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Buzz News Roundup, 10/15

BuzzSugar — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:30:55 -0700

Don Cheadle is replacing Terrence Howard in the role of Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes for Iron Man 2. — ComingSoon
The sequel to Wall Street is actually happening and will "center on Gordon Gekko, who has recently been sprung from prison and re-emerges into a much more tumultuous financial world than the one he once lorded over." — Variety
Amy Sedaris has signed a deal to create, write, and star in a new comedy series. — Hollywood Reporter
Amy Adams is in negotiations to star in the comedy Leap Year, the story of a woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend on Feb. 29, a day when he has to say yes, according to tradition. — ComingSoon
Comedian D.L. Hughley is getting his own comedy/news show on CNN. — Broadcasting and Cable
Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, and Malin Akerman are joining the cast of Jon Favreau's comedy Couples Retreat. — Hollywood Reporter
Best Week Ever is changing its format, with just one host: Paul F. Tompkins. — New York Times
Marilynne Robinson and Aleksandar Hemon are among the finalists for the National Book Award. — AP
Starz has picked up a series called Party Down co-created by Rob Thomas and Paul Rudd. — Hollywood Reporter

Nicolas Cage Tops a Slow Weekend Box Office

BuzzSugar — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:45:46 -0700

Well, the Fall movie season came in with a whimper. According to Variety, "The first weekend after Labor Day is always sluggish, but this year the frame was affected by the start of the NFL football season and was particularly dreary." Bangkok Dangerous came in at No. 1, but it only earned an estimated $7.8 million and narrowly beat Tropic Thunder, which earned an estimated $7.5 million.

The House Bunny came in third place, followed by The Dark Knight in fourth and Don Cheadle's thriller Traitor in fifth place. Interestingly, Hamlet 2, which received major buzz at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is not doing too well in theaters and has only grossed an estimated $4.3 million over the two weekends it's been out.

Kind of a bummer of a weekend, but don't worry—next week The Women and Burn After Reading hit theaters! Who's excited?

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Buzz News Roundup, 7/18

BuzzSugar — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:29:39 -0700

ABC Family has ordered 13 more episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
According to Variety, Don Cheadle will get to star in and produce a movie he has long wanted to make: a drama based on the memoir Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine and South America's Strangest Jail.
Will Ferrell and friends will be poking fun at both racism and split personalities in the movie 2-Face, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
The LA Times wonders if the Emmys are out of touch with what viewers are watching.
AdWeek has the story of how the Project Runway legal battle went down in court this week (short story: no decision yet).
A Chinese artist is suing DreamWorks over what he says is an "insulting" depiction of China's national symbol in Kung Fu Panda, Variety reports.
According to Pitchfork, Jarvis Cocker is working on music for The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson's forthcoming film.
Billboard has the news that Jimi Hendrix will be the next musical artist to be used for Guitar Hero.

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Breaking News: Josh Duhamel Looks Cute in a Polo Shirt

PopSugar — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:30:57 -0700

Josh Duhamel looked super hot showing off his stroke at the ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic in LA yesterday. He was even sporting his favorite golf shirt to complete the manjoyment look. He competed against DL Hughley and Don Cheadle for charity, but it doesn't look like Fergie was there to cheer him on. We're sure he would have enjoyed her company in the golf cart, but at least she got to have her cute fiance back at the end of the long day on the course.

Images include: DL Hughley, Don Cheadle, Josh Duhamel

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Movie Preview: Traitor

BuzzSugar — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:33:55 -0700

If the always-amazing Don Cheadle weren't in this new movie Traitor, I probably would have greeted its trailer with a big old "meh." But while the preview makes it look like another one of those run-of-the-mill espionage thrillers Hollywood churns out regularly, the talent involved suggests that I shouldn't necessarily be so quick to judge.

In addition to Cheadle, the movie co-stars the terrific (and handsome) Guy Pearce (of Memento and an odd movie that no one's promoting with Catherine Zeta-Jones), as well as Jeff Daniels. Another fun fact about this project: Steve Martin (yes, the funny one) co-wrote the movie and is an executive producer.

