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Doofy Adam Sandler and pudgy Kevin James are showing their love for Brad Pitt and Justin Timberlake -- well at least on the set of their new film "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry."
The funnymen were snapped marching down the street, sporting "Mrs. Pitt" and "Mrs. Timberlake" t-shirts. Even though we wish they were wearing these shirts of their own free will, they were just in wardrobe for a gay pride parade scene being shot on the streets of Los Angeles on Thursday.
Fans of this comedic duo will to have to be patient -- the flick doesn't hit theaters till next July.
from TMZ
Brad Pitt is now an activist and an item suggests that the unmarried mother of his children Angelina Jolie deserves the credit. Star Magazine notes that Jolie continues to exert an influence over Pitt and he seems determined to become a new man.
How Angelina Jolie Prodded Brad Pitt into Activism
How Angelina Jolie Prodded Brad Pitt into Activism
So - how did Angie prod Brad into activism? Sex, right? Well perhaps a little pillow talk didn't hurt but that's not the suggestion.
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Star points out that before Jolie, Pitt kept mum on world issues. In 1997, he told Time magazine, "Reporters ask me what I feel China should do about Tibet. Who cares what I think? I'm a f---ing actor."
Good point.
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Star dishes:
Angie's now got him piping up about everything from AIDS babies to Katrina victims! A friend of Brad's told Star, "It wasn't that he didn't care, it was more that he hesitated to speak out because he thought no one would care since he's just an actor. But outspoken Angelina has changed him. She feels that people listen when stars speak out, so celebrities should use their status to draw attention to issues."
Since teaming up with Angie, Brad has witnessed firsthand the plight of AIDS babies in Africa, even visiting a hospitalized orphan. He also went to New Orleans and announced plans to help rebuild the area. "The fact that we can't clean up this quagmire is ridiculous and shameful," he said on NBC's Today Show.
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Recently, Brad's been vocal about gay marriage, saying, "Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able." So it appears the suggestion is that Jolie helped Brad with awareness and confidence.
Brad Pitt is right - no one really does care what actors believe on issues.
But it's still good as a citizen for Brad and Angelina to speak out on issues they hold dear.
from The National Ledger / Susan Hatch
To Ryan Murphy, size may not matter, but weight does. The latest project for the swashbuckling creator of Nip/Tuck is 4 oz., a new FX drama about a transsexual sportswriter with a wife and two teenage sons.
Four ounces is the average weight of a flaccid penis, according to Murphy. It fascinates him "that something that weighs so little can cause so much damage and joy at the same time."
Murphy's writing the pilot episode and hopes to begin production early next year. No cast yet, but he says his phone "is ringing off the hook" from A-list stars who shall remain nameless.
OK, then, we'll name them: Robert Downey Jr. and Alec Baldwin, among others, according to Hollywood buzz.
"This will be one of the great parts, if done correctly," says Murphy, 41. "It will be like Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie - a man who becomes a better man by being a woman." (Hoffman grabbed an Oscar nomination for his performance in the '82 film.)
A-lister Brad Pitt is one of 4 oz.'s executive producers. He and Murphy bonded as Pitt produced Running With Scissors, Murphy's feature directorial debut, starring Annette Benning. It opens nationally Oct. 27.
Pitt "is such a cool guy," Murphy says. "He's arguably the biggest movie star in the world, and when you have him in your corner, fighting for you, it makes a difference. He makes calls. He gets me more money. He'll be very involved in everything."
He won't, however, appear on screen.
The 40-ish protagonist in 4 oz. lives in Pasadena, Calif., and is "an everyday guy who's been fighting this secret all of his life," says Murphy. The series follows the "trajectory" of his sexuality.
Murphy calls 4 oz. his version of "My Three Sons, with the father being a tranny." In his mind, the common thread among the three males "is all their conflict and joys caused by their penises."
Are we sensing a theme?
Murphy has mapped out several seasons' plotlines. In Season 1, the character grapples with his secret. In 2, he lives and dresses like a woman. In 3, he undergoes the surgery, and in 4, he's a woman in the world looking for love.
"I think people will be charmed by how sweet it is," Murphy says. "It's daring. There are things in the pilot that are jaw-dropping. It's not salacious or violent."
Murphy says 4 oz. will be "more straightforward and dramatic" and "less theatrical" than Nip/Tuck, FX's most popular show. "The most shocking thing for me to do now is not be shocking." (Right.)
Murphy, who's gay, says he has been fascinated with transsexuality since he took a course in sexual deviance his senior year at Indiana University. (He copped an A-plus on his thesis, he says. "I know my trannies.")
"I've always been moved by that journey of somebody trapped inside a different body. It's just a metaphor for artistic expression - something caught inside, fighting to get out."
For his part, Murphy has no desire to bend genders. "As a gay man, I certainly feel equal parts man and woman sometimes, but I've never had that battle.
"I've always been very comfortable in my shoes. I've had no desire to turn them into pumps."
from The Philadelphia Inquirer
