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- Phillip Seymour Hoffman cast as Plutarch in ‘Catching Fire’: great pick, right?
- Colin Farrell look buff & clean for Paris ‘Total Recall’ photo call: would you hit it?
- Brad Pitt’s brother Doug talks about their mom’s anti-gay-marriage letter
- Michael Fassbender will star & produce film based on game ‘Assassin’s Creed’
- Scientologists put a call out to troll the Internet, and they’ve trolled us too (update)
- Katie Holmes is ‘dead set on custody of Suri,’ Tom is in ‘major crisis mode’
- Was Mick Jagger obsessed with ‘hypnotic’ Angelina Jolie for years?
- Kourtney Kardashian gives birth to baby girl Penelope Scotland Disick
- Duchess Kate & Pippa Middleton watched Roger Federer win at Wimbledon
- ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ wins the weekend (& Katy Perry crashes): did you see it?
| Phillip Seymour Hoffman cast as Plutarch in ‘Catching Fire’: great pick, right? Posted: 09 Jul 2012 08:43 AM PDT
The Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire, is down to the wire in terms of casting with shooting set to begin this fall and several key roles still technically up for grabs. There’s still been no firm decision for the part of Finnick Odair, but we definitely know it won’t be Robert Pattinson, and Garrett Hedlund is still very much a possibility. As for Johanna Mason, Mia Wasikowska and Zoe Aggeliki have been floated as candidates, but it looks like Jenna Malone is currently the front runner for that role. Now at least we have some (mostly) definite news about the very important part of Plutarch Heavensbee, the replacement Head Gamemaker who — if he’s lucky — will avoid the same fate as Seneca Crane. In all likelihood, Phillip Seymour Hoffman (who a lot of people were hoping would have played Haymitch Abernathy, but I think Woody Harrelson was perfect in the first movie) will play Plutarch. Here’s a mildly spoiler-laden announcement from E! Online, who says that the offer was made and has now been accepted:
[From E! Online] Speaking of Phillip Seymour Hoffman (and for some reason, I always like to type his full name when possible), Kaiser thinks that the marketing for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master “is going to have to be very, very careful” in light of all of the new information about CO$ being stirred up by the Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise divorce proceedings. I definitely agree, but at this point, the movie’s two excellent trailers have already set the stage, and there’s no turning back. It’s fairly obvious (especially from the stunning impression of L. Ron Hubbard on the part of Phillip Seymour Hoffman himself) that this movie is about Scientology. Hell, there probably doesn’t even need to be any more marketing of this movie at all aside from the odd poster. The crazy, damage-control antics of the CO$ will sell this movie on their own!
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| Colin Farrell look buff & clean for Paris ‘Total Recall’ photo call: would you hit it? Posted: 09 Jul 2012 08:28 AM PDT
It's slower than slow and deader than dead today, so I hope you enjoy these new Colin Farrell photos just because they're basically the only new photos worth covering. Colin is in Paris, and this is the first of many international photo calls for Total Recall, which comes out on August 3rd – the Dark Knight Rises comes out on July 20, two weeks beforehand. Will TDKR still be the #1 film two weeks after its release? Probably. But it doesn't follow that just because everyone will still be going to see TDKR that no one will see Total Recall. I do think Total Recall will probably make some major money. But will it be enough? Enough to prove that Colin Farrell is a leading man who can deliver a box office? I don't know. You know what's surprising? I can't find any new Colin interviews. I wonder if he's going to appear on any of the August covers of any men's magazines? He shares the latest cover of Maxim with Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel, but he barely says a word in the "interview" (he does say his favorite word is "bollocks"). Does Colin not do longer magazine confessionals anymore? He seems very press-shy these days, for no real reason – I mean, he's very well-spoken and he's not a crazy alcoholic or drug-user these days, and he seems super-professional. Let him do some interviews, for the love of God. Anyway, Colin is looking really good to me in these photos. He looks so good in blue. I want him to have more career success, and not just in a succession of weirdly-timed remakes. Give this dude some original material. Give him a good drama! Here's one of the trailers for Total Recall:
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| Brad Pitt’s brother Doug talks about their mom’s anti-gay-marriage letter Posted: 09 Jul 2012 07:52 AM PDT
Brad Pitt's brother Doug Pitt was on the Today Show this morning to promote his new gig as the spokesperson for Virgin Mobile. I'll get to that in a moment… but let's talk about the Family Pitt and Doug's reaction to his mother, Jane Pitt, and her letter to the editor to a Missouri newspaper. We talked about Jane's letter last week, and many of us were slightly taken aback by just how conservative she is. Matt Lauer asked Doug about it, and Doug said, "You know, I think moms and dads and kids agree to disagree all over the world. So why would our family be any different? There can be healthy discussion when people disagree with you. The bad thing is when it turns to venom and negativity, and we don't have that in our family. It's open discussion. We can learn from each other and, if anything, it solidifies your point. Or maybe you learn something." Nice. Here's the video:
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I'mn also including Doug Pitt's Virgin Mobile commercial below. It's actually really cute – Doug Pitt is such a dork! I mean that in a nice way. He seems so… normal. Doug told Lauer that Brad advised him to do the ad, and Brad finds it "hilarious". The Pitt boys do seem very tight, don't they?
