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Avril Lavigne Annouces Split from Chad Kroeger on Instagram

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Avril Lavigne is the latest celebrity to prove she doesn’t need to release statements through official channels. She just announced the end of her two-year marriage to Chad Kroeger via Instagram.

-Here’s a closer look at Sandra Bullock’s new boyfriend. Four for you, girl!

Emma Thompson continues to give interviews that should become required reading for all humans. Her bit about women who don’t call themselves feminists is particularly inspired.

-Simmer down, E! News. Just because Robert Pattinson happened to be at the same place as a wedding, doesn’t mean he “crashed” it.

-The 007 author apologized about calling Idris Elba “street” and said it had nothing to do with race (which, if you read his full interview, you’d have guessed). But what about Idris not being “sauve” enough? That’s the apology-needing bit, IMO.

-Meanwhile, Idris Elba and Cary Fukunaga cover Variety and tell harrowing tales of almost dying during Beast of No Nations’s shoot in Ghana.

Gisele Bundchen threatened Tom Brady with divorce, which may explain their sudden PDA. This is why I always side eye articles that say nothing except how cozy a couple is. Like this one.

Next year’s Oscars will have two hosts, because the Anne Hathaway/James Franco debacle has taught us nothing. Unless it’s Amy Schumer and Chris Pratt, I don’t want to hear about it.

-This is a pretty fascinating story about what a mess the fall TV season is, and nothing has even premiered yet. There’s been a crazy amount of firings, recastings and showrunner swaps already.

-Nothing makes me laugh harder than the people on Twitter who are SO MAD about the all the press Kermit and Miss Piggy’s “split” is getting. Yeah, it’s basically just a promo for their new show, but the back and forth is also a clever commentary on celebrity coverage. I bet those Twitter complainers are the same people who point out that wrestling is fake…

-No matter what’s going on with Kermit, Miss Piggy is keeping busy, whether she’s flirting with Liam Hemsworth or helping the Agent Carter cast in their first installment of the #DubSmashWars (scroll down to see the video).

-I like all the words in this headline: “Helena Bonham Carter to Star in Nick Hornby Adaptation of ‘Love, Nina’ for BBC.”

-Hmmm…I’m conflicted about a lot of the words in this headline: “Cate Blanchett to Play Lucille Ball in Biopic Written by Aaron Sorkin.” I mean, surely they could have gotten somebody, anybody other than Sorkin? My faith in his ability to write female characters was nuked by The Newsroom.

Jimmy Kimmel‘s war against the gaming community is getting very meta.

-On good thing about Mr Robot’s finale being delayed is that it allowed Remi Malek an extra week to do promotion. He was adorable on Kimmel last night, explaining why he owes his role to Emmy Rossum.

Greg Berlanti is soon going to be responsible for every show on TV. But his new one sounds like it has a Hocus Pocus vibe, so I’m in!

Bryan Cranston compared being famous to being a pregnant woman, which is both hilarious and apt.

-I’ve seen a lot of shows on Vulture’s top 100 list. Like, A LOT. I should probably go outside at some point…

-Wait, Rosie O’Donnell is dating Tatum O’Neil?

-I was going to attempt an X Files rewatch before the reboot, but these super fast Vine recaps may be the better solution.

-I somehow managed to get TIFF tickets to Sicario. This new clip makes me think I’ll be watching it from behind my fingers.

Michael Fassbender rises to power in the new Macbeth trailer.

 

Stars Get Drape-y for Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue

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-Here’s the cover of Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue (which is only slightly less white than Oscar race).  I really don’t love this photo; there’s way too much awkward spreading. Just imagine the direction on set: “Amy, dry hump Channing‘s shoulder! Oscar, get all up in Sienna‘s crotch-pillow!”

-During the cover shoot, Reese Witherspoon and Amy Adams dished on their obsession with Lena Dunham’s Girls.

-Speaking of the whiteness of the Oscar race, here’s this year’s class photo.

Ellen asked Mila Kunis if she and Ashton Kutcher are married and she dodged the question. So yes, yes they are.

-I hate hate hate the new Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney song, but they all look cool in the video so win for them?

Taylor Swift won’t be performing at the Grammy Awards this weekend, but she promises it will still be a “dance party/rage fest.”

Channing Tatum is teasing us with his crotch, as per uge.

Jimmy Fallon was on a roll last night. For his cold open, he recruited Alfonso Ribeiro and DJ Jazzy Jeff to re-create the Fresh Prince intro, and then had Chris Pratt and Chris Evans photo-bomb people (where Evans proved that white men CAN jump).

-A new segment of Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘Mean Tweets’ sees Katy Perry, Drake and Britney Spears hate-reading about themselves.

-Sadness: Robin Williams‘ widow is reportedly challenging his children for certain personal effects he left them in his will.

