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  • Diane Lane to Star Opposite Liam Neeson in New “Deep Throat” Thriller

    Diane Lane is set to star opposite Liam Neeson in Felt, a new thriller about Watergate whistle-blower “Deep Throat” Mark Felt.

    “The true identity of the secret informant remained a mystery and source of much public curiosity and speculation for more than 30 years,” a press release said. “That is until, in 2005, special agent Mark Felt shockingly revealed himself as the tipster. This unbelievable true story chronicles the personal and professional life of the brilliant and uncompromising Felt, who risked and ultimately sacrificed everything–his family, his career, his freedom–in the name of justice.”

    Playing the role of Audrey Felt, Diane Lane’s character is said to be “ambitious and troubled.” Audrey “shoulders the burden of Felt’s isolated and dangerous struggle against the White House.”

    Transporting viewers back to the 1970s, Liam Neeson and Diane Lane will recreate the steps Mark Felt took while helping reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein follow the Watergate break-in that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

    Production is scheduled to begin in March.

    In addition to her upcoming work in Felt, Diane Lane will soon grace the silver screen opposite Bryan Cranston in Trumbo.

  • Diane Lane On Her Long-Awaited Return to the New York Stage — ‘There Are Wonderful Ghosts Here’

    Diane Lane On Her Long-Awaited Return to the New York Stage — ‘There Are Wonderful Ghosts Here’

    Diane Lane has returned to a New York stage in a new play by Bathsheba Doran, The Mystery of Love & Sex.

    It’s been 37 years since she graced the exact same stage. In 1977, she was in the ensemble of The Cherry Orchard, which starred Raul Julia and Meryl Streep. She was only 12.

    “There are wonderful ghosts here, actually,” Diane Lane told the Associated Press. “I feel like I walk past the ghost of myself.”

    Diane Lane plays the middle-aged mother of a college-age daughter, who is coming to terms with her own marriage in the shadow of her daughter’s new, budding romance.

    Diane Lane, 50, told the Associated Press said her decision to return to the theatre was multi-faceted.

    “There were a lot of little things in there that I related to,” she said. “She’s 50. Her daughter’s 21. She has this whole Georgia thing. I lived in Georgia for a long time and that accent is very close to me. I felt like, ‘Oh, there’s enough familiar territory on the table for me to not feel like I’m completely out of orbit.’”

    Although her love of theatre runs deep and she longed to return, especially considering her father, Burt Lane, was an acclaimed acting coach, family commitments kept her locked in to the West Coast.

    “I moved to L.A. That’s a huge thing,” she said. “When your kid is in school, you’re anchor is out. It’s like, ‘Forget it. Call me in 20 years.’ Leaving your people to do a play is incredibly selfish. Yes, it’s incredibly selfish to do a film as well, but it’s not quite as long and not quite as immersive.”

    Diane Lane‘s decision to move to Los Angeles in the 1970s did not necessarily sit well with her dad.

    “He was very trepidatious,” said Lane. “He was very worried. He felt like the vampires live out there. He said, ‘They’ll punch in you in face in New York, but they’ll stab you in the back in L.A.’ He was worried. Especially in that era when there was no Internet and no anonymity. Now everyone stabs you in the face.”

    Lane is following in the footsteps of some of the actresses she admires most.

    “I loved Shirley MacLaine, I loved Vivian Leigh, and I loved Jane Fonda,” she gushed. “Those were my three archetypical types of excellence and self-possession. They possessed a kind of mercurial talent that they themselves were not necessarily even cognizant of. That is what I loved about real actresses that I saw in the theater.”

  • Josh Brolin Opens Up About Heroin Use

    Josh Brolin Opens Up About Heroin Use

    On New Year’s Day 2013, actor Josh Brolin was pulled over and arrested for drunk-driving, and in November of that year he checked himself into rehab.

    Clearly, the 46 year old was having some major personal problems then, and the bad times seemed to peak for him after his marriage to actor Diane Lane crumbled.

    In an interview with The Guardian, Brolin said he always had addiction problems, and even tried hard drugs at one point. “I tried heroin,” he said. “That sounds so horrible when you put it like that. But yeah, I tried heroin.”

