New Drake single featuring the late Aaliyah "Let me know"

feelin' this tune right now..cant stop listenin 2 it! very deep track, cant wait 4 his album!

- the chameleon

First Poster for Brotherly Love released!

So today we finally get a poster for Michael's upcoming September drama Brotherly Love. Pretty interesting poster. Gosling, Portman, and Meyers are all involved in some threeway kiss sorta thing and they each have their eyes covered with some type of act of sin. As the top shows us, recently "retired" actor Joaquin Phoenix (whom Meyers acted with in The Village and Ring of Fire) is the director of the film. September 24 is the release date. If you don't already know the plot, it's about a Philadelphia (city of "brotherly love", get it?) mob family (headed by father Sam Shephard). The two sons are Sam (Gosling) and adopted son Tommy (Meyers). Tommy hates their father's mob past and is a shy, mild mannered cop whose wife died in a drunk driving accident a year ago. Sam, the hot head, has a criminal past and has decided to join the army. His wife Jenna is played by Natalie Portman. When Sam is off fighting the war in Iraq, he is presumed dead and during the interim time, Tommy and Jenna start an affair. They soon find out Sam is alive and is being sent home. When he finds out about the affair, which they try to keep secret for a long time, his reaction is explosive. The film is based off a novel, and even though it sounds like the Affleck/Beckinsale/Hartnett triangle in Pearl Harbor, it promises to be so much better (we can only hope!). No word yet on when we can expect a trailer but the buzz is both Gosling and Portman could get awards considerations. Lookin' good so far!

-Tidbit: Meyers originally accepted Gosling's role Sam when the script was sent to him in 2007 but he chose to do The Best Tears and left the project (which had a different supporting cast and director at the time). The project went on the shelf and came around again 2 years later, this time with Phoenix directing and Gosling and Portman already cast and Meyers taking the Tommy role since he already played a soldier in Miracle At St. Anna and wanted to "play a goody two shoes, nice guy for once".

Pierce Brosnan weighs in on Meyers as Bond

Okay a few days after Sean Connery, the first actor to play James Bond in film, displayed his less than stellar opinion on Meyers being cast as 007, most recent Bond actor Pierce Brosnan, whom Meyers listed as his favorite Bond actor, gave his reaction to the news, which was decidedly more positive. Brosnan tells the AP, "I spoke to Michael on the phone the day it was announced and gave him my blessing. It's an amazing opportunity and I feel he will do an excellent job. I had the experience of a lifetime playing the role (of Bond) and I can't think of a more talented young chap to replace me. I wish him the best of luck. Bond is in good hands."

Not to sound too skeptical but I'm not sure how genuine this is. Brosnan has been pretty vocal about how upset he was at being fired and how he wanted to continue in the role after appearing in four films as the famous British secret agent. And from what I understand, it is somewhat of a tradition that the previous Bond actor call and congradulate the new Bond actor the day it is announced, so not sure if he did this out of obligation (like when the U.S. President calls the Super Bowl MVP to say congrats) or if he is truly supporting MRM. Either way, thanks Pierce. You've always been a class act. Hope to see you in Percy Jackson 2: The Queen of Spiders and The Thunder Stealer.

-Tidbit: Michael's father is also named Pierce. Weird, I know...

Sean Connery calls Meyers a "Sissy boy"

Oh Sir Connery. How we missed thee. TMZ caught up with the grumpy old Scottish legendary actor in New York this weekend and asked the original actor to portray 007 on the silver screen what he thought about Meyers being cast as the new James Bond. Connery, seeming frustrated that he was even asked the question, replied "They didn't ask me for my opinion so it doesn't matter what I think. If they want to hire a sissy boy to play (Bond) so be it." First, I wasn't aware the Bond franchise's producers needed Sir Sean's "approval" on who should be cast as the next Bond. Second, Connery must never have seen any of Meyer's acting performances since he is FAR from a sissy boy and one of the most intense and intimidating young actors working today. Here's to you enjoying your retirement Sean (and we're sure you will enjoy Quantum of Solace next year too)...

