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Seeing Stars in Hollywood and New York

9 hours ago | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Wanna hear something amusingly ironic about the stateside star system? Just as the Hollywood Powers That Be are being forced to consider the lessening impact of box-office stars, the Broadway Powers That Be are concluding the only box-office sure-things are star names. Think about, for instance, the box office weakness of Tom Cruise's Valkyrie or the so-so results for Jim Carrey's A Christmas Carol. Consider the humongous success of the Twilight series, which has made stars of Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart but maybe only for sequels and not when they appear in anything else. Now ruminate at what fortunes are likely to be reaped by star-name-less special-effects spectacles like James Cameron's long-awaited Avatar, despite its blizzard-plagued opening week. (Is Cameron a box-office name? -- the jury's still out.) Notice that the »

- David Finkle

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10 Things You Didn't Know about Tom Cruise

25 December 2009 5:16 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Find out facts about Tom Cruise, like which actor he's related to on "Lost" and more!

10 Things You Didn't Know about Tom Cruise10. Screen Name

Tom Cruise was born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962.

9. Parents

Cruise was 11 when his parents divorced in 1974.

8. Family Ties

Cruise’s cousin actor William Mapother played Ethan Rom on ABC’s “Lost.”

7. Extracurriculars

Cruise knew he wanted to go into acting after starring in his high school’s production of “Guys and Dolls, »

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Bryan Singer Casually Hints How You Can Ruin His Hawaiian Holiday

22 December 2009 4:10 PM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

Bryan Singer on Monday gave a lengthy, revealing interview about his upcoming projects, including his recently disclosed bombshell X-Men: First Class, his likely Valkyrie follow-up Jack the Giant Killer, and the more slowly developing Battlestar Galactica and Excalibur. If it's a lot for a fan to contemplate, just imagine how overwhelming it must be for Singer himself to even begin attacking the material. Thankfully, he said, he expects to get plenty of quiet, undisturbed work done this week at his regular Hawaiian haunt. He'll even tell you where -- sort of -- in case you want to check it out yourself. »

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Knight and Day Official Movie Trailer

21 December 2009 11:59 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

As a followup to the teaser poster, New Regency Pictures also released this official movie trailer for the upcoming film “Knight & Day” by director James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma) and starring Tom Cruise (Valkyrie, Tropic Thunder) and Cameron Diaz (Shrek Forever After, The Box). Synopsis: An action-comedy centered on a fugitive couple (Cruise and Diaz) on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Knight and Day Teaser Poster

21 December 2009 11:19 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

New Regency Pictures just released this teaser poster for the upcoming film “Knight & Day” by director James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma) and starring Tom Cruise (Valkyrie, Tropic Thunder) and Cameron Diaz (Shrek Forever After, The Box). Synopsis: An action-comedy centered on a fugitive couple (Cruise and Diaz) on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “Knight & Day”. »

- Brian Corder

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Bryan Singer to Re-Team with X-Men

17 December 2009 10:23 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Given the analogous fortunes of Bryan Singer and the X Men franchise it may come as no surprise to learn that Singer has just signed a deal to get involved with X Men: First Class Origins.

Speaking on the blue carpet of the L.A. premiere of James Cameron’s Avatar Singer told MySpace (via Dark Horizons) that after his rendition of Jack the Giant Killer he will start work on the next X Men film, which is said to focus on early years of our favourite X men and women at Charles Xavier’s academy.

Valkyrie was a great suspense film but it followed the box office disappointment of  Superman Returns, and Singer needs a decent return on his new venture. He has always impressed with solid film making as long as the script is tight enough to take advantage of his strengths as a director. And X2 remains »

- Jon Lyus

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Bryan Singer Returning To ‘X-Men’ Franchise

17 December 2009 10:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Probably the biggest news during the premiere of James Cameron’s new film Avatar came from outside the theater on the blue carpet when MySpace’s camera crew talked with Bryan Singer, who spilled the beans on his next projects. First up, seems to be Jack the Giant Killer – written by Mark Bomback (Live Free and Die Hard) and Darren Lemke, about a princess that goes missing, and disrupts a truce between man and giants. And Singer says, he’s gearing up to use the same technology that Avatar used.

But that’s not the biggest news from the premiere. Singer also said: “I just yesterday signed a deal to do an ‘X-Men: First Class Origins’ picture, which is kind of cool. I’m very excited.” The movie was originally said to be in the hands of Chuck and Gossip Girl creator Josh Schwartz and also had writer Zak Penn, »

- John Muth

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Bryan Singer is Returning to the X-Men Franchise

17 December 2009 7:10 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

A lot of rumors have been spread after the critical failures of X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine that the director of X-Men and X2 would be returning to the series he abandoned for Superman Returns.

