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Katie Holmes Is Feeling Romantic

BuzzSugar — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:30:53 -0800

Katie Holmes in on a roll. Fresh off last week's Cocktail on Broadway news, the star has now jumped on board an indie film. Holmes is joining the comedy, The Romantics, taking over a role from Liv Tyler. (No reason has been given for Tyler's departure.)

Romantics follows a group of college friends who come together one night for a wedding. Holmes will be playing the maid of honor to the bride (Anna Paquin), and both women have a long history with the groom (Josh Duhamel). Malin Akerman, Elijah Wood, and Adam Brody round out the cast.

The storyline sounds cute, even if it's not the most original concept - a few eighties Brat Pack movies come to mind. I'm also interested in tracking this one because Holmes is making her debut as an executive producer. I'm glad to see her taking on more of a business role in Hollywood for a change, instead of letting Tom have all the clout.

What do you think about this new project? And what do you make of the ensemble? (Kind of a weird mix of actors, isn't it?)

Katie Holmes to Sip Cocktails on Broadway?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:30:47 -0700

Sometimes it feels like everything comes full circle: Cocktail is coming to Broadway and Katie Holmes is in talks to star in it. The good news is that Heywood Gould, the man behind the original book and movie is working on the theater adaptation, but will it succeed on the Great White Way? I have a soft spot for the cheesy '80s flick, but my first reaction is that this could go more of the way of Big: The Musical (which kind of failed) than smash hit Hairspray.

Katie Holmes Joins Guillermo del Toro Project

BuzzSugar — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:30:41 -0700

This is kind of an odd combination: Katie Holmes will star in a thriller written by spooky creep-master Guillermo del Toro titled Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. The director is comic book artist Troy Nixey, whom Variety deems Del Toro's "protégé." Here's more:

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is based on a 1973 ABC telepic about a young girl who moves in with her father and his girlfriend and discovers they are sharing the house with devilish creatures.

Aside from her brief stint on Eli Stone last year and her role in the goofy 2008 comedy Mad Money, Katie Holmes hasn't done anything on the big or little screen since her 2005 roles in Thank You for Smoking and Batman Begins. She's in an upcoming movie opposite John C. Reilly and Kevin Kline titled The Extra Man, but that was about it - until now. Seems like Holmes is being particular about the roles she chooses, and I think she chose wisely with a project penned by Guillermo del Toro. What do you think about this news? Are you glad to see Katie Holmes taking more roles?

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Holmes, Kline, Reilly and Dano Set to Star in The Extra Man

BuzzSugar — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:33:21 -0800

The story of a male escort is one that producer Springer Berman believes will resonate with many folks during these tough economic times. Jonathan Ames's novel The Extra Man will be adapted for the big screen with a few big names attached to star: Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes and John C. Reilly. Here's more on the project:

Kline plays a failed playwright who works as an escort for rich widows on the Upper East Side. He develops a mentor-student relationship with a troubled aspiring playwright (Dano).

"This is a film for our times, these hilarious characters living on the edge of enormous wealth, scrapping for small pieces of the pie," [producer Springer] Bregman said. "I suspect a lot of people will be able to identify nowadays."

Hmm. . . I wonder what role Katie Holmes will play - hopefully not one of these rich widows because. . . yikes that's some age gap. Are you familiar with this book?

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Buzz In: What Do You Think of Big-Name Cameos?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:41:31 -0700

By now you may have viewed some of the preview clips of Katie Holmes's upcoming cameo on Eli Stone (if you haven't, click here), which starts with this week's episode, Tuesday night. Many folks are curious about how she'll do on the show since we haven't seen much of Katie in terms of actual movie or TV roles, but at the same time, we've seen a lot of Katie as an oft-paparazzied celebrity. Do you think Katie's fame will distract from her performance on Eli Stone? Can you see her as anyone but Katie Holmes?

Jennifer Aniston will appear soon on 30 Rock which will be intriguing, but again, is it possible to watch her in a TV cameo without thinking this is Jennifer Aniston? One time when I thought it worked out well was Brad Pitt's appearance on Friends, though I don't know what the difference was there.

My favorite thing is when well-known personalities play themselves in a TV show, as Oprah is going to do on 30 Rock. What do you think of TV cameos by big-name celebrities? Yea or nay?

