Bin Laden hunt film already in works
LOS ANGELES, May 4 (UPI) -- Osama bin Laden's death provides an ending to a film already in the works about U.S. efforts to kill the terrorist, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter said.
Filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow and producer-screenwriter Mark Boal made the gritty Iraq war-on-terror film "The Hurt Locker," which won six 2009 Academy Awards, including those for best picture, director and screenplay.
Bigelow and Boal plan to start shooting the bin Laden suspense action thriller this summer, Variety said.
The film, the script for which is not finished, is tentatively titled "Kill bin Laden," the Reporter said.
The motion picture -- which the Reporter said was originally to focus on an earlier failed, highly clandestine U.S. covert operation to slay bin Laden -- "will definitely include" the risky overnight raid and intense 40-minute firefight in Pakistan that eventually killed bin Laden, Variety said.
The newspaper did not say what failed operation the filmmakers meant.
U.S. and Afghanistan forces raided the mountain caves in Tora Bora, in eastern Afghanistan's White Mountains, Aug. 14-16, 2007. After killing dozens of al-Qaida and Taliban members, the forces found neither bin Laden or No. 2 al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, officials said at the time.
Capturing bin Laden was a Washington objective since the Clinton administration and became a top priority after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Boal had planned to scout filming locations in Afghanistan next week but canceled his trip after U.S. forces killed bin Laden, Variety said.
Bigelow and Boal plan to gauge Arab world reaction to bin Laden's death before shooting, "though they still are aiming for a summer shoot," Variety said.
One of the actors in contention for the film's lead role is Australia's Joel Edgerton, the Reporter said. Edgerton appeared in the second and third "Star Wars" prequel films as young Owen Lars, stepbrother of Anakin Skywalker and uncle to Luke Skywalker.
Bin Laden's death should help with finding financing for the film, Variety said.
While Bigelow and Boal have their sights set, bin Laden's killing will also likely lead to "a ton" of other bin Laden-related projects, the Reporter said.
Mariah names babies Moroccan and Monroe
LOS ANGELES, May 4 (UPI) -- U.S. singer Mariah Carey and TV personality Nick Cannon say their newborn daughter's name is Monroe Cannon and her twin brother is Moroccan Scott Cannon.
The babies were born Saturday, but their names were not announced until Wednesday on their famous parents' Web site, People.com said.
Cannon's middle name, Scott, is his grandmother's maiden name.
Monroe was named after late actress Marilyn Monroe, and Moroccan is a tribute to the location where Cannon proposed to Carey, People.com said.
The couple have been married for three years.
Huntington-Whiteley tops Maxim's Hot List
LOS ANGELES, May 4 (UPI) -- British actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has topped Maxim magazine's Hot 100 List.
The starlet will be seen in the next installment of the "Transformers" film series.
"Rosie is a true transformer -- a Victoria's Secret stunner who is about to go supernova when she takes over for Megan Fox in the 'Transformers' franchise -- her talent is as undeniable as her beauty, which is pretty jaw-droppingly undeniable," "Access Hollywood" quoted Maxim Editor in Chief Joe Levy as saying.
"[It] is a huge honor. It's a great title to have for a year and you can have some fun with it, I think," Huntington-Whiteley said.
Actress Olivia Munn came in at No. 2 on this year's Hot 100 List, followed by pop singer Katy Perry at No. 3, film star Cameron Diaz at No. 4 and actress Mila Kunis at No. 5, "Access Hollywood" said.
'21' No. 1 on the U.S. album chart
LOS ANGELES, May 4 (UPI) -- Adele's "21" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a sixth non-consecutive week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is Foo Fighters' "Wasting Light," followed by Mumford & Sons' "Sigh No More" at No. 3, Britney Spears' "Femme Fatale" at No. 4 and the "Lemonade Mouth" soundtrack at No. 5.
Rounding out the top tier are Chris Brown's "F.A.M.E." at No. 6, "Glee, the Music Presents: the Warblers" at No. 7, Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" at No. 8, Wiz Khalifa's "Rolling Papers" at No. 9 and Paul Simon's "So Beautiful or So What" at No. 10.
