Saturday, December 24, 2011

Prince Philip Taken to Hospital After Suffering Chest Pains

Prince Phillip Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was taken to an England hospital Friday after suffering from chest pains, a Buckingham Palace spokesman tells the BBC. Prince Philip, 90, was taken to Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire for "precautionary tests," according to the BBC. It is unclear if he will stay hospitalized overnight. Catch up on today's latest news The Royal Family had been gathering for a royal retreat in Norfolk for Christmas. Prince Philip was last hospitalized in April 2008, when he spent three days in a London hospital with a chest infection. He just returned from an 11-day tour of Australia with the Queen.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Katy Perry Named MTV's Inaugural Artist of year

Katy Perry Katy Perry remains named MTV's first-ever Artist of year. "Perry is probably the new millennium's finest celebs, and he or she matched up up numerous pop's finest symbols round the charts this year,In . MTV written on its website. "She made us giggle by getting an LOL-worthy hosting stint on SNL making her large-screen debut voicing the legendary Smurfette inside the Smurfs. Offscreen, she's shown being the kind of girl that could laugh off gossips that she's pregnant and achieving divorced. She's noisy, awesome together with a genuine girl's girl." Accepting her award inside the video below, Perry mentioned, "I wasn't really allowed to check out MTV maturing and this feels really validating." SNL: Alec Baldwin apologizes to themselves for flight problem Katy Perry pals around Matt Damon This Year's week, the singer - whose album, Teenage Dream, has produced five No. 1 singles, an activity matched up up only by Michael Jackson - appeared to become named among Barbara Walter's Best People of 2011. Watch Perry accept her award: Convey More: Music News

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Patty Jenkins Out as 'Thor 2' Director

"I, together with lots of others, are extremely looking forward to the appointment of Patty Jenkins," original 'Thor' director Kenneth Branagh told Moviefone in November. "I believe that's a fantastic choice to direct the film. I understand that Kevin Feige and all sorts of the folks I labored very carefully with, who have been absolutely areas of the development of that movie, want to make a great second picture. Therefore it was the best decision for me personally as well as for them and i'm really searching toward observe how the 2nd one evolves." About this: Jenkins leaves 'Thor 2' due to the dreaded "creative variations." Deadline reviews that Marvel is scrambling now to look for a alternative for Jenkins ("canvasses" may be the term Mike Fleming uses), which a brand new 'Thor 2' helmer ought to be hired relatively soon. This is a given, since 'Thor 2' has gone out in theaters on November. 15, 2013. For Jenkins, it does not appear such as the split was acrimonious based on Deadline, she may direct another super hero film for that studio, just not a follow up. [via Deadline] [Photo: Vital] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Summit Approaching Eco-friendly Light Commitment On Steven Soderberghs The Bitter Pill

EXCLUSIVE: Summit Entertainment is at final discussions to produce a eco-friendly light commitment round the Bitter Pill, the Scott Z. Burns script that Steven Soderbergh will direct as his next film. Production will start in April around the thriller having a budget inside the $Thirty Dollars million range. Deadline states Summit was the best choice for just about any script that wasnt distributed broadly, no less than initially. David Linde’s Lava Bear and Vital were another initial places (producer Lorenzo di Bonaventuras deal will there be), though a few equity bankers mulled the project too. Soderbergh sparked for the film after Warner Bros stopped The Man From U.N.C.L.E. after arguments over budget and difficulty finding charge after George Clooney dropped out as they was getting surgery. The film can be a potboiler inside the Jagged Edge-Fundamental Instinct mold of a troubled and depressed lady who's taking serious amounts of prescription medicines to handle anxiety all over the pending relieve her husband from prison. Burns written it previously and push the button at Miramax beneath the title The Undesirable Effects, likely to direct it but never getting there because of his busy scripting schedule that incorporated the Soderbergh projectsContagion, The Informant! as well as the Guy From U.N.C.L.E. The sale was looked by UTA and Anonymous Content.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Glee Videos: The Troubletones Prove They are Children and Mike Returns to New Directions!

Amber Riley Mercedes and also the Troubletones are giving New Directions a run for his or her money! On Tuesday's Glee (8/7c on Fox), the recently created Troubletones execute a giant mash-from Gloria Gaynor's "I'll Survive" and Destiny' Child's "Survivor." But could it be enough to win Sectionals over New Directions, who've just a little help now using the return of Mike (Chord Overstreet)? Within the second clip below, Trouty Mouth returns to his former club and "goes just a little country" with "Red-colored Solo Cup." Watch both clips below. Which performance would you like better?

