Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Updated: X-Men: First Class Blu-ray Release Date and Details

Fox has announced that Matthew Vaughn's critically praised X-Men: First Class starring James McAvoy, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne and Jennifer Lawrence is headed to Blu-ray and DVD on September 9.

The announcement comes just a couple days before Comic-Con kicks off and the timing is no coincidence. Fox will be heavily promoting the X-Men: First Class home video release at the Con by offering the first 1,000 fans who pre-order the Blu-ray or DVD version a free shirt that either features Charles Xavier (McAvoy) or Erik Lehnsherr (Fassbender).

What shirt you get will be determined by which cover you choose. Fox is creating two limited edition covers; one featuring Charles and the good mutants, and the other with Erik and the not-so-good ones.
Bonus features on X-Men: First Class on Blu-ray will include the following:

  • 10 Marvel "X-Men" Digital Comics with exclusive "X-Men: First Class" Backstory Comic
  • More than two hours of never-before-seen extras, including:
    • Cerebro Mutant Tracker: The complete interactive Mutant Database with interactive videos giving fans the ability to learn about their favorite mutants in the X-Men film franchise
    • Children of the Atom: An eight-part behind-the-scenes featurette, charting the film from pre-production through post-production, including visual effects techniques and cataloguing "X-Men" transformations through prosthetic make up and costume design
    • "X" Marks the Spot: An interactive feature allowing viewers the opportunity to learn more about specific scenes with talent interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
    • Extended and Deleted Scenes
    • BD-Live Portal with additional Cerebro Mutant Tracker profiles
    • Composer's Isolated Score
    • Theatrical Trailer

Source: Crave

Emma Watson Could Star in New Beauty and the Beast

Emma Watson may find herself entangled with a beast for the director of both Hellboy films. 

While speaking to producer Denise Di Novi during a press junket for Crazy, Stupid, Love, ComingSoon learned that she's developing a new adaptation of Beauty and the Beast for Guillermo del Toro to direct and Emma Watson to star. No additional details about the proposed project are available at this time. 

The news comes as Watson prepares to return to Brown University and complete her final year of college. Guillermo, meanwhile, is working on putting Pacific Rim into production for a 2012 release. The earliest Beauty and the Beast would be expected to hit theaters, assuming it gets green-lit, would be sometime in 2013.


Rob and Kristen Don't Hold Back on a PDA-Packed Shopping Date

A little fender bender ain't keeping Kristen Stewart home—or away from her man!

Proving that the couple are still going strong, Kristen and her main squeeze, Robert Pattinson, who recently wrapped filming on Cosmopolis, were spotted shopping together at a vintage store in Hollywood on Sunday.
"They were laughing and very close, embracing in side hugs and seemed very enamored with each other," a store source at Iguana Vintage Clothing in Sherman Oaks, who helped the couple, told Hollywood Life.
And this isn't some phantom sighting of the usually elusive pair!

Oh no. "They came in to shop and they left—that was it," a store employee confirmed to us, regarding Robsten's recent visit.

"Rob was not bored at all and spent time looking at stuff around the store while helping Kristen," reports Hollywood Life. "When Kristen started to try on clothes, she even asked Rob for his opinion and if he thought she looked good."

And turns out the starlet, who can always be found in jeans and T-shirt, even purchased a new pair of jeans and a few shirts. Yup, that sounds like our gal! Although asking Rob for his opinion? Not so much. Kris already knows what she likes!

 "Kristen and Rob perused the belt buckles and playfully goaded one another to try on the store's eclectic collection of wigs," added the H.L. source.

Sounds like K.Stew is super happy and comfortable with Rob, much more so than she is during public appearances.

On that notoriously nervous note, check out this hilarious video spoofing Kris called "Speak Like Kristen Stewart" that teaches you how to "Talk, quiver and awkward pause just like your favorite teen star!"
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

Sonu Sood reveals his 'Maximum' look

After flaunting his six-pack abs in " Dabangg", Sonu Sood dons a new look which seems to be modelled on the styles popularised in the 1950s and 1960s, for the action-thriller "Maximum". 

