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Enraged Vatican Rallies Opposition, Foul-Mouthed Allies Against 'Angels and Demons'

STV · 06/16/08 05:35PM

Nothing suggests a good week to come like the Catholic Church calling out "godless" Hollywood — or, more specifically, rebuking Tom Hanks and the rest of the fork-tongued heathens who had requested access to shoot parts of Angels and Demons in a few of Rome's celebrated cathedrals. The Vatican apparently has yet to get over the whole Jesus-was-married thing from The Da Vinci Code, and the part in Angels and Demons when Hanks's Robert Langdon arrives at Santa Maria della Vittoria "to find a cardinal being set on fire" doesn't seem to help matters:

Katherine Heigl Chases Oscar Gold While Stepping On Those That Made Her Ascent Possible

Molly Friedman · 06/11/08 04:40PM

You gotta hand it to Katherine Heigl. In the last two years, thanks to plum roles in Knocked Up and on Grey's Anatomy, she's gone from the forgotten child star from My Father, The Hero (forgotten by everyone except pervs, that is) to an Emmy winning actress who's bumping her way onto the A-List. But along the way, thanks to a string of questionable PR snafus like publicly lambasting Judd Apatow and emasculating her husband Joshua at every conceivable turn, she's racked up more than her fair share of detractors. But being the determined ball buster that she is, she's not going to let a little thing like criticism get in her way of becoming her generation's Julia Roberts. Today, Variety reports that she is set to star in and co-produce Escape, based on the true story of Carolyn Jessop, whose memoir of escaping her polygamist husband became a best-seller. While it remains to be seen if this role will earn her a nod at the 2010 Oscars (if it walks like Oscar bait and talks like Oscar bait, it probably is), we can confirm that she won't be accepting any awards at this year's Emmys. As Tom O'Neil of the LAT's Gold Derby blog reports:

So This Is What It Feels Like When Doves Cry: Part 2

Douglas Reinhardt · 06/04/08 12:10PM

After much laughter, present day Heigl asked the reason for the visit from her future self. Future Heigl said, "Well, one, I really needed a Capri Sun. We ran out of these in the future. For the most part, we're doing great in the future aside from the Capri Sun drought. Still working. Nailed the transition to the movies full-time for a little bit, but now, the dismount back into television is proving a bit more difficult. Go figure. Anyways, just wondering if I could borrow some money to produce a demo for Joshua? I thought that VH1 would pay more for a reality series, but the checks are a little smaller than I thought and taking their sweet time getting there." Present day Heigl seemed upset at the news of doing a reality series in the future, but Future Heigl assured her that it's done all in good taste and asked if it would be cool if she took the rest of the Capri Sun supply.

'Prison Break' Star Prepares For Potential SAG Strike

Douglas Reinhardt · 05/29/08 01:50PM

While it was announced yesterday that AFTRA has reached a deal with the major studios, some SAG accredited actors like Prison Break star Wentworth Miller are preparing for another potential strike by going back to their roots. Specifically, Miller has returned to waiting tables at the Glendale area restaurant he worked at before getting his break. Miller said, "The manager was real cool about it and understands how the strikes affects all aspects of the economy. I'm also looking forward to go back to my roots as an actor." While he may be getting back to his roots, this time Miller plans on eating more than he did when he was a struggling actor. Miller said, "There will be not a strict Top Ramen diet this time around. Maybe some In-N-Out burgers, but definitely no Top Ramen."

Speed 3: The McConaughey Syndrome

Douglas Reinhardt · 05/20/08 05:50PM

Dazed & Confused star Matthew McConaughey began rehearsals this past weekend in Malibu for the third installment in the popular action film series. In the latest adventure, McConaughey plays a jogger who wakes up with a bomb strapped to his chest that must maintain a certain speed and remain fully clothed in the process. McConaughey calls the part of Sam Johnston to be his most challenging since he goes against every notion he has a human being. McConaughey said, "Being placed into a situation where if I do something that comes so naturally to me means that I'm going to die, I mean, this is the most personal I'm going to get as an actor."

"Yoga! Yoga! I Mean. Toga! Toga!"

Richard Lawson · 05/15/08 04:25PM

[Gossip girls Michelle Trachtenberg and Lydia Hearst at NYLON's "Young Hollywood Issue" party in New York last night; image via INF]