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Rachel Bilson Spills on HIMYM, Weekend Movie Reviews and Charlize and Piven Talk About Matt

Molly — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:29:14 -0700

It's time for the Weekend Edition of PopSugar Rush! We've got exclusive video of Charlize Theron, Jeremy Piven talking Damon and David Arquette talking Coco last night. Also, Rachel Bilson chats about HIMYM and Kristen Bell dishes about charity looking super cute. Add in some weekend movie reviews of Amelia, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant and more! Watch the PopSugar Rush Weekend Edition now!

Charlize Theron Going Mad?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:30:18 -0700

Last week I heard that Charlize Theron had dropped out of the spy thriller The Tourist, but the actress may already have something new up her sleeve. Apparently director George Miller has Theron in mind to take the lead in his fourth installment of the Mad Max franchise.

That's not the only news about the upcoming sequel - since Mel Gibson's supposedly too old to reprise his role, Miller has his eye on British actor Tom Hardy to take over.

Other than that, Miller is being very hush-hush about the details of his movie, but what do you make of this news? Can Charlize breathe new life into the 30-year-old story, or would it be better to let Mad Max rest in peace?

Charlize Theron Out, Angelina Jolie May Be in For The Tourist

BuzzSugar — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:30:00 -0700

Upcoming spy thriller The Tourist has had plenty of A-list names swirling around it, from George Clooney to Tom Cruise, and now one more is added to the mix. Charlize Theron has dropped out of the film, and Angelina Jolie is in talks to take her place.

Jolie would star opposite Sam Worthington, playing an American tourist who goes undercover for Interpol to trap a criminal with whom she's had an affair. Jolie doesn't have a ton on her plate at the moment now that Salt is wrapped, and another action thriller shouldn't be much of a stretch for her - though she has said in the past that she wants to take on fewer projects and spend more time at home with those adorable kids.

Link Time!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:45:15 -0700

Peter Berg will direct a movie version of the board game Battleship - Cinematical
Details on Vampire Weekend's second album - Pitchfork
Will Janet Jackson's new single make you "Scream"? - HitFix
Cool photos from rooms inspired by Weeds and Dexter - CasaSugar
Spider-Man 4 will heat theaters and IMAX on May 5, 2011 - Coming Soon
George might not die on Grey's Anatomy after all? - Vulture
Charlize Theron has dropped out of The Danish Girl - Movieline
Who knew Zachary Levi could sing? - Give Me My Remote

Buzz News Roundup, 9/11

BuzzSugar — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:30:37 -0700

Jeff Bridges is in talks to star in a Coen Brothers remake of True Grit. - Variety
Abigail Breslin will star in Janie Jones, as a girl abandoned by her mother at a rock concert. - The Hollywood Reporter
Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Jason Bateman will reunite for a Hancock sequel. - Variety
Texts From Last Night will be made into a TV show. - GeekSugar
Edward Norton will guest-star on ABC's Modern Family. - Entertainment Weekly
Barry Manilow's music is being made into a romantic comedy. - Variety
Casey Wilson dispelled the rumors that SNL fired her for being fat. - Zap2it
Members of Nirvana are not pleased with Kurt Cobain's appearance in Guitar Hero 5. - Billboard
Augusten Burroughs's novel, SelleVision, is being adapted into a one-hour comedy for NBC. - The Hollywood Reporter

Buzz News Roundup, 7/29

BuzzSugar — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:30:25 -0700

Bryce Dallas Howard will be replacing Rachelle Lefevre in the role of Victoria in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. - ComingSoon
FX has officially ordered the drama series Lawman starring Timothy Olyphant. - The Futon Critic
Charlize Theron will produce and star in an adaptation of Christopher Buckley's satirical novel Florence of Arabia. - Variety
USA has renewed Royal Pains and Burn Notice. - TV.com
Due to its underperformance in some major international audiences, Monsters vs. Aliens may not get a sequel. - The Hollywood Reporter
ABC Family has ordered 10 additional episodes of Make It or Break It. - Variety
Ron Livingston, Jim Gaffigan, Kelli Gellar, Rob Riggle, and Jason Sudeikis round out the cast of the romantic comedy Going the Distance, starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. - ComingSoon
Corbin Bleu and Elle Macpherson have been promoted to series regulars on The Beautiful Life. - The Hollywood Reporter

Movie Preview: The Road

BuzzSugar — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:00:13 -0700

It must be Highly Anticipated Trailer Day today or something: First we got a glimpse of Nine, and now we have the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road. The movie stars Viggo Mortensen as a man coping emotionally and physically in a post-apocalyptic world and trying to defend his family.

The book uses an apocalyptic scenario as a way to meditate on themes of humanity, and the effect is stirring. I don't know if it's the marketing campaign or if this is the route the entire movie is taking, but I'm surprised this trailer makes The Road look more like an action-packed thriller (explosions, gun fights, chase scenes, etc.) rather than a solemn journey into our worst nightmare. Either way, it looks extremely creepy.

