Celeb News Aggregate
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July 1 marks the halfway point of the movie year, and there is a clear winner among the major Hollywood studios. With the top 3 grossing movies of 2008, Paramount is riding high with both Marvel’s Iron Man and Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull topping $300M and DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda at $181M now and a cinch for $200M+. The Melrose gang will be the first studio in history with back-to-back-to-back $200M+ grossing movies.
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Julia Roberts has been named the Best-Dressed Oscar winner in a new online poll.
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Hollywood actor Richard Gere has dismissed his "obscene" kiss with Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty as "nothing," insisting the warrant for his arrest in India isn't a serious matter.
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Hollywood star Richard Gere is a wanted man - an Indian court has issued a warrant for his arrest following his recent public display of affection with Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.
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Actor Richard Gere and Bollywood beauty Shilpa Shetty are facing legal action in India after being accused of committing "an obscene act" last weekend.
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Tributes have poured in for director Robert Altman, who died on Monday from complications related to cancer.
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Tom Cruise married Katie Holmes in a civil ceremony in Los Angeles last week to ensure their union was legal prior to their wedding in Italy on Saturday.
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Actor Tom Cruise married Katie Holmes in a candlelit ceremony at Castello Odescalchi in Bracciano, Italy, Saturday.
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George Clooney has been named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine for the second time.
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The Walt Disney Co. might as well forget about The Alamo bolstering their second-quarter earnings estimate. Also: Britney Spears Donald Trump The Apprentice David Beckham Victoria Adams Reba McEntire Lauren Hutton Robert Pastorelli
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Ozzy Osbourne Admits Being Sexually Abused as Child, Vatican Wants To See "Passion," Mel Gibson Beyonce, Bono Top AIDS Benefit Bill Paxton Richard Gere
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez call it quits, at least temporarily
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Actor John Travolta says he made a big mistake in turning down a starring role in the Academy Award-winning musical Chicago. Also: Bravo Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Sharon Stone The Practice Lollapalooza Celia Cruz Carol Shields Stanley Tucci Terminal
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A strange connection has been uncovered between Susan Sarandon and a grisly murder in Canada.
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Moviegoers were still feeling angry this Easter Weekend, keeping Anger Management at the top of the box office with $25.6 million. Top 10: Anger Management Holes Malibu's Most Wanted Bulletproof Monk Phone Booth What a Girl Wants Bringing Down the House A Man Apart Chicago House of 1,000 Corpses
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Miramax Films announced Tuesday that Chicago, which last month picked up six Academy Awards including Best Picture, is now the highest domestic grossing film in the studio's history. Also: Bob Hope Steven Bing Melissa Ethridge Tammy Lynn Michaels Debra Messing Eric McCormack Megan Mullally Sean Hayes Will & Grace TNN Spike TV Paula Zahn Bob Dylan The Dead Martin Scorsese St. Agnes' Stand Charles Randolph Jennifer Aniston
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Collin Farrel's Phone Booth sniped the competition by ringing in $15 million and debuting at the top of the box office this weekend. Top Ten: Phone Booth What a Girl Wants A man Apart Head of State Bringing Down the House The Core Basic Chicago Agant Cody Banks Piglet's Big Movie
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Queen Latifah and Steve Martin's romantic jailbreak comedy Bringing Down the House remained undefeated at the box office for a third week in a row, locking up a hefty $16.2 million despite the arrival of four new wide releases on the block. Top Ten Bringing Down the House Dreamcatcher Agent Cody Banks View From the Top The Hunted Chicago Piglet's Big Movie Tears of the Sun Old School Boat Trip
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News, March 13: Don Johnson Denies Money Laundering; ABC News Goes 24-Hour; Jennifer Lopez Joins Richard Gere in a "Dance" Vin Diesel Michael Jackson Paul McCartney Chris Rock Mandy Moore
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News, March 12: Shooting at Phil Spector's House Not a Suicide; Fox Fires "Bernie Mac" Creator; John Travolta in "Harvey" Remake Jim Carrey Steven Spielberg Clint Eastwood Richard Gere Diana Ross
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The romantic jailbreak comedy Bringing Down the House cleaned up at the box office this weekend with a judicious $31.7 million* take--the third best ever March opening. Top 10 Bringing Down the House Tears of teh Sun Old Scool Chicago How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days Cradle to the Grave Daredevil The Jungle Book 2 Shanghai Knights The Life of David Gale
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The live-actioner Daredevil challenged four new wide releases and won hands down with a superlative $18.9 million take at the box office this weekend. Top Ten Daredevil Old School How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days The Jungle Book 2 Chicago The Life of David Gale Shanghai Knights Gods and Generals Dark Blue The Recruit
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Box Office Analysis for February 9, 2003. How To Lose a Guy in 10 days, Shanghai Knights, Chicago, The Recruit, Final Destination 2, Deliver Us From Eva, Kangaroo Jack, Biker Boyz, Darkness Falls, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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A full list of the nominees for the 2003 SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards.
