May 09, 2006

Intended to repeat the success of the '80s TV series "Knight Rider", The Weinstein Company is about to bring the project into big screen adaptation.

And to bring the idea into life, the studio has acquired rights to the series from creator Glen A. Larson.

Both Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor have signed on to star in "Talk to Me". It's a drama based on the true story of a controversial black DJ at a white-owned radio station.

The movie, which will be directed by actress Kasi Lemmons, centers on Ralph Waldo "Petey" Green (Cheadle), an ex-con who became an iconic Washington-area on-air personality in the 1960s. Ejiofor will play Dewey Hughes, producer of Green's show.

As of producers Michel Shane and Anthony Romano, they both are teaming up with Diane Isaacs, Jory Weitz and Kent Harper to produce "The Other Side".

Whereas, Brittany Murphy, Ryan Gosling, Tim Roth, Giovanni Ribisi, Jason Lee and Anjelica Huston are among the stars on board.

Several notable movie stars are in talks to star in the soon-to-come comedy feature "Quebec". Among the many cast there are John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott, both of whom about to play two assistant managers of a large grocery chain who compete with each other for a coveted promotion.

In addition, there will also Lili Taylor and Jenna Fischer who both would portray their frustrated wives.

Starting from July 31, Whoopi Goldberg will host a live, syndicated program, "Wake Up With Whoopi," joining the growing ranks of radio voices. It's a live weekday program aimed at women, to air on mostly adult contemporary stations nationwide.

"I'm going to talk to people. People are going to talk to me. I'm going to be singing and dancing in my chair. I'm going to wake people up," Goldberg said while adding "I want to have a good time in the morning and I want everyone who wakes up with me to have a good time."

The winner of the third season of "American Idol", Fantasia Barrino, is slated to star as herself in a Lifetime Original Movie.

As principal photography is about to begin this month in New Orleans, the movie which has the working title "Life Is Not a Fairy Tale: the Fantasia Barrino Story," is set to premiere in August later this year.

Widely popular through "One Tree Hill", Sophia Bush is now giving hand at something else. It's big screen movie.

The actress reportedly will play the female lead in the forthcoming drama horror thriller "The Hitcher".

There are at least two more actors joining the cast of the highly anticipated "The Mutant Chronicles", they are Stephen Rea and Ron Perlman. Both of them have joined Thomas Jane, Benno Furmann and John Malkovich to star in the upcoming sci-fi action thriller flick.

Based on the popular role-playing game, "The Mutant Chronicles" is set in the 23rd century, in which four giant corporations have pillaged the last of the planet's resources, causing a demonic, marauding army of underworld NecroMutants to wage war against humans for what remains.

Kristin Chenoweth is joining Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick to star in the upcoming comedy flick, "Deck the Halls".

The John Whitesell direction will start shooting May 29 in Vancouver and is slated for a November 22nd release date.

Walk your talk is maybe what Carrie Underwood trying to do.

At first vow to go back and finish school, the American Idol winner has on Saturday May 6th, 2006 received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Northeastern State University. The country singer graduated magna cum laude.

Aside from Jessica Alba who is slated to host this year's MTV Movie Awards, as for Christina Aguilera she's set to sing at the event.

The singer reportedly will perform and debut music from her awaited new album, "Back to Basics". In companion with her, there will also punk rock band AFI who is about to perform songs from their new album, "Decemberunderground," slated for release June 6.

Oscar-winning actors Benicio Del Toro and Halle Berry are set to star in the upcoming drama "Things We Lost in the Fire".

The DreamWorks/Paramount project will be directed by Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier, with a June start date being eyed.

Everything is clear now as his representative reveals all. The man, Keith Richards, has undergone minor surgery in a New Zealand hospital on Monday May 8th, 2006 for a "mild concussion" he suffered from a spill he took while vacationing in the South Pacific last week.

Was "up and talking" soon after surgery at The Ascot Hospital in Auckland, still The Rolling Stones guitarist was expected to take several weeks to recuperate.