February 03, 2009

While the Super Bowl spot of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" has shown much of the bad-ass robots and the explosive scenes, director Michael Bay claims that it is just the beginning. Talking to Rope of Silicon, the filmmaker teases that more will be seen in the upcoming videos, saying "Just wait until they see the next one, we are going to show so many robots you won't believe how many robots there are!"

He further promises that the next trailers leading up to the film will give ideas of what the "Transformers" sequel is all about though not excluding the explosive footage. "A movie isn't an actual movie unless things are blowing up and I blow them up with the best of them," he gushes. "Sure, you can have emotional moments and we have those with Megan [Fox] and Shia [LaBeouf], but when it comes down to it no one goes to a movie for the actual story as much as they go to see robots and things explode and we got that!"

Following Ariel Moore's withdrawal from Clique Girlz, Interscope Records are seeking a new member to replace her. Audition has been opened since January 31 at Center Staging - Studio 3 3407 Winona Ave. Burbank, CA 91504.

Contestants are required to sing the National Anthem (acapella), a pop song and a ballad to track. Those, who make it to the next level, must be willing to relocate to Los Angeles, CA at their own expense, so the casting call claims.

Rumors are mounting all over the web that Rihanna and Chris Brown have broken up. MediaTakeOut claims in a report on its site that the lovers "have decided to take a break."

Providing evidence that the split rumors maybe true, the site cites one of its insiders as claiming, "things have been testy for the couple for a few months." The insider explains further, "Chris accompanied Rihanna on her tour for months and Rihanna did the same for Chris. And while Rihanna was very well compensated for her performing, Chris [wasn't]."

Making most of their Super Bowl coverage, NBC had taken the opportunity to introduce their new dramas that will come in Spring season, "Southland" and "Kings". "We're hitting [the individual] shows, but we're also trying to get across the message that we're committed to dramatic scripted programming," said John Miller, chief marketing officer for NBC Universal.

In "Southland", Benjamin McKenzie who earned credit in "The O.C.", plays a young rookie cop named Ben Sherman who is trained by John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz). Cooper's honest, no-nonsense approach to the job leaves Sherman questioning whether or not he has what it takes to become a police officer. Coming from Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack, "Southland" will debut April 9 at 10/9c to replace "ER".

As a promotional project to support her single "Gravity", Sara Bareilles comes out releasing a music video for the track. She is shot delivering the ballad song in the middle of the street while people are walking behind her bringing globe miniature and replicas of other planets.

"Gravity" is a self-penned song appearing in Sara Bareilles' 2007 debut major-label effort "Little Voice". The track has been confirmed to be released as the album's third single in the U.S. and will be dropped sometime soon.

A new trailer for Fox Atomic action thriller "12 Rounds" has arrived. Though the first half of the second trailer is similar to the first one, the rest of the footage presents never-before-seen footage. In the new trailer, it can be seen how Miles Jackson plots his lethal games and drags around Molly Porter while seeing the trouble he causes to Danny Fisher.

One year ago, detective Danny Fisher had accidentally caused the death of Miles Jackson's loved-one. Now, the nearly untraceable but internationally-known terrorist has returned with a vengeance. Kidnapping Fisher's girlfriend Molly Porter, he then forces the detective to play his dangerous games, in which Fisher has to face 12 challenges he has carefully set up throughout the streets of New Orleans.

Done with the 100th episode, "House M.D." is moving on with the episode "Unfaithful" where a priest who runs a homeless shelter sees a bleeding Jesus hovering at his doorstep. He is then the case of House and the team after he arrives in the ER.

House takes on the case as a distraction for the team while he confronts Foreman and Thirteen about their relationship. The team soon learns the priest had been involved in a molestation scandal that caused him to lose his faith. However, just as they are about to dismiss his case, the patient's condition takes a drastic turn for the worse, and House grapples with his past and his belief in the "Unfaithful"

After "Never Ever", a duet track between Ciara and Young Jeezy, was released, another collaborative song called "Echo" between the two singers has hit the web. While the Polow Da Don-produced song is set to be the first single off Ciara's upcoming studio album "Fantasy Ride", "Echo", the single coming from Danja's production hands, is yet to be confirmed as one of the songs in the album.

