Pitt and Aniston Wed
July 30, 2000
After months of gossip about the possibility, Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt and his leading lady Jennifer Aniston finally were married Saturday in a romantic ceremony overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The wedding of the year has been rumored to have cost the star couple over a million dollars, and was held at sunset under a large white tent in Malibu, Calif., on the estate of television executive Marcy Carsey. Two hundred attended included Aniston's Friends and actress Cameron Diaz.
It's the first marriage for both photogenic stars.
Tim Roth Goes Ape
July 30, 2000
The much talked about Tim Burton remake of the 1970s classic Planet of the Apes has added a few more big names to its cast lineup. Tim Roth, will join Michael Clarke Duncan and Paul Giamatti as the intelligent apes. Already announced as two of the main human leads are Mark Wahlberg and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Estella Warren.
Roth is reportedly taking on the role of an ape military commander. Duncan is slated to play Roth's second-in-command. Giamatti will portray a slave-trading primate sympathetic to the humans he makes money off of.
The new version is rumored to have extensive plot changes, but no one knows for sure where Burton will take this cult favorite. Production is scheduled to start this fall, and is set to be released July 2001.
Crazy Kahuna Spacey
July 30, 2000
Big Kahuna Kevin Spacey has proven he fits nicely in roles of characters on the edge. His next project promises to put him over that edge…and well beyond into another galaxy!
According to Hollywood insiders, the Oscar-winning Spacey is set to play a mental patient claiming to be from another planet. Iain Softley will direct the script that is based on the novel by Gene Brewer.Fans of the book are eager to see how close the story in the book will be followed.
Penn's Next Project Likely to be Bloody
July 30, 2000
Oscar-nominated actor Sean Penn has begun work on a film that could give Braveheart a run for its money in the violent, bloody battle scenes department. Irish insiders claim the actor has already put plans in motion for the story based on legendary Irish chieftain Brian Boru.
No one is certain whether Penn plans to play Brian himself, but casting has already begun in Hollywood. What is certain is if he sticks to Boru's story the movie will be exceptionally violent. History reports that Boru, who is remembered for battling the Vikings out of Ireland, managed to behead a man despite having an axe embedded in his own head.
Pitt Invader Faces New Warrant
July 23, 2000
A woman failing to appear for court now faces an arrest warrant to the tune of $5000. Her crime? Athena Marie Rolando climbed into actor Brad Pitt's home through a rear window while Pitt was away in January of last year. A caretaker found the Billings, Montana woman wearing Pitt's clothes and sleeping in an upstairs bedroom. The warrant for Rolando was activated after she twice failed to appear for a court hearing, the city attorney's office said.
Spielberg Imposter Charged With Forgery
July 23, 2000
A self appointed Spielberg has been sentenced to to two years' probation for forgery charges. Jonathon Taylor Spielberg (actually Iranian-born Anoushirvan D. Fakhran) received an 11 -month suspended jail sentence last week and was ordered to receive psychological counseling, 100 hours of community service and is not allowed to have contact with anyone who is a minor.
Spielberg pretended to be the nephew of filmmaker Steven Spielberg, so he could enroll as a freshman in a Catholic high school in Fairfax, Virgina. For more than a year, the 27 year old attended high school classes claiming to be a 14 -year-old, even though he drove a BMW with SPLBERG license plates. Apparently Spielberg presented fictitious transcripts from a private school in Beverly Hills, and school officials figured it out when they attempted to contact Steven Spielberg regarding Jonathan's absences.
Howard to Direct Chechnya Flick
July 23, 2000
Ron Howard's latest directorial venture, is inspired by the true story of a wealthy Moscow businessman, who returns to the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia to rescue his brother from Chechen bandits holding him hostage.
The Warner Brothers project, which has yet to be named, will be written by Chris Brancato Species III and based on the Los Angeles Times article written by Moscow correspondent Robyn Dixon.
Harry Potter Gets An Ook
July 23, 2000
In what may be one of the most eagerly awaited children's movies ever, a little white owl by the name of Ook might be kicking off a brilliant new career in acting. Ook was recently named as the bird that will play Hedwig, the snowy white owl that delivers mail for little Harry Potter, in the film that will begin filming in England this fall.
