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Noel Gallagher’s Oasis film in pipeline


Noel Gallagher has been approached by a studio to make a film about Oasis.
The band's former guitarist - who has barely spoken to brother Liam since their group split in 2009 - has revealed that he is considering the offer.
Speaking at The Weinstein Company BAFTA after party on Sunday (16.02.14), he told The Sun newspaper: "People have seriously approached me about that.
"It's something that's very strange but very tempting.
"If it means I get to come here and watch Brad Pitt eat a bit of salmon then I'll make a film a year if I can."
The 46-year-old musician, who attended the event at London's Rosewood Hotel with his wife Sara, wants actor Michael Fassbender to take the lead role in the new film but didn't specify whether he would want the star to play himself or brother Liam, 41.
The 'Wonderwall' hitmaker claims the working title for the film is '20 Years A Geezer'.
Although he complained about the music at the Weinstein party, calling it "utter s***e", Noel had fun rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars.
He was seen chatting to Bradley Cooper during dinner at The Grosvenor House Hotel before the awards and actress Emma Thompson gave him a huge hug.
Meanwhile, Liam is set to hold castings in Los Angeles for a new Beatles film and has convinced Michael Winterbottom to direct the movie about the band's company Apple Corps and the break-up of the group.

Disclosure struggle to plan Lorde collaboration


Disclosure admit planning their collaboration with Lorde for the BRIT Awards has been "tough".
The duo, who are nominated for four awards at the event tomorrow night (19.02.14), are set to perform with the New Zealand singer but have struggled to organise their set for the show at London's O2 Arena.
Band member Howard Lawrence told the Daily Star newspaper: "It's been tough getting things ready as we've been on the road.
"So we've been constantly on the phone with Lorde, organising stuff. It was somebody else's idea to hook up so we haven't even met her yet.
"We've only been able to communicate remotely or through Skype because we've been so far away.
"We get a few hours' rehearsal before the performance so hopefully it will come together."
Brothers Guy and Howard were given a preview of the 17-year-old singer's talent when she sang her hit song 'Royals' live at the Grammy Awards last month.
Howard, 19, said: "She was amazing at the Grammys. That gave us an idea what to expect at the BRITs.
"It was a great night. We went to Daft Punk's party afterwards - they had their masks on - and met Pharrell [Williams], which was cool," he added: "Awards are a mass of chaos and fun."
Lorde is nominated for International Female Solo Artist at the BRITs, while Disclosure are up for British Group, British Breakthrough Act, British Single for their hit 'White Noise' with Aluna George and Mastercard British Album of the Year for their record 'Settle'.
The brothers feel their success is down to the popularity of dance music in Britain at the moment.
Howard added: "It is a special time for British music.
"When we're in the US all we get is: 'Why is the UK doing so much good dance music?'
"I kind of agree. The UK is leading the world in all types of music."

Brian May: Prince William and Harry’s hunting holiday makes me ‘sick


Brian May has hit out at Britain's Princes William and Harry for their recent Spanish hunting holiday.
The former Queen rocker says the royal brothers make him feel "sick" after they hunted wild boar, stag and partridge just days before William, 31, backed a campaign to condemn the killing of endangered wildlife.
Brian said: "It made me feel sick. This is right at the heart of the problem we are looking at in this government.
"It's the whole attitude of the privileged classes - you can rescue rhinos and elephants in Africa but kill at will anything you want if you're rich.
"It's an attitude I'm very familiar with as I'm used to talking to people who justify tearing living foxes apart with packs of dogs."
The 66-year-old guitarist then went on to compare their hunting to slavery in the 19th century as he believes the slaughtering of animals is "inhumane".
He explained to The Sun newspaper: "Such people would insist slaves didn't feel like they did. Now they're saying these animals don't feel like we do so it's OK to hunt them and do what we want with them.
"That is an archaic way of thinking and it has to go."
Prince Harry, 30, has been struck with furthermore criticisms recently after a photograph emerged of him posing with a dead buffalo, which he shot in South America in 2004.
Both princes are supporters of international efforts to stop illegal poaching and they attended a conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade last week with their father Prince Charles to discuss ways to help save endangered animals.

Billie Faiers gets engaged


Billie Faiers has got engaged.
'The Only Way is Essex' star, who is expecting her first child with Greg Shepherd, has revealed she will marry the ticket broker after he popped the question during a holiday in the Maldives last month.
Billie told Britain's OK! magazine: "He told me on the second night of our holiday that the hotel manager had arranged for us to watch the sunset on one of the sandbanks in the ocean.
"I had no idea he was going to propose! Even when we got there and I saw two chairs with a bottle of champagne, I didn't suspect a thing."
The 24-year-old reality star - who is 20 weeks pregnant - said yes straightaway even though she wasn't expecting the proposal.
She added: "I took one look at that ring and said yes. I really couldn't believe it. We'd spoken about marriage but I thought he'd wait until after the baby was born to propose."
Billie's proposal was made all the more special as Greg popped the question with a stunning diamond ring he had made especially for her.
She said: "He got it designed especially for me by a jeweller in Hatton Garden. The centre diamond is so big. It's a five-carat stone with two smaller diamonds either side of a platinum band. I couldn't be happier with it."

