8th March 2008 OK! Magazine - Fun at Coppola's

  

24 February 2008 Herald-Sun (Australia) - February 2008 edition

  

15 February 2008 Aussie mag - OK February 2008 edition

  

15 February 2008 posted; with Many thanks to Lisa H for these pictures

                 

02 February 2008 posted; Sundance Film Festival

              

22 January 2008 Many thanks to Lisa H for these pictures of Stu

              
              

20 March 2007 Aussie mag - Charlize & Stuart on the Beach



15 February 2007 BestMan or Unhitched??
http://www.writingstudio.co.za/page1502.html
http://ofcs.rottentomatoes.com/click/movie-1172591/reviews.php?critic=movies&sortby=default&page=1&rid=1571437
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430919/

13 December 2006
Download Video clips for Battle in Seattle
Thanks Arlene!

10 December 2006
Riot act: Movie re-creating WTO chaos

20 November 2006 Stuart and his dog Tucker on "Battle in Seattle" set, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, by webmaster Lara.


6 November 2006
Battle in Seattle Movie site - sign up as an extra!

29 September 2006
List of feature length motion pictures in production in British Columbia

24 September 2006
Sarandon & Evans Joining Battle in Seattle

31 August 2006
THERON SET TO STAR IN BOYFRIEND'S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

29 May 2006
Exclusive Interview : Frank Spotnitz
Thanks to Lisa Holden for this link

25 May 2006
By David Lambert
A week from tomorrow (on May 30th) sees the release of Night Stalker - The Complete Series, the recent remake of the classic Kolchak TV series. Recently TVShowsOnDVD.com owner and webmaster Gord Lacey posted at our blog that he had gotten the chance to interview Night Stalker (and X-Files) Executive Producer Frank Spotnitz, and that he'll be getting that typed up and posted soon. Now you can meet and greet Spotnitz yourself!

Buena Vista has let us know that Spotnitz will be available at an autograph signing at the West Hollywood Best Buy (1015 N. La Brea, at the corner of Santa Monica and La Brea) on Tuesday, June 30th (same day the set is released) at 7PM local time, and staying until 9PM. Joining him will be Night Stalker star Stuart Townsend (who's played a vampire himself, in case anyone's forgotten, taking the "Lestat" role in the 2002 Anne Rice film Queen of the Damned). They're also hoping to convince co-star Gabrielle Union to show up as well, but her schedule may not allow for it. But if you're anywhere in the vicinity, drop by that evening and pick up a copy of the set and get some autographs!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5704

30 April 2006
Stuart has finished filming Kaos Theory and did enjoy his time with it.
Source on this is Stuart's people.

15 March 2006
THERON BLASTS SPLIT REPORTS
CHARLIZE THERON has fired back at weekend reports she has split from boyfriend STUART TOWNSEND, insisting the pair are still together. The actress has been spotted alone at various recent awards ceremonies, including the Oscars - where she took her mum as her date - but she insists that's simply because her Irish lover has been away working. And following the latest Hollywood split announcement, Theron's publicist, AMANDA SILVERMAN, has released a statement, saying, "Stuart and Charlize have not broken up. "Next week everyone will be calling me saying they were married. We can't win."
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13 December 2005
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Townsend Joins Ryan Reynolds and Emily Mortimer in "Chaos Theory"

THERONS RING PROMPTS MARRIAGE QUESTIONS

1 December 2005
As we all know, ABC's "The Night Stalker" series has been axed, but here it is for the record...

Show creator Frank Spotnitz ("The X-Files"), announced the cancellationon on his blog (Biglight.com/blog) Sunday (Nov. 13 2005), and ABC confirmed Monday that the show was being pulled.

"While I'm disappointed the series has come to an end, I am enormously grateful for the experience and the opportunity given me by the network and Touchstone Television," Spotnitz writes. After thanking the show's cast and crew, he adds, "It was a blast."

The news doesn't come as a big surprise -- "Night Stalker" was one of many series that have struggled on ABC's Thursday schedule in recent years. In its six weeks on the air it averaged just 5.2 million viewers and also struggled in the key adults 18-49 demographic.

Any show facing CBS' "CSI," which draws 28 million viewers each week, is fighting an uphill battle. But "Night Stalker," an update of the 1970s series that stars Stuart Townsend as ghoul-hunting reporter Carl Kolchak and Gabrielle Union as his skeptical colleague, couldn't break free from the pack behind NBC's "The Apprentice." Last week, it finished in a virtual tie with FOX's "Reunion" and only beat The WB's "Everwood" by a couple hundred thousand viewers.

Nine episodes of "Night Stalker" were filmed. At the moment, ABC has no plans to air the three that haven't been seen yet.

You may send your comments on the show's cancellation to the ABC from the link on the main page.

29 November 2005
Sent in by a fan:

Just thought all you Stuart fans might want to know that I spotted him and Charlize this weekend in Napa. We were at the Opus One winery the day after Thanksgiving and they walked in right before us. I kept glancing furtively at Charlize, not quite sure it was her, but then I recognized Stuart. She looked very normal, very pretty of couse, but wearing no make-up and not exceptionally noticeable. Stuart looked very handsome in person. They were both dressed quite casually and were travelling with Charlize's Mom, her new husband, and an older lady who might have been Charlize's Grandma. They only stayed a few minutes for the tasting and then Charlize suggested they all go for lunch. After they left, the woman behind the tasting bar joked that she would make copies of the credit card receipt that Charlize had signed for all of us (she didn't). As they were walking out, Charlize said "Thanks, guys, for letting us stop here". Gee, what a polite gal. Well, there you have it.