4.21.10::Blog Update "Thanks Every1"

THANX EVERY 1,

Hey fans Michael here. I know it's been a looong time since I talked to you guys. Just wanted to say thanx for all the congrats and well wishes on Bond. It's truly the greatest thing to EVER happen to me. Words can't describe how excited I am. I celebrated last night at the Chateau Marmont in London with over 1,000 guests, The Broccoli family, Chris Nolan, his wife, and so many others. It was a wonderful night. As far as other projects, Look At Me Now has wrapped filming a week ago and it's coming along GREAT! Alley and Chandler and the whole cast did an amazing job and I can't wait for everyone to see the film next January. From mid May to mid June I will be in Australia shooting Tears of the Sun. Can't wait to see myself as a 55 year old astronaut! After that I head to England to start training for Bond. I will be living there and soaking up the culture, speaking British at all times, practicing my fight training, gun training, stunt driving, and getting ready to shoot Quantum of Solace in September. From July 2010 til when New Year's clock strikes and it is 2011, I will be living and breathing everything Bond and everything British for 6 straight months, the most time I've ever devoted to a single film/character (outside of The Best Tears, although that wasn't really a character as it was my own negative traits turned up to 120%). I truly feel the shoot will be so hectic and global I may not be able to come back to promote Inception in July or Brotherly Love in September, as far as physically showing up to press junkets and the premieres, but hopefully for The Fighter, the Bond schedule will lighten up a little bit and I will able to return to the U.S. It just feels like Bond it taking over my whole life right now (in a good way). Anyway, be on the look out for a very very in depth interview I did this past Monday/Tuesday with Complex Magazine, chronicling my journey from getting the call that I got Bond to the press conference in London the next day. I also spill on everything from shooting Look At Me Now, my love life, being around my addiction (Mel) while shooting Inception and the closure I feel it gave me, getting my jaw broken by Mark Wahlberg while shooting The Fighter, and of course being named the new Bond. See ya guys soon!


(P.S. here's a pic of me in london this Monday nite in the hotel right before getting a haircut)





Til Next Time,


-the chameleon

MICHAEL REESE MEYERS ANNOUNCED AS NEW JAMES BOND!!!!

April 20, 2010::: London, England.
The announcement was long in the making. The rumors began last summer and have gotten louder and louder ever since and today, on a cool breezy day in London, it became official: 25 year old American actor Michael Reese Meyers has been cast as the new James Bond. Director Christopher Nolan, famous for Mission: Impossible, Batman Begins, The Prestige, and The Dark Knight Returns, is helming, and he came up with the "Bond Begins" origin story concept to reboot the franchise and tell the story of a young 007 and how he came to be the man we know him as today. MGM's financial woes along with the reluctance of the franchise's longtime producers Michael and Barbara Broccoli to cast an American as the iconic British spy were the main causes for the delayed decision announcement. Nolan, his wife and co-producer on the film Emma, the Broccoli's, and Meyers were all on hand this morning in London for the press conference, which was preceded by the traditional boat ride to the podium with the new actor and followed by a lengthy photo shoot on the adjacent lawn, overlooking the famous Thames River. Here's some excerpts from the press conference.





Nolan: "Today is a long day coming. It's been quite a journey since that rainy day back in the spring of 2009 when I was on the phone with Mr. Broccoli expressing to him my desire to reboot the 007 franchise and tell the origin story of this iconic character. They gave me their blessing and almost immediately talk began of who the actor should be to portray him. Instantly we rattled off 14 or 15 names of English and Irish actors we felt had the gravitas, intensity, physicality, and charm and looks to pull this off. I narrowed down my list of actors to 10. All of whom had to be under 30 years old and well versed in knowledge of the Bond franchise and the character himself. One of my 10 on this list was not of European decent. Mr. Broccoli felt at some point, that person would eventually be discounted, but as each audition occured, I found myself exing another Brit or Irishman off the list, and that bloody Yank kept sticking around. Soon it became apparent to me who our Bond needed to be, but I was worried, the Broccolis wouldn't approve. They at first were reluctant to go forward with my idea, but I put my foot down and said this, either this young man is Bond, or I am off the project. A week later MGM filed for bankruptcy. Soon none of us were sure if this film would even get made in a timely manor and I remember countless phone calls consoling my choice for Bond telling him, It's gonna happen, It's gonna happen. Finally, yesterday, I got to make one of the best phone calls of my life. To tell an actor I am extremely fond of, excited to see work, and privileged to now get the honor to work with, that you are going to fulfill your childhood dream and be Bond. Ladies and gentleman, may I present to you, the sixth actor to portray James Bond 007, the very talented, Michael Reese Meyers!"




