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No longer Lost, Dr. Jack Shephard has gone batsh*t crazy!
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We've seen so much of Madea we almost didn't recognize Perry as himself!
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Posted 10.17.12 by BrentJS -
Hold the dress.
At first glance of the poster for the upcoming action-thriller Alex Cross, one might wonder why Tyler Perry made a movie without "Madea" in the title, which is understandable, but there's an explanation. The titular character is from a series of novels by author James Patterson, two of which have already turned into movies — 1997's Kiss the Girls and 2001's Along Came a Spider — with Morgan Freeman in the Cross role.
For Alex Cross, Perry takes over the role of Patterson's police detective and psychologist, and has to track down Michael "The Butcher" Sullivan (Matthew Fox), a former military officer turned cage-fighting serial killer who makes the case personal for Cross. Perry won't be the only actor making an image-shattering turn as Fox lost close to 40 pounds after training for six months to play the character. The Lost actor recently admitted to Collider that the decision to do so was all his.
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watch the TV spot and read Fox's explanation >> Posted 10.02.12 by Ryan -
It's the showdown everyone has been asking for: Madea vs. Jack Shephard. Only this time, Tyler Perry won't be dressed in drag as his signature character (don't worry, Madea will be back in June 29's Madea's Witness Protection) and Matthew Fox isn't trying to save anyone from a mysterious island — he wants to kill everyone in his path, particularly Perry's titular character and his family in the upcoming action-thriller Alex Cross.
Based on James Patterson's novel Cross, Alex Cross will see Perry take over the character previously portrayed by Morgan Freeman in 1997's Kiss the Girls and 2001's Along Came a Spider. The first photos of Fox as MMA-fighting serial killer Michael "The Butcher" Sullivan were released in May, showing that Fox has spent plenty of time in the gym preparing for the role and the movie's first trailer shows that Perry have his hands full with Fox's sadistic character, who makes the daring mistake to cross Alex Cross, which the trailer specifically warns against.
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Usually when Tyler Perry is on a movie poster it's as his on-screen alter ego, Madea. In his new thriller, though, Perry ditches the wig and makeup for a trench coat and a gun.
In Alex Cross, Perry plays the detective first made famous by Morgan Freeman in Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider (the Cross character was created by author James Patterson).
The poster shows Perry on a rooftop overlooked by a shadowy Matthew Fox. The poster features the tagline "Don't Ever Cross Alex Cross."
The movie, based on the 16th Alex Cross novel, I, Alex Cross, follows the detective as he tries to hunt down the psychotic man, played by Fox, who killed his wife. If you thought Perry looked unrecognizable outside his Madea costume, then take a look at Fox, who is practically indistinguishable from the Fox we know from Lost and Party of Five.
check out the full-size poster >> Posted 06.25.12 by Chris -
If anyone has been wondering what Matthew Fox has been up to since Lost aired its final episode (besides collecting DUIs), the actor has apparently been living in the gym preparing for his role as an MMA-fighting serial killer in Alex Cross.
Based on the James Patterson novel I, Alex Cross, the movie adaptation was expected to be a change of pace for Tyler Perry, who has assumed the title role previously portrayed by Morgan Freeman in 1997's Kiss the Girls and 2001's Along Came a Spider. But it's Fox that is almost unrecognizable in the first-look photos from the movie.
Fox plays Michael "The Butcher" Sullivan, the man responsible for killing Cross' wife, and Fox appears to be surprisingly up to the task of playing the psychotic character. While the photos of Perry and Ed Burns (playing Cross's partner, Tommy Kane) look fairly tame, it would appear that director Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious) has created an action-heavy movie considering that almost every photo features a character holding a gun.
see the photos >> Posted 05.18.12 by Ryan -
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The studio where Tyler Perry's movies are shot caught fire last night. A three-alarm blaze broke out around 9 PM on Tuesday at the Atlanta complex, which houses five soundstages, a backlot, and Perry's offices. Luckily, firefighters were able to bring the flames under control after about an hour and no injuries were reported.