29 November 2005 THERON + TOWNSEND PLAN A WEDDING - SORT OF

13 October 2005 Charlize Theron: Marriage 'Not My Thing'

19 August 2005:
Townsend Stalks Kolchak Role
Link thanks to Jen from http://wst.firez.org

6 August 2005:
Theron and Townsend to marry

3 August 2005:
The Night Stalker Premiere Thursday, September 29

13 July 2005:
Stuart recently voiced Lucky the Lucky Charms Leprechaun on the hit Adult Swim show, Robot Chicken. The episode he appeared in is called "The Sack". Although his part was very brief, it was part of a hilarious sketch involving the Trix Rabbit trying to make extra money by selling drugs. Robot Chicken is known for frequent celebrity voiceover work including actors such as Sara Michelle Gellar and Aston Kutcher.

21 May 2005:
Irish actor STUART TOWNSEND is set to team up with GABRIELLE UNION in a remake of 1970s TV hit KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER.
DARREN McGAVIN and CAROL LYNLEY starred in the vampire detective series, which became a ratings winner in America the early 1970s. The drama spawned a 1974 movie.

30 May 2004: As you know it takes a lot of resources to keep a site this size up and running. We are now accepting donations via Paypal to help pay this project's operating costs. If you enjoy this site and can spare a little, please send us what you think is appropriate. Every little bit helps. Thanks for your support! And very special thanks to the visitors who already offered to contribute!

3 April 2004: Shade movie will be opening in Los Angeles on April 9th at the Arclight.

20 March 2004: We finally have some pics of Stu and Char at the Oscars! We hope to have more soon! ^_^

29 February 2004: ALL RIGHT CHARLIZE!! CONGRATS TO YOU!! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND KNEW YOU WOULD WIN! We?ll have some pics of Char and Stu from awards up soon, lol they were pretty easy to spot with Stu?s tux. ^_^

Also for you Orlando Bloom fans, here is our favorite site for that talented actor. We think you will like it!

18 February 2004: Here's a new pic of the Shade movie poster. Also visit The Shade Yahoo! Group for more info on the film. These guys and girls have been really good to us in providing all kinds of info on the film to us now that the project has received new life.

16 February 2004: There may potentially be a special screening of SHADE in the next couple of weeks specifically for the serious fans of the actors in the film! If you live in the southern California area, or can make it to a screening in Los Angeles area,please let us know! Please e-mail: shadethemovie2004@yahoo.com for more details. Thanks to the Shade Yahoo! group and Dawn who broke the news for us.

Also here is a great new bio about Stu that we are sure will tell you many things you didn't know about him :)
Great work Rob!

15 January 2004: Sorry but the galleries and multimedia pages have been suspended for a while. The page just gets too much traffic as it is. We have the best civilian webpage package one can buy, but Stu just has too many fans. :) We are working with Stuart's people to figure out a way to meet the demands of our visitors. Thank you for supporting the page and making it what it is today.

In the meantime, please enjoy this pic of what Stu would have looked like as Captain Jack Sparrow that was sent in by Crownhelm.

And here is info about the UK DVD release for LXG. (Dang that's a lot of abbreviations in one sentence). It's in Microsoft Word Document form. Thanks Angela.

8 January 2004: The page is back and is going great guns. We are streamlining and cleaning out the pages in order to help things run more smoothly.

15 December 2003: It's Stuart's B-Day today!! Happy birthday to the man, the myth, the legend! :)

1 December 2003: A fantastic new wallpaper from Lana is up on the multimedia page.

13 November 2003: A new pic of Stu and Char from a Dutch Magazine is up on the Gallery page. Thanks Tina!

4 September 2003: There is a cool new QOTD drawing by Andrea Dion on the fan art page.

18 August 2003: Many new LXG pics have been added to the gallery for your viewing pleasure.

10 August 2003: Stuart has a new movie called Le Retour de James Bataille. It's supposed to be a comedy with Vanessa Paradis (Johnny Depp's significant other and baby momma), and his co-star in LXG, Jason Flemyng. If I get or hear any more info, I will let you know. You can check IMDB for more information. Also, he attended the fundraiser for the Aaliyah Memorial Fund at Quincy Jones' house on July 31, 2003. He and Charlize were there to help with raising money for Aaliyah's favorite charities. Thanks to Connie for this info!

7 August 2003: Lestat's couch from QOTD is for sale! Check out the news page to find out how you can own a piece of the movie!

7 August 2003: Lestat's couch is for sale! (This link no longer active)

And here is some more info;

For Sale: The Vampire Lestat Couch from Queen of the Damned Two nearly identical couches furnished the "breakfast" room in the Glastonbury mansion of The Vampire Lestat in the movie Queen of the Damned. One was used by the two groupies that Lestat had for breakfast. That couch is reportedly now owned by Jonathan Davis, the singer from Korn, who co-wrote the original songs for the movie. The other one, pictured here, is now for sale on ebay. [GO TO EBAY LISTING]

The couch was originally sold on ebay by Denny Illic, who ran the charity prop auction, and sold off most of the major props from Queen of the Damned. After purchase, the couch was crated and shipped from Australia to Syracuse, NY, where it is now located. The tubular pillows were subsequently obtained from another prop liquidator.

This is pretty much the Ultimate Queen of the Damned collectors item. It appears in an early prominent scene, and later, when Lestat, played by Stuart Townsend (now in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) returns to his mansion after his first encounter with Jessie Reeves. By matching the pattern from the two couches that furnish the mansion (DVD image captures) it has been possible to determine that we have here the couch that Lestat (Townsend) sat on.

The couch is twelve feet long, and five feet nine inches tall at the center. It takes four strong people to move it. The upholstery is of very good quality, thickly tufted on the back. The seat is a plywood bench, covered wioth upholstery fabric, and a fairly thick, eleven foot long zippered cushion stuffed with fibre. The detailing shown above the upholstery appears to be some kind of molded resin, judging from the edges where there is a small missing piece on the far right end. The three rams heads appear to be made of plaster and the horns of foam. The ends are made of hollow plastic, and have been attached more firmly with angle brackets under the cushion, as they were fairly loose on arrival.

