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Alec Baldwin & Steve Martin Take On Oscar Hosting Duties
Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by CSS.
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are teaming up to host the 82nd Academy Awards.
The duo will follow 2009 host Hugh Jackman, who announced last week that he would not return to helm next year’s ceremony. While Academy Award-nominated actor Alec is a first-time Oscar host, Steve hosted the 73rd and 75th Academy Awards.
The two men have a friendly hosting rivalry on the sketch comedy hit Saturday Night Live. Steve has hosted SNL 15 times, while Alec has hosted the sketch comedy just 14 times.
“I am happy to co-host the Oscars with my enemy Alec Baldwin,” Steve said in a statement Tuesday.
“I don’t play the banjo but I’m thrilled to be hosting the Oscars – it’s the opportunity of a lifetime,” Alec added, referencing the comedian legend, who does play the banjo and is currently touring with the bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers.
The 2010 Academy Awards will air live from Kodak Theater at Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles on March 7.
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Hugh Jackman Declines Hosting Duties For The 82nd Academy Awards
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by CSS.
Hugh Jackman has turned down the chance to host the 2010 Academy Awards.
The Wolverine star, who did a wonderful job hosting last year’s ceremony, declined the chance to renew Oscar presenting duties, according to Variety.
Earlier reports had suggested that the 41-year-old has instead chosen to prepare for his next film Real Steel once his Broadway run in A Steady Rain wraps up.
The 82nd Academy Awards will take place on March 7, 2010.
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Scarlett Johansson And Liev Schreiber Starring In Broadway’s, ‘A View From The Bridge’
Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
Scarlett Johansson will make her Broadway debut opposite Liev Schreiber in a revival of playwright Arthur Miller’s stage drama “A View from the Bridge,” show producers announced on Monday.
ScarJo, 24, will appear on the Great White Way in the drama set in 1950’s America about a Brooklyn dockyard worker obsessed with his 17-year-old niece, played by Johansson.
Preview December 28 and the show is expected to run for 14 weeks.
Other high-profile film actor’s appearing on Broadway this year include Jude law, Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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2009 Emmy’s: The Winners List
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
Outstanding Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC
Outstanding Drama Series: “Mad Men” AMC
Outstanding Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC
Actor, Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock,” NBC.
Actress, Comedy Series: Toni Collette, “United States of Tara,” Showtime.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Michael Emerson, “Lost,” ABC.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Cherry Jones, “24,” Fox.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies,” ABC.
Miniseries: “Little Dorrit” PBS.
Made-for-TV Movie: “Grey Gardens,” HBO.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Brendan Gleeson, “Into the Storm,” HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, “Grey Gardens,” HBO.
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Ken Howard, “Grey Gardens,” HBO.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, “House of Saddam,” HBO.
Directing for a Comedy Series: “The Office: Stress Relief,” Jeff Blitz, NBC.
Directing for a Drama Series: “ER: And in the End,” Rod Holcomb, NBC.
Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “American Idol: Show 833 (The Final Three),” Bruce Gowers, Fox.
Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: “Little Dorrit: Part 1,” Dearbhla Walsh, PBS.
Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.
Reality-Competition Program: “The Amazing Race,” CBS.
Writing for a Comedy Series: “30 Rock: Reunion,” Matt Hubbard, NBC.
Writing for a Drama Series: “Mad Men: Meditations in an Emergency,” Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, AMC.
Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central.
Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: “Little Dorrit,” Andrew Davies, PBS.
Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Jeff Probst, “Survivor,” CBS.
Original Music and Lyrics: “81st Annual Academy Awards: Song Title: Hugh Jackman Opening Number,” ABC.
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Hugh Jackman New Comedy, 'Avon Man'
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by CSS.
Wolverine star Hugh Jackman will produce and star in Avon Man, a new comedy from 20th Century Fox, Variety reports.
The story will center on an out of work car salesman who becomes an Avon rep and uses his good looks to become one of the cosmetics brand’s most successful workers.
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Hugh Jackman & Wife Deborra Planning Future Adoptions
Posted on 15. May, 2009 by CSS.
Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness are reportedly in the process of adopting a third child.
“They are adopting another child now, and plan to welcome a fourth into their family down the road. It has become their mission,” a source squeals in latest issue of The National Enquirer. “Hugh is a big believer in adoption, not just personally, but from a world view of extending help to parentless children.”
The star of the summer blockbuster X Men Origins: Wolverine recently revealed that he feels compelled to open his home to children with mixed-race backgrounds.
“Mixed-race babies have such a hard time being adopted,” he remarked.
Big hugs to Hugh and his family. It takes an incredible amount of selflessness to open your home and your heart to children who need love. That’s awesome.
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Hugh Jackman To Star In Film Based On Graphic-Novel, 'Ghostopolis'
Posted on 11. May, 2009 by CSS.
Hugh Jackman is attached to “Ghostopolis”. The tales about a man who works for the government’s Supernatural Immigration Task Force. His job is to send ghosts who have escaped into our world back to Ghostopolis. When a living boy accidentally is sent to the other side, the agent must team with a female ghost to bring him back.
The film will be a remake of the graphic-novel Ghostopolis, which has yet to be released.
According to The Hollywood Producer, Jackman will both star in and co-produce the film through his company, Seed Productions.
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"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Box Office Opening $87 Million
Posted on 04. May, 2009 by CSS.
Hugh Jackman clawed his way to impressive box office opening with the mutant motion picture X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
The blockbuster grossed $87 million during its first three days of release.
The highly-anticipated film, a prequel to the original X-Men trilogy, tells the tale of Hugh’s character Wolverine, a self-healing superhero who has retractable metal claws.
His solo X-Men outing outdid the openings of the first two movies, X-Men and X2.
X-Men earned $54.5 million in its first weekend and X2: X-Men United opened with $85.6 million. The trilogy’s final chapter, X-Men: The Last Stand, had the franchise’s best opening with $102.8 million.
So did everyone check Wolverine out this weekend??
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'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' Mexico Premiere Cancelled
Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by CSS.
The premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine originally set for Wednesday night in Mexico City has been postponed due to the outbreak of swine flu, which has claimed the lives of over 100 people in the area.
“All plans for the moment have been put on hold because of the seriousness of the virus… We were not only concerned about Hugh’s welfare – and we would never send anyone into harm’s way – but we also have an enormous office filled with people we care about,” a spokesperson for Twentieth Century Fox said in a statement Monday. “There was no point in proceeding under the current conditions.”
Hugh Jackman, who reprises his role from the X-Men franchise in the movie spin-off, was expected to be on hand at the event.
“There is a possibility it could be rescheduled,” the studio spokesperson added. “Hugh is obviously beloved [there] so we’ll see what happens. We’ll monitor the situation.”
Twentieth Century Fox has yet to announce a make-up date for the premiere.
Wolverine opens in theaters in North America this Friday, May 1- I can’t wait!!
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Hugh Jackman's Wolverine Got Milk? Ad Campaign
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by CSS.
How cool does Hugh Jackman look as Wolverine in the latest Got Milk? ad?
The Aussie actor will reprise X-Men role when X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens in theaters May 1.
“My power to regenerate might be top secret but my ability to re-energize is simple. Milk has protein to help build muscle and a unique mix of nutrients to help you refuel. So eat right, train hard and drink lowfat milk. That’s just common mutant sense.”
Wolverine isn’t the first superhero to appear an ad for the nutritional campaign. Batman, Superman, and The Incredible Hulk have also donned milk mustaches.
Check out Hugh’s all-new ad for the Body by Milk campaign, which will debut in Rolling Stone this Friday, April 17.
