Photo: Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean

Topping the list of the World’s 50 sexiest male movie stars is, unsurprisingly, Johnny Depp, followed by Robert Pattinson at No 2.

Photo: Robert Pattinson

Frankly, I cannot for the life of me understand the so-called sex appeal of this dopey-eyed boy but then I belong to a different generation, the one that wants to pick him up by the scruff of his neck and throw him in a bath or check him into rehab.

Number three, four and five on the list are Robert Downey Jr., Brad Pitt and Christian Bale.

Sixth on the list is Hugh Jackman, followed by George Clooney, Alan Rickman, James McAvoy, and Gerard Butler.

Photo: Gerard Butler

Of these I would definitely nudge George Clooney and Gerard Butler to number 5 or so.

As for the sexiest female movie stars, the numero uno sexiest star is again, unsuprisingly, Megan Fox.

Photo: Megan Fox

Number two in Angelina Jolie and three is Emma Watson (huh?)

The number four to ten top 50 sexiest female movie stars ever are:

Photo: Scarlett Johansson

4. Scarlett Johansson (I would put her at 2 or 3, as would most XY chromosomes)

5. Zoe Saldana
6. Natalie Portman
7. Kristen Stewart
8. Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
9. Helena Bonham Carter

Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler

Mickey Rourke will play the Russian villain Whiplash. The deal came through after intense negotiations, with Rourke managing to up Marvel Entertainment’s $250,000 offer.

Scarlet Johansson will play the role of the Black Widow in Iron Man 2.

Iron Man 2 will be released in early 2010.

Variety has reported that that Robert Downey Jr. convinced Mickey Rourke to sign up for Iron Man 2, on the awards circuit.

Mickey Rourke was nominated for the 2009 Golden Globe Best Actor award and the 2009 Oscar Best Actor award for his role in the movie, The Wrestler. Rourke won the 2009 Golden Globe Best Actor award for the movie.

Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for the 2009 Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor award and the 2009 Oscar Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Tropic Thunder.

Apparently, in a discussion with Newsweek when Frank Langella and Anne Hathaway were also present, Robert Downey Jr. asked Mickey Rourke to accept Whiplash’s role in Iron Man 2.

Photo: Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger in 9½ Weeks

56-year-old Mickey Rourke started out as a boxer. After repeated injuries, he took time off the boxing ring, and ventured into acting. Rourke has acted in movies, such as 9½ Weeks, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Rumble Fish, Year of the Dragon, Barfly, Angel Heart, Wild Orchid, and Desperate Hours.

In 1991, Mickey Rourke once again went back to boxing but could not cut the grade, at the national level.

In 2009, Mickey Rourke will  be seen in Passion Plays, written and directed by Mitch Glazer, scriptwriter of The Recruit, starring Al Pacino, and Scrooged with Bill Murray.

His other forthcoming movies include The Expendables, Broken Horses, and The Informers, with Kim Basinger his co-star from 9½ Weeks.

Picture: Scarlett Johansson goes nude in He's Just Not That Into You

In the movie, Scarlett Johansson is spotted skinny-dipping in a pool to seduce Bradley Cooper who plays a married man.

He’s Just Not That Into You is based on a self-help bestseller by the same name, written by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo.

The movie revolves around commitment and relationship messes that young people frequently find themselves in. In the movie there is Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) who is abyssmal at gauging the level of interest men have in her. Neil (Ben Affleck) and Beth (Jennifer Aniston) have lived in for many years, yet Neil gets cold feet when it comes to marriage.

Unhappy marrieds Janine (Jennifer Connelly) and Ben (Bradley Cooper) are trying to work through marriage issues, when Ben meets Anna (Scarlett Johansson) and falls for her. Who can blame him? A nude Scarlett Johansson frolicking in a pool; the poor bugger doesn’t have a hope in hell.

Scarlett Johansson naked in a pool in He's Just Not That Into You

Anna, on the other hand, has a boyfriend Connor (Kevin Connolly), she is not really into, but he is into her, alright.

I don’t if the nude avatar is a wise idea of Scarlett Johansson – most actresses who have appeared in the buff in the movies have been seriously stereotyped. Sharon Stone, Jessica Biel, Bo Derek, Salma Hayek, Natalie Portman, Halle Berry, and Carmen Electra.

But then, since this seems to be a light-hearted role, Scarlett might escape from being tarred by the same brush. We, at any rate, are not complaining.

Jennifer Aniston, on the other hand, is just not into the title of the movie. She is reported to have said that it the title would have been more empowering if it was She’s Just Not That Into You. True Enough.

She has been quoted as saying, “I never liked Sex and the City, the kind of thing where women only feel empowered once they find “The Man.”

He’s Just Not That Into You is being produced by Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films and directed by Ken Kwapis.

The complete star cast includes Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long, Jennifer Connelly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Connolly, and Bradley Cooper.

He’s Just Not That Into You will be released on February 6, 2009.

Scarlett Johansson will be next seen in The Spirit.