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There you have it - Jen vs Jen. An unlikely feud is brewing between Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Aniston after the singer accused the former Friends actress of stealing the plot idea for her upcoming film, Plan B.

After taking a break from her music and film career to focus on motherhood, J-Lo is making a comeback with in the film about a thirty-something who is desperately trying to become pregnant. But according to sources, she is angry that Aniston is set to star in a movie with an almost identical plot, called The Baster.

“The last thing J-Lo wants is to have Aniston overshadow her. There’s been some mud-slinging, with J-Lo claiming Jen (Aniston) took her idea,” says the source.

We’ll have to see how this story turns out.

QnA with Jen & Owen

Jan 1, 2009 Author: Shan | Filed under: Interview, Jennifer Aniston, Movie Release, Owen Wilson

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A round of five questions with the leading couple from ‘Marley & Me’ showed how comfortable they are with each other - no wonder Jen spanked Brad at the B.O.

Q: Was there any specific moment when you realized you had great chemistry?

Jen: It was an instant ease when we met and started rehearsing, and I think it’s rare. Sometimes you actually really like the person you are having good chemistry with. We lucked out. It was fun to be at work and play these people.

Owen: I felt extra pressure that we got along because I had so many friends that had worked with Jen, and everybody has said the same thing: how much they loved working with her. I didn’t want to be the one guy she hates!

Q: This couple’s marriage is tested when they get the rambunctious yellow Lab, Marley. Can you relate to that?

Jen: Yeah. But it’s not a happy ending to the story of that relationship. Let’s put it this way: He got to keep the dog. (She declines to say which “he” from her past that might be.)

Owen: When you get a dog as an adult, it is a challenge. But that’s what makes you kind of appreciate it as you bond with each other.

Q: How challenging is it promoting this big, fun family movie when the public seems to be so curious about your own lives?

Jen: I am honestly getting sick of it, and I feel like telling people: “You know what? It’s none of your … business.” Seriously, it’s enough. It’s like we’re appealing to the lowest …

Owen: … the worst in human nature.

Q: What was it like on set? There were so many dogs. That must have been a very fun shoot. I read that one dog, Clyde, ate Jennifer’s sweater.

Jen: Our first meeting, he made a very strong first impression. During a scene — and it’s in the movie — where we come home from Ireland and the sitter is going, “That dog is evil!” And then right at the end of the scene, Clyde lifts his leg and pees on the carpet!

Owen: The trainer started to say, “No!” And (director) David (Frankel) was like: “No! Let Clyde do it!” I forgot about that. That was funny.

Q: Did you get emotional at the tear-jerking points when you watched yourself in “Marley & Me”?

Jen: Yeah. I think it’s something about an animal. If you have one, there is no relationship ever — parents, a friendship, partners or lover — there’s no connection like that ever.

Owen: For that stuff to be effective, you have to feel. You have to think about the warmth and love and fun that you had. What makes it poignant is that you feel like you’ve been on this journey.

Aniston’s dog movie Marley & Me beat the stuffing out of ex-husband Brad Pitt’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Christmas Day box office on Thursday.

Aniston’s flick with Owen Wilson and a canine came in at $14.6 million (a record setter), while Brad’s karmic payback rang up $11.8 million. Maybe it’s because he looked a little creepy as a hobbit? They should have put Tilda Swinton in the forefront. That alien majestrix could sell anything.

“We all want our movie to do well…Can we have a tie?” Aniston joked on Oprah about the competition.

Wonder what Angie has to say to that!

What’s in Store for the Box Office?

Nov 9, 2008 Author: Shan | Filed under: Box Office, James Bond, Movie Release

The experts have predicted a windfall for some movies this Holiday Season. The Expected Top Five include-

Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (opening this weekend)
Quantum of Solace (the new 007 movie, opening Nov. 14)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (sci-fi remake, opening Dec. 12)
Twilight (teen vampire saga based on best-seller, opening Nov. 21)
Yes Man (Jim Carrey high-concept comedy, opening Dec. 19)

High-profile movies that are probably conspicuous by their absence include: the Kidman-Hugh Jackman epic Australia (opening Nov. 26); Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon (opening Dec. 5).think Couric/Palin, only with bigger ideas and more Oscar buzz; Cruise’s Nazi Germany thriller Valkyrie (opening Dec. 26); and Brad Pitt’s age-defying The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (opening Dec. 25).

Hancock Rules the Roost

Jul 7, 2008 Author: Gossip Doctor | Filed under: Box Office, Hancock, Hollywood News, Movie Release, Will Smith

Will Smith has star-powered the poorly reviewed superhero hybrid to a $66 million opening weekend, and a No. 1 finish, according to estimates today.

WALL-E, last weekend’s champ, stayed strong, grossing another $33.4 million, but finished a distant second.

Hancock goes down as Smith’s seventh straight movie to open No. 1. If you count Shark Tale, the 2004 animated comedy, as a Smith movie, his streak stands at eight straight.

Overall, Hancock has grossed $107.3 million since “previewing” on Tuesday night and “opening” on Wednesday.

Looking strictly at the movie’s first five days, Wednesday-Sunday, Hancock took in $100.4 million, per Box Office Mojo stats, far behind the pace of this summer’s two leading movies, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($152 million) and Iron Man ($112.1 million).

Here’s where you can read more:

Hancock Tops U.S. Box Office for Holiday Weekend - FameCrawler

HancockÂ’ No. 1 at the Box Office - AndPop

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