"Bond girl Gemma Arterton has revealed she can't do without wearing Spanx after being snapped the other day flashing her Bridget Jones-style big knickers as she got into a car.
Talking this morning to GMTV’s Lorraine Kelly, Gemma heaped praise on the control pants, saying: "I love Spanx – they give you structure and I love them. I can’t live without them!"Gemma went on to reveal her demanding role in Tess of the d'Urbervilles ‘unlocked’ her acting passion.
She explained: "I went to drama school for three years and I kind of tried all these different methods and never really felt like I was getting anywhere.
"And then it was actually Tess that unlocked something in me. I became like a crying wreck – I couldn’t stop crying all the time. And then on the next film I did, Prince of Persia (with Jake Gyllenhaal), they kept saying to me, ‘Why are you crying all the time?’ I couldn’t get rid of Tess!" Source: www.mirror.co.uk
"In the first full trailer of ‘Year One’, Jack Black’s Zed and Michael Cera’s Oh embark on the very first road trip through the ancient world upon being banished from their primitive village.
Columbia Pictures have uncovered the first full movie trailer for “Year One”. Posted at Yahoo! Movies, the promotional video for this Harold Ramis-directed movie shares detailed looks at the upcoming biblical comedy, exposing lots of historical gags as well as giving more to the film’s plot. From the producer of “Superbad” and “Pineapple Express”, Judd Apatow, comes “Year One”, a biblical comedy about a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers who upon being banished from their primitive village, go on an epic journey through the ancient world. Starring Jack Black and Michael Cera, it is supported by Olivia Wilde, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria and many else. It will be available in U.S. theaters on June 19". Source: www.michaelcerasource.net
"Penn dediced that Emile was right for the job, and the young man repaid that trust with an intense, real, and moving performance that critic Roger Ebert called hypnotic and almost transcendental."I completely identified with the character. I think that, at a certain point in life, we all have wanted to drop everything and to move far away, create a new life, and become someone else so we wouln't be prisoners of our life, rather set out to explore something new and unknown..."
There's not a shred of rhetoric in his voice. Emile speaks in a monotone, without emphasis, in short, brief phrases. Here's how he recalls his childhood. "I spent a lot of time in New Mexico when I was a kid. I used to climb the mountains and we would camp in remote, rugged places". -"The talent of Emile" by ALESSANDRA VENEZIA.
L'UOMO VOGUE ITALIAN EDITION PHOTOSHOOT, 2009 MARCH: After a number of well-regarded but barely seen films including Lords of Dogtown and Alpha Dog, he won raves for his riveting, emaciated work in director Sean Penn's Into the Wild. (Into the Wild) was the first time I did something people were aware of on a larger scale," says Hirsch, who remains close to Penn. The two recently worked on the biopic Milk, which stars Penn as assassinated gay rights activist and San Francisco mayor Harvey Milk. It's a world or two removed from the eye-popping cityscapes of Cosmopolis, where Speed Racer unfolds. What does Penn think about his protege headlining such a commercial, mass-market property? "I think he's probably pretty excited about it," Hirsch says. "That was what totally changed the equation. One of my favourite movie-going experiences was when I was 13 and I saw The Matrix. I love that movie so much; I was so blown away. They're more artistic and independent than a lot of people who call themselves independent artists," he says, adding, "And I wanted to sell out."
Remembers producer Joel Silver of finding their Speed, "We saw all the young hot guys in town, but we hadn't seen Into the Wild yet -- it hadn't come out. But (the Wachowskis) felt he had all the qualities Speed had -- he was handsome, genuine, ambitious, forthright ... They thought he was Speed." Once Hirsch was in place, the cast quickly filled out: Christina Ricci as Speed's girlfriend Trixie, Susan Sarandon and Goodman as his racing-in-their-veins parents, and Matthew Fox as Racer X, an enigmatic rival who may be Speed's presumed-dead brother, Rex Racer.
Altogether, they shot for 60 days outside of Berlin on green-screen soundstages. The film's trippy, colour-drenched vistas were then added digitally in post-production.
Coming off his intensely visceral experience making Into the Wild, Hirsch recalls, "There's no real way to make the transition. You're thrown into this other world. Green screen kind of sucks the life out of you a little bit, so you've got to be constantly battling that and trying to rejuvenate yourself. It can be a really soul-sucking activity. It's known for that. But that's part of the deal. 'You know you're shooting on green screen, right? Prepare yourself for Hell.' For Into the Wild, shooting in nature is so much fun and so giving and you're rejuvenated at the end of every day. (Working with green screen) you're constantly going outside when you can and becoming really tight with all the people on the crew and having that sense of camaraderie -- that's what can give you your energy back."
He is similarly circumspect about fame and celebrity. "I don't try to keep my distance. It's a world you're involved. If you live here, you're in the town. You don't want to be some weird loner in a trailer 100 miles out of town, damning Hollywood -- that's too much." Emile Hirsch between Susan Sarandon and Christina Ricci.
And unnecessary, says Sarandon, who believes Young Hollywood's predilection for bad behaviour has been exaggerated thanks to a few repeat rehabbers.
