Tale as old as time, true as it can be: Emma Watson will play Belle in a new live-action version of Beauty And The Beast, directed by Guillermo del Toro. We’re not sure who will play the candlestick, or Gaston, or even if there will be a Gaston. But we do know that no one hits like Gaston, matches wits like Gaston, and in a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston. [This Is London]
Beyoncé is steaming hot on the cover of Complex even if it does seem like they Photoshopped her thighs. (They look different in the behind-the-scenes video). The girl who runs the world is asked about the gossip that she has rivalries with ladies like Lady Gaga and Rihanna. She says: “There is room on this earth for many queens… I have an authentic, God-given talent, drive, and longevity that will always separate me from everyone else. I’ve been fortunate to accomplish things that the younger generation of queens dream of accomplishing. I have no desire for anyone else’s throne. I am very comfortable in the throne I’ve been building for the past 15 years.” Well damn. [Complex]
The Love We Make, a feature-length documentary in which Paul McCartney journeys through New York after the 9/11 attacks, will air on Showtime the day before the 10-year anniversary in September. The film, directed by the incomparable Albert Maysles (Gimme Shelter, Salesman, Grey Gardens) also shows what went into the planning of the benefit concert that took place six weeks after the attacks. There are performances and backstage moments with folks like David Bowie, Steve Buscemi, Eric Clapton, Bill Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Leonardo DiCaprio, Harrison Ford, Mick Jagger, Jay Z, Billy Joel, Elton John, and Keith Richards. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Do what you must to prepare yourself: Ke$ha has a new track, “Shots On The Hood Of My Car.” [Digital Spy]
- Liz Hurley claims her new boyfriend does not wear makeup, but doesn’t really explain why he looks like he is wearing makeup. Or made of wax. [The Sun]
- OMFG, have you seen the sizzling new animated Hunger Games poster? [Best Week Ever, Movie Talk]
- Living in the same building as Chris Brown is a nightmare, say people who live in the same building as Chris Brown. [TMZ]
- Despite what you may have heard, Demi Lovato and Ryan Phillippe are not dating. [LA Times]
- Ay yi yi. Brooke Mueller can’t go to that loco “extreme” rehab in Mexico to get her brain reset because she can’t find her passaporte. [Showbiz Spy]
- Pink has taken up knitting. [Contact Music]
- Jenna Fischer is having a boy. [People]
- Not to bodysnark, but the chick Will Ferrell was spotted canoodling with looks like a whale. [ONTD]
- Warner Bros. has presented JK Rowling with a white gold antique diamond bracelet worth millions, to thank her for making everybody involved with Harry Potter rich. [TMZ]
- BTW, there’s an alleged alternate ending to Harry Potter, which you can find out about here. [ONTD]
- Penn Badgley and Zoe Kravitz shared a cab and that is not a euphemism. [Page Six]
- Eric Dane has checked into rehab. [Radar]
- You guys, we need to start hanging out at Anthony Mackie‘s bar. [Page Six]
- RIP Ed Flesh, who designed the wheel on Wheel Of Fortune. [AOL TV]
- “I’m not as viscerally hostile as I was, or as contemptuous, because I became everything I was contemptuous of.” — Larry David. [Gatecrasher]
- “People are crazy and maybe they need a hug? Or a spliff? I don’t know… They need something. It’s very rude and uncouth. Like, ‘Come on, can’t you do something better with your Tuesday?’ It’s very, very weird.” — Joss Stone on the plot to kidnap her. [Contact Music]