Angelina Jolie in Salt

The trailer of upcoming film “Salt” simply floored millions across the globe. A look at the very hot and sizzling Angelina Jolie stole the mind and hearts of all her fans.

The Oscar nominated actress is back and she looks as sexy as ever. Trailers of Angelina Jolie’s forthcoming film, “Salt” was posted on the internet this week. The mother of 6 looks as appealing as ever. Jolie and Brad Pitt parents three adopted children and three biological. Right before the filing of Salt began Jolie gave birth to twins.

Salt, which stars Jolie as Evelyn Salt, who is a CIA officer accused of being a Russian sleeper spy out to prove her innocence, is directed by Phillip Noyce. Fans are critics are still wondering how Jolie got back in shape in such a short period of time right after giving birth to twins.

Well, if you watch the trailer thoroghly your doubts will be cleared. In a particular scene, featuring Jolie in her underwear, her taut stomach is clearly displayed.

Intially the lead role for Salt was offered to Tom Cruise. But when the actor turned it down the role was rewritten for Jolie. The movie will hit the theaters on July 23rd, 2010.

Christian Bale

It was recently revealed by the director of “American Psycho” in an interview that the inspiration for Christian Bale’s portrayal of the lead character is Tom Cruise. Bale played the role of Patrick Bateman, who is the protagonist of the film.

In a recent interview with the Black Book magazine, Mary Harron, who co-starred Bale in the movie, was quoted as saying how “Martian-like” Bateman was, “how he was looking at the world like somebody from another planet, watching what people did and trying to work out the right way to behave”.

Harron also added, “And then one day [Bale] called me and he had been watching Tom Cruise on David Letterman, and he just had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes, and he was really taken with this energy”.

Bale was quoted as saying in a 2000 interview with Barnes&Noble.com, that he had complete faith on Bret Easton Ellis, the author of American Psycho, to have included agonizingly detailed violence in his book. This, the actor believed, was required to highlight the fact that Bateman’s “obsession with details” was the source of his insanity.

“That’s what I see about Bateman – his fixation on minutiae, and absolutely needing to get an answer for every little tiny thing, even though all the things he’s interested in are completely shallow,” Bale said.

Tom Cruise, it has been said, is furious after finding out that his wife Katie Holmes has taken up her old habit of smoking once again.

The “Valkyrie” actor, who has a 2-year-old daughter Suri with Holmes, is trying to force Holmes to quit smoking. According to a source “Tom leads a very disciplined life and happily encourages Katie to follow Scientology and purification detoxes. He is livid she’s started smoking again and is doing everything he can to put pressure on her to quit what he calls a filthy habit.”

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise

Apart from cigarettes, Katie Holmes has another addiction. When not working, she, and her star husband relax by watching movies in their Beverly Hills mansion. And the two can’t seem to have enough of movies. While relaxing, they watch not one, but three films in a row on a big screen in their home. “I love to watch movies on the big screen,” says Holmes, adding “I love action movies. I love Spielberg movies, I love my husband’s movies, Ang Lee’s movies. I actually just saw State of Play, and I thought that was a really great movie, a great Russell Crowe movie. I love dramas. I love musicals.” And not just the couple, it seems that their tiny daughter also has an interest in movies. Her actress mother said “She loves Sleeping Beauty and all the Disney movies.”

The actress wife of Tom Cruise has praised new singing sensation Susan Boyle who has recently taken the Internet world by storm through her performance.  In her new short, smart and sleek hairstyle, the actress wife of Tom Cruise has praised new singing sensation Susan Boyle who has recently taken the Internet world by storm through her performance at Britain’s Got Talent. Holmes, who starred in Broadway’s ‘All My Sons’ thinks that Boyle is great and that she has all that it takes to reach the sky. Who knew that Holmes watches Britain’s Got Talent?

Zac Efron

The huge success of “17 Again” has taken Zac Efron a few steps beyond the “High School Musical” franchise. With this past weekend’s $23.7 million opening of the film, Efron has now successfully established himself as a solo star.

