THE TWILIGHT FLICKS WERE ALMOST *ALOT* DIFFERENT...
The "Twilight" movies could have been a lot different, if the studio had its way.
Producer Mark Morgan says the suits were pushing to downplay the emotional, romantic aspects of the novels...and play up the ACTION.
He says, "They had Bella fighting back. They had her father dying in one of the scripts, actually, and her becoming a vampire in the first movie...One of their drafts literally had a Korean FBI agent who was hunting and tracking vampires across the coast."
"There was SWAT in the trees and literally it was like, 'Red leader, red leader 1′ and the vampires were picking them out of the woods. It would have been a different movie."
THE CONAN/MAX SPLIT...
CONAN O'BRIEN and MAX WEINBERG have released a joint statement confirming what we suspected: That their split WAS mutual.
It reads, "By mutual agreement...Max will not be returning to lead the late night band he created in 1993 as Conan moves to his new home at TBS on November 8th."
Conan adds, "Max has been a huge part of my life for the past 17 years and he is an incredible bandleader and musician. I hope he can find time to stop by the new show, sit in with the band and pretend to find my monologue funny."
And that may very well happen. Max says, "[It was] a deeply rewarding experience for me...[I became] a better musician and bandleader. I wish Conan and his show the best and I do look forward to dropping by."
So that's that. There was no bad blood.
This should end the rumor that Max and Conan had a post-"Tonight Show" falling out when Max opted to tour with his own group, The Max Weinberg Big Band, instead of joining Conan for his comedy tour.
NEW GOOD CHARLOTTE VIDEO!
GOOD CHARLOTTE have released the video for their hit "Like It's Her Birthday", which you've been hearing for a few weeks now on Q92. It's the first sing from "Cardiology". (It's set to hit stores on November 2nd.)
Half the video consists of Good Charlotte "performing" in a giant glass box...and the other half follows some narrative about a girl who gets wasted at a party.
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.videos&videoId=106602338
CLEVELAND'S KID CUDI GETS OFF EASY...
KID CUDI pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge on Friday, and he got off basically scot-free. He only has to do TWO DAYS of community service.
He also has to stay out of trouble for the next six months.
Cudi was busted back in June and charged with, "criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree." At the time, everyone was reporting that it was LIQUID COCAINE.
Turns out, it DOESN'T EXIST (that we've been able to find)
Cudi later said that he had REGULAR cocaine, "Just for the record, it bugged me out that people said it was liquid cocaine. No, I'm just (effing) rich, and my blow comes in a jar. There was no liquid in it...that makes no sense."
Cudi has also admitted he made a mistake...but says he's already past it.
He said, "I know you guys were hearing some (crap) about me in the news. I was wilding out and (crap), but I'm good now. I just smoke weed. I know (N-words) die when they 27. I'm 26 now, but I promise I'll live til I'm old as (crap)."
And in another interview, he said, "No more blow. People do drugs to camouflage emotions and run away from their problems."
TEXTING IS #1...
Here's even MORE proof that texting is becoming the most popular form of communication in this country. WAY bigger than talking on the phone, or God forbid, actually face-to-face human contact.
A new study by Kiplinger has found that Americans 21 to 30 years old are driving WAY less than they were 15 years ago. And the reason is...they'd rather just text their friends than hang out with them.
In 1995, people in their 20s accounted for 21% of the total miles traveled in the U.S. Today, that's down to 14%.
J.D. Power and Associates surveyed people in their 20s to find out why they're driving less and found, quote, "Young people care more about their cell phones than they do their cars. They have less need to physically congregate."
The effect is happening with younger people, too. In 1978, 50% of 16-year-olds had their driver's licenses. In 2008, that was down to 31%.
The number of 17-year-olds running out to get their licenses also dropped...from 75% in 1978 to 49% in 2008.
Now THAT'S just crazy!! Any 16 or 17 year olds out there that AREN'T in a hurry to get their license?? I find it hard to believe...
OH KATY...
Everyone was all focused on KATY PERRY being on Saturday Night Live, but no one has talked about THIS:
I can't believe I'm actually going to say this, but Elmo and Grover from "Sesame Street" were on "Good Morning America" on Friday to discuss the KATY PERRY cleavage scandal. And Elmo said Katy is welcome back on the show.
He said, "We'll have another one. Elmo loves Ms. Katy and Elmo had a good time, so we'll have another play date."
I could also point out that he followed that by saying, "Come, come come." But that would be childish so I won't.
Then Grover asked if HIS outfit was too revealing.
LUDA EDUCATES...
Say what you want about LUDACRIS, but he spent last Friday speaking to children at an event for a program called Get Schooled...where he preached the importance of education.
In fact, he told kids that having an education was necessary in order to make it in the music business.
He said, "Education is extremely important, especially in my business, the music business. You hear a lot of the time that the music business is 90% business [and] 10% music.
"If you don't have the right education and you don't educate yourself, then you're not gonna last in my business."
Since you're probably wondering, Ludacris graduated from Banneker High School in Atlanta, and then went to Georgia State University. He studied music management for one year, before dropping out to begin his rap career.
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