Jolie's admittance to the Lenval Hospital maternity wing in Nice was planned, said Nadine Bauer, the hospital press attache. "There's no urgency . . . She's very well. Everything is fine."

Jolie, 33, has said the babies are due in August. They'll join dad Brad Pitt and the couple's four other children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara and Shiloh.

The family recently moved into the 35-bedroom Miraval Estate villa in Provence. There's talk that they signed a three-year lease, but we wouldn't bet on that. Team Brangelina gets around.

Jolie gave birth to Shiloh two years ago in Namibia. The family supposedly put down roots in New Orleans just last year, spending $3.5 million on a new house. They reportedly also have homes in Los Angeles and Malibu, though they don't seem to be at either place very often.

How 'bout injecting a little stability in your children's lives, Brad and Angie?

Stork report II

Web tongues were wagging yesterday over the flowing, pale blue gown she wore to Monday's Hollywood premiere of "Hancock," her new movie with Will Smith.

It surely was possible to hide a pregnancy under there. And her sensible flat sandals seemed the perfect red carpet solution for swollen feet.

But we also wondered if the dress - with plunging, V-shaped bodice and pleated draping - sent a more subtle confirmation of Theron's condition. It sure reminded us of the apple green gown a very pregnant Jolie wore at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

Bands on the run

Probably darn few, which has led Rock the Vote - the pop-culture-driven voter-registration effort - to launch the DemROCKracy Band Competition. The band that registers the most voters through its MySpace page will win Gibson guitars and other prizes, plus a chance to perform "on a major concert stage." The competition began yesterday and runs through Aug. 14, after which the three top vote getters will have 24 hours to generate the most registrations.

Big doings in Scranton

Kaling plays Kelly Kapoor on the NBC comedy show. "I have been to Scranton before and am really excited to return for this fun event!" she said in a press release.

There will be a 2K run, a trivia contest and a beet-eating contest, all staged around the town's Mall at Steamtown.

Whoo-hah!

More about the Boy

George O'Dowd (that's the name his mamma gave him) was denied a visa because he's awaiting trial on charges of falsely imprisoning a male model at his London flat.

"I was really hoping that . . . some kind soul at the U.S. visa office would realize that if the police in the UK placed no restrictions on my movements, that should have been good enough for them," Boy said.

No jokers here

Speaking with Ben Lyons on E!'s "Daily 10" this week, Ledger's fellow cast members Christian Bale and Gary Oldman recalled working with the actor, who died of an accidental drug overdose Jan. 22.

Bale: "When I'm watching him I don't see Heath. He makes himself invisible . . . I think that Heath has really created an iconic villain."

Oldman: "He's accessible [while shooting the intense role]. I meant that's the thing where people say, you know, 'The role went to his head. It was too intense. He thought he was the Joker, he couldn't sleep, he was . . .' I saw none of that. I mean, we stand that night and laugh and joke on the sidewalk and I think he talked about his daughter, Matilda. I saw him at the hotel out of makeup and he looked OK to me." *

Daily News wire services contributed to this report.