In his latest movie, The Woman In Black, Dan traded his Hogwarts uniform for a totally new role as a Dad.
Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!
Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!
Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.
When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.
The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.
Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.
Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.
Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.
David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.
Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.
Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”
Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.
Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.
During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.
There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.
When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.
It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.
Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.
Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.
Everyone is already raving about how good the trailer looks, so when the two-part epic “The Hobbit” finally hits theatres next December, it will surely break box-office records.
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” features Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins (a good casting call, if you ask me) and Ian McKellen returns to the “Lord of the Rings” franchise as Galdalf.
Of course the film couldn’t have been directed without Peter Jackson, who has filmed all three previous LOTR films. In fact, many familiar faces band together once again for “The Hobbit”, such as Cate Blanchett and Elijah Wood.
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” will premiere December 14, 2012 and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again” will be released December 13, 2013. It seems like we’d have to wait forever for these films but I guarantee it will be well worth the wait.
God dangit Peter! Don’t you know you that millions of the world’s biggest, greasiest, lamest, acne-filled, Gandalf-worshipping geeks are patiently waiting for their film version of “The Hobbit”?
Sure you do, but you had to go and have an ulcer. How convenient for you, Sir Peter, to be able to take time off whenever the hell you please? Must be nice to be able to abandon one of the world’s largest film-crews in the treacherous mountains of New Zealand to schedule a doctors appointment when you have a little tummy ache.
How selfish can a film director be? Does he knot know that I, along with many others, in anticipation for the Hobbit, have almost burned out the bottom of our “Return of the King” special edition dvds because we’ve watched them too many times. With full commentary. From Gollum.
Apparently, Peter Jackson doesn’t realize any of this. Because E online is reporting that Jackson was indeed admitted to a to a New Zealand hospital “after complaining of stomach pains”. After some poking and prodding, it was determined Jackson would need emergency surgery for an ulcer.
The Oscar-winning director’s publicist, Melissa Booth, said that only a “minimal” delay is expected and the first of the two movies is still scheduled for release in December 2012, with the second due a year later.
It all sounds optimistic, but a “minimal” delay in Middle Earth can really turn into a to-do.
It seems that Peter Jackson isn’t the only person New Line Cinema failed to give a proper cut of profits.
The film studio is now being sued by the estate of the late J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, reports USA Today.
The Tolkien Trust and HarperCollins, who originally printed the books, filed the lawsuit Monday. The suit claims that 7.5% of the gross receipts from the films is still owed to the estate and other plaintiffs. With the films bringing in billions of dollars, that’s a huge chunk of change.
It took Jackson years of fighting with New Line before he got the money that was owed to him by New Line, but their relationship has been repaired. Jackson will the be producer on “The Hobbit,” also by Tolkien. No word yet on whether this new lawsuit will affect production.
Guillermo Del Toro may have won a ticket to Middle Earth.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker is in talks to take the reigns from Peter Jackson and direct “The Hobbit.” The J.R.R. Tolkien novel will reportedly be split into two films, with Jackson producing.
Del Toro has already built a strong following in the science fiction and fantasy crowd, with the Oscar-nominated “Pan’s Labyrinth” and cult hit “Hellboy.”
Jackson, who co-wrote and directed the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is already committed to several other projects, so he will not be able to write the “Hobbit” script. The process of picking a writer will be fast-tracked once the Writer’s Guild of America strike has been resolved.
In the meantime, Del Toro already has a full plate with 12 projects in various stages of development.
Peter Jackson will get to travel back to Middle Earth for “The Hobbit” and its sequel after all.
The Oscar-winning director has settled his issues with New Line Cinema, which were preventing him from joining the project. New Line owed him considerable profits from the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and there was a public falling out that had many fans outraged.
Now that the partnership is back on, Peter Jackson and collaborator Fran Walsh will indeed be on the team as the producers, according to the press release out today. Jackson stated, “I’m very pleased that we’ve been able to put our differences behind us, so that we may begin a new chapter with our old friends at New Line. ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is a legacy we proudly share with Bob and Michael (the New Line CEOs), and together, we share that legacy with millions of loyal fans all over the world. We are delighted to continue our journey through Middle Earth. I also want to thank Harry Sloan and our new friends at MGM for helping us find the common ground necessary to continue that journey.”
No official word has been released on who will direct. Sam Raimi was rumoured to have the job, and said he would refuse if Jackson was not producing.
Head of film studio New Line BOB SHAYE insists THE LORD OF THE RINGS Oscar winner PETER JACKSON will never be allowed to direct THE HOBBIT while he is at the company.
Jackson and his production company Wingnut Films are currently embroiled in a legal dispute with New Line Cinema over royalties from The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. And the lawsuit has enraged the film studio so much they won’t allow the Jackson a chance to the upcoming fantasy prequel.
He fumes, “He’s got a quarter of a billion dollars paid to him so far, justifiably, according to contract, completely right.
“And this guy… turns around without wanting to have a discussion with us and sues us and refuses to discuss it unless we just give in to his plan.
“I don’t want to work with that guy any more. Why would I? So the answer is he will never make any movie with New Line Cinema again while I’m still working at the company.”
