EDDIE MURPHY as RIDDLER, SHIA LABEOUF as ROBIN = THE NEXT BATMAN MOVIE
Eddie Murphy and Shia Labeouf have been lined up to star in the next Batman movie, according to reports.
The Beverly Hills Cop actor will star as The Riddler and Labeouf will play the caped crusader's sidekick Robin in the next instalment, tentatively titled Gotham.
Actress Rachel Weisz is reportedly in the frame to play Catwoman. Christian Bale will return as Bruce Wayne and Michael Caine will again play his assistant Alfred, according to British newspaper The Sun.
The movie, which is slated for a 2010 release, will be directed by Christopher Nolan, who made The Dark Knight such a huge success when it was released this year.
A source says, .Chris wasn.t sure if he wanted to do another movie but as soon as he decided to, he got the wheels in motion. Eddie.s a fantastic addition. Everyone.s excited to see what he does as the Riddler..
LINEUP SET FOR OBAMA'S INAUGURATION
Aretha Franklin will perform at Barack Obama's presidential swearing-in ceremony on the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 20.
Inaugural organizers announced that Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma would perform a new musical selection composed by John Williams, joined by pianist Gabriela Montero and clarinetist Anthony McGill. Poet and playwright Elizabeth Alexander will deliver a poem, and other musical selections will be sung by the San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus.
For weeks, there has been speculation as to whom Obama and his team would select to perform at the historic occasion -- regarded as the most prestigious of all assignments amid an array of inauguration events that will be populated with celebrities and artists. Rumors flew that Franklin, aka "the queen of soul," would take part in the ceremony. The night before, she is scheduled to perform a free concert to honor Martin Luther King Jr. at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The lineup was announced by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and chosen by its chair, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, along with Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph Biden.
The mix of popular and classical entertainment is certainly not a surprise. What did catch some groups off-guard was the selection of a clergyman to deliver the invocation: the Rev. Rick Warren, the celebrity pastor of Saddleback Church in Orange County, Calif.
CLASSIC FILMS
BY GENRE
Slumdog Millionaire
Frost/Nixon
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Australia
Quantum of Solace
Milk
The Secret Life of Bees
BOX OFFICE
City of Ember
Four Christmases
Twilight
Bolt
