Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Sucker Punch star Vanessa Hudgens is slinky and see-through at film's premiere, while her co-stars break into dance

By ANDREA MAGRATH

We like to boogie: The stars of Sucker Punch broke into an impromptu dance on the red carpet at the London premiere of their film tonight


Their film has had an underwhelming reception from critics, so what are girls to do? Dance.

The stars of Sucker Punch shrugged off their bad reviews to have some fun on the red carpet at the London premiere tonight in Leicester Square.


Slinky: Vanessa Hudgens was glamorous in a white backless gown by Alberta Ferretti


While Vanessa Hudgens and Abbie Cornish looked on nervously in their glamorous gowns, their carefree co-stars Emily Browning, Jamie Chung and Jena Malone burst into an impromptu boogie.

The colourful group dazzled as they posed together on the red carpet, and didn't let the damp evening wet their spirits as they giggled like schoolgirls together.

High School Musical star Vanessa, 22, went for all-out glamour in a floor-length white gown by Alberta Ferretti.

Vanessa wore her hair up to show off the backless dress to its full advantage, and displayed her new butterfly neck tattoo.

Abbie Cornish, 28, also chose Alberta Ferretti in a coffee-coloured long dress with lace overlay and dazzled in £175,000 worth of Cartier jewels.


Girls just wanna have fun: Actresses Jamie Chung, Jena Malone and Emily Browning got in on the fun, while their co-stars looked on


Jamie Chung stood out in a flirty hot pink Dolce & Gabbana dress and black peep-toe heels.

The film's star, Australian actress Emily Browning, wore a 1920s style Azzaro dress, while entourage star Carla Cugino wore a bright blue Oscar de la Renta frock.

Jena Malone, best known for her roles in Stepmom and Donnie Darko, wore an interesting printed dress with slashes at the neck and hip by Juan Carlos Obando.

The film has been widely panned by critics, with Time Out calling the Zack Snyder-directed fantasy thriller 'confusing and self-defeating.'


Girl Power: Sucker Punch stars (L-R) Jamie Chung, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Carla Cugino, Emily Browning and Vanessa Hudgens pose together on the red carpet


Nevertheless the film's stars say they had a ball filming it, despite being forced to undergo rigorous workouts involving military and martial arts training and strict diets, in order to complete the action sequences in their tiny corsets and leotards.

But Emily Browning, who became a household name in Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events says the girls unwound together with a weekly 'cheat night' from their diets and fitness regime.

'Wednesday nights we would all go out and eat cakes together, or just have a cheat night and get together,' she said on the red carpet tonight. 'But we were hanging out all the time and we would have sing-a-longs. It was lots of fun.'


Girlfriends: Jamie Chung does some solo moves before cuddling up to Jena Malone


Abbie Cornish appeared on U.S. TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live last week to promote the film and described how she was shooting an action scene when a fellow star came at her with a WW1 rifle with a steel bayonet on the end.

'I ducked it but the timing was off and this steel bayonet comes at my head it hits me on the side of the head,' she said.


Stylish: Abbie Cornish also chose Alberta Ferretti, while Jamie Chung looked gorgeous in a hot pink Dolce & Gabbana frock


Sucker Punch opens in UK cinemas on April 1.



source: dailymail

Golden girl: Katy Perry transformed into gladiator for new music video E.T.

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Going for gold: Katy Perry looks like a gladiator in her gold breast-plate in a promotional shot for her new single E.T.


She's already been transformed into an alien for her new video E.T.

But it looks like Katy Perry may be seeking inspiration from this world as well, as she becomes a female gladiator.

In a new promotional shot from her forthcoming new video, which premieres on Thursday, the singer wear a gold breastplate and dramatic make-up, inspired by the ancient Roman look.


Spaced out: With the help of some extreme make-up, Perry transformed herself into an alien in her new video


The new single, which is already in the top of the U.S. Billboard charts, sees Miss Perry team up with rapper Kanye West.

Over the last week, Perry has been leaking sneak peeks of the video shoot before the promo is seen in its entirety on Thursday.

Perry's other worldliness appearance is inspired by the lyrics of the song, about falling in love with a foreigner.

The song contains many extraterrestrial references, hence Perry's sci-fi appearance in another image.

Perry is currently on the UK and Ireland leg of her California Dream World Tour.

source: dailymail

She's a wonder! Fans get their first glimpse of Adrianne Palicki in action as Wonder Woman as filming gets underway in LA

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Action woman: Adrianne, a relative unknown, beat several other actresses to win the coveted role


Ever since Adrianne Palicki landed the role of Wonder Woman in the remake of the classic TV series, fans of the show have been eager to see the actress in action.

Now they finally have the chance to catch a glimpse of Adrianne taking on the role, after the first pictures were released from the set of the show in Los Angeles.

The snaps show Adrianne - in her sexy new Wonder Woman costume -running down the street during the filming of an action sequence.


New look: Adrianne's costume swaps the pants worn by Lynda Carter in the 1970s for a pair of skin-tight PVC trousers


And the 27-year-old also shows off her stunt skills at one point by running over the roof of a car.

