Monday, August 17, 2009

Hayden Panettierre: I’m Cool With Being Naked

Hayden Panettierre, the star of television’s Heroes and the upcoming movie I Love You, Beth Cooper, says she’s cool with nude scenes and says her father calls her an exhibitionist.

“I was really naked,” Panettierre says of her nude scene in the new flick (breathe guys, it’s only her back you see). “I had these little sticky petals on my boobs, but that was about it. My dad calls me such an exhibitionist. He always says, ‘God, even when you were little, you were such an exhibitionist!’”

She adds, “I’m cool with my body. I’m cool running around undressed and all that stuff, but there are just certain things that not everyone needs to know, that you need to keep somehow private and personal to you… But you never know, you never know. I could be 30 years old and just be like, ‘Screw it — I want to take it all off. I better take a picture of this baby before it all goes.’”

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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Shia LaBeouf Confirmed For Wall Street 2

Shia LaBeouf has confirmed that he is set to star in the sequel to the hit eighties movie Wall Street, with filming due to start in August.

The Transformers actor will star alongside Michael Douglas, who won an Oscar for his performance in the 1987 movie, with Oliver Stone on board to direct the sequel, to be called Money Never Sleeps.

Talking to The Associated Press, LaBeouf says the new flick is a “walk and talk money movie,” but is unsure of the financial jargon.

“I don’t know what… a credit derivative is,” LaBeouf explains. “I have no idea. I don’t know what a CPO is. IPB. LVC. You gotta know ticker names.”

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Monday, June 1, 2009

Angelina Jolie Injured On Film Set

Angelina Jolie was hospitalized Friday (May 29), after she knocked her head and suffered a small cut between her eyes on the set of her latest movie Salt, which is currently filming on Long Island, New York.

Columbia Pictures released the following statement about Jolie’s hospital visit:

“This morning, while filming an action sequence during production of her new movie Salt, Angelina Jolie sustained a minor injury. As a precautionary measure, Ms. Jolie was taken to a local hospital, examined and released.

She is now back on set and will resume with production this afternoon.”

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

Michael Moore: Next Film About Global Financial Crisis

Michael Moore is set to unleash another documentary, this time about the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), saying it was caused because, “The wealthy, at some point, decided they didn’t have enough wealth.”

The as-yet-untitled flick will be released in the US on October 2, with Moore still working on the film at the moment and keeping quiet about any details.

According to the filmmaker, the wealthy “wanted more — a lot more. So they systematically set about to fleece the American people out of their hard-earned money. Now, why would they do this? That is what I seek to discover in this movie.”

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Monday, May 4, 2009

Producer Denies Dumping Scarlett Johansson

Producer Emmanuel Bengihy has denied reports that Scarlett Johansson’s directorial efforts in the new movie New York, I Love You were dumped after being deemed “unwatchable”.

Johansson directed Kevin Bacon in her section of the flick, which is a series of love stories all linked together, with ’sources’ telling Page Six, “It was really bad, so it was cut.”

However, Benbihy states that, “Scarlett presented me with an extremely compelling, albeit unconventional, narrative that appeared as though it would not necessarily conform to the overall approach of the entire collective… However, I was very much moved by her vision and I did not want to pass on the opportunity to help her develop it. All that matters to me is the genuine movie language of the author.”

He added, “Scarlett and I nonetheless agreed that a final determination of its appropriateness in the context of the other contributions and the overall story would be best made in the editorial process. And after months of editing… I had to admit that there were editorial decisions to be made in the interest of serving the overall narrative and composition that resulted in previously filmed scenes and footage not getting used.”

Johansson’s directorial efforts will see the light of day once the DVD is released.

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Milla Jovovich To Play Stripper In New Film

In William H. Macy’s directorial debut, Milla Jovovich will take on the lead role as a former stripper. The film, Keep Coming Back, is a coming-of-age-comedy about a young man who forms a crush on a former stripper and joins her Alcoholics Anonymous group.

When asked by Interview Magazine if she had ever worked with Macy before, Jovovich replied, “I haven’t but we met through this project and we became friends.”

Jovivch continues, “He’s on of my favorite actors in the world, so I was very honored when he called me. I hope he doesn’t have as many problems as so many people are having right now with getting movies off the ground.”

