day 4.35

guys, confessions of a teenage drama queen is real

seriously. reports claim lindsay lohan and megan fox are eyeing the same part- elizabeth taylor. in a lifetime movie. the movie would be an adaptation of furious love, a biography chronicling the late star's love affair with richard burton. first lilo was in the lead- but apparently her legal troubles are getting in the way. lohan would need to speed up her community service asap in order to land the role. if lifetime were smart, they'd somehow cast both girls in the part. can you imagine? i need this to happen. either this or megan fox playing lindsay lohan in a lifetime movie about her life.

day 291

snl loses some lol

saturday night live will be just a little less funny when the new season premieres september 26th. two of the comedy staple's newest editions - casey wilson and michaela watkins - have been let go by head honcho lorne michaels. wilson was brought in at the end of the season before last in a last ditch effort to replace maya rudolph who exited the show unexpectedly. i never really got used to casey and she never got any of her own characters (or, if she did, they didn't take off because i can't recall any of them). plus casey will fare just fine in hollywood - she's already an accredited screen writer, having written january's bride wars and worked on julie & julia. watkins was brought in last season alongside abby elliott to give the show an even larger female comedic force, mostly because amy poehler exited the series half-way through the season in order to have her baby and start production on one of the lamest sitcoms on the air right now, parks and recreation. watkins was the only new cast member who really got to do a lot and it looked like she would be with the series for a long, long time. the fact that she was kicked to the curb is really surprising to me and almost disheartening. in an interview with entertainment weekly, michaela says the firing was unexpected and came with little explanation. the silver lining in her being axed was a backhanded complement lorne michaels gave to her - basically, lorne said he believed michaela was too talented to be stuck in the snl routine and should really have her own show, not be a secondary player on his. while that's all well and good, aren't a lot of snl's power players good enough for their own shows? that's why tina fey and amy poehler have sitcoms on the peacock network. i know i'll miss watkins later this month when the show launches its 35th season, especially if that means the 4th hour today show/kathie lee and hoda skit has died and gone to the big sketch show in the sky. check out one of michaela's funnier today show skits above. lorne has hired two new female players to take wilson and watkins places - jenny slate and nasim pedrad - but we have to wait and see if they're anywhere near as funny. from googling nasim, she could easily take on hoda kotb, but it just won't be the same. plus, i find it hard to believe its so hard to find a black comedian who could really fill the void left by maya rudolph for things like a michelle obama impression or even hoda kotb. hopefully they'll find some way to get the show back to its maya-amy-kristin glory of just a few years ago; and, if kristin wiig ever exits the show, i might not even have a reason to tune in anymore. the 35th season kicks off with host megan fox and musical guest u2.

day 231

leighton's leakage

now that leighton meester is back to shooting the new season of gossip girl, she's taking time off of her burgeoning music career. but, to remind us that she is, in fact, a singer, someone leaked a new track - "body control" - onto the internets. it seems like leighton is going gaga - and i mean that she's taking some inspiration from lady gaga. the song is a fast paced, radio friendly, dance track with plenty of synth beats, much like the material lady g included on her debut album, the fame. it sounds like it could have come right out of the 80s. no word on whether or not this is an official single or just a demo, but either way it's a going to get stuck in your head after you listen to it. you're welcome. or not. check out the song above.

diablo's back

if you were a fan of 2007's juno, then you might be in for a treat come september. diablo cody, who wrote juno, is back with her second film, jennifer's body. out september 18th, the film follows a mean girl/cheerleader (megan fox as jennifer) who is possessed by a demon to destroy all that is evil. sadly, all that is evil entails almost every boy in the girl's high school. when her nerdy friend, needy (played by mamma mia's amanda seyfriend), discovers jennifer's secret she has to battle back, tracking down the demon's source. sounds like some heavy stuff right? well, after watching the preview, it's not that bad. the dialogue appears to have diablo's trademark wit - more of a dark comedy vibe than a slasher film. in fact, the movie has already been compared to one of my favorite flicks, heathers. check it out for yourself above.

day 223

megan fox...

is one of the most bizarre individuals to me. sometimes she appears completely comatose in an interview; other times, she completely alert and on her game. then there's the whole thing with is-she-or-isn't-she telling the truth? megan has been known to say shit just to say it. but, friday night on jimmy kimmel, she seemed normal. and was, surprisingly, very talkative and had plenty of anecdotes to share. here's the 2 part clip.

day 99

jobros jet from coast to coast

with their 3d concert experience movie opening in theaters this friday, it's no surprise that the brothers jonas would be doing some crazy publicity stunt.  in a press conference held today, the boys revealed that they'll be attending screenings of their film at a variety of theaters in a variety of u.s. cities all weekend.  but, of course, they want to keep the surprise alive and will not be revealing exactly where they'll be staying.  ergo, if you hear a sonic boom of tween screams in your town, you'll know they're there.  my guesses is they'll be stopping in new jersey (their home state), dallas (where they have a home), orlando (home to disney world), and california (mecca of entertainment) at the least.  and it can't be argued that the jonai's publicity team is genius.  now that they've announced this, you know thousands (maybe even millions) of girls begged their parents to pre order tics for a showing this weekend in hopes that they'll get a chance to see kevin, joe, and nick.  chances are they won't, but why crush dreams, right?