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Box office analysis for Jan. 26, 2003. Top 10: Darkness Falls Kangaroo Jack Chicago Just Married National Security The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Catch Me If You Can Confessions of a Dangerous Mind About Schmidt The Hours
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Box office analysis for Jan. 19, 2003. Top 10 Kangaroo Jack, National Security, Just Married, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Catch Me If You Can, Chicago, A Guy Thing, About Schmidt, The Hours, Two Weeks Notice.
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Box office analysis for the weekend of Dec. 29: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Catch Me If You Can Two Weeks Notice Maid in Manhattan Gangs of New York Drumline The Wild Thornberrys Movie Harry Potter and the Chamer of Secrets The Hot Chick Die Another Day
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Will Smith is set to star in Fox's big screen adaptation of I, Robot, a short story collection written by Isaac Asimov in the 1940s. Also: Richard Gere Elton John Zsa Zsa Gabor Edgar Scherick Selma Blair Ron Perlman Hellboy Whitney Houston Jerry Springer: The Opera
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Fears about whether moviegoers were ready for a film involving nuclear terrorism proved ungrounded as The Sum Of All Fears exploded with $31.2 million in ticket sales.
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Martin Grove's analysis of the Memorial Day weekend box office, May 2002.
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Box Office Report: May 19
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The Sopranos Richard Gere Paul Newman Ja Rule Lance Bass Hayden Christensen Fred Durst Sony Pictures Fox The Osbournes Lilly Tomlin Napster
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"Spider-Man" continues to rule the box office for the weekend of May 12, 2002.
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"Clones" Screens at Cannes Film Festival
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones George Lucas Julia Robert Richard Gere Britney Spears Samuel L Jackson Barry Levinson Ben Stiller Jack Black Envy A Perfect Storm Brian "Kato" Kaelin President Clinton Ozzy Osbourne Juan Gabriel Billboard Latin music awards
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French composer Jacques Loussier filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in a Manhattan court Thursday claiming Eminem and his record label Interscope Records stole one of his tunes
Eminem Oprah Winfrey Richard Gere Geri Halliwell Kylie Minogue SkyMall Marilyn Manson EMI Virgin Records Iggy Pop Perry Farrell Ben Harper Art Malik Lizzie Grubman AMC Entertainment Inc Ray Bradbury Ed Turner Barry Took
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Box Office Analysis: Feb. 10
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News Roundup: Feb. 3 U2's Bono sits in on a World Economic Forum to discuss the depressed economy and helping the world's poorer nations. MTV Asia Awards Mandy Moore hosts The Others takes top prize at Spain's equilvalent to Oscars Richard Gere Celine Dion
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Box office report Feb 3 Black Hawk Down Slackers Birthday girl A Walk to Remember Snow Dogs Count of Monte Cristo
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Martin Grove's box office analysis for the weekend of Jan. 25-27.
