June 06, 2007

The story at Shenanigan's apparently goes on to the next chapter. Star of 2005's "Waiting…" Andy Milonakis has opened up great tidbit saying a sequel to the cult comedy is currently on the process to be made.

"We're shooting 'Waiting... 2' this summer," the actor told MTV News on the 2007 MTV Movie Awards red carpet on Sunday, June 3.

Horror fans now can have something new to check on the web as Dimension Films has smoothly brought up the official site for "Halloween" online.

Containing a Flash intro, the site features a new trailer for the movie as well as what looks to be an artwork from the flick's new poster. Full version of the site is coming soon, so stay tuned for the announcement.

Rocker Bono helps bringing the biggest issue ever of the Vanity Fair magazine with his becoming the guest editor for its July issue. The result? It's A.W.E.S.O.M.E. The Vanity Fair "Africa Issue" 2007 features 20 covers shot by celeb fave Annie Leibovitz, all of which reflect Africa and its huge supporters.

Numbers of celebrities involved ranging from musicians, actors, to politicians. They among others are Bono himself; Brad Pitt, who in 2005 helped launch the One Campaign to Make Poverty History; and Oprah Winfrey, whose public charity "Angel Network" has helped fund 28 schools in five African countries as well as personally creating the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, in South Africa, in 2007.

When it comes to publication, Victoria Adams is the expert. The lady is in town and the photographers are busy taking her every pose. The Posh Spice appeared surprisingly chick and sexy at this year Glamour Women Of The Year Awards Tuesday June 5th in London's Berkeley Square. However, she herself was surprised with her being crowned "Woman of the Year" during the ceremony.

In addition to being crowned as "Woman of the Year" for being "a role model for achieving it all", Vic also picked up the Entrepreneur of the Year award for her rapidly expanding fashion empire. On her achievement, Glamour editor Jo Elvin commented, "For the past 10 years, Victoria Beckham has been a figure of fascination. She has successfully reinvented herself from pop star to devoted wife and mother to successful designer and business mogul."

Listing up a diverse film resume, "Crank" star Amy Smart has reached deal to take starring part in horror feature "Mirrors", joining the previously announced Kiefer Sutherland and Paula Patton.

The Americanized version of the 2003 Korean flick "Geoul sokeuro", the movie follows a cop-turned-mall-security-guard as he investigates mysterious deaths happening at the department store where he is employed. Further plot details reveal that the character finds out "that there are murderous reflections out for revenge."

As moviegoers prepare for the early arrival of "Transformers" in theaters on Monday, July 2, it has just been learned that DreamWorks Pictures will use the same strategy that Disney "Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End" applied before in the flick's May 24 screenings.

Yes, the sci-fi actioner is also going to have its first shows started at 8 p.m. to then get played all evening leading into its official release date of July 3, so be sure to come around the time to be one of the first viewers of the highly anticipated pic.

Wilco finally gave their explanation on why more than four of their new songs are used in the Volkswagen ads. The band defends the car company by writing on their site that the VW ads claimed the songs licensed off their latest album "Sky Blue Sky".

The statement on the site read: "With the commercial radio airplay route getting more difficult for many bands (including Wilco); we see this as another way to get the music out there. As with most of the above (with the debatable exception of radio) the band gets paid for this. And we feel okay about VWs. Several of us even drive them."

The threesome stepped out gorgeously as they would always do in every of their public appearances. Best pals Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Matt Damon have on Tuesday June 5th, hours before the Hollywood premiere of "Ocean's Thirteen," took time posing for fans and photographers after having their prints left in cement outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

The "Ocean's Thirteen" stars and the film producer Jerry Weintraub left their handprints and footprints in wet cement in front of the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre, stopped traffic along Hollywood Boulevard, blocks from the Kodak Theatre, the venue for the Academy Awards.

Getting very close to the filming start date, director Guillermo del Toro has delightfully opened up the casting choices for his "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" posted at the official fan-site of the guy, Del Toro Films .

While stating the character of John Myers won't return in the flick, del Toro confirmed that John Hurt would once again appear as a cameo with Anna Walton, Luke Goss, and Roy Dotrice playing Princess Nuala, Prince Nuada, and King Balor, respectively. Added to the lineup is John Alexander who will show up as Johann, whose voice will be provided by Thomas Kretschmann instead.

Country star Trace Adkins will take the honor performing in front of U.S. Senate and U.S. House Representative. As many as 5,000 people will turn up at 2007 President's Dinner on June 13 in Washington, D.C. and get entertained by Adkins.

Scheduled to appear for 45 minutes, Adkins will then get the chance to meet the President as well as sitting at the head table with some political figures. According to CMT.com, this annual dinner is the biggest political event this year and is expected to raise over $7.5 million for Republican campaigns.

Russell Crowe is a big fan of sports. Got mad with it, the Academy-Award winning actor is obsessed to build a new sports stadium in hometown Sydney, Australia.

In an attempt to make his dream comes true, Crowe, the co-owner of National Rugby League team the South Sydney Rabbitohs, reportedly is in talks with Anthony LaPaglia, a director and shareholder in the Sydney FC soccer team, to create a new sports ground in the city.

The headliners role of this year's Screamfest has been given to Ciara and T.I. The tour will begin July 24 with Ciara as the only female headliner and T.I. coming up with fresh materials from his July 3rd release album "T.I. vs. T.I.P.".

