Archive for the ‘Actors’ Category

Liam Hemsworth in talks for Arabian Nights


Liam Hemsworth is in talks to play a young commander in Arabian Nights, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Australian Hemsworth and his girlfriend, Miley Cyrus, will soon appear in Disney’s The Last Song. Hemsworth with Arabian Nights would enter 3-D action movie territory, following in the footsteps of his older brother, Chris, who has taken the [...]

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Channing Tatum approached for the role of Captain America


GI Joe star Channing Tatum has reportedly been approached for the role of Captain America.

The 29-year-old actor is the latest star to be in the running for the part after Wilson Blethel and Mike Vogel screen-tested and Chris Evans read for the role.

Tatum recently finished filming new action movie Knockout and has not yet seen [...]

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Mel Gibson’s naked Oscars plan


Mel Gibson, star of The Beaver and two-time Oscar winner, was not worried with organising a tux for this year’s ceremony.
Gibson was planning to spend the evening at home with his set naked, according to Bang! Showbiz. “I’m not wearing anything,” Gibson said. “I plan on lying in front of my TV set probably wearing [...]

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Mike Myers delighted by Canada’s Winter Olympics ice hockey win


Actor Mike Myers basked in the glory of Canada’s Winter Olympics ice hockey triumph by wearing his team jersey on a US chat show.

The Austin Powers star showed his national colours to celebrate the team’s gold medal over USA.

And he even performed a “Canada Corner” skit on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

Myers told of his [...]

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William Hurt spends night in prison for movie role


William Hurt has revealed he recently spent the night in prison with a real life convict.

The Oscar winner decided to get behind bars to research the role in his latest movie, The Yellow Handkerchief.

Hurt, who stars as an ex-con alongside Twilight actress Kristen Stewart in the new film, went to a maximum security prison in [...]

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David Spade: ‘Shoe bomber Richard Reid looked like a textbook terrorist’


American comedian David Spade caused controversy on a US chat show when he claimed shoe bomber Richard Reid looked like a “textbook terrorist”.

Spade, 36, implied that airport security should have instantly picked Reid out as a potential human bomb because of his “Hallowe’en costume” clothes.

“I remember when I saw the shoe bomber, he looked like [...]

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Johnny Depp campaigns for convicted murderers


Johnny Depp is campaigning for the release of three men who were convicted of murdering young boys in a satanic ritual.
Depp, promoting his new movie Alice in Wonderland, is reportedly due to use a high-profile TV interview to call for the reopening of the case of the so-called West Memphis Three.
Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley [...]

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Sacha Baron Cohen was first choice as Oscars host


Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen was the first choice as the Oscars host this year, it has been revealed.
The 37-year-old funnyman actor, best known for his roles as Borat and Bruno, was the first choice of producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic.
The pair later came to the decision that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will [...]

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Kim Basinger’s dad hits out at claims she was to blame for Alec Baldwin drama


Kim Basinger’s dad has hit out at claims his daughter was to blame for her ex-husband Alec Baldwin’s late-night hospital drama.

Don Basinger said she has no interest in the 30 Rock star’s life.
“She couldn’t care less what Alec Baldwin does or doesn’t do,” the 86-year-old told a US newspaper.
Baldwin is said to have been overheard [...]

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Leonardo DiCaprio has ‘ultimate trust’ in co-star Kate Winslet


Leonardo DiCaprio said he has the ‘ultimate trust’ in his co-star Kate Winslet.
DiCaprio, 35, has appeared with Winslet, 34, in two movies – Titanic, and the 2008 flick Revolutionary Road.
In Revolutionary Road, the pair had to film a naked scene in front of the film’s director and Winslet’s husband, Sam Mendes.
Talking about that scene, Leo [...]

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Alec Baldwin rushed to hospital after becoming ‘unresponsive’


30 Rock star Alec Baldwin was reportedly rushed to hospital after becoming ‘unresponsive’.
The 51-year-old actor was taken to a hospital in New York after a 911 call was made from his home in Manhattan by a caller, thought to be his teenage daughter Ireland, according to WNBC News.
According to Today in New York, Baldwin had [...]

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Roman Polanski premieres new movie in chalet prison


Roman Polanski held a private film premiere while under house arrest.

Polanski, awaiting a Swiss decision regarding extradition to the US, has marked the advent of his new movie The Ghost with a chalet soiree – albeit a rather small one.

The embattled director, 76, watched the movie on DVD with its co-writer, Robert Harris. The movie [...]

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Chace Crawford dating actress Malin Akerman’s sister Jennifer


Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford is reportedly dating actress Malin Akerman’s sister Jennifer.
Crawford, 24, who plays the role of Nate Archibald on the US TV series, was seen getting close to Jennifer while at a party in LA a few weeks ago.
A source said: “They’ve known each other for a while, but now it looks [...]

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Cameron Diaz could star opposite Bradley Cooper or Jason Segel in new movie


Cameron Diaz could be starring opposite Bradley Cooper or Jason Segel in new movie Bad Teacher.

Diaz, 37, is to play a middle school teacher who is fighting for attention from one of the school’s model teachers after splitting from her boyfriend.

The movie will soon start shooting in LA and JustJared.com claims that Bradley Cooper and [...]

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Actor Mel Gibson knew all about Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globes joke


Actor Mel Gibson knew all about Ricky Gervais’ on-stage Golden Globes joke before the show, according to US reports.

Gervais, 48, recently hosted the US ceremony and after taking a sip of his beer he said that he likes a drink as much as the next man, unless the next man is Mel Gibson.

Gibson, 54, then [...]

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Al Pacino turned down chance to meet ‘Dr Death’


Al Pacino was offered the chance to meet euthanasia crusader Dr Jack Kevorkian but turned it down.
Pacino, who plays Kevorkian, aka Dr Death, in the HBO movie titled You Don’t Know Jack, said:”I felt with Jack, the script was so complete in its portrait, and I had so much research. Why I didn’t take access [...]

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Jake Gyllenhaal endured six months of ‘pretty heavy training’ to prepare for new film


Prince Of Persia star Jake Gyllenhaal said he endured six months of ‘pretty heavy training’ to prepare for the new flick.
Gyllenhaal, 29, plays the lead role of Prince Dastan in Disney’s upcoming movie, which is based on the video game of the same name.
Talking about his new bulked-up body, Gyllenhaal said: “How did I get [...]

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Tough-guy actor Vinnie Jones has revealed that he and Brad Pitt once enjoyed a poker night with Guinness on tap


Tough-guy actor Vinnie Jones has revealed that he and Brad Pitt once enjoyed a poker night with Guinness on tap.
The 45-year-old star, who recently entered the Celebrity Big Brother house, told how his daughter was shocked to receive a phone call from the Fight Club actor asking to speak to her dad.
He said to UK [...]

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David Tennant’s final Doctor Who scenes seen by more than 10 million people


David Tennant’s final scenes as Doctor Who were seen by more than 10 million people on New Year’s Day.

The 38-year-old has played the Doctor for four years and is handing over the reins to 27-year-old actor Matt Smith.

His last scenes in the episode, called The End Of Time, saw Tennant killed off and the Doctor [...]

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Jude Law ‘agrees to meet baby daughter for first time’


Sherlock Holmes star Jude Law has reportedly agreed to meet his new baby daughter Sophia for the first time.

The 37-year-old became a dad for the fourth time in September when US actress Samantha Burke gave birth in Florida after the couple had a short fling together.

Burke, 25, allegedly said to friends over Christmas that she [...]

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