The celebrity sightings have already begun.

Two lucky Lowell brothers, Kevin and Brandon Angove, bumped into actor Mark Wahlberg and boxer Micky Ward at Ramahlo's West End Gym. Here are the duo with the superstars.

Keep your cameras handy folks. This is only the beginning!

All photos can be submitted online at www.lowellsun.com/thefighter. One lucky person will win either a gift certificate to Lowell Therapeutic Massage and Day Spa or tickets to the Lowell Spinners. Pictures can either be vintage shots of Ward or parparazzi pics of the stars in the Mill City.

The Hollywood Reporter says that bubbly actress, Amy Adams, has been cast opposite Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter.

The Academy Award-nominated actress will play "a tough, gritty bartender and former college high-jumper" who ends up dating Wahlberg's character -- Micky Ward.

In other words, she will play Lowell resident and Micky Ward's wife, Charlene.

Congrats girl! Adams is a beautiful woman.

Let's just hope Charlene can teach Adams some Lowell lingo. It's a tough accent to wrangle and an even tougher city.

It's a one-two punch -- appear in a major motion picture and gain some bragging rights by being in the same room as actors Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale.

How, you may be asking yourself right now...

Well it's pretty simple even a boxer could do it. (No offense Micky.)

Producers of The Fighter are looking for hundreds of people to be extras when they film a boxing scene at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell this month. Anyone over 16-years-old can be on the movie set for a day, the only catch is you have to sign up by visiting www.BeInAMovie.com

Extras who secure a spot online will NOT be paid, but will receive some grub, including the eye candy on the menu, and will be eligible to win prizes.

Mark your calendars and request July 14, 15 and 16 off of work. And if you don't make it in to the downtown Lowell venue, stake out the back doors to spot the stars like Wahlberg, Bale, Melissa Leo and of course Lowell's own celebrities -- Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund.

In case you have been down for the count, The Fighter is the "true" story of the Mill City's brawling brothers -- "Irish" Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund. Wahlberg will play Ward to Bale's Eklund.

The filming will be taking place around the city for several weeks this summer.

Keep checking back here for exclusive news and gossip on The Fighter.

Not the granola munching, sandal wearing type? Then skip the Lowell Folk Fest this month (I wouldn't, but it's a free country) and head to the Tsongas Arena instead.

Mudvayne, will rock the stage Saturday, July 25 with Black Label Society, Static X, Suicide Silence, Dope, & Bury Your Dead. The show starts at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $33.50 and available at the arena box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

And don't forget about Offspring! They hit the downtown Lowell venue Friday, July 10.

Madonna is set to get some Mercy.

Malawi's highest court ruled yesterday overruled a lower court, saying the pop star can adopt 3-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" James.

Madonna's lawyer Alan Chinula said he would now arrange a passport for Chifundo, which could take several days, and was awaiting word from Madonna on travel plans for the girl.

Madonna adopted a son, David, from Malawi last year, but her request to adopt Mercy was originally rejected in April when a lower court that said the star had not spent enough time in Malawi.

But Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo said that was a narrow interpretation based on old laws and that "in this global village a man can have more than one place at which he resides."

It takes a village to raise a child, it takes Madonna to raise a village.

British police charged Babyshambles lead singer Pete Doherty with drunk driving, drug possession and driving without a valid license or insurance Thursday.

The Gloucestershire Constabulary said officers arrested a 30-year-old man early Thursday after spotting a car driving erratically in Gloucester, about 100 miles west of London.

A police official speaking on condition of anonymity in line with departmental policy confirmed the man was Doherty, who played a concert in Gloucester on Wednesday.
Doherty's manager Andy Boyd confirmed Doherty was in police custody and was due to appear in court Friday. He said he had no other details.

A 30-year-old woman was also detained but was later released without charge.

Doherty, is the former boyfriend of model Kate Moss, has a long history of drug use.

Queen Latifah has revealed a traumatic chapter of her personal life: The singer-actress was sexually abused as a child.

In the latest issue of Essence magazine, Latifah says the abuse occurred over a period of time, and at the hands of a teenager charged with watching her.

"He violated me," says Latifah. "I never told anybody; I just buried it as deeply as I could and kept people at an arm's distance."

The 39-year-old entertainer, whose new album "Persona" arrives in July, says the abuse affected her relationships.

She eventually told her parents, and has gone through therapy to come to terms with what happened.

Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, got the message loud and clear today -- "you're fired!"

Pageant poobah Donald Trump on Wednesday said Prejean was being sacked not because of the remarks on gay marriage but because she hadn't been holding up her end of the agreement she signed when she entered the pageant.

"This was a decision based solely on contract violations, including Ms. Prejean's unwillingness to make appearances on behalf of the Miss California USA organization," the California pageant's executive director, Keith Lewis, said in a statement.

He had complained at a news conference last month that Prejean was skipping Miss California USA events while speaking out against gay marriage at unsanctioned appearances.

"I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her contract with the Miss California USA Organization and I gave her the opportunity to do so," Trump said in a statement. "Unfortunately it just doesn't look like it is going to happen."

Pageant officials said Prejean would be replaced by the Miss California pageant's first runner-up, Tami Farrell, 24.

During the Miss USA competition, Prejean was first runner-up after answering a judge's question about gay marriage by saying wedding vows should be reserved for men and women.

"No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised," she said.

And I know there are A LOT of you out there.

This is your big chance to get more than your 15 minutes of fame AND meet Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. Who knows, you could be the next Angelina Jolie!

Boston Casting is holding another audition for The Fighter Monday, June 8, at their offices in Allston. It's really easy to get to and right off the Mass Pike. The talent agency is looking for Cambodian guys and gals who speak Khmer (I would go even if you don't) between the ages of 20 to 40 years old. The casting call is being held at 120 Braintree St., Boston from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m.

They are also seeking one specific person to play a "bigger" role in The Fighter -- "a Cambodian crack whore who is willing to get naked." If this is you, then I suggest you contact Boston Casting immediately at 1-617-254-1001.

Here's the drill, I was at a call yesterday. Have a great color picture of yourself and dress for the part you are auditioning for. If you look too clean cut, you ain't gonna make it!

Filming for The Fighter begins the first week of July in Lowell. They will be filming here for several weeks. If you got nothing else to do this summer or just got laid off, here's your meal ticket.

For more info: www.bostoncasting.com

And we all thought rehab was for quitters! Who knew the force that we call Speidi couldn't hack it more than two nights in the jungle of Costa Rica. No never, I thought the overly processed blondes could make it without iPhones and the paparazzi stalking their every move. I knew it would be hard to forgo Starbucks but two days!!!

Heidi and Spencer Pratt said they're bailing, and they like really, really mean it this time.
At least twice already, they had quit and un-quit I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! But the bratty newlyweds, who star on MTV's The Hills, were seen taking what's presumably their final leave on the Tuesday edition of the NBC competition series -- only its second night.

"We're gonna miss you guys," Heidi told the not-so-super-celebrities they were ditching. "But call us when you get back to LA."

"Let them go off to Heidi-wood along the Yellow Brick Road," muttered Janice Dickinson.

Gotta love her and her Steven Tyler mouth.

But, I'm on Speidi's side. I wouldn't be able to stand looking at Sanjaya for more than 10 minutes either.