December 09, 2009

A sneak peek at Walt Disney Pictures' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" has been made available for viewing pleasure. Making its way out via Apple, the newly released trailer features Jay Baruchel's Dave Stutler as he is up and down learning the magic tricks. Additionally, the snippet gives a look at a creature which looks like a dragon when it is chasing Dave.

Nicolas Cage's Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. As he cannot do it alone, he recruits Dave, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protege. Dave then has to get through an uneasy way to learn the art and science behind the sorcerer's magic.

The NCIS team will have to solve the murder of a Marine who is killed by an explosive device planted on his cell phone when "NCIS: Los Angeles" returns to CBS next Tuesday, December 15. Titled "Brimstone", the series' upcoming 1.10 episode will, moreover, witness the team races to find the remaining men of the Marine's former EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) unit before another deadly explosion kills someone else.

"NCIS: Los Angeles", which is a spin-off of "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service", was premiered on CBS on September 22, 2009 and has been given a full-season pickup by the network starting in October. The season was extended again on November 4, 2009, when CBS announced its order for an additional two episodes.

Universal Pictures has announced that their movie "The Wolfman" has got an R-rating from Motion Picture Association of America. The movie, which is going to be released around the Valentine's Day in 2010, is rated R for "bloody horror, violence and gore."

Despite the negative financial consequences that can go along with it, the studio seems happy with the R-rating. This is possible considering the fact that the latest news is not as bad as several problems happened to the film along the way, like delays, reshoots, composers Danny Elfman's leave, and editing changes.

50 Cent shares screen with his ex-girlfriend actress Vivica A. Fox in a music video promoting his single "Do You Think About Me". Other cameos appearing in the video are Tamala Jones and Tahiry.

The rapper previously shared to MTV about the concept of the video saying, "I actually wanna write a sorta 'Thin Line Between Love and Hate' - a piece that kind of has that energy that the film with Martin Lawrence had to it." He added, "You know, of course they were happy in the beginning. [Then] she only sees what she wants. She was so angry, she could hurt him."

There are at least 10 interesting scenes offered for "90210" fans to watch when the drama series comes back for its 2.13 episode next week. Among them include girl-and-girl fight and boy-and-boy fight on the beach. Besides, there will be steamy scenes that also involve girl-on-girl kiss in addition to girl-and-boy kisses.

The particular episode, moreover, will see Naomi getting back from her Christmas break in St. Barts with a more tanned skin tone. See which characters get involved in which scenes when "90210" returns to The CW next Tuesday, December 15.

A music video for Mariah Carey's single "H.A.T.E.U." has been debuted. Directed by Brett Ratner and filmed in Malibu beach, the video features the wife of actor Nick Cannon hitting the shore in a deep plunge one-piece bikini.

"H.A.T.E.U." is the third single taken from Mariah'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.

AnnaLynne McCord was attending the Variety's 3rd Annual Power of Youth event in Hollywood recently when Hollyscoop approached her and asked her to confirm the state of her relationship with Kellan Lutz. And she had this to say, "I think he's gorgeous, I mean who wouldn't want to kiss him? But no, we're just friends."

"Kellan Lutz um, we're still friends. We're still best friends, I love him to death. He's like a big brother to me. I've known him for six years," so added the screen beauty. And when presented with question on what kind of man she would like to date, she raved, "I just want you to be a man, not a little boy, confidence, not cockiness, cockiness is not confidence, everyone be aware!"

Dimension Films has shared another sneak peek at "Youth in Revolt" by releasing an age-restricted trailer. Though there are not many raunchy actions, there are quite a lot of R-rated jokes in the clip. The snippet, additionally, gives a look at the silly things done by Nicholas "Nick" Twisp to win the heart of a girl.

Nick is a high school student who goes on a quest to lose his virginity after his parents' break-up. When meeting Sheeni Saunders on a family vacation, he is attracted to her. Unfortunately, Sheeni doesn't see him as a boyfriend material. Unwilling to give up easily, Nick creates a "supplementary persona" named Francois Dillinger in an attempt to win her heart and gain a sexual relationship with her. While he is working hard to impress her, Sheeni does almost everything under the sun to make his attempts fail.

The eighth season of "The Biggest Loser" has come to its finale on December 8. With a stunning lose of 239 pounds or about 55% of his body weight, Danny Cahill won the competition and took home the $250,000 prize.

"I feel like a million bucks," Danny said. "I got my life back." Originally weighed 430 pounds, he beat fellow contestants Rudy Pauls who also looks lean after successfully losing 208 pounds or about 53% of his body weight, and Amanda Arlauskas who advanced to the finale after getting the most votes from viewers.

