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Sources directly involved in the project say the man who is making it all happen is uber-producer Joe Roth, who produced and owns the screenplay to the 2003 movie, "Anger Management."

We're told Charlie's character will stray a bit from the movie role. The plan as of now -- Charlie's character will be an ex-jock who got his master's degree in social work during the offseason. He becomes a counselor to defendants in the criminal justice system with anger management problems. But, of course, Charlie's character will have anger issues of his own.

We're told the deal with Lionsgate is not done, but is in the final stages of negotiations. And we're told, there is no deal with a network to air the show -- at least not yet.

Sheen was in Beverly Hills yesterday when a photog asked for clues about the new show -- and Charlie responded, "I don't want to piss Joe Roth off ... it's a movie he produced a few years ago. I don't know if i was supposed to say anything."

Roth has produced a TON of HUGE flicks ... including, "Major League" ... "Alice In Wonderland" ... and "Young Guns."

Sheen added, "Look through his films and you'll see which one makes the most sense ... and it's not "Coup de Ville."

The photog asked for another clue -- the initials of the movie -- and Charlie responded "A.M."

Maria has been getting offers to host talk shows, anchor news magazine shows and join news organizations, but she made it clear she does not want a time-consuming job that will take her away from her responsibilities as a mom.

We're told all of the usual suspects on broadcast and cable are trying to snag an interview with Maria, but she has no interest. We're told Maria has "a special place in her heart for Oprah" and if she ends up doing anything it will probably be with her.

Sheen released a statement saying, "You could say I've been providing kindling for this Roast for a while ... It's time to light it up.& It's going to be epic."

The Roast will be taped in Los Angeles on September 10 ... and it will air on Comedy Central on September 19 -- which is, not coincidentally, the same night the revamped "Two and a Half Men" is set to premiere.

A rep for Comedy Central says, "Charlie has assured us that nothing will be off limits in this Roast which scares even us."

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TMZ has learned, the stars of the new "Avengers" flick have become so obsessed with an Asian restaurant located near their set in Albuquerque, New Mexico -- they've been hitting the place up constantly ... as much as four times in a single week.

It's called StreetFood Asia -- and here's who orders what ...

Chris Hemsworth -- chicken/beef satay and "Beijing Street shrimp"
Mark Ruffalo -- Jjampong ... a spicy Korean soup, filled with seafood
Samuel L. Jackson -- some boring vegan crap

As for who tips the most -- we're told that honor goes to Hemsworth, who leaves between 30-40% at each meal. BY ODIN'S BEARD!

As TMZ first reported, Vinny bolted from the house after fighting with another cast member ... and made a beeline for home in Staten Island.

In the video, you see Vinny hop in a cab and drive away ... all while an MTV cameraman films from just a few feet away. As you can see below, Pauly D was with Vinny at one point as he loaded up the cab to leave.

Multiple witnesses tell TMZ ... Keegan -- who has starred in a bunch of movies and TV shows including "10 Things I Hate about You" and "7th Heaven" -- was throwing a party in Marina Del Ray last night when cops rolled up and asked him to turn down the music. Witnesses say Keegan refused and became "very aggressive."

We're told officers slammed him to the ground and tasered him. One witness said they could hear Keegan screaming to let him go.

Keegan was eventually released and according to cops ... he was never placed under arrest.

A source who spoke to Keegan late last night told us "he was very shaken up" by the ordeal.

That tends to happen when a lot of electricity passes through your body.

Scalia promoted two charities, says the NY Post -- one called 9-11-01 Lest We Forget, the other, Operation American Spirit. According to the paper, the 9/11 charity had its tax-exempt status yanked by the IRS because it didn't file a single tax return.

California authorities have issues with the other charity and its operation has been suspended because of "lapses" in paying taxes and fees.

Sources directly connected to the cast tell TMZ ... Vinny bolted from the house late last night after getting into an argument with another cast member. We're told Vinny was feeling "burned out" and went back home to Staten Island. We have confirmed that he is at his house in Staten Island right now.

Vinny threatened to leave a few days ago, after he complained of "being homesick." We're told the cast was able to talk him into coming back, but that didn't last long.

Sources connected with the show say Vinny has been a pain in the ass and no one will be getting on their knees, begging him to come back.

Final divorce papers were just filed in L.A. County Superior Court.

Sources tell TMZ ... the divorce was amicable. Neither Scarlett nor Ryan asked for spousal support and there was no prenup, so they divided the property and earnings accumulated during the marriage 50/50.

The papers were filed by Ryan's lawyer, Laura Wasser, this afternoon.

Serrano had filed for divorce back in November -- citing "irreconcilable differences" ... and according to court documents filed this afternoon, the marriage is officially over and out.

Patricia's lawyer, Samantha Klein of Wasser, Cooperman & Carter, filed for divorce in January, 2009, but Patricia had a change of heart a few months later and called it off.

But in August, 2010, the couple separated and the divorce was back on.

The couple married in 2006. They have an 8-year-old daughter.

Rogan -- who recently agreed to once again host the resurrected TV series for NBC -- was clearly joking ... and explained, "I definitely would have done it for free."

Cops had responded to the crash scene on June 13 ... after someone reported that Gary hit TWO parked cars around 3:30 AM. During the investigation, cops say they found ecstasy on Gary and arrested him for possession.

The owner of the truck says her car was towed away from the scene ... but it remains in an impound lot because she can't afford to pay the bill ... and claims Gary is ducking her insurance company.

Currently, Gary is not facing any criminal charges for the crash -- but we're told he's not off the hook .. because the D.A. could drop the hammer on the actor when they get the case.

Mark dropped the d-bomb earlier today on the "Morning Joe" broadcast -- claiming he thought Obama was "kind of a d*ck yesterday" at the President's White House news conference.

Mark has since profusely apologized for the comment, but MSNBC followed through with the suspension anyway -- claiming his "comments this morning were completely inappropriate and unacceptable."

Sheen -- who famously played fireballer Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn -- revealed his secret to Sports Illustrated, saying he went on the special sauce for "six to eight weeks" in the hopes of "enhancing [his] performance a little bit."

Sheen added, "You can print this, I don't give a f--k. My fastball went from 79 [mph] to like 85."