August 31, 2007

Exploring the life in Big Apple, New Line Cinema is on the process to develop a new big screen feature from a script by Margaret Nagle entitled "New York State of Mind", Variety has revealed.

Described as a fantastical love story, the project will be filmed entirely in the titular city with Arnold and Anne Kopelson both handling producing matters. The husband-and-wife team currently are prepping "Killing on Carnival Row" also for New Line, the first stint they do since the 2004 thriller "Twisted."

R.E.M. is in near completion of their new album and judging from the progress they are in, Spring should be the release date. Bass player Mike Mills said that they are "two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through" but refused to reveal more.

Apart from materials that they played during live shows suggesting a hard-rock theme, Mills is not giving any direct clue regarding their record to hinder expectation. The band "made an agreement we weren't going to say what it is or not because we don't want to have expectations out there in any direction. But, of course, you can go on YouTube and listen to some of the Dublin shows and get a pretty good idea of where we're going."

Looks like talks about "Justice League of America" now are focusing on the cast lineup after those about whether the project will be motion capture flick that circulated for the past few days.

Again coming from IESB.net, words have it that a number of prominent Hollywood names are being planned to round out the cast. Among those being eyed reportedly are Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel with Mel Gibson tipped for Maxwell Lord, Bruce Willis as Lex Luthor, Scarlett Johansson as Talia Al Ghul, and Laurence Fishburne as the Martian Manhunter.

The biggest acts representing two music genres are going to headline this year's Bang! Music Festival. Kanye West and The Smashing Pumpkins are on to rock the stage placed at Miami's Bayfront Park Amphitheater.

Due to good response and growing numbers of acts, the festival has been modified to a two-day festival that starts November 10 and ends a day later. Approximately thirty acts have been prepared as the lineup, some confirmed are Riverboat Gamblers, Automatic Loveletter, The Bravery, and Kevens. The first two acts will join West on the first day while the remaining two will share stage with Pumpkins on the last day.

Country Music Association Awards members have found musicians eligible to be seated at the nominations list this year. Those gaining their attention most are Brad Paisley and George Strait who earn 5 nods each.

Paisley and Strait are competing in 4 same categories: Single of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. Paisley alone is up for Music Video of the Year through 'Online' while Strait is running for Musical Event of the Year sharing with Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson.

Casting has already begun on male actors for the highly-anticipated "Star Trek" with the inclusions of Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, and Anton Yelchin, but how about that on the female side?

According to TrekMovie.com, attempts appear to have been made on the matter as it has learned from sources close to the production that Zoe Saldana has been offered the role of Lt. Uhura, the USS Enterprise’s communications officer. However, the site does careful to state that "the deal is not yet final", which it points out to possibly be due to the actress' schedule in James Cameron's "Avatar."

Carrie Underwood has found a perfect title for her sophomore set, 'Carnival Ride'. The country singer finds the term having a great metaphor that is apt to describe her life in the past few years.

"You step onto this ride called life, and it's a crazy thing you don't know anything about, but you get on it anyway," Carrie explained. "You do what you can to lean different directions to try and get it to go where you want it to go, but you can't stop it - it just keeps moving. That's why Carnival Ride works as my album title, because it describes the wonderful craziness that I've been through over the past couple years."

No doubt will satisfy the curiosity of those craving for more information on its upcoming motion capture feature "Beowulf", Paramount Pictures has smoothly brought up new collections of podcasts which each offers interesting points about the movie.

In one of these, fans can tune in to hear the interview conducted by "Scene Unseen Movie Reviews" Chris and Jimmy to the cast and crew members. Also find out how they discuss behind-the-scenes stories plus banter back and forth with the creators of the epic.

As if having Kanye West, Rihanna, Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Nelly Furtado, Timbaland, Chris Brown, Mark Ronson, T-Pain, Cee-Lo, Common and Gym Class Heroes are not wild enough, MTV has stretched the performers list with 50 Cent, Akon and Soulja Boy.

The newly-added stars will work with maestro Timbaland to prepare a rocking stage act at Las Vegas' Palm Casino Resorts on September 9. Meanwhile, the work behind the spectacular event is also coming out nicely. The performers have done photo shoot sessions with David LaChapelle and we got the link to its behind the scenes!

Delta Goodrem speaks up. The Australian singer-songwriter breaks her silence and has spoken candidly about her cancer battle and her being labeled as a "home wrecker" that played part in the divorce of her boyfriend Brian McFadden and his wife Kerry Katona.

"I just shook," when being diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a form of cancer, in 2003, at the age of 18, Goodrem told Andrew Denton of the ABC television program "Enough Rope." "I shook for the next 24 hours, 48 hours and I just burst into tears obviously and I was petrified."

Antonio Banderas is ready to impress fashionistas with his being signed as the new face of fashion giant Marks and Spencer.

The movie hunk is said to be set to appear in the high street chain's pre-Christmas campaign, alongside Twiggy and Erin O'Connor, both of whom have fronted its recent womenswear ads. Banderas will thus be the first ever male star of the campaign should the much-talked report is proven true.

