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Posted: 5:18 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Suri Cruise won't be wearing high heels anymore and why some Dark Knight fans are threatening to kill a film critic!  

By Vikki Locke

 - Kris Humphries signed a two-year, $24 million contract with the Nets yesterday. He referenced Kayne West's diss track when he Tweeted: "I'm up at Brooklyn! @S_C_ 'lucky I didn't have Jay drop me from the team' lol!"


- A plane flew over Penn State University yesterday with a banner that read: “Take The Statue Down Or We Will.” The statue is the Joe Paterno statue.


- TLC is producing 'The Pete Rose and Kiana Kim Family Project'. The reality show will follow the 71 year-old and his thirtysomething model fiancée.


- Howard Stern's bulldog, Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O'Connell,
died yesterday before America's Got Talent

 

The Batmobile: Bob Dullam spent $70,000 building a replica of the Batman Tumbler. He did it in his garage and made sure to include the Batmobile's double-barrel wheels and afterburner. Bob also constructed his own Batsuit.

 

Fine Mess: Dark Knight fans are threatening to kill film critic Marshall Fine for publishing a negative review of The Dark Knight Rises on Rotten Tomatoes. His review reads: “At times, the action is so massive and thunderously clunky that I might as well have been watching one of the Transformer movies. The third Batman film in Nolan’s trilogy is also the weakest.” One fan threatened to burn Fine while another wanted to beat him with a hose.

 

R.I.P.: Sage Stallone was taking painkillers before his death because he had 5 teeth removed in early July. His mom, Sasha, says, “I told him not to do that. I’ve heard about people dying having multiple procedures done to your mouth. Do not have more than one tooth pulled.” Sage's funeral is Saturday.

 

 

Hit By Cupid's Arrow: U.S. Olympic archer Jennifer Nichols is making headlines because she is a virgin. The 28 year-old plans to marry Chris Hardy. She says, “I saved my first kiss for the man I knew I was going to marry — my fiance. I made that commitment when I was about 13 years old. I knew that I wanted to save my kiss on top of purity. I felt like a kiss was something very special and I wanted to save that. We were both in the same political science class. I saw him from across the room and I was really attracted to him and then one morning I was coming from my Arabic class and I had a box of donuts and I saw him sitting on a bench so I offered him some donuts. Chris is extremely involved in the planning process. We Skype like crazy. We email links back and forth of wedding venues and photographers.”

 

 

Some people have begun camping out for The Dark Knight Rises. The film is expected to make over $160 million next weekend. Some Dark Knight Rises midnight-showing IMAX seats are being offered online for $400.

 

 Superhero Co-Workers

A new superhero survey by Snagajob reveals that 51% of people think The Hulk would be the most annoying co-worker because of his anger management issues and emotional volatility. Other findings:

- 21% of people don't want to work with Iron Man because he's always late.

- 19% of people think Captain America is a brown noser

- 8% of people don't want to work with Batman because of his irritatingly deep voice

 

Back to School Shopping

Back to School sales start this weekend. A new survey by Goldman Sachs reveals that 42% of consumers will spend more on back-to-school shopping this year than last year. Other findings:

- 40% of consumers plan to spend the same amount as last year, while only 14% of people will spend less.

- the average household will spend $300 on back-to-school items this year

- the top back-to-school purchase by consumers this year is school supplies (88%) followed by apparel (79%)

 

 Catch of the Day: Steven St. Bernard is being hailed as a hero for catching a 7-year-old Brooklyn girl. She climbed onto the ledge of her third story bedroom window before jumping. Steven says, “This was the biggest catch of my life. She just looked shocked. There were all these kids yelling, ‘The little girl! The little girl!’ I saw a little girl standing on the air conditioner. I said to myself, ‘Let me get over to her in time.’ I made it just in time.”

Check out the video here:  http://abcn.ws/SGzoiY

 

The Batman suit:

- The Batsuit in The Dark Knight Rises is unchanged from the design used in The Dark Knight.

- It is comprised of 110 separate pieces.

- Semi-flexible Urethane-molded pieces are all suspended on a polyester mesh called 3D spacer mesh, which is sold to the military, medical and hi-tech sports manufacturers as a neoprene replacement as it is very breathable. It is knitted and not woven.

- Carbon fiber panels-strong, light and incredibly resistant-can be found inside a number of the Urethane-molded pieces around the suit's legs, chest and abs for added protection.

- Production created 50 capes in total, varying in length, shape and size to reflect different functions such as trailing, walking, action/fighting and mechanical.

- The cape is made from a fabric which is electro-statically flocked, taking advantage of a process used by the UK's Ministry of Defence when minimum night vision detection is required.

