Celebrity News Tonight

Harrison Ford drew media attention when he played the lead role for the hit movie Indiana Jones back in the 1980’s. He has since made strides on other roles ranging from romance to political drama to which many saw the evolution of one of the supporting stars that came out of Steven Spielberg’s Star Wars as Han Solo.

Today, he is trying to turn back time by coming out with another sequel in the Indiana Jones series. As with others, he now plays father to a son who plans to pick up where his father left off. The question is, can he handle the limitations embedded by father time?

Spiderman Director, Sam Raimi wants to direct a Jack Ryan movie.

If you’ve been a Suspense-Thriller type of book reader, then you’ll be familiar with Jack Ryan: main character for many Tom Clancy novels. Not to mention that four movies have been based on this character and his adventures, namely: The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears. Three excellent movie stars have also portrayed this character: Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck.

Raimis going to be delving back into the characters past. He wants a movie based on a younger Ryan, but based in the present. Although, Tom Clancy is writing a new novel based on this character, Paramount (owner of the Ryan character) has not seen it yet and therefore, cannot comment on whether the new movie will be based on the book or make up a new one.

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Miley Cyrus does not believe in Destiny or Hope. The Disney star has just filed papers in LA’s Superior Court to change her legal name from Destiny Hope Cyrus to Miley Ray Cyrus.

According to documents sent in, the reason she’s changing her name is she’s been commonly known as Miley Cyrus since she was a young child. The Change of Name is requested to make her commonly used name the same as her legal name.” Although, she still has some things to do to make the changes official: she needs to publish a public notice to inform everyone of the name change.

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While taping for the Friday episode of the Late Show with David Letterman, P. Diddy announces his upcoming stint as a budding actor. He also plugged his new ABC TV movie A Raisin in the Sun and tells Letterman that it was the “greatest experience in his life”. Raisin will be directed by award-winning Broadway director Kenny Leon and will also cast Rashad, Audra McDonald and Sanaa Lathan, Bill Nunn.

Shaffer Smith, or more popularly known as hip-hop artist Ne-Yo, was arrested last Tuesday for reckless driving and driving without a license. The 28-year-old rapper-songwriter was said to be going more than 100mph in his Range Rover. He was booked by Atlanta’s Cobb County Police and was scheduled to appear on court on March 25.

23-year-old Scarlett Johansson’s debut album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, is scheduled to be released on May 20. The album, which was produced under Atco Records, will be a collection of songs written by prominent singer-songwriter Tom Waits. The 11-cut album (1 original and 10 interpretations) was recorded in just five weeks.

A funeral service was held in Knoxville, Tennessee last Monday to honor the death of former child star Brad Renfro. Renfro’s family then disclosed in an obituary in the Sentinel that Renfro was survived by a young son, whom they termed as “Y Renfro” in order to protect his identity.

Here are a few folks, whose latest movies we’re glad to have gotten over with, and have us waiting for a comeback:

Nicole Kidman: This is truly proof that no one is invulnerable in Hollywood – with such great acting prowess, its almost shocking to see her in the BORING ‘Australia’. But we feel there’s a lot of light at the end of her tunnel.

Eddie Murphy: Does this guy NEVER learn? Repeating comedy formula isn’t really a wise move. He pulled it off in Nutty Professor, made it big as Donkey in the Shrek film series, but really, we DO NOT want to meet Dave. Ever.

Kate Hudson: She’s a cutie, but Bride Wars should serve as a warning that she should be careful in choosing her roles. We think she should stop chasing “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” and try something new.

Miley Cyrus, daughter of country singer Billy Rey, is considered to be one of the world’s most famous tweens. From humble beginnings to young stardom as Disney’s hottest entertainment asset, capable of selling out concerts and shutting down a whole theme park solely for her birthday bash. As Hannah Montana, she lives a double life in and out of the spotlight as she turns for teen to pop star at the showing of a commercial. She has been in constant controversy for many a folly but as we all know, they all grow up so fast.
Too fast, in the spotlight they kinda’ tend to outgrow the niche their sponsors carved out for them. She has indicated that she cannot and may not be Miley forever but for now, she bathes in her glory. Take it easy girl, remember Paris, Ricci and Lindsey, Crash and Burn, ring a bell. You might have dad and mom at your side most of the time but not all the time. Take your place asides many of Disney’s young princesses, Ann , Britney , Lindsey and Hillary, take a hint from them and try to see what life would be when you get out of that tween spotlight and into the harsher light of real life. Tread carefully, the spotlight is nice to bathe in but it will burn… Ouch!

Disney has done it again with the discovery of a new teen idol, Demi Lovato who was part of their Original Film “Camp Rock”. Singing alongside the Jonas Brothers, she showed her singing bravado and is currently being seen as one of Hollywood’s Fastest Rising Teen Stars. She has a lovely voice and adding to that a rumored relationship with Joe Jonas, makes news sizzle with anticipation. Disney has been on the top with Miley Cyrus, Hillary Duff and many other teen stars that have risen in their ranks as child members of the company, establishing a niche for themselves in the life that is Hollywood. The upcoming year holds promise for these young stars as Disney continues to keep its fans happy with new and talented stars.