While I was counting sheep on Monday night, Hollywood was shaken by an earthquake. It wasn’t a biggie though, so things continued pretty much as usual. It’s not so much natural disaster rattling Tinseltown nowadays. It’s the threat of an actors’ strike since the Screen Actors Guild still hasn’t come to an agreement with the studios to renew the contract that regulates actors’ employment. Maybe if people like Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and Nicole Kidman gave some of their wages to fellow actors, there would be a bit less grumbling going on.
Speaking of Johnny Depp, rumours are flying on the net that he’s been offered the role of the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. He can play mad alright – good choice! But Disney hasn’t confirmed it yet, so we’ll see. And while you wait to find out, test which Alice in Wonderland character you are most like by clicking here. I’m apparently mad as a March Hare – 75% to be exact.
But I don’t really need a quiz to tell me that. My friends tell me I’m bonkers all the time. Here’s my question: Is it mad to wish that life was a musical? I daydream about it constantly and I am over the moon excited that Hollywood has embraced the genre once again. Moulin Rouge!, Chicago, High School Musical, Dreamgirls, Mamma Mia!. Even Pixar’s endearing robot WALL·E is watching one – Hey, Dolly! And latest news is that New Line Cinema has struck a deal with John Waters, creator of Hairspray, to write a sequel to the 2007 movie hit. Fingers crossed they get bubbly Nikki Blonsky back on board as well as John Travolta – he was fantastic as Edna Turnblad in that fat suit.
Another Hollywood star to don a fat suit is Meg Ryan. In her latest film, My Mom’s New Boyfriend, the petite blonde plays an 18 stone mother who sheds the weight and ends up with Antonio Banderas. Hmm, in that case I prefer Gwyneth Paltrow in Shallow Hal. Mostly because I don’t fancy Antonio, but also because she stays fat(suited) and still gets the guy. Then again, inner beauty never was big in the film industry. Nor are Keira Knightley’s boobs as we all know. They still make the news though. This week because the wash-board actress has refused to allow her bosom to be digitally enhanced on publicity shots for her latest film, The Duchess.
We’ll have to wait til September 5 to see. The film, I mean. Til then, check out the trailer:
