September 26, 2009

Julia Roberts’ kids turn Mahalaxmi, Ganesh, Krishna-Balram


Julia Roberts reportedly introduced her children to the Swami who oversees the ashram where she is shooting Eat, Pray, Love, as Mahalaxmi, Ganesh, and Krishna-Balram.
The Pretty Woman star and her new film were officially blessed by the Swami at Ashram Harimandir in Pataudi.The film’s shooting started on September 20, and she met with the holy site's chief official, Swami Dharam Dev on Monday September 21 to ask him for his blessing.
Film insider Rajan Zed said: "When Julia went to seek his blessings, Swami was quoted as telling her to step into sadhvi's (virtuous woman) role in her real life whenever she was in self doubt.
"Swami also reportedly suggested her to adopt prayers, meditation and yoga in her real life and take all good things she learned at the ashram back to the USA.
"She reportedly introduced her children to Swami with the names of Mahalaxmi, Ganesh, and Krishna-Balram. Swami reportedly tied raksha-sutra (blessed protective thread) on their wrists."
The actress launched the filming with a hawan fire sacrifice and cooked dal-roti (bread) for a community lunch at the ashram.

Jessica Biel to climb Mt Kilimanjaro for charity


Actress Jessica Biel will join her boyfriend Justin Timberlake to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise money for donations.
"This is a basic human requirement that needs to be addressed now. I want to help any way I can in order to raise responsiveness toward the life-threatening clean water crisis happening not only in Africa but around the world," said the actress.
The actress has joined the team of celebrities recruited by Ethiopian-born singer Kenna to scale the 5,895-metre African peak as part of a fundraising and awareness effort for the worldwide water crisis.
She admits she only signed up for the trek after getting to know that more than a billion people in the world have no access to clean water.


September 25, 2009

Charlize Theron, Next Catwoman


Charlize Theron has revealed that she would love to play Catwoman.
The Hancock star, who is one of the names mooted for the role in the next Batman film - rumoured to be directed by Christopher Nolan - along with Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie, said that she's ready to squeeze into the slinky skin-tight suit and sharpen her claws.
If the Oscar-winning South African actress takes the role, she'll follow in the footsteps of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry, who have both donned the iconic catsuit.
There were reports that Megan had been offered the part, but Warner Bros insisted that no casting decisions for the forthcoming third film in the hit franchise has been made, with a studio spokesperson saying: "It's a rumour. It's not true."

September 23, 2009

Megan Fox "Transformers" costume up for Public Sale


Megan Fox's black leather motorcycle outfit, a 17-foot-tall robot and more than 100 other props, costumes and set pieces from the "Transformers" movie authorization are going up for public sale near Los Angeles next month.
Auctioneer Profiles in History said it expected the 3,200 pound (1.45 ton) Hero Bumblebee robot from the first movie in 2007 to fetch $60,000 to $80,000 at the Oct 8-9 auction.
The motorcycle dress worn by Fox as Mikaela Banes in the blockbuster 2009 sequel "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", along with her shorts and tank top, have an estimate of $3,000 to $5,000.
The disassembled robot is currently stored in boxes. All the items were consigned by the films' Viacom Inc-owned distributor, Paramount Pictures, and their director, Michael Bay.
"'Transformers' made her a star and I guess her costumes to perform very well at public sale. The 17-foot Bumblebee robot speaks for itself ... it's such an amazing spectacle and a pop culture icon that I expect bidders to go crazy," Maddalena said.
Bids can be placed in person at the public sale in Calabasas, outside Los Angeles, by phone or live on the Internet.
Fox helped "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" become the biggest grossing movie of 2009, with worldwide box-office takings of $831 million. The two movies have grossed $1.5 billion worldwide.

September 21, 2009

Drew Barrymore as an Actor, Producer, Director


Drew Barrymore has discovered that she is very happy with her role as an actor, producer and now director.
The 34-year-old star is currently promoting new film ‘Whip It!’, in which she went behind the camera for the first time.
She has exposed that she had to wait ages before the right project came along to kick-start her directorial career. “
I have been wanting to direct my whole life. I finally found the project and spent enough years as a producer to learn precisely what it was going to necessitate,” she said. However, her new behind the camera role does not mean that she is spinning her back on her other things. “I will always love acting, always love producing and now I am able to be a director as well,” she said.