Terminator Salvation, The Future Begins

Kids over at Hollywood Insider have reported that none other then Sexy, smoking hot Christian Bale will reprise the epic role of John Connor in the Terminator, made famous by the geeky Edward Furlong in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. The new script, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, is linked to director McG, famous for both Charlie’s Angeles’s films and most recently the Matthew McConaughey film We Are Marshall. Both McG and Bale are posted on IMDB, as likely suspects for their roles in teh upcomnig Terminator flick. The ending of the film is entirely hush-hush and for the most part details on the script are sketchy. For all we know John Connor could be a cross-dressing mutant this time around, but I highly doubt it. Hilariously, this information has been leaked even before the film has been greenlit, but immediately before the airing of THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES on Fox. Oh, what won’t studios will do for a little publicity. Oh what I’d do for twenty minutes alone with Christian Bale. I mean, any time.

Hail the Victorious dead!

May we forever remember, this great man, as the legendary Joker. No we don't need to do that.

Heath Andrew Ledger was born in Perth, Western Australia to Sally Ramshaw and Kim Ledger on April 4th, 1979. He was found dead on the 22nd if January, 2008 in New York, by an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. But, let's not get past that as the only memories we have as Heathy. As a young, hunky 20 year old heart-throb Heath Ledger first came to the attention of the public in 1999, it was all too easy to tag him as a "pretty boy" and an actor of not much depth. He has spent the past five years trying desperately to sway this image away, but this has indeed been a double-edged sword. But that comes much later in his story.

As the story goes, in junior high it was compulsory to do one of two electives, either cooking or drama, and as Heath could honestly not see himself in a cooking class, he tried his hand at drama. Heath was talented, there was no denying that. However, the rest of the class did not acknowledge his talent, possibly out of jealousy. When he was 17, he and a friend, decided to pack up, leave school, take a car and rough it to Sydney. Heath believed Sydney to be the place where dreams are made, or at least, where actors can possibly get their big break. However, upon arriving in Sydney with a purported 69 cents to his name, Heath tried everything to get a break. His first real acting job came in a low budget movie called Blackrock in 1997, a largely unimpressive cliche; a teen angst film about one boy's struggle when he learns his best mate raped a girl. He did not have a large part in this movie. In fact, it was a very small one.

The only thing of notice in his role is you get to see him get his lights punched out. After that small role, Heath auditioned for a role in a TV show called Sweat, in 1996. This was about a group of young Olympic hopefuls. He got offered one of two roles, one as a swimmer, another as a gay cyclist. Heath accepted the latter because he felt to really stand out as an actor one had to accept unique roles that stood out from the bunch. It got him small notice, but unfortunately the show was quickly axed, which led him to look for other roles. He was in Home and Away in 1988 for a very short period, in which he played a surfer who falls in love with one of the girls of Summer Bay. Then came his very brief role in Paws in 1997.

Paws was a film which existed solely to cash in on guitar prodigy Nathan Cavaleri's brief moment of fame, where he was the hottest thing in Australia. Heath played a student in the film, involved in a stage production of a Shakespeare play, in which he played "Oberon". A very brief role, this did nothing other than give him a small paycheck, but nothing to advance his career. Then came Two Hands in 1999. He went to America trying to audition for film roles, showcasing his brief role in Roar in 1997 opposite then unknown Vera Farmiga. He could not find any American roles but then Australian director Gregor Jordan auditioned him for the lead in Two Hands in 1999, which he got. An in your face Aussie crime thriller, Two Hands was outstanding and helped him secure a role in 10 Things I Hate about You in 1999.

After that, it seemed Heath was being typecast as a teen hunk, which he did not like, so he accepted a role in a very serious war drama, The Patriot, in 2000 along side Mel Gibson.What followed was a stark inconsistency of roles, Ledger accepting virtually every single character role, anything to avoid being typecast. Some met with praise, like his short role in Monster's Ball, in 2001, but his version of Ned Kelly in 2003 was an absolute flop, which led distributors hesitant to even release it outside Australia. Heath finally had deserved success with his role in Brokeback Mountain in 2005, for which he was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA.

Heath worked with Orlando Bloom in Ned Kelly. He was named "the new Matt Damon" in Josie and the Pussycats in 2001. They acted side by side in The Brothers Grimm in 2005. Most of his wardrobe was designed by his friend Shem. He was of Irish and Scottish ancestry. Former fiancee Michelle Williams gave birth to daughter Matilda Rose Ledger on 28 October 2005, who weighed in at 6 lb, 5 oz. He met Michelle Williams on the set of Brokeback Mountain in 2005. Heath was the first non-American actor to portray the Joker. He was set to star in Baz Luhtmann's pre-WWII drama, but backed out to play the Joker in The Dark Knight in 2008. When he was cast as The Joker in The Dark Knight, rumors circulated that his Brokeback Mountain cast mate Hake Gyllenhaal would be playing district attorney Harvey Dent. Instead, Aaron Eckhart took the place of Harvey Dent and Jake's sister Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast as assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes. He dropped out of Australia to do The Dark Knight. He called off his engagement to Michelle Williams in September 2007. He was chosen by Empire Magazine as number 79 of 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in the world (#79) 2007.

