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Quentin Tarantino finally has his man. After writing the villainous role of Col. Hans Landa in "Inglourious Basterds" with Leonardo DiCaprio in mind, the duo are finally preparing to collaborate on the helmer's next pic, "Django Unchained." While his reps had no comment, sources tell Variety that DiCaprio is in negotiations to play the villain, Calvin Candie, in the highly-anticipated film, which will be distributed in the U.S. by The Weinstein Co. and by Sony overseas. Candie operates a Mississippi plantation called Candyland where he pits male slaves against each other in brutal fights to the death when he isn't busy sexually exploiting female slaves. While Will Smith remains in the mix to play the title character, insiders say that Tarantino is meeting with other actors in case Smith opts to pass on the project, though DiCaprio's casting will certainly help encourage his participation. Idris Elba is one rising star who Tarantino is looking at, though the Oscar-winning filmmaker is also considering a reunion with Chris Tucker, who played Beaumont Livingston in the helmer's "Jackie Brown." "Basterds" star Christoph Waltz and "Pulp Fiction" star Samuel L. Jackson are expected to play Django's German mentor and Candie's right-hand slave, respectively. However, in the script, the character Jackson would play grew up with Candie, so if DiCaprio takes the part, Tarantino will have to slightly tweak that role due to the age difference between the actors. DiCaprio next stars as FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in the Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar," which Warner Bros. will release Dec. 14. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118038224 I guess he hasn't said no yet...

Will is still shoting MIB3. As far I know Tarantino plans to shot Dijango in the fall this year. I think that's a solid reason for Will to quit this project. Jada is working on Hawthorne right now too. We all know Will is a family guy. He may just want to spend some quality time with the fam. He does have 3 kids at home you know...

It all certainly started out with fact. Around 5:30 PST Sunday morning, actor Idris Elba had some very cryptic and very interesting comments for the Twitterverse. Here’s what he had to say: Having one of the biggest meetings of my professional life today…meeting a very controversial director for a very controversial part. :-/ Followed by: On the plane to the destination of my fate…..ok…. a lil dramatic….destination of my life..? The second Tweet was accompanied by an image of Elba on the aforementioned plane. Predictably, the rumors began shortly after and continue up to this point. But one rumor seems to have caught much more steam than any others. That being that Elba was on his way to meeting with Questin Tarantino, and the “controversial part” he spoke of was for the title role in Tarantino’s latest, Django Unchained. The facts have ended long ago. Now we’re completely in speculation mode, and it’s been brought on by Elba’s comments of a “controversial director” and meeting for a “controversial part”. Speculation turned into rumor, and rumor quickly turned into people begging for these two to work together. But that’s all it is at this point, rumor. For all we know, Elba could have been boarding a flight to Denmark for Lars Von Trier’s next film. Roman Polanski could have a script he wanted Elba to look into. These two are certainly more controversial than Tarantino even if neither of them have the current recognition or clout to give anyone the “biggest meeting of their professional life”. If this rumor ends up being true, if Elba is in actuality meeting with Tarantino to take on the Django role, it raises a new series of questions. Mainly, what happened with the rumors regarding Will Smith in the role? Maybe nothing. Elba could be meeting to fill the role of the film’s villain that was earlier speculated to be filled by Samuel L. Jackson. We really don’t know, and until something official comes out, we’re just continuing to spin the rumor mill. What we’re really trying to say here is that Idris Elba started some rumblings with those cryptic Tweets this morning, and more than a few would love to see him work with Tarantino. Of course, as solid bits of information regarding Django Unchained come out, we’ll be reporting on them. Until then, fan cast all you like. http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/idris-elbas-twitter-comments-spin-django-rumor-mill.php

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A review of Janet "I hate Will Smith" Hubert's book: http://www.avclub.com/articles/perfection-is-not-a-sitcom-mom-by-janet-hubert,56258/ I could't agree more.

Cee-Lo Green, Chris Brown, Bruno Mars, Trey Songz and Usher will all vie for the 2011 BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist, Terrence and Rocsi announced Tuesday on 106 & Park. Beyoncé, Marsha Ambrosius, Keri Hilson, Jennifer Hudson and Rihanna will face off next month in Los Angeles for the award for Best Female R&B Artist. The BET Awards were established in 2001 to celebrate the accomplishments of African-Americans in multiple entertainment fields. This year some of those categories include Best Group, Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Actress, Best Actor, Video Director of the Year, and even Sportsman of the Year, to name a few. Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair” is among the videos nominated for Video of the Year. The 10-year-old also received a nomination for Best New Artist. Other Best New Artist nominees include J.Cole, Bruno Mars, Miguel, and Wiz Khalifa. Willow Smith is also nominated for a YoungStars award along with her brother Jaden. Cali Swag District, known for their famous song “The Dougie” is nominated for Best Group. Sadly, the nomination comes a day after M-Bone was killed in a drive-by shooting. The 2011 BET Awards will air live on Sunday, June 26, at 8P/7C from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, and will be hosted by Kevin Hart.

