Brett Ratner News

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seems to be excited to have Billy Crystal back as host for the 84th Academy Awards as they have launched a trailer in conjunction with Funny or Die. ...
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Hollywood producer Brian Grazer has split from his concert pianist fiancée, according to a report. Grazer, who recently replaced pal Brett Ratner as the producer of next year's Academy Awards, p...
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Gay Glee star Jane Lynch has thrown her support behind embattled moviemaker Brett Ratner after he stepped down as the producer of the Oscars last week following a homophobic slur scandal. Ratner's...
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Gay activist Lance Bass was clueless about the anti-gay controversy that caused a shake-up at the Oscars.
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Director Brett Ratner has issued a fresh apology to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community for using a homophobic slur during a recent media event. Ratner expressed his remors...
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Movie mogul Brian Grazer is to replace Brett Ratner as the co-producer of the 84th annual Oscars. Ratner resigned on Tuesday over a homophobic slur he used during a movie question-and-answer sess...
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Eddie Murphy has quit as Oscars host a day after pal Brett Ratner resigned as the big event's producer. The Rush Hour director stepped down over a homophobic slur he made during a movie question-...
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Moviemaker Brett Ratner has resigned as producer of the 2012 Oscars. The Rush Hour director's decision comes just days after he upset gay rights activists by using a homosexual slur during a quest...
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Moviemaker Brett Ratner has publicly apologized for remarks he made about having sex with TV presenter and actress Olivia Munn. The director was a guest on TV program Attack of the Show, which wa...
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Two Jews on Film - By Joan Alperin Schwartz: All I can say is thank the Movie Gods for Eddie Murphy because he single handedly put the funny in this new so-called, comedy entitled, 'Tower Heist,' d...
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Although starring Ben Stiller, the idea behind TOWER HEIST originated within Eddie Murphy a while back. How far back? I can’t really tell as ALL my sources and research pulls up is how it was set t...
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Last week I watched two classic horror movies: “The Thing” and “The Exorcist.” Watching John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” just further reminded me of how crappy the recent prequel was. With its spoo...
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Prankster Michael Jackson once took filmmaker Brett Ratner on a 4 a.m. water balloon mission and terrified a stunned homeless man. Ratner and Jackson became close friends, and the director would ...
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Actress Paz de la Huerta has denied she was boozing at director Brett Ratner's party on Monday after she was involved in a dispute with a pal. The Boardwalk Empire star reportedly got into a scuf...
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Eddie Murphy has been confirmed as the host of the 2012 Oscars.
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Moviemaker Brett Ratner has apologized for including a joke about epilepsy in the TV trailer for his upcoming film "Tower Heist." Former "Lost" actor Greg Grunberg, who has an epileptic 15-year-o...
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Eddie Murphy has signed on to voice all-action cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey in a new animated caper, according to online reports. The comedian, who voiced Shrek's Donkey character, has team...
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In 'The Greatest Movie Ever Sold', Morgan Spurlock, ('Super Size Me') takes us into the world of product placement, marketing and advertising. The full title of this documentary is actually 'POM W...
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Model/actress Amber Heard has signed up to replace Rose McGowan in a remake of Brigitte Nielsen's 1985 action film "Red Sonja." The film has been in development for the past five years with direc...
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The Hurt Locker star Jeremy Renner is in negotiations to star in the remake of John Carpenter film Escape From New York. The 1981 sci-fi classic starred Kurt Russell as anti-hero Snake Plissken. ...
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Major changes shook up the Playboy Mansion last season when Holly, Bridget and Kendra said goodbye and moved out of the famous address they once called home. But now a new chapter of "The Girls Nex...
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Moviemaker Brett Ratner lost his virginity to a paraplegic dangling from a tree and now he has turned the sexual encounter into a scene in his latest film. The director reveals his odd short, a...
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After setting a long list of new chart records with her most recent hit "Obsessed," international superstar Mariah Carey, the top-selling female recording artist in history, now follows-up with he...
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In a recent interview, Brett Ratner gave Starpulse.com's Mike Ryan the latest developments on "Beverly Hills Cop IV." If you didn't catch the news a few months ago, Paramount pictures announced the...
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Is Brett Ratner misunderstood? The "Rush Hour" and "X-Men: The Last Stand" director thinks that's quite possible. His new retrospective DVD series, "The Shooter Series," (to be released Septembe...
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I was recently flipping through channels on a quiet Sunday evening when the new show "Merlin" caught my eye. It was originally a British TV drama that did fairly well and premiered in the US on Jun...
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In Hollywood, the dating circle seems to be so small that most celebrities share boyfriends and girlfriends and swap spit left and right. The time between significant others seems to get shorter an...
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Jewish filmmakers Brett Ratner and Roman Polanski have teamed up to visit the concentration camp where the exiled director's mother was killed during World War II. Ratner thought he was just ...
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Teen sensation Miley Cyrus is expecting her phone to ring on Saturday night after an unnamed ex-boyfriend catches the debut of her angry new video. In "7 Things," the Hannah Montana star takes aim ...
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Rapper-turned-actor Common has scored another top date after reportedly courting tennis ace Serena Williams. The acclaimed hitmaker and the sports star have been spotted clubbing in both Los Angele...
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