"Water For Elephants" Director Francis Lawrence Also Set To Make A "Snow White" Movie
"Water For Elephants" Director Francis Lawrence Also Set To Make A "Snow White" Movie
With the news that Kristen Stewart has been offered the role of Snow White in the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman come details of other film adaptations of the fairy tale.
Viggo Mortensen (On The Road) is in negotiations for the role of the huntsman and Charlize Theron (Hancock) is expected to sign on as the Evil Queen.
The story follows Snow White, banished by the queen, and the hunter, who becomes her mentor instead of following the queen's orders to kill her. It begins production this summer with plans to release December 21, 2012.
Also due in 2012, the two other versions of the Snow White story planned for release include The Brothers Grimm: Snow White and Snow and the Seven to be shot in 3D. Julia Roberts is in talks to portray the Evil Queen, according to New York Magazine's Vulture blog, and Natalie Portman is rumored to be sought as Snow White.
This "Grimm" storyline follows the original German tale from the 1800s, in which Snow White and the seven dwarfs battle with the Evil Queen as she destroys the kingdom. It will be directed by Tarsem Singh (Immortals).
Snow and the Seven will be set in 19th-century Hong Kong with seven monks (instead of dwarfs) offering refuge to Snow White, who discovers her destiny to conquer evil. It will be directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) and Yuen Woon-ping is on board as the martial arts choreographer.
It appears none of the films will resemble the animated Disney classic with the seven dwarfs from Happy and Sneezy to Doc and an Evil Queen's magic mirror. Similiarly, The Wizard of Oz is currently being considered for a couple of different reboots.
Despite plenty of promotion and that sports-fan-friendly opening number to California Gurls, Glee was down 31% from CBS program after last years Super Bowl, Undercover Boss.
Glee was seen by 26.8 million viewers and had an 11.1 adults 18-49 rating. This ranks as the highest-rated Glee episode ever (which you probably figured) and is the top-rated scripted telecast of any TV show in three years (which is rather great). It barely edged out the last scripted show to follow the Super Bowl, NBCs The Office, two years ago.
While Super Bowl audience tallies have been going up to record highs in recent years (see here for the ratings results for last nights big game), the number of people who stick around afterward has been trending more-or-less down. Post-game ratings peaked in 1996 for an episode of Friends that drew a stunning 52.9 million, then had its second largest number in modern history in 2001 for the second season premiere of Survivor. Fox had the lowest retention in 2005 with an episode of American Dad. Last year, CBS scored a surprisingly strong number for the series premiere of Undercover Boss with 38.7 million.
Gary Moore, renowned guitarist for Thin Lizzy and other groups, has died.
He was 58.
Moore was found in his hotel room in Estepona, Spain. The cause of death is not yet known.
In addition to his work with Thin Lizzy, Belfast-born Moore enjoyed a successful solo career and worked with artists including George Harrison, Ginger Baker and Ozzy Osbourne
Hayden Panettiere, Jerry Ferrara Score at Celeb Super Bowl
Hayden Panettiere, Jerry Ferrara Score at Celeb Super Bowl
Hayden Panettiere and Jerry Ferrara
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The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers may be basking in the limelight of the biggest football weekend of the year but they're not the only ones playing ball. And they certainly don't have Hayden Panettiere on their teams.
Celebs like Panettiere, Matthew Morrison (as an assistant coach) and Jerry Ferrara took to the field in Dallas on Saturday for a star-studded game of flag football, hosted by DIRECTV.
The Celebrity Beach Bowl pinned stars like Glee's Chord Overstreet, Gossip Girl's Jessica Szohr and Chace Crawford who were on Team Spike agains, True Blood's Joe Manganiello and Josh Duhamel, who made Team Palladia.
Scream 4's Panettiere, 21, snagged the title as the "Most Inspirational Player," while Entourage's Ferrara, 31, beat out all of his teammates, including former NFL players, to win "Most Valuable Player" of the game. Both played the sand-filled field for the champion Team Spike, which was coached by Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy.
"I won an award for football!" Panettiere tells PEOPLE. "It has to be because the ball hit me in the face."