SNL-Will Smith comments on the Trailergate

Gotta give the New York Post credit. They sure know how to milk a controversy during a slow news cycle -- especially one they create. On Wednesday, the Post parked a photo of Will Smith’s “Men In Black 3” trailer -- his actual trailer, which was parked on the set in Lower Manhattan -- on its front cover. The reason? It’s rather big, and the Post figured residents in the Soho neighborhood would be upset. Not that they were, but it makes a good story. (“SoHo rage over Will’s huge trailer,” the paper proclaimed.) On Thursday, the tabloid followed the “nontroversy” with a day-two story -- which also made the cover -- gloating that the “Men In Black” production was forced to move Smith’s “53-foot, $9,000-a-week” trailer to a private lot nearby in the wake of the paper’s Pulitzer-worthy coverage. (Seriously, it took four Post reporters – three bylined -- to break the trailer story.) Amid intense pressure from furious residents -- egomaniac actor Will Smith begrudgingly moved his starship-sized movie trailer and separate gym trailer from the heart of SoHo to a nearby private parking lot yesterday, just in time to catch the special night rate. By “intense pressure from furious residents,” the Post means two. Who happened to be walking by ... when the tabloid's reporters were waiting for Smith to appear ... so they could harass him. Smith was forced to dock his leased 53-foot double-decker -- in town for his "Men in Black 3" shoot -- at a "Park Fast" lot half a mile away, after The Post revealed the monstrosity was choking business revenues and filling the streets with exhaust fumes. … Now the "I Am Legend" actor will have to trek to the trailer to get his makeup done, confer with his personal writers and lounge in his marble-floored, 100-inch-screen film room -- or walk less than a mile to his own $25,000-a-month Bond Street apartment. The paper also got someone to ask Mayor Bloomberg -- who’s built part of his term as mayor luring Hollywood productions to the city -- during his daily press briefing about it. "Why you need a trailer that big -- I didn't know trailers came that big," Bloomberg said. "If lots of people showed up with 'em, we'd certainly have to do something." Despite no official complaints from residents -- as Capital New York's Tom McGeveran pointed out on Wednesday and confirmed by the Post on Thursday -- the Mayor’s office decided to make the studio move it anyway. "To balance the interests of the production and the neighborhood, we have instructed 'Men in Black 3' to relocate the trailer to a private lot," the Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting said in a statement. Not to be outdone, the Post found a city official to give the money quote. "Hardworking New Yorkers have a right to wake up in the morning and not find a cruise ship parked out in front of their house," public safety committee chair Peter Vallone Jr. told the paper. "This is New York, not Hollywood. We don't roll that way." http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-post/new-york-post-gets-will-smith-move-his-men-black-3-trailer-27321?page=0,0

Question: How many New York Post journalists does it take to write a story about Will Smith's trailer? Answer: 3 (!!!) "How would Will Smith feel if I parked that thing out in front of his house?" Remember that scene in Fresh Prince when Will, Carlton, Geoffrey, Hillary and Tatyana are fooling around in the living room? Uncle Phil then comes in and says: "Will how would you feel if I ... in your room?" and Will goes "I'D BE DEVESTATED".

New Yorker for sure lol. It's funny to me how they were shooting in Brooklyn and noone complained but once they moved to SOHO it's a big deal.

Cementing their place in history as two of Oprah Winfrey’s favorite guests, Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith will appear May 25 on the daytime talk queen’s final show, Flash has learned exclusively. Speculation about who will appear on the mystery-shrouded last episode has been building as Oprah ends her 25-year run of “The Oprah Show.” Fans’ and journalists’ guesses have included Oprah’s longtime love Stedman Graham, Tom Cruise, Dr. Phil McGraw, Jennifer Aniston and Gabrielle Giffords. It’s not clear how many guests will appear on the final show. And there’s no word on whether the Smiths’ famous kids — “Karate Kid” star Jaden Smith and “Whip My Hair” singer Willow Smith — will join their parents on the couch. The season already has featured President Obama and Michelle Obama, Michael Douglas, Johnny Depp, and today’s guest Sarah Ferguson. Since the Smiths and the Cruises are close friends, though, we wouldn’t be surprised if Tom and Katie Holmes did end up showing up — maybe to jump on that couch one last time? The last week of the show also will feature a two-episode rematch between Oprah and James Frey, the controversial writer of “A Million Little Pieces,“ which is being teased as ”the biggest controversy in Oprah show history.” Speaking of a million little pieces, Oprah’s Harpo Productions is asking $1 million for 30-second commercials for the last week of the show.

