
Daniel Day-Lewis by Todd Williamson/WireImage.com
There will be singing MaybeAccording to Variety Daniel Day-Lewis is in talks to join the cast of Rob Marshalls musical Nine He would be filling the role that Javier Bardem recently dropped out of due to exhaustion However a spokesman for the Weinstein Co which is producing the film said until an announcement is made Day-Lewis casting is pure conjectureThe film based on the stage musical originally inspired by the Felliini film 8 189 follows Guido Contini a famous filmmaker who has trouble balancing his professional life with his personal problems and a bevy of women Penelope Cruz Marion Cotillard Sophia Loren Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench will play the ladies in his life Adam BryantRelated149 Javier Bardem 86s His Role in NineMore Movie News 149 Michael Moore Planning Fahrenheit 911 Sequel149VIDEO Visit the Set of 007s Quantum of Solace149 Smallville Hills Hotties Head Into the Blue
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There have been tons of spoofs made about the drama that the WGA strike has caused in the entertainment industry. We were exceptionally impressed with this FunnyorDie gem, featuring David Spade parodying Daniel Day Lewis and his Oscar nom for There Will Be Blood. These actors have really been coming out of the woodwork to become web stars lately, eh? Your take: What do you think of David Spade's performance? Does it give DDL a run for his money?
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Tina Fey by Michael Caulfield/ WireImage.com, Julie Christie by Michael Caulfield/ WireImage.com
If this years SAG Awards (simulcast Sunday on TNT and TBS) will be remembered for anything, it wont be for who won or lostthere was little surprise and virtually no suspense in the no-frills ceremonybut for its symbolic timing in the middle of a painful, industry-crippling labor strike.Airing two weeks after the pathetic teleconference-style Golden Globes braadcast, hobbled together after the threat of pickets shut down that nights gala, the SAGs (marking the union's 75th anniversary) attracted a glittery gathering of movie and TV starsalthough there were still some curious no-shows, including TV winners Alec Baldwin, Kevin Kline and this years Peoples Choice host Queen Latifah as well as film nominee George Clooney. More than a few voiced their support on stage for their striking brethren in the WGA Guild, including Tina Fey (herself a WGA member) and Julie Christie, who noted, Its lovely to receive an award from your own ...
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Daniel Day-Lewis by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Heath Ledger, whose life was tragically cut short this past week under yet-to-be-determined circumstances, not only was remembered in a montage of late actors at Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards, but he was also acknowledged by the estimable Daniel Day-Lewis. Accepting the award for best actor in a film (There Will Be Blood) and reflecting on his ongoing discovery as a performer, Day-Lewis said, "There are many actors in this room tonight
who have given me that sense of regeneration, and Heath Ledger gave it to me. In Monster's Ball, that character he created seemed to be almost like an unformed being retreating from himself, his father, his life
and yet we wanted to follow him. It was unique." Likewise, Day-Lewis called Ledger's work in Brokeback Mountain "unique" and "perfect," and at the culmination of his applauded, emotional speech, he said, "I'd like to dedicate this to Heath Ledger." It was a moving and special moment within an efficient if not slightly c...
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Olga Kurylenko by J. Vespa/WireImage.com
Following in the footsteps of such sexpots as Jane Seymour, Kim Basinger and Halle Berry, Hitman hottie Olga Kurylenko has been cast as the Bond girl in the upcoming, as-yet-untitled 007 flick.... Michael Chiklis will play the U.S. Secretary of Defense in Eagle Eye, the Shia LaBeouf terrorist thriller.... Skeet Ulrich will star opposite Matt Dillon in Armored, about a Brinks-truck heist.... On Monday night, the Broadcast Film Critics Association named No Country for Old Men the year's best picture, Joel and Ethan Cohen best director, and Javier Bardem best supporting actor. There Will Be Blood lead Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor, while Away from Her's Julie Christie was honored as best actress. Ben Katner
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The current box-office champ, Hoodwinked, is already being groomed for a sequel, Variety reports. Hood vs. Evil, will find a teenage Red Riding Hood investigating the disappearance of Hansel and Gretel.... 24's Kim Raver has been cast as the ex-wife of Ben Stiller's bumbling security guard in the comedy Night at the Museum.... Virginia Madsen has replaced the newly pregnant Elisabeth Shue as Jim Carrey's wife in the psychological thriller The Number 23, which starts shooting Monday.... Daniel Day-Lewis will play a Texas oil prospector in Paul Thomas Anderson's sprawling period piece There Will Be Blood.
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