April 23, 2011

Ian Holm will reprise his "Lord of the Rings" role in "The Hobbit". Although Martin Freeman has taken the lead role of Bilbo Baggins in the adventure fantasy movie, director Peter Jackson has confirmed via his Facebook account that Holm will still make an appearance in the film as the elder version of Baggins.

"One comment that came up from the recent video blog was the Bilbo voice at the end - many of you assumed it was Sir Ian Holm," the post read. "Whilst Ian will be returning as the older Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, that recording was actually Martin Freeman's voice, taken from a script read through we recorded when the cast first arrived. I have to admit, I wasn't sure who it was when I first heard it, either. Cheers, Peter J".

Sam and Dean are not too happy when seeing Mary Winchester (Samantha Smith) again in an upcoming episode of "Supernatural". The Winchester brothers have to face an evil creature using the face of their mother when Eve brings her back as a demon.

After traveling back to 1861 Wyoming in "Frontierland", next week Sam and Dean along with Bobby and Castiel travel to a small town in Oregon to track down The Mother of All. The guys discover the townspeople have been converted to demons, but surprisingly, they all appear to be dying. The finally meet Eve face to face as a waitress in a diner.

"House at the End of the Street" is getting closer to box office income. After landing a distributor, the horror thriller starring Jennifer Lawrence has found a release date. Relativity Media announced on Friday, April 22 that the film is set to be released in theaters February 3 next year.

"House at the End of the Street" centers around a teen girl (Lawrence) who moves with her mom to a new town and learns that their home is across the street from a house where a double murder took place. Complications ensue when the teen befriends the massacre's sole surviving son.

Arriving in Barbados for some R&R, Rachel Bilson does not waste time to show off her bikini body. On Friday afternoon, April 22, the "Waiting for Forever" actress was spotted in a skimpy black two-piece as she and her on-and-off boyfriend Hayden Christensen hit the beach and took a dip in the ocean.

Photos of the beach outing capture the 29-year-old beauty going make-up free with her hair being tied up in a loose bun. Her 30-year-old boyfriend was spotted wearing a pair of black board shorts as he joined her in soaking up the sun. Daily Mail reported that he was swimming around her when they were in the water.

Nicki Minaj is ready for another studio album. The raptress recently talked to KIIS FM's JoJo about the follow-up to her critically-acclaimed debut effort "Pink Friday", hinting when she's going to reveal details of the sophomore set.

"You'll get another album within 12 months," Minaj spilled the beans in the radio interview. "You'll get the announcement for the next album in - and I'm saying the announcement - that you'll get the announcement in September. That's all."

RZA will join David Duchovny as the cast of "Californication". The Wu-Tang Clan leader has been tapped to take a major recurring role when the show returns for its fifth season. According to TVLine, his character is tentatively called Apocalypse and is described as a slightly dangerous hip-hop mogul whom Duchovny's Hank considers writing a movie for.

RZA, whose real name is Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, has previously appeared in some films such "Due Date" and "The Next Three Days". The Grammy winning hip hop pioneer also played a wrongly convicted felon in the pilot episode of NBC's short-lived series "Outlaw". He is additionally on board to serve as a director for "The Man With an Iron Fist" which stars Russell Crowe and himself among others.

Big Boi has just made public a music video for his latest single "Be Still". In this newly-released video, the OutKast takes over the city, taking a stroll around the town and stopping by for a jam session with his featured guest Janelle Monae on one of the cityscapes' rooftop.

This is not the first time Big Boi shares screen with Janelle. Last September, he tagged the soul/indie pop singer to make a cameo in his "Train Pt. 2" video along with Sleepy Brown. Later this year, they are going to bring their duet to the live stage of Glastonbury festival.

Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter will allegedly team up once again in "Great Expectations". The two "Harry Potter" stars are up to take the roles of Abel Magwitch and Miss Havisham respectively in the film adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel.

According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, Carter has a bigger chance to make an appearance in the drama as her schedule is more likely to allow her shooting the film. In the meantime, Fiennes apparently needs more slot on his schedule as he has already been set to play Prospero in Trevor Nunn's version of "The Tempest" at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

Those expecting a new batch of "Real Housewives" may be disappointed. Bravo's head Andy Cohen had clarified that there will be no new franchise in near future, particularly that of Las Vegas and Scottsdale, Arizona although camera crews were spotted in the areas earlier this month.