So now, after the grand success of his last release, 17 Again, Efron has become very careful about choosing his next move in the career. “I’m looking very carefully at the movies being offered. It’s about taking my fan base with me but then doing movies that open me up to a broader level”, Efron said.

Raving reviews of 17 Again has proved that the young heartthrob is on the verge of taking Hollywood in his stride and becoming a young leading man. The industries all leading men are either in their 40s like Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp or in their 30s like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Therefore Zac certainly has a strong chance to prove his talent in the industry.

Zac began his career with small roles like “Pizza Delivery Guy” in the short-lived NBC series “Heist“. But with his appearance in Disney’s successful television series High School Musical, Efron won over the heart of millions across the globe. Questions like how far can he take his career and can his singing and dancing abilities drive him to a full-fledged career like John Travolta are being raised. Claudia Puig have stated in a newspaper article, “Though Efron’s acting range is limited, he has a genial charm and decent comic timing. Ae appears not to be hung up on his looks — he talks and moves like a guy who knows he’s had an extraordinary stroke of good luck and nothing more”.

“I think every once in awhile, a game-changer comes along, and I think Zac is a game-changer“, said  Adam Shankman, who has worked with Efron in Hairspray as a director and have produced 17 Again. “The dailies were the impetus for this movie. We saw them and started calling New Line saying, ‘We need to develop a movie for this kid, he’s a star’”, said Jennifer Gibgot, the co-producer of 17 Again.

Mel Gibson

Another Hollywood marriage is in doldrums. Yes. And  this time it is one of the longest marriages in Hollywood; that of Mel Gibson and his wife Robyn Gibson.

After 28 years of marriage and 7 children, Robyn has filed for a divorce. In the court papers,¨irreconcilable differences¨ with husband Mel Gibson who has a fortune that was estimated to be $900 million in 2006.  Robyn has requested joint physical and legal custody of the couple´s youngest son, Tom, who is their only minor child. Besides, she has also asked for spousal support and attorney fees. The date of separation, as given in Robyn´s divorce papers, ¨is to be determined.¨

In a statement made by Gibson, 53, his spokesperson has conveyed ”Throughout our marriage and separation we have always strived to maintain the privacy and integrity of our family and will continue to do so.”

After a line of divorces (Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison Ford), Mel Gibson´s marriage was one of the oldest movie-star marriages still standing. Poor Mel, now he too falls in the line.

Katie Holmes has appeared really thin in her recent appearances. The star however says her weight loss is because of her hectic work schedule. The 30-year-old actress had recently starred in a Broadway production of ‘All My Sons’.

Katie Holmes claims that she has to go through long and drilling hours of work. She has also said that a fast metabolism is also responsible for her slim shape.

Katie and her husband, actor, Tom Cruise had said that it was highly possible to regulate career and family on a smooth surface. Katie had said that she found it OK to balance her professional and personal life. The couple however has a tot(daughter), Suri Cruise, to take care of.

Katie said of her Broadway stint : “My metabolism was in full gear the whole time. I lose weight fast when I’m working so hard. It doesn’t matter how much I eat, I just get thin. It’s not the worst problem in the world to have though is it?”

She also added: “I happen to be a woman who believes she can have it all. But, we women can do an awful lot if we put our minds to it. And not only that, we can have fun doing it! Even when it’s crazy – which is pretty much most of the time – it’s fun. At least, that’s been my experience.”

Katie is known to love her busy life but it sure has taken her time to adjust to the pressures of fame and motherhood.

Katie however went on to explain her situation: “I’m not sure I always felt that way. I guess I’ve had some coaxing along the way. But I definitely feel that way now. It’s a good combination for me and Tom – work and family, a healthy balance.”

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Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise has reportedly upset his fans in Brazil by speaking Spanish instead of Portuguese, which is the Brazilian National language. Tom didn’t realise that Brazilians spoke Portuguese during a recent trip to the country to promote movie ‘Valkyrie’.

Tom reportedly (read mistakenly) addressed a press conference in Rio de Janeiro with the Spanish words “hola” (hello) and “gracias” (thank you), according to Brazilian gossip website Glamurama.

