March 12, 2009

Most comic book adaptations in the past few years go for a darker tone without leaving a touch of the "wham, bam" action sequences. But, if you are expecting something like "The Dark Knight" out of "Watchmen", you couldn't be so wrong. This graphic novel adaptation has been from the beginning holding out a premise that it will be one grim, dark and complex comic book movie like none others.

What makes "Watchmen" unique? It presents gut-wrenching violence and intricate storyline, does not eliminate horrific subjects from rape to impotency, and unlike any other comic book adaptations before it, lays in the open the humane side of the costumed-heroes. It digs in the heroes' state of mind, reveals the real motivation behind their vigilante acts, displays how they turn their back on each other to achieve their goal and shows their flaws.

Britney Spears apparently is single no more as she reportedly has been embarking on a secret love relationship with her longtime talent agent, Jason Trawick. Breaking the news on their alleged romance is E! News which mentions the 37-year-old man recently joined Spears for the first four shows of her "Circus" tour. It was during that period of time that they were said getting much closer.

Refusing to comment on the dating claim, Trawick suggests E! News to ask for confirmation from Spears' representative. Unfortunately, the representative has given no single comment on that matter. Trawick's assistant at William Morris Agency (WMA), in the meantime, confirms that Trawick had been traveling with Spears on her "Circus" tour and has since been back in L.A.

"Grey Gardens", the new TV movie for HBO has been given a trailer. The drama starring Drew Barrymore, Jessica Lange and Jeanne Tripplehorn is a story about a couple of eccentric members of the Kennedy clan. It will be premiered on April 18.

Lange and Barrymore will portray Big Edie and Little Edie, the respective aunt and cousin of Onassis who made headlines when the health department threatened to raid their flea- and raccoon-infested 28-room East Hampton, N.Y., mansion. Barrymore admitted that portraying the character reminded her of her rehab stint and that she had to lock herself away for six straight months.

Apparently, report about director James Cameron not giving approval to the eight "Avatar" trailers was just a mere rumor. In a chat with The Los Angeles Times, 20th Century Fox co-chairman Jim Gianopulos said, "Jim Cameron has never seen any trailer cuts for the simple reason that they haven't gone to him yet."

"While the film's footage is essentially complete, key sequences haven't yet been rendered into the photo-realistic CG images that are now being worked on," Gianopulos continued. "This is the normal sequence of the production and is necessary in order to make a final trailer."

A music video to support Chrisette Michele's new track "Epiphany" has been debuted. Directed by Ray Kay, the video captures Chrisette enjoying every time she spends with her boyfriend, who is played by rapper Drake.

Chrisette includes "Epiphany" in her second studio album of the same name. Commenting on the song, she says, "It stood out to me because I'd been through a lot in my last relationship, and the word 'Epiphany' exemplified exactly what happened in the end when I realized I didn't have to put myself through it anymore."

Universal Pictures have debuted two brand new TV spots of "Fast and Furious". Taking the sneak peek to the next level, the two television promos provide more never-before-seen footage with glimpses at the street car racing actions, and let out a look at other new characters aside from Vin Diesel's Dom Toretto and Paul Walker's Brian O'Conner.

When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner. However, as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, the two must work together and trust each other to outmanuever him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, they will find the best way to get revenge is by pushing the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.

Next week, "CSI: NY" will air the episode where Ashlee Simpson and her husband Pete Wentz guest star as Bonnie and Clyde-like couple. In "Point of No Return", the CSIs find out that a heroin is made from human bodies.

The powder is discovered when a former ME is found dead and a white powder near his body helps the CSI team track his killer. Ashlee's character is named Lila Wickfield, a young community college student who works part time as a hotel cleaning lady. Pete meanwhile, plays as her boyfriend named Chester Bryon. Together Lila and Chester are caught in a drug deal gone wrong.

Teen sensation Miley Cyrus is not living together with model boyfriend Justin Gaston, not yet at least. On the reason why, the Disney actress-singer told Detroit's "Mojo in the Morning" show on WKQI it is because she gets "annoyed really easily."

"I love him to death ...," Miley said of her affection toward Justin. "[Justin] is so smart," she added, "but just like, everything has to, like, go where it's supposed to go and if it doesn't, I get like really frustrated."

