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Reuters - Friday, April 16
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Hollywood courting young actors
LOS ANGELES - Who says youth is wasted on the young? As Hollywood gears up to shoot nearly a dozen projects aimed at the under-25 set, young actors and actresses are at the top of casting directors' lists. DreamWorks is in full-on casting mode for "I Am Number Four," based on the young-adult sci-fi adventure book by James Frey and Jobie Hughes. The role of the title character, an alien teen attending an American high school, already has gone to 20-year-old Alex Pettyfer. And the studio and director D.J. Caruso are in the midst of filling the parts of other high school kids for a shoot that begins next month.
Patrick Dempsey fighting tequila hangover
LOS ANGELES - "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey fuels his auto racing hobby with tequila, but the ad agency that helped arrange a sponsorship for his team is claiming it was left high and dry. E Image Agency is suing Patrick Dempsey Racing and tequila maker El Grado Spirits in Arizona district court alleging breach of contract.
Snoop Dogg added to "staggering" Glastonbury bill
LONDON - Snoop Dogg is among the latest acts confirmed for the Glastonbury music festival this year, in a line-up which organizer Michael Eavis described as "staggering." The performer, who has been locked in a long battle with Britain's border authorities over entry into the country, will be joined by British rapper Dizzee Rascal and U.S. glam rockers Scissor Sisters at the 40th edition of one of the world's biggest live music events.
Zac Efron to play drug smuggler in thriller
LOS ANGELES - Get ready for Zac Efron, cocaine smuggler. The "High School Musical" graduate is attached to star in and produce a remake of "Snabba Cash," a hot Swedish thriller that was the subject of a heavy Hollywood bidding war before ending up at Warner Bros.
Mel Gibson and Russian girlfriend in reported split
LOS ANGELES - Actor Mel Gibson and his Russian-born singer girlfriend were reported on Wednesday to have split up five months after the birth of their baby daughter. Celebrity websites People.com and UsWeekly.com, among others, cited unnamed sources as saying the "Braveheart" actor, 54, and Oksana Grigorieva, 39, had gone their separate ways some weeks ago.
A Minute With; "Glee" music producer Adam Anders
LOS ANGELES - Quirky musical TV comedy "Glee" returned to Fox this week after four months off-air with nine new episodes, including a highly-anticipated program featuring the show's unique twist on the hits of Madonna. Since taking a break in December, "Glee" has picked up Golden Globe, People's Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards for best TV comedy, and saw its remakes of songs top music charts in Australia, the UK, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada.
Double elimination ends "Idol" dreams for Garcia, Stevens
NEW YORK - Andrew Garcia didn't have to sweat his fate long on Wednesday's "American Idol" when he was voted off the top-rated singing competition just 15 minutes into the live television broadcast. In a double elimination that capped the contest's "Elvis" week, teenager Katie Stevens also was sent home, leaving only two women among the remaining seven finalists.
UK actress Hayley Atwell joins "Captain America"
LOS ANGELES - British actress Hayley Atwell has nabbed the coveted female lead opposite Chris Evans in Marvel's "Captain America," which will shoot in England this summer. Marvel conducted an extensive search for the part, with Emily Blunt and Keira Knightley among the names in the mix at one point. Atwell clinched the role after screen-testing in London last week.
French actress to play mermaid in "Pirates 4"
LOS ANGELES - The fourth installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has just hooked a mermaid in the form of French actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey. Tackling her first English-speaking role, the Paris-based performer, born to French-American and Catalan parents, will play a fish-tailed beauty in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Rob Marshall said Wednesday.
Broadcaster Larry King seeks 8th divorce
LOS ANGELES - U.S. television personality Larry King and his seventh wife both filed for divorce on Wednesday to end their 13-year marriage. A spokesman for King, 76, said the CNN broadcaster filed for divorce from Shawn Southwick, 50, with whom he has two children.
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