We are on a BREAK!

Those famous words from Ross off Friends is aptly appropriate as from today The Extra Source website is take a summer hiatus.
This website wont be updated daily until February 2010 or unless there is a huge breaking entertainment story that we must stop our holiday and report on it.
Over the past six months of The Extra Source we have been the first to break some of the world's biggest entertainment stories and have also added a second chain to the empire Extra Source Podcast which can be found here.
So we look forward to seeing you all again in the NEW YEAR where you will be able to find the best entertainment stories from Australia and around the world.
Thanks for your support and enjoy the holiday season!

Hot Shot - Ed Westwick of Gossip Girl

by Peter Lang

Our hot shot for the day is one for the ladies. Yes it's none other than Edward Westwick from the hit TV series Gossip Girl.

For those who don't know Ed plays Chuck Bass in the series and he's a bit of a ladies man both on and off the screen it seems.

He is currently dating his co-star Jessica Szohr, so for now ladies, he's off the market, for now.

Next for Mr Westwick is the role of Heathcliff alongside Gemma Arterton in Diretor Peter Webber's adaption of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, release date expected to be in mid 2010.

Until then, Gossip Girl fans, you can enjoy him weekly on the little screen for some time to come.

Paranormal Activity 2 - Coming soon

by Peter Lang

With Paranormal Activity now the most successful low budget movie ever made (surpassing The Blair Witch Project in 1999) , it's no wonder Paramount Studios has already sounded out the makers of the original to produce a sequel sometime in 2010.
With box office figures for the film now well over $105 million in the US alone on a budget of just $15,000 is it any wonder they're keen for a number two.
At this stage there's still no word whether Steven Spielberg will be involved in any way with the project but there's no doubt Hollywood and audiences became a lot more interested in this independent film once Spielberg became involved. It's believed the original ending will be an option for the DVD version of the movie. Many who have seen it say it is even better than the one Spielberg came up with and which was ultimately used.
Producers are tight-lipped about a sequel but Extra Sources say a deal is only weeks away from being made official.
Let's hope they watch the sequel to Blair Witch in 2000 and don't make the same mistake twice.

Under Siege 3 likely says Seagal

Steven Seagal wants to see an Under Siege 3 and so do the rest of us.
The 57 year-old is eager to see the movie get off the ground saying "Under Siege 3? Everybody wants to see a sequel, including me. I would give anything to make that."

Seagal has pretty much quit Hollywood to do some off-camera work and is also a deputy sheriff near his home in Louisiana but according to reports he would be tempted to return to Hollywood if something like an Under Siege 3 came along!

Someone write a script dammit!

Yogi Bear The Movie starts filming

I didn't even know about this one but classic cartoon Yogi Bear is being adapted as a film and shooting has just begun.

Funnyman Dan Akroyd and music superstar Justin Timberlake are set to be the voice of Yogi and BooBoo and are currently shooting the live action/CGI film in New Zealand.

It's been a while since we've seen Akroyd on the big screen so this should be good and JT... well you can't go wrong with that choice!

Can't wait for this one!!

Hancock 2 delayed!

Director Peter Berg has said filming for Hancock 2 has been delayed due to a busy schedule ahead but he does promise it will start production in 2010.

Scheduling conflicts with various people involved in the proposed sequel, including Will Smith, also need to be worked out, he said.

Back in September Berg confirmed the return of stars Will Smith and Charlize Theron for the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster.

Lets hope the ending in this one is far superior to the original!

Susan Boyle debuts at number 1 in Australia

Britain's Got Talent runner up Susan Boyle has scored big in Australia with her album reaching number 1 on the ARIA charts after just one week on shelves.

Her debut album I Dream a Dream has taken the world by storm and broke world records with pre-orders for the CD.

The album was also certified platinum status (70 000 units) sold.

Critics and fans are loving it as they get to hear Su-Bo take on some great classic songs from opera to the Rolling Stones.

Hot Shot! Blake Lively from Gossip Girl on those rumours

by Peter Lang

Twenty-two year-old beauty Blake Lively, who stars as Serena van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl is this week’s Extra Source Hot Shot of the Week.
The lovely and talented Blake Lively has denied to the media on many occasions that there is in-fighting and bitchy-ness amongst the cast on the set. She has been quoted as saying: “The media is always trying to pit us against each other," she said in an interview, "I guess because it’s just not interesting to say, ‘Everyone gets along; everybody just works 18-hour days and goes home to sleep.’ That’s not fun to read, I guess.”[
The truth is probably a mixture of what’s been quoted by Ms Lively and the rumours we hear.
Currently Lively is dating her Gossip Girl co-star and former childhood classmate Penn Badgley and the two are reported to be very happy together.
Blake Lively everyone, our sexy hot-shot of the week!

