[ItzToday.com] Hollywood Actor Mark Ruffalo thrilled to play Hulk

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• Hollywood Actor Mark Ruffalo thrilled to play Hulk
• Actor Clive Owen feels Acting is about concentration
• Crew named Lady Gaga "Lady DullDull"
• Singer Alicia Keys becomes mother
• Actress Heather Graham out of 'Hangover 2'
• Tom Cruise's daughter hates flying
• Hrithik Roshan says Playing a paraplegic has changed my life
• Michael Douglas felt 'Wall Street' sequel was nerve wracking
• Adrien Brody: I'm not as serious as my film roles

Hollywood Actor Mark Ruffalo thrilled to play Hulk Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:55 AM PDT Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo said he is thrilled to be playing 'The Incredible Hulk' in upcoming ensemble superhero movie "The Avengers". The actor says it was always his fascination to play Bruce Banner and his alter ego 'The Incredible Hulk', reports celebrifi.com. "I grew up loving the Hulk. He was by far my favourite comic book character, and I always used to watch the TV show, which was brilliant. You could see him struggling with the human aspect of what was happening," he said. "I know some people don't associate me with these really big productions. I generally prefer the rough and tumble of smaller filmmaking but this was such an opportunity," he added.

Actor Clive Owen feels Acting is about concentration Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:49 AM PDT Golden Globe winning English actor Clive Owen feels performance is all about concentration. "Acting is about concentration. You know what is required and you know what you want from the scene. So you have to concentrate very hard to deliver," said Owen, who came dressed in an off white suit for the media interaction at the ongoing Abu Dhabi film festival. "During my first film I was so excited that I was running around, talking to everyone. When it was time to give the shot, I was exhausted," he added on a humorous note. "Acting is about discipline of concentration that you are ready for it. Before the shooting for my film, I keep very quiet. I turn away from everybody," said the 46-year-old. More than any other filmmaking process, he enjoys acting. "I love acting. Directing is a long process. If I ever take up directing, it has to be a piece of material that I am very passionate about," said Owen who was trained in theatre. But now his first love is celluloid. "If I am honest, I love films. I haven't done theatre for a while. I love the very fact of a people coming together for a film," he said. After doing a period film like "King Arthur" and thrillers such as "Children of Men", "Sin City" and "Inside Man", Owen played an emotionally wrecked widower in last year's release "The Boys Are Back". "The film is based on a real story. I was moved by the script. I wanted to explore it for the parents, but not in a very cliched way. The cliche is that when tragedy strikes, after sometime you forget everything and you are a happy family. But reality is different. People have problems and that's what this film is about," he said.

Crew named Lady Gaga "Lady DullDull" Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:42 AM PDT Pop star Lady Gaga has been nicknamed "Lady DullDull" by her crew because of her off-stage persona. The "Alejandro" singer - real name Stefani Germanotta - is well-known for her outlandish stage outfits but is said to prefer a more comfortable look when she is off-duty, opting for baseball caps and sweat pants. "She gets all comfy in sweats and a baseball, then becomes the easygoing gal we jokingly call 'our den mom'. Another nickname we have for her is 'Lady DullDull', because she looks just like any one of us," femaleirst.co.uk quoted her as saying. "And Stefani's sweet as a Jewish mom, always mediating and offering advice on the crew's dating problems, family issues, or whatever. She not only listens to everyone's problems, she gives really great advice on how to fix them." However, Gaga has earlier revealed that she thinks it's important to maintain her public persona at all times. "If I were to ever, God forbid, get hurt onstage and my fans were screaming outside of the hospital, waiting for me to come out, I'd come out as Gaga. I don't even drink water onstage in front of anybody, because I want them to focus on the fantasy of the music," she said.

Singer Alicia Keys becomes mother Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:35 AM PDT Singer Alicia Keys and her husband Swizz Beatz are celebrating the birth of their first baby boy Egypt Daoud Dean. "Swizz 'Kaseem Dean' Beatz, 32, and Alicia Keys, 29, joyfully welcomed their first child together, a son Egypt Daoud Dean Oct 14 in New York City. Egypt is welcomed by Beatz's three other children," contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying. The couple, who wed on the French island of Corsica in a romantic and intimate ceremony this summer are delighted at the latest addition to their brood. "I'm so thankful for everything I been blessed with in my life wowwwwww," Keys posted on her Twitter page.

