New York (ANI): Popstar Britney Spears won't do on the MTV Video Music Awards this year, the star's manager has announced. The manager of the 'Sometimes' hitmaker, Larry Rudolph, confirmed that the singer would not be strutting her stuff at the September 7th picture.
"She did the promo for them, but there never were any plans for her to seem on the show," The New York Daily News quoted a spokesman for Rudolph, as saying. The spokesman besides revealed that it was "wishful thinking" when Britney''s hair colourist told E! News that he mightiness be working on a look for her VMA performance.
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Sunday 24 August 2008
'Solace' moves closer to Turkey Day
Rescheduling of Bond cinema tied to 'Harry Potter' departure
Harry split the scene, so 007 moved in for the kill.
Sony's Columbia Pictures and MGM said Thursday that the following James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace," will displace back one week to Nov. 14. That move is nearly tied to the late departure of Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" from its Nov. 21 release berth.
Just last week, the one-sixth "Potter" film newly ingrained its domestic flag on July 17 as executives sought to fill a hole in Warners' summer 2009 slate. The most immediate reply to that move was Summit Entertainment moving its youth-targeted lamia film "Twilight" up ternary weeks into the vacated "Potter" slot.
Now Sony execs -- world Health Organization have had been want for a release date closer to Thanksgiving and the vacation boxoffice season for their next Bond release -- have interpreted "Solace" to a suddenly much more attractive time slot. After all, Bond's premature perch on Nov. 7 was intended to maximise pre-"Potter" playtime.
Scratch that worry.
" 'Harry Potter' moving out gave us an chance to bugger off a little closer to the holidays, which has always been the traditional Bond place," Sony worldwide marketing and distribution president Jeff Blake said. "Bond has a really good history of not but playing through Thanksgiving only going deep into the Christmas holidays."
Sony unspooled the most recent Bond film, "Casino Royale," on Nov. 17, 2006, and the Daniel Craig starrer still was playing in around 1,hundred theaters betwixt the following Christmas and New Year's, Blake noted.
Sony, which is a minority stake possessor of MGM, holds planetary theatrical rights to the two most recent Bond movies, with longtime Bond franchise co-owner MGM controlling all post-theatrical windows. (The other co-owner of the Bond body of work is the Broccoli family's Eon Prods.)
Three other domestic wide releases are localise for Nov. 14: Fox's Baz Luhrmann-helmed adventure "Australia," starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman; the MGM comedy "Soul Men," toplined by Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac; and Overture's Freddy Rodriguez starrer "Nothing Like the Holidays."
Universal's comedy "Role Models," with Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott, also had been go down for Nov. 14. But just a few hours after word spread of Sony's move with its Bond cinema, Universal affected the drollery up one week to Nov. 7, where the Paramount-distributed DreamWorks Animation sequel "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" now represents its sole wide rival.
Besides "Twilight," deuce other domestic wide releases are set for Nov. 21. Those include "Bolt" from Disney -- which always has a bighearted release bowing over the Turkey Day play period -- and DreamWorks/Paramount's "The Soloist," a drama around the family relationship between Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) and a violin-playing homeless man (Jamie Foxx).
Internationally, Bond films tend to get under one's skin an in the beginning jump in the U.K. So "Solace" will catch a world premiere Oct. 29 in London, followed two days later by its U.K. opening.
Sony said Prince William and Prince Harry will attend the world premiere.
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Harry split the scene, so 007 moved in for the kill.
Sony's Columbia Pictures and MGM said Thursday that the following James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace," will displace back one week to Nov. 14. That move is nearly tied to the late departure of Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" from its Nov. 21 release berth.
Just last week, the one-sixth "Potter" film newly ingrained its domestic flag on July 17 as executives sought to fill a hole in Warners' summer 2009 slate. The most immediate reply to that move was Summit Entertainment moving its youth-targeted lamia film "Twilight" up ternary weeks into the vacated "Potter" slot.
Now Sony execs -- world Health Organization have had been want for a release date closer to Thanksgiving and the vacation boxoffice season for their next Bond release -- have interpreted "Solace" to a suddenly much more attractive time slot. After all, Bond's premature perch on Nov. 7 was intended to maximise pre-"Potter" playtime.
Scratch that worry.
" 'Harry Potter' moving out gave us an chance to bugger off a little closer to the holidays, which has always been the traditional Bond place," Sony worldwide marketing and distribution president Jeff Blake said. "Bond has a really good history of not but playing through Thanksgiving only going deep into the Christmas holidays."
Sony unspooled the most recent Bond film, "Casino Royale," on Nov. 17, 2006, and the Daniel Craig starrer still was playing in around 1,hundred theaters betwixt the following Christmas and New Year's, Blake noted.
Sony, which is a minority stake possessor of MGM, holds planetary theatrical rights to the two most recent Bond movies, with longtime Bond franchise co-owner MGM controlling all post-theatrical windows. (The other co-owner of the Bond body of work is the Broccoli family's Eon Prods.)
Three other domestic wide releases are localise for Nov. 14: Fox's Baz Luhrmann-helmed adventure "Australia," starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman; the MGM comedy "Soul Men," toplined by Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac; and Overture's Freddy Rodriguez starrer "Nothing Like the Holidays."
Universal's comedy "Role Models," with Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott, also had been go down for Nov. 14. But just a few hours after word spread of Sony's move with its Bond cinema, Universal affected the drollery up one week to Nov. 7, where the Paramount-distributed DreamWorks Animation sequel "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" now represents its sole wide rival.
