The Bluth banana stand is real, George Sr. was almost Tobias, and the series was inspired by "Cops"

After months of campaigning for his offbeat sci-fi-Western, a nervous Favreau presents his movie to a key constituency. The general opinion: It does the job

Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon and others signed the petition, which protests Iran's treatment of director Jafar Panahi

Ron Howard is producing and directing the story about a gunslinger who searches for a tower that may help him save his dying world

EXCLUSIVE: "Arrested Development" creator looking to direct a remake of a Norwegian Lars von Trier comedy; Brian Grazer and Ron Howard attached to produce

The group out to protect the gay community is laying down the law in Hollywood. "This is the new GLAAD," warns its president

Comic thinks gay quip should stay in the film despite GLAAD's protests,

Gay group wants Universal to cut slur from Ron Howard comedy

Insiders say his departure was precipitated by officials at 20th Century Fox TV, where Imagine just renewed its deal