December 05, 2009

The first trailer for "Death at a Funeral (2010)" has been made available for viewing pleasure. Making its way out via the film's official website, the snippet gives sneak peek at the funny things happen when family and relatives gather at a funeral.

The film is a re-imagining of the 2007 Frank Oz-directed British comedy of the same name. Taking place in an urban American setting, the upcoming movie centers on a funeral ceremony that leads to the digging up of shocking family secrets, as well as misplaced cadavers and indecent exposure.

It looks like Audrina Patridge is more committed to her own show than to the one that feeds her. There is a report that the reality star is not a hundred percent back to "The Hills" because negotiations for her to come back in the sixth season are still undergoing

A representative of Patridge told Us Magazine that there has been no such deal signed between his client and MTV. "Audrina is still in discussions with MTV about Season 6 of The Hills," the rep said. "There is not a firm deal in place. She is set to begin filming the pilot episode of her new show next week, in Los Angeles."

Judi Dench and Stacy Ferguson a.k.a. Fergie's close bond stretches beyond drama-musical "Nine" as the singer reportedly has agreed to give the actress a starring role in her band Black Eyed Peas' upcoming music video. A source tells The Sun, "Fergie and Judi got on like a house on fire. They have agreed to work their diaries so Judi can be in the next video. will.i.am and the rest of the band think it's a great idea."

Despite the report, official confirmation is yet to be made by either Fergie or Black Eyed Peas on which music video Judi will star in. Besides, none of the parties mentioned in the story has confirmed on when they will start working with Judi.

In two hours on December 11, "Dollhouse" will treat fans with the terror of Alpha. The villain will show up in the second hour when Echo's past romantic engagements are found murdered. Echo suspects that the character played by Alan Tudyk is seeking a revenge.

Meanwhile in the first hour, Echo finds herself out in the world-at-large as she struggles to control her multiple memory downloads after her entanglements with Senator Perrin and the DC Dollhouse. Topher discovers the dangers of science that will have devastating effects on the future, while Adelle engages in a power struggle with Harding (guest star Keith Carradine). The episode is called "Meet Jane Doe" and airs at 8/7c.

Among several actors who were mentioned circling the next film about Jack Ryan, Chris Pine has successfully taken the lead role. Being met at the press conference of "Invictus" on Friday morning, December 4, producer Mace Neufeld has updated the status of his upcoming untitled Jack Ryan project, stating that the depicter of James T. Kirk in "Star Trek" is set to play Jack Ryan.

Beside giving information about the casting, Neufeld also shared a little about the story. According to the filmmaker, the next film will not be based on one of Tom Clancy's novels, but rather will be an original screenplay written by Adam Koxac [with a script draft by Hossein Amini]. "We pick him up when he's on Wall Street. But I'm not going to tell you the rest of the story...," he spilled about the plot.

"Glee" co-stars Cory Monteith and Lea Michele are not dating. Setting the record straight on reports of them dating was the 27-year-old actor himself who told People that there is nothing romantic between them off screen.

"We're great friends. We've become really close over the show, but we're just friends. We're not dating," Monteith insisted Thursday, December 3 at the Marshalls and T.J. Maxx "Carol-Oke" contest at New York's Bryant Park. Comment hasn't been made just yet by Michele though.

In a bid to promote his second studio album, Gucci Mane releases the music video for its latest single "Lemonade". Apt to the song's theme, the video which is directed by Mr. Boomtown, is splashed with yellow and black color dominating.

Released under Asylum, "The State vs. Radric Davis" will hit the stores in U.S. on December 8. Listing at least 20 songs, the album boasts collaborations between Mane and Keyshia Cole, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, Plies, Lil Wayne and many more. "Lemonade" meanwhile, is a solo track produced by Bangladesh.

There is nothing romantic between Lindsay Lohan and Cash Warren, a source close to the film producer and his actress wife Jessica Alba tells People. "The reports are totally untrue," insists the source referring to online stories that the two hooked up after meeting at West Hollywood hot spot Villa the night of November 19.

Lindsay and Cash, indeed, know each other, but their relationship is purely professional. "They are friendly - that's it," insists the source. Lindsay herself has denied reports of her kissing Cash during the mentioned outing, branding them "absurd." She, moreover, argued, "He is married. I wouldn't dare kiss him."

One secret may lead to a disaster that costs the Glee club a sectionals victory. FOX releases a clip from the Fall season finale that exactly describes how complicated the situation is and what kind of prevention that the members of the club are planning.

Mercedes, Kurt and the others are planning to keep Rachel and Finn in the dark about the fact that Quinn's baby's father is actually Puck and not Finn. [Spoiler Alert] When asked whether Finn finally finds out Quinn's secret, Cory Monteith said, "Yes, he does." Cory himself is a fan of Rachel-and-Finn combination, saying "Finn, obviously! You never know though. You never know which way it's going to go. I think maybe Rachel and Finn are meant to be together, but I don't know if they will be together."

Paul Greengrass has boldly stated he has quit "Bourne 4", citing the call for a different challenge as the reason for his departure. However, Matt Damon still believes that the helmer of the second and third "Bourne" films will be back for this untitled Bourne 4 project.

Being met at the press junket for his forthcoming film "Invictus", the actor was asked by Collider about the status of the fourth "Bourne" film after Greengrass dropped out of the project. Showing a confidence, Damon replied, "I'll just wait for him and when he wants to do one, we'll do it."

Refusing to slow down, Pamela Anderson is adding one more profession into her career resume, which is singer. The actress-model is launching a pop singing career which is marked with the release of a new single titled "High".

New York Post which breaks the report, claims the song is a collaboration between the busty blonde and her friend and fashion mogul Richie Rich. When speaking of the track's title, Richie says it's not about drugs, but refers to high fashion.

