Although his band hasn't had a huge hit ever since their first album, Maroon 5's Adam Levine has certainly used his time under the spotlight to gain personal fame, but it seems that music fame isn't enough for him so he is moving onto acting too. Beside scoring a role in AMERICAN HORROR STORY season two, he will now also star in CAN A SONG SAVE YOUR LIFE? He has joined Mark Ruffalo and Hailee Steinfeld in the John Carney directed film. Levine will play a man who moves to New York together with his girlfriend in order to pursue careers in music. After he dumps her for a solo contract, she is discovered in a local bar by Ruffalo's record producer.
HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
Now, here's an interesting sf project: Deadline reports that Paramount will work on a film adaptation of Neal Stephenson's
novel SNOW CRASH which was named one of Time Magazine's 100 greatest English-language novels of all time. The story is set in a United States which is now controlled by corporations and the mafia. The plot revolves around a computer virus dubbed Snow Crash, which has the ability to transfer from the computer screen directly into the users, destroying their brains. The protagonist, named Hiro, a computer hacker and pizza delivery guy, steps in to try and stop the utter downfall of human civilization.
novel SNOW CRASH which was named one of Time Magazine's 100 greatest English-language novels of all time. The story is set in a United States which is now controlled by corporations and the mafia. The plot revolves around a computer virus dubbed Snow Crash, which has the ability to transfer from the computer screen directly into the users, destroying their brains. The protagonist, named Hiro, a computer hacker and pizza delivery guy, steps in to try and stop the utter downfall of human civilization.
PITCH PERFECT
And here's something fun and relaxing for the weekend: the first trailer for musical comedy PITCH PERFECT which is ready to open up in cinemas later this October. The story of this comedy follows a college misfit who doesn't fit in with any of the school's social cliques. She ends up realizing a hidden singing talent, and is recruited into a singing group that battles other rival a Capella groups. The cast of the film is lead by Anna Kendrick and also includes hilarious Rebel Wilson and Brittany Snow.