Apparently, "Lost In Space" has been found after several decades. As reported in USA Today, plans for a big screen remake of the kitschy classic are fully underway, with casting completed and principal photgraphy about to begin. Boasting the most pretentious cast for a campy sci-fi flick ever, "Lost In Space" will feature such critic-friendly, but commercially unproven stars as Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Mimi Rogers and Heather Graham.
Perhaps touched by an angel one too many times last year, Hollywood has decided to cast a much darker shadow this year, evident by the latest It-Boy, Satan. The devil himself is the subject of at least three high-profile films this year, including "Fallen," a supernatural thriller with Denzel Washington; "Devil's Advocate," a courtroom thriller with Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino, who may or may not be the devil; and "Meet Joe Black," a comedic thriller with Brad Pitt adapted from "Death Takes A Holiday." Hell must be awfully thrilling.
And the Oscar for Best Rear Projection goes to ... . In an odd twist to the Oscar nominations campaign, videocassettes of "Jerry Maguire" sent out to Academy voters contain the words "For your consideration" randomly appearing on the screen. What's odd is the placement - in one scene, the words are placed directly underneath Cuba Gooding Jr.'s naked backside, according to Entertainment Weekly. Must be a new category this year.
According to USA Today, filmmaker Julie Cypher, the lover of rock musician Melissa Etheridge and ex-wife of actor Lou Diamond Phillips, gave birth to an 8-pound, 10-ounce girl named Bailey Jean. Cypher and Etheridge have yet to reveal their method of fertilization, or the sperm donor, but they have acknowledged that they would like Bailey to be the first in a line of three children.
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Before it could even be reported that he was finally getting married, Oasis bad boy Liam Gallagher called the whole thing off. Gallagher, fed up with the media frenzy surrounding his allegedly impending nuptials with fiancee / actress Patsy Kensit, canceled the event at the last minute and lashed out at the media, according to a Reuter news report. Although the venue for the blessed event was tantamount to a state secret, reporters had reportedly settled in around the couple's North London home and an undetected escape seemed unlikely.
"Generations One - A Punk Look At Human Rights," a benefit album for the Human Rights Action Center (HRAC), was released on Feb. 11, and former Clash leader Joe Strummer penned the titled track of a new album, Addicted To Noise reported.
The compilation features a mix of new and previously unreleased tracks from the likes of Green Day, Bad Brains and The John Doe Thing. It was conceived by Healey, who was former executive director of Amnesty International USA, and Jason Rothberg, the 26-year old founder of the label Lion's Pride, who spent 18 months assembling the artists for the compilation.
According to Addicted to Noise, leather pants rocker Joan Jett is getting ready to re-enter the studio this month to finish work on her still-untitled 12th album, which should see the light of day sometime in the fall.
Joan Jett, with the requisite Blackhearts, will enter the studio this month.