A date had popped out, suggesting the return of vampire flick "True Blood" on TV. While HBO had set the premiere target to be in either June or July, a more particular date, June 14 has been thrown out as the airing of first episode in the second season.

Allegedly, Charlaine Harris, author of the book the series is based upon, has mentioned the date on her website in a post dated March 9. She was informed by the assistant of the show's creator Alan Ball. Yet, the date remains unofficial until HBO releases a statement. "In terms of a premiere date - we actually don't have a date set in stone, but it is looking like mid-June," the network responded.

What to expect from Chris Brown and Rihanna's duet track has been disclosed. According to a report from Los Angeles Times, the two R&B singers have a love song about "trials and tribulations, the way love is complicated and blind."

"My heart goes out to both Chris Brown and Rihanna regarding what happened in the past," Polow Da Don says when referring to what he feels towards Chris and Rihanna. "I enjoyed working with both of them. I think they are both great musical artists."

Small screen actor David Boreanaz was sitting down for a taping of "Live with Regis and Kelly" on Wednesday, March 11, when he accidentally revealed his wife Jaime Bergman's second pregnancy. Telling hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa how he explained the "birds and the bees" to son Jaden, the star said he told the 6-year-old boy, "You're aware that mommy and daddy are having a new baby?"

David's statement then prompted Kelly to exclaim, "Did you just say you're having a new baby?" And David, who apparently wasn't aware of what he has just said, replied, "I said that? Oh I did! Yes, I'm having a new baby."

Positive news are sprouting for "Iron Man 2" as it now has been confirmed that Black Widow will be played by actress Scarlett Johansson. This came out right after the confirmation that "The Wrestler" star Mickey Rourke will play a Russian villain named Whiplash in the movie franchise.

The deal between Paramount and Johansson's camp was signed on Wednesday afternoon, March 11. "Scarlett is thrilled to be a part of Iron Man," her rep, Marcel Pariseau, told E! Online's Marc Malkin. The role of Widow was previously held by Emily Blunt who had to let it go due to scheduling conflict.

An official cover art for Ciara upcoming third studio album "Fantasy Ride" has come out. The cover art mainly shows a close-up look at the singer with her name and the title of her new album attached on the corner of the artwork.

"Fantasy Ride" was previously slated for U.S. release on April 7. Produced by T-Pain, The-Dream, Ne-Yo and Justin Timberlake, the record has been pushed back and now set to be released across America on May 5.

The next episode of "Lost" is not going to return until next week, but a bad news has come early for its fans. E! Online reports that a major death is approaching, as imminent as before the season five ends. In its description, the publication points out that it will be a series regular who is "much-loved" by many of the show's fans, meaning it could as well be the protagonist.

Interestingly, the actor who portrays the character has reportedly just learned about the fate last week. A source was quoted as telling E!, "Unfortunately, [he or she] found out after the script treatments were sent out to some of the crew on the set. So it wasn't the best timing."

One of "90210" leading ladies, AnnaLynne McCord, was involved in a fender-bender on La Cienega in West Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, March 10. The 21-year-old actress totaled her Mini Cooper as she rear-ended a Range Rover, several Internet reports have claimed.

Police were quick to arrive at the scene and it was confirmed that McCord walked away from the accident with no injuries. Her ride, which was extremely dented, has since been towed from the scene.

Kanye West and Kelly Clarkson have both performed at the result show of "American Idol" on March 11. Kanye delivered "Heartless", one of the tracks in his latest effort "808's & Heartbreak", while Kelly took the stage, singing "My Life Would Suck Without You", the single from her newly-released album "All I Ever Wanted".

As for the result show itself, Jasmine Murray was sent home right before Kanye made a live appearance. Then, Jorge Nunez was chosen to be the other eliminated contestant after Kelly finished her performance.

The starter kick of Comedy Central's "South Park" received the help from the phenomenon of Jonas Brothers. As previously reported, the band are spoofed on the March 11 episode of the 13th season, called "The Ring" in which they give their fans purity rings.

