July 23, 2009

Two weeks after formally stating his withdrawal from "Unstoppable", Denzel Washington is coming back to join the 20th Century Fox's drama. On Wednesday, July 22, Variety reported that the two-time Academy Award-winner and the studio have closed the deal which makes the project back on its track.

Back on July 14, the publication came up with a story that Washington decided to let go of his attachment to the movie project. Rumors at that time suggested the actor left the project because the studio tried to cut down their budget which resulted in them asking him to shave some of his fee. Following Washington's withdrawal, the studio allegedly prepared a new offer with hope that he might reconsider his decision of leaving the movie project.

Jigsaw has gathered his new victims and placed them in his latest death trap. In the first "Saw VI" clip revealed by Lionsgate, a man enters a room wherein six of his most important associates are strapped into a potentially deadly carousel. Then, Jigsaw lays down the rule for the game: two live and four will die, and for those who live, the man has to make sacrifices.

The two-minute long clip reportedly has been shown to the visitors of San Diego Comic Con 2009 who come to the Lionsgate booth. Unleashing how the wheel of death trap works, it corresponds directly to the official one sheet outed by Bloody-Disgusting earlier, which is also displayed at the annual convention.

Should Ellen Pompeo find it too consuming being a first time mother, Shonda Rhimes will be well-prepared for a story without her character on "Grey's Anatomy". Ellen is seven months pregnant and the sixth season production has just been kicked off, thus Shonda is making some selections of story lines to anticipate the actress' absence during maternity leave.

"It's going to be tricky," Shonda told EW. "Ellen is incredibly optimistic and somehow thinks she'll be back and ready to rock 'n' roll. [But] I have a child, so I know that that's not true. [So] we have a lovely story [on deck] that will take us into her maternity leave. And we have plans for some really interesting stand-alone episodes for [while she's gone]."

Admitting that she is attracted to androgynous men, Evan Rachel Wood isn't shy of making public her admiration for "American Idol" season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert. "I probably couldn't help myself, that guyliner is so amazing," so she says of the male music performer. "But he's got an incredible voice, talent is very sexy. I love that he's so androgynous, he just doesn't care, has fun and wears whatever he wants."

In further interview with Pop Tarts, the movie beauty talks of her tendency dating older men. "That's just what works for me. I usually just have more in common with them for some reason. I guess because I've just always been around older people," she explains.

"The Green Hornet" kicked off San Diego Comic Con 2009 with the unraveling of the titular character's car, the Black Beauty, on Wednesday, July 22. The big reveal happening on the exhibition floor was done by leading actor Seth Rogen along with director Michel Gondry, producer Neil Moritz and co-writer Evan Goldberg.

"Sometimes you have to go a long way to get back to where you started," Rogen told MTV News about the choosing of the car. "We went to a lot of major auto manufacturers who pitched different designs and different futuristic takes on it. To us, it was important that it seem like a guy could actually build this car, that it was something you could use on the streets. We ended up falling back on the original '66 Chrysler Imperial."

As an effort to promote his single titled "Face", Rick Ross puts out a music video for the track. Beside having Trina, who lends her vocal to the song, on his side, Ross is also accompanied by several women wearing nothing but skimpy bikinis.

Rick Ross includes "Face" in his third studio album "Deeper Than Rap" which has been in stores since April. Beside collaborating with Trina, Ross also joins forces with the likes of T-Pain, Kanye West, John Legend, Lil Wayne, The-Dream, Nas and Ne-Yo.

The next week preview of "10 Things I Hate About You" has been released, Kat and Patrick are sent to detention together for garbage duty after the two get into some trash talk of their own on campus. Kat then accidentally stabs Patrick's foot with a trash stick, sending him to the school nurse. Because of the event, Kat gets to know Patrick in a different way.

Meanwhile, trash talk also gets another Stratford girl in trouble. After Bianca falsely tells Chastity that she's dating an older guy to try to rid herself of her goody two-shoes reputation, Chastity sees Bianca "canoodling" with her geometry teacher and instantly starts the rumor around school that the two are dating.

The talks of Nick Jonas dating Miley Cyrus are heating up again as the youngest of Jonas Brothers is said to have presented the Disney actress singer with a commitment ring. "It's sweet and appropriate for her age. Of course, Miley thought it was perfect and beautiful. They are a very happy couple these days. They are too young to marry, certainly, but who knows what the future will bring?" a close family friend reportedly tells In Touch Weekly.