    “I mean, I never got into it and never died from it,” Brolin added, “Which is a good thing. I’ve had 19 friends who died. Most of those guys I grew up with, they’re all dead now.”

    In addition, the American Gangster actor said his desire to have multiple adventures throughout his life led to his past drinking and drug problems, but now he sees things differently, and chooses to be more imaginative when it comes to seeking out new challenges.

    It’s all about keeping himself out of trouble these days, he says.

    “I used to think you should try to deconstruct everything. Experience everything. Just get yourself out there,” said Brolin. “But I don’t believe that any more. Having adventures is all very well, but an imagination can make up for all that. That’s the more intelligent way to be, and it keeps you out of harm’s way.”

    And believe it or not, the actor who usually plays a lot of tough-guy roles is really a mama’s boy, and that had something to do with his marriage ending, he explained.

    But after having a very tumultuous 2013, Brolin said he was able to take a step back and get a good look at both himself and his destructive actions– and now he sees things much more clearly.

    “[The divorce] was another turning point,” he said. “It made me think a lot of things. My mom dying when I was in my 20s. All the impact that had on me that I hadn’t moved past; I was always such a mama’s boy.”

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  • Diane Lane and Josh Brolin Are Officially Divorced

    Diane Lane and Josh Brolin, who once epitomized the quintessential Hollywood power couple, will no longer be called a power couple. According to documents that were filed on November 27, 2013, in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the divorce has now been finalized. This marks the second divorce for Lane (her first marriage was to Christopher Lambert) as well as Brolin, who was previously married to Alice Adair. The couple separated earlier in the year, which surprised many fans who thought that the eight-year union was a solid marriage.

    An undisclosed source who is close to the couple spoke with People toward the beginning of the year. “They’ve been separated for several months. This was a hard decision for both of them to make. The relationship just ran its course.” The relationship that began in 2002 through an introduction initiated by Barbara Streisand was cemented with a marriage in 2004.

    Forty-eight-year-old Diane Lane reportedly had “Brolin” removed from her legal name. However, there appears to be no hard feelings. Forty-five-year-old Josh Brolin is adjusting well to the divorce and is still on friendly terms with his ex-wife. According to his father, James Brolin, the relationship ended under mutually-amiable terms. “He’s great. You know, everything is mutual. It’s all okay,” James said.

    A close source spoke with Us Weekly, and echoed sentiments expressed by James Brolin. “It was a mutual decision. It is very amicable. It’s not ugly, it’s just over,” the source said.

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  • Diane Lane and Josh Brolin Are Officially Over

    It’s official. After a rocky marriage, Diane Lane and Josh Brolin, are officially divorced. Although the Hollywood power couple have been separated for several months, they just filed the divorce papers in LA County Superior Court, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.

    The couple married in 2004 and have had a very problematic union. Their issues often went public. Like when Brolin was arrested just a few months after their marriage for domestic abuse. Lane claimed that Brolin struck her, but the actress never pressed charges. Brolin is currently in rehab after several drunken incidents that included a bar fight in Santa Monica in early November and a public intoxication arrest in Shreveport, Louisiana in January, 2013.

    The Unfaithful actress did legally change her name to Diane Lane Brolin after her marriage. However, she will go back to Diane Lane now that the union is over. The couple do not have any children together.

    Josh Brolin has been on a major career upswing since his starring turn in the Coen Brother’s Oscar Winning film No Country for Old Men in 2007. Since that time, he’s appeared in almost twenty films, including a spot on portrayal of President George W. Bush in W. and in blockbuster crowd pleasers like Men in Black 3 and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

    Meanwhile, Lane most recently played Superman’s earth mom in Man of Steel. We can expect to see her again as Martha Kent in Batman vs. Superman which is currently in production.

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  • Diane Lane, Josh Brolin Divorce Finalized

    Diane Lane, Josh Brolin Divorce Finalized

    Actress Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have officially made it to Splitsville. According to ABC News, the final steps in their divorce proceedings were complete after the court approved a ‘stipulated judgement’. The papers were officially filed on Nov. 27.

    After 8 years of marriage, the “Unfaithful” actress filed for divorce from Brolin back in February. However, unlike most divorces, Lane and Brolin did not part on bad terms. It has also been reported that the divorce proceeding went on with little complication. An inside source close to the couple informed E! News that the split was ‘very amicable’. “It’s not ugly, it’s just over,” the source explained.