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Pierce Brosnan, Geena Davis,Dudley Moore, Albert Hague, Robert Downey Jr., Robert DeNiro stunt double, Screen Actors Guild, Howard Stern, Mick Jagger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Jay Leno, more.
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God Bless America, Celine Dion, Frank Sinatra, Mariah Carey, Dan Rather, OJ Simpson, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Gulzar, Sexy Beast, Kenneth Branagh, George Clooney, the Screen Actors Guild, Justin Timberlake, teh Latin Grammys, Robbie Williams, Queen Latifah, Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago, more.
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Phil Bronstein, Sharon Stone, Richard Gere, Madonna, Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Ang Lee, Eric Bana, Microsoft, A Lonely Star, D12, The Incredible Hulk, WB, Fox, Pressplay, MusicNet, more.
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 13, 2000 -- "Meet the Parents" and "Remember the Titans" took the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively, last week. And guess what, the smart bets are that they’ll remain in those positions again this week.
"’Meet the Parents’ and 'Remember the Titans' are going to be the top two films again," Brandon Gray of boxofficemojo.com told Hollywood.com. "’Meet’ had a stunning opening. Even if it takes a hit, it is still going to make a sizable amount. The film has the momentum right now, and it’s clearly the top movie."
As for "Remember the Titans," Gray predicts that it’ll stick to the runner-up slot again this week for the simple fact that it is a crowd-pleasing film, meaning that it makes people feel all warm and fuzzy.
But if you’ve already seen the above two films, there are other choices out there.
Here’s a glimpse at the films opening this w
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 14, 2000 -- So, today's Valentine's Day, and there are many reasons to be bitter. (Being single one great reason to be bitter).
So, it didn't help that Blockbuster, that rental behemoth, last week released its Top 10 list of the most romantic films of all-time. Of all-time? Oh, really.
Consider:
10. "The Wedding Singer" (1998) 9. "My Best Friend's Wedding" (1997) 8. "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968) 7. "Jerry Maguire" (1996) 6. "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993) 5. "Chasing Amy" (1997) 4. "Sixteen Candles" (1984) 3. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961) 2. "Pretty Woman" (1990) 1. "As Good As It Gets" (1997)
So, OK, claws are out, and it's now open season.
How the heck does any movie starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore (Isn't her Gosh-I'm-So-Earnest-Act Old Yet? "Never Been Kissed" should've never been watched.) qualif
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HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 22, 2001 - Recent mom Cindy Crawford is rapidly adding to her budding family.
People magazine has reported that Crawford, 35, and her restaurateur husband, Rande Gerber, 38, are expecting another child, with a September due date expected. Crawford and Gerber are already the parents of a 20-month-old son, Presley Walker.
Crawford has made no secret of her desire for motherhood. During her marriage to actor Richard Gere, which ended in divorce in 1998, Crawford was quoted by People as saying: “More than anything, I want a family... I love kids and sort of feel that's the thing in my life I'm going to be best at, a mother.”
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NEW YORK, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2000 --- Jodie Foster may be passing on "Hannibal," the grisly sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs," but she isn't quite abandoning oddball projects.
Come this spring, she'll be producing and directing "Flora Plum," a period film about a young waif (Claire Danes) who is adopted by a circus and befriended by a freak who falls for her while running her newfound showbiz career.
The movie is a return to the "freak" territory Foster roamed in so many of her films prior to this winter's regal "Anna and the King." Foster's pre-"Anna" "freaky" string of troubled characters and assorted weirdos dates back as far as 1972 and "Kansas City Bomber" (in which she played the daughter of a female roller-derby star).
