March 22, 2013

Five first images from "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters" have landed online. The photos give a first look at Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson), Alexandra Daddario (Annabeth Chase), and Brandon T. Jackson (Grover), along with new cast members Leven Rambin (Clarisse LaRue), Douglas Smith (Tyson the Cyclops), and Stanley Tucci (Dionysus) in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" sequel.

"It's fun to go back to your old shoes once again and play around,'' Logan said about returning to the second film. "And it's always fun to have a sword in your hand, especially when you're doing scenes which involve fighting monsters. I'm still a kid. I love doing that stuff."

A new trailer for star-studded animation "Epic" has landed online. While the first two trailers shared the adventurous scenes of the movie, the new one introduces the characters and the voice actors behind them.

Colin Farrell voices a seasoned Leafmen warrior named Ronin. Amanda Seyfried is cast to voice Mary Katherine, the female protagonist who is seen accidentally dragged into a strange world in the jungle. Jason Sudeikis voices Professor Bomba, Mary Katherine's father. Nod, a rookie Leafmen warrior, is voiced by "The Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson.

Calling her controversial new single "Bow Down/I Been On" a "180" in the image department for Beyonce Knowles, conservative talk-radio show host Rush Limbaugh slammed the pop diva for supposedly turning her back on the "girl power" credo she has long espoused since her Destiny's Child years. However, Limbaugh seemed to have misinterpreted the lyrics to mean that Mrs. Carter was telling women to bow down to their husbands.

"[Destiny's Child] songs were attempts to inspire young women not to take any grief from men. She's done a 180," said the 62-year-old commentator, who obviously mistook the "bow down" statement from Beyonce. The radio broadcaster even continued to say that Knowles told women to "put up with it!" after "she married a rich guy," referring to Bey's superstar mogul husband Jay-Z.

Court has granted Rihanna's request to put permanent restraining order against Steveland Barrow, a man who broke into a house, thinking it was hers. According to the ruling, Barrow must keep his distance at minimum 100 yards from the singer for three years. Rihanna's lawyer Miles Cooley told the court that Barrow caused Rihanna "substantial emotional distress and concern for her personal safety."

Barrow was arrested in February for breaking into a mansion near Rihanna's in Los Angeles. Rihanna's neighbors saw the man snooping around the house and confronted him. When the neighbors realized that he was an intruder, they called the police and kept him there until the officers arrived.

AMC has shared footage of its new series "Low Winter Sun" by debuting the first trailer. It shows Lennie James' Joe giving Mark Strong's Frank Agnew a pep talk about 'black and white' before they choke another man to death and make it as if it was an accident.

Having dealt with a crime that makes him further doubt his morality, Frank faces a new problem when internal affairs begin an investigation in his division. This causes a friction between him and his partner-in-crime Joe.

"American Idol" viewers knew season eleven runner-up Jessica Sanchez could really sing when she competed in the hit TV reality series last year. However, fans will be surprised to see that the 17-year-old has some pretty decent dancing skills too when they get to watch her music video with R 'n' B prince Ne-Yo as they team up for her new single entitled "Tonight".

The track is a cut off the belter's debut album "Me, You & the Music" set to be released on April 30. The petite singer debuted the song Thursday, March 21, during an appearance on "Idol" in the episode where contestant Paul Jolley got the least number of votes and was bumped off the show.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's "Fast Five" character, Luke Hobbs, may get his own "Fast and Furious" film. In a recent interview with Empire, he talked about a potential spin-off which could be released before "Fast and Furious 7".

"[The spin-off could arrive] possibly after this one or after the next one, possibly, I'm not quite too sure. I know that's the goal and we continue to build that character and have him take shape. But yes, I can't wait," the 40-year-old actor said.

Vincent Kartheiser is a man with plans. Knowing that it would take much courage and confidence to ask Alexis Bledel for her hand in marriage, Kartheiser practiced his proposal first on "Mad Men" set with co-stars Jessica Pare and Elisabeth Moss.

"It was purely comedic but he was giving [Elisabeth] and I a facetious rendition of his planned proposal," Pare tells PEOPLE. "We were like, 'Great! Let's do this one without cursing and without yelling!' "

Pop and blues artist John Mayer happily announced that he would be performing live again on the road, embarking on his first major concert tour in three years after the throat problem that caused him to go on a vocal break has finally healed. The slated tour will be in support of his 2012 album "Born and Raised", kicking off on July 6 at Milwaukee's Summerfest and will run until October.