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| Michael Fassbender will star & produce film based on game ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Posted: 09 Jul 2012 07:10 AM PDT
These are some shots from Michael Fassbender's appearance on the June cover of GQ France. It looks like a completely different photo shoot from Michael's GQ US shoot. A lot of you have been wondering why I haven't been writing about Michael lately – it's because there really isn't that much new information about him now that the Prometheus publicity tour is over. I think he's in Louisiana right now, working on Twelve Years a Slave with Steve McQueen (and Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor). He hasn't been giving interviews and he hasn't done any new photo shoots. It's very sad to think that we'll have no big Fassbender news for months and months, right? Because he doesn't have anything else coming out until NEXT YEAR! *sob* So let's say a quiet prayer that Michael's personal life gets exciting – like, he gets someone pregnant, or he finally makes his way to Virginia to declare his love to me (or both of those things!!!) – so I don't have to keep on finding stuff like this to cover. Because I have no idea what I'm talking about here – I'm not a gamer. I have no idea about any of this. Michael Fassbender might be starring and producing a film "adaptation" of the video game Assassin's Creed…?
It's all Greek to me. I guess I'm excited to hear that Fassy could be signing on to a new movie, and that the movie will probably be a big-budget action-adventure type thing, because he really doesn't do those kinds of films all that often. I guess you could count X-Men: First Class in there…? Fassy was wonderful in that. He's good at action-drama, and he's very fit and athletic. Physically and talent-wise, I think he's up for this. But is it a good project? I don't know. You tell me.
Photos courtesy of GQ France. |
| Scientologists put a call out to troll the Internet, and they’ve trolled us too (update) Posted: 09 Jul 2012 05:00 AM PDT
It’s worth noting that Scientologists have been monitoring the site since before the latest news about the TomKat divorce. Around mid February, people starting reporting mildly critical comments against Tom Cruise as abuse. (Someone reported these two comments making fun of Cruise’s height, writing that they were “crude.”) This was before the scandals broke about John Travolta, but after the Enquirer had run stories about Travolta’s behavior. So they’ve been paying attention and trying to monitor Internet chatter. We know that Scientologists have worked to have critical sites shut down, that they’ve had YouTube accounts closed that dared criticize the cult, and they’ve tried to stalk people who dared speak out against them. The criticism is getting too big for them now, and they’re now desperately trying to ask their members to report comments on blogs that reflect negatively on them. How lame. Here’s the story, from high-ranking defector Mark Rathbun’s blog:
[From Mark Rathbun's blog] I googled “what is hatting Scientology,” and it’s “the training given to a person so that he or she can successfully perform the functions and produce the products of a specific job, duty or activity.” So this person is claiming she’s “hatting”/training followers by telling them how to report comments. Whatever. As promised, here are the obvious comments from Scientologists as well as some comment reports. You know, there haven’t been that many. High end estimates put the number of current Scientologists at 50,000 worldwide. It’s not like they can control the whole Internet, although you know they’ve tried.