Ciara's new album itself is expected to hit the U.S. market on April 7. New materials in the record will be worked on by Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliott, Ne-Yo, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins among other powerhouse producers.

Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson and Irene Adler are seen together for the first time in the newly released image of "Sherlock Holmes". While some of the on-set pictures and several stills have exposed both Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law as their characters earlier, the new pic courtesy of USA Today has displayed the two actors sharing screen with their co-star Rachel McAdams.

The new still came out in accompaniment of the trade's article about Downey Jr.'s thought over his Academy Award nomination for his role in "Tropic Thunder". "It's so funny to me that the role is a guy who is an Oscar-seeking moron. His whole motivation is Oscars," the actor was quoted as saying. "Irony is synonymous with pretty much everything that is going on."

Pounds have been shed, tears have been dropped, "The Biggest Loser" is continuing its body mass index shredding tonight (February 3). After the Orange Team was sent home last week, the competition is still open for eight other contestants which progress are updated through the new commercial ad released by NBC.

More than 700 pounds in total have been lost in the second "couples" edition. Tara, a former plus size model said, "I'm doing it. I'm finally feeling like I'm alive." The heaviest woman, Carla, had lost 12 pounds or three per cent of her body mass index in the first week and has further shed 8 pounds.

No stranger to nude photo scandal, Miley Cyrus finds herself getting trapped in a new serious problem after Asian-American group OCA accuses her of poking fun at Asians. The accusation is made after a picture of the Disney actress-singer appears on the net, showing her and some of her friends, including Justin Gaston, pull their eyelids back to look like Asians while one Asian-American male sits among them.

In a statement issued to TMZ, the OCA, which is described as a group "dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans", claims it is "fuming at this photo of Miley and pals for using what they have deemed an offensive, stereotypical gesture." Due to such fact, officials at OCA are demanding an apology from Miley.

NBC gave a sneak peek to their new reality cooking show during the Super Bowl XLIII breaks. "The Chopping Block" is the latest TV show about cooking that offers more than chopping and presents the "world's greatest chef", Marco Pierre White (U.K.'s "Hell's Kitchen") as host.

"Before you kill something, think about it. Kill something for the right reasons. Kill it to eat it," Marco said in the commercial. Each week, eight teams will be split into two restaurants in the middle of Manhattan and compete against each other as well as thousands others in winning customers' favor.

"He's Just Not That Into You" world premiere event on Monday, February 2, has become a star-studded extravaganza. Held four days before the dramedy opens in U.S. theaters, the special screening night taking place at Grauman's Chinese Theater saw the streaming in of many Hollywood A-listers from the film's all-star cast to other celebrity guests.

Making an effort to come to the premiere were most of the film's cast ensemble, including Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long, Kevin Connolly and Kris Kristofferson. Dressed to impress for the occasion, Aniston, in particular, was seen coming to the event in a classic look with a black Burberry pantsuit.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart aren't lovers, but they "have a very special bond", thanks to the "creative energy" that they've developed during the filming of their hit vampire movie "Twilight". Playing on-screen lovers with Stewart, Pattinson has been cited as telling OK!, "I enjoyed the process of creating these characters with her. We would spend all night talking about our scenes and the next day we would defend out points of view."

Acting aside, Pattinson admits that personally he is attracted to Stewart. "Kristen is amazing, and your first impulse is to ask her for her phone number," so he openly admits. "But then I forced myself to remember that 90% of what you do on screen is acting and make things up."

In support of her single "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)", Lady GaGa has debuted a music video for the track. In the Joseph Kahn-directed video, she is seen wandering in town with a bright-colored one-piece swimsuit accompanied by her friends.

Intercepted with scenes showing her doing chores at home, the video captures the singer carelessly kissing a guy she meets on the street. At the end of the video, all the men in town are behind her dancing and lip-syncing the song's lyrics with her.