Touchdown by Szohr
Panettiere wasn't the only leading lady proving football wasn't a boys-only sport: Szohr scored a touchdown for her team and model Marisa Miller, last year's MVP, dove for catches and chased her opponents down the field.
Despite the competition, there were no hard feelings for the losing team, and most of the celeb football stars hit the nearby W Hotel for a luxury lounge after-party while Maroon 5 entertained the post-game party at Victory Park.
Plus, there's always next season, according to Duhamel, who was on the not-so-victorious Team Palladia.
"We lost but this was a lot of fun," he says. "I'll definitely do this again next year."
Shia LaBeouf got in a bar fight Friday night and was placed in handcuffs, but was eventually released.
Hanging out at one of his favorite watering holes, the Mad Bulls Tavern in Sherman Oaks, California, things got a little out of hand and Shia was punched in the face by a local patron.
Sources close to the star say that he was jumped on his way out of the bar.
Police arrived shortly after and everyone involved were placed in handcuffs.
Luckily for Shia, he was soon let go and no arrest record was made.
Wowsa. We're not sure what went down, but it does seem like Shia has a bit of a temper, doesn't he??
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps star Shia LaBeouf was briefly handcuffed and released in the wee hours of Saturday morning after an alleged bar fight, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.
An eyewitness to the altercation at Mad Bull's Tavern in Sherman Oaks, Calif., tells Us the actor, 24, was taunted by a fellow patron inside the bar before being "sucker punched in the mouth" when their conversation was taken outside. A second eyewitness reports singer Ashlee Simpson was also at Mad Bull's Saturday, but her proximity to the fight is not known.
When reached for comment, Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Taylor of the Van Nuys division confirms the patrons picking on LaBeouf "fled" before police arrived.
"It was just boys being boys. Things got really out of hand and it didn't have to go down the way it did," Mad Bull's Tavern owner Richard DiSisto tells Us. "No one needed or should have gotten hurt, things could have been dealt with in an entirely different way."
The actor's weekend incident -- initially reported by HollyScoop.com -- is not his first brush with the law. Though the charges were later dropped, LaBeouf was arrested in Hollywood on suspicion of drunk driving in July 2008.
Reports suggest that RiRi will team up with Will.I.Am to add some star power to the 17-year-olds album, due in August.
The Whats My Name stars admiration for Cher came after she saw her perform on The X Factor, an insider told the Daily Star. Rihanna is a big fan of Cher. She told Will.I.Am how much she loved her after her X Factor appearance and the two of them spoke about how successful she could be in the States. Will has since talked to Rihanna about the three of them working on a track for Chers album.
In other Rihanna news, she has apparently been asked to scale back her performance at The BRIT Awards 2011, where she is nominated for International Female Solo Artist.
Organisers are said to be worried about the amount of fireworks she plans to use, which would mean they are lumped with an enormous insurance premium due to the added safety risk.
Shes not the only one Plan B has similarly been instructed to tone down his performance.
The awards ceremony takes place on 15 February at Londons O2 Arena.
Justin Bieber Visits the Church Lady on âSNLâ (âSnooki,â Too) â VIDEO
Justin Bieber Visits the Church Lady on SNL (Snooki, Too) VIDEO
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Justin Bieber and Snooki paid visits to the Church Lady tonight, as SNL host Dana Carvey brought back one of his best-known characters.
After attempting to exorcise the demon possessing the star of Jersey Whore, Church Lady finds herself unexpectedly, um, excited by the presence of the angelic Biebs.
In an article about 4-day passes to San Diego Comic Con selling out in only 3 hours, TheHDRoom said that Summit is expected to show footage from Breaking Dawn at the convention:
This years Comic-Con in particular is poised to be perhaps the biggest yet. In a battle of screaming female tweens versus comic book faithful, Summit Entertainment will present new footage and the stars of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 while Marvel and Paramount will counter with likely the first public footage from The Avengers.
You can read the full article atTheHDRoom. Cast members previously attended Comic Con to promote The Twilight Saga films, so doing the same for Breaking Dawn seems to make sense!
