“Snabba Cash” Coke Dealer Role For “HSM” Star Zac Efron

Zac Efron will play a scheming cocaine smuggler in a new box office thriller!


The actor – who rose to fame in Disney’s popular High School Musical films – is stepping away from the teen roles that made him a star to play a runner for a coke dealer in Warner Bros.’ Snabba Cash — translated Easy Money — an American remake of a Swedish film based on the 2006 novel by Jens Lapidus.

Snabba was a major hit in its home country this year. The film follows three interconnected storylines involving drugs and organized crime, with the main character a young man (played in the original by Joel Kinnaman) who hopes to strike it rich by becoming a runner for a coke dealer.

Lady Gaga “Bad Romance” YouTube Most Watched Video Of All-Time

On Wednesday, the music video for Lady Gaga’s 2009 charttopper “Bad Romance” officially surpassed the viral hit “Charlie Bit My Finger” to become YouTube’s most viewed video ever. “Bad Romance” managed to edge out Charlie by just over 400,000 views, taking in almost 180 million total plays since its debut in November.


Steve Carell Tina Fey Reteam For “Mail Order Groom”

Tina Fey and Steve Carell are already eyeing a second joint venture, Mail-Order Groom, on the heels of the success of their new comedy Date Night.


Warner Bros. is developing the silver screen side-splitter — co-written by Fey’s real-life husband, 30 Rock co-executive producer Jeff Richmond — about a lonely American woman who orders an Eastern European soldier as her new mate.

DWA to convert three 'Shrek' films to 3D

Katzenberg tells NAB the movies will be released on Blu-ray

As Dreamworks Animation prepares for the May 21 release of "Shrek Forever After," the animation studio is in the process of converting the first three movies in the phenomenally successful franchise to the stereo format for a 3D Blu-ray Disc release.

On Wednesday at the NAB convention, DWA CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said: "Our movies exist in digital files to begin with. To go back and rebuild to a quality 3D experience is not inexpensive, but we are about to achieve a pretty high quality result."

For animated films like "Shrek," the 3D process involves going back to files and rendering out another eye. The makers of the "Shrek" films are working in close collaboration with the DWA team that is involved in the stereo process.

"I think our product will be used to showcase what 3D in the home can offer in terms of the highest quality possible experience," Katzenberg said of the home entertainment release plan.

Intel demos MeeGo 1.0 on a smartphone, a TV, and netbooks (video)

We’ve recently seen some UI screenshots of MeeGo, and now it’s time to see the new open source OS on video.


Intel has showcased its version of MeeGo 1.0 in Beijing, on several devices: a netbook, a TV, a smartphone and even a digital coupon machine.

Reportedly, MeeGo is “designed to be very easy to use.” It features a simple UI, a quick launch bar, social networking integration, 3D gaming, and support for multiple languages.

Obama Wants Microsoft To Make a Video Game About US Budget

Showing yet again that the prez is down with the kids, Obama's pitched Steve Ballmer the idea of creating a video game...about the US budget. His "down with the kids" campaign is a little rusty, it appears.

Either Obama wants to show everyone just how hard his job is, managing the country's finances, or he really does think that balancing the books is good fodder for a video game. Erskine Bowles, from Obama's administration, says that the game "would enable anyone with a computer to take a stab at balancing the budget" and would definitely "go viral."

I'm sure we can all think of several better presidential chores that should be turned into a game.

Hitting the road with Bill Gates

Bill Gates is going back to college, and Beyond Binary is going along for the ride.

Next week, the Microsoft chairman and philanthropist is doing a three-state college tour, meeting with students and faculty to encourage more people to join efforts to solve society's biggest global challenges.

In a blog post this week, Gates noted that he's done similar tours during his time at Microsoft, but that this is the first time he's done it in his capacity as head of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Hype Nation to select a Korean girl group member for lead role


Hollywood is currently gearing up for their first filming session of Korean American hip hop movie, Hype Nation – just recently, the makers have announced of their exclusive selection of Jay Park to play the male lead. Due to the fact that the majority of the storyline takes place in Korea, it has also been confirmed that Jay Park himself will be departing to the country around June.

Another rumor about the movie has been confirmed by a representative today, and it looks like Hype Nation will be filled with k-pop after all! It’s been confirmed by a report that a Korean girl group member will be selected for the female lead role, playing the sister of Jay Park in the movie.

Francis Ng sentenced HK$10,000 & have criminal record for assault case

Francis Ng (Real Name: Ng Chi Keung, 48 years old) was involved in an injury someone case in Kowloon City bakery on New Year's Eve. That night, Francis and his Singaporean wife (Wong Lai Ping) were at the bakery and got into a dispute with someone at the store. It was reported after that the person was grabbed and slapped, having to get stitches on their left ear. Francis was arrested and charged for wounding someone.

Yesterday at court, Francis was sentenced for HK$10,000 fine and has a criminal record. Yesterday afternoon at 2:20pm, Francis appeared at the court's entrance wearing a black suit with yellow shaded glasses and a LV wallet. His wife was not seen with him.

Francis' lawyer accompanied him to court and was able to lessen the offense of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Francis appeared calm in court, when the magistrate read the case, he answered before he/she was done: "I plead guilty". The magistrate then said: "Let me finish first." The case spanned for about 20 minutes, in the end the court sentenced Francis a fine of HK$10,000 and will have a criminal record. The magistrate continued and said that as an artist, Francis should control his temperment and personal emotions. His actions were also said to be a foolish act: "learn your lesson, do not be reckless!" Fortunately there was a change in the alleged charges otherwise, Francis could have been sentenced for imprisonment. However, there was not enough evidence that could prove he was impulsive to commit the crime, so a lighter sentence was given.

American Idol: The end of the road for Garcia, Stevens

Double elimination show strangely bland with little surprise in who was cut


“Idol Gives Back” takes place next week, bumping the results show that usually takes place on Wednesdays. And this week offered a preview of that event with footage of Elliott Yamin and Kara DioGuardi in Africa showing where previous “Idol” charity dollars have gone and where new cash will hopefully be going.

As cynical as I am, it’s hard to argue that the event isn’t a nice way to get people to open their hearts and wallets to groups that can probably put the dollars to better use than the IRS, which is where many of us will be sending our money Thursday.

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