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Beckinsale Turns Her Back On Sexy Roles
28 March 2008 (WENN)
British actress Kate Beckinsale has vowed not to take any more glamorous movie roles - declaring her time as a "sex-bomb" is over. The 34-year-old star began her acting career in Kenneth Branagh's 1993 version of Much Ado About Nothing but graduated to action-packed adventures including Underworld and Van Helsing. But Beckinsale is now determined to turn her career around and prove herself as a serious actress. She says, "The sex-bomb thing is totally fun but you want to take the red shoes off sometimes. I've been wanting to do something more dramatic. I don't regret any of my movies but I do have a certain embarrassment about one or two of them."

Beckinsale Laughs Off 'Affair' Claims
6 January 2006 (WENN)
British beauty Kate Beckinsale has laughed off reports she has been having an affair with a male friend behind her husband Len Wiseman's back. The Aviator actress has been happily married to Wiseman for 19 months after falling in love on the set of the first Underworld movie in 2003. Despite recent rumors their marriage was on the rocks, Beckinsale insists they are as happy as ever. Beckinsale explains, "There's a made-up story where I'm supposed to have gone rushing off to England for a secret tryst with a male friend. Well it's actually my friend's husband and they've just had a baby. Supposedly I took advantage of the swollen ankles and moved in for the kill. We have a good giggle about that one. I keep sending my friend emails saying, 'But your husband is a fantastic shag, isn't he?'"

Beckinsale Hates 'Underworld' Dolls
5 January 2006 (WENN)
Actress Kate Beckinsale is delighted movie bosses have dumped plans for a doll version of her Underworld: Revolution character Selene - because the last ones made her look like a transsexual. The 32-year-old beauty, who met her director husband Len Wiseman on the set of the original Underworld film in 2003, would prefer the plastic figurines were not made at all. She says, "I looked like someone having a sex-change op."

Beckinsale May Quit over Tabloid Exposure
7 December 2004 (WENN)
Hollywood actress Kate Beckinsale is threatening to quit the movie industry, because she's fed up with reading so many false stories about herself. The Underworld beauty's fame rose to prominence this year bringing with it its fair share of problems and tabloid exposure. She says, "I feel like I'm in an odd new period where suddenly it's sort of, 'Ooh, here it all is', but I don't like it very much. "Recently, for instance, I keep reading stories about myself that are totally untrue. I find myself wondering, 'Do I love my job enough to put up with that?' And I'm not sure that I do."

Beckinsale's Sex Appeal Movie Boost
3 December 2004 (WENN)
Actress Kate Beckinsale has defended her decision to star in the critically-mauled vampire movie Van Helsing - she did it to prove she's sexy. The British beauty's role in husband Len Wiseman's film Underworld was ridiculed by studio chiefs, who deemed her too motherly to successfully portray a sexy big screen character. So when she was approached to appear alongside film hunk Hugh Jackman in this year's Van Helsing, she was determined to spark the lusty desires of the male cinema-going world. She says, "One of the reasons I actually decided to do Van Helsing was that people didn't think I could play sexy. Len told me much later that when he wanted me to do Underworld, all the executives at the studio, 'But she's just not sexy - she's like someone's mom.'"

Beckinsale's Ex Gives His Blessing
11 May 2004 (WENN)
Hollywood newlywed Kate Beckinsale got a wedding blessing from her ex- partner Michael Sheen before tying the knot with director Len Wiseman on Sunday. The Van Helsing star, 30, ended her seven year relationship with the Welsh actor during the making of Underworld after falling for the film's director Wiseman in March 2003. Despite Beckinsale and Sheen's split - the pair have remained friends for the sake of their five-year-old daughter Lily. Sheen's father Meyrick says, "I spoke to Michael in his apartment in Santa Monica (California) and he was in good spirits. What happened between him and Kate is in the past now and he wished her the best of luck for her big day."

Beckinsale to Wed in Las Vegas?
3 May 2004 (WENN)
British actress Kate Beckinsale has chosen a lively city to walk down the aisle with her director boyfriend Len Wiseman - Las Vegas. According to America's "In Touch Weekly" magazine, the pair will head to the American gambling capital to exchange nuptials in between Beckinsale's publicity tours to promote her two new movies Van Helsing and The Aviator. A source says, "They want a small wedding in Las Vegas. Her five-year-old daughter Lily will be the flower girl." Beckinsale, 30, has been dating Wiseman since they met on the set of the Vampire action thriller Underworld in 2003 and had planned to tie the knot on New Year's Eve, but had no room in her frantic schedules.

