February 28, 2009

The status on "Arrested Development" the movie has been given an update by creator Mitch Hurwitz and one of the original TV series' actors Will Arnett. While Arnett said that they are "dangerously close to confirming that we have read the rumors on the internet", Hurwitz explained that they are still dealing with some problems, but insisted the movie will be made.

"We've had some trouble. Unlike animation, where you can get the Family Guy cast back together, it's been a little challenging scheduling everyone," the series creator confessed at the WonderCon panel for FOX's new animated series, "Sit Down, Shut Up", on Friday, February 27. "We're going to make a movie. I haven't written it yet. So I'll be accepting pitches." He then gave further assurance, saying, "We're determined to do this."

Expected to reprise her role as Mitchie Torres in "Camp Rock 2", Demi Lovato opens up to MTV what she knows about the sequel to 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie, "Camp Rock". While excited to work for the follow-up movie, the 16-year-old confesses that she is yet to read the script.

"I haven't seen the script yet," the Jonas Brothers's co-star in the TV movie revealed. "I know just as much as you do, and I don't even know when I'm filming it other than this fall." Despite the fact, she shared that she has some ideas for her characters, stating, "I'd like her to stay the same, maybe a little more true to herself. I guess funnier."

With three more episodes to go "Battlestar Galactica" is revealing more and more about the disturbing truth. Apart from losing more crew after Hera, it is revealed that Galactica is dying. The episode will run March 6 on Sci Fi.

The show will wrap up its entire series in a three-hour event on March 20. Coming out to speak of the final hours, Katee Sackhoff who plays Starbuck emphasizes that there's always people assuming that she could still be a Cylon. "I'm just going to go ahead and let them believe what they want because there's nothing I could say that's going to convince anyone otherwise," she said to Hero Complex.

16-year-old Disney star Demi Lovato has obtained her driver's license. Confirming the news is the actress-singer herself through a short post on her blog. "YAY I GOT MY PERMIT! :D" so she writes. "You guys know before Selena does ... Haha gonna call her now!" she adds when referring to her best female friend Selena Gomez.

Back in December 2008, Demi frankly told TVGuide's Jill Wilderman in an interview that she had not taken her driver's education classes just yet. So, "I am still without a driver's license or permit," she concluded at that time.

Clique Girlz revealed Sara Diamond as their new member. Announcing the news in this week's episode of Clique Girlz TV, members Destinee Monroe and Paris Monroe spotted Sara's talent during an audition taking place in early February.

Commenting on the addition of Sara as the band's new member, Destinee said, "We just clicked instantly." Paris then added, "It was amazing how well our harmonies blended."

Before the big finale of "The Bachelor" on Monday, March 2, Jason Mesnick has come by to "The View" to discuss the state he is in with the women. Many questions are thrown surrounding the finale including whether he is engaged at the moment and whether he thinks he made the right decision for him and his son Ty.

From 25 women who fight for his love, it is down to Melissa and Molly. When asked what he loves about each women, Jason said that Melissa is "sweet, beautiful, fun, exciting. She's everything." Molly meanwhile, gets the compliment of being a great friend, and Jason describes their relationship as "young fun".

The newer design of U.S.S. Enterprise crew members' uniforms in "Star Trek" will be more sophisticated than the one seen in the original TV series, but still stay true to it. In an interview with ScFi Now, costume designer Michael Kaplan reveals the matter, saying, "I told [J.J. Abrams] it would be really fun to create a whole new world, yet do an homage to the TV show, because that's where our world in Star Trek would end."

"There were certain things we wanted to be recognizable. Updated, but not done away with, like the Enterprise costumes," the veteran designer explains further. "There's a '60s sensibility I thought was important to keep intact. It was really about finding a balance. I would do some sketching and say, 'I love this costume idea, but it doesn't feel like Star Trek,' and we would abandon it."

Rihanna and Justin Timberlake have been signed up by Bollywood composer Aadesh Shrivastava to contribute in an anti-terrorism album following Mumbai attack in November 2008. Beside the two R&B singers, Indian violinist Kala Ramanathan has also been recruited by the composer.

"I've already invited these singers and they will participate," Aadesh said. "I've recorded with that extraordinarily-talented violinist Kala Ramanathan and with Ustad Rashid Khan. Justin and Rihanna have also given their nod."

2010 is still months away, but Kim Kardashian has done the photo shoot session for her next year's swimsuit calendar and she shares on her official blog some behind-the-scene pictures obtained during the shoot, taking place in Cabo San Lucas. "I am sooo excited about it and I wanted to share with you guys a sneak peek of the behind the scenes footage!," the celebrity socialite admits in a brief post on her blog that accompanies the snaps.

