The director and writer of “Juno” are set to reunite on a dark comedy that will star Charlize Theron.

“Young Adult” follows a thirtysomething, divorced, young-adult fiction writer (Theron) in Minneapolis who returns to her hometown to chase the ex-boyfriend, who’s now married with a kid, that got away.

Jason Reitman will direct the Mandate Films project from a script by Diablo Cody. They struck gold in 2007 with “Juno,” which was also backed by Mandate.

Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves prompted rumors that they were an item after they were spotted kissing in California, The Sun reported Wednesday.

At upscale eatery Bouchon revealed that Theron, 34, and Reeves, 45, enjoyed each other’s company and seemed in no hurry to end their date, tasting several red wines before selecting a bottle and indulging in several snacks before starting their meal.

“Keanu and Charlize were having a great time,” the onlooker told website HollywoodLife.com.
“They were constantly laughing, almost disrupting other tables with how loud they were. They were wrapped up in each other’s conversation and having a great time together.”

The Oscars are over and Hollywood’s biggest and most fashionable night are now immortalized in the red carpet photos, which has fashionistas doing more voting than the Academy of Arts & Sciences. Which means that much like the awards given out, there’s new winners and losers in the category most people care about the most: Best Dressed.

Best Dressed:

* Zoe Saldana: While Saldana might land on a few Worst lists for her lilac and purple Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci dress, the floor-length, flamenco inspired number was befitting for the Latin star. The “Avatar” beauty was bold with the dress which featured even more dimensions with its ruffled bottom.
* Sandra Bullock: The night’s big winner for Best Actress is also Best Dressed in her floor-length, body-hugging Marchesa gown. With gold and silver detailing, it never looked better than when she had an Oscar in hand.
* Cameron Diaz: Topping off her tulle gold dress with sequin detailing with a bold red lipstick, Diaz looked absolutely statuesque in Oscar de la Renta.
* Gabourey Sidibe: “If fashion was porn, this dress is the money shot,” she told Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet. The “Precious” star was sexy and confident in her short-sleeved, blue Marchesa gown with silver detailing.
* Carey Mulligan: The “An Education” star could school her peers on how to dress both young and elegant in her black Prada gown complete with flower-shaped Swarovski detailing.

Worst Dressed:

* Charlize Theron: The Christian Dior dress walked the runway in a stunning beige and grey, but its lavender incarnation on Theron was a miss, with strange rose-like detailing accentuating her chest.
* Miley Cyrus: The Disney star wore a prom inspired dress which also brought unwanted attention to her chest in her bodice-exposing Jenny Packham dress.
* Kate Winslet: While she was the big winner last year in both acting and fashion, Winslet looked absolutely stunning from the waist up, but lost fans with her YSL dress, which plays with pleats to make it look strangled like a pant suit. But it’s a dress.

Charlize Theron and director David Fincher are developing Mind Hunter, a new crime series for HBO about the investigation of serial killers, Variety reports.

The show is based on John Douglas and Mark Olshaker’s book Mind Hunters: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit, which details Douglas’ experience as an FBI investigator of serial killers and rapists, and his profiling techniques.

Dexter executive producer Scott Buck will write the pilot. Theron and Fincher — no stranger to serial killer thrillers with Se7en and Zodiac under his belt — will executive-produce with Buck and Jennifer Orme Erwin.

Academy Award-winner Charlize Theron and rising star Tom Hardy are in final negotiations to star in writer-director George Miller’s fourth installment in the Mad Max franchise, titled Fury Road.

Charlize Theron kissed a girl – and the charity that’ll benefit must have liked it!

The liplock went for $140,000 at a charity auction for the organization OneXone Thursday night in San Francisco, reports UsMagazine.com.

The statuesque South African actress, 34, appeared at a live auction event and gala for the group, which works to improve the overall health and living conditions of children in living in poor countries.

Theron at first offered a 2010 South Africa trip – complete with World Cup tickets, a safari trip and a chance to meet Nelson Mandela.

When bidding lagged at $37,000, Theron reportedly raised the stakes by tossing in the kiss and the bidding war began.

A female attendee outbid a man in the audience by $5,000 to win the kiss.

Charlize Theron in Mad Max 4 Movie?! Yes, you heard right. Theron has grabbed the lead role in George Miller’s upcoming movie!

Charlize Theron has termed the current marriage law in US a”form of apartheid”saying she would not marry her partner  Stuart  Townsend until the same-sex marriages are legalized in the country.
“I don’t like living in an elitist world, it bothers me. I don’t want to be part of an elitist sexual preference. It bothers me, maybe it’s because I come from a country where I lived under apartheid but this is a form of apartheid and I don’t want to be a part of that,” Theron said.

The South African actress said that she failed to understand why US refuses to give gay people the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts, Female First reported.

“It’s not the reason I’m not getting married but it’s maybe a part of it. My ability to get married is a piece of me that I wish I could give to somebody who it would mean so much to. We should all have the chance,” Theron added.

The 33-year-old praised the film Milk, which won Sean Penn a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of gay politician Harvey Milk, for helping keep the issue in the public consciousness.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Oscar-winning South African-born actress Charlize Theron was named a United Nations messenger of peace on Friday, with a special focus on ending violence against women.
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