July 21st, 2010
Jul 21, 2010
'Lumen' at work
Julia Stiles Will Be ‘Psychologically & Physically Damaged’ On ‘Dexter’

Julia Stiles is keeping relatively tight-lipped about her upcoming guest starring role on the 5th season of Dexter but she has started talking a wee bit about her role. Showtime, as you can well imagine, does not want too many deets about the 5th season to come out before it debuts this September but in a new interview with Zap 2 It, Stiles does give us hints at what’s to come:

Showtime remains tight-lipped about what’s going down in the upcoming season of “Dexter,” but recently cast Julia Stiles opened up — if only a tad — about her new role and what drew her to the series. “I watch a lot of shows on HBO and Showtime,” Stiles tells the New York Times, “but I was sort of reluctant about working on one — until ‘Dexter’ came along, because I also really love the way that they’ve set up these guest actors. There’s always a really interesting arc that a guest needs to do.” It doesn’t hurt that she comes on the heels of the series’ most-praised guest to date. John Lithgow took home a Golden Globe for his supporting turn as the trinity killer, and that same role recently earned him an Emmy nomination for guest actor. So will Stiles follow in his serial killer footsteps or might she provide some post-Rita love interest for newly widowed Dexter? It’s still up in the air. But what we do know is that the character’s name is Lumen, and she’s described as “psychologically and physically damaged.” Her introduction to the cast presents Dexter with a dilemma — which sounds like it has love interest written all over it. For now, the TV newbie just seems excited by the idea of playing a character over the course of a season. “In a weird way it reminds me of the making of the ‘Bourne’ movies,” she says. “The script is always changing, so you might shoot a scene and then all of a sudden you are handed pages, and you have to memorize your lines really quickly. It’s like acting in a vacuum a little bit. There’s a different kind of challenge, but part of me really likes it.”

To be honest, I’ve not given Stiles‘s upcoming stint on Dexter very much thought. I mean, I generally like her as an actress and have enjoyed some of the movies she’s starred in (the Bourne Identity films, O, Hamlet with Ethan Hawke) but she’s not one of those actresses that I really think about much. I have every confidence in the Dexter writers, tho, and I’m certain they will craft a character for her that will fit in perfectly on the show. I hope they don’t make her into the big villain of the season like they did for John Lithgow, that seems a bit too obvious for me. I’m hoping that her character will be introduced and/or utilized in an inventive new way. I think Julia Stiles has the acting chops to bring any character to life, here’s hoping her work on Dexter will turn out to be her best ever.

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The entire cast, except for Angelina, will be back again!
The Cast Of ‘Jersey Shore’ Signs On For Season 3

It’s a done deal, y’all. All of those reality TV “guidos” and “guidettes” that you know and love have successfully negotiated new contracts with MTV to return for a third season of the hit show Jersey Shore. As you may recall, on Monday we learned that the cast were playing hard ball with MTV in the hopes of securing more lucrative contracts for another season of Jersey Shore … it appears that MTV decided to give in and up their pay because every cast member is returning for an all new season … well, every cast member except for one:

Finally … peace in Seaside Heights — because MTV has officially announced that the “Jersey Shore” cast is all set for Season 3 … with one big-ass exception. Sources connected to the show tell TMZ Angelina will not be returning to “Jersey” … but The Situation, Snooks, Pauly D, Jwoww — even Ronnie, Sammi and Vinny … will all be back. Buy stock in hair gel.

I understand that the cast got something like a 600% pay raise or something outrageous like that. Considering how little they were making to start with, the pay raise is significant but not unduly outrageous. Here is the official statement issued by MTV regarding the successful contract negotiations they had with the cast:

MTV is pleased that the Jersey Shore cast are returning to Seaside Heights to continue production on Season 3. Not only have they become a part of the MTV family, but fans worldwide have fallen in love with them.

And there you have it … more Jersey Shore with the cast of characters that American can’t seem to get enough of. It’s clear that MTV is not ready to gamble on the success of hiring an entirely new cast for the series so they are willing to pay more money to the cast they have in order to keep the show’s momentum going. Like it or not, there’s going to be a lot more fist pumping mayhem in the Jersey Shore.

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'On Stranger' tweets
Jerry Bruckheimer Shares A New Photo Of Captain Jack Sparrow

Filming continues in Hawaii on the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean sequel film On Stranger Tides and producer Jerry Bruckheimer has shared a cool new photo on his official Twitter profile of Johnny Depp as Pirates protagonist Captain Jack Sparrow on the set of the film:

On location in Hawaii….CAPTAIN JACK IS BACK. Pirates of The Caribbean On Stranger Tides, coming Summer 2011

As you may recall, Bruckheimer posted the first photos from the Pirates set in Hawaii on his official Twitter profile back in June but this photo is his first posed photo which seems like it was shot specifically for fans on Twitter. I know there are a lot of y’all really excited for this movie so you might want to follow Jerry Bruckheimer on Twitter so you can get all the info directly from him. This is a very cool photo, I hope we get to see more like it as filming continues.

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L. Lo Jail Watch: Day 01
Lindsay Lohan Behaves In Jail, Does ‘Complex’ Magazine & Posts Her Last Tweets

Yesterday morning Lindsay Lohan obediently turned herself in to the court so that she could begin serving her 90 day jail sentence (which, it is being reported, is believed to be whittled down to 13-15 days of actual jailtime) but amidst all the hoopla surrounding her surrender to the court, a couple of other things were going on as well. Lindsay, who will NOT be allowed to have access to a mobile phone, a computer or any other electronic device that would keep her connected to the outside world, posted her last tweets on her official Twitter account the night before she was due to surrender and begin her jail sentence. A couple of tweets were directed at her estranged and former jailbird father Michael Lohan:

And, because homegirl has got to earn some money while she’s cooling her heels in the big house, one of her last tweets was a sponsored advertisement:

She also posted some nonsense about being unfamiliar with the “booking” process, despite the fact that she was booked and mugshotted back in 2007 when she got arrested and thrown in jail the first time around. Her final tweet was a Re-Tweet of a post by Ian Somerhalder asking for help about the oil spill. I’m not sure how we will survive without having access to her daily tweet missives but I guess we’re gonna hafta find a way.

Additionally, Lindsay will spend her time in jail as a magazine covermodel. As you may recall, last week we got our first look at Lindsay on the cover of German GQ magazine. Today we get to see that, here in the US, Lindsay is featured on the cover of the new issue of Complex magazine. After the jump, check out her latest magazine cover …