Johnny Depp will paly in an Ozzy biopic?
LOS ANGELES (Ozzy Fans Website) - Johnny Depp says he modeled his Captain Jack Sparrow role in "Pirates Of The Caribbean" on Keith Richards, and he may have the opportunity to embody yet another rock icon soon. The actor is reportedly in negotiations to portray Ozzy Osbourne in a biopic. However, the ...
| Aerosmith, 'Be Cool' filming on June 24th
BOSTON, Mass. (MGM/UA press release) - Boston Rocks: Aerosmith are giving something back to their diehard Boston fans. The audience at the group's June 24 sold-out hometown show at the Tweeter Center will be immortalized on the silver screen when their classic hit "Cryin'" from that night's performance ...
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DreamWorks' 'Shrek 2' becomes the top-grossing animated film in history
GLENDALE, Calif. (DreamWorks Pictures press release) - The first "Shrek" has been pushed down a notch in the top-grossing animated film rankings, going from third to fourth, but you won't hear the big green ogre complaining. That's because the film doing the pushing is its sequel, DreamWorks Pictures' ...
| Movie biography of Rick James planned
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Hollywood Reporter says that Lorenzo Di Bonaventura is in negotiations to acquire the film rights to Rick James' autobiography, Memoirs of a Super Freak, with David Chappelle in early talks to topline the feature film adaptation of the funk rocker's memoirs for ...
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'The Stepford Wives' slated for nationwide release on June 11, 2004
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Paramount Pictures) "The Stepford Wives," starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, Roger Bart, Faith Hill, Jon Lovitz and Glenn Close and directed by Frank Oz will open nationwide on Friday, June 11, 2004 in over 3,000 theatres. A subversive and ...
| Madonna in the movies
LOS ANGELES (Madonna Fans Website) - First Gwen Stefani, then Courtney Love, now Madonna. The material girl is the latest to be cast by Martin Scorsese for a feature film role. Madonna will play a 1920s moviestar in the upcoming Western musical, 'Hello Sucker!'. Courtney Love, who was originally cast, ...
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Giorgio Armani designed customs in the Cole Porter biopic 'De-Lovely'
MILAN, Italy (Giorgio Armani Press Release) - Giorgio Armani has joined forces with MGM Pictures in his latest wardrobe collaboration for the production of De-Lovely, an original musical film portrait of the legendary American composer Cole Porter. Directed by Academy Award-winner Irwin Winkler, from ...
| Justin wants the lead role in 'Rent'
NEW YORK (Justin Fans Website) - Justin Timberlake is reportedly campaigning for the lead role in the upcoming film version of the hit musical "Rent". Director Chris Columbus said "there is a role for a pop star who can really sing, and Justin is dying to do it." However, he said that Justin would have ...
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Jessica Simpson wants to play Daisy Duke
LOS ANGELES (Jessica Simpson Fans Website) - Jessica Simpson will play Daisy Duke in the big screen version of 'The Dukes of Hazzard'. The short shorts are so close, Jessica Simpson can almost feel the snug denim. After meeting with the producers of the upcoming "Dukes of Hazzard" feature adaptation, ...
| Johnny Depp wants Keith Richards as 'Pirate' dad!
LOS ANGELES (Rolling Stones Fans Website) - Johnny Depp has said he wants Rolling Stones' rocker Keith Richards to play his dad in Hollywood's Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl sequel. Because of the accolades Depp received for his portrayal of Jack Sparrow in the popular film, a character ...
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Plans announced for Joy Division film
LOS ANGELES (Film News Website) - A film is to be made based on the life of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, according to reports. The film is to be developed by American producer Amy Hobby, who was behind the Maggie Gyllenhall film Secretary, trade newspaper Variety said. Curtis committed suicide in ...
| OutKast's Andre has new movie deal
LOS ANGELES (OutKast Fans Website) - Andre 3000 of the platinum-plus duo Outkast, who've taken over the Billboard charts with their lastest album, is now headed to Hollywood for his first starring role. Andre will play the lead role for the "Untitled Andre Benjamin Project," which is expected to start ...
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Alicia Keys to make movie debut
LOS ANGELES (Alicia Keys Fans Website) - Alicia Keys will make her film debut in a Halle Berry-produced biopic about piano prodigy Philippa Schuyler, her publicist said on Thursday. The yet untitled film details the life of Schuyler, the only child of George Schuyler, a renowned black journalist and ...
| Christina Vs. Alicia
LOS ANGELES (Alicia Keys Fans Website) - It's a good old fashion battle of the divas, with a twist. Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera are reportedly the only two women left standing for the coveted lead actress role in the upcoming film "5th Commandment". The film is based on the "thou shall not kill" ...
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Oh, Jesus Christ!! Marilyn Manson will play 'Jesus' in an upcoming film!
LOS ANGELES (Film news website) - Rocker Marilyn Manson, who courted controversy through his supposedly Un-Christian lyrics and stage antics, is all set to play Christ in the upcoming movie Diamond Dead. The shock rocker's answer to "The Passion Of the Christ" will be a dark comedy about a band that ...
| Steve Martin & Beyonce to recreate 'Pink Panther'
NEW YORK (NY Movie magazine) - Kevin Kline, Beyonce and Steve Martin are the new stars of the latest Pink Panther movie, the stars announced during a New York news conference. Comic actor Steve Martin will star as a new Inspector Clouseau in a fresh Pink Panther movie due out next summer. Martin, who ...
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Partridge Family tuning up for big screen
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Paramount Pictures has bought feature film rights to The Partridge Family, the hit ABC series that followed the humorous adventures of a clan of musicians. "Like the original series, it's a contemporary family comedy. We aren't looking to make it some campy remake ...
| Mick Jagger & Dave Stewart sings for 'Alfie'
LOS ANGELES (Paramount announcement/Rolling Stones Fans Website) - The Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger and former Eurythmic Dave Stewart have joined forces to compose the theme music, as well as having written three original songs for Paramount Pictures' remake of Alfie. The duo will be recording ...
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'Stealing Sinatra'
NEW YORK (Cable TV News/Showtime Film Website) - The opening frames of the latest Showtime film, "Stealing Sinatra," perfectly set the stage for a very funny and interesting film. Title cards inform us, "In 1963 an event rocked the nation. This isn't it. But it really did happen." Everyone knows that ...
| Stipe and Moore duet on 'Saved' soundtrack
NEW YORK (REM Fans Website) - Mandy Moore and R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe have collaborated on a cover of The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows." Stipe, who co-produced the movie, decided to duet with Moore after hearing her rendition of the song. The song will appear in the upcoming movie "Saved," which ...
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