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Jason Momoa is Conan The Barbarian

January 22, 2010 - 9:09 am No Comments

Screen shot 2010-01-22 at 1.15.02 PMThe planned remake of the Conan The Barbarian movie has found its lead star in Stargate Atlantis’ Jason Momoa. The actor has been in the running for the role but beat actors like Jared Padalecki (Supernatural) and Twilight’s Kellan Lutz, reportedly Deadline Hollywood.

Conan’s director, Marcus Nispel has apparently been impressed with Momoa when they shot a few trial scenes with the actor wielding the sword. He was, according to reports, very Arnold Schwarzenegger. It should be recalled that the Governor of California became famous for taking the role of Conan back in the 80’s.

Along this news also, Mickey Rourke has apparently been tapped to play the father of the character. Conan, the remake, is set to begin their production this coming spring and Momoa has been asked to beef up and polish his sword skills, as well.

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Rebooting Spiderman 4

January 13, 2010 - 8:37 am 2 Comments

Screen shot 2010-01-13 at 10.38.05 AMWith Sam Raimi, the director for the Spiderman Trilogy, now opting out of the project, news have it that even Tobey Maguire is out and the studio is now looking to bring in a whole new cast and crew for Spiderman 4.

According to reports, Sony wants “a more gritty, contemporary redo of the series,” and is looking towards the fresh batch of directors to do this next installment, which has been planned to run in 2010. What that probably means is targeting the “Twilight” market, which, from the marketing point of view, sounds feasible, but this will probably alienate hardcore fans of the comic book character.

Whatever is the result of this though, I just have to say that a third Spiderman was, in fact, completely unnecessary, so I really don’t care much about a fourth installment. Why can’t they just do something new?

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Taylor Lautner in Top Gun Sequel?

January 8, 2010 - 9:35 am No Comments

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Twilight star, Taylor Lautner, is reportedly in talks to star in Northern Lights, a romantic flick that’s set in aeronautics. According to Deadline Hollywood, the film s about “a gifted, young, aerobatics pilot who faces off with his controlling, billionaire father and falls in love with a gifted, female pilot.”

If the plot line sounds very familiar to you, it’s because it is rumored to be a sequel to the 80’s film that made Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise —Top Gun. Cruise is also eyed to return and will play as mentor to Lautner’s character. Their representatives, however, are not making any comment yet.

Furthermore, the report says that Lautner will be paid around $7.5 million for doing this film….which means that he will become the highest paid young actor of his generation, eclipsing even Robert Pattinson of Team Edward.

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Blind Side Edges Out New Moon at the Box Office

December 7, 2009 - 7:27 am No Comments

blindsidexAfter almost three weeks of box office superiority, Twilight: New Moon has been dislodge from the top post by the film release, Blind Side.

This is a feel-good movie starring Sandra Bullock in a role I’ve never seen her play so well before.

If there’s one movie that proves she is America’s Sweetheart, this is it. Her charm and good heart sees through her, with this film.

Blind Side is a beautiful story about loving without prejudices. It’s a film every member of the family will love, and it’s very fitting to the spirit of this season.

The movie has unexpectedly raked in some $129  Million from its opening day. It has been running in theaters for about three weeks now (alongside New Moon).

Watch the trailer and tell me if this doesn’t warm your heart:

The movie is based on a true story.

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Taylor Lautner:I was never extremely confident

November 27, 2009 - 3:20 pm 1 Comment

Taylor Lautner surprised everyone when he showed his hot abs in the movie “New Moon”. He admitted in one of his interviews that he really had a hard time working out because he has to sacrifice a lot of things. People who were responsible for his super hot body made sure that he gets the right food and the right exercise. Taylor didn’t expect that his career in acting would be taken to another level. “I was never extremely confident,” the actor, now 17, tells the new issue of Rolling Stone. “Because I was an actor, when I was in school there was a little bullying going on. Not physical bullying but people making fun of what I do … I just had to tell myself I can’t let this get to me. This is what love to do. And I’m going to continue to do it.” That’s the spirit Taylor! We all need to be motivated like him. Most of the people I know, they’d rather give up the fight because they think it’s really not worth fighting for. But we all have to know that we get success if we really persevere. (Just like what Taylor did) 

