 Bell
should finally be able to see Billy
A 'cleaned-up' version of Billy
Elliot is set to hit cinemas in the United Kingdom next year according
to Variety magazine. All of the film's producers have removed the
three dozen 'f' words from the film so that the rating can change
from a 15 certificate to a U. The film is due to be re-released during
next February's half-term holiday or over the following Easter holiday
when the original version is released on video. Billy Elliot star
Jamie Bell will now be able to watch the film that he leads and that
has launched his film career - legally.
Elton Talks Dirty
To Hollywood
Peoplenews.com have reported
that Sir Elton John's first film project, Women Talking Dirty,
has been given the heave-ho by Hollywood studio bosses and is now
struggling to find a distributor. The £3.5m comedy about female
friendship, which stars Helena Bonham Carter as a single mum, was
produced by Sir Elton's long-term partner David Furnish for the
singer's Rocket Pictures production company. "We're still waiting
for a distributor," admitted a spokesman for Rocket. "Until
we've got a distributor we won't be showing it." However, the
editor of online trade rag Screen Daily seemed less optimistic.
"If you're being charitable, you could argue that Rocket are
trying to get it right," he told the site. "If you're
being nasty you could argue that the film's no good. The truth is
probably somewhere in the middle."
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 Madonna/Ritchie
Wedding Plans Set
Though Madonna and her press entourage have denied rumours of a wedding with Guy Ritchie, an official listing at the registrar's office in Dornarch, Scotland, has made it official: the couple will wed on December 22 at Skibo Castle. The sumptuous setting is a veritable chapel for the rich and famous, and will host guests such as Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow. The couple has asked to write their own wedding vows.
Sting Buries Hatchet With Disney
A behind-the-scenes documentary is to be released next year describing how Disney axed six songs penned by UK singer-songwriter Sting from their new animated feature, The Emperor's New Groove. The film, called The Sweatbox, which was made by the musician's wife, actress Trudi Styler, will include footage of Sting receiving the phone call informing him that the songs had been cut. "I'm not a particularly easy person to call and say, 'We're not using your songs' and I didn't make them feel any easier about it," Sting told the Associated Press.
"At first, I was angry and perturbed," says Sting now. "Then I wanted some vengeance. We couldn't use the songs in this new film because the characters they were written for didn't exist anymore." His dark mood hardly brightened when Disney asked him to pen two new tunes for the reworked cartoon. "It was hard on him. There's no question," says producer Randy Fullmer.
Former Interviews:
• Mark Herman - Purely Belter
• John Waters - Cecil B Demented
• Roy Disney - 102 Dalmations
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