Beyond thrilled! UK Super Girl Group The Saturdays just debuted their new E! Series Chasing the Saturdays and accompanying it is a brand new EP  of the same Title. Infectious brand new Single What About Us already is making a dent with its Video garnering over 2 million views on YouTube, and this five-track EP features their new Track in addition to four of their biggest Hits including: Ego, All Fired Up, Notorious and Higher (ft. Flo Rida).

Check-out the Cover for the EP below:

See some gorgeous new Snaps of The Saturdays from the EP Artwork below:

Universal Music Canada releases Chasing the Saturdays EP on January 29, 2013.

(Photo credit: Universal Music Canada)

The fun just don’t stop!  Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough graced the Red Carpet at Scotiabank Theatre tonight in celebration of Safe Haven, a Romantic Thriller adapted from the bestselling Nicholas Sparks Novel of the same name.   Its Story centers on a Woman (Hough) who arrives in Southport, North Carolina with a mysterious past.  She meets a Widower  (Duhamel) and falls in love with him passionately, only to realize that as their relationship progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to veil her deepest, darkest Secret.

A large crowd of Fans and Media lined the Red Carpet, the first ever for Alliance Films under the eOne Films Brand, and after just appearing across the road at MuchMusic‘s New.Music.Live, both Stars hurried-over to the Theatre, masking any trace of a super-quick Wardrobe Change.  The handsome on-screen Couple wowed Onlookers – Duhamel  gorgeous in a gray Suit and and Hough picture-perfect in pink, as the latter’s proud Hair Dresser admired her gorgeous creation, snapping Photos on her iPhone from the side.

Both Stars generously divided their time between Fans (believe me there were any in particular for Duhamel!) and giving quick Interviews to Media.  One Autograph Collector tells me, “Duhamel has a photographic memory. He saw me earlier in the day and told me one only, but still was a  nice Guy about it!”.

I had the absolute pleasure of  fitting in a question each with both Actors and quizzed Duhamel on his Canadian Ancestry and what it is like to be the self-proclaimed, “The 267th Most Interesting Man in the World”.    He jokes, “Well, I’ve got a lot of room to move, you know what I mean? There’s only room to move-up!”.  Duhamel also breaks-down for me exactly how much a Canadian he actually is. Meanwhile, Hough details for me what inspired her to choose a heavier Role compared to some of the more lighthearted fare we’ve seen her in so far like last year’s Rock of Ages and 2011’s Footloose Remake.  An admitted die-hard  Sparks Fan, Hough tells me, “I relate to Katie.  In my life I tend to be guarded and in my life I tend to find the joy in life, so it definitely makes sense for me to do this.”.

Following tonight’s Premiere, Duhamel and Hough were amazing to spend a bit of time chatting with Fans via a Q&A moderated by KISS 92.5‘s Taylor Kaye, where we learned that a good portion of Safe Haven actually is improvised.  Duhamel, who is married to Popstar Fergie, reveals to us also that he had her full blessing on filming love scenes with Hough, as Fergie was all for whatever would make Safe Haven a better Film.  Another interesting tidbit is that Hough actually is v. good Friends with the Villain in the Film, played by David Lyons. She commended him for making her feel comfortable enough to tackle some of the Film’s more uncomfortable moments. And before heading out for the night, Duhamel walked right over to me and gave me a high-five.  How cool is that?

See more Snaps of Duhamel and Hough I took earlier in the day right here.

Our trusty Helper Michelle, was sweet enough to help nab a couple Autographs from the beautiful Hough.  To enter to win one, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook before February 22, 2013.  All are welcome to enter. Good luck!

Safe Haven opens in theatres on Valentine’s Day via eOne Films’ Alliance Films.  I admit it, I cried!

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

And they’ve arrived – safe and sound.  Mega-Hotties Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough arrived quietly into Toronto last night,  up and at ’em early for a hectic Press Day for their Romantic Thriller, Safe Haven.  The Adaption of the best-selling Novel by Nicholas Sparks is set to open this Valentine’s Day via Entertainment One‘s Alliance Films in Canada.  The Film centers on Katie (Hough), a Woman who arrives in Southport, North Carolina, falling in love with Widower (Duhamel), which forces her to confront her dark, mysterious past.

Duhamel and Hough who looked a picture-perfect Duo together, appeared at KISS 92.5‘s Roz & Mocha Show (listen here) earlier today, before stopping-off at City‘s Breakfast Television (watch here), before completing a morning Trifecta capped-off at CP24 Breakfast (watch here).  The Actors will be doing an afternoon of Press out of their Hotel, before appearing on an action-packed New.Music.Live at MuchMusic, which also will see Warm Bodies Stars Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer. A Star-filled Day in the City indeed.

I caught-up with the Stars as they arrived for their Breakfast Television appearance this morning and they both were gracious to Fans stopping to sign Autographs and snap Photos despite being in a crazy rush to their next destination.  The Festivities continue at Scotiabank Theatre tonight where the Canadian Premiere of Safe Haven takes place, as Duhamel and Hough walk the Red Carpet.  We’ll be there, so stay tuned for our Interview!