Besides "Twilight," deuce other domestic wide releases are set for Nov. 21. Those include "Bolt" from Disney -- which always has a bighearted release bowing over the Turkey Day play period -- and DreamWorks/Paramount's "The Soloist," a drama around the family relationship between Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) and a violin-playing homeless man (Jamie Foxx).
Internationally, Bond films tend to get under one's skin an in the beginning jump in the U.K. So "Solace" will catch a world premiere Oct. 29 in London, followed two days later by its U.K. opening.
Sony said Prince William and Prince Harry will attend the world premiere.
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Thursday 14 August 2008
Disney star Vanessa Hudgens sued by music producer
LOS ANGELES () - Singer-actress Vanessa Hudgens of the made-for-kids TV attain "High School Musical" is being sued by a producer world Health Organization claims she reneged on a deal to parcel her pay with him after he helped make her a star.
In the lawsuit, filed on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, plaintiff Johnny Vieira accuses the 19-year-old performer and her manager-father, Greg Hudgens, of breach of contract and fraud, quest more than $27 meg in amends.
Hudgens' record label, the Walt Disney Co.-owned Hollywood Records, also is named as a defendant in the suit.
Vieira, wHO describes himself as a music producer "engaged in the business of discovering and developing artists in the music industry," claims he and Hudgens in agreement in 2005 to parcel equally in her advances, royalties and merchandising revenues.
That agreement was approved by a court, the courtship says.
But Vieira says he was dumped from Hudgens' management team soon subsequently she was cast in Disney's TV movie sensation "High School Musical."
According to the suit, they subsequently reached a colony under which Hudgens agreed to pay Vieira a percentage of her pay from her first trey albums under her solo recording take with Hollywood Records.
However, "it became clear that Hudgens and her new 'team' ... all directed by her don ... would hold every possible opportunity to deprive Vieira of the benefits to be derived from the settlement agreement," the lawsuit says.�
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Wednesday 6 August 2008
Carmen Electra & Kim Kardashian dazzle comics fans
SAN DIEGO —
The line snaked through the Comic-Con story. Hundreds of camera-toting fans jockeyed for position, barely able to contain their excitement.
They weren't trying to see the latest world-saving superhero or never-before-seen footage. They were waiting to see Carmen Electra and Kim Kardashian.
The two beauties made their Comic-Con debut Saturday, sign language autographs to promote their new film, "Disaster Movie." Both wore formfitting, cleavage-bearing dresses as they posed for fans' photos.
For 18-year-old John Kilgore, attending the signing was the day's top priority.
"It's Carmen Electra," he explained. "What's not to like about a woman wish that?"
David Benker, 46, was embarrassed to reveal exactly how excited he was to contact the two women.
"Aw, descend on," he said. "My son is here and he'll tell his mom."
Most fans sheepishly shuffled by collecting their posters, merely a few were courageous enough to talk to the pinup pair.
"You look even more beautiful in person," said one blushful fan. "Wow."
Another whipped out his cubicle phone to show Electra her own photo. "You're on my screen recoverer right now," he said.
Despite the delirium of upheaval, the fans were well behaved, Electra said: "They were all really sweet."
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Friday 27 June 2008
New movie deal for wrestling stars
World Wrestling Entertainment has inked a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox, which will allow the movie giant the right to distribute films starring WWE stars.
From 2009, WWE Films plans to release one new movie in cinemas and four straight-to-DVD annually.
The first film under the new deal will be '12 Rounds', which will star wrestler John Cena and will be released in 2009.
Production on '12 Rounds' begins in New Orleans in March.
WWE wants to make films across all genres that will appeal to a broader audience.
From 2009, WWE Films plans to release one new movie in cinemas and four straight-to-DVD annually.
The first film under the new deal will be '12 Rounds', which will star wrestler John Cena and will be released in 2009.
Production on '12 Rounds' begins in New Orleans in March.
WWE wants to make films across all genres that will appeal to a broader audience.
Thursday 19 June 2008
Richie Sambora - The Things They Say 8412
"Being a rock and roll star does exempt you from any of life's problems." RICHIE SAMBORA on life in rock band BON JOVI.
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Wednesday 11 June 2008
Indiana Jones for Cannes Festival?
It is reported that the eagerly-awaited Indiana Jones adventure, 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull', is to debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Variety says that the film will premiere at the festival on Sunday 18 May and its stars have been notified.
Reunited director Steven Spielberg and star Harrison Ford are joined by Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent and Shia LaBeouf in the new blockbuster.
Set 19 years after 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', the story finds Indiana Jones (Ford) battling Soviet Agents, led by Spalko (Blanchett), for the Crystal Skull.
'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' opens worldwide on Thursday 22 May.
The official Cannes line-up will not be announced until April.
To watch the trailer for 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull', click here.
Variety says that the film will premiere at the festival on Sunday 18 May and its stars have been notified.
Reunited director Steven Spielberg and star Harrison Ford are joined by Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent and Shia LaBeouf in the new blockbuster.
Set 19 years after 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', the story finds Indiana Jones (Ford) battling Soviet Agents, led by Spalko (Blanchett), for the Crystal Skull.
'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' opens worldwide on Thursday 22 May.
The official Cannes line-up will not be announced until April.
To watch the trailer for 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull', click here.
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