NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – Time Warner Inc. is in preliminary talks to buy legendary film studio MGM, a move that could spark a bidding war with Sony Corp., a person familiar with the situation told CNNfn Thursday. But Sony, which has been negotiating to acquire MGM since late April for roughly $5 billion, is still very much in the running, people close to the negotiations told Reuters. [More]
Category: Old Main News
Ian McKellen will be one of the leaders in the march from Hyde Park today. He will address the Rally in Trafalgar Square on arrival.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Colin Hanks and “Early Edition” star Kyle Chandler have been tapped to join the gorilla gang in Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” remake. They join Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody in the Universal Pictures reimagination of the classic story. Hanks is on board to play a production assistant to filmmaker Carl Denham (Black) with Chandler in negotiations to play a 1930s B-movie actor opposite Watts’ character, Ann Darrow. [More]
Filming family flick that made actress Liv Tyler want to have a child of her own. It was the moment that was to change Liv Tyler’s life. On the set of her latest film, she held her enchanting little co-star in her arms – and suddenly realised how much she wanted a child of her own. Filming the family comedy Jersey Girl with pretty 10-year-old Raquel Castro made Liv all broody, and last week she let slip the news that she is pregnant. [More]
Today is Liv Tyler’s birthday! Liv was born on July 1st, 1977 in Portland, Maine. That makes her 27 today! Happy Birthday Liv!
Adrian writes: I’ve written a short review of the ITV documentary about Ian McKellen that was shown on the 29th June. If you think it is good enough, you’re welcome to publish it on your site. [More]