The ebay auction will end just before 7 PM on August 16, 2003. Serious bidders should contact the seller in advance, to discuss any questions and payment arrangements. Bidders will need to get get firm shipping quotes from reliable movers, and will be provided a number that shippers can call for information. Payment will need to be made immediately, and movers will need to take possession of the item by August 23.

The attached page has more (big, slow-loading) images of the couch, including the original ebay ad, showing it's life before, during, and after shipping to Syracuse.

11 July 2003: LXG is out in North America! Go see the film and support Stuart and all his co-stars! New pics from the movie are up on the gallery page thanks to Tami and Farah clocks in with some new wallpapers on the multimedia page! Thanks ya'll!

8 July 2003: INTERVIEWS: Stuart Townsend Talks LXG! Source: Fred TopelFriday, July 4, 2003 - Thanks to Connie for this!! :) We cannot wait to see LXG, it is getting great reviews, the studio must really believe in this film and are proud of it!

Stuart Townsend plays Dorian Gray in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. One of many literary figures to appear in the comic book superhero movie, Townsend's Gray has a particular similarity to another "League" member, Mina Harker. Mina is part vampire, and Gray is immortal thanks to a painting that ages instead of him. Having played a vampire in Queen of the Damned, Townsend never tried to advice Peta Wilson, who played Mina.

"I think we obviously talked about it, but I think I was so relieved that I wasn't being a vampire," Townsend said. "But I got to be an immortal which was kind of nice. [She] was great. I actually didn't see this moment when we were making it, but when I watched the film yesterday and she has that little moment when she says that she doesn't need any help, she devours this guy. I just love the moment where she comes up and has blood everywhere. It was a really funny moment."

In a world filled with X-Men and Daredevils and Hulks, Townsend thinks the league of literary heroes will provide a welcome change of pace. "It's a great, when you see the league together, it is such a bunch of new and interesting characters that you've never seen before. Also, because they're literary characters, they have such a rich tradition already. It would be nice if audiences actually went out and started reading those books, younger audiences."

Townsend himself did his own research on his character. "I was pretty familiar actually. I'd read the book. You know, Oscar Wilde is Irish, but I went back and did my [research]. I got to read the book again, went and saw the old movie. But this is a different film, so I have to be true to what we're doing rather than trying to do a repeat of Dorian Gray. It's the same character, but it's different. There are elements that are in there."

One of Townsend's favorite parts of the character was his period suit. "I loved it because Jacqueline West did the costumes and she's the most fantastic costume designer. I think she really created iconic figures. When I got into my suit, it wasn't how I imagined, which is always nice. And it always takes a bit of adjustment. I would spent two hours just going through all the stuff, but I trusted her and I loved the costume."

Some of the film's complicated photography required Townsend to shoot a scene backwards. "It's a very quick clip where I steal Jekyll's vial. Basically, they wanted to end the shot with the hand on the vial. And because they have to be so specific, it's such a fast speed shot and it just stops exactly, I couldn't do it normally. I had to walk into the room backwards and then go all the way back and pick up the vial backwards so that the camera could actually focus on that one. That was strange."

With Sean Connery as the leader of the "League", Townsend recalled their first encounter. "The first time I met him, I was Dorian Gray. And the second time I met him was later that night. We all had dinner together and I went, 'Hey, Sean.' He looked at me like, 'Who the f*ck are you?' I was like, 'Remember me?' He was like 'No.' 'I'm the guy who's Dorian Gray.' 'Oh, I'm so sorry.' It was kind of nice though."

3 June 2003: Hey fantastic news! SHADE finally see the light of day and will recieve its world premiere at the Cinevegas Film Festival on June 21.

2 June 2003: A new pic of Stuart and Charlize modelling in the June issue of Elle magazine is up in the gallery section. The Italian Job is getting great reviews, so go see it and support Charlize!

16 April 2003: Check out REX for some new pics of Stu and Charlize. Thanks to RArb for the heads up!! :)

8 April 2003: Here are all the international release dates for LXG. Thanks to MrsNutty for these! Please remember these could change at any time!

USA 11 July 2003
Israel 14 August 2003
New Zealand 14 August 2003
UK 15 August 2003
Australia 21 August 2003
France 27 August 2003
Switzerland 27 August 2003
Russia 28 August 2003
Spain 5 September 2003
Belgium 10 September 2003
Netherlands 11 September 2003
Iceland 12 September 2003
Germany 2 October 2003
Austria 3 October 2003
Finland 3 October 2003
Italy 3 October 2003
Lithuania 3 October 2003
Norway 3 October 2003
Portugal 3 October 2003
South Africa 3 October 2003
Denmark 10 October 2003
Greece 10 October 2003
Sweden 10 October 2003
Argentina 30 October 2003

30 March 2003: A new pic of Stu as Dorian Grey from LXG is up on the gallery page. Thanks Mona! Also we hear that the LXG trailer will be showing in theaters before X-Men 2.

25 March 2003: Trapped quietly came out in the US on DVD and VHS today. Thanks to LadyChrys for the info.

23 March 2003: Here are the production notes for Trapped. We have them in a Microsoft Word document format for easy downloading. Thanks to Angela for these! :)

14 March 2003: Here is the LXG teaser poster! There's Stu in the back right as Dorian. Thanks Mona!!

9 March 2003: We have some wonderful news about Shade thanks to rdashnay!!

From the New York Post:

SYLVESTER Stallone's new movie "Shade" will have a theatrical release after all. The con-man caper has been slow to find a distributor, but RKO chief Ted Hartley says buzz is building. "All of the foreign territories except two have now been sold, and the movie is going to turn the corner to profitability," he tells PAGE SIX. "We have four serious bids for domestic [distribution]. I think we're in good shape, and I think it's an important turn for Stallone." Aintitcoolnews.com's agents have seen it and report that "age has made Stallone's face fascinating . . . those basset hound eyes buried even further in that Shar-Pei landslide of skin, but [with] a rumpled dignity."

The film also stars Gabriel Byrne, Melanie Griffith, Stuart Townsend, Thandie Newton and Jamie Foxx.