Ant McPartlin chops thumb off on vegetable slicer


Ant McPartlin was rushed to hospital after chopping his thumb off.
The 'Britain's Got Talent' host sought medical help at the emergency department after he caught his right thumb in a vegetable slicer while practising cutting a potato on his new gadget, called a mandoline.
He said: "I knew that to get the potatoes thin enough I'd need the proper tool but had no idea how to use one. On the Saturday night I decided to practise with it so I got one potato and gave it a go. It was a complete disaster. I ended up slicing the top of my thumb off. God, it was painful."
However, medics were unable to stitch the tip of his thumb back on and the best they could do was clean it up and wrap it in a bandage.
He explained to The Sun newspaper: "I was hoping they'd just be able to sew the tip back in and I'd be fine."
Despite his kitchen blunder, the 38-year-old star had another go at perfecting his slicing skills the next day and managed to pull off a delicious roast dinner for his wife Lisa, 37, his sidekick Dec Donnelly, 38, and Dec's girlfriend Ali Astall, 34.
Ant said: "I still got the meal on the table."

Sharon Stone hated curves


Sharon Stone "wanted to die" when she put on weight in her 20s.
The 55-year-old actress gained 45lbs as a side effect from medication she was given after an accident and admitted she hated the attention her newly-curvaceous figure received from men.
She said: "When I was 20, after my horseback-riding accident, I was given cortisone shots and I gained a lot of weight from that, like 45 pounds.
"I looked a little like Anna Nicole Smith, with a tiny waist, big boobs, and a big butt. Everywhere I went, men went insane over my va-va-voom body. I just wanted to die and I became an introvert."
The 'Alpha Dog' actress - who has three adopted sons, Roan, 13, Laird, eight, and Quinn, seven - also admitted she has struggled with getting older and has "cried and cried" over the way she has changed with time.
She told the new edition of Shape magazine: "There was a point in my 40s when I went into the bathroom with a bottle of wine, locked the door, and said, 'I'm not coming out until I can totally accept the way I look right now.'
"I examined my face in the magnifying mirror, and I looked at my body, and I cried and cried and cried . . . I thought, 'I'd like to age like a dancer.' I want to keep my body in shape like that."

J.K. Rowling to release second novel under pen name


J.K. Rowling is set to release her second novel under the pen name Robert Galbraith.
The 'Harry Potter' author wrote her first novel, 'The Cuckoo's Calling', under the alias last year and she's now working on a sequel to the bestselling crime novel, called 'Silkworm', which will be released later this year, according to publishers.
The 48-year-old writer had aimed to keep her crime writing venture a secret but her solicitor at the time revealed her pen name to the public and has since been fined and ordered to pay Rowling damages - which she donated to charity.
'Silkworm' will be the author's third book for adults, as she also released 'Casual Vacancy' under her real name in 2012.
Her newest crime story will feature private detective Cormoran Strike - who first appeared in 'The Cuckoo's Calling' - and he, along with his assistant Robin Ellacott, will unravel the death of writer Owen Quine after being hired by his wife to investigate his disappearance.
Rowling's publisher describes the novel as "a compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn."
The Scottish writer recently caused controversy by admitting she wasn't sure she was happy with the way in which she ended the final 'Harry Potter' book, and suggested she thought she should've written the ending so that Harry ended up with Hermione Granger rather than his best friend Ron Weasley, who married her instead.

Bradley Cooper: Suki Waterhouse is the one


Bradley Cooper says Suki Waterhouse is "the one".
The 39-year-old actor - who has dated actresses Zoe Saldana and Renee Zellweger and was previously married to Jennifer Esposito - hit it off with the 22-year-old model after they met at the ELLE Style Awards last February and he thinks the blonde beauty is perfect for him.
He said: "She's wonderful, the one for me. It feels great."
Bradley's mum Gloria is "backing" the couple - who were seen cosying up to one another at the EE BAFTA Awards at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden on Sunday (16.02.14) - to get married and her initial worries about their age gap have "vanished".
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Gloria's been really won over by Suki.
"She's backing Bradley all the way if he wants to tie the knot with her.
"She thinks Suki is great for him and, although initially a little concerned about the 17-year age gap, that vanished as soon as she saw them together."
Bradley is eager to settle down and start a family with Suki but she has confided in her best friends Cara Delevingne and Georgia May Jagger that she is worried she is too young.
A source previously said: "Suki's been texting Cara saying that Bradley wants a wedding before he's 40, but she's worried she's still too young, even though she's besotted with him.
"Cara and Georgia May [Jagger] have told her to go with it and let it happen."