Taylor also admitted that he did’nt expect that twilight will be a blockbuster movie. “Nobody knew what Twilight was going to be,” he says. “Nobody. We thought we were making it just for passionate fans of the book. People just kept telling Us, ‘Oh, yeah, the movie is going to do so good.’ And we were like, ‘All right, whatever. We’ll see.’ But when the movie came out, I was just blown away. That’s when I realized, ‘Boy, what am I getting myself into?’”  Honestly, I wasn’t really expecting that Twilight would turn out really good. But it did, then a lot of girls got really hooked on it. It has been a talk of the town for months and now that they’ve shown New Moon, people started going crazy again especially when they saw Taylor Lautner transformed.

Unfortunately, this hottie is currently dating the famous singer Taylor Swift (I envy her!) so sorry for all those “Jacob fanatics”. Rolling stone interview -while shooting the the 2010 ensemble romantic comedy Valentine’s Day, he says, “We got along great. We instantly clicked. And she’s — she’s an amazing girl. Aside from being beautiful, she’s extremely funny, charismatic and fun to be around, so we definitely got along. We’re close.” I hope they’re closeness doesn’t lead them to another level (evil laugh) of relationship because I really like Selena Gomez for Lautner! They really look cute together and I think Selena is a sweet girl. You see I’m not being biased, I just think Taylor Swift looks mature and there’s no romantic spark between her and Lautner. 

Whatever Taylor Lautner’s status is, I really think he deserves to get an award for being so damn hot.

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Beastly’s Short Trailer

November 27, 2009 - 9:16 am 1 Comment

Here’s a 23 second trailer of the upcoming movie, Beastly, which stars High School Musical actress Vanessa Hudgens. It’s only a very short clip and it’s very hard to get an idea of what the movie is about. But from what I know, this film is very much right up the alley of New Moon and Twilight. It’s the kind of movie tweens and teens are sure to like, granting it also stars some of the younger generations hottest stars:

Beastly is inspired and adapted from Beauty and The Beast . Not the Disney animated version, but the Ron Perlman version. It also stars Alex Pettyfer, Mary Kate Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris and Lisa Gay Hamilton. The film is set to open July 30, 2010.

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Kristen Stewart- New Moon

November 7, 2009 - 3:48 pm 1 Comment
Kristen Stewart also known as “Bella Swan” of the movie “twilight” has been an icon of young kids in this generation. A lot of die-hard fans of this movie wish that they were in her position and I had to admit that I’m one of them. After watching twilight, I can’t stop thinking about the chemistry between Kristen and Robert. They really look good together and I think they’ll be an adorable couple. The whole movie really brought out my mushy side. Honestly, Kirsten wasn’t the actress I was expecting to potray Bella’s character. I was thinking of other well-known actress, but infairness to Kristen, she showed everybody that she’s the right one for this movie. I like her “boyish” side because it makes her look cool and simple. Kristen said on one of her interviews that she really has to work really hard because of the expectations of the people. She has to read all the books of twilight so that she can internalized her character.  She enjoys taping with her co-actors that’s why a lot of people are really curious which one (Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner)she really likes. Too bad for all those “Kristen and Edward’s” die-hard fans, because Kristen has a boyfriend. Though recently I heard that Kristen has been having problems with her guy. People tried to ask her about this boyfriend issue but Kristen decided not to make a big deal out of it. This November they’re going to show “New Moon” on the big screen. The trailer of this upcoming movie has made twilight fans go crazy. I’m just hoping “New Moon” is better than the first one to  avoid frustrations from all the twilight fanatic.
 
 
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40 Handsomest Men in Hollywood

August 21, 2009 - 2:46 pm 3 Comments

Well, we did the ladies, so now it’s time to do the gentlemen.  Whoo hoo!  Like before, I’ll divide them up into Absolutely!  Who the heck is he? and Him?  And as before, the list is Premiere’s, but the comments are mine.

