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25 July 2008 12:08 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Comedian Russell Brand is returning to work for MTV, seven years after he was sacked over a sick 9/11 prank.

The lanky funnyman was given the boot as a video jockey (Vj) in London after arriving for work dressed as terrorist Osama Bin Laden the day after the September 11 terror attacks.

He has since forged a successful career in stand-up comedy - and has now been asked to present this year's MTV Video Music Awards in Hollywood.

Brand, who recently played a rock musician in movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall, says, "I didn't mention (the Bin Laden incident) to them when they offered me this gig, which leads me to believe that they haven't investigated my career history too closely."

And the notorious womaniser has promised more controversy, adding: "I'm planning to have lesbian kisses with Britney (Spears) and Madonna individually.

"It's not going to be easy what with my genitals, but God, I will try."

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22 July 2008 12:17 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Naomi Campbell hates comedian Russell Brand - because she believes he once said "horrible things" about her friend and fellow supermodel Kate Moss.

The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star was briefly linked to Moss in 2006, but neither of them have ever disclosed the true nature of their relationship.

But Campbell is now accusing the funnyman of speaking negatively about 34-year-old Moss.

She says, "I don't like him. He's said horrible things about my friend - and no one does that!"

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16 July 2008 5:07 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British comedian Russell Brand has been forced to apologise over a recent phone prank - in which he claimed to have information about a serial sex attacker.

Detectives in the city of Northampton, England issued warnings to women in the area following a spate of violent rapes, and cops are currently appealing for information about the incidents.

Brand incurred the wrath of the police force by making a prank call to emergency services during a stand-up routine in the city on Saturday - claming to have spotted the sex attacker.

The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star reportedly told the audience to be quiet while he made the call on stage, telling the police phone operator, "I've got some information for you. I've seen a gentleman who fits that description.

"He was wearing a lime-green top and polka-dot trousers. I thought, 'Well, look at the state of him.' He looked like (children's TV presenter) Timmy Mallett."

And now the funnyman has issued an apology over the incident.

He says in a statement, "I appreciate the seriousness of the issue and I am devastated by the possibility that I may have offended vulnerable people. I maintain that through discourse we can illuminate these dark behaviours but that ought not to be at the expense of people's feelings."

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18 June 2008 10:35 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Commercials for new movies are the least likely to be skipped by users of TiVo digital video recorders, according to a study by the DVR maker. The study, conducted in April, found that the least fast-forwarded (and most-watched) ad was for Universal's comedy film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which aired during NBC's The Office. (The episode itself, however, did not even make TiVo's list of the ten most-watched shows.) The second least fast-forwarded ad was for Sony Pictures' Hancock which aired during an episode of ABC's Grey's Anatomy. Other movies making the top-ten list included Sony's Made of Honor (#4), Universal's Baby Mama (#7), and Paramount/Marvel's Iron Man (#10).

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12 June 2008 9:51 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

We know nearly nothing about the plot of Judd Apatow’s next comedy, but at least we now know who’s in it. Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman and Jonah Hill are the latest to join the cast of “Funny People,” according to Variety.

Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann already boarded the project, which is set in the world of standup comedy and focuses on a comedian who has a near-death experience. That’s pretty much everything Apatow wants us to know.

“Suberbad” screenwriters Rogen and Evan Goldberg will exec produce the film, which heads into production this September. The release of “Funny People” is scheduled for next summer.

Although it’s hard to believe, Bana already has some experience in the standup milieu. He kicked off his career in 1993 in the Australian comedy series “Full Frontal.”