- The Special Effects department has invented a brand new type of silent, directional wind machine for use in creating the billowing cape image inspired by iconic comic book illustrations.

- The weight of the suit, cowl and cape together is about 14 kilograms.

The Catsuit:

- 20 costumes were made for cat-burglar Selina Kyle.

- There are two pieces to each suit for practical reasons, with the belt positioned to give it the look of a one-piece Catsuit.

- The suit is made up of a utility belt, elbow length gloves, thigh length boots, and goggles. Costume designer Lindy Hemming designed the goggles to look like cat ears when flipped up.

- There are seven different boots with varying height heels for action such as running and riding the Batpod, but the 'hero boot' has a high-blade heel for fighting and slashing.

- The suit is made of embossed carbon fiber laminate. It is made up of two layers, the outer one being polyurethane-coated spandex with the texture of a carbon fiber hexagonal weave.

Bane's Costume

- Seven costumes in total were created for Bane, comprised of combat boots, combat pants and body armor. The costume is made up of natural materials and fashioned with scavenged bits and pieces.

- Bane's mask is made out of ABS polymer, which was built by the Costume Effects department using a 3-D printer

 

Christian Bale's daughter loves his Batman voice. He says, ''It's a kick for her and her friends when I do the Batman voice for them and chase them around pretending to be Batman. She's not really old enough to watch any of the movies so she hasn't seen them yet. But she's seen some pictures, she'd come and visit the set.''

 

Antonio Banderas is trying to save his marriage to Melanie Griffith. A source tells RADAR Online he may have strayed. “Antonio has been desperately trying to win Melanie’s trust back. He has been doing everything in his power to revive the romance -- flowers, sweet-talking on the phone, and extravagant gifts -- because he realizes that she is close to her breaking point. She is playing hard to get. She has always known how to keep him on his toes and it wasn’t a coincidence that the cameras caught her with her wedding ring off! Ultimately she will probably stay with him but not before making him squirm.”

 

 

Suri Cruise won't be wearing makeup or high heels anymore. A source tells Female First magazine, “Katie has been returning unsolicited gifts and loans from designers for Suri since she arrived in New York – which is to be her home base now, far away from Tom. She’s issued instructions to remove Suri from all freebie lists. She’s also put the word out in LA to stop any mini-me diva products being sent her way. All that inappropriate dress up and make-up was down to Tom and Katie’s key word now when it comes to Suri is ‘normal’. Tom loved to spoil Suri and indulge her, but Katie has other ideas.”

Tom and Suri spent time together yesterday in New York. He took her to gymnastics practice.

 

 

Charlie Sheen is interested in judging American Idol. He says, "It seems so out of the blue that it almost made perfect sense. I thought this could be a lot of fun. Seriously ... I'm genuinely interested. It's so different, it could be radical."

 

Adam Levine isn't ready for kids. He says, ''I think I've got a few years before a family happens, if I'm honest. 'It's going to happen, inevitably. I love kids and I want a family but I wouldn't be able to be a very good father right now so I'm going to wait until I can be. I'll slow it down when I have a family. I'm 33 but I'm still a baby in a lot of ways, the way that I act especially.''

 

Russell Brand is dating Jordana Brewster's younger sister, Isabella. She looks like Katy Perry's twin.

 

Steven Tyler did American Idol so people could see he is more than just a rocker. He says, "With Idol, I watch it back and there is a piece of me, but they don't know what I really do or who I really am. I took Idol for people to see my personality. I had doors slammed in my face or I get accepted. I am Italian, or as Joe says, an excitable child. I have this banter, where I am making a royal fool of myself and everyone is loving it. But they don't know the real job.''

 

 

Elton John no longer parties. He says, ''If I ever find myself in a situation where there are drugs, I can smell the cocaine. I can feel it in the back of my throat, that horrible feeling of taking the first hit of cocaine. And I leave.''

 

 

Elton John says admitting he was gay hurt his career. "I honestly didn't (think it would hurt my career). And, to be honest with you, it did a little bit. In America, people burned my records for a second and radio stations didn't play me."

 

J.LO WANTS TO MARRY AGAIN!

Jennifer Lopez has failed at marriage three times, but that doesn’t mean she’ll never walk down the aisle again. “For me, the biggest dream is the fairy tale,” she told Good Morning America. “I will never give up on that dream.” She added, “it can be difficult for anybody who has to stand by my side, but at the end of the day, I know I deserve that.” [See yesterday’s About Last Night Morning for audio.]