Meyers: "Wow. What a day. What a moment. I been dreaming about this for a long time. First let me say that this man right here is a heck of a filmmaker. He was the one that fought for me to get this part when no one else wanted me to do it. He saw in me the Bond he wanted to make. I honestly couldn't believe my ears when my agent informed me last year they were going to reboot the Bond franchise and I was one of the actors they were considering playing the young Bond and I still can't really wrap my head around the fact that I am now going to play him. I am sure it will sink in sooner or later. I am beyond excited right now. I am bursting, I don't know if it is visible or not. But all I know is I will give this role everything I have. It's the only way I know how to act, but I cannot express in words what Bond means to me. I grew up with these films. Each film that came out, me and my father would see every single one in the theater. It was our little tradition. He was a fanatic of Bond and taught me everything I know about him. That's where the fascination started. Now I have to make him proud and do good, or he will disown me, haha. Even as Americans, we could relate to everything the Bond films, with all their obvious English culture and references, were saying and showing. I know there's alot of haters and nay sayers and doubters out there, wondering if I can do this. The truth is not only do I know I can, I know I will. I follow a long line of great Bonds. Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and my personal favorite, Pierce Brosnan. I plan to bring my own aspect to it, and hopefully, people will enjoy the films we make and our take on the character. Thank you all for being here today on this very special special day.




















Q: Mr. Nolan, what was it about Michael that made you certain he was your Bond?

Nolan: He is Bond. He oozes charm, charisma, he loves women, dressing well, he has intensity, rage, mystery, vulnerability, good looks, intelligence, depth, and most importantly, he can do the accent. That was the biggest concern of everyone, but his English was impeccible. He did a little film back in 2002, his first film I believe, with Keira Knightley called Bend It Like Beckham, where he played an English soccer coach and his accent in that film was flawless as well. And he is 20 times the actor he is now than he was then and from the auditions his accent was absolutely spot on, so from then on I had no worries. And another thing is he loves loves loves this franchise. And not just from a fanboy point of view, but from a real fanatic expertise. He has an encylcopedic knowledge of the character, the films. He references plot points from For Your Eyes Only, lines from Goldfinger or The World Is Not Enough, small villains from Live and Let Die or License to Kill. He knows each title song word for word. He was born to play this part. He understands this franchise and mainly this character far more and far deeper than any of the other actors we considered ever could.





Q: Mr. Meyers, what was it about portraying Bond, especially this variation of a younger Bond, that interested you?



Meyers: I can relate to him and his life. Me and Chris talked alot about his childhood, what happened to his parents, how he grew up, how he gets his 00 license, all these things that really really intrigued me. I remember as a kid watching those old Young Bond cartoons on cable. We are exploring all that, the parents death in the skiing accident, military school, why he treats women the way he does, all of that. In a real world way. We are learning about him in a dramatic and emotional way we have never seen the character tackled before. This Bond has alot of anger and rage and confusion in him and he needs to get away, he needs to find some type of meaning in his life, some peace. Some solace, hence the title. This job, in some strange psychotic, theraputic way, gives him that, that release. If he wasn't shooting bad guys I feel he'd be in a gang or a street thug shooting other thugs on the south side of London. He is that lost and that angry. He needs a purpose to vent his anger and this job gives him that and he has to learn to control it and eventually let it go. It's alot like what Alec Trevelyan said in GoldenEye, how MI6 is known for taking maladjusted young men and giving them a gun in one hand and a martini in the other, all so they can utilize them in the most brutal ways and still make them feel sophisticated at the same time.






