Proud papa Brad Pitt is understandably angry that a recent edition of Life & Style magazine claims that he and wife Angelina Jolie found a threatening note delivered to their home. Said note supposedly includes a picture of their daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt and hints at how easily the perps got “this close already”.
Pitt says that it’s “… dangerous to put these ideas out into the world.” That’s even more true now that Jolie is pregnant again, possibly with triplets.
Heath Ledger’s funeral has not even taken place but word is that someone is selling photos of his dead body. A single photo is selling for $300,000. That’s truly sickening. It reminds me of the photos of Kurt Cobain’s body. Believe me, if you’ve never seen them, you don’t want to. It’s not the way I want to remember anyone, and I really hope no media organization buys these pics of Ledger.
Actor Robert Englund says he will not play Freddy Kreuger in a remake of Nightmare on Elm Street, primarily because he feels he’s too old to do it. Big Picture Radio proposes a way to get around this.
Englund will appear in a thriller (Red) and a couple of horror comedies (Zombie Strippers, 2001 Maniacs: Beverly Hellbillys) this year. The video clip below is the trailer for the original Nightmare on Elm Street.
Suspend your disbelief for a moment. If you could have any one super power, what would you pick? And how would you use it? I’d pick teleportation. It’s the only power that I’ve ever be interested in having. (It’s never going to happen, but can you imagine how much more powerful Batman would be if he could also teleport?) It’s an ideal power for someone like myself that has wanted to travel the world.
Teleporting seems like a power that actor Hayden Christensen wouldn’t mind having, either. In fact, he has it. At least, his character David Rice has the genetic abilty to teleport in the movie Jumper. In an interview with The Deadbolt, Christensen says that if he could jump in real life, he’d “want to see every square inch of the planet.” He also says, “I think it’s the ultimate super power.”
My sentiments exactly. He can teleport anywhere he wants in Jumper, except that he has mortal enemies chasing him, sworn to kill him. The movie, which is based on a novel by Steven Gould, opens Feb 14. It’s one I can’t wait to see.
You and I both know that the dual motorcycle/ human collision scene in Mission: Impossible 2 isn’t possible, but man did it ever look good. And Tom Cruise and Dougray Scott didn’t even get their hair mussed. Popular Science looks at this and some other impossible Hollywood physics scenes.
See about 1:43 in the video clip below, to understand which scene I’m referring to. (Where the two men jump off their motorcycles and slam into each other bodily but don’t get injured.)
Tom Cruise already has a public relations nightmare, thanks to the leaking of a Church of Scientology (CoS) video of him appearing to be quite loony. (I’ve read that the CoS claims that whomever leaked it edited it to make him appear crazy.) Now a tabloid spy says that Cruise is interested in converting troubled popstar/ actress Britney Spears into the Scientology fold.
Well, I believe in freedom of religion, but I draw the line at active/ persistent conversion. As Chris Crocker, below, might say, “Leave Britney alone!”
Cruise will be in Valkyrie this year, in which he saves the world from Nazis. Or was it psychologists?
(Warning: video clip contains lots of crying by Chris Crocker. Oh yeah, and the F-word.)
Heath Ledger’s death has been ruled by the NYC an accidental overdose caused by acute intoxication. There were a combination of as much as six prescription drugs in Ledger’s system – some for anxiety, others for sleeping problems, and one an antihistamine.
Ledger’s family issued a statement about the toxicology report. His ex-fiance Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda Rose arrived in Perth, Australia for his funeral.
It’s sad enough that we lost such a talent so soon, even sadder that his insomnia/ sleep disorder drove him to this.
You probably know handsome Eric Dane best for his role as Dr. Mark Sloan, aka Dr. McSteamy, on Grey’s Anatomy, but he has appeared in a number of TV and theatrical movies. These include X-Men 3: The Last Stand, Feast, and Helter Skelter (TV). His acting career started way back in 1991, in an episode of Saved by the Bell, and followed by various appearances in The Wonder Years, Married… with Children, Roseanne, Charmed, and more.
Aside from Grey’s Anatomy, Dane has no current projects listed. He is currently battling skin cancer – the most common form of cancer in the United States. Eric, we wish you well. [UPDATE: The OK! mag article is apparently over-emphasizing his "battle" with cancer.]
The video clip below shows you why his Dr. Mark Sloan character is called McSteamy.
Last week, William Shatner, who is now 77, had hip replacement surgery. During surgery, his heart started beating erratically and there was concern that he might die on the operating table. His weight has only lately been a concern, but he’s recovering well. Best wishes, Bill.
Shatner will appear in Horrorween, a comedy horror, this year. While he’s not currently part of the new Star Trek XI movie, there is a possibility for his Captain James T. Kirk character to be written in. For an explanation of how this could be, given that J.J. Abrams said “Kirk already died”, read Screen Rant and io9 – but be warned that there are potential spoilers in the articles linked to.
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You’ve probably seen recent pictures of Stepford Wife Katie Holmes, husband Tom Cruise and daughter Suri where they all have this weird identical bowl haircut. Now what if other celebrity couples started imitating each other? What if Brad Pitt, who supposedly threw a tantrum when Tom Cruise got a new Ducati motorcycle, started adopting Angelina Jolie’s hairstyles? You can see an example above, courtesy of Hair Mixer.