"Bravo is not shooting or casting for Las Vegas or Arizona. It is not true, and we have no association to either project," Cohen said in his tweet Friday, April 22. And when asked by one follower whether he would talk about the Arizona spin-off, Cohen replied, "there is nothing to discuss!"

LeAnn Rimes is officially a married woman once again. The "Can't Fight the Moonlight" hitmaker has, on Friday, April 22, married her actor fiance Eddie Cibrian, her spokesman Rhett Usry confirmed.

Spreading the happy news, Rhett told People magazine, "LeAnn and Eddie were happily married today surrounded by their closest family and friends." The rep added, "They thank everyone for their well wishes."

"The Hunger Games" family is shaping up with the casting of Paula Malcomson. The actress who starred in "Caprica" and "Sons of Anarchy" has nabbed the role of Katniss and Prim's mother who, in the grief of her husband's death, was living in fear that her daughters are taking part in the deadly Hunger Games.

At the same time, it is reported that John C. Reilly is touted to play the role of Haymitch Abernathy. The character as described in the novel is an alcoholic who used to a mentor for the District 12 Tributes. The role is particularly significant because Haymitch is the one helping Katniss and Peeta in the hunger games.

Christoph Waltz has sat down along with Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler in an "American Idol" spoof. Made as a sketch for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", the short video sees the "Inglourious Basterds" actor channeling his inner mean judge.

After launching his harsh comments to Stefano Langone, Waltz sends firing squads to "sentence him to death". Amidst the audience booing, the Oscar winner shows up on the stage to criticize that there is too much praise on the show. "You don't inflate a malfunctioning ego. No, you eliminate him. Permanently," he declares.

Model/actress Ali Landry is going to add another member to her family of three. The 37-year-old beauty has just confirmed to Life & Style that she and her director husband Alejandro Monteverde are expecting their second child. She is currently three-and-a-half months along.

The 1996 Miss USA winner is apparently over the moon about this pregnancy, telling the publication, "I love being pregnant. Being a mom is just the best thing in the entire world." On when she learned she has the bun in the oven, she spilled, "I found out on Valentine's Day and told my husband and daughter together - they were both so excited!"

Lil Wayne decided to push back his upcoming studio album "Tha Carter IV" from its original date on May 16 to a new one on June 21. The delay was made to allow the rap mogul to add finishing touches on the effort, according to Young Money president Mack Maine.

"He's still perfecting a few things, he's a perfectionist ... changing a few lines," Maine shared to MTV in a recent interview. "We also have a huge record that wasn't done yet. We're in L.A. right now. We have a little studio time and it should be done probably by Monday."

Masi Oka apparently still wants to explore Hiro Nakamura's power on "Heroes" although the series had been canceled by NBC. The actor is teaming up with "The Art of Cool" writer Alex Sabeti to develop "The Correctors" which has a cross ability of time-travel and "Inception".

The series which pilot is picked up by Syfy follows two agents of the Exceptions Bureau who are dispatched to a parallel universe where they inhabit the bodies of their identical selves in order to stop events from occurring. Script is written by Sabeti with Oka executive producing and possibly starring.

New clip for "Priest" has arrived online. This video, obtained via Yahoo!, shows an action scene where Maggie Q's Priestess is trying to save her life by throwing a motorbike to a rider.

The thriller film follows the title character (Paul Bettany) who has to break his sacred vows and ventures out to find his niece (Lily Collins), who is kidnapped by vampires. Having lived in walled-in dystopian cities controlled by the Church, he was stripped out of the order as he breaks the swear.

Contrary to earlier speculation, Rupert Grint is not the man pictured smoking pot from a bong. As the photo, which was reportedly taken at a "Harry Potter" cast party, made its round online on Thursday, April 21, a representative for the Ron Weasley of the boy wizard series immediately reached out to E! News and offered clarification to the false rumor.

"This is categorically NOT Rupert Grint. It is an impersonator/lookalike," Rupert's rep said. The rep also stated that the 22-year-old's camp are working to get the photo removed from Perez Hilton's blog, where the photo first came out. In shooting down the speculation, E! also noted that the red-haired man in the photo boasts built arms, while the actor is known for his lanky look.

Tyler Perry is making a new TV show which is based on one of his movies "Why Did I Get Married?". Appearing on "Conan" to promote his new movie "Madea's Big Happy Family", the actor/filmmaker announced the project will be called "For Better or Worse".