Sonu who played a cop in "Bbuddah...Hoga Terra Baap", will once again be seen as a police officer in director Kabir Kaushik's underworld drama, which also stars Tabu and Naseeruddin Shah. The actor posted a picture revealing his new look on social networking site Twitter. The picture shows him sporting a moustache and a side parting with neatly combed hair. This look is indeed different from the way he actually looks.

Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra war gets ugly

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Are Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra back at pulling an arm each of Madhur Bhandarkar's?

Well, ever since Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's pregnancy compelled Madhur to shelve off his ambitious project 'Heroine', there has been talks that Kareena and Priyanka don't mind giving this film a shot.

As soon as Madhur decided to shelve 'Heroine', there were feelers sent out that Kareena and PC may consider the movie after all. If sources are to be believed, Madhur has flown down to meet Kareena with the script!

It can be remembered that Kareena was considered for the role of 'Heroine' previously as well. However, she turned it down. It's only after Ash gave the green signal and later backed out of it because of her pregnancy that Kareena has shown iterest in the project.

"Why not?" we are asked, "After all 'Heroine' has become a high profile movie now with the amount of controversy it was dumped into. It's written about, it's spoken about, whoever does it will onyl benefit from it now!"

Though Priyanka Chopra has categorically stated that she is keen to work with Madhur Bhandarkar again, but 'Heroine' isn't the project they'll work on together, a source close to the actress reveals that she wished Madhur would've gone about it in a better manner, and considered her for the role a long time ago! Well, we wonder what's going to become of Madhur's 'Heroine' after all!

Justin Bieber to sing for Beckhams's kids

Singer Justin Bieber will perform at a private concert for David Beckham's children and in return the ace footballer will coach him.

The 17-year-old star will perform for Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, 8, Cruz, 6, and one-week-old Harper, reports contactmusic.com.

"I've agreed to give the boys a private concert at their house - if David gives me some private soccer lessons," Bieber told Closer magazine.

"David's an amazing dad, and he told me how happy it would make the boys, so I had to say yes. Maybe now they have a girl, Selena will have to come too, and dedicate a song to Harper. David tells me my records are always played in their household, and David and Victoria are both really cool, so I'm happy to oblige," he added.

Gul Panag could teach Bipasha a thing or two

Gul Panag just returned to Mumbai from Toronto, and she used this trip to learn a bit about the custom rules at the Mumbai International Airport. After all many actresses such as Bipasha Basu, Anushka Sharma, Minissha Lamba have been detained at the airport in the recent past for non-declaration of goods!

Well, Gul has returned to Mumbai wilth some information... The lady was shocked to find that a 'polite custom official' at the Mumbai airport asked her if she had anything to declare. When Gul said no, he didn't even check her bag, and this left the actress wondering... She wrote on her micr-blogging site: When I asked the custom officer why he didn't scan my bag,he said ( after last f "high profile" cases) people are expected to self declare. So chat with MIA Customs Officer confirmed what I thought:- bags are scanned randomly & unless tipped off or 'profiled' - like world-over (sic).

Well, it's a good thing that actors are keeping their eyes and ears wide open these days especially at the Mumbai airport and around custom officials.

When Malaika & Arbaaz Khan got naughty in public

Whatever might be going on in their personal lives, Bollywood’s original item babe Malaika Arora-Khan and producer hubby Arbaaz Khan, recently spent some romantic time together in Toronto where they had gone to attend an event. Arbaaz actually took wifey Malaika out for a romantic lunch date to the famous CN Towers in Canada which is 1800 ft above the ground. According to sources, the two even spent some rather romantic moments there and were least bothered about onlookers.

“It was during IIFA when Malaika and Arbaaz decided to gaze at the Toronto skyline from the CN Towers. Suddenly a few TV cameras approached them, but the two took them on sportingly. Malaika too suddenly decided to pose like Rose (Kate Winslet’s character from Titanic) with Arbaaz posing as Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in the same movie). They happily posed for the camera and seem to be enjoying every bit of their lunch,” says an onlooker.