The freaky Foster roster also includes: "Taxi Driver" (she's a kid hooker in a creepy nocturnal New York); "Nell" (she's a wolf-girl); "Carny"
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Rush Hour 2, The Princess Diaries and Original Sin open against Planet of the Apes, Jurassic Park III, America's Sweethearts and Legally Blonde
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Mel Gibson looking to star in film about the ill-fated USS Indianapolis; Winona Ryder will star in a British romantic comedy; Steven Soderbergh will be directing a sequel to "sex, lies and videotape"; "Fast and Furious" Paul Walker may do a "SWAT" movie; there will be a 10th "Star Trek" movie directed by Stuart Baird ("Executive Decision"); Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu are starring in a movie together; Reese Witherspoon takes on the world of tennis in her next film; "Dolemite" to be remade with LL Cool J.
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HOLLYWOOD, June 6, 2000 -- So, did the hooker walk the steet again? Did the rich guy use a call-service again? Ah, the questions abound. And now, according to one report, they might be answered. A sequel to the 1990 comedy hit "Pretty Woman" -- the film that made Julia Roberts a star and made "King David" Richard Gere a reborn star -- is nearing reality, with a usable script completed and the original stars (and director Garry Marshall) circling, gossip maven Liz Smith says.
Fortunately for movie fans everywhere, Disney -- the studio behind the original film -- today told Hollywood.com that there is no script, no "Pretty Woman 2" on the boards there.
Roberts, Gere and Marshall last year teamed for the equally fluffy comedy hit "Runaway Bride."
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HOLLYWOOD, May 26, 2000 - Hail to the pursuit of personal glory, individual fortunate and those precariously illusive (they hope) "other opportunities." The latest to enter the arena: Andy Richter, funny man-sidekick extraordinaire on the early a.m. talker "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (12:35 a.m. EDT/PDT, NBC). Tonight, he departs the show after seven years.
Stand-up comic by trade, talk-show couchman by default, Richter made known his intentions to leave last August, citing his interests to act.
As of now, host Conan O'Brien has yet to express any intentions to fill the role left vacant by his erstwhile co-host. And as for Richter, his first post-"Late Night" gig will be in Robert Altman's upcoming flick "Dr. T & The Women," where he plays a friend to Richard Gere's character.
Here's a roundup of some of the other TV personalities who have left (or will be le
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2000 -- How about this for a test of inner peace? A wailing newborn screaming in the middle of the night -- every night.
That's right. Looks like the road to nirvana for the Buddhist-minded Richard Gere will, for a little while at least, be one characterized primarily by dirty diapers, the above-mentioned nightly cacophony and a decided lack of quiescence.
Gere and actress Carey Lowell, the actor's on-again, off-again partner since 1995, welcomed the birth of their first child -- a baby boy -- Sunday night in New York.
The kid, given name Homer James Jigme Gere, weighed in at a healthy 8 pounds, 12 ounces. No word from either of the proud parents on the exact etymological inspiration for the kid's three-part name.
Gere is, of course, best known for the type of rough-trade hunkiness he embodies in such flicks as "American Gig
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From an artistic standpoint, it's easy to understand why Steven Spielberg declined to undertake a third trip to Jurassic Park.
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Gus Van Sant, the eclectic director of such films as To Die For and Finding Forrester, will reteam with his Good Will Hunting stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck (yes, Ben's little brother) for a new film, Jerry. According to the buzz at Cannes, the film is being kept closely under wraps, so there's not much known on the subject matter. Could be about a mouse or a TV evangelist or maybe a raunchy TV talk show host. What is known is that the project is being put together by the William Morris Agency Independent department, with co-heads Cassian Elwes and Rena Ronson negotiating the deal.
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 15, 2000 -- Who knew a visit to future in-laws could be so funny ... and profitable. “Meet the Parents,” the comedy starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, held off “Remember the Titans” and four new movies to stay atop the box office heap, taking in an estimated $21.35 million in its second week, according to estimates by Exhibitor Relations. The two-week total for “Parents” is $59 million.
“Titans” held on to the No. 2 spot with $13.58 million, taking its three-week total to $64.7 million. The high school football film starring Denzel Washington received the highest rating, an A+, by a CineScore poll for any film released this year.