Moving on from her broken love relationship with Chris Brown following their altercation earlier this year, Rihanna is adamant to date "high-risk" men with an "edge". Asked by Britain's Glamour Magazine in recent interview about what she looks for in a man, she said, "Definitely the high-risk [men]. I don't like cream puff, corny guys."

On the reason why, the Barbadian-born songstress explained, "Usually they are the nice guys, the ones that won't hurt you. They'll pull out the chair for you and the whole nine yards. Everything is perfect and boring." She then added, "I like the risk, I like the edge. That's the thrill for me."

Words on the street are Josh Brolin could have a part in "Men in Black 3". The news was first brought into attention by Hero Complex, which reported that the depicter of the titular character in upcoming Warner Bros. Picture's movie, "Jonah Hex", is being considered to take a role in the third installment of the action movie franchise that features top secret agents donning black suits.

About the character that could be played by Brolin, the site reported there are several possible roles that have been discussed. First, the 41-year-old actor may be seen as "a new single-monikered government agent, with Tommy Lee Jones' Agent K passing the baton to Brolin's character." Or, he could portray Agent K as a young man. If those two roles are ruled out, he may play something entirely different.

Preview for the next episode of "Melrose Place" promises The CW's TV series to be "bigger" and "more wicked than ever" when it airs its episode "Copa De Oro" on January 19, 2010. Also, there will be new faces and body parts offered.

Along with "The Vampire Diaries", "Melrose Place" has survived the ax. Averaging only at 2 million viewers, the drama series has been given a five episodes order which brings in a total of 18 episodes for this season.

When it has already been in post-production phase, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" sets cameras to roll once again. The remake of the 1984 Wes Craven's movie is said to shoot additional scene following a recent casting call notice for the film, which was posted on Spoiler TV.

According to the announcement, the horror movie is looking for actors to play four new characters, including a waitress, a dutch, a teenage guy, and a friend of Jesse and Quentin. Based on the descriptions of each character, it is believed that the new scene will take place in a dine.

After a failed in-vitro fertilization (IVF) last month, Celine Dion told Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell in a new interview that she won't give up and will keep trying to get pregnant again. "We were [pregnant], it was positive. And yes it was, so for about four or five days later, then with the blood test, they found out that it was going down a little bit and it was not staying," she says of report that her IVF treatment was unsuccessful.

The pop singer goes on explaining, "So it happens you know, in life in general, people who are not on TV, and newspapers, they go through this all the time and most of the time would not even know that they were pregnant for three or four days, because it was just delayed a little bit. But maybe they were and they would never find out." She continues, "Because of the treatments I have, I have blood tests a lot and so we found out I was [pregnant] and then it didn't stay and that is why we are trying again" adding that she and husband Rene Angelil "are trying to have a second child and we hope to be blessed again as parents. That would be amazing."

After giving away on-set pictures, Boys Like Girls now tease "Two Is Better Than One" music video through its behind-the-scene footage. Beside giving a look at the filming which is directed by Meiert Avis, it also provides commentary from the band.

"Two Is Better Than One" features country music singer Taylor Swift and appears on the band's sophomore set "Love Drunk" which reached No. 8 on Billboard Hot 200. Its music video is scheduled to be debuted on MTV this coming Thursday, December 10.

Peter Jackson keeps spilling some details on "The Hobbit". Most recently, the filmmaker had an interview with MTV, during which he revealed that there are three "Lord of the Rings" actors who will be seen returning for the upcoming adventure movie.

Among three stars is Ian McKellen, who has previously been confirmed to reprise his role as Gandalf. "Gandalf, being a 2,000-year-old wizard, is still around and plays a major role in 'The Hobbit,' and we're having Ian McKellen reprise," Jackson shared.

Five months after being dumped by Tony Romo, Jessica Simpson finds new love in Billy Corgan, who is the vocalist and lead guitarist for alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. A source has told E! News exclusively that the rumored lovers have considered themselves "officially dating." The source, moreover, claims "She has fallen hard and is smitten."

No confirmation or denial has been made by both Jessica, 29, and Billy, 42. Their representatives also haven't returned calls for comments. Another source, in the meantime, reveals that Jessica's inner circle is not quite happy with the dating rumors.

Pam, the Fangtasia screener and Eric's trusted woman, will have more presence on "True Blood". In the middle of its casting season, HBO has promoted Kristin Bauer who puts the character to life to be a regular starting season 3.

Bauer was credited as a guest star in the first two seasons, appearing in a total of 11 episodes. Creator of the vampire show Alan Ball said during San Diego Comic Con this year that he has meatier role for Pam in the third season. Later on, Ball said that he could picture Pam as a lesbian. "I don't know that that's all she is, but she certainly does seem to appreciate the women," he said.

