Rihanna joins “Battleship”; Greyson Chance meets Lady Gaga; “Mad Men” ratings rise…
Rihanna Joins “Battleship”: Singer Rihanna has been bitten by the acting bug and will make her feature film debut in “Battleship.” The “Rude Boy” singer will star alongside Alexander Skarsgard (”True Blood”) and Taylor Kitsch “”Friday Night Lights” in the Peter Berg directed film based on the board game. The film’s expected premiere date is May 25, 2012. And yes, Hollywood has officially run out of ideas.
‘Law and Order’ Creator Turns Author: Dick Wolff will keep continue to use his imagination for police drama. The creator of the recently defunct “Law and Order” has signed a book deal with publishing house Harper Collins for two novels. The first book will be a crime thriller about New York City involving a terrorism unit and the NYPD. Will the book make that “Law and Order” duh-dah! sound when you turn the page? We can only hope. [
Susan Sarandon to Star on HBO: HBO continues to win over Oscar-winning talent for its new series. This time the cable network has snagged Susan Sarandon for “The Miraculous Year,” about a producer and his dysfunctional family. Kathryn Bigelow (”The Hurt Locker”) is attached as the pilot’s director and one of the series producers.
‘Mad Men’ Ratings Rise: On Sunday night, 2.9 viewers tuned in AMC to watch “Mad Men’s” season 4 return. The number is the highest-ever for the series. Last year, 2.8 million watched the season 3 premiere. ]
Greyson Chance Meets Lady Gaga: YouTube sensation Greyson Chance finally had the opportunity to get some advice from Lady Gaga in person. The young singer who rose to fame after performing the singer’s “Paparazzi” attended the superstar’s New York City performance last week and chatted with Gaga backstage. Greyson took to his twitter page to share the meeting with his more than 150,000 followers. “I met LadyGaga! She was so kind, gave me some great advice and put on an amazing show!!”
Daniel Craig Joins ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’: British actor Daniel Craig, best-known for playing James Bond, will join the cast of the English-language movie adaptation of the book “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” According to Deadline Hollywood, Craig will play Mikael Blomkvist. A critically-acclaimed Swedish-language version of the book has already been released and will be hard to top.
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