day 3.211

funny or die brings the lol's

check out the latest fod videos below, featuring taylor lautner, tori spelling, sophia bush and drea de matteo. hilarious.

Mob Wives with Sophia Bush & Drea de Matteo from Sophia Bush

Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout with Taylor Lautner from Taylor Lautner

Hoarders: Untold sTori from Tori Spelling

day 3.35

taylor swift, where are your pants?

the latest music video from t. swift has hit the interwebs. "back to december," the second single off swift's latest speak now, is slowly creeping its way up the charts. "december" is reportedly about swift's short-lived romance with twilight star taylor lautner. if you look at the album booklet, swift puts secret messages in her lyrics by capitalizing certain letters; the secret message for "back to december" reads "tay." the video is basically angst ridden with more angst, as swift mopes, pants-less, around her apartment while her love interest wanders the snowy streets. oh, it also snows inside taylor's apartment while she sits naked in a bathtub. normal. hopefully they release a faster song (like "better than revenge" or "the story of us") so that taylor can actually do something in the next video.

andrew garfield is spiderman

sony released the first official picture of the social network's andrew garfield as spiderman. it doesn't look like he'll disappoint.

also, i can't wait for this.

it better not disappoint. even though it probably will...

day 2.292

selena swift?

taylor swift's reigning bff, selena gomez, covered swifty's hit "you belong with me" at a recent concert. and someone caught it on tape. she can actually sing and just about as good as taylor. check out the performance above.

and in glee news...

the hit fox comedy premieres its second season tomorrow night at 8/7 central. at least two new characters will be introduced in the premiere and even more are coming. rumor has it gwyneth palrow is set to take on a guest arch sometime in november (sweeps stunt anyone?). she'll play a substitute glee-advisor when mr. schu takes ill. the glee club-ers will fall for her and, supposedly, so will mr. schu. gwyneth shows off her singing chops in the upcoming drama country strong, in which she plays a troubled country music star trying to get her career back on track. check out the trailer below.

day 2.25

hmm...

nothing today, but don't forget to tune in or dvr snl tonight as the twilight saga's taylor lautner is making his debut as host.

day 163

jobros: my life as a covergirl

yep, the jonai are covergirls (haha - i'm so funny) on the june issue of seventeen, out next month.  the picture to the left is an outtake from the cover shoot.  from what i've seen of the story, the article should really be titled "joe and the other two," because kevin and nick don't seem to be involved at all.  inside the issue, joe dishes on quite a few things, including his 5 year plan and past relationships.  in 5 years, little joseph sees himself with a burgeoning acting career, in roles like johnny depp's.  really?  you think that's going to happen?  have you seen yourself act?  sadly, the jonai aren't triple-threats, even if disney (desperately) wants you to think so.  when asked about taylor swift's song "forever & always," which allegedly tracks the duo's short courtship, joe said it was "flattering" and "nice to hear their side of the story."  okay, one, your grammar is horrible.  taylor is a she/her not a they/their. two, flattering?  a song that trashes you is in no way flattering.  maybe joe needs to go back to school and learn definitions?  i don't know. if you didn't already know, the jonas bros' new series, jonas (creative title), premieres next month on disney.  let the trainwreck begin.

a bromance breakup? 

with a burgeoning career in film (he's currently shooting a flick with 50 cent, twelve, and in final negotiations to dance his way to the top in footloose), it looks like chace crawford is ready for some along time.  the gossip girl star currently lives with mr. chuck bass himself, ed westwick, allegedly wants to live the bachelor life.  a mole for the new york post claims chace has asked his team to seek out the perfect loft, no matter the cost.  he wants high security (hello, lindsay lohan knows where his current apartment is) and a fulltime doorman.  i can't blame chace for moving.  reports surfaced earlier this year that chace and ed's current apartment is a pigsty and that people simply don't want to go there.  plus, chace is the only main star of the series not currently in a relationship and i can't imagine it's comfy to see ed constanty hooking up with gg costar jessica szhor.  in gossip girl news, michelle trachtenberg is back through the end of the season as georgina, everyone's favorite upper-east side villian.  can't wait to see what she drums up.  it also looks like bluck (blair and chuck) is going to happen yet again. their this gen's ross and rachel. well a less famous, less popular, but better dressed ross and rachel.  

