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Annasophia Robb Playing Carrie Bradshaw In Sex And The City Prequel
Annasophia Robb has been cast as the iconic Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City spin-off The Carrie Diaries (Sarah Jessica Parker plays the role in the original series). The 18 year-old actress will...
By WENN on 02 March 2012
Bill Maher's Obama Donation Amounts To $1 Million
The comedian Bill Maher has donated $1million to a pro- President Obama's Priorities USA Action campaign. He made the announcement at the end of his hour long special, CrazyStupidPolitics, which streamed live on Yahoo on...
By Lew Irwin on 24 February 2012
Joe Manganiello Happy With True Blood Naked Scenes
'True Blood' star Joe Manganiello is happy to bare all for the show. The 35-year-old star plays werewolf Alcide Herveaux in the HBO series and has no problem with revealing his butt when he transforms...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 February 2012
Dustin Hoffman Was Warned: Television Causes Divorce
Dustin Hoffman says he was as surprised as anyone to find himself back on television, and admits he was warned to stay on the big-screen. The Hollywood actor appears in the new Michael Mann horse-racing...
By WENN on 17 February 2012
De La Huerta Dropped From Boardwalk Empire
Actress Paz De La Huerta has been axed from Martin Scorsese's award-winning TV drama series Boardwalk Empire.Cable network bosses at Hbo have decided not to renew the star's contract as Lucy Danziger, the ex-girlfriend of...
By WENN on 09 February 2012
Hoffman's Luck Under Fire From Animal Rights Activists
TV bosses behind Dustin Hoffman's new thoroughbred racing drama Luck have come under fire from animal rights activists after two horses were put down due to injuries sustained on set.Luck production chiefs rescinded its American...
By WENN on 08 February 2012
Netflix Streaming Service Getting A Makeover
With the major studios making it virtually impossible for Netflix to offer new movies to its streaming subscribers after its deal with Starz ends on February 28, the company seems poised for a makeover, increasingly...
By Lew Irwin on 25 January 2012
Lady Gaga Up For Glaad Award
Lady Gaga has been nominated for a Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Award. The 25-year-old singer will do battle with 'The Voice' contestant Beverly McClellan, Girl in a Coma, Hunx and His...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 January 2012
Does Julianne Moore Outdo Tina Fey As Sarah Palin?
Julianne Moore stars as the former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin in Hbo's forthcoming 'Game Change' and a teaser trailer released on Thursday (December 22, 2011) ignited a debate over the best Palin impersonator -...
By WENN on 23 December 2011
Hbo Cancels Shows Hung And Bored To Death In Major Cull
Fans of the American shows 'Hung', 'Bored To Death' and 'How To Make It In America' look away now, their parent network Hbo has announced that all three shows will be axed in a mini-shake...
By Lew Irwin on 21 December 2011
Bored To Death Creator Ames Invites Fans For A Drink
Bored To Death creator Jonathan Ames is mourning the cancellation of his TV show by inviting fans to join him for a night out in New York on Wednesday (21Dec11).Bosses at America's Hbo network announced...
By WENN on 21 December 2011
Darby Confirms Flight Of The Conchords Movie Plans
Comedian Rhys Darby has confirmed the Flight Of The Conchords cast is eager to reunite for a movie based on the hit TV show and may begin work on the script next year (12).The series...
By WENN on 21 December 2011
Tv Bosses Axe Bored To Death And Hung
Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis' cult comedy Bored To Death has been axed by U.S. TV bosses after three seasons.Hbo executives have also dropped Thomas Jane's Hung and How to Make it in...
By WENN on 20 December 2011
Reese Witherspoon To Star In Controversial Murder Flick
Reese Witherspoon has signed on to star in Devil's Knot, a forthcoming drama about the 'West Memphis Three' who were tried and convicted of the murders of three boys in Arkansas in 1993. During the...
By WENN on 19 December 2011
Eddie Murphy In Line For Mayoral Role
Eddie Murphy is in talks to star in a biopic about controversial US mayor Marion Barry.The comedian - who recently stepped down from hosting the Oscars - is being attached to the family friendly film...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 December 2011
Eddie Murphy To Play Scandal-hit Marion Barry
Funnyman Eddie Murphy is set to tackle a controversial new role playing shamed U.S. politician Marion Barry in an upcoming biopic.Filmmaker Spike Lee will direct Murphy in the as-yet-untitled movie about the former Washington D.C....
