December 17, 2007

More film titles have undergone changes in their release dates lately and Bryan Singer-directed "Valkyrie" is apparently the latest one to join the lineup.

United Artists as the studio developing the project turned out to have taken decision to push back the release date for the WWII thriller, which Tom Cruise is toplining. Originally scheduled to open on June 27, 2008, pic will come up on October 3, 2008 instead, facing other upcoming titles like Guy Ritchie's "RocknRolla" and Michael Cera-starrer "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" on the day.

Submitting more names into the burgeoning cast, filmmakers of "Four Christmases" have signed in three notable figures of Tim McGraw, Dwight Yoakam, and Jon Favreau to all take parts in the romantic comedy, toplined by Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn.

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that McGraw and Favreau will portray two siblings names Denver and Dallas, respectively, who take delights in tormenting their brother Brad, played by Vaughn, during the holidays. Yoakam, in the meantime, is billed as Pastor Phil, who persuades Brad and his new wife Kate (Witherspoon) to act in his church's nativity play.

The first batch of photos from the Mexico City set of "Dragonball Evolution" has made way to come up online, capturing the images of Justin Chatwin, who has been billed to play leading character Goku in the project.

Head to HoyCinema to see all the on-set pictures. The movie, a live-action adaptation of the Japanese comic series "Dragon Ball" created by Akira Toriyama, is a production of 20 th Century Fox and has just picked up Emmy Rossum to play Bulma, in addition to the cast already consisting of James Marsters, Eriko Tamura, and Joon Park, among others.

Kudos appear to keep flowing for "No Country for Old Men", and the most recent ones have come from the Chicago Film Critics Association. Coming to the 20th celebration of its CFCA Awards, the organization has deemed the crime drama thriller the big winner of the event by giving the flick four prizes altogether.

The Miramax Films release gloriously landed top honor of Best Picture while scoring its helming duo, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, both the Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay trophies. Another of Best Supporting Actor went to Javier Bardem for his acclaimed portrayal of Anton Chigurh in the movie.

Pimp C left an unfinished business when he suddenly passed away on December 4 this year, at the age of mere 33. His last project before the unfortunate event was a collaborative song with Three 6 Mafia called 'On Sum Chrome'.

The roughly four-minutes long song has been leaked on-line, although there is still no confirmation whether it was the final version. The week before his death, the rapper told his mom, Weslyn Monroe, that he was excited on the project because he believed that 'crunk' music was invented by the Three 6 Mafia whom he looked up to.

The official first full-length trailer for highly-anticipated flick "The Dark Knight" finally was brought online by Warner Bros. Pictures after its recent leak on the net following the theatrical debut of "I Am Legend" in conventional theaters nationwide.

In contrast, however, there has also come up a bootlegged version of the movie's first six-minute preview, which previously was showcased in New York. It appeared that the clip was from that originally shown in an IMAX theater screening "Legend" as well.

Has recently been heavily criticized due to her curvier figure, Jennifer Love Hewitt sparks another major media headlines now that she's been reported carrying a bun in the oven.

The 28-years-old actress is reportedly expecting her first baby with actor fiance Ross McCall. She's due to give birth by June next year.

"Knocked Up" was chosen as one of the 10 Best Films of 2007 as the American Film Institute announced their lists of top 10 outstanding motion pictures and TV programs of 2007. The romantic comedy movie starring Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl was listed alongside other film critics' favorite movies, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood".

Apart from those four films, drama thriller movies, like "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" and "Michael Clayton", and drama comedy movies "The Savages" and "Juno" were also voted to be in the list. At the same time, "Into the Wild" also rounded up the list along with the only animated picture, "Ratatouille".

Lil Mama's new single has leaked, allegedly one of those that will appear in her debut album, 'VYP: Voice of the Young People' which is now due 2008.

