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Egads. Taylor Lautnerisn’t doing so well with the critics. ‘Abduction’ is getting dismal reviews and some are blaming it on Lautner’s acting.
The current average rating (as of the moment this is published) the thriller is only getting an average rating of 3.2/10. Just 55% of the audience liked it and only took $10.9 million. (Compare to the $22 million second week re-release gross of ‘The Lion King.’)
Just in time for the DVD release of ‘Black Swan’ comes a celebrity feud. Incredibly convenient no?
Sarah Lane was Natalie Portman’s body double in the ballet thriller (there’s two words I never thought would be used in conjunction), ‘Black Swan,’ is crying IMMA VICTIM! Lane is a soloist from the American Ballet Theatre who claims she did 95% of the dancing seen on the film. Natalie has been given the credit for the work and Sarah is throwing a big NOPE at the producer’s and the film’s choreographer/Natalie’s fiancé/baby daddy, Benjamin Millepied.
Via EW:
“Of the full body shots, I would say 5 percent are Natalie. All the other shots are me. The shots that are just her face with arms, those shots are definitely Natalie. But that doesn’t show the actual dancing. They wanted to create this idea in people’s minds that Natalie was some kind of prodigy or so gifted in dance and really worked so hard to make herself a ballerina in a year and a half for the movie, basically because of the Oscar,” says Lane. “It is demeaning to the profession and not just to me. I’ve been doing this for 22 years…. Can you become a concert pianist in a year and a half, even if you’re a movie star? I mean, from a professional dancer’s standpoint, she doesn’t look like a professional ballet dancer at all and she can’t dance in pointe shoes. And she can’t move her body; she’s very stiff,” says Lane. “I do give her a lot of credit because in a year and a half she lost a lot of weight and she really tried to go method and get into a dancers head and really feel like a ballet dancer.”
The future Mr. Portman disagrees and threw some shade while trying to convince everyone it was Natalie.
“There are articles now talking about her dance double [American Ballet Theatre dancer Sarah Lane] that are making it sound like [Lane] did a lot of the work, but really, she just did the footwork, and the fouettés, and one diagonal [phrase] in the studio,” he said. “Honestly, 85 percent of that movie is Natalie.”
Since then, the filmmakers have also added their claims that Natalie did most of the work and Sarah is a liar, liar tutu on fire.
“We were fortunate to have Sarah there to cover the more complicated dance sequences and we have nothing but praise for the hard work she did. However, Natalie herself did most of the dancing featured in the final film.”
I am sure Natalie shrugged and said, “Whateves, I’m gonna go polish my Oscar.”
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Hundreds of movies come out each year and it is almost impossible to catch every single one. A guy calling himself “Gen I” has put together this amazing video that incorporates 270 movies from 2010.
Per Popeater:
Thanks to G-Whiz Productions, we can live through a full year of filmmaking, including Oscar contenders, box-office titans and forgotten flops, in the span of a few songs. Like taking a short walk down memory lane, hundreds of movies are cut and edited into one tight video in crisp fashion.
If you are confused on what movie is what, click here for a list of each movie clip he used in order of appearance.
Click here to see the trailer for ‘I Am Number Four.’
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The adorable spokesperson for Best Western sweet potato fries has won the role that Abbie Cornish, Keira Knightley, Michelle Williams, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Blake Lively, Natalie Portman and Amanda Seyfried were all fighting over like it was the last cheeseburger on Earth. (Damn, now I am hankering for a double double. Stickers and 10 points to anyone who brings me one.) Carey Mulligan is Daisy Buchanan in the remake of ‘The Great Gatsby.’
Via Deadline:
Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann has found his Daisy Buchanan. He has officially given the starring role in The Great Gatsby to Carey Mulligan, the Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Never Let Me Go star who’ll play the manipulative heroine when Luhrmann starts production on his adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald literary classic.
He called her on her cell phone to deliver the news that she will share the silver screen with Leonardo DiCaprio (Jay Gatsby) and Tobey Maguire (Nick Carraway). Carey was at the CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund Awards Dinner with Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour. She reportedly broke down in tears after finding out she was going to get to movie hump Leo. I am guessing Karl and Anna looked at her, rolled their eyes and gave a half-assed clap with a forced smile.
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My inner geek is exploding with nerdgasms! The sets from all 8 Harry Potter movies will be expanded and made tourist friendly. The U.S. has The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, now the UK will have the actual HP sets. (Click HERE for my park review including price lists, photos and rumors of expansion!)
Leavesden will be home to a Harry Potter experience that many have wizard fans have dreamed of. The sets of all the films will be transformed into a studio tour. This plan is the beginning stages, but an opening date of 2012 has been projected.
Via Deadline:
“Leavesden, the north-west London-based studio where Warner has filmed all 8 Harry Potter movies, is to be refurbished and expanded. A Harry Potter studio tour – offering fans the chance to see the actual sets — will be part of the new Leavesden, which will re-open mid-2012.”
