March 16, 2009

As rumors about the possible director for "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" have been running wild these past few weeks, Kristen Stewart took time to expose what is in her mind on the possibility of Juan Antonio Bayona or Drew Barrymore directing the third "Twilight" saga. Sharing her opinion with Sci Fi Wire, she stated that she believes either Bayona or Barrymore will be a good choice.

"I don't know. I mean, as long as they get someone who's invested, as long as they get someone who cares," the 18-year-old starlet explained. "It's so above me, but I think that both of them are [good choices] in their own way. I'm sure that they'd be great. Drew's been doing this her whole life, and she's pretty cool."

To what extent Alastair has something to do with Dean's life is revealed in the new sneak peek released by The CW. Next week on "Supernatural", Dean is sent by Castiel and Uriel to use his torturing skill he learned in Hell to extract information from Alastair but the demon reveals some shocking revelations that shatter Dean's world.

In "On the Head of a Pin", someone found Lucifer's sword and is using it to kill angels. Castiel and Uriel have captured Alastair and ask Dean to question him so they can stop the murders. Sam is concerned Dean can't handle the job but Dean agrees to do it. However, Alastair revealed that he had done something to Dean's father in the past.

An audio stream claimed to be a demo track for Christina Milian's new song entitled "I'm a Cheat" has hit the web. Produced by The-Dream, the new song will reportedly serve as the second single off her upcoming fourth studio album "Elope".

"Elope" is originally titled "Dream in Color". Claimed to be a "very feminine, strong and independent" album, the record features guest appearances from Kanye West as well as Rick Ross and is planned to be released in either summer or spring as "a Radio Killa/Interscope/MySpace combination."

When a priest is accidentally turned into a blood-sucking vampire, he is forced to fight for his own humanity as seen in the brand new Korean teaser trailer of "Thirst". Opened with a shot of a man wandering around what seems to be a monastery, the video footage, which is lacking English subtitle, presents the background story of how Sang-hyun becomes a vampire.

Coming from the director of "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK", "Thirst" tells the story about a priest named Sang-hyun who participates in a medical experiment to find a cure for a deadly disease with traumatic repercussions. But, when the experiment goes askew, he becomes a vampire. Tortured and depraved, he falls into an affair with a wife of his childhood friend. As things turn for worse, he struggles to maintain what's left of his humanity.

"Finding someone that you like, or who likes you, is always difficult at my age," says "Harry Potter" leading actress Emma Watson, who then quickly adds that her fame makes it even harder. "Being famous complicates things much more. I suppose that some boys feel a bit intimidated by me and stay on their guard," she explains. Comparing dating to making movie, the 18-year-old British beauty claims, "It's easier to pull on film sets. They are a goldmine!"

Emma Watson experiences her breakthrough in movie industry after starring as Hermione Granger in "Harry Potter" film series. She previously was romantically linked to co-star Daniel Radcliffe and was also rumored dating bad boy rocker Johnny Borrell of the band Razorlight. Both speculations have been proven false though.

Tomorrow, March 17, the drama within "The Real Housewives of New York City" takes a notch higher. Things are not over between LuAnn and Ramona. The latter invites Bethenny to the Hamptons and reflects on how she is still not over the incident with LuAnn at Hope Lodge and how uncomfortable LuAnn made her feel.

Bethenny herself met for a drink with LuAnn, beyond their recent slight argument, only to get pissed some more. LuAnn continues to impart her know-it-all attitude upon Bethenny, this time instructing her on how to act on a date.

All sort of secrets within the Walkers clan will be peeled off one by one on the next "Brothers & Sisters". Justin feels uneasy on the closeness of Rebecca to the new member of the family, Ryan Lafferty. The illegitimate child of William Walker has a motive that is put under suspicion.

Nora meanwhile, tries her best in pulling through for Tommy. She reaches out to the person whom he hurts most deeply before hi legal troubles get worse. The episode called "Missing" sees the continuation of the story line where Balthazar Getty's character Tommy will be eliminated from the whole scene. It will air March 22.