The rumors are true. According to /Film, Bryan Singer let it slip at the Avatar premiere last night that he would be coming back for more in X-Men Origins: First Class:

“I’m prepping up to do a movie called Jack the Giant Killer at Warner Brothers, and I just yesterday signed a deal to do an X-Men First Class Origins picture, which is kind of cool.”

While who knows what this means for Singer’s career (his personal outings of Superman Returns and Valkyrie were pretty legitimate flops, or at least didn’t get the reception they sought). But this means great things for the X-Men franchise, which has missed Singer »

- John Cooper

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Singer Returns To "X-Men" Franchise

16 December 2009 11:05 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

On the 'blue carpet' at last night's premiere of James Cameron's "Avatar" in Los Angeles, MySpace spoke with director Bryan Singer who let slip that he's returning to the franchise that made him a household name - "X-Men".

"I'm ramping up to do a movie called 'Jack the Giant Killer' at Warner Bros, and I just yesterday signed a deal to do an 'X-Men: First Class Origins' picture, which is kind of cool. I'm very excited" said Singer. 'First Class' looks at the early days of Cyclops, Jean Grey and others at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.

The hope is obviously to bring back some prestige to both the franchise and the filmmaker himself. Singer's "X-Men" and especially its follow-up "X2" scored strong critical reviews and were financial successes for Fox.

The subsequent two 'X-Men' films, helmed by Brett Ratner and Gavin Hood, did financially very »

- Garth Franklin

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Emily Blunt Interview, The Young Victorian

16 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »

Emily Blunt shot to international prominence in 2004 with her lead role in the multi award-winning British movie, My Summer of Love. In 2005, she starred in the critically acclaimed Gideon’s Daughter opposite Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson and won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. In 2006, Emily appeared in The Devil Wears Prada opposite Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci. She’ll be seen next in The Wolfman alongside Anthony Hopkins and Benicio del Toro.

In The Young Victoria, Emily plays Queen Victoria in the turbulent first years of her reign. Rupert Friend (Pride & Prejudice) portrays Prince Albert, the suitor who wins her heart and becomes her partner in one of history’s greatest romances. This love story, set amongst all the intrigue of the court, also features Paul Bettany (Iron Man, The Da Vinci Code), Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire »

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Best of 2009: Katie, Tom and Suri Travel the Globe

1 December 2009 8:53 PM, PST | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes traveled the globe this year with daughter Suri Cruise right by their side. Tom welcomed 2009 in the midst of his worldwide press tour for Valkyrie, and when Fall came around he was hard at work on Knight & Day. Katie, meanwhile, took their family from Broadway to Down Under, where she filmed Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. Check out all the highlights from Katie and Tom's whirlwind year! View Slideshow › »

- PopSugar

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Katie Holmes: Tom Cruise Will Be a Great 'Sytycd' Judge

30 November 2009 1:04 AM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »

Judges Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman are not the only people who love the idea of Tom Cruise being a guest judge on Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance", his wife Katie Holmes also supported the notion. The revelation was made by the Rachel Dawes of "Batman Begins" herself at the Dizzy Feet Foundation gala on Sunday, November 29.

When asked by Marc Malkin of E! Online at the backstage of the event held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, the 30-year-old actress gushed, "He would be great. He really would." It is still unclear whether she had the chance to talk with Murphy at the gala about Cruise's possible role. But, Murphy has stated at the red carpet that she will try to do so, promising "If I can just slide my way in there, I will."

Back in early October, Mary Murphy has sparked rumor of Tom Cruise »

- celebrity-mania.com

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The Young Victoria Preview, Clips, Images, And Interview With Martin Scorsese

24 November 2009 11:09 AM, PST | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »

Coming to select theaters December 18th is a film that has been receiving a lot of critical praise, and looks absolutely brilliant. The film is The Young Victoria, and it has an incredible team involved. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, written by Academy Award Winner Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), and produced by a team including Graham King (The Departed), Martin Scorsese, Tim Headington and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York - the film has already received international acclaim. Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) stars as Queen Victoria, and she is surrounded by a great cast - Rupert Friend (Pride & Prejudice) portrays Prince Albert, and also featured are: Paul Bettany (Iron Man, The Da Vinci Code), Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Jim Broadbent (The Damned United, The Chronicles of Narnia), Thomas Kretschmann (Valkyrie), and Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes, Tristan & Isolde). »

- Marc Eastman

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Bill Nighy: 'I am not suddenly the greatest actor in the world'

19 November 2009 3:54 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

The star of Stephen Poliakoff's forthcoming Glorious 39 on his neuroses, playing educated toffs and why he digs David Hare

"A machiavellian dandy . . . Pure coldheartedness . . . Fabulously insincere." As I read out reviews of an old Bill Nighy performance, the actor grimaces and drums his knuckles on the table. "If ever a face was made for villainy, it's Bill Nighy's," I continue. "Wow," he murmurs. "Nighy's decadently long jaw and narrow, sneaky eyes serve him well . . ." He snorts, amused. "Sneaky eyes! Long decadent jaw! My God. I didn't know I had a decadent jaw."

