WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014 lifestyle G o s s i p Twain’s Vegas residency to end in December C ountry superstar Shania Twain will end her residency in Las Vegas with a final show Dec 13, two years after she made a grand Sin City entrance on horseback and began performing at Caesars Palace. Twain announced 16 “Shania: Still the One” shows in October and December, in addition to summer performances running through Saturday at the Colosseum - the same venue that hosts fellow Canadian Celine Dion. “I can’t thank Las Vegas enough,” Twain said in a statement, calling the city “home” and noting an after-school program she launched in a needy Las Vegas school. “I started the first international Shania Kids Can clubhouse in Las Vegas because I love this city, and my time here has given me more than anyone can ever know.” The singer, known for hits including “Man! I Feel Like A Woman” and “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” came to town in November 2012. Traffic down the Las Vegas Strip was temporarily halted for a herd of horses that accompanied her on her grand entrance. Her stage show features trained horses, a live band and a flying motorcycle. Organizers said at the time that Twain’s residency would be a two-year engagement. She will have performed more than 110 shows by the end of the year. Library honors Billy Joel with US pop music prize Elba in talks to star in Ritchie’s ‘Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur’ T he Library of Congress is honoring Billy Joel with its Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Librarian James Billington said yesterday the singer-songwriter, whose hits include “Piano Man” and “Uptown Girl,” will receive the prize in Washington in November. The Gershwin Prize honors a living artist’s lifetime achievement in music. Previous recipients include Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, the songwriting duo of Burt Bacharach and the late Hal David, and Carole King. Joel is among the world’s most popular recording artists. He has said his piano-driven compositions spring from personal experiences, and that he strives to write songs that capture and transcend those moments. With a career spanning 50 years in the entertainment industry, Joel is the sixth topselling artist of all time. T here’s a “RocknRolla” reunion on the horizon, as Idris Elba is in talks to co-star in Guy Ritchie’s “Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur” an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Elba is not circling the lead role of Arthur, but rather an older Knight named Bedivere, Arthur’s father’s right-hand man who takes it upon himself to train the young warrior for battle as he learns his true destiny. Joby Harold wrote the script and will produce with his Safehouse Pictures partner Tory Tunnell, as well as Akiva Goldsman and Lionel Wigram. Warner Bros will release Ritchie’s medieval movie on July 22, 2016. Elba next stars in the home invasion thriller “No Good Deed” and the Sean Penn action movie “ The Gunman,” as well as Cary Fukunaga’s “Beasts of No Nation.” He’ll also voice Shere Khan in Disney’s “The Jungle Book.” Elba, who won a Golden Globe several years ago for “Luther,” is represented by WME, Headshell Management and the Artists Partnership. M Williams lashes out at British Airways aisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark of “Game of Thrones,” finally figured out how to stick ‘em with the pointy end - the pointy end of her social media account, at least. The 17-year-old HBO star’s character is famous for her fiery spirit, adaptive nature, and relative proficiency with a sword, but in real life she’s making a name for herself as a disgruntled airline customer. After being refused entrance to British Airways’ business class lounge for being under age (she won’t turn 18 until April 2015) and unaccompanied by an adult, the up-and-coming starlet aired her grievances Sunday on Twitter. “Denied from the business lounge once again for being under 18 and without an adult.. @British_Airways sort your shit out.,” Williams’ profanity-charged tweet, which now has more than 2,000 favorites, read. The airline replied just three hours later. The company was polite and apologetic, but stood firm on its position. “@Maisie_Williams Hi Maisie. We’re sorry if you were disappointed, lounge guests must be 18 or older. We look forward to welcoming you soon.,” the airline responded. Problem solved, right? Not so much. When you play the game of business class lounge disputes, you either win or you continue tweeting, apparently. “Yes.. @British_Airways fully understand that, my question is why? Why can we travel alone but not use the lounge? It makes no sense.,” Williams continued. “Just saying if 16-18 yr olds are grown up enough to travel 5,400 miles around the world..” Season 5 of “Game of Thrones” will air in next spring. Vin Diesel: Dwayne Johnson Fast and D Furious 7 ‘hardest’ film he’s made V in Diesel says ‘Fast & Furious 7’ was the “hardest movie” he’s ever made. Filming has now wrapped for the seventh installment of the film franchise and actor Vin Diesel has opened up about the pain of losing his costar Paul Walker in a tragic car accident in late 2013. Talking to Access Hollywood, Vin reflected: “It was surreal. Needless to say the hardest movie I’ve ever done. “I remember when the tragedy happened. My mother said, ‘It’s not fair that you have to mourn in front of the world’. “What’s even harder is to mourn and simultaneously pretend that that person is next to you. It’s very, very weird.” Paul - who played Brian O’Conner in the films - died in November last year while in the passenger seat of a car being driven by his friend Roger Rodas. The car burst into flames after hitting a lamppost in California and it’s thought that the vehicle could have been travelling at up to 100 miles per hour. to play Shazam wayne Johnson has revealed he could play Shazam. The hunky actor, 42, revealed the news in an interview with LoveFilm, when he said that his character “would have the power of Superman”. Asked about his ambitions, Johnson said: “Shazam, of course, I would love to play. They approached me about [Captain Marvel] and [villain] Black Adam as well. “We’ve been meeting for months. We’re toying with either one. I think it’s up to the fans. Without question.” The DC Comics character whose powers are magical rather than alien - will be better-known to some comic book fans as Captain Marvel. Described as ‘The World’s Mightiest Mortal’, Shazam is considered to be among the most impressive of the DC characters and would seem to be a good fit for Johnson’s incredible physique. However, he could also play the role of Black Adam, who is almost identical in appearance to Shazam, but whose personality has been corrupted by magical powers. Johnson has confirmed that he is happy for the fans to decide which of the roles they want him to play. He said: “I think it’s up to the fans, very specifically because they are passionate about the comic book, about the history and mythology [of the character].” Sadly, Paul died before finishing filming his scenes for ‘Fast & Furious 7’ and his brothers Caleb and Cody Walker were asked to fill in for their late sibling as a body double, so that the movie could be completed. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson - who also stars in the film - previously confessed that completing the project was “bittersweet”. He shared: “Last day on set, it was bittersweet. It was emotional, it was beautiful. It was amazing, it was sad, it was all those things. We are all in the business we all know and love Paul Walker and we truly lost one of the good ones.” He added: “My number one thought is for his daughter [Meadow Walker]. I believe she is doing okay. I think she’s doing as okay as she can.” Chastain to be honored at J Deauville American Film Festival essica Chastain will be honored at the Deauville American Film Festival. The ‘Lawless’ actress is to be recognized as the next honoree during the festival - which is set to take place in Deauville, France, this September - after impressing its director, Bruno Barde, with her “grace, talent and beauty”, reports Digital Spy. He explained: “The tribute is a token of our affection, admiration, recognition and esteem for the talent of the recipient. “For the past few years, we have been paying tribute to those actresses who embody the cinema of today and who will form the legacy of tomorrow. “We salute her grace and talent and the beauty of the truth she brings to her performance.” Barde added that the 37-year-old actress - who earned Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominations for her role in ‘The Help’ and won the Golden Globe for Best Actress for her part in the 2012 military thriller ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ - has earned the title through her constant stream of attention-grabbing performances. He said: “When we first discovered Jessica Chastain, we had the definite feeling that here was someone special on-screen. Through her successive roles, she has confirmed her emotional capacity to grab the limelight.” Chastain can next be seen in ‘Interstellar’, ‘The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby’, ‘Miss Julie’ and Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’, in which she stars alongside Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Hunnam.