There are 12 photos featured on Kim's blog, one of which is used as the news picture. The other snaps show Kim striking various poses in different swimsuits. She is seen in several of the pics having her outfits and angles done, presumably with the help of the two persons she mentions in her post, Troy Jensen and Monica Rose.

On Friday, February 27, the winners of the 34th Cesar Awards have been unveiled in a gala ceremony held at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris and "Seraphine" took the top honor as well as the most nods on the night. The Martin Provost's biopic about Gallic painter Seraphine de Senlis, which had collected 9 nominations from the French top awards which is equivalent to the Oscars, won the Best Film and five other kudos.

For the Best Film title, "Seraphine" best over other nominees that include Laurent Cantet's "The Class", Philippe Claudel's "I've Loved You So Long" and Jean-Francois Richet's "Mesrine". Apart from nabbing the Best Film kudo, the biopic had also grabbed Best Actress for Yolande Moreau, Best Original Screenplay for Provost, Best Original Score for Michael Galasso, Best Cinematography for Laurent Brunet and Best Costume Design for Madeline Fontaine.

Declining in rate but still moving on, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" will return next week with a brand new episode. A sneak peek of the March 6 episode is given, showing the return of Cameron's glitch which results in regrettable consequences for everyone.

In "Ourselves Alone", Cameron accuses Sarah to have changed since being kidnapped. Cameron also holds the grudge for Riley who is afraid that the robot has discovered her secret. A showdown between Riley and Cameron can be expected here.

A fresh song entitled "Mista DJ" from Sean Kingston has been revealed. Reportedly containing a sample from Mannie Fresh's 2004 single "The D.J.", the track is claimed to be included in Kingston's upcoming sophomore studio album "Tomorrow".

Teaming up with Lil Wayne in first single "I'm at War", Kingston plans to release the new record in either March or April this year. He has just finished several new songs with powerhouse producer Polow Da Don.

Alleged lesbian lovers Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have sparked rumors that they are getting married after they reportedly were seen paying a visit to the Westminster Synagogue famous for its liberal views on marriage which is located in London's exclusive Knightsbridge area, on Friday afternoon, February 27. While there is no record whether the pair has made their union official at the synagogue, it is a common knowledge that officials who work there often provide marriage blessings to couples of different faiths.

Lindsay and Samantha were photographed touching down at Heathrow International Airport on Thursday, February 26. They were there reportedly because Sam had a DJ gig.

The good news that strikes "One Tree Hill" comes along with a bad news. Hot on the heels that the show is being renewed for a seventh season, there are rumors of two main cast leaving the show. It has remained a speculation however, until one of them speaks out in a video blog.

It sprang from OTHFans.com earlier this week that Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton have not renewed their contracts for the seventh season. The site assures readers that the information is solid. Murray's exit from the show is still a big question mark but a light is shed on Burton's part. The actress who portrays Peyton Sawyer posts a video from her Wilmington, North Carolina-based production company's website.

A music video to promote Baby Bash's new song called "That's How I Go" has made its round. Starting with a capture of an office meeting, it moves to a scene showing that the R&B singer is hosting a party where the girls he invites try to impress him by getting his name tattooed on their bodies.

"That's How I Go" is a new single which features Mario and Lil Jon. Having been available for purchase on iTunes, it will be one of the new materials in Baby Bash's forthcoming not-yet-titled album.

"Monsters, Inc. 2" is reportedly in the works. Recently, BlueSky Disney has come up with a story that director Pete Docter has been given the go-ahead by Pixar to work on the sequel project, and revealed also that the director will start working on it soon after he finishes the studio's upcoming animation, "Up".

While BlueSky didn't share further details about this "Monsters, Inc" sequel, it claimed that the possible sequel is tentatively planned for release in 2013. Despite the fact that these new updates have yet to be confirmed by either Docter or Pixar Studios, Docter has hinted at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con that ideas for possible sequel have been thought about. "We've thought about it," he shared to MTV. "We've got a couple ideas."

A representative for Nicole Kidman is quick to deny the swirling rumors claiming the Aussie movie beauty is pregnant with her second child with husband, country music singer Keith Urban. In line with Nicole's rep, Keith's rep also denies the celebrity couple is expecting another child, only seven months after their daughter Sunday Rose was born.

Nicole, who has been married to Keith since June 2006, ignited second-pregnancy speculation after she was seen sporting an apparent baby bump while making a red carpet appearance at the Japan premiere of her film "Australia," taking place in Tokyo on Thursday, February 26. The loose black dress she wore to the event added fuel to the speculation.

