Russell Crowe’s glory is just a memory!

Gladiator star Russell Crowe once reigned over Hollywood as its most popular leading man.

But as he stepped out in his hometown of Sydney yesterday, it was astonishingly clear his heartthrob status is now just a distant memory.

The Oscar-winning actor was almost unrecognisable as he took a walk near his seaside home, his scruffy appearance, hefty paunch and ghastly tracksuit a world away from his turn as Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 hit.

His grooming regime and once vigorous exercise programme has clearly taken a slide in recent times, and his regard for fashion has apparently dipped to an all-time low.

But while his transformation may have meant some Hollywood offers have dried up, he still has a string of projects in the pipeline.

This year he stepped into the lead role of State Of Play, based on the BBC mini series by the same name, after Brad Pitt pulled out the film.

He is also rumoured to be attached to a new biopic of late comedy legend Bill Hicks, who fell victim to cancer at the age of 32 after years of battling with drink and drugs.

Hicks shot to fame in the 80s and early 90s for his acerbic wit and is considered a highly influential figure.

Writer Mark Staufer has already written a treatment for a possible film, and is now turning that into a draft script, reports Empire.

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Cher new Catwoman!!

In the new film Batman won’t play any young and sexy actress, Catwoman will be playing much more experienced and older hollywood acress-CHER!!

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The Godfather is returning!!

The Godfather and The Godfather Part II have been restored and are returning to the big screen.

Cleaned-up 35mm versions of the mafia epics – directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro – will be screened at September’s Gotham Film Forum in New York before hitting movie theaters across the U.S.

The work has been carried out by Robert A. Harris, under the direction of Coppola and original cinematographer Gordon Willis.

Harris – who also worked on a Lawrence of Arabia restoration – claims his job was made tougher because high demand for prints of the movies had left the original negative in poor condition.

He tells Daily Variety, “(It was) the worst I’ve ever seen in a picture from the modern era.”

The first two Godfathers are among the most successful and critically acclaimed movies ever made.

(text by STARPULSE)

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Russell Crowe will play comedy!!

When you think of Russell Crowe, comedy isn’t the first thing that comes to mind–unless, of course, pummeling a dude in the face with a metal helmet is your idea of humor. Which is why when we heard Russell Crowe announced that he told the Sydney Morning Herald that he might be playing comedian Bill Hicks in an upcoming bio-pic, the first thing we did was laugh.

But then we remembered that Bill Hicks was a total badass. From the great state of Texas, Hicks’ pissed-off, stand-up/rant style of comedy landed him the #19 spot on Comedy Central’s ‘Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.’ But like all good things, Bill’s end came too quickly, dying from pancreatic cancer at age 32. So since we were blue-balled with that one, a bio pic is definitely in order.

(text by COEDMAGAZINE)

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