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The Simpsons Movie. But don’t 46 ON DVD expect him to give up any plot 10 SHORTS “Spartans, attack the video store! details I BY EARL DITTMAN Lars von Trier’s new direction Bring back 300.” • Plus, oodles of Simpsons trivia 12 SPOTLIGHT 48 HOROSCOPE 26 HOGWARTS AND ALL Voice actor David Kaye gets face time Emma Watson opens up about not in the upcoming Martian Child 50 FAMOUS LAST WORDS having a clue how to act in the early A nip? A tuck? Stars talk facelifts days of the Harry Potter franchise, 14 THE BIG PICTURE facing enormous expectations, and Must be wedding season. License to rumours she would leave the series Wed and I Now Pronounce You Chuck COVER STORY following Harry Potter and the Order & Larry hit theatres of the Phoenix I BY BOB STRAUSS 34 BLONSKY WIGS OUT 38 COMING SOON She’s just 18 years old, spent 30 TOY STORY the last year hanging out with At just 21, it wasn’t so long ago that 40 TRIVIA John Travolta, Queen Latifah and Shia LaBeouf was playing with Michelle Pfeiffer, and her big-screen Transformers. Well, he still is, only 41 ON THE SLATE debut is the starring role in the morphing machines are now Hairspray. No wonder newcomer several storeys high and his co-stars 42 STYLE Nikki Blonsky is so damn excited in the big-budget Transformers Beach looks that are as easy-breezy as I BY MARNI WEISZ movie I BY BOB STRAUSS the sea, the air and the sand famous 4 | july 2007 Editorial_July07v2:Editorial_April 6/7/07 3:21 PM Page 6 editorial | july 2007 volume 8 number 7 PUBLISHER SALAH BACHIR 3/C EDITOR MARNI WEISZ B DEPUTY EDITOR INGRID RANDOJA ART DIRECTOR MATTHEW PICKET G PRODUCTION DIRECTOR SHEILA GREGORY R ALMOST PRODUCTION ASSISTANT ZAC VEGA CONTRIBUTORS EARL DITTMAN SUSAN GRANGER LIZA HERZ TAMARA HOLMES DAN LIEBMAN FAMOUS BOB STRAUSS ikki Blonsky isn’t exactly the most famous person we’ve had on the ADVERTISING SALES FOR FAMOUS, FAMOUS QUEBEC AND FAMOUS KIDS cover of Famous. In fact, I believe IS HANDLED BY CINEPLEX MEDIA. july 2007 | volume 8 | number 7 N she’s the least. But that’s exactly what HEAD OFFICE 416.539.8800 HARRY makes her such a good story. SHEARER VICE PRESIDENT ROBERT BROWN (ext. 232) SPEAKS FOR THE SIMPSONS MOVIE I had the opportunity to interview DIRECTOR OF SALES, LORELEI OEMING (ext. 249) 100 2 5 25 50 75 95 98 EMMA FAMOUS MAGAZINES Who is WATSON 18-year-old Blonsky for “A Good Hair ON HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SALES JOHN TSIRLIS (ext. 237) OF THE PHOENIX Day,” page 34, and I have to admit, it Nikki DIRECTOR, SALES CINDY FROST (ext. 254) Blonsky? SHIA wasn’t among the hardest articles I’ve Only the best story to come LABEOUF DIRECTOR, SALES ZOLTAN TOTH (ext. 233) out of Hollywood this year. TALKS TRANSFORMERS We chat with the young star of the summer’s feel-good movie, ever had to write. ACCOUNT MANAGERS JENNA PATERSON (ext. 243) That’s because her story is the kind BEN MUNGER (ext. 235) that practically writes itself. Having never appeared in anything bigger than MANAGER, MEDIA SALES CAROL BRATHWAITE (ext. 256) a high school play, Blonsky was chosen over thousands of hopefuls BRITISH COLUMBIA 604.904.8622 from around the world to star opposite John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer WESTERN SALES MANAGER DIANE RAJH and Queen Latifah in what may very well be this summer’s most fun and uplifting movie, Hairspray. The redo of John Waters’ edgy 1988 ALBERTA 403.266.4412 film about a chunky teen who earns a spot