4 March 2003: Here are the offical production notes for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Thanks to Angela for this info!

Set in Victorian England, the story centers around a team of extraordinary figures enlisted by a mysterious caller to stop a villain intent on turning the nations of the world against one another. The coterie of heroes are led by Allan Quartermain (Sean Connery) and comprise some of the greatest figures from adventure literature: Captain Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah), Dracula vampiress Mina Harker (Peta Wilson), invisible man Rodney Skinner, (Tony Curran), American secret service agent Sawyer (Shane West), Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend), and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (Jason Flemyng). Richard Roxburgh ("Moulin Rouge") plays the League's enigmatic recruiter, M. Stephen Norrington ("Blade") directs.

Principal Cast: Sean Connery, Stuart Townsend, Peta Wilson, Shane West, Jason Flemyng, Naseeruddin Shah, Richard Roxburgh, David Hemmings Director: Stephen Norrington

25 February 2003: The North American (and maybe Australian?) release date for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has been set at July 11, 2003. Thanks once again to DraculasBryd21 for the report! ;)

24 February 2003: Stuart and Charlize will be filming a new movie together again! This one will be called "Head in the Clouds" and we will bring you the latest info about this project as we hear it. Thanks to DraculasBryd21 for the heads up!

Charlize Theron has signed to star opposite Penelope Cruz in the upcoming historical drama "Head in the Clouds" from Australian "new wave" director John Duigan. Actors Stuart Townsend and Thomas Kretschmann also recently signed onto the film, which is scheduled to start shooting March 17 in Montreal and on location in Paris and London.

Set in 1930s England, the Spanish Civil War and the last days of the occupation of Paris, story follows the adventures of a young Cambridge student (Townsend) whose world is changed forever by a passionate affair with a hedonistic photographer (Theron). Cruz plays a Spanish refugee who shares their lives until war intervenes and threatens to separate them forever.

Worldwide rights to the film are being shopped by Australian sales shingle Arclight Films, launched at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

Theron most recently starred in "Trapped" with Townsend. She next appears in Paramount's "The Italian Job" opposite Mark Wahlberg and Edward Norton. Other recent credits include "Curse of the Jade Scorpion," "The Cider House Rules, " "The Yards" and "Men of Honor." Townsend also recently starred in "Queen of the Damned" and "About Adam." Duigan's directorial credits include the award-winning films "Lawn Dogs," "The Year My Voice Broke" and "Flirting," as well as the 1989 drama "Romero," starring the late Raul Julia as El Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero.

14 February 2003: The Misc. picture page has been updated with some more pics sent in by a friend of the page.

7 February 2003: Bad news about Shade we are afraid. This is from Fox News, so we are trusting the source. The movie is actually completed, but in limbo.

Shade, directed by newcomer Damian Neiman, is finished but it's disappeared into the ether. RKO Films produced it with Merv Griffin, but Shade has no distributor as yet.

And this one has a pricey supporting cast, too: British heart-throb Stuart Townsend, RKO owner (and actress/socialite) Dina Merrill, plus Hal Holbrook, Bo Hopkins, Thandie Newton, Jamie Foxx, Michael Dorn and, last but not least, Gabriel Byrne and Melanie Griffith. Publicists tried to make it seem like the latter two were having an affair in real life last year to generate interest in the film, but nothing sparked ? including the movie.

1 January 2003: HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR VISITORS FROM THE WEBMASTERS!!! This will surely be a huge and sucessful year for Stuart! You can visit www.leagueofextraordinarygentlemen.com to learn more about Stu's next upcoming movie. Thanks to DMSchick129 for reporting this!

28 September 2002: For the weekend of 9/27 through 9/28 Trapped took in $1.5 million dollars and maintained tenth place at the box office, tying with Stealing Harvard and Swimfan. Trapped has grossed an estimated $5.7 million dollars thus far in its 2 week run. GO SEE THIS FANTASTIC MOVIE AND TAKE YOUR FRIENDS TOO AND GO SUPPORT STUART AND ALL THE CAST AND CREW.

We are also happy to report that Sweet Home Alabama took in over $37.5 million dollars this weekend and captured first place at the box office. Charlize is the film?s executive producer and we are very pleased to see that this project is a success! Sweet Home Alabama has been predicted to gross over $90 million dollars before its run is over in the US.

And here are the official box office stats for the weekend of September 20-22, 2002 from E!

1. Barbershop: $13.2 million
2. The Banger Sisters: $10.3 million
3. My Big Fat Greek Wedding: $10 million
4. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever: $7.11 million
5. The Four Feathers: $7.1 million
6. One Hour Photo: $4.725 million
7. Signs: $3.5 million
8. Stealing Harvard: $3.5 million
9. Swimfan $3.45 million
10. Trapped: $3.2 million

In other news, Stuart is still in Prague shooting The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

8 September 2002: Read Vampvan's DVD review

3 September 2002: Sorry it has been a while, here is some news Lizzie, a great Stuart fan and friend of the site wrote in with about the Trapped comerical on tv;

"I was so excited to final see the TV spots of Trapped last week, as I was watching I believe American idol. but to my great disappointment they didn't even mention Stuart?s name as one of the main characters (which he has a very good list of movies he has been in and is not an unknown actor). Yet they proceed to mention Courtney love. Courtney love???!!! Come on people, what is this world coming too. I have nothing against Courtney love but from my stand point you would think they would mention Stuart before her. At least during the TV spot, he was certainly shown more than she was. Well I thought you would like to know....smile" -Lizzie

And here is Garnet reviewing the DVD, please write in if you have an opinion on either the Trapped commerical or QOTD DVD! :)

"I am very disappointed in the QOTD DVD in the fact that it says it has features that are not on there, such as: Gag Reel, Production Book Stills Gallery, Trailer and they are calling 1 minute of backstage footage -Extended Concert Sequence, that?s not what I expected. The good points of the DVD are: The Lestat Music Videos, The making of the music and the vampires. They could have done more on the tribute to Aaliyah and they only showed Stuart like 2 or 3 times. The deleted footage was disappointing in the fact that it doesn?t t even go as far as the concert scene. The directors commentary is interesting if youwant to watch a whole movie with them talking over it. Let us know what you think." -Garnet

19 July 2002: Here's the lastest on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, based on Alan Moore's graphic novel. The movie began principal photography in Prague last week, Variety reported. The film's start was delayed two days because of star Sean Connery's illness, though some background photography began June 28, the trade paper reported.