Actress Heather Graham out of 'Hangover 2' Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:29 AM PDT Actress Heather Graham who played the role of Jade in "Hangover" will not be reprising her role in the sequel. "Unfortunately Heather won't be in the sequel; the way the story unfolds doesn't allow any room for her character to show up. "I don't want to reveal to much of the film, but once you see it you'll understand," contactmusic.com quoted a spokesperson of Warner Brothers as saying. However, the movie bosses confirm Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ed Helms and Ken Jeong will be starring in the sequel, and also are trying to get golfer Tiger Woods on board for a cameo in the film. "We are going to try and get Tiger Woods for the second one... and help him regain his image," said director of the film Todd Phillips.

Tom Cruise's daughter hates flying Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:24 AM PDT Hollywood actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' four-year-old daughter Suri reportedly hates flying and screams if she knows they are going on a plane. The celebrity couple always take Suri with them when working. But she developed a fear of planes after constant moving between time zones, femalefirst.co.uk quoted a source as saying. "Suri's sleep patterns have been seriously disturbed from all the travelling. It's why you often see her when she is abroad being carried with a blanket as though she is a baby," said a source. "It has got to the stage where she screams whenever she sees a plane. It's an open secret she doesn't like flying and has trouble sleeping for days after she's been on a flight," the source added.

Hrithik Roshan says Playing a paraplegic has changed my life Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:02 AM PDT Hrithik Roshan says playing a paraplegic asking to be granted death by consent in the forthcoming movie "Guzaarish" changed his outlook to life and taught him gratitude as he spent time with several patients. But the star maintains the film doesn't take a stand on the issue of mercy killing. "This film doesn't take any stand...It's an individual story of Ethan and not about the issue of mercy killing. It's about the strength of a paraplegic, who lived a full life for 14 years without being depressed. He wrote books, he got the president's medal, awards, he gave sermons...that is what the film is about," Hrithik told IANS in an interview. "This film has changed my life. When your approach to things changes, you don't worry about the small things in life, you don't grumble, you don't get irritated. You learn gratitude, that's what this film has taught me," Hrithik added. "Guzaarish" is the story of magician Ethan Mascarenhas (Hrithik), who becomes a paraplegic when a magical trick goes wrong. Then his only solace is his radio show and his beautiful nurse Sofia (Aishwarya Rai). But after 14 years as a paraplegic, Ethan decides that he wants to die and petitions a court for the right to commit suicide. As he struggles through legal red tape, he decides to pass on his magical knowledge to Omar Siddiqui (Aditya Roy Kapoor). "Mercy killing in this film is from the point of view of the character...that after doing so much, why did he want to die? Till the time he was healthy, he was proudly living his life, even though he couldn't move, he didn't complain. But when he finds out that his body is going...liver, kidney, lungs, all are failing then it strikes him," Hrithik said. Hrithik, who has essayed a variety of roles in films as diverse as "Mission Kashmir", "Lakshya", "Dhoom 2", "Koi Mil Gaya", "Krrish" and "Jodhaa Akhbar", says playing Ethan changed his life. "When I was reading the script, that was a time when the doctors had said that my knee will not be okay. At that time, I was already in a state of mind that helped me to identify with the script. And the beauty of it is that after reading the script, I wasn't depressed. I was depressed when I started to read the script, but after reading it, I wasn't depressed about my knee," the 36-year-old Hrithik said. "It taught me something and I woke up with a smile. I said whatever happens, knee or no knee, I will do this film. I got that attitude and through this film, I want to spread this across. I feel that every single human being, whether they like films or they don't, they should see this film," he added. Hrithik revelaed that he met a lot of patients to understand his role better and get into the skin of his character. "I used to spend six hours with the patients, initially once a week and then once a month. I used to go to understand what they go through, what they think, what their needs are. They have taught me a lot of things. So if I have benefited from this experience so much, I am sure that when people see the film and understand the character, they will get a lot to learn," he said.