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Scarlett Johansson Joining Iron Man Sequel

Scarlett Johansson is officially joining the cast of the upcoming Iron Man sequel, signing a deal on Wednesday afternoon (March 11) to play the Black Widow.

“Scarlett is thrilled to be a part of Iron Man” her rep, Marcel Pariseau, told E! News’ Marc Malkin.

Additionally, Variety is reporting that after months of salary negotiations, Mickey Rourke has also signed on and will play the villain Whiplash.

Iron Man 2 is set to hit cinema’s in May 2010

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Trailer: The Taking of Pelham 123

Denzel Washington and John Travolta star in ‘The Taking of Pelham 123′, a remake of the 1974 film of the same name, due out June 12.


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Monday, January 12, 2009

Carla Gugino’s Turn to Porn?

She’s been turning heads for years, now Carla Gugino is ready to give everyone whiplash as she tackles the role of a porn star in Elektra Luxx.

Variety is announcing that writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez has chosen Gugino, one of my favorite actresses, to play the lead in Elektra Luxx, a sequel to an ensemble comedy about a day in the lives of 10 Los Angeles women.

Gugino will play a porn star “whose life is turned upside down when she discovers she’s pregnant.” Hmm, I think someone has been sneaking into my writing portfolio … Elektra Luxx jumps ahead one month later and continues the story for a full day. The film will also feature Tim Olyphant, Alicia Silverstone and Justin Kirk. Sorry Trekkies, James Kirk couldn’t make it.

You can see Gugino in the highly anticipated Watchmen, hopefully, in March. Then you can see her in the even more highly anticipated Disney movie Race to Witch Mountain. Well, you’d be anticipating it if you were 5 years old.

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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Matt Damon: Next Bourne Film Is Years Away

Matt Damon has revealed details of the next installment in the ‘Bourne’ film franchise, saying that he hasn’t signed on yet, but “everyone’s moving forward with the expectation that it’s going to happen.”

“That movie is way, way, way down stream,” Damon tells ‘Extra‘ about the fourth movie in the series. “They’ve just commissioned the script.”

Asked whether he would be back to reprise the role of Jason Bourne, Damon says, “If Paul Greengrass (the director) wants to do the movie, then there would definitely be a reason to do it. He’s just a terrific director.

“I think everyone’s moving forward with the expectation that it’s gonna happen but it wouldn’t come out for a few years.”

Discussing reports that ‘Bourne’ could be the next generation’s James Bond, Damon adds, “It’s not built in a way to go forever. Whereas Bond can have a different mission with every movie and have new bad guys, Bourne is very much dealing with the same issues.

“Unless you kind of turned it into a guy who started accepting missions and going on them, which I don’t see being true to the spirit of that character.”

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Superman Returns?

Warner Bros. is set to revive the ‘Superman’ franchise again, despite the disappointing 2006 movie that starred Brandon Routh as the caped crusader.

Plans for two movies, ‘Batman vs Superman’ and ‘The Justice League,’ featuring the superhero have stalled with Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov casting those ideas aside to start afresh.

“‘Superman’ didn’t quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to,” Robinov tells the Wall Street Journal. “It didn’t position the character the way he needed to be positioned.”

He adds, “Had ‘Superman’ worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009. But now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all.”

Hinting at the direction they’ll take the next installment Robinov says they’ll take Batman’s ‘The Dark Knight’ approach saying, “We’re going to try to go dark to the extent that the characters allow it.”

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Sunday, August 3, 2008

LaBeouf's injury to be added in Transformers 2

Hollywood director Michael Bay has hinted that Shia LaBeouf’s hand injury, sustained after he crashed his vehicle last Sunday morning (July 27), may be written into ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’.

Talking to Access Hollywood, Bay said, “His fingers are pretty mashed, but we’re figuring out a way to shoot around it, kind of write it in the story.”

LaBeouf was attempting to make a left-hand turn in Hollywood when authorities say another car ran a red light and crashed into the 22-year-old’s vehicle.

The actor was arrested on a misdemeanor DUI, however, Bay says that charge won’t stick.

“You’re gonna see - that’s gonna go away,” he explains. “That’s fresh news… He was not drunk. He was drinking hours and hours before.

“The kid really has his head together… He’s doing a great job on this movie. He’s really matured since the last one and I love working with him.”

