November 05, 2009

Mariah Carey has finished the shooting process of "H.A.T.E.U." music video. Bringing the news to surface is the video's director Brett Ratner. Along with that, Brett posted on his Twitter a photo of him and Mariah from the filming set.

"H.A.T.E.U." is the third single taken from Mariah Carey's latest studio project called "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel". Its official remix is produced by Jermaine Dupri and features additional verses from OutKast's Big Boi, Gucci Mane and OJ Da Juiceman.

Giving first looks at the magical dagger, Jake Gyllenhaal's Dastan, Gemma Arterton's Tamina and the action-packed adventure they are in, the newly-released official trailer for "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" also showed a lack of demonic creatures. In an interview with IGN, creator Jordan Mechner confirmed that "there are no sand monsters in the movie."

"For the game, turning everybody in the world into sand monsters was really useful because it created an inexhaustible supply of enemies," the screenwriter explained on the reason why. "But that's a story that's meant to be played with a controller in your hand, and a movie is meant to be shared by an audience. So we didn't want to make a movie about fighting monsters."

The three "Eastwick" witches are going a little wild on the next episode called "Paint and Pleasure". Thrilled when Darryl arranges an art show for her work at his mansion - and invites New York art maven Greta Noa - Roxie forgets that his motives might be less than pure.

Joanna turns to her power to get her life back on track, but swiftly discovers that every action, magical or otherwise, has its consequences. And Kat, still unsure about how to move on from Ray, shies away from a budding romance with Will.

It's 12:03 A.M. and Trey Songz is still partying hard as captured in the preview of "Say Aah" music video. The video is directed by Yolande Geralds and was filmed in Brooklyn, New York City back-to-back with "I Invented Sex". One of the sexy ladies featured in it is the same girl whom he hooks up with in "I Invented Sex" video.

"I Invented Sex" and "Say Aah" feature Drake and Fabolous respectively. Both of the songs come from Trey Songz's third studio album "Ready" which peaked at No. 3 on Billboard Hot 200 since being released in August. Beside Drake and Fabolous, there are also Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy serving as featured guests in the album.

"The Tourist" is likely to see the collaboration of two Hollywood stars, Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. After reports of the "Changeling" star being set to replace Charlize Theron for the female lead role broke out earlier, Variety came up with another casting report which said that the three-time Academy Award-nominated actor is in talks to join her.

Should the deal work out, the 46-year-old will take on the role of an American tourist who is being used by Jolie's Interpol agent character to locate a criminal who was her ex-lover. Depp's potential role once belonged to Sam Worthington before the "Avatar" star exited the project due to creative differences.

The relationship that Demi Lovato has with Joe Jonas is purely platonic, so she insists in her Twitter posts. "There's been a lot of rumors lately that I'm dating one of my best friends Joe. I can promise my entire career that I am not," confirms the Disney star.

Demi, furthermore, stresses that she and the middle of the Jonas Brothers have never dated despite rumors to the contrary. "We've NEVER dated. He's incredible, but we don't have feelings for eachother in that way. I love you guys, and I wouldn't lie about that," tweets the actress-singer.

In a press release issued on Wednesday, November 4, ABC announced that it has secured the first television interview with Janet Jackson post her brother's death. Robin Roberts from "Good Morning America" is scheduled to sit down with Janet to talk about some issues including Michael Jackson's June 25 death.

The interview will air as part of "ABC News" on November 18 at 10/9c. "The intensely private pop star, who was known to be extremely close with her brother Michael, will allow cameras in her Malibu home for the first time ever," ABC wrote.

"Spotlight" music video shows Usher urging broken-hearted Gucci Mane to come to his party. The video is directed by Benny Boom and has cameos from Eddie Murphy's oldest daughter Bria Murphy and Young Money's new artist Nicki Minaj.

"Spotlight" is confirmed to be one of the new materials in Gucci Mane's second studio album "The State vs. Radric Davis". The song's producer Polow da Don said the song was born because Gucci wanted to do an experiment.

Words on the street are, Nicole Kidman will be sharing screen with "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" star Robert Pattinson in "Bel Ami", but the story apparently turned out to be not a 100% true. Gossip Cop was the first to set straight the swirling speculation, noting that the actress' representative has come out with a denial.

