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Brad and Angelina Lead the Inglourious Afterpartying

PopSugar — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:00:40 -0700

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie hit the red carpet at last night's LA premiere of Inglourious Basterds, and the fun-loving cast kept the good times rolling with a bash at the Mondrian Hotel afterward. Diane Kruger's main man Joshua Jackson is up in Vancouver, but she mingled with Harvey Weinstein as BJ Novak chatted with Mindy Kaling and Melanie Laurent. Eli Roth struck a pose with Angelina, who was part of the festivities after missing out on the cast's recent party in Berlin. She and Brad make time for one-on-one date nights, but they also clearly enjoying letting loose with co-workers and friends.

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Buzz News Roundup, 2/9

BuzzSugar — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:37:16 -0800

Idina Menzel will guest-star on Private Practice later this season - alongside her husband, Taye Diggs. - TV Guide
The filmmaking team behind New York, I Love You will make a similar movie set in Berlin and titled Love Berlin: How We Met. - Variety
Ticket sellers Ticketmaster and Live Nation are expected to merge. - New York Times
Slumdog Millionaire and Milk are the big winners at this year's Writers Guild Awards. - E! Online
Latest pilot news: some medical shows and a comedy described as "a modern-day Pride and Prejudice." - Variety
Brett Ratner may direct a film version of Rob Liefeld's iconic graphic novel Youngblood. - ComingSoon
Gossip Girl has cast a wealthy cousin for Nate. - TV Guide
Walt Disney Studios has entered into an exclusive long-term distribution arrangement with DreamWorks Studios. - ComingSoon

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Miami Beach Heats Up With a Star-Studded Bash

PopSugar — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:30:25 -0800

A bunch of stars proved that there's no reason to wait for New Year's Eve to get the party started in Miami last night. Casey Affleck joked around with his brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix, who apparently sees no reason to shave now that he's retired from the film industry. Diddy and Jamie Foxx were also on hand to join in the fun, while January Jones kept it a little more low-key cozying up her boyfriend. Many of the big holidays may have come and gone, but there are plenty more good times to be had as we all gear up to say goodbye to 2008.

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Buzz News Roundup, 8/11

BuzzSugar — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:30:51 -0700

The Office has been given the key post-Super Bowl time slot and will air a one-hour episode following the game, Entertainment Weekly reports.
According to ComingSoon, Steve Buscemi and Romany Malco will star together in Saint John of Las Vegas, a loose adaptation of Dante's Inferno.
Tori Spelling has no deal to appear on 90210 and her desired salary may be the sticking point, E! reports.
Sara Gilbert is joining the cast of The Big Bang Theory after a successful guest-starring gig, Zap2it reports.
Dennis Hopper will get his own exhibit in France where, apparently, he is highly revered, writes Variety.
Clarke Peters and Wendell Pierce - aka Freamon and Bunk from The Wire - are joining Treme, David Simon's new HBO pilot about New Orleans, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
Variety has the news that director Chris Columbus is readying a film about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential run.
24 producer Carlos Coto and Brett Ratner are working on an action-comedy for Fox titled Wild Boys, which will follow "ex-soldiers turned suburban dads," ComingSoon reports.
Matthew Bomer - aka Bryce Larkin from Chuck and Jay from Traveler - has been cast in the lead of a USA series called White Collar, writes The Hollywood Reporter.

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Bret Ratner, Eddie Murphy to Team Up for a Beverly Hills Cop 4

BuzzSugar — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:25:09 -0700

Apparently, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been an inspiration to other old franchises looking to capitalize on nostalgia as Brett Ratner is aiming to resurrect the Beverly Hills Cop movies with a fourth installment. Eddie Murphy will reportedly "reprise his role as Detroit detective Axel Foley." Variety has more:

Studio is aiming for a 2009 production start and a summer 2010 release. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (G.I. Joe, Transformers 2) will produce. Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the original Beverly Hills Cop trilogy with late partner Don Simpson, won't be actively involved in the new film.

What do you think about this news? Totally unnecessary? Or possibly fantastic?

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Which Rumored Actor Would Best Play Hugh Hefner?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:37:54 -0700

The latest Hugh Hefner biopic rumor comes to us via the Chicago Sun Times and states that Robert Downey Jr. is being considered to play the girly mag mogul. Previously, rumors have swirled around Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise.

So, which of these men would best portray the Hef? And if none of them, who could you see in the role?

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Jack McBrayer Touches Mariah Carey's Body

BuzzSugar — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:31:43 -0800

You know how sometimes folks who are famous for very different reasons end up doing some project together, and you can't quite imagine how they even ended up knowing each other's names, much less collaborating? That's how I'm feeling about the video for Mariah Carey's new single, "Touch My Body," featuring 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer as the object of Miss Mariah's lust.

You know how I feel about Jack, and it's hilarious to watch his Kenneth the Page-like nerdy character become Mariah's fantasy boy toy - whether he's being spanked, having a pillow fight, or even catching a frisbee in his mouth like a puppy. Only a 40-second snippet has leaked so far, but here's hoping we'll see the whole Brett Ratner-directed video soon. What's that? Yup, Ratner's involved, too. I don't know whose idea this was, but it's strangely brilliant.

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Do You Think Tom Cruise Could Play Hugh Hefner?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:54:59 -0800

Here's a casting rumor I wouldn't have guessed: according to a random "source" Tom Cruise is being considered for the role of Hugh Hefner in Brett Ratner's biopic on the Playboy founder. This same source claims, "Tom knows of Hugh's colorful past and thinks he would be the perfect person to bring it to the big screen. He also thinks the role would be a challenge for him, and would remind people of his versatility as an actor. At the moment people are concentrating on his personal life, and his marriage to Katie - but he wants to remind them that he can act too."

Last summer the rumor mill was working overtime suggesting Leonardo DiCaprio in the role, which made a lot of sense to many of you.

But Tom Cruise? What do you think of this idea?

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Buzz News Roundup, 9/21

BuzzSugar — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:30:29 -0700

Brett Ratner and Chris Tucker will team up for a film adaptation of the book Mr. S: My Life With Frank Sinatra, a tell-all written by Sinatra's valet George Jacobs, writes ComingSoon. Ratner will produce and direct while Tucker is eying the role of Jacobs.
Rather than watch celebrities get drunk and humiliate themselves, VH1 is creating a celebrity reality series that will follow "celebrities" going through rehab, Variety reports.
Billboard reports that Dr. Dre's 2008 album Detox will be his last album.
Hollywood Reporter has news that Warner Bros. will definitely make a live-action film adaptation of Justice League of America comics, with George Miller directing.
CBS' "Survivor: China" dominated the ratings on Thursday night, writes Hollywood Reporter.
Former Ramones member Richard Reinhardt is suing Apple and Wal-Mart for copyright infringement, Reuters reports.

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Brett Ratner's "Blood" Runs Blue for NBC

BuzzSugar — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:28:50 -0700

What's Brett Ratner gotten himself up to after Rush Hour 3?
Word is the guy's-guy is headed to TV, directing and executive-producing a crime drama called "Blue Blood" for NBC.

What's the story?
The show, which Fox initially wanted but decided not to pick up, is an ensemble drama about rookie NYPD cops, centering on one - a Harvard grad - who decided to follow the family path by entering law enforcement. It's based on a memoir of the same name by Edward Conlon.

This means Ratner is all over your TV.
He already executive-produces "Prison Break" for Fox and the new show "Women's Murder Club" for ABC. If the CW or CBS comes up with a project for him, he'll be dangerously close to ruling the world.

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