"MacGyver" is getting a big screen treatment. The feature film version of the popular '80s TV series about a laid-back, but extremely resourceful secret agent will be produced by Raffaella De Laurentiis, daughter of "Hannibal Rising" producer Dino De Laurentiis, through her Raffaella Productions along with Martha De Laurentiis and series creator Lee Zlotoff.

While there is yet writer attached to the project, the studio reportedly look forward to find a script that can acknowledge how the concept has staked a place into pop culture yet still makes for a serious and fun adventure movie. Of the film, New Line Cinema's Richard Brener stated, "We think we're a stick of chewing gum, a paper clip and an A-list writer away from a global franchise."

Michael Jackson will record a comeback album and in doing so, he will reportedly work with Hip-Hop mogul will.i.am and R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo. According to reports from U.K. press, Kanye West is also said to have submitted a track for consideration.

Other big stars believed to have been signed to make contributions to Michael's new project are Timbaland and Rihanna. No word has been shared by Michael's management team regarding the rumor though.

Zac Efron's fans are not merely teen or young people, but also mothers and grandmothers. Stopping by Australian Logie award-winning talk show "Rove" during a promotional tour for his latest flick "17 Again," the heartthrob opens up about how it feels being admired by people of a much older generation.

"The moms get absolutely crazy. That's the funniest part," Zac tells talk show host Rove McManus. "Inevitably if someone is grabbing you too hard, or won't let go, it's not a young fan. It's a mom or grandma!"

Providing an update to another installment of "Bourne" films, Matt Damon has come up with a confirmation that a fourth "Bourne" movie is indeed in development. The Academy Award-recipient gushed on the "Untitled Bourne 4 Project" matter in the interview with Parade Magazine.

Asked whether his return to play Jason Bourne for a fourth time has been made official, Damon responded, "We're working on it." Explaining more on the project, he said, "This time it would be from an original script rather than a book by Robert Ludlum. But the director, Paul Greengrass, is busy and I am too, so we'll see what happens."

"She's a Little Scared of Stick, But I Think She'll Be OK!", the fifth episode in "The Amazing Race" 14 is the first non-elimination leg. The teams are kept intact at 7, with flight attendants Christie and Jodi checking in the last. Ironically, they were the first team to arrive last week.

Christie and Jodi embarked from The Theater of Musical Comedy around noon, taking a Trans-Siberian Railroad to Novosibirsk. Following behind them were Kisha and Jen who found out that the train won't leave until 10 P.M. that night. Thus all team will be departing at the same time.

Keri Hilson's upcoming music video for her new single called "Knock You Down" has been available to peek through a behind-the-scene video footage. It is revealed that Kanye West will make a cameo appearance. In one of the scenes, he is captured standing behind Keri and then falling on his back.

"Knock You Down" is scheduled to be the fourth single coming from Keri Hilson's forthcoming debut studio album "In a Perfect World...". Produced by Danja, the track has Kanye West and Ne-Yo as featured guests on the lines.

Reality TV star Whitney Port is back in the single scene again as she reportedly has split from boyfriend Jay Lyon. "They broke up on Monday," a friend of the female celeb tells In Touch Weekly. "Whitney did it over the phone, she was basically just not happy for a while and decided she really wanted to end it. Jay said they should talk things over, but it seems her mind is made up."

Whitney began dating Jay last summer when she started filming her MTV series "The City" and eventually moved to Manhattan. However, she and Jay have agreed to take a break after she learns that he will be leaving New York City to tour with his band, Tamarama. The story was brought on-screen and aired in one episode of "The City" that aired Monday, March 9.

Eric Powell's announcement that Dark Horse comic book by the name of "The Goon" is getting its feature film treatment has been proven to be true as two new images from the movie version have come out. Posted by Ain't It Cool, the pictures give a taste of how "The Goon" will look like in the big screen.