2 stories today. that's it. check in with twitter for more. 

day 161

yeah, sorry

i know i've been slacking lately, but i've been busy and not much has been happening.  still, i'll post blurbs on twitter and be back on the blog tomorrow! in a little bit of news, it looks like two of hollywood's hottest young stars - selena gomez and taylor lautner - have been hooking up while filming ramona and beezus and new moon, respectively, in vancouver.  interesting coupling, no?  

day 51

lautner lands moon

looks like michael copon is going to have to look for work somewhere else.  taylor lautner will keep the part of jacob black in new moon, the sequel to megahit twilight, scheduled for release later this year.  after speculation that the babyfaced 16 year old wouldn't be able to handle the "new-and-improved" jacob of the second book (in which the character grows to giant heights and has the appearance of a 25 year old), new moon director chris weitz and series auther stephanie meyer each released statements today that they believed the original cast would be the best choice for continuing the series.  lautner, in an attempt to keep the role that is sure to make him famous, has packed on 19 pounds of muscle and is willing to put on 10+ more lbs before filming of the next installment begins.  fans had also been campaigning to keep the original actor and they are sure to be happy with the choice.  this casting seems to make the most sense - why change something that's not broken? 

donna martin graduates...to 90210 

tori spelling is finally headed back to the zip-code that made her famous.  reprising the role of donna martin, spelling will begin filming in late january for an episode to air later in the season.  spelling had not been willing to return to the show when it was first launched when she learned that returning cast members shannen doherty and jennie garth were getting paid nearly double the salary spelling was offered. jason priestly, the original 90210's brendan, is set to direct the ep.  this should be interesting. as far as i know, only jennie garth will be on the episode alongside spelling. what will donna martin be up to? when the series was first in development, donna was supposed to be owning a "kitson-like" boutique that all the 90210-ers frequent.  oh well, it will be interesting to see what her nose job and boob job will be able to pull off in 2009. 

just a thought...

who is writing magazine headlines these days? ok magazine's latest cover has quite the incoherent title for an article all about britney: "what price fame?" um...it seems like they're missing a word there, like "what price for fame?" you'd think that before a major publication went to shelves and subscribers someone would be "that doesn't look right." maybe i'm missing something, but it just seems like something should be said about this.  

day 28

new moon, new stars

it looks like new twilight series director chris weitz may have found his perfect cast. while keeping the majority of the major players around, the character of jacob has been up for grabs.  taylor lautner, who plays the role in the first movie, is apparently not wanted back for the second - he's too "baby faced" for the leading man/werewolf role in the second installment.  the actor apparently very close to stealing the role is michael copon, known for his work on one tree hill, power rangers, and but can they sing?  the actor has nearly 10 years on lautner, coming in at 26.  but, is he too old to play the role? lautner is almost 17, the age the character is supposed to be in real life.  kristin stewart (bella) is only 19 and robert pattinson is 22.  to me, this seems like hollywood's unrealistic portrayal of teenagers.  a teenager can't play a teenager, but someone old enough to have a wife and kids can.  so what if lautner is so young.  it seems like copon and stewart would be too creepy together. the other role up for grabs is that of mind reading vampire aro.  narnia: prince caspian star ben barnes is apparently going after the role.  he seems to fit into the mix, but i'm not sold on copon.  with only 12 weeks until filming on the next movie begins, these decisions better be made fast.  

shenae grimes, headed for mental breakdown?

what is wrong with shenae grimes, former star of degrassi and current star of 90210.  click here to watch the chain-smoking starlet's recent appearance at canadian television awards show, the geminis.  it seems like shenae is either drunk or cracked out - she uses a variety of voices in the interview, appears to have lipstick on her teeth and smudged makeup, and slurs her words.  we do not need an amy winehouse meets lindsay lohan meets shannen doherty circa '94 breakdown with shenae.  i don't get it with these young stars - you're living "the dream," why ruin it? go to work, go home.  no need to go out partying and doing drugs.  i won't be surprised if shenae makes a "post-glitter mariah carey with an ice cream cart on trl" sometime in the near future...hopefully the canadimess won't ruin the newly restarted franchise and will get her act together.  

will smith, forever coming to a theater near you

even with the recent us economic woes, big hollywood studios aren't cutting back on big hollywood blockbusters.  2 will smith sequel vehicles have been green lighted.  first up is the i am legend prequel, which will follow the destruction of america due to the spread of the fatal disease that smith's character dies of in the fist film.  second is the hancock sequel, which is just waiting on charlize theron's signature on the contracts.  smith is known to be bankable on holiday weekends, so these films will probably be out in time for 4th of july of '09 or '10.  

small bits

none of these stories were really big enough to write whole pieces on so here's a few small bites - tom cruise apologized for his matt lauer-scientology rant from a few years ago today, on the exact location of the original confrontation, the today show...it looks like a lot of the tv and music rumors we've heard recently are completely fabricated - nicole richie is not recording an album or working with rihanna...mischa barton will not be guesting on ugly betty...the cw is not working on a gossip girl spinoff focusing on lily and rufus, but will be working on one (yay! georgina still has a chance!)...michelle williams is not planning on accepting any awards on behalf of her late baby daddy heath ledger this season...it looks like tr knight (george) will be let out of his grey's anatomy contract, though he is the third actor in the history of the show asked to be let out (any guesses to the other two? catherine heigl and sandra oh are my guesses - sandra close to the show's commencement - she was a burgeoning indie movie star [sideways] - and katherine last season - she is a "movie star"...in her head)...mark schwann, the big boss over at one tree hill, is in talks to helm the relaunch of melrose place for the ceedub (cw)