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Entries in Katherine Heigl (9)

Wednesday
05Aug2009

Josh Duhamel to star in 'Life as We Know It'

DateWednesday, August 5, 2009 at 12:08AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Josh Duhamel

Actor Josh Duhamel is in negotiations to star alongside Katherine Heigl in Greg Berlanti's upcoming romance "Life as We Know It" for Warner Bros.

Written by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson, the film follows two adults whose lives abruptly change when their best friends die in an accident and they are asked to take on the role of caregivers for their orphaned daughter.

Heigl and her mom Nancy are serving as executive producers on the film. Berlanti is known for his writing and producing credits on "Everwood," "Dawson's Creek," "Brothers & Sisters" and "Eli Stone."

As for Duhamel, he's currently onscreen in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." Other credits of his include "Las Vegas" and "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!"

Source: Variety

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Saturday
25Jul2009

'The Ugly Truth' web reviews

DateSaturday, July 25, 2009 at 1:25AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl in The Ugly Truth

Gerard Butler and Kathering Heigl first hate, then warm up to each other in Robert Luketic's romantic comedy "The Ugly Truth," about a TV producer struggling to keep control of a ruthless host. Here's what some of the Web's critics have to say about the film:

• Cinema Blend's Katey Rich: "As the story wraps up and everyone gathers round to watch Mike and Abby come together at last, it's disturbing to realize that no one in this movie has actually learned anything."

• Cinematical's Jeffrey M. Anderson: "The answer is because The Ugly Truth actually knows next to nothing about dating advice, the behaviors of men and women, or much of anything else romantically human. It's a factory widget created in a boardroom."

• Joblo's Chris Bumbray: "It`s just a real shame that this is what passes for a rom-com these days."

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Friday
24Jul2009

Movie Review: 'The Ugly Truth'

DateFriday, July 24, 2009 at 6:00PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Seen on: July 24, 2009

The players: Director: Robert Luketic, Writer: Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz, Cast: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Eric Winter, John Michael Higgins, Nick Searcy

Facts of interest: Robert Luketic also directed "21" and "Legally Blonde."

The plot: Abby is a television producer whose life takes a major turn when she's forced to work with Mike, a ruthless host who claims he knows the truth about what makes men and women tick.

Our thoughts: To be quite honest, I walked into Robert Luketic’s “The Ugly Truth” with high expectations, but sadly enough, I left the theater wishing I’d never found out how ugly this truth really is. In other words, watching this film quickly developed into a painfully boring experience I simply can’t recommend to cinemagoers on the lookout for a funny, entertaining romance.

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Tuesday
23Jun2009

Katherine Heigl to star in 'Life as We Know It'

DateTuesday, June 23, 2009 at 7:36PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

The lovely Katherine Heigl is set to star in Greg Berlanti's upcoming romance "Life as We Know It" for Warner Bros., according to Variety.

Written by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson, the film follows two adults whose lives abruptly change when their best friends die in an accident and they are asked to take on the role of caregivers for their orphaned daughter.

Berlanti is known for his writing and producing credits on "Everwood," "Dawson's Creek," "Brothers & Sisters" and "Eli Stone." He also co-wrote "The Green Lantern" script.

As for Heigl ("27 Dresses"), she will next be seen in "The Ugly Truth." She is currently filming "Five Killers" for Robert Luketic.

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Thursday
09Apr2009

'The Ugly Truth' gets refreshing second trailer

DateThursday, April 9, 2009 at 10:08PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Katherine Heigl is a beautiful woman, and although I wasn't at all impressed by her last big-screen comedy "27 Dresses," I admit I always enjoy watching her on the big screen. She'll next be seen in Robert Luketic's comedy "The Ugly Truth," in which she plays a television producer who agrees to let the confident host (Gerard Butler) of one of her morning shows give her some tips on how to properly seduce a man.

The second trailer for the film is pretty amusing, and judging by this short footage, it looks like Heigl and Butler may share solid onscreen chemistry. I can only hope the humor will deliver the goods as well. I really haven't come across many solid, funny romantic comedies lately. "The Ugly Truth" will be revealed in theaters July 24, 2009.

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Thursday
19Feb2009

Katherine Heigl joins Kutcher in 'Killers'

DateThursday, February 19, 2009 at 4:26PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Katherine Heigl has officially boarded Robert Luketic's upcoming thriller "Five Killers" for Lionsgate.

According to Variety, the story starts with a woman meeting the man of her dreams while on vacation. Sparkling romance, however, quickly vanishes when they find out their neighbors may have been hired to kill them.

Ashton Kutcher is also on board. Lionsgate picked up a first draft by Bob DeRosa, with Ted Griffin on board to rewrite the project.

Luketic last directed “21” and most recently wrapped filming for his upcoming comedy “The Ugly Truth,” which also stars Heigl in the female lead.

Heigl's big-screen efforts also include "27 Dresses" and "Knocked Up." Kutcher was last seen in "What Happens in Vegas."

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Monday
08Dec2008

Kirk Ellis to adapt polygamist drama 'Escape'

DateMonday, December 8, 2008 at 9:04AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Screenwriter Kirk Ellis will write the big-screen adaptation of Carolyn Jessop’s memoir “Escape,” to which Katherine Heigl signed on earlier this year.

The book recounts Jessop's childhood in the polygamist sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints. At the age of 18, she was forced into a marriage with a 50-year-old man; at age 35, she fled with her eight children.

Heigl will not only star in the film, but she'll also serve as producer, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Ellis won two Emmy Awards for writing HBO's miniseries "John Adams." His credits also include "Into the West" and "Anne Frank: The Whole Story."

As for Heigl, she will next star in "The Ugly Truth." She's also attached to star in Fox 2000's comedy "Drawn Together."

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Thursday
27Nov2008

Trailer radar: 'The Ugly Truth'

DateThursday, November 27, 2008 at 7:40AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

It's been quite a while since we've last seen the lovely Katherine Heigl spill her charm all over the big screen (her last flick was last January's "27 Dresses"), but this coming April, she'll be back!

In Robert Luketic's latest comedy "The Ugly Truth," Heigl plays a television producer who agrees to let the confident host (Gerard Butler) of one of her morning shows give her some tips on how to properly seduce a man.

As you can see in the preview after the jump, Heigl and Butler at least seem to share solid chemistry. The trailer as a whole didn't completely win me over yet, but Heigl alone is reason enough to check this one out when it opens April 3, 2009.

By the way, Luketic last directed "21." His other credits include the disastrous "Monster-in-Law" and the decently entertaining "Legally Blonde."

And why is it that we don't see Heigl on the big screen more often?

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Tuesday
16Sep2008

Screenwriters ‘drawn’ to Heigl’s next

DateTuesday, September 16, 2008 at 8:03PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Keith Merryman and David A. Newman will write Fox 2000’s upcoming action comedy “Drawn Together” for Katherine Heigl, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Details are strictly being kept under wraps, but what we know is that the flick focuses on an electronics designer who meets the woman of his dreams, only to find out that she's not who she seems to be.

Oh, and Heigl will produce the project with her mother Nancy. But yeah, that’s pretty much all there is to say about it at this stage. Doesn’t sound all too exciting to me.

Anyway, the good-looking Heigl last starred in Anne Fletcher’s passable romance “27 Dresses.” She will next be seen alongside Gerard Butler in Robert Luketic’s “The Ugly Truth.”

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