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Daniel Day-lewis To Play Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Day-Lewis is set to star as Abraham Lincoln in a new movie by Steven Spielberg. The 'Nine' actor has been signed up to portray the 16th president of the US - who led the...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 November 2010
Day-lewis To Play Abraham Lincoln In Spielberg Epic
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS is to play PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN in STEVEN SPIELBERG's new historical biopic.Friday's (19Nov10) casting announcement comes nine years after Spielberg first revealed he was making a film about the assassinated former U.S. leader....
By WENN on 20 November 2010
Spielberg Planning Hunt Biopic
STEVEN SPIELBERG is working on a new movie biopic of legendary British racing driver JAMES HUNT, according to a U.K. report.Executives at the star's DreamWorks studio are said to be signing up Tormented star Alex...
By WENN on 15 November 2010
Harrison Ford Plans Indiana Jones 5
Harrison Ford is to play Indiana Jones for a fifth time.The 68-year-old actor is to reprise his role as the archaeologist in a new movie after letting slip producer George Lucas is working on another...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 November 2010
Indiana Jones 5 To Be Confirmed Soon Hopes Harrison Ford
The possibility of making a new INDIANA JONES film is currently being explored by director GEORGE LUCAS according to HARRISON FORD, and the Hollywood actor says he hopes the 66-year-old is 'working hard' on making...
By WENN on 09 November 2010
Saving Private Ryan Has Top Battle Scene
The gory opening sequence of STEVEN SPIELBERG's SAVING PRIVATE RYAN has been voted the most memorable movie battle scene of all time, according to film fans.The bloody scene in the World War II epic depicts...
By WENN on 05 November 2010
Spielberg's Stepdaughter Capshaw Gives Birth
Movie mogul STEVEN SPIELBERG is a grandfather again - his stepdaughter, actress JESSICA CAPSHAW, has welcomed her second child.The Grey's Anatomy star and her husband Christopher Gavigan are proud parents to baby daughter Eve Augusta,...
By WENN on 31 October 2010
Simon Pegg's Twitter Prank
Simon Pegg is a paranormal prankster.The 'Shaun of the Dead' star revealed he recently confused a whole host of his twitter followers by pretending he had been abducted by aliens that were living in his...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 October 2010
Dianna Agron's Spielberg Surprise
Dianna Agron was "flabbergasted" when Steven Spielberg knew who she was.The 'Glee' actress met the iconic film director earlier this year, and was surprised when he knew who she was and wanted her to star...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 October 2010
Harrison Ford Wants Connery Indy Return
Harrison Ford is trying to lure Sean Connery out of retirement.The 68-year-old actor is keen for Connery, 80, to reprise his role as his father in 'Indiana Jones 5', a part he played in 1989's...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 September 2010
Sean Connery's Acting Days Over
Sir Sean Connery will never act again. The former 'James Bond' star who turned 80 today (25.08.10), said that his onscreen days are behind him, but he will continue to do voiceover work. He told...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 August 2010
Sean Connery Quits Acting
Sir Sean Connery has retired. The Scottish actor - who turns 80 today (25.08.10) - admits he thinks his acting days "are over" and he will not go back to Hollywood. The former James Bond...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 August 2010
Spielberg Blasts Movie Special Effects
STEVEN SPIELBERG has blasted modern movies packed with CGI - insisting hi-tech effects have become "too special".The legendary director helmed 1993's Jurassic Park, which received widespread acclaim for utilising revolutionary technology to create realistic dinosaurs....
By WENN on 16 July 2010
Impatient Director Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an impatient director.The 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger' filmmaker admits he has little patience for hanging around to make a movie and would rather see things done quickly.He said: "If...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 June 2010
Lost Jaws Shark Found
The mechanical shark which terrorised RICHARD DREYFUSS and the stars of STEVEN SPIELBERG's 1975 blockbuster JAWS has been found, ending a decades-long search for the beast.The three shark models initially built for the film -...
