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When it was announced last summer that Megan Fox would be replaced for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, teenage boys everywhere groaned in collective frustration. But never fear, Michael Bay replaced 2008's FHM Hottest Woman in the World with Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whitely, aka Maxim's 2011 Hottest Woman in the World. But how do they compare when it comes to the Transformers franchise? Find out in our face-off.
Megan Fox v. Rosie Huntington-Whitely >>
Posted 06.27.11 by reelz -
Several projects are lining up new cast members, including The Dictator, the latest comedy from actor Sacha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles, who previously collaborated on Borat and Bruno.
THR reports that Megan Fox and John C. Reilly are making cameos in the movie, though what roles they will be playing are being kept secret.
The Dictator stars Cohen in dual roles as, clearly, a dictator, one that is deposed and ends up in the U.S., and also the goat herder who replaces him. The first official photo showed Cohen in his Dictator outfit, while new set photos see Cohen cheat during a Olympic-style running event by pulling out a gun, and another sees Cohen possibly as the goat herder character running down a New York street with a plate of food.
The Dictator is reportedly based on the novel Zabibah and the King, written by the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, and opens on May 11, 2012. Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley and Jason Mantzoukas co-star.
Momoa gets a Headshot, a new romeo is found >> Posted 06.22.11 by Ryan -
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
Police estimate Jackass star Ryan Dunn's Porsche was going 130 MPH when it crashed into a guardrail, launched into a wooded area, and burst into flames in what Police Chief Michael Carroll called, "by far the worst [accident scene] I've ever seen." Meanwhile it was learned passenger Zachary Hartwell was a recently married, former Navy Gunner's Mate who served two tours in Iraq.
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The Daily Mail is speculating Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry are on the verge of becoming an item, having met up several times since their siblings were wed in April. They already have pet names for each other. Pippa calls Harry "Captain," which is his military rank, and he calls her "Commando," referring to the widely held belief she was not wearing any underwear on her sister's wedding day.
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Two days after it was reported Transformers 3 executive producer Seven Spielberg fired Megan Fox from the franchise for comparing director Michael Bay to Hitler, she's taken a cameo role in Sasha Baron Cohen's comedy The Dictator.
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Less than six months after buying a house in Maricopa, AZ, Bristol Palin is putting it up for rent (see pictures of the un-staged inside) as she heads to Hollywood to shoot her reality TV show on the BIO Channel.
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While she's kept the identity of the baby daddy a secret, January Jones is clearly less concerned about revealing the baby's sex as she shopped for blue onesies at Target.
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Mad Men co-star Jon Hamm signed a new contract that will keep him on the hit show for three more years, paying him $250K per episode in the contract's final year.
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown: Fast Friday Edition
Pink had a baby girl.
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Sean Penn and Scarlett Johansson have split.
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It's rumored Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez have too.
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Camille Grammer is fighting back against ex-husband Kelsey and filing her own papers for their children's custody.
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Shia LaBeouf tells the Los Angeles Times why Megan Fox is not in Transformers 3 — "Megan developed this Spice Girl strength, this woman-empowerment [stuff] that made her feel awkward about her involvement with Michael [Bay], who some people think is a very lascivious filmmaker, the way he films women."
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Fox replacement Rosie Huntington-Whiteley tells Elle that she's taking acting classes, less than four weeks before Transformers 3 hits theaters.
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Octomom Nadya Suleman is having a bikini car wash in hopes of saving her house from foreclosure.
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A day after Shaquille O'Neal announced his retirement from the NBA, he hinted he's been offered a job at ESPN.
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U2 front man Bono was hitchhiking in Vancouver and got a ride from NHL player Gilbert Brule and his girlfriend.
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A 17-year-old Chinese boy donated a kidney so he could buy an iPad 2.
Posted 06.03.11 by reelz -
Last month, MGM and Screen Gems announced that they were planning a remake of Brian De Palma's 1975 horror classic Carrie, with Broadways' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
While some may find the idea of remaking Carrie to be rather unnecessary, it probably didn't make things better when Stephen King revealed that he thought Lindsay Lohan would be an interesting choice for the title role. As if that wasn't difficult enough for fans of the original, Megan Fox is also reportedly interested in the role as well. Now, there could be another candidate: True Grit's Hailee Steinfeld.
will she take the part? >> Posted 06.02.11 by Ryan -
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
After hearing that Ashton Kutcher was chosen to replace him Two and a Half Men, a scorned and bitter Charlie Sheen said, "Enjoy the show America, Enjoy seeing 2.0 in the demo every Monday, WB. Enjoy planet Chuck, Ashton. There is no air, laughter, loyalty, or love there."
