Given the fact that 3 celebrity couples have broken up in the past week that we all thought would have made it last it has made NY Mag come up with a list of couples that we are all expecting to make it. Here are the couples:
Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley
Okay, so she’s not famous in her own right, but being Bon Jovi’s High-School Sweetheart Who He Married is enough to make this pair an A-List duo. New Jersey would be devastated if they broke up. Though, if he wrote “Shot Through the Heart” after dating Diane Lane only a short while, imagine the opus he could come up with if these two split! Actually, we’d rather not.
Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly
Intel Chris saw them on the street the other day outside the magazine offices! They looked like they are in love. Also, he’s practically albino and she was in Labyrinth, so what could possibly go wrong?
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
Who doesn’t want this couple to make it? Oh, yeah. Every single gay-marriage foe in the country who is threatened by the fact that a normal lesbian couple is in living rooms in middle America each afternoon. But other than that?
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard
If they split up, it would be a real blow for Brooklyn.
Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt
You may think this pair is not going to make it, as Jennifer is suffering from the disadvantage of Having Dated Somebody Incredibly Attractive Since Before He Was Famous. But last year Intel Jessica spotted them at an SNL taping full-on making out, and they’d already been dating for years. Normal couples aren’t even like that. Also, it’s Jon Hamm. Nobody is letting go of that for as long as they still have hands.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
As Vulture Kyle observed, “That would be sadder than your own mom and dad divorcing.”
Julianne Moore and Bart Freundlich
Everything about Julianne Moore gives us warm feelings, even her terrible Boston accent on 30 Rock. Which is why we’re rooting for her and her director husband, despite the fact that we’ve never watched a movie he’s written or directed. If Julianne likes him, he has to be worth keeping.
Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson
Normally we wouldn’t put ScarJo — who dated Josh Hartnett, for God’s sake — on a list like this. But then she surprised us by managing to conduct a relationship with another celebrity for a long time, all in secret, such that we didn’t know she was even dating the Van Wilder star until they were practically married. You still never see them together, really, which makes us think there’s something to this relationship. Like, they might even have conversations.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver
You may not like his or her politics, but you’ve got to admit, at this point they’re like America’s almost-gorgeous-but-actually-kind-of-weird-looking aunt and uncle. Apparently, back when aspiring New York governor Andrew Cuomo was married to a Kennedy, none of the rest of the clan liked him in Hyannis because he wouldn’t play football and horse around. You KNOW Arnold horses around. Better than anybody.
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber
Did you read the story in which our reporter took a cab home from the airport with Liev and before he even got in the door he took their kids to the park to play? We rest our case.
I agree with this list, but after all this is Hollywood and they all tend to bite the dust sooner or later.
source: Celebrity Couples We Still Believe In [NY Mag]
We all know that the likes of Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz earn the most money in Hollywood, but they aren’t always the names that bring in the big money for studios.
Forbes have put together a list of 10 women in Hollywood who make the studios a big return for every dollar that they are paid. When coming up with this list they counted actresses who have been in at least three movies in the past five years, they didn’t include animated movies because who goes to see a cartoon based on who is voicing it?
10. Hilary Swank
In addition to earning two Oscars, Swank has proven herself to be a good investment with movies like P.S. I Love You. The romance (which cost an estimated $30 million) earned $157 million at the worldwide box office. Swank is expected to earn yet another Oscar nomination for her upcoming film Amelia, in which she plays the iconic aviator Amelia Earhart. For every $1 Swank was paid, her films earned an average of $23.
9. Anne Hathaway
The 26-year-old actress is one of the youngest on our list. Hathaway earned a Best Actress nomination for her work in Rachel Getting Married last year but because the movie only ever opened on 390 screens, we didn’t include it in our survey. Instead she makes the list for movies like Get Smart, which earned $230 million at the worldwide box office. For every $1 Hathaway was paid, her movies earned an average of $23.
8. Cate Blanchett
Like many of the women on our list, Blanchett likes to mix big budget fare with smaller art house movies. She appeared in all three Lord of the Rings movies but earned an Oscar nomination for her performance as one of the Bob Dylan characters in I’m Not There. She lands on our list mostly due to her work in last year’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. For every $1 Blanchett was paid, her movies earned an average of $23.
7. Hallie Barry
Berry has been mostly out of the spotlight lately, but her work as Storm in three X-Men movies helps land her on our list of actresses with the best return on investment. Her most recent movie, Things We Lost in the Fire, was a flop, earning only $8.5 million at the box office, but that didn’t stop her from making our Top 10 list. For every $1 Berry was paid, her movies earned an average of $23.
6. Jennifer Aniston
The most successful of the former Friends stars, Aniston is a regular on the red carpet and in the tabloids, where her romances are endlessly speculated about. Recently she’s had some pretty successful movies too. He’s Just Not That Into You and Marley & Me helped improve her ROI, which had been slipping due to duds like Rumor Has It. For every $1 Aniston was paid, her movies earned an average of $26.