Q-In addition to her three failed marriages, J.Lo had a failed engagement to what actor, her co-star in the films Gigli and Jersey Girl? Ben Affleck

 


MOM BLAMES DENTAL WORK FOR SAGE STALLONE’S DEATH

The mother of Sage Stallone says she fears her son died because of extensive dental surgery he recently had done. Two weeks before his death, Sage had five teeth extracted and Sylvester Stallone’s ex-wife Sasha Czack tells the New York Post she pleaded with her son not to have all his surgery done in one day. She thinks  Sage may have overdosed on painkillers because he was in so much pain from the procedures. “I told him not to do that. I've heard about people dying having multiple procedures done to your mouth,” she told the paper. When asked if Sage was on pain medication, she replied, “Wouldn't you be?”

 

KATIE & SURI IN FENDER BENDER/TOM VISITS SURI!

Katie Holmes and daughter Suri Cruise were involved in a fender bender in New York City Monday night. The incident occurred shortly after Katie picked her six-year-old daughter up from gymnastics class at the Chelsea Piers. Their Mercedes, driven by Holmes’ security guard, was sideswiped by a garbage truck. No one was injured, but the car was damaged a bit. Meanwhile, Us Weekly reports that Tom Cruise flew to New York yesterday to visit his daughter, the first time he’s seen Suri since Katie filed for divorce last month. Sources tell TMZ Tom won’t have any contact at all with Katie, and that Suri will be picked up and returned through intermediaries.

ASHTON COMES BETWEEN DEMI AND HER DAUGHTERS!

Radaronline reports Ashton Kutcher is to blame for Demi Moore’s estrangement from her three daughters. Apparently the family is fighting because Demi is upset her daughters, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah, have remained friends with Ashton, despite the fact he cheated on their mother. “The girls have all stayed friends with Ashton, and that is infuriating Demi,” claims a source. “She doesn’t understand how they could stay close with Ashton after he humiliated her and she’s asked them to stop talking with him but they refuse.” The source says Demi “can’t let go and can’t get over it,” and the girls “have had it with her over that.”

Q-In 1996, Demi became Hollywood’s highest paid actress when she was paid $12.5 million to appear in what film, which required her to take her clothes off? Striptease


HANDLER MOST OVERPAID TV STAR!

A new report by the Los Angeles Times reveals that comedian Chelsea Handler is the most overpaid star on TV. The paper came to its conclusion by dividing the annual salaries of certain TV stars by the average number of viewers their show attracts. In Chelsea’s case, she earns $16.70 per viewer, since she’s paid $12 million and Chelsea Lately has only .7 million viewers. Also making the overpaid list is Anderson Cooper, who makes $13.54 per viewer, and David Letterman, who makes $9.69. On the flipside, Ashton Kutcher is one of the most underpaid TV stars, despite a salary of $17 million a year. Since Two and a Half men averages 14.7 million viewers, he makes only $1.16 per viewer. Also underpaid is Ryan Seacrest, who earns only $.75 per viewer as host of American Idol. Ryan makes $15 million for the show, and Idol brings in over 20 million viewers.

Q-What network does Chelsea Lately air on? E!

 

BRAND DATING JORDANA BREWSTER’S SISTER!

Russell Brand has a new gal in his life. On Monday, the same day his divorce from Katy Perry became final, Brand stepped out in LA with 30-year-old Isabella Brewster, the younger sister of Fast & Furious star Jordana Brewster.   According to Radaronline, Isabella used to work as a talent agent at Creative Artists Agency.

Q-Jordana Brewster currently appears on what TNT show, a reboot of an 80s prime time soap? Dallas


GORDON-LEVITT UPSET OVER GQ ARTICLE!

Joseph Gordon-Levitt appears on the cover of this month’s GQ, but he’s not happy about the article that appears inside. The actor, who stars in The Dark Knight Rises (opening Friday), is upset that the reporter writes his older brother Dan died of a drug overdose in 2010.  "I’m writing this because I have a problem with what their article says about my brother.  I’ll be honest, it really made me feel terrible,” read a message on the actor’s Facebook page. The article mentioned the overdose and claimed that Gordon-Levitt would only Dan’s death “was an accident.”  Writes Gordon-Levitt, “The 'allegations' to which [the writer] must be referring were made by a handful of gossip websites.  They are factually incorrect according to the coroner’s office and the police department." Although he doesn’t like to talk about his brother’s death, he said he made an exception “to correct this irresponsible claim.” He adds, "By the way, while I asked the writer not to dwell on how he died, I did say quite a bit about how he lived, and how much he means to me.  Dan was a brightly positive, genuinely caring, and brilliantly inspiring person, and I liked the idea of such a wide readership learning about him.  My parents and I are disappointed with what the article chose to focus on regarding this sensitive subject."

 

DOCTORS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT DUNCAN RECOVERY!

