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Remember "Rocky III" when Rocky gets knocked the hell out by Clubber Lang -- but then refocuses, gets his crap together and beat Mr. T's entire career into oblivion?

Yeah, that's sorta what Kevin Hart thinks is gonna happen with Ronda Rousey.

Dude was trying to tell us how every champion gets tested ... a low moment ... and this is clearly Ronda's low moment.

So ... will she be Rocky in "Rocky III"?? Or will she be Drago?

Liana Liberato is not a household name in Hollywood yet but the 17-year-old actress is already getting the Jennifer Lawrence treatment ... pocketing a cut of her upcoming film's box office profits.

Liana's landed a starring role in the coming-of-age flick "Dear Eleanor," about two Eleanor Roosevelt fangirls set in 1962. It's being directed by Kevin Connolly, aka "E" from "Entourage," and also stars Jessica Alba and Isabelle Fuhrman.

Liana's getting $65k off the bat for the role ... pretty low by Hollywood standards, probably because it's an indie and she's a newbie.

But there's a silver lining ... if the film makes back its money, Liana will get 2% of gross profits. And she'll get a $35k bonus if the film hits $10 million and another $35k for each $5 mill after that.

Idris Elba put one of the hottest Hollywood rumors to rest ... he will NOT replace Daniel Craig as James Bond.

Elba was at LAX Friday when he told our photog not once but twice ... Bond is not in his future. There has been a campaign for Elba to inherit the role ... making his the first black 007.

Victor Willis -- the cop in Village People -- is about to expose a big disco era secret, and it will forever change the way you hear "Y.M.C.A."

Willis just signed on to do an A&E/Lifetime TV movie based on his life -- and sources close to the deal tell us one of the big reveals is some Village members were lip-syncing. It's unclear exactly which of his bandmates he's calling out for faking it.

Willis was the original lead singer, but left in the early '80s on bad terms. He never performed with the group again, and even threatened to sue them for using "Y.M.C.A." in a recent TV special.

The movie, set to air sometime next year, seems timed to coincide with Victor's attempted comeback. He just released a new single and music vid.

Legendary actor Alan Arkin suffered a stroke ... TMZ has learned.

The actor, who starred in "Little Miss Sunshine," "Argo," "The Russians are Coming," "Grosse Pointe Blank," "Edward Scissorhands" and "Glengarry Glen Ross" had what his people called a "mini stroke" Monday and was hospitalized and released Tuesday.

We're told doctors did a battery of tests and there's no significant damage.

Arkin's latest movie, "Love the Coopers," had a premiere at The Grove in L.A. Thursday night, and he was a no-show.

If Hollywood was Wall St. ... Ronda Rousey is Netflix -- 'cause her stock has EXPLODED this year ... so says Sylvester Stallone who tells us her movie rate is WAYYYY UP in 2015.

Stallone has worked with Rousey before -- back in 2013, he booked her for a role in "The Expendables 3."

But that was before she dominated Miesha Tate, Sara McMann, Alexis Davis, Cat Zingano and Bethe Correia ... making her one of the biggest stars in Hollywood!

So, when we asked Stallone if he was down to put her one of his next flicks, Stallone kept it real -- telling us he's on a budget and Rousey is simply out of his league.

BOMBSHELL REVELATION TIME ...

Pro wrestling legend Bill Goldberg is lifting the shroud off one of the WWE's most famous gimmicks ... saying "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was more spit then swallow when it came to beers in the ring.

We got Goldberg out in L.A. -- promoting his new movie "Check Point" -- when we talked to him about rumors of a comeback match between him and Austin. So, we had to ask about Steve's infamous beer bash celebrations and if the dude really pounded brews.

That's when Goldberg broke the bad news and the UNFORGIVABLE news ... saying that not only is no match between him and the rattlesnake imminent ... but that Austin NEVER REALLY DRANK THE BEERS.

Watch and see for yourself ... R.I.P. to your childhood.

Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph" was a stolen idea from a rejected TV show ... at least according to one guy who's suing for $10 million.

Dyke Robinson tells TMZ he created a book series called "Digiland" and even pitched the idea to Disney execs for a TV show in 2012. But according to the docs, Disney pulled the plug after reading Robinson's script.

Later that year, Robinson watched 'Wreck-It Ralph' and says he was shocked to see it was riddled with his 'Digiland' imagery.

Robinson claims the land called "Sugar Rush" in W-IR, made entirely of candy was all his idea. He gets specific, saying the movie jacked his sweet ground and sugar-fertilized trees.