Lord of the Ring stars SIR IAN McKELLEN and ELIJAH WOOD have already expressed their disappointment at the news.
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Sir Ian McKellen, who pretty much made the role of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings movies, is threatening not to reprise his role in the upcoming Hobbit movies.
McKellen is as mad as a raging fanboy over reports that Peter Jackson won’t be directing the prequel to the fantasy series.
“I’m very sad as I should have relished revisiting middle Earth with Peter again as team-leader,” he says, according to Contactmusic.com.
“It’s hard to imagine any other director matching his achievement in Tolkien country.”
New Line canned Jackson because his production company, Wingnut Films, is in a legal battle with New Line Cinema over royalties from The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
Toronto’s production of “The Lord of the Rings” might close as early as Labour Day, the Toronto Star reports.
Sources tell the paper that a formal announcement regarding an official closing date will come in the next days or weeks. Tickets for the show are currently on sale until Sept. 24.
Last week it was announced the musical will make it’s London premiere next year. The musical also swept the Dora awards on Monday night.
“I’m not saying a word about this,” David Mirvish said to the paper when asked to comment on the speculation.
According the Star, if a closing date were announced now, it may boost ticket sales from people who otherwise would have been waiting until the fall to buy their tickets to the show.
Critically, “The Lord of the Rings” flopped, but it has brought in quite an audience, due in part to advance ticket sales, especially from Mirvish subscribers.
The musical version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings,” is set to open in London, UK next June after its world premiere in Toronto.
Reuters reports that the production will move into London’s Theater Royal Drury Lane, taking over for Mel Brooks’ award-winning musical, “The Producers.”
The premiere run in Toronto has received mixed reviews from critics, something that producer Kevin Wallace said has been taken into consideration for the British run.
“The writers have been doing some reworking. This will be a cut and reworked version with more music and we have edited out some of the sub-plot,” he said.
Wallace also said that, at a cost of ?12.5 million ($25.5 million CAD), it’s the most expensive musical ever staged in London.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s magnificent fantasy trilogy has sold more than 200 million copies. The Oscar-winning three-film adaptation broke box office records worldwide. Next year, The Lord of the Rings will arrive on stage.
After auditioning 4000 hopefuls for the ambitious theatrical production, director Matthew Warchus and producer Kevin Wallace issued a press release today announcing the final cast of 55 for the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings musical.
“I am particularly proud of the huge diversity of skill in the company,” Warchus said. “Wonderful, experienced actors will be working alongside acrobats, stilt-walkers and outstanding singers, all pooling their talents to bring this magical story alive on the stage. Given the size of the show, this is bound to be the most gruelling production process any of us has been through, but when I look at this company, I am eager to begin!”
The cast members hail from across Canada and also from the United Kingdom.
Brent Carver, one of Canada?s greatest performers, leads the cast in the role of the wizard Gandalf. Carver, whom Warchus described as “a long-time prince of Canadian theatre,” has won a Tony Award for Best Actor in Kiss of the Spider Woman on Broadway.
?It is a great privilege and honour to have Brent Carver leading our outstanding company of performers,? Warchus said. ?As one of the greatest actors of his generation anywhere in the world, he has demonstrated dazzling versatility and prowess on stage and screen, in every genre from musicals to classic plays. …He is aptly suited to be the inspiring leader and father figure to this dynamic young company.”
Young British actor James Loye has been cast as Frodo, the Ringbearer. Wallace enthused, ?There is an indefinable quality about James that sets him apart as the actor fit to fulfill the momentous responsibility of creating J.R.R. Tolkien?s Frodo Baggins on stage.?
Michael Therriault, a Dora Award-winning Best Actor currently starring on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof, will play the creature known as Gollum. ?Michael has an intriguing originality,” said Wallace, “…that makes him a very exciting choice as Frodo’s ‘shadow’ – the tormented and pitifully corrupted hobbit, Gollum.?
Not all of the cast are stage veterans. Peter Howe makes his professional debut as Samwise Gamgee, Frodo?s faithful friend. Howe was discovered after he wrote to the London production office requesting an audition.
After an extensive search, the perfect combination of mischief and personality was found in Canadian Dylan Roberts and Irishman Owen Sharpe, who respectively play impish hobbits Merry and Pippin. “They are a fantastic pair,? added Wallace.
The Fellowship of the Ring is completed with Evan Buliung, a Shaw Festival favourite, playing Aragorn; Gabriel Burrafato, a musical theatre veteran, as Legolas; and Dion Johnstone, a noted Stratford actor, as Boromir.
Richard McMillan, who originated the role of Scar in the Canadian premiere production of Disney?s The Lion King, will play the corrupt wizard Saruman. In the role of the elf princess Arwen is Carly Street, who in Wallace’s words “did a dazzling audition.”
The roles of Galadriel, Gimli and Bilbo have yet to be cast and will be announced at a later date.
Performances of The Lord of the Rings will begin February 2, 2006 at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. The gala opening performance will be on March 23, 2006. For tickets, visit www.lotr.com or call 416-872-1212.
