April 04, 2007

Going out of radar after being reported to have Guy Ritchie attached as director back in July 2006, a surprising tidbit has come to the surface concerning the development of futuristic thriller "Static."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the helming duties have been entrusted to "Stomp the Yard" director Sylvain White instead, who will carry out the job for Columbia Pictures and Original Films. The assignment thereby marks White's collaboration with Sony after "Yard", which has grossed more than $61 million domestically.

In memory of the late Princess Diana, her sons William and Harry have both penned several names to perform in a concert. "We want it to represent exactly what our mother would have wanted. A church service wasn't enough. We wanted this big concert full of energy, fun and happiness. It has to be the best birthday present she ever had," William said.

Newly reunited band Take That is among lots to be asked personally by the princes. Mark Owen said in reply, "Princess Diana was such an amazing woman. I think it's lovely the princes want to do something to remember her."

Ashton Kutcher is teaming up with MTV for a new reality game show as "Punk'd" is in its final season.

The handsome star is working on a new reality game show pilot, called "3 Kings."

Knowsley Hall Festival is merrier with two additional performers. Joss Stone and Madness piles up for the two-nights show in Liverpool.

Showing her enthusiasm, Stone said, "I love the energy there and going from what I know I think we're going to have a lot of fun. I can't wait."

It's just one day ago we learned about Warner Bros. Pictures developing "Rex Libris" based on the James Turner comic book series and now, the company is speedily adding one more of the kind to the list.

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the company is on the move to make "Metal Men", which will be an adaptation of the DC Comics characters created by writer Robert Kanigher, pencilled by Ross Andru, and inked by Mike Esposito. First appeared in 1962, they were presented as six advanced artificially intelligent robots invented by brilliant scientist Dr. William "Will" Magnus.

Finally gearing up to bring videogame experience to the big screen, Paramount Pictures has successfully had comic book author Grant Morrison onboard to pen "Area 51", the company's film adaptation of Midway Games' hit videogame franchise of the same name.

Morrison, known widely for his three-volume work of "The Invisibles", will take the seat initially occupied by Dean Georgaris who wrote an earlier draft to the project. Rights to make the movie actually was obtained by Paramount from Midway four years ago.

They are famous among their gender and, which is the most important, do know how to make good with it. Notable celebrities, including Nicole Kidman, Christina Aguilera, and Martina McBride, have all teamed up, campaigning to "End Violence Against Women."

With Lifetime Television is expanding its Emmy-winning campaign to "End Violence Against Women" for the seventh year, the threesome are in line to lend support to the task, launched Tuesday April 3rd by the initiative.

Setting up a holiday flick at its pit, Fox Searchlight Pictures is in progress to bring up a comedy entitled "The Rosenbergs Save Christmas" to the big screen, Variety has learned.

Written by Elisa Bell and Jeff Kline, the project concerns a newly engaged couple from different religious backgrounds who find their mothers' personalities collide when the man's family is forced to host Christmas. No name attached to direct yet, but it is said that Fox Searchlight is developing the movie as a potential starring vehicle for Goldie Hawn.

Usher is acting gentle when it comes to his fiancee's pregnancy. The R&B singer's fiancee, Tameka Foster is pregnant, it has been reported and he is about to claim it as his own despite the fact that it is not yet known who the father really is.

Foster, a stylist to the star, already has three children. She recently divorced her first husband Ryan Glover and is allegedly four months pregnant with his child. Now that the pregnancy has come to the surface, "Usher is about to come out pretty soon about the baby and will claim it as his own," said a source.

Prepare for the coming of hordes of Spidey fans, New Yorkers as it's now official that New York City will be holding celebration on "Spider-Man 3" for a full week running from April 30 to May 6, 2007 known as "Spider-Man Week in NYC."

Yes, Columbia Pictures has formed alliance with the city's tourism, marketing and events organization NYC & Company to pull off the large-scale event in the anticipation of the movie to come to the States on May 4.

Mariah Carey has become talk of the town after it is reported that she's planning to adopt a child.

Talk is heating up that the "Hero" singer visited Mexico's Frank Gonzalez orphanage with her lawyer recently and is considering adopting a child.

Daniel Craig is Britain's Best-Dressed Man. Jessica Biel, in the meantime, is the Sexiest Woman. And when it comes to the most powerful actor, Will Smith is the champion. US magazine Newsweek places the actor on the very top position of its annual list of Most Powerful Actors on the Planet.

The magazine's list is based on how much money the actors' films take on their opening weekends. To date, Smith's films have raked in £2 billion at box offices around the world, and studio heads all say that having him star in their films pretty much guarantees they will have a surefire hit on their hands.

Another cancellation as a result of visa problem has occurred in The View's tour. The indie rock band from Scotland cannot proceed with their scheduled performances in US that initially were slated on April 30 in Cambridge, MA up to May 15 in Portland, OR.

The tour that actually is conducted in support of debut album "Hats off to the Busker", will call 10 dates off. They have previously cancelled this tour in February and reschedule it for this month.