Q: Mr. Nolan, can you go a little more into the meaning of the title, Quantum of Solace?



Nolan: Well yes, just as Michael said, at this point in his life he needs some peace of mind and that's essentially exactly what the title means. Quantum means quotient, or amount, or a piece, a portion, an unquantifiable measure of something. And solace obviously means peace, happiness. A sense of fulfilment or satisfaction. It is one of the last remaining original Ian Fleming novel titles left and we felt it was only fitting we use it, especially since it applies to what James is going through at this point in his life.








Q: Mr. Meyers, are you concerned at all about the "Bond curse" or being type cast afterwards? Many actors careers, other than Connery, weren't as successful after the Bond films...


Meyers: No, honestly, and me and Chris talked about this, I don't think that will happen to me since most of those guys were unknown before Bond and so that's all they were famous for. With me, people for the most part know who I am already, in fact this is the first time I think a big name, known actor was cast as Bond. So instead, I think it may be hard for people to forget me the actor, me as my other characters, me from The Best Tears, and just see me as Bond. But hopefully with the British accent and everything else going on, they will be able to just see James on the screen, not Michael Reese Meyers. Besides, my roles I love to choose, involve me wearing lots of different hair and make up and looks, so I hardly look like myself on screen anyway, so it will never be that guy from 007, it will be the character. That's always been my goal, for people to see my character up there on that screen, not me.




Q: Chris, with everything going on with MGM, now that you have a Bond, when will you assemble the rest of the cast, the crew, finish the script, and start shooting, or is all that still a far way off?


Nolan: The script is done. Will it be tweaked, sure. But it is mostly set in what we want it to be. Michael has seen it, read it, given us his notes. He's had alot of input, which is something he wanted early on. The crew, mainly the second unit and stunt people are all the same crew the Bond films have used since 1995 so everything there is ready to go. EON and Pinewood studios are all ready to go. We are just waiting for MGM to get their situation sorted out so we can get the funding and start shooting in the fall. Obviously the cast is not there yet. We are in the process of that now and we can move forward much more aggressively this summer with that, now that Michael is officially on board. Right now we are looking at alot of women to play the main Bond girl, Meridian. As well as another girl to play the other.


Q: Will Judi Dench be back as M?

Nolan: Yes. She has already signed on.



Meyers: I like the name of one of the Bond girls. It's classic. Ivanna Bendova. But you pronounce the v in Ivanna like a W. Haha. I thought that was pretty funny. But Meridian is the main one, the one that changed James forever, that shapes the way he treats women for the rest of his life. We gotta get a good one to play her. She needs class, beauty, intelligence, complexity, vulnerability, and most of all, elegance, which is hard to find.


Nolan: We are looking at alot of actresses right now for her, but we haven't found one yet. By the end of this summer we hope to have all the Bond girls cast, the villain cast, the whole supporting cast in line, and to start shooting in September for a June 2011 release. That's the plan.


Q: Michael, you already mentioned Pierce as your favorite 007, what are some of your favorite Bond films, Bond moments, Bond girls, villains?


Meyers: Wow, too many to mention. The World Is Not Enough is my all time favorite Bond film. GoldenEye is a close second. I'm also a fan of the older films as well obviously. They had a very Hitchcock feel and look to them. I loved Elektra King in The World Is Not Enough as well as Gary Oldman's Renard, the man who feels no pain. Brosnan gave a great performance in that film as well. 006 in GoldenEye of course. The Russian hacker in GoldenEye was a great Bond girl. Benicio Del Toro was a good henchman to Robert Davi in License to Kill. But I promise we got some cool villains and henchmen and girls in Quantum as well. As far as favorite moments, back to The World Is Not Enough again, when Q retires and says to James, "I've always tried to teach you two things. Never let them see you bleed, and always have an escape plan". I get choked up everytime I watch that and even just remembering it now. I miss Desmend. The great Desmend Llewelyn. I grew up watching him. I wish I could have met him.



Q: Will John Cleese be back as R or as Q or will there be a recast of Q?


