July 17, 2007

With production starting on Monday, July 16 in Germany, what's left as a question on "Valkyrie" now is certainly its release date in theaters and apparently, the execs at United Artists were quick enough to pick it up.

According to ComingSoon.net, the studio has come up with intention to launch the WWII thriller on August 8, 2008, during which several other big screen titles are also set to grace the audience. Among those scheduled for the same release day are New Line Cinema's "Journey 3-D", Walt Disney Pictures' "South of the Border", and Columbia Pictures' comedy "The Pineapple Express."

When Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" was released in March 2006 and remained at #1 in U.K. Singles chart for nine weeks, everybody thought that it was the ultimate song of the decade. However, it was recently broken by Rihanna's infectious hit "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z.

"Umbrella" is enjoying its ninth week atop the U.K. chart while maintaining its #1 post in U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 chart at the same time. The song holds strong to its position despite the big jumpers in the U.K. chart.

Ready to make a great pair together, Jared Leto and Sarah Polley have both landed deals to highlight a new romantic drama entitled "Mr. Nobody" that Belgian filmmaker Jaco Van Dormael is set to direct from his own script.

Described as a multilayered love story inspired by the "butterfly effect", the flick is set in the not-so-distant future and revolves around Leto's character Nemo Nobody who, at 120 years old, is the last mortal surrounded by happy immortals as he relives his real and imaginary years of marriage. Polley is learned to play a woman named Elise with Juno Temple, Linh Dan Pham, and Toby Regbo co-starring.

Ultimately brings answer to the question surrounding his character in "The Dark Knight", Aaron Eckhart, who plays district attorney Harvey Dent in the highly-anticipated project, has revealed for the first time to MTV News that he will also appear as Dent's alter ego Two Face in it.

"I play Harvey Dent. Harvey Two-Face. They are both in the movie," so the actor confirmed.

Success after success keep hitting "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" following its wide release earlier this month. Reigning both domestic and international box-office charts, the teen wizard tale now is creating another sensation by virtually shattering every opening box office record at IMAX screens, IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures announced Monday, July 16.

Contributing $7.3 million of the $140 million that it grossed at the domestic box office throughout July 11-15, pic not only breaks the largest five-day opening record, but also those of IMAX's largest single day worldwide total with $1.9 million and biggest opening per screen average of $80,500. More to say, the movie satisfyingly sets a record-smashing worldwide estimated total of $9.4 million after becoming the largest opening in IMAX's 40-year history, being released on 91 domestic and 35 international IMAX screens.

After canceling some U.S shows in April, Lily Allen will be back in the country for a short fall tour in compensation. The "Smile" singer will swing to the States starting from September 6 at the prestigious San Diego's House of Blues.

Her U.S. jaunt is preceded by a worldwide tour that will include stops in Australia, Japan, Chile, Argentina and some European countries. R&B singer Kevin Michael will be tapped as the opening act of her U.S. dates.

Conducting one of its first attempts at book-film synergy, The Weinstein Co. is on its track to develop "The Mad Ones" based on an as-yet-unwritten tome from author Tom Folsom of which film and TV rights it has successfully optioned.

The book, slated for a 2009 release, is said to tell about the notorious Gallo brothers, who, in the 1960s, attempted a revolt against the Profaci crime family of which they were a part. Weinstein Co. has described the project, which also examines the downtown counterculture in which the brothers dabbled, to be a "collision of a classic crime story and pop culture portrait of the turbulent '60s."

After premiering her song "I Wonder" in The View, Kellie Pickler will have it performed on ABC's Good Morning show. The second single from the country singer's debut album will be the opening of a two-hour special that is aired July 23.

To be played after Kellie's performance is "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock", a four-day event that was held back on June 7-10. Within the tape, there will be Kellie's performance on first single "Red High Heels" and also by others such as Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, Dierks Bentley, Billy Currington and Sara Evans.

Guess what? Alicia Witt is added to the cast of the drama series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" which is moving from NBC to USA Network in the fall.

NBC Universal's cable stable announced her tapping Monday July 16th at the Television Critics Assn.'s final cable session, confirmed further that the American film, stage and television actress will be a temporary replacement for Julianne Nicholson, who is on maternity leave, playing the role of police detective Nola Falacci, who will be partnered with detective Mike Logan, played by Chris Noth.

Country singer Trisha Yearwood is pulling "Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love" as the first single from her new album. The song, that becomes her first in two years, has been released to country radio outlets on Monday (July 16).

Although some radios have already the pleasure of playing the song, the official airplay release is only set on July 30. "Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love" is part of Trisha's new not-yet-titled album that is produced by Garth Fundis.

Finally landing his studio debut, John Carney, the director of the Sundance prize-winning film "Once", has signed on to helm comedy flick "Town House" which Fox 2000 is currently setting up at its pit.

An adaptation of the Tish Cohen novel, project focuses on the son of a deceased rock legend who runs out of money after living off his father's royalties for years. Forced to sell the townhouse the musician left him, the imminent sale, however, leads the man to come to terms with himself and his role as a father to a teenage son.

Sienna Miller is back on the market. The much publicized actress is single again after her boyfriend Jamie Burke dumped her following her partying with P. Diddy after the Concert for Diana earlier this month.

Burke, a musician who has been dating Miller for eight months, was said to feel furious after learning the beauty had partied with the rap mogul. Besides, it seems that their long-distance relationship had taken its toll.