The four book series about Harry Potter's adventures at the Hogwarts school of wizardry has been a huge success for author J.K. Rowling, and become all the rage for parents and children alike as a great motivation to read together.
Star Wars Episode II Team Grows
July 17, 2000
After months of Hollywood gossip, the nice folks over at Lucas recently announced that Star Wars: Episode II will add Jimmy Smits to the cast line-up, which already includes Phantom Menace veterans Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, and Samuel L. Jackson. Smits will play Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan, the foster father of Princess Leia, originally played by Carrie Fisher. Earlier this week, veteran spookster Christopher Lee, (best known as Dracula) will be portraying a "charismatic separatist" in Episode II.
Filming of the yet-to-be-titled Episode II is currently finishing up in Australia and will move to Tunisia for the next phase of shooting. The movie is expected to be released May 2002.
Jaws Joke Gets Coastal Towns in an Uproar
July 17, 2000
Universal Home Video have been plastering Southern California lifeguard stands and trash cans with Jaws posters as part of a national ad campaign to plug the flick's 25th anniversary video and DVD release.
Those opposed to the the posters from the 1975 film say that image of the shark approaching an oblivious swimmer is disturbing to children and could be misleading to non-English speakers. Universal has promised to end the ad campaign if the hullabaloo continues.
According to officials at the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors, the complaints arose because not everybody is familiar with the movie.
A Brand New Lestat
July 17, 2000
Anne Rice fans will be happy to hear the third of the Vampire Chronicles is set to be the next to make it to the big screen. The Queen of the Damned camp hasn't made official who is to take on the role of Lestat, formerly played by Tom Cruise in Interview With a Vampire. It doesn't look like Cruise will be back for the role, and rumor has it Irish actor Stuart Townsend is in talks to play the beloved immortal.
Spidey's Back
July 10, 2000
Rumor has it that Tobey Maguire (Cider House Rules) and James Franco (Never Been Kissed) are currently in the running for the role of Marvel superhero, Spider-Manin the new Sam Raimi production.
Sony recently announced they will be asking Pretty Woman's producer Laura Ziskin to step in and help produce the first in what will be a series of the Spider-Man movies.
Foster's Flora To Star Crowe
July 10, 2000
The circus will be the setting for Jodie Foster's latest directorial venture. Her cast for the upcoming Flora Plum will star Gladiator's Russell Crowe and Claire Danes, known most recently from her role as Julie in last year's The Mod Squad.
Crowe will play a circus freak who takes a starving young woman, played by Danes, under his wing. The film is set in the Depression, and ironically has a budget of nearly $30 million.
Tarantino Film Accused of Influencing Copycat Crimes
July 10, 2000
Quentin Tarantino's cult film Reservoir Dogs is being blamed for inspiring two British teens to brutally murder a fellow schoolmate. Liverpool prosecutors say the 15 and 16 year old boys reenacted a gruesome scene from the film where Michael Madsen's character ties and gags a police officer, cutting his ear off while singing.
The fifteen year old classmate was killed after the teens attempted to cut off his ear with a broken vodka bottle while singing.
Freddy To Invade Dreams Again
July 3, 2000
First there was King Kong vs. Godzilla. Then there was Dracula vs. Frankenstein. Well, horror fans, welcome to the 21st Century….where Nightmare On Elm Street's evil bad guy Freddy Krueger meets Jason from Friday the 13th in the upcoming Freddy vs. Jason.
Robert Englund will be putting on the striped shirt once more, and it won't matter much who plays Jason, since the character hides behind that scary white hockey mask! The film is still in the early stages of production (the script hasn't even been finished yet!), but Englund says he can't wait for the ultimate final duke-out between the two, which if the writers are true to the story, Freddy will have to get into Jason's dreams, which will surely be a nightmare!
Affleck And Damon Produce TV Show For ABC
July 3, 2000
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are soon to take to the small screen…but not as TV actors, but rather producers. The popular young actors have been approved to go ahead with an idea they had for a reality-TV game show and will serve as executive producers for ABC's The Runner. Affleck and Damon spent six months developing the show, which will follow a single contestant as they try to cross the country without being found by viewers, who are continuously given hints regarding the contestant's whereabouts. The show is being produced by the actors' joint production company, Liveplanet Inc.
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