Jeremy Renner is the latest true star to go off on Kim Kardashian and her family. First, Daniel Craig referred to the Kardashians as ” f-cking idiots .” Then, of course, it was Jon Hamm’s turn to slam Kim in particular . More recently, – in a wide-ranging interview with The Guardian that delves into the impressive path this Oscar nominee has traveled – Renner was asked about The First Family of Reality Television and held nothing back in his response: He referred to Kim, Khloe and company as “those ridiculous people with zero talent who spend their lives making sure everyone knows their name. Those stupid, stupid people.” Renner is enjoying a tremendous 2012, having starred in mega hits such as The Avengers and The Bourne Legacy . But we think this is his best move yet.
Give Jean-Claude Van Damme points for honesty. We guess. Interviewed by The Guardian this week, in promotion of The Expendables 2 , the martial arts expert confirmed a long-time rumor: that he cheated on then-wife Darcy LaPier with singer Kylie Minogue during the 1994 filming of Street Fighter . “Yes, yes, yes. It happened. I was in Thailand, we had an affair,” said Van Damme, who has been married to Gladys Portugues since 1999. For some reason, he then added of the fling: “Sweet kiss, beautiful lovemaking. It would be abnormal not to have had an affair, she’s so beautiful and she was there in front of me every day with a beautiful smile, simpatico, so charming, she wasn’t acting like a big star. I knew Thailand very well, so I showed her my Thailand. She’s a great lady.” The actor does have a point. Even at 43, Minogue can seriously work it . Really, it would be abnormal for any married man not to toss his vows in the trash just for one night with the beautiful artist. [Photo: WENN.com]
The Avengers had an even better weekend than initially thought . The Academy sets up a new outdoor screening venue and it looks like Kick-Ass is getting a sequel . Those are among the spotlights in Monday afternoon’s Biz Break round up. Also in the mix, Arnold Schwarzenegger picks up a gig and actor Mark Ruffalo ‘s Twitter account gets hacked. Avengers Sails Passed $207M Marvel’s The Avengers took $207.4M at the North American box office over the weekend, higher than the $200,329,000 estimated Sunday morning . The film crossed the $600 million mark globally in just 12 days. Its worldwide cumulative count is now $654.8 million. Academy Announces Slate of Outdoor Events The Academy unveiled a new outdoor screening venue and a slate of summer movies set for June 15th through August 18th. The “Oscars Outdoors” series will devote every Friday night to classics and contemporary favorites aimed at adult audiences, and every Saturday night to family-friendly fare. The final Friday night presentation, on August 17, will be an “Audience Choice” selection, determined by fans who cast votes on www.oscars.org/outdoors. Most features will be preceded by surprise animated or live-action short subjects. Around the ‘net… Kick-Ass Sequel Set for Summer Shoot Kick-Ass comic series illustrator John Romita Jr. is promising a Summer 2012 start date for the movie sequel with a planned May 2013 release, Screen Rant reports . Action Thriller Ten to Team David Ayer and Arnold Schwarzenegger Open Road has picked up U.S. rights to action thriller Ten which David Ayer will direct and former CA governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will star. Deadline reports . Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson Board Maleficent Imelda Staunton and Miranda Richardson are joining Angelina Jolie in Maleficent , Disney’s live-action re-tell of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. THR reports . Catfish Team Join for The Monkey Wrench Gang Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, the team behind the 2010 Sundance Film Festival documentary Catfish and Paranormal Activity 3 , will write and direct an adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel The Monkey Wrench Gang , Deadline reports . Avengers Star Mark Ruffalo’s Twitter Account Hacked The actor who plays Bruce Banner in smash hit The Avengers had his account taken over and even changed his username from @MRuff221 to @Mark_Ruffalo and proceeded to add some peculiar posts. “The women of Hollywood sure have some great boobs,” read one. E Online reports . Checking in with Debra Granik’s Latest Filmmaker Debra Granik earned four Oscar noms for Winter’s Bone , starring Jennifer Lawrence. Now she’s taking on a possible HBO project, This American Highlife , her film version of Russell Banks’ novel Rule Of The Bone and a doc about U.S. war veterans inspired by an actor in Winter’s Bone . Thompson on Hollywood reports . Culkin & Czuchry Take on Gabriel Rory Culkin ( Scream 4 ) and Matt Czuchry ( The Good Wife ) are set to star in indie project Gabriel by writer/director Lou Howe. Culkin will star as the title character, Variety reports . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
So Lionsgate quietly — like, very quietly — released its long-shelved Miley Cyrus “comedy” LOL into 105 theaters over the weekend. Director Lisa Azuelos’s English-language remake of her own French hit from 2008 suffered for it, too, grossing a total of just $46,500 — less overall than The Avengers made per screen . LOL ‘s $440-per-theater average is by far the lowest of Cyrus’s career and something of a fork in the road for the young star, who must now decide if she wants to spend the next five years before she inevitably poses for Playboy either chasing down increasingly elusive theatrical opportunities like “Snack-Bar Girl #3” in the next Kevin James film or signing a stable four-picture deal with Hallmark Channel or… whatever else is out there. Critics weren’t kind, either. “That Lionsgate gave this star vehicle such a half-hearted theatrical dump May 4,” wrote Variety critic Joe Leydon, “speaks volumes about the dimmed wattage of toplined Miley Cyrus, whose charisma-free performance may in turn serve as a cautionary example for teen pop phenoms seeking to break out into ‘mature’ screen roles.” Meanwhile, Cyrus was introspective today on Twitter: Thank u so much for everyone who went to see LOL. It is a film I loved making and I am proud of…. That's really all that matters to me. ❤— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) May 07, 2012 No worries, Miley! Your friends in the Occupy movement are surely happy to see you’ve moved beyond mere dollars and cents. Surely you’ve got Hollywood right where you want it. [ Movie City News via Yahoo! ] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Everyone knows there are kicks aplenty in the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme muy thai action classic Kickboxer , in which the Muscles from Brussels portrayed an American avenging his brother against a fearsome Thai fighter. But you really get an appreciation for just how many bone-crunching legs and feet and knees were unleashed in the action classic in this brilliantly hilarious, deceptively simple supercut that whittles Kickboxer down to, well, just the kicks. Your Monday must-watch is here. The crazy thing about this supercut is that, in addition to being strangely mesmerizing at times, the chronological edit comprised only of onscreen kicking scenes completely conveys Van Damme’s entire emotional arc as he goes from supportive cornerman to avenger-in-training to ring champ. It’s also a reminder of just how majestic Van Damme was in his prime, doing split kicks in mid-air and roundhousing heads left and right all young and oiled up and stretchy… Watch below and celebrate the kickingest movie of our time! [Via The Cussing Channel ]
Coors Light & Jean Claude Van Damme know that even frozen icy pants, restrictive ones, pants frozen solid and tight are nothing compared to the ice cold refreshment of a Coors Light. For more Coors Light UK information, and for more Van Da… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Top Twitter Videos Discovery Date : 18/06/2011 04:35 Number of articles : 2