One of the photos displays The Goon and Franky having a beer after knocking out a green monster, while the other still shows a shot of The Goon up-close. In addition to those two images, Blur Studios and Dark Horse Comics cover artist Sean McNally had previously posted some of the very early concept art and a high resolution version of the film's teaser poster on his Sporadic Sketch Blog.

Ryan Reynolds has used the "Adventureland" junket on Saturday, March 14, to give out clarification about the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" re-shoots rumor. To Latino Review, the 32-year-old explained on what is really going on behind the so-called "extensive" re-shooting for the action movie toplined by Hugh Jackman.

"A lot of people thought that, but when they approached me to play Deadpool, I was committed to doing two other movies," he explained on the reason why there should be additional shooting in the first place. "A movie called Paper Man, which was a small independent movie in New York City. And they were shooting Wolverine in Australia, so that made things a little bit difficult. And The Proposal, so I had a full plate already."

Jupiter Rising are gearing up to release their third studio album "The Quiet Hype" across U.S. on March 17. In one of the album's songs, they team up with L'Trimm's member The Lady Tigra in a song called "When the Bass Drops".

In an exclusive interview with AceShowbiz, the group's member Spencer Nezey said that their new album has more consistent sounds compared to their previous record "Electropop". He stated, "'The Quiet Hype' is a much more consistent sound than 'Electropop', and a whole lot more cutting edge!"

After an on-screen kiss between Susan and Jessie, "Desperate Housewives" moves on with another shocking upturn. This may as well be the episode where a main character is dead. Nicollette Sheridan who plays Edie Brit had announced her departure from the show by having her character killed in an electric shock.

The March 22 episode is aptly called "A Spark to Pierce the Dark". Bree considers selling her business to save her marriage, Lynette is threatened by her new boss, boundaries are crossed for Gaby and Carlos, Katherine is caught in the most unexpected of circumstances and Edie's worst fears come true.

Former lovers Drew Barrymore and Justin Long are on again, Life and Style has reported. News of the celebrity pair's reported reunion emerges eight months after they broke up.

Though there has yet official verification from either Drew or Justin, they are said to be seen engaging in full-on public display of affection (PDA) in Hollywood hotspot Bar Marmont on Thursday, March 12. "They couldn't get enough of each other. I don't think they even noticed that there were other people in the room! In between kisses it was all smiles and laughs," an eyewitness tells Life and Style.

Director Sam Raimi has brought love interest updates for "Spider-Man 4". When appearing at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival Sunday, March 15, to talk about his horror film "Drag Me to Hell", the 49-year-old filmmaker confessed that he wants Kirsten Dunst returning to play Spider-Man's love interest, Mary Jane Watson, again.

Opening up about the matter to MTV News, Raimi stated, "I can't imagine making a 'Spider-Man' movie without Kirsten." He then insisted, "Of course it can be done because Spider Man has existed without the character of Mary-Jane but she's one of my favorite parts and it would be a shame not to have her in the picture. I'm hoping she'll be in it and I'm planning on having a story with her in it."

An official tracklisting for Flo Rida's soon-to-be released second studio effort "R.O.O.T.S." has just arrived. It reveals thirteen new tracks, including Kesha-featuring song "Right Round", which peaked at number one on Billboard Hot 100 since it was released in January.

In addition to teaming up with Kesha, Flo Rida also joins forces with Nelly Furtado, Pleasure P, Ne-Yo, Akon, Wynter Gordon and Wyclef Jean. He plans to drop the star-studded record in U.S. on March 31.

The women team has triumphed over the men for the third time in a row, in the third episode of "The Apprentice" celebrity edition. Athena won the challenge of selling 125 wedding dresses in an empty slot which is free to decorate, raising $103,000 from the sale of 22 dresses.

The men on the other hand, sold 21 dresses for $63,000 dollars. Project manager for the KOTU team, Tom Green, consequently was in the board room and he brought along Dennis Rodman who also did a lousy job in the task. Donald Trump asked Dennis who he will fire, himself or Tom, and the former NBA star said he wanted to stay so he could fire Tom. Mr. Trump, based on the reason that Tom failed last week and this week, fired the comedian.

