Adam West, Burt Ward Link up at Comic-Con for Batman Reunion

Adam West and Burt Ward, the caped crusaders of the classic 1960s Batman TV series, reunited at EW’s Comic-Con lounge ahead of their appearance at the Hub’s SDCC panel on Friday evening.
In addition to Batman (West) and Robin (Ward), Julie Newmar – the first of three actresses to play Catwoman – also joined in on the superhero reunion and the trio talked about a slew of topics from the evolution of the iconic Batman story to some of the humorous moments that occurred during their days of filming.

“It’s just a different ball game, that’s all — not that i wouldn’t love to play the Dark Knight’s father,” said West of the new series of Batman blockbusters.

Regarding painfully funny scenes, Ward discussed how he was injured while filming the series’ famous scene when the Batmobile comes roaring out of the Batcave exit and hangs a sharp left.

“On one of the takes, my door flew open; I grabbed the gear shift and broke my pinkie finger,” Ward revealed. “They said, ‘We have to get you to the hospital — but we have to get the shot first.”

Despite the discomforts that may have occasionally crept up during the now 45-year-old series’ filming, all three of the Batman alumn’s agreed it was the most enjoyable project that they have ever worked on.

“It was such a harmless show, and it was so much fun — absurd,” West offered. “I enjoy it so much more than any other series or movie I’ve done since.”

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Kelly Rowland: Destiny’s Child Reunion Probably A Long Way Off

Kelly Rowland‘s new album Here I Am drops today, and last night she participated in a live Q&A with Billboard to discuss the record, its R&B/Hip-Hop chart-topper “Motivation,” and Destiny’s Child reunion rumors.
Rowland, thrilled at the success of “Motivation” (not only for its own sake, but because it signaled that the record would not be pushed back again, as it had last year), was breathless with praise for all of her collaborators, but especially for Lil Wayne’s verse on her single: “I literally was at a loss for words.” To hear Rowland tell it, her process in preparing the record was not dissimilar to Dr. Dre’s in preparing Detox (though she herself did not make that comparison). “The only thing that could have been holding me back would be myself,” she told Billboard.

As for the Destiny’s Child question? It’s already a Catch-22, because the only time a question like that can really be asked is when a member is in the early stage of promotion for a solo record (as Rowland is, here). A Destiny’s Child reunion is already not coming until the album cycles of Here I Am and Beyoncé‘s 4 are over. That said, Rowland wasn’t exactly making promises for the far future either. “To be honest with you—myself, Michelle and B—we haven’t talked about it. It has not come up in our conversations. We talk about everything else,” she said, insisting that they all remain good friends despite constant rumors of feuding, particularly between her and Beyoncé. In fact, she took the moment to stump for her sister-in-arms: “What kind of angers me a bit is just the fact that Michelle is in Destiny’s Child, too, and respect her and know that it’s three of us—it’s not two.” All in all, a well-handled response to an oft-asked question.

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Kristin Cavallari and Shenae Grimes on the red carpet

"The Hills'" Kristin Cavallari rocked a sparkling silver dress, while '90210' star Shenae Grimes went goth-lite in a leather frock accessorized with a giant silver cross.

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