October 01, 2007

Amidst the heavy publications on Jessica Biel passing out the Wonder Woman role in "Justice League of America", The New York Times has shockingly came up with a report claiming the project does not have a final script and even has not been green-lit yet.

The statement was inserted in the paper's article about the possibility of Writer's Guild of America (WGA) on doing the potential Hollywood strike earlier as their contract is up on October 31, 2007. If this really happens, it could only mean that " Justice League" has big probability of being shelved indefinitely in turn, and so do a slew of major movies currently in-development.

Looks like this will be a future collaboration worth to wait for. Report from Variety has informed that Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman are both poised to highlight a caper drama titled "The Code" which Nu Image's Millennium Films is producing.

Freeman is said to play a veteran thief who recruits a younger crook, set to be portrayed by Banderas, to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to a Russian mob. Filming is due to start by mid-October in Sofia, Bulgaria at Nu Boyana Film Center, owned by Nu Image, under the direction of "Deep Impact" helmer Mimi Leder.

A new one-sheet for the anticipated "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" has just been revealed on the net by now, which you can examine on the left.

Like most film artworks, the poster features its leading actor Nicolas Cage in, but strangely has him in a pose that is similar to the Statue of Liberty, holding a book in his left hand and a flaming torch in his right. Here Cage still plays Ben Gates, a role he previously portrayed in the flick's predecessor "National Treasure" (2004).

Family comedy genre is finally back in its top shape through Walt Disney Pictures' "The Game Plan." Strove high to score a solid $23 million in its first three-day run, the kid-friendly movie went straight to the top slot of weekend North American box office ended Sunday, September 30, 2007.

Pic beat down fellow newcomer "The Kingdom" which fell short at $17.1 million to finish on number two. Last-week champ "Resident Evil: Extinction" took the position right behind after only made decent effort of $8.04 million, a steep downfall from its $23.7 opening-weekend gross.

Billie Piper is a bride to be. The actress-singer is planning to wed actor boyfriend Laurence Fox on New Year's Eve, it has been reported.

Billie is said to have told friends and family to keep the date free and has sent out 'save the date' cards to inform the message. While no words just yet from her camp concerning the wedding speculation, she reportedly is in talks with a celebrity magazine to cover the nuptials, supposedly held near her home in Sussex.

Radiohead have generated quite a buzz for their seventh studio album that is now arriving on October 10 under the title 'In Rainbows'. Moreover, they leave the price of the album blank, so that fans can fill in themselves.

The band's guitarist Jonny Greenwood posted a message on their site saying, "Hello everyone. Well, the new album is finished, and it's coming out in 10 days; We've called it In Rainbows. Love from us all. Jonny"

Another viral website for J.J. Abrams-produced secretive project "1-18-08" is suspected to have appeared on the net. Words has it that the site may be that for a company named Tagruato Corporation located at Tagruato.jp.

What makes Tagruato gets speculated so is that it turns out to have Slusho! as one of its subsidiaries, a brand for an icy cool beverage which has been known among moviegoers to have strong connection with the monster movie. Moreover, the company and the monster appear to have one thing in common: both are dealing with the sea, the former being described as a deep sea petroleum drilling company based out of Japan while the latter believed to emerge from the sea.

Although or due to the relatively mild chart position that 'I Got It From My Mama' earned, will.i.am has remixed the first single that is taken from his recently released album 'Songs About Girls'. The remix has taken samples from Daft Punk's materials, but it was later on disapproved.

The remix version is now not eligible for release, so does its music video. However, words have spread and both the audio and music clip have leaked online.

On-again, off-again, on-again, off-again, on-again, and now they're off again. Hugh Grant and Jemima Khan have called it quit. The twosome is now just friends.

At the same time report on their break up comes to the surface, it is said that Khan is moving on already. She's reported to have quietly seeing entrepreneur Ben Elliot, who's also known as Camilla Parker Bowles' nephew.

Long been perceived as an important precursor to the Oscars, New York Film Festival finally came to its 45th edition on Friday, September 28, 2007, marked with the starry New York premiere of Wes Anderson's "The Darjeeling Limited."

Some of the movie's cast cheerfully gathered together to bring highlight to the event, held at the city's Avery Fisher Hall. Adrien Brody landed on the scene wearing gray suit while co-star Bill Murray went more conventional, sporting white shirt and black suit with matching long tie. Meanwhile, the likes of Anjelica Huston, Camilla Rutherford, and Amara Karan represented the female lineup from the drama comedy.

Cat Power will on January 22 release a new album titled 'Covers 2'. The new album will be the follow up to 2000's 'The Covers Record' that compiles her rendition of popular songs by renown musicians such as Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Mick Jagger.

The tracklisting of the second cover album is yet to be determined, but it's known that her long time-collaborator Dirty Delta Blues Band will back her up in some of the tracks.

Newly lovers Kate Hudson and Dax Shepard have broken up. Rumors are mounting that the actress has dumped the actor and already moves on with another man.

According to OK! magazine, Kate and Shepard "have indeed split" without him ever knowing that he's been dumped by the man-eater.

Full versions of Ashley Tisdale's three videos have been premiered. Clips of 'Suddenly', 'Not Like That' and 'He Said, She Said' are released in relatively the same time because they form a storyline that is dubbed 'Headstrong Mini Musical'.

From the look of the clip, Ashley seems to find a guy she likes in 'He Said, She Said' and gets him in the end of 'Suddenly'. All the three clips are directed by Scott Speer (Paris Hilton, Switchfoot) and features cameos by Ashley's sister Jennifer Tisdale and Josh Henderson from Desperate Housewives.

Was in her greatest giving mood, Queen Latifah gave her same-sex partner the greatest present of all, a brand new Range Rover.

The rapper-actress had the vehicle delivered to New York restaurant Philippe where she and her girlfriend were enjoying lunch.

Natasha Bedingfield's sophomore album 'NB' will finally be released in U.S. on December 18 via Epic Records. The album will be dropped with an alternate tracklisting, containing a bonus track titled 'Love Like This' that she did with Sean Kingston.

The song will be made the lead single of the U.S. album, having been released digitally on September 20. There are actually two versions of the song, one that she did single-handedly and the other with the Jamaican rapper, Kingston. But according to Billboard.com, it is the latter version that will be included in the album.

Much contrary to rumors on the street, Nicole Richie is not going to wait any longer to walk down the aisle. The pregnant socialite, who's been reported not to get married with a big belly, has reportedly set the date for the big day.

Talk is heating up that Nicole and fiance Joel Madden are planning to exchange vows on October 13th in Laguna Beach, California. According to TMZ the pair will have OC-based wedding planner, the Wedding Fairy, help them with the wedding details.

Pamela Anderson is heading for another marriage. The busty blonde is said to wed boyfriend Rick Solomon.

According to TMZ.com, the couple will supposedly walk down the aisle Sunday September 30th at the "Little White Wedding Chapel."