on Baltimore’s hottest WESTERN SALES MANAGER ELIZABETH D’ARTOIS dance show takes its cues from the musical spinoff of Waters’ film that 100 2 5 25 50 75 95 98 QUEBEC 514.868.0005 hit Broadway five years ago. ACCOUNT MANAGER CHARLES DUMAS (ext. 224) So far, most of the movie’s buzz has surrounded Travolta, who ACCOUNT MANAGER ROBERT COLE (514.693.1221) dresses in drag and a fat suit to play Blonsky’s mom. But my guess is that Blonsky will be the one getting most of the attention after crowds SPECIAL THANKS MATHIEU CHANTELOIS have had a chance to see the film and hear her voice. I defy you ANTHONY CUSHING to walk out of the theatre without singing Blonsky’s big number JOAN GRANT ELLIS JACOB “Good Morning Baltimore.” PAT MARSHALL It’s been almost two decades in the making, but The Simpsons Movie DAN MCGRATH is finally coming out this month. Producers have been keeping the CATHY PROWSE storyline largely under wraps, in part because they keep changing it, SUSAN REGINELLI which voice actor Harry Shearer tells us isn’t as hard to do with an NATALIA WYSOCKA animated movie as you may think. Starting on page 20 we give you Famous™ magazine is published 12 times a year by Cineplex Entertainment. 100 2 5 25 50 75 95 98 three pages of Simpsons fun and trivia, including that Shearer interview, Subscriptions are $31.80 ($30 + GST) a year in Canada, $45 a year in the U.S. “Burns, Baby, Burns.” and $55 a year overseas. Single copies are $3. Back issues are $6. All subscription inquiries, back issue requests and letters to the editor should Another spinoff in theatres this month is Transformers, the big-screen, be directed to Famous magazine at 102 Atlantic Ave., Ste. 100, Toronto, big-budget adventures of a bunch of toys. Ah, but they’ve never been Ontario, M6K 1X9; or 416.539.8800; or [email protected] just toys to Transformers fans. Star Shia LaBoeuf talks about acting Publications Mail Agreement No. 40708019 opposite alien robots in “Shia LaBeouf is About Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: to Explode,” page 30. Famous magazine, 102 Atlantic Ave., Suite 100, Toronto, Ont., M6K 1X9 And on page 26 you’ll find “Putting Things in 650,000 copies of Famous magazine are distributed through Cineplex Order,” our interview with Emma Watson on the and Alliance Atlantis cinemas, HMV and other outlets. Famous magazine is not eve of her fifth Harry Potter movie, The Order of the responsible for the return of unsolicited manuscripts, artwork or other materials. Phoenix. You may have heard that Watson is No material in this magazine may be reprinted without the express written considering leaving the franchise after this film. consent of the publisher. © Cineplex Entertainment 2007. 100 2 5 25 50 75 95 98 Could it be true? Read the story for her side of it. —MARNI WEISZ famous 6 | july 2007 Snaps_July07:Snaps_xx 6/7/07 2:34 PM Page 8 Snaps_July07:Snaps_xx 6/7/07 2:34 PM Page 9 snaps | 1 First, an apology. We know we use a disproportionate number of Matthew McConaughey pics. It’s not that we’re huge fans, it’s just that he always CAUGHTONFILM takes the most dynamic KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, SIENNA MILLER, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, EVA LONGORIA, ASHLEY JUDD, EDWARD NORTON shots — like this one, where he’s leaping into the air while filming a scene for his upcoming comedy Surfer Dude in L.A. PHOTO BY SPLASH-KEYSTONE 2 Let it rain! No wonder Ashley Judd didn’t mind this downpour at the Indianapolis 500.