Steve Norrington (Blade) is directing the film, set in Victorian England, and Mike Nelson is line producer.

The IGN FilmForce Web site reported that Jason Isaacs has joined the cast of the upcoming League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie in the role of Campion Bond, a British secret service agent and possible forebear of 007.

27 June 2002: An aussie magazine New Idea June 29 2002, page 91;

Insiders are confiding that CHARLIZE THERON will be a bride before the year's out. Friends say her hunky Irish actor Beau STUART TOWNSEND, star of Queen of the Damned, has popped the question, and Charlize said yes. They're still throwing dates around but are telling pals that December is a real possibility. Stay tuned.......

While Entertainment Tonite reported that char and stu claim that they are not yet engaged but very much in love, however Charlize did pick up and browse through a Bridal Magazine while at the store with Stuart, but did not buy it.

Also we have some more news on Shade where Stuart will star with Sly Stallone thanks to our pal Rose ;) According to her, filming on this project started on May 30th!

31 May 2002: Here is what a fan who saw the Trapped trailer thought of it, if you see it, write in what you thought and we will post it.

"I forgot to tell you that i saw the trailer for the movie trapped. it was playing with the movie "about a boy". it looks very good if you have not seen it and very intense. i can't wait for it to come out in the theatres." - Lizzie

27 May 2002: The Trapped trailer is now playing before a few movies in North American theatres. So far we have confirmed it is showing before showing of About a Boy and Enough. From what we have heard the trailer is very short and Stuart is only in it for a little bit, but we are still excited to hear about this! He will have a good role in the film if the movie is anything like Greg Iles? book, 24 Hours, which we cannot recommend enough. Thanks to Mary and others for reporting and if anyone sees the trailer before another movie or has some info about it they can write us. We hope to have this up for download very soon.

16 May 2002: Here is a good bit of reasoning from Mona, a dear friend of this site who has helped us so much, on what the deal is with Stuart's next project:

Sounds like Stuart's part in "Shade" is confirmed. Several sources also confirm his role as Dorian Gray in "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." Now that Tim Curry's pilot for "A Family Affair", (he's playing Mr. French) has been picked up by WB, it doesn't look like he'll have time to be in "Locked & Upright." The confirmed cast for "Locked & Upright" hasn't been announced yet, but filming doesn't start until winter, so maybe Stuart will be done with "League" in time to consider taking the role he read for in this movie too.

15 May 2002: Here is yet another rumor about what Stuart's next movie could be. We doubt that he could be in all 3 of these and hope to have some answers for you soon. This came from E! On-line's fact sheet from May 13 2002. Thanks to Mona for the report! :)

Sylvester Stallone is working on his poker face. The aging action hero tries his hand at a card-themed crime thriller, joining Thandie Newton, Gabriel Byrne and Stuart Townsend in RKO Pictures' Shade. Written and directed by first timer Damien Nieman, the pic tells the story of poker hustlers (Newton, Townsend and Byrne) who join forces with Stallone in an attempt to scam a notorious L.A. gangster. Shooting begins in Los Angeles May 30.

Btw the other 2 possible movies we have heard about recently are The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Locked and Upright, check yesterday's news for more details.

14 May 2002: We now have a release date for the Queen of the Damned DVD; August 27, 2002. Thanks to Donna for reporting this. The VHS and Pal release should follow soon after.

13 May 2002: Here is some news direct to us from the camp of Gregory Iles, the author of the excellent 24 Hours novel, which the upcoming Trapped movie is based on. We cannot recommend this book and the rest of Mr. Iles works enough! Look for his books next time you are out! Greg also wrote the screenplay the movie is based on. We now have answers to a lot of questions about the movie!! Thanks so much to Geoff Iles and everyone at www.gregiles.com for their info and support!!

"Thought I could shed a little light on a few of the items I read on your site. You know that the movie is no longer set in Mississippi. As the shoot was in Vancouver, the location of the story was reset to the Seattle area.

So, the characters no longer needed a southern accent. In the end, Stuart used his own accent, and it works out very well in the movie. Another change from the book was that the daughter's illness (daughter played by Dakota Fanning) was changed from diabetes to asthma.

As Greg was both the author of the book and the screenplay, the book holds very true to the original story. A good bit of the movie was shot with handheld cameras and the results are impressive. Viewers will be on the edge of their seats.

Although the TV show with a similar name was considered in the new movie title, the actual reason for changing the name to "Trapped" was MPAA rules governing motion picture titles. Another movie set to be released in the same quarter is titled "The Hours", and MPAA rules do not allow two movies in the same quarter to have the same word in the title."

-Geoff Iles,
www.gregiles.com

The League begins filming this summer under the direction of Stephen Norrington, with Don Murphy producing and a script by James Robinson. Shooting will take place in the Czech Republic and Morocco. Sequels are expected to follow.

Variety describes the $80 million film's plot as such: "Sensing trouble for the Empire in the future, Queen Victoria has the British Secret Service secretly put the seemingly disparate team together to stop a villain intent on turning the nations of the world against one another for his own personal gain." Quatermain will be "the capo of a group of superpowered individuals culled from great adventure literature: Mina Harker from Dracula, the Invisible Man, Dr. Henry Jekyll, Captain Nemo, Dorian Gray and their American liaison, police detective Thomas Sawyer."