Nolan: The writers, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade and Jonathan and I, have decided that Q will not be in this film. No gadgets in this one. In our timeline, this predates Bond meeting Q.



Q: What about Moneypenny?


Nolan: Yes Moneypenny will be in the film.



Q: Michael, you have never really done a role as physical as this. How do you plan to approach the physical aspect of it all, as far as the training, gun shooting, running, fighting, driving, etc.?


Meyers: I can't wait. I mean, none of it is completely new to me, I've just never had to do it all for one role. I've shot guns in many films. Miracle At. Anna I went through soldier boot camp. Shot guns. For 3:10 to Yuma I had to learn how to ride horses and shoot guns all over again, older revolvers. I had to gain 25 lbs. of muscle for Malibu's Most Wanted and then gain 20 lbs. of muscle for my upcoming boxing film The Fighter. I went through 6 months total of boxing training. I feel that experience will help me alot with training for this film. Me and Chris already discussed what's going to be done. I'm going to have to gun train, martial arts train, espionage train, work on my English accent, drive stunt cars, you name it. But I'm up for it man. I can't wait.

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Malibu's Most Wanted Director's Cut comes to Blu Ray June 1st

On Tuesday, June 1st, 2010, MRM's 2006 film Malibu's Most Wanted finally comes to Blu Ray in a stacked 2 Disc set. The original DVD only had a stock "Making Of" Featurette, a photo gallery, and trailers. This new set will of course be in Blu Ray HD and have deleted scenes, trailers, photo galleries, a timeline of real events, 3 Behind the scenes featurettes (A Cautionary Tale, On The Set, and Art Imitating Life), and a commentary track from director Matt Ratner with cast members Emile Hirsche, Anthony Yale, Justin Timberlake, Shawn Hatosy, and Amanda Seyfried. The set will also include both the theatrical release and a director's cut version of the film that includes longer uncut scenes and alternate versions of scenes.

One of them is an alternate version of the sequence where Jake Mazursky (Meyers' character) and his Neo Nazi crew break into the home of Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsche). In the theatrical cut, Truelove wakes up, grabs his gun, but is too scared to confront the intruders and allows them to think he is asleep as they destroy his home, steal several items, and Mazursky does number two on the floor. In the Director's Cut version, the intruders break in, Truelove confronts them and shoots one in the leg, but they over power him, tie him up, and Mazursky orders that they pull his pants down in order to cut off his penis and feed it to him. As they undress him, Truelove proclaims he has called 911 and the police are on the way (although he really didn't). In the meanwhile, the shot member of Jake's crew lies bleeding profusely from the leg. They decide to get him to the hospital and leave before the police show up, leaving Truelove naked and tied up in his living room, all body parts in tact. Sounds pretty interesting (and a much better scene than the one they chose to use originally) and I can't wait to get my copy. you can order yours now at Amazon.com.

4.18.10::Spotted at Laundromat/Taco Bell with Naomi De la Fuente

Interesting update. Paparazzi caught our boy MRM with ex-girlfriend and The Believers co-star Naomi De La Fuente in Los Angeles on Sunday. The pair were seen at popular L.A. "Silver Pond" laundry spot (the same one they were seen visiting a year and a half ago) and then a few hours later spotted pulling into a Taco Bell drive thru in Palmdale, California (nearly an hour away from L.A.). This is strange since MRM is supposedly with secrets and sunshine girl and De La Fuente has been with soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo for almost a year now. Not sure what all this means. It could mean nothing (Meyers has proven he can be friends with exes in the past, such as Kristen Bell..and Meyers and De La Fuente do live in the same apartment loft complex in Laguna Hills as neighbors and may do laundry together sometimes, who knows?) It could also mean everything (Meyers did propose to the girl this past Christmas, as he admitted on the Tyra Banks show in January AND Ronaldo was seen recently with newly single Kim Kardashian so maybe he and De La Fuente are no longer an item). All I know is it's not doing good for MRM's whole "I'm recovering from sex addiction" image when he is spotted with two exes, his new "girlfriend", and some random club hookup all within four weeks of each other. Oh what a tangled love (or lust) web we weave...

