March 31, 2008

Following the success of "Juno" soundtrack that was released in January this year, Rhino Records will be releasing "Juno B-Sides: Almost Adopted Songs" a second volume of tracks taken from the Academy Awards winning film. It contains 15 tracks that are not available in the first edition including a cut score performed by Ellen Page and written by the flick's scribbler, Diablo Cody.

"Zub Zub" is a song that Page, the main cast of the film, performed in one of the scenes that got cut due to time limit. In the song Page croons "He filled me with baby batter/then we ate some orange tic tacs after." The film's director Jason Reitman recalled the particular frame, "I just remember directing with my daughter strapped to my chest in a BabyBjorn and the whole crew watching on as Ellen noodled around on guitar."

Are having a hard time naming their new baby boy, Brooke Burke and her actor fiance David Charvet have finally decided on a name. Welcomed the infant into their family on March 5, it was not until recently that the pair revealed the name, which is Shaya Charvet.

Broke the baby's name on her official Website, Brooke wrote, "You heard it here first! We have finally settled on a name. We waited our whole lives for our son, and couldn't find the perfect fit." She went on writing, "Poor guy! Now it's official. Shaya Charvet. We played with so many different names, and both loved Shaya the most. It means God's gift in Hebrew. David came up with a middle name, Braven, which I really like. I want to give him part of my name too, so I am thinking about double Bs in the middle like my initials, Braven-Burke."

Johnny Depp is wanted by Trojan bosses. The movie hunk reportedly has been offered a whopping $10 million to front a new ad campaign for the condom giant.

Depp, who's a father of two and a big advocate of safe sex education, is expected to do a series of TV commercials for Trojan's new Magnum range, the Dailystar reported. It is said in the Web that Trojan bosses believe the actor would considerably boost sales of their Magnum range, and help inspire an anti-AIDS campaign to send free condoms to less economically developed countries.

In what came a surprising news, Kiefer Sutherland has agreed to direct a music video for The Feeling because he is a great fan of the English band. The Sun reported that the "24" actor is good friends with the pop band and that they often hang out together, leading to the talks of a collaboration.

The Feeling's frontman Dan Gillespie Sells said, "Kiefer's a huge music lover and we consider him a friend. We make time for each other and whenever he comes to London we meet for a drink." He added, "Dan says he likes us because he gets where we are coming from. He pretty much wants to get involved with it all, which is fine with us."

The horror thriller "25/8" has reportedly brought in four young actors to star in the film. According to Hollywood Reporter, the movie project for Rogue Pictures has tapped the relatively unknown theps, Henry Lee Hopper, Denzel Whitaker, Shareeka Epps and Emily Meade to play four of the haunted teenagers.

Hopper, who is the son of actor Dennis Hopper, has been signed to play the leading character, Bug. He will be making his acting debut in the feature film project. Though Hopper is relatively a newcomer to the movie industry, the three others, whose characters have yet to be unveiled, have had at least one other movie project under their sleeves. Whitaker has appeared in "The Great Debater" with Denzel Washington, Epps has played alongside Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson" and Meade will be seen starring in Mischa Barton's upcoming comedy "Assassination of a High School President".

U2 has been guaranteed a 12-year constant flow of income after striking a deal with Live Nation that will hold the rights to the band's tours, merchandising and website, U2.com. Michael Cohl, Chairman of Board of Live nation and Live Nation Artists, announced that they will collaborate with the band on a variety of the band's music enterprises globally.

"U2 has created some of the greatest rock music of all time and their career has been uniquely successful," said Cohl. "It has long been our intention to consolidate and extend our relationship with U2, so this is a very exciting deal for us. The band has always been forward thinking and as one of our original and most successful artists, we are delighted to be able to work with them for many years into the future."

Apart from her talent in music, Madonna has to be recognized for her ability in making the most of her fortune. The "Material Girl" singer has licensed at least half of the songs in her upcoming album "Hard Candy", to be used in commercial ads before the songs actually hit the streets. She reportedly, will receive millions from it.

Earlier this month, "4 Minutes to Save the World", the first single from the album has been used in the Sunsilk ad while another track, "Miles Away" is slated to be used as the theme song of a Japanese drama called "Change". The former is part of her deal with Unilever while the latter is with Japanese TV giant, Fuji. It is now revealed that another major company Vodafone will use her songs to promote their mobile phones.