Tom was confused with Dancing as well. His knowledge about dancing also got him into trouble. Tom said his love for tango made him fall in love with Brazil, while in actuality the Latin dance originated in Argentina.

The actor stayed in Brazil’s Copacabana Palace with wife Katie Holmes and their two-year-old daughter Suri, during the trip. The film tells the story about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler, sees the actor play one of the key plotters Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg.

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise has a new role to play. The Cruise factor has a charm of its own. Tom presently adds property expertise to his list of talents. Tom reportedly advised a co-star to buy a house before the current recession hit. ‘The Top Gun’ superstar discovered Tom Hollander, who he appeared alongside in war movie Valkyrie, was planning to invest in a property but was unsure whether to go through with the expensive purchase. Tom reportedly guided him through the property buying procedures with Tom’s special property buying expertise.

Tom as reported was said to be weirdly adamant because he felt his friend should commit to the buy. Tom continuously insisted he’d regret pulling out of the deal and Hollander was delighted he ended up taking the star’s advice.

Hollander says: “It’s very exciting because it’s yet another situation where Tom Cruise is brilliant. I am not like him though I share the same name. We had one conversation on the set where I was just chit chatting about I was wondering about buying a house and I had been reading about sub-prime mortgages which I didn’t really know what they were. I was a bit nervous about it and I thought maybe I should pull out and I told this to Tom really embarrassingly just as something to say…”

He went: “What you’re gonna pull out, what’s that? Buyer’s remorse before you’ve even bought?’ And I thought ‘Oh yeah, I am such a loser I should be more like him.’ So I rang my solicitor and said ‘Buy it, buy it, it’s fine Tom Cruise said buy it’”.

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise will soon be in London for his latest film, Valkyrie’s promotional purposes. Cruise is in talks with BBC executives about appearing on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross when the disgraced presenter returns from his three-month suspension.

BBc is setting up the show in order to cut aside any chances of controversies building up. BBC’s quest to reduce any unwanted attention or controversy to the first show since Ross’ suspension has made BBC to pull in “The Minority Report” star, Tom Cruise.

Already confirmed for the return of Jonathan Ross and his hit Friday night chatshow, are comedian Lee Evans and Stephen Fry. Ross is all set to be back in his fitting television shoes but he has been warned to tone down the swearing and smutty remarks. Jonathan, 48 was suspended for three months after his appearance on Russel Brand’s BBC radio show, which received over 42,000 complaints.

Cruise is seen as a “safe” guest unlikely to create any kind of controversy on Ross’ first show. Ross posted online : “Don’t want to jinx things. First show already looking great!” Ross although said that all the appearing guests have already been booked.

Tom Cruise has revealed that he had learning problems when he was 7. Cruise has credited Scientology for making him able to conquer his childhood disability, dyslexia. The Mission Impossible star has told Spanish magazine XL Semanal: “When I graduated from high school in 1980 I was functionally illiterate.”

Tom has been a Scientology hardliner. He credits his well being to his religion. He explained that his being “functionally illiterate” posed a row of problems in his early life.
Tom explained: “I asked myself if I was normal or an idiot. I would try to concentrate but I felt anxiety, frustration, boredom…”

Tom had offended members of the dyslexia community in 2003. Tom had claimed in an interview that Scientology had cured his dyslexia. Tom claims that he got over with his problems by diligently reading L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘The Basic Study Manual’. He talked about his days when he struggled with his illness: “Nobody gave me a solution and I wanted to know why the system had failed. Finally, as an adult I learned to read perfectly through the method of (Scientology founder) L.Ron Hubbard.”

Cruise is the founding member of the Scientology-based Hollywood Education and Literacy Project. He claimed that after reading Hubbard’s book ‘The Basic Study Manual’, his dyslexia was cured forever.

The Church of Scientology was established in 1945 by science-fiction writer L.Ron Hubbard and claims 10 million members around the world. Tom has been a devoted patron to the Scientology cause and the religion as a whole.