RENÉE NEWS - DECEMBER 2003

Guess who's working them lil' Oscars?

10 Weeks To Go
23 Days To The Close Of Nominations

Gee it got quiet.

Want to know the difference between Miramax and everyone else?

This morning (12/26), Renee Zellweger was on The View. And while it is true that Sir Ian McKellan is doing Conan and Bill Macy is doing Leno tonight, both have their noses up against the awards glass and need to build profile to have a shot.

Zellweger does not.

But she's out working on the day after Christmas. (Actually, I think they may have pre-taped the show, but still, who got the booking when others did not?)

Go get'em Renée ...

Renée Zellweger on ABC's "The View"
Friday, December 26, 2003

Show time: 11:00AM till Noon, ET

Check your local listing for exact show time in your area.

The Late Show with David Letterman
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003

Actress Renee Zellweger will appear on the "Late Show with David Letterman" to promote the release of "Cold Mountain".

Showtime: 11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT

Check your local listing for exact show time in your area.                                                               

'Cold Mountain' Tops Golden Globe Nominations
Fri, Dec. 19, 2003

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association dropped their nominations for the 2004 Golden Globes. The Civil War epic "Cold Mountain" collected a leading eight Golden Globe nominations Thursday, including best drama, as Hollywood marked the start of its annual trophy-giving season.

• Best Motion Picture – Drama
"Cold Mountain"

• Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Nicole Kidman, "Cold Mountain"

• Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jude Law, "Cold Mountain"

• Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Renee Zellweger, "Cold Mountain"

• Best Director - Motion Picture
Anthony Minghella, "Cold Mountain"

• Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Anthony Minghella, "Cold Mountain"

• Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Gabriel Yared, "Cold Mountain"

• Best Original Song - Motion Picture
“You Will Be My Ain True Love” — "Cold Mountain" Music & Lyrics By: Sting

Cold Mountain Soundtrack Released
[cmt.com] December 16, 2003

The soundtrack to the film Cold Mountain arrived in stores Tuesday (Dec. 16), featuring two new songs from Alison Krauss. Known for helming the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, T Bone Burnett produced the project, which also includes new music from Norah Jones, James Taylor and the White Stripes' Jack White. The film Cold Mountain, starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger, will be released nationally on Dec. 24.

From a CBS press release
December 16, 2003

On Tuesday, Dec. 23 Actress Renee Zellweger will appear on the "Late Show with David Letterman" 

11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT

Check your local listing for exact show time in your area.                                                               

RENÉE ZELLWEGER hosts Saturday Night Live (repeat)
COMEDY CENTRAL
Saturday, December 13, 2003 4:00 PM (EST)

Check your local listing for show time in your area.

Renee Zellweger; musical guest Eve.

Cast: Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Darrell Hammond, Chris Kattan, Tim Meadows, Tracy Morgan, Cheri Oteri, Colin Quinn, Molly Shannon, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz, Rachel Dratch

Original Air Date: Apr 14, 2001

Reviews of the show can be found at:

 http://www.saturday-night-live.com/snl/reviews/00-01/zellweger.html

Steven Cojocaru to Host Special Edition of ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT WEEKEND
December 11, 9:03 am ET

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT's glamour and style maven, Steven Cojocaru, will host a very special edition of ET Weekend that he describes as, "the penultimate year-end look back at the best and worst of celebrity style." "Cojo's Best and Worst Dressed of 2003" will examine which stars were sartorially savvy -- and which were not -- in the one-hour ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT WEEKEND special, airing Saturday, December 13, 2003 (check local listings for specific airtimes).

"Cojo's Best and Worst Dressed of 2003" will take a cheeky, irreverent look at the styles worn by some of Hollywood's biggest stars on the Red Carpet during the year, showcasing Cojo's passion for fashion as he levels his laser-sharp wit at stars such as Nicole Kidman, Britney Spears, JLo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Renee Zellweger, Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Osbourne and many, many more.

BRIDGET JONES
[dailyrecord.co.uk] Dec 9 2003

THERE were two good reasons for Renee Zellweger to look happy at the premiere of her latest film, Cold Mountain.

The Bridget Jones's Diary star has just finished filming the sequel, The Edge Of Reason, and will finally be able to give up the diet of pizza and doughnuts she needed to balloon from a size eight to a 14.

