November 11, 2008

A sequel of "Repo! The Genetic Opera" has apparently been thought of. In a recent interview with Moviehole, the rock musical's director Darren Lynn Bousman has teased that he is planning to start on the production of a second movie by 2009. Of it, he fessed up, "I want to start a sequel next year."

"But again, everything-I'll end my whole thing on a soapbox, which I love to get on," the man behind three installments of "Saw" franchise further explained. "This movie is all about support from the Internet, and support from fans. This is not a movie where you'll see billboards or bus stop ads or trailers on TV. It's a movie that exists in a grass roots kind of a fashion. It exists when fans go and see it, and they go on message boards and talk about it."

Charles Westmoreland, one of the characters of FOX's hit series "Prison Break" who was left dead on the series' first season, will come back to life. Los Angeles Times has reported that Westmoreland's character who is played by Muse Watson will be featured on the December 15 episode.

It is believed that Westmoreland's scene will have something in connection with Michael Scofield's medical condition. In the episode, Scofield's character who is played by Wentworth Miller will unexpectedly meet Westmoreland as part of the season's ongoing investigation into the riddles of Scylla.

Bill Kaulitz, the vocalist of band Tokio Hotel, talks with MTV News about the brand new tattoo that he has just had. "You can't see it, because I think I have to be naked," the vocalist says about his new ink, adding that "It's German words, a lot of German words."

Asked about a more personal issue, which is dating, Bill confesses he hasn't had a girlfriend just yet. On him staying single, he explains that being on his band that have a number of tour dates makes it hard for him to know particular girls personally as he has to go from one place to another. Besides, he's been busy focusing most of his time and attention on scheduled on-stage performances.

A music video in support of Mudvayne's fifth single "Do What You Do" off their fourth major studio album "The New Game" has been debuted. The video is directed by Frankie Nasso and filmed on the same day the band shot music videos for "Fish Out of Water" and "A New Game".

"The New Game" will be available for purchase across the U.S. on November 18. Speaking about the upcoming LP, their producer Dave Fortman said, "It's heavy and has great hooks but it also has some moments that are a little more rock 'n' roll that are really cool. It's not anything drastic, but every now and then you'll catch a little hint of old-school rock. Also, the tones are a little more earthy sounding and a little warmer than 'Lost and Found'."

Singer Lisa Loeb gives her love for glasses a whole new meaning with a plan to launch her own line of eye wear. The line, which has yet to be named, is set to be released on the market in March next year.

"I love glasses, I needed a new pair and people always ask me where I get my glasses," Lisa revealed to OK! magazine on what prompted her to create the glasses line while she was attending the Juicy Couture 5th Ave Flagship Store Opening back on November 6. "So I decided to create a line to share the love of being able to see. We've been working on it for the last six months and it will be in boutiques around the country."

Having portrayed the son of a struggling salesman in "The Pursuit of Happyness", Jaden Smith will next play a martial arts practitioner. According to Variety, the son of Hollywood superstar Will Smith has been tapped to star in "Untitled Karate Kid Remake", a "refashioned" remake of 1984 hit martial arts movie "The Karate Kid".

The remake project will have Jerry Weintraub and Overbrook Entertainment's James Lassiter, Will and Ken Stovitz as the new film's producers. Its script is being worked on by Chris Murphy, while the movie itself is scheduled to be shot in Beijing and other cities in 2009. It is said that the story will keep its essential plot elements, a bullied teenager learning to stand up for himself with the help of an eccentric mentor.

"The Hills" couple, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, has been confirmed to make cameo appearance on the upcoming episode of "How I Met Your Mother". As reported by E! Online, CBS network has announced that Heidi and Spencer will begin filming this week for their episode which will be scheduled to air around January.

Furthermore, Craig Thomas, the series' executive producer, also gives some hint about the guest stars' role but he refuses to give detailed information towards the episode where Heidi and Spencer will be featured. To People Magazine, Thomas said, "We can confirm that Heidi and Spencer will appear on the show, but we can't give away anything specific about the episode. All we can say is that they play themselves, and one of them is the Mother."

Gearing up for her roadshow to promote December-2 studio album "Circus", Britney Spears holds an audition to seek new backing dancers. She, as seen on the photos posted below, sits on the judge table along with manager Larry Rudolph and choreographer Andre Fuentes.

On a video blog, Wade Robson previously confirmed that he was hired to create new moves for Spears' upcoming tour. When asked whether it would be world tour as rumors claimed, Robson answered, "It's just a U.S. tour with a couple of U.K. dates, but I'm 99% sure it's going to become a world tour."

"Heroes" had presented a flashback episode through "Villains" that aired on Monday, November 10, and the next episode will see Hiro ready to face a battle against Flint and Knox. The hero that can travel through time will be aided by Ando, Claire and Peter during the fight.

