Tom Hanks’ ‘Angels and Demons’ tops US box office

June 21st, 2009 LONDON - Tom Hanks has revealed he is such a space geek that he is willing to put his hand into a particle accelerator, also known as atom smasher. The actor along with Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard appeared at CERN, the particle physics laboratory in Switzerland, for the promotion of their new film Angels and Demons.

June 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'The Hangover' has topped the weekend box office after raking in 33.4 million dollars. According to studio estimates, 'Up' landed the second spot with 30.5 million dollars.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks' actor son Colin Hanks has got engaged to his publicist girlfriend Samantha Bryant. The 31-year-old recently popped the question to the Manhattan-based PR executive and the Hollywood family is ecstatic about the engagement, reports contactmusic.com.

June 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Animated action comedy 'Up' has topped the box office for the second week in a row after raking in 44.2 million dollars. According to studio estimates, 'The Hangover' came second with 43.3 million dollars.

June 4th, 2009 Jay-Z tops The Source magazine's 'Power 30'NEW YORK — It's been a minute since Jay-Z released an album, but he's still got enough swagger to land on The Source's "Power 30" list. The hip-hop magazine says Jay-Z tops the list because he's an industry leader and a top businessman, with his ventures with Live Nation and Rocawear, and his part-ownership of the New Jersey Nets.

May 19th, 2009 LONDON - American actor Tom Hanks showed his chivalrous side when he halted the production of his new film, and rushed to the aid of an Australian bride who got stuck in traffic. Hanks, 52, was filming 'Angels and Demons' in Rome when he noticed that Natalia Dearnley, 28, had gotten stuck on the way to her wedding ceremony inside the city's Pantheon.

May 13th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Tom Hanks was disappointed that he could not have any intimate scene with his co-star Ayelet Zurer in the movie 'Angels and Demons'. The filmmakers didn't indulge in any blossoming romance between Hanks' character and his female companion in the film since it was a completely action-packed flick, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

May 13th, 2009 LONDON - American actor Tom Hanks has revealed that he had to omit some sex scenes from his new movie 'Angels and Demons', as there was no time for "smooching" in the action-packed film. The 52-year-old star plays the part of Harvard professor Robert Langdon, who investigates the murder of a physicist and a terrorist act against the Vatican by a secret brotherhood.

May 12th, 2009 LONDON - Tom Hanks has stopped plaguing Ron Howard with calls to act in one of his movies because the filmmaker has been rejecting the offers for the last 11 years. Actor-turned-director Hanks revealed that he had been trying to persuade the former Happy Days star for a long time to return to TV miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, an Emmy-winning project co-produced by the duo, and co-written and co-directed by Hanks.

May 9th, 2009 Tom Hanks throws out first pitch at game in TokyoTOKYO — Hollywood star Tom Hanks was in a league of his own Friday when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Japanese professional baseball game. Hanks, who is in Tokyo with director Ron Howard to promote their film "Angels & Demons," took a few warm-up pitches in the bullpen before heading out to the mound to throw out the first pitch at a game between the Yomiuri Giants and the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - Tom Hanks has confessed that he admires British talk show 'Loose Women'. The 'Terminal' actor recently appeared on the programme, which consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss issues, ranging from daily politics to celebrity gossip in front of a studio audience.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Charlize Theron has publicly praised superstar Tom Hanks' perfect butt. Theron, who acted with Hanks in 'That Thing You Do', recently revealed that the actor has 'a really, really good a**', reports contactmusic.com.

May 5th, 2009 'Angels & Demons' premieres in Rome with Tom HanksROME — Fake Swiss Guards stood at attention on the red carpet as "Angels & Demons," the thriller based on the Dan Brown best-selling novel of the same name, had its world premiere. Brown joined actors Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor and director Ron Howard at Rome's auditorium Monday to screen the film, which has already sparked controversy over Howard's charge that the Vatican interfered with getting film permits to shoot scenes in Rome.

May 4th, 2009 Ron Howard: Vatican obstructed 'Angels & Demons'ROME — Director Ron Howard claimed Sunday that the Vatican interfered with efforts to get permits to shoot certain scenes of his "Angels & Demons" religious thriller in Rome — a charge the Vatican said was purely a publicity stunt. The film, which stars Tom Hanks and is based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown, has its world premiere Monday in Rome.

May 4th, 2009 Angels & Demons director Howard accuses VaticanROME — Director Ron Howard claimed Sunday that the Vatican interfered with efforts to get permits to shoot certain scenes of his "Angels & Demons" religious thriller in Rome — a charge the Vatican said was purely a publicity stunt. The film, which stars Tom Hanks and is based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown, has its world premiere Monday in Rome.