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Kellan Lutz to Star in Millenium Films' 'Hercules 3D' 6 weeks ago

'Twlight: Saga" franchise star Kellan Lutz has been cast as the titular son of Zeus in director Renny Harlin's "Hercules...

By Greg Gilman

10 Hollywood Resurrections Worth Celebrating This Easter

March 31, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 7 weeks ago

From "Arrested Development" to zombies, 10 concepts that have been brought back from the grave and given a second showbiz life

Anderson Cooper Honored by GLAAD, Good Scout Madonna

March 17, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 9 weeks ago

Director Brett Ratner, TV's "Smash" and "The Amazing Race," and docu "How to Survive a Plague" are honored in N.Y. ceremony

Brett Ratner to Receive GLAAD Award

March 8, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 10 weeks ago

"Tower Heist" director Brett Ratner bowed out of Oscars producing duties in 2011 after blurting out a homophobic slur

Brett Ratner's 'Hercules' to Open August 2014

January 16, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 17 weeks ago

Dwayne Johnson stars as the hero of lore

Creative Arts Emmys 2012: Behind the Scenes

September 16, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 35 weeks ago

A 103-degree red carpet, roll-away coolers of ice water, competing “Bridesmaids” and the hidden highlights and stolen moments inside Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmys.

Brett Ratner in Talks to Executive-Produce First Cable Series (Exclusive)

July 10, 2012 By Tim Kenneally & Pamela Chelin 44 weeks ago

Brett Ratner's "Rock in a Hard Place," about an aging Jewish punk rocker who lives with his mother, will star Steven Weber and Rosanna Arquette

Dakota Fanning, Michael Moore, Shailene Woodley Named to Tribeca Juries

April 16, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Tribeca Film Festival panels will also include Brett Ratner, Olivia Wilde, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Dancy and Justin Bieber's manager

Inside the 'Dancing With the Stars' Post-Premiere Soiree

March 20, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

The "Dancing With the Stars" cast begins its weekly soirees, Armie Hammer arrives late for the "Mirror, Mirror" premiere and Connor Cruise is a high-priced DJ

Tom Sherak on the Old-Fashioned, Billy Crystalized Oscars: 'We Are Who We Are'

February 27, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Academy president Sherak: "To celebrate our past and deal with our present, that is who we are -- we're never going to forget the past, and we don’t want to"

Brett Ratner Producing and Directing GLAAD Video Campaign

February 15, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

"Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner will work with GLAAD on video campaign after making gay slurs that cost him his Oscar producing gig

The Top 5 WTF?! Moments of 2011

December 22, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

From Charlie Sheen's cavalcade of cuckoo to Kim Kardashian's blink-and-you'll-miss-it marriage, the entertainment industry's biggest puzzlers of the year

With Ratner in Its Rearview Mirror, Academy Honors Oprah, James Earl Jones

November 13, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Highlight of third Governors Awards might have been award to its least-famous honoree, makeup pioneer Dick Smith

How Do You Spell Relief, Oscars? B-I-L-L-Y

November 10, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The eight-time host offers Oscar-night comfort food for those who couldn't stomach Brett Ratner

Oscars and Globes Look for Hosts, but Why the Panic?

November 10, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Rumors swirl about Ricky Gervais's return to the Golden Globes and Brian Grazer's search for an Oscar host

Tom Sherak Grilled on Ratner, Oscar Hosts: 'Billy Crystal Is Not Too Old!'

November 10, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

"Did I know Brett Ratner had baggage? Yes, I did. I didn’t think about that. Should I have? No argument."

The Ratner Mess: It's the End of an Oscar Era, But at What Cost?

November 9, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Come on, Oscar -- was that really the kind of guy you wanted to climb in bed with?

Brian Grazer to Produce Oscar Telecast, Eddie Murphy Out (Update 2)

November 9, 2011 By Steve Pond & Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

The veteran, spiky-haired producer will replace Brett Ratner on the awards show, currently without a host

Brett Ratner Apologizes Again -- Sorta (Video)

November 9, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Happy Endings" star Adam Pally takes a lighthearted dig at disgraced would-be Oscars producer

Full Text of Brett Ratner's Apology to Gay Community

November 8, 2011 By Wrap Staff 1 year ago

After stepping down as Oscar producer, the director writes "it pains me deeply that I may have hurt LGBT community"

Oscar Shocker! Brett Ratner Resigns as Producer of Telecast

November 8, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Anti-gay slur and raunchy Howard Stern interview doom bad-boy director's gig as producer of Academy's big show

Tense Silence as Oscar Execs Mull: Muzzle Brett Ratner, or Fire Him?

November 8, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

If producer is fired after gay slur and raunchy interview, will host Eddie Murphy go with him?

'The Academy Should Fire Brett Ratner,' Writes EW's Mark Harris

November 8, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

"You don't get a mulligan on homophobia," writes the columnist, who is married to award-winning playwright Tony Kushner

Brett Ratner's Raunch Draws Ire, Calls for Firing From Oscar Telecast (Update 2)

November 7, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Gay slur and sexually explicit Howard Stern appearance draws fire from Academy members worried about tarnishing the brand -- writers are now calling for his dismissal from show