Robert Pattinson, courtesy of PopularBiographies.com

Robert Pattinson, courtesy of PopularBiographies.com

Absolutely!

Robert Pattinson.  For all his Twilight yumminess, this young man does not always photograph well.  Still, he’s got this kind of melancoly intensity about him that my caretaking side can’t resist.  Come to mama, sweetie! 

Hugh Jackman.  Masculine, funny, and devoted to his wife and family.  Could anything be sexier?

Christian Bale.  Completely intense, therefore totally sexy.  However, the temper tantrum thing is a bit of a turnoff.

Orlando Bloom.  So I’ve still got a thing for Legolas.  So sue me.

Gerard Butler.  Sure, he’s a Hugh Jackman clone, but I love Hgh Jackman, so I say more is better.

Zac Efron.  Too young…he’s too young…too young…

Denzel Washington.  How can one man be so intense and so laid back at the same time?  My favorite is Crimson Tide, when he wears the Navy uniform. 

Johnny Depp.  He’s the most chameleonic actor out there, and if he’s being human, he’s still extremely attractive.  Some of us have loved him for 25 years.

Eric Bana.  Oh, yes.

Aaron Eckhart.  I have always loved him.  I loved him before you did.  I loved him before YOU even knew who he was.

Idris Elba.  There’s just something about this guy…strong, quiet, funny…mmmm.

Daniel Craig.  I debated on where he should go on my list, but then I remembered seeing pics of him shirtless.  That, combined with those bright blue eyes, catapulted him onto my personal A-list.

Ewan McGregor!  YES!!  I absolutely love him, and I think he’s one of the most underappreciated (yet most regularly working) actors in the business.  The blue eyes, the crooked smile, the Scottish accent…sigh.  And the man can do ANYTHING.  Comedy, drama, action, anything. 

Ewan McGregor, courtesy of The Hollywood News

Ewan McGregor, courtesy of The Hollywood News

Who the heck is he?

Josh Duhamel.  His big career move is apparently Transformers.  ‘Nuff said.

Channing Tatum.  He does have a cool name, but other than that he seems to be a clone of older, better, sexier actors. 

Joseph Gordon Levitt.  Cute…but that’s all.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt from HotCelebsToday.com

Joseph Gordon-Levitt from HotCelebsToday.com

Jay Hernandez.  No idea who this person is.

Emile Hirsch.  I knew the name, now I know the face…not impressed.

Chris Messina.  *shrug*

Tyrese Gibson.  Not that I don’t appreciate the shirtless pic…

Gael Garcia Bernal.  I don’t know his work very well, but from the pic he looks like a Latino Jake Gyllenhall.

Josh Lucas.  Not sure who he is, but not all that impressed with the pics.

Milo Ventimiglia.  Dark, brooding, Italian…he has possibilities.  I’ll keep my eye on him.

Him?

James Franco.  I like him as an actor, but the cheekbones are a little too much.  And actually, I don’t always like him as an actor, so…

Bradley Cooper.  Yeah, he’s handsome.  And he and Renee are a cute couple.  But he elicits nothing more than a shrug from me.

Ryan Reynolds.  Meh…

Jake Gyllenhall.  Not that he can’t be sexy in the right role…I like him, but I don’t find him attractive.

James Marsden.  Too pretty.

Brad Pitt.  Good actor, but I’m sick to death of him.

Jamie Foxx.  Excellent actor, but that’s as far as my appreciation extends.  And I don’t like that “Blame it on the Alcohol” song.

Chris Pine.  I think I’ve just seen him in too many bad movies.  He always seemed like a poor girl’s Rob Lowe to me.

Dwayne Johnson.  He’s becoming a good comedic actor, but he still doesn’t do it for me.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers.  He does have a sort of bohemian half-starved yumminess, but it’s not enough to make my personal A-list.

