Masseuse called Olsen on finding Ledger's body & other

Wednesday, 2 July 2008

It's a 'Repeat' for Universal

Company nabs comedy pitch from Dave H. Johnson

Universal has picked up "Repeat After Me," a comedy pitch from Dave H. Johnson, for Scott Stuber to produce.

"Repeat" revolves around a couple who realize that they are reliving their disastrous wedding day again and again and start to question getting married in the first place.

The project was picked up preemptively, and the deal was in the mid-six against seven figures.

Richard Solomon and Alexa Faigen brought the project into Stuber Prods.

Johnson, a writer on "Jake 2.0," previously sold "Man Wedding" to New Regency; Principato-Young Entertainment is producing. He also has "Big Man on Campus" at Fox and "Sweet Child of Mine" at Paramount.

Johnson, who is a teacher at UCLA's Film School, is repped by ICM and Principato-Young.

Scott Bernstein oversees for Universal.

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Tuesday, 17 June 2008

J-Five

Artist: J-Five

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

Modern Times (feat. Charlie Chaplin)

Year: 2004
Tracks: 3

Thursday, 12 June 2008

Everlast returns with new album

Everlast has announced the release of a new album, 'Love, War and The Ghost Of Whitey Ford'.

The American singer's first release since 2004's 'White Trash Beautiful' will be released on September 24.

Everlast is best know for his 1998 breakthrough record, 'Whitey Ford Sings The Blues', which sold more than three million copies.

Everlast said of the new album in a statement: "The sound is totally different than anything I've ever done before."

Lily Tomlin: Bushwhacker

Cops have been called to the home of Lily Tomlin over a dispute with her next door neighbor. What's that line about good fences?

LAPD sources tell TMZ the dispute is over trees -- as in Lily won't stop cutting them down. But sources on scene say there is a question as to whose property they are on in the first place.

We're told cops are there right now.

Story developing ...

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Lost star sick of Hawaii

Matthew Fox wants to leave Hawaii.

The Lost star, who moved his family to the Pacific island because the hit US TV show is filmed there, is planning to move to Oregon to be closer to his brothers once the series finishes.

He said: "I've been living in Hawaii for almost four years now, so it's not really paradise any more, man. Throwing snowballs on a mountain top is now paradise.

"We're moving to Oregon. I want to be closer to my brothers and their children. We really want our kids to have tight first-cousin relationships.

I want to enjoy fishing, hiking, skiing, mountains and fresh air."

In the show, Fox - who has two children, 10-year-old daughter Kyle and son Byron, seven, with his Italian wife Margherita Ronchi - plays Dr. Jack Shephard, an airplane crash survivor trying to find a way off the mysterious island he and his fellow survivors are trapped on.

Fox admits living in Hawaii does have its advantages as he is able to maintain his private lifestyle.

He added: "Hawaii has also been beneficial in that I really don't like the whole paparazzi thing in my daily life. There are not a lot of paparazzi who want to do the 2500-mile trek into the south Pacific for a shot of me walking on the beach."

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Jennifer Hudson in "Spotlight" with new single

By Mariel Concepcion

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Jennifer Hudson may have taken
longer than fans wished before officially announcing the
September 30 release of her self-titled debut album. But early
signs indicate it might've been worth the wait.

The 26-year-old Chicago native won the Academy Award last
year for her supporting turn in the musical "Dreamgirls," three
years after being voted off "American Idol."

The lead single from her Arista album, "Spotlight," is
currently No. 51 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,
two weeks after debuting at No. 99. It was written by rapper
Ne-Yo, and produced by Stargate, the moniker used by Norwegian
producers Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen.

Ne-Yo notes there were challenges in choosing the first
single, but says he's "really, really proud" that his song was
picked for the job.

"They were really trying to figure out where to take her,"
he says. "The main issue with Jennifer Hudson is her voice is
so huge, so how do you take that and radio-ize it, make it
radio-friendly? She can't do ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not
Going" from "Dreamgirls") every song because you'll eventually
be tired of it. So ("Spotlight") is kind of a classy midtempo,
and I hope and pray it does well because Jennifer is an amazing
talent."

According to Arista senior VP of marketing and artist
development Scott Seviour, the track is intended to not only
tide fans over until the fall album release but capitalize on
Hudson's role in the "Sex and the City" film, which opened in
the top spot at the North American box office last weekend with
sales of $57 million. The soundtrack, with the Hudson track
"All Dressed in Love," debuted this week at No. 2 on the
Billboard 200.

Aside from having been on a radio promotional tour since
the beginning of May, Hudson will star in and campaign for the
movie "The Secret Lives of Bees," set to hit theaters in
October. "She has some stuff to do for the movie in June, so
that keeps her in the public eye," Seviour says.

In addition, "Spotlight" will be made available digitally
June 10, and multiple remixes of the track will be serviced to
the Internet and radio. July and August will be reserved for
additional radio and TV appearances.

Farrell feared ruining In Bruges

Colin Farrell has revealed he initially turned down the lead role in his forthcoming movie because he feared his presence might take away from the film.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Farrell said that he felt the producers of 'In Bruges' were making a huge mistake when they asked him to star in the movie.
The star went on to say that he was thrilled to be approached for the film, which also stars Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes, but he became concerned that his reputation would overshadow the quality of the script.
Farrell said he begged the movie's writer and director, Irish Oscar winner Martin McDonagh, to cast an unknown actor in the role. McDonagh however was determined to have Farrell on board.
Farrell told the Hollywood Reporter: "I was chuffed to be part of it. It was just the best thing I ever read. But your public persona, people bring that in. And I met [McDonagh] in New York at the Hilton Hotel one afternoon and I tried to convince him he should cast an unknown in the part ... It was so good, I thought it would be good not to cast me."
'In Bruges', which tells the story of assassins who are forced to hide out in Belgium, will open this weekend's Dublin International Film Festival. It goes on general release from 7 March.