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  • Scarlett Johansson To Play Singing Porcupine in New Animated Film

    Scarlett Johansson has joined the cast of an upcoming animated film in which Matthew McConaughey, as a koala, produces “the world’s greatest sining competition”.

    The movie is called Sing, and it’s slated for a December 2016 release.

    Johansson will play a “punk rock porcupine”.

    The movie reportedly features over 85 songs – from the 1940s to the present. It’s already booked John C. Reilly, Seth MacFarlane, Reese Witherspoon, Taron Egerton, and Tori Kelly.

    From Variety:

    McConaughey will play a koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. He decides to regain the glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.

    Contestants are a mouse (MacFarlane), a timid teenage elephant (Kelly) with a case of stage fright, an overtaxed mother (Witherspoon) tending a litter of 25 piglets, a young gangster gorilla (Egerton) and a punk-rock porcupine (Johansson) struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend.

    Apparently, Johansson’s porcupine has to deal with some boyfriend issues.

    From USA Today:

    Ash (Johansson) is a porcupine who heads up an alternative-rock band with her boyfriend, but when she makes it into the competition and he doesn’t, there is some strife. But along the way, she finds enough confidence to be comfortable with herself, Johansson says. “Ash is an artist at heart who discovers her true voice with the support of her friends and fellow artists. In fact, she represents a lot of teenagers going through the same experience of embracing their true selves as they come of age.”

  • Courteney Cox Accepts Jennifer Aniston’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

    Courteney Cox was challenged by her BFF and former Friends costar to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and accepted the challenge poolside–with the help of ‘Sing’ and ‘A Team’ crooner Ed Sheeran.

    Cox is engaged to Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid, who was challenged as part of her participation in the fundraiser and act of increasing awareness about the deadly disease. In addition to McDaid, Courteney Cox nominated McDaid’s Snow Patrol band mate Gary Lightbody and actress Isla Fisher.

    Courteney Cox is seen seated by the pool. Once she calls out her nominations, Ed Sheeran dumps a bucket of icy water over her head–immediately after which Johnny McDaid and Gary Lightbody douse her with an even larger bucket full of water.

    It is reported that as of Tuesday, August 26th, the ALS Association has raised more than $88.5 million in donations since the inception of this Ice Bucket Challenge. During this same time frame last year, fundraising efforts yielded $2.6 million. 1.9 million new donors have stepped up to the plate this summer alone, most of which came from the popular challenge.

    Gary Lightbody was the first to officially accept Courteney Cox’s challenge.

    Fiance Johnny McDaid followed suit. He was also helped out by Ed Sheeran.

    Some negative press has emerged regarding the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, with naysayers claiming people should simply donate money and not “show off” via social media while dumping water over their heads. Those same naysayers should perhaps cough up $88.5 million–or join in the fun.

    Kudos to Courteney Cox for taking place in this worthwhile fundraiser. Kudos to Jennifer Aniston for nominating her. One has to wonder, however, why Courteney didn’t nominate Ed Sheeran? After all, he was the one who doused her first.