There are many ways to measure talent in Hollywood. But for the authors of “Hollywood Babylon: It’s Back,” size is everything.
Borrowing the title of filmmaker Kenneth Anger’s classic scandal bible, authors Danforth Prince and Darwin Porter have dared to publish the pictures and stories too explicit and actionable for even the pulpiest supermarket tabloids.
Among those featured in full-frontal shots are Mick Jagger, Daniel Radcliffe, Ewan McGregor, John Malkovich, James Woods, Richard Gere and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. We leave it to you to decide whether all the snaps are authentic.
The authors also write about the reputed size of many other stars in the book, due June 1. Johnny Depp was known as “donkey d-”, they say. Sean Connery posed nude for art studies, and one student said:”It was the biggest I’ve ever seen. It made me drop my charcoal pencil.”
Dishing with abandon, the authors spare no one - especially not the dead, who can’t sue. Lack of sources don’t stop them from claiming:
Marilyn Monroe had an affair with Ronald Reagan. The authors also claim Monroe had a tryst with Joan Crawford but refused to make it an ongoing affair. “She had bad breath,” Monroe allegedly told roommate Shelly Winters. “Besides, she wanted to do things to me that no woman should do to another woman.”
James Dean showed a disconcerting interest in a 12-year-old boy in the early 1950s. Director Elia Kazan believed the tale: “I’ve known many actors who have been twisted up in their sex lives, but never anybody as sick and unhealthy as Dean was.”
Elvis Presley had a gay old time with Nick Adams, who played Johnny Yuma in the hit TV series “The Rebel.”
Lucille Ball launched herself into show business as a hooker, and her husband Desi Arnaz had a fling with Cesar Romero.
Cary Grant had an incestuous relationship with his stepson, Lance Reventlow.
Sir Winston Churchill got “musical” with actor and songwriter Ivor Novello.
Strange things happened to Judy Garland’s body (this in the chapter on “Fan Worship and Necrophilia”).
Police believed Bette Davis killed her second husband, Arthur Farnsworth, by hitting him on the head and causing a hemorrhage that lead to his death two weeks later. But a grand jury - six men who confessed to being ardent fans - found her innocent.
In addition to the heartwrenching impact Heath Ledger’s untimely death had on his family and friends, it also has a multimillion dollar movie left unfinished. Numerous reports have Johnny Depp coming to the rescue.
Johnny Depp could be due to stand in for Heath Ledger, to complete what was meant to be his latest movie.
The Brokeback Mountain star had been in Britain just days before he was found dead in his New York apartment, working on Terry Gilliam’s fantasy adventure The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus.
A source told The Sun: “There is a point in the movie when Heath falls through a magic mirror. He could change into another character after that and that is where Johnny would come in.”
The insider added: “It’s a weird fantasy, time-travel movie, so Heath’s character could easily change appearance. It would be a poignant moment. Johnny’s not working at the moment so everyone is praying he will do it.”
A novel solution to a tragic problem.
Sources: “Johnny to finish Heath’s movie?” [Virgin Media] and “Depp to Replace Ledger in ‘Parnassus’” [Wizbang Pop]
Mitchell Simmons has written a new book on sexual facts called ‘Where Do Nudist Keep Their Hankies?’, and he’s got some interesting celebrity information in there. For instance, he says Sean Connery lost his virginity 8 years old. What?!? I’m calling BS, but here’s the quote:
In his new book on sexual facts, “Where Do Nudists Keep Their Hankies?” just out from HarperEntertainment, Mitchell Simons reveals that Clint Eastwood, David Duchovny, Bruce Willis and Jerry Hall gave up their innocence at 14. Topping them are: Johnny Depp, James Caan and Jon Bon Jovi, who were just 13. Don Johnson was a mere 12. And Sean Connery confessed, “I was 8, but I can’t recall with whom.”
I know you’re a stud, Sean, but come on. No one’s buying that. And if it is true, maybe you should see a therapist or something.
Source: “Sean Connery: I Lost My Virginity at 8″ [Mollygood]; Photo: Digital Hit
Johnny Depp has been living with his longtime girlfriend and two children in northern France for quite some time, and he has sworn to never raise any of his kids in the US, calling it a truly “frightening” place.