andy richter's back at home

andy richter, conan o'brien's former cohort on late night, is returning to help the floppy haired tv host in his new venture as host of the tonight show (a decision i still think was a major mistake on the part of nbc - they'll probably lose more money keeping conan around than it would have cost them to buy him out of his contract).  richter will take on the role of announcer when conan moves up to the 11:30/10:30c time slot. andy left conan's show in 2000 in order to pursue his own career aspirations, which amounted to a multitude of failed sitcoms and sporadic guest star gigs after taking on the role of sidekick in 1993.  but, will richter's reappearance help out ratings for conan? probably not.  i predict katie couric-esque ratings, meaning a bump in the beginning and a rapid decline to third place after a week.  and as for the man o'brien is replacing? leno will be debuting a new 10/9c show (similar to his current one) on the peacock net and i'm skeptical of how he'll do.  people commit to 10 o'clock dramas and don't necessarily want to see a talk show.  plus, leno will have to conform to stricter fcc rules in the pre-news slot.  we'll see how this all plays out in august when everyone is up and running.  

a fox is on the prowl

megan fox is a single woman.  but, that doesn't mean all you teen fanboys are her dating pool.  the angelina jolie-alike and rising star has ended her 5 year relationship (3 year engagement) to actor brian austin green because the twosome is "focusing on their careers" and had let the relationship run its course. meaning, megan is a hot commodity in the entertainment industry and brian, well, isn't. his only career highlight since 90210 is being a recurring star on fox's sinking terminator drama - there's a reason they put it in the tv graveyard, a friday night time slot.  fox's career, on the other hand, is booming with the transformers sequel and the diablo cody dramedy jennifer's body scheduled to be released later this year.  plus there was the whole age difference (13 years) and the fact that green had a kid from a previous relationship didn't help.  i wouldn't be surprised if megan had a new man on her arm by her next movie premiere.  and, as for brian? hopefully he'll be able to get over losing hollywood's it girl.

day 72

angelina, fired

angelina jolie has lost the one of the roles that helped launch her career, lara croft.  the video game based franchise, which debuted in movie form in 2001, with a sequel in 2003, is getting a reboot after its rights were traded from paramount back to video game company originator, eidos.  eidos has since turned the franchise over to warner brothers, who owns a large stake in eidos and plans to completely relaunch the series with a third film.  the threequel, however, won't be a sequel at all.  the new movie will completely overhaul the story of the tomb raiding, artifact hoarding heroine, with a new backstory that will most likely move away from focusing on croft's  british upbringing.  as well, new villains and love interests for croft on her new adventures.  according to fans, the series is thought of as james bond-like, with lara never aging through time.  fans are also supporting the casting change, campaigning hard for jolie-alike megan fox to helm the new film.  no casting decisions have been made, but that choice would completely make sense.  the thing with lara croft is that, because she was originally a video game character, the actress kind of has to live up to that image, unlike james bond.  it will also be interesting to see if the new franchise will be successful - are people still interested in the character? the first two films made $275 and $157, respectively, and the video games have grossed over $1 billion since their inception in 1996.  

kelly rowland v. the knowles family

things could get real ugly, real fast now that kelly rowland, one third of destiny's child, has released beyonce's father, matthew, as her manger.  matthew has been kelly's manger since the beginning of her career with the girl group and will continue to manage destiny's child should a reunion ever occur, or any kind of material by the group is ever released.  while the two parties released statements that they are parting ways amicably and will always be "family," i still think some drama is going down.  i can understand kelly wanting to get out of the situation; her solo career hasn't really been all that great - just a few weeks of radio play here and there - and matthew is probably focusing on the money machine that is his daughter, beyonce, more.  it would just be interesting to hear what was the tipping point in the split? who talked to rowland? and where's rowland going to be represented from now on? we'll just have to wait and see, i guess.

tidbits

here's a few blurbs for ya...speaking of angelina, it appears that the actress wore her dress at the sag awards backward. intentionally....amy poehler's sitcom finally has a name, public service.  poehler and rashida jones were seen out and about filming the show this past week....kelly clarkson is breaking records.  the american idol star now holds the record she previously broke with her debut single, "a moment like this," for her song "my life would suck without you."  clarkson made the biggest jump by a female artist ever in a week on the billboard charts, jumping from spot #97 to #1.  the record was most recently broken by britney spears's "womanizer."...jennifer aniston and john mayer may or may not have broken up, yet again...