Giovanni Ribisi and Agyness Deyn split before any of us even realized they got married.

-There’s only one new episode of Parks and Rec tonight, but it features this drunken wedding toast from Ben so it’s all good.

-Here’s what Michael Fassbender looks like as Steve Jobs. (Spoiler alert: he still looks like Michael Fassbender.)

-Here’s a teaser trailer for Marvel’s Daredevil, which looks very Arrow-y. Not that that’s ever a bad thing.

-Newlywed Cameron Diaz enjoyed a girls’ night out with Drew Barrymore, Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicole Richie.

-I’m usually not a big fan of facial hair, but Dev Patel is rocking it.

-I’m buying Kim Gordon’s memoir if only for her bit about Courtney Love asking her for relationship advice: “I thought, Ewwww, at even the mention of Billy Corgan, whom nobody liked because he was such a crybaby.”

-Fifty Shades’ director Sam Taylor-Johnson says “it was difficult” working with author E.L. James.

Felicity Jones reportedly beat Tatiana Maslany for that as yet unknown role in the New New Star Wars spin-off, which is hitting me right in the sads.

-Here’s the trailer for Ryan Gosling‘s directorial debut Lost River, which critics HATED.

Brad Pitt Says He’s “a Farmer Now”

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Brad Pitt covers the new issue of Wine Spectator, where he talks about owning a winery. I must admit, his Miravel rosé is one of my faves.

-Buzzfeed has a pretty great, in depth article on Angelina Jolie’s perfect publicity game. Between this and recent reports of her flawless behaviour at the Maleficent junkets, I wonder if her attitude has begun to rub off on Brad Pitt yet? I still haven’t forgiven him for that 2009 roundtable when he was bellyaching about having to promote his movies, while Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke sat across from him, looking dumbfounded.

Brad Pitt‘s red-carpet attacker Vitalii Sediuk faces criminal charges — and was fired from his network two weeks ago. Also, Pitt got a restraining order against him.

-Are Sandra Bullock and Chris Evans dating? (When I first saw the headline, I thought it was Chris Klein and was horrified. Chris Evans, though? Totally on board.)

Kimye‘s wedding kiss is the most liked photo on Instagram ever. It dethroned a Jelena pic, so the bar was low.

-Meanwhile, they’ve moved the honeymoon to Prague.

Pharrell said he’s not a feminist — and then proceeds to say a whole bunch of feminist things. Who wants to break it to him?

Gwyneth Paltrow did a duet with Steven Spielberg’s daughter at a fundraiser this week.

-Meanwhile, Gwyneth continues to get slammed for her comment comparing cyberbullying to war, this time by Green Beret Bryan Sikes.

-Speaking of celebrities being criticized for making stupid metaphors about fame, I’m really disappointed in Charlize Theron‘s comment about how being written about is like “feeling raped.” It’s even worse than Jennifer Lawrence‘s recent rape comment which, though admittedly terrible, was an ill-advised joke on the same level of the other r-word. When Charlize used the word rape, she was actually talking about rape. And she didn’t recognize her error or take it back, even when the interviewer commented on her “strong” choice of words. I expected more from her.

-I don’t think the world needs a new Terminator movie, but even I must admit that Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke looks totally badass.

Bryan Cranston is just trolling us now.

-Everytime I hear the guy who plays Felix on Orphan Black’s Canadian accent, I’m always so taken aback.

Lupita Nyong’o optioned the rights to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Americanah, which is the next on my reading list.

-Brace yourself for a big-ass wave of nostalgia as you gaze upon these photos of a Wonder Years cast reunion.

-The guy who caused the Red Wedding on Game of Thrones took the cutest photo with a fan ever. He’s currently taping The Strain in Toronto, and I keep seeing him. He’s so smiley and nice IRL!

-Now that the Habs lost, Jimmy Fallon wants to collect on his bet.

-The MPAA has slammed Eva Green’s Sin City 2 poster for being too risque, mostly because it’s all about the boobies.

-I had no interest in watching the terrible-looking Undateable show anyway, but Chris D’Elia’s shitty comments about #YesAllWomen just guaranteed I won’t.

Obama talked to Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan about Malia’s prom date.

-I liked this article on what Kevin Reilly’s departure means for the future of Fox — and network TV in general.

-How did I not know that Zachary Quinto and Jonathan Groff used to date?

Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy showing off their Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart impressions to the men themselves is priceless.

Norman Reedus and Aaron Paul are in one photo. Did the internet just melt?

Josh Brolin just landed the superhero jackpot.

-The trailer for The Book of Life movie, featuring the voices of Channing Tatum and Zoe Saldana, is total eye candy.

-Here’s the trailer for A Walk Among the Tombstones. Hasn’t everyone learned yet not to piss off Liam Neeson?! It never ends well!