Sam Worthington Set for ‘Texas’

Sam Worthington has signed on for Michael Mann’s upcoming murder mystery Texas Killing Fields.

Worthington will play a local homicide detective “who works with a New York transplant to wage a war against the unknown but fierce killers.”

Mann will produce the film, while his daughter, Ami Canaan Mann will direct.

Texas Killing Fields is based on a true story about two police officers who tried to solve two decades of crimes, which involved about 60 victims.

Worthington can be seen next in Clash of the Titans, which opens in theaters on April 2.

Posted: February 8th, 2010 under Movies, News - 1 Comment. Tags: Sam Worthington

‘Valentine’s Day’ Sequel Already in the Works

The film hasn’t come out yet, but New Line Cinema has already greenlit a sequel for the upcoming romantic comedy, Valentine’s Day, which intertwines couples and singles, who break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine’s Day.

The studio plans to call the sequel New Year’s Eve and production is set to begin at the end of this year with a late 2011 release.

New Year’s Eve would involve some of the same characters from Valentine’s Day, but would be set in New York City and on New Year’s Eve.

Valentine’s Day opens this Friday (Feb. 12) and stars Jessica Alba, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Queen Latifah, Julia Roberts and Emma Roberts.

What do YOU think of the sequel? Sound off in the comments!

Posted: February 8th, 2010 under Movies, News - 1 Comment. Tags: Valentine's Day

Sandra Bullock: ‘I’m So Not Winning An Oscar’

Sandra Bullock is sure that her name isn’t going to be called for the Best Actress award at next month’s Academy Awards.

“Nine times out of ten I always pick who’s going to win,” Bullock told reporters at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. “And I already know who’s going to win. I’m not going to say, but nine times out of ten, I’m right.”

She already received a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award (she tied with Meryl Streep) for her role in The Blind Side.

“I have to say, all the ladies in our category, we don’t care who wins. Someone’s going to win and the rest of us will be really happy for whoever won. We’re just happy to be here. And we like the company we’re in.”

So what does she plan to do after the awards ceremony?

“You go home and you have to pick up dog poop – and we have a two-legged dog. To me, that’s not mundane, though. Life is tricky enough that I actually love and embrace the normal day-to-day rituals. You get up, you make your coffee, read your paper, you do the school run, you go do your things. I’m just lucky that I get to do them.”

Posted: February 7th, 2010 under Oscars - 4 Comments. Tags: Sandra Bullock

Ashton Kutcher Hosts ‘SNL’ – Video

Ashton Kutcher hosted last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live for the fourth time.

Before the show, he tweeted: “We are getting close. This is the part of the SNL experience where I get a little nervous.”

In the skits, he portrayed Mel Gibson and Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush and also promoted his new social tool, ‘Tooter.’

Watch the entire episode after the jump!

Photos: Dana Edelson/NBC

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Posted: February 7th, 2010 under News - 1 Comment. Tags: Ashton Kutcher

Eric Bana Cast in ‘Hanna’

Eric Bana has been cast in Hanna, a film which centers around a 14-year-old girl who has been raised by her father to be a cold-blooded killing machine.

“She connects with a French family, forms a friendship with their daughter and goes through the pangs of adolescence. When the girl is dragged back to her fathers world and discovers that she was bred as a killing machine in a CIA prison camp, she must fight her way to a free life.”

The Lovely Bones actress Saoirse Ronan is set to star in the lead role as Hanna and the film will be directed by Joe Wright.

Bana will play Hanna’s father and nemesis.

Hanna is set for a 2011 release.

Posted: February 6th, 2010 under Movies, News - 2 Comments. Tags: Eric Bana

Anne Hathaway Turned Down Lead Role in ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Anne Hathaway was originally offered the role in the upcoming Disney film, Alice in Wonderland, but turned it down because she was tired of playing a “pretty girl in a fairy dress.”

She told Britain’s GQ magazine:

“The studio had the Alice script a long time ago and I was approached back then for the part of Alice. I considered it, but felt, what with The Princess Diaries, that I had been there, done that sort of pretty-girl-in-a-fairy-dress role. I told the studio, however, that if they found a director eventually, that I would be interested at a later date in playing the White Queen.”

The role of Alice then went to Mia Wasikowska with Tim Burton directing.

Hathaway wasn’t initially offered the role of the White Queen, because somebody else was cast.