Even though the movie won't be out until Oct. 16, one early review is calling it "the most important movie of the year." That's a big statement!

The Road also stars Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, and Guy Pearce. To watch the trailer, read more.

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Nicole Kidman to Play Transsexual Married to Charlize Theron

BuzzSugar — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:35:26 -0800

Wow, this is intriguing: Nicole Kidman is set to play "the world's first post-op transsexual" in The Danish Girl, which will be based on the true story of Danish artists Einar and Greta Wegener. The Hollywood Reporter has details:

Their marriage took a sharp left turn after Einar (Kidman) stood in for an female model that Greta ([Charlize] Theron) was set to paint.

When their portraits become wildly popular in 1920s Copenhagen, Greta encouraged her husband to adopt the female guise. What began as a harmless game led Einar to a metamorphosis and landmark 1931 operation that shocked the world and threatened their love.

Kidman has often struck me as a thoughtful actress, and someone who is interested in stories of metamorphosis in general. I have faith in her ability to carry this film, though I'll be very curious to find out what Theron does with her role. I haven't been this fascinated by a film project in a long time. And, of course, this is exactly the type of transformative story that the Academy eats up with a spoon. Curiously, the director attached to the project is Anand Tucker, who has a relatively short filmography (Hilary and Jackie and Shopgirl being his only two directorial projects of note so far).

What do you make of all this?

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Buzz News Roundup, 11/5

BuzzSugar — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:37:47 -0800

Nikki Blonsky will guest star on Ugly Betty as an assistant at Elle who bonds with Betty. - Zap2it
Charlize Theron is negotiating to star with Tom Cruise in The Tourist, a remake of the French thriller Anthony Zimmer. - ComingSoon
True Beauty, a reality show from Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher, will premiere Jan. 5. - The Futon Critic
Paramount has acquired the graphic novel Battling Boy for Brad Pitt to produce through his company, Plan B. - Zap2It
Ray Winstone and Ray Liotta have joined Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Sam Riley and 50 Cent to star in 13, a remake of the French film 13 Tzameti. - Variety
Tina Fey is officially retiring her Sarah Palin impression. - Entertainment Weekly
Jenna Fischer has nabbed the lead role in an indie dramedy titled A Little Help. - ComingSoon

Hancock: A New Kind of Superhero Movie

BuzzSugar — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:30:26 -0700

I'm not totally sure who the intended audience is for Hancock. The superhero aspect is campy enough for kids (and sometimes way too campy for adults), but there's definitely language that doesn't seem suitable for youngsters. Perhaps the teenagers will most enjoy the movie, though as an adult I liked it well enough and I certainly applaud what the story attempts to accomplish: tell a superhuman's story with the emphasis on the "human" experience. In a world overly saturated with superhero movies, this angle is actually pretty refreshing.

Also, it's a mainstream movie focused on a black superhero and I gotta say, it's about damn time.

Will Smith is Hancock, a modern-day superhero who's fallen out of favor with the public. For every good deed he does, he leaves a staggering amount of destruction in his wake. Hancock is surly, drinks constantly and has intense anger management problems. But when he saves the life of PR guy and general do-gooder Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), Ray offers to help Hancock turn around his image. He devises a strategy for making the public stop taking Hancock for granted, while coaching him on how to seem more like a hero and less like a careless drunk. As Ray spends more and more time with Hancock, his son Aaron grows attached to the superhero, though Ray's wife Mary (Charlize Theron) seems constantly suspicious of him. Ray helps Hancock change his image, but that's just half the story; Hancock's past includes many more secrets he didn't even know were there.

For more of my take on the movie, read more.

At it's most basic, the premise for the story is really clever. It's similar to the way Seinfeld manages to be funny while merely waxing philosophic about everyday things: If we look, quite seriously, at what it might be like for a modern-day superhero - especially one with rage issues - what challenges might this guy face? Might the public turn on him? Might he forget his strength and heave a whale into a boat? These would be real issues for a real superhuman, though to us they're just interesting and funny. Where the movie drags considerably is when it tries to be super dark, somber and overly dramatic.

Nobody is a better pick for this role than Will Smith. There are probably better comedians out there and there are guys who are good at being the badass. Smith, perhaps like his character, easily achieves a balance of two beings. He's a funny badass superhero.

And yet the best part of the whole movie is the relationship between Ray and Hancock. One of my favorite actors, Bateman is a funny guy on his own and within an ensemble cast, but when paired up with such a larger-than-life character, he's completely hysterical - and so is Smith. Like Bateman's former onscreen "son" Michael Cera, he plays the straight man like few people can: guilelessly, optimistically, truthfully. He's really just a good, normal guy trying to do his thing, and when set against Smith's great, off-kilter character, it strikes a perfect comedic balance.

It's a silly movie, for sure, and how much you like it will probably depend on your tolerance for silliness. It's not a masterpiece. But it is a pretty fun way to spend a couple of hot summer hours.

Photos courtesy of Sony Pictures