Sir Paul McCartney to receive NME Songwriter’s Songwriter award


Sir Paul McCartney is to receive the Songwriter's Songwriter NME award.
The 71-year-old singer has been honoured the one-off accolade after being recognised by his fellow musicians for his outstanding contribution to pop music and his lasting impact on the industry.
NME editor Mike Williams said: "We've spoken to the biggest and best musicians around, and they've told us, 'Paul McCartney is the world's ultimate songwriter'. Paul's enduring and stunning talent is worth celebrating, and I'm incredibly honoured that NME are giving him the special, one-of-its-kind Songwriter's Songwriter award to recognise that."
The Beatles legend will pick up his award at the NME awards on February 26, 2014, at the O2 Academy in Brixton, London.
McCartney is the third winner to be announced so far, as Damon Albarn is to pick up the new Innovation award, while Blondie has been named this year's Godlike Genius.
Fans have been casting votes across 20 categories for this year's awards, and the Arctic Monkeys currently stand in the lead with eight nominations, Haim follow closely with six, while Queens of The Stone Age, Lily Allen and Arcade Fire all have three nods.
Blondie have been confirmed to perform at the ceremony and other artists will be announced shortly.
The event is being sponsored by the city of Austin in Texas.

Kurt Russell won’t appear in The Expendables


Kurt Russell won't appear in any of 'The Expendables' films.
The 51-year-old actor admits, although he admires Sylvester Stallone's work on the film series, he won't be appearing in any future installments alongside stars such as Jason Statham and Jet Li.
He said: "I'm glad Sly's done well with this. He's a great person. The fellas all seem to have a good time. I've never seen any of them [the films]. It's not a beat I get. It's like looking backwards to me."
The 'Death Proof' actor went on to speak about 'The Fast and Furious', and admitted that although its been assumed he would play a father figure to the late Paul Walker's character in 'Fast & Furious 7' he's revealed things may not be as clear cut as that.
Speaking to IGN, he said: "The character I play is presented as one thing, but you have a big suspicion that he's another. It's really the family around Vin [Diesel] that's going to be suspecting, 'Why is he involved with this guy?'"
Russell also said that he's intrigued by the franchise and thinks it's fascinating that it can appeal to such a diverse audience.
He added: "There's something about 'Fast & Furious'. It has that mystery to me - and it's for a funny audience, you know? It's for a 15 to... 30? I think now you can take that from 15 to 45, and I think that's what's interesting about that."
'Fast & Furious 7' is currently still under production and will be released in UK and US cinemas on the April 10, 2015.

Oprah Winfrey wants 50 Shades of Grey to be ‘filthy’


Oprah Winfrey hopes 'Fifty Shades of Grey' will be sexy.
The talk show host wants the movie adaptation - starring her pal Rita Ora - to be "filthier" than E.L. James' erotic novel and she hopes there will be large amount of explicit action shown on screen.
She told The Sun newspaper: "I know Rita and I know 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' - and I just can't wait for the movie.
"I've read the book and I just hope the movie is filthier than the book. Less talking, more action!"
Meanwhile, Dakota Johnson previously admitted the film is set to be so raunchy that she hasn't discussed the intricacies of her role as Anastasia Steele - who gets entangled in an S&M relationship with kinky businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) - with her family.
Dakota - who will have to strip off naked for the part and engaged in very explicit scenes - blushed: "I think that I would love to have [my parents] experience it with me, but I can't really do that, just because of what it entails. I talk to them more about problems with my landlords. That's my talking point with my family."
The book trilogy has been dubbed "mummy porn" by the media due to its popularity with middle-aged women.

Big Reunion’s 5th Story bonded in shower


'The Big Reunion's 5th Story bonded by showering together.
Gareth Gates - who is in the band with Dane Bowers, Adam Rickitt, Kavana and Blazin' Squad's Kenzie - has joked the five-piece super-group, who formed for the new series of the ITV2 show, got to know each other in a rather intimate situation.
He quipped: "We went to a spa, didn't we ... we had a shower together."
Meanwhile, Gareth's bandmate Kenzie has admitted that his former 'Crossroads' cohorts Blazin' Squad have had some issues with him signing up for the show without them.
He said: "It wasn't great when it was announced; it wasn't the way I really wanted them to find out. Some of them haven't taken to it too kindly.
"I didn't want to do it with my former band, it worked when it worked. This is current now, I like being with the old boys."
Another Level star Dane admits he was initially going to join the show with his former band, but one of the members couldn't commit to the show and a spin-off tour.
He told The Huffington Post UK: "I just thought it would make great TV. I was going to do this with Another Level at first. One of the guys couldn't see how he could fit it in and it's a shame, I was gutted. But I've enjoyed this so much."