Hulk Hogan to take on WWE

by Peter Lang

He may be 56 years-old and past his true prime but my favourite all time wrestler and legendary Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan is about to stir things up big time at TNA Wrestling when he takes the helm as the company’s General Manager on January 1st.
This story is compiled from many sources including wrestlingrevealed.com and numerous wrestling podcasts I’ve heard talk about the subject since Hogan signed for TNA in late October but the key things to come out of Hogan’s interviews are;
1) He intends to try and sign free agent Rob Van Dam who now says he is open to offers from both WWE and TNA. He also plans to sign other former WWE stars like Mr Kennedy and possibly even Umaga.
2) His plan is to let the wrestlers take more charge of their matches and not have writers script the whole thing. Where this leaves head TNA writer Vince Russo is anyone’s guess. The two don’t get along and it appears as if Russo’s days with the company are numbered.
3) Hogan also intends to launch a Monday night TNA show directly against WWE’s Raw program. Whether this will be moving the current TNA Impact show or creating a totally new one is anyone’s guess.
As in the mid to late 90s when Hogan moved to WCW and turned the wrestling world on its head by beating WWE for several years in the ratings, Hogan is promising more of the same with TNA.
At the moment, WWE is way ahead of TNA in ratings but if Hogan has his way, which I believe he will, that gap may close sooner rather than later.
Get ready folks, after several years in the doldrums, the wrestling world is about to get a whole lot more interesting.

Stephen King confirms 'Shining' sequel

by Nathan Taylor

Stephen King has announced he is working on the sequel to one of the scariest films ever made The Shining.

The original movie was based on the 1977 novel written by King and was developed into a movie three years later and starred Jack Nicholson and was directed by the late Stanley Kubrick.

King revealed he was penning a sequel at an appearance in Toronto and said the story would take place 40 years after the original and focuses on the lead character Jack Torrance's son Danny.

The Shining 2 is currently under the working title of Doctor Sleep.

Jason Voorhees is set to return in 2010

by Peter Lang

Despite mediocre reviews and only moderate box-office success for the Friday the 13th reboot earlier this year, Paramount Pictures are talking about teaming up with producer Michael Bay again for a reboot sequel due to hit our screens late 2010.
It’s all just speculation at the moment as a script isn’t even finished yet but the movie is believed to be ‘in pre-production mode’ whatever that means.
Both Damian Shannon and Mark Swift have been commissioned to write the screenplay and rumours have the movie featuring elements from the fourth original Friday the 13th to the last.
There are even rumours that Jason may end up in Manhattan once again which would be good as the eighth movie explored that concept without actually fully realising it by having Jason spend most of his time on a boat.
More rumours have both Derek Mears returning in the title role of Jason Voorhees and even a bigger role for Nana Visitor who would play Jason’s mother Pamela Voorhees in a series of flashbacks.
Much like the Halloween 2 remake last year tried to wrap up the Michael Myers story in two movies, producers are hoping this second Jason Voorhees movie will do the same for another legendary character.
Personally, I’d love to see another Friday the 13th movie incorporating the best elements of movies four to nine with a return to New York and maybe even a battle with a psychic girl as in part seven.
The reboot series still has at least one more movie in it until of course, Jason vs Michael Myers. Now there’s a movie we’d all like to see.

Twilight Saga: Eclipse official poster released

Summit Entertainment has in last few hours unveiled the new movie poster for the third installment of the Twilight Saga called Eclipse.

The movie is due out in cinemas worldwide in a little over 6 months on June 30, 2010.

Not long to wait now!!!

Invictus Oscar bound

by Nathan Taylor

If you were to put your money on a movie to be nominated for the 'Best Picture' Oscar at The Academy Awards it would have to be the latest emotional and powerful blockbuster with Morgan Freeman called Invictus.
The movie which opens next month in US cinemas and January in Australia also stars superstar Matt Damon and is directed by Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood (see what I mean about the huge Oscar potential). Movie source IMDB gives these plot details:
The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.
Morgan Freeman has been rumoured to play Nelson Mandela in a bio film for years due to their similar resemblance and now Invictus gives us a chance to see Freeman shine as the former South African president.
I have included the newly released trailer below and it sure sends the strong message of unity just as Mandela has supported his whole life.

I cant wait for this one!

New Moon on track to beat box office of Dark Knight

by Peter Lang

New Moon is going ballistic at the US Box Office with its final three-day figure (plus midnight screenings) expected to finish just over $140 million dollars.
That makes it the biggest weekend of 2009, easily beating Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’s $109 million three-day performance.
It is already the third biggest weekend of all time and its Friday single day take of $72.7 million is the biggest single day in box office history.
Analysts are now guessing and double guessing whether New Moon has the ‘legs’ to beat last year’s mega hit The Dark Knight which grossed a phenomenal $533,345,358 in the US alone.
After three days Batman was around the $150 million mark so not much difference there but New Moon will have to have a solid second weekend with a drop off of 30% or less if it has any hope of beating the final total held by Heath Ledger and the rest of the Batman gang.
Worldwide New Moon has also opened strong with an $118,100,000 total so far. In Australia the movie grossed an incredible $16 million dollars, also a new record for Aussie cinemas.
Stay tuned folks, next weekend will be make or break as far as beating Dark Knight records go. Can New Moon become the second highest grossing movie in US history. The Extra Source will be here to let you know and give its final prediction.