He told contactmusic.com,
“We’re in an age where everything has gone too far. It’s an ugly world. I’m truly frightened of America in terms of raising my daughter here. I don’t believe that is an option at all.”
Is it a fear of terrorist attacks, bad foreign policy, or that his daughter would be educated in the same system that created this:
Source: “Johnny Depp hates USA” [Style Ikon]
Image courtesy of Picture Perfect, for use on Gone Hollywood
Keira Knightley is in Venice to promote her latest film, ‘Atonement’, but now all of the attention is, yet again, on her small size. Keira has always denied reports of an eating disorder, and even went so far as to sue the Daily Mail over the rumors of anorexia.
But it looks like the rumors are not going to stop. Even Best Week Ever mocks her small size, saying “Keira Knightley proves she’s a great girl to have at a party: She’s friendly, polite, won’t eat any food, and can use her body to sweep up afterwards.”
While at the Venice Film Festival, Keira was quoted (courtesy of dlisted) discussing Hollywood stars like Britneys Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton, saying,
“I’m not going to get blind drunk and then stumble out and fall over and puke up in front of people. I’m not saying I don’t do that in private, but I try not to.
“The whole celebrity thing is not magic. They’re real people proving they’re shittier than everybody else because they don’t even wear knickers.”
And finally, in this last piece of Keira news, People reports that she has discovered the “Best Kisser Ever” - it’s James McAvoy. Take that, Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.
Source: “Keira Knightley Names ‘The Best Kisser Ever’” [People]; “Keira Knightley and Joely Richardson thinner than ever on red carpet” [Daily Mail]; Photo: “Keira Knightley in Venice” [Girls Talkin Smack]
Sacha Baron Cohen, the hirsute and comical actor from the blockbuster Borat, has signed on to portray flamboyant Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in a forthcoming yet-to-be titled film.
Cohen, 35, reportedly nudged out Johnny Depp for the role, which will depict Mercury’s music, wild lifestyle, and untimely death in 1991 at the age of 45, due to an AIDS-related illness.
“Film makers are working flat out to get the best possible script,” an unidentified source told the Mirror. “Sacha loves the idea he can get away with playing Freddie after modeling Borat’s look on him.” But tickling our thinker is who will be cast to play the part of Queen axeman Brian May and shred out his mountainous rock solos. Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother’s got the hair…
As beautifully as Johnny Depp performs as a character actor, I could see it… I just can’t see Sacha Baron Cohen playing this role. In fact, I find it insulting.
These images pretty much speak for themselves. Disney is gearing up its publicity behemoth for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END and I’m told these represent some permutation of theatrical display fodder (posters, banners, etc.) So far, I’m diggin’ the look and style of the campaign.
I think it’s rather cool that May 25th just so happens to be Allie’s birthday! [heh]
PLEASE NOTE: there’s a chance this work may not be final. If true, this is still an interesting glimpse into the promotional development process.
MOVIES
–Female star: Jennifer Aniston
– Male star: Johnny Depp
– Leading lady: Cameron Diaz
– Leading man: Vince Vaughn
– Female action star: Halle Berry
– Male action star: Johnny Depp
– On-screen matchup: Johnny Depp & Keira Knightley
– Movie: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
– Movie drama: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
– Movie comedy: “Click”
– Family movie: “Cars”
MUSIC
– Female singer: Carrie Underwood
– Male singer: Kenny Chesney
– Group: Nickelback
– R&B song: “SexyBack” by Justin Timberlake
– Hip-hop song: “Shake That” by Eminem
– Pop song: “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira
– Country song: “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood
– Rock song: “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” by Bon Jovi
– Song from a movie: “Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts from “Cars”
– Remake: “Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts
TELEVISION
– Comedy: “Two and a Half Men”
– Animated comedy: “The Simpsons”
– Drama: “Grey’s Anatomy”
– Competition/Reality show: “American Idol”
– New Comedy: “The Class”
– New Drama: “Heroes”
– Female star: Eva Longoria
– Male star: Patrick Dempsey
– Talk show host: Ellen DeGeneres
OTHER
– Funny female star: Ellen DeGeneres
– Funny male star: Robin Williams
He is a keen guitar player whose admiration for the Rolling Stones stretched to modeling his character, the pirate Jack Sparrow, on the mannerisms of Keith Richards.
