Jennifer Hudson: “I’m Prouder Of My Weight Loss Than My Oscar”
Singer and Dream Girls actress Jennifer Hudson may be happy over her big 2006 Oscar win, but according to Hudson nothing can top her 80lb weight loss.
Steve Coogan Agrees to Cameo in 17-Year Old Film Student’s Movie
Seventeen year-old Liam Hooper wrote a letter to Steve Coogan (Tropic Thunder, The Other Guys, Alan Partridge) asking him to appear in his £1,000 student film.
Reeve Carney on his New Role in the Jeff Buckley Biopic and Spider-Man
Currently starring in the Broadway musical Spider-Man, that has been bogged down with a slew of issues, Reeve Carney was recently asked how things were going now that the headlines have dulled.
Who Was Paul Rudd’s ‘Our Idiot Brother’ Character Partly Inspired By? The Director, Jesse Peretz
“The first thing was I read the script and thought it was really funny, but not just funny I loved the drama in it, I thought it was an interesting character and a fun character to play.”
Jessica Chastain Reveals That Robin Williams Paid For Her Acting School
Actress Jessica Chastain, who appeared in both The Tree of Life and The Help this summer, has revealed that her education at Julliard was funded entirely by a scholarship paid for by Robin Williams.
Daniel Radcliffe’s First Post-Potter Role: “A character-driven, well-written horror film”
While some actors would feel the pressure to follow up a massive franchise like “Potter” with another huge project, Radcliffe doesn’t see it that way.
Actors Sue Seeking Royalties on Merchandising of Their Classic Film and Television Roles
When actor Zack Ward played Scott Farkus in 1983’s The Christmas Story, he probably had no idea that not only would the film be considered a classic but decades later his character would live on in merchandise like action figures, which use his likeness from the 1983 film.
Elizabeth Olsen: Hollywood Depicts Young Women Wrong
A lot of times with female relationships and young women [in the movies], it’s either ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ or catty b–,” Olsen explained. “I just have a problem with that. They’re supposed to be either as perfect as how they’re portrayed on Disney or as mean as they’re portrayed in high school movies. And in real life it’s neither of those.”
Colin Farrell: “You don’t want to be photographed by the paparazzi? Say ‘no’ to the 120 million dollar film”
Looks like Colin Farrell has an answer to stars like Ryan Reynolds who complain about the price of stardom: stop whining!
Helen Mirren: “I’m not the sort of actress who identifies with every role, but I do bring a part of myself to them”
According to Helen Mirren, “I was never young and pretty. Well, never pretty, anyway.”
Don Cheadle: Acting isn’t “as dazzling as it used to be”
Though Don Cheadle still appears regularly in movies — like last summer’s blockbuster Iron Man 2 and the critically acclaimed Brooklyn’s Finest — his pace has seemed to slow somewhat as his attention has turned to other causes.
Aziz Ansari on Filming Car Chases: “I don’t know how much I really bring to the table besides different variations on going, ‘Aaaargh! Look out for that truck!’”
30 Minutes or Less’ Aziz Ansari talked about filming action sequences for the upcoming action/comedy flick
Jim Sturgess: The Challenges of ‘One Day’
Sturgess shared that he “has never quite had an experience he could relate to his character’s. It was hard.”
Sean Penn on “The Tree of Life”: “I didn’t at all find on the screen the emotion of the script”
Penn revealed that he found Malick’s script to be superior to the finished movie.
Lance Henriksen Talks About Overcoming Illiteracy, Memorizing Lines and Getting Out of Character
Promoting his new showbiz memoir Not Bad for a Human, Hollywood veteran Lance Henriksen talked about overcoming illiteracy, how he separates real life from fiction and why he takes every role he plays seriously.
Anne Hathaway: “People Didn’t Think I Could ‘Pull Off’ British Accent” (Video)
“I’ve had people come up to me who have seen it actually and they say, ‘I didn’t think you could pull it off.’
Jason Momoa: “I’m not that good of an actor”
Jason Momoa, star of Game of Thrones and Conan the Barbarian, was likely hired for his Conan role based not only on his looks, but also his intensity.
Fright Night’s Colin Farrell: “I’m pretty clear on why I go to work now”
Fright Night’s newest villain Colin Farrell, who plays the vampire next door in the 80’s reboot that opens in theaters Aug. 19th, appears to have undergone quite a transformation that has nothing to do with fake teeth and blood capsules. The thirty-five year old recently discussed his acting career
Rose McGowan’s Eyebrows and Hairline are Worth $5 Million to Her
McGowan wasn’t going to sacrifice her often-nominated Maxim, FHM, Stuff, and Blender “Sexiest Woman” looks for nothing.
Jason Momoa: After ‘Baywatch’, “No one would take me seriously”
Jason Momoa, star of HBO’s Game of Thrones and the upcoming Conan the Barbarian movie is quite popular these days, but you’d never guess that it all started from being on Baywatch Hawaii over a decade ago.