Paramount Sets Release Date for 'Anchorman' Sequel

Paramount has set Dec. 20, 2013, for the release Anchorman 2, the sequel to the 2004 cult hit comedy starring Will Ferrell.

The movie reunites the principals of the first movie -- Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Christina Applegate -- in more newsrooms high jinks.

Adam McKay is also back as director.
The original Anchorman grossed $85 million domestically. It received a big boost on DVD, becoming ingrained in pop culture.

Bath Salts Mystery: Ex-Universal Pictures Co-Chair Breaks Silence on LAPD Beatdown

On a Sunday morning in May, a paranoid man walked up to the Glendale police headquarters and began asking a slew of questions. "I know this is gonna sound crazy, but I feel like there are people following me. I feel like there was a chopper -- do you hear a chopper?" the man asked, suspicion seeping through his voice. Informed by an officer that police in the L.A. suburb were not flying any helicopters, he began to waver. "So it's not yours. Do you hear one? I could be nuts."

So began an odd yet polite 11-minute conversation in which then-Deutsche Bank managing director Brian Mulligan, 53, discussed his snorting of bath salts, the addictive and illegal drug that causes feelings of euphoria but also violent delusions. He said that he'd taken the drug about 20 times and asked, "How long does this stuff stay in your f--ing system?" The officer who spoke with Mulligan had a stern warning: "You need to get on top of this before it gets on top of you."
Only a few days later, Mulligan had another run-in with officers -- and this time, the interaction wasn't so cordial. At about 1 a.m. on May 16, Los Angeles Police Department patrol officers discovered the married father of two trying to break into cars in a shabby residential neighborhood in the Highland Park area, according to an LAPD account. When they approached him, he snarled, bared his teeth and attempted to hit

Bieber recording with Ed Sheeran?

 
Justin Bieber's manager has sparked rumours the singer is recording with Ed Sheeran.
The Baby hitmaker is currently at work on his acoustic album.
Bieber hit the music studio on Tuesday night and at the same time his manager, Scooter Braun, tweeted about being in the studio with Sheeran, MTV News reports.

"Hashtag just saying," Scooter caption a photo of the English singer-songwriter.
Sheeran later retweeted the message. Scooter later logged back on to tease fans about the recording session.
"Not gonna lie. There is magic in the studio tonight. Truly honored to be here," he wrote.
Sheeran has previously written hits for One Direction and Taylor Swift.
The singer on Wednesday said he didn't see collaboration with the boyband or the country music singer in the future.

And he seemed to put any ideas for a duet on ice, unless it "made sense".
"I find that collaborations sometimes are overly forced and they're not supposed to work. You should only collaborate if a collaboration makes sense," he told American radio host Ryan Seacrest.
Bieber's acoustic album is set for US release on January 29.

Angelina Jolie to Direct WWII drama

Angelina Jolie is in advanced talks to direct a World War II drama.
The Hollywood star is set to step behind the camera for a second time to helm Unbroken for Universal Pictures and Walden Media. The movie is based on the true story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympian-turned-World War II prisoner of war, who survived on a raft for weeks following a plane crash before being captured.

The film will be an adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand's 2010 bestselling book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption, and Angelina has been moved by the tale.
"I read Laura Hillenbrand's brilliant book, and I was so moved by Louie Zamperini's heroic story, I immediately began to fight for the opportunity to make this film," Jolie said in a statement. "Louie is a true hero and a man of immense humanity, faith and courage. I am deeply honoured to have the chance to tell his inspiring story."
American distance runner Zamperini spent 47 days on a raft before being captured and imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp by the Japanese Navy.
Universal Pictures chairman Adam Fogelson and co-chairman Donna Langley, along with Walden Media CEO Michael Bostick, announced Angelina's intention to direct Unbroken. They are convinced she is the perfect person to work on the project.

2Face Receives Oxfam Recognition Award

Multi Award winning Singer, 2face Idibia has bagged another recognition award, this time the award is not for his outstanding talent as a singer, but for his selfless contribution to eradicating hunger from Nigeria and Africa, raising awareness on current situations and mobilizing citizens to take action.

2Face received  his plaque alongside Oxfam spokespersons, Sound Sultan and Lami Phillips who also received awards that night. They received awards also for their fight against hunger where they vowed that this would be the last famine that Africa would ever face.

Is what 2Face had to say:  “I’m not only proud but blessed to have been handpicked to be involved with such a noble course. I’m thankful for all my blessings, but there are millions across Africa who are not able to feed even once a day. My sincere conviction is that governments across Africa can resolve the issue of famine once and for all.”

Madonna Leads Top-Grossing Tours

While this year's pop charts have been dominated by young singers, it is veteran music stars, led by Madonna, who are commanding big money in tour ticket sales, according to a new  Billboard list.
Madonna, 54, topped Billboard's list of highest-grossing live tours, earning an estimated US$228.4 million (NZ$271 million) in ticket sales from her sold-out ninth worldwide tour in support of her 12th studio album MDNA.

