It’s been confirmed that Tom Cruise will play a US President in Phillip Noyce’s next action/thriller, which is entitled “28th Amendment.” He will star alongside Denzel Washington, whom I love!!

The new movie follows the adventures of an American President (Cruise) that discovers the United States is actually being controlled by a super secret organization (run by Washington) that terminates those that get in its way.

Noyce is a controversial director, who is responsible for such films as “Rabbit-Proof Fence” and “The Quiet American.” He also previously helmed “Patriot Games,” “Clear and Present Danger” and “The Saint.”

Let me just say that I hope this is a hit for Tom. I would think that since it’s a movie with Denzel that would help, but I guess he’s had some movies that have tanked in the past also. This definitely sounds like a movie I will see unlike that, ahem, other one. :D

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Reportedly Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are being urged to seek medical treatment for the possibility that they were exposed to asbestos. For Tom’s birthday, the pair took a cruise on a Church of Scientology cruise ship with pals John Travolta and Kelly Preston. The cruise ship was later discovered to have dangerous levels of blue asbestos.

Toxicologist Dr. Chris Coggins explains: This is the most dangerous type of asbestos because the fibers are smaller than the white asbestos and can penetrate the lung more easily.

Once diagnosed with mesothelioma, the victim has six months to a year to live. It gradually reduces lung function until the victim is no longer able to breathe and dies.

The Church of Scientology cruise ship is often used to host parties and events and is currently undergoing testing.

Well that’s down-right scary! I hope they get tested and that everything turns out okay.

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Star Magazine is saying that Tom Cruise is trying real hard to bond with his father-in-law Martin Holmes. How? By playing golf of course! How else do guys bond right?

Supposedly Tom has offered to buy Katie a membership at the Los Angeles’ prestigious Bel-Air Country Club, so that him and Katie can play golf with her dad.

A source tells the magazine, “Katie’s father is not crazy about Tom, but Tom is really determined to win him over. Mr. Holmes golfs a lot, and now Katie is learning to play. Tom is a member at Bel-Air, and he’s in the process of adding Katie to his membership so Katie can take her dad to play with her.”

“Adding Katie to his membership is costing Tom $150,000 a year. That’s a pretty expensive way to try to impress your father-in-law - unless you’re Tom Cruise!”

Katie’s father has never spoken out about his daughter’s marriage to Tom, but sources have claimed he is not happy about it, or the fact that she left her Catholic up-bringing to become a Scientologist.

Who knows? Oh, and the picture above is of Katie’s parents, Martin and Kathleen Holmes, visiting the set of Valkyrie. I wonder if it was so they could see Katie and Suri, or if they were there out of support for the movie. Dare I ask what you think? :D

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Remember the rumor floating around that Tom Cruise asked Victoria Beckham to design the costumes for his movie “Hardy Men“? Supposedly he approached her at her 34th birthday party and asked her and she was completely elated. I still don’t know if I believe that whole story, but I guess we’ll see.

Well now, there are rumors circulating that he has also asked her to make a cameo appearance in the movie as well. Hmmmmm, interesting. Next, he’s going to ask her to write, produce, direct and be the star in the movie, lol.

What do you think? Rumor or True.

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(Side note: Isn’t this a cute picture of Katie? I like it when she smiles!)

OK! Magazine reports that the ink on the deal isn’t dry yet, but Katie Holmes will be making a debut on Broadway. It is said that Katie will play Ann Deever in the revival of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons which will hit the stage in the fall.

The fact that there were discussions about Katie heading to Broadway were revealed in March and now, producer Eric Falkenstein tells OK! that Katie would be perfect for the part.

“Katie is very well suited for the role of Ann,” he says. “There is an additional layer of soul to Ann and from the work I’ve seen of Katie, she has always impressed with multi-faceted characters. She would nail it.”

Would the fact that Katie just so happens to be married to Tom Cruise and her super-stardom over shadow her acting ability? Falkenstein doesn’t think so.

“Despite being in the spotlight and her celebrity status, the fact remains that she has a tremendous record of performances,” he says. “I think Katie is a tremendous actor. Whenever she decides to come to the stage she’ll be terrific.”

You can expect to see a preview of the play in September and open about a month later sometime in October. OK! says that a formal announcement is expected to take place within the next 10 days.

I would love to see Katie on Broadway and I would also love for her and the play to be a huge hit. I think this would be very good for her.

So, who’s going to go to her play? :D

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