Now the Pirates of the Caribbean star, Johnny Depp, is being lined up to play a rock star for real in a biopic of the late Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury.
On a rather serious note, [heh]… this should be fairly interesting to see! You know Johnny will add his own quirky flair to the role.
Robert de Niro’s company, Tribeca Productions, is said to be behind the project, which Brian May, the Queen guitarist, confirmed was in development. “Discussions are at an early stage,” he said on his website.
May described Depp as “fantastic”. “He would be a worthy counterpart for Freddie on screen. I don’t think I can say any more right now,” he added.
De Niro has known Brian May and Queen’s drummer, Roger Taylor, since they met at the Venice Film Festival in 1996 and ploughed his own money into their hit stage musical, We Will Rock You. The musical was originally going to be about the band but the surviving members decided that would be too embarrassing for all involved.
“It would be too painful, too close, and a bit grand. It would be for somebody else to do, you can’t supervise your own history,” May said at the time.
Instead, Ben Elton, the comedy writer and novelist, devised a story that incorporated the band’s back catalogue of songs. When the show opened in London in 2002 after six years in development, De Niro attended the first night. “It’s an adventure. I’ve been involved in this for a long time. It went through a lot of stages and finally got to this stage - it’s going to be terrific,” he said.
The £7.5m production, which is still running, is set in a future where musical instruments have been banned but a group of rebels go in search of mythical electric guitars.
But the proposed biopic would tell the life story of Mercury, who was born in Zanzibar in 1946 and died from complications of Aids in 1991, the day after confirming he had the disease.
His real name was Farrokh Bulsara but he adopted the name he was best known by at school in India, where he grew up. His family settled in England when he was in his teens. He performed with several bands before co-founding Queen in 1971.
They signed to EMI a year later. His distinctive voice, which ranged across four octaves, was a key factor in their success on songs such as Bohemian Rhapsody. It lasted nearly six minutes and stayed at number one in the UK charts for nine weeks.
It has since been voted Britain’s best single of all time by music fans in a Guinness Book of British Hit Singles poll, defeating John Lennon’s Imagine and Hey Jude by the Beatles.
Although Mercury had a close friend, Mary Austin, with whom he lived for several years and who inherited his estate, he was fairly open about his homosexuality. He lived with Jim Hutton for the last six years of his life.
Johnny Depp is the model Hollywood celebrity. As if we couldn’t love him more! Johnny takes the time to display a young fan’s photo after dining at Hollywood restaurant Musso & Frank’s on Tuesday. The proud pop of two will next be seen “at world’s end” in the third installment of Pirates of the Caribbean opening in May.
People Magazine has named George Clooney as the “Sexiest Man Alive“. I say… no, no, no.
Would you please just look at the picture below of Johnny Depp and honestly tell me, it shouldn’t have been him? The special issue hits newsstands on Friday.
Actually, I think Keith Richards will do a fabulous job playing Captain Jack Sparrow’s father! In some senses, they look a little alike. Not that I’m saying Keith is ANY WHERE NEAR as nice looking as Johnny Depp. On that note, look at this beyond creepy picture of Keith.
Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood is so desperate to see bandmate Keith Richards in costume as Johnny Depp’s pirate dad in the second Pirates Of The Caribbean sequel he’s begging him to turn up to band rehearsals in full costume. Impatient Wood can’t wait to see his pal in the third Pirates movie and instead wants to see what he’ll look like on the big screen as soon as possible.
And when he heard that Richards will be flying in for band’s next rehearsal date in Boston, Massachusetts, he urged the rocker not to bother changing. He says, “They’re filming as we speak, and he’s gonna come to the next rehearsal in Boston dressed in his pirate gear.”
Wood reveals his bandmate is thrilled about his film role as Depp’s dad, but he wasn’t delighted about his accessories: “He said, ‘I’m not allowed to shave, and they’re gonna start tying bits on the growth from my face to get into pirate mode.’”
Johnny Depp could be due to stand in for Heath Ledger, to complete what was meant to be his latest movie.
Cohen, 35, reportedly nudged out Johnny Depp for the role, which will depict Mercury’s music, wild lifestyle, and untimely death in 1991 at the age of 45, due to an AIDS-related illness. 