It seems that fans have to wait a little longer to see Milla Jovovich's Alice returning to big screen. Despite the actress' claim that "Resident Evil: Afterlife" was still scheduled for an August 27, 2010 release date, Screen Gems has provided several sites with a release schedule which mentions that the film is now slated to hit theaters on January 14, 2011. To fill the empty slot, the studio has moved up vampire thriller "Priest" starring Paul Bettany from its original release date on October 1, 2010.

As it has been reported before, the reason for the delay is to give more time to director Paul W.S. Anderson to complete the fourth installment of "Resident Evil" film franchise in post-production. With the new release date, this upcoming zombie movie will compete with MGM's thriller "The Cabin in the Woods", which was pushed back from 2010 so it can be formatted for 3D.

Wedding bells will soon ring for Mickey Rourke who, as reported by New York Post, is planning to marry his model girlfriend Elena Kuletskaya in her native Russia this spring. "They haven't booked a venue or made any solid plans. He just knows he wants to do it in April, and he's been asking what is involved in a traditional Russian wedding ceremony," says a friend of the actor.

Mickey, 57, began close to Elena, 24, after she helped tutoring him in her native tongue for his role as Russian villain Ivan/Whiplash in the upcoming "Iron Man 2". The two have been dating for several months when the film star proposed to her over dinner last week.

Kid Cudi has premiered a music video in support of his single "Pursuit of Happiness". In the newly-debuted video, he is seen partying with a bunch of people. Drake is shown making cameo even though he is not featured on the song.

"Pursuit of Happiness" is one of the singles from Kid Cudi's debut album "Man on the Moon: The End of Day". The track contains additional verses from MGMT and Ratatat and made its U.S. debut on "Late Show with David Letterman".

Ryan Seacrest has posted on his official You Tube account, a promo of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" season 4. Slightly longer than the TV spots, this promo shows the pressure that the family put on each other including the literal ones.

During a family gathering, Kim Kardashian yells that she is being pressured to get married or have a baby like her sisters Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian. Kourtney herself, is facing the dislike her family give to her baby's daddy, Scott Disick, while Khloe gets the doubt from her parents about her marriage to Lamar Odom.

The Pussycat Dolls' Kimberly Wyatt recently opened up about the status of the band now that they are on hiatus, hinting that she may exit the group. In further statement, she said she will always be part of the group and is thankful for the opportunity given to her.

"The Pussycat Dolls have been on a hiatus for a while now. I really don't know what's to come, I can't even comment on it because I'm not the driving force behind it," she told Digital Spy. "Robin Antin is the creator and there's a lot of chefs in the kitchen when it comes to the Pussycat Dolls. They're making their choices wisely. From what I know, Robin did issue a statement saying to expect new music, new ideas and to expect new faces."

The next Spider-Man's enemies could be found in John Malkovich and Anne Hathaway. According to Movieline, the site has confirmed with sources close to the film that "Spider-Man 4" is circling those two stars to play the villains in the upcoming Sam Raimi-directed movie.

The 56-year-old is reportedly in negotiations with the filmmakers to play the Vulture. In the original Marvel comic books, the possible character for the "Eragon" actor is described as an elderly enemy of Spider-Man, who packs a punch despite his advanced age. The Vulture has flying ability and his sharp wings can be used as projectile weapons.

New report has just surfaced by the hour that burglars have broken into the Hollywood Hills home of socialite Nicky Hilton. A laptop and some very expensive Lalique crystal are among the things that are reported missing from the building, TMZ claims.

The break in, according to reports, occurred at about 3:30 P.M. Tuesday, December 8. As of the press time, investigation conducted by Los Angeles Police Department detectives is still undergoing inside the house. No word from them though regarding the incident.

A music video in companion to Timbaland's new single "Say Something" has just made its way out on BET. Directed by Paul Coy Allen, the video follows Timbaland as he asks his leading lady to speak up her mind.

"Say Something" features Drake who also makes cameo appearance on the video. The track is set to appear in Timbaland's next studio installment "Shock Value 2" which hits the market in U.S. on December 8. The song has been made available for U.S. purchase on iTunes since November 3.

Uma Thurman is back on the single saddle again as it has been reported that she has called off her engagement to financier fiance Arpad Busson. Official confirmation is yet to be made by either parties, but the story of their split has been running wild all over the news media.

An unnamed source tells weekly magazine People Uma and Arpad ended their engagement "awhile back - almost two months ago." The source adds that though the pair is no longer together they still "remain friends."

There are talks that Rob Zombie is making a shift to small screen, directing a popular TV series based around forensic crime investigation. The clue points to "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" or any of its franchise like "CSI: NY" and "CSI: Miami" but nothing will be announced before the deal is official.

According to The Pulse of Radio, Zombie is a fan of "CSI" franchise. He also said previously that he was open to any directing project after completing "H2: Halloween 2". Moreover, the director of "House of 1000 Corpses" who is also a musician, wanted to break out of the horror genre.