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Like Charlie's Angels, but dangerous!
Even though the The Expendables 2 was a bit redundant and perhaps too self-aware at times, it was still an entertaining action movie with all-star cast appeal. A sequel is already in development, with Wesley Snipes, Nicolas Cage, Harrison Ford and Clint Eastwood all being courted to join the cast. Noticeably absent from that list are the names of any female action movie stars. We say, if the gimmick of the franchise is surprising new cast additions, why not push it further than bringing in Indy by bringing in Ripley or The Bride.
Or, better yet, how about a stand-alone movie with an all-female cast of female action heroes from yesterday and today? Just think of the possibilities!
Imagine a revenge movie written and directed by Quentin Tarantino about an all-female super-spy team run by Sigourney Weaver, with members that include: Uma Thurman as the knife expert; Gina Carano as the pugilist/demolitions expert; Jada Pinkett Smith as the animal/gun expert; Kate Beckinsale as the poison expert/seductress; Chloë Moretz as the trainee (Fox Force Five!). But, enough about our fantasy she-woman action movie. We want to know what you think: Which female action movie stars of yesterday and today do you think could make the line-up in an all-female Expendables-style movie?
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Posted 10.13.12 by BrentJS -
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie first met on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith back in 2004, and less than one year later — after Pitt's divorce from Jennifer Aniston was finalized — they were the hottest celebrity couple in the world. Now, seven years and six children later, it appears as if "Brangelina" may finally, truly become united...as a married couple. Rumor has it that the lavish 50th wedding anniversary party planned for Pitt's parents, Bill and Jan, taking place this weekend at Chateau Miraval in France is actually a front for Pitt and Jolie's own nuptials.
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There's a new Kardashian in the world. Kourtney Kardashian gave birth to daughter Penelope Scotland Disick early Sunday at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. This is the second child for Kourtney and boyfriend Scott Disick (the two have a 2-year-old son, Mason). E! reports that the 33-year-old had an all-natural birth. Penelope weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces. So will viewers get to watch Penelope's birth? "I don't know," Kourtney said on the Tonight Show a few weeks ago. "We're gonna film it again ourselves, and honestly, my experience last time was so peaceful and calm and everything you don't see in the movies. And I really wanted to share that with people so they knew it doesn't have to be a crazy screaming session."
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In honor of her directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, which is set against the Bosnian War, actor-director Angelina Jolie became an honorary citizen of the Bosnian city. The tearful Jolie accepted the honor at the country's Sarajevo Film Festival on Saturday. "This means so much to me. My heart is in this city," she said. Jolie arrived at the event with three of her children on a private plane.
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There was very sad news for Usher and his estranged wife over the weekend. The singer's 11-year-old stepson, Kyle, was declared brain dead after being accidentally struck with a jetski. The boy was in an inner tube on a lake in Atlanta when a jetskier hit him, striking him in the head and knocking him unconscious. Doctors later said that Kyle had registered no brain activity since being admitted to the hospital. Currently Usher and Tameka Foster are in the middle of a bitter divorce battle but despite the feud Usher chartered a plane for Tameka, who was out of town, so she could be by her son's side. No decision has yet been made as to whether or not take Kyle off life support.
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Actor Ernest Borgnine passed away Sunday of renal failure at the age of 95. The legendary actor had more than 200 credits to his name, most recently starring in 2010's Red. Borgnine earned a Best Actor Oscar for his role in 1955's Marty He was best known for playing the title officer in the 1960s TV comedy McHale's Navy. In 2011 he received the Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actor's Guild. “Heck, I’m just a character actor for God sakes. I’m no big star,” he told Deadline at the time. Borgnine's wife and children were at his side when he passed away.
watch our coverage of Borgnine's passing >> Posted 07.09.12 by Chris -
While we already have had our first look at Angelina Jolie's next role in Disney's upcoming Maleficent, the actress has been slowly gathering several possible projects to follow. It looks like the actress will be shooting an untitled thriller with director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, La Femme Nikita, The Professional).
The thriller was originally supposed to shoot in April, but Jolie's attachment to Maleficent superseded the untitled movie. Described as a "dramatic thriller with action," few details about the movie have been revealed, though Universal Pictures liked it enough to has pick up the distribution rights. According to Variety, the thriller is set to start shooting in early 2013, which, unless Jolie fits something else into her schedule, would make the movie her next project.
more on Jolie and Besson's other projects >> Posted 06.30.12 by Ryan -
For some actors and actresses there are certain roles they were born to play, and based on our first look at Disney's Maleficent, Angelina Jolie was born to play the evil fairy godmother in the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty.
The studio released the first image of Jolie as the title character and it looks like Disney is harking back to the villian's look from the 1959 animated classic, horns and all. "The horns are the horns — you can’t deny them," Jolie said in an interview. "You have to have horns."
