Archive: May 2009 (31-40 of 345)

May 28 2009 09:55 AM ET

Tom Cruise heads to 'Wichita'

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Variety reports that Tom Cruise may have finally chosen his next project: The action-comedy Wichita, co-starring Cameron Diaz as an unlucky-in-love woman who meets a secret agent (Cruise). James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma) is attached to direct the project — which may come out as soon as next summer — from a script by Minority Report writer Scott Frank (with tweaks by Shutter Island scribe Laeta Kalogridis).

More on Tom Cruise:
Tom Cruise weighs his next big film role
Tom Cruise has too many movies on his plate: Let’s help him choose!

May 28 2009 02:46 AM ET

Chris Brown: Bodyguard accused of beating man

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Singer Chris Brown’s bodyguard is being accused of beating up a man who took a photograph of the 20-year-old singer, People.com reports. The man, Robert Rosen, is suing Brown for personal injury. In his lawsuit, filed in LA Superior Court, Rosen claims that on March 13, 2009, he took a photograph of Brown playing basketball at an L.A. gym. The bodyguard allegedly then chased Rosen. Rosen fell down a flight of stairs, the bodyguard allegedly caught him, and "picked [Rosen] up by his shorts, andphysically assaulted him," the lawsuit claims. Rosen is seeking damages to cover his emotional distress and medical bills.

May 28 2009 12:39 AM ET

UPDATE: Megan Fox as Lara Croft?

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Meganfoxlaracroft_lCould Megan Fox replace Angelina Jolie as the star of the Tomb Raider franchise? Terminator Salvation executive producer Dan Lin dropped a bombshell to about.com at the premiere of the new Christian Bale film, saying that he’s planning to reboot Lara Croft as an origin story. The two previous Tomb Raider films grossed more than $431 million combined, worldwide. This reboot would inevitably mean casting someone younger than Jolie, and that has lead to rampant fanboy speculation (read: panting, drooling) that Transformers beauty Fox, 23, might be at the top of the list to take on the role. Right now, though, it’s merely that: speculation. Lin tells EW.com that the script hasn’t been written — they’re just beginning the search for a writer — so casting discussions are, at least, months in the future. That said, Lin did add that it would be a "no brainer" to consider Fox for the role. For now, though, fanboys will just have to wait … and dream.

May 27 2009 11:55 PM ET

Barbra Streisand writing a memoir?

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Barbra Streisand has signed a deal with Viking for an illustrated book called "A Passion for Design," which will detail her thoughts and memories on the design and construction of her dream home in Malibu, California, the Associated Press reports. While this book, scheduled to be published in fall 2010, will only contain about 50,000 words of text, another Streisand book may be on the horizon. The 67-year-old singer/icon has been quietly mulling over whether to finally write her memoir. She’s been working on chapters in longhand. But will she ever publish it? "I go back and forth," Streisand told the AP. "Do I really want to write about my life? Do I really want to relive my life? I’m not sure." Ironically, Streisand’s former lover, Jon Peters, got into hot water last week over his proposed memoir and canceled his book deal with Harper Collins. (He’ll still write the book, however.) Peters produced one of Streisand’s biggest hits, A Star is Born, in 1976. Streisand is currently married to actor James Brolin.

May 27 2009 09:28 PM ET

Terri Seymour requests restraining order after assault at 'American Idol' taping

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The ex-girlfriend of Simon Cowell, Extra‘s Terri Seymour, requested a restraining order today against the woman who choked her last Tuesday after an American Idol taping, E! Online reports. Seymour filed a document in Los Angeles County Court, saying that she was "viciously assaulted" by Janice Thibodeaux and "fears that Thibodeaux will again assault and further harass" her. Seymour is asking the court to order Thibodeaux to stay at least 100 yards away from her and pay an estimated $10,000 in attorney fees. Thibodeaux, 33, was arrested following last week’s incident and faces charges of misdemeanor battery and assault. Her arraignment is June 4.

 

May 27 2009 07:46 PM ET

Chris Brown breaks silence: 'I ain't a monster'

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A video has surfaced in which a man who appears to be Chris Brown claims "I ain’t a monster." The footage was originally broadcast on Bow Wow’s website and shows Brown bowling with Bow Wow and addressing the camera. He also reveals in the video that he is working on a new album, Graffiti. Brown has been charged with assault following an incident last February involving his girlfriend Rihanna. You can see the video here.

May 27 2009 04:07 PM ET

Alice Munro wins Booker Prize

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Categories: Books

Alice Munro has won the 2009 Man Booker International Prize. The 77 year-old Canadian writer, renowned for her short-stories about small-town life in rural Ontario, is only the third winner of the award, which has been presented every other year since 2005. Munro’s next collection of short stories, Too Much Happiness, will be published in October 2009.

May 27 2009 04:07 PM ET

NYC's popular tax credit program to be renewed

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Categories: Movie Biz, Television

New York City officials are working in Albany this week to introduce new legislation that would modify the tax credit program and secure it as an incentive to bring more film and television projects to the city. The Big Apple’s original tax credit allotment — $50 million for four years — wasso popular that the money ran out after just about a year and had to be replenished in 2006. The recent renewal would provide an additional $24 million per year, which would ensure that the credits remain in place through 2011. Under this new proposed legislation, the credit rate would be reduced from five percent to four percent, and there would be an established a cap of $250,000 for each qualified film or episode of a TV series.

May 27 2009 03:49 PM ET

Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman off to Broadway

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Categories: Stage

James Bond will pair with Wolverine on Broadway. The New York Post is reporting that Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman will star in A Steady Rain, a play about two Chicago cops whose friendship is tested by a domestic dispute they encounter in a poor neighborhood.

Jackman won a Tony in 2004 for The Boy From Oz, but this would be Craig’s Broadway debut. His next Bond film can wait, apparently: Barbara Broccoli, who oversees the James Bond movie franchise, is producing A Steady Rain in New York.

May 27 2009 02:54 PM ET

'Slumdog' dad storms out on Danny Boyle

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Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson met with the families of the two impoverished child stars who’ve been evicted from their Mumbai homes in recent months. But the father of Rubina Ali, 9, stormed out of the meeting, angrily claiming that the children had been abandoned by the filmmakers. "It has been five to six months," Rafiq Qureshi told the AP. "Everything is available in Mumbai if you have the money. If you really want to get us a house you can get us a house in two days."

Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, 10, were handpicked from the infamous slums to play the young stars in the Oscar-winning film. "We’ve been trying for a long time to move them into legal accommodations," Boyle said.

The filmmakers set up a trust aimed at ensuring the children get proper homes and decent education, and they have pledged to spend up to $100,000 to buy the two families new apartments, according to the article.

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