The singer will wrap her tour in South America this weekend, after performing more than 80 shows across the world starting in Israel in May.
Madonna came ahead of pop star Lady Gaga, who landed at No. 6, with ticket sales of US$124.9 million from her worldwide Born This Way Ball tour. Gaga, 26, is currently midway through her tour, which kicked off in South Korea in April, and will wrap in Oklahoma in March 2013.
Music publication Billboard compiled its list through estimated gross ticket sales figures from Billboard box scores, which tracks concert tours, ticket prices and sales.

P Sqaure Drop By At The Baddest Concert Rehearsals

The EME all-stars, Wizkid, Banky W, Skales, Shaydee and Niyola went all hard on Tuesday at their band and dance rehearsals.

And guess who stopped by to show support? Psquare! The superstar pop twins were accompanied by their brother-manager Jude.

Suspected Kidnappers Of Nkiru Slyvanus’ Arrested By Imo State Police.

Imo State Police Command yesterday said it has
arrested 16 suspects in connection with the
kidnapping of Nollywood actress and Special
Assistant to the State Governor on Public Affairs,
Nkiru Sylvanus. The state Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO), Mr. Vitalis Onugu (DSP), disclosed
that the suspects were arrested in a raid of
suspected kidnappers' dens in the forest, adding
that they were already assisting the police in its
investigation .

Meanwhile, the state government has directed security
agencies to arrest any unauthorised person found using
siren and vehicles with tinted glasses. Rising from a
security council meeting, the state Governor, Owelle
Rochas Okorocha, said the renewed war against
unauthorised use of siren and tinted glasses was part of
the stringent measures adopted by the council to
checkmate crime in the state, especially during the
Yuletide.

Also, members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria
(AGN), Southeast Zone, demanded the immediate
release of the actress. Members of the actors'
body, led by its National Vice President,
Southeast, Ikechukwu Ezenagu, a legal
practitioner, barricaded the entrance of
Government House displaying placards with
various inscriptions which include, "Southeast
governors give Nollywood actors security,"
"Insecurity is the bane of investment in the
Southeast," "Turn away from kidnapping and join
Nollywood," among others .

PHOTOS: Van Vicker, Nikki Samonas & Others At The Premiere Of ‘Joni Waka’

Few days ago, Actor turned Director-Van Vicker premiered his lastest production ‘Joni Waka’ at the Silverbird cinema in Accra. In attendance were cast and crew members of the movie, Van Vicker’s wife-Adwoa Vicker, Nikki Samonas, Alex ‘Bomaye’ Biney and CK Akunnor .
In ‘Joni Waka’, Van Vicker mixes the  feel of local language comedy with some canons of good quality production, that sees him meeting with funny actor, Agya Koo.  Joni (Van Vicker) goes a village after making a discovery about the village.
With some few dollar notes, an American swag and a hope to ‘invest’ in the village, he hatches up a plan to get what he wants but his unofficial guide Paa Nii (Agya Koo), “the village eye”, gets things complicated.
Meanwhile the innkeeper’s wife expresses her affection for Joni as do many of the village girls, who referred to him as the ‘American man’ or ‘dollar man’. But Joni seemed to only have his eyes on the princess of the village.

I Have 100 Pairs Of Shoes - Yvonne Nelson

Like most women, Yvonne Nelson has emphatically stated she has trust issues and as such, she would not be dating for sometime.  When you are insecure and cannot accept yourself for who you are, without constantly trying to enhance yourself with artificial and fake things, which man will accept you? This breeds insecurity and I think that is what Yvonne Nelson is suffering from…
Yvonne Nelson made her trust issues known in an interview with 4syte TV over the weekend. In the same interview, she proudly stated that she has over 100 pairs of shoes…The question is; how many are real and how many are fake? Because we know Yvonne Nelson as ‘madam REPLICA’…
Yvonne Nelson is not the only Ghanaian celebrity who has proudly mentioned the number of shoes she keeps, earlier this year, Delay also mentioned that, she has over 700 shoes…
How many pairs of shoes do you have as a woman? For the men, I know you guys keep only 2 or 3…

Times Magazine’s ‘Person Of The Year’ Is Barack Obama

US President Barack Obama has been named Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year' for the second time in four years.

Managing editor Richard Stengel who revealed the respected magazine's choice on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 said it was 'remarkable that the president won two terms with over 50 percent of the popular vote as a Democrat.

He also noted that Obama took office in an economic crisis, and credited him with 'creating a new political alignment like Ronald Reagan did forty years ago'.

In 2008, the magazine named him 'Person of the Year' for turning out as the first black president of the United States, for winning against the odds.

Last year, 'The Protester' (representing liberation fighters in various uprisings) was chosen as the 'Person of the Year'.