Film and Movie News
Husband of late Brittany Murphy found dead
Reuters reports today that the husband of late actor, Brittany Murphy has been found dead in his LA home just five months after the death of Murphy.
Coroners have said that Simon Monjack died of natural causes and foul play is not suspected. A post-mortem will be carried out later.
Full story here: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE64N39H20100524
Movie stars affected by Europe’s volcano no-fly zone
The world premiere of ‘Iron Man 2′, set to happen in London has been moved to LA, MTV reports, due to the ongoing flight restrictions in Europe. Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mickey Rourke were due to be in London for the screening however movie bosses took the step to move the event Stateside. As yet, the full details haven’t been released.
Also affected by the no-fly zone over Europe is Miley Cyrus who was due to attend the premiere of the film ‘The Last Song’ with boyfriend Liam Hemsworth in London’s Leicester Square on Tuesday. Nevertheless the screening will still take place.
Reporting by MTV
Full stories: http://www.mtv.co.uk/entertainment/iron-man/news/208401-iron-man-2-premiere-moved-to-us
http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/miley-cyrus/news/208354-miley-cyrus-volcano-the-last-song
Oscars roundup 2010
Stars were out in force on Sunday for the Oscars ceremony, reports MTV, and ‘The Hurt Locker’ was the surprise winner, pipping ‘Avatar’ to the post for Best Picture. The Iraq war movie was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and it’s the first time a woman director has won that award at the Oscars. Despite losing out on Best Picture, ‘Avatar’ did walk away with wins in three technical categories. Other winners on the night included Jeff Bridges who scooped Best Actor for ‘Crazy Heart’ and Sandra Bullock bagged the Best Actress award for her role in ‘The Blind Side.’
Read the full story here:
http://www.mtv.co.uk/events/the-oscars/news/198386-hurt-locker-wins-at-oscars