The Green Mile’sMichael Clarke Duncan, who suffered a heart attack Friday, is still in a hospital but sources tell TMZ he “is fighting like a mutha.”  Michael is still on a respirator but he’s “breathing above” the machine, which is good.  Tests show Michael has a “very strong heartbeat,” so doctors are optimistic he’ll recover.

 

BECKINSALE OPENS UP ABOUT BEING ATTRACTIVE!

Kate Beckinsale has been called one of the most beautiful women in the world, but she didn’t always feel so pretty. "Feeling attractive didn't come until I was 29 and with Len [Wiseman, her husband of nearly eight years]," she tells Allure. "At that time it was partly perceived as if I'd gone all Hollywood, but it wasn't like that at all. It was just okay for me to walk around and feel feminine and attractive. I like feeling liberated like this." But there is one thing, rather person, who makes Kate feel old – her 13-year-old daughter Lily (with ex Michael Sheen). "I haven't been embarrassing [to somebody] before," she says. "I can't dance at a party where there are teenagers without [them] clearing the dance floor."  She adds, "Those are the things that make me go, 'F---, I'm old' . . . you're a parent [and] everyone leaves."

 

q-In 2004, Kate played Ava Gardner in Martin Scorsese’s film The Aviator, which was about what legendary filmmaker/recluse? Howard Hughes

 

LOUIS C.K. DIDN’T DEFEND RAPE JOKES!

Comedian Louis C.K. wants everyone to know he wasn’t defending rape jokes when he tweeted about Daniel Tosh last week. Tosh had come under fire for saying  “rape jokes are always funny” during a standup routine (he has since apologized).  As the controversy grew, Louis tweeted, “@danieltosh your show makes me laugh every time I watch it. And you have pretty eyes” which some felt was a show of support for Tosh.  But during his appearance on The Daily Show Monday, Louis explained he  knew nothing of the controversy when he made that tweet. Louis said he was on vacation in Vermont, where he was detoxing from the internet, and only wrote the tweet because he had watched Tosh’s Comedy Central show and wanted to express his appreciation for it. “I’ve been called a rape apologist because I said hi to a guy,” C.K. joked to Jon Stewart.

Q- Before landing his FX show,  Louis C.K. starred in an HBO comedy that lasted only one season. What was it called? Lucky Louie.


ANOTHER ONCE UPON A TIME COUPLE!

Romance sure seems to be blooming on the set of Once Upon a Time. First co-stars Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas began dating, and now People reports that Time stars Jennifer Morrison and Sebastian Stan are a couple as well.   "They met on set and are now exclusive," a source tells the mag. "They started dating three months ago. They seem to be really happy together, but are trying to take things slow."

 

HUMPHRIES SIGNS WITH BROOKLYN NETS!

Kim Kardashian’s ex is staying on the east coast. Kris Humphries yesterday signed a two-year, $24 million deal with Jay-Z’s Brooklyn Nets.  In announcing the news, Kris took a jab at Kim’s new beau Kanye West, who rapped about Humphries on “Cold” (previously called “Theraflu”), saying “Lucky I ain’t had Jay drop him from the team.” Tweeted Kris, “I’m up at Brooklyn! @S_C_ ‘lucky I didn’t have Jay drop me from the team’ lol!”

 

TV TIDBITS!

● Larry King is coming out of retirement. The former CNN personality will host his own interview show, Larry King Now, on Hulu and Hulu Plus, starting Monday. His first week will kick off with guests such as Seth MacFarlane, Matthew McConaughey and Meghan McCain.

ABC revealed Monday via Twitter that they will announced the cast for their upcoming all-star edition of Dancing with the Stars on Friday, July 27th.  Among the names rumored to return are Bristol Palin, Spice Girl Mel B, Carson Kressley and Joey Lawrence.

Friday Night Lights’Gaius Charles (he played Smash) has landed a recurring role on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. He’s expected to play a new doctor at Seattle Grace.

MISCELLANEOUS MOVIE NEWS!

● Johnny Depp has signed on to star in director Wes Anderson’s next movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Details regarding the film’s plot have not been revealed.

Pulp Fiction’sAmanda Plummer has reportedly joined the cast of Catching Fire, the second installment in The Hunger Games franchise. She’ll play Wiress, a former Hunger Games winner called back for The Quarter Quell, an all-star edition of the games in which past victors are forced to once again compete against each other in a fight to the death.

● Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan will star in the indie romantic comedy The F Word, about the lives of two twentysomethings who meet at a party and hit it off.  Kazan will next be seen in Ruby Sparks, a movie she wrote and stars in alongside her real-life boyfriend Paul Dano. It opens July 25th in select cities.

 

 

 

 

 

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