Archive: June 2010 (51-60 of 168)

Jun 23 2010 08:16 AM ET

Edith Shain, patriotic icon of Times Square kiss, dies

Categories: In Memoriam

Edith Shain, the nurse whose Times Square kiss with a young sailor was captured in an iconic World War II photograph celebrating the end of the war, has died at the age of 91. According to Reuters, the great-grandmother of eight died at her home in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Jun 22 2010 10:16 PM ET

Freida Pinto joins 'Planet of the Apes' prequel

Categories: Movies

Actress Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) will star opposite James Franco in 20th Century Fox’s Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Apes, a Fox rep confirmed to EW.com. Pinto will play a primatologist named Caroline, while Franco is playing a scientist. Set in present-day San Francisco, Rise of the Apes depicts how mankind’s experimentation with genetic engineering ultimately results in a war between humans and intelligent apes. John Lithgow has also joined the cast and will play Franco’s father. Apes, which is being directed by Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist), is scheduled for release on June 24, 2011.

UPDATE: John Lithgow has also joined the Apes prequel. He’ll play Franco’s Alzheimer’s-stricken father, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Jun 22 2010 09:26 PM ET

Oscars: Academy picks Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer to produce 83rd Academy Awards

Categories: Movies, Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has tapped film producer Bruce Cohen (American Beauty, Milk) and TV producer-director Don Mischer to produce the 83rd Academy Awards telecast, the organization announced Tuesday. Mischer will also direct the telecast, which will air Feb. 27, 2011, on ABC. This represents both men’s first involvement with the Oscar telecast.

Jun 22 2010 09:05 PM ET

Director Mark Waters in early talks for 'Mr. Popper Penguins'

Categories: Books, Movie Biz, Movies

Mark Waters (Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) is in early talks to direct a movie adaptation of Mr. Popper’s Penguins for 20th Century Fox, Variety reports. Director Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) and actor Ben Stiller were previously tied to the movie, but are reportedly no longer involved. Instead, Jack Black, Jim Carrey, and Owen Wilson are rumored to be in the running for the lead role of Mr. Popper, a house painter who winds up with a stage act featuring a dozen penguins. Mr. Popper’s Penguins was a 1938 children’s book written by Richard and Florence Atwater.

Jun 22 2010 08:39 PM ET

DreamWorks Animation secures movie rights for Troll dolls

Categories: Movie Biz, Movies

DreamWorks Animation has snatched up the movie rights for the iconic Happy Troll Doll character, or more commonly known as “Troll dolls” or “Treasure Trolls,” according to Variety. DreamWorks Animation licensed the character from the Danish company Dam Things, and the studio has hired screenwriters Adam Wilson and Melanie Wilson LaBracio to write a script that’ll reportedly expand upon the Troll dolls’ mythology. The Troll dolls, which became an American toy fad in the 1960s, recently made a cameo appearance as train passengers during the opening action sequence of Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 3.

Jun 22 2010 05:20 PM ET

Obama administration unveils new efforts to combat piracy

Categories: Movies

The federal government has outlined a new plan for enforcing anti-piracy legislation, The Hollywood Reporter reports. At the announcement today, Vice President Joe Biden commented, “To state it very bluntly, piracy hurts. It hurts our economy, our health, and our safety.” The plan coordinates federal efforts combating intellectual property infringement, including the creation of a new specialized task force within the Justice Department. A report also released on Tuesday tallied motion picture and video piracy as costing the U.S. $20.5 billion every year.

Jun 22 2010 05:15 PM ET

Jerry Seinfeld calls Lady Gaga 'a jerk' for Citi Field antics

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Gaga-seinfeldImage Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images; Sylvain Gaboury/PR PhotosIt’s a new inning in the Lady Gaga baseball saga. Almost two weeks following the pop star’s controversy-clad trip to Citi Field, where she gave the finger to Mets fans and was subsequently moved to Jerry Seinfeld’s luxury box, the comedian has reacted. “This woman’s a jerk. I hate her,” Seinfeld said Monday, at the tail-end of a radio sports show interview. “I can’t believe they put her in my box, which I paid for. You give people the finger and you get upgraded? Is that the world we’re living in right now?” In the interview, Seinfeld sounds both exasperated and bemused, and it’s possible that his comments were made more in jest than in actual irritation. Seinfeld then segued into a characteristic comedic inquiry into the origin of “the finger.” “What’s the finger anyway?” he said. “Speaking of interesting and new, how old is the finger? How did it even get to be ‘the finger?’” Reps for Seinfeld and Lady Gaga did not respond to EW’s calls for comment.

Jun 22 2010 04:53 PM ET

Jeremy London on kidnapping: '[The incident] actually did happen'

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Despite speculation, former Party of Five star Jeremy London insists in a videotaped statement that his kidnapping did happen. “It’s been an absolute nightmare,” the actor says on the tape. “First of all, I want to say [the incident] actually did happen. It was one of the worst days of my life. I thought I was going to die. Thank God I made it out alive…I had a gun put to my head. I had my family threatened. We’re working closely with the Palm Springs Police Department to get the rest of the guys. There’s one guy in custody. There’s two more out there.” (Police arrested Brandon Adams in connection with the June 10 kidnapping, during which London claims he was held at gunpoint and forced to take drugs.) Among those skeptical of his story was brother Jason London, who told People, “I’m glad my brother’s okay, but I have serious questions about what transpired. His health is our number one concern.” At this time, police claim there’s no reason to doubt the actor’s recollection of the kidnapping.

Jun 22 2010 04:47 PM ET

Sean Patrick Thomas has son

Categories: Celebrity Babies!

People reports that actor Sean Patrick Thomas has had his second child with wife Aonika Laurent Thomas. Luc Laurent Thomas was born June 9, and joins 2-year-old sister Lola Jolie.

Jun 22 2010 02:46 PM ET

Vienna denies cheating on 'Bachelor' Jake

After reps for ABC’s The Bachelor announced that the show’s most recent couple, Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi, have split, Girardi took to her Twitter account earlier today to address Internet rumors that infidelity led to the break-up. “The accusations of me cheating are completely fabricated. 100% False,” she tweeted.

More ‘Bachelor’:
‘Bachelor’ duo Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi split. Get them to the ‘Bachelor Pad’ stat!
‘Bachelor’ Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi break up
Chris Harrison’s blog: Why Jake chose Vienna
‘The Bachelor’ finale recap: The dumber of two evils
Jake learns ‘what love language’ Vienna speaks

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