December 26, 2007

Newlyweds Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley were snapped getting ready to leave the Stein Erikson Lodge in Deer Valley Monday morning, December 24 following their star-studded wedding ceremony on Sunday, December 23.

Were still in their best mood and spirit, Heigl could be seen wearing white coat and was spotted sporting a huge ring on her wedding finger while hubby Kelley was still in his tuxedo. The husband and wife were snapped packing up their things before then said goodbye to their guests and checked out of the lodge.

Talks about Pixar Animation Studios' upcoming 2009 flick "Up" have begun to go into the surface now that words have it that the project could be a retelling of the classic Don Quixote fable by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

Speculations on this matter arose after similarities were found between the novel's story and co-director Pete Docter's remarks on the movie in an interview with Time. The magazine was noted to describe the flick as a "coming-of-old-age story" about a seventy-something guy who lives in a house that "looks like your grandparents' house smelled" then befriends a clueless young Wilderness Ranger and gets into lots of alter kocker altercations.

Brooke Hogan has confirmed that she is working on a new album which is expected to come out sometime in 2008. The confirmation was made by the daughter of famous wrestler, Hulk Hogan, herself via a new blog on her official Myspace site.

In the site, the 19-year-old pop singer noted down, "Good news! New album is in the works! Doing it all by myself! Not leanin on anyone but me...but hey! Thats the only way you know it will turn out you! right? lol Its gonna be great- playing and writing a lot about this crazy, mixed up, but always adventurous year! Looking forward to giving everyone a wonderful piece of work!"

Channeling her diverse inner creativity, Natalie Portman is jumping on the shoe-designing bandwagon. The movie beauty has announced a new line of shoes in conjunction with Te Casan.

The collection, which she designed herself, is a vegan collection of shoes and will be available for pre-order beginning from January 15. It's not until February 2008 that the so-called "The Natalie Portman Collection" will be available online and at the NYC boutique located at 382 West Broadway.

The country duo, Big & Rich, reportedly is taking a break from touring in 2008. According to Billboard.com, the singers and writers of 'Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)' will put the tour on the side for at least half of 2008. Allegedly, the decision was taken because Big Kenny was suffering from his previous car accident.

To Billboard.com, John Rich revealed that Big is still experiencing an upsetting long-lasting effects of a car accident a few years back. He said, "It's killing him. At the CMA Awards [in November] it was all he could do to get out there and get through it. It was hard for him to even hold his arm up to play the guitar."

Seems James Bond will face more than two enemies during his next adventure in "Bond 22." Mexican newspaper El Diaro has brought up a tidbit pointing out that local thespian Joaquin Cosio has already been appointed to be a third villain in the project following the castings of Mathieu Amalric and Anatole Taubman.

El Diaro was found to post Cosio's claim that he will portray a character named General Medrano who turns out to be 007's enemy in Latin America. Further, the actor also claimed to the paper that he was selected from a list of about 500 Latin American names, which also includes Daniel Gimenez Cacho of "Y tu Mama Tambien" fame.

Victoria Adams gets robbed. The singer and mother of three was upset when she found out that her designer stuff, worth tens of thousands of dollars, were stolen from her dressing room during a Spice Girls' concert in Germany.

Posh Spice reportedly lost two pairs of shoes, worth almost $11,500 per pair, along with Spice Girls costumes, including jackets and jewelery, British newspaper The Sunday Mirror reported. She was "most upset" when she discovered the thieves had lifted a red satin dressing robe specially designed by Roberto Cavalli for her to wear backstage, the article said.

Avril Lavigne was reported to extending her upcoming world tour in support of her third album 'The Best Damn Thing'. In the 'Complicated' hitmaker's official site, it was announced that apart from her North American tour, she will also do European tour.

The European tour will kick off on May 26 at Carling Academy Glasgow, U.K., and wrap on July 7 at Sportovni Hala in Prague, Czech Republic. In the tour, the young rocker will perform at various venues throughout the U.K. and Europe, including O2 Arena in London, Zenith Paris in France, Philipshalle in Dusseldorf, Germany, KB Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark, Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Petofi Csarnok in Budapest, Hungary.

In promoting a film feature, studios often take creative turn to make it memorable to the moviegoers and looks like 20th Century Fox will become the latest to carry out the strategy.

The giant company has been reported to about introduce what it claims to be the first ever "live standees" when it holds sneak previews for its upcoming rom-com flick "27 Dresses" starring Katherine Heigl this Thursday, December 27, 2007. The so-called live standees will be 27 models wearing specially-made bridesmaid dresses adorned with the movie's title and credits as the screenings take place at 27 selected theaters around the States during the day.

Ciara has premiered a music video of 'That's Right' from her second album, 'Ciara: The Evolution'. The clip for the track, which was put out to be downloaded on Ciara's official MySpace blog, features Lil Jon who also produced her debut single 'Goodies'.

The video starts with a close-out shot of a gas station and sounds of telephone rings. The scene then changes to a setting where three women, Ciara, fellow R 'n' B singer Monica and Ciara's head-choreographer, are sitting in a car at a gas pump. Responding to the ringing of the telephone, Ciara then sends the caller to voice-mail and opens up a discussion of how she's taking independence from her boyfriend. Following the discussion, the scene changes to where Lil Jon can be seen shouting "I bet you won't get crunk!"

Yung Joc was arrested early Sunday, December 23 at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport after cops claimed they found a loaded semi-automatic gun in his carry-on bag.

Yung Joc, a Grammy-nominated rapper best known for his hit single "It's Goin' Down" (2006), was arrested at about 6:20 A.M. Sunday after trying to board a Delta flight to Atlanta with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag, a police spokesman said in a statement, adding that the rap star was attempting to go through a standard security checkpoint when employees discovered a semiautomatic handgun and ammunition in his bag.

Bringing Jason Statham back in action once again after "War", Lionsgate Films has released an international trailer for the star's latest vehicle "The Bank Job", slated to hit North American theaters on March 7, 2008.

Going nearly two minutes, the trailer introduces the team behind the 1971 Baker Street robbery, which includes Statham's character as well as Saffron Burrows'. Not much action sequence is found here, save for a brief gun-totting shot near the end of the piece.

Is about to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary on December 31, Hollywood big star Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith will be keeping the celebration quite simple.

Smith, who can currently be seen starring in the action horror science-fiction flick "I Am Legend," revealed he and his actress wife will perhaps be lazing around the house on the day, giving each other simply a "high-five" to mark the occasion.

Jay-Z will give up his position as the president of Def Jam Records when his contract ends this year. The renowned hip-hop artist made the announcement accompanied by Universal Music Group on Monday, December 24.

In the released statement, the 38-year-old rapper said, "It's time for me to take on new challenges. I am pleased to have had the opportunity to build upon the Def Jam legacy, helping to move the company into a new era of artistic success." Still, despite stepping down from the in Def Jam Records, he will still record his music through Roc-A-Fella, the label he co-founded in 1996 and owned by Universal Music Group.

Has been rumored to be dating actor and former male fashion model Jason Lewis, Jennifer Aniston is reported to have moved in with him.

Aniston sparked romance rumors with Lewis after they were spotted enjoying an intimate date in New York last month. And now she's said to be spending Christmas with the "Sex and the City" star and his family in Los Angeles.