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Link Time! 7/17

BuzzSugar — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:30:02 -0700

Cinematical just finished reading Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and is anxious to see how the film adaptation (starring Michael Cera) comes out.
The best part of getting up to watch the Emmy nominations was watching Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris banter while announcing the nominees (and being surprised at their own nods). Give Me My Remote has the video.
BestWeekEver's Dan Hopper has a passionate defense of Katie Holmes' performance in Batman Begins.
Stereogum has a clip of The Hold Steady performing on Letterman on Wednesday.
geeksugar wonders if you buy more music in the age of downloads.
The TV Addict has an interview with Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan.
FilmExperience has a post basically devoted to the hotness of Penelope Cruz.
Popwatch wants to stop talking about Hayden's embarrassingly atrocious music video and start talking about songs that we actually like, like Little Jackie's "The World Should Revolve Around Me."

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Katie Holmes Sings and Dances Her Way to Eli Stone

BuzzSugar — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:09:27 -0700

Katie Holmes is becoming the latest Hollywood star to give a struggling TV show a boost. This Fall, Holmes will spend one episode on ABC's Eli Stone, reuniting with her Dawson's Creek boss Greg Berlanti, the man behind Eli. The Holmes-Cruise family has even already been spotted on the set yesterday, as Holmes is filming the role right now.

"I was at the table read," ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson said this morning at the TCA press tour. "She was fabulous. It's a great role for her."

And that's not all: "There's actually some singing and dancing that she does," McPherson said, "and she's exquisite." The idea, McPherson said, came from Berlanti, who had been talking with Holmes about working together again (according to Berlanti, he "begged her" to do it). It should give ABC a good way to promote the show for the Fall: While Eli had OK ratings when it premiered in the Spring, it wasn't a blockbuster by any means.

The episode will air as the second of the new season, on Oct. 21. Berlanti revealed that Holmes's character is also a lawyer, though she doesn't practice law in the episode, and she does "a lot of work" in the episode rather than just a scene here or there.

Hey, it's not the first time she's ever made a singing appearance on TV. Are you excited to see her back on the small screen? And, Eli fans, do you think it's a good fit?

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Link Time! 1/17

BuzzSugar — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:31:15 -0800

Cinematical has an interview with director Michel Gondry regarding his movie Be Kind, Rewind, which will open soon at Sundance.
MTV Movies Blog digs into the past with a heartbreakingly adorable interview clip with Katie Holmes from back in April of 1998.
TiFaux plots the Project Runway contestants on a graph comparing their ratios of talent to drama.
Popwatch wonders if you ever acquired a nickname from a character on TV like, say, how Pa called Laura "Half-Pint" on Little House on the Prairie.
TV Squad geeks out with some analysis of the Sarah Connor Chronicles timeline.
Check out Stereogum for two new Counting Crows songs.
TV Filter gleefully reports that while the show may be on hiatus, Gossip Girl herself is still blogging!
TV Cocktail also admits to a slight obsession with the Real Housewives of Orange County.

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Do You Think Katie Holmes Should Do Comedy or Drama?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:25:33 -0700

Apparently, Katie Holmes is in talks to star alongside Woody Harrelson and Jason Lee in a "comedic fantasy adventure" titled The Other Side. And soon we'll be able to see her play a goofy, quirky gal in the female-helmed heist comedy Mad Money (check out the preview here).

I'm a little surprised to see Katie (oops, pardon me, Tom, Kate) getting comedic roles, but then again, maybe she's more cut out for comedy than she was for drama. Her performance in Batman Begins was less than exciting, though I loved her in Pieces of April.

What do you think? Do you like it better when Katie is a goofball, or when she is totally Dawson's Creek serious?

Movie Preview: Mad Money

BuzzSugar — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:33:51 -0700

Opening January 18, 2008 Mad Money finds three ladies forming an unlikely team to rob their employer. Apparently, it's based on a true story. It appears that there's the sassy lady played by Queen Latifah, Diane Keaton plays the clever older lady and Katie Holmes has the role of the quirky free spirit who dances her way, um, everywhere. Also, ~~Arthur Frobisher~~ Ted Danson is in the film. To check out the trailer for Mad Money which looks neither bad nor awesome, read more

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