Stan Walker Wins Australian Idol

by Nathan Taylor
Stan Walker has won the 7th series of Australian Idol defeating Hayley Warner at the Sydney Opera House tonight.
In what was a terrible year for Australian Idol...I'm referring to the talent, ratings and judges... the Finale was a great spectacle as always and the right winner won on the night.
I'm sure the two Idol finalists will have careers in the music industry, whether that is a short or long career, a successful or an unsuccessful career or a career winning ARIA's or a career singing Christmas carols.
Australian Idol looks like it will return in 2010 in a new format.
Congrats Stan!!

Twilight: Eclipse could be rated R

by Nathan Taylor

This is a bit far fetched if you ask me but R Patts (Rob Pattinson if your not a Twi-Hard) reckons that the third installment of the Twilight Saga Eclipse could get an 'R' rating.

The follow up to the box office hits New Moon is due out in cinemas mid next year.

Pattinson said in a recent interview: "It’s a massively different movie to New Moon. There’s so many more main parts, and having these huge battle sequences, I’ve never done anything like it in any of the other movies".

Umm yeah right R Patt's you would lose 90% of your market if the movie was rated R.

New Moon Breaks all Box Office Records

by Peter Lang

New Moon has broken all box office records to record a phenomenal $26.27 million dollars, the biggest midnight opening in movie history.
It’s already beaten the midnight take of both The Dark Knight and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Even more incredible is that the take of $26.27 million puts New Moon into the Top 100 biggest single days of all time.
We’ll have more New Moon box-office updates for you right here at the Extra Source as the days roll on and this movie goes after the box office records of such massive recent hits as The Dark Knight and the Spider-man trilogy.

'Cougar' Courtney Cox Hot Shot!

by Peter Lang

It seems the naughties (2000s) is the era of the ‘cougar’or translated, sexy women over 40.
Today’s Hot Shot is indeed one of Hollywood’s hottest cougars. Her name, Courtney Cox, who believe it or not is actually 45 years-old.
Wow…is all I’ll say. Many thought that after ‘Friends’ ended its successful run back in 2004 that the cast would struggle to find success and while that’s somewhat true for a few of them, others like Jennifer Aniston and now Courtney Cox have gone from strength-to-strength since the series folded.
Cox is currently starring in the ABC hit TV series Cougar Town about a recently divorced woman who re-enters the dating game filled with younger men while living and trying to raise her 17-year-old son.
The series is a huge hit in the US and is currently averaging around seven million viewers a week after the first episode pulled in an audience of over 11 million.
Each week viewers get to see the lovely Ms Cox in her underwear (a lot) as all the teenage boys in the street fantasize about the town’s hottest new mom.
Well, we here at the Extra Source are more than happy to feature a gorgeous 45 year-old as our ‘Hot Shot of the Week’. After all, beauty knows no age limits.
Growl!

Top 10 Most Overpaid Hollywood Stars

by Nathan Taylor
Will Ferrel is Hollywood's most overpaid star according to Forbes magazine.
Ferrell leads the list, which measures cinema, DVD and TV sales against star's salaries, thanks to the recent failure of his latest comedy Land Of The Lost. The movie cost $100 million to produce and made just $65 million at the worldwide box office last summer.
Drew Barrymore was the most overpaid actress.

The Top Ten are as follows:

Will Ferrell ($3.29m)
Ewan McGregor ($3.75m)
Billy Bob Thornton ($4m)
Eddie Murphy ($4.43m)
Ice Cube ($4.77m)
Tom Cruise ($7.18m)
Drew Barrymore ($7.43m)
Leonardo DiCaprio ($7.52m)
Samuel L. Jackson ($8.59m)
Jim Carrey ($8.62m)

GOSSIP GIRL - the movie?

by Peter Lang

Following the huge world-wide success of the Sex in the City movie comes strong buzz out of Hollywood that the popular Gossip Girl hit TV series could end up on the big screen sooner rather than later.
The Gossip (no pun intended) out of Hollywood is that a Gossip Girl movie could come out as early as December 2010 while the series is still hot.
Others say a silver screen debut is years away and not even a possibility until the show finishes its run on the small screen first.
However only a few months ago, mtv.com broke the news that it was a distinct possibility even quoting two of the biggest stars on the show Jessica Szohr and Leighton Meester who both went on record about their thoughts of making Gossip Girl for the big screen.
"We've been asked that a lot," Jessica Szohr grinned. "I'm in."
"A 'Gossip Girl' movie could be compared to a Sex in the City-type of movie," agreed Leighton Meester, "I think that would be kind of hot."
"You never know," Szohr added. "It went from books to a TV show — so they might as well just check off the list and make it a film too."
Some say all this hype about a possible Gossip Girl movie is all about keeping the TV series in the spotlight and the ratings high. Others say it’s only a matter of time.
I guess in this case only time will tell.

Stay tuned.