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- Will Smith and 'Men in Black' screenwriter will reunite on 'Colossus'
- Christian Bale could play Moses for Ridley Scott film
- Lindsay Lohan gets 90 days in rehab in US plea deal
| Will Smith and 'Men in Black' screenwriter will reunite on 'Colossus' Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:07 AM PDT Universal Pictures has given its movie Colossus -- in the works since since 2007 -- a real boost by picking Will Smith to play the lead. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the remake of Colossus: The Forbin Project will be (re)written by Ed Solomon who was responsible for the first Men In Black (1997). Colossus will be based on the D.F. Jones sci-fi novel that inspired director Joseph Sargent for Colossus: The Forbin Project in 1970. Ed Solomon will transpose the plot set during the Cold War to the present day. The novel, which follows the same trajectory as Frankenstein, explains how a scientist conceived a computer that could control the entire Western block's arsenal before losing control of it. Will Smith will play Dr. Charles Forbin. The part was originally played by Eric Braeden who has been a star on American soap The Young And The Restless since 1980. No director has yet been attached to the movie. Ron Howard's name was at one time linked to the project but it appears he will just be producing. While Colossus takes shape, Will Smith will back in cinemas on 5 June 2013 in After Earth, another sci-fi movie by M. Night Shyamalan. The actor will be acting alongside his son Jaden, six years after The Pursuit of Happyness. |
| Christian Bale could play Moses for Ridley Scott film Posted: 18 Mar 2013 11:27 PM PDT According to Deadline.com, Fox studios is wooing Batman actor Christian Bale to star as Moses in Ridley Scott's biblical movie Exodus. After Charlton Heston in The Ten Commandments (1956), it could now be the British actor's turn to play the prophet who led the Hebrews out of Egypt. Talks have just begun and nothing has yet been signed between the actor and Fox. However the studios would like to hurry work along on its biblical opus to take advantage of the fact that rival project Gods And Kings by Warner Bros. has fallen behind schedule. The movie recently lost its director Steven Spielberg but Ang Lee, who won the 2013 Oscar for Best Director (The Life Of Pi), could be brought in to replace him. Christian Bale will star in Terrence Malick's next two films. He is currently filming the next David O. Russell movie with Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. (Relaxnews) |
| Lindsay Lohan gets 90 days in rehab in US plea deal Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:08 PM PDT LOS ANGELES - Troubled US actress Lindsay Lohan was sentenced Monday to 90 days in a locked rehab facility, as part of a plea deal announced as her trial for allegedly lying to police was set to begin. The 26-year-old starlet, who rushed into the courtroom nearly one hour behind schedule, was also sentenced to two years' probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges stemming from the car crash in Santa Monica in June 2012. Lohan will have to carry out 30 days of community labor - which she can do in New York, where she currently lives - and undergo 18 months of psychotherapy. The deal also suspends a 180-day jail sentence for a separate probation violation. "By locked facility, I mean that there are not day passes, you can't leave, you have to stay within the program for the 90 day period until you're done," said Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Dabney. "Do you understand and accept all the conditions of the probation in this matter?" Dabney asked. "Yes, sir," answered Lohan, who was dressed in white and wore no makeup. The judge told Lohan's lawyers that the actress will also "have to prove she doesn't have any alcohol or drugs in her system and not to use, possess any narcotics ... or restricted drugs or associated paraphernalia." The current round of trouble is related to the June crash when the Porsche she was driving hit a truck on the Pacific Coast Highway. Lohan at first claimed she was a passenger in the car, but an investigation later showed that she had been the driver. After the accident, Lohan was charged with obstructing a police officer, giving false testimony and driving recklessly. The charges meant that Lohan had violated the terms of probation after she was sentenced for stealing a necklace in 2011, and, if she were found guilty, would have landed her in prison. "A suggestion: don't drive," Dabney told Lohan. "You're in New York, you don't need to drive. But it's not a condition of the probation." However, Dabney said, "you really need to understand that ... this is it. You violate your probation and we're not going to be be having discussions about putting you back on probation in either of these cases." Monday's appearance was the 19th time that Lohan showed up in court in less than five years, according to a tally by specialty magazine On The Red Carpet. Lohan's lawyer was happy about the outcome. "I'm very confident you won't be seeing Lindsay Lohan in any criminal court any time in the future," Heller told reporters outside the courthouse. "She has fully recognized all the issues that have to be addressed, and I'm very confident she will be able to move forward in her life with dignity, with pride, and with respect," he said. Lohan showed up late because she missed her late Sunday flight from New York to Los Angeles, but later traveled aboard a private jet provided by Mr. Pink Beverages, a company that sells energy drinks, Lohan wrote in a message on Twitter. - AFP |
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