Princes William and Harry are ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with another famous countryman of theirs: James Bond.
The two will join leading man Daniel Craig and other stars of Quantum of Solace for the film’s world premiere Oct. 29 in London, the producers of the 007 series announced Wednesday.
Per the princes’ request, proceeds from the event will go to benefit two charities: Help for Heroes, which aids wounded servicemen and women, and the Royal British Legion, which provides support to the serving and ex-Service community and their families.
In case you haven’t heard – or witnessed at any cineplex this weekend – The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan’s dark sequel about the Caped Crusader, took in $158.3 million since Friday.
Speaking on Britain’s GMTV Monday morning, the star of the picture, Christian Bale of the impressive box-office take: “It’s Monopoly money to me – I can’t even comprehend it.”
Along with a hearty $27.6 million opening take for Mamma Mia – the best ever for a musical, topping last year’s Hairspray opening – this turned out to be the best three-day weekend in Hollywood history.
HBO executives say they are “absolutely interested” in making follow-up to the hugely popular Sex and the City movie.
“Everybody came away feeling very excited by [the first film's] quality and its success, so that always invites the possibility of a continuation,” HBO co-president Richard Plepler said Thursday after the network’s session at the Television Critics Association’s press tour.
Will it actually happen?
Heath Ledger will receive a special posthumous tribute at the end of his Batman movie, The Dark Knight.
The movie’s closing credits will also acknowledge special-effects technician Conway Wickliffe, who was killed last September in a stunt-car accident.
The send-off reads, “In memory of our friends Heath Ledger & Conway Wickliffe.”
Ledger, who died in January, plays the villainous Joker in the film, which opens July 18. It also stars Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader, as well as Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Break a leg? Not exactly. But theater vet Mary-Louise Parker was nursing a broken toe at Sunday night’s Tony Awards in New York City.
“I smashed it on the bed frame,” she said at the after party, where she remained seated in her Alberta Ferretti gown. “Good for me, right?”
Alas, it was no real-life romp. The actress injured herself while shooting a scene from Weeds. “How’s that for commitment?” she mused. “Fantastic!”
The stars were out in full force for MTV’s movie awards – and they made sure to get in plugs for their upcoming projects.
With the golden carpet rolled out, Paris Hilton and Benji Madden came hand-in-hand, talking fashion and her show about a quest for a BFF. Audrina Patridge debuted new bangs and talked about wrapping Blue Crush 2. And while Sarah Jessica Parker talked about the record-breaking weekend opening of her new movie Sex and the City, Brendan Fraser hijacked the microphone to plug The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Lindsay Lohan is raking in the statues this Academy Awards weekend, just not the kind named Oscar.
At the annual Razzie Awards, honoring the worst in film, the actress took home record honors for her work in the horror-suspense movie, I Know Who Killed Me.
The movie beat out the previous Razzie record-holder, Showgirls by rounding up eight awards including worst actress and worst screen couple for Lohan (she plays two people) and worst picture.
Fergie and Josh Duhamel are taking their time planning the perfect wedding – and the The Dutchess is starting with bridal basics 101.”I have a big stack of wedding magazines, and I’ve never picked one up before in my life,” the singer, 32, told USA Today.
The pair – who have been together since 2004 and got engaged in December – have not revealed a wedding date. (Duhamel would only say “soon” when asked to nail down a timeframe for the nuptials.)
