We have more good news for “Gossip Girl” fans who are wondering how they will make it through the show’s hiatus which begins in just a couple of weeks.

Leighton Meester has signed on to star in the indie dramatic comedy “The Oranges” with “House” star Hugh Laurie.

The movie, about a man’s romantic relationship with the daughter of a family friend, is set to begin shooting in April in New York City.

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Leighton Meester of “Gossip Girl” will star in indie dramatic comedy “The Oranges” opposite Hugh Laurie.
Production companies are Media Rights Capital, FilmNation and Olympus Pictures. Anthony Bregman, FilmNation’s Glen Basner and Leslie Urdang of Olympus are producing.

Script by Jay Reiss and Ian Helfer centers on a man’s romantic relationship with the daughter of a family friend, which turns their lives upside down. Julian Farino will direct, with shooting expected to begin in April in New York City. Catherine Keener’s also been cast.

Meester will be seen next in Warner’s “Date Night” and upcoming Screen Gems thriller “The Roommate.” She’s repped by WME and Leverage Entertainment.

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Also Leighton will be appearing on Live with Regis and Kelly on March 5th. Thanks to Blairwaldorfs and source for info.

Leighton Meester and 90210 sexpot Matt Lanter in a steamy sex scene? Now that’s something to gossip about!

The two CW stars get hot and heavy in the upcoming thriller The Roommate…

“It’s a really exciting love scene,” Lanter, 26, told us Thursday night at Mi-6 nightclub’s Battlefield Celebrity Bracket Challenge in West Hollywood. “It’s kind of kinky, I’ll tell you that. I think people will really enjoy it.”

We imagine filming a kinky love scene could be pretty uncomfortable, but Lanter insists that Meester kept everything at ease. “Leighton’s a really cool girl, so it wasn’t really awkward,” he said. “She’s pretty hot.”

And if those two aren’t hot enough for you, The Roommate also stars Twilight’s hunkiest dead vampire, Cam Gigandet.

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And more candids from the 17th:

Filming Gossip Girl – February 17

Disco wasn’t just a musical genre but the perfect embodiment of its time. When else but the 1970s could it have occurred?

Yet to so many, “disco” must be followed by “sucks.” Hip-hop sparks division, but even people who hate hip-hop will often add that they like early rap. Disco, though, is not a gray area; it’s too charged. If it had to be a color, it would be red, in Qiana, with sequins.

MTV’s “Turn the Beat Around,” airing Friday, Feb. 26, tries to capture why those days were so special in a predictable yet fun movie. How believable it is that a 21-year-old unemployed dancer/choreographer single-handedly resurrects disco because of a hot one-night party?

Disco classics are updated. Leighton Meester sings “I Feel Love,” and Jason Derulo does a great job with “Strobelight.” No nod to the times of large Afro hairdos (preferably with picks) and even larger elephant bells would be complete without “That’s the Way I Like It,” which Eytan covers.

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Edit: More candids from the other day added

Filming Gossip Girl – February 17

Filming Gossip Girl – February 17

…Also given early pickups for next season are The CW’s Monday night sensation GOSSIP GIRL, which is The CW’s number one show among its target demographic of women 18-34.

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Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure that I am really living this life. I am so thankful, lucky, and very blessed to do what I do for ‘fun’ not work! So, THANK YOU for listening!

My friend Gabe Saporta who is the frontman for Cobra Starship recorded a song called Good Girls Go Bad in which Leighton Meester was featured. So when I found out that Leighton was in town filming a movie with Tim McGraw and Gwyneth Paltrow I joking told Gabe to hook me up!

….well he really did!

Leighton and I hooked up on Valentine’s Day…not literally, but we had dinner at Whiskey Kitchen in The Gulch. My Momma raised me right, so I paid for our meal eventhough she probably could have paid for all the patrons tabs inside.

The photo you see is edited for the young eyes…we sent this to Gabe after he didn’t answer when we called him. He’s in Berlin right now.

PS. She says that Nashville is a very friendly town and that we should be proud of our city!

xoxo
lucky gossip guy!

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ContentFilm International has taken worldwide rights to The Uncatchable Cowgirl Bandits Of Nottingham, Texas from director Jess Manafort and writer Michael Tabb.

The film stars Leighton Meester (pictured) and Amber Heard with more cast to be announced shortly. It is billed as a sassy, wild drama, full of shoot-em-ups, wisecracks, car chases and bar brawls. It is produced by Paul Schiff, Tai Duncan and Katherine Brown.

“This project is fresh, fun and timely and I¹m looking forward to working with Jess, Leighton, Amber, Jamie and the rest of the team,” producers Schiff and Duncan said in a statement.

“This is going to be a whole lot of bank robbing fun – it is girl power with guns! We’re very excited to be working with Paul, Tai and Jess,” said Content’s Jamie Carmichael.

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