While you were working ...
June 27th, 2013
05:45 PM ET

While you were working ...

Today's news you might've missed:

  • Now that Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have double-checked that they're engaged and getting married, they can start planning their presumably hot vegetarian menu ... seeing that they're PETA's sexiest celebrity vegetarians of the year and all. [Time]
  • If these early negotiations pan out, "Hunger Games" fans could see Julianne Moore sign on to the franchise as District 13 leader Alma Coin. [THR]
  • Well, well, well, look who else is going to be at San Diego Comic-Con this year: Gillian Anderson! The actress will be attending the "X-Files" 20th anniversary panel, of course, plus a few others. You can also catch "Ender's Game" stars Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield and Hailee Steinfeld there at the Hall H panel on July 18.
  • Like everything else in pop culture these days, Rick Rubin has hinted that we could get a sequel to Kanye West's "Yeezus." [Daily Beast]
  • Kat Von D's engagement to Deadmau5 didn't last long. Roughly six months after the producer/DJ popped the question to the celebrity tattoo artist via Twitter in December, Kat Von D tweeted hints that their engagement is a wrap. "Man, I'm a fool," she posted Wednesday night. "Cheating on your loved one is the most hurtful thing one could do. I hate to have to admit, that this relationship is indeed over." [Kat Von D's Twitter]
  • Just in time to enter the song of the summer race - albeit illegitimately - is a leak of Beyonce's "Standing On the Sun."

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Tatum on 'Magic Mike' sequel: I might direct
June 27th, 2013
05:10 PM ET

Tatum on 'Magic Mike' sequel: I might direct

For "Magic Mike 2," Channing Tatum might wind up performing tricks behind the camera.

The 33-year-old star says that a follow-up to his 2012 stripper tale is still in development, but they've run into a problem: "Magic Mike" director Steven Soderbergh isn't really interested in directing another movie.

Unless Soderbergh can be convinced to return, it looks like Tatum might have to slide into that empty director's chair.

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Filed under: Celebrities • movies • Summer movies
'50 Shades' gets a release date
June 27th, 2013
05:03 PM ET

'50 Shades' gets a release date

We still don't know who will play Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, but Universal's putting "Fifty Shades of Grey" down on the calendar anyway.

The studio announced Thursday that the "global release" of the eagerly anticipated adaptation of E.L. James' novel will kick off in North America on August 1, 2014.

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Filed under: Books
Post DOMA, wedding bells on 'Modern Family'?
June 27th, 2013
01:18 PM ET

Post DOMA, wedding bells on 'Modern Family'?

Wednesday's Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage could have a big impact on one "Modern Family" in particular.

The co-creator of the ABC comedy, Christopher Lloyd, told Entertainment Weekly that we might soon see a wedding for one of TV's favorite couples, Cam Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson).

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Filed under: Modern Family • television
Cameron Diaz cast in 'Annie' remake as ...
June 27th, 2013
12:17 PM ET

Cameron Diaz cast in 'Annie' remake as ...

Cameron Diaz is the latest star to join Jay-Z and Will Smith's remake of "Annie."

Sony Pictures confirms the 40-year-old actress will portray Miss Hannigan, a role that Sandra Bullock was reportedly eyeing but has apparently passed on.

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Filed under: Cameron Diaz • Celebrities
Overheard: Henry Cavill talks Justice League
June 27th, 2013
09:37 AM ET

Overheard: Henry Cavill talks Justice League

There's been speculation about how "Man of Steel's" rewarding box office could escalate efforts for a "Justice League" movie, but this year's Superman hopes everyone will wait to do it right.

"Justice League could be great, if done correctly. It's a very tough one to do," "Man of Steel's" Henry Cavill told ABC News.

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Filed under: Celebrities • movies • Summer movies
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