Archive for February 12th, 2008

No Juno Sequel

Juno director Jason Reitman has dashed hopes of a sequel to the Oscar-nominated film, insisting he won’t work on a follow up.

The moviemaker is adamant any return to the story of actress Ellen Page’s 16-year-old Juno wouldn’t match up to the original, because the teen pregnancy storyline was what made the critically-acclaimed film so unique.

He told New York Post’s PageSix.com: “I can’t see it. She got pregnant once; I just can’t see her getting pregnant again.”

Jason Reitman

Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse’s mother is relieved her daughter did not attend the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles - because it would have been “too much” for the troubled star.

Winehouse scooped five awards at Sunday’s ceremony and after a string of Visa problems, decided to perform via satellite link-up from London rather than flying to the US.

Australian star Isla Fisher turned to a career in comedy when her funnyman fiance Sacha Baron Cohen laughed at her auditions - for serious roles.

The Wedding Crashers actress claims the Borat creator convinced her to pursue Hollywood comedy films after labelling her the funniest woman he had met - even though she was reading for dramatic productions.

Rocker Lenny Kravitz has been admitted to hospital in Florida suffering from severe bronchitis.

The 43-year-old musician was taken to the emergency room at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami, Florida on Monday morning after contracting the illness - which causes inflammation of the lungs.

Kravitz has suffered a series of severe respiratory tract infections since contracting the influenza virus last month and his condition has increasingly worsened.

Scarlett JohanssonActress Scarlett Johansson has dismissed reports she’s engaged to marry her boyfriend Ryan Reynolds.

The Lost In Translation star, who has been dating actor Reynolds for nearly a year, was spotted looking at wedding dresses in Los Angeles, fuelling speculation she is planning to wed.

However, it’s Johansson’s relative who is preparing to walk down the aisle, and not the actress.