Disney announces 3D remake of Beatles' film Yellow SubmarineSeptember 14th, 2009 LONDON - Disney Studios has announced that it will produce a 3-D remake of The Beatles' 1968 animation film Yellow Submarine. The movie will include 16 major hits of the group as well as recordings from the original animated film, the BBC News reports.
Pitt denies tagging Cruise's 'Valkyrie' a 'ridiculous movie'August 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brad Pitt's manager has said that actor never tagged Tom Cruise's 'Valkyrie' a "ridiculous movie". German magazine Stern recently reported that Pitt had slammed the historical thriller set in Nazi Germany during World War II.
X-Men director to remake 'Excalibur'August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - X-Men and Valkyrie director Bryan Singer is producing and possibly directing a remake of 'Excalibur' for Warner Brothers. According to Daily Variety, the original was directed John Boorman.
Naomi Watts to star in 'The Birds' remakeAugust 10th, 2009 LONDON - Naomi Watts is set to star in the remake of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classic 'The Birds' from 1963. Watts is to take the lead role, played by Tippi Hedren in the original.
Twilight author accused of plagiarismAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - Stephenie Meyer, author of Twilight, has been accused of plagiarism by Jordan Scott, author of 'The Nocturne.' In a cease and desist letter to the publishers of Meyer's 'Breaking Dawn', the fourth in the hit series, Scott has claimed that the 2008 novel bears a 'striking and substantial similarity' to her 2006 fantasy book 'The Nocturne'. Scott has accused Meyer of recreating specific scenes from her own vampire novel and using near-identical dialogue.
Crawford begins intense dance training for Footloose remakeAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - Gossip Girl star Chase Crawford has started training for his upcoming movie, a remake of the 1984 classic Footloose, where he plays the role of Ren McCormack, originally played by Kevin Bacon. The shooting for the movie is slated to begin next year but Crawford has already hired a trainer to learn just the right dance steps, reports the Daily Star.
Spielberg hops onto remake of rabbit tale 'Harvey,' updating classic James Stewart filmAugust 2nd, 2009 Spielberg hops onto remake of rabbit tale 'Harvey'LOS ANGELES — Steven Spielberg has a giant rabbit on his mind for his next film. Spielberg is directing a remake of the James Stewart classic "Harvey," the story of a big-hearted eccentric who's branded a crackpot for claiming to have a 6-foot tall invisible rabbit as his best buddy.
Peter Jackson working on 3D remake of 1954 film 'The Dam Busters'July 31st, 2009 LONDON - 'The Lord of the Rings' films' director Peter Jackson is considering using high-end technology to remake the classic 1954 film 'The Dam Busters' so that viewers may feel as if bouncing bombs are leaping out at them. "I think a World War Two bombing raid in 3D would be neat," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.
'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' tops weekend box officeJuly 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', the sixth instalment in the boy wizard series, has topped the weekend box office after raking in 79.5 million dollars. According to studio estimates, 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' landed the second spot with 17.7 million dollars, reports E! Online.
David Dhawan to direct 'Chashme Buddoor' remake?July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Having tickled the funny bone of the audience with his comedies, Bollywood director David Dhawan is mulling an offer to direct the remake to 1981 cult hit "Chashme Buddoor". "I have been approached by Studio 18, who have the rights to the movie.
Kate Moss to hit Britain's waterways for "mother of all booze cruises"July 17th, 2009 LONDON - Kate Moss is reportedly set to embark on a booze cruise in Britian's waterways. The model is supposed to attend her friend Jess Hallett's wedding in Italy next month on a cruise.
'Ice Age', 'Transformers 2' share weekend box office top spotJuly 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - "Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs" tied with "Transformers 2" at the top of weekend box office after both raked in 42.5 million dollars. According to studio estimates, Johnny Depp's 'Public Enemies' came second with 26.2 million dollars, reports E! Online.
Kara Tointon uses "chicken filets" to boost her bust for EastEnders role!June 28th, 2009 LONDON - EastEnders babe Kara Tointon has admitted that she uses chicken fillets to boost her natural 32C bust. The stunner said that she's been stuffing "chicken fillets" in her cleavage for years to boost bust after her character Dawn Swann had a boob job, reports The News of the World.
Will Smith and family to shoot Karate Kid remake in ChinaJune 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actor Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith are planning to got to China this summer for the filming of Karate Kid remake. The couple will be producing the film, which will feature their son Jaden and martial arts king Jackie Chan.
Simon Cowell planning remake of 'Saturday Night Fever'?June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell is reportedly planning a remake of classic movie 'Saturday Night Fever'. He has been in talks with legendary film producer Robert Stigwood, who owns the rights to the screenplay.
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