Pop star Rihanna is now moving into new terrority by trying her luck with acting on a film. She is set to star in Peter Berg’s adaptation of the board game, “Battleship”. The movie has already enlisted TV hotties like Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgard for the lead roles.
The film is set in the sea and is about battling for the planet, against far superior forces. The movie is intended for a summer 2012 release.
While Rihanna did appear in the movie “Bring It On: All or Nothing” in 2006 (direct to video release), as well as had a brief role in “Mama Black Widow” (which never really made it past production), Battleship will be the very first movie that will be running on the big screen.
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It was probably the right move for Zac Efron when he decided to pass on the role for Footloose to avoid being typecasted into this teeny bopper who only dances and sings. The young actor is setting sights on being taken seriously and is out to prove to the world he can be versatile.
He is going to do a Nicholas Sparks film next. Warner Brothers has signed him on to star in the famous author’s adapted movie, The Lucky One, where Zac Efron will play a marine who survives his tour of duty in Iraq. His character believes he is lucky because he’s been carrying around this photograph of a woman he has not yet met. Returning home to find her, he instead meets a divorced mother and lusts after her. This roles is going to be a stepping stone for Zac, who has been trying to shed off this teeny bopper image.
Do you think he can pull this off?
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With the former Queen of Talk retiring very soon and then launching her own television channel in January next year, Oprah Winfrey is keen on getting the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, her own talk show program.
The two have apparently discussed this possibility last week. Sarah had recently been a guest on Oprah’s talk show, defending herself from allegations she was using her access to her ex-husband, Prince Andrew, in order to extort money.
Oprah was apparently impressed with the way the Duchess handled this controversy and feels that Sarah is someone viewers will be able to relate to on many levels — as a mother, a divorcee, a woman who has made mistakes in public, and someone who has weight issues — just like Oprah.
The talk show will be New York based but the Duchess will be able to return to England as she pleases, since her daughters are all there.
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Last week, Justin Beiber confirmed on his Twitter account that he was guest appearing on the cult TV series, CSI. The same time the news came out, CBS, where CSI airs, also came out with this press release. The move to have Beiber on the show is to attract a younger audience for the network. This same stunt casting gimmick worked well for the show when it had Taylor Swift guesting last year and had one of their highest ratings ever.
Justin Beiber, the current tween sensation has posted a photo of his guest appearance days after his announcement. He will play the role of a trouble teenager, Jason McCann. This will be the singer’s first acting gig and he writes on the social networking site — “I’m ACTING!!! CSI BABY!! Im a BAD MAN!! Lol,”
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Joss Whedon is taking a break from doing television programs to focus on making films. His latest assignment is for “The Avengers” movie, which is another one of those based from superhero comic books.
The Avengers is a group composed of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and The Incredible Hulk. This is going to be an all-star ensemble and most likely very big budgeted. It’s one highly anticipated story, and I have so much high hopes this will be delivered great with Joss Whedon behind it.
The announcement of this came yesterday when the award winning writer was present at the Comic Con.
“I will say the thing I love about it, the thing that made me excited to do it, is how counterintuitive it is. These people shouldn’t be in the same room — and that is the very definition of family. I am still writing an outline. I’m still in that stage.”
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