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17 July 2008 11:45 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

You know who shouldn't be allowed to use a southern accent? Russell Crowe. He got an Oscar nomination for A Beautiful Mind, which was a bad accent, and it's on proud display again in the new trailer for Body of Lies.

This trailer, of course, is one of the three hitting screens with The Dark Knight this weekend, along with Watchmen and Terminator Salvation. We had the Terminator teaser for you yesterday, and Watchmen...well, I guess they're holding on to that one for now.

I like a lot of the parts in Body of Lies, but I don't much love the trailer. It's a Ridley Scott movie, although this feels like a trailer for a Tony Scott movie (and I even like Tony...just not as much as his brother). The script is from Departed writer William Monahan. Leonardo DiCaprio is great, as we know, and Crowe can be

Colin Boyd

17 July 2008 9:30 AM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

The first international trailer for Ridley Scott's next feature film, Body of Lies, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, has just debuted. Body of Lies is yet another Middle Eastern drama, this time about a former journalist who is hired by the CIA to track down an Al Qaeda leader in Jordan. Thanks in part to the brilliant mind of Ridley Scott, this looks like a step above all the typical Middle Eastern movies we're seeing nowadays. The one thing I noticed the most - Scott has done a great job of making both DiCaprio and Crowe look like I've never seen them before! Scott's Black Hawk Down was a fantastic modern war movie and now I'm wondering whether his follow-up to American Gangster will be any good or if he's still stuck in a mediocre slump. Thoughts on Body of Lies? Watch the first trailer for Body of Lies: [flv:http://bitcast-a.

Alex Billington

16 July 2008 12:32 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

What am I supposed to do, not show you the new Terminator Salvation trailer? As you may be aware, it's supposed to debut before The Dark Knight (and for the record, when I saw The Dark Knight, I just got the trailer for Body of Lies, with Russell Crowe's awful, awful, awful southern accent), and yet here it is a couple days early.

Trailer Addict has let this out, so, you know, blame them if you don't want to watch it. (See what I did there? Totally shifted the blame off me and now they're the bad guys.)

Anyway, you know the drill: Christian Bale is John Connor. It's the future. Stuff be not going so well for the humans.

Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins hits theaters on May 22nd.

Colin Boyd

8 July 2008 11:31 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

There's plenty of reason to show up early to see The Dark Knight next week. Chief among them, of course, is the long line you'll have to battle, but another great reason is the trailers that will precede the feature presentation.

Coming Soon has confirmed with Warner Bros. that three big ticket items will premiere trailers before The Dark Knight: Body of Lies from director Ridley Scott, Terminator Salvation (which also stars Christian Bale), and the long-awaited Watchmen adaptation.

Yikes. Has a movie ever had three premieres as big as those? I mean, no offense at all to Body of Lies, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, but that's clearly the bronze medalist in this event. Still, if they had just issued this trailer, that would've been pretty cool. Instead, Warner Bros., who deserves beaucoup credit for the way they've handled The Dark Knight and didn't let all the buzz,

Colin Boyd

23 June 2008 4:22 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Sam Riley is being lined up to play Robin Hood in Ridley Scott's Nottingham. According to Latino Review, the film's star Russell Crowe was impressed with Riley's performance in the Ian Curtis biopic Control and wants to cast him as the infamous outlaw. Scott's film will rework the Robin Hood legend, portraying Crowe's Sheriff of Nottingham as the (more)

By Simon Reynolds

20 June 2008 11:48 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Recently, we discussed that Sienna Miller would play Maid Marian in Ridley Scott's upcoming Robin Hood flick, Nottingham, and we admitted we had no idea who was in the running to play Robin Hood. The Daily Mail may have our answer:

"Christian Bale, soon to be seen as the caped crusader in The Dark Knight, is in talks about donning the jolly Lincoln Green outfit of Robin Hood, where he will be part of a menage a trois between Russell Crowe's Sheriff of Nottingham and Sienna Miller's Maid Marian."

The menage a trois, I take it, is just an expression in this case.

We do have a few other casting notices from the film: Vanessa Redgrave and William Hurt are "in discussions" as well, and Saoirse Ronan, who was so good in Atonement, is said to be in the cast.

Bale has not been signed, but,

Colin Boyd

20 June 2008 9:14 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

An angry encounter with hot-tempered Hollywood star Russell Crowe has inspired an Irish rock band's latest single.

Gaelic Storm frontman Patrick Murphy claims The Night I Punched Russell Crowe is about a fight he had with the actor during his previous career as a bartender.

Murphy claims he hit Crowe when the actor refused to put out his cigarette.

The song lyrics include, "He squared right up to me, somewhat in surprise. Then he narrowed up his gaze, shot me daggers with his eyes. 'If you think you're man enough, go ahead,' he said. I was scared for me life, so I dawked (punched) him in the head.

"He lifted up his hands, put them to his nose. Blood was running through his fingers, dripping on his clothes. His bodyguards ran up. 'Get him,' shouted Crowe... 'You can't hit me, I'm the Cinderella Man, I'm the Master and Commander, I'm Australian... Don't you know I'm dangerous? I'm the outlaw Ben Wade. I am Maximus!' "

A spokesperson for Crowe denies the incident ever occurred, saying, "I don't know if (Crowe) knows anything about it. Who cares?"