Robinson is asking for $10 million in damages ... not a huge amount considering the movie made $400 million.

Gunnar Hansen, who played one of the scariest, most iconic mass murderers ever, is dead.

Hansen made a career out of his role as Leatherface in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Although the movie was released in 1974, when he was a young man, Hansen proudly revived the role in various forms over the years. He played "The Master" in the 1988 "Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers" and the captain in the 2009 "Reykjavik What Watching Massacre.

Hansen took the role of the murderous Leatherface right out of grad school. He did many other things in entertainment -- he appeared in 28 films and wrote screenplays, books and documentaries.

Hansen died of pancreatic cancer. He was 68.

RIP

Mark Wahlberg is at the top of his game, but what really gets him pumped is his son's soccer game.

Mark was goin' nuts on the field, cheering the youngster on.

Rick Springfield thinks the late Walt Disney is rolling over in his grave because of some rumored changes his company is making with 'Star Wars' merchandise.

Rick is a huge 'Star Wars' fan -- he even owns a VERY rare collectible called Head Man -- so we asked him about Disney allegedly killing all future sales of the Princess Leia 'slave' costume from 'Return of the Jedi.'

Rick's pretty passionate in his belief that someone at Disney's trying to make 'Star Wars' too G-rated, and Walt would NOT be down with that. As for the Mouse's handling of the 'Force Awakens' ... Springfield weighs in on that too.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt STILL clean up so freakin' good, it hurts -- and they flaunted their perfection Thursday night at the Hollywood premiere of their movie "By The Sea."

Angie directed, wrote and co-stars in the film with Brad so this was clearly a big night for the couple, who apparently REFUSE to age.

She's 40, he's 51, and they have 6 six kids running around at home, and the thing is ... none of that shows, AT ALL!

The Force was very strong for a 'Star Wars' fan battling terminal cancer -- J.J. Abrams and Disney set him up with a private screening of 'The Force Awakens' after a viral campaign to make it happen.

32-year-old Daniel Fleetwood got his final wish when studio execs showed up at his Texas home Wednesday and let him see an unedited version. Daniel was diagnosed with inoperable spindle cell sarcoma in July, and doctors told him he won't make it to Christmas ... when the movie premieres.

Daniel's wife, Ashley, tells us he loved the movie. She can't say much more because she had to sign a confidentiality agreement. She says they watched on their own TV, but it was played from Disney's equipment -- gotta make sure the flick doesn't get jacked.

Abrams put in a phone call to Daniel before they rolled the movie, which Ashley says really made Daniel's day.

Melissa Mathison, the woman who coined the phrase, "E.T. phone home" ... has died. She was 65 years old.

Mathison wrote the screenplay for the 1982 classic and was married to Harrison Ford for more than 20 years. Her brother confirmed she died Wednesday in L.A. after an illness, according to reports.

She and Ford had two children together ... Malcolm and Georgia.

Melissa also wrote screenplays for blockbusters like "The Black Stallion," "The Indian In The Cupboard," and "The Escape Artist."

She will likely have one more hit with 'E.T.' director Steven Spielberg. She wrote the highly anticipated family fantasy "The BFG" ... which comes out next year.

Quentin Tarantino called the cops 13 days before whipping a crowd up into a frenzy over when he called police murderers, asking them to come over and deal with someone who broke onto his property.

Law enforcement tells TMZ, Quentin was at his L.A. home October 11th at around 2 PM when he noticed someone in his backyard. We're told Quentin asked the guy to leave but he refused. Either Quentin or a member of his staff then called 911 and asked cops to come help.

We're told cops arrived minutes later and talked to the intruder who left without incident.

Just 13 days later, Quentin addressed a crowd at a NYC rally against "police terror," and fired them up by saying, "When I see murders, I do not stand by ... I have to call a murder a murder and I have to call the murderers the murderers."

Quentin just clarified his comments, saying he was not referring to all cops as "murderers."

Somebody call Yoda, 'cause Luke Skywalker has some serious confidence issues.

Mark Hamill tells TMZ ... unlike millions of nerds across the galaxy, he refuses to watch the old "Star Wars" movies ... and it's all because he's super insecure about seeing himself on-screen.

Hamill was leaving Greenblatt's Deli on the Sunset Strip when we asked him if there was a proper order to watch all of the "Star Wars" flicks.

That's when the Jedi master told us he just can't do it ... "I just don't like really watching myself ... because you see all the flaws."

Hamill says he LOVES everyone else in the flicks -- Harrison, Carrie, Billy Dee -- but when it comes to Luke, all he sees is the dark side.