But unlike the Disney cartoon, this fairy retelling is told from the point of view of Maleficent, the villainous fairy, though according to Jolie, the character isn't all evil.
I hope in the end you see a woman who is capable of being many things, and just because she protects herself and is aggressive, it doesn’t mean she can’t have other [warmer] qualities. You have to figure out the puzzle of what she is.
check out Hollywood Dailies' clip about Jolie in Maleficent >> Posted 06.19.12 by Chris -
The sequel to Sin City, director Robert Rodriguez's bloody, stylized adaptation of Frank Miller's neo-noir comic book series, has been gestating for nearly seven years — with many predicting it would never happen — but we finally got the word last week that Sin City: A Dame to Kill For has been given the green light. Rodriguez's reluctance to move forward with the sequel before now has always been about the quality of the script, believing that the sequel needed to be "something truly exceptional" to meet the "epic expectations" of the fans, which was apparently accomplished after Academy Award–winning screenwriter William Monahan (The Departed) was hired to do some re-writes on Miller's script.
The next step is casting, which is expected to commence this week. Though many of the major roles will likely go to the actors who played the characters in the original movie, you simply never know in Hollywood — Terrence Howard being replaced by Don Cheadle as James Rhodes, aka War Machine, in Iron Man 2 springs to mind. In a recent interview with FlickDirect, Rodriguez confessed that he hasn't started casting yet and said that it may not even happen "in the next month." However, he did reveal that Mickey Rourke is "the first" of the original cast to return, which is great news because it's virtually inconceivable to envision anyone else portraying the "murder machine with a heart of gold" known as Marv. Rodriguez also said that Rosario Dawson is "pumped" to return as Gail.
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Jennifer Aniston said she's "happy" that her ex-husband Brad Pitt is engaged to Angelina Jolie. Friends close to the actress say she's not only happy for the couple but also "grateful for how things turned out." Aniston is currently dating screenwriter and actor Justin Theroux. A friend close to Aniston told E! "She doesn't care. She really doesn't. She's happy with. She'll probably marry him. She's moved on. People don't want to believe it, but she has." Aniston playing the nonjudgmental ex is her best role in years.
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Jolie was recently named a special envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday. When not creating Internet memes at the Oscars, the actress spends her time dealing with the issue of refugees in war-torn countries. Her movie In the Land of Blood and Honey was set during the bloody Bosnian War, and for the past decade she has served as a goodwill ambassador for the organization. With her new role, Jolie will represent the UNHCR at the diplomatic level to governments and diplomats.
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One celebrity quits Twitter while another rejoins. Nicki Minaj dumped her Twitter account after getting into a dispute with a fansite when it leaked unreleased songs online. Minaj told her 11 million followers, "And that’s exactly why I’m paying the barbz DUST right now! And deleting my twitter. Smdh – don’t cry 4 me argentina." Demi Moore, fresh out of rehab, reactivated her Twitter account. Interestingly, she opted to keep her old handle, @mrskutcher, despite ending things with Mr. Kutcher in November. Since rejoining Twitter, Moore has tweeted photos of her laying in bed and of a California sunset with the caption, "I saw a piece of heaven smile at me and was reminded it is not how much we do but the appreciation with which we do it!"
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And speaking of Ashton Kutcher, there were rumors that he was hooking up with his That '70s Show co-star Mila Kunis after the two were photographed hanging out together Sunday while shopping for furniture and heading into Kutcher's new Hollywood Hills home. But a rep for Kunis squashed those rumors. "No! They're so not dating," Kunis' rep told Us Weekly, explaining that the twosome recently reunited to film a That '70s Show reunion episode. "They've been friends for years. Definitely nothing going on there." And just to make it clear that Kunis is not dating Kutcher, friends close to the actress said "she would never ever" hook up with Kutcher. Think we got the point.
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And in making-your-ex-jealous news, Heidi Klum recently posed nude for Allure. Seal, eat your heart out.
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Pippa Middleton is in hot water after an incident this weekend in Paris where she was photographed in the car with a man who looked to have flashed a gun at a photographer. Kate Middleton's sister was in an Audi convertible when the driver brandished an object resembling a weapon and pointed it straight down the lens of a paparazzo. Gun control is a sensitive issue right now in France after recent gun attacks that left seven people dead. Brandishing a gun in public in France is punishable by up to seven years in jail, and flashing a fake weapon carries a maximum of two years. Pippa was in Paris for a weekend of parties. She was seen being escorted by Antoine de Tavernost, son of a television mogul. Middleton has not commented on the controversy and the palace has not either, as it has said it does not speak for the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister.
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It seemed everyone who is anyone was at Coachella over the weekend, including Paul McCartney, Aaron Paul, Josh Hutcherson, Paris Hilton, Lily Collins and Emma Watson, Vanessa Hudgens, Katy Perry, David Hasselhoff, and even the late Tupac. Of course, Lindsay Lohan, was also there, despite the judge telling her to stay away from clubs. TMZ reports Lohan didn't think she was going against the judge's advice because Coachelle isn't a club. Sources say Lilo stayed away from booze while at the festival.
