As the iconic entertainer heads to the studios to record her newest full length album, stylist-turned-West End art director William Baker has approached her in regards to the possibility of create a musical that will be an interpretation of her music.

And Minogue was not hiding the fact either when asked about whether the rumours were true or just gossip.

‘Yes, William Baker and I are working on getting the story written. I’m comfortable because it’s not my life story; it’s about the interpretation of my music,’ she said.

The musical currently does not have a name and it is still unsure who will play as it was confirmed it would not be her.

However, according to the woman behind the idea, it will not tell the story of the star’s own rise to fame.

It will cover the early days, when she used to appear in the Aussie TV soap series Neighbours and then follow it through to the era where she launched her pop career alongside then boyfriend Jason Donovan.

Famous rock group Queen had their career turned into a musical, and it looks like Spice Girls will too.

Yep, that’s right……

After the success of the television series over the past decade, the show proved to be just as successful in their premiere feature film.

Recently it had been announced we will soon get a second installment of the movie, and now we are finding out it could be three!!!!

Kim Cattrall, who plays man-eater character of Samantha Jones in the series has hinted that another big screen installment could happen if the script is right.

“We’ll call time when there are no stories left to tell and that’s really the writer Michael Patrick King’s call,” she said.

“The great thing about the Sex and the City series was that we didn’t stay too long.
The fact that we’ve had this second life is amazing. But I’d hate for people to think,
‘Oh my god, there’s another one out there’.’”

For now, however, we will focus solely on the follow up to the first film, and get excited about its release date, which is coming up soon.

The 53-year-old actress is currently working on Roman Polanski’s new movie The Ghost and also mentioned how exciting working on the set was.

“It’s riotous, crazy, a romp – and in these difficult times people want to have fun,” she said.

“It was really fascinating to take these four strong independent women from a completely different society and plop them into that world. And all of the storylines that happen from that are extraordinary.

“There was one particular day where I spent almost 12 hours on a camel in the Sahara. This second one I can tell you I’ve never had so much fun in my life.”

In a court release filed by his lawyer, Joseph Mannis, it outlined that the 73 year old had reached a new low in his health and would be unable to be questioned in regards to his recent divorce.

In January this year Hopper split from his wife, Victoria Hopper, and it has since opened a whole new saga for the sick star.

It is widely believed that Hopper filed for divorce so he wouldn’t have to share his assets with his wife when he passes away.

It is unknown how accurate the court documents are, and if it is just another tactic to delay the divorce case.

They state that being questioned by his wife’s lawyers “could actually threaten his (Hopper’s) ability to survive the current health crisis”.

But, in spite of the recent revelations, Hopper is sill set to make an appearance to Hollywood to receive his star in the Walk of Fame this Friday.

Mannis said the appearance would help take his mind away from the stress of his life and focus on the positives.

Mrs. Hopper, 42, meanwhile, has said the actor threatened her, smoked marijuana around their daughter and that his illness had left him unable to make sound decisions.

The debate over who is right will continue until Hopper pass away, however while he is still alive we should honour the man who has entertained so many in his many films, including Speed and

The head to head duel with Avatar that had intensified in recent weeks was finally put to bet on the weekend as the Academy Awards came and went yet again.

The big winner on the night was The Hurt Locker, but it was not all bad news for Avatar with the film still taking out a few gongs on the night.

Here is a look at the winners on the night:

Performance by an actor in a leading role: Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
Performance by an actor in a supporting role: Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
Performance by an actress in a leading role: Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side
Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Mo’Nique in Precious
Best animated feature film of the year: Disney / Pixar’s UP
Achievement in art direction: Avatar
Achievement in cinematography: Avatar
Achievement in costume design: The Young Victoria
Achievement in directing: The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow
Best documentary feature: The Cove
Best documentary short subject: Music by Prudence
Achievement in film editing: The Hurt Locker
Best foreign language film of the year: The Secret in Their Eyes (El
Secreto de Sus Ojos)
Achievement in makeup: Star Trek
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score): Up
Best motion picture of the year: The Hurt Locker
Best animated short film: Logorama
Best live action short film: The New Tenants
Achievement in sound editing: The Hurt Locker
Achievement in sound mixing: The Hurt Locker
Achievement in visual effects: Avatar
Adapted screenplay: Precious
Original screenplay: The Hurt Locker

The highly rated film has been engulfed by controversy after it was revealed one of the producers had broken strict rules on negative campaigning.

Nicolas Chartier, a producer of the film could soon face censure from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after he had reportedly sent emails to thousands of Oscar voters urging them to vote for The Hurt Locker instead of a “$500 million film”.

The Hurt Locker is an independent film about a US bomb unit and one of the first films covering the controversies of the Iraq War.

It has been the clear favourite to win the Oscar for best film, despite the success of the most expensive movie ever made in Avatar.

Chartier’s email was seen as a direct attack at James Cameron, the director of Avatar, and clearly breached the academy rules against negative campaigning.

As a result, Chartier was forced to issue an embarrassing apology for his email, where he described it as “inappropriate and stupid”.

A spokeswoman for the academy declined to comment on what action, if any, might be taken against Chartier.

The Oscar for best film will be revealed at next Sunday’s Academy Awards.

As well as taking out the top award, the film also claimed a swag of other gongs including Best Director and best cinematography.

Director Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to take the award and when collecting her prize from Dustin Hoffman she was overwhelmed with emotion.

“This is so unbelievable, we’re just so deeply honoured and humbled. It is beyond our wildest imagination.”’ she said.

