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Buzz News Roundup, 3/4

BuzzSugar — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:30:27 -0800

Director Zack Snyder has tapped Amanda Seyfried to lead the all-female cast of his movie Sucker Punch. - Zap2It
It's the neverending musical: High School Musical 4 will come to the Disney Channel in 2010. - Billboard
Woody Allen's latest film, Whatever Works, starring Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood will kick off this year's Tribeca Film Festival in April. - Variety
The finale of the ABC version of Life on Mars will air April 1. - The Futon Critic
Megan Fox is lining up more projects: She'll star opposite Josh Brolin and John Malkovich in Jonah Hex, and she's attached to star and develop Fathom, Fox Atomic's comic book-based underwater adventure. - The Hollywood Reporter
Alice Braga, Mickey Rourke and Vincent Cassel are set to star in 11 Minutes, an adaptation of the Paulo Coehlo novel. - ComingSoon
Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis will team up for Kevin Smith's next directorial venture, A Couple of Cops. - Zap2It
The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men are on the verge of being renewed for several more seasons. - Variety
Alfred Molina will play the villain in Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice. - ComingSoon

Box Office: Quantum Leaps Into First

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:30:29 -0800

The new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, leaped to box office success in its opening weekend, coming in at No. 1 with an estimated $70.4 million. This was a record breaker, in fact: According to Variety, it was "the biggest opening ever for a James Bond title and a major victory for a film franchise nearly half a century old."

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa came in at No. 2, followed by Role Models, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, and Changeling rounding out the top five.

Another movie earning a bunch of buzz, Slumdog Millionaire, also did well over the weekend in a limited opening. I'm excited to see that one myself. Did you head out to see Bond? What did you think?

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GiggleSugar — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:00:00 -0700

High School Nude-ical - Hardcore Screw-Up

Parents and their kids in a South Jordan, UT, theater got an eye-full when an R-rated movie called Sex Drive came on instead of High School Musical 3. It appears that managers at the theater made a last-minute decision to move HSM3 to a bigger theater but forgot to switch the movies. Ruh roh. (I guess that's one way to bypass the hard and fast rule - no pun intended - of boycotting sex-themed flicks in Utah.) Click here to read more.

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Sugar Bits - Kerry Katona Sacks Max Clifford

PopSugarUK — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Kerry Katona has sacked her publicist Max Clifford after he spoke out about her drinking and relationship with Mark in Heat magazine, following her slurring interview on This Morning.- The Sun
Peaches Geldof's magazine career has got off to a bad start, with thousands of readers leaving negative comments on Nylon's website following the publication of Peaches first ever column for the New York magazine. - Daily Mail
Whitney Houston is due to be joined by her ex Bobby Brown in the Celebrity Big Brother house when the show starts in January. - Daily Star
Jamie Spears will maintain indefinite control of Britney's personal and financial affairs after a court commissioner extended his conservatorship. - AP
Hunger and In Bruges both have seven nominations from the British Independent Film Awards. Other nominees include Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Kristin Scott Thomas and Emma Thompson. The winners will be announced at the ceremony on 30 November. - Reuters UK
High School Musical 3: Senior Year made more than the rest of the top five films put together at UK cinemas this weekend. Saw V debuted at number two and Burn After Reading dropped to third position ahead of Ghost Town. - BBC

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Box Office: High School Musical Dances to No. 1

BuzzSugar — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:00:23 -0700

We knew High School Musical was a huge television hit but now it's a bona fide silver screen success. The third installment of the perky Disney musical bonanza scored the top spot at the box office over the weekend, earning an estimated $42 million.

Meanwhile, Saw V did excellent business over the weekend as well, earning an estimated $30.5 million in the No. 2 spot. Variety notes that both titles were record breakers:

The top two films each entered record territory. Disney’s High School is by far the biggest musical bow ever, besting Mamma Mia! Lionsgate’s Saw franchise is within $2 million of eclipsing Friday the 13th to become the top-grossing horror series ever.

Max Payne and Beverly Hills Chihuahua came in at No. 3 and No. 4 respectively, with the top five being rounded out by the Ed Norton cop thriller Pride & Glory.

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Have You Ever Seen a High School Musical Movie?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:45:56 -0700

High School Musical 3 hit theaters over the weekend, much to the delight of preteens and Zac Efron fans everywhere.

A lot of you said you didn't really understand the hype around this big-screen release, but given the movie's vast popularity, I'm still not really convinced. So, it's OK, you can admit it: Have you ever watched one of the High School Musical movies?

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Which Vanessa Hudgens High School Musical Look Is Most Fab?

FabSugar — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:11:22 -0700

Vanessa Hudgens took the opportunity to show everyone her fashion sense while on her worldwide promotion of High School Musical 3. There's no doubt the young actress exudes a fun attitude on the red carpet. Her variety of frocks ranged from printed maxis to leg baring hemlines. I like how Vanessa took risks with different looks and styles. A budding fashionista? Time will tell, but for now, let me know which High School Musical look was your favorite.

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Wildcat Zac Brings High School Musical 3 To London

PopSugarUK — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0700

There have been changes in the appearances of the High School Musical cast since the first TV film aired on the Disney Channel in 2006, especially in the case of the gorgeous Zac Efron, now 20, who now walks the red carpet as a bona fide teen idol. Hundreds of screaming fans agreed that he was looking suavely handsome in London's Leicester Square last night for the High School Musical 3: Senior Year premiere, alongside his similarly photogenic onscreen and offscreen girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens and their costars Ashley Tisdale and Corbin Bleu.

Love it or hate it, the HSM phenomenon is absolutely enormous, advance ticket sales for this movie in the UK are above £800,000 and will be close to £1 million by the time the film shows at cinemas on October 22. A variety of stars that brought their children or just themselves out to the premiere last night - Gordon and Tana Ramsay brought along their brood, as did Jason Donovan, Mel Blatt, Gail Porter and Jonathan Ross. The Saturdays didn't need children as an excuse to pop along to see the movie, and neither did Alesha Dixon who spent the evening of her 30th birthday at the event!

To see lots more photos of the guests and stars at the HSM3 premiere in London, just read more.

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PopSugar UK's Must Haves For October

PopSugarUK — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0700

I'm all about movies and DVDs this month, as a range of American and British goodies are released. On the big screen I'm looking forward to a comedy and a guilty pleasure, and when it comes to a night in with a good DVD I've got lots to choose from, whether I'm looking for a thriller, a comedy or a big budget film. To find out what I'm excited about, just hit "Start".
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First Glance: Britannia High - Are You Looking Forward To It?

PopSugarUK — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:58:15 -0700

Mitch Hewer's new project Britannia High is starting on ITV very shortly, featuring original music written by Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Guy Chambers and others, as well as appearances from Adam Garcia and Matt Willis as well as members of Girls Aloud and Boyzone. The show is set in a stage school and follows six good-looking teen students as they cope with everything that's thrown their way!

While the images suggest High School Musical, the trailer has a cleaned-up, abstract Skins meets The Biz feel to it, although perhaps that's just because of Mitch's dancing - either way I'm looking forward to seeing what the show has to offer. As always, I want to know how you're feeling about this musical series, so let me know!