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19 June 2008 10:37 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Joan Rivers has put her ousting from the British TV show Loose Women to comedic good use. In an interview with the London Daily Mirror Rivers recounted what happened during a commercial break after she used two verboten terms to describe Russell Crowe, whom she once attempted to interview during a red-carpet affair. Saying that she expected her words to be bleeped (in fact she warned the technical crew on camera, "Get ready to bleep this" before letting loose), Rivers said, "I was having a great time and everybody was laughing. Then these people -- these Idiots -- came running on to the set and Ripped me off my seat and dragged me off. They were saying, 'Let's go, let's go, let's go.' I thought I was being arrested. Then I thought something must be wrong at my house. I have a sick dog at home and I thought, 'Oh God, it must be Lulu,' because they bundled me away so quickly. My toes are still bleeding from where they were dragged across the carpet. They ruined a beautiful pair of Manolo Blahniks. I mean, I'm not a young woman. I might have osteoporosis and they could have snapped my limbs. I didn't even have time to say goodbye. When the audience saw my empty chair I worried that because of my age, they might think I'd wet it because my diaper leaked." Rivers is 75. Rivers said that the show's producers said they were worried that they'd be fined as a result of her remarks. "I'm worried I won't be paid."

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19 June 2008 5:09 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Comedienne Joan Rivers has revoked her apology for swearing on live British television on Tuesday.The outspoken star sparked outrage in the U.K. after she called actor Russell Crowe a "f*****g s**t" while speaking to co-hosts of daytime talk show Loose Women.

The flustered presenters immediately apologised for Rivers' foul language while giggling about the slip-up, but show bosses weren't quite so light on their guest - they asked Rivers to leave the set during the commercial break.Rivers issued an apology for her expletives - but has since revoked it, insisting the British public have overreacted.

She says, "Lemme get this straight. Bin Laden's top man has been released. The price of petrol is through the roof. There's inflation, depression. And people are hysterical because I said f**k?"

"I was having a great time and everybody was laughing. Then these people - these idiots - came running onto the set and ripped me off my seat and dragged me off."They were saying 'Let's go, let's go, let's go'. I thought I was being arrested."

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18 June 2008 10:35 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Joan Rivers was apparently too loose for the producers of Loose Women, a British daytime talk show. Discussing her role as a red-carpet interviewer, Rivers said that most of the celebrities she interviews are cordial to her but every once in a while, she said, she gets one like Russell Crowe, who is -- "Get ready to bleep this" -- at which point she used two verboten terms to describe Crowe. Other members of the panel reacted in astonishment to Rivers' remarks, and one of them reminded her that the show was live and that her words could not be bleeped. When the show resumed after a commercial break, Rivers was gone. On Tuesday, she issued an apology for her remarks, but by then the TV segment had gone viral. (It can be viewed at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8712893769503480980&q=%22Joan+Ri vers%22&ei=wBNZSPHoOY3sqgPWhNHuDg.)

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18 June 2008 6:45 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Get out the tights: Sienna Miller is set to play Maid Marian alongside Russell Crowe's Sheriff of Nottingham in an upcoming, revisionist view of Robin Hood, to be directed by Crowe's Gladiator collaborator Ridley Scott, the actress has confirmed. "I just found out," Miller, 26, tells the BBC. "It's the most exciting news in the world." This isn't any old Robin romp: This time in Sherwood Forrest, the usually villainous sheriff is due to be portrayed as heroic, while Robin – traditionally known for nobly stealing from the rich to give to the poor – is not. In April, Variety reported that the movie,

Stephen M. Silverman

18 June 2008 5:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Sienna Miller fears her new Robin Hood movie Nottingham will be thrown in jeopardy following threats of another Hollywood strike.

The British star confirmed she will play the role of Maid Marion alongside Russell Crowe, who is expected to play the Sheriff of Nottingham.

But Miller has cast doubt on the future of the film, following further talks of a second Hollywood writers' strike.

She says, "It's ridiculous. But there's this looming actor's strike, so it's not 100 per cent sure that it's going to be made, but it's looking pretty certain."

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18 June 2008 12:07 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Comedienne Joan Rivers has issued a not-so-formal apology for her use of expletives during an appearance on live British television on Tuesday.

The outspoken star sparked outrage in the U.K. after she called actor Russell Crowe a "f**king s**t" while speaking to co-hosts of daytime talk show Loose Women.

The flustered presenters immediately apologised for Rivers' foul language while giggling about the slip-up, but show bosses weren't quite so light on their guest - they asked Rivers to leave the set during the commercial break.

And now the star has publicly apologised for her offending words, according to People.com.

A statement from Rivers reads: "Yes, I swore, and I'm so f***king sorry.

"No one told me the TV show Loose Women was a reality show and that I would be voted off.

"It's funny: offstage, I hardly ever use profanity. My favourite four-letter word is shop."

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17 June 2008 6:48 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Comedienne Joan Rivers was asked to leave the set of a U.K. daytime chat show on Tuesday after calling Russell Crowe names.

