Anne Hathaway was originally offered the title role for the upcoming Alice In Wonderland motion picture, but the actress turned it down! She explains: “The studio had the Alice script a long time ago and I was approached back then for the part of Alice. I considered it, but felt, what with The Princess Diaries, that […]
Anne Hathaway was originally offered the title role for the upcoming Alice In Wonderland movie, but the actress turned it down! She explains:
“The studio had the Alice script a long time ago and I was approached back then for the part of Alice. I considered it, but felt, what with The Princess Diaries, that I had been there, done that sort of pretty-girl-in-a-fairy-dress role. I told the studio, however, that if they found a director eventually, that I would be interested at a later date in playing the White Queen.”
The role of Alice ultimately went to Australian actress Mia Wasikowska with Tim Burton directing and Anne was looked over for the role of the White Queen! She continues:
“When Tim came on board he had the cast he wanted and, of course, that didn’t include me. But the other actress who was marked had scheduling conflicts, so the studio piped up and put me forward.
“I talked on the phone with Tim and he really liked my take. I wanted the Queen to be a cross between Debbie Harry, Greta Garbo, David Bowie, with (a) tiny bit of the work of Dan Flavin thrown in for good measure.”
Sounds care about it all worked out in the end.
Plus we think Mia Wasikowska has more of that Alice look…and wouldn’t Anne be a tiny too old to play her anyway? Just sayin’!
[Image via Adriana M. Barraza / WENN.]
Massachusetts meteorologist Pete Bouchard raised some eyebrows last week while giving viewers a rundown on snowfall totals in various Bay State municipalities.
“In Princeton, we picked up 9 inches of snow, Billerica had 7,” he began.
“The biggest amount that I could find … almost as huge as me,” Bouchard stated as he stepped closer to the camera, shifting his eyes sideways, “About nine inches.”
Uhhhh …
Chris Wayland, his employer and Channel 7 General Manager, chalked it up to a (huge!) misunderstanding and technical difficulty with the weatherman’s monitor.
“When he was looking at his monitor, he was cut in half and he thought that’s what was happening over the air,” Wayland stated. “To imply that’s what his comment was, what people are suggesting, is ridiculous. He would never do that.”
Do you purchase that explanation? Or was this guy pulling a Robin from How I Met Your Mother and saying ridiculous $h!t on the air just to see if people are watching?
Either way, it’s pretty hilarious and we’re kind of jealous.
Of the snow, that is. We enjoy skiing.
Heidi Montag’s mom Darlene is livid with her plastic surgery-obsessed daughter.
When Heidi underwent 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day, The Hills star kept those plans secret from friends, and even her family. For very good reason.
Now, nine weeks after her “dramatic transformation,” which actually didn’t change her as much as the first batch of surgeries she got, Montag’s mom knows.
And Darlene Egelhoff is pissed.
“I still can’t believe I’m 23 and mom is reacting this way,” Montag confessed to People. “I’m nervous to go home and face her. Especially with cameras rolling.”
CYBORG: Heidi is more Barbie than human. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]
A source close to the family says Darlene is even more upset than when she brought home Spencer Pratt, or when she heard Heidi’s terrible debut album.
“She is horrified and having a total breakdown,” a source says of Heidi Montag’s mom. “She lost it. She can’t wait to confront Heidi when she goes home.”
The Colorado resident will get her wish soon, as “Heidi is planning to head back to her small town of Crested Butte very soon,” states a source close to the ‘Tag.
Hills fans will get to see the drama play out next season on MTV hit, as cameras will catch every moment. Bet they paid for her 10-surgery bonanza, too.
Heidi Montag looked hotter …
Always doing their best to help out those in need, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are pledging their support to the many victims of a giant earthquake rocking the island of Haiti on Tuesday (January 12).
The Hollywood power couple released a statement reading: “We are devastated by the news from Haiti. We’ll work closely with our good friend Wyclef Jean to support the humanitarian efforts on the island and help those who have been injured and left without homes and shelter.”
Musician Wyclef Jean is spearheading the collection efforts - which follow the 7.0-magnitude earthquake which has left “thousands” who are feared to be dead.
Jean told ET of the situation, “I can’t stress enough what a human disaster this is, and idle hands will only make this tragedy worse. The over 2 million people in [capital] Port-au-Prince tonight face catastrophe alone. We have to act now.”
Britney Spears wants to separate fact from celebrity gossip.
The singer unveiled a “BS Alert” page on her Web site in an effort to call out the most outlandish stories written about her over the last 12 months.
“There were more then 13,000 stories written about Britney Spears in 2009,” the blog, posted by the pop superstar’s manager, Adam Leber, reads.
“We ranked the ones we believe were the most ridiculous.”
Not surprisingly, given that Spears’ actual antics were stranger than fiction for a time, there were several strong candidates for the 2009 top spot.
The winner? A UK report that the singer was dating Indian choreographer Sandip Soparrkar, and introduced the Bollywood dance star to her parents.
Britney Spears is no stranger to bizarre gossip stories.
While Sandip himself stated he never dated Britney, he overtly recommended that Spears’ manager, Larry Rudolph, started that rumor to drum up some publicity.
We wouldn’t be the slightest bit surprised.
Also on the list of some of the best stories of the year involving Spears (with the minor problem of them being patently false) were some of our favorites:
- That the singer’s dad, Jamie, was looking to set up Spears with actors Chace Crawford and Jesse Metcalfe, and later Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.
- That her kids Sean, 4, and Jayden, 3, trashed a $2,000-a-night suite at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino where Brit performed on tour.
- That Jamie Spears drugged and molested Britney (we know where that one originated, like so many other revelations - Courtney Love’s Facebook).
- That she walked in on K-Fed tagging new GF Victoria Prince.
- That Britney’s fans staged a walkout of an Australian show.
- That she wanted a stripper pole installed in a hotel room.
- That she worships Satan (her own Twitter was hacked).
- That she had breast reduction surgery (yeah, right)!
- That she married agent boyfriend Jason Trawick.
- That he Britney Spears pregnant (Seacrest said so).
That’s an abridged version, too. LOL!