January 05, 2009

A brand new clip from "Taken" has just made its way out. Around two-and-a-half-minute long, the video footage is entitled "Good Luck". It highlights on the scene when Bryan Mills digs up clues from his distraught daughter, Kim, after she witnesses her friend, Amanda, is being taken away by two men.

Starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace, the action thriller for the 20th Century Fox resolves around Mills, a former US intelligence agent. When he finds out that his teenage daughter is being kidnapped in Paris, he sets out to rescue her and bring the ruthless gang that abducted her to justice by relying on his special skills.

Spotted contributing among the sportsmen tapped to promote Gatorade in a TV ad is Lil Wayne. The rapper did a voice over to the sports drink ad, describing of what "G" represents. "[G's] the emblem of a warrior, it's the swagger of an athlete, a champion and dynasty," Wayne said.

He continued, "It's gifted, golden, genuine and glorious. It is a lower-case god. It's the goat. Ha-ha. The greatest of all time." His voice-over is played on top of a stream of sports figures such as Dwyane Wade, Serena Williams, Bill Russell, Yankee's Derek Jeter and Muhammad Ali. Wrapping up the ad, Wayne said, "What's G? It is the heart, hustle and soul of the game. That's G."

A music video aimed to promote Bow Wow's Jermaine Dupri-featuring track "Roc the Mic" has been available to watch. Directed by Hype Williams, the video was filmed in Los Angeles in mid December and has Jermaine making a cameo appearance.

Starting with a scene of nightlife, the video continues showing both musicians go sightseeing in town with a car. While Jermaine puts his hands on the steering wheel, Bow Wow sits next to him, enjoying the city view and at the same time taking turn with Jermaine singing to the song.

Following the outing of "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" Japanese teaser, a brand new poster of the live-action adaptation has been unveiled. Brought to attention by KristinKreukWeb, the fresh one-sheet is said to be its official U.S. poster and gives out more of its major characters, apart from the titular character, Chun-Li herself.

"Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" focuses its story on the undercover Interpol agent Chun-Li. Though the official plot of the movie has yet to come out, the action film will deal with the personal history of the character known for her 'ox-horns' hairstyle as well as her quest for justice.

If Serena and Blair thought they have sent Georgina off to a boarding school for good, they are wrong. A recent "Gossip Girl" casting scoop from EW's Michael Ausiello revealed that Michelle Trachtenberg will reprise her role as Georgina in several arch episodes.

"Gossip Girl" is running its second season and the rumor of Trachtenberg coming back for the show had been building over the past few months especially after executive producer, Josh Schwartz, said, "It's safe to say you haven't seen the last of her." Ausiello highlights that the talks of the return has reached the point of confirmation with Georgina set to appear toward the end of the season.

Rihanna has sparked rumor that she said yes to Chris Brown's proposal as she was caught wearing a huge diamond ring on her wedding finger. "Rihanna was wearing the biggest diamond you can imagine," a source told The Sun.

After making a live appearance with Chris at the O2 in London earlier in December, Rihanna was spotted wearing fingerless gloves and holding her hand to her chin in an attempt to raise her coat collar due to the cold weather. In doing so, she accidentally showed off the ring to public.

The filming of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" was so close to a realistic scale that it scares Megan Fox. In a recent article posted by My Park Magazine, the actress who returns to the sequel to play Mikaela Banes confessed that she was "genuinely terrified" by the experience.

Recalling the shooting for "Transformers" sequel's battle scene, Fox said, "It makes you run fast because you are genuinely terrified." The 22-year-old actress who has been seen in "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People" continued, "And you still feel blanks - with that many guns going off, you never really know."

The upcoming episode of "Cold Case" proves that journalism can be a very risky business. The team re-opens the case of a 1988 murder in Philadelphia where a news anchor named Jane Everett was found dead.

When Jane joined the team of anchors, the show jumped to number 1 in ratings and she consequently earned a resentment from her co-worker, Mort. Her dream of becoming a great news anchorwoman was ended when she uncovered a scandal involving a local factory's deadly asbestos levels. She was found strangled in the park in the middle of the night before she managed to report her findings.