Another take on "Dragonball Evolution" has been made available by Fox France through the film's short French trailer. Though said to be the condensed version of the international trailer, this new promo video for the action fantasy film still presents several never-before-seen footage. The newly-found trailer also teases out Goku in his Oozaru form.

"Dragonball Evolution" focuses its story on young warrior Goku in his journey to fulfill his dying grandfather's wish. Set out on a quest to protect the earth from an endless stream of rogues and stop evil Lord Piccolo from collecting a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power, he embarks on a journey to find and train with Master Roshi.

Being a star has its ups and downs, and as for Demi Lovato the worst part of being famous is "that you have to watch everything you say," the actress-singer tells New York Daily News. "You have to be very careful," so she adds, reasoning that people can easily judge on anything she says.

"Sometimes I wish my life wasn't public," Demi openly reveals. "But I really don't have it that bad. I feel bad for Miley [Cyrus]. She has a million photographers following her everywhere."

Jennifer Hudson has been booked to make a live appearance during the gala ceremony of this year's NAACP Image Awards. Along with Seal, she will be taking the stage of Los Angeles' historic Shrine Auditorium on Thursday, February 12.

Additionally, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Taraji P. Henson, Keke Palmer, Regina Taylor and Kerry Washington will present awards during the special event. Meanwhile, actress Halle Berry and actor/director Tyler Perry will be hosting the show.

Two promos for NBC's comedies were run during the Super Bowl XLIII commercial breaks. The ads are promoting the network's Thursday night of laugh programs that start with "My Name is Earl" at 8/7c and ends with "30 Rock" at 9.30/8.30c. The four shows are back with their new episodes on February 5.

"My Name is Earl" comes with an episode called "Randy's List Item". When he wins on a scratcher Lottery ticket, Randy is immediately hit by a bike and the ticket blows away. He believes that was a message from karma, and he too should start a list of past wrongs he needs to right.

While Michael Phelps' future in the sports world is yet to be determined following his smoking-marijuana picture, his Olympic teammates have been very supportive of him. Contrary to the many negative reviews and publication that the record-breaking Olympian swimmer has been receiving in the past few days, his friends tend to defend him over his conduct.

"This in no way, shape or form diminishes anything he's done," fellow swimmer Dara Torres tells the Associated Press in a statement. "It's sort of a double-edged sword. When you're recognizable, you're looked up to as a role model. He is recognizable, and everything you do gets looked at and picked apart. I guess that's the price of winning 14 Olympic medals."

Four sneak peeks are given through clips for "The Little Prince", the new episode of "Lost". Kate is struggling with the custody of Aaron, craving for the truth of who might know the secret to the boy's true parental lineage.

The first clip shows Kate meeting the unknown client's attorney and asking for a blood sample. The second clip is on Sawyer and Locke's argument on whether they should go back to save Charlotte. Third and fourth clips are, in respective order, Sayid getting attacked and Kate meeting Jack to tell him that someone wants to take away Aaron.

Britney Spears is in search for cameos to star in her "If U Seek Amy" music video. Audition will be held on February 3, while shooting for the video will be conducted a week later, on February 10.

On what Britney is actually looking for, a casting call claims the singer is seeking obsessive stalker male fans (age 30-40) and a "Ken Doll" husband (age 22-29). In addition to them, she also wants several sexy bodied party people, pageant queens, stage moms and Barbie type kids.

Director Sam Raimi has teased out a bit about one of the shooting locations for "Spider-Man 4". In an article written for The Oakland Press, the 49-year-old filmmaker revealed his hope on filming some scenes of the superhero movie in his home state of Michigan. "I'll be looking at Michigan for our second-unit photography on the new 'Spider-Man' film," he said as quoted.

Since Raimi noted that his plan is to bring the "second-unit photography" to the U.S. Midwestern state, the possible production there won't likely to bring along any of the fourth film's cast members. In the meantime, shooting second unit outside of L.A. or New York won't be the first for the "Spider-Man" franchise. Part of "Spider-Man 3" was shot in Cleveland, which doubled for parts of lower Manhattan.

Sarah Shahi, widely recognized for her starring roles in "The L Word" and "Life", is pregnant, E! News exclusively reports as being informed by TV director-writer-producer Rand Ravich. According to Ravich, the actress' pregnancy is about four months long.