I know “Vern” is a Scientologist, because the “religious bigotry” angle is one the Cos pulls every time. In terms of the comment reports, as solicited by that poorly-written email, we received a couple after this e-mail went out. Someone sent in abuse reports on these two comments mocking Cruise for his height and making fun of Scientology. They only wrote that the Scientology comment was “abusive.” One came in on July 5th and another yesterday, July 8th. That’s all I could find that were obvious, although I believe there are more. It’s actually kind of pathetic when you think about it. I used to be scared of Scientology, considering how their most vocal protesters and enemies have met some very suspicious and questionable deaths, usually by unlikely “suicide.” The tide has turned, and it’s Scientology that’s running scared. It’s about time. There’s still plenty of work to be done though. The things we’ve heard about abuse and torture within the church have been chilling and I doubt they’ve stopped just because they’re under the microscope. Update: we need your help blocking Scientology ads
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| Katie Holmes is ‘dead set on custody of Suri,’ Tom is in ‘major crisis mode’ Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT
Here are some new photos of Katie and Suri during their Sunday morning outing to Whole Foods in their Chelsea neighborhood. As we’ve already seen, Katie reeeally likes her Whole Foods, and it makes a lot of sense (as Kaiser has already pointed out) for her to stay visible on daily outings so that we know she’s still okay and that we should be alarmed if we don’t regularly see her (i.e., if the CO$ tries to nab her). In yesterday’s update, Kaiser also expressed her hope that Katie doesn’t give up any ground to Tom during their supposed “calm” negotiations. Now here’s some good news from Us Weekly, who says that Katie is not giving up on anything when it comes to her demand for full legal custody of Suri. Once again — go Katie:
[From Us Weekly] Katie’s professional life also appears to be mirroring her personal one. She’s set to begin production next week on Molly, which Katie co-wrote and is co-producing and is about life as a single mother. Ahem. Meanwhile and as Katie has enjoyed much of her first week of freedom in the public eye, Tom has stayed largely hidden. He has reportedly taken refuge in his Los Angeles home and is (allegedly) freaking out over not being in total command of the situation:
[From Us Weekly] Over the weekend, there was a story in the Mirror, which claimed that Katie and Tom briefly spoke on the phone (for the first time since the divorce filing) during one of the inevitable phone shufflings as Tom wished Suri a goodnight. A source insisted that the conversation was both “brief and civil.” This is certainly a better option for Katie than CO$ marriage counseling (as revealed in a recent recent account from the Running Scared blog) would have been, right? Finally, here’s a nice gross-out sentiment with which to end this roundup — in a new article from the Mail, a former personal manager (and one time surrogate mother of sorts) of Tom’s, Eileen Berlin, says that she’s surprised that Tom’s marriage to Katie lasted five years because she knew from the very start that it was “doomed.” This conclusion was not based upon any up-close observations since she and Tom went their separate ways in 1983, but she recalls that Tom was very moody and that, at times, his anger would “boil up and explode … in a snap of your fingers.” She also describes how Tom, who lived with her for three months, would often parade around her apartment in a G-string, “flexing his biceps and admiring himself.” She also expresses no disbelief in Tom’s unwavering adherence to the CO$: “He didn’t believe in therapy but he obviously needed help. He just couldn't have a relationship and I think that was because you have to open yourself up. The world sees this good-looking guy, worth millions. I still just see this little boy.” And now that little boy bides his time by (presumably) throwing his lifts at ceilings during epic temper tantrums.
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| Was Mick Jagger obsessed with ‘hypnotic’ Angelina Jolie for years? Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:25 AM PDT
A few years ago, a couple of hacks wrote a few books about Angelina Jolie and her crazy sex life. Most of it read like either "The Villainess Jolie Attacks Men" OR "Angelina boned whoever she felt like boning." One of my favorites of her alleged lovers was Ralph Fiennes – several "sources" claimed that Angelina and Ralph had some kind of torrid booty call situation circa 2004. Another favorite? Some people claimed that Angelina and Mick Jagger had an affair circa 1997 (when he was married to Jerry Hall) and then again in 2004 (when Angelina was allegedly juggling Ralph, Jonny Lee Miller, Colin Farrell and Brad Pitt). On the whole, I've always believed that Angelina was sleeping with Jonny Lee Miller for years after their divorce – and I always found the idea of it hot (mostly because I think JLM is beautiful). I don't think she boned Ralph, but I enjoy the fan-fiction of that story. As for Mick… well… I can see how Angelina would be his type. But I can't see Angelina falling for it. But! Radar has a story about a new "tell-all" book about Mick Jagger, and this book claims Mick was obsessed with Angelina for years. Hm.
In 1999 she was boning BBT, Timothy Hutton, Nick Cage AND Russell Crowe? Good God! If Angelina managed to get with Russell Crowe circa 1999, that righteous bitch gets another slow-clap from me. 1999 Crowe = The Hottest He's Ever Been. I would love to think that Angelina hit it and quit it like a good girl. Anyway… as for the Mick rumors… I don't know. It could have happened. Considering it's coming from the Jagger side of things, I think it might be slightly more plausible. But the 1999 version of Angelina was kind of rough – she was still using pretty heavily back then, and she didn't really get clean until the next year. Do you think more of Angelina for not returning Mick's calls? I kind of do.