In the actors category Colin Firth and Carey Mulligan took out the top honours.

Firth won the leading actor prize for his role in A Single Man, while newcomer Mulligan was recognized as the leading actress for her part in An Education.

Christoph Waltz won the award for best supporting actor for his role in the Quinton Tarintino movie Inglourious Basterds.

Here is a full list of the BAFTA winners:

Film – The Hurt Locker

British Film – Fish Tank

Director – Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

Actor – Colin Firth, A Single Man

Actress – Carey Mulligan, An Education

Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Supporting Actress – Mo’nique, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Rising Star – Kristen Stewart

British Debut – Director Duncan Jones, Moon

Original Screenplay – The Hurt Locker

Adapted Screenplay – Up in the Air

Music – Michael Giacchino, Up

Cinematography – The Hurt Locker

Editing – The Hurt Locker

Production Design – Avatar

Costume Design – The Young Victoria

Sound – The Hurt Locker

Visual Effects – Avatar

Makeup and Hair – The Young Victoria

Animated Feature – Up

Filmmaker Abe Forsythe won this year’s Tropfest with his short film Shock.

The New South Welshmen beat 15 other finalists to take out the major prize and a shot at international success in the industry.

Shock is the short story of a radio announcer who suffers an emotional breakdown while traveling to work one day.

Forsyth said he dedicated the film to the work of controversial radio jock Kyle Snadilands, and hoped the work will expose the hidden side of celebrity around the nation and the world.

“It asks the audience to maybe look at it from a different perspective – which is, maybe think about how difficult it is for a shock jock to do his job,” he said.

“I hope the audience was moved by my lead character and I hope they feel sorry for him and others that have to do their jobs.”

As well as the ego boost that comes with the first prize, Forsyth will also earn a return flight to Los Angeles to meet agents, executives and industry representatives, $5,000 cash as well as film equipment and services worth thousands of dollars.

Cameron Edser and Michael Richards’ My Neighborhood Has Been Overrun By Baboons took out second prize while Last Roll Of The Dice by Matthew Chuang claimed the final spot on the podium.

A swarming sea of fans greeted the Hollywood heartthrob when he arrived at Sydney’s Bondi Beach yesterday afternoon and struggled to even enjoy his private surfing lesson with former World Champion Layne Beachley.

The 22-year-old flew into Australia on Monday to spend time with girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens. The pair is down under as guests of sunglasses manufacturer Oakley, who reportedly paid them $200,000 to make an appearance.

When news circulated that he would be at the notorious surf break, hundreds of fans lined the famous beach strip, clutching books, memorabilia and cameras.

Squealing girls swamped the actor as he arrived, crying out “I love you”, while the odd smart-ass remark was also heard.

The High School Musical star seemed overwhelmed by the attention and at one point even turned to Beachley and said: “It’s crazy I know.”

Security hastily assembled a metal barricade to keep fans at bay, but it was to no avail as fans soon poured through and followed the star onto the sand.

Efron and Beachley fled in a sand buggy and headed to the south end of the beach. There he spent about half an hour in the water.

Chippendale resident Michael McCoy managed to get a sneak peak at one of his biggest acting fans and was overwhelmed by the occasion.

“I’m still buzzing,” he said.

“It’s like a dream come true.”

After more than a decade break since the last movie was made, writer Kevin Williamson has confirmed he is in talks with director Wes Craven about re-introducing a new trilogy of screams to the public.

The first Scream movie was made in 1996 and proved to be a smash hit that revolutionized the horror genre.

Films like I Know What you Did Last Summer, Urban Legend and even Scary Movie were all inspired by the film.

Although the next two installments did not carry the success shown by the first Scream movie, they still were popular enough to ensure a large following of fans remained.

Scream 4 is believed to introduce a whole new cast, a whole new murder plot, but the ghost face and black drape suit will remain.

Neve Campbell, who played Sidney Prescott is set to return to the new film, as too our the only remaining survivors of the Woodsboro murders: Gail Weathers, played by Courtney Cox, and Constable Dewey, played by David Arquette.

There is also a rumour that the character Randy, who was butchered in the second installment, will make a comeback in some shape or form.

The movie is in pre production at this stage and there are hopes it will be ready for cinema release by the end of the year.

With the horror genre facing a similar stage as it did almost two decades ago, the expected release of Scream 4 is the answer the horror world is looking for.

Oh, and of course, there are the awards to won too!

Here is a look at the nominees for this years Oscar Awards:

2010 Oscars Nominations List

:

Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
George Clooney – Up In The Air
Colin Firth – A Single Man
Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker

Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Carey Mulligan – An Education
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Matt Damon – Invictus
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Penelope Cruz – Nine
Vera Farmiga – Up In The Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal – Crazy Horse
Anna Kendrick – Up In The Air
Mo’Nique – Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire

Best Director:
James Cameron – Avatar
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
Lee Daniels – Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
Jason Reitman – Up In The Air

Best Picture:
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
A Serious Man
Up
Up In The Air

Best Original Screenplay:
Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker
Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman – The Messenger
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – A Serious Man
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson & Tom McCarthy – Up
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche – In the Loop
Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell – District 9
Geoffrey Fletcher – Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
Nick Hornby – An Education
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner – Up In The Air

Best Animated Film:
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up

Best Foreign Language Film:
El Secreto de Sus Ojos (Argentina)
Un Prophete (France)
The White Ribbon (Germany)
Ajami (Israel)
The Milk of Sorrow (Peru).