    This is the second divorce for both Lane and Brolin. Lane’s first marriage to actor Christopher Lambert lasted six years from 1988 to 1994. Brolin was ironically married to actress Alice Adair during the same exact time. The two had no children together. However, Lane has a daughter, Eleanor, from her previous marriage to Lambert. The “Gangster Squad” actor also has two children, Trevor and Eden, from his previous marriage to Adair.

    Determined not to wallow in the throes of divorce, Lane is directing her full focus to her career. The 48-year-old actress is currently preparing for her latest film, “Batman vs. Superman” with Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck. Brolin is currently focused on more personal issues as he recently checked into a rehabilitation center.

    Earlier this year, Brolin revealed his drug usage as a teenager. He also shared that he was once part of a surf gang known as the Cito Rats. Brolin explained that they use to steal car parts to afford ‘drums and drugs.’ “I was the last [gang member] to get into heroin—I smoked it and the first to get out. I was around 16 or 17, so it was around the time of The Goonies,” Brolin explained. “But I liked working and learning, so it was very difficult for me to lend myself to that drug completely.”

    However, it has not been confirmed whether drugs were partially to blame for the divorce. No details of their divorce settlement have been released either.

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  • Diane Lane Is Officially Divorced

    Diane Lane Is Officially Divorced

    After eight long years of marriage, Diane Lane and Josh Brolin are officially divorced. Lane filed for divorce in February and cited the reason as “irreconcilable differences”. Court records that were filed on November 27 made the divorce final, so it looks like the couple will be ringing in the New Year single!

    “Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have decided to end their marriage,” their rep confirmed in February.

    The Man of Steel star has also decided to change her last name back to her maiden name. Since her marriage in 2004, Lane had been going by Diane Lane Brolin, however she has changed it to just Diane Lane, dropping her now ex-husband’s name. Brolin’s father, James Brolin, and another source say that the decision to end their marriage was mutual. “He’s great,” James said. “You know, everything is mutual. It’s all okay.” “It was a mutual decision, the source said. “It is very amicable. It’s not ugly, it’s just over.”

    It seems as though their relationship has been rocky from the start. Just four months after they were married, Brolin was arrested for spousal battery. Lane claimed that Brolin hit her, but never pressed charges against him. In November, Brolin checked into a rehab facility, for substance abuse after a series of public altercations, where he is currently residing.

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  • Josh Brolin Checked Into Rehab For Substance Abuse

    Josh Brolin has certainly had some trouble throughout his career, and it was recently reported that he is heading to rehab. The 45-year-old actor, and son of James Brolin, has checked into rehab in northern California.

    The news of his entering rehab follows an incident in which he allegedly got into a fight in a bar, while drunk. On November 2nd, a Saturday night, he was caught on tape getting in a fight with an unknown man at O’Brien’s Irish Pub in Santa Monica, California.

    He was involved in two separate that occurred over the Halloween weekend, and has obviously been going through some troubles in his life.

    His acting career has still been active for the most part, and he is the star of the new film Oldboy, directed by Spike Lee, and adapted from the Korean film of the same name. Oldboy is set to be released on November 27 nationwide.

    Josh Brolin has been married to Diane Lane for several years, and but in February of this year, the couple announced that they were getting divorced, and have been separated since. However, the divorce has yet to be finalized, and a soruce close to the couple claims that it was a mutual decision.

    It is good to see that he is fianlly getting help, and a source close to Brolin told US Weekly that “He realized he needed help and is committed to his sobriety.”

    Josh Brolin said days after the incident that he regretted what he did, and planned to quit drinking for good. It has been a problem for him for a long time, and is likely what led to the breakup of his marriage.

    Earlier this year, in January, Brolin was arrested for public intoxication, causing him to spend four hours in a jail in Los Angeles. That, and seeveral other difficult situations involving him and Diane Lane, are likely what have led to their plans for a divorce.

    After a long history with substance abuse, Josh Brolin has finally decided to get help. He has had quite a rough year, and rehab could be the thing to finally help fixing the ailing Brolin.

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