LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Sienna Miller is in negotiations to play Maid Marion in “Nottingham,” a revisionist take on the Robin Hood legend starring Russell Crowe. Director Ridley Scott’s Universal Pictures project depicts the Sheriff of Nottingham (Crowe) more as a noble lawman than as the right-hand man of the evil King John. The…
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Cartoon character Tinkerbell, singer Shakira and “Iron Man” Robert Downey Jr. and actress Cameron Diaz were among a diverse group of 25 stars named on Thursday to join the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce said the celebrities will each get their star on its Walk of Fame…
LONDON – What’s a kiss from 007 worth? James Bond film producer Barbara Broccoli has paid $38,000 for a kiss from Daniel Craig, who plays the suave British spy on screen. Broccoli will also get kisses from Hugh Grant and Robbie Coltrane for her winning bid at the Great British Movie Event benefit for the…
Wanna catch a first glimpse of Aaron Eckhart as Gotham City madman Two Face? Look no further than The Dark Knight website, which features a new clip that finally gives fans a peek at Harvey Dent after the “accident” that leaves him so disfigured he becomes “Two Face.” It’s not a big peek; we only…
A movie scoop from … Miltary.com? Apparently so, as an interview with Iron Man star Terrence Howard has turned up the alleged start date for production on Iron Man 2: March 2009. Howard, who plays Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) pal Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes, says that’s the date the sequel will get under way…
If you’re gonna dream, dream big, as Marvel Studios is reportedly doing with its wish list for its upcoming Captain America. According to Latino Review, the two names topping the studio’s most wanted list as potential Cap’ns: Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. DiCaprio, who earlier this week signed on to play Atari founder Nolan Bushnell…
But not so fast; it doesn’t mean there’s an eighth Potter flick heading to the big screen. Instead, author J.K. Rowling has written a Potter story that will be filmed as a mini-flick to be shown at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios in Orlando. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert…
1. His toxic beginnings In the late spring of 1962, as Americans and Soviets bluster, threaten and escalate the tension level in the waters off Cuba, a conflicted superhero — the Hulk — emerges from the Marvel Comics phalanx of demigods. Written by Stan Lee and drawn and co-plotted by Jack Kirby, The Incredible Hulk…
Why another Hulk? The comic-book geeks running Marvel Studios have an answer: $54.5 million. That’s how much money “The Incredible Hulk” hauled in over opening weekend, the big green guy’s latest adventure coming just five years after his previous Hollywood adaptation was quickly laughed out of theaters. Despite the sour taste of 2003′s “Hulk,” Ang…
Rome’s diocese said Monday it has barred the producers of “Angels & Demons” from filming in two churches for the prequel to the “The Da Vinci Code” the popular book and film that angered many Catholic leaders. Producers of the film, directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, were turned down because the movie…