The controversial funny lady was talking about her experiences on the red carpets at award shows in Hollywood, where she famously drills stars about their fashion sense - and occasionally abuses them on live TV.

But producers on British live show Loose Women were far from amused when Rivers called Oscar winner a "f**king s**t".

Rivers warned the crew to "get ready to bleep," before making her remarks known, but she didn't realise the show doesn't come with a censor - and her comments went out to viewers live.

The flustered co-hosts immediately apologised for Rivers' foul language while giggling about the slip-up, but show bosses weren't quite so light on their guest - they reportedly asked Rivers to leave the set during the commercial break.

A spokesperson for the show says, "Guests are always briefed that it is a live daytime show and are reminded not to swear or use inappropriate language.

"An editorial decision was taken that Joan Rivers should not appear in the final part of the programme. We would like to apologise to Loose Women viewers for the inappropriate language used on today's show."

Rivers says, "Everyone apologised. It was hilariously funny."

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17 June 2008 1:15 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Joan Rivers issued an apology, of sorts, for dropping the F-bomb and a scatological reference in the same breath on a live British TV show. "Yes, I swore, and I'm so f------ sorry," the comedian, who has publicly admitted to being in her 70s, said in a statement – though the statement actually spelled out the same offending gerund Rivers used on the chat show Loose Women (a kind of British version of The View. Rivers went code blue when she was asked about the challenges of interviewing celebrities on the red carpet. She said, "Get ready to bleep this," before

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6 June 2008 12:21 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Mr. + Mrs. Smith director Doug Liman is attempting to do what other moviemakers have failed to do - bring Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman together on the big screen.

The filmmaker who brought Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie together is determined to net pregnant Kidman and her fellow Antipodean Oscar winner for his new movie Fair Game.

And he wants the pair to play man and wife.

Liman wants Crowe to play politician Joe Wilson and Kidman his CIA agent wife Valerie Plame in the political thriller.

The director says, "If you've met Joe, he's a really strong guy and I've never met an actor stronger than Russell Crowe."

The couple almost came together on the big screen in Australia, but delays and script problems prompted Crowe to quit the project. He was replaced by Hugh Jackman.

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4 June 2008 12:26 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Doug Liman has revealed that he is lining up Russell Crowe to star in a film about outed CIA spy Valerie Plame. The director, who has already cast Nicole Kidman as the film's lead, wants Crowe to play Plame's husband Joseph Wilson. Speaking to MTV, Liman said: "I'd love Russell Crowe. If you've met Joe, he's a really strong guy. I've never met an actor stronger than Russell Crowe." Liman originally had Crowe in mind to star in the Jason (more)

By Simon Reynolds

26 May 2008 3:03 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Russell Crowe is making sporting headlines in Australia after firing the chairman of his South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby team.

Crowe and business partner Peter Holmes A Court took over the team in 2006 but their relationship has cooled following a string of on and off-field controversies.

And, with the Rabbitohs last in Australia's National Rugby League, Crowe felt it was time for a change at the top and dumped his co-owner after a fiery board meeting on Monday.

Sydney lawyer Nick Pappas, who handed over the controlling share of the team to Crowe and Holmes A Court in 2006, will replace the outgoing chairman, according to the Sydney Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Pappas has spent recent weeks serving as a go-between for both owners.

The shake up comes a week after Holmes A Court warned investors he could not guarantee the club's survival following a Aus$4.2 million loss last year.

Of his decision to fire Holmes A Court, Crowe tells the publication, "It is the sensible thing to do."

In a statement, the Oscar winner added, "The reports of our demise have been greatly exaggerated. Today the board applauded Peter's achievements in lifting the club and collectively we thanked him for his gargantuan effort over the past two years."

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19 May 2008 5:08 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Russell Crowe is desperate to start filming his new movie Nottingham - but fears it will be delayed if a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) strike gets the go-ahead.

The actor is teaming up with his favoured director Sir Ridley Scott for the upcoming picture, but it has not been given a date for filming because of a looming SAG strike.

He says, "Given that there is still the possibility of a SAG strike, it is not certain when Nottingham would begin. But Sir Ridley is planning on completing it this year."

In the movie, Crowe plays the Sheriff of Nottingham in a different take on the classic tale of Robin Hood.

The union is currently locked in negotiations with Hollywood bosses in a dispute over pay and conditions. If the talks fail to be resolved, the film and TV industry could be crippled by walkouts - much like last year's writers strike.

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30 March 2008 7:13 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Russell Crowe's new movie has been rocked by scandal just a month before its big debut - one of its real-life stars has been arrested on assault charges.

Crowe is narrating the story of Australia's top surfers in Bra Boys, and one of the guys featured in the film has been charged with assault after punching a man during a fight in Hawaii.

Professional surfer Koby Abberton lashed out during a club brawl in Honolulu on 8 March, according to the Sydney Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Police claim the 27-year-old he punched was actually trying to break up the fight. Abberton was arrested by local police officers and taken into custody, where he was charged with assault in the third degree.

Abberton was granted bail and is expected to go before a magistrate early next week (beg31Mar08).

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