February 13, 2007
("Wait for it" is our daily dose of something to look forward to in pop culture. Who says optimism is dead?)
Stretch alert: Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller are teaming up to play grown boys. The pair have signed on to star in Hardy Men, a where-are-they-now-based take on the Hardy Boys mysteries of juvenile fiction and TV. Sean Levy (Night at the Museum, The Pink Panther) has been tapped to direct the flick, which is being sold as a "buddy action comedy." It will concern the Hardys, who after years of an estranged adulthood, have to reunite to kick some mystery ass.
Tom Cruise isn’t exactly a no-brainer for comedy, but there’s hope. I’m most excited for a Hardy Boys story that is a) new and b) not accompanied by that weird acid smell that emanated from those dusty hardback books growing up.
[The Hollywood Reporter]
February 13, 2007
- If you’re a boy who kisses boys, Pete Wentz is now on the menu. [Idolator]
- There’s still no answer to the question I’ve been wondering since Anna Nicole died last week: what’s cousin Shelly’s take? Whatever, at least there’s this vintage clip to tide us over. [Dlisted]
- Beyoncé vs. Jennifer Hudson, Round 8,605. It must be hard to find new ways of being covertly catty. Fun, too, probably. [Bossip]
- Argh! Keith Richards turns out the pirate that we always knew was inside him. [Best Week Ever]
- Kim Kardashian reportedly had Ray J ejected from a pre-Grammy party she hosted. You’d think making a sex tape would have created a stronger bond than that. [Concrete Loop]
February 13, 2007
Drew Barrymore, pictured here at Monday’s premiere of Words and Music being attacked by mini-jellyfish, tells New York that she is "so excited" to play cult eccentric "Little" Edie Bouvier Beale in the non-musical biopic version of Grey Gardens. And really, who wouldn’t want to put themselves in the shoes of a semi-coherent fiftysomething who lives in a decaying South Hampton mansion, surrounded by raccoons and defecating cats?
Drew’s forthright about the film’s opportunity to break her out of the romantic-comedy mode she’s settled into over the past 10 years. But her sunny disposition spills into her interpretation of the tragicomedy that was the Beales’ shared life:
"You know, love stories can come in so many different forms. I love Harold and Maude and Paper Moon. One of the greatest love stories I’ve ever seen is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. It’s between two men, but I defy you not to get choked up at the end. I even think that Big Edie and Little Edie have a kind of love story. It is a love story. It is."
Love story, an opportunity to bicker in a public forum, same thing. No wonder Hugh Grant called her (to her face, no less) "annoyingly optimistic."
[New York Magazine]
Tags: Drew Barrymore
February 13, 2007
- JC Chasez is in the market for a straight buddy. He’s not a gay man, he just has the taste of one. [Towleroad]
- You, ScarJo, you got what I need, but you say Justin’s just a friend. [Dlisted]
- Before the Grammys, Mary J. Blige was feted at a party for her nominations. This means that she was recognized for being…recognized. Apparently, it’s no longer an honor just to be nominated. [Crunk & Disorderly]
- Judy Dench speaks out on the youth epidemic of eyebrow fades. Actually, no she doesn’t. But it would be funny if she did, right? [The Gilded Moose]
- There’s no end to the ways Ryan Seacrest can be made to look like a schmuck on the red carpet. The latest to take a crack? John Mayer! [Best Week Ever]
- Speaking of crack: Whitney! Bobby! Bobbi Kristina! Together! Again! It’s like Christmas in February! [Just Jared]
