Celebrity Focus
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 KING LEARSir Anthony Hopkins is to take on the role of King Lear in a big screen adaption of the Shakespeare tragedy. Click here for the full story |
 CRIME ON SETJohnny Depp’s new mobster movie became the scene of a real crime last month after a juvenile was arrested for shooting a gun near the set. Click here for the full story |
 Stevens BugsSteven Spielberg has admitted he may be partly to blame for the bugs that are plaguing the people living around Elstree Studios in London. Click here for the full story |
 Woody Harrelson suedWoody Harrelson is reportedly being sued by photographer Josh Levine for $2.5 million. The paparazzo claims the actor assaulted him and damaged his video camera before getting his bodyguard to attack him, two years ago. Click here for the full story |
 Matt Damons Human FactorMatt Damon is to play South African rugby captain Francois Pienaar in ‘Human Factor’ says Variety.com. Click here for the full story |
 Rhys inconsolableFriends of Rhys Ifans say they are worried about the actor’s excessive binge drinking following his break-up with Sienna Miller. Click here for the full story |
 Motley Crue look again.Rockers Motley Crue are looking for a new company to produce a film based on their best-selling autobiography, Dirt. Click here for the full story |
 Amy in emphysema scareAmy Winehouse is said to be suffering from the potentially fatal lung condition emphysema. The ‘Back to Black’ singer was admitted to a private clinic in London last month after collapsing at her home. Click here for the full story |
 No reunite for The Jam Paul Weller has made it perfectly clear that he will definitely NOT be reuniting with former band The Jam. Click here for the full story |
 Dame Helen Mirren It seems that Oscar-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren only landed the part in her epic new movie because Meryl Streep turned the part down! She plays the wife of War and Peace author Leo Tolstoy in new movie ‘The Last Station’, but it turns out she wasn’t director Michael Hoffman’s first choice for the role. But Dame Helen took the news completely in her stride, saying: “Michael, I know very well that you offered the part to Meryl Streep before me, but it just makes me want to work all the harder. “It’s a really great role, and Meryl: I’m afraid you made a big mistake!” Click here for the full story |
 divaScarlett Johansson’s ‘diva’ reputation continued at Cannes last month. Reports say the actress snubbed the premiere of Woody Allen’s latest movie ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ at the festival after movies bosses refused to cater to her demands. According to the Daily Mail, Scarlet - who stars in the film alongside Penelope Cruz - demanded a £4,000 a day make-up artist, then asked to be moved from the arranged luxurious Cannes hotel to stay in a different hotel 30 miles away from Cruz and director Allen.
A source told the newspaper, “While Woody’s terribly fond of Scarlett, he was a little upset that she wasn’t being a team player.” Spanish Oscar-winner Javier Bardem also missed the movie’s premiere, citing personal family reasons for his non-appearance. Click here for the full story |
.jpg) Harrison FordMeanwhile, ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ proved a huge hit at Cannes, with the fourth instalment of the adventure franchise receiving a three and a half minute standing ovation from film critics. Previous rumours had suggested that movie bosses were less than impressed at their exclusive screening in Los Angeles, but star Harrison Ford said all that mattered was the opinions of moviegoers: “I expect to have the whip turned on me,” he said. “I’m not really worried about it. I work for the people who pay to get in. They are my customers and my focus is on providing the best experience I can for those people.” On the question of a fifth movie, George Lucas told reporters, “Harrison, Steven (Spielberg) and I haven’t talked about it.We can’t do it unless I can come up with a good idea, which I haven’t.” 65-year-old Ford returned to the role of Indiana following a 19 year absence. Click here for the full story |
 Sydney Pollack Legendary actor and film director Sydney Pollack has died from cancer at the age of 73. The Academy Award-winning director, who received critical acclaim for his period drama ‘Out of Africa’ and romantic comedy ‘Tootsie,’ died at his Los Angeles home surrounded by his family. Last autumn, Pollack played opposite George Clooney in the hit movie “Michael Clayton” The film, which Pollack co-produced, received seven Oscar nominations, including best picture and a best actor nod for Clooney. In a statement, Clooney said: “Sydney made the world a little better; movies a little better and even dinner a little better. A tip of the hat to a class act.” Pollack famously played the agent to lead character Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) in ‘Tootsie,’ and also co-starred with Tom Cruise in ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ as well as directing the actor in ‘The Firm.’ “I first met him while he was in the midst of editing ‘Tootsie,’” Cruise said. “He was a Renaissance man and a great friend. I will miss him dearly.” Pollack leaves his wife of nearly 50 years, Claire Griswold, and two daughters, Rebecca and Rachel. The Pollacks’ only son, Steven, died in a plane crash in 1993.
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 Robbie WilliamsHas Robbie Williams finally lost the plot? The singer has apparently enlisted the help of a man who says he has been abducted by aliens, to cure his fear of the dark. Robbie intends to fly Briton Jason Andrews out to his home in Los Angeles to help him sleep at night. Jason’s mother Ann Andrews has written two books about her son’s supposed extra-terrestrial encounters - ‘Abducted: The True Story of Alien Abduction in Rural England’ and ‘Jason: My Indigo Child’. In the books she claims Jason has an “earthly body but cosmic soul”. Robbie says: “Jason’s mother Ann reminds me of my mother. My mother was a tarot card reader. I live in fear of this stuff. That’s why I want to investigate ghosts and UFOs. So I can work out why I get scared at night.” Robbie added: “I think joining Take That was like being whisked off on a spaceship and coming back and all your friends going, ‘He’s weird now.’”
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 Justin Timberlake to proposeIf reports are true, Justin Timberlake is about to propose to his actress girlfriend Jessica Biel, whom he’s been dating for over a year. A source told The Sun newspaper: “Justin is 27 and thinking about marriage and kids. Click here for the full story |
 Gweneth PaltrowGweneth Paltrow says she is delighted to return to acting after taking time out following the births of her two children - four-year-old Apple and two-year-old Moses.
After landing a starring role in superhero movie ‘Iron Man,’ Gwyneth went on to win a part in ‘Two Lovers’. “Going from being a mother at home for a long time, which is the greatest joy of my life, to feeing like an artist again - it was a gift.” However, worried that Hollywood might not welcome her back with open arms, she told America’s OK! magazine: “I really did not know if there would be a place for me any more. Hollywood is pretty cutthroat, and everybody’s got a short memory and there’s always somebody younger or hotter or prettier, or whatever.”
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 Eurovision no longer a music contestSir Terry Wogan has told the BBC he may quit as Eurovision commentator, after the UK entry sung by former X Factor finalist Andy Abraham finished in joint last position along with Poland and Germany. Click here for the full story |
 Jackie ChanAction man Jackie Chan says he wants to make another movie with his Rush Hour co-star Chris Tucker. However, the pair, who made three of the crime-fighting action comedies together, is looking to work on something a little different this time around. Chan told Mtv.com: “We’ve just agreed to do it. It’s like two days ago when Chris Tucker called me. “We sat down and decided we want to do another movie. Not a Rush Hour - something new. Now we’re looking for the writer”. Hopefully, we’ll get to see the pair back together on the big screen very soon. Click here for the full story |
 007James Bond’s limited edition sportscar had to be fished out of Italy’s Lake Garda last month following an accident during filming of the latest 007 film. The Aston Martin DBS - driven by Daniel Craig in Casino Royale - was being delivered to the set of ‘Quantum of Solace’, when the driver skidded off a narrow road in torrential rain, and plunged the car into the water. Luckily, the man managed to swim away from the incident as film crew acted quickly to rescue the waterlogged vehicle from the lake using a crane.
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 Jim BroadbentBritish actor Jim Broadbent says he took on a role in the forthcoming Harry Potter movie, ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’, despite the fact he doesn’t even like the stories. Broadbent plays teacher Horace Slughorn in the sixth instalment of the film franchise, but he admits he doesn’t even like the Potter series. “I’m not a massive fan,” he said. Is that the coward’s way of admitting he did it for the money? Click here for the full story |
 The X FilesVariety.com has revealed that the new X-Files movie is to be called ‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe.’ ‘I Want to Believe’ was a slogan which featured throughout the TV series and appeared on a poster hanging in Mulder’s office. All that time and that’s the best title the creative brains could come up with? David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, and the new movie is expected to hit cinemas in August.
Michael Winner is hoping his pal O.J. Simpson will star in his next movie. The British film director forged an unlikely friendship with the sportsman-turned-actor last year and now the pair is collaborating on a possible film role for Simpson. The former American football player was sensationally acquitted of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994, and has since landed a variety of movie cameo roles. But Winner insists he doesn’t let his friend’s troubled past affect their working relationship. “He’s a very nice man for a double murderer”, he quipped.
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 Brad Pitt and Angelina JolieIt’s been reported that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are going to marry in June. The couple are expected to tie the knot in an intimate, non-religious ceremony in front of close family and friends. The couple are also going to invite Brad’s ‘Ocean’s Thirteen’ co-stars George Clooney and Matt Damon, although they apparently want to keep the wedding a secret from them. A source said: “George and Matt will be going, but other than that it will be a Hollywood-free zone. Brad and Angelina don’t want anyone to know it’s a wedding until they arrive. Instead they are billing it as a summer barbeque and joint birthday for Angelina and their daughter Shiloh.” Looks like the ‘surprise wedding’ may need a rethink!
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 Tina Turner UK tourMusic legend Tina Turner has announced plans for a tour the UK, eight years after retiring from live performing. Click here for the full story |
 Janet Jacksons new Book releaseJanet Jackson says her new book will document her constant battle with self-esteem and weight issues. Click here for the full story |
 MadonnaMadonna has revealed she found it a huge challenge working with both Justin Timberlake and super producer Timbaland on her new single ‘4 Minutes’. The Queen of pop said: “I’ve never been double teamed before in the studio. “I usually only collaborate with one person at a time and there usually is only one sort of person that I have to volley with. “So to be suddenly in the studio with two very big personalities who have very strong opinions, it was a challenge, it was different… it was new.” ‘4 Minutes’ shot straight to the top of the UK singles charts on its release, securing Madonna’s 13th UK number one song. New album ‘Hard Candy’ has also just been released.
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