It was threatened, and now it will probably come to pass: Katie Holmes is in talks to appear in Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons" next year on Broadway, meaning that next year's Tony Awards will all be about The Holmes (and the creepy, scenery-devouring shadow of The Cruise as well).
Holmes is rumored to be playing the role of Ann Deever, the play's beautiful young catalyst and the daughter of a man convicted of shipping defective airplane parts to the troops during World War II. Shouldn't she be easing into this Broadway thing? We hear "Chicago" has openings.
Tom Cruise almost wasn't allowed to film his latest movie in Germany because of his Scientology ties. A scant four months later, they like him so much they gave him a media award for courage--or, as it's known, a Bambi Award.
Forget Oscar, Tony and Emmy, the Bambis definitely have the coolest statue around. Eva Longoria also got to take one home for the international success of "Desperate Housewives," and Sophia Loren was honored with a lifetime achievement award, but Cruise was the one who, according to Celebitchy, gave an acceptance speech of five minutes-plus on the importance of following your dreams. Uh, can you please take your miniature golden deer and go home? Also, Katie Holmes, please return Rihanna's hair on the way out.
Did you spot Katie Holmes among the 38,000 runners at the New York Marathon this weekend? We didn't, but armed with only a flimsy tank top and a look of determination, Mrs. Tom Cruise was able to finish the race in about five and a half hours. Holmes stayed at New York's Carlyle Hotel the night before and went out to the Staten Island start of the race with Tom and baby Suri, who joined fellow spectators along the course.
Like Katie, the two top finishers in the women's field are also moms--Great Britain's Paula Radcliffe and Ethiopia's Gete Wami who ran most of the course together before Radcliffe sprinted ahead in the last mile. Martin Lel of Kenya, who placed first in the 2003 New York City Marathon, won the men's race with an unofficial time of 2:09:05.
The circus has come to town for not-so-newlyweds Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, who have been dividing their time between their L.A. home and the Berlin set of Tom's new movie. The show at hand is Robert Redford's film "Lions for Lambs," opening November 9, in which Cruise plays a Republican senator (no, really!) being interrogated by a reporter played by Meryl Streep about an offensive in Afghanistan. (Redford himself co-stars in the film as an inspirational college professor.)
TomKat gamely walked the red carpet and he told reporters how he's looking forward to flying planes and racing cars with pal David Beckham, who recently ended his first season with the L.A. Galaxy.
Hard to believe the couple no one said would make it has already been legally attached for a year. In other news, your grandma wants to know when you're going to move back home and find a nice young man.
Hollywood's biggest A-list wives are making the scene this week in Paris. Katie Holmes and Victoria Beckham, suddenly BFF, have decided to pop up for all the fashion shows in the City of Lights.
The two touched down on Monday, sans hubbies and kids (obviously not great accessories for the shows...), and have been cavorting around town, including dinner at Le Voltaire, a cozy French bistro on Quai Voltaire, replete with creamy soups and fluffy omelettes.
No official word as to where their slumber party is happening each night, although we suggest the Ritz, where they can snag the two-story Elton John Prestige Suite, all the better for pillow-fighting and prank calls.
The honeymoon's over! No, not for that reason. (Although, soon enough....) TomKat and baby Suri were forced to fly back from the Maldives and their borrowed mega-yacht (The Arctic P) due to bad weather in the area.
Apparently winds and rain have plagued the islands for much of the time TomKat were there, and the whole fam called it quits. They boarded a private jet at the Maldives' Male International airport to return to their home in the Hollywood Hills.
We're sure a little bad weather isn't going to stop them from hitting the road again anytime soon. Tom's probably cursing the Scientology weather gods right about now...
Now that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are done with their publicity wedding, it's time for a publicity honeymoon. The couple and their alien spawn have left Italy and jetted off to the Maldives for some postnuptial quality time.
They arrived in the Maldives on Sunday and are currently lounging on a private yacht near Male. No suprise, really, when you consider that L. Ron Hubbard was himself a huge yachting enthusiast. We wouldn't put it past Tom to honor his memory with a boat trip, though his ride is no doubt more plush than the Hubster's was.
It's rumored that after a week on the seas, Tom, Katie and the rest of the crew will hit solid ground for some snorkeling time. Could they be headed for one of the resorts recently highlighted by the New York Times? Whether they end up at the Four Seasons or a private island to which ordinary people would never have access, HotelChatter will surely track down their choices in land-based lodging.
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months, you already know that TomKat made it legal this past weekend at Odescalchi Castle in Bracciano, Italy. They both wore Armani, gave each other Cartier rings, partied with celeb guests, etc, etc, snooze.
But, they also managed to nicely snub the locals, as celebs are wont to do when on the road. Townsfolk were pissed when they found out TomKat invited the mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, to their wedding, but not the local mayor, Patrizia Riccioni. They were also mad when the couple refused to stop for even a quickie wave on their way into the castle before the big event. The mayor said:
"They [the locals] put up with all the inconveniences very patiently including the roads being closed and parking restrictions. It would have been nice if the couple had showed themselves to the public even for a brief moment -- maybe at a window or from a balcony."
Something tells us they'll get over it all (even the fact that they had to repaint the town's public garbage cans) when a billion copycat weddings are set at Odescalchi in the next year. TomKat have left Rome and are on their way to the Maldives for their honeymoon. Not to worry, we'll figure out where they're staying.
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