Three-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams has been cast as the new Lois Lane in the up-coming Superman reboot it’s been confirmed by director Zack Snyder. Here is what he tells the LA Times:
“There was a big, giant search for Lois, for us it was a big thing and obviously a really important role. We did a lot of auditioning but we had this meeting with Amy Adams and after that I just felt she was perfect for it. It goes back to what I’ve said about Superman and making him really understandable for today. What’s important to us is making him relevant and real and making him empathetic to today’s audience so that we understand the decisions he makes. That applies to Lois as well. She has to be in the same universe as him [in tone and substance].”
I actually agree with him, I think she is perfect for the role because she is not only a good actress but she is also incredibly hot. Henry Cavill has already been cast to play Superman a long with Kevin Costner and Diane Lane who will both play Superman’s parent’s the Kents. This movie is shaping up to seem like it could be pretty good.
The story of an actress in Hollywood usually goes like this – they get a role, they are considered sexy and hot and start appearing on every beautiful list. But as they get older and a new wave of actresses come in, they are forgotten about and end up getting ugly or botching their faces up with plastic surgery. But this is not always the case as the following list proves you can get better looking as you age:-
Courteney Cox Arquette:
She graced People magazine’s famous “50 Most Beautiful People” issue in 1995, and while the blue-eyed beauty of course looked stunning, her face-framing hairstyle made the 31-year-old look like she was pushing forty.
Now that the sitcom-star is actually in her forties, her beauty is as buoyant and fresh as someone half her age. The more relaxed, youthful hairstyle she has been sporting since her mid-thirties, whether it is stick-straight or in loose waves, has definitely purified her look, allowing her striking bone structure and killer features to shine. Her maintained beauty landed her the starring role in ABC’s new show Cougartown.
In 2008, she appeared on the cover of Marie Claire, and confided in the magazine over anti-aging procedures she has tried (including Botox) and had “hated,” although she admits that she is not ruling out procedures in the future.
Halle Berry:
A former pageant girl (only five girls stood between her and Miss World in 1986), Halle Berry has always enjoyed a life as one of the world’s most beautiful women. But today at 44, the actress looks more luminous, radiant and younger than she did during her rise to fame in the nineties. Perhaps it was the birth of her gorgeous daughter Nahla at the age of 41 that has kept Berry permeating such beaming beauty. Her typical look now–quite possibly an effect of motherhood–involves a natural fresh face, a nice departure from the dramatic makeup that aged her looks from years ago.
Diane Lane:
An unusual yet remarkable career, marked by unquestionable talent and beauty, has made Diane Lane an enduring presence in Hollywood. Her casual approach to Tinseltown has made her all the more endearing of an actress, and has maybe been her secret in preserving her fantastic looks. Unlike other women her age whose careers have been marked by as much by their wild personal lives as their professional ones, Lane’s marginal career has focused instead on dignified work, albeit in lesser batches. A three-year hiatus at nineteen saw her return as a more sophisticated beauty, and her style over the decades has remained utterly fresh and youthful.
Christina Applegate:
Although it was her sexy teen role of Kelly Bundy that catapulted her to stardom over twenty years ago, Applegate is far more dazzling as an adult. A product of the ’80s, her good looks were masked behind big hair, bad clothes and worse makeup. She also suffered from the typical teenage apathetic stage–questionable hygiene, preference of baggy, shapeless clothes–only hers was viewed by the American public and not just aggrieved parents. The star now opts for sophisticated styles in bright colors that really let her cerulean eyes stand out.
Fergie:
Although her outlandish style and killer abs have always been around, “youthful” isn’t exactly a word one would use to describe Fergie’s look from the ’90s. Brazen makeup and harsh hair dyes were not the singer’s friends during her Wild Orchid days, adding years to her fearless appearance. While Fergie still embraces an outrageous style, her face looks years younger, prettier, and more natural than it did years ago.