Michael Douglas felt 'Wall Street' sequel was nerve wracking Posted: 17 Oct 2010 02:56 AM PDT Hollywood star Michael Douglas says he was worried about revisiting his "Wall Street" character Gordon Gecko as it was quite "nerve wracking". The American, who returned to the iconic character for sequel "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" this year, says the character had lost many of his trademark characteristics, reports celebrifi.com. "When director Oliver Stone offered me the part in the first film, I don't think I was necessarily the first choice. Maybe the third. It was a crucial time in my acting career, 23 years ago, and played a very important part. Also the part was very colourful. The decision to strip Gecko of all his accoutrements and the armour, all the stuff that made him so colourful, was little nerve-wracking," he said. "I think we were all a little insecure whether that was actually going to fly or not, whether we could take away everything from him. Hopefully I've improved in 20 years - just like an old car," he added.

Adrien Brody: I'm not as serious as my film roles Posted: 17 Oct 2010 02:50 AM PDT Adrien Brody, the youngest actor to win an Oscar, is known for portraying intense roles like in "The Pianist", "The Village" and his latest venture "Wrecked". But he says he's an easy-going person in real life and that he's even got a comedy coming up. "I'm a much lighter person than the perception of me is. I am very serious about my work. I'm focused and respectful to the process (of filmmaking) but in general I am not always that heavy or intense in my personal life," Brody told IANS at the ongoing Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Dressed in blue jeans and a black jacket, the actor, who is here with his mother, showed his humorous side during the interaction with his one-liners. Asked why he's not seen in light-hearted movies, the 37-year-old said: "I wish that was up to me. But the wonderful thing is that I have had opportunities to do very challenging work and that have been seen by many people and directors I admire. When you see an actor succeed in doing something, you would think of them for may be your project where they fit and I understand that." "It is also finding the right ones..I have a comedy called 'High School' that may come out this year. I play Psycho Ed...It's a very broad comedy but at the same time I wanted my character to be intimidating to the boys who steal from him. It has some elements of truth and there is humour within that - and that's the key. "'Darjeeling Limited' is a comedy but there is substance, there is feeling and an opportunity for three brothers to reconnect and contemplate their dysfunctional relationship with each other and the loss of their father...and these are all relevant things that we can connect to. There is room for playfulness. There are glimpses of humour in 'Wrecked' and that's intentional," Brody told IANS. His recent thriller "Wrecked", which had its world premiere here, was shot in just 18 days by director Michael Greenspan in one of the toughest locations in Vancouver Island. And Brody bit on ants, ate worms and did all the stunts himself to make his character as convincing as possible. "Pure dedication made me eat worms in 'Wrecked'. I tried to be fearless and I forced myself beyond things I'm intimidated by," said the actor, who believes in preparing for his roles, but within limits. "I go as far as I feel is necessary to prepare for a role. Sometimes there isn't enough time to do as much research as I would like to do. I do whatever I can to have a deep understanding of what I have to convey within reason. Obviously I wouldn't pick up drug addiction to play a character who takes drugs. But I used to smoke cigarettes and I understand the pain associated in withdrawing from it." "Wrecked" is the survival story of a man who wakes up trapped in a mangled car at the bottom of a wooded slope in the middle of nowhere. What is worse is that he doesn't remember anything. The actor has worked as executive producer on "Wrecked" and explaining the reason for endorsing it, he said: "Producing for the sake of a business venture doesn't interest me. But producing certain projects that speak to me in assisting their viability and also assisting creative minds like Michael and helping them see their work flourishing is part of the goal. "Directing is a very separate interest of mine. Directing speaks to me much more than producing. If I'm going to direct a project of mine, I'll be the producer on that because I need to be responsible." After teaming up with greats like Woody Allen and Roman Polanski, what made him work with Greenspan? "I believed that Michael had the ability to make something special. I liked his approach, his insight into character and storytelling. Again you can't just make safe bets. You have to seek out new things that inspire you," said the actor. Brody added that his father was overwhelmed after reading the script. "He said that I must do 'Wrecked'."

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