Perhaps it is how Glorious 39 unfolds around him that makes you never quite trust Nighy as Alexander Keyes, a devoted father and aristocratic Conservative MP in Stephen Poliakoff's sumptuous new thriller about appeasement, set on the eve of the second world war. But perhaps Nighy has a singular talent for projecting unreliability into charming characters. »

- Patrick Barkham

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Terry Loane Casts 'This Beautiful Fantastic'

16 November 2009 11:29 PM, PST | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »

Ifta nominated Irish director Terry Loane (Mickybo and Me) is readying his latest project 'This Beautiful Fantastic', a film based on Simon Aboud's novel of the same name. Produced by Constance Media's Kami Naghdi (Boogie Woogie) 'This Beautiful Fantastic' tells the tale of an obsessively tidy children's author who falls in love with an erratic inventor – the story will be told like a classic fairytale and will star Tom Wilkinson (Valkyrie, Shakespeare in Love), Christopher Eccleston (Amelia, The Others), MacKenzie Crook (Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End, City of Ember), Joanna Lumley (Corpse Bride, Ella Enchanted) and Carey Mulligan (An Education, Public Enemies). »

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New Astro Boy Movie Poster

12 November 2009 11:05 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Summit Entertainment released yet another new international movie poster for the upcoming animated film “Astro Boy” by director David Bowers (Flushed Away) and starring Kristen Bell (Serious Moonlight), Nicolas Cage (Season of the Witch, Kick-Ass), Bill Nighy (Valkyrie) and Freddie Highmore (The Spiderwick Chronicles). Synopsis: Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving man’s expectations, our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Another International Astro Boy Movie Poster

11 November 2009 11:46 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Summit Entertainment just released this new international movie poster for the upcoming animated film “Astro Boy” by director David Bowers (Flushed Away) and starring Kristen Bell (Serious Moonlight), Nicolas Cage (Season of the Witch, Kick-Ass), Bill Nighy (Valkyrie) and Freddie Highmore (The Spiderwick Chronicles). Synopsis: Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving man’s expectations, our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Eddie Izzard: 'I'm still a transvestite'

9 November 2009 7:20 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Eddie Izzard has maintained that he is still a transvestite, despite being in "boy mode" for a number of years. The stand-up told the South Wales Echo that he has stuck to male clothing in recent times to help his continuing acting career. Izzard said: "I believed that if I had turned up for the auditions for [HBO show] The Riches or Valkyrie in makeup and a dress, I would not get the roles. "I tell everyone I'm a transvestite over and over again. I insist and I beg people to believe it on TV - and I never thought that I would be on TV begging people to believe I'm a transvestite. "But I am being strategic about this. I've been in boy mode (more) »

- By Mayer Nissim

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Izzard Unrecognised As Transvestite In U.S.

9 November 2009 12:01 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

British funnyman Eddie Izzard struggles to convince Americans he's a transvestite after toning down his cross-dressing while concentrating on his acting career.

Izzard's prominence has increased in the U.S. after roles in TV series The Riches and 2008 thriller Valkyrie - but he admits the country has yet to acknowledge him as a transvestite.

However, he will soon break out of "boy mode" and show Americans his more colourful side.

Izzard explains, "I tell everyone I'm a transvestite over and over again. I never thought that I would be on TV begging people to believe I'm a transvestite. But I am being strategic about this. I've been in 'boy mode' for the past few years but I know I can be in 'girl mode' if I want to.

"I would know what to do. It's all still there. It's in my toolbox. I am a card-carrying transvestite. Always have been, always will be." »

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Angelina Jolie May Now Be Traveling With Johnny Depp And A 'Harry Potter' Director In 'The Tourist'

5 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

"The Tourist" has had quite a ride these past few months. Further back than that even. First it was a possible "Valkyrie" follow-up for Tom Cruise. Then Charlize Theron started negotiating to star alongside Cruise. Following a year of silence on the project, the news broke last month that Angelina Jolie was now in talks to replace Theron. And somewhere in there, "Terminator Salvation" star Sam Worthington stepped in to replace Cruise.

That's not even mentioning the director changes. Bharat Nalluri was originally set to direct, way back when Cruise was still on the project. He fell off somewhere in the past year, and "The Lives of Others" director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck only recently stepped in to possibly replace him. It turns out that that's not happening either. Now it seems that "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" director Alfonso Cuaron may be moving in to helm, and »

- Adam Rosenberg

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