Michael Mauldin who runs the agency for the festival said, "We are, without a doubt, catering to the youth and giving them something to scream about; making their summer unforgettable via a 'live' show. The Scream Tour has become synonymous with bringing the youth's favorite artists and the best live stage show to their city."

Cleveland Cavalier's "small forward" LeBron James who also raps has chosen a track to be the theme song for his team's game. Together with producers Paul Wall and Al Fatz, he handpicked the song "Main Attraction" among others that were in the competition.

Held since January, Sprite and NBA sponsored a competition to compose a song to be played during games of Cavaliers attempting to reach NBA Finals. Over 29,000 songs were collected and Kanoa "eternallyballn" Doblin's "Main Attraction" stood out among the crowd.

In an effort to protect the starlet's modesty, a most revealing shot of the body of Keira Knightley in "Atonement" has been deleted in the editing room, director Joe Wright has informed Britain's Daily Express newspaper.

The axed sequence originally was part of an important scene showing the beauty strips off her blouse and skirt and dives into a deep fountain to retrieve a broken vase, only to re-emerge soaking wet in an undergarment.

It's over. After weeks of persistent rumors Jessica Simpson and John Mayer finally come to the surface with official statement claiming they have called it quits. And this time on is for good, People magazine claimed.

"It has been rocky and it had been rocky, and it reached the end of the road," a source close to the rocker told the publication. "It is definitely over, the relationship has ended." Jess' parties, meanwhile, also confirm the split yet saying that there will always chance for them to get back together.

Kylie Minogue's highly anticipated album has been leaked on the Internet. As many as 10 demo tracks such as "Stars", "Fall For You" and "Sensitized" made their way to file-sharing sites within a week and are now available for free downloading.

This leaking has been viewed by a music industry analyst as a strategy built by the marketing team to create a zest before the album's official release date. Phil Tripp who runs Australian music consultancy company Immedia! said, "She and her record company leaked the tracks deliberately. It's the newest gimmick in the industry, the leaking of tracks. It's the new marketing black. Everyone in the industry needs as much exposure as you can get, and you need as much advance publicity as possible."

Already scored her initial success in recording industry, "American Idol " runner-up Katharine McPhee now is ready to spark another career in acting field.

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the 23-year-old singer will make her leading acting debut in indie flick "The Last Caller", a dark romantic comedy which presents her as a self-obsessed woman who searches for love, hope, and meaning during a few random events with other urban seekers.

She's just too hot to be there in prison. Paris Hilton, who becomes media darling with her antics, keeps creating media frenzy even when she is in jail. Spent her first day helpful and cooperative, how is it going with the heiress on her next day? Apparently she's still doing great.

Paris, prisoner 9818783, is still on her best behavior by far and got a visit from her Beverly Hills therapist Dr. Charles Sophy, who's been treating her for the past eight months, Tuesday June 5th. Entered the jail alongside Paris' lawyer, both didn't leave until two hours and remained tight-lipped while leaving the prison.

A fundamental change is happening to Universal Pictures' "Nottingham" now as "L.A. Confidential" scribe Brian Helgeland reportedly has been picked up to rewrite the movie's script originally penned by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris.

The revisionist take on the legend of Robin Hood, the ambitious project is said to present the Sheriff of Nottingham more as a noble lawman than an evil king's right-hand man as depicted in the tale. It has been confirmed that Oscar winner Russell Crowe is set to portray the character.

There are eight Canadians slated to be inducted into this year Canada's Walk of Fame, ranging from musicians, actors, athletes, to journalists, thanks to their great contribution to each of their work field that proves to make famous their beloved country.

Naming the eight lucky honorees are rock band Nickelback, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Johnny Bower, paraplegic athlete Rick Hansen, actresses Jill Hennessy and Catherine O'Hara, actor Gordon Pinsent, director/producer Ivan Reitman, and journalist Lloyd Robertson.

Making a quick move to find the replacement for Daniel Craig, filmmakers of "Blindness" has appointed "Zodiac" star Mark Ruffalo to fill in the role dropped by the "Casino Royale" actor in his negotiations last month.

Being so, the Wisconsin native thereby will portray a doctor living in an unidentified town struck by an outbreak of blindness whose wife manages to escape the plague. Already cast as the wife is Julianne Moore, who currently can be seen in Lee Tamahori's sci-fi thriller "Next."

Three is just not enough for her. Having her maternal instincts overdrive, Angelina Jolie is having another adoption in her mind and already told his man Brad Pitt about it.

The actress and mother of four, who turned 32nd Monday June 4th, is willing to add one more kid into their clan, and it reportedly is an orphan boy from the Czech Republic. British newspaper The Sun reported that Jolie has fallen in love with an orphan at a Catholic orphanage in the Czech capital she regularly visited while filming the movie "Wanted".

Successfully establishing his Fear of God Films shingle, Oscar winner Russell Crowe has picked up a title to be the first film feature coming from the studio, Variety has reported.

Entitled "Dolce's Inferno", the project is a contemporary romantic comedy which focuses on a hardnosed L.A. gossip columnist who falls in love and watches his world spin out of control.

Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson off again. The couple reportedly has decided to end their romance, and worse, they ended it over the phone.

Source close to the couple said they split just before Memorial Day weekend for an undisclosed reason. Though so, rumors on the street say it was Hudson who broke the bond because she felt he doesn't have enough time for her which made her considered that he can't be in a committed relationship.