Beckinsale To Wed Next Month?
2 April 2004 (WENN)
British actress Kate Beckinsale will exchange marriage vows with director beau Len Wiseman next month, according to reports. The Underworld beauty, 30, has been dating Wiseman since they met on the set of the Vampire action thriller in 2003 and had planned to tie the knot at New Year, but had no room in her frantic schedule. But now the happy couple plan to stage a romantic ceremony in Wiseman's native Los Angeles, where the pair live with Beckinsale's daughter Lily, four. Guests at the nuptials will include Kate's actress mother Judy Loe, and a special mention to her late father Richard Beckinsale will be made during proceedings. The Serendipity star hit the headlines when her romance with Wiseman was first announced as she had only just split with her daughter's father, British star Michael Sheen.

'School of Rock' Gets Great Grades
7 October 2003 (StudioBriefing)
Paramount's School of Rock received good grades from the critics when it opened, and, according to trade reports, it received even better grades from moviegoers who participated in exit polls. Nevertheless, the film earned $19.6 million, some $600,000 less than the studio had estimated on Sunday, suggesting that the film was not being talked up the way the studio had hoped. In fact, however, several films were significantly off studio estimates. In particular, second-place finisher, MGM's Out of Time, which the studio had forecast would bring in $17 million, wound up with $15.2 million. The total box office was off about 18 percent from the comparable week a year ago.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. School of Rock, Paramount, $19,622,714, (New); 2. Out of Time, MGM, $16,185,316, (New); 3. The Rundown, Universal, $9,682,780, 2 Wks. ($32,646,055); 4. Under the Tuscan Sun, Disney, $7,682,053, 2 Wks. ($20,740,822); 5. Secondhand Lions, New Line, $5,183,674, 3 Wks. ($30,624,785); 6. Underworld, Sony, $5,068,277, 3 Wks. ($44,808,894); 7. Lost in Translation, Focus Features, $4,163,333, 4 Wks. ($14,017,704); 8. The Fighting Temptations, Paramount, $3,386,543, 3 Wks. ($24,576,247); 9. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Sony, $2,626,304, 4 Wks. ($53,068,097); 10. Cold Creek Manor, Disney, $2,511,141, 3 Wks. ($1,834,020).

'Rock' Rocks The Rock
6 October 2003 (StudioBriefing)
Rock conquered The Rock over the weekend as Jack Black's School of Rock moved to the head of the class with a $20.2-million debut. Last week's winner, The Rundown, starring The Rock, tumbled 47 percent to third place with $9.8 million. Between the two films was the new Denzel Washington starrer Out of Time, which took in $17 million. Meanwhile, two films that opened in limited release also performed well. The Station Agent, a winner of the audience award at this year's Sundance Film Festival, took in $55,500 in three theaters. Wonderland, starring Val Kilmer as fallen porn star John Holmes, opened with $90,000 in five theaters. The top 12 movies grossed $82.2 million, down 18 percent from the comparable weekend a year ago. Meanwhile, Focus Features' Lost in Translation, starring Bill Murray, added 376 more theaters and landed in seventh place with $4.3 million.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. School of Rock, $20.2 million; 2. Out of Time, $17 million; 3. The Rundown, $9.8 million; 4. Under the Tuscan Sun, $7.9 million; 5. Secondhand Lions, $5.4 million; 6. Underworld, $4.8 million; 7. Lost in Translation, $4.3 million; 8. The Fighting Temptations, $3.3 million; 9. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, $2.55 million; 10. Cold Creek Manor, $2.5 million.

Rock Runs Down Rivals
30 September 2003 (StudioBriefing)
The Rock was solid over the weekend as his action comedy The Rundown debuted with $18.5 million. But the performance of the No. 2 film may have been more impressive. Disney's Under the Tuscan Sun earned $9.8 million even though it played in 1,225 theaters compared with The Rundown's 3,152. It also produced the best per-theater average of any film in release, $7,954 versus $5,880 for The Rundown. Also performing strongly was Focus Features' Lost in Translation, which played in only 488 theaters and earned $3.7 million, or an average of $7,558 per theater.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. The Rundown, Universal, $18,533,765, (New); 2. Under the Tuscan Sun, Disney, $9,751,425, (New); 3. Underworld, Sony, $9,418,606, 2 Wks. ($37,025,501); 4. Secondhand Lions, New Line, $8,258,330, 2 Wks. ($23,464,037); 5. The Fighting Temptations, Paramount, $6388472, 2 Wks. ($20,116,473); 6. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Sony, $5,004,233, 3 Wks. ($48,967,404); 7. Duplex, Miramax, $4,617,128, (New); 8. Cold Creek Manor, Disney, $4,405,084, 2 Wks. ($14,642,749); 9. Matchstick Men, Warner Bros., $4,354,363, 3 Wks. ($30,703,127); 10. Lost in Translation, Focus Features, $3,688,538, 3 Wks. ($8,640,267).