The cast and crew for "Thor" will soon start preparing for the production of the film. On Thursday, December 3, actress Jaimie Alexander posted an update on her Twitter page, informing that she will begin rehearsals for the superhero film next week. "Is excited to start rehearsals next week! :) :)" the depicter of skilled Asgardian warrior Sif wrote.

The shooting of "Thor" itself is believed to be kicked off in the middle of January 2010. According to Production Weekly, the principal photography will first take place in Los Angeles. Then, in March, cast and crew will move to Santa Fe in New Mexico to continue filming until late April.

Wyclef Jean releases a music video for "Warrior's Anthem", a song which recalls his experience being mistaken as will.i.am. To match the theme of the song, the one third of The Fugees includes a footage of him hanging out with the Black Eyed Peas singer.

"Some funny stuff may happen to me," Wyclef sings in the beginning. "I signed autographed for kid Clef from the Fugee. He looked at me and said 'what the hell is a Fugee, aren't you will.i.am from the full Peas?' I'm a fan but ain't no will.i.am. Let me introduce myself to the new generation: I'm Wyclef just a singer, songwriter composer and half school I used to be a better rapper then I got with The Fugees. "

Adding fuel to the already burning romance rumors, Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner were spotted having another date night on Thursday, December 3. After re-shooting their upcoming film "Valentine's Day", they were photographed enjoying a dinner for two at Benihana restaurant in Beverly Hills.

The rumored lovers were seen smiling while enjoying some quality time at the popular eatery. Later that night, the twosome headed for dessert at frozen yogurt shop Menchie's. Inside the favorite venue, "[Swift] opted for a huge frozen yogurt and [Lautner] watched her eat it with a huge smile," an onlooker says, adding that "They both seemed very down to earth and friendly."

"Supernatural" is preparing one very sweet Valentine's Day episode by casting a Cupid. Casting call has been released to find a man in his 30s or 40s to play the role of "doughy, out of shape, naked" angel of matchmaking.

They want to portray the Cupid as a humorously loving character who "greets everyone with enormous bear hugs that almost break their ribs." He is required to be "overflowing with love and positivity to an almost humorous and narcotic degree". To provide more insight of what kind of person they want, the casting directors specifically wanted someone like Will Ferrell in "Elf".

After playing a werewolf in "Twilight" film series, Taylor Lautner will be seen as a superhero in his next movie. Following report that the 17-year-old heartthrob was in talks to join "Max Steel", Paramount Picture has confirmed to Deadline that they have hired him to play the lead role.

Lautner will take the role of Josh McGrath, a 19-year-old extreme-sports junkie who, in the original animated TV series, is told being accidentally exposed to the unleashed power of nanotechological machines, which become part of him and give him increased strength, near-invulnerability and the ability to change his appearance. He later takes on the identity of Max Steel and fights against superpowered villains.

On how the music video of Rihanna's single "Hard" will be like has been teased through several pictures taken from the set of its shooting. As what she has revealed before that the track will have "couture-military" concept, the Barbadian-born songstress was spotted wearing a variety of sexy military couture during the two-day video shoot.

There were bullets, guns, and army uniforms used during the process. Stylist Rob Zangardi was also spotted on the scene helping Rihanna to deliver a convincing look to match the concept of the music video. Rapper Young Jeezy also joined for some scenes, with Melina Matsoukas on board to direct.

ABC is not totally shutting down Adam Lambert after all. The singer has personally announced that he would be appearing on "The View", tweeting "Hey friends! I will be performing and hanging w the ladies of ABC's The View Thursday the 10th!"

During the visit, Lambert will be both performing and sitting down with the ladies for an interview. He will talk about the inclusion of him in Barbara Walters' "Most Fascinating People" which airs a day before "The View". Unlike American Music Awards which sparked the first conflict between Lambert and ABC though, Lambert's appearance will be pre-taped.

A representative for Maya Rudolph has exclusively confirmed to People that the actress-comedian has given birth to a baby daughter on November 6. The infant named Lucille was born in Los Angeles. Details of the bundle of joy, including her height and weight, are not disclosed.

Lucille is Maya's second child with living partner, film director Paul Thomas Anderson. She joins older sister Pearl Minnie Anderson, who was born in October 2005. The family currently lives in both Los Angeles and New York City.

Chris Brown has spilled an unknown-to-public fact about him and Rihanna after the infamous February altercation. In a revealing interview with Robin Roberts on "20/20", the singer said that they got back together a month after the incident and he played his song "Changed Man" for her, upon which, she cried.

"I played the song for her ...a month after the situation," Brown said. "She called when she first heard the song. And I mean, I'm not trying to call her any liar or anything like that. But I played the song for her when I first wrote it. And she cried." The lyrics of the song contain phrases like "So I'ma make it up to you/ And show the world I'm a changed man/ Cause you mean that much to me".

A new sneak peek video of highly anticipated movie "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" has made its way online. Though blurry, the 56-second clip that is believed to be included in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" DVD manages to give a look at many scenes of the upcoming film, including the parts when Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley mingle with the humans and when they run down in the woods.

Along with the leak of the preview video, Warner Bros. Picture has released an official Spanish logo for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I". The image, which uses plain black background, features the film's title in Spanish language, "Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte Parte 1", written in special Harry Potter letter.

Amy Adams is about to become a mother. People magazine breaks the news that the movie beauty is pregnant with her first child. The father of the infant she is carrying is her actor fiance Darren Le Gallo.

Amy's representative has on Friday, December 4 confirmed the pregnancy story to E! News. No other details, including the baby's sex and due date, are being released just yet.