As Bella Swan goes, so goes Kristen Stewart . The Twilight saga star appeared on Today on Wednesday to talk a bit about her evolution from passive heroine to ass-kicking vampire in Breaking Dawn – Part 2 , and ended the interview with a quote which suggests that, like Bella, Stewart has learned to be more of a bad-ass when it comes to her fans’ and the media’s prying into her personal life. Stewart looks typically uncomfortable self in the clip below, and awfully tired. When the Today cameras first zoomed in on her, I thought the dark circle beneath her right eye looked like a shiner. But what made an even bigger impression was the way in which the actress handled the inevitable question about her off-screen relationship with Robert Pattinson . Keep in mind that, in the clip. Stewart is facing three interviewers by her lonesome: Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer and Natalie Morales. That’s not easy, though four people took part in Stewart’s 2009 Today interview for Eclipse . Guthrie gets the RPatz question in just as the Today theme music begins signaling that the interview segment is ending. “Kristen, you have so many fans, and they will be mad at us for not asking,” she says before asking if Stewart and Pattinson are back together. Watch Stewart’s face as she processes the question. She flashes a split-second expression of annoyance before responding with an answer that would probably meet the new Bella’s approval: “Funny you mention that,” Stewart replied in a deliciously deadpan manner before putting a nice sharp stake in heart of the off-screen romance story. “I’m just going to let people watch whatever little movie they think our lives are and go for it. Keep them guessing, I always say.” A little mystery goes a long way. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Por dios mane! Paulina Rubio Sued For Attacking Her Male Personal Assistant Paulina Rubio beat the living crap out of her personal assistant … who happens to be a guy … all because the singer had to sit in COACH on a flight to Mexico … this according to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ. The alleged victim is Felipe Betancur — who claims he worked for Rubio from August until just a few days ago … when Paulina allegedly FLIPPED OUT at a Miami airport. According to Felipe’s lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, Rubio missed her plane from Miami to Mexico last weekend … and put Felipe in charge of getting her on the next flight out. Felipe claims there were no 1st Class seats remaining on the next flight … and when he told Paulina she would have to sit in coach, she got really pissed off … and took it out on him. In his suit, Felipe claims Paulina got incredibly violent toward him once they boarded the plane … unleashing a flurry of punches, kicks and even slaps. He claims she also pelted him with various objects. Felipe claims he suffered serious injuries from her attack — including abrasions and contusions on his shins and arms. He also claims he suffered emotional damage. Felipe says he quit his job as soon as they returned to Miami … and now wants Paulina to fork over more than $250k to make things right. It’s not the first time Paulina has been accused of having a short temper — she was arrested last year after allegedly getting into a screaming match with police in Florida. Sounds like Paulina needs to come up off of some gwap…and mind her temper.
Amid Joe and Tina Simpson’s divorce after 35 years of marriage comes a salacious rumor: that he came out of the closet recently and is dating a young man. Supposedly, he golfs with Bryce Chander Hill, 21, regularly at his country club. The fresh-faced Hill has been bragging about dating 54-year-old Joe Simpson on/off for around a year and has recounted torrid details of their alleged trysts, according to friends. Says a source close to Hill: “Joe Simpson being outed by the National Enquirer was no surprise to the gay community in West Hollywood, Bryce has been bragging about hooking up with Joe for a while now.” “Bryce is close to TJ Espinoza, who in turn is good friends with both Jessica Simpson and Ashlee Simpson and worked for Britney Spears as a back-up dancer. “TJ introduced Bryce to the Simpsons, and that’s how he met Joe.” “Bryce claims he’s been dating Joe for roughly a year and loves to boast about it because he loves being the center of attention … and using Joe to climb the showbiz ladder.” Other sources tell Radar that Simpson’s mysterious hunky young golfing pal isn’t Hill, however. “Joe’s friend looks like a rugged, wanna-be skinny actor. He looks very out of place at the country club and you feel bad for the dude because he looks like he is just totally uncomfortable.” “Tina Simpson and her daughters, Jessica and Ashlee were never at the country club, ever. Joe is always there with the same guy, but he is never at MountainGate with his family.” “He seems like a very, very lonely person.” Consider yourselves up to date. [Photo: WENN.com]
Indians, mermaids and fictional serial killers. Oh my! In honor of Halloween, a slew of D-listers hit the red carpet of various parties in Las Vegas this weekend, decked out as famous Christian Bale characters, sexy mermaids , native Americans and more! Who donned the most unique look? Click through now for larger versions of each image and sound off: What are YOU dressing as for Halloween?