Neither Nick nor Miley has issued official statement regarding the story. Their people also haven't denied or verified the matter just yet. Meanwhile, rumor has it, the ring that Nick gives to Miley is gold with a diamond heart.

Thursday, July 23, Walt Disney Pictures will present unseen footage "Tron 2.0" at San Diego Comic Con 2009, but before the panel takes place, producer Sean Bailey has shared interesting details about the forthcoming sequel. To MTV News, the executive producer of "Gone Baby Gone" insisted that this 1982's film sequel will serve as a "stand-alone sequel", but still stays true to the original.

"You don't have to know the '82 movie to come in and appreciate and enjoy this one," Bailey explained. "That said, we accept what happened in the '82 movie happened in '82. Our movie is set in 2010. We built a mythology that spans the intervening 28 years of, 'Here's what we think happened with Kevin Flynn and with [nefarious software corporation] ENCOM and all those principle characters. Here's what we think happened inside the Tron universe and in the real world."

Both U2 and Bruce Springsteen have been billed as performers at a two-night concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In this gig, they will be joined by other stars, such as Metallica and Eric Clapton.

U2 and Bruce are set to sing on October 29, while Metallica and Eric are confirmed to entertain music lovers the next day. In addition to those four musicians, there will also be other musical guests which include Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Simon & Garfunkel.

On Wednesday, July 22, "So You Think You Can Dance" was visited by a special guest judge who knows little of the dancing techniques but adds a fresh perspective in the art of performing. Ellen DeGeneres, who has been raving about her appearance on the dance show through her Twitter, sat on the judging panel to give comments on the performances of the Top 8.

After reaching the Top 10 stage, the remaining contestants are paired at random. But they got the chance to also dance in the large group and display their solo piece after the pair dancing. The show opener on Wednesday saw former contestant Travis Wall choreographing the group dance which Nigel Lythgoe described as "Very Lady GaGa".

Columbia Pictures has released a series of new images for their upcoming post-apocalyptic sci-fi "2012 (2009)" through USA Today. Most of the fresh photos center on the fight of survival done by Jackson Curtis, his ex-wife Kate and their two young kids when the Earth is hit with global cataclysm.

One of the pictures exposes Jackson who is portrayed by John Cusack outrunning a fireball in his attempt to catch up with a speeding plane from which Amanda Peet's Kate holds out her hand. Another one sees Los Angeles caving in right after the small plane that carries Jackson and his family is airborne.

A music video filmed to promote Paul Wall's single "Got to Get It" from his fourth studio album "Fast Life" has just made its way out. It is directed by Mike Fair from Swishahouse, and features people doing different activities, such as playing with shopping carts, having barbecue, and cooking in the kitchen.

Beside having a video for "Got to Get It", Paul Wall has also shot a music video in support of another single called "I Need Mo". For this project, he brings in Travis Barker from Blink-182 as well as his collaborator Kobe.

Following previous report of Jessica Simpson having hard time dealing with her recent separation from boyfriend Tony Romo, a family friend of her opens up to People about how her family is worried that the split might affect her in bad ways. "She's a little depressed," the friend says. "She takes breakups really badly," another source chimes in, adding "She has a hard time letting go."

The family friend reveals further that Jessica's parents "encourage her to go out and have a good time, like she did this week" when referring to the time she was spotted hanging out with some female friends. Nevertheless, Jessica herself "feels she's being judged by the world and opts to hide out at home," adds the family friend.

Billy Joel is single no more as a representative for him has confirmed that the music star is now dating actress Alex Donnelley, who is best known for originating the role of Diane Jenkins on the popular daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless." The confirmation comes a month after Billy and his third wife Kate Lee confirmed their separation.

While the representative doesn't elaborate on Billy and Alex's romance, New York Post reports the twosome first met through friends backstage at his recent Washington, DC, concert. "The two hit it off immediately," an insider tells the publication. And since that time, Alex has been visiting Joel at his home in Sag Harbor, "where they go boating or ride around on Joel's custom motorcycles."

Giant transforming robot, Unicron, has been voted as the #1 Transformers audience most like to see in "Transformers 3", a poll by IGN revealed, but producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is unsure whether the character will be getting screen time in the "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" follow-up. The filmmaker has shared his worries on Unicron during the London press junket for "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra" on Wednesday, July 22.