The 41-year-old said the new TV show is based on the couples from the 2007 drama comedy. It is currently shooting but no further details from the project are available yet.

Rihanna has revealed an artwork which serves as an official cover art of her latest single "California King Bed". The Bajan songstress posted it on her Twitter with caption "Here's a lil treat." In this picture, she's snapped sitting under a stream of sunlight.

"California King Bed" is lifted from RiRi's latest studio installment "Loud". She kicked off promotion for the single at the Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3 by singing it live with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles. Last week, she performed it on "American Idol" result show.

Reviews have varied so far about "Water for Elephants", and Robert Pattinson is prepared for the worse. Talking to USA Today about his latest stint, Pattinson said he senses people will always compare his new roles to Edward Cullen, his character in "Twilight", and criticize his performance overall.

"I always see these things like, 'Can he act or not?,'" he said. "It's like, I'm nothing like Edward. What do you think I'm doing in that? So (when a new role arises), everyone's like 'It's very different'."

Oliver Stone has reportedly added a cast member to his film "Savages". Variety reports that Emile Hirsch has signed on for an unspecified character in the big screen version of Don Winslow's bestselling novel.

Just a few moments before the Hirsch rumor came to the surface, Deadline has reported that Blake Lively, Uma Thurman, and John Travolta were also tapped to star in the movie. Lively will star as O, with Thurman playing O's mother Paqu. Meanwhile, Travolta will take the role of Dennis, a burned out DEA agent.

Stefano Langone has got the boot from "American Idol" on Thursday night, April 21. The morning after his elimination, the seventh-place finisher confessed to journalists during a conference call, "I had never really - when I came out for American Idol, I was never really wanting to be the American Idol."

The 22-year-old continued to point out the more important goal. "It was getting that foot into the music industry and taking a step forward in that way," he said. On his exit, he stressed that he was "completely at peace and at ease", explaining further, "I got to seven - lucky number seven - and it doesn't really reflect on who I am as a musician or performer at all."

The return of Lex Luthor has been teased in a new promo of "Smallville" last episode debuted via TVLine. Michael Rosenbaum reprises his role as the arc nemesis of Clark Kent in this two-hour finale, which sees Clark taking the last step to becoming the Man of Steel.

Speaking of his day returning to the show's set, Rosenbaum shared, "I really didn't want the day to end. He added, "Once you're there, you always want more. Like, 'Oh c'mon, this is fun. Write something else!' "

After giving her devotees a surprise treat by jumping into Rihanna's naughty single "S&M", Britney Spears has now delighted music fans by bringing in Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha for "Till the World Ends" remix. The Young Money rapper fires some additional lines, while the queen of body glitter helps Britney sing some portion of the original lyrics.

"Chimpanzees is hatin', but I take it all in stride/ Put her in a jungle with bananas on the side/ Told you they'd revive your career, but somebody lied/ I ain't talkin' poultry when I say this chicken's fried," Minaj kicks in the revamped track with the additional verses.

Lindsay Lohan is going back to jail. On Good Friday afternoon, April 22, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner ruled that the troubled actress has violated her 2007 DUI probation stemming from her alleged necklace theft back in January, and thus sentenced her to120 days in jail.

Judge Sautner also ordered 24-year-old Lindsay to serve 480 hours of community service, including 360 hours at a downtown Los Angeles women's center where, the judge said, "perhaps then she will see women who are truly needy and might change her behavior". Additionally, she is required complete another 120 hours of community service at the Los Angeles County morgue.

The "Dreams" hitmaker, The Game real name Jayceon Taylor, took a flight from Los Angeles to Canada on Wednesday but was detained by border officials upon landing.

He was due to play a string of concerts in cities including Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto as part of his Red Nation tour, but on Thursday, Substance Entertainment Group promoters were forced to axe all of the gigs due to the star's immigration issues.

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl recruited his old pal, Krist Novoselic to record a new song for his group's latest album, "Wasting Light", in December. The track was produced by another Nirvana collaborator, Butch Vig, while guitarist Pat Smear, who joined the "Nevermind" rockers on tour in 1993, was also invited into the studio as a Foo Fighters regular.

The jam session occurred on the eve of a planned secret show in California shortly before Christmas of 2010 and Dave Grohl admits the reunion was a "strange" experience.