His first acting role was as "Peter Pan", at age 10, at a local theater company, and he was painfully shy. His first lead role (A Knight's Tale, 2001) in a film and his final film role (The Dark Knight, 2008) focused on the everyman protagonist, set against an unforgiving public; to be accepted as a "true" knight. He was good friends with Russell Crowe. He was the youngest actor to play the Joker in a Batman movie, The Dark Knight in 2008, as oppose to Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero. Before appearing with Christian Bale in The Dark Knight, the two of them both played incarnations of Bob Dylan, in I'm Not There in 2007. This makes Ledger the second Joker actor to share a role with a Batman actor. Previously, Cesar Romero shared the role of Lawman John "Doc" Holliday with Adam West and Val Kilmer.

On February 9, 2008, a memorial service attended by several hundred invited guests was held at Penhros College in Perth, Western Australia followed by a private wake on Cottesloe Beach with his family and friends.
After his death his body was returned to Perth, Western Australia, where his body was cremated at Fremantle Cemetery, with his ashes to be "scattered in a family plot at Karrakatta Cemetery, next to two of his grandparents.


Heath Andrew Ledger will live on in infamy, in my opinion, his role as The Joker, was the best, by far. Creepy, but the best. I think his latest movie, The Dark Knight, was wonderfully wonderful, and he will win a nomination. I think he'll get it... Watch this movie, no matter what, I think it's worth the money.

Stars in my eyes

The next star I want to recognize, is Jessica Alba, known for her performance as Sue Storm in both Fantastic 4 movies.

Jessica Marie Alba was Born April 28th, 1981 in Pomona California.

In love with the idea of becoming an actress from the age of five, she was 12 before she took her first acting class. About nine months later, she was signed by an agent. A gifted actress, Jessica has already played a variety of rolse, from light comedies to gritty dramas. SINCE THE BEGINNING of her career. She made her feature film debut in 1993 in Camp Nowhere, out in 1994. She was originally hired for 2 weeks, but got her break when an actress from a principal role suddenly dropped out. It was Jessica's hair that inspired the director to give her the part. It matched the original actress's. The 2 week job turned into 2 months, and Jessica ended the film with a really impressive first credit.

In 1994 she branched out to TV with a recurring role in Nickelodeon's popular comedy series, "The Secret World of Alex Mack." She played an insufferable young snob, devoted to making life miserable for the the title character, played by Larisa Oleynik. That same year she got the role of 'Maya' in Flipper in 1995, and the episode's pilot.

In 1996, she appeared in Venus Rising as Young Eve. She also starred in two major roles, Never been Kissed as Kirsten and Idle hands as Molly, both in 1999.

Though it is common for actresses and female pop stars to strip down to various states of undress for magazine layouts and movie or TV scenes, she has stated that she is a very modest girl and would never do a nude scene or pose topless in a magazine article. She has posed for men's magazines, though fully dressed.

She had Asthma as a child, has two pugs, Nancy and Sid. She loves to cook and her specialty is chicken enchiladas and homemade tortillas. She also loves Harley Davidson Motorcycles. She learned how to play the violin for her role in The Eye in 2008. She was engaged to Cash Warren on December 27th, 2007. She married her husband Cash Warren, in a private ceremony in May 19th 2008. Even her closest friends weren't invited. Jessica and husband Cash Warren welcomed Honnor Marie Warren, their first baby girl in LA on the 7th of June, 2008.

The next star I've chosen, is Chris Evans, who also played along side Jessica Alba in the Fantastic 4 set as the Human Torch.

He was born on the 13th of June, 1981 in Boston Massachusetts.

He began his acting career in typical fashion: performing in school productions and community theater. Evans made one of his first appearances on "The Fugitive," in 2000, a remake of the 1960's series and feature film starring Harrison Ford. He then appeared in his first major feature, "Not Another Teen Movie," 2001. The movie was a tiresome spoof in teen comedies where he played a jock who makes a bet that he can turn an unpopular and unkempt girl, (Chyler Leigh) into Prom Queen. He then appeared in another comedy, "The Perfect Score," then broke through in the kidnapping thriller, "Cellular," in 2004 which didn't really do well. He then prepared for his role as Johnny Storm, a.k.a. The human Torch in Fantastic Four, 2005. The Nanny Diaries also came out in 2006-2007 and proved that Chris was a great guy. His portrayal was a Harvard Hottie that had a sensitive side.