As soon as 'Hate That I Love You' is confirmed to be the third single off Rihanna's 'Good Girl Gone Bad', a music video was shot. Rihanna sports curly short hair and maturer look for this new clip.

The slow song is penned and features Ne-Yo but only Rihanna has done her part in the video shooting so far. It was shot in Santa Monica, according to reports.

Chris Brown has premiered the music video of his second single 'Kiss Kiss'. The video was played for the first time on 106 & Park show last night (August 30).

Unlike music video of first single 'Wall to Wall' that was heavy on visual effects, Brown employs simple graphics that display him dancing and interacting with some people including collaborator T-Pain. Rumor has it that Brown had a say in the direction of this clip.

It appears that Madonna can never have enough of adoption. Fresh claim has emerged that the pop sensation is in her adoption mood these days and is planning to adopt a second child from Malawi.

Hot on the heels of her controversial adoption of Malawian son David Banda and her being assessed for the suitability to obtain the permanent adoption of him, Madonna is said to have already chosen a 13-month-old girl called Mercy from another orphanage.

This week should really be celebrated by all the horror fans out there for here comes another footage from an upcoming horror movie apart from that from "One Missed Call" that has also been just released.

Yes, the first theatrical trailer for MGM's "The Mist" has delightfully made its way to pop up on the net by now. Running on 2 minutes 27 seconds, it can be seen in either standard or HD format on Yahoo! Movies, which is also able to be accessed from AceShowBiz's The Mist Trailer section.

It takes just a matter of days to leak Britney Spears' new single. Earlier this week, the singer's label Jive hinted that 'Gimme More' would be the title of her official single and now not only does it leak but also another new track called 'Cold as Fire'.

'Gimme More' is slated to be the first single taken from Britney's upcoming album which is said to be drawn back to the end of this year. The up-tempo cut, that was produced by Timbaland's protege Danjahandz, is expected to be performed in this year's MTV Music Video Awards as part of her 'surprise' appearance.

The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards keeps adding more and more star-studded presenters into its list. Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, and Stephen Colbert are among the additional presenters announced by Fox Thursday August 30th.

The threesome will join previously announced presenters, including Jon Stewart, Jeremy Piven, Kelsey Grammer, Kiefer Sutherland and Katherine Heigl. Other newly announced presenters include Marcia Cross, Ellen DeGeneres, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Kyra Sedgwick.

Horror fans now can get something new to look at on the net as Warner Bros. Pictures has ultimately unleashed a new official trailer for its upcoming thriller horror "One Missed Call" online.

Posted in standard and HD formats on Yahoo! Movies, the trailer can also be reached by going to the One Missed Call Trailer page at AceShowBiz. Running about 2 minutes 22 seconds, it not only gives brief description on what the movie is all about, but also presents few creepy scenes towards its end.

Owen Wilson is receiving care and heal in private at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and his attorney meanwhile set the record straight on the actor's suicide attempt which has raised public speculation from drugs overdose to slit wrists.

Insisted Owen didn't overdose on drugs, his attorney told "Access Hollywood" the actor did slit his wrists instead. Put the brake on the false drugs overdose report, the lawyer confirmed Owen did not have his stomach pumped and had been taking anti-depressants with no any other drugs found in his system at the time of the suicide attempt.

Set to come as the first Hollywood's household name in the cast, Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock is currently in talks for a starring role in "Witch Mountain", Walt Disney Pictures' modern re-imagining of its classic adventure movie "Escape to Witch Mountain."

The former-wrestler-turned-actor reportedly is being considered to play a Las Vegas cab driver who picks up a pair of siblings with magical powers when they run from a diabolical group of men wishing to exploit their abilities. If deals are made, the hunk will thereby reunite with helmer Andy Fickman, who just directed him in "The Game Plan."

Bad news. David Beckham injured. The soccer god hurt his right knee Wednesday night August 29th playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer team against Pachuca of Mexico in the Super Liga final, just two weeks after he made his highly anticipated debut for the L.A. Galaxy after being benched for nearly a month for a left ankle injury.

The English midfielder was injured in a tackle with Pachuca midfielder Fernando Salazar in the first half of Wednesday night's SuperLiga title match, in which the Galaxy lost 4-3 on penalty kicks. Underwent an MRI exam on Thursday August 20th it is confirmed Beckham had suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee and was ruled out for about six weeks.

The first was a total disaster and now they are planning for the second one. Will it work? Only time will tell. Usher and his very pregnant wife Tameka Foster are planning to hold an official wedding ceremony in Atlanta this weekend for their friends and family to attend.

Us Weekly is reporting that "the rumored event will be more in line with the couple's original plans for a ceremony and celeb-filled celebration," with rumored guests to include the likes of Jermaine Dupri, Janet Jackson, Ashanti, and P. Diddy among others.

Rihanna and Shia LaBeouf are not dating. Well that's according to the R&B sensation who laughed off reports she's dating the white man actor.

Being asked on how is it going with her and Shia Wednesday night August 29th at the Avalon night club where she was attending the NASCAR-hosted California Speedway's Running Wide Open charity event, which benefited the NASCAR Foundation, the songbird said "Me and Shia, we are just friends, you know, we barely even know each other."