A track that opens with "Get ready to inhale this" is titled 'Shawty Get Loose' and is Lil Mama's collaborative work with T-Pain. It has the teen rapper's signature sound that features minimal beats but heavy rapping.

While rumors are mounting that she's dating Australian musician Jay G Lyon, who recently broke up with his supermodel girlfriend Miranda Kerr, new report surfaces by the hour that Tara Reid has been taken to the hospital after a wild night out in Bali.

Reid reportedly flew to Bali with entrepreneur Peter Alexander and is about shoot an ad campaign for Alexander's sleepwear range.

Wasn't expected to make an impressive income, "I Am Legend" proved otherwise as it scored big in the weekend box office ended Sunday, December 16. The action horror movie grossed about 77.2 million dollars in the three days following its premiere on Friday, December 14, making it the best December opening of all time beating the previous record holder, the 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King".

The success of Francis Lawrence's movie to nail the desired position also becomes the prove that its leading actor, Will Smith, is indeed one of the world's most bankable stars. Last year, Smith's "The Pursuit of Happyness" debuted on number 1 pulling in staggering income of 26.5 million dollars. His other projects, such as "I, Robot" and "Men in Black II", also collected an amazing income of about 52.2 million dollars on their opening weekend only.

Timbaland who managed to send the first three singles of his second solo album 'Timbaland Presents Shock Value' to #1 on Billboard Hot 100, has launched the fourth, 'Scream', a collaborative piece with Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger.

The single was released to radio outlets on December 11 and the music video for it will be shot tomorrow (December 18). The clip has been listed by Yahoo! Music to be officially premiered on January 15.

Has just been introduced by Lindsay Lohan as her new boyfriend, less than a month after she split from snowboarder beau Riley Giles, Spencer Guilburt starts to talk about his famous girlfriend.

Sat down for an exclusive interview with Pagesix.com, LiLo's new man admitted to have met the actress-singer through mutual friends, seen her "a lot since she's been home" and is expecting "to see me with her more."

Judge Sharon Osbourne may not come back to British talent show X Factor next season after she pissed creator Simon Cowell with her behavior. The wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne launched a verbal attack to fellow judge Dannii Minogue and disappointed Cowell.

"I will sit down with Sharon after the final and discuss things then," Cowell said. "We have got three acts who have the biggest night of their lives ahead of them, that is all I am worried about right now." Sharon allegedly only got her contract renewed the week before she said Dannii is only a judge "because of her looks".

The latest video from M.I.A.'s 'Kala' has been premiered on MTV. The British singer pulls 'Paper Planes' as the third single from her August-released album.

It was directed by Bernard Gourley who recently also released the video of Backstreet Boys' 'Helpless When She Smiles'. According to some reports, the song was re-recorded for the video so that each word in the lyrics will be more sonorous.

Emmy Rossum, the actress of "Poseidon", "Mystic River" and "The Day After Tomorrow", has come to agreement with 20th Century Fox to star in their new movie. According to Variety, the "Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera" star has signed to join the cast of "Dragonball Evolution" as Bulma, a scientist and inventor whose father's Dragon Ball is stolen by the villain, Piccolo.

Further, more cast members have also been signed for the Japanese manga adaptation. In the first place, Eriko Tamura, the popular Japanese actress who depicted Yaeko in popular TV series "Heroes", will play the character of Mai. At the same time, it was reported that Joon Park, a member of Korean pop band 'G.O.D.' and actor in "Speed Racer", will star as Yamcha, originally known as Yamucha who is a thief turned to Z Fighter.

Probably needing more money, Pete Doherty knows how to earn much and fast that is by revealing the intimate details about his drug-fueled romance with former girlfriend Kate Moss in a new TV documentary.

The troubled rocker is said to be in talks with a British channel to start a new program, which will be focused on his relationship with the supermodel. The project reportedly worth $100,000.

Helena Bonham Carter gave birth to a baby girl Saturday, December 15.

No further details being made public on the newborn baby except that she was born in London late that day.