News tidbits

[dodo007]

Dan needs to release some new photos soon. It's getting dry and I don't want to resort to the unflattering photos from the wastebasket to post

I have to get off line now. If anyone is interested in tracking down the TMZ TV to see if anything can be salvaged here's the site.

I understand TMZ stands for the "Thirty Mile Zone" from the center of Hollywood.

http://www.tmz.com/tmztv/

Ya, for all those who live in north america, it's easy enough to find on tv. Where I live, they repeat it 3 times a day........ kind of annoying when I think about it

[Laredo]

M4DC , do you remember A Fish Called Wanda where Jamie Lee Curtis goes mad over (John?) Cleese speaking russain ? Thats how I feel when I hear Sean , Timothy or DC talk . You just want to jump his bones .

[sigl]

So, he's still in LA?? I wonder what for.....business, seeing Sats' friends/family, wedding?????

I agree that it's getting pretty dry...no news today at all. Bummer.

[Mahalo4DC]

You just want to jump his bones .

LMAO.....you summed it up completely. Couple that voice with the "on top" visual & I can almost hear the whispers of what he'd like to do to me . Naughty, Naughty.....but Oh SO Freakin' HOT!

[Liverpool Rules]

So, he's still in LA?? I wonder what for.....business, seeing Sats' friends/family, wedding?????

I agree that it's getting pretty dry...no news today at all. Bummer.

Bummer is right, I'm so bummed. I found the restaurant that dodo007 mentions from the TMZ story.

http://www.mrchow.com/media/

I only watched the first one "Eurochow". It's good, but it is long.

Eye on LA
featuring EUROCHOW
Video 3:25

[advicky]

Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials film trilogy in doubt after Golden Compass sequel in limbo

The future of the film trilogy based on Philip Pullman's books His Dark Materials was in doubt after the controversial author said he did not know if the sequel to The Golden Compass would be made.

The first in the trilogy, which starred Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, was dogged by accusations from American religious groups that it was anti-Catholic and even sought to "destroy God".

British author Pullman admitted such objections may have hit US box office sales. The film met with middling success in America when it opened last December but made over £150 million ($300 million) worldwide.

The Oxford-based author said he had received no confirmation that the second book, The Subtle Knife, would be made into a film. New Line Cinema had hoped the trilogy would mirror the success of The Lord of the Rings and The Subtle Knife was pencilled in for release in 2009.

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Pullman said he did "not know yet" if the film would be made. He said: "People are talking about it. I think there might be a script. People are very busy. When there's a development I will hear about it."

However, Pullman insisted it was quite normal for potential films to remain in limbo for some time before a final decision was made.

On its rumoured 2009 release, he said: "I think people were hoping it would be out then but without the film actually having a production start date there can't be a due date."

Pullman claimed religious attacks on The Golden Compass were misdirected but admitted: "I've no doubt to say it did influence a number of people not to go to see it."

Denying His Dark Materials was anti-Catholic, he still argued: "When religion gets its hands on the levers of power - whether to go to war, hold people prisoner or decide what they can or can't do - that is when it is dangerous.

"I find it very hard to understand how anyone can disagree with that.

"In the world we live in, both Catholics and Protestants have wielded that power to the detriment of very many people." He said he remained "hopeful" The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass would be made into films.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jh ... man118.xml

I think it's a little boring. No picture, no news.

[Lu]

As someone who lives in the Bible Belt of the US I can say that there was tons of talk about how "anti-religious" the Golden Compass movie was, including tons of forwarded emails, warnings from church pastors, etc. Whether Pullman says it is or not, people decided it was and they spread that word as much as they could. So I am sure with the US still being religiously puritanical in a lot of places, that factored into the movie being a failure here. I don't think that will change...I think a sequel would do even worse in the US.

But if it made so much money everywhere else, why not do another one?

[Laredo]

Honestly , I don't think it was that big a deal here . I read one mention in my paper and never heard anything on the news or comedy shows . I think it was a non event . I think it was popular enough money wise in the other countries . I think they wish there had been a bigger stink so as to have people come see what the fuss was about . I may be dim but I didn't see the overt stuff from the book , heck I hardly noticed it in the book . Sometimes no press is is bad for a film .

[advicky]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... -star.html

[honeyjes]

Maybe I like to see the best in people. If you've worked with someone who by all accounts encouraged and gave you support when filming, why would you then embarrass said person by blabbing to the papers several months later. If Gemma is 5' 7" and DC is 5' 10" and your not doing a porno what size heel stilleto's did they give her to wear that he'd need lifts.

Seems like a slow day in newsland, I was hoping the DC bashing had stopped.

[honeyjes]

Is anyone in Bergenz on the 23rd July, there's a rumour DC will be there for Opening Night of Tosca (Eon are supposed to have purchased a load of tickets)

[catherinep]

http://www.people.co.uk/news/news/tm_me ... _page.html

[Lu]

Maybe I like to see the best in people. If you've worked with someone who by all accounts encouraged and gave you support when filming, why would you then embarrass said person by blabbing to the papers several months later. If Gemma is 5' 7" and DC is 5' 10" and your not doing a porno what size heel stilleto's did they give her to wear that he'd need lifts.

Seems like a slow day in newsland, I was hoping the DC bashing had stopped.

I agree, but in a way I don't think she's doing it out of malice, she's just young and stupid enough to blab to the papers, same way Daniel was at 22. I think she also dropped some comment earlier about her and Bond getting married in the film that she wasn't supposed to. I'm sure Daniel realizes that she's just...young and naive. He is much more circumspect now than he was when he was younger, I think as you age in the public eye you just come to realize it's better to keep your mouth shut.

I do get annoyed as well about the height thing. So he's 5'10"...now he is less of a man? Aren't the majority of men that height? Of course I am prejudiced because the very tall men I dated all turned out to be assholes and my husband is 5'10" and the absolute most wonderful man.

[honeyjes]

Hi Lu, I think the married thing was made up by the papers, she mentioned they'd filmed in the honeymoon suite which naturally equates to marriage!

I don't think she was being malicious either the article just rings hollow as most of it is stuff that was mentioned months ago, I just think this was tacked (even if true) on as a dig.

The reason I was ticked off is that Mathieu as the main villian is shorter than Daniel, so is he wearing stilts. Olga at some point appears to be his lover, and as she is a former model would'nt she tower over him, so why pick on Daniel.

[advicky]

Gemma is a young girl, starts building up her carreer now. She didn't want bad. Only like that, than an 22 year old, chatters.
Remember Parkinson show:"Do you think too small, too ugly?"
Audience : "Nooooooooooooooooooooo!"
I think the same!