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Jessica Chastain, Box Office Queen.  The Best Actress Frontrunner in record time has gone from obscurity straight to the top, occupying both the top two spots at the Box Office this weekend with Mama and Zero Dark Thirty.  The former, produced by Guillermo del Toro  and filmed in Toronto, earns $28.1 million from 2,647 theatres for Universal Pictures/eOne Films, securing its place at the top, while the latter nabs second spot with $17.6 million. Zero Dark Thirty to date has grossed $59 million for Sony Pictures/Alliance Films domestically.  Mama‘s performance bodes well for the City as a destination for filming, proving we have the resources to make a top-placing Film. Critics gave it generally positive reviews, garnering 63% on the Tomatometer.  2011 Horror Flick Dream House from Universal Pictures/eOne Films, filmed in the City, didn’t fare quite as well critically and commercially.  Mama Star Nickolaj Coster-Waldau was recently in Toronto. Find out how to win a Photo signed by him here.

After a bit of dawdling, Silver Linings Playbook gets its due success in its tenth week of release, expanding to 2,523 theatres, earning $11.3 million for The Weinstein Co./Alliance Films – good enough for third.  This undoubtedly was aided by both its recent Golden Globes exposure with Jennifer Lawrence winning Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and also its Best Picture Nomination for the Oscars.

Gangster Squad performs steadily in fourth with $9.1 million in its second week for Warner Bros, just ahead of  Broken City, starring Russell Crowe and Mark Wahlberg, debuting in fourth with $9 million.  The Action-Drama earned a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer.

Debuting at number two last week, Horror Spoof A Haunted House slips to sixth this weekend with $8.3 million for Open Road Films.  The Film which parodies Paranormal Activity and The Devil Inside, opens in Canada next Friday via VVS Films.

Meanwhile, Oscar Contenders Django Unchained and Les Misérables are still performing respectably thanks to the Oscars and Golden Globes boost, placing them seventh with $8.2 million and eighth with $7.8 million respectively.  Former three-week Champ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey earns $6.4 million for Warner Bros.

Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s return to the Big Screen wasn’t so heroic, opening in tenth with $6 million.  Critics however, weren’t all too disapproving as it earned mixed Reviews at best with 56% on the Tomatometer.

Some mixed reactions to Jennifer Lawrence‘s first time hosting Saturday Night Live last night.  The twice Oscar-nominated Actress started off strong with a hilarious opening Monologue poking-fun at the upcoming Oscars Race, going through each and every one of her fellow Nominees. “Ladies I love you all,  but you’re about to get served”, warns Lawrence before throwing wooly-mitten punches at each of the nominated Actresses. “Jessica Chas-ain’t-not-winning-no-Oscar-on-my-Watch“, she says about Jessica Chastain. On Naomi Watts, she says,  “You were in The impossible… you know what else is impossible? You beating me on Oscar night.”.  Neither the old nor the young got a break as she also went-on to ask record youngest-ever Nominee 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis, “What ‘chu talking ’bout Wallis?”. On Amour Star Emannuelle Riva, she doesn’t hold back one bit stating, “An 85-year-old French Lady? Umm… yah I think I can take you. You know what you can say to your Oscar chances? Emmanuelle Arrivaderci!”.  LOL  Of course all in good humour.

Performing alongside Musical Guests The Lumineers, Lawrence had a few bright moments such as the super-cute Top Dog Chef Sketch which had her dressed as a Yorkie and preparing a culinary creation for a panel of Judges.  One Sketch had her parodying The Hunger Games with herself as Katniss, before a panel of Reporters at a Press Conference asking burning questions which poked fun at some of the rules of the Games and also Lawrence and Co-Star Josh Hutcherson‘s height differences.  Bobby Moynihan took hunger to a new level  making all his questions about food because apparently he’s starving out there in District 12.   Truly versatile in reaching  young to old(er), Lawrence held her own in some of the more sex-oriented Sketches like Danielle, a deliciously trashy Parody of late-night French Soaps with horrible dubbing. Also, a Lincoln-inspired Sketch had her writing her Boyfriend-at-War  (Newcomer Tim Robinson) Love Letters, but it seemed all he wanted were Tit Pics.

Those of us in Canada, it shouldn’t be long before Global finally uploads their Page with Clips.

Check here in a bit.

(Photo/video credit: NBC)

Montreal-filmed Warm Bodies is a Title I’ve been plenty enthused about for quite some time now and its two Stars officially have arrived in the City. The quirky Romantic Comedy-Zombie Flick is based upon the Novel of the same name by Isaac Marion, starring Teresa Palmer and Nicholas Hoult – the latter already having been a critical Darling for some time now with About a Boy and A Single Man on his Resume.

On the agenda for the recently single (respectively) Duo are a Stop-off at a Private Screening in the busier part of the City and an appearance on MuchMusic‘s New.Music.Live during the 6:00 PM slot, sharing the spotlight with Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough who both are here for Romantic-Thriller Safe Haven.