He then was together with girlfriend Jessica Biel from 2001-2006. It was in June that the duo decided to split and go different ways. Chris auditioned for a role in Elizabethtown in 2005 opposite Kirsten Dunst, but lost the role to Orlando Bloom.

NEXT TIME...
Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake!

My Fairytale part 3!

“Actually, we are really good friends, that is on set for our upcoming movie, In Memory of a Star.” I said. It was true, so I hoped she would forget about the dating question and want to know about the movie.
“Okay, tell us about it,” she said. I was right.
“Well, this is actually a touching story. A close acquaintance of mine had a set back a while ago, in 2007 she was graduating that year, when her twin sister was shot. Until that happened, the family didn’t really know how much the deceased twin had really influenced and been a role in others lives. The other twin, Hannah, is a really good friend of mine, and asked, that we could spread the news on school shootings and how to prevent it.”
“What is your character, and Zach’s?”
“I’m the Twin, Hannah, and my sister Aaralyn, played Megan the deceased twin. Corbin Bleu played Megan Adam’s boyfriend Eric Robinson and Zach played Jason Davis I think, Hannah’s boyfriend.” I said.
“Well, next we’ll be talking about favorite moments from her last movie, “The Last Battle,” then we’ll be talking with the boys of Heroes TV show.” She said.

“Okay, so we have out with us, some of the cast mates, and the creator of “The Last Battle,” Zach Efron, Morgan Jolie-Pitt, Holly Marie Combs, and Megan McGuire, along with some furry friends they were able to play today, and today we’re going to get dished the dirt on this movie that is said to be the best, since, since Lord of the Rings.” Oprah said.

OPRAH: Let’s get to business with the movie. I want to know Megan, how you two met, you and Morgan.
PAIGE: Well, we’re really good friends and we were also roommates for the time we were in College. We roomed in the dorm room together, then the summer, I came to California, and I got to meet Brad and Angie and the little siblings, and we went back to school after that summer.
OPRAH: Okay, so now, we all want to know about the movie, and what to see, this lucky audience is going to get to see a sneak preview before anyone else tonight with Zach, Morgan, Megan, and Holly. I want to know each and one of your favorite parts of the movie. Zac, let’s start with the boy. What was your favorite part?
ZAC: Well, I had a lot of favorite parts. There was a dancing scene where we had to learn this ten minute dance scene.
MORGAN: I swear it was longer then ten minutes.
ZAC: It probably was, but we had to learn this routine that was forever, and I guess they thought I liked to dance, so they put my character in that routine, along with Orlando Bloom, Brian Krause and Morgan. I loved it, it was fun, it was long but fun.
OPRAH: Holly, what about you?
HOLLY: Well, let’s see, I think my favorite part so far, it changes everyday, but my favorite part, was when Morgan’s character Charity is acting really immature, and annoying. She also won’t do something, so my character Amelia throws her a sword, and we just start duking it out in a sword fight. The choreography to that fight was so incredible.
OPRAH: What about you Morgan?
MORGAN: Well, that would have to be a hard question; I really loved working with Megan and Howard to make our score for the music. Megan gave me the last hard copy of her original work, and I read it, and I started fiddling around by myself on the piano and the viola of really pretty music that would be a good idea. So when everything came up about music, I begged and begged Paige if I could help. I was like, you can have all the say in it, but I really would like to be in charge as much as possible with the music, so she gave me a few days to come up with a little something, and then she listened to it, and said I could be helping or in charge of getting all the music together. I think that was my favorite part.
OPRAH: Who knew she was so multi-talented? Well, let’s go behind the scenes of her last day playing in the orchestra as a head, uh violin, or viola?
MORGAN: Both, actually, but I mostly played the piano and violin. We looked on to the TV, and got a sample of the music that would be on the movie, and then we went back to questions.
OPRAH: Now, this is a question for Megan, Holly and Morgan, you can interject if you want. But, the choice of men in your movie, why did you choose all of those characters?
PAIGE: Oh, well, at the time, I was looking around at who would be good, and then Morgan came along, and helped me, a lot. We decided on people that we thought would be really good on the part.
OPRAH: You have the cutest selection of guys, tell me about a few of the actors that act along side you Morgan and Holly.
MORGAN: Well, Zac is one of the many cute guys I got to work along side, but I also got to work along Orlando Bloom, who was Derek Carter, Scott Swalwell, who was Avery.
OPRAH: So, tell me about why you chose some Australian actors
PAIGE: Well, for one thing, the accent gets you every time, and for this character, Avery, he had to be mysterious, and seemed was mysterious. I thought someone with an accent, would be perfect to lay on the mystery.
OPRAH: What was it like, Morgan, as you were working so closely with Orlando, Zac, Brian, Scott and others?

