Ben Stiller, Olivia Wilde and this year’s first-time Downloading Nancy nominee Maria Bello will be among those presenting Film Independent Spirit Awards at the March 5 ceremony, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.
Other presenters announced Friday are Emile Hirsch, former nominee Marisa Tomei and two-time winner (for Drugstore Cowboy and Crash) Matt Dillon.
With Precious and The Last Station leading the nominations, this year’s event – to be hosted by comedian Eddie Izzard from the LA Live event deck in downtown Los Angeles – marks the 25th anniversary of the Independent Spirit Awards, which recognizes achievement in indie movies.
The Film Independent Spirit Awards will air live and uncut on Friday, March 5, at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET on the Independent Film Channel (IFC). The Oscars will air two days later on ABC.
Source: People.com
Cowboys & Aliens Gets A Release Date
Universal Pictures announced on Friday that Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Alines is set to release on July 29 2011, filling the date vacated by Battleship’s move to 2012.
The DreamWorks projects is based on a Platinum Studios Comics graphic novel by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley. It is set to star Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) and Olivia Wilde (TV’s House M.D.) and explores what would have happened if aliens had landed in the Wild West.
According to Heat Vision Blog, Olivia Wilde (upcoming Tron Legacy) is in negotiations to star opposite Daniel Craig in the graphic novel adaptation Cowboys & Aliens, to be directed by Jon Favreau for DreamWorks.
Based on the Platinum Studios title written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley, the sci-fi Western explores what would happen if the traditional Old West enemies — cowboys and Native Americans — found the prairie attacked by aliens in mid-1800s Arizona.
Wilde will play a character named Ella who joins up with the mysterious gunslinger (Craig).
Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are producing and wrote the script with Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof. Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are also producing along with Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Favreau and Denis Stewart are serving as executive producers.
Artists for Haiti Benefit
Thursday Olivia Wilde hosted Artists For Haiti, which was an art auction at Track 16 Gallery in Santa Monica, CA to benefit her charity Artists for Peace and Justice.
A silent auction featured artwork by Ed Moses, Ed Ruscha, Corinne Chaix, Raymond Pettibon, Huguette Caland, Larry Bell, Chuck Arnoldi and Robert Graham. While photographs of Haiti by Tao Ruspoli and short films from the Jacmel Film School were also features to those in attendance. 100% of all donations will be given directly to Father Rick Frechette of St. Damien’s Hospital and the ground-level doctors and rescue workers.
Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ), founded in 2009 by director Paul Haggis, is a fundraising effort that encourages peace and social justice and addresses issues of poverty and enfranchisement in communities around the world. Maria Bello, Josh Brolin, James Franco, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Natasha Koifman, Diane Lane, Michael Stahl-David, Oliver Stone, Madeline Stowe, Charlize Theron, Peter Tunney and Olivia Wilde serve on the advisory board.
Yesterday the beautiful Olivia attended at the 13th Annual Saks Fifth Avenue’s Unforgettable Evening, which is an event that benefits Women’s Cancer Research Fund. As we know Olivia is very active in a couple of charities (you can read which in the sidebar), it’s no suprice she’s at this event to support this cause and this makes us so proud of this wonderful woman.
Olivia looked so stunning in her grey dress, golden purse and black stunning shoes. Unfortunaltly we do not know who have designed them yet, but I will let you know as soon as I have found out who. Here are some eyecandy!
Hope For Haiti Telethon
Olivia is currently taking part in the Hope For Haiti Telethon which is being broadcast tonight on Fox 8-10pm.
Some of the most famous faces in entertainment are uniting in four locations Friday evening for the Hope for Haiti Now telethon, a U.S-led, multi-network TV event to raise money for earthquake relief for the stricken Caribbean nation.
Actor and filmmaker George Clooney, who has taken the lead in organizing the two-hour telethon, will host from Los Angeles, while CNN’s Anderson Cooper will appear in reports from Haiti, where officials estimate that more than 200,000 people were killed in the Jan. 12 earthquake.
For a full list of the celebrities and musical performances read here. Head over to www.hopeforhaitinow.org to donate.
Strong New Earthquake Hits Haiti
Another new Earthquake hit Haiti earlier this morning. Haiti truly needs our support more than ever so if you can manage to donate something please do so, Olivia Wilde’s charity Artists For Peace And Justice is seeking donations for Project Haiti. You can also support UNICEF & CARE to help with the disaster relief.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Wednesday morning, shaking buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets only eight days after the country’s capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the new quake hit at 6:03 a.m. (1103 GMT) about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northwest of the capital of Port-au-Prince. It struck at a depth of 13.7 miles (22 kilometers) but was too far inland to generate any tidal waves in the Caribbean.
Wails of terror rose Wednesday as frightened survivors of last week’s quake poured out of unstable buildings. It was not immediately possible to ascertain what additional damage the new quake may have caused.
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Welcome to Olivia Wilde Online, your newest addition for Olivia Wilde! We have been very slowly working on a comprehensive website dedicated to Olivia and have finally decided to launch our news blog while we still continue to build behind the scenes. There are several truly amazing fan sites on this lady but we still decided to proceed after deciding on the site months ago. We will pay special attention to Olivia’s career and causes, and of course malicious gossip and candids will not be posted on this site as we wish to respect Ms. Wilde’s privacy first and foremost.
For the time being we will bring you the latest news on the House M.D. star. Olivia Wilde is an inspiring young woman. Not only gorgeous but a talented actress an avid activist. You may know her from her work in The O.C., where she played Alex or movies like Alpha Dog and Year One.
In the future OliviaWilde.us will become a full fansite with a large gallery, collection of media and information on Olivia, her career and charities. For now we will bring you your daily dose of our godess; Miss Olivia Wilde!
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67th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Olivia looked so smashing while she was walking down the red carpret this sunday at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Her outfit was so amazing, she wore a Gucci evening gown with Jimmy Choo shoes and beatiful Tiffany & Co. jewels and Judith Leiber clutch. She looks like she just stepped out of a bond-movie! FYI: It’s this Gucci dress that Olivia will auction out to benefit Haiti.
House M.D. was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category Best Television Series, Drama, but they did not win, Mad Men won. Olivia did also present an award, she presented the award Best Televison Series, Comedy or Musical, which Glee won.
Here are some eye candy and you will find more pictures and videos under the cut.
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New ‘House’ Title Sequence for New Team?
It looks like Thirteen (Olivia Wilde) is staying put on House. With Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) out of Princeton Plainsboro until she returns for a final-er goodbye, Thirteen appears to be the only lady on the team.
Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Wilde admits that while she feels a little “stability” on the team’s composition now – especially if practical jokes are to be any indication, regardless of whether they succeed or not – there’s still no telling if this team will stick around longer.
“I think you’ll see a bit of stability now,” she says. “But no one’s ever safe on the House team though, and that’s what kind of makes it interesting. We’re always proving ourselves to him. And if we are ever completely comfortable in our jobs, then we lose that kind of anticipation and anxiety that keeps it interesting.”
"House M.D." 2007-present
"Year One" 2009
"In NorthWood" 2010
"Tron Legacy" 2010
"The Next Three Days" 2011
