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by Kat Giantis
MSN Entertainment
November 24, 2003
Paging Dr. Freud... Word from London is that Angelina Jolie and Colin Farrell, who play mother and son in the upcoming Oliver Stone-directed Alexander the Great biopic, had a fun
and flirty night out on the town this Saturday.
According to
various London tabloids, former wildchild-turned-clean-living-mom Angelina and
current foul-mouthed wildman Farrell met Stone for dinner before hitting a
couple swanky clubs, where the freewheeling duo allegedly dirty danced up a
storm (a few witnesses also saw a little lip action).
"They were all over each other," a source alleges to the Sun. "Colin couldn't keep his hands to himself." Of course, Farrell isn't exactly known for his restraint, so just because he was putting out, um, feelers doesn't necessarily mean there's a new tabloid-magnet couple on the scene.
Farrell, who's not one to keep his exploits to himself, denies that he and his lush-lipped "Alexander" co-star are an item. "We went out for some drinks, as colleagues," the so-called lusty leprechaun said Sunday night at the London premiere of his new flick "Intermission," according to the Evening Standard. "Don't most people go out for a few drinks with people they work with?"
The new dad (ex-girlfriend Kim Bordenave gave birth to his son in September) says that Jolie, who is mom to two-year-old Maddox, has shared baby advice with him. "Angelina's been giving me tips on being a good parent," he gushes to the Mirror. "I love watching her with Maddox. She's gorgeous."
Angelina, who reportedly moved hotels last month in Morocco over Colin's rowdy behavior, can't seem to be around a man without being linked to him romantically. Tabloids recently paired her off with Val Kilmer, who plays her husband in the film. She denied the two were anything more than coworkers. Since splitting with Billy Bob Thornton last year, Angelina has been happily single, telling Jay Leno last summer, "I haven't had sex for over a year."
Dude, Where's My Acting Coach?
We think it takes a
mighty fine actor to make Kelso from "That '70s Show" appear so very, very dumb,
but if you believe the New York Post, not everyone is impressed with Ashton Kutcher's thespian talents.
The paper
claims that the star didn't drop out of the lead role opposite Kirsten Dunst in Cameron Crowe's "Elizabethtown" due to a scheduling
conflict, as initially reported, but because of his acting abilities. Ashton,
who was set to play a suicidal man who returns to the titular town after his
father dies, reportedly bailed when production was bumped from early 2004 to the
spring.
"Cameron was unhappy with his read-throughs," a Post source claims. "Ashton did several and each one was worse and worse... At one point, Cameron suggested that Ashton take acting lessons. Soon after that, they both decided it would be best if Ashton was not in the movie." Crowe's rep tells the paper, "I am not aware of any of this. Schedules changed but I don't know what transpired between [Crowe and Kutcher]."
After hearing this, we have to wonder: Is someone trying to "Punk" Kutcher in the press? This is the second negative story about his big screen future this month. The Star has claimed that Steven Soderbergh nixed Ashton from one of his upcoming projects because of the constant media attention focused on his relationship with Demi Moore and his sophomoric MTV pranks. Soderbergh's reps denied the allegations.
Cruise Nixes Matrimony
Don't expect any nuptial
news from homonym-a-rific twosome Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz. The twice-divorced "Last Samurai" megastar says he has no
plans to tie the knot with his low-profile girlfriend of two years. "I love
Penelope and I have a lot of fun with her," he tells the London Mirror. "She's a
beautiful human being but in terms of marriage there are no particular plans at
this time," adding for good measure, "It's not going to be this Christmas." Got
that, Pen?
Meanwhile, Gwyneth Paltrow is playing her rumored engagement to Coldplay beau Chris Martin close to
the vest. In an interview with BBC1, she was asked whether she plans to walk
down the aisle. "I don't know. I hope so," she coyly answered. When pushed a
little on Martin, she shot back, "I'm the wrong person to ask -- ask him." No
pressure or anything, Chris.
Love "Freaks" Out
Jennifer Love Hewitt is taking time
out from her busy red carpet photo-op schedule to do a little acting. The former
"Party of Five" cutie has inked a deal with Touchstone Television to star in a
sitcom penned by two writers from the beloved "Freaks and Geeks," says Variety.
No word on what the show will be about, but two networks have already expressed
interest.
In other sitcom news, Fox has thrown its support behind
the critically acclaimed but so-so rated "Arrested Development," giving it a
full-season order of 22 episodes, report the trades. The network is planning a
four-episode marathon on New Year's Eve.
And on Monday, the chatty
ladies of "The View" chose "Survivor: Australian Outback" loser and "Look for
Less" Style Network host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, 26, to join their morning
gabfest.
Bird Is the Word for Rosie
Never let it be said
that Rosie O'Donnell isn't succinct. The former talk show host
needed only two fingers to show critics what she thinks of their savage reviews
of "Taboo" (the New York Times called it "a crazy, mixed-up mess"), the Broadway
musical she co-produced and invested $10 million of her own money in.
Variety reports that at Thursday night's performance, Rosie rose
from her seat and yelled, "To all the critics who are here, we love you! To
everyone who's outside..." She then raised her two middle digits, before adding,
"We've had 21 standing ovations in a row. You can't beat that." Well, actually
you can, by, say, playing to a packed house. So far, "Taboo's" ticket sales have
been very disappointing.