Recently, both Arbaaz and Malaika were upset with rumours about their marriage being in trouble. The rumours included talks of Malaika getting friendly with a 20-something model. While Malaika has not spoken about it till now, Arbaaz has already clarified that they are fine.
“Malaika and Arbaaz were acting like any other normal couple. They were discussing about what to visit while on their trip. Malaika also seemed in a very romantic mood. She was also talking about her son because she was missing him,” the onlooker added.

Malaika then indulged in some wine tasting and had a glass or two of red wine. “The lunch lasted for about an hour and a half and then they left,” ends the source.

I respect my own space: MalaikaIn spite of the fact that they are often spotted together, Malaika says that she often takes off with her girl friends too. Malaika says that she sometimes likes to take off with her girlfriends or alone. “I prefer to go with my girl friends than Arbaaz as at times our own space is important and you can be yourself. I like to travel a lot as I’m an adventurous person. I was fortunate enough to travel many places during my career,” she said.

Harrison Ford wants to star in new 'Indiana Jones' movie

Washington, July 19 (ANI): Harrison Ford has expressed his desire to work in another 'Indiana Jones' movie.

The actor said that he would not mind to play the titular archaeologist for the fifth time as, in a follow up to 2008's 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'.

"I wouldn't mind another shot at Indiana Jones," Contactmusic quoted Ford as telling E! News.
"I still think we have a chance of making a really good one," he stated.
 
"I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved," he added.

Though initially 'Indiana Jones' received acknowledgement, 'Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' was less well received. (ANI)

Gwen Stefani's dream of designing children's clothing comes true

London, July 19 (ANI): Gwen Stefani is ecstatic that her dream to design children's clothing has finally come true.

Stefani, 41, will be collaborating with Target for the Harajuku Mini collection, which will go on sale across the US on November 13, with a second collection due to hit stores in January.

Though Stefani's other collections are expensive, this collection will not weigh heavy on the common man's pocket, with the prices starting from 3.99 to 29.99 dollars.

"Harajuku Mini is a dream come true," the Daily Mail quoted the singer as saying in a release.
"I've always wanted to do a cool children's fashion line inspired by the super-cute and playful kid's clothing you find in Japan.

"The whole idea is about being creative, expressing your own individuality and having fun getting dressed.

"Target has given me the creative freedom to design kid's clothing that is different than most anything you usually see out there with great quality, attention to detail and most of all, available at amazing prices," she added. (ANI)

Simon Cowell obsessed with Miami's anti-ageing smoothie drink

Washington, July 19 (ANI): Simon Cowell has reportedly become "obsessed" with an anti-ageing smoothie drink.

The 51-year-old 'X Factor' boss acquired a taste for the beverage, which is made up of lingonberry, chokeberry, aronia juice and acerola berry, during his recent visit to Miami.

He ordered the concoction's ingredients to be imported from around the world so that he could have it when he is on the road in America watching 'X Factor' auditions.

"He's obsessed with staying healthy and wants to look after himself. The drink is an extension of that," Contactmusic quoted a source as telling the Daily Mirror.

"It is not cheap to make and involves lots of hard-to-buy fruit which we need to take on the road. But for someone like Simon it is not a big deal if it costs a lot.

"He is also eating lots more salad and raw vegetables and has them cut up in his dressing room to try to avoid the chocolate biscuits he used to snack on," the source added. (ANI)

Kevin Costner to star in Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'?

Washington, July 19 (ANI): American actor Kevin Costner is reportedly in talks to star in upcoming Quentin Tarantino's western 'Django Unchained'.

e director is reportedly in negotiations with the 56-year-old actor for the role of Ace Woody - a sadistic trainer of slaves who pits fighters against one another - in the cowboy movie, reports Contactmusic.

The other stars who have already been signed up are Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson and Leonardo DiCaprio.

