Wednesday, August 22, 2007

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Extras Injured On Cruise Set Threaten Lawsuit

Posted: 21 Aug 2007 10:43 PM CDT

BERLIN, Germany (August 21, 2007) – The extras injured during the shooting of Tom Cruise's new WWII film, "Valkyrie," last weekend, are now threatening to sue the film's producers, their lawyer said Tuesday.

According to European wire service Agence France Presse, attorney Ariane Bluttner has said she will launch legal action against the production company making the film, "unless it unbureaucratically and rapidly compensated the injured."

"Those responsible on the set displayed inhuman indifference in playing with the health and the lives of the extras," Bluttner continued to AFP.

Access Hollywood has reached out to United Artists for comment on the lawsuit threat, but has not heard back at this time.

The group of extras was injured this weekend when they fell out of a truck during filming of a new movie starring Tom Cruise. The injured parties were taken to a hospital as filming stopped on the movie, which stars Cruise as Germany's most famous anti-Hitler plotter, Col. Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg. Another person who fell out of the truck was unhurt.

Cruise himself was not involved in the weekend filming.

Police said in a statement to the Associated Press that a bolt on a side panel of the truck apparently came loose as the vehicle turned.

United Artists publicist Allan Mayer confirmed the accident in a statement to Access Hollywood, but said that nine people were involved — not eleven, as has been previously reported.

"The injuries where 'extremely minor,'" said Mayer, "and only nine extras were injured (NOT 11). The truck was going 15 miles-per-hour. The 2nd Unit was filming that day, and Tom Cruise was NOT working. Eight of the extras were treated for "cuts and bruises," and the ninth was kept overnight for observation."

The accident happened during filming of scenes around the Finance Ministry in Berlin, which was once the Nazis' aviation ministry. (Source: Access Hollywood)

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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

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Extras hurt on set of Tom Cruise movie

Posted: 20 Aug 2007 10:39 PM CDT

BERLIN (AP) — Several extras were injured when they fell out of a truck during the filming of Valkyrie, which stars Tom Cruise as Germany’s most famous anti-Hitler plotter.

The accident happened Sunday evening while scenes were being shot around the Finance Ministry in Berlin, which was once the Nazis’ aviation ministry.

United Artists said 10 extras briefly required medical attention after falling off the truck, which the studio said was traveling at less than 10 mph when wooden slats gave way — sending them off the side.

“No one suffered anything more serious than cuts and bruises, though one of the extras was kept in the hospital overnight for observation,” said a statement Monday from United Artists.

Police said a bolt on a side panel of the truck apparently came loose as the vehicle turned a corner.

“Tom Cruise was not there and the film director also wasn’t there,” said Berlin police spokesman Martin Grosse. He put the total number of injured extras at 11.

Studio officials weren’t immediately available for further comment.

United Artists said the movie’s main production unit, which includes director Bryan Singer and Cruise himself, wasn’t filming at the time of the accident — and “it is not expected to have any impact on the production schedule.”

Police opened an investigation of persons unknown on suspicion of negligent bodily harm, Grosse said. That is a standard procedure with workplace accidents in Germany.

Valkyrie stars Cruise as Col. Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg, the aristocratic army officer executed after a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944.

The casting of Cruise has attracted controversy in Germany because the 45-year-old actor is an adherent of Scientology, which the German government considers a commercial enterprise that takes advantage of vulnerable people.

Some critics maintain that one of Scientology’s members shouldn’t be playing one of the Nazi era’s few heroes.

Filming of Valkyrie began in mid-July. The movie is scheduled for release next year. (Source: USA Today)

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Sunday, August 19, 2007

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Magazine scans and new LFL pictures

Posted: 18 Aug 2007 11:01 PM GMT-06:00

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Friday, August 17, 2007

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Tom Cruise film company raises $500 million

Posted: 16 Aug 2007 11:21 PM CDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - United Artists, the film company run by actor Tom Cruise and Chief Executive Paula Wagner, said on Thursday it raised $500 million through Merrill Lynch to fund 15 to 18 movies over the next five years.

Wagner called the financing “a milestone event” for United Artists, which was revived last year by Cruise, Wagner and their studio partner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

“It leaves us perfectly poised to realize our vision of making movies that are both important and commercial,” Wagner said in a statement.

Financial details were not disclosed.

One of Hollywood’s biggest box office draws, Cruise has starred in blockbusters like “Mission: Impossible” and Oscar contenders such as “Jerry Maguire.”

But last year, Cruise’s long-time studio partner Paramount Pictures cut its ties to Cruise and Wagner following the release of “Mission: Impossible III” — an international hit with $264 million at overseas box offices, but only a modest success with $134 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales.

