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Chloe Sevigny Joins Lovelace
Chloe Sevigny has signed up to star in 'Lovelace'. The 'Party Monster' actress will play a feminist journalist tasked with finding out the real story behind the porn actress Linda Lovelace - who starred in...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 January 2012
Daniel Radcliffe To Play Beat Poet Allen Ginsberg
Daniel Radcliffe has landed the role of beat poet Allen Ginsberg in the forthcoming independent movie 'Kill Your Darlings', according to the Hollywood Reporter. The former Harry Potter star will move onto the project after...
By Lew Irwin on 24 January 2012
James Franco To Play Robert Mapplethorpe
James Franco has been cast as celebrated and controversial photographer and artist Robert Mapplethorpe in a new biopic.It's not the first time the 127 Hours actor has signed up to play a famous homosexual on...
By WENN on 13 January 2012
Andy Serkis Thanks James Franco For Oscars Backing
Actor Andy Serkis has publicly thanked James Franco for championing him as a Best Actor Oscar nominee, branding his support "extraordinarily bold".Serkis shot to fame when he was transformed into the creepy Gollum in the...
By WENN on 11 January 2012
Oscars Trailer 2012: The Search Is On For Host Billy Crystal
A trailer for the Academy Awards 2012 hit the web this week, featuring numerous celebrities undertaking a cinematic style adventure in search of host Billy Crystal, who returns to the Oscars for the ninth time....
By Lew Irwin on 06 January 2012
Franco: 'Oscars Should Recognise Serkis'
Former Oscars host James Franco has urged Academy Awards voters to seriously consider his Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes co-star Andy Serkis for a Best Actor prize - because the work the Brit...
By WENN on 30 December 2011
James Franco To Play Hugh Hefner?
James Franco is in negotiations to play Hugh Hefner in 'Lovelace'. The '127 Hours' actor may portray the Playboy magazine founder in the movie starring Amanda Seyfried as Linda Lovelace - best known for her...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 December 2011
James Franco To Portray Hugh Hefner
Actor James Franco is in talks to portray a young Hugh Hefner in an upcoming biopic about porn legend Linda Lovelace.Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried has replaced Kate Hudson to portray the adult actress-turned-porn activist...
By WENN on 21 December 2011
James Franco Embroiled In University Lawsuit
Studious actor James Franco has been dragged into a legal battle over allegations a teacher at an American university was sacked after giving the star a bad grade.Jose Angel Santana, who taught the Spider-Man actor...
By WENN on 19 December 2011
Winona Ryder Joins The Iceman
Winona Ryder has replaced Maggie Gyllenhaal in 'The Iceman'. The 'Black Swan' actress will take on the role of Deborah Kuklinski - who was unaware her husband Richard Kuklinki (Michael Shannon) was a notorious mafia...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 December 2011
Daniel Radcliffe Named Entertainer Of The Year
Daniel Radcliffe has been named Entertainer of the Year. The 'Harry Potter' star was honoured with the accolade - which was won by country singer Taylor Swift last year - by Entertainment Weekly magazine, and...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 December 2011
James Franco To Photograph New Fashion Campaign
Actor James Franco has signed up as the guest campaign photographer for denim brand 7 For All Mankind.The 127 Hours star will direct and shoot the clothing company's multimedia spring (12) campaign in Los Angeles...
By WENN on 23 November 2011
James Franco Holding Seance
James Franco is planning to contact dead playwright Tennessee Williams through an Ouija board. The '127 Hours' actor will try and connect with the spirit of the 'A Streetcar Named Desire' writer, who died in...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 November 2011
Billy Crystal, Comedy Icon, Returning To The Oscars
Billy Crystal will host the 2012 Academy Awards following the shock departure of actor Eddie Murphy, with the 63-year-old comedian confirming the news on his Twitter page on Thursday (10th November 2011).The comedy veteran has...
