…then what the heck is…Pluto?
Year: 2006 (Page 69 of 228)
Overweight dreamer Edna Turnblad has found a husband. Hoofer extraordinaire Christopher Walken has been added to the cast of the movie remake of the Broadway musical “Hairspray,” and will appear opposite equally avid rug-cutter John Travolta as Travolta’s, er, husband Wilbur. Yes, for those not familiar with the franchise, Travolta will be appearing in drag.
Hmmm…the guy from Spike Jonze’s outstanding “Weapon of Choice” video singing and, more importantly, dancing alongside disco king Tony Manero, aka Jack Rabbit Slim’s dance contest winner Vincent Vega, aka Rydell High dance-off winner Danny Zuko?
Damn: I might actually have to go see this movie after all. And I was so not excited about Travolta taking over the role that Harvey Fierstein was born to play.
Times have changed.
Looking to pump some life back into the 13th edition of its “Survivor” franchise, CBS has announced that the tribes will be segregated by race this go-round. For the season that begins September 14, twenty “Survivor” contestants will compete in four separate tribes that consist exclusively of white, black, Latino and Asian members, respectively.
“Survivor” producer Mark Burnett insists the new setup is simply an attempt to respond to viewer complaints about the lack of ethnic diversity on the show (as only two of the program’s twelve winners have been minority contestants), and not merely a cheap gimmick to raise the level of inter-tribe conflict and pander to racial stereotypes.
No word, then, on why the four tribes are reportedly named the Imperialist Bastards, the Gangsta Thugs, the Lazy Immigrants, and the Lousy Drivers. Coincidence, probably.
But SNL will be cutting some cast members due to budgetary constraints. According to the story, no new cast members will be added, but four will definitely be dropped. Lorne Michaels says that the announcements of who is going will be made around Labor Day. Honestly, I can’t think of the last time I watched a new episode of the show. It had to be when Will Ferrell and that whole crew were still on.
Now why doesn’t this really surprise me? Bam Margera’s famous on-screen uncle Don Vito has been charged with sexual assault. Vito’s being represented by Pamela Mackey who was Kobe Bryant’s attorney if you recall. So will there soon be an on air display of Bam beating the shit out of Don for good?
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