5. Meryl Streep
Streep earns a bigger paycheck than most women on our list, but thanks to the massive box office of last summer’s Mamma Mia ($610 million), she also offers a good return on investment. Her latest film, Julie & Julia, came out too late to make our list but the movie’s $96 million in earnings (so far) should help her remain one of Hollywood’s most desirable actresses. For every $1 Streep was paid, her movies earned an average of $27.
4. Natalie Portman
Thanks to her work in the new Star Wars movies, Portman has appeared in some of the highest-earning films of all time. But she ranks on our list because of movies like The Other Boleyn Girl, which earned $78 million at the worldwide box office. Like many of the actresses on our list, Portman appears in her fair share of art films, like 2007′s little-seen Paris J’Taime. For every $1 Portman was paid, her films earned an average of $28.
3. Rachel McAdams
Thanks to films like The Notebook and this year’s The Time Traveler’s Wife, McAdams is quickly becoming the go-to actress for romantic movies. Despite her rising profile, McAdams still commands a relatively modest paycheck. This winter she’ll star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in an update of Sherlock Holmes. For every $1 McAdams was paid, her movies earned an average of $30.
2. Jennifer Connelly
February’s He’s Just Not That Into You helped several actresses, including Connelly, with their ROI numbers because each star took a pay cut to appear in the ensemble comedy, which earned $177 million at the worldwide box office. Connelly’s work in The Day The Earth Stood Still and Blood Diamond helped her take second place. For every $1 Connelly was paid, her films earned an average of $41.
1. Naomi Watts
The 41-year-old Australian actress first made her mark with 2002′s The Ring. The low-budget horror film earned $250 million at the worldwide box office and put Watts in demand. For the most part the actress has kept a low profile, appearing mostly in artsy fare like last year’s Funny Games. But thanks to 2005′s King Kong, her average return on investment is the best in Hollywood. For every $1 Watts was paid, her films earned an average of $44.
Naomi Watts looks great so soon after giving birth to her second child in mid-December.
The 40-year-old actress was just snapped by the paparazzi completely naked while filming scenes for her new movie, Mother and Child, in Marina del Rey, California.
It is that time of the year already when AskMen.com release their annual list of the years hottest women, voted by readers and the staff over on the site. Now I don’t expect you to go through every single woman on their website because it took me forever, so I am going to split this up into two posts.
I will post 99-50 in this post and then 49-1 in the next post, some names will have pictures and some wont because, if I do all pictures you will be scrolling for the rest of the day… some that don’t have pictures will be in the thumbnails after the jump below, so lets get to it shall we?
99. Kate Winslet
98. January Jones
97. Tina Fey
96. Ana Ivanovic:
95. Elizabeth Banks
94. Sophie Monk
93. Emma Stone
92. Alicia Keys
91. Danica Patrick
90. Britney Spears:
89. Nadine Velazquez
88. Leona Lewis
87. Torrie Wilson
86. Leryn Franco:
85. Sarah Shahi
84. Carolyn Murphy
83. Maria Sharapova:
60. Aishwarya Rai
59. Blake Lively
58. Emily Blunt
57. Taylor Swift
56. Elisabeth Hasselbeck
55. Maria Menounos:
54. Leighton Meester:
53. Paz Vega:
52. Christina Hendricks:
51. Christina Applegate:
50. Beyonce:
So that is 99-50, like I said not all have pictures above but there will be some in the thumbnails section after the jump below and don’t forget numbers 49-1 will follow very soon.
Ledger, 28, was well known for his role in “Brokeback Mountain,” and he stars in the upcoming “The Dark Knight” Batman movie as the Joker.
He split last year from wife, Michelle Williams, with whom he has a daughter, Matilda.
His apartment was strewn with sleeping pills and it was unclear if it was an intentional or accidental death.
His housekeeper tried to wake Ledger up for a massage appointment and found him unresponsive at 3:20 p.m.
She then called paramedics at 3:26 p.m. and father of one was pronounced dead at 3:35 p.m.
Ledger’s early career as an actor was marked by small roles in several independent features in his home country of Australia.
He broke onto the international movie scene in 1999 with his turn as the brooding high-school heart-throb who captures Julia Stiles’ attention in “10 Things I Hate About You.” After starring roles in “The Patriot,” “A Knight’s Tale,” and “The Brothers Grimm,” Ledger earned critical acclaim with his poignant performance as a gay cattle rancher in director Ang Lee’s “Brokeback Mountain,” for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
In 2007, he appeared in the independent film “I’m Not There,” as one of many incarnations of Bob Dylan. He recently wrapped filming on ‘The Dark Knight,’ the sequel to ‘Batman Begins,’ in which he plays the villainous Joker. His most recent role was in director Terry Gilliam’s ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,’ which is listed as still “in production” on imdb.com.
Ledger’s love life earned him as many headlines as his acting career. He has been romantically linked to such A-list starlets as Naomi Watts and Heather Graham. He has a daughter, Matilda Rose, with actress Michelle Williams. The couple, praised for their down-to-earth lifestyle in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens, announced their split earlier this year.
UPDATE– Here’s the video:
Here’s the last photo taken of Ledger before his untimely death:
Ledger, 28, was well known for his role in “Brokeback Mountain,” and he stars in the upcoming “The Dark Knight” Batman movie as the Joker.
