Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie starrer Hollywood flick ‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ which earned above USD 186 million at the North American box office last summer is remade by ABC for the television series.

The network has ordered a pilot, which the film’s director, Doug Liman, is expected to shoot, subject to availability. It envisages the pilot will be ready for midseason 2006-07 or fall 2007 consideration.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith revolve around a pair of married assassins hired to kill each other. But instead of the original stars reprising their roles, the filmmakers will be casting new unknown faces as married assassins in the latest incarnation of the movie. “We’re going to do a nationwide talent search and find basically the next Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie,” Liman said.

Remember the great 1976 “son of Satan on earth” film THE OMEN, directed by Richard Donner and starring the great Gregory Peck and David Warner?

A new teaser for The Omen remake is now online and, coincidentally, the film comes out on 6.6.06. One can only imagine the studio meeting in which this brilliant marketing strategy was born. I mean, so what if June 6th is a Tuesday - chances like this only come around every 100 years.

The film updates the 1976 original starring Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles as the parents of a little demon. The little devil, by the way, is helped by a scheming nanny played by no other than Rosemary — of “Rosemary’s Baby” — Mia Farrow.

You know the one that still holds up rock solid today? The one that pummels most recent genre flicks to the ground in terms of impact and quality?

Oprah Winfrey’s popular book club choice, A Million Little Pieces, has been under fire since its author, James Frey, admitted to exaggerating details of his memoir.

James Frey convinced the nation that he was a man who endured terrible tribulations and unbelievably hard time and survived it all. Yes, it’s not hard to survive what never happened I am sure. According to Frey, he was a major drug addict, a murderer in his mind, and extremely abused by society. In his book, he stated at a young age he started doing drugs and being a menace to society. (more…)

More than five years after “Big Momma’s House” — which was basically “Kindergarten Cop” in drag — Martin Lawrence goes the Uncle Miltie route again in this wholly uninspired sequel, which plays more like “Mrs. Doubtfire 2.” Donning the fat suit and wig, Lawrence’s FBI agent becomes the nanny to a trio of kids, while engaging in the most rudimentary of revenge plots. Probably review-proof for openers, movie is so episodic and flat it should be a letdown even to those amused by the original.

Painfully unfunny slapstick takes precedence over would-be satire. Moviegoers embraced a super-size momma in a wig and a governess who tames an unruly brood as family-friendly films dominated the weekend box office. (more…)

The pop babe, Britney Spears took her four-month-old son, Sean Preston to a service at a Hindu temple in Malibu.

The 24-year-old star and her tot attended the ceremony without husband Kevin Federline but she was relaxed and smiling. And she did not mind photographers to get close to Sean Preston. She even adorned with a red Bindi, the spot Hindi women wear on their foreheads, as she left the service.

Britney who was raised a Baptist, previously took comfort in Kabbalah then took up Jewish mysticism and now she is dabbling in Hinduism. It means either she is not able to make up her mind or she want to try all religions to get her inner peace.
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Actress Scarlett Johansson and her fans were left stunned when a TV journalist at the Golden Globes ceremony asked her questions on her underwear before squeezing her left breast.

A gay interviewer Isaac Mizrahi came forward while she was posing for autographs and asked her, “I want to know about the underwear you’ve got on.” When she replied, ‘Not much’, he said, ‘Not much, except there’s something going on underneath’. Then he cupped the star’s breast in one hand and said, “It’s built in, I just wanna feel it - Ooh, ooh, I just love that.”
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The Makers of the Harry Potter series are searching of a perfect Luna Lovegood for the next movie installment ‘Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix’. For the weirdo wizard role thousands of teenage girls auditioned on Saturday hoping that they will get a chance of work alongside Daniel Radcliffe and other cast members.

The auditions were taking place at the Westminster Central Hall in London. The blonde-haired Lovegood is described as having a somewhat distracted appearance and is called “Looney Lovegood” behind her back.

Casting director Fiona Weir also gave some hints regarding the character, “The wonderful thing about Luna is that she can have any sort of look but it’s a very particular quality that’s important. She is very other-worldly and not like anybody else.”

No acting experience is necessary, but those giving audition must live in Britain or Ireland. Meanwhile Harry Potter and the gang are busy preparing for their exams making the producers of the film Warner Brothers loose million because of halt in the progress of the fifth movie in the series. (more…)

Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron has turned down the Bond girl role offered to her in the upcoming James bond series ‘Casino Royale’, opposite new secret agent Daniel Craig.

The role was earlier offered to ‘Tomb Raider’ star Angelina Jolie and ‘Lost In Translation’ actress Scarlett Johansson but now all three actresses have turned down the opportunity to star as famous Bond girl.

This is reportedly giving gapers-creepers to Bond producers as they are left with only a month to sign on a female lead for ‘Casino Royale’ which is set to begin shooting in January.