FOX RENEWS ‘FRINGE’ FOR FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON: Fox president Kevin Reilly said in a statement, “Fringe is a remarkably creative series that has set the bar as one of television’s most imaginative dramas. Bringing it back for a final 13 allows us to provide the climactic conclusion that its passionate and loyal fans deserve.”
‘FIFTY SHADES OF GREY’ DETHRONES HUNGER GAMES AS BESTSELLER: The erotic series has three out of the six top spots on the USA Today Bestseller list, with the other three slots taken up by the “Hunger Games” series. “Fifty Shades of Grey” is currently #1 with “Catching Fire” taking the second spot.
KRISTEN STEWART LANDS ROLE IN UPCOMING ACTION FLICK: The 22-year-old has reportedly been cast in an action flick called Cali. According to Variety, Kristen will play Mya — a con artist who has “penchant for bad choices and dangerous behavior.” Producer Craig J. Flores said that her role in Cali will be “edgy and sexy.”
‘MAKE IT OR BREAK IT’ CANCELLED: The ABC Family drama about gymnasts has been cancelled. The show is in its third season, but the eighth episode will be its last.
24TH JAMES BOND FILM ANNOUNCED FOR 2014: The studio announced at CinemaCon that 007 will return for a 24th film in 2014. The 23rd film, Skyfall, is still set for an October 2012 release.
LINDSAY LOHAN MISSED FLIGHT TO D.C. AFTER PARTYING ALL NIGHT: On Friday (April 27th),Lindsay Lohan reportedly missed her flight to Washington D.C. after a long night of partying. The 25-year-old, who was headed to the capital for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, ended up on a later flight.
PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON HAVE ‘LOW-KEY’ ANNIVERSARY: The royals celebrated their first wedding anniversary yesterday, April 29th. A source told E! News that Will and Kate attended a friend’s wedding on Saturday (April 28th), then headed to Anglesey on Sunday to have a “low-key night in their cottage.”
SNOOKI: ‘I DIDN’T DISS JESSICA SIMPSON!’: Contrary to reports claiming the five-months pregnantJersey Shore star dissed Jessica Simpson by saying, “I would die if I were her size,” Snooki posted on Twitter, “I NEVER dissed Jessica Simpson you weird tabloids, get over it with your ‘pregnant war’ articles. I love the girl and her hot a** bump.”
FORMER ‘BIGGEST LOSER’ CONTESTANTS MARRY: According to People, Former Biggest Loser contestants Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson, who met on the show in 2009, got married in a private ceremony in San Francisco, California on Saturday (April 28th).
OCTOMOM SAYS NUEVEMOM IS A FRAUD: Nadya Suleman tells TMZ that the Mexico City woman claiming she’s pregnant with nine babies is “a fraud.” She said that the woman “shouldn’t be making jokes about raising a large family… She disgusts me.” Meanwhile, according to Reuters, doctors examined the woman — Karla Perez — and confirmed that she isn’t even pregnant.
FREDDIE PRINZE JR. & SARAH MICHELLE GELLER EXPECTING: Sarah and Freddie are expecting their second child together. A source told Us Magazine, “She and Freddie are thrilled. They’re amazing parents.”
KATIE PRICE TO MARRY AGAIN: British tabloid sensation Katie Price is set to marry for the third time. She’s engaged to Argentinean model Leandro Penna. Her rep said, “Leandro proposed to Katie while they were away skiing recently — and she said yes… No wedding arrangements have been made and they are both quite relaxed about that for the time being.”
WEEKEND MOVIE WRAP-UP
The comedy Think Like a Man was the Number One movie for the second weekend in a row while the superhero film The Avengers opened big overseas, taking in $178.4 million in 39 countries ahead of its opening in the U.S. next weekend.
The next four films at the box office, including newcomers The Pirates! Band of Misfits and The Five-Year Engagement, were all so close that their positions could change once the final numbers are released today. But according to the studio estimates out yesterday, the animated family comedy The Pirates! Band of Misfits opened at Number Two, followed by The Lucky One, The Hunger Games, and the romantic comedyThe Five-Year Engagement, debuting in fifth place.
The Pirates! Band of Misfits, about a pirate captain and his crew trying to best their rivals in a quest to win the title of Pirate of the Year, features the voices of Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, Martin Freeman,David Tennant, Jeremy Piven and Imelda Staunton. The Five-Year Engagement stars Jason Segeland Emily Blunt as a engaged couple who face ups and downs and repeated interruptions on their way to the altar. Co-starring are Alison Brie, Chris Pratt and Rhys Ifans.
Opening in sixth place was the action thriller Safe, starring Jason Statham as a cage fighter who takes on a mission to rescue a kidnapped girl from the Russian Mafia. Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon and Robert John Burke co-star. Debuting at Number Eight was The Raven, starring John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe, who joins forces with a detective after a killer begins committing murders inspired by Poe’s writing.
THIS WEEKEND’S TOP TEN MOVIES — APRIL 27-29
- Think Like a Man, $18 million
- The Pirates! Band of Misfits, $11.4 million
- The Lucky One, $11.3 million
- The Hunger Games, $11.25 million
- The Five-Year Engagement, $11.2 million
- Safe, $7.7 million
- The Raven, $7.3 million
- Chimpanzee, $5.5 million
- The Three Stooges, $5.4 million
- The Cabin in the Woods, $4.5 million
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