Kelly Rowland has collapsed on stage while performing under extreme heat on Sunday (July 15). The ex-Destiny's Child was holding a show in Lagos, Nigeria for West African Nation's ThisDay Music Festival when she fainted.

Kelly was quickly rushed to hospital whereupon she was diagnosed with dehydration. She has since been discharged from the hospital and her publicist Yvette Noel-Schure said that she is already in "good condition".

Still on the heels of her 2005 album that reaches mega success, Carrie Underwood is announcing the release date of her new album. The following of single-strong "Some Hearts" will arrive October 23 according to her label.

The CD which is yet-untitled holds the production of Mark Bright who was also responsible for seven tracks in "Some Hearts". The recording is reportedly underway.

Kylie Minogue and Olivier Martinez have fueled reunion speculation after they were spotted dining in the French actor’s native Paris.

The pair, who split in February amid rumors Martinez had cheated on the Australian songstress with actress Michelle Rodriguez and Israeli model Sarai Givati, was seen meeting up in Paris while she's having a routine medical check-up and he is relaxing in his home city.

Paris Hilton apparently slams the brand that she is a one time singer. The hotel heiress that has just been released from prison last month, is itching on heading back to the studio with her first album producer Scott Storch.

"I'm already working on my new record," Paris said. "I've been in meetings with Scott (Storch) and we've been working on it. I've been working on it with Scott for a few weeks."

A supermodel, already acclaimed as the most famous and the highest-paid one in the world, Gisele Bundchen is trying her hand at acting. Not in big screen movie as she did in "Taxi" (2004), the beauty is about to star in the upcoming music video for U2's next song.

Gisele, who's claimed to be picky about the jobs she does, reportedly agreed to do the job after becoming friend with the music group's frontman, Bono, upon meeting him when she helped promote his charity RED campaign by appearing in the adverts for free.

Already composed an impressive film resume for an actor of his age, teen star Josh Flitter is now adding one more credit into the list as he has just been selected to topline Morgan Creek Productions' follow-up to the 1995 "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls."

Pic thereby will see Flitter play the son of Ace Ventura who decides to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a pet detective for the 7th-grade set and tracking a stolen baby panda after his mother is wrongly arrested for the crime.

If Prince started "Planet Earth" with pop/rock driven "Guitar", he was a complete brilliant to include long-time partner Wendy and Lisa for "The One U Wanna C". The song that is still yet to be determined to be a single is a reminder of how his fans survived the 80s.

"The One U Wanna C" is one of the pre-release tracks from "Planet Earth" that suggests that the record may be more than just a pop CD. It pretty much sports the easy melody Prince used to deliver "Purple Rain" and "Raspberry Beret". Other song that leaked to the Internet titled "Future Baby Mama" also leans on slow R&B.

Isaiah Washington can now all smile that NBC confirmed Monday July 16th his being recruited to guest star in its upcoming science fiction television drama "Bionic Woman," a 21st-century remake of the 1970s series of the same title, for the 2008-2009 season.

"Isaiah Washington is a very talented and versatile actor and I've always admired his work," Ben Silverman, the new co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios said on the actor, who admitted to feel "humbled by the opportunity". "What I always wanted to put at the forefront is my creativity, that thing I want to do, which is act," Washington commented on his partnership with NBC.

Finding each other boarding the same project again after the upcoming "Man-Witch", screenwriters Josh Stolberg and Robert Florsheim are teaming up once more to pen for Paramount Pictures' comedy "The Spellman Files", Variety has reported.

Based on Liza Lutz's book of the same name, pic centers on a single private investigator who has to juggle the demands of running her family's business and the needs of her extended family as well as her dating life. Names to star and direct still remain a mystery, but it is confirmed that Laura Ziskin will serve as the film's producer.

L'Oreal is racist, at least that's according to the court, and thus the race discrimination groups in Kate Winslet's home town want the actress to distance herself from the company. She's being urged to stand down as spokesmodel for the cosmetics giant.

L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company, was found guilty of racism in a French court and was ordered to pay a EU30,000 fine for recruitment practices that excluded non-white women from promoting its Garnier shampoo "Frutis Style".

The suave British agent won't be coming back for more to the Czech Republic's Prague, that's for sure.

Yes, Variety has confirmed that EON Productions, the London-based company producing the James Bond film series, has concluded to not return to the city's Barrandov Studios in filming "Bond 22" and has already informed the company about the decision, citing the lack of financial incentives in the country.

Hot on the heels of her being released from rehab center, Lindsay Lohan gets caught in yet another serious problem. The actress-singer reportedly caught up in a battle with computer hacker who claimed to have stolen naked pictures of her taken by former boyfriend Calum Best and threatened to publish them on the net.

Speaking on the unfortunate, occurred less than 24 hours after she checked out of Promises, LiLo wrote on her internet message board, "All I know is that someone broke into my computer and left a file on my desktop saying they had the pictures Calum took of me naked. My lawyer knows about it. If I ever found out who broke into my computer, he is in big shit."

Queen Latifah is entering the fast food business. The rapper-actress is about to open her first FatBurger fast-food restaurant in Miami, Florida later this year.

Is one of the brains behind South Beach's new eatery, Latifah admits getting behind a Fatburger has been her dream for years. "That was part of my LA education. On Sundays in California everybody would come out in all these low-riders. FatBurger was, like, the centerpiece for it all," the star said on getting involved in the business.