Meanwhile, there hasn't been any denial or verification from Shahi herself or her people. Her representatives also haven't provided answer to question on that matter.

A series of fresh "Terminator Salvation" images has been unearthed via Screen Week. Unlike the previously-released photos which take their focus on exposing John Connor, Marcus Wright and the terminators, these new pictures feature two key members of the Resistance, Moon Bloodgood's Blair Williams and Common's Barnes.

Two of the pics display Resistance pilot Blair Williams, who takes Marcus Wright to the Resistance base, holding up her gun to defend herself. In one of the images, she stands tall pointing her gun at something or someone unseen, while on the other one, she seems to be engaged in a battle and takes cover behind a holed wall. The rest of the stills serve as a close-up look at Common as Resistance soldier Barnes, who is also one of John Connor's closest friends.

A music video aimed to support India.Arie's new single "Chocolate High", which features Musiq Soulchild and comes from her upcoming LP "Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics", has just been brought to public. It shows her waking up in the morning alone. In another room, Soulchild is also seen doing the same morning activities as she does.

"Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics" is scheduled to hit the U.S. stores on February 10. With Arie contributing behind production desk with Novel and Dru Castro among others, the record is aimed to follow up her 2006 effort "Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship".

A deadly virus has infected a boy and Barker has promised him to find out who is responsible for it, all new in "The Beast". A security guard working at a jewelry store named Marcus is involved in a case involving millions of dollar and a deadly virus. Serving his duty as an old pal, Barker gets in the middle of it tagged by Ellis.

The young boy has been given the virus as a means to blackmail his mother, Susan who is the jewelry store's vice president. In a desperate attempt to cure her infected son, she steals precious jewels. Meanwhile, Barker and Ellis are tangled in a race against the clock to track down the blackmailers and figure out what kind of virus is roaming in the boy's body.

Standing up for Michael Phelps, who has been forced to issue a public apology after a picture of him smoking marijuana hit the web over the weekend, Ashton Kutcher wrote Twitter message on Monday, February 2, giving the swimmer some support. "I wish the media would kill this Phelps story," so the actor wrote his defense for the record-breaking Olympian swimmer.

"God forbid he hit a bong. Go ask your 20 year old kid what they did last weekend," he wrote further. "I'm not saying it was a smart move. But he doesn't need to be publicly outed for it. Who ever put the pic out is an a**!"

Jennifer Hudson is confirmed to have lip-synced "Star-Spangled Banner" during her performance at Super Bowl XLIII pre-game party on February 1. Breaking the news is the show's producer Ricky Minor, who tells The Associated Press that she sang to the pre-recorded track at his request.

"That's the right way to do it," Minor explains concerning Jennifer's live appearance. "There's too many variables to go live. I would never recommend any artist go live, because the slightest glitch would devastate the performance."

R 'n' B singer Erykah Badu has given birth to a baby daughter, her first child with rapper boyfriend Jay Electronica. Confirming the good news, a representative for her issued a statement to US Weekly, detailing, "Erykah gave birth to a baby girl at her home on February 1, 2009 at 1:30 P.M. The baby's father, [rapper] Jay Electronica, and her two children were in attendance."

Erykah delivered the baby at her Brooklyn, New York home with the help of a midwife. Through out the process of giving birth her daughter, she sent Twitter messages, announcing, "Morning, I'm in labor." Rubbing Erykah's feet Jay added, "Labor has begun. Everybody stand back. No hospitals. No doctors. No medicine. We're waiting for the midwife to show."

"High School Musical 3: Senior Year" star Vanessa Hudgens will definitely not get the part of Leah Clearwater anytime soon. Teasing out about the matter was "Twilight" and "New Moon" screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, who claims that the character won't even be seen at least until the third movie, "Eclipse".

"I'm not sure about [final] casting but I had heard Vanessa Hudgens was going up for the part of Leah [Clearwater, a werewolf]," the scribe told People at the 61st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday night, January 31. "But at the moment, the part of Leah doesn't happen until the third movie."