Hill, an Apatow regular, was last seen in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” Schwartzman

Franck Tabouring

3 June 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Even the box office estimates for the opening weekend of Warner Bros.' Sex and the City turned out to be too conservative as the film earned a million and a half dollars more on Sunday than studio executives had reckoned. The film took in a total of $56.9 million for the weekend, substantially ahead of Paramount's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which brought in $44.8 million in its second week, pushing its gross past the $200-million mark to $215.6 million. The No. 3 film, Universal's horror flick The Strangers, also performed better than expected with $21 million -- more than what the film cost to produce. In fourth place, Iron Man appeared to have legs of steel, as it brought in another $13.5 million after five weeks. Rounding out the top five, Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian added $12.7 million to its gross in its third week. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Sex and the City: The Movie, Warner Bros, $56,848,056, (New); 2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $44,754,615, 2 Wks. ($215,635,899); 3. The Strangers, Universal, $20,997,985, (New); 4. Iron Man, Paramount, $13,541,264, 5 Wks. ($276,166,336); 5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $12,704,545, 3 Wks. ($115,362,725); 6. What Happens in Vegas, 20th Century Fox, $6,681,097, 4 Wks. ($65,904,971); 7. Speed Racer, Warner Bros., $2,259,031, 4 Wks. ($40,677,371); 8. Baby Mama, Universal, $2,194,320, 6 Wks. ($56,117,805); 9. Made of Honor, Sony, $1,913,035, 5 Wks. ($42,878,354); 10. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $1,059,840, 7 Wks. ($60,485,980).

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2 June 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

When Friday's box-office results for Sex and the City came in on Saturday, Hollywood gurus were stunned. The movie had earned just about as much as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull had earned the previous Friday, just under $30 million. While advance word was that the movie would do especially well on Friday as groups of women got together for the premiere, no one had predicted that it would do that well. But Warner Bros. distribution chief Dan Fellman told the Associated Press, "There were women that came in and bought out entire theaters in advance and invited all their friends." Co-star Sarah Jessica Parker told the New York Times, "It is kind of mind-boggling." (Eighty-five percent of the audience Friday night was female.) And in fact the movie took in only half its Friday gross on Saturday and again on Sunday, winding up with $55.7 million -- just about what it reportedly cost to produce. And yes, it became the top moneymaker at the box office for the weekend, pushing Indy into second place with $46 million -- also something that no one had predicted. Also opening solidly was the horror flick The Strangers, with about $20.7 million, to place third. Some experts are predicting that Crystal Skull will return to the top spot next week and remain there for a while, pointing out that the potential audience for that film is far greater than that for Sex and the City -- especially as kids begin pouring out of school for summer vacation.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. Sex and the City, $55.7 million; 2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $46 million; 3. The Strangers, $20.7 million; 4. Iron Man, $14 million; 5. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $13 million; 6. What Happens in Vegas, $6.9 million; 7. Baby Mama, $2.2 million; 8. Speed Racer, $2.1 million; 9. Made of Honor, $2 million; 10. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $1 million.

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29 May 2008 9:14 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Indiana Jones has swashbuckled his way to the top of the U.K. box office - the fourth installment of the film franchise has taken $24.4 million (GBP12.2 million) in its first weekend on release.

Director Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull beat its nearest competitor, What Happens in Vegas, by a massive margin, with the Cameron Diaz-starring romantic comedy only taking in $1.84 million (GBP921,516).

Action film Iron Man is at three with $1.67 million (GBP834,863); comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall is at four with $647,670 (GBP323,835) and fantasy Nim's Island rounds out the top five with $588,402 (GBP294,201).

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28 May 2008 12:05 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Kristen Bell has harboured a crush on hockey star Chris Osgood since her youth - and insists she would pick the Canadian goaltender over Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt any day.

The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star grew up as a hockey-obsessed tomboy in Detroit, Michigan and admits her "first crush" was on the Detroit Red Wings sportsman, reports People.com.

Bell, 27, says, "Brad Pitt be damned - he had nothing on Osgood's rookie skill and sad eyes.

"There was actually a day in high school when I wrote on a name tag 'Mrs. Osgood' and wore it the whole day. I really thought we were perfect for each other. I'd love to meet him - and probably apologise that things never worked out."