Fans of the Wildstorm comic will recall that neither Dorian Gray nor Tom Sawyer appeared in the original comic miniseries. Tom was included to be the team?s police liaison (he will be a detective in the movie) and Dorian Gray will appear in the comic?s sequel.

Dorian Gray is the story of a vain and pompous young man who sells his soul in order to stay young and beautiful forever. Fans of Stuart?s version of Lestat, the Brat Prince, are in for a treat as Dorian and Lestat have a lot in common! Stuart has auditioned for the role, but has not yet entered negotiations.

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And here you can read the entire Dorian Gray novel on-line

After presiding over a reading of "Locked & Upright," "Galaxy Quest" director Dean Parisot appears poised for liftoff. Pic's a time travel comedy about two flighty flight attendants from the swinging '70s who head into the Bermuda triangle aboard a passenger flight and come out in the belly of a German bomber staging a raid over London.

The table reading was staged by producer Mark Johnson and Patrick Wachsberger, whose Summit is financing the comedy, and participants were "The Sweetest Thing" duo of Christina Applegate and Selma Blair, along with Tim Curry and Stuart Townsend.

In the script by Barry McEvoy and David Sussman, the promiscuous stewardesses try to acclimate to their surroundings, a task made harder given they can't remember who won that damned war. No guarantee that cast will take part, but the pic's poised to start shooting in winter.

29 April 2002: Here is a funny bit of info from Deb?s QOTD cast site;

QOTD jumped a staggering 608% this week to come in at #44 on the US Box Office Charts (up from #77 last week) and gross another $93,671.

That is a good little surge and with many of the visitors on Deb?s page we agree that this is because the movie is now playing at second run theaters. So here is a chance to see the movie again before it is out on DVD this summer.

27 April 2002: Here is the track listing from Queen of the Damned: The Score Album, which is coming out in June;

1. Queen of the Damned
2. Jesse's Dream
3. On the Beach
4. Secret Passage
5. Air Lestat
6. A Walk in the Park
7. Maharet
8. Prodigal Sun
9. The Queen is Dead
10. Long Live Jesse

Thanks to Debs at the QOTD cast site for this info. We are also happy to report QOTD had a strong opening in the UK and has now grossed over $30 million dollars in the United States alone.

7 April 2002: The QOTD Official Score will be out in stores in June and will feature Ravi Shankar, the world's most famous sitar player! (The score is not to be confused with the movie soundtrack; the score is the original music that plays in the background during the film and was composed by Richard Gibbs and Jonathan Davis). Here is Richard in his own words:

"Okay - the official word came to me today. Warner Bros. Records will be releasing the score in June. It will be a pure score cd - no songs - and it will contain approx. 30 minutes of our score (yes, including the Shankar performances) Yes!"?.. "On some of the pieces Shankar's work is part of a larger cue and on others he is alone."

Thanks to Amy from Stuart Townsend, More than a man, for helping collaborate this info.

2 April 2002: Box Office Prophets now lists the release date for Trapped as 9/20, moving the release of the movie back nearly a month. Thanks to Mona for the heads up on this!

23 MArch 2002: Stuart arrived at the Melbourne Premiere with girlfriend Charlize Theron. A huge set-up at a concert building was organized for the screening. Stuart came out on the stage and thanked the GOTHS!! He did not say Aaliyah's name..he said something even nicer...he mentioned the one person "who could not be with us here tonight..but that she is in spirit" (Made me wish so badly she was there that night so we could see her smiling face and bubbly personality.. it was just not the same vibe I imagined it should have been... without her :(

Ps . Bats flew above our heads that night while we watched the movie; most of the crowd was in an open space as this venue has half a roof; some even stretched out on the grass and they all watched the Queen of the Damned for the first time. The vibe in the crowd was so good..that my friends said that it was the best and most awesome night they have ever experienced. So far no-one took photos of the crowd to capture that vibe.

21 MArch 2002: We have heard from a good source that the title of the film, 24 Hours starring Stuart and Charlize, has been changed to Trapped:

Columbia Pictures bring us "24 Hours," which may very well be confused among some with the Keifer Sutherland television series, "24". Similar in name, both projects at least partially concern a kidnapping. Sony has gone with the name "Trapped" as opposed to "24 Hours," probably in an effort to distinguish the film a bit from the tv show. (Kim Hollis/BOP) - (Please note that news regarding movies can change at any time ;) - the webmasters.)

You can read the full article at Box Office Prophets. Thanks to Rose for the heads up! :)

We are also happy to report Queen of the Damned will soon gross over $30 million dollars after last weekend's Box Office has been added up.

15 March 2002: We would like to thank Rose for telling us that 24 Hours is currently scheduled for an August 23rd release. (Of course this date is subject to change).

13 March 2002: We would like to thank Amber for pointing out the big QOTD prop auction going on at e-bay. Check this out for a chance to buy some of the props from the movie.

11 March 2002: Queen of the Damned took in additional $2.34 million this weekend, putting the movie's total gross near $28 million dollars with the film still to be released in many countries. QOTD producer, Jorge Saralegui, once again has a number 1 movie this week with The Time Machine, which took in more than $22 million dollars.

5 March 2002: Stuart is featured in the March 2002 Issue of WMagazine. You can view the entire article on this site. Thanks to Laura Wright for the heads up!

4 March 2002: In its second week of release in America and Canada, Queen of the Damned finished #6 for the weekend of March 1-3, grossing $5.8 million dollars. We Were Soldiers and 40 Days and 40 Nights debuted this weekend and #1 and #2 respectively. Dan Fellman, head of distribution of Warner Bros., explained that it is not abnormal to see big drop-offs on a horror movie. "Fright films often debut strongly as hardcore horror fans turn out in big numbers, then plummet the next weekend."

Queen of the Damned was the #1 movie in America last weekend when it grossed $15.2 million dollars. So far the movie has grossed over $21 million dollars overall and is on track to gross $35 million. Warner Bros. is pleased with ticket sales so far, and is chalking up QOTD as a success.