"I worked with Natalie Portman (when she was young), with Jake Gyllenhaal on one of his first movies, my daughter's starting out (acting). There's a certain group of people who have gotten into a certain lifestyle because they don't have enough to do or they're not talented enough. But there's a whole cadre of young actors who are working really hard and really well and they show up and they're pros."
Says Hirsch, "You just want to keep your head and not be a jerk. It's simple. There's no complex formula. You just want to be someone who, if you met them, you would not dislike."
That extends, appropriately enough, to his behaviour on the road. "I'm a safe driver," he says. "Conservative and safe."
"Bella Swan is a diamond in the rough. We've seen her trip and fall, we've seen her battle her own antisocial behavior and we've seen her fall heart-and-soul into a most unusual romance. But now, as filming for "New Moon" gets underway, director Chris Weitz is planning to show us Bella as we've never seen her before.
"I had to go in and do a head-scan the other day," Kristen Stewart revealed to MTV News over the weekend, discussing a recent Vancouver appointment to create a computer-generated doppelgänger for a key "New Moon" scene.
The CGI-Bella will appear during a moment Twilighters have long dreamt of watching with their own eyes: the cliff-diving scene. In "New Moon," Bella becomes so distraught over her breakup with Edward that she dives off a precipice into the icy waters below, hearing his voice whenever she places herself in danger. Fans care so much about the pivotal "New Moon" moment that some have even created their own videos depicting how it should go down. Until now, the biggest question has been whether Stewart would do the stunt herself.
"Unfortunately, no," answered the actress, back in Los Angeles over the weekend to promote her film "Adventureland," in theaters April 3.Kristen Stewart, Bill Hader and Greg Mottola at the premiere of "Adventureland" in L.A.Nikki Reed, Kristen Stewart and Kat Dennings. "I get to almost jump, and then no. I'm not going to do the cliff-diving, unfortunately."
Instead Weitz — the effects whiz who brought "The Golden Compass" to life — has decided to keep his actress on dry land and call in the computers. "I have to hand it off to some computerized Bella," Stewart grinned.
Photos of the "Twilight" crew's recent trip to Vancouver have flooded the Internet, bringing an amazing amount of analysis to pics of the actors standing around between takes. In the mind of the 18-year-old actress, however, the only thing even more bizarre was holding an angst-ridden face while it was scanned repeatedly — to eventually be placed onto a CGI cliff-diver.
"I went to do a head-scan the other day and it had to be my 'determined' look," she laughed. "They were like, 'You're just about to jump, so [pretend] like you're about to scream or something.'" Even during the scan, however, Stewart was determined to develop her character. "I was like, 'No, no, no. She's set [to do it]," the actress said on Bella's determination to make the jump.
But she was told there was no room for interpretation. "Every face [had to] look exactly the same," she explained. "So I was like, 'I can't move? But I have to make the [jumping off a cliff] expression?' " Giving us a sample of her somber, close-mouthed face, Stewart said of the computer-generated jumper, "Bella is going to be jumping off the cliff going like [she's contemplating stuff]." Source:www.mtv.com
"The director Terry Gilliam is beside himself too, as he scrambles around the set of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus to persuade his mutinous crew to agree to one more take; but it's too late – the permit to film ran out at midnight, and pieces of equipment are already being hastily stashed into their silver flight-boxes, ready for the next job.
In a final attempt to salvage the situation, Heath joins Terry in petitioning them: "C'mon guys... Please! Just one more take... Just one more. I mean, c'mon, what difference is another 10 minutes going make?" But it's all in vain as they continue packing.
As it will transpire, the scene that's just been shot – a vile mob giving chase to Heath Ledger through the winding backstreets of London's East End – will be the last he'll ever shoot.
Heath Ledger as the Joker, with lax, yellow hair, caved-in face, and smudged, blood-red lipstick, bright and colourful and terrible, like a Japanese water-demon, or something from a Corman horror. This image, loaded with ghostly resonances, speaks solely of death; and this is what I find strange, because in those last three days I worked with Heath, I encountered a man who was so full of life.
[...] And with that, Gilliam beckoned him over to the monitors. It was soon apparent that Heath was utterly immersed in this role and in this whole project. After each scene had been shot, he'd be running off to watch it played back, regardless of whether he had starred in it or not. He was so active on set that if he wasn't wearing such an outlandish costume, it would have been impossible to distinguish him from the any of the production team's top brass. All the talk on the set of was of his performance as the Joker. The buzz was that once it was released, Heath would to be seen in a whole new light – as a "proper" actor, a "brilliant" actor, possibly. He would be massive – absolutely massive; and after what I'd seen of his work ethic on that first day, absolutely wasted too. ' Back on set, Terry and Heath were soon having another of their private conversations. It was hard to tell who was directing who. I shimmied closer, only to overhear some scurrilous gossip about Tom Cruise. Heath eventually broke off and came over to ask if any of us had seen the new film about Joy Division – Anton Corbijn's Control: "Their music's amazing!"
