Day: February 21, 2009

Jackman Jokes About Oscar Night

I wouldn’t complain !!!

Australian actor Hugh Jackman has cheekily suggested he will be hosting the upcoming Oscars ceremony completely naked – following a string of rumours about his role in the show.

Jackman has been at the centre of wide speculation about his role as MC at the Academy Awards on Sunday night ever since he was unveiled as the event’s host last year.

Recent internet reports have suggested he will open the glitzy ceremony by performing a song-and-dance routine with Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway.

And Jackman has now taken the opportunity to make fun of the endless gossip surrounding the event – by jokingly declaring he will take to the stage completely naked and sing all his links.

He says, “I haven’t told anyone this, but we are going to do most of it naked and we’re going to sing through the whole show.

“In fact, all the acceptance speeches are going to be sung. There will be some interpretive dance behind them, and I really think it will be beautiful and touching.

“There will be a strategic leaf placed here or there. We don’t want to be distasteful or anything. This is a raw night. This is the Oscars. Raw emotion, that’s the quality we’re going for.”

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Is Mickey Rourke Back In ‘Iron Man 2’?

I really hope he is back in for “Iron Man 2”

Earlier this week, Splash Page reported on the latest in what’s become a string of make-your-head-spin “Iron Man 2’” casting rumors, as Mickey Rourke declared that he was dropping out of the “Iron Man” sequel, simply stating that, “Right now, we’re not doing ‘Iron Man 2.’”

However — if a report on Entertainment Weekly can be trusted — there still may be a glimmer of hope for fans who were looking forward to seeing the Oscar-nominated actor take a turn as one of ol’ Shellhead’s rogues. According to unnamed sources, the offer by Marvel Entertainment made to Rourke still stands, adding “nothing’s yet being negotiated.”

As mentioned, Rourke has become just the latest in a series of “are they in or are they out?” casting rumors regarding the sequel to 2008’s “Iron Man,” and speculation has been running rampant that it might have to do with money-saving initiatives that include asking A-list actors and actresses to take on roles for as little as $250,000. (On a side note, we know some people who would play Marvel’s superheroes in a feature film for half that price, by the way. Heck, they’d do it for free.)

These rumored initiatives might have already cost them fan-favorite actor Samuel L. Jackson, who said he might not return to the role of Nick Fury in future Marvel films (although the actor never stated his exact reasons, he did hint at an “economic crisis” at Marvel).

In any event, be sure to keep it locked to Splash Page for the latest “Iron Man 2’ developments.

Source: http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/02/20/is-mickey-rourke-back-in-iron-man-2/
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Julia Roberts Learned From Her Leading Men

 

JULIA ROBERTS is grateful to have shared screen time with prank-loving actors RICHARD GERE and MEL GIBSON – because their onset antics gave her early insight into the male psyche.

She tells Allure magazine, “Early on, I worked with Richard Gere and Denzel (Washington) and Dennis Quaid and Mel Gibson, and all these profoundly smart, handsome guys. I was lucky enough to be part of their lives and become friends with them, and it is interesting to understand a solid perspective of the male psyche as a person who’s non-threatening to that guy. Men are so revealing when they’re not trying to woo you, when you’re not intimidated or being flirty, when you’re just interested.”

And the movie star, who is now married to cameraman Danny Moder, admits that developing a platonic bond with the leading men helped her gain confidence around the opposite sex. Roberts was in her twenties when she first appeared alongside Gere in 1990 romantic comedy Pretty Woman, and with Gibson in their 1997 film Conspiracy Theory.

Source: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/85701/Roberts-learned-from-her-leading-men

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