HollywoodNews.com: Anne Hathaway became engaged to Adam Shulman toward the end of last year, and it seems they have gotten around to formally celebrating the big moment.

Hathaway reportedly had an engagement party thrown by both of their families at Housing Works Bookstore Café in SoHo, New York, states People. The event reportedly had about 125 guests although no celebrities.

The party reportedly allowed for some family members to meet others from the other family.

Guests reportedly dined on vegan burgers and truffle macaroni and cheese.

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HollywoodNews.com: It looks like Tom Hooper’s ‘Les Miserables’ will be without Taylor Swift as it is rumored that she lost out on the role as another young actress has been chosen.

She was reportedly in talks to play Eponine in the film adaptation, but now it seems that actress Samantha Barks will be taking that part, states UsMagazine.com. The news was reportedly just recently announced during a private event.

It has already been confirmed that stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crow, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried will be involved in the film.

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Take this, for example. Anne Hathaway has been overshadowed a bit by all of this Tom Hardy talk, particularly because the recent “Rises” prologue focused heavily on Hardy’s Bane.

But in an interview with the L.A. Times, Hathaway tipped a little of Catwoman’s dialogue, and the paper of record described a scene that could be important. Steer clear if you want to avoid spoilers!!:

Gotham City is a war zone. A ruthless madman named Bane has ripped away any sense of security and the citizens, haggard and clutching suitcases with refugee anxiety, sit behind barbed wire waiting to see what will blow up next. A hooded prisoner is dragged in – it’s Bruce Wayne, one of Gotham’s most famous faces – but the eyes of the crowd go instead to the woman in black standing at the top of the staircase.

“Sorry to spoil things, boys, but Bane needs these guys himself,” says sultry Selina Kyle, played here by actress Anne Hathaway, navigating the steps with stiletto heels that, on closer inspection, turn out to have serrated edges capable of leaving nasty claw marks in a fight. She also wears high-tech goggles that, when not in use, flip up and resemble feline ears.

Does this imply that Catwoman, at least temporarily, works for Bane? There have been images of Hardy standing atop one of Batman’s military-grade cruisers. And, of course, that video of Catwoman piloting Batman’s motorcycle. Do they get into his “wonderful toys,” as the Joker might have said? We’re closer to finding out, but “Rises” still doesn’t hit until July. Can you wait? I the meantime, give the article a read. It’s well worth your time.

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HollywoodNews.com: Anne Hathaway may be ready to marry fiance Adam Shulman, but that doesn’t mean she is in full on planning mode.

While there are rumors that Hathaway has sent out save the dates for next October, it seems that just isn’t true, states E! News. Her rep recently commented that they have not only not sent out those cards, they haven’t even set a date.

Hathaway and Shulman just recently got engaged after a few years of dating.

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By Scott Mendelson

HollywoodNews.com: In what one might call ‘the calm before the storm’, two middling wide releases debuted to relatively middling numbers. Next week sees a flurry of major wide releases over the last two weeks of the year, so this frame was a bit of a breather. The top film was New Year’s Eve, which debuted with $13.8 million. That’s one of the weakest #1 debuts of the year, and about $1 million less than Valentine’s Day grossed on its first day back in February 2010. That film scored the record for a romantic comedy debut with $56 million over Fri-Sun. Of course, that film had romantic comedy heavyweights like Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Queen Latifah, and Jennifer Garner. This film had a slightly lower-wattage cast, with only Katherine Heigl and Zac Efron qualifying as box office draws. The newbies this time around (Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Hillary Swank, Jon Bon Jovi, Halle Berry, Lea Michele, etc) are names, but not actual ‘bring them to the theater’ movie stars.

Oddly enough, the film opened significantly lower than what Heigl, Efron, and Ashton Kutcher (who was also the lead in Valentine’s Day) bring in on their own (Jessica Biel was also in both, but she’s never been a draw). Which leads one to believe that this was a problem of ‘fool me once, shame on you’. Valentine’s Day was not very popular in the long run, earning $110 million after scoring $63 million in its four-day opening (that’s Green Lantern/Watchmen/Twilight Saga ‘legs’). The first film was somewhat of a novelty, a Love Actually with Americans and a massively star-packed romantic comedy about Valentine’s Day that opened over Valentine’s Day weekend. This just looked like a cash-in, which is what it probably was. The original cost $52 million while this sequel/spin-off/etc cost $56 million. Warner is going to have to hope for some holiday legs on this one, but as the only romantic comedy in the marketplace it may have some luck with that.

The only other wide release was David Gordon Green’s The Sitter. The Jonah Hill comedy, which was sold as an R-rated and more ‘extreme’ version of Adventures In Babysitting, debuted with just $10 million. This was the first real test of Jonah Hill’s ‘by himself’ star power, and as such it’s a merely mediocre debut. It’s a cheap ($25 million) comedy that received horrible reviews and frankly didn’t look all that good. It was an allegedly bad film that opened poorly but didn’t cost much. Not much else to report. Hill’s next film, the high-concept 21 Jump Street (which is basically a comic sequel to the 1980s television cop drama) should have better luck for Hill (and co-star Channing Tatum). More disconcerting is the continual box office decline of David Gordon Green. After being heralded as the next Terrence Malick for a serious of (correctly) acclaimed low-key character dramas (George Washington, Snow Angels, etc), he took a crack at the mainstream with The Pineapple Express, which earned a scorching $87 million three years ago. This year saw the unfortunate box office failure of Your Highness (which wasn’t ‘good’, but deserved a better fate) and this cheaper, but equally mediocre performance won’t help. I don’t want to arrogantly give career advice, but I might suggest a retreat at wherever M. Night Shyamalan is currently staying (the “Get my Artistic Mojo Back Resort”).