Titled "It's Coming", the episode chronicles the group of superheroes' anxiety of an unknown happening that will come along with the approaching moon eclipse. It is known that they got their superpowers when the first eclipse occurred and thus, they have no idea what the second one will bring. Meanwhile, Nathan learns of his father's plans, Matt tries to revive Angela and Sylar meets with Elle.

Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas write a brief message, posted on their MySpace blog, telling fans what they've been doing these days and thanking them for their outpouring support and love that help catapulting them to stardom. The threesome write the message at an undisclosed beach while they're enjoying some time off from their hectic work schedule.

"Hey everyone!" the Jonas Brothers start their message. "We are writing this from the beach ... doing nothing! First time we have stopped in a while. Can't get better than this. We are already feeling refreshed."

Warner Bros. Pictures have sent out six brand new character posters of their upcoming adventure fantasy film, "Watchmen", to six different sites, Los Angeles Times, Access Hollywood, USA Today, WiReD, Entertainment Weekly and MTV. Presenting six of the main characters, the posters highlight individually on The Comedian, Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias, Rorschach, Silk Spectre II and Nite Owl II.

Each of the character posters holds a different tag line supposedly said by the character depicted. In The Comedian's poster from LA Times and posted on the news photo, the headlines read "We're society's only protection", while Silk Spectre II's read, "I am used to going out at 3 A.M. and doing something stupid." Other than those two, Rorschach's poster presents words, "This city is afraid of me. I've seen its true face." The rest can be seen below.

Though she no longer dates Marilyn Manson, Evan Rachel Wood admits she will "always love and respect" the goth rocker. The 21-year-old actress told US Weekly at Hollywood Life's Behind the Camera Awards at The Highlands on Sunday, November 9 in Hollywood that she perceives her split from Marilyn not as "a bad thing", reasoning, "It's life - it happens."

On the mounting rumors claiming she dumped Marilyn after he kicked her brother, Ira, out of his guest house, Evan commented, "it's not the nasty thing everybody thinks it is." She went on insisting that she and Marilyn "got incredible things going on right now" adding, "I'm doing fine, you know, as best as can be expected."

A brand new song from David Archuleta called "Desperate" has been revealed. Written by a team comprising of Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child, Konstantin Rethwisch and Alexander Rethwisch, the new single narrates a cry for help from someone but no one hears.

"Desperate" is confirmed to be among other new tracks on Archuleta's self-titled debut album, which hits the U.S. stores on November 11. Speaking about his first effort, he said during an interview on "The Billy Bush Show", "We experimented on this album and that way I didn't get stuck in a niche. I wanted to make sure there was a variety."

One more photo is coming out of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Found first by ScarPotter, the new image highlights on Professor Minerva McGonagall, who is depicted by Maggie Smith. In the still posted below, it can be seen that the Transfiguration teacher is portrayed to be in contemplation.

"Half-Blood Prince" will follow Potter in his sixth year at Hogwarts during which the wizarding world is at the edge of war as his nemesis, Voldemort, grows even stronger by day. Helped by his two trusted friends, Ron and Hermione played by Rupert Grint and Emma Watson respectively, he has to uncover the mystery behind the nickname Half-Blood Prince he finds in a Potion book.

Popularity brings change for Taylor Swift, who admits that she finds it hard to shop for underwear without being followed by people. She admitted to Women's Health magazine in a recent cover story she finds her fame has given her hard time buying undies.

Taylor shared her bad experience to the print media, saying that while paying a visit to Victoria's Secret store recently she found out there were 15 people looking at her. They all had their "camera phones out, waiting to take a picture of which kind of underwear I'm going to buy. 'Think she's a small or an extra small?' I wanted to be like, 'Uh, guys? I can hear you!'" she stated.

Episode 6.11 of "One Tree Hill" has been teased through a new clip. Entitled "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me) and written by Lucas' depicter Chad Michael Murray, this episode has some kind of noir theme with a scene of multiple deaths.

The story revolves around Brooke Davis having some problems over money and men. She tries to get Lucas Scott back but the man rejects her. She also owes some money to Dan Scott. Elsewhere, Mouth McFadden has a plan to search for a big news in order to bring chaos around the town. Meanwhile, Lucas is featured having his own club, and Dan tries to have a relationship with Haley Scott.

It has been set that Tim McGraw will host "Saturday Night Live" on November 22. With the stint, he becomes one of the few country stars who have ever hosted the show apart from Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks and Johnny Cash.

The news came straight from McGraw's spokesperson Jesse Schmidt who said that the singer will stick to the hosting duties and occasional sketch, but not performing. The musical guest on the episode will be Ludacris and T-Pain. "I'm looking forward to hosting the show," Tim said. "I'm not exactly known for my comedy, but then again, if you've been to one of my shows, you might feel differently."