The original version of Wonder Woman was one of the biggest small screen hits of the 1970s and made a star of Lynda Carter, who played the superheroine.

The character was known for having a wealth of superpowers, including superhuman strength, superhuman speed and extra-strong senses.


Show makeover: Wonder Woman - aka Diana Prince is not only a crimefighting vigilante but also a successful corporate executive


The new incarnation will also feature actress Elizabeth Hurley, who will play Wonder Woman's nemesis Veronica Cale.

Hurley recently revealed she was part of the show by posting on Twitter when she first got the role: 'Thrilled to be doing the NBC pilot Wonder Woman'.

She added that she will be playing the lead character's nemesis saying: 'I'll be playing the evil villain. Can't wait'.

It was announced in February that relative unknown Adrianne Palicki had beaten a number of other actresses to the role of Wonder Woman.

Palicki is better known in America for her role in the drama series Friday Night Lights, but has yet to make a household name for herself.


Carefully does it: Several scenes feature the character jumping over cars during the sequence


Shortly after she was revealed to have the lead a photo of her appeared in the character's revamped costume, which ditched the 'big pants' worn by Lynda Carter in the 70s in favour of skin-tight PVC trousers.

However the costume attracted some controversy for not featuring the patriotic American stars and stripes which featured on Carter's outfit.

Rival TV network Fox said; 'The new and allegedly improved Wonder Woman (a.k.a Diana Prince) has been given a head-to-toe makeover by artist Jim Lee, replacing her signature American flag decorated briefs with skintight…pants and purging the super hero of all her trappings of Americana.

The new show is written by writer and producer David E. Kelley, who brought Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope and Boston Legal to our screens.

No broadcast date for the show has yet been given.

Many Hollywood actresses had been vying for the coveted role of Woman Woman, among them Mad Men actress Christina Hendricks.


Wonder Woman en Hollywood - Full Costume



source: dailymail

She's toxic! Britney Spears does Jackass-style stunt in a chemical toilet before performing live on Jimmy Kimmell

By JODY THOMPSON

Ooops! Britney Spears got covered in the contents of a chemical toilet in a Jackass sketch on the Jimmy Kimmell show last night


Britney Spears proved she'll do pretty much anything to promote her comeback tour and album when she staged a stunt on U.S. TV last night in a Portaloo.

In a skit mocked up with Jackass star Johnny Knoxville, the Toxic singer was shot into the sky in a chemical toilet in a sketch for Jimmy Kimmel Live.

The game-for-a-laugh singer was seen getting into the blue cube and holding on for life, before it seems to be propelled into the air on bungee ropes as the liquid contents of the lav splashed around her.


Toilet humour: The singer was seen being put up for the Portaloo bungee stunt by Jackass mainman Johnny Knoxville


The star was then seen extricating herself from the plastic privy, her white vest top now soaked blue, and chasing after the Jackass crew, before punching Knoxville in the crotch.

The sketch - called the 'Poo Cocktail Supreme' starts with Knoxville quizzing Britney if there's anything she's scared off as she prepares to relaunch her career.

Knoxville asks: 'Are you scared of heights? Are you scared of poo-poo? What about pee-pee?'


Silly stunt: The Jimmy Kimmell skit then supposedly showed the singer locked into the contraption which was attached by ropes to two huge cranes


To which Britney shakes her head in the negative and asserts: 'No, I'm not scared of poo-poo or pee-pee.'

Dressed in a white vest and leggings, she is then given a pair of goggles and is shut in the cubicle, saying: 'This is Britney Spears, and this is the Poo Cocktail Supreme.'

Johnny then says: 'I hope you're not claustrophobic,' as Spears is seen sitting on the seat, exclaiming: 'Oh my God!'


Sky high: The Portaloo was then propelled metres into the air on two bungee ropes as the singer was seen inside getting covered in the checial contents


Poo-per star: The contents of the chemical toilet was then seen exploding out of it, supposedly with the singer inside


Strong-er smell: Britney was seen supposedly getting totally soaked by the contents of the toilet as it bounced up and down on the ropes


Britney Spears Enjoys the Jackass Poo Cocktail Supreme



source: dailymail

Forget the Rolls Royce... Lily Allen sits atop a tractor in her wedding 'save the date' invitation

By ANDREA MAGRATH

Save the date: Singer Lily Allen has sent out a notification of her June 11 wedding to fiance Sam Cooper


Lily Allen has sent out her 'save the date' cards ahead of June 11 wedding to Sam Cooper.

But rather than a stuffy traditional notification, the pop star turned boutique owner has opted for a comical invitation that shows her and her fiancé's heads superimposed on to a black and white photograph of a couple sitting atop a farm tractor.

Lily, 25, appears as a plump woman in a frumpy cardigan with a handkerchief tied on her head, while builder Sam, 32, wears a raincoat.


Engaged: Sam Cooper proposed to Lily over Christmas


The card tells guests to mark June 11 in their calendars for a ceremony in Gloucestershire, near their home.

The save the date card has been released on the same night that an particularly emotional episode of the Channel 4 documentary featuring the singer aired.