For four months, the 35-year-old singer will be playing in 40 cities in four countries. He will trek across the U.S. to such places as Red Rocks in Colorado on July 16 and at the Hollywood Bowl on October 5 and will even go abroad to perform at the Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 17 and in Rock in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 21.

As the search to find Jude Law's replacement in "Jane Got a Gun" begins, a few names surface as potential candidates. They are "Source Code" male lead Jake Gyllenhaal, Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire, and "True Grit" actor Jeff Bridges.

Anyone chosen to fill in the vacant slot left by the "Sherlock Holmes" actor is expected to play the main villain in the indie drama western. According to L.A. Times, director Gavin O'Connor is looking for an actor with an international brand "who also looks good in a hat."

H&M unveiled a picture of their 2013 Summer Campaign which features Beyonce Knowles. The picture which was taken in Nassau, Bahamas, shows the "Halo" singer posing sexily while lounging on the beach. She wears silk top, hot pants, high-heeled shoes and bangles from the company's latest collection. The pop star worked with photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin for the photoshoot.

The H&M ads will appear on TV, printed media and billboards. Especially for print ads and billboards, H&M will introduce "Beyonce as Mrs. Carter in H&M" which refers to Beyonce's upcoming world tour. Her latest song "Standing on the Sun" will be revealed for the first time in the commercials.

Following the success of "Game of Thrones", a prequel of the medieval series may also head to HBO. According to author George R.R. Martin, he has come up with an idea to develop a new show based on his "Dunk and Egg" novellas, which are also set in the world of Westeros, but a hundred years earlier than the events in his "A Song of Ice and Fire" series.

"I have been writing for a number of years a series of novellas set in the same world, the world of Westeros, but a hundred years earlier, about two characters called 'Dunk and Egg'," he says when asked by IGN about the other projects he's developing for HBO. "I published three of those novellas, 'The Hedge Knight', 'The Sworn Sword' and 'The Mystery Knight', and I have in mind about nine or 10 more novellas about the adventures of 'Dunk and Egg'."

CBS Films has revealed the first teaser trailer for "The Kings of Summer". Receiving rave reviews when it premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, the film which was previously titled "Toy's House" is set to be released on U.S. theaters on May 31, moved up from its original June 14 release date.

The trailer gives a look at three friends, Joe Toy (Nick Robinson), Patrick (Gabriel Basso), and Biaggio (Moises Arias), who are producing some music in the wood. Later, only Joe and Patrick make the music, while Biaggio dances to the music his two friends make. The trailer also features quotes from Sundance reviews.

After moving from her native Boston to Los Angeles, 22-year-old singer JoJo is back to making music, bringing a new sound more grown-up compared to her younger "Too Little, Too Late" days. To mark her return, the pop/R 'n' B star drops a new music video for the song "Andre" off her December-released mixtape "Agape" where she writes about recent experiences.

The four-minute-plus visuals tries to depict the song JoJo herself composed inspired by rapper/record producer Andre Benjamin. "It's not a creepy ode to being obsessed with him, FYI, but it's just what he represents is what totally I find attractive in a man; someone who's an individual, someone who's themselves unapologetically. I just think that's such a turn on," the singer/songwriter openly admits her admiration for the Outkast member.

Lindsay Lohan will fulfill her work obligation first before heading to rehab. The actress will film her guest appearance on FX's "Anger Management" before flying back to New York to pick a suitable facility for her sixth go at residential rehab.

Lohan will play a patient who develops feelings for her therapist Dr. Charlie Goodson, played by Charlie Sheen. Her episode, which marks the second time she and Sheen work together after co-starring in "Scary Movie 5", is scheduled to start shooting next week, and the episode is slated to air in April.

The alleged plot synopsis of "Transformers 4" inserted in the official announcement of the filming location is false, Paramount Pictures says. Despite the fact that it was revealed in a press release by Michigan Film Office, the studio insisted this "information previously posted is inaccurate."

The Office previously confirmed that the upcoming Michael Bay movie would be filmed in Detroit. Along with the announcement came a summary that read, "As humanity picks up the pieces, following the conclusion of 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon', Autobots and Decepticons have all but vanished from the face of the planet."

Pop-rock star Avril Lavigne has a new single "Here's to Never Growing Up" and has dropped a short teaser to give her fans a snippet of the new song, the lead track off her forthcoming new album. The still-untitled set will be the 28-year-old artist's fifth studio album and follow-up to her 2011 recording "Goodbye Lullaby" which reached a high of No. 4 on Billboard Hot 200.