2 March 2002: Stuart is breifly featured in the March 2002 issue of GQ! He is included in a section about young rising stars. You can view his picture from this article on
Stuart's publicity pics page.

25 February 2002: QUEEN OF THE DAMNED IS THE NUMBER 1 MOVIE IN AMERICA!! We would like to congratulate Stuart, the late Aaliyah who we all miss very much, Director Michael Rymer, Producer Jorge Saralegui, the entire cast and crew, and all the fans for the movie's success!!

Weekend Box Office 22 February 2002

1. Queen of the Damned - $15.2 million
2. John Q. - $12.5 million
3. Dragonfly - $10.4 million
4. Return to Never Land - $9 million
5. Crossroads - $7.1 million

22 February 2002: Lol so much to say today the text will overflow a little bit! :) Well today is the big day, the North American Release of QOTD! The reviews have been pouring in, some are good, some are bad, but just about everyone agrees it is a fun movie, a good popcorn flick at the very least and at the very best, a superb gothic thriller. It's worthy of Vampire Chronicles fans who understand that the movie is two books made into one story. We are happy to see most reviewers enjoyed Aaliyah and Stuart! We hope everyone will see it and make up their own mind and let's make it the #1 movie! Congrats to all the cast and crew! Here are just about all the reviews on the net, collected at Rotten Tomatoes.

20 February 2002: Stuart was on the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn last night promoting QOTD! We hope to have this on the site for you soon. Thanks to Amy for the heads up!

11 February 2002: QOTD was screened for the first time Sunday night. Here is movie producer, Jorge Saralegui, in his own words:

"Tonight we screened the final version of QUEEN for the first time, on closing night of the Black Hollywood Film Festival. The movie played well, but I am posting to let Aaliyah's fans know that the tribute to Aaliyah was very, very affecting. Rashad Haughton received an award in Aaliyah's name for offering so much inspiration. I enjoyed hearing what everyone had to say about her, both in person and on the screen. But looking at the many images of her beautiful smile was heartbreaking."

9 February 2002: Warner Bros. has added more material to the the Offical QOTD flash site including cast biographies. The WB Records' movie soundtrack page has also been updated.

30 January 2002: TV ads for QOTD will begin in America tommorrow! :) Here are some recent words about Stuart from the movie producer, Jorge Saralegui: "We became very serious about Stuart after seeing his performance in RESURRECTION MAN. Michael Rymer flew to London to audition Stuart, who was acting in a major theater production there at the time. Michael tested three actors, and when we reviewed the tapesw as well as Michael's own first-hand observations, it was obvious that Stuart's charisma made him the Lestat for us."

The soundtrack will be in stores very soon, here is a picture of the cover.

20 January 2002: A VJ on Foxtels Channel V mentioned that the Queen of the Damned premiere was coming up and that Korn (Jonathan Davis) might be playing at it. How cool is that?!!!!!!

10 January 2002: QOTD is on the cover of Fangoria this month!!! Check out this page for all the info and pics! This is the first magazine cover for the movie.

23 December 2001: The Queen of the Damned Trailer is now showing before the Fellowship of the Rings in America. Warner Bros. offical QOTD page is now all systems go.

18 November 2001: We now have a UK release date for Queen of the Damned; April 19, 2002. We think this is solid enough to report, but of course this could change at any time.

12 November 2001: Here is an interview that the movie director, Michael Rymer, recently gave to several on-line magazines:

It was a challenging role for her - to play an evil, powerful character . . she worked on her craft and put a lot of energy into it, from movement coaching to dialogue coaching, to harness flying lessons. She did the entire role wearing uncomfortable teeth (prosthetics), heavy make up, difficult costumes and contact lenses. Not only did she deliver like a real pro, she never got grumpy and she never complained. She set a real example.

"This beautiful, slender 21 year old girl impressed me enormously. It's easy to lionise people when they're dead, but I used to say it every day during the shoot."

Aaliyah's family accompanied her on her four month Australian shoot; "I've never seen such a close family," said Rymer.

A scheduled test preview in Los Angeles of Queen of the Damned has been postponed as a sign of respect to Aaliyah, and the finished film will be dedicated to her, Rymer said. "The film will be released in February 2002, as planned even before the tragic accident. It was once slotted for October, but we've still got some sound design work to do, and the studios still have a huge backlog of films to get through. It's really hard for any of us to say how her death will impact on the film."

Rymer said he was pleased with the film: "I think Anne Rice fans will be happy with it - it's not to the letter of her book but it's true to the spirit of it. And I think it's visually the strongest work I've done and the performances are all very strong."

29 October 2001: About Adam is now available on DVD all over the world!!! It?s at a great price for an art house flick! Here is a link for you to purchase this fab movie on Amazon.com. In the meantime, be sure to watch the About Adam trailers and clips we have on Stuart?s multimedia page!

26 October 2001: One of the webmasters has picked up Greg Iles?s book, 24 Hours, which Stuart?s upcoming movie is based on. Stuart and Chalize?s characters are very tough and will make life very hard for the kidnappers! Everyone is in for a treat and Stu and Char must have had fun playing Dr. and Mrs. Jennings! Greg Iles has a great style and he also wrote the screenplay. We are looking forward to this movie! Anne Rice's new book in the vamp chronicles, Blood and Gold, keeps climbing the NY Times Bestseller list! Pick this one up to read up on Lestat?s mentor Marius.

21 October 2001: Some more info on the plot of the Payback All-Star Revue for you;

Stuart, the ringleader of the gang robbing the casino, won?t surrender to the police until he gets to tell his story to the journalist played by Joshua Jackson. So we suspect a good chuck of the movie will be a flashback.

17 October 2001: Hi everyone! Here are some things we have heard about Stuart and Charlize Theron?s upcoming movie, 24 Hours. We think these are solid enough to put up on the page, but things can change at anytime.

1. There's a rumor Stu will use a Southern accent :O! as he plays a Mississippian doctor. The name of his character is Dr. Will Jennings.