The film tells the story of slave-turned-bounty hunter Django (Jamie) who takes on villains Ace and Calvin Candie (Leonardo), the owners of a Mississippi club and ranch, after being freed by German bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph), while Samuel will take up the role of Calvin's head slave Stephen. (ANI)

Playboy offered me $1m to bare all, says Sophie Monk

Washington, July 19 (ANI) :  Australian model-and-actress Sophie Monk has revealed that she was approached by the Playboy magazine and offered 1 million dollars to strip off for its pages.

The singer, however, admitted she is still undecided to whether to accept the offer or not.
"I got offered Playboy - the cover, they're trying every angle to get me to do it. They're re-launching the whole thing and making it old-school again because it kind of lost it for me.

When I was younger I was like, 'I want to be on Playboy.' My mum was a Playmate ... she was hot," Contactmusic quoted her as speaking on Australian radio station 2Day FM.

"They've offered me a million ... and it's negotiable how much you show. I don't know, though. 

Some people are like, 'No'. My agents, they said it could stop me getting movies," she added.

If she does decide to strip off for the magazine, Monk - who has posed nude before - will go all out and show her entire body.

"It's Playboy, no one wants to see me clothed. It's boobs and a little bit of...... I've done a movie as not myself for like 2.50 dollars showing my boobs, but being me naked selling magazines for men to get excited over is a different story for me, personally," she added. (ANI)

Shah Rukh Khan Held by Custom Officials

Shah Rukh Khan Held by Custom Officials
The latest celebrity to be held by custom officials is none other than King Khan himself.

He joins the growing list of Bollywood celebrities who have been held up at the airport by custom officials.
Shah Rukh was detained at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport when the custom officers grew suspicious of the excess baggage that accompanied SRK and his family back from a vacation in Holland and London. He was stopped for further interrogation while his family was allowed to leave the airport.

Later he was allowed to leave after paying Rs. 1.5 lakhs as a fine for his excess of 20 bags. Though the sum might be a small amount for SRK, it sure is quite an amount for an ordinary man returning from his vacation.

Shah Rukh Khan Held by Custom Officials
Earlier, Bipasha Basu was also faced with a similar situation and was detained at the Mumbai airport on her return from London, owing to excess baggage.

She too was let off only after paying off Rs. 12,000 as tax against the goods that she had brought along.
There have been several Bollywood stars who have come under the Customs scanner before and have had to go through a tough ordeal.

Shah Rukh Khan Held by Custom Officials
Meanwhile Shah Rukh has also been in the news for showering expensive gifts upon his friends. While he gifted Sanjay Dutt a custom-made cruiser motorcycle imported from Italy and a designer watch, he also gave Priyanka Chopra a limited edtion acoustic guitar as her birthday gift. SRK definitely seems to be on a spending spree, either by will or because of the law.

Bollywood's First Families

Bollywood is a place where, on a daily basis, thousands of aspiring actors strive to become actors but only few of them make it to the top. 

Bollywood's First Families
In an industry where most stars belong to families with a 'filmy' background some of them are lucky to be on top without any filmy background or a godfather.

However, the legacy of filmy families is still followed and it is not a hard task to land a film which is why, belonging to such a family really counts in Bollywood.

In this respect, we bring forth a list of some powerful families that seem to rule Bollywood.

The Kapoors

Bollywood's First Families
When it comes to famous Bollywood families, the first one to strike your mind would probably be the Kapoor family. The legacy was started by Prithviraj Kapoor who came to Mumbai to fulfill his dream of being a part of Hindi movies. After a successful run in Bollywood, his sons, the legendary, Raj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor came forth and leterally ruled over it for almost three decades. Then came the turn of Raj Kapoor's sons Randhir, Rajiv and Rishi Kapoor of whom, Rishi was the most successful in the the industry.

Bollywood's First Families
Taking up the Bollywood reins after them was Karisma Kapoor who went on to become one of the top actresses of her time. After Karisma, its younger siblings, Kareena and Ranbir Kapoor who are currently the hottest properties of the Hindi film industry.

