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lifestyle TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 GOSSIP KISS announce Las Vegas shows Jetta was ‘nervous’ working ISS have promised a “double dose this is a double dose.” Though the 3,200- way as a Broadway show, when you have a tacle. Paul said: “That being said, it’s not with Pharrell [of] steroids” with their Las Vegas res- capacity venue is smaller than the group permanent installation, you’re not breaking going to be that show. Here, we’re in the idency. The legendary group will per- usually play, the ‘Crazy Crazy Nights’ hit- down every night to travel. So we can do enviable position of being able to do a KISS inger Jetta was “nervous but excited” before K form nine shows at The Joint at Hard Rock makers insist it won’t be restricting, but things we wouldn’t normally do.” The group show that we haven’t been able to do. We working with Pharrell Williams. The Liverpudlian Hotel & Casino from November 5, and gui- instead allows them the opportunity to try - which currently comprises Paul, Gene will pack 10 pounds of gunpowder into a 5- Sstar was stunned when she received a call from tarist Paul Stanley has promised the gigs new things. Paul added to USA Today Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer - pound bag. “Anybody who sees the band the ‘Happy’ hitmaker last summer and he asked her to will be bigger and better than anything newspaper: “Usually, going into a smaller are currently on a co-headline tour with sees four guys reveling in the smoke and fly to Miami to work on new material. She told BANG they have done before. He said: “Whatever venue means eliminating things. “The great Def Leppard and while the Las Vegas shows fire. Every time we hit the stage, it’s a victo- Showbiz: “It was amazing! I’ve always loved Pharrell, you’re used to with KISS, this will pump it thing about going into The Joint, it gives us will incorporate the “spider stage” they are ry lap. It’s a race that’s never over, but it’s a since back in the day when he came out with his first up that much more. If KISS is on steroids, the opportunity to add. Much in the same currently using, it won’t be the same spec- race that we continue to win.” record and obviously he has worked with so many dif- ferent amazing artists, producing their records, writing for them. “He heard a bunch of my early demos last summer and asked me to fly out to Miami, so obvious- ly I was straight on the plane. “I think I was a healthy US film festival Leslie joins amount of nervous and excited, I often feel those two things together, but I think it’s really important for me to feel that way, it kind of drives me to go and do honors Glenn Close stuff!” The pair worked on the track ‘Crescendo’ which The Last Witch Hunter features on the Pepsi Max Beats of the Beautiful Game album, to celebrate the 2014 World Cup. Jetta explained: “I spent two days with him in Miami, jam- ming, just talking about our musical journeys, what we’ve been up to, what inspires us, and the word ‘Crescendo’ came up and we were just like, ‘Wait, that’s a really cool word, let’s go with that’, and then I went back to work with him to finish the record in LA the fol- lowing month.” Jetta explained the song is about something building up and the adrenaline rush which can be experienced in both music and sport. Having just released her first EP, also titled ‘Crescendo’, Jetta is happy to be seeing progress in the industry and has big plans for the future. She said: “Everyone that I meet is really inspiring, though my main idol when I was growing up was Annie Lennox ... I’d love to meet her. “I’ve bumped into her a few times in west London as we live close to each other, but I’d really love to sit down with her and talk to her about music, and see ix-time Oscar nominated actress Glenn Close has where she gets her inspiration from.” Pepsi Max Beats been honored by the Maine International Film Frank Grillo: The Purge: of the Beautiful Game is out now. SFestival. Close called the Mid-Life Achievement Award - a moose statuette- she received Sunday night in Anarchy ‘not a sequel’ Waterville “the best award I’ve ever received.” The ceremo- ny followed a showing of “Albert Nobbs,” a 2011 film Close rank Grillo insists ‘The Purge: Anarchy’ starred in and co-produced about a woman in 19th-centu- is not a sequel. The ‘Captain America: ry Ireland who dresses as a man in order to be able to work. FWinter Soldier’ actor stars as Sergeant in The Morning Sentinel reports