January 17th, 2008 / Author: cwillett
27 Dresses star James Marsden didn’t have to pretend falling for co-star Katherine Heigl, Marsden told Extra that the key to their on-screen chemistry was, “We [Katherine and I] enjoyed hanging out when we weren’t shooting," he says.
Not that Heigl’s new husband musician Josh Kelley has anything to worry about. Kelley was “on set a lot, [but] not when we were being intimate, of course!" And Marsden, who is also married, bonded with the musician. “We actually got the guitar and played together and actually started writing songs together," Marsden reveals.
Despite his most recent high-profile movie, Marsden keeps it low key. "I love where I’m at right now because I can walk down the street and most people don’t really blink an eye. I’m not being followed by people or photographed everywhere I go."
October 31st, 2007
When you combine the powers of TV’s most hilarious couple — Amy Poehler of Saturday Night Live and her hubby, Arrested Development’s Will Arnett — you know you’re in for a good time.
“It was literally like a four-hour stand-up routine!” says one lucky person from the set of Amy & Will’s photo shoot for their upcoming Gap ad. “They were absolutely hysterical.”
Since the ads, which also feature The Office’s John Krasinski and James Marsden of X-Men and Superman Returns fame, are holiday themed, the Poehler-Arnetts got in the mood by discussing their plans for this year.
“We do what we always do — we rent a private jet and go up and then we call all our single friends and we say ‘ha ha, how does it feel to be alone at Christmas’ and then we dump jet fuel into the ocean — but only where there are endangered species.”
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September 5th, 2007
I love musicals.
Only thing better is when my musicals cross path with my remote control. So I’m loving this six degrees of Broadway/TV separation! Tony nominee Laura Bell Bundy stars as bubbly and brainy Elle Woods in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde: The Musical. Laura, who’s just released her first country album, "Longing for A Place Already Gone," also originated the role of Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray on Broadway — the part American Dreams alum Brittany Snow is playing in the movie version of the stage show. And Brittany and Laura used to work together on the soap opera Guiding Light.
Laura recalls how Brittany wanted do justice to the part Laura first brought to Broadway. “We went to dinner, and she was saying, ‘I want you to like the movie and like what I did,’” Laura shared after performing selections from her CD at Birdland jazz club in New York City.
Laura, who grew close to Brittany during their soap stints, says of her friend’s onscreen performance, “It was like my little sister playing the part I had originated, and it was way better than if it had been some random person I didn’t know. I felt a sense of pride.” Laura was also impressed with teen sensation Zac Efron, who plays dreamy teen dancer Link Larkin in the film, but she’s crazy for James Marsden, (who did TV time on Ally McBeal) and his surprisingly good performance as Corny Collins. “He was just perfectly cast as a ‘60s TV show shot,” Laura exclaimed. And with the way he twists those hips, I totally agree. Check out Laura’s album, available at amazon.com and iTunes.