Robert Downey, Jr.  I love him as an actor and admire  him for his personal victories.  But I don’t think he’s all that hot.

Leonardo Di Caprio.  I think he’s a better actor than he’s given credit for, but he just doesn’t do it for me.

Paul Rudd.  Nice guy, but…

Ryan Gosling.  This is another actor I’ve been following since he was very young, but not for his looks. 

Dennis Quaid.  What, is the token old guy on the list?

Ed Burns.  Meh…

George Clooney.  It just depends.  Sometimes he hits my A-list, sometimes not. 

George Clooney, courtesy of SolarNavigator.net

George Clooney, courtesy of SolarNavigator.net

So, that’s 40.  Did they miss anyone?  Heck, yeah!  How about Laurence Fishburn?  Seriously, is there a sexier character than Morpheus anywhere in the world?  Or Taylor Lautner?  Brendan Fraser?  Daniel Radcliffe?  WILL SMITH, for goodness sake!  Bill Paxton!  Peter Facinelli!  Viggo Mortensen!  Justin Timberlake, Billy Burke, Jamie Bamber, Ioan Gruffud, Karl Urban, Harrison Ford…yeah, they missed a LOT! 

Will Smith, curtesy of BET blogs

Will Smith, curtesy of BET blogs

But I guess they could only do 40…

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The Night Belonged to the Vampires

August 17, 2009 - 6:58 pm No Comments

The Jonas Brothers Courtesy of Just Jared, Jr

The Jonas Brothers Courtesy of Just Jared, Jr

The Twilight Saga: Twilightt eclipsed all other movies and contenders at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards!.The Teen Choice Awards is an awards program for teens where the nominees are voted on by teens. This year was the biggest year yet for the awards show, with more than 83 million logged-in votes cast.  It was hosted by all three Jonas Brothers.

With most of the cast of Twilight in attendance, Rob, Kristen, Matt, Ashley, Cam and Nikki, walked away with their very own surfboard-shaped trophy.

Winning eleven categories, the biggest wins were: Best Kiss, Best Movie: Drama, Best Fight, Best Romance, Best Actor and Actress: Drama, Fresh Face Male and Female, and Best Soundtrack.

It seems like the young fans have spoken and Twilight is the fandom of the moment!

Members of the Twilight Cast

Members of the Twilight Cast

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More Confessions of a Closet Fangirl, or TwiCon Part 2

August 4, 2009 - 5:01 pm 2 Comments

When we last heard from Robin, she was whistling at a 100 Monkeys concert.  Let’s see what happened next…

Alex Meraz, who plays Paul in New Moon

Alex Meraz, who plays Paul in New Moon

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Saturday was the big celebrity meet and greet at TwiCon, and my only chance to get a glimpse of anyone else starring in the upcoming sequel to twilight, new moon. Along with Jackson, Peter Facinelli (Carlisle), Kellan Lutz (Emmett), Alex Meraz (Paul), Billy Burke (Charlie), and Christian Serratos (Angela) attended the Con. As I said, I didn’t get a ticket to any of the signing/photo events, so I didn’t hold out a lot of hope.

Peter Facinelli, who plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen

Peter Facinelli, who plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen

The stories started filtering out from the sessions, though, and we all giggled hearing them. Ninapolitan, another fanfiction author, was greeted by Peter with a kiss on the cheek because she (as a devoted Carlisle fan) helped draw hundreds to follow him on twitter (ed note:  we helped with this, SLT fans!) – and he recognized her name! I don’t think she’s washed that cheek since, and I don’t blame her. Another friend, texbelle, did run into Peter on an elevator, and he didn’t even hesitate when she asked to take his picture. Very cool. Okay, I was getting jealous.

Christian Serratos, who plays Angela Webber

Christian Serratos, who plays Angela Webber

Confession time. I love Carlisle’s character from the books, and when I heard how much research Peter Facinelli did to get into the roll in the first movie, I was extremely impressed. He even did an interview in character (on the twilightMoms website if I’m remembering right), and I thought that was fantastic. Meeting him would have been great. But I didn’t go and hang out at the elevators, but another friend, vjgm, did see Kellan there, too. (She caught him again at the airport on Sunday. She’s just a Kellan magnet! No pics, though.)