On the final day of filming, Saturday 19 January, there were guns and explosions and violence on set. There were arguments, and a bad vibe descended on the pub. Heath himself no longer looked like a clown. He was dirty, wired and manic: he hadn't stopped for three days – kicking about the set whether or not he was due to shoot a scene. He'd be there when I arrived and after I'd gone. And I was doing a 10-hour shift. When he wasn't on set he was back in his hotel room reading or watching some of the Oscar-nominated movies that, as a member of the Academy, he'd be asked to vote on.
He'd been throwing himself around a lot, doing his own stunts, take after take – attempting to lob himself on to the "Imaginarium", a horse-drawn, travelling sideshow, decorated with a series of Gilliam's own hallucinogenic graphic confections – sometimes succeeding, sometimes failing.
[...] By the time Heath and Terry calmed down, the set had thinned out dramatically. Heath walked around, thanking and hugging people, then came over to us few extras who were still left and thanked us and began walking off. I walked after him to ask if he was going to stay and have a few drinks.
"Sorry, but I'm on the wagon... have been for about 17 months now", he said, mock-triumphantly.
"Oh... nice one!" I replied, somewhat tongue-tied.
"Cheers, mate" he said before turning and sloping off despondently up the narrow lane back towards unit base and his warm trailer. "Bye Heath..."
The following Tuesday, at about 8pm, I received a text-message from my sister, who I'd been keeping in the loop regarding my adventures on Doctor Parnassus. As I sit here, looking at his picture, I still really don't know what to say about Heath Ledger".
"For those of you who may have blinked and missed it, Ashley Tisdale made a little appearance in the now cult classic "Donnie Darko" way back in the day. Don't remember her? Here's a little refresher: Tisdale played Kim, the dorky girl who tells a motivational speaker that she thinks her stepsister eats too much, before being told to shut up by the girl in question. The small role came up during a conversation about which actors Tisdale would most like to work with.
"I would love to work with Jake Gyllenhaal ... Johnny Depp. I love Kate Hudson. She's one of my favorites," Tisdale told MTV News before recalling her one amazing day of working with "Donnie Darko" star Gyllenhaal back in 2001.
"I was in one scene with him. I met him and he was the nicest guy in the entire world. At the premiere he even remembered who I was," she said. "I was there for a day. I had, like, two lines. But I'd like to actually do another scene with him, more." Now that she's got some extra time on her hands thanks to the fact that she won't be reprising her role as Sharpay for anymore "High School Musical" movies, she might get the chance. And it won't necessarily be something funny, like her new movie "They Came From Upstairs," or something that requires lots of emoting through song like "HSM". Source: www.mtv.com
Kate Mara as Alma Jr., Age 19 in "Brokeback Mountain". "A very raunchy photo of Kate Mara has appeared on the Esquire website with a short interview.
Kate look amazing in the shots, it’s good to see her, since she has been a little quiet of late.
From the Interview:
Also, she is shy. That’s what she says, at least. “Painfully shy. I hated school. The thought of sitting in a room with twenty kids my age and everybody talking freaked me out.” She says she had only one friend growing up. She has trouble in big groups, unless that group is her family. Big family, huge family.
And yet she talks comfortably, confidently, laughing a lot of the time. “Fuck that bitch!” she jokes about competing for roles. She talks about being nervous about her photo shoot since she spent the last month in London, working on a play, thirty nights at the pub. And when she doesn’t know an answer, she doesn’t wiggle away or sidestep or try to meet you halfway. She knocks it down by saying, “I don’t know.” It’s not rude, just honest". Source: www.esquire.com Anna Faris and Jake Gyllenhaal in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005). Anna Faris posing for GQ (US) magazine - April 2009. "The House Bunny star Anna Faris is featured in a bright blue bikini on the April 2009 cover of Self magazine.If you need strength to be nice in highly competitive Hollywood, for comedy, “you have to be brave”, the 32-year-old newly engaged actress says. “You sort of have to suck it up sometimes.” That’s true offscreen, too, she finds. “I’m embarrassed on almost a daily basis”, she says. “Not like blush embarrassed, but more like, ‘That was stupid.’ Or, ‘Why am I wearing this?’ Or, ‘Oh, my God, those people recognize me and I’m eating this huge burrito!’” Source: Justjared.buzznet.com
"Jake Gyllenhaal grabbed lunch with his former costar Mike White at Le Pain restaurant in LA earlier today. Before his Monday man date, Jake spent the weekend helping Reese turn 33 with a birthday party at his house on Saturday. Maggie Gyllenhaal made the trip, along with Peter and Ramona, as well as Robert Downey Jr. and his wife. Reese spent her actual birthday promoting Monsters vs. Aliens on Sunday, but dancing the night away with Jake sounds like the perfect preparty". Source: www.popsugar.com
"Bond girl Gemma Arterton has revealed she can't do without wearing Spanx after being snapped the other day flashing her Bridget Jones-style big knickers as she got into a car.
Gemma went on to reveal her demanding role in Tess of the d'Urbervilles ‘unlocked’ her acting passion.
