Rihanna to Star in ‘Bodyguard’ Remake

The world’s most infamous assault victim of the times, singer Rihanna, is rumoured to be snagging herself a sexy young bodyguard… in the form of Step Up actor Channing Tatum.

No, Channing isn’t going to be protecting the pop star from boyfriend Chris Brown’s fists, but if the stories are correct, he will be starring alongside the Umbrella singer in a remake of Whitney Houston’s 1992 hit, The Bodyguard.

Sources say that Rihanna’s recent impromptu trip to New York was all about securing her spot as the lead actress in the film, which has been described as a “young and sexy take” on the original.

An inside revealed: “Before the situation with Chris, [Rihanna] was getting a lot of scripts. She’s been wanting to do movies for a while now.”

As well as the Bodyguard remake, Rihanna is also said to be considering roles in the upcoming Charlie’s Angels sequel, and an unnamed Justin Timberlake project. Reps of the singer, however, have denied any involvement in the films.

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Hilary Duff Fires Back At Faye Dunaway

I reported the other day how aged actress, Faye Dunaway, criticized the planned remake of “Bonnie & Clyde and dissing Hilary Duff, by calling labeling not a real actress; well now Hilary has fired back with a great response.

“I think that my fans that are going to go see the movie don’t even know who she is, so you know…. I think it was a little unnecessary but I might be mad if I looked like that now too.”

Classic! The gloves are off.

US “Kath & Kim” Slammed by Critics

The American version of hit Australian comedy Kath & Kim has failed abysmally, with advance reviews labelling the remake as “jaw-droppingly awful”.

TV commentator Tim Goodman told the San Francisco Chronicle that the much-hyped NBC version of the show was possibly the worst remake America has ever produced.

“The first two episodes of Kath & Kim… were jaw-dropping in their awfulness,” Goodman said.

“[The show is] a fantastically funny Australian comedy that goes into the record books on these shores as a contender for worst remake ever.”

“(The show is) a fantastically funny Australian comedy that goes into the record books on these shores as a contender for worst remake ever.”

He added: “The American version misses the mark so badly that it’s barely recognisable as a distant cousin to the original.”

Goodman also had criticism for the show’s lead actresses, Molly Shannon [Kath] and Hellboy’s Selma Blair [Kim], who he said “lacked the well-drawn humour” of the show’s original portrayers, Jane Turner and Gina Riley.

“Shannon is able to get down some of the tackiness, translated to American mall culture,” Goodman said, “but misses pretty much all the other Kathisms.”

“Blair’s Kim is merely stock poutiness and insincere anger, it all goes nowhere.”

Another reviewer, Glen Walker from the website Welcome to Hell, had something slightly more scathing to say about Shannon and Blair’s performances.

“The three leads are at best uninteresting and at worst annoying and nerve-grating, I hated this,” Walker said.

Kath & Kim, the US version, premieres in the States on NBC Thursday, and on the Seven Network in Australia this Sunday. But with reviews like that, I wouldn’t expect many people would be bothered to tune in, if only to laugh hysterically at how extraordinarily LAME it all is.

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