Fans and Autograph Collectors knew they were in the presence of  greatness, giving the Actors a warm, albeit rowdy welcome upon arrival. Amidst all the pushing and pulling, I managed to get one semi-decent Snap after two undecipherably-blurry Photos with Hoult. “I think we’ve done plenty of Photos already, Mate”, he tells me, perhaps not understanding the difficulty of photographing a moving subject. Finally he was kind enough to stop for one quick second amidst his Autograph signing, thanks to our Friend Michelle.

Fortunately, Palmer escaped the fanfare unscathed, giggling with her Handlers from her SUV at the commotion.

Don’t laugh.  Okay, fine laugh.

eOne Films releases what sure is to be a massive Hit, Warm Bodies, on February 1 , 2013.

(Photo credit : Mr. Will Wong)

He’s honestly amazing.  This is the second time I’ve crossed paths with Bollywood Legend Anil Kapoor and he’s always kind and gracious.  The Actor known best in these parts for his work in Academy Award-winning Best Picture, Slumdog Millionaire, and also Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. 

The Actor is now in Toronto for a special appearance Monday night at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as part of their In Conversation With… Series.  Some lucky Fans who spotted him, were extremely lucky to get the Actor in casual mode, as he obliged and snapped Photos together with them.

It’s still not too late to get your Tickets and you can do so clicking here.

Read about the time I met Kapoor right around this time of the year, two years ago, right here.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Entertainment One’s Alliance Films & Mr. Will Wong want to take five lucky Readers to the Canadian Premiere of Safe Haven! Based upon the Best-Selling Novel by Nicholas Sparks, the Romantic Thriller centers around Jo (Julianne Hough), a Woman with a mysterious past who arrives in Southport, Carolina, encountering a Widower in Alex (Josh Duhamel), forcing her to confront a dark Secret that haunts her.  Fans of The Notebook, The Lucky One and Dear John will be ecstatic to know that hunky Duhamel will be serving a gratuitous help of shirtlessness!

… and to sweeten the deal, Stars Hough and Duhamel will be in-attendance at the Red Carpet Premiere next Monday at Scotiabank Theatre. Breathe!

To enter to win, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook before Friday, January 18, 2013.  Double your chances by following on Twitter here and Re-Tweeting the below:

http://tinyurl.com/aug6rxq @MRWILLW wants to take me to the Canadian Premiere of SAFE HAVEN with Josh Duhamel & Julianne Hough!  In theatres 2/14.

Watch the Trailer in full below:

(Photo/video credit: Entertainment One’s Alliance Films)

Too exciting!  Those of you who follow my Horse Racing Blog Posts will remember how passionate I was about pretty much the greatest Filly who ever existed, Zenyatta.  The Superhorse retired with a phenomenal 20 Race Record of 19-1-0, and believe me her final Race in the $5-million 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic was such a close one, giving it all her might against the Boys only to lose by a slight nose.  While we’re waiting for her Babies to make it to the Track, we have her Sister to keep us plenty interested!

If History/Genetics should repeat itself, we have every reason to be super-excited for Zenyatta‘s Half-Sister Eblouissante (her name in French means “dazzling”), who just turned four-years-old recently, running  brilliantly today at Santa Anita Park in California.  The beautiful Filly originally was to run her second race last month but unfortunately had bumped her hip the day of that Race, resulting in the decision to give her a bit more time off.

She proved she was well worth the wait today, winning with a little bit of effort as the Heavy Favourite, silencing her v. few Disbelievers.  Laying low at the back of the pack for much of the Race, she rallied late showing them who’s Boss to win by 1 1/4 lengths almost a full second quicker than in her Debut at Betfair Hollywood Park. By comparison though, Big Sister Zenyatta‘s first try at the  popular distance of 1 1/16 miles, was a four full seconds quicker back in 2007.

Trainer John Shirreffs, who also handled  Zenyatta, is hinting  a step-up in class next time out in a Stakes Race, her first real test of ability.  We soon will know just how great she truly is either mid-February or mid-March.

Watch the Race below (she’s #5):

I had the pleasure of meeting  Corey Nakatani, Jockey of Eblouissante – or just Ebby as her Fans call her – back in 2011, as he treks out to Toronto’s Woodbine Racetrack a couple times a year for some of our bigger Races. Can’t wait to see him up north again this Season!

Become a Fan of Eblouissante here on Facebook!

(Photo credit: @SantaAnitaPark | Video credit: Los Angeles Times)

Some of you might recognize him by face, some of you might recognize him by voice. TONY Award-winning Actor Dan Fogler was spotted heading to the Convenience Store after a long day on the set of NBC‘s upcoming Series Hannibal tonight.

Fogler has starred in popular Films like Good Luck Chuck, Balls of Fury and Fanboys, while he has provided Voice Work on smashes like Horton Hears a Who, Kung Fu Panda and also upcoming Thanksgiving-themed Animated Feature Turkeys, alongside Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson.

The Funnyman was nice enough to stop for a Snap despite the freezing cold, humbly  introducing himself just as “Dan“, with a handshake.  Hannibal also stars Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Gilliand Anderson, Laurence Fishburne and Gina Torres (the latter two Husband and Wife), wrapping in about a month’s time.  Its Premiere Date still has yet to be confirmed. Anxiously awaiting…

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)