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Cher Lands Two New Jobs: Burlesque and Zookeeper

BuzzSugar — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:30:26 -0700

I was just talking about ladies above a certain age landing more roles and today there are two pieces of news that make me feel like someone was listening. We haven't seen Cher on the silver screen in years, and now she has landed not one but two interesting movie roles.

First she will be joining Christina Aguilera in the movie musical Burlesque. Cher will play Tess, the woman who runs the Sunset Boulevard burlesque club where Aguilera's small-town character finds success. Also, Cher will sing onscreen which "will mark the first time she'll be seen singing in a film she stars in."

Cher has also joined the cast of voices for an Adam Sandler-produced film starring Kevin James and Rosario Dawson titled The Zookeeper. The movie "centers on zoo animals trying to teach the keeper their methods of dating and mating to help him win back the woman of his dreams." No word yet on which zoo animal Cher will voice. Other people lending their voices to the project include Sandler, Jon Favreau, Sylvester Stallone and Judd Apatow.

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Buzz News Roundup, 1/19

BuzzSugar — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:00:44 -0800

Finally! Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has inked a two-year, seven-figure deal with Lionsgate TV to continue working on the series. - E! Online
Johnny Knoxville and Cher are attached to star together in the comedy The Drop-Out. - ComingSoon
Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) is in talks to direct the movie adaptation of Isaac Asimov's science fiction trilogy Foundation. - Variety
Cheryl Hines will return to Curb Your Enthusiasm. - TV Guide
Eli Stone's brother is joining Brothers & Sisters as a potential love interest for . . . Kitty? - Entertainment Weekly
The documentarian duo behind Wordplay and I.O.U.S.A., Patrick Creadon and Christine O’Malley, will write, direct, and produce a one-hour documentary about SpongeBob SquarePants. - Variety
Meet the guy who keeps track of Lost's crazy plotlines and time twists. - New York Times

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Recast Mermaids and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:32:30 -0700

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Did anyone else love the 1990 flick Mermaids? I loved it. I don't know what it was exactly - maybe the wonderful performance by Cher as a quirky single mom who's only capable of feeding her girls finger food? Winona Ryder at her angsty best? A young, hot, brooding Michael Schoeffling (you know, dreamboat Jake Ryan from Sixteen Candles)? Or the adorableness that was an itty-bitty Christina Ricci?

Who would you recast as the drop-dead-gorgeous mother of two, Rachel Flax, who has a hard time with maternal instincts? And we'll need a young actress to portray her frustrated, religion-swapping daughter, Charlotte, who's a bit of an outcast. What about Charlotte's crush, the stoic and silent Joe Porretti? Is there a little actress today that reminds you of a young Christina Ricci? And finally, who would you cast as Lou Landsky (originally played by Bob Hoskins, and why they allowed this DVD cover to be made with his face frozen like that is beyond me), who's no Brad Pitt on the outside, but has a heart of gold?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, June 10, complete with a "new" cast photo.

To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more.

Characters to recast
Rachel Flax (Cher)
Charlotte Flax (Winona Ryder)
Kate Flax (Christina Ricci)
Lou Landsky (Bob Hoskins)
Joe Porretti (Michael Schoeffling)

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Link Time! Eric Dane Dances His Way Into Burlesque

BuzzSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:30:13 -0800

Eric Dane joins Christina Aguilera, Cher, and Kristen Bell in Burlesque - Zap2It
Daniel Radcliffe is lending his voice to a Twilight spoof . . . on The Simpsons! - Hollywood Insider
Tim Burton's career retrospective looks rad - MTV Movies Blog
Director Werner Herzog shares his five favorite films - Rotten Tomatoes
Johnny Depp is named People's Sexiest Man Alive for 2009! - PopSugar
Precious director Lee Daniels is already lining up his next gig, titled Selma - Collider
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck make beautiful music together in the video "Heaven Can Wait" - Stereogum
Brooke Shields is moving to The Middle - Ausiello Files
Will Arnett and Justin Theroux sign up for a space love story - Moviefone
New Moon director Chris Weitz says he's quitting movies - Film School Rejects