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Casting Standout: 'Young Adult'

Casting Standout: 'Young Adult' By Melinda Loewenstein November 30, 2011 Photo by Vital Pictures The very first time that author Diablo Cody partnered with director Jason Reitman, the end result was "Juno." Their latest collaboration, "Youthful Adult," takes up such subjects as regret, reliving yesteryear, and whether an individual may change.Charlize Theron plays the unlikable, titled, and bitchy youthful-adult novelist and aspirant home-wrecker Mavis, who decides to go back to her home town and regain her old high-school flame after her book series finishes. Having a unsuccessful marriage along with a declining career, Mavis is decided to repair her existence, but everything doesn't work out quite the way in which she expected. During town, she reunites with former classmate Matt, who's also attempting to overcome yesteryear, and the duo forge an unpredicted bond. Patton Oswalt plays Matt, who's permanently disabled from the beating in senior high school.Throwing company directors Jessica Kelly and Suzanne Cruz got the task done within five days. They are saying Reitman's participation within the casting periods would be a perk which the good thing from the process was watching him direct within the audition room. Based on the Compact disks, he always understood the best factor to express, and the direction was always intriguing and as they are.Because the most of the movie is occur a little imaginary town in Minnesota, Cruz and Kelly say they desired to create that world as reasonably as you possibly can. To that particular finish, these were searching for funny, charming, inventive stars who gave the sense they really resided within this small town but who may also deliver "Diablo Cody lines."The role of Buddy, Mavis' old flame, now a happily married family guy, was the simplest to cast, the Compact disks say: Patrick Wilson walked in and was undeniably Buddy. For Buddy's wifethe kind-hearted, supportive BethElizabeth Reaser separated itself in early stages like a favorite.One of the most difficult roles to cast was Mavis' mother, because the part needed certain characteristics to operate. Cruz and Kelly say they needed someone a little Midwestern, having a sweetness that could not be behaved but was innate otherwise the smoothness could appear as silly or too judgmental. They wound up finding individuals characteristics in Jill Eikenberry.Other cast people include Collette Wolfe, as Matt's shy and awkward sister Sandra, and J.K. Simmons, that has made an appearance in most of Reitman's features, as Mavis' editor, who's heard but never seen.Casting Company directors: Jessica Kelly and Suzanne SmithDirector: Jason ReitmanWriter: Diablo CodyStarring: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, J.K. Simmons, Elizabeth Reaser, Patton OswaltThe Pitch: A fiction author (Theron) returns to her home town after her divorce, intent to rekindle a romance by having an ex-boyfriend (Wilson) who's now married having a child. To see Back Stage's complete coverage of Honours Season, please get our FREE SAG Nomination Committee Guide. Or follow all of our daily coverage with Back Stage's new online Honours Season section. Casting Standout: 'Young Adult' By Melinda Loewenstein November 30, 2011 PHOTO CREDIT Vital Pictures The very first time that author Diablo Cody partnered with director Jason Reitman, the end result was "Juno." Their latest collaboration, "Youthful Adult," takes up such subjects as regret, reliving yesteryear, and whether an individual may change.Charlize Theron plays the unlikable, titled, and bitchy youthful-adult novelist and aspirant home-wrecker Mavis, who decides revisit her home town and regain her old high-school flame after her book series finishes. Having a unsuccessful marriage along with a declining career, Mavis is decided to repair her existence, but everything doesn't exercise quite the way in which she expected. During town, she reunites with former classmate Matt, who's also attempting to overcome yesteryear, and also the duo forge an unpredicted bond. Patton Oswalt plays Matt, who's permanently disabled from the beating in senior high school.Throwing company directors Jessica Kelly and Suzanne Cruz got the task completed in about five days. They are saying Reitman's participation within the casting periods would be a perk which the good thing from the process was watching him direct within the audition room. Based on the Compact disks, he always understood the best factor to express, and the direction was always intriguing and as they are.Because the most of the movie is occur a little imaginary town in Minnesota, Cruz and Kelly say they desired to create that world as reasonably as you possibly can. To that particular finish, these were searching for funny, charming, inventive stars who gave the sense they really resided within this small town but who may also deliver "Diablo Cody lines."The role of Buddy, Mavis' old flame, now a happily married family guy, was the simplest to cast, the Compact disks say: Patrick Wilson walked in and was undeniably Buddy. For Buddy's wifethe kind-hearted, supportive BethElizabeth Reaser separated itself in early stages like a favorite.One of the most difficult roles to cast was Mavis' mother, because the part needed certain characteristics to operate. Cruz and Kelly say they needed someone a little Midwestern, having a sweetness that could not be behaved but was innate otherwise the smoothness could appear as silly or too judgmental. They wound up finding individuals characteristics in Jill Eikenberry.Other cast people include Collette Wolfe, as Matt's shy and awkward sister Sandra, and J.K. Simmons, that has made an appearance in most of Reitman's features, as Mavis' editor, who's heard but never witnessed.Throwing Company directors: Jessica Kelly and Suzanne SmithDirector: Jason ReitmanWriter: Diablo CodyStarring: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, J.K. Simmons, Elizabeth Reaser, Patton OswaltThe Pitch: A fiction author (Theron) returns to her home town after her divorce, intent to rekindle a romance by having an ex-boyfriend (Wilson) who's now married having a child. To see Back Stage's complete coverage of Honours Season, please get our FREE SAG Nomination Committee Guide. Or follow all of our daily coverage with Back Stage's new online Honours Season section.