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Buzz News Roundup, 7/13
- Natalie Portman will play Jane Foster in the upcoming comic-book film, Thor. The film is to be directed by Kenneth Branagh and is slated to be released May 20, 2011. — AP
- Director Morgan Spurlock will produce and direct the documentary special The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice, which will air on Fox on Jan.
Paul McCartney to Headline 2009 Coachella
Paul McCartney is making the rounds these days, what with promoting his latest album Electric Arguments — most hilariously on The Colbert Report, the uncomfortable video of which you can check out after the jump — and now there's news that he'll topline the the tenth Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this April. The question becomes, however, is Coachella a good fit for this former Beatle?
LA Times blogger Geoff Boucher wonders "What remains to be seen is whether the choice will cost the festival credibility with its core clientele: young fans who are more likely to listen to the White Stripes than the White Album and who are far more familiar with Rage Against the Machine than Band on the Run."
John Lennon Biopic is a Go; Now, Who Should Play John?
John Lennon's life looks like it's heading for the big screen. The Hollywood Reporter writes that a biopic called Nowhere Boy is in the works, to be directed by visual artist Sam Taylor-Wood and written by Matt Greenhalgh, who most recently wrote the Ian Curtis biopic Control.
According to the Reporter, the movie will film in Lennon's hometown of Liverpool and focus on his early years:
Greenhalgh's script details the story of Lennon as a lonely teenager growing up as his aunt and the mother who gave him up fight for his love.
Buzz News Roundup, 5/28
- James Gandolfini is selling his Sopranos costumes to benefit a nonprofit organization that helps severely wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, the AP reports.
- Speaking of charity, ABC, CBS and NBC will set aside an hour on September 5 to simulcast a fundraiser for cancer research, according to the AP.
- ComingSoon has the news that Ewan McGregor will be joining Hilary Swank and Richard Gere in the Amelia Earhart biopic.
- According to Billboard, the original members of Simple Minds will hit the recording studio next month for the first time in 27 years.
- Zap2It reports that ABC's comedy pilot Roman's Empire (produced by Ashton Kutcher) found a lead: Kelsey Grammer.
- Brandon Routh, Sophia Bush, Jesse Bradford and several others have been cast in the comedic movie Table for Three, writes Variety.
- Paul McCartney was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale over the weekend, Billboard reports.
Music Video: Paul McCartney, "Dance Tonight"
I can't stop thinking about the dreamy, surreal video Michel Gondry directed for Paul McCartney's new single, "Dance Tonight," from the forthcoming album Memory Almost Full. In it, a delivery man (played by Mackenzie Crook, aka Gareth from the BBC version of "The Office") brings McCartney a mandolin, and when he begins to strum it, various half-transparent, not-quite-human creatures — including one played by Natalie Portman — start to playfully wreak havoc on McCartney's house. Watching it feels like trying to remember a dream I can't quite recall, and it's a surprisingly haunting video for such an upbeat song.
Buzz News Roundup, 3/21
- The AP says Ellen DeGeneres will get her own greeting card line.
- Billboard breaks the news that Paul McCartney has signed to the Starbucks music label.
- Variety reports that Emily Blunt of Devil Wear Prada has been cast as Queen Victoria.
- "Top Chef" judge Tom Colicchio will appear on "Top Design" tonight, says Zap2it.
- Movie posters for Captivity are pulled down for being too gruesome, the AP reports.
- Will Arnett and Sean Hayes will guest-star on "30 Rock," TV Guide reports.
- Film-making reality show "On the Lot" will premiere May 22 after "American Idol", says the Futon Critic. Meanwhile, Bravo's hairstyling show "Shear Genius" will start April 11.
- "American Inventor" is getting a makeover with a new host and new judges, including George Foreman, Variety reports.
- Musiq Soulchild and Lloyd are Nos. 1 and 2 on the Billboard charts, and I'm feeling very out of touch.
- The final Harry Potter book will be 784 pages, but the paper "will contain at least 30% post-consumer waste fiber," says the AP.
- Indie label Sub Pop launches its first-ever "Loser Scholarship," reports Pitchfork.
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What to TiVo: Wednesday
- ABC is new with Hank, The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town, and Eastwick
- CBS is new with The New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY
- FOX is new with So You Think You Can Dance and Glee
- NBC is new with Mercy and Law & Order: SVU
- The CW is new with America's Next Top Model and has a repeat of Melrose Place
- FX has The Devil Wears Prada and is new with Nip/Tuck
- Bravo is new with Top Chef: Las Vegas
- Comedy Central is new with South Park, Secret Girlfriend, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report
- E! is new with True Hollywood Story: Courteney Cox
- MTV is new with Real World/Road Rules Challenge
- Late-night highlights include Paul McCartney and Bruce Willis on a repeat of The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Jennifer Aniston and Phoenix on a repeat of The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Salma Hayek on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; and Elijah Wood and Taraji P. Henson on a repeat of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC
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