The site first explained that the Hugh Jackman's co-star in "Australia" actually did consider the movie as a future project, but the timing of the movie just didn't work out for her. It then sealed its report with what her rep has to say on the matter, writing that the rep claimed the movie is "categorically not happening" for Kidman.

The annual "sexiest show on earth" will be hosted by Heidi Klum. Producers of Victoria's Secret (VS) fashion show have hired its alumna to lead the show on November 19 although Klum has just given birth to her son Lou Sulola Samuel on October 9.

"Heidi is superwoman. She had a baby a few weeks ago and she is hosting the most high profile fashion show in the world," Ed Razek, President and Chief Marketing Officer of VS tells People. "Victoria's Secret is thrilled to have her back. There is no one like her."

Stephanie Pratt's recent DUI arrest, apparently, teaches her one lesson that she reportedly has been planning to seek help to cure her alcohol addiction. In Touch Weekly breaks the report that the 23-year-old reality star will enroll in an outpatient rehab program.

"Getting a DUI was the wake-up call she needed to get professional help for her drinking problem. Like a lot of people, she needed something to shake her up," one of Stephanie's friends states. "She realizes it could have been a lot worse."

John Mayer is gearing up to hit the road to support his November 17 release "Battle Studies". He will kick off the gig on February 8, 2010 and finish it off on April 10. Michael Franti and Spearhead are recruited as his special guests.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale on November 21. Fans who pre-order "Battle Studies" through November 10 on John's official website will access their own exclusive tour pre-sale before tickets are available anywhere else.

Two days before "The Box" opens wide in U.S. theaters, Warner Bros. Pictures gave it a red carpet treatment. The studio threw a New York premiere for the horror movie on Wednesday, November 4, making use of the Big Apple's AMC Lincoln Square as the venue for the special screening event.

Both of the leading stars, Cameron Diaz and James Marsden, were present during the premiere. The actors who play on-screen couple Norma and Arthur Lewis in the movie made time to pose together as well as with director/producer/writer Richard Kelly for the line of press at the red carpet.

The list of "CSI: NY" guest stars is getting longer with the addition of two actresses, Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Minnillo, as well as TRL star LaLa Vasquez and members of rock band Train. The star-studded episode will air on December 16 on CBS.

"The ladies play two women who've managed to concoct a very interesting scheme that ends in murder," Executive Producer Pam Veasey told People about the roles Kardashian and Minnillo take. Meanwhile, how Vasquez and Train will be featured in the episode is not disclosed.

"I probably would've answered it if people hadn't made such a big deal about it," Kristen Stewart said when Entertainment Weekly questioned her about the endless rumors of her dating Robert Pattinson, her on-screen lover in "Twilight". "But I'm not going to give the fiending an answer."

"I know that people are really funny about 'Well, you chose to be an actor, why don't you just f***ing give your whole life away?! Can I have your firstborn child?'," the 19-year-old actress went on complaining. "I've thought about this a lot".

Adam Lambert is confirmed to make a special live performance on ABC's "Good Morning America" on November 25. Two days prior, the "American Idol" alum is scheduled to tape a performance on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" which will also be televised on the day of his GMA appearance.

In addition to those TV shows, Adam Lambert will also be seen rocking the stage of 2009 American Music Awards on November 22. He will be joined by Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, DAUGHTRY, Jennifer Lopez and Black Eyed Peas as well as three newly-confirmed performers Rihanna, Eminem and Lady GaGa.

Jessica Alba is listed among the actors tapped to star in Robert Rodriguez's "Machete", and the first look at her in character as Sartana has made its rounds. Brought into attention by Coming Soon, the first look came in the form of a capture of the film's character poster which is being displayed at the American Film Market.

The part of Sartana places the leading lady of "The Love Guru" as an immigration customs enforcement agent who is tracking the titular character down. She will be starring opposite Danny Trejo who takes on the role of Machete in the movie which cast ensemble also consists of Robert De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal and Lindsay Lohan.

Still in her late 20s, Natalie Portman is ambivalent if she would have plastic surgery in the future as a way to salvage her acting career in Hollywood film industry. Though so, she says she wouldn't hesitate going under the knife if she had to.

Sharing about the role of beauty in the business, she tells V Magazine in an interview for its winter 2009/2010 issue, "You see people who were stars five years ago and already they're waning." She goes on, "As actresses approach 40, it starts becoming really, really difficult."