No Dwindle-Down This September
30 September 2003 (StudioBriefing)
The box office has set a record for September -- nearly $500 million, up almost 9 percent from last year, the Hollywood Reporter reported today (Tuesday). Actual admissions rose 4 percent. Helping to stimulate ticket sales were two horror films, MGM's Jeepers Creepers 2 and Sony's Underworld. The top film of the month was Sony's Once Upon a Time in Mexico. In second place was the holdover film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl from Disney. The film fell out of the top ten for the first time last week, its 12th in release. It has now earned $296 million.

'Rundown' More Like Hit and Run
29 September 2003 (StudioBriefing)
The betting rundown on Universal's The Rundown, starring former wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, was that it would probably earn about what The Scorpion King, his previous starring vehicle, did in April of last year -- some $36.1 million. Instead it took in about half that amount, $18.5 million. "Our expectations were in check," Universal distribution chief Niki Rocco told today's (Monday) Los Angeles Times. "This is not The Scorpion King or The Mummy." A particular disappointment, however, was Miramax's Duplex, starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore, which tanked with only $4.5 million. At the same time Disney's Under the Tuscan Sun performed far better than analysts had forecast, earning $9.4 million on just 1,226 screens to finish in second place. Focus Features also received good news when its critically acclaimed Lost in Translation, starring Bill Murray and directed by Sofia Coppola, took in $3.5 million in just 488 theaters.

he top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. The Rundown, $18.5 million; 2. Under the Tuscan Sun, $9.41 million; 3. Underworld, $9.4 million; 4. Secondhand Lions, $8.25 million; 5. The Fighting Temptations, $6.5 million; 6. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, $5.1 million; 7. Duplex, $4.6 million; 8. Cold Creek Manor, $4.3 million; 9. Matchstick Men, $4.29 million; 10. Lost in Translation, $3.5 million.

Beckinsale Too Busy To Wed
24 September 2003 (WENN)
Actress Kate Beckinsale is desperate to wed her new lover - but she can't get the time off work. The British beauty didn't tie the knot with previous partner Michael Sheen, despite their becoming parents to daughter Lily - but Kate's so enamored of Len Wiseman, she's keen to marry him immediately. But Sony Pictures bosses are insisting she can't take the time off from promoting Underworld, the Wiseman-directed film which brought them together. Kate moans, "They said, 'OK, we'll give you two days.' I really wanted it to be at least a week." The happy couple have now decided to wait until the promotional duties are over before celebrating in style.

Vampires Bite Back
23 September 2003 (StudioBriefing)
The vampire flick Underworld took a big bite out of the weekend box office, taking in a greater-than-expected $21.8 million in its debut. Another new film, Secondhand Lions, took second place with $12.1 million. Yet another new film, The Fighting Temptations, premiered in third place with $11.8 million. A fourth newcomer, Cold Creek Manor, nabbed fifth place with $8.2 million. However, a fifth new contender, the Woody Allen movie Anything Else, didn't even make the top-ten list. It came in at No. 11 with just $1.7 million, the worst opening ever for an Allen film.

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Underworld, Sony, $21,753,759, (New); 2. Secondhand Lions, New Line, $12,139,832, (New); 3. The Fighting Temptations, Paramount, $11,758,372, (New); 4. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Sony, $11,007,367, 2 Wks. ($40,951,922); 5. Cold Creek Manor, Disney, $8,190,574, (New); 6. Matchstick Men, Warner Bros., $7,552,427, 2 Wks. ($24,233,745); 7. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Paramount, $3,783,655, 3 Wks. ($17,302,664); 8. Cabin Fever, Lions Gate, $3,609,896, 2 Wks. ($14,722,225); 9. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Disney, $,3480,968, 11 Wks. ($292,495,912); 10. Lost in Translation, Focus Features, $2,622,737, 2 Wks. ($3,957,340).

