MUSIC/ GAGA'S "BORN" GOES #1 ALREADY: "Born This Way," the lead single from Lady GaGa’s upcoming album of the same name, has managed to hit #1 on 23 different iTunes countries around the world. Not only that, she has broken the record for fastest selling #1 in the history of the US iTunes store. "Born" was released on Friday morning. Critics and fans alike noted that "Born This Way," a bold, fast-paced club song that Gaga has called her "gay anthem," borrows from many of Madonna's older hits, including "Express Yourself," "Ray of Light" and "Vogue". "'Born This Way' follows the blueprint for an early '90s club hit remarkably carefully: keening strings on the first verse, a propulsive four-on-the-foor thump, layers of squelching synths, soulful vocals." One critic said that the song also has hints of Kelly Rowland and David Guetta's "When Love Takes Over" and TLC's "Waterfalls". However, other critics praised Gaga's nod to "Express Yourself," with some even preferring it to the original. "Lady Gaga has got something to say about 'Express Yourself,' and she’s turned Madonna’s 4th best single of 1989 into her own instant-classic club anthem," said Rolling Stone. "It’s an event, a statement, the most anticipated song in the history of recorded music, or at least since Britney’s 'Hold It Against Me' ".
A remake of "Logan’s Run" is back on track. After losing director Carl Rinsch in the fall due to scheduling conflicts, Warner Bros. and producers are lining up Nicolas Winding Refn to sit in the director’s chair for the sci-fi project, which is now being developed as a vehicle for Ryan Gosling, who just closed a deal to star. Danish Refn made some noise with his gritty prison drama "Bronson," is also likely to star. Alex Garland has written the script, which is said to come closer to the 1967 novel by William F. Nolan than the 1976 feature, pictured, starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter, and Farrah Fawcett. The hook is a future society where people are executed upon reaching a certain age and those that seek to avoid their fate are deemed “Runners". The character of Logan is one of those executioners, known as the Sandmen, who ends up on the run after he becomes sympathetic with members of an underground railroad of Runners.
(SK COMMENT: I loved the 1976 film and have seen it at least 20 times. I have no idea what it was, but the film captivated me. Must have been the computer voice that said "Ankh" and "Runner" over and over again).
FILM/ CRUISE CLOSE TO "ROCK" DEAL: Tom Cruise is in final negotiations to co-star in "Rock of Ages," New Line's adaptation of the hit stage musical about 1980s rockers. Adam Shankman is directing from a script by Chris D'Arienzo. Cruise has been circling the project since October. He will play Stacee Jaxx, the arrogant and charming star at the top of his career. Jaxx sings Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead of Alive" in the theater production. Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand are also circling big roles in the film but do not have deals yet. Shankman's Offspring Entertainment, Tobey Maguire's Maguire Entertainment and Corner Store Entertainment are producing. Production is shooting for a May start date.
FILM/ LIZ TAYLOR HOSPITALIZED: Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor is being treated in a Los Angeles hospital for "symptoms caused by congestive heart failure," her representative said Friday. Taylor, 78, checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center this week for the "ongoing condition," Taylor representative Jamie Cadwell said. "This issue is being addressed," Cadwell said. "She is currently being kept in the hospital for monitoring." Her publicist said: "I can assure you she is fine and even better, comfortable". When doctors repaired a leaky heart valve in October 2009, Taylor posted a Twitter message saying it "was like having a brand new ticker." The Oscar-winning actress has used Twitter over the past 2 years to communicate with fans and dispel the occasional rumor reported on celebrity gossip websites. Taylor's representative, in Friday's statement, asked that "people respect her privacy and allow her medical team the time and space to focus on restoring her back to health". The London-born movie star has won two Academy Awards for best actress for "Butterfield 8" in 1961 and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" in 1967.
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