The Roshans

Bollywood's First Families
The man who gave birth to the Roshan family tree in Bollywood was erstwhile music composer Roshan Lal Nagrath, father of Rakesh and Rajesh Roshan. Better known as Roshan, he composed music for quite a number of films like 'Barsaat Ki Raat' and 'Taj Mahal', and was a successful music director of his time. His two sons carried forward his name with Rakesh Roshan taking up acting and Rajesh Roshan, stepping into his father's shoes as a music director.

After Rakesh and Rajesh Roshan, the responsibility of keeping the Roshan flag flying in Bollywood lies solely on the shoulders of Rakesh Roshan's son, Hrithik Roshan. Hrithik is not only a successful actor but one of the most sought after superstar in the industry.

The Bachchans

Bollywood's First Families
The Bachchan family is considered to be the first family of Bollywood despite not having a huge line-up of Bollywood stars like the Kapoors. The Bachchan family, initially, comprised of actors Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and their son, Abhishek Bachchan. However, this family got a huge boost after Aishwarya Rai became a part of this clan after her marriage to Abhishek Bachchan.

Now, with the announcement of her pregnancy, we're guessing that another generation of the Bachchan family is on its way to take Bollywood by storm.

The Deols

Bollywood's First Families
Dharmendra started his very own family tree in Bollywood with his children following in his footsteps very easily. His sons, from his first marriage, took up acting and tasted success. 

However Sunny Deol was much more successful than younger brother Bobby Deol. Esha Deol, his daughter from his second marriage to Hema Malini, is also an actress but not a successful one. In fact, Esha is making her comeback in her mother's directorial, 'Tell Me O Khuda'.

Bollywood's First Families
Also a part of the Deol family is Abhay Deol, who is the nephew of Dharmendra. Despite being a part of the family, Abhay is totally different from the rest of his cousins. Instead of action oriented roles and commercial films, Abhay opts for unconventionality in his roles and films. We can easily say, that Abhay Deol is the best actor that the Deol family has produced.

The Mukherjees

Bollywood's First Families
When we talk about the Mukherjee family, we instantly think of Kajol, her sister Tanisha and Rani Mukherjee. However, the Mukherjee family goes a long way down in Bollywood history. The family's tryst with Bollywood began with Sha Mukherjee, the founder of the famed Filmistan studios.

His five sons followed him into the industry, one of whom was 60's actor Joy Mukherjee. Shomu Mukherjee, who was a writer/producer/director, married Tanuja who, on the other hand, belonged to the Samarth family and was the younger sister of one of the most celebrated actress of Bollywood, Nutan.

Tanuja's daughters, Kajol and Tanisha also went on to act in movies with Kajol achieving superstardom. Her cousin, Rani Mukherjee is also a sought after actress in Bollywood and like Kajol, she too has created a niche for herself.

The Khans

Bollywood's First Families
No, we're not talking about the 'Khans' of the industry but only one family that has contributed to and gained from Bollywood to a great extent. The Khan family being mentioned here is the one started by noted script-writer Salim Khan, more famous as Salman Khan's father today. In collaboration with Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan churned out massive hits like 'Sholay', 'Zanjeer', 'Seeta Aur Geeta' and 'Mr. India'. His second marriage was with yesteryear dancer/actress Helen.

All sons, Salman, Arbaaz and Sohail took to acting but only Salman Khan made it big in the industry. Presently, he holds the record of churning out some of the biggest hits in the past few years and is also the highest paid actor in Bollywood reportedly. After an unsuccessful run in the industry, Arbaaz Khan struck gold with his first production 'Dabangg'.

Bollywood's First Families
Another member of the Khan clan who is quite a hot property in the industry is Arbaaz Khan's wife, Malaika Arora-Khan. Her item numbers are always a rage and she is a leading fashionista in the film industry. Apart from being a fully filmy clan, this family is a tight-knit one. (MensXP.com)

Spotted: Kajol and Tanisha | Latest Photo Gallery 2011

Sisters Kajol and Tanisha were spotted together at a recent event. Take a look

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