By WENN on 11 November 2011
Andy Serkis Returning For Planet Of The Apes Sequel
Andy Serkis is to star in a sequel to 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'.The 47-year-old actor has signed up to reprise his role as chimpanzee Caesar - who he portrays via motion capture...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 November 2011
James Franco To Pay Tribute To Tennessee Williams With Seance
James Franco is hoping to connect with late author Tennessee Williams by hosting a staged seance.The 127 Hours star will perform Three Artists in Search of Tennessee at New York City's Performa arts festival on...
By WENN on 03 November 2011
Olivia Wilde Officially Single, Finalizes Divorce
Olivia Wilde, the 27-year-old American actress, is officially a single woman after finalizing her divorce from the Italian filmmaker Tao Ruspoli, reports People magazine. A judge signed papers ending the couple's eight year marriage on...
By WENN on 04 October 2011
James Franco To Helm Child Of God
James Franco is to direct 'Child of God'.The '127' hours star is to start work on an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's story after his original plans to helm a film version of the author's later...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 September 2011
James Franco Thrills Fan With Art Interest
Actor James Franco made his number one fan's day after buying up several of her artworks at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this week (begs12Sep11).The Milk hunk was at the film event in Canada to...
By WENN on 13 September 2011
Eddie Murphy Confirmed As Oscar Host
Eddie Murphy has been confirmed as the host of the 84th annual ACADEMY-awards which will take place in February 2012.The veteran comedian will host the ceremony alone following unpopular shows hosted by James Franco and...
By Lew Irwin on 07 September 2011
James Franco Fell Asleep While Piloting A Plane
Actor James Franco can fall asleep anywhere - he once dozed off while piloting a plane.The 127 Hours star, who was famously snapped snoozing in a university lecture, was on a test flight from Las...
By WENN on 11 August 2011
James Franco's Sex Tape Confession
James Franco has made a sex tape.The 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' star has confessed he and an ex-girlfriend decided to film themselves making love, but they were disappointed with the results when...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 August 2011
Dominic Cooper Lined Up For Gotti Role
Rising star Dominic Cooper has reportedly seen off Johnny Depp, Jeremy Renner and James Franco to play John Gotti Jr. in the mobster biopic.Gotti: Three Generations focuses on the story of notorious gangster John Gotti...
By WENN on 28 July 2011
James Franco Splits From Girlfriend
James Franco has split from his long-term girlfriend.The '127 Hours' actor has confirmed his five-year romance with Ahna O'Reilly has ended because he is so busy with his other education commitments, although he did not...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 July 2011
James Franco To Debut Renfro Tribute At Venice Biennale
Movie star James Franco is making an arthouse film tribute to the late actor who beat him to a lead role in 2002 movie Deuces Wild.The 127 Hours star will debut his movie Rebel -...
By WENN on 19 July 2011
James Franco No Longer Dating O'reilly
Actor James Franco has confirmed his romance with actress Ahna O'Reilly is over, revealing she tired of the amount of time he spent studying in New York and Massachusetts.The 127 Hours star admits he and...
By WENN on 18 July 2011
Sam Raimi To Remake The Evil Dead
Sam Raimi is set to remake 'The Evil Dead'. The 'Spider-Man' director - who rose to fame with the horror film in 1981 - is heading back to work on a remake of the project,...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 July 2011
James Franco: 'Your Highness Flop Wasn't My Fault'
James Franco insists he was unfairly targeted by critics who savaged his post-Oscars movie Your Highness - just because it was a bad film.The actor teamed up with Oscar-winner Natalie Portman and funnyman Danny MCBride...
By WENN on 12 July 2011
James Franco Criticises Oscars Script
James Franco felt "trapped" by the poor quality of the sketches at this year's Oscars.The '127 Hours' actor was criticised for his performance when he co-hosted the prestigious ceremony with Anne Hathaway and has admitted...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 July 2011
Will Oprah Host This Year's Oscars?
Oprah Winfrey, whose eponymous talk show recently ended after 25 years in May of this year, is apparently in the running to host the 84th Oscars this February coming, according to Chicago Sunday Times.Academy honchos...
By Lew Irwin on 10 July 2011
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