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Though she wasn't at Coachella, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was seen partying over the weekend. Clinton was seen dancing and even drinking a beer at a club in Cartagena, Colombia. The photos of Clinton drinking are a stark contrast to the recent photo that became the latest Internet meme of the secretary looking badass while using her phone on a military plane.
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Everyone is still talking about the engagement on Angelina Jolie's finger. People was able to snag an up-close shot of the rock. Brad Pitt himself is said to have helped jeweler Robert Procop design the ring. "Brad had a specific vision for this ring, which he realized over a yearlong collaboration with Robert," Procop's team said in a statement. "He wanted every aspect of it to be perfect."
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And in midlife crisis news, 57-year-old Kelsey Grammer got a $60 tattoo of his new wife's name on his right hip.
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Is Britney Spears the newest judge on The X Factor? The singer is reportedly in final talks to join Simon Cowell's singing competition show, reports The Hollywood Reporter. After a lackluster first season, judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul were booted from the show. On paper, hosting an L.A.-based reality show is a good fit for the mother of two. Spears, who has sold 33 million albums, is undergoing extensive media training for the show. No word yet if she'll be able to command a huge salary like Jennifer Lopez's $20M American Idol paycheck. Spears isn't the first pop star approached to join the show. Janet Jackson has already passed, and it was rumored that before her death Whitney Houston was in talks with the show.
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Though Spears' ex, Justin Timberlake, proposed to Jessica Biel over the holidays last year, we've yet to seen the engagement ring... until now. The couple, who lately have been shy with the press, finally went out in public with the ring — a "humongous square-cut diamond." Now we just have to wait for the wedding date.
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Dennis Quaid's wife, Kimberly Buffington-Quaid has filed for divorce after 8 years. TMZ has the details of the divorce. Buffington claims the marriage "has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities ... that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation." While she gets to keep the main residence and Mercedes, Quaid is holding onto a Cadillac Escalade and condo. The two will share time with their twins... And the couple's Range Rover.
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Angelina Jolie's right leg took the day off Thursday when Jolie attended the 3rd Annual Women in the World event at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. Jolie, a UNHCR ambassador, spoke about the plight of Somali refugees at the event.
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And in celebrity ginger news, Lindsay Lohan is back to being a redhead.
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Photogs reportedly went crazy on Sunday taking pics of a blonde in a black hoodie and aviator sunglasses coming out of the Mercer Hotel hoping to get a shot of Lindsay Lohan. The New York Post says that lady in question was not the 25-year-old Lohan, but instead the 66-year-old Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry. It sounds like it might be time for LiLo to consider a new look.
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In things-we'd-rather-didn't-exist news, TMZ is reporting that a sex tape featuring Hulk Hogan is being shopped around. The Hulk's lawyer has responded to the story, issuing a statement that declares that the tape was filmed without permission and that the wrestler is "appalled at the unauthorized release of a secretly filmed video."
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Mila Kunis revealed to Harper's Bazaar that her body hasn't been the same since after getting down to 95 pounds for her role in Black Swan. The actress contends that the weight that left her chest relocated to her hips and stomach later, though the photos that the magazine ran along with the interview do little to give her story much credit. Additionally, Kunis had a great tip for other young actresses out there. When asked how she prevents naked photos of herself from being leaked, she replied "Well, I don't send naked photos."
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Paula Deen and her brother Bubba are being sued for harassment. A former manager of Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House is alleging that Earl W. "Bubba" Hiers was "physically threatening and universally humiliating" and frequented pornography websites on the kitchen computer, and Deen herself is accused of making racist jokes. While angry owners and questionable jokes can be fairly common in the restaurant business, keeping a computer in a busy working kitchen is highly surprising. Deen's attorneys responded to the allegations with a statement saying, "We investigated those claims and attempted unsuccessfully to address those claims with her."
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Jessica Simpson has bared her belly — and pretty much everything else — for the new cover of Elle. The singer/fashion mogul also reveals that she is expecting a baby girl, and that she's already decided her baby is going to be athletic like her father. Simpson stated that "Eric is so athletic. We’re gonna have this athletic girl and I won’t even be able to take her shopping." Two things here, Jess. Number one, maybe meet your daughter first before worrying about her not being girly enough. Number two, plenty of female athletes go shopping.
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Apparently, the children of celebrities aren't allowed to eat colorful candy. Angelina Jolie was called out on a couple websites for putting lipstick on her 3-year-old daughter, Vivienne, before a recent outing to the movies. The pic that featured the red-lipped tot also showed older sister Shiloh with a handful of red licorice, and anyone who has spent more than five minutes in the company of a kid her age can probably make a more reasonable conclusion about how the young Jolie-Pitt ended up with red lips.
Posted 03.07.12 by Mandy