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THE script (check out imdb Tarantino's forum)- pozdrowienia z Lodzi

OMG guess what I got people!!! - http://www.mediafire.com/?9z2wl72318kwc9s Take it before its gone. Yes I'm that good

If Will says yes I think Tarantino should run naked on the beach with you. :laugh:

EXCLUSIVE: 'I Am Legend Prequel' Is Dead, Says Francis Lawrence Will Smith, one of very few human survivors of a vampire viral outbreak that swept the world, struggling to salvage his sanity while working tirelessly to find a cure to bring mankind back from the brink… yeah, he is "Legend," alright. Or was, at least. We've heard for some time now that a prequel to Smith and director Francis Lawrence's "I Am Legend" was in the works, but the trail has gone cold in recent months and years. And there's a reason for that: the project is dead. At the press junket for "Water for Elephants" last month, we spoke with Lawrence and he confirmed our suspicions that, yes, the "I Am Legend" prequel is off the table, at least as far as his involvement goes: "No, I don't think that's ever going to happen." Honestly, it's not a surprising development. From the get go, an "I Am Legend" prequel starring Smith always sounded a bit dubious. (Put your spoiler hats on for this next part, folks.) If you've seen the movie, then you know that while Smith's scientist character Doctor Robert Neville figures out how to treat the vampire virus, he sacrifices his life to kill a pack of blood-suckers and save a woman and child, now in possession of Neville's cure. With one of the main plot developments resolved by the end of "Legend," it always felt that a sequel to see how that cure evolved, how it could be implemented (if at all), was a more interesting route to take… but with Smith's character blown to smithereens, moving backward was the only way to keep him involved with the franchise. This didn't always have to be the case, of course — an alternate ending sees Smith surviving the climactic showdown with the vampires, a conclusion that's not only arguably better than the final cut's version, but more conducive for a natural, Smith-led sequel. As it stands, looks like the "Legend" is over for now, at least from Lawrence's perspective. source (video inside)

He's only 12 years old -- but last year, Jaden Smith pulled in SEVEN FIGURES to star in "Karate Kid" ... TMZ has learned. TMZ obtained Jaden's "KK" contract from June 2009 -- back when he was only 10 -- and according to the docs, his up-front fee was split into two installments ... one for $900,000 and one for $100,000. But Jaden's back end deal was even more lucrative -- since the film topped $150 million in the domestic box office, the young actor locked down another $2 million bonus. But $3 million is the bare minimum -- based on several additional in-contract perks AND the astronomical success of the film, Jaden likely pulled in even more. He's still the poorest person in his family. http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/01/jaden-smith-karate-kid-salary-three-million-dollars-up-front-back-end-fees/

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Trey could have been in the hotel room watching a game or something! My God, how can you judge somebody's parenthood priorities by seeing 3 or 4 paparazzi photos?! Think before you post something next time, people read this stuff you know? Damn!

Hey, at least it's not a remake. I am so desperate for a Will Smith film that I no longer care what project that is. I hope I won't have to wait another 5 years for this to come out. Oh and Shyamalan is from Philly. I don't know if that changes anything but I thought I'll bring it out...

