Move over, Penn Badgley . The official biopic about late singer Jeff Buckley — “official” because the untitled film is being executive produced by Buckley’s mother Mary Guibert — has found its young troubadour: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark star and singer Reeve Carney. How come the relative newcomer wound up leading the highly anticipated biopic of the late singer?
You’ve already seen the first trailer for Martin Scorsese’s 3-D adaptation of Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret , and now Paramount has released the first official photo from the movie that will give Jason Segel’s Muppets reboot a run for its money (maybe) this Thanksgiving. Click ahead to check out the artwork and more importantly, rate the creepiness of the robot that holds Asa Butterfield and Chloë Moretz’s attention.
Jonathan Levine has directed two feature films ( The Wackness and next month’s 50/50 ) since seeing his 2006 directorial debut, the indie horror pic All the Boys Love Mandy Lane , infamously go from a Weinstein Co. pick-up to a Weinstein Co. cast-off sold to Senator Entertainment, who then went out of business themselves. So what’s the latest status of the Amber Heard starrer (which also features Anson Mount, Whitney Able, and Twilight ‘s Michael Welch)?
It might have taken nearly a year, but United Nations leadership is finally aligning itself with The Whistleblower , the new film based on the experience of a peacekeeper who witnessed U.N. complicity in sex-trafficking in Bosnia in the late ’90s/early ’00s. And while Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon might not yet have clambered aboard the film’s Rachel Weisz awards-season bandwagon, he’s definitely paving its road ahead with an invitation for the film to screen at U.N. headquarters in New York.
Bruce Beresford-Redman, the former TV producer accused of killing his wife outside a resort in Cancun, has been ordered back to Quintana Roo, Mexico to stand trial on charges of aggravated homicide. The incident took place in November, when the body of Bruce’s wife, Monica, washed up in a sewer system near the hotel where she had been staying with her family. The cause of death was asphyxiation. Bruce’s attorneys claimed the police were too quick to charge their client and lacked any physical evidence. But United States prosecutors say fellow guests heard screams emanating from the couple’s room and that detectives subsequent discovered blood spatter in the bathroom and in other areas of the room. The ex- Survivor producer has been behind bars in Los Angeles, but will soon be moved to Mexico. He faces up to 30 years in prison if found guilty.
Nicki Minaj says she was struck in the face by a male acquaintance yesterday. But the artist does not want to press any charges. Here’s what went down: Minaj and an unidentified man were allegedly arguing poolside at the Palomar Hotel in Dallas. As the verbal sparring intensified, the man left for his hotel room, the singer told an employee to call the cops and then she followed the man back inside. Once there, she says he hit her in the lower lip. When the police arrived, Minaj explained what happened but said she did not want to press charges. She added that the opponent was not her boyfriend. Nicki faced a very different kind of tragedy earlier this month: her cousin was murdered . [Photo: WENN.com]
Demi Lovato premiered the single “Skyscraper” today on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show. That was her big move professionally. Personally, though, the 18-year old gave fans an open look into the struggles over the last few months, which landed her in rehab and caused her to admit that she’s bipolar . Demi Lovato on Ryan Seacrest “I just had so much growing up to do… I ended up doing things that I regret to this day,” Lovato said about the inner turmoil that led to her attacking dancer Alex Welch . What was the most difficult time for the singer? “Spending Christmas in treatment was really, really difficult,” she said. “I just remember sometimes sitting there and being like, ‘I had so much just six months ago, and here I am in a treatment center. What has my life become? How did I let it get to this point?'” Demi says she was never suicidal, but times grew “really dark.” Lovato recorded “Skyscraper” soon before entering rehab. She says of the experience: “I just sat there and I just cried my eyes out, I was almost doubled over with emotion… it was crazy. I tried to re-record it but, it didn’t have that same emotion and that same almost cry for help that I had when I first recorded it.” Look for the music video to come out this week.
Millions of women (and men) would have slayed safari animals to share a love scene with Twilight sensation Robert Pattinson on the set of Water for Elephants. But in a big F-U to those fans, Pattinson’s co-star Reese Witherspoon has reportedly described at length how “disgusting” and “disappointing” the experience was for her.
A while ago I wrote about the most Applified Mercedez Benz ever customized, and there were a lot of people who really liked the experience of that car. That technology has been developed even further this year, and the same team that customized that Mercedes Benz has now taken on another project. It’s a Mercedez Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Bit Rebels Discovery Date : 13/03/2011 21:00 Number of articles : 2
Camille Grammer met her still-husband’s fiancee for the first time yesterday. And the experience was so personal and so traumatic that she had to share it with the world on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live last night, following the most recent episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills . “It was interesting to say the least,” Camille told Andy Cohen. “I was delivering the kids to Kelsey, and he texted me and said, ‘Kayte will be there.’ And my girlfriend Deidre, who’s on the show with me, said we have to go down and meet her.” And?!? “She was nice, we both said hello. She has a very strong handshake… it was uncomfortable.” As it stands now, Camille won’t let Kelsey go through with a hasty divorce, while Kesley wants to marry Kayte next month and… do you really care?