freida Pinto as its hero’s love interest? We’ll never know, but we’re not surprised that Woody Allen has picked Freida to star in his new movie, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. She’ll follow in the footsteps of ScarJo and Evan Rachel Wood as the auteur’s latest muse. Make all the “dirty old man” jokes you like, but Woody does have great taste.

Lea Michele, 23
Lea , the reigning diva of Glee, can sing anything. As Rachel Berry, the self-appointed president of glee club, she has taken on Barbra Streisand, Idina Menzel, Jordin Sparks, Celine Dion, Rihanna…the list goes on and on. She’s also proven her acting chops by managing to make Rachel –- an overbearing, self-centered drama queen –- lovable. Not surprisingly, Lea got her start on Broadway, where she played a tragic ingenue in the rock musical Spring Awakening. We’re not sure what project Lea will take on next, but we have no doubt that she can do whatever she wants.

Kristen Stewart, 19
Kristen specializes in playing girls who are brooding, enigmatic and tough to pin down. The same could be said of Kristen herself.  She’s not the type of actress who opens up about her personal life (R-Patz: are they or aren’t they?) and she’s never seemed comfortable with the Twilight fan frenzy. So we’re looking forward to seeing her shift into edgier films, where she seems to belong. She’ll star as rocker Joan Jett in The Runaways and then play a hooker befriended by a grieving married man (James Gandolfini) in Welcome to the Rileys. But don’t worry, fellow Twihards. Eclipse and Breaking Dawn are also on the way.

Blake Lively, 22
Just when we started to typecast Blake Lively as a Serena van der Woodsen-like It Girl, she surprised everyone with her role as the wild, younger version of Robin Wright’s character in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. While Blake will continue to play the uber-glamorous Serena on Gossip Girl (thank god), she’s also branching out further with two new movies. This year, she’s starring in The Town, a crime drama directed by and starring Ben Affleck. Next year, she’ll star in the superhero flick Green Lantern with Ryan Reynolds. Oh, she’ll also presumably keep dating Penn Badgley. Lucky girl.

Selena Gomez, 17
Selena is best known for Wizards of Waverly Place, a Disney show about three siblings with magical powers, as well as for an on-and-off romance with Nick Jonas. But she’s also a pop singer and her latest album, called “Kiss & Tell,” scored some respectful critical reviews. We’re hoping she can follow the path that Miley blazed to an adult, mainstream career…but without the stop at pole dancing.

Lady Gaga, 23
Gaga says that she’s a “free bitch” and there’s really no better way to explain the bizarre, sexy and powerful persona she’s created for the stage. Gaga, who was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, has been called the next Madonna, but that comparison doesn’t really do justice to her originality and talent. And by the way, anyone questioning Lady Gaga’s talent should check out her badass duet with Elton John at the Grammy Awards. It leaves no doubt that a new pop icon is here to stay.

Honorable Mention: Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, 22
Oh, Snooks. We wanted so badly to include you on our list. But then we remembered those hot tub hook-ups. (The Situation? Really? You’re better than that, Snooks.) Here’s our advice to you for Season 2: Forget about the guidos. You’re better than them. You’re smarter than people realize and tougher than most guys three times your size. Let them come to you this season. Or don’t — now that you seem to have already snagged yourself a man, it’s time to concentrate on other things. Launching your own line of trucker hats or pickles perhaps?

By Kristen Lee

(Photos by WENN.com)

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Ashley looked gorgeous in a royal blue cocktail dress by Erdem with an embellished neckline and matching Manolo Blahniks. The color looks amazing on her. She looks a lot like Mary-Kate in these photos, don’t you think? a lot of media outlets are mistaking her for MK!

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I loved The Hangover, but I was very surprised to see it win. Two Meryl Streep movies were nominated! A flashy musical was nominated! A critically acclaimed indie darling was nominated! Good for Justin and the entire cast and crew who worked on this funny, charming film. See the complete list of Golden Globe winners here.

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Art of Elysium works with actors, artists and musicians, encouraging them to work with and mentor childen battling serious illnesses. They give the kids workshops, classes and one-on-one mentoring in everything from acting to music to writing to directing and fashion design!. It’s an amazing charity and it’s so awesome that Ashley and Justin are supporting it!

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