Lily has previously pleaded with fans not to watch Lily Allen: Riches to Rags, saying she is now in a completely different mindset to when the show was filmed last year - prior to losing her baby in November.

She tweeted earlier this month when the show first aired: 'We started filming it a year ago and I feel like a completely different person that the one that features in the programme.


Smiling again: The singer turned boutique owner was left reeling after losing her baby at a late stage in her pregnancy last year


'I'm inclined to ask you not to watch it cause quite frankly I am embarrassed.'

The footage includes Lily first announcing her pregnancy last year, and also discussing her miscarriage in 2008.

Lily is now looking to the future as she excitedly plans her wedding to Cooper, who she started dating in July 2009.

A few weeks ago she arrived in Paris to meet with Karl Lagerfeld to discuss her gown.
‘I’m here to see Karl for my wedding dress,’ she said at the time.

Lily apparently burst into tears when Cooper popped the question on Christmas Day, just weeks after she had lost their baby when she was six months pregnant.


Plans: Lily met with Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld in Paris this month to discuss her wedding dress


Following their ordeal, the couple had jetted away for a last-minute Christmas break.
They spent several days in Australia before moving on to the exclusive Amankila cliff-side resort on the Indonesian island.

Mr Cooper, 32, proposed at sunset on the balcony of their £800-a-night suite, which overlooks the Indian Ocean.

A friend of the couple told the Mail: ‘It has been a terrible time for Lily and Sam, but they are totally in love with one another.

source: dailymail

Bring it all back: Rachel Stevens sparkles at S Club reunion at Jersey Boys - but what's happened to Paul?

By JODY THOMPSON

Don't stop movin': S Club 7 got back together for the first time since 2002 last night to support member Jon Lee as he starts his new starring role in Jersey Boys


They were the squeaky clean seemingly perpetual youngsters at the height of their fame - but S Club Seven showed that time waits for no man - nor manufactured pop act - last night.

The band caught up with each other for the first time since their 2003 split to celebrate former member Jon Lee taking over the starring role of Frankie Valli in the smash hit West End musical Jersey Boys.

For the first time in nine years, all seven originals reunited to try their best popstar poses again - but it was new mother Rachel, 32, who dazzled in a sparkly sequin dinner jacket and satin heels.


The old days: The band just before Paul Cattermole, third left, quit the band in 2002


However, the attention was almost stolen from her by Paul Cattermole, 34, as the former teeny boppers lined up.

He certainly showed he was more of a man nowadays when he got back together with his former bandmates after watch Jon perform onstage at the Prince Edward theatre.


Yummy mummy: Rachel and husband Alex Bourne were having a rare night out without four-month-old baby Amelie


Paul - who before S Club had various jobs including postman, butcher, theatre doorman, dustman and toilet cleaner - was actually first to leave the band when he quit in 2002 to join heavy metal band Skua.

However, they failed to have much attention and in 2008, Paul together with bandmates Jo O'Meara, 31, of Celebrity Big Brother racism row notoriety and Bradley McIntosh, 29, got back together as S Club 3.

Paul also dated fellow bandmate Hannah for six years, but they split in 2006. She is now engaged to her boyfriend of four years and Primeval co-star Andrew-Lee Potts.


Breathe in: S Club 7 reunited (l-r) Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee in his Frankie Valli red coat, Rachel Stevens, Bradley McIntosh and Hannah Spearritt


Most recently, they played a sell-out gig at the University Of Hull on 18 March, a concert hailed by local media as 'the comeback of the century' and 'the best thing to happen to Hull since John Prescott starred in the Moneysupermarket.com adverts.'

Hannah Spearritt, 29, meanwhile has been busy bothering dinosaurs on ITV1's Primeval since the split, while Tina Barrett, 34, is apparently trying to launch her solo career.

Rachel meanwhile, who had a successful solo career after groups disbanded, came second on Strictly Come Dancing in 2008, won rear of the year in 2009 and gave birth to her and businessman husband Alex Bourne's first child Amelie in November last year.


Ain't no party like an S Club party: The gang seemed to have a blast back together


S Club Seven - masterminded by Spice Girls svengali and Simon Cowell's rival Simon Fuller - had a clutch of Number Ones throughout the UK and Europe - including classics Don't Stop Moving and Never Had A Dream Come True.

They recorded a total of four studio albums, released eleven singles and went on to sell over seventeen million albums worldwide.

Jon began his West End odyssey in Jersey Boys on 15 March. He'll be alternating with Ryan Molloy who enters his fourth year in the multi award-winning show.

Jon has a long history with the stage, and played the title role in Oliver! at the London Palladium when he was 13.

Recently, he has starred in musicals including Les Miserables.


S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin (Official Music Video) - Rachel Stevens



S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True (Official Music Video) - Jo O'Meara


source: dailymail

Matsushita Yuya releases “Naturally” music video!

It was revealed earlier that Matsushita Yuya’s upcoming single, “Naturally“, is the official song for the ‘NATURAL BEAUTY BASIC‘ CM, and fans were able to hear a snippet of it through the commercial.

The single will officially be released on May 4th, but fans can now hear the song in it’s entirety, as Yuya has just released the official music video.

Check it out below!




source: tokyohive