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Earlier this week, British boy band The Wanted called Christina Aguilera names, and now they're going after Britney Spears. During a different radio interview, the boys claimed that they weren't allowed to even look at the pop star when they opened for her. The group complained that they were told to turn and face the wall as she passed by, though one member backtracked and said that she was "so down-to-earth" when they met her. Since the interview, a rep for Spears released a statement saying, "What's even more interesting than the false allegations they made is the fact that they have claimed to be picked on by two female pop stars in just a few days. Look out Lady Gaga — there are still three days left this week."
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Twilight heartthrob Taylor Lautner has been spotted out and about with a new lady, but it's not another starlet. Instead, he seems to be rekindling a romance with his high school sweetheart Sara Hicks, who is now a cheerleader for the LA Clippers.
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"Elegant" and "sophisticated" may not describe a typical one-year-old's birthday party, but then Mariah Carey probably isn't a typical mom. She and husband Nick Cannon apparently went all out for Monroe and Moroccan's first birthday, celebrating in Paris with custom-made pastries and formal attire. No backyard party with a kiddie pool and cake for those kids.
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It looks like Ashton Kutcher is in for a second season of Two and a Half Men, and will reportedly be earning $700k per episode. Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones will be returning for the tenth season, as well.
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Whitney Houston's body has arrived at the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, NJ, after being flown from LA on Tyler Perry's private jet. RadarOnline reports that management at the Beverly Hilton asked the LA County Coroner to delay removing her body until after Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party, because it would've been "insensitive for the van to be driven out with her body as limos were pulling away with the A-list guests."
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In the wake of Houston's death, concern for her 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina was so high — it was reported on Monday that she was suicidal — that even President Obama was praying for her, as White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said yesterday, "I know that his thoughts and prayers are with her family, especially her daughter." Father Bobby Brown told People that she is recovering with his family, including her siblings.
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Kate Upton's Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover leaked on Monday, and the New York Times examines Upton's unorthodox path to supermodel stardom, which all started with this YouTube video of her doing the "Dougie" at a Los Angeles Clippers game.
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Hugh Hefner says he's very disappointed that his son Marston Hefner allegedly beat up his Playmate girlfriend Claire Sinclair, which prompted her to get a 3-day restraining order against him.
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TMZ reports Lindsay Lohan has not paid her 2010 tax bill of $140,203, a year after being late paying Uncle Sam $93,701 for 2009.
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Talk show host Glenn Beck finally started a cause we can all get behind, ranting against George Lucas and saying he should be "tried for movie crimes" for what he's done to the Star Wars franchise and for producing Red Tails.
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Charlie Sheen lost his battle to get full custody of his twin boys, meaning the arrangement worked out with ex-wife Brooke Mueller last month will stand. Surprisingly, judge Hank Goldberg ruled against Sheen's claim because of his substance abuse and that he bragged about it, not because he wanted to take 2-year-old Bob and Max on his "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour.
Speaking of the tour, Sheen jetted to D.C. after his L.A. court appearance and bombed again, with the drunk crowd catcalling Charlie and filing out early, though one couple that stuck it out was White House party crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi.
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A year after Spike Lee called Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns and House of Payne "coonery" and "buffoonery," Perry is still not over it, telling Box Office Magazine, "I'm so sick of hearing about damn Spike Lee. Spike can go straight to hell!" Perry's latest movie, Madea's Big Happy Family, opens on Friday.
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Fast Five, starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, doesn't even open until Friday and Universal has already confirmed plans to make Fast Six.
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YouTube sensation Rebecca Black is under police protection after receiving death threats over her hit song "Friday," called "the worst song ever" by critics. Anaheim, California police spokesperson Rick Martinez says, "The threats were releated to getting the music off the Internet or they would kill her."
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Comedian/actor Russell Brand got cheeky at the Arthur red carpet premiere in London, grabbing a handful of wife Katy Perry's bum.
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Speculation that Prince William and Kate Middleton are heading somewhere hot for their honeymoon was fueled yesterday as Kate got into four surprisingly affordable floral and tropical print dresses.
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The cast of Happy Days is suing CBS for $10M for not paying them their fair share of home video releases and licensed merchandise. Not party to the suit are Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard) and The Fonz (Henry Winkler), who presumably have been paid in full.
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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