Iron Man 2 Filming Completes

Director Jon Favreau has announced that filming has wrapped for ‘Iron Man 2‘ featuring Scarlett Johansson and Robert Dowey Jr, reports MTV UK.

Film bosses have released pictures from the movie to celebrate the milestone.

The movie is the second in the franchise and also features Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L Jackson and Sam Rockwell.

Now that filming has concluded, the movie has gone into pre-production ahead of its release in Spring 2010.

Harry Potter star in drugs charges

Jamie Waylett, star of Harry Potter, has been charged with growing cannabis at home, reports Yahoo News.

Drugs were previously found in his car but when police raided the stars’ mother’s home in London, they discovered more of the Class B drug.

Waylett has been charged with producing a Class B drug and will appear in court next month.

Read the full story here: http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/08072009/5/harry-potter-star-drug-charges-0.html

Winslet says no more baring it all

Kate Winslet has announced that no longer will she strip in movies, according to recent reports by Yahoo.

The 33-year-old star best known for her role in ‘Titanic‘ said recently that “I can’t keep getting away with it. There was so much of it in ‘The Reader‘ because the story required it, but people have seen enough.”

Suggestions have also been made that she is looking to take some time out soon and considering doing theatre as a break from the big screen.

Read more: http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/09072009/5/winslet-covers-0.html

Hollywood’s top-earning actresses announced

Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston have topped a Forbes survey of most well-paid actresses.

Jolie netted a staggering $27m – mainly from her parts in ‘Wanted‘ and ‘Salt‘. Meanwhile Aniston has earned around $25m. Most of this came from her part in ‘Marley and Me‘ and her upcoming movie ‘The Baster‘ but she also still receives royalties from television re-runs of ‘Friends’

Reuters has the full story here: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE56065H20090701

Film Review: Looking for Eric

At 73, controversial Ken Loach has made this very well-recieved comedy-drama about postman Eric Bishop (Steve Evets) and football – Eric Cantona plays himself in it. There is social comment and life- insights galore. Well made film for critical thinkers – something to talk about afterwards.

By LondonBill

Emma Roberts to join Julia in romantic comedy

Reuters has been quoting the news from Hollywood Reporter this week that actress Emma Roberts will be starring alongside her aunt Julia Roberts in Garry Marshall’s romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day.”

Roberts  plays a teen who wants to lose her virginity to her boyfriend. The cast also includes  Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Shirley MacLaine, Bradley Cooper and Ashton Kutcher. Emma Roberts last appeared in “The Winning Season” and “Hotel for Dogs.”

Reuters has the full story here: http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE55P15820090626

Bruno marches on West End for premiere

Sacha Baron Cohen has been causing a stir at the premiere of his new film ‘Bruno‘ in London, reports the BBC.

He turned up in something which looked like a sexed-up version of the Queen’s guards, donning a bearskin and tight leather shorts. Speaking to reporters he said “['Brüno'] is going to be the most important documentary about a gay white guy since ‘The Passion of the Christ.’”

He already caused quite a stir having earlier this month been involved in a stunt with Eminem at the MTV Movie Awards. The movie itself is out on July 11th.

Full article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8106729.stm
Additional reporting by MTV News

Christopher Lee to be knighted

Reuters reports, today, that Dracula himself – Christopher Lee – is to be knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List which has just been released.

Although best known for his role as the blood-sucking count, he’s also found popularity with modern audiences through his performances in Lord of the Rings and Star Wars

Reuters has the full story here: http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKTRE55B6KO20090613

Movie Awards Round-up

It was a night of celebrations on Sunday, reports Reuters as the vampire movie “Twilight” swept the board at the MTV Movie Awards in LA. It came away with five awards including best movie and best kiss.

The late Heath Ledger was posthumously awarded Best Villian however one of the surprises of the evening was that “Slumdog Millionaire” walked away empty-handed, having been nominated in six categories.

The highlight of the evening was the much-talked about stunt that saw Sasha Baron Cohen’s character “Bruno” landing in Eminem’s lap. It was later revealed that this stunt had been wholly scripted and Eminem was in on the gag from the start.

Check out the full article on Reuters
http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKN3141592220090601?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

…and you can see the full winners list here: http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKTRE5500KT20090601

Angelina Jolie hospitalised

Angelina Jolie was briefly taken to hospital last Friday, reports Reuters, after she suffered an injury on the set of her upcoming movie ‘Salt’.

She was shooting in Long Island, New York when the accident happened and whilst details of the incident are unclear, a spokesman for Columbia Pictures described her hospitalisation as a “precautionary measure”.

The movie itself is a spy thriller, slated for release next year.

Read the full story here: http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKTRE54S5SL20090529