Jul 27

Director Quentin Tarantino would not have chosen Daniel Craig to play James Bond.

The star said he would like to have directed Casino Royale – but with Pierce Brosnan as 007.

And he claimed that the only reason it was filmed at all was because of him.

He said: "The reason they did Casino Royale all comes down to me.

"I made it a point, I said I wanted to do Casino Royale. They were already on record as saying the movie was unfilmable but then after I said it and talked about it for a little bit – then the big thing on all the internets was that that was what all the fans wanted to see and so that’s when they said, ‘Oh, maybe it’s not so un-filmable.’"

He added: "Actually if I had done the film, I wouldn’t have done it with Daniel Craig, I would have done it with Pierce Brosnan."

Tarantino also admitted he had a secret guilty pleasure – he loves romcoms.

The star, famous for the violent storylines in his movies, said he likes to go to the cinema to indulge.

He said: "These rom-coms get a bad rap but actually I’ve been a fan of romantic comedies since the 30s – they usually work on wordplay and everything like that, so I actually think I’d be really good at it.

"It is a guilty pleasure. I used to find it hard to actually go to the movies by myself, you want to have a date with you so you have an excuse to go."

Source: Splash News


May 11

Chat show host Ellen DeGeneres and her actress partner Portia de Rossi have topped a poll that asked American mums which celebrities they would feel most comfortable leaving their kids with.

DeGeneres and de Rossi, who are married but have no children, beat Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in the ParentDish.com poll of more than 10,000 mums.

The TV chat show host and de Rossi took 31 percent of votes, with singleton Jennifer Aniston coming in second at 22 percent. Jolie and Pitt got 18 percent of votes, while chat show queen Oprah Winfrey got nine percent.

Former Alias star and mum-of-two Jennifer Garner won the best celebrity mother poll with 37 percent, followed by first lady Michelle Obama and Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon in a tie.

In a close battle for worst celebrity mum, rocker Courtney Love just edged out Lindsay Lohan’s mother Dina and pop star Britney Spears.