More photos of Angelina and the kids in Sarajevo over the weekend:
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| Kourtney Kardashian gives birth to baby girl Penelope Scotland Disick Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:22 AM PDT
It's baby time! I've been expecting this for a while – all of the knocked up celebrity women are going to be giving birth, all within a few days/weeks of each other. Over the weekend, it was Sienna Miller and now Kourtney Kardashian. You should keep your eye on Drew Barrymore too – I suspect she'll be giving birth shortly. Anyway, Kourtney and Scott Disick welcomed their second child together on Sunday, according to E! News. It was a little girl, and they named her Penelope Scotland Disick. Hm.
Well, congrats. I don't hate the name Penelope at all. As for "Scotland" – eh. It's just a middle name, and I guess it was just to have "Scott" somewhere in there. Penelope Disick? Penny Disick? That's kind of cute. My mom – who watches the Kardashian shows – says that Scott has changed for the better over the past year, and that Kourtney has turned into an even bigger a—hole ("like her mother," my mom says). I have to admit, I'm kind of surprised that Scott has stuck around and I'm kind of surprised that Kourtney hasn't kicked him to the curb by now. And now there's another Kardashian girl in the mix! Mother of God.
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| Duchess Kate & Pippa Middleton watched Roger Federer win at Wimbledon Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:21 AM PDT
I'm sorry, British people, but I adore Roger Federer. I think he's elegant and gracious and one of the greatest athletes in the world. I know you guys are heartbroken that Federer won over your countryman Andy Murray yesterday at Wimbledon, but… I'm pretty happy that Federer won his seventh Wimbledon title, matching Pete Sampras. Roger Federer deserves to be discussed amongst the greatest tennis players of all time – does Andy Murray deserve the same? After he won, Federer said, "He [Murray] has done so well over the years and it [his tears] shows he cares so dearly about his tennis. He will win one grand slam at least. I hope so. It’s worked out here that I have played my best tennis in the semis and the final. I couldn’t be more happy. It feels so familiar and it’s a great moment. It’s amazing. It equals me with Pete who is my hero, and the world No1, they don’t get gifted to you." God, I love him. Anyway, these are some photos from the match at Wimbledon yesterday. The prime minister David Cameron was there. As was Victoria and David Beckham. And the Duchess of Cambridge and her sister Pippa Middleton. We don't have a lot of "crowd shots" but we do have one photo per celebrity coupling, so enjoy. Duchess Kate wore a Joseph dress and jacket for the event – apparently, she's a big tennis fan, as is her sister. Kate wanted to be there to cheer on Andy Murray, and she – and the rest of the UK – were kind of heartbroken when Federer won. By the way, William begged off coming to Wimbledon again, citing a "prior commitment". Guess what that commitment was? Going surfing with his brother and some friends in Cornwall. You can see some of the photos here. I don't get it – at all. What does William DO all day? And don't say "he's a helicopter pilot". When was the last time he worked?
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| ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ wins the weekend (& Katy Perry crashes): did you see it? Posted: 09 Jul 2012 04:10 AM PDT
Apparently, a lot of you went and watched The Amazing Spider-Man over the weekend. Did you love it or not? Even though I really dig Emma Stone, I didn’t see it myself because Spidey has never appealed to me although I do admire his flexibility. Regardless of my hangups with the character, the movie (which broke the Tuesday opening record last week) pulled in an additional $140 over the weekend to bring its worldwide total to an estimated $341.2 million. That’s not too shabby for a man in tights. Holdovers Ted and Brave claimed the second and third spots while Savages entered the fray in fourth place. The other wide-release newcomer, Katy Perry: Part of Me, landed at (ouch!) number eight with a mere $10.2 million. At least the budget was only $12 million, right? I reviewed the movie for Pajiba, and it wasn’t as bad as I imagined it would be, but it was still fairly insufferable. Here’s a box-office analysis from Deadline:
[From Deadline] Blakc Lively won’t take kindly to having Savages described as a film “with no proven stars,” right? Well, it’s a true statement, especially with Taylor Kitsch and hit-and-miss Benicio Del Toro on board … along with John Travolta. Remember when Travolta used to really be a draw? Now he’s just known for (allegedly) grabbing masseuse butts and is finding himself downplayed in studio promotional materials. How sad. As for Katy Perry, it’s nice to learn that her reign as pop princess might soon be coming to an end. Even with a small budget, $10.2 million over four days is pretty embarrassing considering that the Justin Bieber movie was made for $13 million and still managed to gross $29.5 million during its opening weekend. At this point, the Bieb is now more powerful than Katy, and he didn’t even bother to exploit an ex-husband during his movie. Give him time though. Give him time.
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