Kenny is taking interest in a fifth grader Tammy Warner who, rumor has it, has given a blow job to another boy. Hoping that he too, will get to the second base with her, Kenny brought Tammy to a Jonas Brothers' concert where girls can get their "giney" tickling. When the concert was over, Tammy, a Miley Cyrus look-alike, was on the verge of taking Kenny down when she was called to the backstage to meet the band.

Circulating rumor that Drew Barrymore could end up directing "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" has been put down as Juan Antonio Bayona has been announced to tackle the helming part of the second "Twilight" sequel. Reporting for the matter was Variety, which came up with the scoop that Summit Entertainment have indeed picked up "The Orphanage" helmer for the pivotal role.

This designation of Bayona as the director for the follow-up to "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" has killed off the possibility of either Drew Barrymore, James Mangold or Paul Weitz taking the part. Summit, which have opted for a different director on each "Twilight" movie, are expected to deliver the official statement anytime soon.

E! Online's Marc Malkin has made public a new report by the hour, claiming on-again and off-again lovers Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer may have ended their love relationship. Marc says he's been informed by a source that the celebrity pair broke-up sometime within the last week after the movie beauty returned to the U.S. following a tour to Europe to promote her new big screen project, comedy movie "Marley & Me".

Representative for Aniston has not yet given immediate comment on the split report. A representative for Mayer, meanwhile, declines to comment on the singer's personal life, E! News confirms.

Michael Jackson has listed at least 20 additional concert dates for his forthcoming live shows at London's O2 Arena. The addition of the concert dates is announced due to "an unprecedented level of demand" and "incredible level of interest" from concertgoers.

Though Michael's concerts are described as "big budget, grand, highly technical, incredible shows," tickets for the concerts are relatively inexpensive ranging from $70 to $105. And, they, especially for his previously-announced shows, have been sold out within hours after going on pre-sale on March 11.

Pop singer Katy Perry, who often dons outrageous outfits during her on-stage performances, strips down to a number of raunchy underwear for photo spread featured on the latest issue of Esquire magazine. Showing off her cleavage in various provocative poses, the "I Kissed a Girl" hit maker also scores an interview with the publication's David Curcurito, to whom she shares about some personal issues, like her single status and retarded dreams.

Katy, who dons some long hair extensions in the shoot, is seen in one snap wearing a black cleavage-baring corset top and suspenders. Her another photo, meanwhile, sees her posing for the camera in a leotard print outfits. Katy's raunchy pictures for Esquire are all captured by photographer Sheryl Nields.

Entertainment Tonight has got the chance to visit "Sherlock Holmes" set and sit down with its A-list cast ensemble, Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams and Jude Law to discuss on the re-imagining of the famed detective. In the nearly four minutes video which also includes on-set footage, each of the three actors takes turn in revealing what the movie is all about.

The interview starts with a question whether Downey Jr., McAdams and Law are a fan of the character before going on to do this movie. While Downey Jr. told ET's Thea Andrews he believes everyone will be Sherlock Holmes fans if they have read the books, Law revealed that he hasn't got the chance to read the book until he was about 17 years old, and McAdams confessed that she has just come to know Holmes from the movie's script.

"Medium" has prolonged Balthazar Getty's career on TV. The actor who will be leaving "Brothers & Sisters" before the season ends, is tapped as a guest star on the NBC series in an episode which will be directed by the star herself, Patricia Arquette.

According to People, Getty will step in the role of a wealthy real estate magnate whose wife is missing. Beside Getty, Arquette who is having her second directing shot, has also included Rumer Willis and Anjelica Huston. While the former will play the missing woman, the latter reprises her Emmy-nominated role as Cynthia Keener.

The Pussycat Dolls' performance at TV show "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on March 10 has been made available to watch through a newly-found video footage. Led by Nicole Scherzinger, they rocked NBC's Rockefeller Center Studio 6B with their Bollywood-themed appearance.

After performing at "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon", The Pussycat Dolls will next be seen serving as a musical guest at WABC-TV's talk show "Live with Regis and Kelly" on March 12. At the show, they are also scheduled to deliver the English version of the "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack.

"Ghost Whisperer" co-stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy reportedly are embarking on a love relationship. Star Magazine claims Jennifer has been seeking solace from Jamie after ending her engagement to Ross McCall. And as time goes by, their close bond has blossomed into a romance.