Cruise and Wagner went to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer where they partnered with the studio behind the James Bond movies to revive United Artists.

Separately, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer spokesman refuted a published report that Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank had withdrawn from underwriting $1 billion in financing for MGM.

MGM’s Jeff Pryor said the studio never had a firm deal with Goldman Sachs or Deutsche Bank, so there was never a commitment from which to withdraw.

“We are confident we will come to (a financing package for MGM), but we are not in any hurry to do a slate deal,” Pryor said. “Slate” is used to describe a group of upcoming films.

Pryor added that MGM’s priority was completing the United Artists funding, which demonstrated “that even in tough market conditions, good product will always prevail.”

United Artists said it expects to release four to six films a year. First up is Drama “Lions for Lambs,” directed by Robert Redford and set for a November release. Beyond that, World War II thriller “Valkyrie” will hit theaters in the summer of 2008.

MGM is owned by a consortium of companies including private equity firms Texas Pacific Group and Providence Equity Partners, Sony Corp and Comcast Corp. (Source: Yahoo! News)

Suri Cruise Will Not Front Baby Gap

Posted: 16 Aug 2007 10:01 AM CDT

Katie and Suri at Beckhams' soccer game
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have denied claims their daughter Suri will front a new advertising campaign by Baby Gap, insisting the reports are “totally untrue”.

The proud parents were reportedly offered a lucrative modeling contract by the clothes chain for their 16-month-old daughter to become the new face of the kids’ fashion label.

But a representative for the Hollywood couple has dismissed the reports as “totally untrue”, according to US. (Starpulse)

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

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Suri Cruise to be face of Baby Gap?

Posted: 15 Aug 2007 04:03 PM CDT

I just read this and I have to tell you - If it’s true, they’ve scored a beautiful, gorgeous model!
Katie and Suri at Beckhams' soccer game
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri has been signed up to be the face of high street chain Baby Gap, according to reports.

The showbiz couple were allegedly approached with a modelling contract by the clothing store to get the 16-month-old to front their latest campaign.

Suri has already taken part in a photoshoot, when Vanity Fair put her on the front cover of their magazine alongside parents Cruise and Holmes. (DigitalSpy)

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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

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Restaurant and Berlin Zoo pics

Posted: 13 Aug 2007 10:48 PM CDT

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Sunday, August 12, 2007

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More pics in Berlin, Beckham party and magazine scans

Posted: 12 Aug 2007 12:29 AM CDT

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Friday, August 10, 2007

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Joan Allen to star in ‘Death Race 2000′ remake

Posted: 09 Aug 2007 09:38 PM CDT

By ANI

Washington, Aug 9 (ANI): Actress Joan Allen is set to star in the Universal Pictures’ remake of 1975 cult action film ‘Death Race 2000′, to be directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.

Actors Ian McShane and Tyrese Gibson also are buckling up for ‘Death Race’, which will star Jason Statham in the lead role, Hollywood Reporter reports.

The film, which is to be produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner via their C/W Productions along with Anderson and his Impact Pictures partner Jeremy Bolt, shows a future America in which prisoners are forced to brutally compete in an enclosed arena.

Statham will play a prisoner, Frankenstein who is forced to become a driver just weeks before his release, and becomes the crowd favourite.

Allen will play the warden of the prison who runs the race and mercilessly forces Statham to enter the arena.

McShane will star as a coach, while Gibson will be Machine Gun Joe, a sociopathic racer, who seeks to escape from prison.

The film’s production will start this year with an aim for a fall 2008 release. (ANI) (Source: Yahoo! India)

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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

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Cruise for Star Trek

Posted: 08 Aug 2007 06:51 AM CDT

MegaStar reports:

Tom Cruise is rumoured to be making an appearance in the new Star Trek film.
The internet is awash with the story that Lost creator JJ Abrams, who directed Cruise in MI:III - or Milli, as we still like to call it - has asked TC to appear in his forthcoming reinvention of Star Trek.
The suggestion is that Cruise will play Christopher Pike, which will now get all the Trekkies amongst you terribly excited. For those of you with social skills though, Pike was the predecessor to Captain Kirk and is a cult figure in the series.
Unlikely? Well, as Total Film points out, Cruise has done cameos before (such as Goldmember) and the Milli connection could help. Star Trek is slated for a 2008 release…

CanMag has more details on Tom’s role:
Cruise will play the role of Captain Christopher Pike, James T. Kirk’s predecessor as captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise and Mr. Spock’s first commanding officer. Spock supposedly served with Pike for a decade and we encounter there relationship in the two-part series opener, “The Menagerie.”

