Warner Bros. Calls Off Aniston-Jolie Face-Off
Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston’s box-office face-off has been called off.
The big-screen showdown (and de facto blogger field day) was originally set for Oct. 24, the day both Changeling, starring Jolie, and He’s Just Not That Into You, starring Aniston and a host of other A-listers, were set to open.
Which means Brad Pitt will remain the only person forced to choose between the two.
Warner Bros. confirmed today that it has bumped the release date of Aniston’s vehicle back several months, to Feb. 6, 2009.
No reason was given for the delay, the film’s second overall, though it wouldn’t have been much of a battle to begin with.
Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood, is only scheduled to open in limited release, while the bonanza that will be He’s Just Not That Into You will no doubt be theatrically unavoidable.
Burning Q’s: Staged Snaps & Heigl-Movie Suckmeter
Celebs say they hate the paparazzi, but how many have an arrangement with them? Is that just for D-listers, or will A-listers work with them, too?Carrie
Of course. Often. In fact, some demand residuals from photo sales. Next time you crack open one of those candylike tabloids, look for photos of happy, peachy-cheeked A-listers and their children frolicking in parks or at a ski resort. Those are the most common types of photos that starsof all levelsstage in cooperation with the paparazzi. (I’m not saying you did, Mr. Jackman. I’m just saying.)
And now! Even more of your Burning Q’s, answered.
When a movie’s release date is pushed back, does that mean it’s going to suck? Marissa, Ga.
Well, define “suck.” You mean minor suck, as in Katherine Heigl-bridal-comedy, or spectacular, cosmic-level, Milla Jovovich-swinging-a-katana-sword suck? Actually, doesn’t matter.
Both 27 Dresses and Ultraviolet saw their release dates pushed back, as did ScarJo’s The Nanny Diaries, the video-game-turned-movie version of Hitman and countless other films, all of which suffered no lack in the suckularity department.
Moving a premiere date can mask a film’s suckiness27 Dresses attracted everybody who didn’t want to see Cloverfieldbut it can never erase the stink completely.
Then again, Pixar’s Cars was also pushed back from a fall release to a summer one, simply because Steve Jobs said he wanted the DVD to be available for holiday shoppers. While failing to live up to the critical success of Monsters, Inc. or The Incredibles, most folks liked Cars just fine.
Do celebrities usually have health insurance, or do they pay for all their medical expenses out-of-pocket? Thanks! Erica
Many celebrities are members of the Screen Actors Guild, which covers every blister or burn a star may suffer when burned by the impure touch or unclean gaze of a lowly fan. As for minor headaches or quick Vicodin fixes, there’s always the on-set doctor.
Who is the oldest, middle and youngest of the Kardashians? I looked at pictures of them as kids and tried to tell, and you can’t tell as adults either! Please let me know what order they were born. Thank you! Shannie
From oldest to youngest, they go: Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Robert, Kendall, Kylie and Kermit. Just kidding on the last one. No Kermit, at least not yet. And no, Kris, you can’t use that. It’s mine.
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Burning Q’s: Jonas Bro Theft & Way Broke Stars
Did Selena Gomez steal Nick Jonas from Miley Cyrus?J.D.
Selena Gomez? The baby-faced 15-year-old? Oh, come on. How can a zygote steal a fetus from an embryo? Honestly, people. I step out for three seconds and the quality of your questions just plummets. Plummets! Let’s dispose of them quickly and neatly in a new round of Burning Q’s.
Why are there so many reports of broke celebrities? A lot of them earned millions during their careerswhere did all of this money go?M.M., Colorado
Actually, once A-listers pay off their “teams”agents, managers, business managers, attorneysand taxes, they’re left with only 10 to 15 percent of their paychecks, one manager tells me.
So if a movie star gets $15 million a film, that’s $1.5 million left over. You and I could live quite well on that. That is, unless you’re a twit who needsjust needsa compound in the Malibu Colony, a pied-à-terre in London and a place in the Bahamas. (Malibu Colony homes, popular with the Paris Hilton crowd, go for about $18.5 million, unless you rent.)
Don’t forget the household staff, which stars also feel they just need, need, need: assistants, nannies, security, trainer, nutritionist, butler. Throw in the flying monkeys at the high-powered publicity firm, which can set a star back maybe $55,000 a year. And then add a few shady so-called friends from back in the day who come strolling by with their hands out, andstarting to get the picture?
What is going on with R. Kelly? What is taking so long with this sex-tape case?Ann, Osceola, Kansas
Actually, despite what it may look like, this is not an episode of Law & Order: SVU. This is a real case, which means it takes time. The 2005 Michael Jackson child-molestation case took three and a half months. (He was acquitted.) Jury selection for this trial just started in May.
Hey! Am I hearing things, or did I read that that Gwyneth Paltrow works out for 40 hours a day?Alphea
Yes, absolutely. Forty hours a day. Because once you hit a certain level of stardom, the dweebs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology reach into a secret compartment, created by ancient astronauts and nestled deep within the atomic clock, and give you more hours. The rest of us drones have to get by with just 24 in a day. I hear Clooney gets like 1,500.
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Neyo’s Birthday Party Brings Out Rihanna, Jay-Z
Neyo’s Birthday Party Brings Out Rihanna, Jay-Z
Singer/songwriter Neyo had plenty to be thankful for earlier this week, as he celebrated his 25th birthday in style at the swank Tribeca Rooftop in NYC.
The Las Vegas native, whose credits include writing top hits for Beyoncé, Rihanna and Whitney Houston, among others, enjoyed a guest list that included Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Janet Jackson, and Ray J.
Adding to the collection of A-listers in attendance, Rihanna showed up fashionably late, as did fellow Def Jam artist Chrisette Michelle, who “serenaded the singer with a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ before he cut his red-velvet cake and passed it around to the crowd.”
Meanwhile, waitresses dressed as Playboy bunnies made sure that all of the glasses and plates were filled.