Taylor Swift will be appearing in TV show "Saturday Night Live" on her mother's birthday, January 10. Confirming the news is the country music darling herself when she posted a message on her MySpace page.

"I just found out that I get to play on Saturday Night Live!! January 10th! It's my mom's birthday," she claimed. "And I don't think either of us would've believed you if you would've told us a few years ago that we'd get to spend her birthday in New York City --- at Saturday Night Live! Wow. It's pretty unreal."

"Monsters vs. Aliens" will take participation in Super Bowl XLIII on February 1 as claimed through the latest promotional video of the animated movie. During the Colts and Chargers playoff game, a Super Bowl promo video for new "Monsters vs. Aliens" trailer has been shown, revealing that the trailer will be aired using 3-D technology.

The sneak preview to the comedy animation will last about 90 seconds and marks the first time a 3-D telecast has been done for such a large audience. Additionally, it is reported that some 150 million 3-D glasses, which use the new Intel InTru 3D and ColorCode 3-D, will be given away at Pepsi/ SoBe Life Water displays in retail outlets. Jeffrey Katzenberg, the chief executive of DreamWorks Animation, called the stunt "perhaps the biggest media-advertising event in history."

In the episode called "Sibling Rivalry", ABC primetime drama "Brothers & Sisters" will present a guest starring role by talk hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. The episode where they are in, will be aired on Sunday, January 11 at 10/9c.

Kitty goes public with her tell-all book on an appearance on "Live with Regis & Kelly", but suspects that Robert is keeping a very big secret. Meanwhile, Sarah runs into some serious financial trouble that could keep Greenatopia from making it off the ground, and Tommy allies with Saul to push Holly out of the family business.

National Society of Film Critics have selected their best of 2008. At Sardi's Restaurant in New York on Saturday, January 3, the 63-member society compiled of critics from around the country have chosen Sean Penn as the year's best actor for his portrayal of gay-rights icon Harvey Milk in "Milk" and given "Happy-Go-Lucky" the most awards.

Collecting four kudos from the 43rd National Society of Film Critics Awards, drama comedy "Happy-Go-Lucky" brought home Best Director and Best Screenplay prizes for Mike Leigh. It also nabbed Best Actress for its star Sally Hawkins and Best Supporting Actor for Eddie Marsan. For her Best Actress award, Hawkins overshadowed Melissa Leo of "Frozen River" and Michelle Williams of "Wendy and Lucy".

Though having yet to release a debut album following her winning "The X Factor", Alexandra Burke has claimed an instant fame through single "Hallelujah". With the Leonard Cohen's track, she has been standing firm at number one on U.K. Singles chart for three weeks in a row, beating down Leona Lewis' "Run" and Lady GaGa's "Just Dance".

Regardless the fact that the song is a cover version, "Hallelujah" has raked more than 888,000 copies to date since going on sale at midnight on Saturday, December 13 after "The X Factor" TV Final. With such a huge selling point, the track, made famous by Leonard in his 1984 seventh studio LP "Various Positions", becomes the fastest-selling single ever by a female artist across Europe.

The "Desperate Housewives" have returned on television and the preview for the second episode in the year 2009 has been available. Titled "Connect! Connect!", the episode where the connections lead to surprising resolutions, will be aired on January 11 on ABC.

Susan and Edie are forced to spend time alone together when they accidentally lock themselves in a basement. During their time alone, Edie slaps Susan on the face. Bree's devious plotting against Andrew's future mother-in-law in an attempt to keep him close to her comes at a cost. Gabrielle loses control of her children and turns to Carlos for help.

The cause of death of John Travolta and Kelly Preston's son, Jett, will be determined by two pathologists. While bringing an update news in relation to the tragic death of Jett during the Travoltas' family vacation, The Associated Press reported that the Bahamian health minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis, stated a second, U.S.-certified pathologist will fly in at dawn Monday, January 5, to assist the autopsy.