Billy Burke, who plays Charlie Swan

Billy Burke, who plays Charlie Swan

I did manage to catch the last half of the Celebrity Q&A. Again, it was Peter who stole the show, explaining how he practiced for the scene where he stitched up Bella’s arm by sewing pieces of raw chicken together. He made us all laugh, but I’m sure it was part of his serious prep for the scene. From what Peter said, his stitchery didn’t impress Kristen. 8-)

Facinelli, blonded up for the role of Carlisle

Facinelli, blonded up for the role of Carlisle

My heart goes out to Alex Meraz. When he fielded a question, he was greeted by screams of “take off your shirt!” The poor guy turned red – I’m sure he’s got nothing to be embarrassed about, but he’s an actor, not a pin-up. Peter made him a deal – if Alex took off his shirt, Peter would take off his shoes – and Alex got even redder. Welcome to the world of twilight, Alex! Thankfully the questions went on, and Alex remained fully clothed (darn it).

Werewolves, including Alex Meraz

Werewolves, including Alex Meraz

The panel became the Jackson and Peter show. They bantered about how, to prep for the scene where Jasper viciously attacks Bella, Jackson had asked Peter for advice. Peter taught him the “birthday technique.”

“Just imagine it’s your birthday and no one knows,” Jackson explained. “Now, add another layer. Imagine it’s your birthday and everyone knows, but isn’t doing anything.” We’re all laughing by now at the faces he’s making – this clearly was a long-running joke. “Now, add another layer. Imagine that it’s your birthday, everyone knows, and they’re giving your cake to her [Bella].”

When I watch the trailer now, all I can hear is Jackson explaining how he’s mad that Bella’s getting his cake, and it cracks me up. By the way – the fact that the scene happens to have a cake in it, is purely coincidence, which makes it an even funnier story.

Rathbone as Jasper

Rathbone as Jasper

Toward the end of the question period, Kellan (who I wish I’d heard more from) threw a paper airplane out into the audience. Of course that was followed by a round of screaming as the lucky girl caught what I heard was a drawing of a teddy bear. I assume it was signed, too. But this initiated kind of an airplane war up on the stage. Both Billy and Christian made their own airplanes, but theirs didn’t fly past the security barricades and received a concerted “Aw” from the audience.

Peter (did I mention that he’s my fave?) then stood up with his own paper airplane high over his shoulder. Instead of throwing it, he jumped off the stage and ran through the crowd to the very back and handed it to a girl in the back row! And didn’t get mobbed! By the time he ran back up to the front, he was panting and making promises to get into the gym, but no one could hear him by then over the roar of the crowd.

Peter fielded a question about comparing Carlisle to a new roll he’s playing: Coop on Nurse Jackie. The only commonality between the characters is that they are doctors. I don’t remember all the details, but Coop could only be Carlisle’s evil brother – you can check out a bit of the pilot for Nurse Jackie HERE.

Facinelli as Dr. Cooper on Nurse Jackie

Facinelli as Dr. Cooper on Nurse Jackie

The Q&A ended after that, and the cast headed into the gauntlet that was the autograph session. I headed back to my hotel…I can only imagine how exhausted they were when their day finally ended. The lines were long – the last I heard there were still people in line waiting…and the Con ended Sunday. No, it wasn’t quite that bad, but I know it went on for hours and hours.

The Q&A was the highlight of the weekend for me. Seeing the actors come out and give it all for the fans was excellent. I was already planning to be at the midnight showing of new moon on November 20th, but if I go again on the 21st, it’ll be because of Peter and Jackson.

And yes, I screamed when Peter ran toward me down the aisle. OMG! HE WAS ONLY 30 FEET AWAY!!!!

But don’t tell anyone, kay?

Robin

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