Hot on the heels of their just-released LP, "Take It to the Limit", Hinder have unveiled a video for their ballad single "Without You". The video was helmed by Travis Kopach, the same director who helped Panic! At the Disco making a music video for "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off".

Speaking about "Without You" music video itself, it features Kellan Lutz of "Twilight" and Aimee Teegarden of "Friday Night Lights". "I play the bad boyfriend," Lutz told MTV. "Aimee is the sweet cheerleader girl ... who shouldn't be with me. I lead her life on the wrong track until she gets rid of me, and her life finally goes to where it should go. She graduates high school and gets a good job, while I am left in the dust."

Britney Spears' youngest son Jayden James has been released from the Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, where he's been treated over the weekend for what was cited as "a terrible allergic reaction." The 2-year-old boy was photographed being carried away by his pop superstar mother into a waiting car outside the hospital at about 6 P.M. Monday, November 10.

In the photo which was made public by US Weekly, it can be seen that the mother-son duo was escorted into the SUV by a police and security. One eyewitness testified to have seen Britney looking "totally exhausted."

On Monday, November 10 during the airing of "Heroes" 3.08 episode, an exclusive footage from the highly anticipated vampire drama "Twilight" has been played on small screen and now the footage has been leaked out. Bringing out the bootleg video to attention for the first time is Bloody-Disgusting.

The less-than-a-minute clip is focused on the two main characters, Bella and Edward, as the two discuss about Edward's nature in the middle of a woods. As promised before the footage takes center stage, Robert Pattinson, the actor who acts as Edward Cullen gives his introduction to the Summit Entertainment romantic drama thriller.

MTV News has recruited 19-year-old Laura Culpepper, whom it claims as "Twilight" superfan, to interview its main cast Robert Pattinson and to ask him several random questions, like his favorite color and singer just to name some. The several questions given, indeed, demand spontaneous answers from the movie hunk.

When Laura asks him, "If you could collaborate with any musician, dead or alive, who would it be?" Robert says, "James Brown" without mentioning the reason. After that asked about the superhero power he would like to possess in real life, he tells Laura, "Flying, obviously. Everybody wants to fly. Flying is the best." Coming to the next topic, which is about his favorite color, Robert admits, "I don't know" before then quickly adding, "Gray, maybe?"

Following the announcement of full season order for NBC's "Knight Rider", the high-tech series comes with a news of some changes on its internal aspect. It has been reported that the series' three regular cast will be no longer featured on the upcoming episodes.

Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Yancey Arias, and Bruce Davison are the cast that have been dismissed from "Knight Rider" future production. The purpose behind the dismissal is being explained by the series' executive producer and showrunner, Gary Scott Thompson, as the way to bring the series closer to the original 1980s series.

In support of new single "Fly on the Wall" from her sophomore studio album "Breakout", Miley Cyrus has shot a paparazzi-inspired music video for the song. Accompanied by momager Tish, she went to a dance studio in downtown Los Angeles wearing white tank top and ANLO's "Brooke" jeans on Sunday, November 9.

On a pictures slide show posted below, Miley is shown getting chased by paparazzi. She tries to flee from the the chase and ends up in a parking lot. "Miley always had [them/paparazzi] in mind when she wrote the song," a source told E! Online concerning the concept behind the video.

The release date schedule of "Dragonball Evolution" has been shaken up once more, but this time it is met with a great news. Having been pushed back for about eight months in early 2008, the 20th Century Fox have moved the action fantasy film' release date two days ahead of its latest changed schedule.

Instead of heading into theaters on April 10, 2009, the James Wong-directed movie will now make its way to the U.S. big screen on April 8, 2009. Though the U.S. schedule is altered once again, it will still be premiered in Japan on March 13, 2009, as reported by Reelz Channel. Initially, "Dragonball" was set to open on August 15, 2008, but to give more time to work on the special effects and reshoots, it has been pushed back to 2009 slate.

It's a Thanksgiving celebration on "Gossip Girl" but is there something to celebrate? The new episode will see Nate leaving New York and his relationship with Vanessa getting complicated. Blair and Chuck come to their friend's aid when Nate is once again forced to confront his father's abandonment.

Meanwhile, Thanksgiving in the Waldorf household finds Blair upset that her mom's new boyfriend, Cyrus, has decided to ruin all her favorite traditions. Lily finds herself trying to broker a peace treaty between Rufus and Jenny who is prepared to cut off all communication with her father if she doesn't get her way.

Actress-singer Lindsay Lohan addresses the long persistent rumors of her sexuality, saying "Maybe. Yeah" when asked if she's a bisexual, but says "No" when asked if she's a lesbian. Featured on the cover of the December issue of Harper's Bazaar, she has a tell-all interview session with the publication, the excerpt of which has hit the web Monday, November 10, spilling the beans on some private matters, like her relationship with celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson and the drama in her family.

