- Swiss Architect Claims Pritzker Prize. The architect Peter Zumthor, an almost Zenlike master of buildings that fuse modern and organic, natural elements, will claim the prestigious 2009 Pritzker Prize for architecture and its $100,000 award in Buenos Aires on May 29. Zumthor joins a league of architects that includes Frank Gehry and Oscar Niemeyer. He is 65. [Washington Post]
- 'Hannah Montana' Nabs Top Spot. Miley Cyrus snagged a $34 million opening weekend with her first non-concert "Hannah Montana" movie, making it the best opening weekend for a live-action, G-rated movie yet. After her success with "Bolt," which went on to earn $100 million, plus her concert movies, Cyrus is officially box-office gold, averaging about $30 million per opening. [Associated Press]
- Sheen Joins 'Twilight' Gang As Tony Blair. Okay, Just Kidding... Michael Sheen, he of Tony Blair fame and Peter Morgan attachment (see "The Queen," "Frost/Nixon," and more), has signed on to join the young, hot cast of the Twilight sequel, "New Moon." He will play Aro, the leader of vampire coven the Volturi. If you're thinking this is kinda late, it is -- "New Moon" filming started a month ago in Vancouver, and the film is due in theaters in just seven months. [Variety]
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