that the 67-year-old Close, the upcoming second installment of the hor- Goulding ror franchise but he’s claimed it will serve who has a home in Maine, also spent about an hour with film enthusiasts answering questions about her career. The more as a bigger and better version of the advised by Swift 17th annual film festival runs until July 20. first film, ‘The Purge’, rather than a sequel. He ose Leslie has joined the cast of ‘The Last Witch Hunter’. explained: “I hadn’t seen the first Purge when The 27-year-old actress will star alongside ‘Fast and they called to have a meeting and I read the RFurious’ actor Vin Diesel in the upcoming supernatural script and thought it was genius. “I said, action project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film - Lloyd was shocked ‘Wow. This is a great idea and it can go in so which will be directed by ‘The Crazies’ filmmaker Breck Eisner - many different directions’. And then I saw the will see a semi-immortal witch hunter (Diesel) wandering the first one and I could understand why people streets of a modern New York City before being forced to part- were pissed [off], because they [the charac- ner with his natural enemy, a female witch. The pair team-up to by US success ters] were just bound to this house... “This is stop a villainous witch queen from obtaining a relic and not really a sequel. It’s a standalone film that unleashing a plague upon humanity. Leslie - who is known for basically takes the premise on a grand scope playing the wild warrior Ygritte in HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’ that should have been done in the first one.” - will take on the role of a witch and love interest of Diesel’s Meanwhile, the 51-year-old star has also spo- character. Diesel will also produce alongside Mark Canton and ken out about people referring to the idea of Bernie Goldmann, while Samantha Vincent of One Race and the films - where all crimes are made legal for Adam Goldworm are executive producing. The script - which just 12 hours once a year - as ridiculous. He was originally a pitch by Cory Goodman - was recently polished told Collider: “So many things are ridiculous. I by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama with ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ mean there are posters for ‘Transformers’ writer Melisa Wallack also contributing. Leslie had a successful with dinosaur robots. It’s all ridiculous isn’t it? run on British TV series ‘Downton Abbey’ before joining ‘Game But at the end of the day it’s also entertain- of Thrones’ and she has recently wrapped on ‘Sticky Notes’ ing.” ‘The Purge: Anarchy’ is set for release on alongside Ray Liotta and Gina Rodriguez. ‘The Last Witch July 25, 2014 Hunter’ is set for release later this year. llie Goulding takes advice from Taylor Swift. The ‘Burn’ hitmaker loves being surrounded by “pow- Stan Lee wants Eerful” women, including the ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ singer and Katy Perry, and though her level of fame isn’t as high as theirs, they Batman v Superman cameo are able to help her through certain situations. She said:” We’re friends because they understand the tan Lee thinks he should be offered a cameo in predicaments. They see what is and isn’t real. “I’m not ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’. The former anywhere near their level of fame, but if I say, ‘Oh God Spresident and chairman of Marvel Comics has Taylor, this happened’, she’ll be like, ‘Girl, that’s noth- her Lloyd says she was shocked by her success in joked that rivals DC Comics should ask him to make an ing.’ Suck it up, kind of thing. I have strong female the US. The ‘Want U Back’ hitmaker has become a big appearance in their upcoming sequel in a bid to make it characters all around me, really cool women. My tour Cstar both in the States and in her homeland of the more successful. He said: “DC could probably make a lot manager is a woman, my manager is a woman. I want UK, and she never expected to have spent more than a more money with ‘Superman’ and ‘Batman’ if they to be surrounded by powerful women, not men.” fortnight there when she first visited to promote her music. announced that I’d have a cameo in it! “People wouldn’t Though Ellie - who is dating McBusted’s Dougie She told The Sun on Sunday newspaper’s Fabulous maga- believe it - they’d have to go to the theatre and see it!” Poynter - believes she is a “strong” person, she relies zine: “I don’t quite know how it all kicked off in America.