Rumor is that a budget of $161 million is tied to this project. My advice to Warner Brothers (in the words of the great RuPaul)…DON’T F**K IT UP.
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Sacha Baron Cohen (aka Borat) has scored the role of Freddie Mercury in an upcoming biopic. The film is being slated for 2011 and currently still being penned by Peter Morgan.
Via Deadline:
“The untitled film will be financed by GK Films partners Graham King and Tim Headington, who’ll produce in partnership with Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal’s Tribeca Productions, and Queen Films. Morgan is already working on a script focused on the band’s formative years, leading up to Queen’s appearance at Live Aid in 1985.”
Cohen just closed the deal on role. The big question is whether or not he will be singing or if Freddie’s vocals will be used. A firmer answer will come as a director is chosen.
Surviving members of Queen will also be on hand during the process. Roger Taylor, Brian May and John Deacon have licensed songs to be used in the film and even started Queen films to have a place on the production team.
I know that 82% of you would sell your own mother and kidney on the black market to get the chance to run your hand through the unicorn meadow that is Sparklepants’ hair so here is your chance…
There is an open casting call for the film “Water for Elephants” starring Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Patti-Cakes. You can audition for a role in the Robert Pattinson film if you are in L.A. on April 17th. The Twitter verified Craigslist ad also stated you must have these requirements:
• Caucasian men with very 1930s looking period faces.
• African American men with short 1930s period haircuts, all size 46 coat or smaller.
• Caucasian women with shoulder length hair or shorter, size 6 or smaller.*No piercings, tattoos, no breast implants, no artificial nails, no highlighted or colored hair (natural looking color is okay).
Good luck!
Details Magazine scored an interview with the Keeper of the Unicorn Field. Robert Pattinson hasn’t had a moment of rest in between filming the ‘Twilight’ saga, participating in several other films (Bel Ami, Remember Me), press events, junkets, photo shoots and endless interviews discussing every angle of his life.
“Seriously, you eventually realize you can’t make every single decision. I was always building, always protecting something. At the same time, I seemed to be losing the ability to move. I’d protected myself into checkmate. Even mentally.” In that moment, he has a realization: “I can barely remember the last two years. Not like a haze of partying or anything like that. Just . . . it’s been crazy.”
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Being stalked on a daily basis has grown monotonous. Pattinson jokes about the crazy fans and has been forced to find the humor in having a target on his back.
“I find it really funny—if I got shot, I would literally be in hysterics. I would be like, ‘Are you serious? Jesus Christ, get Zac Efron! He’s got more social relevance than I do.’”
The photo spread accompanying the interview (seen below) was difficult for Sparklepants. Two naked women simply made him uncomfortable during the NSFW Robert Pattinson photo shoot.
“I really hate vaginas. I’m allergic to vagina. But I can’t say I had no idea, because it was a 12-hour shoot, so you kind of get the picture that these women are going to stay naked after, like, five or six hours. But I wasn’t exactly prepared. I had no idea what to say to these girls. Thank God I was hungover.”
The Rest of the Details Magazine Interview Coverage is Below the Cut. Click “Read More…” Below the NSFW Photos of Robert Pattinson to Read About His Thoughts on Porn and More Photos…. OR You Can See the Newly Released Eclipse Movie Stills of Robert and Kristen’s Bed Scene by Clicking HERE!
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If you are anything like I am, you wake up in the morning thinking “Gee, I hope today is the day I get to see Robert Pattinson showering.” Well, today is your lucky day! A newly released scene from R-Pattz’s upcoming romantic drama “Remember Me” has been brought down before us in which he ends up all wet in the shower with his co-star Emilie de Ravin. See – contrary to popular belief, he does clean up on occasion!
It looks like Bruno Mars isn’t a fan of Adele. The ‘It Will Rain’ singer lost Best Pop Song to returning songstress and it appears as though it didn’t sit well with him. After Alicia Keys announces another Adele win, he appears to be throwing a temper tantrum. Joke? [shrug] Bad joke if it was [...]
Adele returned to the grief stricken Grammy Awards. While Jennifer Hudson sang a simple, yet powerful tribute to the late Whitney Houston, the awards carried on. The ‘Someone Like You’ singer returned to the stage after enduring several problems with her throat. She appears to be back on her game and even performed ‘Rolling in [...]
Last night the Grammy Awards went on as planned, but included a few moments dedicated to Whitney Houston. The singer was found dead in her hotel room on Saturday morning. 21221222396 Several moments were dedicated to the ‘Bodyguard’ star and powerhouse vocalist. LL Cool J opened the show with a prayer for Whitney and kept [...]
There were several stories circulating after the news of Whitney Houston’s death broke. The most repeated rumor was that Whitney was found in the bathtub by a hotel staff member. She called 911, but it was too late. It looks like that story might have some validity. TMZ has discovered that water was found in [...]
