Hans Zimmer admits he was reluctant to score another superhero flick. “I think I’ve done all the -Man movies now,” the Oscar-winning composer, whose credits include Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and last year’s Man of Steel, tells us in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands now. But as it turns out, the prospect of scoring The Amazing Spider-Man 2 just proved too irresistible. “I certainly had some ideas for Spider-Man,” says Zimmer. Read More...
Fashion maven and former figure skater Vera Wang turns 64 today. Her career designing couture skating costumes, working at Vogue and designing a full range of clothing both designer and off the rack has been illustrious and celebrated. But in particular, when you think of wedding dresses, you think Vera Wang. Stars like Chelsea Clinton, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Garner, Sharon Stone, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Hilary Duff, Kate Hudson, Khloe Kardashian and Kim Kardashian have all looked to Vera to design their one-of-a-kind dresses to celebrate their special days. Read More...
Director Phillip Noyce is no stranger to filming at sea: To shoot his oceangoing thriller Dead Calm, he spent 14 weeks floating around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on a 65-foot yacht. But with only five days to stage the climactic, stormed-tossed chase scene of Patriot Games, Noyce knew the weather would be too unpredictable and the logistics too dangerous to film in the Chesapeake Bay, where the scene ostensibly takes place, or in any other natural body of water. Read More...