And she's called in a team of trainers to help her get back the slim figure she had in musical Chicago. Zellweger positively beamed at the Los Angeles premiere of the film, posing for pictures alongside co-stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Natalie Portman, In Cold Mountain, Law plays a war-weary wounded Confederate soldier fleeing the army and traveling on foot back to his mountain home to be reunited with his sweetheart, played by Kidman.

World première for Mountain movie
[news.bbc.co.uk] 12/8/2003

                                                                                                                                                      Renée Zellweger at the Hollywood 
                                                                                                                                                     World Premiere of "Cold Mountain"   

Renee likes ice
[nydailynews.com]
December 8, 2003

Reports of the death of Renee Zellweger and rocker Jack White's relationship are greatly exaggerated: The couple was spotted ring-shopping Saturday.

A loose-lipped Left Coaster tells us they "spent hours" at jeweler Neil Lane's exclusive Los Angeles store.

So, is there a big announcement on the way? A rep for the newly zaftig Zellweger wasn't returning phone calls yesterday.

But we can tell you that the "Cold Mountain" actress didn't leave the store with a rock on her finger. However, she did splurge on a vintage scarab - complete with diamond chain - blessed by the Kabbalah Center's Yehuda Berg.

Zellweger will miss tonight's New York premiere of "Cold Mountain," because she is flying to Thailand to join the cast of "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason."

BRIDGET JONES TO HAVE LESBIAN FLING?
[channel4.com]
12/5/2003



Hollywood actress RENEE ZELLWEGER is set to shock fans in the BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY sequel, after it was revealed her character will indulge in a lesbian fling.

Texas native Zellweger, who piled on the pounds for a second time to reprise her role as the unlucky-in-love Brit, has been spotted sharing passionate kisses with an Australian actress on the London set of BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON.

The stunning actress lucky enough to share the kiss with Zellweger is former REAL WORLD LONDON castmember JACINDA BARRETT.

The eagerly-anticipated movie, set to hit screens next year (04), also features British actors HUGH GRANT and COLIN FIRTH.

COMEDY CENTRAL
Saturday Night Live (Repeat)
Friday, December 5 5:00 PM (EST)

The following 60-minute version of the Apr 14, 2001 Saturday Night Live episode
will air on Comedy Central (CC)

Renee Zellweger; musical guest Eve

Cast: Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Darrell Hammond, Chris Kattan, Tim Meadows,
Tracy Morgan, Cheri Oteri, Colin Quinn, Molly Shannon, Jimmy Fallon, Chris
Parnell, Horatio Sanz, Rachel Dratch

Original Air Date: Apr 14, 2001

Reviews of the show can be found at:

 http://www.saturday-night-live.com/snl/reviews/00-01/zellweger.html

Cinderella Men
When Meg Ryan's boyfriends attack!
[filmforce.ign.com]
December 04, 2003

According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Craig Bierko (The Thirteenth Floor, The Long Kiss Goodnight) is poised to co-star in director Ron Howard's next film, Cinderella Man. The Universal Pictures/Miramax Films co-venture is toplined by Russell Crowe. Renee Zellweger has long been attached as the female lead but her name hasn't appeared in the recent trade reports about this project.

Howard's Imagine Entertainment will produce the period biopic along with his fellow '70s sitcom star-turned-filmmaker, Penny Marshall.

Akiva Goldsman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Howard's A Beautiful Mind, penned the script.

THR says Cinderella Man "tells the tale of real-life heavyweight boxing champ Jim Braddock (Crowe). During the 1930s, Braddock was an aging boxer who made a comeback while trying to provide for his family during the Great Depression. Bierko will play Max Baer, Braddock's toughest challenger, a world heavyweight champion renowned for having killed two men in the ring."

December 2003
[reneesfansite.com]

DreamWorks has finally decided to change the title of the underwater comedy from Sharkslayer to Shark Tale.

Bridget Jones Picture of the day

Reneesfansite.com will continue to post a rare new picture from the set of "Bridget Jones' Diary : The Edge of Reason" every day until Christmas. Please visit, view or download as you please.

Link: Bridget Jones' Picture of the Day