Refusing to talk about her love life, Lindsay says, "I feel like it jinxes it." She goes on explaining, "It's hard. The second I start talking about whomever I'm seeing, a month or two later it's failed." Then asked about a possible future wedding, she admits she would "eventually" have one, but whether that will be with a man or a woman, "I don't know," she adds.

On Monday, November 10, Joshua Jackson, Carrie Ann Inaba, Paula Marshall and Jay Mohr have announced the nominations for the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards. From the announcement, it is revealed that the movie categories have been dominated by blockbuster superheroes movies from "The Dark Knight" to "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".

Leading the pack is "Dark Knight". The sequel of "Batman Begins" has collected multiple nods and has aided Christian Bale to receive four counts for Favorite Leading Man, Favorite Male Action Star, Favorite Superhero and Favorite On-Screen Match-Up. For the latest nod, Bale shares it with co-star Heath Ledger.

Nominees of the 35th annual People's Choice Awards have been announced. Breaking the news are Joshua Jackson of "Fringe" and Carrie Ann Inaba of "Dancing with the Stars" alongside actors from "Gary Unmarried", Paula Marshall and Jay Mohr.

From the list posted below, it is revealed that Rihanna leads the nomination list by receiving three nods. She is nominated for "Favorite Female Singer", facing off Alicia Keys and Carrie Underwood. On "Favorite Pop Song", her up-beat jam "Disturbia" will compete with Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" and Jordin Sparks' "No Air" featuring Chris Brown.

Several Hollywood's celebrities who have made contributions to the TV world as well as both popular and new shows that have continuously attracted audience this year have been chosen as the nominees of the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards. Among the shows that have become a favorite is medical drama "Grey's Anatomy".

Not only does the show is picked as the candidate of Favorite TV Drama along with "House M.D." and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", the show's star Patrick Dempsey who portrays the famous Dr. McDreamy is put under the nomination of Favorite Male TV Star. Interestingly, he will battle it out with Hugh Laurie, the titular character of "House" in that category.

Barack Obama's victory as the first African American elected president may affect other members in his family to get a television appearance. It has been reported that Obama's daughters, Sasha Obama, 10, and Malia Obama, 7, have been invited to have their starring debut on TV series "Hannah Montana".

The possibility of America's future first daughters' appearances is firstly told by Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus' father, to Access Hollywood on Monday, November 10. He said, "They probably will. The invitation is there."

Nominations for the yearly People's Choice Awards have been unveiled and young stars, like Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron, are counted among many of the award's contenders. Both Disney stars will compete for a new award category, Favorite Star Under 35, which is presented to mark the award show's 35th anniversary and People magazine's 35th year in existence.

Totally, there are 32 names listed in the new award category. Some other famous celebs who also make the list include Taylor Swift, Shia LaBeouf, Rihanna, Chace Crawford, Blake Lively, Eva Mendes, and Daniel Radcliffe just to name a few.

Ahead of "Star Trek" theatrical trailer release, Paramount Pictures have unveiled two brand new character posters from the J.J. Abrams' movie. The new images, one posted on the news photo while the other is put below, show the black and white head shot of Chris Pine's Captain James T. Kirk and Zachary Quinto's U.S.S. Enterprise's science and executive officer Spock.

On other news, the eleventh installment of "Star Trek" franchise is expected to have its trailer streamed online three days after the trailer hits big screen with "Quantum of Solace". The official Star Trek movie website points out that while the theatrical version of the trailer will be screened starting on Friday, November 14, the online version will be outed on Monday, November 17 at 10:00 A.M. PT/7:00 A.M. ET.

Jayden James, the 2-year-old son of Britney Spears, reportedly is "doing fine" following a hospitalization over the weekend for what was cited as "a terrible allergic reaction." The tyke is expected to be discharged from the hospital Tuesday, November 11.

Britney and her boys, Sean Preston and Jayden, arrived in her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana Friday morning, November 7 for family time. It was the first time that the pop singer has been allowed to leave California with the boys since her ex-husband Kevin Federline was granted the full custody of them in July. Also joining Britney and her sons were her mother Lynne Spears, father Jamie Spears, and brother Bryan Spears.

A music video aimed to promote Jadakiss' new song "Who Run This" has been released. Directed by Rik Cordero of Three/21 Films, the music video mostly presents the rapper walking around his neighborhood while spitting his verses to the camera.

"Who Run This" is one of the new songs on Jada's upcoming third major studio effort "The Last Kiss". The album will come out across the U.S. on December 9 and has listed such collaborators as Ne-Yo on "By My Side", 50 Cent on "Can't Help It", Kanye West on "I Can't Choose", and Avery Storm on "All We Need Is Us".