Shia LaBeouf: Hard at Work on “Transformers” Sequel
Shia LaBeouf: Hard at Work on “Transformers” Sequel
Getting an early start to the day, Shia LaBeouf was hard at work on the set of “Transformers 2″, which is currently shooting on the campus of Princeton University.
In the scene being shot, the 22-year-old NYC native’s character of Sam Witwicky fumbled around with some school books while chatting on the phone.
In related news, Shia currently finds himself in the gossip fodder for a report claiming that he “received a stern warning for lighting up at a Washington, D.C. museum” just months after having an unlawful smoking charge dismissed in Burbank, California.
Tabloid insiders tell: “LaBeouf was at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., filming “Transformers 2″, when he lit up a cigarette in the bathroom. He was reprimanded by officials at the museum for the incident - being told that he could be kicked off the property if he lit up again.”
Paris Puts Kibosh on Preggers Rumors
Paris Hilton got the rumor mill started last night when she hit Crown Bar with Benji Madden. The normally svelte heiress was wearing a silk dress that seemed to show off a belly bump.
Paris has said she wants to get pregnant next year, and she and Benji seem pretty serious, but her people deny she’s expecting.
Both her rep and manager tell E! News the preggers reports are “false.”
What do you think: Is this just a case of postdinner bloat and bad lighting, or is there really a baby on the way? Cast your vote in our poll below…
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Edward Norton Not Given Writing Credit For The Incredible Hulk?
According to IESB, Zak Penn has been given the sole writing credit for The Incredible Hulk, despite the fact that Edward Norton re-wrote his draft. It is well known that one of the only reasons Norton agreed to do Hulk were if he had creative input, in this case re-writing the script.
The IESB contacted Zak Penn’s office to ask about the credit. They confirmed Penn will be receiving sole writing credit on the film.
Universal reps are saying, “WGA determined the writing credit not Zak or Edward or Universal or Marvel. WGA always determines final writing credit for our films right before the film comes out. Up until that time, we include the writers on the project to date.”
A call to the WGA got this response, “Zak Penn is receiving sole credit for story and screenplay.”
Apparently, there was arbitration, which is quite common since two screenwriters were listed. The WGA sided with Zak Penn.
In my opinion it wouldn’t be hard just to give them both credit. I’m not a WGA script expert but it would seem the logical and fair thing to do. It’s not as though the script had input from many writers such as Catwoman (14 writers in total). In cases where there are lots of writers then I suppose this process of choosing is better, but when only two writers have worked on the script it would see, fair to credit both.
If everyone from the catering ladies to the lighting guys get credited than surely one of the writers should get credit somewhere.
FOX orders pilot for dumbest game show ever - VIDEO
One of my regular blog haunts is the game show news site BuzzerBlog, and when I logged into it today and saw this post, I couldn’t believe my eyes: FOX and Fremantle Media are apparently putting together an American version of the popular Japanese game show Hole in the Wall. I was so flabbergasted that I had to see who else reported on it; sure enough, it was right there in Variety for all to see.
If you’re not sure what Hole in the Wall is, take a look at the video after the jump. Basically, it’s a game of human Tetris: contestants have to bend themselves into the shape of a cutout on a fast-approaching wall. If they do it in time, they go through the wall. If they don’t, the wall pushes them into a pool of water. That’s it. That’s the whole game.
You’ve seen clips of this show on YouTube, and they’ve been picked up by the Ellen show and others who are amazed at how dopey the concept is. To those people, of course, it’s so dopey it’s fascinating. To me, it’s just dopey. Like Deal or No Deal before it, the simple concept seems fun during the first few episodes, but gets very old when you realize that’s all there is.
I wonder how FOX is going to modify the game for American audiences. Will the brightly-colored set give way to ominous lighting and music? Will the contestants who fail to pretzel themselves through the wall be pushed into a vat of hungry bees? And will they be able to get Regis to host?