Battles between the world's top two supervillains are on in a brand new teaser trailer of "Despicable Me". Coming out courtesy of Apple, this second sneak peek into the Universal Pictures animation introduces for the first time lead character Gru. The teaser chronicles his every failed attempt in outwitting world's #1 supervillain Vector.

The world's #2 supervillain, Gru, delights in all things wicked. Living in a black house in a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences and flowering rose bushes, he fights to be the world's #1. And, to reach his goal, he sets the biggest heist in the history of the world, stealing the moon.

Not waiting how the movie will perform in the box office, director slash producer of "2012 (2009)" Roland Emmerich has projected his interest in adopting the movie as a TV series. The feature movie which will be released in U.S. cinemas on Friday, November 13 in fact is already in the process of being transformed to small screen.

Telling EW about his new project, Emmerich said that there are plenty to do in a TV show. "The plan is that it is 2013 and it's about what happens after the disaster," Emmerich opened up about the plot. "It is about the resettling of Earth. That is very, very fascinating."

After giving a short snippet of "Somebody to Love" music video in an episode of her popular TV series "Gossip Girl", Leighton Meester provides fans with another preview. This time around, the Blair Waldorf depicter shows the filming process through behind-the-scene footage.

"The video that I want to make matches the song, but is also very much like a film," Leighton explains. "I want it to be telling a story, but a lot about the photography and the lighting and mostly about the clothes." She then takes viewers to the closet where her wardrobes are kept.

A month before she is expected to birth to the baby in her womb, Kourtney Kardashian gushes about her growing belly, telling Life and Style in an exclusive interview, "I run around naked all day at home!" Revealing more of her love for her physical appearance, she says "I'm totally excited to gain weight, and I'm embracing it ... I like that my body is changing. It's a beautiful thing."

Telling the magazine that her pregnancy actually wasn't "expected or planned," Kourtney raves she has mixed feeling about becoming first-time a mother. "My pregnancy has been wonderful. I love being pregnant. I'm excited to be a mom -- but I'm nervous," she confesses.

More sneak peek at the highly anticipated "Avatar" has made its way out in the form of a new Japanese trailer. Presented via Yahoo!, this fresh promo video is shorter than the three minutes U.S. trailer. Still, it manages to reel in a number of never-before-seen footage, including glimpses of Pandora and the Na'vi.

In this sci-fi movie, Sam Worthington stars as Jake Sully, a former Marine who was wounded and paralyzed from the waist down in combat on Earth. Getting the chance to walk again when selected to participate in the Avatar program, he travels to Pandora and with his new avatar body, he goes on a scouting mission for the soldiers that will follow.

The new season of "Iron Chef America" will get a little taste of the White House. The First Lady Michelle Obama is going to be the guest on the Food Network program, being the one who reveals the secret ingredient that the chefs must use in their cooking challenge.

Cristeta Comerford, the White House executive chef, teams up with celebrity chef Bobby Flay to compete against the combination of Mario Batali and Emeril Lagasse. The battlefield would be Michelle's vegetable garden where participants are allowed to use whatever grow there to help create the meals.

Chris Brown has changed the release date for his forthcoming third studio album "Graffiti", moving it from December 15 to a week earlier. "Good NEWS: my album date has changed.. December 8. Graffiti. If u love me get it twice and if u hate me still get it," he wrote on Twitter.

The first and second singles from the forthcoming effort have come out. In the first one "I Can Transform Ya", Chris collaborates with Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz. Meanwhile, he chooses to go solo in the second single "Crawl" but brings fellow singer Cassie for its music video.

"Ghost Rider 2" will be darker than the first one, but screenwriter David Goyer recently insisted that it can't be called a reboot. Asked by MTV on the truth behind the swirling reboot speculation, the co-creator of TV series "FlashForward" was quick to utter what he has in mind of the sequel to 2007's "Ghost Rider".

"It's not exactly a reboot," the 43-year-old claimed. He went on explaining, "I hate to say it's more realistic, because he's got a flaming skull for a head, but it's a bit more stripped down and darker. It's definitely changing tone. What 'Casino Royale' was to the Bond movies, hopefully this will be to 'Ghost Rider.' "

Making no definite clarification whether or not the hard-to-be-stopped rumors of her dating Robert Pattinson are true, Kristen Stewart manages to add fuel to the romance talks when she sings him praise. Interviewed by Harper's Bazaar for its December issue, she says she has nickname for the British film star.