Duff McKagan quit the group, Guns N' Roses in 1997 and stunned fans at a London concert in October when he joined Axl Rose onstage and played with the group for the first time since his departure.

The surprise reunion came about after the two rockers found themselves staying at the same London hotel, and McKagan admits it felt good to clear the air after such a long estrangement.

The R&B superstar, Beyonce Knowles unveiled her onstage persona on her 2008 album, "I Am...Sasha Fierce", and Adele admits she's now followed in Beyonce's footsteps and come up with her own after a nerve-wracking meeting with her idol.

She tells Rolling Stone magazine, "I was about to meet Beyonce. I had a full-blown panic attack. Then she popped in looking gorgeous and said, 'You're amazing! When I listen to you I feel like I'm listening to God.'"

The "Mean Girls" actress, Lindsay Lohan is accused of stealing the $2,500 (GBP1,670) item from California store Kamofie & Co. in January. She has maintained her innocence and rejected a second plea deal in March.

Lindsay Lohan appeared in court on Friday for a preliminary hearing, where testimonies were heard from a number of potential witnesses, including police detectives and shop owner Sofia Kaman.

The former "Two and a Half Men" star, Charlie Sheen was running late to his one-man comedy gig after he was held up in a Los Angeles court following a custody hearing with his estranged wife Brooke Mueller.

The troubled actor faced a mad dash across the U.S. to make it to his concert on the east coast in time and revealed on his Twitter.com account that he had been given special treatment by cops upon landing at Dulles International Airport in D.C..

The "Boardwalk Empire" actress, Paz de la Huerta is accused of throwing a glass at former "The City" star Samantha Swetra and punching her in the face.

Paz de la Huerta was charged with five misdemeanours over the incident and slapped with a temporary restraining order from Swetra earlier this week.

The "Walk the Line" star, Reese Witherspoon lives on a California ranch with new husband Jim Toth and her two children and reveals having 21 chickens on her farm has its perks around Easter.

She recently got creative with the surplus eggs and decided to implement a new family tradition for the holiday - although the Oscar winner admits the games she has planned for this weekend will end in a big stink.

The "Until It Sleeps" hitmakers, Metallica are famous for refusing to allow their tracks to be used for other projects, but they made an exception when they saw "Inception" star Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the dark drama.

The actor admits he based much of his title character's behaviour on Cliff Burton, who died when Metallica's tour bus crashed in Sweden in 1986, and he was stunned when his rock idols recognised the similarities without prompting.

The "Wonderwall" hitmakers, Oasis split in 2009 when Noel Gallagher quit the group following a fall out with his brother Liam Gallagher. The frontman went on to form Beady Eye with the remaining members of Oasis and they released their debut disc, "Different Gear", "Still Speeding", in February.

The British singer reveals he and his bandmates are already working on a follow-up, because he's determined not to lose sight of what's really important and take too long to produce new material in between albums.

will.i.am reveals the "Purple Rain" icon, Prince personally reached out to him after attending a Black Eyed Peas concert and lavished praise on him for creating such a catchy tune.

He tells MTV, "I remember we played the song in Minnesota, and Prince was at the show, and he called me on the phone afterwards. He said, 'Congratulations'."

Denise Richards divorced the former "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen in 2006, but they have remained close for the sake of their two daughters Sam, seven, and Lola, five.

The troubled actor is currently locked in a custody battle with Brooke Mueller over their twin boys, and it was rumoured former Bond girl Denise Richards had volunteered to look after the kids while Charlie Sheen tours the U.S. with his one-man comedy show and Mueller reportedly seeks help in rehab.

The former "Law & Order" star, Jesse L. Martin has been attached to "Sexual Healing" since 2008, when he signed on to help "The Sopranos" James Gandolfini bring the tragic singer's life story, adapted from Steven Turner's book "Trouble Man", to the big screen.

Controversial director Julien Temple took charge of the movie in February, taking over from previous filmmakers Cameron Crowe and F. Gary Gray, but the project has been hit by a series of problems and delays due to difficulties clearing the rights to Marvin Gaye's music.

The "Twilight" star, Robert Pattinson left his native U.K. and moved to the U.S. prior to landing the lead role in the hit vampire franchise, and admits he used his British charm to win over American acquaintances.

Robert Pattinson even pretended to be friends with Britain's young royals in a bid to impress new pals, confessing his ploy to U.S. TV host Jimmy Kimmel.