March 23, 2007

Scoring a satisfying result with its latest production of "Music and Lyrics", Castle Rock Entertainment is now preparing for another romantic feature.

The studio has obtained the rights to film "Find.Love.Frost" from screenwriter J. Mills Goodloe in a preemptive bid and will develop it with its own funds. Little is known about the project since its plot details are being kept under wraps, but it is said that the flick will be a contemporary romantic drama set in New York City.

One more celebrity said yes to Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon. After the announcement of Sara Evans' involvement in the event, American country musician and Arista recording artist Keith Anderson decides to add the list of performers.

As previously reported., Sara Evans and Brandon Kinney already agreed to headline the after-race concert on April 28 at the Nashville Arena. With the addition of Anderson, there will be a total of 3 country moguls to open the concert.

Sets to evoke the spirit of heroism among the movigoers, Warner Bros. Pictures is in progress to develop "For the Sake of Liberty". a film feature about Nathan Hale, a captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who was widely considered America's first spy.

Based on M. William Phelps' upcoming biography "For the Sake of Liberty: America's First Spy", the picture will likely to follow the last years of Hale's life, especially after he volunteered for an espionage assignment authorized by the States' first intelligence organization. No words yet on who will either star in or direct.

Now 24 is back with a string of popular hits. The release date is set for March 27 and be sure to grab a copy in the nearest store.

In its 24th edition, the US series compilation will feature songs by new artists such as Lloyd, Ciara and Lily Allen until the chart-topping musicians such as Beyonce Knowles, Stacy Ferguson, Akon and Nelly Furtado. There will also be scores from bands like Nickelback, The Fray and The All-American Rejects.

Continues to spoil the fans of "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, Walt Disney Pictures has smoothly activated the official website for its highly anticipated "Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End" following the recent release of its trailer also clip on Yahoo! Movies.

Those who come to the site are able to travel around the streets of Singapore as well as meet the Pirate Lord Sao Feng and get inside Davy Jones' Locker to be reunited with Captain Jack Sparrow. Furthermore, the visitors can also watch the new trailer, view gallery images, and download screensavers, wallpapers, plus the official poster. Meanwhile, online adventures will continue two weeks later to Tortuga Port and Shipwreck Cove.

Willing to exhibit more action to moviegoers next, Michael Angarano is involved in final negotiations to take starring part in "Jackie Chan/Jet Li Project", also known as "J&J Project", The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.

If everything runs smooth, the "Sky High" star will likely be billed as a troubled seventeen-year-old wannabe kung fu warrior who is sent back in time to ancient China on an impossible mission. Jackie Chan has already been plotted to play a monk while Jet Li the Monkey King, who becomes the main target in the mission.

Already featured by rollingstone.com as one of 10 artists to watch for in 2007, Amy Winehouse is making it true. She will begin touring in North America on April 26 with the first stop in San Francisco.

In this small leg of tour, other English musicians such as Kaiser Chiefs and Klaxons will accompany her. This tour is held mainly to support her album "Back to Black" that sat at #7 in Billboard 200 on March 22.

Opts for more big screen roles after being seen on the small one for some time, particularly that of "Charmed", Rose McGowan has given her agreement to portray the tragic B-movie staple Susan Cabot in a biopic of the actress entitled "Black Oasis."

Based on a Premiere magazine article written by John H. Richardson, the project will chronicle Cabot's rise on the B-circuit, in which she was a favorite of director Roger Corman, up to her death at the hands of son Timothy, who bludgeoned her with a weightlifting bar when she was fifty-nine years old.

Our beloved Hollywood celebrities, naming some are Krista Allen, Jewel Kilcher, and William Shatner, apparently like challenge. They are all have been confirmed to take part in "Fast Cars & Superstars," a new celebrity racing show to debut in America this summer.

Some other stars about to take part in the reality show among others are tennis star Serena Williams, surfing hero Laird Hamilton and his wife, volleyball star-turned-model Gabrielle Reece, and skateboarding icon Tony Hawk.

The female cast of "Winged Creatures" keeps growing. Following the inclusion of Kate Beckinsale and Dakota Fanning, filmmakers of the project have added two more names of Jeanne Tripplehorn and Embeth Davidtz in the lineup, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Adapted from the novel by Roy Freirich, pic revolves around the witnesses to a brutal murder suicide in a fast food restaurant who are left to divine their own individual paths to understanding their mortality and connection to society.

Gabrielle Union is back with her childhood sweetheart. The actress and former model is said to have rekindled her romance with US basketball star Jason Kidd.

Union and Kidd, who dated in high school, hooked up again recently after meeting at an Atlantic City, New Jersey casino.

The phenomenal onscreen couple is back, at last. Yes, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet will stand together again in one frame for the first time after their appearance in James Cameron's 1997 mega-hit work "Titanic."

Variety has reported that the twosome has signed on to be the leadstars in "Revolutionary Road", which will be produced under DreamWorks Pictures banner. Winslet's husband Sam Mendes is on duty to direct as well as produce alongside John N. Hart, Scott Rudin, and Bobby Cohen in association with BBC Films.

Jessica Simpson and her now-boyfriend John Mayer are hit by marriage report. Talk is heating up that the lovers are about to head for marital bliss.

Jess and John reportedly were seen shopping for diamond rings at Cartier on March 8th during their six-day trip to Rome. Could it be their wedding rings? Who knows.

Words apparently keep going around on which characters to appear on Warner Bros. Pictures' recently announced "Justice League of America."

