Wednesday June 26, 2013
Here's the Scoop...Liam Neeson is taking a big payday for the third 'Taken' movie, Sci-fi writer Richard Matheson died, Marie Osmond is going to be a first-time grandmother, and Mick Jagger teased President Obama.
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Visit and Enjoy: EVTV1.com**** Report: Liam Neeson could earn $20M for 'Taken 3' *LOS ANGELES - Liam Neeson is close to signing a $20 million deal to play ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills in a third "Taken" movie, Hollywood's Deadline.com reported. The first two thrillers in the franchise were huge hits when they were released in 2008 and 2012. Deadline.com said production company EuropaCorp is planning to start shooting the second sequel in February. Producer Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen are penning the script for the third installment, but no director has been mentioned yet and it is unclear if previous cast members Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen will return for the latest adventure.
*-- Sci-fi writer Richard Matheson dead at 87 --*CALABASAS, Calif. - Famed science-fiction writer Richard Matheson has died of natural causes at his home in Calabasas, Calif., his family said. He was 87. The New York native graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism and moved to California in 1951. He penned dozens of stories, many of which were the basis for movies or TV episodes, during his decades-long career. Films that sprang from Matheson's stories include "The Incredible Shrinking Man," "Somewhere in Time," "What Dreams May Come" and "Stir of Echoes." His novel "I Am Legend" was the basis for three different screen adaptations: 1964's "The Last Man on Earth," the 1971 Charlton Heston movie "Omega Man" and the 2007 Will Smith film, "I Am Legend," The Hollywood Reporter said. He also wrote for TV shows such as "The Twilight Zone," "Star Trek," "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour." "Richard Matheson's ironic and iconic imagination created seminal science-fiction stories and gave me my first break when he wrote the short story and screenplay for 'Duel,'" Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter Monday. "His 'Twilight Zones' were among my favorites, and he recently worked with us on 'Real Steel.' For me, he is in the same category as [Ray] Bradbury and [Isaac] Asimov." "Richard Matheson was a juggernaut of genre," said Damon Lindelof, co-creator of TV's "Lost." "But his writing never lost sight of the characters who inhabited the incredible worlds he created. Every time I fly, I look out at the wing, just in case," Lindelof said, referring to Matheson's classic "Twilight Zone" episode -- "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." "He will be profoundly missed."
***???? Guess Who ????This actress found herself struggling during her action scenes in Prometheus (2012) due to her smoking habit, particularly the segments that required her to run through sand in boots weighing 30 pounds.
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****- Marie Osmond to be a first-time grandmother -*LOS ANGELES - Entertainer Marie Osmond announced on "The Talk" in Los Angeles she is a first-time grandmother-to-be. "I'm pregnant!" UsMagazine.com said the 53-year-old guest co-host joked with the studio audience on Monday's edition of the chat show. "No! No! But my daughter-in-law is!" she said, explaining her son Stephen Craig and daughter-in-law Claire Olds are expecting their first child. She did not reveal the baby's gender or anticipated due date. "I am so excited I'm going to be a grandma," Osmond said. "I just can't wait. We went in for my son -- for his birthday -- he turned 30, which is amazing 'cause I'm 29. ... He blew out the candles and then blew me away and said, 'You're gonna be a grandma!' It was really fun."
*-- Mick Jagger jokes about government surveillance at concert --*NEW YORK - British rocker Mick Jagger teased U.S. President Barack Obama at a concert this week about the recently National Security Agency surveillance programs. The New York Daily News said Jagger, 69, made the comment Monday night at a show in Washington. "I don't think President Obama is here tonight," Jagger joked. "But I'm sure he's listening in." The Daily News said the remark was met by applause from concertgoers.
***???? Guess Who ????Charlize Theron found herself struggling during her action scenes in Prometheus (2012) due to her smoking habit, particularly the segments that required her to run through sand in boots weighing 30 pounds.