"Rob can barely jump rope," she tells the magazine. "I call him Flippy because when he does his stunt rehearsals, he flips around [makes gestures like a penguin]. And God, when he tries to run ..." Besides, Robert is also a romantic guy, Kristen claims, adding "I think romance is anything honest. As long as it's honest, it's so disarming." When presented with question on who is the better musician between them, Kristen says it's the "Twilight" leading actor. "He's a great singer. Heartbreaking," so she states.

A steamy music video with parental advisory warning has been outed to support Trey Songz's single "I Invented Sex". Directed by Yolande Geralds, the video takes its focus on the R&B singer when he is on the bed with a female, caressing and undressing her.

Trey has also filmed a video for his other single "Say Aah" in Brooklyn, New York back-to-back along with the shooting of "I Invented Sex". Several pictures taken during the "Say Aah" video shoot have emerged earlier last month.

"Sherlock Holmes" won't play in theaters until Christmas Day, but Warner Bros. Pictures has offered more taste of its action and especially bromance through a brand new trailer. Debuted at MTV, this sneak peek mostly centers on Holmes and Watson as they work together while bickering all the way. At one point, Rachel McAdams' Irene Adler says, "They've been flirting this way for hours!"

The trailer also presents all kind of fights from gunfights to fistfights. Earlier, star Robert Downey Jr. has told MTV about how his legendary detective character practices his fighting skills. "He thinks through all eventualities, possibilities and counterattacks when he's fighting, so he actually has the fight worked out before he starts," so the actor claimed.

Not only Michael Jackson's documentary "This Is It" but also the film's soundtrack has been a hit. "This Is It" album debuted atop Billboard Hot 200 with 373,000 copies sold, becoming the fifth-best sales week for an album in the U.S. this year.

This is not the first time Michael returns to Billboard chart with his effort. Earlier this year soon after his sudden death in June, Jackson also ruled Top Comprehensive Albums and Top Pop Catalog Albums with his 2003 greatest hits "Number Ones".

Yes, Taylor Swift will make fun of the MTV Video Music Awards infamous incident in September when Kanye West rudely interrupted her acceptance speech. A short video has been released via MTV to promote Swift's hosting duty on "Saturday Night Live" this Saturday, November 7.

Greeting the audience as the host, Swift is accompanied by the variety show's regular Bill Hader who is apparently on the phone. After Swift finishes her line, Hader says, "Whoops, Kanye West just called. He thinks Beyonce should host instead. Funny joke, right?" Swift makes no comment, only whispering to herself "Wow".

Things, apparently, are getting serious between Russell Brand and Katy Perry and there are reports that the actor is ready to pop the question to the songstress. The engagement speculation is prompted by the fact that Russell has turned his back on his womanizing ways ever since he dated Katy. He even has expressed his willingness to settle down and start a family with her.

A source close to the British star has been quoted by Hollyscoop as stating, "We've never seen him like this. He always has a woman on his arm, or in his bed, and hasn't been interested in monogamy." The source then adds, "But this is different - we all think it won't be long before he marries Katy. I'm waiting for a call to say they are in that Little Chapel in Vegas and have run off to get married."

Confirmation has finally been made by Adam Lambert that he has split from boyfriend Drake LaBry. Speaking to Us Weekly, he said he is "cool" with his single status and still remains "very good friend" with Drake.

"I don't really feel like there were any mistakes made," so he said while attending the Los Angeles premiere of "2012 (2009)" on Tuesday, November 3. "I feel like things evolved. Sometimes you're on the same page with somebody, and sometimes you have to get off that page and on to another one."

Angelina Jolie is on the run to clear her name, jumping to the top of a moving and off a speeding subway. The first teaser trailer for the upcoming action thriller "Salt" has just been released via Yahoo! Movies, featuring first look at the "Wanted (2008)" actress as she portrays framed CIA agent Evelyn Salt.

Salt is a CIA officer who swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. But, when a Russian captive accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy who is on a mission to kill the president in Manhattan, she is forced to go on the run. Being hunted down by her colleagues, she must use all of her covert operative skills and experience to elude capture and protect her husband or the world's most powerful forces will erase any trace of her existence.