Sunday, May 8, 2011

Alberto Contador, Natalie Portman, Casey Anthony, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Brandon Knight and Other Hollywood News



Slash Film: Anthony Hopkins revealed that he’s in talks with Angelina Jolie about taking on the role of Sir Winston Churchill in "Churchill and Roosevelt". Jolie is said to be developing the film, though it’s not clear whether her official role will be that of a producer, director, actress, or some combination thereof. She’s apparently very excited about the project, however — Hopkins said that Jolie has got a thing about Churchill, whatever that means. One thing that makes Hopkins holding back may be the politician’s famously rotund physique: "I don’t know, I’d have to put on some weight to play Churchill," Hopkins joked to the interviewer. "I’ve just taken the weight off, I’d have to put it back on again."


Bleacher Report: Brandon Knight has officially decided to head to the NBA and will not be returning to Kentucky with Terrence Jones in an attempt to return to the Final Four.

Knight decided that it was too hard to pass up a chance to be selected within the first ten picks of this year's draft, even if a lockout does ensue. Knight is obviously not just hoping that he ends up as a top ten pick, but as a top five selection.

Knight shined in the NCAA Tournament against West Virginia, Ohio State, and North Carolina, thus the main reason he started to move up draft boards.


Royal Wedding: Pippa Middleton becomes the every reason why it is good to always become the bridesmaid.




Sports Illustrated: Despite doping case still hanging over him, Alberto Contador who tested positive for clenbuterol while winning last year's Tour de France, enters Giro d'Italia as the big favorite in what he calls the "most difficult race I have ever faced."




News4Jax: The trial of 25 year-old Casey Anthony, the mother accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony begins Monday.

Casey, who pleaded not guilty and says a baby-sitter kidnapped Caylee, is also charged with aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and providing false information to law enforcement. She might face the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder.

Casey waited a month before telling her mother that Caylee had disappeared in the summer of 2008. Anthony's mother then contacted authorities.

Caylee's decomposed remains were found December 2008 by a municipal meter reader in woods not far from where the little girl lived with her mother and grandparents.

Detectives said residue of a heart-shaped sticker was found on duct tape over the mouth of her skull. The local medical examiner, Jan Garavaglia, ruled that a cause of death could not be determined. The autopsy said that Caylee's bones didn't suffer trauma.


LA Times: Mel Gibson's latest film 'The Beaver' flops at the box-office. The film grossed $104,000 for a paltry per-theater average of $4,745, according to an estimate from distributor Summit Entertainment. The movie came out after a year in which Gibson's reputation is hurt by a drunken anti-Semitic rant in 2006, worsened last summer when recordings surfaced of the actor apparently making abusive remarks to ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva over the telephone. But Richie Fay, president of domestic distribution for Summit, said the film's weak debut had more to do with its limited appeal than Gibson's behavior.


Yahoo! News: Oscar winning actress Natalie Portman stars in the blockbuster hit film "Thor". Chris Hemsworth plays the arrogant but highly capable god of thunder, while Portman will play Jane Adams, a scientist who helps the Marvel hero defeat the bad guys and save the planet.


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