Mike Soccio is working on the threequel, but the new THR reports that co-writers aren’t clear who he is. Screenwriter Mike Soccio has no significant movie credits. But that doesn't mean he hasn't worked on some major films, including Sony's upcoming Men in Black threequel. This comes as news to other writers on the film, who don't quite seem to know who Soccio is even though he has been working on the project for months, according to sources familiar with the production. THR previously reported, MIB3 went into production in November for a planned May 2012 release, despite Sony not having a script that met with star Will Smith's approval. The studio's very unusual plan was to begin filming the first act based on a screenplay by Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder). Then the production was to go into hiatus from December through mid-February to allow time for the rest of the script to be rewritten. Even as filming began on the $200 million-plus project, Sony brought in screenwriter Jeff Nathanson (Catch Me If You Can). Then David Koepp, who did uncredited work on the first MIB, took a crack at the script. More recently, sources say, Cohen went back to work on
the project. Still, Sony did not have a script that pleased Smith, so the studio pushed back resumption of production to March 28. Studio spokesman Steve Elzer says production has begun again. Although Soccio has not been credited, a source familiar with the situation says he has worked on many Smith films. What's unclear is exactly how much work Soccio has done on the upcoming MIB and why his presence seems to be so below the radar that other MIBwriters weren't told about him. While other comic actors -- Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler-- regularly bring in particular writers who have a way of capturing their voices, "I've never heard of it being kept sort of quiet," one agent says. Soccio, his agency UTA and manager Jared Hoffman at Generate, declined to be interviewed. Soccio and Smith go all the way back to Smith's days on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. (Soccio wrote several episodes of the series, pictured below, and made an onscreen appearance in 1995.) It's not clear whether Soccio has sought a credit on any of Smith's movies, but if Sony failed to provide his name in connection with MIB3, then it might violate WGA rules requiring studios to notify writers of others who are currently working on or previously have worked on a particular project. But it's unlikely any of the other writers would care to make an issue of it. (After all, Koepp -- to give an example -- pulled down more than $250,000 a week for his services.) In an e-mailed statement, Sony says Cohen and "other writers" were aware that Soccio "is a long-time and well-known collaborator on Will's projects." The studio adds that Soccio "was hired for minor on-set punch-up work during our initial production period while Etan was not on location. If any writer was unaware of his involvement, we regret that." But it seems Soccio was not well-known, and sources say his involvement has extended well beyond the initial production period. Cohen's spokesman tells THR via e-mail, "Etan is aware that Will Smith works with Mike Soccio," which doesn't quite address whether Cohen was aware that Soccio was functioning as a writer paid by the studio, working for months and turning in pages. Sources with knowledge of the situation say other writers on the project were unfamiliar with Soccio. Soccio did seek a credit for work on Sony's 2010 remake of The Karate Kid, starring Smith's son Jaden Smith, but the Writers Guild recognized only Christopher Murphey. SOURCE

is Jaden wearing a pyjama? will&jada too cute

ANYONE WHO knows Charlie Mack Alston knows his heart matches his supersized 6-foot-7-inch frame. One night recently, Alston was lying in bed watching 6ABC news when he learned that thieves had broken into West Philadelphia High School and stolen 60 computers, each valued in excess of $1,000. For most TV viewers, that tragic story was just another moment to "tsk, tsk" as they waited for the weather forecast. Not so for Mack. Alston, who broke into the Hollywood scene by doing security for Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff, was so moved by the plight of the students at West Philly High, many of whom don't have their own personal laptops or Internet connections at home, that he reached out to Smith, who was in New York City filming "Men in Black III," and told him about the Feb. 21 theft. There was no lengthy discussion - it was just two like-minded pals agreeing to do whatever it took to make sure the students were able to get back online as quickly as possible. "It was just on my heart that I wanted to do something. I said, 'We've got to replace those computers.' . . . I told Will and then I called West Philly High School," Alston told me yesterday. "I wanted this within 24 hours . . . so they [the students] didn't have any excuses as to why they couldn't compete, why they couldn't perform. "I said, 'Hello, my name is Charlie Mack. I'm interested in replacing the computers that were stolen.' " Happy endings don't always come that quickly, though. It took a bit to convince school officials that he was serious. Next, he needed to contact district personnel who put him in touch with the district's Apple representative to order the replacement equipment. Meanwhile, the police investigation was continuing. A week after the early-morning heist, police arrested two students, one from West Philly High and the other from University City High, after being tipped off by a man who had purchased one of the stolen computers on Craigslist. Authorities arranged to buy one as well, which is how they wound up nabbing the two 17-year-old suspects. Authorities have since recovered 30 of the missing computers. Alston, who organizes the Party 4 Peace celebrity weekends, plans to deliver 30 new computers tomorrow at 1 p.m. under the banner of the Will and Jada Smith Foundation and his own philanthropic organization, Charlie Cares. Smith won't be present since he'll be flying off to join his wife, who is accompanying their daughter, Willow, as she tours with pop star Justin Bieber. When I called West Philly High, I was directed to the school district, which didn't return my calls. I wanted to hear about the program scheduled for tomorrow. I suspect that while he's there, Alston is going to share a little bit of the inspirational story of his life, which took him from selling drugs to walking the Hollywood red carpet. Jeff and Smith once recorded a song about him called "Charlie Mack (1st Out of the Limo)": "Everywhere we go, downtown or to a show We have two necessities, Charlie Mack and our limo He's feared by suckers yet he's loved by kids Pay attention and let me tell you who Charlie Mack is He is our homeboy from around the block He's regarded through the city as the hip-hop cop . . . " "I love my life. I love it. I love the fact that I'm going to go there Friday and support these kids," Alston said. "The children are our future. We have to support them." http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/celebrities/118131654.html

I must say that I start to get worried a bit... http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-men-black-iii-started-166112?_r=true http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/men_in_black_iii_starting_to_sound_like_a_200_million_train_wreck/