By WENN on 09 December 2011
Flight Of The Conchords Movie Reports Dismissed
U.S. TV chiefs have dismissed reports a Flight Of The Conchords movie is in the works, after funnyman Bret Mckenzie hinted at a big screen comeback for the comedy.The series won over critics and fans...
By WENN on 30 November 2011
Ricky Gervais Took Globes Job To Annoy Critics
Ricky Gervais agreed to host the Golden Globe Awards again to "shut up the f***ing idiots".It was confirmed yesterday (16.11.11) that the British funnyman - who sparked controversy for his put-downs and jokes at the...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 November 2011
Johnny Depp Shoves 'Midget Down A Toilet'
Johnny Depp shoves "a midget down a toilet" in Ricky Gervais' new TV series.The actor has a cameo role in the comedian's upcoming sitcom 'Life's Too Short' - which stars diminutive actor Warwick Davis as...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 October 2011
Evan Rachel Wood Toasted By Nude Coach Winslet
Evan Rachel Wood's first fully frontal nude scene was toasted by Kate Winslet.The 24-year-old actress stripped off for her role in Oscar-winning HBO mini-series 'Mildred Pierce' and although she was going to "chicken out" her...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 October 2011
Goldie Hawn Gunning For Laughs In Viagra Comedy Comeback
Movie veteran Goldie Hawn is looking forward to a "new phase" of her career with a starring role in upcoming U.S. TV comedy Viagra Diaries.The Private Benjamin star has spent the last few years working...
By WENN on 29 September 2011
Lana Clarkson's Friends Still Upset With Mamet Over Phil Spector Film
Friends and family of tragic actress Lana Clarkson are demanding to know why a new TV movie about record producer Phil Spector's lengthy murder trial is on lockdown.Spector was convicted of Clarkson's 2003 murder in...
By WENN on 21 September 2011
Mark Wahlberg Announces Entourage Movie
Mark Wahlberg, the Oscar-nominated actor and movie producer, has confirmed he is working on a film adaptation of Hbo hit series Entourage. The show aired its finale after eight years on the network last week,...
By WENN on 20 September 2011
Melissa Mccarthy Sells Sitcom After Emmy Success
Melissa Mccarthy, the American comedienne who caused a major upset by scooping Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards on Sunday (18th September 2011), has followed up her success by selling a...
By WENN on 20 September 2011
Aaron Sorkin Gets New Hbo Series
Aaron Sorkin has had his TV pilot picked up for a series by Hbo which will start with 10 initial episodes. The series currently working under the title 'More As This Story Develops' is about...
By Lew Irwin on 08 September 2011
Tom Hardy Breaks Bones Filming New Movie
Tom Hardy has been left battered and bruised during the filming of his new movie Warrior.The movie tells the story Tommy (Hardy), the son of an alcoholic ex-boxer who must train his son in preparation...
By Lew Irwin on 08 September 2011
Dame Helen Mirren Ignores Protesters' Pleas To Pull Out Of Phil Spector Movie
Dame Helen Mirren has ignored calls to drop out of an upcoming biopic about disgraced music mogul Phil Spector.The veteran British actress prompted outrage among friends of Spector's victim, murdered actress Lana Clarkson, after signing...
By WENN on 31 July 2011
Bette Midler Replaced By Helen Mirren After Back Injury
Bette Midler has been replaced by British actress Helen Mirren on Hbo's upcoming Phil Spector biopic, according to The Wrap. Midler was forced to pull out of the project last week after suffering a herniated...
By WENN on 19 July 2011
Anna Paquin Not Fixing 'Gap In Teeth'
Anna Paquin, the Canadian-born actress and star of 'True Blood', says she doesn't feel the need to "fix" her teeth. Paquin, who has a considerable gap between her two front teeth, claims she finds it...
By WENN on 15 July 2011
Injured Bette Midler Pulls Out Of Phil Spector Biopic
Veteran entertainer Bette Midler has pulled out of her role as music mogul Phil Spector's attorney in a new TV movie after injuring her back.The singer/actress was cast as Linda Kenney Baden in May (11)...
By WENN on 13 July 2011
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