Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Masi Oka, the breakout star of NBC’s rookie hit "Heroes," is putting on his poker face for the casino-set thriller "21." The film is inspired by the true story of a group of men who learned the art of card counting and won millions of dollars gambling. Oka is in talks to play a supporting role. The Columbia Pictures project is based on Ben Mezrich’s best-seller "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions." Jim Sturgess will star in the long-gestating project, which picked up steam last year when director Robert Luketic dropped out of a big-screen adaptation of "Dallas" to take the helm of "21." The blackjack tale is scheduled to begin shooting in February in Boston and Las Vegas. Oka, who once appeared on the cover of Time magazine under the headline "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids," worked for years as a computer-animation artist at George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic on such films as "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest" and the recent "Star Wars" trilogy. He is nominated for a Golden Globe for his role as Hiro Nakamura on "Heroes."

The Hollywood Reporter

I did not know he worked as a computer animation artist, how cool is that?

 

Top-ranked syndicated game shows "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" have been renewed for two more years each through the 2011-12 season. Among the stations extending their deals with syndicator CBS Television Distribution are ABC-owned WABC New York, KABC Los Angeles, and WLS Chicago. "Wheel," the No. 1 show in syndication, averaged an 8.3 household rating through December 17, while "Jeopardy!" was No. 3 with a 6.5 average. "Wheel" is in its 24th season, "Jeopardy!" in its 23rd.

Reuters 

Who is still watching these shows? How are they going to preserve Vanna White for that long?

Glamour model Jordan’s eldest child Harvey is being treated in hospital after he was burned in an accident at the star’s home. The four-year-old was injured hours before Jordan and husband Peter Andre were due to hold a New Year’s Eve party at their mansion in Surrey, The Sun said. He was taken to hospital by ambulance and is now in a specialist burns unit at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Jordan, whose real name is Katie Price, cancelled the New Year’s Eve gathering after the accident and has been at Harvey’s bedside. A source told the newspaper: "Katie’s worried sick. It looks like he’ll be in hospital for a while." The hospital would not comment on the reports, while Jordan’s manager was unavailable. It is not clear how or where partially-blind Harvey, whose father is footballer Dwight Yorke, had been burnt. Jordan, who suffered a miscarriage in July, is currently pregnant with her third child. The 28-year-old also has an 18-month-old child called Junior with Andre.

The Press Association (story) and Dlisted (photo)

I pray he gets better soon.  

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