COMING SOON...

Eddie Izzard, by far, is my favorite. In watching Ellen Barkin on Ocean's 13, I fell in love with Barkin's character Abigail Sponder, I fell in love with Roman Nagel. You may not know him as an actor, for he is far older then our generation, but now you can come to know his voice.

In the wonderful movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Izzard plays the voice of the memorable Reepicheep, the small talking mouse, who in some ways has the heart of a lion. By far, I loved Izzards take on Reepicheep.

Edward John Izzard, or "Eddie" was born on February 7th, 1962 in Aden, Yemen. Don't know where that is. But I guess it's a great place. Izzard made his first stage appearance in London's west end in 1993, starting his one man comedy show, Eddie Izzard: Live at the Ambassadors. His show earned him an Olivier Aawrd nomination, and gained him his first British Comedy Award for Outstanding Achievement for Top Stand-Up Comedian.

In 1996, he made his big screen debut along side Robin Williams and other actors in 'The Secret Agent'.

He has a brother, Mark, and he's partially Dyslexic. He Speaks fluent French.

He toured New Zealand during of the Lord of The Rings Trilogy. He was a fan, and heard about filming, asked if he could make an appearance in the films and was declined.

In 2005 he was voted as # 19 out of the top 50 greatest comedy acts ever by fellow comedians, and comedy insiders.



The NEXT Character I wanted to recognize, was back from the day, when I was a little kiddo. All hail Lucy Camden, I mean Beverly Mitchell!! One of my favorite shows growing up was 7th Heaven, and one of my favorite characters was Lucy. Other then Ruthy, she wasn't that insane.

Beverly was born January 22nd, 1981 in Arcadia, California. Like many other television vets, she started her acting career at a young age in this case 5 years old doing commercials including Oscar Mayer, Energizer batteries and Disney Videos.

She rose to fame through her stint as Lucy Camden, on 7th Heaven, starting in 1996. But before her most famouse role, Beverly started her carrer off with a well-known temper tantrum alongside her mother in the middle of a shopping mall. A talent agent heard the noise and quickly rushed over. The rest, as they say, is history. TV and modeling gigs quickly followeed after TV Debut in the series "Big Brother Jake" in 1990. Her first large film role came in The Crow: City of Angels, 1996. Shortly after, she was on the WB as one of the fresh faces of the hit 7th Heaven.

In real life, Beverly's co star Jessica Biel, (Mary) is older, but plays the little sister.

NEXT TIME:

Chris Evans and Jessica Alba

Star Recognition

I recently bought Ocean's thirteen with the intent to watch George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, ham it up, do some dirty dealing, and sit and be amazed. It wasn't until I watched it more thoroughly, that I looked into other actresses and actors of the movie. Ellen Barkin popped up as a person I had never seen before. This is by far the best acting I had seen. I don't take lightly for acting, it has to be perfect. Well not perfect, but you know your preferences, and I know mine.

She was born April 16th, 1954 in New York, New York. She was raised in the South Bronx and Queens, New York area and wanted to be an actress as early as her teens.
Here are some movies she has been in. She's starred with Al Pacino in thriller Sea of Love, portrayed Calamity Jane in Wild Bill. She also won an Emmy award for a gripping performance in Before Women Had Wings, opposite Oprah Winfrey.

In 2000 Ellen married billionaire Ron Perelman, but they divorced in 2006. Prior to that in 2005, she ventured into independent film productino with her brother George Barkin. Ellen then co-starred in Ocean's Thirteen with George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt, and former co-star Al Pacino.

She has one son, Jack and one daughter, Romey Marion.

ERIC CHRISTIAN OLSEN!!!! Man, this is a funny man, boy, guy. I watched him on Not another Teen Movie, and I loved his character. He always repeated himself, in a manner which was just so funny, but you weren't sure why. You just laughed because your friends were laughing, or you were still laughing from a different scene.

He was born May 31st, 1977 in Eugene, Oregon, a Oregonian!!!! He grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa, and has an older brother. As a senior in high school, he was a staff writer for the Bettendorf High school's monthly newspaper, "The growl." He attended Hope College in Holland Michigan his first year out of HS, but left to pursue an acting career. His brother plays as his stunt double.

Another movie to check out....Local Boys opposite Jeremy Sumpter from Peter Pan.

NEXT RECOGNITION:

Eddie Izzard and Beverly Mitchell.