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www.caribbeantimesinternational.com | WEEK ENDING JUNE 25, 2015
Ryan Gosling pens letter to stop selling eggs from caged chickens
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ctors Bradley Cooper, Kevin Hart, Michael Keaton and director Quentin Tarantino are among the inductees that will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year. LL Cool J and Adam Levine will also be feted in the recording category along with fellow musicians Cyndi Lauper and Bruno Mars, reported Variety. The list also includes Steve Carell and Kurt Russell in the motion pictures category, while Kathy Bates, Tracy Morgan and Rob Lowe
will be honored for their accomplishments in TV. Musician and Walk of Famer Dave Koz announced the new honorees alongside Leron Gubler, president and
CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and Maureen Schultz, chair of the Walk of Fame selection committee for 2014-2015 at a press conference on Monday.(TOI)
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Thorne's love interest in the upcoming movie 'Midnight Sun', which was based on a Japanese film of the same name. Bella and Patrick were linked romantically earlier this year. ( TOI)
Hugh Jackman to play Wolverine in 'X-Men: Apocalypse'
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ctor Hugh Jackman may be seen essaying his memorable character Wolverine one last time in 'X-Men: Apocalypse'. Ever since Jackman announced that he will play Wolverine one last time, speculations started swirling around the movie in which he will been seen playing the clawed mutant. However, a custom leather goods company KikaNY, has confirmed news about his presence in X-Men: Apocalypse. Production on the fol-
low up of X-Men: Days of Future Past started last April. However, there is no official confirmation yet that Wolverine will make an appearance in the movie. KikaNY posted on its Instagram a photograph of a design for a leather backpack. They have been asked to make a custom duffel bag for Jackman which he may use on the Apocalypse set. Another thing that can be inferred from the caption is that Jackman is currently in Montreal for the movie filming, re-
ports aceshowbiz.com. "We were just asked to make a special duffle backpack for Hugh Jackman who is filming the new X MEN movie in Montreal," the company captioned the image. "We started sketching - The bag will be ready next week- we will keep you posted! #hughjackman #Xmen #movie #backpack #special," they continued. However, it is unclear if the backpack is for Jackman's personal use or will be used as the property in the movie. (TOI)
Marc Forster to direct film on Stanley Kubrick's screenplay
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tanley Kubrick's 1956 screenplay The Downslope is all set to become a trilogy with World War Z director Marc Forster attached to direct and produced the first movie. Forster will produce the trilogy along with Lauren Selig, Barry Levine and Renee Wolfe. Selig initiated the project with producers/rights holders Phil Hobbs and Steve Lanning, who are also serving as producers. The Kubrick family is supporting the project. The succeeding stories will expand upon
Kubrick's original Civil War story, reported Variety. Kubrick wrote the script following the release of his anti-war film 'Fear' and 'Desire' and before directing 'World War I drama Paths of Glory'.
gust, citing video footage of "rows upon rows of birds confined in filthladen cages with the mummified corpses of their cage-mates ? eat-
ing, sleeping, defecating, and laying eggs on top of dead birds." Gosling went on to write about potentially misleading packaging from the nation's fifthlargest retailer. "It is appalling that Costco has been selling these eggs with deceptive labeling on cartons featuring graphics of birds living out in a green pasture," wrote Gosling. "You've already eliminated cages for veal calves and pigs ? don't you feel that chickens also deserve the same mercy?" (TOI)
Directing bug not bitten me yet, says Charlize Theron
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Patrick Schwarzenegger cast in 'Midnight Sun'
a t r i c k Schwarzenegger is following in his father Arnold's footsteps, as he has landed his first film role. Patrick, 21, will be seen as actress Bella
uperstar Ryan Gosling has called upon the bosses at American wholesale store Costco to stop selling eggs from caged chickens. The 34-year-old penned a strongly worded letter to Craig Jelinek, CEO of the retail giant, after an undercover investigation by the Humane Society revealed extreme animal mistreatment at one of Costco's major egg suppliers, reported the New York Post. The Notebook actor did little to hide his dis-
The Downslope revolves around a series of Civil War battles in the Shenandoah Valley between Union General George Armstrong Custer and Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby, known as the Gray Ghost for his stealth and elusiveness. His cavalrymen, known as Mosby's Rangers, continually outsmarted the much larger enemy forces in a sequence of raids, which enraged Custer and created a cycle of revenge between the two men. (TOI)
harlize Theron has no desire to step behind the camera — at least not any time soon. She claimed she enjoys not having to take on the full responsibility of directing. "I have no interest in doing that [directing]," Theron told a US news channel, adding, "That bug has not bitten me yet." The actress further explained that she is interested in any role, including producing and developing, but that directing is not for her. Theron produced the 2008 film Sleepwalking, in which she also starred. "I love producing. I love developing. But I like having a director around so I have somebody to blame. If I'm the boss than I'd have to blame myself." If
Theron does decide to turn her attention to directing, she will be in good company. Actresses such as Angelina Jolie, Jodie Foster, Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Aniston have all directed films and television series. (TOI)
Richard Gere to get Lifetime honour at Karlovy Vary Festival
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eteran actor Richard Gere will be conferred with the lifetime honour next month at the 50th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic. Gere, 65, will present the festival's opening film, Oren Moverman's Time Out of Mind, a psychological drama that sees him play a homeless man seeking to reach his estranged daughter, played by The Hunger Games actor Jenna Malone.
The Runaway Bride star will receive the festival's Crystal Globe for 'Outstanding Contribution to World
Cinema.' The festival will also screen Andrew Renzi's drama Franny, in which Gere stars as a philanthropist whose troubled past pushes him to get involved in helping a young married couple. Gere, who is known for films like 'Looking for Mr Goodbar', 'Days of Heaven', 'American Gigolo' and 'An Officer and a Gentleman' has also been involved with wide range of social issues, including human rights in Tibet and AIDS. (TOI)
Arnold Schwarzenegger lends voice to satellite navigation app
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ction star Arnold Schwarzenegger has lent his voice to a satellite navigation app Waze. "From the first time I used Waze, I have wanted to lend my voice to it. The Terminator is the perfect machine to guide Wazers (users) to their destinations. Every single day on social media fans ask me to record my movie lines, so now I get to bring this classic role and my charming Austrian accent into their cars," he said. Users of the app can be guided by The Terminator for free and the system will also provide directions to cinemas showing Schwarzenegger's new movie. (TOI)