Brad Pitt Celebrates Oscar Nomination By Making “Pancakes for Everyone”

Brad Pitt plans on celebrating his Oscar nomination for Best Actor with pancakes.

During a call with the Today Show, the 48-year-old actor said, ”It’s gonna be pancakes for everyone this morning!”

Earlier today, Pitt was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Moneyball.

Pitt will face off against George Clooney (The Descendants), Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Jean Dujardin (The Artist) and Demian Bichir (A Better Life).

“It means so much considering this film was just dead on the rocks two years ago,” Pitt said. “It took a lot of people, a lot of artisans and craftsmen, to get it to the screen. It’s a great honor, a real tribute to Billy Beane and Oakland A’s organization. I’m really happy.”

The actor is also ecstatic that his costar Jonah Hill was also nominated.

This is Hill’s first Academy Award nomination – he was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category.

“I’m so happy for Jonah Hill,” Pitt said. “I can’t tell you.”

Posted: January 24th, 2012 under Oscars - No Comments. Tags: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Moneyball, Oscars

And the 2012 Oscar Nominees Are…

The 2012 Oscars nominations have been announced today!

Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence and Academy president Tom Sherak read the names of the 2012 Oscar nominees.

Hugo led the pack with 11 nods, followed closely by The Artist with 10.

The 84th Academy Awards will be presented by Billy Crystal on Feb. 26.

Check to see if your favorites were nominated below!

Anyone you wanted to be nominated but wasn’t?

Sound off in the comments!

Actor in a Leading Role

• Demián Bichir in “A Better Life”
• George Clooney in “The Descendants”
• Jean Dujardin in “The Artist”
• Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
• Brad Pitt in “Moneyball”

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Kenneth Branagh in “My Week with Marilyn”
• Jonah Hill in “Moneyball”
• Nick Nolte in “Warrior”
• Christopher Plummer in “Beginners”
• Max von Sydow in “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

Actress in a Leading Role

• Glenn Close in “Albert Nobbs”
• Viola Davis in “The Help”
• Rooney Mara in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
• Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady”
• Michelle Williams in “My Week with Marilyn”

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Bérénice Bejo in “The Artist”
• Jessica Chastain in “The Help”
• Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids”
• Janet McTeer in “Albert Nobbs”
• Octavia Spencer in “The Help”

Hit the jump to see the full 2012 nominations list! Read more »

Posted: January 24th, 2012 under Oscars - No Comments. Tags: 2012 Oscars, Billy Crystal, Hugo, Jennifer Lawrence, The Artist, Tom Sherak

Julia Roberts and Alec Baldwin to Star in The Normal Heart

Julia Roberts and Alec Baldwin have signed on for Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play The Normal Heart.

The film chronicles the rise of HIV/AIDS among New York’s gay community in the 1980s.

Roberts will play Emma Brookner, a wheel-chair bound doctor and one of the city’s few physicians who acknowledges the severity of the disease.

Baldwin will play the brother to Mark Ruffalo’s Ned Weeks. Additionally, White Collar’s Matt Bomer and Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons also have roles in the film.

Bomer will play Felix Turner, Weeks’ boyfriend and gay fashion journalist who unfortunately contracts the deadly disease. Parsons will reprise his role from the Broadway version as a Southern activist for gays and member of a gay men’s health crisis group.

Posted: January 23rd, 2012 under Movies - No Comments. Tags: Alec Baldwin, Jim Parsons, Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Ryan Murphy, The Normal Heart

Aretha Franklin Calls Off Wedding

Aretha Franklin, who announced that she was getting married earlier this month to William ‘Willie’ Wilkerson, has called off her wedding.

“Regretfully, To Our Friends and Supporters: Will and I have decided we were moving a little too fast, and there were a number of things that had not been thought through thoroughly. There will be no wedding at this time. We will not comment on it any further because of the very personal and sensitive nature of it. We appreciate all of the many well wishes from friends,” said Franklin and Wilkerson in a statement via People.

The pair had planned to marry this summer.

Posted: January 23rd, 2012 under Wedding News - No Comments. Tags: Aretha Franklin, William 'Willie' Wilkerson

Reese Witherspoon Has Big Eyes for Ryan Reynolds

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds have signed on to star in the indie drama Big Eyes.

Reynolds will play Walter Keane, a national celebrity and talk show fixture in the 1950s who pioneered the mass production of prints of big-eyed kids and used his marketing savvy to sell them cheaply in hardware stores and gas stations across the country.

Although Walter claims to be the artist, he is not. It is actually his shy wife Margaret (Witherspoon) who generates the paintings from their basement, while Walter’s simply contributes by adding his signature to the bottom.

Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski will pen the script, as well as direct the film and Tim Burton will produce.