The real news was once again in limited release openings. Two of the best films of the year both debuted with scorching numbers. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy earned $301,000 on just four screens, for a huge $75,000 per-screen average. That’s one of the best per-screen averages for any opening on any amount of screens this year. I do not know when the all-(British)-star John le Carre adaptation goes wide, but do check it out when you have the opportunity (in a just world, Gary Oldman would be among the front-runners at the Oscars this season). Opening with $320,000 on eight screens was Young Adult, the also terrific Diablo Cody-penned, Jason Reitman-directed Charlize Theron vehicle. The film earned a solid $40,000 per-screen, and it expands wide next weekend. How the film will play to mainstream audiences is an open question, as films starring explicitly unsympathetic females are all-too rare. Objectively speaking, aside from its somewhat unique protagonist, the film is a clear example of the kind of film that would be absolutely mainstream just several years ago but now must start out in the art-house circuit. While it’s unrealistic to think that the film has much hope of reaching the $100 million+ gross of Juno or the $87 million gross of Up in the Air, it’s a damn good film and even $30-50 million would be a big win for this $12 million drama. Oh, and Charlize Theron probably deserves not just a nomination but the win this year, so there’s that. Also among the year’s best, We Need To Talk About Kevin had a one-screen, one-week qualifying debut where it grossed $24,000 on that one screen. Tilda Swinton should also be in the running, by the way, so do catch this devastatingly sad horror drama when it opens wide early next year. Also chugging along is The Descendants, which is expanding quite successfully over the last month. The film now sits with $23 million while still under 1,000 screens.

In wide-release holdover news, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part I sits at $259 million, with a fourth weekend ($7.9 million) on par with the last two Twilight sequels. It’s catching up to New Moon ($267 million at this point) but Eclipse had $279 million by the end of weekend four. The Muppets now has $66 million, meaning it has now out-grossed The Muppet Movie to become the highest-grossing Muppet movie of all-time. Of course, the first Muppet adventure grossed over $200 million in today’s dollars, but The Muppets sits at number three on the adjusted list while the $90 million adjusted-gross for the number two film (The Great Muppet Caper) may be in reach. The other two major kids flicks held on strong. Arthur Christmas dropped just 11% and now sits with $33 million, with $91 million worldwide. Martin Scorsese’s Hugo grossed $6 million and also has $33 million in the bank. Happy Feet Two barely eked out $3 million and won’t reach $65 million. Frankly, all Happy Feet Two has accomplished is losing tons of money while making just enough to screw over the other family films (such as Puss In Boots, with $141 million) in the marketplace. Happy Feet Two – cinematic cock-blocker! Oh, and The Adventures of Tintin opened in Canada this weekend with about $8 million, bringing the international total to $233 million just over a week before its US debut.

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HollywoodNews.com: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are apparently worth every dollar they are paid as they bring in more than enough money.

‘Forbes’ has ranked the two as #1 and #3, respectively, as far as bringing in the most money compared to what they are paid, states Ok! magazine. For every $1 Stewart is paid, her films reportedly bring in an average of $55.83.

Meanwhile, Pattinson is a little behind as for every $1 he is paid, his films earn an average of $39.43.

And the person who came in between the two stars? Anne Hathaway whose films earn an average of $45.67 for every $1 she makes.

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HollywoodNews.com: Anne Hathaway is newly engaged to beau Adam Shulman and happily showing off her pricey engagement ring.

Hathaway’s new ring is reportedly about six carats and cost around $150,000, states UsMagazine.com. Hathaway was spotted with the ring on while at a New York park with Shulman and their dog.

The two have been dating for about three years. No word yet on any wedding plans.

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HollywoodNews.com: Anne Hathaway is going to be planning a wedding in the near future as her rep has confirmed that the actress is engaged to her beau, Adam Shulman.

Shulman reportedly proposed with an engagement ring designed by Kwiat Heritage, states UsMagazine.com. The two were reportedly just friends before they started up their romance.

Hathaway and Shulman have been dating for a number of years after she split with Raffaello Follieri who was involved in a fraud matter.

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HollywoodNews.com: Anne Hathaway is one of the many stars lending her support to the protesters involved in Occupy Wall Street.

Hathway headed to the protests and reportedly held a sign that read, “Anne Hathaway supports students! Love! Blackboards Not Bullets,” states E! News. Hathaway kept a very low profile as she dressed down and kept her sunglasses on.

Hathaway reportedly joined a specific group of students who were “protesting against school budget cuts and in support of free college for all, and for NYU adjuncts who still don’t have a union contract.”

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HollywoodNews.com: Anne Hathaway may be the next Hollywood star walking down the aisle and expecting her first child as she is starting to see it all in her future.

Hathaway recently revealed that she sees her future differently now that she is with her longtime beau Adam Shulman, states RadarOnline.com. “Before, when I thought of marriage, I was afraid that I would only marry for business reasons or because I wanted to live out a little girl’s fantasy. That’s not the case any more,” Hathaway commented.

But it seems that if and when she does wed, children won’t be far behind: “I’m looking forward to being a mom in a big way. Having kids is definitely the best thing that you can do in life.”

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