At least he didn't call Kutcher a troll! In fact, later in the day Sheen pulled back from his earlier comments and tweeted, "Congrats to the cast and crew...CBS & WB..! My best to @aplusk !! The show must go on... You got the right guy!
Sheen's former co-star Jon Cryer said he's "jazzed" to be working with the former That '70s Show star, who will make between $680K - $750K per episode.
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Did Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon turn their hospital room into a nightclub? Last Friday we learned Carey gave birth to twins Monroe and Moroccan while a live performance of Carey singing "Fantasy" played in the background. Now it's reported Child Protective Services visited the couple while they were in the hospital on reports of drug and alcohol use while they were there.
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Last night Donald Trump sent two Celebrity Apprentice stars packing, and now there are just two left. Meanwhile, NBC executive Rob Greenblatt said on Sunday that the show would go on with or without Trump if he does in fact decide to run for president. Trump would have to leave the show to satisfy FCC equal time requirements.
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It's Megan Fox's 25th birthday, so here's the obligatory birthday bikini pictorial.
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Finally, CBS has ended what has to be the most poorly conceived TV experiment since the Geico Cavemen and axed S#*! My Dad Says after just one season.
Posted 05.16.11 by reelz -
After some initial hype centered around the pairing of hottie actress Megan Fox with Academy Award–nominated comeback kid Mickey Rourke, writer-director Mitch Glazer's Passion Play failed to impress when it debuted at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. Even so, Image Entertainment picked up distribution rights and the movie will get a theatrical release on May 6th — albeit a limited run in New York and Los Angeles only — before going to the home video market on May 31st.
The theatrical poster for the movie was released a couple weeks ago, and now a trailer for Passion Play is finally online so you can judge for yourself whether this is a "must" or a "bust."
watch the trailer >> Posted 04.13.11 by BrentJS -
Despite the fact that its debut at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) left many viewers scratching their heads and more than one reviewer saying "Passion Play is not a good movie," the bizarre drama written and directed by Mitch Glazer, was picked up for distribution by Image Entertainment. It was believed that the movie, which stars Megan Fox and Mickey Rourke as a pair of star-crossed lovers, would go straight to DVD, but EW recently reported that Passion Play will get a limited theatrical release on May 6th in New York City and Los Angeles before its May 31st home video release, and they have the theatrical poster to prove it (but still no trailer).
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It's been a busy week for casting news, with several projects adding, announcing, or subtracting cast members.
In January, it was announced that Judd Apatow's next writing and directing project would be a spin-off of his successful, 2007 romantic comedy Knocked Up. The movie will focus on the married characters portrayed by Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, instead of than Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen, in a story that has been kept under wraps so far.
Looks like Rudd and Mann will be getting some company, with THR reporting that Megan Fox is negotiating to join the comedy. What role Fox will play is also being kept secret.
It's no secret who Albert Brooks is playing, with Deadline reporting that the comedian is joining the cast as Rudd's dad.
more casting news >> Posted 03.19.11 by Ryan -
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
It's another win — and a big one — for Charlie Sheen as he set a Guiness Record for the fastest Twitter user to 1 million followers, reaching the milestone in just 25 hours and 17 minutes. Sheen's Twitter bio reads "Born Small ... Now Huge ... Winning ... Bring it ... (unemployed winner)."
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Sheen's soon-to-be ex Brooke Mueller is demanding that his "goddesses" — porn star Bree Olson and pot mag bikini model Natalie Kenly — submit to drug tests when he is given access to their children again. Sheen's response? Bring it! He passed another drug test yesterday and said he would match Mueller "test for test."
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Days after Gisele Bundchen showed her stuff for V Magazine, Britney Spears has done the same — time for us to get a subscription! — while Megan Fox's recent shoot for Emporio Armani lingerie suggests she might be on the Gisele diet.
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All hail Beyonce. When asked for a comment on what she did with Gaddafi-family concert money, a Beyonce spokesperson told The Huffington Post that once the star learned that payment for a 2009 New Year's Eve show on St. Barts came from Gaddafi, she donated the money to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund. On Tuesday Nelly Furtado said she would donate her $1M payment for a Gaddafi concert to charity. Mariah Carey and Usher have both performed for the Gaddafi clan at St. Barts New Year's Eve parties but so far have been silent, and did not return Huffington Post's calls for comment.
Posted 03.03.11 by reelz