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Mikey Myers, Paris Hilton Top List of Razzie Noms

January 21st, 2009

The anti-Oscars, the Razzies, have just announced their nominees for 2008 and–shocker–one of Paris Hilton’s movies is leading the pack of most dismal films!

Topping the list of nominees is Mike Meyer’s box office flop The Love Guru with seven nominations, including worst picture and worst actor. Hilton’s The Hottie and the Nottie, received two nominations–one for worst actress and another for worst screen couple (Paris co-stars with Joel David Moore in the film).

Nearly 700 voters select Razzie nominees, timed to come out a day before Oscar nominations.

The winners will be announced at an over-the-top Hollywood ceremony on February 21.

 

See Below for the entire list!

Worst Movie:

Disaster Movie

The Happening

The Hottie and the Nottie

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

The Love Guru

Meet the Spartans

 

Worst Actor:

Larry the Cable Guy
Witless Protection

Eddie Murphy

Meet Dave

Mike Meyers

The Love Guru
Al Pacino

88 Minutes and Righteous Kill

Mark Wahlberg

The Happening and Max Payne

 

Worst Actress

Jessica Alba

The Eye and The Love Guru

The Cast of The Women (Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Meg Ryan)

Cameron Diaz

What Happens in Vegas

Paris Hilton

The Hottie and the Nottie

Kate Hudson

Fool’s Gold and My Best Friend’s Girl

 
Worst Supporting Actor:

Uwe Boll (as himself)

Uwe Boll’s Postal

Pierce Brosnan

Mamma Mia!

Ben Kingsley

The Love Guru, War, INC. and The Wackness

Burt Reynolds

Deal and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Verne Troyer

The Love Guru and Uwe Boll’s Postal


Worst Supporting Actress

Carmen Electra

Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans

Paris Hilton

Repo: The Genetic Opera

Kim Kardashian

Disaster Movie

Jenny McCarthy

Witless Protection
Leelee Sobieski

88 Minutes and In the Name of the King

 

Worst Screen Couple:
Uwe Boll and Any Actor

Camera or screenplay

Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher

What Happens in Vegas

Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore

Hottie and the Nottie

Larry the Cable Guy and Jenny McCarthy

Witless Protection

Eddie Murphy IN Eddit Murphy

Meet Dave

 

Mike Myers Responds to ‘Guru’ Critics

June 23rd, 2008 / Author: OK! Staff

Mike Myers is known for his unusual and sometimes irreverant comic roles (Think Shrek, Fat Bastard and Austin Powers) Now in his latest film, The Love Guru, the actor plays Guru Pitka, a man who tries to break into the self-help business.

It’s a role that has been criticized by some members of the Hindu community, who reportedly feel the film ridicules Hindu principles. Meyers says that couldn’t be farther from the truth.

"I nibble on things in comedy, but I never bite with my teeth and I never break the skin," He tells OK!. "Having said this, I only travel with respect for all cultures. I love it. I love how things are done."

When it comes to his own spirituality, Mike is a self-proclaimed "culture vulture."

"I grew up in a house of culture vultures," he tells OK!. "I come as a fan of James Bond, I come as a fan of Bollywood. Those movies — with the colors, pageantry, and joy — I feel like I already made a Bollywood movie called Austin Powers. I feel I owe as much to Bollywood for Austin Powers as I do James Bond."

Much of Myers’ fascination with accents comes from growing up with two parents who had strong Liverpool accents.

"We were constantly going ‘really? The word squirrel you pronounce squirrel? And the word cookbook you pronounce cookbook?’ (says the words in different accents) When you are attuned to how people talk, it’s just like ‘wow.’"

Perhaps his love for culturally rich characters can be attributed to his Canadian upbringing, a nation determinedly neutral on practically every matter.

"Canada’s a strange place," he says. "It’s a land without it’s own cuisine, or an idigenous instrument. We don’t have a mission statement or pledge of allegience. Our motto is good government, you know what I mean?"

Verne & Mike Reunite in The Love Guru

June 18th, 2008 / Author: OK! Staff

In the new film The Love Guru, Verne Troyer finds himself once again working with his former Austin Powers co-star Mike Meyers. (Who can forget Dr. Evil and his side-kick Mini-Me?)

"We have a good chemistry together," Troyer tells OK!. "I’m not going to say it’s easy, but it’s fun when I’m working with him even when we’re not working."

 

The actor, who began his career in stuntwork before landing his breakthrough role in Austin Powers, says he’s blown away by his level of fame, especially by the way people seem to, "think they know you. I try to put on a hat and sunglasses but it doesn’t help. Immediately people think you’re him, or they question you, but most of them are like ‘You’re him!’"

 

Next up, the actor stars in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus which is, incidentally, Heath Ledger’s last film. Troyer says he learned a lot from working with the actor.

"[Heath was] just such a great person, spiritually and a good friend, he says. "I still find it hard to talk about sometimes, but it was a great experience for me. I just wish it would’ve turned out better."

 

 

 

Mike Meyers Gets Personal

June 18th, 2008

Mike Meyers wants to publically apologize to all high-heel wearing women everywhere.

"To all the gals I want to say, ‘How do you do it?’", the actor says.  "I did a comedy routine last night with Heidi Klum where I put on her eight inch heels and my calves are killing me!  She had these things on and she said, ‘Ow, my feet hurt,’ and I said, ‘Oh they can’t hurt that much.’ They hurt that much."

Meyers is hot on the trail of promoting his new film The Love Guru, which c0-stars Jessica Alba, Vern Troyer and Justin Timberlake whose role as Jacques Grande is unforgettable–to say the least.

"I’m man enough to admit that I have a man crush," Meyers says of Timberlake.  "But I put it to the table, would you not have a man crush on Justin Timberlake? He’s got zero percent body fat, he is the nicest dude you’ll ever meet, he does his homework.  I send him the script and he gave me back five pages of notes–all of which made it better than what was written."

 
Not that he’s playing favorites.  The master mind behind the characters Austin Powers, Wayne’s World and Dr. Evil (to name a few) also wants to make it clear he’s a big fan of his female co-star in the film.

"She [Jessica Alba] is unbelievably talented, a great comedian, down-to-earth, lovely, lovely, lovely," he says.  "Honestly, when she would come on set, people would audibly gasp at how beautiful she is.  She would come on set ‘Hey everybody,’ and it would be, ‘Ahhh!’"

 

Meyers continues, "There’s a great parable…If you bring the enthusiasm and hire very, very smart people, you can make a beautiful soup.  That’s what working with people like Justin Timberlake and Jessica Alba and Vern Troyer brings."

 

Justin’s Speedo Stealing Role

June 10th, 2008

The new comedy The Love Guru may star A-list actors Mike Meyers and Jessica Alba, but it was the film’s supporting actor who ended up stealing the show–in a Speedo!

Justin Timberlake is revealing what it was like to wear the body hugging swimsuit for his role as L.A. Kings goalie Jacques Grande.

"This may be TMI but I was constantly digging out those wedgies!" The Grammy winner told Extra of his skimpy attire. Wedgies aside, JT says he actually enjoyed putting on the Speedo.

"I work out pretty diligently," he says. "At the time I was on tour, I worked on this film for ten days…I was on tour…so I was in shape."

Meyers, who co-wrote the film, tells Extra it didn’t take much to persuade Timberlake to strip down. "He’s not an uncomfortable person," Meyers explains. "This is a guy who was golfing yesterday on a pro course and got under 100. The Speedo is getting some very good reactions from people. Some people are very happy about the Speedo!"

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