Archive: July 2009 (181-190 of 322)

Jul 16 2009 08:47 PM ET

Mischa Barton visits hospital, cancels movie premiere appearance

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Actress Mischa Barton, 23, canceled a scheduled appearance at the New York premiere of her new film Homecoming tonight, one day after reportedly calling the Los Angeles Police Department with a health problem. 

Police were called to Barton's home at 3 p.m. Wednesday for a "medical issue," People reports. The star's rep, Craig Schneider, told EW via a statement: "Ms. Barton was safely transferred to medical treatment for which she remains hospitalized, as per the recommendation of her doctor." Schnider told People that the LAPD officers were there simply to protect the star. "Police were involved due to Ms. Barton's celebrity status," he said, adding that the actress is now "okay and resting."

Police would not confirm Access Hollywood's claim that the actress has been placed under involuntary psychiatric hold at an L.A. hospital.

According to the CW's Paul McGuire, Barton's upcoming drama The Beautiful Life, which begins production July 22 and premieres Sept. 16, will not be affected by the incident.

Jul 16 2009 05:39 PM ET

Man killed in Madonna stage collapse

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Madonna-tour-kills-1_l A stage being erected for an upcoming Madonna concert collapsed, killing a 53-year-old French man and injuring six, two seriously, according to the BBC and CNN. The accident occurred at the Velodrome in Marseilles, France, where Madonna was scheduled to perform on Sunday as part of her Sticky and Sweet tour; the show has been canceled. "At this point we don't know how it happened, but we are confident no one else is still under the rubble," a French police officer told CNN.

"My prayers go out to those who were injured and their families along with my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this heartbreaking news," Madonna said in a statement issued by her representative, Liz Rosenberg, according to CNN.

Jul 16 2009 12:41 PM ET

'True Blood' vamp Alexander Skarsgard, Kate Bosworth cast in 'Straw Dogs'

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Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) and Kate Bosworth join James Marsden in Screen Gem's Straw Dogs, a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 original starring Dustin Hoffman. According to Variety, Marsden plays a Hollywood screenwriter who moves with his actress wife (Bosworth) to her Mississippi hometown, where her once big-shot high school boyfriend (Skarsgard) tries to win her back. Rod Lurie (Nothing But the Truth) is writing and directing. Production is slated to begin in August.

Jul 16 2009 12:29 PM ET

Patrick Dempsey to star in 'The Art of Racing in the Rain'

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Variety reports that Universal Pictures is developing The Art of Racing in the Rain as a starring vehicle for Grey's Anatomy hunk Patrick Dempsey. The studio bought the screen rights to the bestselling Garth Stein novel about a dog named Enzo who's blessed with "a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind" and who "evaluates his life through the lessons learnedby his human owner, the race-car driver Denny Swift." Dempsey, who is an accomplished pro race-car driver himself, will play Swift. The actor will produce Racing with Neal Moritz (Made of Honor) and Joannie Burstein.

Jul 16 2009 12:17 PM ET

NBC replacing 'The Listener' with 'Law & Order' repeats

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According to Variety, beginning on Thursday, July 30, NBC will air Law & Order reruns at 10 p.m. instead of The Listener. Though the one-hour drama starring Craig Olejnik was supposed to run through August, its ratings have been dismal: last Thursday's episode posted a 0.7 rating and 2 share among adults 18-49. The five remaining episodes will not air.

Jul 16 2009 09:58 AM ET

Christine Baranski to play Jennifer Aniston's mother in 'Bounty Hunter'

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Mamma Mia! star Christine Baranski has been cast as the mother of Jennifer Aniston in the new comedy Bounty Hunter, according to Variety. The film, which also stars Gerard Butler, concerns a bounty hunter who is hired to track down his ex-wife.

Jul 16 2009 12:01 AM ET

Jesse James Hollywood, 'Alpha Dog' inspiration, sentenced to life in prison

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Following his conviction last week of kidnapping and murder, a jury in Santa Barbara, Calif. recommended a sentence of life in prison for Jesse James Hollywood, the ringleader of a group of teenage drug users whose crimes inspired the 2006 film Alpha Dog.Emile Hirsch played a character based on Hollywood in the film, whichdramatized the kidnapping in 2000 of Ben Markowitz and the murder ofhis younger stepbrother, Nicholas. Hollywood had faced the possibility of the death penalty.

Jul 15 2009 11:27 PM ET

Willem Dafoe cast in 'John Carter of Mars'

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According to the Hollywood Reporter, Willem Dafoe has been cast as Tars Tarkas in the Andrew Stanton-directed John Carter of Mars, an adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs book series. Lynn Collins and Taylor Kitsch have already been signed for the story of a Civil War soldier who gets transported to Mars, which is slated to begin shooting in 2010.

Jul 15 2009 09:09 PM ET

Darren Aronofsky nears deal for 'Black Swan'

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The Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky is close to scoring financing for supernatural ballet thriller Black Swan, according to the Hollywood Reporter's Risky Business Blog. The film has been a passion project of Aronofsky's for several years — Natalie Portman is attached to star — but the deal could put his previously-announced plans to helm a Robocop reboot at risk.

Jul 15 2009 08:58 PM ET

Ukraine bans 'Bruno' for immorality

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According to Reuters, the country of Ukraine has banned Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno for "artistically unjustified exhibition of sexual organs and sexual relations, homosexual acts in a blatantly graphic form, obscene language, sadism, anti-social behavior which could damage the moral upbringing of our citizens." Nine out of 14 commission members voted for the ban, reports Time.

Meanwhile, Universal Pictures will release a toned-down version of the film in Britain, in hopes of lowering its rating to a teen-friendly 15.

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