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Batman Breaks Records, and X-Files Fails

"The Dark Knight" continues it's box office dominance over the weekend, with the movie earning another $75.6 million to push it's total U.S. earnings to $314.2 million, while "The X-Files: I Want To Believe" made a disappointing $10.2 million.

In at second place is the Will Ferrel and John C. Reilly comedy "Step Brothers" making a respectable $30 million, "Mamma Mia" in third with $17.9 million followed by "The X-Files," which was reportedly made for only $35 million - comparatively small by Hollywood standards.

According to Gitesh Pandya from Rotten Tomatoes, "Audience erosion, direct competition from The Dark Knight, mixed reviews, and a weak marketing push all contributed to the lackluster performance," of "The X-Files" despite David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprising their characters.

"The Dark Knight" has become the fastest movie in history to cross the $300 million mark, cracking the figure in only 10 days and beating the previous record set by "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," which took 16 days to cross the line.

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Batman Kicks Spiderman's Ass

"The Dark Knight" has set a new box office record, hauling in a whopping $155.34 million and beating "Spider-Man 3" as the biggest opening weekend of all time.

Starring the late Heath Ledger as The Joker and Christian Bale as Batman, the film set a new opening day record earning $66.4 million, again beating the record set by "Spider-Man 3", and also earned the best ever weekend in IMAX theaters taking $6.2 million.

Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros, said, “We knew it would be big, but we never expected to dominate the marketplace like we did,” adding that studio estimates put it passing the $200 million mark by the end of the week.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

New 007 Trailer For Quantum of Solace Debuts

The new trailer for the latest 007 adventure ‘Quantum of Solace’ has debuted online, with Daniel Craig returning as James Bond


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Friday, November 23, 2007

Bale lined up for 'Terminator 4'?

Christian Bale has reportedly signed up to appear in the fourth Terminator movie.

The Batman Begins star will take on the role of John Connor in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, according to Ain't It Cool News.

John Connor was played by the much younger Nick Stahl in Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines, indicating that the new film may be set a long time after the third film.

Alternatively, Chud has claimed that Bale may be appearing as the new Terminator, replacing Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Warner Bros and The Halycon Company production studio have not commented on the speculation.

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Saturday, September 22, 2007

Knightley Says No to Hollywood Blockbusters

keira_knightley_turns_down_movieBritish actress Keira Knightley has turned her back on major Hollywood roles - because they do not challenge her emotionally. The Atonement star, 22, says she "cannot imagine" doing another big-budget Pirates Of The Caribbean-style movie.

Instead she wants to concentrate on quirky small-budget films which stretch her acting skills. She says, "I can't imagine ever doing another one. I had five months off from Pirates during the summer last year, when I made Silk and Atonement, and it was so great - I want to be able to explore emotions in smaller projects.

That's not to say I won't suddenly read a big Hollywood blockbuster and go 'oooh, that might be good...' But I haven't yet."

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Mary-Kate Olsen Gets a Piece of Gandhi

mary-kate_olsen_gets_a_piece_of_gandhiIf you thought your hopes of seeing a quirky-looking, respected older actor making out with an 80-pound party girl were forever dashed when the rumored relationship between Jeff Goldblum and Nicole Richie didn't pan out, then you're going to love the onscreen spit swapping of Ben Kingsley and Mary-Kate Olsen!



Get ready to cringe during Sir Ben Kingsley's new movie, "The Wackness," in which the Oscar-winner, 63, passionately locks lips with tiny Mary-Kate Olsen, 21. Currently shooting in New York, the film directed by Jonathan Levine is about a drug dealer who trades marijuana for therapy sessions with his shrink, played by Kingsley. Insiders say the steamy scene with Olsen - described as a "full on make-out session" - was shot at a Greenpoint watering hole.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Scarlett Passes On Playing Porn

scarlett johansson not doing pornDespite rampant rumors claiming she signed on to play Jenna Jameson in the film version of her autobiography, Scarlett Johansson said this is completely untrue. Although Jenna admitted to handing picking Scarlett for the role, Scarlett’s rep said it will never, ever happen.

“Scarlett has never seen a script nor been approached about this project,” says a rep for the actress. “She also has no interest in playing this role.”


Speaking at the Comic Con convention in San Diego this weekend, Jameson, 33, said she was smitten with the 22-year-old Johansson after seeing her Golden Globe-nominated turn in the 2003 film Lost in Translation.

