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Erin Extorted
The
real-life Erin Brockovich, who was portrayed on the big screen by Julia
Roberts, was targeted in an extortion scheme hatched by her ex-boyfriend
and ex-husband, prosecutors say. The two exes, along with their attorney,
have been arrested.
Post
Party
Now
that Party of Five is ending, local girl Neve
Campbell will have more time for big-screen endeavors. Next up she’ll
star in Investigating Sex, an indie film co-starring Nick Nolte, Tuesday
Weld and Robin Tunney. Cameras roll this month in Berlin.
Charlie’s
Angels
Things
aren't going well on the set of the Charlie's Angels flick. The script is
in disarray and is now in re-write number 30.
There was also a shouting match on the set beween co-stars Lucy Liu and
Bill Murray, that resulted in production being shut down for the day.
American
Beauty
American
Beauty star Thora Birch will receive a nice seven-figure pay cheque for
her latest film The Hole. Birch will star in the teen thriller about four
teens who find and explore the depths of an
underground hole located on their prep-school campus. Nick Hamm (Talk of
Angels) will direct the flick which starts shooting this June.
Bad
Billy Bob
Sling
Blade star Billy Bob Thornton dumped long-time girlfriend and fiancee
Laura Dern for Angelina Jolie, whom he met on the set of Pushing Tin. This
creates some problems for the marketers of his new movie, Daddy and
Them,
which was a Dern “family affair”, including Laura and her mother,
Diane Ladd.
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