October 21, 2006

Clive Barker is ready to give fresh treatment on "Hellraiser." Yes, the English-born American-resident author/filmmaker is about to revamp and rewrite this very own work of his for The Weinstein Company, which will join forces with Dimension Films to produce the remake.

Revealing the tidbit on his official website, Revelations, Barker openly expressed his response concerning this matter. "I'm excited about it - actually it'll be kinda cool to revisit it once and see if there are things we can do to it which will make it significantly better," so he stated as posted on the site.

Rumor has it that Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham could be knighted. Whispers have been swirling that Prime Minister Tony Blair might recommend Becks for the ultimate accolade in the 2007 New Year Honors.

"Beckham has become an enduring icon of this generation. New Labour's spin doctors know this and are keen to reward him for his endeavors. Such an award would be seen as a popular move to the electorate," said a source to the Daily Express.

None in this world could stop Hilary Duff from expanding her career. The well-known actress is having her so-called "Stuff by Duff", line of clothes and accessories for teen girls, expanding its market, launching line of doll apparel and accessories.

The pop star has collaborated with Mattel to unveil 11 different head-to-toe outfits under the Barbie Fashions Designed by Hilary Duff label. The collection includes denim pieces, accessories and even faux fur. The set, moreover, is divided into two categories, sweet and rocker.

The voice cast of "Igor" gets more highlight by now as two stars namely Jeremy Piven and Molly Shannon have given their agreement to lend their voice to the project, the flick's studio Exodus Film Group has announced.

Lining up with the likes of Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, and Christian Slater, Piven will voice the role of the title character's nemesis Dr. Schadenfreude while Shannon is billed to fill the voice of a giant, indestructible monster named Eva that is invented by Igor.

Country singer George Jones was forced to cancel three shows this weekend after fracturing his right wrist in Nashville Friday Oct 19th.

Jones' record label Bandit Records says the 75-year-old singer was going into his producer's studio in Nashville to sing on his daughter Georgette Jones' record when fell down a couple of stairs and hit the cement walkway, breaking the fall with his right hand and fracturing his wrist.

Claire Forlani and boyfriend Dougray Scott will soon become another new addition to the long list of celebrity couples. The British actor has confirmed reports he is engaged to girlfriend Forlani after she accepted his proposal last month in Los Angeles.

Scott reportedly designed the engagement ring himself which may indicate how special the beauty for him. "I feel so lucky to have met her. She's an amazing actress and human being. I'm very happy," Scott told People magazine.

No stranger to controversy, George Michael provokes one after another after the singer, during a taped chat shot in Madrid and set to air Oct. 31 on Britain's South Bank Show Special, praised marijuana, saying "This stuff keeps me sane and happy. I couldn't write without it. I'd say it's a great drug."

However, in the interview with ITV during which he openly smokes a cannabis joint, the controversial singer also said that marijuana "obviously is not very healthy." He went on saying, "It's very good for creative people. But it can be a terrible, terrible drug."

Striking actress Rachel McAdams is in line for her next acting stint. TMZ reported that the beauty is involved in talks to have a starring role in "The Time Traveler's Wife", a romantic drama of New Line Cinema production.

If a deal is reached, the project thus will mark the reunion between McAdams and screenwriter Jeremy Leven after their collaboration in "The Notebook." In the meantime, it is also reported that Stephen Frears and Robert Schwentke have been the studio's two main choices in its list of directors.

It is a double happiness for Melissa Etheridge and her partner Tammy Lynn Michaels. The same-sex couple joyfully welcomed baby twins, one boy named Miller Steven and one girl called Johnnie Rose, Tuesday Oct 17th.

Both son and daughter are in excellent health, according to their rep. "The creation of life brings about immeasurable love and pours hope into the future," the couple said in a statement. "The joy will help carry us through our upcoming sleepless nights."

Seems the road goes fairly smooth for Pamela Gray as Fox Searchlight Pictures has delightfully picked up her pitch, which is not yet titled, to be developed into a big screen feature.

Intended to be an enjoyable comedy picture, the project tells about group of women who reunite around one woman's important milestone. Besides penning the script, which she intends to finish by the next couple of months, Gray will also make her directorial debut here.

Shortly after dominating media headlines this week concerning the shooting incident outside of Justin's restaurant in New York, Fabolous is again creating another abuzz. The rapper will have his new LP released earlier than it was previously scheduled.

The rapper's new effort, dubbed "From Nothing to Something", which was planned to hit stores February 2007 has for now on slated to marry the street on December 19th later this year. Greater than that, a single from the new album is said to be released even earlier.

Scoring deal with Paramount Pictures, Adam Sandler has agreed to produce the company's new comedy project of "The Day I Turned Uncool: Confessions of a Reluctant Grown-Up" via his Happy Madison Productions with a possibility to take a starring role, Variety has learned.

Accompanying Sandler, his partners at Happy Madison Jack Giarraputo and Heather Parry will also seat as producers alongside Kevin Misher, who produced "The Interpreter" last year for Universal Pictures.

A Hollywood senior actor, Al Pacino has had many awards, but Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. Luckily, the veteran movie star is about to get one as the American Film Institute's (AFI) Board of Trustees has selected him to receive the 35th AFI Life Achievement Award.

"I am moved and honored to be considered for such a prestigious award," Pacino said in a statement. Aside, Sir Howard Stringer, chairman of the AFI board of trustees, called Pacino "an icon of American film" while praised him to have a "career inspires audiences and artists alike."

Set to meet face to face in one screen, Kelly Preston and Michelle Trachtenberg have both given positive sign to take starring part in "The Possibility of Fireflies", an adaptation of Dominique Paul's novel of the same title.

Here Preston is billed as a single mother struggling to keep her life in order after being abandoned by her husband while Trachtenberg will portray her older daughter. Production is slated to begin in January in South Carolina with Paul herself to direct.

What is it about Keith Urban that's so hot? It is about his entering rehab for alcohol abuse. The country singer has checked himself into a rehabilitation treatment center Thursday night Oct 19th with his wife Nicole Kidman by his side.

Concerning this, the Grammy-winning singer goes on saying through a statement released Friday, "I deeply regret the hurt this has caused Nicole and the ones that love and support me. One can never let one's guard down on recovery, and I'm afraid that I have."

Fresh from helming "Premonition" for Columbia Pictures, Mennan Yapo has already landed another job to do. Variety noted that the Munich-born filmmaker has been appointed to direct political thriller "The Ambassador", a new project coming from Universal Pictures.

Based on Ward S. Just's novel of the same name, the movie will take focus on an American diplomat who is threatened to have his career ruined when his son turns out to be involved in a German terrorist organization. Larry Ramin is attached to pen the script with Strike Entertainment's Marc Abraham and Eric Newman producing.

Seemingly eager to revamp sex thriller genre, Dimension Films has picked up David Loucka's pitch "The Boathouse" to bring it up to the big screen with Ehren Kruger and Daniel Bobker to produce.

Described by Kruger as a "standout horror story, a scary film that explores sexual seduction in a way that the genre rarely braves to do", the project concerns a man who suspects his new girlfriend may be cursed upon finding out that her past lovers died under suspicious circumstances. Iain Softley is on board to direct also to produce alongside his partner Sarah Curtis via their Forthcoming Productions.

Once again set to deliver nerve-wracking experience toward moviegoers after his work in "The Amityville Horror", screenwriter Scott Kosar has been picked up to pen the script of horror feature "Bell Witch", Variety has reported.

A Universal Pictures production, pic revolves around a new mother who gets so haunted by unexplained phenomena that she becomes convinced there is an evil spirit wanting to harm her baby.