High School Musical 3’s Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens Make Stylish List
April 30, 2008
A list of the most stylish teen stars has been compiled and it looks like the young power couple of Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens have both made the proverbial cut.
Perhaps some good natured ribbing of High School Musical 3 costar Ashley Tisdale is in order.
“High School Musical star 19-year-old Vanessa Hudgens’ recipe for red carpet success is pairing simple hair and makeup with uber glam gowns. Case in point? Her loose waves and gold sequin Marc Bouwer cocktail dress at the 2007 American Music Awards,” raved Stylelist.com.
Her look can be found here.
As for her costar, the website is fully aware that he’s not actually a teen at all.
“Yes, Zac Efron turned 20 this year, but we just can’t get it through our thick heads!” explained Stylelist. “Wearing a perfectly tailored suit and skinny tie at this year’s SAG Awards, the star looks poised to steal George Clooney’s title as king of the red carpet.
His aforementioned style can be found here.
Ian McKellen On Reprising Gandalf In The Hobbit: It’s True!
April 30, 2008
Sir Ian McKellen is not a foolish man.
The thesp confirmed that he has spoken to Guillermo Del Toro, director of the upcoming adaptations of The Hobbit, and that he’s definitely going to reprise his Lord Of The Rings role as Gandalf.
“Yes, it’s true,” he told Empire. “I spoke to Guillermo in the very room that Peter Jackson offered me the part and he confirmed that I would be reprising the role. Obviously, it’s not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf.”
The first movie should be easy enough, but the second takes place in the timeline right in between The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings. How is Del Toro going to manage that one? Is new material going to be added?
“Well I’ve read The Hobbit so I’ve got a good idea of what the story would be,” explained McKellen. “But as to how it’s going to work over two films and what going to happen on screen, well Guillermo has not got down to working out the major details yet – I can tell you it’s going to be amazing though.”
Normally, we’d scoff at this sort of advance optimism. But let’s face it — the man is probably 100% correct.
Coldplay To Give Away Violet Hill As Free Download
April 28, 2008
Coldplay is giving away a freebie to fans in order to generate some advance word for their 4th studio album, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends, due to be released on June 12th in the UK and June 17 in North America.
The single Violet Hill will be available as a free download for a week at www.coldplay.com, beginning on April 29 at 12:15.
And that’s not the only gift for the public in store from Coldplay — the band will also be giving two free massive concerts in London and New York to celebrate the launch as well.
The first concert will take place at London’s Brixton Academy on June 16 followed by New York’s Madison Square Garden one week later on June 23.