Posted: January 23rd, 2012 under Movies - No Comments. Tags: Big Eyes, Larry Karaszewski, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Reynolds, Scott Alexander, Tim Burton

Heidi Klum and Seal: We Have Decided to Separate

After almost seven years of marriage, Heidi Klum and Seal are separating.

In a statement via People, the couple said: “While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate. We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart. This is an amicable process and protecting the well-being of our children remains our top priority, especially during this time of transition. We thank our family, friends, and fans for their kind words of support. And for our children’s sake, we appreciate you respecting our privacy.”

The pair have 4 children – Leni, 7, Henry, 6, Johan, 5, and Lou, 2.

Posted: January 23rd, 2012 under Celebrity Splits - No Comments. Tags: Heidi Klum, Seal

Chris Evans In Talks to Star in Snow Piercer

Captain America actor Chris Evans is in negotiations to star in Snow Piercer, a film that’s set in a world covered in snow and ice and follows a train full of travelers who struggle to co-exist.

Bon Joon-ho is said to direct the film, which he also co-wrote with Park Chan-wook.

Additionally, Tilda Swinton and Jamie Bell are also in talks to join the film.

What do you think of the plot? Something you would watch?

Posted: January 20th, 2012 under Movies - No Comments. Tags: Bon Joon-ho, Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Park Chan-wook, Snow Piercer, Tilda Swinton

Beyonce Remembers Etta James

Beyonce, who played Etta James in Cadillac Records is deeply saddened by the news that the iconic singer passed away today.

“This is a huge loss. Etta James was one of the greatest vocalists of our time,” Beyonce said on her Web site. “I am so fortunate to have met such a queen. Her musical contributions will last a lifetime. Playing Etta James taught me so much about myself, and singing her music inspired me to be a stronger artist. When she effortlessly opened her mouth, you could hear her pain and triumph. Her deeply emotional way of delivering a song told her story with no filter. She was fearless, and had guts. She will be missed.”

Etta died today (Jan. 20) due to her long-time struggle with leukemia.

Posted: January 20th, 2012 under RIP - No Comments. Tags: Beyonce, Cadillac Records, Etta James

Puss in Boots Blu-ray/DVD Release Set for Feb. 24

Paramount today announced that Puss in Boots will be released on Feb. 24 on DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack.

Additionally, the DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack will include features such as the Purr-fect Pairings: The Voices Behind The Legends and deleted scenes, including Humpty Plots With Jack & Jill, Humpty Repays His Accomplices & Puss In Boots Fights The Giant.

For those not familiar – or living under a rock – Puss in Boots stars Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis and centers around the events leading up to the sword fighting cat’s meeting with Shrek and his friends.

Posted: January 20th, 2012 under Movies - No Comments. Tags: Antonio Banderas, Puss in Boots, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis

Liv Tyler to Star in The Side Effect

Liv Tyler is set to star in Ti West’s upcoming sci-fi thriller The Side Effect.

The film follows a woman who spends several months alone in space as an experimental subject for a global pharmaceutical company, and finds herself inexplicably pregnant.

Although the film is pegged as a thriller, West assures that it will stay in the horror genre.

He told Deadline: “Although it is still somewhat of a horror film, it is much more psychological than any of my previous efforts. It was essential that I find an actress who could portray a wide range of emotion and always earn the audience’s sympathy no matter what the situation. As soon as I sat down with Liv, it was obvious she was the one.”

Posted: January 20th, 2012 under Movies - No Comments. Tags: Liv Tyler, The Side Effect, Ti West

Kristen Wiig: No Bridesmaids Sequel in the Works

Although Universal Pictures was in talks to develop a Bridesmaids sequel after the success of the original, Kristen Wigg is setting the record straight – she is not interested in doing a sequel.

“We’re not planning on doing one. We had a special time making the first one, but we’re really excited to try something else,” she said during a recent interview with E!

However, Bridesmaids fans worry not, Wiig’s Bridesmaids co-star Wendi McLendon-Covey has said that Wiig may do the sequel, and had never turned it down flat.

Wiig is currently writing another film with her Bridesmaids co-writer Annie Mumolo.

Posted: January 20th, 2012 under Movies - No Comments. Tags: Annie Mumolo, Bridesmaids, Kristen Wiig, Wendi Mclendon-Covey

First Look: Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows

Check out the first official image from Tim Burton’s anticipated adaptation of Dark Shadows.

Here’s a synopsis of the film: The film takes place in 1752 where Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet—or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy…until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive.

Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets. Matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) has called upon live-in psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter), to help with her family troubles.

Dark Shadows also stars Chloe Moretz, Gulliver McGrath, Bella Heathcote, Ray Shirley, Jackie Earle Haley, and Jonny Lee Miller.

Posted: January 20th, 2012 under Movies - No Comments. Tags: Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz, Eva Green, Gulliver McGrath, Helena Bonham Carter, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ray Shirley, Tim Burton