Alicia Silverstone:
After the insane success of Clueless, Silverstone struggled to achieve equally rewarding roles. A stalling career took its tool on the actress, causing her to look back on those years and see a girl who was “tired, puffy, stressed.” An all-organic, vegan diet, and eco-friendly lifestyle has clearly rejuvenated the California native, returning her 33-year-old face to its Clueless-era adorableness. This fall, she published a book on her healthy habits and sustainable lifestyle, to which she credits her amazing looks, The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight and Saving the Planet.
Gwen Stefani:
Although combat boots, pink hair, braces, and energetic ska vocals shot Stefani to stardom in the mid-nineties, the No Doubt lead singer, who just celebrated her 40th birthday, now looks younger, chicer, and sexier than she did in her 20s. Her fame has expanded to enjoy not just rock-pop glory, but also movie roles, a platinum-selling solo album, a spunky, successful fashion line, and two truly awesome little boys with fellow-rocker husband Gavin Rossdale, keeping the singular sensation looking better than ever.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus:
Famous for her role as boisterous, one-of-the-guys Elaine on Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus showcased her comedic timing and cute expressions for nine seasons, rather than her legitimate good looks. Perhaps keeping up with the constant male energy weighed her down, but whatever it is, she looks infinitely better now than the spirited character we sometimes still see in syndication.
Kate Walsh:
Upon her graduation from high school in Arizona, Kate Walsh’s portrait looks more like a member of the faculty than a senior class student. With a hairstyle that can only be described as bad, and features too mature for an 18-year-old, Walsh’s look is years ahead of her actual age. Flash forward twenty years, and the Private Practice actress has morphed into a sleeker version of her old self, and one of the most extraordinarily beautiful women in Hollywood. A relaxed hairstyle takes years off her look, plus her improved posture elongates her swan-like neck and smooths back her toned shoulders.
Nicole Richie:
There’s nothing like two adorable children and the kicking of a very bad drug habit to melt years off of your appearance. Nicole Richie, who just a few years ago was heavier, dourer, and sporting a lackluster complexion, is now perhaps the most radiant woman in any room, even one packed with beautiful women as is common with the glamorous events she frequents. From rehab to reality TV to recovery, Richie’s new life has her looking refreshed, younger, and happier than ever before.
Sandra Bullock:
Age has done a service to Sandra Bullock by gradually honing in on her already-gorgeous features. Her face was formerly softer and fuller, and the years have seen a definition of her chin and cheekbones, a natural development that has made her beautiful eyes and mouth stand out. Her transformation is totally visible in her movie work: whereas Bullock always nailed frumpy roles (Sandy the TV Producer, ticket-seller in While You Were Sleeping), the last decade has seen her take on decidedly sexier roles. It was 2000′s Miss Congeniality that most emphasized (in a mere 90 minutes) the amazing change of Bullock’s appearance over the years, from pretty girl-next-door to all-out glamour girl.
Agree or disagree?
source: 11 Stars Who Look Younger Now Than They Did Back Then [Yahoo]
Break out the “booty traps“! There is new hope that the long-rumored sequel to ‘The Goonies‘ might actually come to fruition!
According to an interview with Sean Astin, aka Mikey, a sequel to the 1985 adventure classic is an “absolute certainty.” We’re so ecstatic, we hunted down the original Goonies to find out what they’re up to today.
Then: The son of actors Patty Duke and John Astin, Sean Astin made his film debut as Mikey, the asthmatic heart and soul of the Goonies and their leader on the hunt for infamous pirate One-Eyed Willie’s treasure.
Now: After roles in the sports classic ‘Rudy’ and the gazillion-dollar-earning ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, he’s very much in demand. Recent gigs include a hilarious guest stint on a ‘Rudy’-themed episode of ‘My Name Is Earl,’ the underdog sports movie ‘The Final Season’ and father to three kids with wife Christine.
Then: The son of screen legend James Brolin, Josh Brolin made his acting debut in ‘The Goonies.’ As Brand Walsh, he reluctantly abandons working out to Cyndi Lauper music videos in order to join younger bro Mikey’s treasure hunt — and romance cheerleader Andy (Kerri Green) in the process.