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26 May 2008 11:36 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Russell Brand has signed up to film a chatshow series for Us television. UK producer Box TV is making the eight-part series after Brand made a good impression with TV appearances promoting movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall. A source told the Sunday Mirror: "Russell has given some brilliant Us interviews and TV execs have gone crazy for him. They were particularly impressed with his performance on more

By Dave West

26 May 2008 10:22 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull earned an estimated $101 million between Friday and Sunday and might well outdo the current Memorial Day holiday champ, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, for the five-day record. Pirates earned $153 million during that period last year. Currently Crystal Skull is expected to come in at about $151 million. Final figures are due to be released on Wednesday. The film is expected to earn nearly the same amount internationally, due primarily to the greater strength of foreign currency. Nevertheless, it will take more than a single Indiana Jones success to lift the box office to its year-ago level. Currently, total ticket sales for 2008 are down almost 4 percent from 2007 and admissions are down 6.7 percent, according to box-office trackers Media by Numbers. In an interview with the London Financial Times, Dergarabedian said, "Indiana Jones is a shot in the arm but we're going to need consistency in the entire marketplace to catch up to last year." The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $101 million; 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $23 million; 3. Iron Man, $20.1 million; 4. What Happens in Vegas, $9 million; 5. Speed Racer, $4 million; 6. Made of Honor, $3.4 million; 7. Baby Mama, $3.3 million; 8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $1.7 million; 9. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay, $900,000; 10. The Visitor, $800,000.

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20 May 2008 10:12 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Like last week, the top film at the box office, having already brought in less than analysts had predicted on Sunday, when the studio announced its weekend estimate, earned even less than that when the actual ticket-sales figures were finally disclosed on Monday. Although The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was not the unmitigated disaster that Speed Racer was last week, the movie's $55.03 million take was $1.6 million below Sunday's estimate. By contrast, the No. 2 film, Iron Man earned $31.84 million, somewhat more than the $31.20 million that the studio had calculated. Overall, the weekend's top 12 films grossed $125.8 million, 28 percent below last year's $173.6 million for the comparable weekend. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $55,034,805, (New) ); 2. Iron Man, Paramount, $31,838,996, 3 Wks. ($223,124,385); 3. What Happens in Vegas, Fox, $13,883,874, 2 Wks. ($40,341,516); 4. Speed Racer, Warner Bros., $8,117,459, 2 Wks. ($30,284,073); 5. Made of Honor, Sony, $4,702,950, 3 Wks. ($33,903,519); 6. Baby Mama, Universal, $4,680,610, 4 Wks. ($47,343,255); 7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $2,786,220, 5 Wks. ($55,313,405); 8. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, Warner Bros., $1,997,450, 4 Wks. ($34,098,389); 9. The Forbidden Kingdom, Lionsgate, $1,073,856, 5 Wks. ($50,368,985); 10. The Visitor, Overture Films, $672,448, 6 Wks. ($3,388,821).

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19 May 2008 10:19 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Although a few box office analysts had predicted that The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian would gross as much as $100 million over the weekend and the general prediction was that it would do about $70-80 million, the film fell far short of those predictions. According to studio estimates, it opened with $56.6 million. It was the second week in a row that a big-budget film had failed to fulfill expectations -- although Prince Caspian did not match the disastrous performance of last week's Speed Racer, which opened with just $18.6 million. That film sold only $7.6 million in its second week and dropped to fourth place. Iron Man, which had held the top spot for the previous two weeks, dropped to second place with $31.2 million, as it crossed the $200-million mark to finish the weekend with $222.5 million. What Happens in Vegas slipped to third place with $13.9 million, to bring its domestic total to $40.3 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $56.6 million; 2. Iron Man, $31.2 million; 3. What Happens in Vegas, $13.9 million; 4. Speed Racer, $7.6 million; 5. Baby Mama, $4.6 million; 6. Made of Honor, $4.5 million; 7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $2.5 million; 8. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay, $1.8 million; 9. The Forbidden Kingdom, $1 million; 10. The Visitor, $687,000.

