January 27, 2007

Kirsten Dunst has just been spotted on a date, again. This time the movie darling was seen on a date with Drew Barrymore's ex-boyfriend, Fabrizio Moretti of band The Strokes.

The actress and drummer enjoyed lunch together at Los Angeles' Joan's on Third restaurant on Monday January 22nd. "They are friends but she wants it to be more," Us Weekly magazine quoted a source as saying.

While rumors on their dating make the gossip pages almost everyday, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have seemed to fuel the speculation when the "SexyBack" singer was joined by the actress on a snowboarding holiday.

News on their romance began circulating after the Golden Globe Awards on January 15, 2007 when Timberlake and Biel spent hours together at the post-show party hosted by Prince in Los Angeles. That's not all, for the beauty was then claimed to have flown to the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, to be with Justin despite the fact that she was not appearing in any of the films at the festival.

Igniting moviegoers' curiosity on "Rush Hour 3", a teaser trailer for the flick has made its way to get online on YouTube. The first to appear on the web, the trailer reportedly has leaked out onto the net through a handful of Russian websites.

In the trailer, the viewers are presented with a montage of old war footage pointing out to the fall of Paris before it shifts to the present day featuring the flick's two leading funnymen, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, doing sing-a-long scene in the back of a car.

Sophia Bush already finds her new love. The "One Tree Hill" star was spotted getting cozy with new beau, Jon Foster, while having lunch at Doughboys in Los Angeles.

Bush and Foster, both are co-stars in the 2006 horror flick "Stay Alive". Onlookers say the actress was seen kissing his hand and laughing throughout their meal.

Joining the burgeoning list of movies picked up by film companies for distribution, two more titles screened at this year's Sundance Film Festival, "The Ten" and "King of California", have been reported to also land deals to get their way in commercial theaters.

Presenting ten stories that each is inspired by one of the Ten Commandments, "Ten" is secured by ThinkFilm with a plan for an August theatrical release in North America. The studio is said to partner on the $4.5 million deal with City Lights Home Entertainment which will handle DVD and digital distribution of the flick.

Broken heart won't stop Hilary Duff from making another music set. The now single actress-singer is finishing her another album, to be called "Dignity", which is her fourth material and has been scheduled for release on April 13th.

Made an appearance on Ryan Seacrest's L.A. radio show Thursday morning January 25th, Duff debuted a song, "With Love", from the highly anticipated album, which title she claimed came from her experience living the showbiz life.

B.B. King was forced to cancel his scheduled performance at the Grand Opera House on Thursday night January 25th following "flu-like symptoms".

The blues legend, who is diabetic but otherwise said to be in good health, was admitted to the University of Texas Medical Branch's Acute Care for Elders Unit at about 9.15pm local time, hospital spokesman John Koloen said.

He's back. Michael Jackson is back to his nest. The once-proclaimed King of Pop is back in the United States after living in Bahrain, France and Ireland following his acquittal in a high-profile child molestation trial that ended in June 2005.

Marking his comeback, Jacko emerged with his spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain Friday January 26th to confirm to The Associated Press that he is on the comeback trail, planning a pair of "fan appreciation events" in Japan in March, one of which will charge $3,300 for the opportunity to meet the singer.

Forming a joint venture with Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures has successfully picked up the rights to bring out "The Emperor's Children" to the big screen, Variety has reported.

Based on Claire Messud's novel of the same title, the project is likely to be a comedy of manners which centers on three Brown University-educated students who are expected to do something important yet still struggling to fulfill the promise as they turn thirty years old.

Making a follow-up to the inclusion of Thomas Jane in the cast of its horror project "The Mist", Dimension Films has smoothly added both Andre Braugher and Laurie Holden to the list, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

According to director Frank Darabont, Braugher will play Jane's neighbor who is also a high-powered attorney while Holden, who previously worked with the filmmaker in "The Majestic", is set to be the female lead in the picture.

David Beckham is now a prince, at least for Disney. The soccer god plays a prince in the "Year of a Million Dreams" promotion for Walt Disney Co. theme parks, his first showpiece endorsement since announcing his move to Los Angeles.

Beckham shot his part of the campaign, in which he was photographed as the prince from "Sleeping Beauty," astride a white horse and fighting a fire-breathing dragon, on December 18 last year at the Spanish resort of Burguillo Lake, near Madrid.

Still eager to put one more acting stint in his already-diverse repertoire, Harvey Keitel is reported to be engaged in final negotiations for a starring role in "The Ministers", the crime thriller project coming from Universal Pictures.

If things go well, the "National Treasure" star will be billed in the film as a good cop who has an unfortunate incident that changes the course of his life. The flick itself revolves around a female NYPD detective who investigates a mysterious group known as the Ministers, along the way unknowingly getting romantically involved with a member of the group.

At last things are getting clear for "Le Voyeur." After being stranded at Universal Pictures for four years, the flick finally will be developed under Columbia Pictures banner instead, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.

Based on Alain Robbe-Grillet's 1955 novel of the same title, the thriller concerns a man who becomes a suspect in the murder of a female teen shortly after his return to the Caribbean island of his youth. Will Smith and James Lassiter are both set to produce via their Sony-based Overbrook Entertainment with Massy Tadjedin penning the script.

Emma Bunton, widely popular as Baby Spice, is pregnant with her first child. The former Spice Girl and boyfriend Jade Jones are celebrating after discovering that they can expect a new arrival in the summer.

"We are so happy, it's unbelievable news. What a great start to the New Year," the couple said in a statement. "I guess I will be handing over the 'Baby' tag now to a deserving little new owner," Emma added.

Returning to acting scene after maternity leave, Katie Holmes has taken a starring role in "Mad Money", an adventure comedy of Big City Pictures, Lightspeed Media, and Swingin' Productions LLC production.

Based on British TV-movie "Hot Money", the project follows three female employees working at the Federal Reserve as they form plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed. Filming is intended to be shot Shreveport, Louisiana with Callie Khouri directing as well as rewriting the script originally penned by Glenn Gers.

There is always a probability of getting hurt when one is involved in an action flick and this also applied to Bruce Willis as he underwent filming for "Live Free or Die Hard."

The actor had to endure a gash above his right eye upon being accidentally kicked in the forehead during a fight scene that took place on Wednesday, January 24, 2007. Briefly hospitalized, he then was released after getting checked over by a doctor to return to the set on the next day.