Rounding out the Top Five were three debuts: the Winona Ryder starrer “Lost Souls” bowed in with $8.4 million, the “Saturday Night Live” skit turned feature film “The Ladies Man” starring Tim Meadows took in $5.7 million, a
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Moviegoers and "Parents" should meet again in first place given the gloomy expectations for this weekend's new releases.
While most top level studio marketing and distribution executives were in Orlando this week for ShowEast, the annual convention of exhibitors and distributors, the handful of Hollywood handicappers left minding the store see the holdovers "Meet the Parents" and "Remember the Titans" as the films most likely to perform well.
Universal's PG-13-rated comedy "Meet the Parents," which opened to a sizzling $28.6 million last week, is a safe bet to hold on to the top spot. If it falls 25%, it will still do about $21.5 million. Even a 30% drop would give it a $20 million second weekend.
"It's kind of crystal-ballish, but based on what's out there, 'Meet the Parents' could very well be number one again," one insider volunteered while on the
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 19, 2000 -- Actor Richard Gere is not only getting religious but political as well.
The avowed Buddhist presented U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday with a copy of his 1997 coffee table book called "Pilgrim," a black and white photo documentary of the Tibetan people taken by Gere himself, Reuters reports.
The 52-year-old actor and star of this year's "Dr. T and the Women" has been a very vocal activist for the independence of Tibet, which has been under the sovereignty of China since 1951. The United Nations has largely ignored the plight of the Tibetan people.
HUNT FILES FOR DIVORCE: Emmy- and Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt filed for divorce Monday from actor-husband Hank Azaria. The couple, who announced their separation in August, cited irreconcilable differences for torpedoing their 17-month union.
THE AWFUL TRUTH: Who needs
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 8, 2000 -- Carmen Electra might be eye candy to some, but the model-actress doesn’t like the way Candie’s Inc. has made her look.
The former “Baywatch” actress filed a lawsuit against the perfume and shoe company, saying that it used her name and image improperly on its Web site after a four-month ad campaign with her and ex-husband-basketball player Dennis Rodman, Reuters reports. The suit filed on Tuesday in federal court seeks unspecified damages.
HERE COMES SANTA GERE: Call him Santa Gere. Business owners in Kittanning, Pa., a small town 35 miles from Pittsburgh, are being asked to keep their Christmas decorations up through March to film Richard Gere's newest film “The Motherman Prophecies.”
So it looks like the holiday season will be extended this year thanks to the actor. Filming is scheduled to begin in February, according to The Associated
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 8, 2000 -- Has the Hollywood backlash begun for Robert Downey Jr.?
The Hollywood Reporter says today that the recently busted actor is in the process of being replaced in the star-studded film "America's Sweethearts."
Currently, Hank Azaria is in talks to take over Downey's lot among a cast which includes Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones and John Cusack.
Downey joined the Revolution Studios project in October, but his recent drug arrest in Palm Springs, Calif., and impending Dec. 27 court date in Indio have rendered him unavailable, to say the least.
Shooting for the film will begin in January and is expected to end in mid-March. 'POINT' BLANK: Tom Cruise and George Clooney thought about doing it, but Richard Gere is actually going to do it.
No, we're not talking about getting a hair transplant but rather the h
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HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 15, 2000 -- Snoopy Dogg's in the movie house.
The Hollywood Reporter says that the gangsta rapper might join actors Omar Gooding and Taraji Henson and singer Tyrese in director John Singleton's new project "Baby Boy."
The film, written by Singleton, is about a young man (Tyrese) who fathers a child but refuses to accept the responsibility of adulthood. Gooding will play his older brother; Henson will play the character's girlfriend; and Snoop will play her ex-boyfriend.
GUY DOES 'TIME': The Reporter says that Guy Pearce, who you might or might not remember as a soldier in "Rules of Engagement," is in talks to star in the adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic "The Time Machine."
Pearce's previous film credits also include the Oscar-winning films "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and "L.A. Confidential."
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 31, 2000 -- Actor/activist Richard Gere can add another award to his list of props. The veteran screen star received a humanitarian award on Sunday for his work on freeing Tibetans from Chinese rule.
