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| Bradley Cooper coming to ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Posted: 23 Aug 2013 09:31 PM PDT After courting Vin Diesel ("Fast & Furious," "xXx") as the voice of Groot, a half-human, half-tree character, Marvel Studios has set its sights on another of Hollywood's most bankable actors to voice Rocket Raccoon in "Guardians of the Galaxy." The project, on which production began last month in London, still lacks an important element: the voice of Rocket Raccoon, an alien creature who likes to break out the big guns. According to Latino-review.com, Bradley Cooper is Marvel's top pick for the role. Previous rumors indicating that Jim Carrey would take the role were never confirmed. Directed by James Gunn, the filmmaker behind the spoof on the superhero genre, "Super," the animated feature will be based on a screenplay by Nicole Periman and Chris McCoy and will depict a group of space-traveling heros determined to save planet Earth. If confirmed in the role, Bradley Cooper will share the credits with Chris Pratt ("Zero Dark Thirty"), Benicio Del Toro, Karen Gillan, Glenn Close, Zoe Saldana, Lee Pace and John C. Reilly, just to name a few. The film is scheduled to hit North American theaters during the summer of 2014. The star of the "Hangover" trilogy already has a number of projects on the horizon – both potential and confirmed. The actor will star in "American Sniper," a biopic focusing on an elite shooter, and could take a role in the coming Lance Armstrong biopic, "Red Blooded American." – AFP/Relaxnews, August 24, 2013. |
| Singer Linda Ronstadt says she has Parkinson’s disease Posted: 23 Aug 2013 09:14 PM PDT Grammy-winning singer Linda Ronstadt is suffering from Parkinson's disease and says she can no longer "sing a note," the group AARP said yesterday. In an interview with AARP to be published next week, Ronstadt, 67, said the Parkinson's diagnosis she received eight months ago had given her an answer to why she couldn't sing. "No one can sing with Parkinson's disease," she is quoted as saying in her interview with the lobbying group for older Americans. "No matter how hard you try." AARP said she has poles to help her walk on uneven ground and uses a wheelchair when traveling. "Parkinson's is very hard to diagnose, so when I finally went to a neurologist and he said, 'Oh, you have Parkinson's disease,' I was completely shocked. I wouldn't have suspected that in a million, billion years," she says in the interview. Ronstadt has won nearly a dozen Grammy awards and sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, according to Simon & Schuster, which is due to publish her memoir this year. The Arizona-born singer's 1974 record, "Heart like a wheel," yielded hits including "You're no good," "When will I be loved" and "It doesn't matter anymore." The soft rock album soared to No. 1, selling more than 2 million copies, according to the AllMusic reference website. - Reuters, August 24, 2013. |
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