By WENN on 07 June 2010
Rosie Huntington-whiteley Set For Transformers 3
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley may replace Megan Fox in 'Transformers 3' The 23-year-old Victoria's Secret model - who has no previous acting roles - is hot favourite to take over the role of Mikaela Banes in the...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 May 2010
Shia Labeouf Unhappy With Indiana Jones
Shia LaBeouf "dropped the ball" on 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'. The 23-year-old actor - who is currently at the Cannes Film Festival promoting project 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' -...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 May 2010
Shia Labeouf 'Confused' By Transformers
Shia LaBeouf "hated" 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'. The 23-year-old actor, who played Sam Witwicky in the action franchise, admits the sequel was "confused" and he often didn't know what was happening on-set. He said:...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 April 2010
Simon Cowell To Receive Emmy
Simon Cowell is to get a special Emmy prize for his TV work. The media mogul, who is behind shows including 'The X Factor' and 'American Idol', will be presented with the International Emmy Founders...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 March 2010
Poltergeist's Rubinstein Taken Off Life Support
Actress ZELDA RUBINSTEIN, who starred in STEVEN SPIELBERG's POLTERGEIST movie, has been taken off a life support machine.The 76-year-old star has spent more than a month at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where two of...
By WENN on 29 December 2009
Sean Connery Set For Indy Return
Sean Connery is set to return to the 'Indiana Jones' franchise.The 79-year-old actor turned down the chance to reprise his role as the father of the daredevil archaeologist in last movie 'Indiana Jones and the...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 September 2009
Harrison Ford Ready For Indy 5
Harrison Ford is preparing to make another 'Indiana Jones' film.The 67-year-old actor has revealed he is in talks to play the whip-cracking archaeologist in a fifth film, just one year after he made his comeback...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 September 2009
Labeouf Shoots To Relieve Stress
SHIA LABEOUF shoots off a few rounds with movie pal STEVEN SPIELBERG whenever he feels Hollywood is getting too much for him. And the young movie star insists his rifle-range fun helps him blow off steam...
By WENN on 17 May 2009
Jg Ballard Dies At 78
Author JG Ballard, who wrote Empire of the Sun, has died at the age of 78 after a long illness.Margaret Hanbury, the novelist's agent, said it was "with great sadness" that Ballard had passed away...
By Contributor on 19 April 2009
Stiller Mortified By Spielberg Rage
BEN STILLER is still haunted by the memory of upsetting STEVEN SPIELBERG as a child actor - when he called cut on a lengthy EMPIRE OF THE SUN scene after messing up his lines. The...
By on 12 August 2008
Day Lewis Rejected Schindler's List Role
DANIEL DAY LEWIS turned down the chance to star in SCHINDLER'S LIST after MARTIN SCORSESE lost the job of directing it to STEVEN SPIELBERG. Although he had signed up to star in the 1993 film,...
By WENN on 13 December 2007
Jackson Earned 'Smelly' Tag Because He Couldn't Curse
Producer QUINCY JONES and STEVEN SPIELBERG nicknamed MICHAEL JACKSON 'Smelly' - because the pop superstar once used the word instead of swearing. Jackson admits he uses more curse words now, but while he was recording...
By WENN on 08 November 2007
Spielberg Still Cashing In Star Wars Bet
STEVEN SPIELBERG still makes money from STAR WARS thirty years after coming out on top in a bet with movie mogul pal GEORGE LUCAS. Lucas was so convinced his first Star Wars film would be...
By WENN on 25 June 2007
Spielberg: 'I Would Have Gone To Vietnam'
Hollywood filmmaker STEVEN SPIELBERG insists he would have gone to fight in the Vietnam War if he had been called up. The Jaws director was studying film at Cal State University, California in the late...
By WENN on 02 May 2007
It's Official: Indy To Return On May 22, 2008
Paramount on Tuesday confirmed that it will release the next Indiana Jones installment on Thursday, May 22, 2008. The studio also said that it plans a simultaneous worldwide release of the as-yet-untitled film, which will...
By Lew Irwin on 07 February 2007
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