“I remember thinking to myself, this girl has such a sexuality without even really trying to be sexy,” Jameson said. “I was like, ‘This girl could play me.’ ”

Though she has met Johansson only briefly, Jameson said the encounter left quite an impression. “I love her,” Jameson said. “She’s amazing. She’s smart, she’s funny. … She’s stunning.”

According to Jenna, the movie version of her book will be called “Heartbreaker,” which is an homage to the tattoo on her ass. And while Scarlett may not be down for the part, a very special girl will be crucial for the role.

“I don’t want someone who’s going to go in there and be like bouncing around,” she said. “I want someone who can bring some depth.”

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Lohan Could Play A Tango Dancing Prostitute

lindsay lohan could play a tango dancing prostituteAn official announcement is expected this week for Lohan to costar in the new romance Dare to Love Me, sources close to the film confirm.

It’s the story of Tango legend Carlos Gardel, who was involved in a steamy romance with a prostitute, only to have his world shattered by a bullet that kills her and leaves him crippled with a fragment in his lung for life.

The movie is set in Buenos Aires in the 1920s and centers on Gardel and the mysterious woman. While Lindsay’s hard-partying image might have deterred investors from backing the recently-shelved Poor Things, which Lohan was set to costar in with Shirley MacLaine, it ought to suit her just fine in Dare to Love Me.

There’s been no confirmation yet that Lohan will play the hooker, but all signs point to yes, especially the hours of tango lessons she’s been taking.

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Saturday, July 14, 2007

Kevin Spacey Signs On For “Superman” Sequel

kevin spacey up for superman2Kevin Spacey will return as Lex Luthor in “Superman: man of Steel”... [He] hopes to shoot his Luthor role in a six-week block, as he did on “Superman Returns,” after he completes his run in David Mamet’s “Speed the Plow” in April.

Spacey, who has eight years remaining on his 10-year contract as artistic director of London’s Old Vic Theater, corrected recent Internet stories announcing his retirement from film acting in favor of the stage.


“My priorities have changed,” he admitted on the phone from London. “Theater is the No. 1 thing in my life. But I love movies and will continue to make movies when I can.”

If there were ever any questions about Kevin Spacey’s rumored retirement, his recent flurry of activity should put an end to them. Not only will the accomplished actor be reprising his role as baddie Lex Luthor in Bryan Singer’s Man of Steel, but he’s also appearing in Telstar, Nick Moran’s film version of Moran and James Hicks‘ 2005 West End play about flamboyant ’60s record mogul Joe Meek.
Oh, and did I mention Spacey’s also got two new films coming out soon? The first is Vince Vaughn laffer Fred Claus (more on that tomorrow), and then Robert Luketic’s 21, in which he plays an MIT professor who teaches his students to count cards. Not too shabby.

The only question that remains is whether or not Luthor will be the main bad guy in the new Superman, and I certainly hope he is. My biggest problem with Singer’s first stab at reviving the franchise was that there just wasn’t enough of Kevin Spacey’s Lex Luthor. Half the charm of the movies was always Superman’s never-ending struggle with his maniacal foil. Yet Spacey’s part felt meager somehow, truncated.

While shooting his role in 6 weeks might allow Spacey to keep up with the mammoth task of balancing a successful film career with running one of London’s most prestigious theaters, it hurts a movie like Superman because it takes away a lot of the possibility for reshoots or spontaneity, since you’re up against a strict deadline. As a result, it can (and did) end up seeming like Spacey’s role is somewhat ill-fitting with the rest of the film. Let’s hope that’s not the case this go around. Otherwise, he might as well be retired.
Pic is aiming for a 2009 release, after Singer finishes shooting Valkyrie.

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Sunday, May 20, 2007

Olsen Twins Next Bond Girls?

olsen twins next bond girlsIntroducing the new Bond Girls: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen!

One of the producers (who happens to be a female) of Daniel Craig’s next James Bond movie is very impressed with Ashley and Mary-Kate and really wants them in the 22nd 007 movie scheduled to start filming in 2008.



The Olsens would be the first set of Bond twins ever, and the producer is making the offer as appealing to the girls as possible - promising there will be no nudity or sex scenes.

She goes ont to say the twins will play good girls - not villains. (ER’s Goran Visnjic is set to play a villain). The Olsens are seriously considering the offer.

I dunno, I think the girls are missing a great opportunity - I think seeing them as evil sexy manipulative twins would be really cool.