Hilary Duff earns a new predicate beside actress; that is, one of the biggest tippers in Hollywood. Not without reason, but the reputation is given to her because she reportedly left an extra $200 on top of a $250 bill after getting her hair dyed and styled at the Byron and Tracey Salon in Beverly Hills recently.

Greater than that, "She slips hundreds to everyone, from valets and restroom attendants to Starbucks cashiers," a friend of Hilary tells Star Magazine. The friend reveals further to the publication that Hilary never tips fives, tens, or even twenties, but hundreds of dollars.

An official cover art of Ciara's new song titled "Love Sex Magic" has been revealed. The artwork shows her collaborator Justin Timberlake in a provocative pose, standing close to her and holding firm her right leg to the side of his body.

"Love Sex Magic" is a track co-written and produced by Justin Timberlake and will be listed in Ciara's upcoming third studio album "Fantasy Ride". A music video for the song has been directed by Diane Martel and will be premiered soon.

Opened in 3,187 theaters across the U.S. last Friday, March 13, Disney's "Race to Witch Mountain" has taken the top slot at the North American box office from last week champion "Watchmen". Exceeding analysts' expectation, the adventure comedy movie has raced to the #1 slot by garnering $24.4 million over the weekend.

While its opening bow wasn't as big as "Horton Hears a Who!", this Walt Disney Pictures' family-oriented adventure has soared above The Rock's previous starring movie by the mouse house, "The Game Plan". "Race to Witch Mountain" bow was also bigger than what "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D", "The Last Mimzy" and "Sky High" had collected previously.

The eagerness to be "America's Next Top Model" topped with a situation exaggerated resulted in a pandemonium. The audition of the reality show at Park Central New York hotel in Manhattan on Saturday, March 14 turned out to be a mayhem when somebody said the word "bomb".

The CW held an audition for the 13th season at the New York hotel and hopefuls had been queuing since a night before. The crowd was queuing in a fenced line on the sidewalk of W. 55th St. when a car stopped due to overheating. Somebody suddenly yelled "There's a bomb" when smoke started coming off the vehicle and people began panicking. They ran in every direction away from the car, causing stampede and injuries to several people.

Britain's Daily Mail ran a story over the weekend, claiming Kate Bosworth and her musician boyfriend James Rousseau have split. It was reported that Kate was the one who initiated the break-up.

"Kate dumped James a month ago following fights over their work schedules," a source told Daily Mail. "She has insisted on remaining in Los Angeles to further her career but he loves England and didn't want to move to L.A."

Fat Joe has brought out a music video guest-starring Akon for his new single "One". In the video shot in New York and directed by Chris Robinson, he is narrated to meet a girl he lives with for better and for worse.

"One" is the first single taken from Fat Joe's forthcoming ninth studio album "Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2)". featuring Akon on the hook, the track is produced by top-notched producer The Inkredibles and is currently at number 74 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Three new photos of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" have come out for viewing pleasure. Two of the fresh pictures came from ScarPotter, while the other one has been found by The Narnia Queen from TinyPic.

The one from TinyPic is a new promotional image of Harry Potter, presenting Daniel Radcliffe as the titular character wearing a white T-shirt covered with red jacket. Meanwhile, the ones from ScarPotter give away a better look at Evanna Lynch's Luna Lovegood donning a Gryffindor's lion hat, and a shot at Flora and Hestia Carrow at the Slug Club party.

Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller experienced double joy when she gave birth to twin boys on Saturday night, March 14. The newborn infants are named Max and Bob. A friend of the family confirmed news on the birth of the twins to Access Hollywood, which was the first to report that matter.

Confirming the twins' birth was Charlie's publicist Stan Rosenfield who told People the babies are "doing great." The family is "very happy," Stan continued, adding that Brooke is "doing great". As for Charlie, he feels "ecstatic," Stan confirmed.