Well, it's no doubt such a huge treat for those who wait patiently to get more sneak peek on "Live Free or Die Hard."

A full trailer to the highly anticipated movie has come online exclusively on Yahoo! Movies in both Windows Media and Quicktime format. Apart from the clip, fans also can look back on the teaser trailer on the site as well as a number of production photos.

Jessica Biel is sexy. Who wouldn't agree with that statement? Many have approved of her beauty and her curvy figure of course. In a poll on Sexiest Women conducted by men's magazine Stuff, the actress is voted the first, besting fellow celebrities Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Alba who are ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Next on the publication's 100 Sexiest Women list is the soon bride-to-be Eva Longoria who is voted 4th. Former American Idol Katharine McPhee, in the meantime, finishes 5th, just one place ahead of actress-model Sienna Miller who is at No. 6.

Three 6 Mafia with its steady increase of album sales is on again to score another winning piece. "Last 2 Walk" is going to be the group's newest album due to hit the stores on May 22.

Claiming that it would be the best record even after the platinum "Most Known Unknown" (2005), DJ Paul revealed, "We got Lyfe Jennings, Paul Wall, 8Ball & MJG, Akon, The Game, Lil Jon and Lil Wayne. It's hot as hell!" The group also records this album with recently joining member Project Pat.

A singer and songwriter, Barry Manilow would like to help you to have a tight sleep at night. Not through his music but a pillowcase. The star is offering a pillowcase, available online through his official Website.

The pillowcase, featuring a picture of Manilow in his pajamas, is one of his extensive range of merchandise which includes his own brand of wine, range of herbal tea, bobblehead dolls and license plate frames just to name a few.

Marching his feet back to Walt Disney Pictures after nine years, Adam Sandler has given positive sign to topline the company's family comedy "Bedtime Stories" as well as to produce the flick via his Happy Madison Productions.

Marking Sandler's first big screen project for Disney since 1998's "The Waterboy", the picture will find the funnyman play a harried architect whose life is turned upside down when the bedtime stories he reads for his niece and nephew to begin to come true.

Cheyenne Frontier Days this year will not only serve free pancakes but also a groundbreaking mixture of rock and country music. Def Leppard and Grammy award winning Bon Jovi have been slated to perform as part of the 10 days Western celebration.

Bon Jovi will open the first night on July 20 while Def Leppard performs on July 28.

Picking up a handful of names to fill in the cast of "Pathology", filmmakers of the flick have smoothly submitted Milo Ventimiglia, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth, and Alyssa Milano into the list, Variety has reported.

A production of Lakeshore Entertainment, the crime thriller follows a group of medical students as they hatch a scheme to see who can commit the perfect crime, one that even a fellow pathologist couldn't unravel. Filming is due to begin early May this year in Los Angeles with commercials director Mark Scholermann helming from script by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.

Many thanks to her big lesbian kiss with best friend Courteney Cox on TV show "Dirt" that Jennifer Aniston gets so much love from the gay and non-profit organization Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). The community will thus honor the actress with the Vanguard Award.

Slated to receive the award at this year's Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards on April 14th, Aniston's rep revealed that the actress was 'very honored' by the award, saying "She never expected this. But she's very honored and very happy about it."

For the first time in 8 years, Ratt and Poison will hit the road together again. The itinerary is part of their summer tour that begins June 13 at Bi Lo Center, Greenville, S.C. and ends August 19 at Coors Amphitheatre, Denver.

Troy Blakely of the Agency of Performing Arts said that there will be about 50 to 60 dates within the schedule where 30 to 35 of them are comprised of various festivals, fairs and indoor shows. Among the confirmed ones are gigs at Birmingham, Ala.'s City Stages on June 16, Bay City, Mich.'s Bay City River Roar on June 22, Pryor, Okla.'s Rocklahoma on July 13 and Sturgis, S.D.'s Buffalo Chip on August 5.

There it was. As we have reported earlier, Halle Berry has on Tuesday April 3rd received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Received the 2,333rd Walk of Fame star in a ceremony in front of the Kodak Theatre, the actress commented, "I am so emotional ... as soon as I saw the crowds of people and friends here, I started to cry."

Puerto Rican Reggaeton Daddy Yankee is up for a new release of album. Titled "El Cartel: The Big Boss", the album is his eight and most artists-packed.

Daddy Yankee said this record could be his best and can be very potential in the market. This came as the result of tying other artists to either produce or collaborate. To name a few, there are Akon, Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie and will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas and The Pussycat Dolls's Nicole Scherzinger.

It remains mystery on who's her baby's father. Is it Eddie Murphy or someone else, no one knows. Not withstanding with the heavy speculation, Melanie Brown gave birth to the infant, a baby girl, Tuesday morning April 3rd at 12:11 a.m. at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica.

A rep for the former Spice Girl confirmed in a statement, saying "The baby is completely healthy with a good head of hair. Mother and baby are now resting. No name has been decided on as yet and she is purely known as Baby Brown."