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16 May 2008 6:06 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

May 16-18 Actuals 1. New The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney) — $15.24 million Sunday, $55.03 million three-day, $55.03 million cume 2. Iron Man (Paramount) — $9.74 million Sunday, $31.83 million three-day, $223.12 million cume 3. What Happens in Vegas (20th Century Fox) — $3.71 million Sunday, $13.88 million three-day, $40.34 million cume 4. Speed Racer (Warner Bros.) — $2.66 million Sunday, $8.11 million three-day, $30.28 million cume 5. Made of Honor (Sony) — $1.24 million Sunday, $4.7 million three-day, $33.9 million cume 6. Baby Mama (Universal) — $1.18 million Sunday, $4.68 million three-day, $47.34 million cume 7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal) — $873,000 Sunday, $2.78 million three-day, $55.31 million cume 8. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo (Warner Bros.) — $646,000 Sunday, $1.99 million three-day, $34 million cume 9. The Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate) — $355,730 Sunday, $1.07 million three-day, $50.37 million cume 10. The Visitor (Overture Films) —...

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16 May 2008 10:28 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Comedian Russell Brand is laughing about a recent U.S. immigration mix up that forced him to scrap a string of TV interviews and head home to Britain - but he felt like "a common criminal" at the time.

The funnyman made his return to America for an appearance on Thursday night's Late Night with David Letterman and explained why he had to pull out of the show last month.

Brand was booked to promote his new movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but Letterman had to make last-minute plans when the actor was forced to board a plane back to the U.K.

He explains, "I arrived at New York immigration, and I was taken to the secondary immigration where I was met by a lady... who was very assertive to me. I was escorted back to my plane by two burly-armed guards."

Brand admits it wasn't the first time he had encountered trouble with border officials - he has previously admitted to being quizzed by immigration authorities in relation to his previous drug convictions.

He jokes, "I was turned out of this country like a common criminal - when you can see that actually, I'm rather a real one. There was a lot of criminal activity. That's all behind me.

"I think they thought I was lying. I think they looked at my hair and thought I was a fantasist. They said, 'No man with this haircut will be allowed on to American television. It will negatively affect the country's morality."

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7 May 2008 2:11 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Superhero blockbuster Iron Man has debuted at the top of the Australian box office chart.

Patrick Dempsey comedy Made of Honour is also a new entry at two, pushing previous chart-topper Forgetting Sarah Marshall into third.

Elsewhere, The Spiderwick Chronicles drops seven places to ten, while Gone Baby Gone climbs three to re-enter the chart at nine.

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Beth Hilton

6 May 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Moviegoers did not stay at home to play the latest Grand Theft Auto videogame over the weekend, as some analysts had predicted. Indeed the only grand theft evident was the one committed by Paramount/Marvel's Iron Man, which took in $98.6 million domestically over the three-day weekend, according to figures released Monday by Media by Numbers. The film averaged a stand-out $24,024 per theater. Nevertheless, it failed to meet the studio's expectations on Sunday. While it raked in $35.23 million on Friday and $37.35 million on Saturday, its Sunday receipts fell to $26.03 million. Sony's Made of Honor opened in second place with $14.8 million, while last weekend's winner, Universal's Baby Mama slipped to third with $10.07 million. While, taken on its own, the total weekend box-office take of $150.7 million seemed impressive, it paled in comparison to last year's, when Spider-Man 3 debuted over the comparable weekend with $151.1 million alone. The overall box office was down 16.92 percent from last year. Since the beginning of the year, total revenue is down 3.4 percent, while attendance is down 6.1 percent. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Iron Man, Paramount, $98,618,668, 1 Wks. ($102,118,668); 2. Made of Honor, Sony, $14,756,850, (New); 3. Baby Mama, Universal, $10,065,010, 2 Wks. ($32,062,480); 4. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantánamo Bay, Warner Bros., $61,143,73, 2 Wks. ($25,369,337); 5. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $6,059,920, 3 Wks. ($44,732,340); 6. The Forbidden Kingdom, Lionsgate, $4,187,897, 3 Wks. ($45,112,303); 7. Nim's Island, Fox, $2,677,543, 5 Wks. ($42,471,660); 8. Prom Night, Sony, $2,403,313, 4 Wks. ($41,350,731); 9. 21, Sony, $2,002,471, 6 Wks. ($78,959,237); 10. 88 Minutes, Sony/Tristar, $1,545,084, 3 Wks. ($15,368,925).