Basically the trailer shows official-looking CIA types acting stressed out, and there is a lot of secret-keeping and secret-sharing. The movie opens August 27 so to take a look for yourself and tell me what you think,

Ben and Matt Gamble for a Good Reason

PopSugar — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:01:00 -0700

Last year Matt Damon and Ben Affleck celebrated their holiday weekend with a BFF family trip to Hawaii, and this year they were back together for a different reason. The Boston boys showed off their skills, along with friends like Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle, at the 2nd annual Ante Up for Africa charity poker tournament in Las Vegas last night. From the looks of those big smiles, they didn't have a problem whether they were losing or winning, it was all for a good cause. We know that the crises overseas are so important to both Matt and Ben, but it's always nice to add a little bit of fun into dedicated philanthropy.

Lots more of Ben, Matt, Adam, Don and more playing poker so

Denzel's Debaters Wins Big at the NAACP Awards

PopSugar — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:45:00 -0800

Last night the ladies looked easy and breezy on the red carpet at the NAACP Awards but it was dapper Denzel who took home top honors. The Oscar presenter may not be nominated for any Academy Awards this year but he did score 4 Image Awards last night for his movie The Great Debaters including Best Actor and Best Motion Picture. The evening also included Hall of Fame winner Stevie Wonder who has quite a few fabulous things to say about Obama and Hillary as well as a great performance. Janet Jackson presented the singer with his honor and she also scored her own award for Best Supporting Actress in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? To see which musician scored 4 awards herself as well as a complete list of winners, click here.

For many more pictures of the winners, performances and stars including Stevie Wonder, America Ferrera, Denzel and more just

Sugar Bits — Jennifer Lopez Not in Labor

PopSugar — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:30:00 -0800

Jennifer Lopez's PR representative denied reports that the singer went into labor yesterday, despite rumors that she was giving birth at a hospital on Long Island. It can't be too much longer now, and we can't wait to hear about her new additions! — Us Weekly
The Starz network is turning the Oscar-winning film Crash into a series, to be overseen by both director Paul Haggis and one of the movie's stars, Don Cheadle. Will you be watching? — BuzzSugar
Production on Michelle Williams' upcoming film Blue Valentine, which also stars Ryan Gosling, has been put on hold as she mourns Heath Ledger. We're sure they're ready to give her all the time she needs. — People
Miley Cyrus has legally changed her name from Destiny Hope Cyrus to Miley Ray Cyrus, preferring to be known by her childhood nickname and her father's middle name. And it all started because she was a sMiley kid. — ET Online
Kathy Griffin has been re-banned from The View because she made too much fun of Barbara Walters on her Bravo TV show. We doubt Kathy really cares all that much, since she thrives on just that sort of attention. — Page Six

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Would You Watch a TV Series Based on Crash?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:30:00 -0800

We recently heard the news that Starz is turning the 2006 Best Picture Oscar winner Crash into a television series. Much of the movie's original creative team — including the director Paul Haggis and his co-writer Bobby Moresco — is reassembling for the project, which is encouraging, though I still wonder what shape it will take. According to Don Cheadle, who will produce the series, "This series will present an opportunity to delve into many subjects, not just race relations in LA. I don't think you can do 13 episodes on that subject and keep people interested."What do you think about the idea to make a Crash series? Will you be watching?Source

Would You Watch a TV Series Based on Crash?

Yes — This could be really excellent.

No way — The one movie was plenty.

Maybe — I'll see what they do with it.

George and Sarah's Mayoral Good Time

Molly — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:20:53 -0800

George Clooney and Sarah Larson continued their romantic and honorable week in Italy with a stop to hang out with the Mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, at the capital building. You know, no big deal, just some face time with the mayor on his balcony. Probably just where Sarah Larson expected she'd be when she made her year's predictions last December. We haven't seen much of George celebrating yet, but hopefully, these two have some big things planned for the weekend and toast to another Golden Globe nod for him.

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