January 18, 2007

Even when he's no longer portraying the role of James Bond, the good luck charm of the 007 agent keeps sticking on Pierce Brosnan. The charisma that the actor has, wins him a contract with clothes company Aquascutum.

Concerning the deal, Brosnan will give hand to be the spokesperson for the designer label as well as stars in a new campaign alongside stunning 22-year-old model Julia Stegner.

Finally, the uncertainty surrounding the involvement of Timothy Olyphant in "Hitman" is over. Variety has firmly confirmed that the "Deadwood" star is positive to play the title character in the Luc Besson-produced project for the 20th Century Fox.

Along with Olyphant's inclusion, it is also revealed that newcomer Xavier Ganz will carry out the helming duties from Skip Woods' script and that filming is slated to begin by March this year in Europe. Apart from Besson, Chuck Gordon and Adrian Askarieh are also producing while Daniel Alter is set to co-produce.

Guess, who has the best legs in Hollywood? Among the many celebrities, In Touch magazine credits those of Charlize Theron as the best ever, thanks to her ballerina background which does help shaping her long legs.

Placed 2nd on the publication's list of the Best Legs in Hollywood are Gisele Bundchen's, beating Jennifer Aniston's and Vanessa Minnillo's who come 3rd and 4th in succession. Ranked 5th are those of Stacy Keibler.

Straying into a genre he seems unlikely to jump in, Topher Grace is set to star in a sci-fi thriller entitled "Source Code" for Universal Pictures, Variety has reported.

Apart from starring, Grace will also seat as executive producer alongside his partner Gordon Kaywin with Mark Gordon producing and Ben Ripley penning the script. Details on plot, however, are being kept under wrap though it is said that the project does revolve around time travel.

New couple alert, Sienna Miller and Josh Hartnett. The twosome was spotted getting cozy at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont on Tuesday night January 16th.

An onlooker reported that Miller and Hartnett sat side-by-side on a couch in the hotel restaurant's living room area, laughing and chatting for about an hour before they were joined by a female friend of Miller's.

Smoothly working out his way on the big screen after his departure from 007 series, Pierce Brosnan is joining forces with Maloof Motion Pictures to develop a big screen feature entitled "The Big Biazarro" in which he will also stars, Variety has learned.

Based on Leonard Wise's novel of the same name, the project is set in the high-stakes world of international gambling and will see Brosnan portray a veteran card player mentoring a headstrong yet talented protege. Production schedule on the picture has not yet been revealed though.

Pink has taken back her words. The US pop star issued an apology to Australians for a campaign to boycott Australian wool industry organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

The singer angered Australian farmers in Aussie when she, during her concert in December last year, called on consumers to boycott products made with Australian wool in protest at the "sadistic" practice of mulesing, where farmers cut loose skin from the backsides of sheep to discourage flies.

Sure it has been a while since moviegoers last heard about the development of "Magnum P.I." and now here comes an interesting tidbit on the movie dealing with the cast list.

According to Teletext UK, the writer and director for the flick, Rawson Marshall Thurber, has enlisted Matthew McConaughey as his top choice to play the title character with Steve Zahn, William H. Macy, and Tyrese Gibson rounding out the supporting cast to play Rick, T.C., and Higgins, respectively.

In the wake of the Golden Globes, Justin Timberlake has an announcement. It is the five finalists of his "My Grammy Moment" contest.

The five lucky finalists are Africa Miranda, 30, of Montgomery, Ala.; Jillian Gaudious, 25, of Long Branch, N.J.; Brenda Radney, 22, of Staten Island, N.Y.; Robyn Troup, 18, of Houston, Texas; and Jessica James, 18, of Georgia.

First it was David Beckham and Victoria Adams. Soon thereafter, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie followed. As for now on, word gets around that James Blunt is planning to move to an exclusive Swiss ski resort.

Speaking on that matter, Patrick Messeiller, director of tourism for Verbier, confirmed a report in the Swiss daily Le Matin that Blunt does register with the tax office there following his frequent visit to the mountain village.

Celebrating her 41st birthday, Demi Moore gave herself the best present ever. A naked photo shoot.

Her being naked for the photo shoot, though might be her last, has actually met a disagreement from hubby Ashton Kutcher. Nonetheless, the actress insisted to do it that he then gave it a green light, but ordered that there be "no nudes".

Earlier this year he said he's yet ready for another marriage, thus denied rumors on the street that he's going to marry girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo. But, new rumors surface by the hour that Nick Lachey has popped the question to the MTV host.

Is he ready this time? The National Enquirer is reporting that a source revealed the couple is "moving forward with plans for an April wedding. Since they both love Baja, Mexico, it will probably happen south of the border, where they first fell in love."

Looking on the critical and financial success "The Departed" has attained so far, it is quite reasonable to filmmakers of the picture to think about the follow-ups to the acclaimed flick.

Heavy reports circulating around claim that director Martin Scorsese is considering elaborating the mob story into two more big screen installments, being supported by Mark Wahlberg's remark concerning the matter.

The girls rule the week as not only the movie, "Dreamgirls" won triple at the Golden Globes, but also the soundtrack to the hit movie topped the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States in the week ended January 14th. This is the second week in a row that the LP tops the album charts, taking in another 66,000 copies.

On the 2nd spot is Akon's "Konvicted" which remains on that position for a third week with 55,000. Next is Justin Timberlake's "FutureSex/LoveSounds" at the 3rd spot with 51,000 copies, ahead of DAUGHTRY's eponymous album at No. 4 with 50,000 copies. Bow at No. 5 on the chart is the soundtrack to the Disney Channel movie "Jump In!", which taking in 49,000 units.

Well, she no doubt will be one hefty addition in the cast of "Juno." MTV has successfully dug out confirmation from director Jason Reitman that Jennifer Garner will indeed take part in the indie flick, which concerns a pregnant teen who gives her baby up for adoption.

Saying he cannot wait to work with the beauty, Reitman eagerly revealed that the actress is billed to play the woman who is unable to have children of her own and so tries to adopt the titular character's baby.

New rumors surface by the hour that Tom Brady has found the replacement of former girlfriend, Bridget Moynahan. The quarterback for the New England Patriots has reportedly found new love in Victoria's Secret model, Gisele Bundchen.

Gisele, who was a guest of Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, at AFC playoff game between the Patriots and San Diego Chargers on Sunday January 14th, was seen standing outside the Patriots locker room, "just kind of leaning against the wall."

It was first In Touch Weekly who sparked the rumors on Britney Spears' pregnancy. The publication quoted the singer's friends who believed the star might be pregnant again with her third child.

Judging from her physical appearance and getting sick lately, the friends do believe Spears is pregnant. "I've seen her during the last two pregnancies and she has the same look now," a source told the publication. "She's heavier, but that's not it. It's the sparkle in her eye. She always gets that sparkle when she's pregnant, like she's relaxed and happy."

The accolade "The Departed" has received apparently does not play any effects to China to pass the flick into its local theaters.

Yes, the country's censor board has ruled that the gripping mob saga is not approved for domestic cinematic release, mainly because its mention of a Chinese plan to purchase military equipment, government sources said yesterday, January 17.

Breaking news, Lindsay Lohan has checked herself into rehab.

The singer-actress said in a statement released Wednesday Jan 17th through her representative, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, saying "I have made a proactive decision to take care of my personal health. I appreciate your well wishes and ask that you please respect my privacy at this time".