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Jesus Christ Superstar May Get a "Hipstery" Big Screen Makeover
After Mamma Mia!'s global earnings of $600 million last year, Universal may be looking toward Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber for its next movie musical success. The studio is apparently developing an adaptation of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar with an interesting directorial choice: 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb. Here's more:
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Ready For a 3-D Rock 'n' Roll Musical Version of Cleopatra?
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Kate Hudson Joins the Amazing Cast of Nine
Not only has Kate Hudson been added to the already-magnificent cast of Nine, a film adaptation of the award-winning musical, but the role and a song were added to the movie specifically for her.
The musical, inspired by Fellini's 8 1/2, is said to be "sultry and enchanting," and the same could be said about most of the cast members. Daniel Day-Lewis plays "world famous film director Guido Contini as he prepares his latest picture and balances the numerous women in his life."
The Results Are In: Recast West Side Story
Every 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!
This week I was very impressed with the thoughtful recast lists submitted for musical movie West Side Story.
Recast West Side Story and Win a Prize!
Every 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!
"Tonight, tonight/ Won't be just any night/ Tonight there will be no morning star."
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Fergie's "Be Italian" From Nine — Nailed It or Not Impressed?
Rob Marshall's long anticipated movie musical Nine won't hit theaters until December, and I'm practically counting the minutes until I can see all the talented ladies (Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, the list goes on) singing and dancing with Daniel-Day Lewis. The songs are showstoppers for sure, and now you can have a taste of the upcoming soundtrack. Give a listen to Fergie singing "Be Italian," one of the show's biggest numbers, and tell me what you think — nailed it or not impressed?
Link Time! George Clooney Gets Behind A New TNT Show
- George Clooney is signing on to exec-produce Delta Blues (with an Elvis impersonator cop!) for TNT — TV Squad
- January Jones will star in the Nicolas Cage thriller The Hungry Rabbit Jumps — Coming Soon
- The Short Circuit remake gets a director — MTV Movies Blog
- Those DirectTV ads with Chris Farley and David Spade suffer some backlash — E! Online
- Kristin Davis talks the Sex and the City sequel — Hollywood Crush
- Lots of photos from this past weekend's CMJ Festival — Stereogum
- Weezer and Lil Wayne's collaboration "Can't Stop Partying" is pretty darn catchy — Idolator
- Check out this list of the best rock-'n'-roll movies — Rotten Tomatoes
- Author Augusten Burroughs is working on two new TV series, one for CBS and one for Showtime — Movieline
- Norah Jones plays a pirate in her new music video — HitFix
- Just in time for Halloween: The 5 scariest TV episodes ever — TV.com
- Plus, 10 girl-power inspired costumes (Bella Swan made the list!) — TresSugar
Music in the Movies: Sad Brad Smith's "Help Yourself"
Have you ever been in the middle of watching a movie when you hear a new song that you immediately fall in love with? This happens to me on a regular basis, and I often find myself rushing home to try to download the song before I forget the tune entirely. A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend an advance screening of Up in the Air, when one of those moments hit.
Link Time! Heroes Is Killing Off a Major Character
- Want to know who's getting the ax on Heroes? Click here for the spoiler — Watch With Kristin
- Commemorate Election Day '09 with five of the best election campaigns in movies — MTV Movies Blog
- Director/writer Richard Kelly talks about The Box and whether he would push the button — Collider
- Weezer continues their run of head-scratching collaborations. Check them out with Chamillionaire, Sara Bareilles, and .
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