"Unicron worries me because it's so big that it dwarfs emotion. It's so hard, because when you're working to that scale, it sort of becomes outside any kind of human reality you have," di Bonaventura responded when asked by IGN about the likelihood of the baddie appearing in the third movie. "It's obviously a great character, and one that we're definitely going to talk about, but for me personally - and I'm not the only vote here - that one scares me."

Ne-Yo has confirmed that he will be involved in the making of Rihanna's new album. And recently, he told MTV that he won't write any song which will shoot down Chris Brown for what the "Run It!" hitmaker did to Rihanna during a heated argument back in February.

"I didn't really want to go there too much, because I know that's what everybody is expecting," Ne-Yo said. "I don't think there isn't a person alive that doesn't know what happened and what it was. I don't feel like it needs to be glorified."

Morgan Spurlock, producer and director of "The Simpsons" 20th Anniversary Special - In 3-D! On Ice, is calling all fans of the animated series to try out sharing screen with Homer and his dysfunctional family. There will be an open casting call to find real-life people who sound or look like any of the characters living in Springfield.

The golden opportunity will arrive during the show's panel at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con this Saturday, July 25. The audition is held starting from 10 A.M. to 8 P.M. at The San Diego Ballroom, in the Marriot Hotel and Marina which is located next to Comic Con's venue.

Shaunie Nelson, the wife of famous basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, is recovering after being involved in a minor car crash earlier this week. It has been confirmed that Shaunie escaped serious injury and she herself has tweeted of her latest condition, writing "super sore...but I'm good."

Chronicling the accident, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Kim Miller has told the Associated Press that Shaunie was making her way to the Orlando airport on Tuesday, July 21 when the town car she was in was rear-ended by another car at an intersection. Authorities said Shaunie's car had stopped at the intersection when the light turned yellow, but driver of the other car didn't stop.

First teaser poster and still from Samuel Bayer-directed movie "A Nightmare on Elm Street" have been revealed. IGN has debuted the horror film's one-sheet, while MySpace put out the first official photo. Both of the first looks gave out Jackie Earle Haley as the major antagonist Freddy Krueger, but hid the serial killer's face in the darkness.

Exposing Krueger from the front side, the teaser poster which is also spotted being used as the movie's banner at San Diego Comic Con 2009, highlights more on his shining razor glove. The first still, in the meantime, shows the burned-psycho standing in what seems to be young kids classroom with one of his artificial sharp claws resting on the wall.

Tracklisting for Queen Latifah's new album "Persona" has come out, featuring twelve songs and three bonus tracks. Among other new materials in the list are "The Light", "Fast Car", "Cue the Rain", "Long Ass Week" and "The World".

Furthermore, at least five music's hot talents appear as Latifah's collaborators. Dre from production duo Cool & Dre will team up with her in a song called "My Couch". He will once again lend his vocal in another track titled "Hard to Love Ya" alongside Busta Rhymes and Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman.

To crank up some ratings for "Denise Richards: It's Complicated", Denise Richards has agreed to pull back her hair once again. The actress recreates her infamous "Wild Things" scene for the photo shoot of her reality show's promo.

Similar to the original scene, Denise is in a pool with another woman whom she frolics. But unlike in the 1998 movie where Neve Campbell is her snogging partner, the new promo shows her with an unidentified female model. The captures from the shoots are available for view at The Sun.

Receiving lots of gifts from fans on her 17th birthday Wednesday, July 22, Selena Gomez records a video of herself thanking them for all the presents they have given her. "I'm crying because I just finished my show and all my fans bought me so many gifts. It just made me realize how blessed I am," so she gushes in the footage.

Beside expressing her gratitude, Selena also shows off some of the birthday gifts that she has received, including cards and a big bag of Twizzlers. "My favorite [gift], because everybody knows that I miss home, is an 'I Love Texas' apron. Because I love to cook!" the Disney actress-singer reveals.

The first official and full trailer of "Whiteout" has been released by Warner Bros. and Dark Castle and debuted via IGN. Presenting Antarctica as the most unfriendly and isolated landmass in the world, the promo video for the drama thriller explains that nature is not the only thing to fear with a shocking mystery waiting to be solved.