The "American Idol" fever escalates in rate when the show announced on Thursday, February 26 the other three contestants to advance to the Top 12 round. Adam Lambert, the voice of the Broadway, joins the youngest contestant that the show has admit to the Top 12, Allison Iraheta, and 'shocker' Kris Allen who got little screen time yet receives viewers vote. Soon, the first wave of fame has come upon them in the form of press interviews.

Lambert talks to MTV, mainly on the subject that he is closely associated with, Broadway. When asked how he compares the "Idol" and the musical theater, he answered, "You have to be on your game with the theater world. You have to be ready to go at any moment. I mean, this machine is turning real fast."

"Lil Wayne, he's conquered the world of rap, Hip-Hop and pop. Now he enters a new frontier," so read a message attached in the preview of his "Prom Queen" music video. Through an almost-one-minute snippet, the rapper is highlighted doing an on-stage performance, singing the song with a band.

Shot at Birmingham High School in Los Angeles, "Prom Queen" music video will be debuted on March 3 on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Co-directed by Wayne himself and Dave Meyers, it will have cameo appearances from rapper Birdman and music producer Ronald "Slim" Williams.

In anticipation to the nearing theatrical release of "Watchmen", six exclusive clip montages presenting never-before-seen character profiles for the six costumed heroes will be made available by NBC Networks. They will be aired individually starting on Sunday, March 1, during the programming of shows, such as "Heroes", "Battlestar Galactica" and "Burn Notice" which will be broadcast on three NBC Universal networks, NBC, SCI FI and USA Network.

Introducing the film incarnations of the characters who have moved from the pages of the legendary graphic novel to the big screen, the clips will give out the character profile of Rorschach, Dr. Manhattan, The Comedian, Ozymandias, Nite Owl, and Silk Spectre II. The airing of the montages will last until Thursday, March 5. Thereafter, the clips will be available for viewing on NBC's Watchmen site.

Obtaining some new exclusive details of Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady's top secret nuptials, US Weekly writes in an exclusive report on its site that while Gisele wore Dolce & Gabbana wedding dress, Tom opted to don a gray two-button peak lapel pure wool suit which was designed by Ermenegildo Zegna. He reportedly didn't special-order the suit due to the fact that he and Gisele wanted to keep their wedding private.

"I think he definitely wore something that he already had because it was such a last-minute thing," a source tells the publication. "Every suit that he wears is Made-to-Measure to fit him perfectly."

Jennifer Hudson visited Harpo Studio on Friday, February 27 and made a live appearance, delivering "If This Isn't Love" in front of the audience of "The Oprah Winfrey Show". She sang the Brian Kennedy-produced track, which is lifted from her self-titled debut album, accompanied by a live band.

In addition to performing, Jennifer Hudson also talked about several issues, one of which was about her live appearance at Super Bowl XLIII on February 1. Saying there "was too much going on [for her] to take it in," she stated, "It's just like, I'm glad I made it to the end of the song. That's how I am. OK, I got this now, I'm home. I'm going home now."

Who's gonna die in "Brothers & Sisters" will be revealed tomorrow, March 1, through a two-hour event, but first a sneak peek of it has been given out. It is the scene where Kitty gets a call from Trish who is in labor for Kitty and Robert's adoptive baby.

"For me it's a very beautiful storyline," Calista Flockhart who plays Kitty told ET about the birth of the baby. "There are lots of kids in the world who need homes and who need families, and there are lots of grown-ups in the world who want families and need kids."

Before Entertainment Tonight shares their exclusive preview for "Terminator Salvation" on Monday, March 2, the entertainment network has unleashed a sneak peek at the soon-to-be-released footage from the film. While lasted less than 30 seconds, the short promo teases on many fresh footage from the shots of the battles with the terminators to the romantic scenes.

Appearing to focus the attention to Christian Bale's John Connor, the snippet also displays among other new footage, a half-bodied terminator doing an army man crawl on the ground and a battle ship blowing up a bridge. Through this promo video, many of the explosive scenes as well as a closer look at new terminators are exposed.

A new report has just been brought to public's notice by People magazine, claiming estranged lovers Rihanna and Chris Brown have reunited after spending time apart for days following their alleged altercation back on February 8. Both music stars are claimed to have been spending time together at fellow music mogul P. Diddy's residence located on Miami Beach's Star Island.

"They're together again. They care for each other," People cites a source as confirming. "While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves." Representatives for both Rihanna and Chris have not yet commented on their reported reunion.