On the using of two experts, Minnis reportedly said the decision was taken to guarantee a thorough assessment of the cause of death of the teenage boy. Not disclosing any specifics on the autopsy, Minnis further told the AP on Sunday, January 4, that he has informed John on the matter, "I have spoken to (Travolta) and informed him that the government is doing everything it can." He further claimed that the result of the autopsy will be known by the end of Monday, which is the scheduled date for the procedure.

Jason Mraz has debuted a music video in support of his new song "Lucky". In the newly-premiered video, he is shown dressing in a suit and strolling along the street, while her collaborator in the track, Colbie Caillat, is captured enjoying some splashes in the beach.

"Lucky" is a new song written by Jason himself teaming up with Colbie Caillat and Timothy Fagan. It is listed on his third major studio effort "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things", a follow-up to his sophomore LP "Mr. A-Z".

Details of the tragic passing of Jett Travolta, John Travolta's son, have been shared out. Talking to Radar Online, Marcus Garvey, the chief of the EMT crew responding to the distressed call from the Travolta's family, recounted the rescue attempt to save Jett's life on Friday morning, January 2, revealing that both John and his wife, Kelly Preston, begged their son to wake up.

In the interview with the site, Garvey stated that when he arrived on the scene, the unconscious Jett had been moved into a hallway and a doctor was performing CPR. He further revealed that the 16-year-old had a hematoma. "There was a minimum amount of blood," he said, stating that it was consistent with someone who had just had a seizure.

If a host's request has a say in the recruitment of a show then Hugh Jackman would have to say yes to "Dancing with the Stars". Samantha Harris who has been co-hosting the show since the second season, told People magazine that she opts the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" star as a bulls-eye to the show.

"Hugh Jackman, hands down," Harris said when asked who should be on the new season. Jackman had been actively involved in a Broadway production in 2002, starring as Australian songwriter and performer Peter Allen in "The Boy from Oz". He won the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for the portrayal.

Despite the fact that homosexuality is still banned in Dubai, Lindsay Lohan and her lesbian partner Samantha Ronson have reportedly looked for a quiet place to live on the Palm Island development. The pair is rumored to have fallen in love with a luxurious property worth $2.18 million in the Middle Eastern, right near where Victoria Adams and David Beckham live, according to reports.

"Lindsay and Sam loved the tacky glitziness of Dubai," a source told The Daily Mirror. "There is so much money and opulence out there it really impressed Lindsay - she can be quite materialistic like that. Despite her fair skin, Lindsay loves the beach and sunshine."

Disney Channel have come out with the trailer of TV movie "Dadnapped" that puts Emily Osment as the lead character. An original movie by the mouse house, "Dadnapped" will be premiered in February, the same month its based-on-the-movie novel "Dadnapped: The Junior Novel" is released.

"Dadnapped" centers its story around Melissa Hamilton and her famous dad Neil Hamilton who makes a living out of writing best-selling novels about adventurous and clever hero, Tripp Zoome. When her father gets kidnapped by crazed fan and two brothers. Melissa then finds herself in the position of Zoome when she is forced to rescue her missing dad.

For the second time in a row, "Marley & Me" leads the way at the North America box office. Still leading ahead "Bedtime Stories" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", the dog tale starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston collects $24.3 million over the weekend ending Sunday, January 4.

With the additional revenue, it becomes the first Christmas holiday picture to hit the $100 million mark, pulling in a total of $106.7 million after 11 days of screening. Its success in breaking the $100 million milestone also marks Aniston's second consecutive $100 million-plus movie, following her precious hit movie, the 2006's romantic comedy "The Break-Up", which finished with $118.7 million.

A video footage from the set of Teairra Mari's music video for new single "Hunt 4 You" has arrived, providing fans with a preview of the music video. In the behind-the-scenes video, it is revealed that the upcoming music video is directed by Benny Boom, who previously helped LL Cool J making "Baby" music video.

"Hunt 4 You" is a ballad track which features Pleasure P, the former member of Pretty Ricky. The Rico Love-produced song is expected to be released as a lead single off Teairra's upcoming second studio album titled "At That Point".