The depicter of serial slasher Jason Voorhees in the horror remake "Friday the 13th" has reportedly been found. According to Bloody-Disgusting, the actor who is credited as Chameleon in "The Hills Have Eyes II", Derek Mears, has been in final negotiations to star as the killer with the trademark of hockey mask.

If he indeed joins the cast of the New Line Cinema's project, he will become the latest actor to star as the machete murderer. Previously, Voorhees has been brought to the screen by many other actors, including Ari Lehman and Ken Kirzinger. Kirzinger has appeared as Voorhees in "Freddy vs Jason".

Could it be true that Joe Jonas of pop band Jonas Brothers is dating Chelsea Staub? The two companions sparked speculation of a romance after they were snapped holding hands during a shopping spree around Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Calif. on Sunday, March 30.

Both Joe and Chelsea were all smiling during the day. They were caught sharing a bag of chips. As for Joe, he was also photographed making a purchase at Urban Outfitters.

The Hollywood rumor mill went into overdrive again when there was claim that late actor Heath Ledger "may have fathered love child during schoolboy affair with married woman". The claim was first uttered by Heath's uncle Hadyn Ledger.

Revealed that scandal to the Daily Telegraph, Hadyn said that Heath had an affair with an older woman when he was a 17-year-old schoolboy. He allegedly got the then 25-year-old woman pregnant during their secret relationship.

Hayden Christensen, the actor who is known as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the prequel trilogy of the notable "Star Wars" series, has been rumored to have been tapped to star in the upcoming "Justice League Mortal". According to Cinema Blend, the 26-year-old is set to play Superman in the superhero flick.

The site noted that they got the reports from one of their readers named Candace. Allegedly, the reader got in touch with one of the Warner Bros' film stars, Adam Brody, in a British Columbia bar in Canada and he reportedly revealed much about who is playing who, including Christensen for the role of Superman.

Madonna, the star of the Academy Award-winning film "Evita", has reportedly planning to return to the big screen once again. According to reports, the 49-year-old Golden Globes-winning actress for her portrayal of Eva Peron has been considering to resurrect her acting career with a remake project of the 1942 classic movie "Casablanca".

On the reports, a studio source stated, "She is still determined to make it in the movies. She and her representatives have been touting around a project which is a remake of Casablanca." Further, the pop star legend allegedly intends to modernize the film, which originally starred by Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, and by modernizing it, it means that she wants it to be set in Iraq.

Jared Padalecki is an engaged man. The actor, best known for his portrayal as Dean Forester in TV series "Gilmore Girls", has been engaged to longtime girlfriend, actress-dancer Sandra McCoy, it has been reported.

Padalecki confirmed his engagement to Sandra at the Supernatural L.A. Convention over the weekend. No further details being made public though.

A wedding date has been set and another big party is coming for Kate Moss. Hot on the heels of her being reported to wed rocker boyfriend Jamie Hince this coming September at her Cotswolds home, the supermodel is said to have been planning to host a huge gypsy-themed engagement bash this summer.

Moss reportedly has confirmed to friends at a private party at Davinia Taylor's house on Wednesday, March 26 that she has accepted Hince's proposal and wants to hold a big pre-wedding bash. The mother of one told her pals, including Davinia, Sadie Frost and Lily Allen, that the party has to be the biggest she has ever thrown.

Rapper Nelly revealed that he initially wanted rocker Bruce Springsteen aka The Boss to be included on his upcoming album "Brass Knuckles" but was bumped. Speaking on the orange carpet of Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 29, Nelly said that he is still hoping for it.

"I was really trying to get The Boss, but The Boss is all over the world," Nelly told The Associated Press. "It didn't really work out. I know he's interested in doing it. And I'm interested in doing it." He, whoever, would not go further to specify what kind of collaboration that they will do but revealed that people may have heard it by the end of the year. "We still might get a chance to get it off," he added. "We're saving it. We might repackage it for the holidays."

No Doubt is officially back from their hiatus and is on the way to record their sixth studio album. Buzz on their comeback have been circulating early this month when the band starts to post updates of their status. Frontwoman Gwen Stefani has on March 28 wrote a message that they are indeed in the middle of a writing process.

It has been more than seven years since they last released an album together with the latest being the 2001 "Rock Steady". Gwen has since released two studio albums "Love.Angel.Music.Baby." and "The Sweet Escape" but the band never ruled out reunion. The singer who is pregnant with her second child said, however, that the process may go a little slower due to her pregnancy.