E! Ranks MRM Sexiest Eyes

This weekend E! channel had one of their usual "Sexiest _______ In Hollywood" polls and our boy Michael was nominated for TWO categories; Best Lips and Best Eyes. He lost best lips to rapper/actor LL Cool J but won Best Eyes. Here's a clip of the segment he won!

New Still from Inception!

Since the teaser trailer debuted in February, everyone has been posting stills from the teaser and now we have our first still NOT from the teaser, and it looks to be a sensual kiss between Dr. Trace McPherson (Meyers) and Adrienne (Morley). YUMMY!!! Is it July 16th yet????

4-11-2010 ::: Dunkin Donuts (Los Angeles, CA)

MRM spotted leaving a Dunkin Donuts this morning in L.A. Apparently numerous reports have revealed his beverage of choice is the Vanilla Chai, which he can only get at Double D. He still maintains Starbucks is his favorite coffee joint though...Lovin' the look =)

Latest News

Back from Spring Break here to catch you up on all the March news we missed. January was a huge month with Michael going on Tyra Banks admitting to his sex addiction and also appearing at the Legion premiere on Jan. 29 announcing he will begin directing his second movie, a small indie film called Look At Me Now, starring 15 year old singer Alley Vendetta and 17 year old actor Chandler Massey. February was interesting with him co-hosting an episode of BET's 106 & Park music video show with Rocsi where he briefly dissed Mel Morley (basically calling her a self loathing, insecure loner whom he cannot save and that he is just one of many guys she pushes away since she doesn't love herself enough to accept love from anyone else. Ohh burn!!!). What else has been going on during March and April...?
-Michael presented the award for Best Foreign Short Film at the Oscars with his Inception co-star Leonardo DiCaprio in early March. Both looked dashing, as always.


-The very next week he was spotted with ex-fiance Kristen Bell having breakfast in West Hollywood, CA at the West Egg Cafe. Contrary to rumors, she is still engaged to Zachary Knighton, here is a photo of him. He's an actor (starred in The Hitcher remake a while back with Sophia Bush) but not exactly a hunk. Apparently he was born and raised in her hometown of Macon, Georgia so they must have bonded over that. At least they have that in common. Ugh, what is she thinking? She had filet mignon and ended up with a burnt hamburger! Anyway, her loss. So can ex couples who were once engaged, still be JUST "friends"? Apparently so...hmm...
-On Sunday, March 28, Michael was spotted with new gal pal Vendetta, star of his film he's directing Look At Me Now as well as lead singer of the rock band Secrets & Sunsets, at an L.A. Starbucks. The pair was seen again two days later apparently sharing a bong of some sort behind a movie theater in L.A. Classy. =/ Also, some videos Michael has taken of the band recording their new album have popped up on her band's MySpace page (www.myspace.com/secretsandsunsets). Here is a link to the band's first single "Innocence Lost", for those who like that heavy kinda stuff (www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVWfA8a84ks). Ok so it's pretty much confirmed now the two are an item. Alot has been made of the decade age difference between the two and for a guy trying to clean up his image of sex and drug addictions, it's probably not the best idea to be hanging with a teenage rocker with her own rehab issues, but hey, as long as he's happy...right?



-Ok, as for April, In ACTING NEWS (YAY!), Michael recently signed on to star as a WOMAN in a new film called "The Boy Who Got Away". It is about a young runaway girl (played by Michael) who gets caught up in an investigation about a murdered boy. The film will be shot in Sweden and spoken in Swedish with English subtitles. Neil Blomkamp (District 9) is directing and it is expected to start filming early next year for a December 2011 release (Oscar buzz anyone???)

4-9-10:::Leaving Island nightclub in Hollywood

MRM spotted leaving Island nightclub in North Hollywood, CA Friday night with a mystery girl. She seems kinda cute. No idea who she is though, a model maybe??? I guess him and Secrets and Sunshine girl aren't exclusive. I just wish he could stick to one girl though and not manwhore it so much...oh well...we'll see if this one is a one and done or if she pops up again...