“When Tim came on board he had the cast he wanted and, of course, that didn’t include me. But the other actress who was marked had scheduling conflicts, so the studio piped up and put me forward. I talked on the phone with Tim and he really liked my take. I wanted the Queen to be a cross between Debbie Harry, Greta Garbo, David Bowie, with (a) little bit of the work of Dan Flavin thrown in for good measure.”

Posted: February 6th, 2010 under Celebrities - 2 Comments. Tags: Anne Hathaway

TWO DAYS LEFT: Win 2 Tickets to On Location Tours!

NYGossipGirl and On Location Tours have partnered up to bring you an exciting giveaway.

On Location Tours features several television and movie site tours including the Sex and the City Hotspots Tour, The Sopranos Sites Tour, their new Gossip Girl Sites Tour as well as their original New York TV and Movie Sites Tour, which includes over 40 sites from TV Shows and movies such as Friends, Ugly Betty, Ghostbusters, and Seinfeld.

You can also purchase your tickets for any tours and receive 10% off when you use the promo code: NYGOSSIPGIRL!

The lucky winner and a friend will get to choose which tour they want to go on!

To enter the contest (You must be in NYC or able to travel to NYC to be eligible):

1.) Submit a comment with a valid e-mail address (will not be published) below answering the following question: Who’s your favorite television character and why?

2.) Your comment must be submitted by Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Please note: Comments must be approved before they appear on the site, so don’t worry if you don’t see your comment right away.

3.) Only one entry per person.

4.) You must be 18 years of age or older and a U.S. resident.

5.) A winner will be chosen at random on Feb. 10 and contacted by e-mail for their mailing address.

Also, don’t forget to mention, which tour you want to go on!

Good Luck!

Posted: February 6th, 2010 under Contests - 10 Comments. Tags: Contest, On Location Tours

Taylor Lautner is ‘Stretch Armstrong’

Twilight star Taylor Lautner has nabbed the lead role in Stretch Armstrong.

The superhero adventure film will be shot in 3D and is planned for a March 2012 release.

Universal has tapped “Twilight” star Taylor Lautner as the title character in its upcoming superhero adventure “Stretch Armstrong,” to be released in March 2012.

The film will center around “an uptight spy who stumbles across a stretching formula, which he takes and must now adjust to in everyday life and when fighting crime.”

Posted: February 6th, 2010 under Movies, News - 1 Comment. Tags: Taylor Lautner

Chris Meloni Leaving ‘Law & Order: SVU?’

Bad news Law & Order: SVU fans, Chris Meloni is said to be leaving the show after wrapping up the 12th season.

According to an interview he did with Australia’s Courier Mail, Meloni said:

“I think 12 years is enough, a good number. The writers will have fertile ground to figure out how to arc him (Elliot) out to another place – whether it’s this world or the next. It will be a very difficult transition. I mean, Jesus Christ, every day when you get used to getting up early and working these hours. When you’re an actor (not working) it’s like, ‘Has anyone called yet?’. And having to audition again, which I loathe.”

Mariska Hargitay, who plays his partner on the show will be sticking around.

“It’s been proven over and over to me that this [role] is the right thing for me to still be here,” Harigtay said.

And how does her character feel about him leaving?

“I don’t think she could be without him. She loves him, he’s her other half.”

Will YOU continue watching SVU without Meloni? Sound off in the comments!

Posted: February 5th, 2010 under News, Television - 6 Comments. Tags: Chris Meloni, Mariska Hargitay

Anna Paquin: Marie Claire UK

True Blood star Anna Paquin looks lovely in a photo spread at a supermarket for Marie Claire UK. The actress posed in Viktor and Rolf, Chanel, Prada, Lanvin, Josh Goot, Alexander McQueen and Salvatore Ferragamo. Here’s what the 27-year-old had to say:

On her relationship to True Blood co-star and fiance, Stephen Moyer:

“Put it this way, I don’t think anyone knew before we did. Clearly there was a reason we were cast in that particular combination but… it’s not like either of us were looking for love or anything trite like that. It wasn’t something we saw happening.”

On what keeps their relationship strong:

“We’re pretty mundane. We walk our dogs, rehearse lines. But our shared passion for our jobs is a really exciting thing. It’s part of the reason we ended up together.”

On True Blood:

“I had no idea 2009 was going to be the vampire year. I just loved [True Blood’s] mix of funny, campy and weird.”

(More photos after the jump!)

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Posted: February 5th, 2010 under Magazine Covers - 2 Comments. Tags: Anna Paquin