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5 May 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Box office analysts marveled at the weekend performance of Iron Man over the weekend as the superhero movie starring Robert Downey Jr. hauled in an estimated $100.7 million. The film earned nearly that amount -- $96.7 million -- in its overseas debut as well to bring its worldwide total to $201 million, including late-night screenings on Thursday. Adding to the industry-wide celebration was word that Sony's counterprogramming strategy -- pitting the romantic comedy Made of Honor opposite the superhero thriller -- also paid off, as the movie brought in $15.5 million. Nevertheless, the combined amount did not equal what Spider-Man 3 earned on its own a year ago, when it debuted over the comparable weekend with $151.1 million domestically. No one, however, expressed disappointment. Noting that Iron Man did better than expected -- Paramount, its distributor, had predicted it would make about $60 million; most analysts had forecast about $70 million -- Paul Dergarabedian, head of the box-office tracking firm Media by Numbers, told the Ap: "This is certainly the shot in the arm the marketplace has needed." The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Iron Man, $100.7 million; 2. Made of Honor, $15.5 million; 3. Baby Mama, $10.3 million; 4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $6.1 million; 5. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantánamo Bay, $6 million; 6. The Forbidden Kingdom, $4.2 million; 7. Nim's Island, $2.8 million; 8. Prom Night, $2.5 million; 9. 21, $2.1 million; 10. 88 Minutes, $1.6 million.

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29 April 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

For the second week in a row, the box office was up a bit over the comparable week a year ago, but it did not perform quite so well as studio estimates had originally presumed. The top film, Baby Mama, from Universal, wound up with $17.4 million versus the $18.2 million that had been forecast. On the other hand, the No. 2 film, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantánamo, drew a bit more than was expected, posting $14.9 million compared with the $14.6 million that had been expected. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Baby Mama, Universal, $17,407,110, (New); 2. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay, Warner Bros., $14,908,404, (New); 3. The Forbidden Kingdom, Lionsgate, $11,212,364, 2 Wks. ($38,237,498); 4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $11,028,060, 2 Wks. ($35,090,955); 5. Nim's Island, 20th Century Fox, $4,548,792, 4 Wks. ($38,977,518); 6. Prom Night, Sony, $4,508,122, 3 Wks. ($38,222,732); 7. 21, Sony, $4,018,064, 4 Wks. ($75,792,625); 8. 88 Minutes, Sony, $3,593,890, 2 Wks. ($12,625,951); 9. Horton Hears A Who!, 20th Century Fox, $2,486,903, 6 Wks. ($147,959,806); 10. Deception, 20th Century Fox, $2,312,146, (New).

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28 April 2008 10:31 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Overseas, the box office remained in the doldrums, with Forgetting Sarah Marshall placing first with just $7 million, according to Daily Variety -- $4.1 million from the U.K. alone. It was the best British opening for a Judd Apatow comedy yet and was likely helped by the fact that it costars stand-up comic Russell Brand, host of a popular Saturday night radio show that airs on the BBC. Sony's 21 and Fox's Horton Hears a Who! tied for second place overseas with $6.2 million, just ahead of Fox's Street Kings, which wound up with $6.1 million. Analysts suggested that the overseas box office was in a holding pattern until the launch of the summer season next weekend with the opening of Paramount's Iron Man.

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