Hulk Hogan and his former best friend have made up. Legally speaking, at least. The ex-WWE champion has settled his lawsuit with Bubba the Love Sponge, a DJ he initially believed was behind the leaking of the Hulk Hogan sex tape . Terms of the settlement have not been disclosed, but Bubba released a letter today stating he no longer thinks Hogan knew he was being recorded. “It is my belief that Hulk is not involved, and has not ever been involved, in trying to release the video, or exploit it, or otherwise gain from the video’s release in any way,” Bubba wrote. The Love Sponge had previously hinted that Hogan may have played a role in making the tape public. Hulk, meanwhile, is still moving forward with his $100 million lawsuit against Gawker Media for publishing a snippet of the sex romp on its website. He is also seeking damages from Heather Clem , his sex tape costar and, naturally, Bubba’s ex-wife.
Lindsay Lohan knows a thing or two about total and complete disasters. At least in her personal life. So with Hurricane Sandy and its 85 mile-per-hour winds approaching the East Coast today, this trainwreck has a message for all those being evacuated and told to remain insider: Calm down! WHY is everyone in SUCH a panic about hurricane (i’m calling it Sally)..? Stop projecting negativity! Think positive and pray for peace , Lohan Tweeted in regard to the mammoth storm. Seriously, people. Think positive and pray and you’ll be fine just walking right through those record-breaking gusts and floods. Among other, far more reasonable reactions on Twitter today from famous folks: Alec Baldwin : Sandy . . .that b****! Bethenny Frankel : I’m nervous. People say sandy is worse than Irene. We’re on the water in the hamptons & near it in the city. Both will be evacuated Jerry Seinfeld : Mayor Bloomberg going with zip up neck sweater to fight Sandy. Shows preparedness. Windy: zip it up Storm over: back down Jimmy Fallon : East coasters stay safe – watch the news and look for updates. #Sandy We will be doing a new show tomorrow night no matter what. #LateNight Jimmy Kimmel : starting to get windy here in #Brooklyn. . . I hope our shows don’t fly away Kirstie Alley : hello Maine . . . Is the storm hitting around Camden Maine?? thank you Kristin Chenoweth : No Katie Couric show tomorrow because she needs to cover Frankenstorm! Scary stuff! Kim Kardashian : Back in Miami now. Missed the storm. I’m praying for everyone on the East Coast. I hope everyone is safe! Khloe Kardashian Odom : Praying for everyone on the East. Larry King : Is #Sandy a boy or a girl? Lena Dunham : My dad re: the hurricane: “I have tons of cash and a salad”
Tony Stark is struggling to hold it together in the first trailer for Iron Man 3 , and that’s before Ben Kingsley as conveniently and ambiguously-ethnic baddie The Mandarin enters the picture with his samurai hair and his even more ambiguous weirdo accent. Then it’s bye bye Stark mansion and hello waking nightmare as Tony’s world unravels. “Nothing’s been the same since New York ,” he sighs. “I can’t sleep… and when I do, I have nightmares.” Air-attacks crumbling that sweet Malibu pad into the Pacific and being haunted by an Iron Man doppelganger are freaky enough, but the saddest sight in our first glimpse at Iron Man 3 has to be the image of Stark crawling into bed alone, Iron Man parts strewn across the floor like an addict’s discarded syringes. Five bucks the line “It’s like I don’t even know you” or “I can stop whenever I want!” are uttered somewhere in this movie. Trailer debut via Apple iTunes : Dynamic action, a hint of self-destruction, Guy Pearce’s clean-shaven and therefore supremely threatening mug (what’s more rage-inducing if you’re Tony Stark – Pearce kissing your lady on the cheek, or your competition from another dude in a magical flying suit?)… I’d venture to say it seems like Shane Black is back. Let’s hope. Synopsis: Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man 3” pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man? Iron Man 3 is in theaters May 3, 2013.
Tony Stark is struggling to hold it together in the first trailer for Iron Man 3 , and that’s before Ben Kingsley as conveniently and ambiguously-ethnic baddie The Mandarin enters the picture with his samurai hair and his even more ambiguous weirdo accent. Then it’s bye bye Stark mansion and hello waking nightmare as Tony’s world unravels. “Nothing’s been the same since New York ,” he sighs. “I can’t sleep… and when I do, I have nightmares.” Air-attacks crumbling that sweet Malibu pad into the Pacific and being haunted by an Iron Man doppelganger are freaky enough, but the saddest sight in our first glimpse at Iron Man 3 has to be the image of Stark crawling into bed alone, Iron Man parts strewn across the floor like an addict’s discarded syringes. Five bucks the line “It’s like I don’t even know you” or “I can stop whenever I want!” are uttered somewhere in this movie. Trailer debut via Apple iTunes : Dynamic action, a hint of self-destruction, Guy Pearce’s clean-shaven and therefore supremely threatening mug (what’s more rage-inducing if you’re Tony Stark – Pearce kissing your lady on the cheek, or your competition from another dude in a magical flying suit?)… I’d venture to say it seems like Shane Black is back. Let’s hope. Synopsis: Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man 3” pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man? Iron Man 3 is in theaters May 3, 2013.
Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, who passed away overnight at the age of 60 after battling cancer, defined the character of Emmanuelle as much as it defined her four-decade film career. With her first appearance as the doe-eyed sensual adventuress and 1970s softcore icon in 1974’s Emmanuelle , Kristel became synonymous with the character, which, in turn, became shorthand for an entire genre of art-house erotica: gauzy, softly lit tales of women exploring their own sexual curiosity in exotic lands and pushing the boundaries of social conventions. Without Emmanuelle and Kristel, would we even have EL James’ 50 Shades of Grey ? [ GALLERY: Images of Sylvia Kristel in 1974’s Emmanuelle ] Kristel’s career began as a model at the age of 17. She won the Miss TV Europe contest at 21 and the following year made her acting debut in Emmanuelle , which also marked the first film of director Just Jaeckin, who pioneered the soft-focused “arty” look of the series and its many imitators. (Jaeckin and Kristel both went on to enjoy successful careers in the world of erotica and later reunited for 1981’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover .) While the later films featured amazing score contributions by Francis Lai , composer/musician Pierre Bachelet enjoyed one of his earliest hits with his theme song to Emmanuelle , which Lily Allen sampled in 2006. The tale of a bored diplomat’s wife in Bangkok learning to embrace her carnal desires, Emmanuelle was adapted from the 1967 French literary phenomenon of the same name. Credited to writer Emmanuelle Arsan, the book and its film adaptation detailed its heroine’s sexual exploits in the Far East with men and women, strangers, lovers, and assorted hedonistic expats. (The real behind-the-scenes saga of who exactly wrote Emmanuelle is dramatic in itself: French diplomat Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane is said to have been the original writer although his wife Marayat Rollet-Andriane accepted credit as “Emmanuelle Arsan,” supposedly to protect her husband’s public service position and, probably, to advance her own career. Similarly juicy ground was explored in last week’s 50 Shades of Grey -style episode of Law & Order: SVU .) Despite attempts by French President Georges Pompidou to ban Emmanuelle — his predecessor Charles De Gaulle attempted to do the same for the book, which became a bestseller — the film was a hit; Columbia Pictures picked it up for distribution stateside on the strength of its popularity with female audiences and the sexploitation hit went on to gross $100 million worldwide, according to IMDb, spawning six sequels, made-for-television spin-offs, and numerous knock-off films. What Emmanuelle did for erotic cinema then was akin to the recent 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon: It made sexual fantasy an acceptable indulgence for mainstream and female audiences through its hazy, dreamlike, and (mostly) non-sleazy scenarios in which lust was unabashedly embraced as an utterly human impulse. Significantly, it told the tale from a woman’s perspective, one in which sexual teachers were almost as often other sexually experienced women as they were men. Kristel starred in four Emmanuelle films, returning to the series in later years in supporting roles. Emmanuelle IV (1984) marked the passing of the torch and the series’ decline into full-on camp, as Kristel’s signature character underwent surgery to emerge with a new look, portrayed by newcomer Mia Nygren. A series of Italian knock-off films under the Black Emanuelle (note the single “m” spelling differentation) moniker starred Laura Gemser, and the official Emmanuelle series devolved into the bizarre Emmanuelle in Space sequels starring Krista Allen. But Kristel remained the prototypical Emmanuelle, and the series’ best — and she’ll forever be the iconic face of its legacy. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Walt Disney dropped a few more hints about the plots of Iron Man 3 and Thor 2″ The Dark World” on Thursday, and, well, I wish I could say they were scintillating. In an effort not to give away the store, both synopses are fairly vague, although both stress how “personal” the battles they’ll be waging are. According to the plot for Iron Man 3 , for example, the super hero’s alter ego Tony Stark “finds his personal world destroyed” and then must rely on “his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him.” Well, I certainly hope that new gold Iron Man suit they’ve been talking about comes into play because if this is going to be some sort of Marvel Comics version of a Bergman film, I’d rather watch Bergman. Over at Screen Rant , they’ve been reporting a much more detailed story that involves Ben Kingsley as the Chinese super-villain Mandarin and something called Extremis nano-technology serum that was developed to replicate the Super Soldier Serum that turned Steve Rogers into Captain America. Here’s the synopsis in its entirety: Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man 3” pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man? As Screen Rant notes , the last line sounds like a reference to the Iron Man comics “Extremis” 2005-06 story arc written by Warren Ellis, in which Tony Stark is injected with the Extremis serum and becomes a cyborg-like being who doesn’t necessarily need his suit. Thor, meanwhile, must embark on “his most perilous and personal journey yet”. There’s a little more meat on the bones of this synopsis: Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all. Iron Man 3 is set for a May 3, 2013 release. Thor 2: The Dark World will hit theaters on Nov. 8, 2013 and both will screen in 3D. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
