Maple Leaf Star Wars could be getting clones With New New Star Wars less than a year away, Disney continues with their plans to expand the Star Wars universe into a multi-franchise superbeast a la Marvel. The next movie in the works is a spin-off to be directed by Gareth Edwards, which is due on December 16, 2016. By Sarah • Jan 21, 2015 12:05 pm
Media Manipulation Jennifer Aniston can’t bake or elope Jennifer Aniston continues to promote Cake in New York today on the morning show circuit. Here she is on the cover of the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter in just a very comfortable, warm-coloured sweater showing off a pair of tanned, toned legs. It looks good, obviously. And reminds By Lainey • Jan 21, 2015 11:44 am
Gorgessity JLO on cougars and kissing Clooney In a perfect world where we get to match-make the celebrities, Out Of Sight would have been more real, non? F-ck, at this point I’d settle for JLO just having sex with a series of really hot not-gross, not slummy bear, not back up dancers, and they can be By Lainey • Jan 21, 2015 10:59 am
Media Manipulation Beige is the New Grey Dakota Johnson covers the new issue of VOGUE in anticipation of Fifty Shades Of Grey’s February release. It will be one of many interviews and photos we see of her, but this is certainly a showpiece of her promotional push. I mean, it’s VOGUE, right? Before we get By Maria • Jan 21, 2015 10:11 am
Media Manipulation We get it, you’re not showing your dick I feel like it’s one of Jamie Dornan’s key messages: you will not see his dick in Fifty Shades Of Grey. Dornan covers the latest issue of Variety in advance of the film’s February 13 release. Just 3 weeks away now. And, as I’ve been telling By Lainey • Jan 21, 2015 09:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Sundance 2015 Preview: 10 to Watch Traditionally, getting from Sundance to Oscar is a long, hard road that not many films manage to successfully navigate. There’s usually a token Sundance stand-out nominated for an Oscar, often in the screenplay categories, but it’s hard for a film to maintain the necessary momentum for an entire By Sarah • Jan 20, 2015 02:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Gwyneth’s weekend on the beach Gwyneth spent last week getting candid during interviews to promote Mortdecai without Johnny Depp. Depp finally decided to show up late last week so for the weekend, we find G in Mexico with friends, showing off the fitness. She looks happy and relaxed. She does not look like she gives By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 01:23 pm
Media Manipulation Kristen Stewart would like some of that Marvel gravy Kristen Stewart is still doing some promotion for Still Alice, which has opened in a few more theaters on the back of Julianne Moore’s Oscar nomination (it’s doing pretty well in the specialty market, too). She gave an interview to Yahoo to support the movie and she said By Sarah • Jan 20, 2015 11:45 am
Media Manipulation Two for Eddie? Anne Hathaway has been out there doing press for the upcoming Song One but since everyone’s in award season fever, she’s kind of moving under the radar. By her standards. Usually Annie tops the headlines. Here she is in New York in a green coat – great colour on By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 11:27 am
Media Manipulation Kevin Hart's character selection Kevin Hart’s The Wedding Ringer was supposed to open big – it would have been his fourth #1 but as it stands, American Sniper is exceeding expectations and Paddington is being bolstered by fantastic reviews (like Sarah’s here). So Kevin has to settle for a slim #2 which, if By Maria • Jan 20, 2015 11:10 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Marion goes home until the Oscars Marion Cotillard was in the States for a couple of weeks and some thought she’d be done with award season after Critics Choice. But we now know she’ll be back…because last Thursday, the Oscars invited her to the Best Actress party. It’s important to note how By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 10:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Now Emily Blunt is in that Huntsman movie, too With production set to begin in London in April on The Huntsman, Universal is trying to get all their ducks in a row. I say “trying” because it doesn’t seem to be going well. Snow White and the Huntsman was a modest hit in 2012, just eking out enough By Sarah • Jan 20, 2015 09:39 am
Break Ups The Scarlet Witch is single Elizabeth Olsen was papped the other day grocery shopping and not wearing her engagement ring. US Weekly then followed with confirmation from sources yesterday that she and Boyd Holbrook have ended their relationship. I swear, I was just thinking on the weekend while watching The Skeleton Twins, about how hot By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 09:15 am
Media Manipulation Jennifer Aniston: The Snubbed Tour Jennifer Aniston was not nominated for an Oscar last week. And there was a junket scheduled right afterwards for her to promote Cake. Like a true professional, she went ahead with her press obligations and did not get the chicken pox. (Oh come on, Brangelunatics. It was the easy, cheap By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 03:44 pm
Photo Assumption Johnny in Berlin Johnny Depp was in Berlin this weekend for Mortdecai. So far there hasn’t been a carpet in North America. But Johnny’s like Tom Cruise now. Audiences are much more supportive of him overseas. So far there haven’t been any reviews. Mortdecai opens on Friday. The movie is By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 01:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews JLO is everywhere She’s on American Idol. She’s promoting American Idol at the TCAs (in a red skirt). She’s on morning television because The Boy Next Door is coming out on Friday. The reviews have been horrible. GOOD! For those of us who are eagerly waiting for Friday to see By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 10:49 am
