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Will Freeman, a shallow thirty-something bachelor, lives a carefree life courtesy of his deceased father's fortune. Will is terrified of commitment and hence decides that single mothers will make the easiest romantic targets. His world is turned around when he meets Marcus, a twelve year old boy. Based on the best selling novel .. Read more

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  Weitz to quit Hollywood

  • 19 Nov 2009

  The Twilight Saga: New Moon director Chris Weitz will retire from Hollywood after just one more movie. Weitz, who also made About A Boy and The Golden Compass, admits he has been put off filmmaking by the bureaucracy of big movie studios and he'd rather spend his time relaxing and learning new skills. He tells MovieMaker magazine, "Every time I make a movie I'm pretty much convinced it's the last time I'm going to be able to do it and that really it's a rather silly occupation to undertake.... Read more

  

  Grant thinking about fatherhood at 49

  • 20 Nov 2009

  Hugh Grant hasn't given up on fatherhood - he just fears he'd need a lot of nannies. The bachelor admits he really didn't want kids a decade ago, but the fact that he's now surrounded by the children of friends and family members has made him realise he could be a good dad. The About A Boy star tells the upcoming issue of America's Parade magazine, "I have so many nephews and nieces and cousins and godchildren, I like the thought (of kids), but thats on the basis that I can leave after 10... Read more

  

  Hurley's son banned from watching Grant's films

  • 15 Mar 2010

  Model/actress Elizabeth Hurley has banned her young son from watching Hugh Grant's movies - because her ex-boyfriend's films contain too much swearing. Hurley, who is now married to textile heir Arun Nayar, was in a relationship with Grant for 13 years before they split in 2000. Grant is now godfather to her seven-year-old son Damian, with ex-boyfriend Steve Bing. The 43 year old admits she lets Damian watch her own movies, including Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Bedazzled -... Read more

  

  Living a Lyra

  • 08 Dec 2004

  The much anticipated silver screen adaptation of the His Dark Materials novels, Phillip Pullman's epic tale of religion, the Church and the soul, will be slightly moderated - to cut out God. Director Chris Weitz has revealed that significant plot changes were being brought in after film studio New Line expressed concern over the potential impact of a story which tells of a battle to overthrow God, predominantly through the eyes of a child. Pullman's three part allegory on the inherent... Read more

  

  Definitely, Maybe: Ryan Reynolds Interview

  • 30 Jan 2008

  We managed to corner Canada's finest in Ryan Reynolds, to chat about new romantic comedy Definitely Maybe. Reynolds stars as Manhattan dad Will alongside on screen beauties Isla Fisher, Elizabeth Banks and Rachel Weisz. Will retells his past to his daughter Maya [Abigail Breslin] as a idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with these three very different women. Maya helps him to understand that it's definitely Read more

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