"SO STOKED to share a clip of my new single & a chance for you to be in the lyric video!" Lavigne said on Twitter. The singer thus opens a contest where fans can submit a video clip of themselves singing the tune on her official Facebook page.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart had a fun night out with fellow celebrity Katy Perry recently. The couple who dated after starring in "Twilight Saga" joined the West Coast singer to celebrate her assistant Tamra Natisin's birthday.

The group went to the Wildcat Lounge in Santa Barbara. Robert and Kristen sat next to each other while Katy, who reportedly just broke up with John Mayer again, was across the table. Wearing a striped top, the singer led them to sing "happy birthday" for Tamra.

"Glee" is taking a three-week hiatus after airing its "Guilty Pleasures" episode, but it has already shared a preview of its upcoming episode. The promo video offers a peek at the show's take on latest viral sensation, the "Harlem Shake".

According to recent report, Finn starts it out when he launches into spontaneous bouts of song at University of Lima. All his peers then dance erratically in unique costumes, including a panda suit and a chicken outfit.

Ashton Kutcher says in the April issue of ELLE that he wants his relationship with Mila Kunis to stay private. Ashton, whose love life used to be on spotlight, has just realized that privacy means a lot to him. "You know, I've learned the hard way how valuable privacy is," Ashton says.

"And I've learned that there are a lot of things in your life that really benefit from being private. And relationships are one of them. And I am going to do everything in my power to have this relationship be private," he says regarding his love life.

Amanda Bynes might have a crush on Drake. She started tweeting about the Canadian rapper a week ago and most recently wrote a raunchy message to him, "I want @drake to murder my vagina."

The former child actress first posted a photoshopped picture of Drizzy and Nicki Minaj with their heads traded. "He's the woman bwahahah," she captioned, before adding, "@drake is a hot fellow :D."

Stephen Amell becomes the latest actor linked to movie adaptation of erotic book "Fifty Shades of Grey". The "Arrow" hunk reveals in a video message posted on his Facebook that he did have a meeting about the project but insisted he hadn't signed any contract.

"I get questions about Christian Grey all the time. That project is a long way off. I know this, because I had a meeting about it," the 31-year-old star continues. "Long way off. I mean, not that long, but not close. I wouldn't call it long, but I wouldn't call it close."

After a couple of months of negotiations, Summit confirmed on Thursday, March 21 that Kate Winslet was on board to star in "Divergent". In the film based on a young adult fiction novel by Veronica Roth, Winslet will play Jeanine Matthews, the smartest person of Erudite faction who leads the members who devote themselves to a lifelong pursuit of knowledge.

"What can I say? When I found out, I was floored. I grew up watching Kate Winslet in movies, whether it was 'Titanic' or 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' or 'The Reader', and she is an incredible actress, and I am sure that she will be extraordinary as Jeanine. I'm excited to see the complexity and depth she'll bring to the role," Roth wrote on her blog about Winslet's casting.

Pop icon Madonna has been promoting her "secret project" on her Instagram account but so far, she has not revealed any information about it that could give fans an idea as to what it could be about. A supposed official trailer of the said project has been released, only saying it involves photographer Stephen Klein.

This is simply because not much can be derived from the minute-long mysterious trailer, which zooms in on a bloodshot eye twitching about, alternating with a red blurry figure. It ends with "#secretproject" followed by the name of its collaborator Klein, who has gained attention for executing Rihanna's Armani Jeans ad campaign.

On the eve of "Phil Spector" premiere on HBO, the wife of the convicted killer depicted in the TV movie comments on Al Pacino's portrayal of her husband. Rachelle Spector isn't amused by the veteran actor's performance, claiming, "Al Pacino does not depict my husband accurately."

"If they had wanted to do that, they would have actually met the man himself," she explains her judgement in an interview with Rolling Stone. "They would have wanted to know his voice inflections, his mannerisms..."

Regina King and fellow former child actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner have gone their separate ways. Us Weekly reports it was Warner, 42, who broke things off leaving her heartbroken. He allegedly has asked her and her young son from previous marriage to move out of the house they shared. "He said he wasn't feeling it anymore," a source claims. "She's still very brokenhearted."

They have known each other since the 1980s. Both starred on NBC sitcoms with her on "227" and him on "The Cosby Show". He has never wed while she was previously married to Ian Alexander Sr.

Yoko Ono has taken to Twitter to raise public awareness of gun violence issue. On March 20, the peace activist sent a series of tweets that included an image of the blood-stained glasses her late husband John Lennon wore when he was shot dead by Mark Chapman 32 years ago.