Now: In addition to calling the gorgeous Diane Lane his wife, Brolin is enjoying a banner year as an actor. He plays assorted jerks in ‘Planet Terror,’ ‘In the Valley of Elah’ and Ridley Scott’s ‘American Gangster,’ and he’s getting Oscar buzz for his antiheroic turn in the Coen brothers’ ‘No Country for Old Men.’
Then: Kerri Green made her movie debut as Andy, a foxy cheerleader whose piano skills prove helpful to the gang and whose tonsil-hockey skills prove enjoyable to Brand. Ensuing roles as John Candy’s daughter in ‘Summer Rental’ and Corey Haim’s crush in ‘Lucas’ cemented her ’80s teen idol status.
Now: After taking a break to study art at Vassar, she returned to acting in the early ’90s. In 1999, she wrote and directed the critically lauded but little-seen drama ‘Bellyfruit,’ and in 2001 made her last credited acting appearance on ‘Law and Order: SVU.’ She currently resides in L.A. with her husband and kids.
Then: Jeff Cohen did the rounds of ’80s TV sitcoms (‘Webster,’ ‘Facts of Life’) before being tapped to play Lawrence “Chunk” Cohen, the pudgy, ice cream-loving, tall tale-telling Goonie who redeems himself by pledging devotion to the sweet deformity known as Sloth. (“I’m gonna take care of ya … because I love ya.”)
Now: ‘Goonies’ was Cohen’s only film role, but he never really left Chunk behind. As an undergrad at UC Berkeley, he ran for office (and won) on a “Chunk for President” platform and amused students by doing the Truffle Shuffle at football games. He’s now a slimmed-down entertainment lawyer at Cohen & Gardner in L.A.
Then: By the time he played obnoxious Clark “Mouth” Devereaux (aka the Goonie you’d most like to smack upside the head), Corey Feldman was a show-biz pro, having co-starred in two ‘Friday the 13th’ movies, ‘Gremlins,’ ‘Fox and the Hound’ (he voiced Copper, the hound) and as a series regular on ‘Bad News Bears.’
Now: Oh, to be a Corey in the ’80s, when parts were plentiful … as were the drugs. Now sober, Feldman was married (by M.C. Hammer) on ‘The Surreal Life’ in 2003, reteamed with hetero life partner Corey Haim for the A&E series ‘The Two Coreys’ and has just filmed the straight-to-DVD ‘Lost Boys 2: The Tribe.’
Then: In Martha Plimpton‘s third big-screen role, she plays Andy’s plucky tomboyish friend — and Mouth’s crush — Stef Steinbrenner. Though she became a critical darling for her late-’80s work in ‘Mosquito Coast,’ ‘Running on Empty’ and ‘Parenthood,’ she was even more famous for her romance with River Phoenix.
Now: The daughter of actor Keith Carradine, Plimpton mostly does TV work these days — but the stage is where she really thrives. Last year, she was a Critics Desk Award winner and Tony nominee for her role in Tom Stoppard’s ‘The Coast of Utopia.’
Then: After Johnathan Ke Quan made his screen debut as Short Round, the most effective 11-year-old sidekick in motion picture history, in ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,’ the Vietnamese immigrant excited us again with his gadgetry (the “booty traps,” especially) as Data in ‘Goonies.’
Now: Much to our dismay, Quan has found more work behind the camera lately, serving as a martial arts coordinator on ‘X-Men’ and ‘The One’ (think about how many action movies would be better if Short Round were involved). We blame ‘Encino Man,’ his only major role since, and pray he turns up in ‘Indy 4.’
Then: Sure, he wasn’t pretty to look at, but Lotney “Sloth” Fratelli was a tragic hero with a heart of gold. Before acting, Matuszak (a.k.a. “Tooz”) was an accomplished athlete, to say the least: He was the number one pick in the 1973 NFL draft, and won two Super Bowls with the Oakland Raiders.
Then: She was Mama Fratelli, terrifying matriarch of the Fratelli clan of criminals.
Now: Longtime character actress Ramsey earned an Oscar nomination for her second most famous role, as Danny DeVito’s domineering mother in 1987′s ‘Throw Momma From the Train.’ She died of throat cancer in 1988.
