Posts Tagged ‘Charles Roven’

VIDEO: Naomi Watts, Clive Owen Talk Parenting

February 10th, 2009

Naomi Watts gives props to her Thierry Mugler suit during The International premiere held Monday at NYC’s AMC Loews Lincoln Square.

“It’s a beautiful suit, it’s a well-cut suit, and it gives me a waistline, which I don’t have right now,” the Aussie actress, 40, who is mom to Sasha, 18 months, and Sam, two months, laughs. (Dad is Liev Schreiber, 41.)

Up next for Naomi? Hiring a trainer. “Breastfeeding is the first initial thing that makes you lose weight,” Naomi says, adding that shedding poundage post-pregnancy #2 is “about the same” as the first time. See Naomi’s Post-Pregnancy Cravings!

Little Sasha and Sam are lucky boys. Does she hope they follow in their actor parents’ footsteps and go into showbiz?

“I want them just to follow their dreams and be whatever pleases them,” she tells me.

Producer Charles Roven praises Naomi as a mom. “She started work six weeks after she gave birth to her first child,” he tells me. “The baby was always on the set. He was always in the trailer. The baby was cute. Now she’s got two!”

Always-game Clive Owen slides over to pump up the thriller, which is in theaters February 13. (Watch OK!’s exclusive red carpet video!*)

With Naomi and Sasha, and Clive and his brood  — which includes wife Sarah-Jane and daughters Hannah, 12, and Eve, 9 — it was a family affair on the movie set.

“My girls were around whenever they could be,” the British actor, 46, says. “We traveled a lot on this film, so it’s all around school.”  

Now that Hannah is almost a teenager, is he ready for her to start dating?

“No, not at all,” Clive says with a smirk. “I don’t want to talk about it. I’m in denial.”

What professions does he hope they go into?

“Whatever makes them happy,” he tells me. “Whatever they want.”

The City’s Olivia Palermo and boyfriend Brad Leinhardt dash inside. They can’t miss it!

The International is in theaters February 13.

*Special thanks to Chris Morran for creating another spectacular clip.

Batman Sequel in Jeopardy?

February 10th, 2009

Immediately following the blockbuster release of The Dark Knight, the movie-biz rumor mill went into overdrive with sequel chatter — everything from leaked fake scripts to bizarre casting rumors.

But one thing that had never been in doubt was whether or not there would be a follow-up to the hit film. That is, until the recent release of an audio recording featuring Batman himself, Christian Bale going off on an f-bomb filled rant at a crew member on the set of his upcoming film, Terminator Salvation.

Since then, many have questioned whether or not Christian — already well-known in Hollywood for his brooding temperament — would be able to overcome the negative stigma of the headline-making tape.

And while it seems far-fetched that Warner Bros. would dump a cash cow like the Batman franchise over something like this — after all, Alec Baldwin has managed to outlast the furor over the nasty voicemail he left for his teen daughter a few years back — a producer on the film only helped to stir the gossip pot when he spoke to OK!.

When asked if Christian would be returning for the next film in the superhero series, producer Charles Roven told OK!, "You’re making an assumption there. We don’t know if we’re going to have another Batman movie. We’re waiting to see what Chris Nolan comes up with."

Meanwhile, Roven, who was also a producer on Bale and Nolan’s first Batman flick, Batman Begins, defended his tempestuous star. "I’ve had only a great experience with Christian. I loved working with him," he told OK!. "You can’t have higher things to say about him. One of the great things about Christian is I’ve never been on the set when he’s ever missed a line – a word."

By Valerie Nome