Each tweet Ono wrote contains different statement speaking out against gun violence. "Over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the U.S.A. since John Lennon was shot and killed on December 8, 1980," the first tweet, which was retweeted by president Barack Obama, read.

The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) has just released its annual Theatrical Market Statistics Report for 2012. It's revealed that international box office receipts for all films released around the world reached $34.7 billion in 2012, an increase of 6% over 2011.

The significance increase of the global box office was driven by growing foreign markets like Russia, Brazil and China. The box office revenues in the Asian country with a population of over 1.3 billion grew by 36% last year to become the largest international market, surpassing Japan.

Miley Cyrus posted a video of herself twerking in unicorn onesie on her Facebook on Wednesday, March 20. The former "Hannah Montana" star made twerking move energetically and shook her body along to J Dash and Flo Rida's song "WOP". The 2-minute video was shared on her Facebook and Twitter with the hashtags #1Z #TWERK #WOP.

"My fans are the dopest. #MCtwerkteam," Miley tweeted. She tweeted again less than 30 minutes later, "#Mctwerkteam is trending worldwide =] my night is complete #wop." Pharrell Williams, will.i.am, Nelly, Amber Rose, Cara Delevingne and French Montana showed interest to the video as well. They retweeted the link of the video to their millions of followers.

Despite his recent health scare, there's no indication whatsoever that the forthcoming March 26 release of Young Money mogul Lil Wayne's new album "I Am Not a Human Being II" would have to be postponed. In fact, he is set to premiere a music video of "Rich as F*ck" on March 21, his collaboration track with 2 Chainz, a few days before the Tuesday album release. To tease fans even more about the new single, the 30-year-old rapper has dropped a sneak peak of it.

The short clip shows the YMCMB boss flipping over a skateboard before moving to fellow rap superstar 2 Chainz who is sitting on what looks like a throne placed on top of a huge glowing cube accompanied by two sexy models. Fans will get to see the full video once it debuts on MTV2, MTV Jams and mtvU.

Joe Jonas slams the rumor that said he and girlfriend Blanda Eggenschwiler made a sex tape. A representative for the member of Jonas Brothers said, "There is no truth or validity to the story. It is completely false."

The rumor first brought up by Blink Gossip claimed that the video featuring Joe and Blanda was taken in a hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, earlier this month. "At the beginning of the video, Joe and Blanda are sitting on the bed together," a source told the site. "They are both drinking and smoking pot, and Blanda explains to Joe what she is going to do to him in detail."

Another man bit the dust on "American Idol". After Curtis Finch Jr. was voted out by viewers last week, Paul Jolley got the boot this week as announced on the Thursday, March 21 results show.

Jolley sang Heart's "Alone" for his survival song, but the judges decided to not to use their save card. "Unfortunately Ryan it's not unanimous, no, thank you Paul, good luck, baby, good luck," Randy Jackson said when Ryan Seacrest asked the judges' decision.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos sets rules for the upcoming trial in Katherine Jackson's lawsuit against AEG Live. AEG's team is allowed to revisit events preceding Michael Jackson's death in 2009, including the issue of child molestation charges against the singer.

The judge apparently agrees with the concert promoter's lawyers that the sex abuse case may be relevant to MJ's history of drug abuse and despondency, while Katherine's attorneys argued it should not be brought up again because the late King of Pop was acquitted on all counts.

Singer Bobby Brown has been released from L.A. County Jail after serving mere 9 hours of his 55-day jail sentence. Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said that Brown was released and outfitted with an electronic ankle monitor Thursday, March 21 because of jail overcrowding and good behavior.

Jail records stated that Brown turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday, March 20 before 10 A.M. and was released at 6:58 P.M. Whitmore said that Brown would possibly serve no more than nine days due to jail overcrowding, time off for good behavior and credit for "good time work time." However, the county probation officials eventually decided to release him earlier and put an electronic ankle monitor on him, suggesting that he cannot travel outside his home for the time being.

Lifetime scored a victory in the legal battle agaist Christopher Porco who is seeking to prevent the network from airing a movie about himself. On Tuesday, March 19, Clinton County Supreme Court Judge Robert J. Muller issued an injuction against the "Romeo Killer: The Christopher Porco Story" debut, but the situation has now overturned.

On Thursday, New York State Appellate Division, Third Department, issued a stay on the injunction, meaning that Lifetime can air the telepic as planned, Saturday, March 23 at 8 P.M. ET/PT. Moreover, Porco has been ordered to show cause on why the injunction order shouldn't be lifted in a hearing scheduled for April 10.