Apart from buzz about Superman being put in the live-action feature, rumors have circulated that Batman might not be included in the project because the black-caped hero is "too big to waste" on a film like it.

Monday morning March 26th would be the end of the long speculation on what caused Anna Nicole Smith's death. The autopsy results will be announced at a news conference, to be held at 10:30 AM.

Authorities said Thursday March 22nd the findings "are going to be a significant announcement" adding that the findings "are going to provide some resolution" in the death of the busty blonde as well.

To promote her upcoming compilation titled "A Hundred Miles or More", bluegrass singer Alison Krauss penned Union Station and Jerry Douglas to appear alongside her in a summer tour. It is partly also conducted to support Douglas' effort "The Best of the Sugar Hill Years".

Scheduled to kick off June 14 in Jackson, Mississippi, the trek will visit Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Birmingham and many more before wrapping up in Dayton, Ohio on July 29. Not only that, Krauss still has to complete the tour with guitarist Tony Rice that begins April 21 in Chattanooga, Tenn. and ends in May before hitting the road again.

Estrange couple Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne is ready to launch the 2007 Ozzfest tour. Among the bands tapped to perform alongside Ozzy are Grammy nominated groove metal band Lamb of God, heavy metal band Lordi and also metalcore band Hatebreed.

Following the tradition that none of the performers will get paid, these three bands will be Ozzy's tour mates in the 24 cities tour that starts from July 12 in Seattle and ends on August 30 in West Palm Beach. Lamb of God and Lordi will perform on the same stage as Ozzy while Hatebreed headlines the second stage and is backed up by a number of bands such as Mondo Generator, Ankla, Circus Diablo, Nile and The Showdown.

The adoption process has been completed and the mother and son have landed their feet on the family's home in the United States. Now what? As soon as they come home, the deal for the boy's first pics is in negotiation. Angelina Jolie is said to have agreed to sell pictures of Pax Thien to People magazine for between $1.75 million to $2 million.

Being asked on that matter, People spokesperson said, "We don't comment on the specifics on any negotiations," adding that the figure is "absurd". And while the speculation remains unconfirmed, fear not for we'll keep you posted with more. All you need to do is just stay tuned here.

In the process of completing it, Chemical Brothers predicts the album "We Are The Night" will be done by summer and the duo will release it on June via Freestyle Dust/Virgin Records. As part of the Astralwerks production, the album will be the group's sixth studio following 2005's "Push the Button" that peaked at #1 on Billboard's Top Electronic Albums Chart.

Beside the album, the band that is comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons has also announced the European Tour schedule that kicks off May 31 at Roundhouse, London. There is also a plan for US tour, but no dates have been revealed yet.

Well, this no doubt will be such a huge writing stint for Jonah Nolan in his early career as a screenwriter. Variety revealed that the man has delightfully been appointed by Paramount Pictures to take responsibility in working the script for its "Interstellar", which renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg is attached to direct.

Intended to be a space adventure feature, the project will focus on the explorers who travel through a wormhole and into another dimension. The plot was first informed by Kip S. Thorne, a Caltech physicist and expert on relativity, whose scientific theory claims that wormholes exist and can be used for time travel, which then intrigued Spielberg as he attended a Caltech workshop on the subject.

Not only TV Guide has women, but also men. The popular magazine agrees that Patrick Dempsey, who is famous for his action in the popular TV series "Grey's Anatomy," is TV's Hottest Gentleman. The Dr. McDreamy tops any other hard-to-beat candidates, like Sendhil Ramamurthy who comes 2nd and James Tupper who is chosen the 3rd.

Josh Holloway, who portrays Sawyer on "Lost," is ranked 4th, just one place ahead of Taylor Kitsch of "Friday Night Lights" at No. 5. Shemar Moore, who plays Derek Morgan on "Criminal Minds," is voted the 6th TV's Hottest Gentleman, while Skeet Ulrich is ranked 7th.

Not only learning his lessons, Chris Cornell is also doing his homework by helping other alcoholic addicts to recover. Based on that effort, he will be the honoree of Stevie Ray Vaughan Award along with music promoter Jeff McClusky.

A recovering alcoholic himself, Cornell will receive the award in MusiCares Map Fund benefit concert night and dinner on May 11. As part of the show, Cornell will perform at the Music Box Theater alongside Depeche Mode's David Gahan, blues musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and also the band Army of Anyone.

Evangeline Lilly, who plays Kate in the desert island series "Lost," has been voted the No. 1 Hottest Star on US TV in a poll conducted by TV Guide magazine.

Top the poll on the TV's Hottest Ladies, the hot beauty beats the likes of Eva Longoria, Katherine Heigl, Marg Helgenberger, and Ali Larter all of whom are ranked 2nd to 5th consecutively.

The 42nd annual Academy of Country Music will see Reba McEntire again, this time as the host. The event organizer had announced on March 22 that the country diva will be kept in the schedule for the May 15th night.

Commenting upon this involvement McEntire said, "I'm so flattered. I'm thrilled to be heading back to Las Vegas to help put on the greatest show in country music." For the record, McEntire has been a frequent attendee of the event as she won 11 of the awards throughout the past years. She has also received the awards' nomination 41 times.

What is it about Leonardo DiCaprio that's so hot? The actor who recently created media frenzy in Israel reportedly is engaged and about to marry model girlfriend Bar Refaeli.

The couple is said to get engaged at the beginning of the month when they visited Bar's home country of Israel, which actually was meant to introduce him to her parents and stage a secret engagement party as well.