Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Vanessa Hudgens: 'I adore Michael Caine'
Vanessa Hudgens has said that she adores fellow actor Michael Caine.
The stars appear together in upcoming 3D action adventure film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and Hudgens previously suggested that Caine had flirted with her on set.
Asked what his chat-up lines were, Hudgens told DS: "Michael Caine is amazing. I adore him. He's such an incredible person and he just speaks his mind.
"With that wisdom he just speaks his mind, so it wasn't that he was trying to pick up on me, he was just speaking his mind."
She added: "He's incredible. He's so in the know too. He knows about current music, he knows about current electronics."
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Emma Roberts: 'I want singing movie role'
Emma Roberts has revealed that she would love to star in a movie which requires her to sing.
Speaking to JustJared.com, the Scream 4 actress confessed that while she loves music, she feels it is important to dedicate herself to one artistic pursuit rather than spread her energy around.
"I just think you can't ever be seen as both equally. You are always going to be one more or the other," she explained. "For me, I want to be an actor. I would love to do something like Country Strong or Walk the Line where they sang in a movie. I think that would be really interesting."
She went on to insist that she has no interest in pursuing music on its own as she "could not deal" with the pressures of being a musician.
"As far as an album, I just think it's too much. I can't be in front of people that often, I need time to myself and I barely have time to myself, let alone if I was on tour or being a singer. I could not deal [with it]," she said.
Roberts recently said that Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow inspired her to pursue a career in acting.
Speaking to JustJared.com, the Scream 4 actress confessed that while she loves music, she feels it is important to dedicate herself to one artistic pursuit rather than spread her energy around.
"I just think you can't ever be seen as both equally. You are always going to be one more or the other," she explained. "For me, I want to be an actor. I would love to do something like Country Strong or Walk the Line where they sang in a movie. I think that would be really interesting."
She went on to insist that she has no interest in pursuing music on its own as she "could not deal" with the pressures of being a musician.
"As far as an album, I just think it's too much. I can't be in front of people that often, I need time to myself and I barely have time to myself, let alone if I was on tour or being a singer. I could not deal [with it]," she said.
Roberts recently said that Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow inspired her to pursue a career in acting.
'Scream 4' cuts down UK box office competition
Scream 4 has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.
The horror sequel, which reunites series stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, has failed to make a significant box office dent in the US and Australia but its £2 million haul is enough to see it secure first place in the UK.
Half of the chart top ten is made up of new releases, with Your Highness and Red Riding Hood landing at numbers three and four just behind Rio. Russell Brand's Hop completes the top five.
Elsewhere, Disney's new Winnie The Pooh animation bows at number eight and the Marion Cotillard-led French film Little White Lies charts at ten.
This Friday, Easter weekend, sees the opening of action sequel Fast & Furious 5 and the Arthur remake.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Scream 4 - £2,061,885
2. (1) Rio - £1,695,927
3. (-) Your Highness - £926,338
4. (-) Red Riding Hood - £842,398
5. (4) Hop - £788,809
6. (2) Source Code - £674,202
7. (3) Limitless - £603,963
8. (-) Winnie The Pooh - £159,369
9. (5) Sucker Punch - £144,612
10. (-) Little White Lies - £125,273
The horror sequel, which reunites series stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, has failed to make a significant box office dent in the US and Australia but its £2 million haul is enough to see it secure first place in the UK.
Half of the chart top ten is made up of new releases, with Your Highness and Red Riding Hood landing at numbers three and four just behind Rio. Russell Brand's Hop completes the top five.
Elsewhere, Disney's new Winnie The Pooh animation bows at number eight and the Marion Cotillard-led French film Little White Lies charts at ten.
This Friday, Easter weekend, sees the opening of action sequel Fast & Furious 5 and the Arthur remake.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Scream 4 - £2,061,885
2. (1) Rio - £1,695,927
3. (-) Your Highness - £926,338
4. (-) Red Riding Hood - £842,398
5. (4) Hop - £788,809
6. (2) Source Code - £674,202
7. (3) Limitless - £603,963
8. (-) Winnie The Pooh - £159,369
9. (5) Sucker Punch - £144,612
10. (-) Little White Lies - £125,273
Sunday, 17 April 2011
Wes Craven: 'Scream 4 was stressful'
Wes Craven has described the filming of Scream 4 as a "stressful" experience.
The 71-year-old helmer admitted to Entertainment Weekly that filming the latest instalment of the horror franchise was less organised and more sporadic than previous productions.
"I wept myself to sleep every night," he smiled. "No, of course it was stressful. I always prided myself on coming to the set with a shot list, but quite often we'd literally get pages the night before, sometimes the day of. That part was very stressful. [The script] was evolving - it evolved a lot."
However, Craven insisted that he tried to stay calm and positive during shooting for the sake of the cast and crew.
He said: "Somebody has to be! It's just the way I deal with the stresses. People depend on the captain not be freaking out."
Craven also commented on speculation surrounding his future in the Scream franchise by clarifying his position on a potential fifth movie.
"I contractually have to be shown the script first," he said. "If I pass then somebody else will do it. Depends on the script - [Scream 4 is] gonna be a tough act to follow."
Scream 4 is currently playing in UK and US cinemas.
'Black Swan' filmmakers "completely lying
A dance double from Black Swan has accused filmmakers of "completely lying" about the amount of dancing done by Natalie Portman in the movie.
Director Darren Aronofsky defended Portman after Sarah Lane's previous claims against the star, saying that Portman had performed "90%" of the ballet herself.
However, Lane has since told 20/20: "They're completely lying about the amount of dancing Natalie did in the movie.
"I've been doing this for 22 years, and to say that someone trained for a year-and-a-half and did what I did is degrading not only to me but to the entire ballet world," explained Lane. "They threaten the entire principle of ballet and I feel like I need to say something."
Lane said she anticipated that she would be missed out of Portman's Oscar acceptance speech, but added: "I did wish that she could have said something nice about ballet itself, instead of saying that it was so horrible and she's so glad she's done with it."
Director Darren Aronofsky defended Portman after Sarah Lane's previous claims against the star, saying that Portman had performed "90%" of the ballet herself.
However, Lane has since told 20/20: "They're completely lying about the amount of dancing Natalie did in the movie.
"I've been doing this for 22 years, and to say that someone trained for a year-and-a-half and did what I did is degrading not only to me but to the entire ballet world," explained Lane. "They threaten the entire principle of ballet and I feel like I need to say something."
Lane said she anticipated that she would be missed out of Portman's Oscar acceptance speech, but added: "I did wish that she could have said something nice about ballet itself, instead of saying that it was so horrible and she's so glad she's done with it."
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