The blackjack drama "21" has hit the jackpot at the three-days weekend North American box office, which ended Sunday, March 30, as the Columbia Pictures nailed the top spot and unseated the reigning champion "Horton Hears a Who!" from its #1 seat. According to an estimation made by Box Office Mojo, the Jim Sturgess and Kate Bosworth starring film has exceeded the studio expectation and opened big by grossing $24.1 million.

Said to be inspired by a true story, the film that tells about six MIT students who conspire to count cards at the blackjack tables to win millions in Las Vegas has reportedly appealed to the younger moviegoers as Box Office Mojo reported that 53% of the audience was under 25 years old. Further, the film also marked Bosworth and co-star Kevin Spacey's biggest theatrical opening since "Superman Returns" which debuted with $52.5 million.

Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are still singles despite rumors claimed they have exchanged wedding vows in a New Orleans church Saturday, March 29. Sources close to both actors have denied rumors of a marriage, claimed no wedding has taken place.

Photo agency X17 was the first to break the news on its Website, claimed Brangelina got married in a secret ceremony in the St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans on Saturday. Star Magazine was the next to bring the marriage speculation to public's notice, stated in its Website that the couple married in the French Quarter Wedding Chapel.

A new joint from Mariah Carey called "Love Story" has got its way on-line in the form of a video that shows her recording for the song. The Jermaine Dupri-produced song is included in the album "E=MC²" that is due April 15.

"Love Story" however, is not going to be the next single lifted from the album. While the first single "Touch My Body" is cruising its way up to the #1 spot on the Hot 100 Singles chart, it was revealed during a radio interview with the diva that "Bye Bye" will be the second single. It is an emotional song that she wrote about her father who passed away in 2002.

Leona Lewis reportedly received a $5 million Los Angeles home from Simon Cowell. The music mogul apparently was in his best giving mood that he decided to give his protege the special present to capitalize on her recent international success.

Lewis, who's the winner of the third series of British television music talent show "The X Factor", is having her single "Bleeding Love" tops the U.S. singles chart this week, making her the first British female artist to reach number one in America for more than 20 years since Kim Wilde's 1987 cover of The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hanging On." Simon perceives Lewis' chart-topping single as the start of her career stateside and thus is buying her a $5 million home in Los Angeles.

will.i.am's long overdue single "Heartbreaker" finally has gotten its music video premiered. The clip that was previewed earlier this month, is featuring Girls Aloud's Cheryl Cole whose voice is also added in the song.

Cheryl is part of the video after she got through the audition that she did as part of her group's reality show, "The Passions of Girls Aloud". Cheryl stated that she has a secret passion of being a street dancer and eventually was given a role by will.i.am who later on also decided to put her as additional vocal too. "For her documentary, Cheryl was originally just meant to be part of the dance troupe for will.i.am's song - but he asked her to do backing vocals," a source said.

The winners for the 21st annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards have been unveiled Saturday, March 29. While teen sensation Miley Cyrus was the queen at the awards show since she won two awards all at once, sitcom "Drake & Josh" was the big winner for the TV categories.

Winning the Favorite TV Show Award, the project arguably upset Cyrus' hit program "Hannah Montana" which was also nominated for the same category. Its main cast Drake Bell, meanwhile, took home the Favorite TV Actor Award with the Favorite TV Actress trophy went to Cyrus.

Though nominated only in one category at the 21st Annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, the 20th Century Fox's comedy animation film about three singing chipmunks "Alvin and the Chipmunks" didn't come home disappointed on Saturday, March 29. The Tim Hill-directed film has been dubbed kids' favorite movie beating out three other strong contenders, including "Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End".

By nailing the favorite movie prize, the Jason Lee starring movie managed to stop "Pirates" from landing multiple awards at the event hosted by comedian Jack Black. Further, beside losing from "Chipmunks", "Pirates" beauty Keira Knightley has to once again be satisfied with being nominated for Favorite Movie Actress prize as the award was given to Jessica Alba for "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer". Knightley was also nominated for Favorite Movie Actress at the 2007 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, but lost to Dakota Fanning.

In what came as an apparent result, Disney Channel's stars Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus both came up as the ultimate choices for the kids. The two teen-craze artists have been named the winners of Favorite Group and Favorite Female Singer respectively at the 21st Annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, held on Saturday, March 29.

With the win, Cyrus who is the star of TV hit series Hannah Montana, in fact won over the biggest music nominee, Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie and two other big contenders, Beyonce Knowles and Alicia Keys. The Jonas Brothers, meanwhile beat out Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy and Boys Like Girls for the Group title.