On Tom as an actor they say this:
“…You have to admit that he would make a great addition as a smaller role. Cruise may have some exploited flaws, but they guy not only knows how to resurrect a studio (*cough* UA), but is a terrific actor.”

More pictures…

Posted: 07 Aug 2007 10:25 PM CDT

Cruise Beats Depp in ‘Records’ Book

Posted: 07 Aug 2007 10:20 PM CDT

HOLLYWOOD - Tom Cruise has toppled Johnny Depp as the world’s most powerful movie star in the new Guinness Book of World Records.

Depp fronted the list last year, but Cruise is once again on top, with former love rivals Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston coming in joint first among Hollywood’s leading ladies. (Source: Hollywood)

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Monday, August 06, 2007

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Some more pics

Posted: 06 Aug 2007 05:34 AM CDT

I’ve also added some pictures of Tom, Katie and Suri in Sardinia! Seeing them on the jet ski makes me want to go, too! ;-)
Check out the pics here.
Tom takes a dive Katie & Tom

And Popsugar has some pics of Tom, Katie & Suri visiting a bakery in Berlin. I can’t upload them here because of copyrights. So watch them on Popsugar!

And I’ve found a great pic on US Magazine of Tom & Katie dancing!
Tom & Katie having a great time!
US Magazine:
Bump 'N' Grind! Break dancing! Butt-slapping! Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and their pals had few inhibitions at the July 22 "Welcome to America" party the couple threw for Victoria and David Beckham in L.A.

As guests like Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Eva Longoria and Brooke Shields mingled, Jim Carrey pretended to spank girlfriend Jenny McCarthy as they boogied—and Will Smith rapped and did splits on the dance floor.

"I can't believe Will can move like that!" marveled Carrey. But, as Us Weekly reports in its new issue, the real showstopper came when the DJ played "Old Time Rock & Roll," prompting Cruise to re-enact his famous scene from Risky Business. At one point, he got on his back and kicked his legs in the air, just like in the movie! In real life, however, the star kept his pants on.

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Sunday, August 05, 2007

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New pics of Tom, Katie and Suri in Sardinia and St. Tropez, theatrical trailer for LFL

Posted: 04 Aug 2007 11:19 PM CDT

Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Face Photo Frenzy in Saint-Tropez

Posted: 04 Aug 2007 04:03 PM CDT

Tom and Katie in Saint-Tropez
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’s unexpected midnight visit to flashbulb capital Saint-Tropez kicked off what one veteran paparazzi dubbed “a genuine photo-riot.”

The couple drew crowds Friday night in a scene that VIP Room clubowner Jean Roch calls “crazy, crazy, crazy. It was an amazing surprise. There were maybe 500 to 600 people gathered outside when they tried leaving. It was like word of mouth had spread all along the Cote d’Azur.”

Inside the club, Cruise and Holmes “danced the entire night together,” says Roch. “When they weren’t dancing they were holding hands.”

Holmes, wearing a light-weight black dress embroidered with ruby-colored stones, and a jeans-clad Cruise appeared relaxed and friendly with the surprised photographers outside. Holmes even told one of them, “It’s great [to be in Saint-Tropez].”

The couple, who were cruising the Mediterranean with billionaire friends James and Erica Packer onboard the Australian honeymooners’ yacht the Arctic P., sailed into the waters during the late afternoon, according to observers. At midnight, the quartet came ashore at a small beach near the Papagayo restaurant, got into cars and headed to the VIP Room.

Just a day earlier, the couple made a stir in Corsica, where they headed out for pizza with a group of friends.

Still, it was the couple’s exit that left an impression on clubowner Roch, who also hosted Eva Longoria and Tony Parker’s bachelor party and Diddy’s annual fete. “Last night was one of the biggest crowds we’ve ever seen. But we hope to do even better tonight. George Clooney’s coming.” (People, August 4, 2007)

Celebrity-gossip.net also has pics, go check them out.

Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Go Yachting on the Mediterranean

Posted: 04 Aug 2007 04:02 PM CDT

Another yacht sighting is nothing special to those along Corsica’s southern port of Bonafacio – but vacationing pedestrians still did a double-take around 10 p.m. on Thursday.

Being brought ashore by a yacht tender: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.

The couple, enjoying a Mediterranean cruise that included some jet-skiing in Sardinia, led six friends to an outdoor portside dinner at Corsica’s Pizzeria des Amis.

“Katie wore this sexy red tunic, but I hardly recognized him,” says one eyewitness, “because his hair is cut so short.”

The Cruise crop is for his role in the WWII drama Valkyrie, now shooting in Europe. Earlier this week, Holmes and 15-month-old daughter Suri Cruise were seen visiting Tom on location in Potsdam, Germany.

The Cruise-Holmes pizza party of eight stayed until 12:30 a.m.

