The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 costars America Ferrera and Alexis Bledel attend the Warner Bros. Pictures presentation of “The Big Picture ‘08″ held at the Paris Las Vegas during ShoWest on Thursday.

Director Sanaa Hamri explained that the new installment takes up three years after the first ended. “The girls are a little older, a little wilder,” she said.

America, 23, wore a strapless brown Angela Sanchez dress, Jimmy Choo shoes and Ippolita jewels.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 opens this summer on Aug. 8.

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The cast of 2005’s The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants reprise their roles in the Alcon Entertainment sequel, out Aug. 8, 2008.

Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls) as Lena, America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) as Carmen, Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia) as Tibby and Blake Lively (Gossip Girl) as Bridget all return for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.

This is the film America had second thoughts about starring in but the film’s producers exercised their sequel option, so she wound up joining the project anyway. But hey look, America and Amber fit into one graduation gown!

Sanaa Hamri directed the film. She’s known for her music videos: Prince’s “Musicology” and Mariah Carey’s “Crybaby” and “Bringing On The Heartbreak”.

• Beyonce’s "B’day" album cover has been released.  "B’day" will drop on her 25th birthday, Sept. 4.
• Free Samples!!!!  Mr. Clean Extra Power Magic Erasers, Bounty Paper Towels, and Pantene Pro V Restore.
• Stick at fork in them!  Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro have announced through Electra’s publicist that they are "amicably separating." Brit Reece would not elaborate on the reasons behind the split. The couple documented their 2003 wedding on MTV’s "`Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave." According to the Daily News, an insider claims Navarro has been dating socialite Sarah Howard for eight months.
• Paris Hilton’s got the Bigfoot look down pat… But that’s okay, she’s the hardest working socialite in the world!
• Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager, The O.C.) recently got engaged to French chef Christopher Eme.
• Supermodel Marisa Miller walks the runway.
• Check out Part I of the celebrity pictures update:

Adrien Brody’s Manolete photoshoot from Vogue Spain.

Matthew McConaughey goes surfing in Malibu on Friday.

Christina Aguilera exits Paris hotel yesterday morning.

Famke Janssen walking dog in NYC yesterday afternoon.

Kate Hudson The Late Show with David Letterman.

Liv Tyler takes son Milo out for NYC walk on Sunday.

• Outkast disses Oprah and turns down her offer to appear The Oprah Show.
• Got design skillz?  Janet Jackson is giving her fans the opportunity to create the cover for her new album "20 Years Old."
• Jennifer Aniston says she would like to reprise her role as Rachel Green in a reunion show of Friends. "The only thing I can think of doing is maybe for fun doing a Thanksgiving episode," Aniston said in a TV interview that was set to air Monday on Channel Four. "Our Thanksgiving episodes were really fun."
• Justin Timberlake tells UK’s Observer that he has done drugs in the past.  "I’m just like everyone else, I get completely plastered."  Hmm, not so sexy. Timberlake, whose album drops in September, also defends ex-girlfriend Britney Spears’s parenting skills.
• South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are heading to Broadway, working with the guys from Avenue Q.
• Check out Part II of the celebrity pictures update:

Mandy Moore shopping at NYC’s Jeffrey last week.

Gwen, Gavin, and Kingston attend charity event on Friday.

Gwen, Gavin, and Kingston at beach resort later that day.

Sophia Bush candids at LAX airport earlier this month.

Veronica Mars‘ Kristen Bell at CW’s TCA Day 2006.

Gilmore Girls‘ Alexis Bledel & Lauren Graham at TCA.