Damn the Critics! Horror Films Rule!
22 September 2003 (StudioBriefing)
For the third time in the past month, moviegoers displayed their voracious appetite for horror films as they made the poorly reviewed Underworld the top film at the weekend box office as they snatched up an estimated $22 million in tickets. (Freddy vs. Jason and Jeepers Creepers 2 also took the top spot in their openings. The Baltimore Sun's Chris Kaltenbach even took a shot at the horror film audience in his review last Friday, remarking that the movie is "all sturm und drang, relentless firepower in pursuit of nothing other than an audience that thinks to itself, 'Wow, ain't that cool.') No other film came close. The second-place film, The Fighting Temptations, a romantic musical, opened with $13.2 million. Secondhand Lions, another newcomer, placed third with about $12.9 million. In fourth place was last week's winner, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, which earned $11.5 million. A fourth new film, Cold Creek Manor, debuted in fifth place with $8.3 million. But Woody Allen's latest film failed even to make it into the top ten. Despite efforts by DreamWorks to avoid any mention of Allen in promoting and marketing Anything Else, the movie earned only $1.7 million, the worst opening ever for an Allen film.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. Underworld, $22 million; 2. The Fighting Temptations, $13.2 million; 3. Secondhand Lions, $12.9 million; 4. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, $11.5 million; 5. Cold Creek Manor, $8.3 million; 6. Matchstick Men, $7.8 million; 7. Cabin Fever, $3.9 million; 8. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, $3.8 million; 9. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, $3.5 million; 10. Lost in Translation, $2.8 million.

Beckinsale's Breast Demands Backfire
17 September 2003 (WENN)
Movie beauty Kate Beckinsale was left stunned after demanding her breasts be enhanced on the posters for her new film Underworld - because artists made them too big. The Hollywood star reacted by ordering photo professionals to downsize her assets, but admits the bust she sports on the final adverts is an exaggeration of her actual figure. But the embarrassing incident at least made the actress appreciate her smaller breasts, because a large chest makes her look "stupid". She says, "I got over-excited and asked them to enlarge my breasts. But they gave me such big ones I had them shaved. I wanted to see what I was like with really big boobs but it looked stupid. The poster is still a bit generous. I think it was done to please me. I still have a bit extra."

Beckinsale's Suit Problems
16 September 2003 (WENN)
British actress Kate Beckinsale hated the tight-fitting leather suit she wore for new movie Underworld - because it was too hot, too cold and she couldn't go to the toilet. The Pearl Harbor star filmed the vampire film in Budapest, Hungary, during a savage summer and a fierce winter - and the whole experience was one of her most uncomfortable. She says, "The first week of shooting we were in the subway, and in Budapest and they go from insanely hot summers to winter overnight. The first weeks were really brutal with the suit and it took a long time to peel off and it made this kind of farting noise with everybody standing outside your trailer thinking it's really funny. I couldn't cool down at first and then I couldn't get warm." Beckinsale moans she was thirsty for much of the movie making because she couldn't drink for fearing of needing to dash to the toilet. She explains, "The suit had a zipper up the front, so it was a fetish one-piece. It would've been quick but I had that corset thing so nobody offered me any water. They would by pass me because I'd have to take off the corset and then undo the suit and freeze and get it up again, so they had to dehydrate me."

Kate Beckinsale Pulls Out of 'Underworld' Promotion
25 July 2003 (WENN)
British star Kate Beckinsale has pulled out of several promotional interviews for her new movie Underworld - fearing questions about her relationship with the film's director Len Wiseman. Brunette Beckinsale left her partner - and father of daughter Lily - Michael Sheen in January for Wiseman, and the pair are now engaged. And the Pearl Harbor star also canceled a high-profile Maxim cover shoot, reportedly embarrassing her publicist Lisa Kasteler so much she sent flowers to apologize to the magazine's West Coast editor Claudia Nicolayevsky. Kasteler has now parted company with Beckinsale.

Halle Berry Still Encased
22 July 2003 (WENN)
Oscar winner Halle Berry attended the Comic Convention Fair with other stars from her new movie Gothika - but still sported a cast on her injured right arm. Berry broke her arm two months ago while filming the movie with co- stars Penelope Cruz and Robert Downey, Jr, but still has the limb encased in a plastic cast for extra support. Other stars at the San Diego, California convention included British actress Kate Beckinsale and director fiance Len Wiseman, and Underworld actor Scott Speedman.