Gere was among five recipients to be honored with the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal, The Associated Press reports.
"I feel very strongly here how her spirit ripples through us without even having seen her with our own eyes," Gere, a Buddhist, said at the Roosevelt's Hudson Valley Cottage during the award ceremony Sunday in Hyde Park, N.Y.
Also honored were Brazil's first lady, Ruth Cardoso; opera singer and activist Jessye Norman; and educator Emilie B. Dyson and her husband, Robert R. Dyson.
Gere's films include "An Officer and a Gentleman," "Pretty Woman" and "American Gigolo." He's currently starring in "Dr. T and the Women."
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 19, 2000 -- He once portrayed an Iggy Pop-inspired rocker in "Velvet Goldmine," and it looks like Ewan McGregor is about to do the same with British pop pioneer Billy Fury. According to Reuters, the "Star Wars: Episode I" actor's next project will be a film biography about Billy Fury, the Liverpool, England, pop icon who dominated the rock scene in the early 1960s.
No title has been attached to the project. Reuters said that McGregor's uncle, Dennis Lawson, who had a minor part in "Episode I," will also be in the film.
INFIDELITY LANE: Cheating on someone such as Richard Gere ain't easy, but someone's got to do it. The Hollywood Reporter says that Diane Lane is in final talks to star opposite Gere in the thriller "Unfaithful." The film, a takeoff of the French classic "La Femme Infidele," is about the extramarital affair of a woman that leads to murder. <
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 10, 2000 -- Hollywood heartthrob Richard Gere, still every inch the "American Gigolo" at age 51, said today that if he could be any woman for a day, he would be the U.S. secretary of state. That's Madeleine Albright, for those of you who don't read newspapers or follow politics.
Gere, known for his roles in "Pretty Woman," "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "American Gigolo," professed his admiration for Albright to Diane Sawyer on ABC's "Good Morning America."
"The first image that came was the secretary of state," Gere responded when asked on the morning talk show program which woman he would choose to be.
"I think she's (Albright) in the middle of doing really important things right now and maybe the difficulties she faces being a woman doing those things in essentially an old boy's club (make me want to be her)," Gere added.
Sawyer said
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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 22, 2000 -- "Evolution" is starting to evolve. Julianne Moore and Orlando Jones are in the final stages of negotiations to appear in the Ivan Reitman comedy with David Duchovny, Daily Variety reports. Seann William Scott ("Road Trip") also has signed up to appear in the film about a group of misfits who encounter an alien organism that lands in the New Mexico desert.
GERE UP: Richard Gere and "Arlington Road" director Mark Pellington have committed to "The Mothman Prophecies," a film revolving around the real-life paranormal activities that took place in West Virginia in the late 1960s.
BRUCKHEIMER'S 'BLACK SHEEP': Walt Disney Co. has given a thumbs-up to the Jason Richman-written action comedy "Black Sheep," Variety also reports. Jerry Bruckheimer ("Coyote Ugly") will produce, with possible directing by Jon Turteltaub ("Phenomenon").
The story i
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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 21, 2000 -- It must be tough being a big Hollywood star. The choices you gotta make. Sheesh. Take Bruce Willis. There's an amusing article in today's Hollywood Reporter saying Bruno is now scoping out the next film project he'll do after finishing "Bandits," which he's working on now.
Will it be "Hart's War," with Edward Norton? Or will he take over for Richard Gere as the leading man in Adrian Lyne's "Unfaithful?" Will he go with Revolution Studios (as everyone seems to be doing these days) and take "Man of War?"
We'll keep you informed.
BACK TO EARTH: Daily Variety says director Brian DePalma, whose last flick was the dud "Mission to Mars," is staying put on this planet for his next film, "Femme Fatale," about a woman dealing with a checkered past. Uma Thurman might star.
TO BE, OR, YOU KNOW: We can't wait. Mel Gibson is going to direct