2. Kevin Bacon was going to take the role of the hero (which is stu now of course) but he ended up being the villain instead.

3. Dave Matthews was going to be the villain originally!! But the negations fell through.

4. Stu and Char's daughter is diabetic and the kidnappers don't know this and not giving her insulin and she will die if stu and char call the police so they must take on the kidnappers themselves.

5. The movie is called 24 hours is this is how long a person must be missing for before the police will investigate.

6. The movie had a 30 million dollar budget, filming started on March 19th in Vancouver, Can. and wrapped in late June.

7. The author of the book the movie is based on, Greg Iles, also wrote the screenplay.

20 September 2001: About Adam will be released on DVD all over the world on Oct. 28th. You can find a place to pre-order a copy on the links page.

11 September 2001: WE ARE ONCE AGAIN SHOCKED AND PRAYING FOR EVERYONE IN NY AND ANYWHERE THAT ANYONE HAS LOST LOVED ONES... WILL UPDATE THIS PAGE SOON WITH NEW PICTURE (just obtained)..AS SOON AS WE GET OVER THE SHOCK... STAY POSITIVE AND CALM AS POSSIBLE AND PRAY THAT THIS BAD STUFF STOPS SO WE CAN ALL GO ON WITH OUR LIVES. ps- not fair to hurt innocent people ever!!

31 August 2001: Folks it is official! Queen of the Damned was mentioned on Entertainment Tonight this evening! The American theatre release has been confirmed for February 2002. No confirmations on the Aussie or European releases were mentioned during the show however. :( But at least we know for sure the rumour about it going right to video was false and everything seems to be back on task now? We still suspect the movie to premiere in Australia in November 2001 and Europe getting the movie sometime in March 2002.

30 August 2001: Update about the sad death of Aailyah;

Authorities in the Bahamas on Sunday pressed on with their investigation into the crash of a Cessna aircraft that took the lives of singer-actress Aaliyah and eight others shortly after takeoff on a flight bound for Opa-Locka, FL. Reporting on the tragedy, Boston Globe music critic Steve Morse commented today (Monday): "It ended the life of a singer who brought a special elegance to the hip-hop/soul genre, as well as a unique charisma to the screen." In addition to recording two hit albums, Aaliyah, born Aaliyah Haughton 22 years ago, had also starred in last year's Romeo Must Die and had completed filming the movie version of Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned, in which she played the title character. She had also signed to appear in the next two sequels of The Matrix. Her death extends the sizable list of performers who have died in the crashes of small private craft, including Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper), Patsy Cline, Rick Nelson, Otis Redding, Jim Croce, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

25 August 2001: From E! On-line, Aaliyah Killed in Plane Crash by Josh Grossberg

Aaliyah, the red-hot R&B singer and budding movie star, was killed with seven others Saturday when the small private plane in which they were travelling crashed after takeoff. She was 22.

The entertainer had been shooting a video in the Bahamas and was preparing to return to the United States.

The Cessna 402, which had just lifted off from the Marsh Harbour airport on Abaco Island en route to Opa-locka, Florida, went down shortly before 7 p.m. ET, according to news reports.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known. However, CNN reports the pilot had asked the passengers to leave behind some of their luggage because the plane's load was too heavy, but the passengers refused.

Aaliyah was one of nine on the plane, eight of whom perished in the crash. The lone survivor later died in the hospital due to complications. The identities of the other victims were not disclosed. Officials would only confirm that two women and six men were killed.

Bahamian aviation officials have launched an investigation into the tragedy. Reps for Aaliyah could not be reached for comment. According to her Website, Aaliyah was on a break from a promotional tour for her self-titled third album, released in July. Her promo tour was to resume next month.

She was born Aaliyah Dana Haughton in Brooklyn on January 16, 1979, and grew up in Detroit.

Aaliyah made a splash with her 1994 debut album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. The disc's success was overshadowed, however, by a much-rumoured but always denied marriage to her significantly older mentor, R. Kelly, who was 25 to her 15.

Her follow-up CD, 1996's One in a Million, was a multi-platinum smash, spawning the hit single "If Your Girl Only Knew."

She took a break from her recording career to make her movie debut opposite Jet Li in Romeo Must Die. The film certified her as a box-office comer and helped her land starring roles in the two upcoming Matrix sequels (the first of which was due to start shooting soon) and in the Anne Rice vampire adaptation Queen of the Damned.

Between albums, she recorded two monster soundtrack singles: "Try Again," from Romeo Must Die, and "Are You Somebody," from Dr. Dolittle. Both tunes earned her Grammy nominations. Another soundtrack cut, "Journey to the Past," from Fox's Anastasia, earned an Oscar nomination for Best Song.

Last September, Aaliyah picked up two MTV Video Music Awards for her "Try Again" clip.

"Sometimes, when it's just my mom and me kicking it, I say, 'I'm 22, and I've accomplished so much,' " she told E! Online earlier this year. "I just know I have to appreciate every moment."

20 August 2001:

South African goddess Charlize Theron is to be joined by Irish actor Stuart Townsend (Queen of the Damned) in Luis Mandoki?s kidnapping thriller 24 Hours. The movie, which is scripted by Greg Iles, is a story about two parents (Townsend and Theron) who take it upon themselves to rescue their kidnapped daughter (Dakota Fanning) from experienced nappers, Kevin Bacon and Courtney Love. Townsend will also be starring opposite Kate Hudson in Miramax Films About Adam, which is due for release on March 23 2002.

Stuart is currently shooting his next movie, The Payback All-Star Revue. This will be a comedy were Stuart plays the ringleader to a gang of criminals who pretend to be musicians in order to steal 100 million dollars from the casino their band is playing at. The movie is directed by Srdjan Dragojevic and written by Alan Sereboff.

Filming also began in late March for 24 Hours. It is an action thriller and Stuart co-stars with Dakota Fanning, Courtney Love, and Charlize Theron.

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