After that, and before heading back to their yacht, the star attractions posed for photos and signed a number of autographs for the crowd that gathered around them. (People, August 3, 2007)

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Saturday, August 04, 2007

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Official Lions for Lambs movie poster is out!

Posted: 04 Aug 2007 12:44 AM CDT

Tom Cruise goes Top Gun for real

Posted: 03 Aug 2007 02:40 PM CDT

Washington, August 3 (ANI): Tom Cruise played Top Gun for real when he took control of a double-decker plane recently.

The Hollywood star and amateur pilot took the controls of a 1941 Boeing Stearman on the German location of Cruise's new movie Valkyrie.

The Mission Impossible star's exceptional handling of the double-decker plane earned him outstanding marks and praises from co-pilot Thomas Schuttoff, director of the Berlin-based pilot training school, Tempelhof Aviators.

“There are pilots who can fly a plane. But Tom Cruise has the soul of flyer. I saw that right from the start,” People quoted Schuttoff, as telling Germany’s Bild newspaper.

Schuttoff said that Cruise offered to shell out for the fuel he used, but Schuttoff didn't let him pay.

Cruise met Schuttoff at Tempelhof Airport, the oldest airfield in the world, where Cruise has been a well-known figure since starting production on his new movie Valkyrie, wherein he plays the real-life attempted assassin of Hitler, Col. Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg. (ANI) (sawf.org

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Thursday, August 02, 2007

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The Cruises seen in Berlin, in best-dressed poll and some video’s

Posted: 02 Aug 2007 06:45 AM CDT

Around 7,000 people voted for the poll “Best-dressed celebrity couple” for In Style magazine - Katie & Tom also made it into the list, in ninth position.

More Yahoo! video’s of Tom & Katie’s Beckham party, click here (Australia 7 News) and here (AP). This last video clip is not a good one, decide for yourself if it’s worth to watch.
AP also has a video item about the stolen wedding pictures, click here to watch it.

SAWF has spotted Tom, Katie and Suri in Berlin:
Tom Cruise, a devoted father and husband, signed an autograph for a local before flying his family home in his helicopter in Berlin, Germany. (01 Aug 2007).
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes take 15-month-old Suri on a stroll in a football field as they await the arrival of Tom’s helicopter after leaving Tom’s film set.
Before the family boarded the chopper for the ride home Tom signed an autograph for a local.
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and daughter Suri arrive at the football field for the ride home in Tom's chopper. (01 Aug 2007).
Tom is in Germany with his family to film Valkyrie, directed by Bryan Singer. He is starring as Col. Claus Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg, Germany’s most famous anti-Hitler plotter.

An insider on Cruise’ movie set in Berlin tells, "Its clear that Tom looks to Katie for praise and inspiration, and he gets it in spades," reports OK! magazine.

More pictures of Tom, Suri and Katie in Berlin

Posted: 02 Aug 2007 12:47 AM CDT

New pictures of Tom, Suri and Katie in Berlin

Posted: 01 Aug 2007 11:47 PM CDT

Nighy Defends Costar Cruise

Posted: 01 Aug 2007 10:48 PM CDT

By WENN | Wednesday, August 01, 2007

HOLLYWOOD - British actor Bill Nighy has defended his costar Tom Cruise’s religious beliefs after filming on their new movie was jeopardized by German authorities’ Scientology concerns.

Cruise is playing World War II hero Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg–who led an unsuccessful plot to assassinate Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler–in Rubicon.

However, efforts to shoot the movie on military sites were thwarted in July by Germany’s Defense Ministry, allegedly because Cruise’s Scientology beliefs are viewed as a “moneymaking cult” instead of a legitimate church by the German government.

But Nighy–who has already defended the film as a “heroic tale that deserves to be told"–is now urging greater tolerance for Cruise’s views.

He says, “It doesn’t make sense. I can’t see the point of persecuting an individual for what they believe. Whatever they believe.” (Source: Hollywood)

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Wednesday, August 01, 2007

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Jason Statham in “Death Race” remake

Posted: 31 Jul 2007 11:45 PM CDT

The Hollywood Reporter reports that “Transporter” star Jason Statham will join Universal Pictures’ remake of the Roger Corman cult classic, “Death Race 2000.” The new film will simply be titled “Death Race.” Paul W.S. Anderson (”Alien vs. Predator”) will write and direct the film, with Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner producing via their Cruise/Wagner Productions banner.

David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone starred in the original 1975 film which is set in the future and told of a violent road race that spans from New York to Los Angeles. The president presides over the race and one of the ways drivers earn points is by running down innocent bystanders.

Roger Corman is exec producing the remake. (Source: Cinema Confidential)

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