Colin Farrell: Covering for Heath Ledger
Colin Farrell: Covering for Heath Ledger
When Heath Ledger passed away this past January 22nd, he left a void in the hearts of his family, friends, and fans. And he also left a movie role unfinished. The film’s director has subsequently recruited Colin Farell as one of the fill-ins for the late actor in the upcoming flick “Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.”
Farell arrived in Vancouver, Canada on Tuesday to begin filming the new movie, a task for which he had mixed feelings about signing on. Back in February he told press, “It makes me feel uncomfortable to think about it too much and get into it really here but it’s an incredibly painful honor to have, you know, and an honor I wish I wasn’t bestowed but an honor nonetheless.”
Yesterday, on a break in filming, the “Phonebooth” stud and a pal, English model Lily Cole took to the tourist attractions of the beautiful Canadian town, stopping at the Vancouver Aquarium.
Lily was spotted with a bag full of toys, while Colin seemed less-than-impressed with the paparazzi attention they were attracting.
Along with Farrell, Jude Law and Johnny Depp have also signed on to help finish “Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” in Ledger’s tragic absence.
Exclusive! Mandy Patinkin Out After Missing Minds Read?
Hey, TV peeps, Korbi here with some exclusive scoop. Yes, just what the headline says, my friends: I'm hearing from two solid sources that Mandy Patinkin did not show up for the table read today at CBS' Criminal Minds and may no longer be with the show.
If this is indeed true, one can only imagine how it would affect the coming season's storylines. How does a writing staff explain the absence of its leading man?
But even if it's true, there's still time to kiss and make up. Cooler heads could prevail, and the whole thing could be forgotten tomorrow…
No word yet on this from the studio, but we'll let you know as soon as we hear.
Meg Ryan Adopts a Girl
Meg Ryan is a new mom. Months after applying to adopt a child in China, Ryan, 44, flew there recently to bring her baby daughter home to L.A., PEOPLE reports.
No word yet on the age or name of the tot, who will join 13-year-old Jack Henry, Ryan’s son with her ex-husband, actor Dennis Quaid, 51.
“It is a personal family situation that she does not feel inclined to share,” says Ryan’s rep.
Says David Ptasnik, cofounder of the Seattle-based agency Americans Adopting Orphans, which has helped more than 600 families adopt, primarily from China: “I think it’s great. It lets people know that international adoptions are possible and that it’s culturally acceptable. It’s going to help a lot of kids.”
Ptasnik notes that China, with a large number of healthy children and the relative ease in adopting them, is a popular place for U.S. adoptions. While in China, Ryan met with the U.S. consulate.
The actress will also continue to be a working mother: She is developing a Sylvia Plath biopic, has been publishing her photographs in magazines and, after a two-year absence, will return to the big screen later this year in the romantic comedy In the Land of Women.
How I Met Your Mother: Rebound Bro - VIDEO
(S03E18) You know how I keep saying that guest spots ruin the chemistry of How I Met Your Mother? Well, that’s not an absolute; sometimes, guests integrate well into the ensemble, or the story they’re given is so good, that it just works. This week was one of those weeks. In fact, it was doubly good, since both Sarah Chalke and Will Forte did a good job of fitting in, with Forte being his usual creepy-funny self and Chalke being… well, anyone who reads my Scrubs reviews knows how I feel about Sarah.
What? I have respect for her acting ability! That’s all…
Ahem… now, where were we?
I kind of wish we saw more scenes depicting the growth of Ted’s and Stella’s relationship. I’m guessing if Stella were being played by Alicia Silverstone instead of Chalke, we would have seen more of the in-between stuff. With Chalke in the role, we get some references to an off-camera Stella and, this week, some quick scenes of her dating Ted and getting along with the gang. Stella’s absence blunted the story this week a little bit, since we haven’t really have time to see Chalke and Josh Radnor together and buy them as a couple that are taking such big steps.
Not sure why Stella needed to be ashamed of her five-year drought. Not everyone humps like maniacs like Lily and the rest of the crew (especially Lily… not sure whether I liked her “sellin’ it” line better than her earthquake orgasm… both were good). But I’m glad they had her come back and admit that she overreacted to Ted telling the gang about it. It was the mature way to settle the situation, and in a continuing-storyline sitcom like this one, having Stella stay in a huff over something like this wouldn’t have been realistic. Sometimes the guy isn’t the rash, stupid one in the relationship. Most of the time, sure, but not always. So Ted got to meet Stella’s daughter and end her “Virginity 2: Electric Boogaloo” in the same day.
As I said, Forte was at his creepy best as Randy, Barney’s rebound bro. “This happens every time I get an erection” is one of the funniest nose-bleed related lines I’ve heard in a long time. What else did I like from Randy? His dance when Barney finally decided to make him his new wingman; following Barn’s advice subtly put a conquest down by calling a girl a fat, ugly whore; “Goodbye, Geraldine Ferrar-bro;” saying that the night was going to be “Legendary… wait for it… dary.” Robin, as usual, was the voice of reason, showing Barney how Randy was the rebound bro and how getting him laid won’t be nearly as satisfying as it was to get Ted laid. I almost wish she did say yes when Barney called to ask her to be his wingman.
More fun stuff:
- Marshall going over the pop culture events of 2003, the last time Stella got any. Seabiscuit galloped into our hearts. The DaVinci Code came out… as a book. The best was Marshall’s reaction to Nell Carter’s death, coupled with Robin’s half-paying-attention thinking that it would be hard for Ted to rock Nell’s world because of the whole death thing.
- Wow. That old bro of Barney’s was really gonna rock that viewing of 27 Dresses, wasn’t he? Yikes. I refuse to see that movie with my girlfriend, for many, many obvious reasons.
- The Best Barneyism was him getting Robin to come out and help Randy by threatening to show a video of the two of them on YouTube. Robin wasn’t sure the video existed, but Barn came right back with, “which is why you came from Brooklyn at midnight.” So glad to see their night of passion didn’t affect either of them one bit.
- So Ted forgives Barney, but has outgrown him. Wow. That’s mature.
- Robin thinks Barney had more sex than she did when they were together. Makes sense.
- I tend to forget sometimes that Chalke can dial it down and not be as manic as she is as Elliot Reid. This episode was more of the sweet Sarah that we see glimpses of on Scrubs every so often.
- I’ve never heard of “unexpected number of testicles” in the list of usual dating dealbreakers. But I guess being one ball away from being walked is something freaky enough to drive people away. If Stella ever met Randy, “erection-induced nosebleeds” would likely be added to that list.
It was a sweet episode with a decent amount of laughs. Given the roll Bays and Thomas have been on in the last month or so, it’s hard to say this episode is on par with some of the ones we’ve seen lately. But it was enough to set us up for next week, when Brit Brit returns. Hopefully, she’ll be decent and not drag the episode down.