"Jennifer and Jamie have grown incredibly close since he joined the cast of her show last fall. They hit it off right away, and her feelings for him have only grown stronger," a source tells Star. "She's trying to keep her relationship with Jamie a secret, telling people they're just friends, but she can't hide her true feelings."

Forbes magazine has released its annual list of Hollywood's Most Valuable Young Stars, which witnesses Daniel Radcliffe, Miley Cyrus, and Dakota Fanning reigning the first three spots respectively. The list is made based on Forbes' Star Currency rating, tallied from votes from across the entertainment industry. All stars who make the list were 19 or under at the time the list was generated.

Reigning the No. 1 spot on the list, 19-year-old Radcliffe is praised for his role as Alan Strang in the West End and Broadway runs of "Equus," a play about a psychiatrist treating a disturbed teenager who blinds horses. Of his role, which is described as a stable boy who has an obsession with horses, producer Rick Alvarez says the part gets audiences "to see him as something else, and that speaks to him as an actor."

The first official trailer of "Drag Me to Hell" has been released via Yahoo! Movies. Timed at more than two minutes, the video footage presents the back story of how Christine Brown attains the evil curse in the first place, before proceeding to share the blood-pumping and hair-rising footage to be expected from the horror movie.

An original tale of a young woman's desperate quest to break an evil curse, "Drag Me to Hell" revolves around ambitious L.A. loan officer Christine Brown. Having a charming boyfriend and a rising career, life is good for Christine, that is until mysterious Mrs. Ganush arrives at the bank, begging Christine for an extension on her home loan. When she chooses to impress her boss for a chance at promotion rather than help the old lady, Christine learns the hard way the harsh effect of embarrassing Mrs. Ganush.

"American Idol" had people questioning when on Tuesday, March 10 they announced that a new format will be used in this eight season. Apparently the judges will get more say on the elimination round, meaning they have the power to save the bottom vote if they feel like he or she deserves it.

On the result show, the Top 13 took the stage to give a group performance of Jackson Five's "I Want You Back". Fast forwarded to the result verdict, Michael Sarver was called up first, and he was declared safe. Allison Iraheta, similarly joined Michael in the safe zone.

Chris Brown has withdrawn from the nominations of 2009 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards. "We are confirming that Chris Brown has decided to withdraw his nominations from the Kids' Choice Awards," so a statement released by Nickelodeon revealed. "We agree with and respect his decision, and are looking forward to presenting a great event for our audience."

Chris' representative says that his decision is made due to "the controversy surrounding the incident last month [altercation with Rihanna]." The representative explains, "Chris very much appreciates the support of his fans and the honor they have paid him in the way of nominations for Favorite Male Singer and Favorite Song. Unfortunately, [the controversy] has shifted the focus from the music to whether he should be allowed to be among those nominated."

Mickey Rourke is moving on from being a washed-up professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson in "The Wrestler" to portraying a super villain in "Iron Man 2". After months of speculations on his possible involvement in the sequel project, Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily came up with a story that the Oscar-nominated actor has signed a deal to star in the movie.

56-year-old Rourke reportedly will take on the Russian villain character for the "Iron Man" sequel. For the role, Finke broke out that the actor's agent David Unger has managed to get Rourke a significant boost on his salary deal after he was said out from the project due to the initial lowball salary, the $250,000 offered by Marvel Entertainment earlier.

A representative for Anne Heche confirmed to US Weekly on Wednesday, March 11 that the TV actress has given birth to a baby boy over the weekend. The father of the newborn infant is Anne's actor boyfriend James Tupper.

Named Atlas Heche Tupper, the baby boy weighed in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces, said the representative. Anne and James "are thrilled" about the arrival of their first child, the representative told US Weekly.

Mandy Moore and her singer fiance Ryan Adams have secretly wed, it has been confirmed. News on their top secret wedding was first reported by Perez Hilton on Wednesday, March 11.

Moore and Adams got married in a small, simple ceremony in Savannah, Georgia on Tuesday, March 10. A friend of the actress-singer was quoted as telling Perez Hilton, "She's very very happy." Another source, additionally, confirmed that Adams is completely head-over-heels about his bride.