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Monday, March 12, 2007

Outrage Over Keira's Comic Sex Scene

keira knightly xxx comic outrageA hard-core pornography comic has sparked outrage by depicting Pirates of the Caribbean star Keira Knightley having sex with her co-stars Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.

According to a repeort in the Sun, the publication, which is printed in the US by Sinful Comics, will show Keira being seduced by Johnny and Orlando.

Disney, the firm behind the Pirates series of movies, is reportedly furious and considering taking the publishers to court.

The latest release in the highly successful franchise - Pirates Of The Caribbean: At The World's End - is due for release later this summer. It will be Keira's final appearance as pirate wench Elizabeth Swann for the Pirates Of The Caribbean films today.

The stunning actress doesn't want to be part of any more swashbuckling sequels. Keira's next project is Joe Wright's drama Atonement, in which she stars with James McAvoy and Brenda Blethyn.

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Thursday, March 8, 2007

Reese Bails On "Bunny" Film

reese witherspoon bails on bunny flimReese Witherspoon has backed out of a big movie in which she was slated to star and produce. Now Sources can reveal why Reese bailed.

The movie, "Bunny Lake Is Missing," was to be a remake of Otto Preminger's 1965 film about a woman whose daughter disappears from a nursery school. Cops then try to convince the woman that her daughter was a figment of her imagination.



Reports were initially circulating that Witherspoon did not feel emotionally invested in the film, and that her psyche was fragile in the wake of her divorce from Ryan Phillippe.

But a well-placed, high-powered Hollywood insider tells sources that the problem had nothing to do with emotions. We're told Reese signed onto the project after being presented with the idea and a draft script. Last week, Reese was presented with what she thought would be a completed script, but turned out to be 80 pages that had major sections of the movie outlined but not written.

As the deadline approached for a summer shooting, Witherspoon exercised her option not to approve the incomplete script and withdrew as the star of the project. Reese worried about people who wouldn't have a job shooting this summer. "She's just as disappointed as anybody," the source says. "She's not working too."

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Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Tom Cruise Is A Luuuuunatic

tom cruise is a lunaticKatie Holmes is due to start shooting a comedy called "Mad Money" with Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah in Shreveport, La., next month and sources say Tom Cruise has made it clear to all that he will be a constant presence on set. A source says:

"Tom has called producers and told them he will be on set every day. He wants to observe what's going on and will probably help Katie out."


Except replace the words "observe" and "help" with the words "stalk" and "gather intel". This movie is yet another strange turn in Katie’s career since she became involved with Cruise. Page Six says:

Cruise was said to be upset over her sex scene in last year's "Thank You for Smoking" - which was mysteriously missing during several festival screenings … Holmes gave up her role in the upcoming "Batman" sequel, and some in Hollywood said it was because of the romantic scenes she would have had with Christian Bale … The insider added, "Katie's agent, Hylda Queally (at CAA), chose this role (in "Mad Money") for her because it is a female buddy movie. There is no love interest and she wouldn't be kissing anyone or have a sex scene." Acheson declined comment on the script - which our source, who has seen it, said was "atrocious."

When asked for a comment, Cruise said, "what's the big deal. Look, if I'm so 'crazy,' then why did the aliens choose me to be their spokesperson to the people of Earth? Seems like a pretty important position, if you ask me."

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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Holly Valance Is Taken

holly valance gets takenAustralian actress Holly Valance is on a roll right now. It ain’t quite as tasty as a multi-grain roll with ham, cheese, bit of fresh lettuce, some canned tomato and pineapple to boot… but it’s a roll all the same.

The former “Neighbours” star cum “Prison Break” co-star cum big-screen film star (granted, “D.O.A” only did reasonable business at one theater in Uganda, and only then because tickets were free) seems to have no shortage of offers at the moment.

Word is, she’s accepted one of them – a role opposite Maggie Grace and Liam Neeson in the Luc Besson produced “Taken”.

The Pierre Morel directed pic tells of a ex-soldier (Liam Neeson) who discovers his daughter (Maggie Grace) has been kidnapped by slave masters (sorry, nothing about ‘sex’ slaves in the synopsis here) in Europe. No word if Valance is the one holding the whip... or taking a whip.

