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Sandra Bullock To Give First TV Interview Since Divorce

Actress will sit down with Matt Lauer in New Orleans for Tuesday’s ‘Today’ show. By Jocelyn Vena Sandra Bullock Photo: Ethan Miller/ WireImage Sandra Bullock has had an up-and-down year, between winning an Oscar , getting divorced from Jesse James amid cheating allegations and adopting a baby boy. Aside from an interview with People magazine and a few high-profile appearances — including her Generation Award win at the MTV Movie Awards — Bullock has remained pretty tight-lipped about her personal life. But on Tuesday, Bullock will have her first TV interview since the divorce, sitting down with the “Today” show’s Matt Lauer in New Orleans, Us Weekly reports. The news comes just days after it was revealed that Bullock is in talks to star in the big-screen adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s second novel, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” alongside fellow Oscar winner Tom Hanks. As for her relationship with James , Bullock has said it is “a different one. A bittersweet one. One of new understanding. One of support for his recovery. One that changed my life.” She added: “I really don’t know how our paths will intersect in the future.” She has been open about the joys of being a mother to her young son, Louis Bardo. “It’s like he’s always been a part of our lives,” she had said about her nearly 8-month-old son. At the MTV Movie Awards back in June, Bullock made light of her personal life and famously kissed Scarlett Johansson. “No matter what you might have seen or heard or read lately, I love what I do,” she added with an emphatic finger wag. “And I’m not going anywhere.” Bullock has also been helping the victims of the Nashville floods, making a surprise appearance at Nashville Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Recovery . Are you interested to hear what Bullock has to say about her past year? Let us know in the comments. Related Photos The Evolution Of: Sandra Bullock

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Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks Eyeing ‘Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close’

Preproduction work has begun on film adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s 9/11 novel. By Adam Rosenberg Sandra Bullock Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images After several years in development, Jonathan Safran Foer’s second novel just got a little bit closer to getting a film adaptation. Preproduction work on the “Everything Is Illuminated” author’s 2005 9/11 novel, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” is under way. Offers are going out to talent while co-producing studios Warner Bros. and Paramount figure out how things will work, Deadline reports. It is also revealed that Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks are “circling the project,” something Bullock’s rep confirmed to MTV News. A call to Hanks’ rep had not been returned as of press time. “Extremely Loud” follows a 9-year-old New York boy in the aftermath the 9/11 attacks, in which his father was killed. The boy finds a key that belonged to his dad, but he doesn’t know what it unlocks. The story charts his search to answer that question. Foer’s book employs an untraditional writing style that incorporates multiple interconnected storylines, photographs and the like. The rights to the novel were first acquired several years ago. Scott Rudin is producing and Stephen Daldry (“The Hours”) is attached to direct, with a script from “Forrest Gump” writer Eric Roth. Warner Bros. is described as the lead studio on the project. Hanks recently wrapped shooting on “Larry Crowne,” which he directed and stars in (he co-wrote the script with Nia Vardalos). It is his second feature effort as a writer/director, following the 1996 drama/comedy “That Thing You Do!” Bullock had a dynamite 2009 as one of the highest-grossing performers that year, between “All About Steve,” “The Proposal” and “The Blind Side,” for which she won the Best Actress Oscar, her first win in that category. For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Photos The Evolution Of: Sandra Bullock

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