Three days before Carrie Stetko is planned to depart back to home after two years stationed at Antarctica's South Pole research base, a body turns up on the ice. The lone U.S. Marshal is thus immediately thrust into Antarctica's first murder investigation. But, the deeper she gets into the investigation, the death toll mounts and the mystery deepens.

DAUGHTRY's newly-released album "Leave This Town" soars to the top spot on Billboard Hot 200. Led by single "No Surprise", the album which was dropped on July 14 sold over 269,000 copies in its first week.

The band's frontman Chris Daughtry commented on the album, "We poured our hearts into these songs to make the record we've always dreamed about. To have people respond the way they have is extremely gratifying, but even more humbling." He also said, "We put a lot of heart, soul and tears into this record, [and] coffee - a lot of caffeine, lot of Red Bull. It's the best work we've done yet, we think, and we hope the fans think so too."

The CW is going full throttle with the promotion of its new series "Melrose Place". After giving out plenty of videos that introduce the show's new batch of characters and their complicated relationships, the network is releasing three official posters that would like to generate chatters.

The arts are stylish in the sense of its theme, with three characters in provocative poses featured in each of them. This reminds viewers of the controversial promo posters for "Gossip Girl" season 2 where parental critics are included as the taglines. This time, "Melrose" uses the lines such as "Menage a Tues", "Tuesdays are a Bitch" and "Tuesday's the New Humpday".

French actor Gilles Marini, who is most well-known for playing the role of Dante in 2008 movie "Sex and the City", shows off his fine physique in a number of racy pictures taken by famed photographer Fred Goudon for 2010 calendar. E! News has got its hands on at least five pics, all of which show the hunk nearly naked.

Three of the shots show Gilles striking different poses in nothing but briefs, exposing his muscular body to the camera. Another snap, meanwhile, pictures him taking shower. The last pic sees Gilles laying naked on a bed. In the particular photo, he is seen exposing a bit of his right bottom while having his private part covered with blanket. All of the five shots can be seen on E! News.

Jay-Z recently had an interview with BBC's Tim Westwood, and confirmed that he indeed has teamed up with Kanye West and Rihanna in a song titled "Run This Town". He said, "We basically run this town. It's myself, Rihanna and Kanye. It's pretty much it."

During the occasion, Jay-Z also denied speculation that he had sabotaged Chris Brown from performing at 2009 BET Awards. "That's the silliest rumor I ever heard. ... I was sitting back watching them. 'Look at them. That's so silly.' First, let me categorically deny that. If I have a problem with Chris Brown, I got a problem with Chris Brown. I don't agree with what he did and that's that." He added, "As far as not letting him perform on the BET Awards, that's just ridiculous, that's stupid, that's a sucker move, I wouldn't do it."

Some of the notable designers who have taken part in the previous seasons of "Project Runway" will be back for one more round on the reality show. Called "Project Runway: All Star Challenge", the two-hour special edition will serve as the warm up for the long-delayed sixth season premiere on Lifetime.

The eight designers will compete for a $100,000 prize in cash. Once again they will create a design that will have to suit the theme and the judges' favor before one winner is declared. Coming back as the mentor on the workroom is Tim Gunn and returning to criticize the all-star designers are Heidi Klum, Michael Kors and Nina Garcia.

Director David Slade has apparently jumped fully on the production of "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" and he took it to his Twitter account on what he has done for the third "Twilight" series. Sharing updates, the filmmaker lately opened up about the scouting for shooting locations in addition to how far the work has begun.

On his latest posts in Twitter, the man behind "30 Days of Night" spilled that the scouting for shooting locations has started. "A long day of scouting, found Newborn hideout and battlefield finally," he first tweeted. He then continued the updates by posting photos from the locations he was scouting, giving out both the places he will be using for the filming and those he will not.

Undergoing a rather nasty divorce battle with estranged wife Kelis, apparently, won't stop Nas from sharing with the world the joy of welcoming their first child, a baby boy. In an online video recorded by Video Music Box Tuesday, July 21, the hip-hop performer announced, "My son is born today, so shout-out to my son, Knight".

On the same video clip, which was taken at a neighborhood party at the rapper's native Queensbridge Housing Projects, Nas was seen taking the stage to perform. He again took time to sound off his newborn son while at the same time also urged fans to avoid believing false media reports concerning his personal life.