Katharine McPhee will soon be heading to the big-screen in "The House Bunny," her feature film debut. But could the former "American Idol" runner-up already be looking past the summer time, and into singing "Summertime"?
That's the word straight from McPhee herself, who told MTV News that she wants to one day star in a musical biopic of one of rock's greatest songstresses.
"Janis Joplin," she enthused of who she would want to portray in a musical film. "I'm not opposed to movie musicals or anything. I'd have to think about that [if I every got offered]." Read more...
Bryan Singer needs help, Jim Carrey finds a match, mythological creatures rule and more, in today's link-filled round-up.
- "Superman" sequel is looking for a few good writers. (Variety)
- Mark Wahlberg replaces Ryan Gosling in Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones." (Variety)
- Forget Hilary versus Obama. Who wins in a battle between a centaur armed with a crossbow, and a minotaur armed with a trident? George Clooney, Ridley Scott, Neil Gaiman and many others weigh in. (UGO)
- Jim and Zooey, sittin' in a tree. Carrey snags Deschanel for his "Yes Man." (Hollywood Reporter)
- MTV Films and Paramount take a "Bong Hit 4 Jesus." (Variety).
- George Clooney drops out of Joe Carnahan's "White Jazz." (EW)
- "Grudge" franchise turns helm over to "Grudge" webisodes director Toby Wilkins. (Shock Til You Drop)
Tags bong hits 4 jesus, bryan singer, george clooney, grudge, jim carrey, joe carnahan, mark wahlberg, peter jackson, ryan gosling, superman, the lovely bones, toby wilkins, white jazz, zooey deschanel
Forget seeing dead people or visiting aliens: try this twist on for size.
He's worked with Jonathan Demme, Paul Thomas Anderson, Tim Burton, and, oh yeah...a guy by the name of Martin Scorsese...but Mark Wahlberg's next director M. Night Shyamalan is in a class to himself, the actor enthused.
"The first scene we shot was a five-page scene in a classroom that any other director I've worked with would have taken three days to shoot, but we shot it by lunch," Wahlberg gushed of his work with Shyamalan on "The Happening." "It's beautiful. I've never walked into a trailer where your sides are there and your storyboards are there for the day. He just knows what he wants."
Set amidst a worldwide catastrophe that literally has the planet fighting back against humanity, infecting people with a neurotoxin which makes them want to kill themselves, Wahlberg nevertheless insisted "The Happening" is more character study than apocalyptic vision. Read more...
The movie world keeps a-turnin' as teenage superheroes suit up, a Greek god goes Hollywood, Shyamalan scares up a Deschanel sister and more, in today's issue of The Dailies.
- Robin finally gets his due as Warner Bros. develops "Teen Titans" live-action film. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Hope they didn't toss the "300” props. Hollywood turns its eagle eye towards Hercules, snags "Crow: Wicked Prayer" screenwriter. (Variety)
- Zooey Deschanel unites with Mark Wahlberg for new Shyamalan movie. (Variety)
- The muggles get a log flume. Universal readies "Potter" theme park. (ComingSoon.net)
- Early artists of rock 'n roll to be featured in "Cadillac Records." (Hollywood Reporter)
- "Infested," a currently unpublished novel about a parasite that turns people into crazed serial killers, gets turned into flick. (Hollywood Reporter)