Valance also recently appeared in the comedy blunder “Pledge This!” opposite Paris Hilton, and was recently rumoured to be up for a part – probably just someone looking to gain pre-finance publicity for the film, in an effort to get it bankrolled, I’m guessing – in the Donald Bradman biopic, “The Bloody Ashes”.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Keira Knightley To Go Nude

keira goes nudeRejoice, Keira Knightley fans! You will once again have the chance to see Keira Knightley nude when her new film Silk hits theatres on August 13.

While this won't be the first time we see Keira Knightley nude on screen (she flashed her breasts in The Hole, was naked in sex scenes and the bath in The Jacket, and did strip scenes and sex scenes in Domino), but it sounds like this movie will be her most revealing.

According to posts on IMDb, Keira gets naked several times and is in a scene topless, at the very least. They go on to say, "For all the people excited to see Keira - yes you do see her topless many, many times"

"She is nude only in a couple of scenes in 'Silk', once during a love scene and another that readers of the novella will recognize which is when Herve is looking at the letter the 'Concubine' wrote: and Helene leans over him with her gown gaping open and he internally remarks about her breasts (something about how they are small and like a little girl's or something like that)".

Now keep in mind, these eye-witness accounts are based on the test screenings, and many things can be changed before the film's release, but it does sound promising.

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Heather and Bridget Make Out

Here's Heather Graham and Bridget Moynahan making out in their new movie, Gray Matters. I'm guessing this clip is the only thing worth seeing, but nevertheless, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. BTW, in this film Bridget is playing Heather's sister-in-law... wow!

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Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Biel Replaces Lohan

biel replaces lohanJessica Biel has reportedly landed a plum movie role that had been originally intended for troubled actress Lindsay Lohan. Biel, 24, will now play Hester Worsley in the film version of Oscar Wilde’s “A Woman of No Importance,” Myriad Films tells In Touch Magazine.

Lindsay had already announced last week that she was pulling out of the film, saying that she needed to concentrate on getting sober following her decision to seek help, according to sources. The decision to cast Jessica has reportedly threatened to reignite a simmering feud between the two starlets.

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Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Las Vegas: Playground To The Stars

playground to the starsHEADLINE stars Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth, who are about to start an eight-week shoot of their new '21' movie all around Vegas, did "research" at the Playboy Club at the Palms.

Kevin took a quick walk through, but Kate stayed most of the night playing blackjack and enjoying Dom Perignon champagne and Grey Goose vodka at a reserved booth in the middle of the gaming lounge.

'21' is the true story of the Boston college students who created an infallible mathematical solution to beat Vegas casinos. Ironically, the Vegas gambling haunts that booted the real troublemakers from town are now hosting the movie maker stars! The cast is shooting at the Aladdin, Hard Rock and Red Rock using some of our city's real-life dealers.

Meanwhile across town...

Happy Birthday congratulations to Lisa-Marie Presley, who celebrated her 39th birthday bash over the weekend with mom Priscilla in tow and Roseanne Barr in the party group.

They dined at TAO and then hit the upstairs TAO nightclub watching all the dancing revelers from an upper-deck VIP skybox rather than in the VIP dance floor section. Next night, Priscilla and Lisa-Marie sat up until 2:30AM, sipping cocktails at Caramel ultra lounge in the Bellagio.

Elsewhere, to celebrate four sold out shows at the Luxor this weekend, comedian Artie Lange partied at the Hard Rock's Body English nightclub with co-producer Jeff Beacher and a flock of audience members they'd invited over from his last late show.

Partying with them was Wesley Snipes, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Laura Prepon, Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jameson to name just a few.

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Russell Crowe To Star As Robin Hood?

russell crowe as robin hoodITS been reported that Oscar-winner Russell Crowe will play the Sheriff of Nottingham in a revisionist remake of the Robin Hood story.

Daily Variety said the New Zealand-born Gladiator and Cinderella Man star would receive around $US20 million for the film, which will be titled "Nottingham" and is expected to start filming in late 2007 or early 2008.



While there have been several famous Hollywood versions of Robin Hood, the new film promises a fresh twist to the story about the famous English outlaw who robs from the rich to give to the poor.

The new version is based on the premise that Robin Hood was less virtuous then previously portrayed, while the Sheriff of Nottingham who has often been depicted as his ruthless adversary, was more noble than previously shown.

The story also involves a love triangle between Robin Hood, Maid Marion and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Hahaha, and I guess if Hollywoods has its way there'll be million dollar explosions and special effects too...

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