Dan Harmon Apologizes for Trashing 'Community': 'I'm Sorry I Pooped on Your Work'
June, 18, 2013 11:29 am | Comments On #Community, Dan Harmon, TelevisionDan Harmon has pulled his foot out of his mouth long enough to apologize for trashing "Community" shortly after he signed back on to the NBC show that he was ousted from last year.
In an early Tuesday morning Tumblr post titled "It Won't Happen Again Again," "Community" creator Harmon offered a lengthy mea culpa for comments he made during his podcast on Sunday: He apologized not just to the show's fans, but to the cast, crew and writers on the series' fourth season, which he savaged during the podcast.
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Read MoreThomas Tull: Legendary Will Decide on Warner Bros. Renewal in 60 Days
June, 18, 2013 11:24 am | Comments On #MoviesLegendary Pictures will decide whether to renew its relationship with Warner Bros. within 60 days, Legendary CEO Thomas Tull told reporters on Tuesday.
Tull praised the studio as a tremendous partner, but also said that both his company and the studio were in different places than when they started working together in 2004.
Legendary's deal with Warner Bros. expires at the end of the year, and Tull said Legendary had engaged in preliminary talks with other studios.
"We're talking to everybody including [Warner Bros.]," Tull said. "It's about the company we want to build and who can be the best place for us to fulfill that vision."
The fate of this relationship has been the subject of endless speculation over the past several months because Legendary has been Warner Bros. most prominent partner and co-financier...
Read MoreJulia Stiles' YouTube Series 'Blue' Coming to Hulu in TV-Length Episodes
June, 18, 2013 11:15 am | Comments On #MediaWigs -- the top channel for scripted drama on YouTube -- in conjunction with Fox Broadcasting is bringing some of its most popular online series to Hulu in TV-length episodes, beginning with the popular Julia Stiles-starring "Blue," Wigs announced Tuesday.
The first two seasons of "Blue" launched on the streaming service Monday.
Earlier this year, Fox entered into a multi-year programming, marketing and distribution partnership with Wigs, after Fox decided to extend the reach to Hulu as part of its multi-platform strategy.
"Blue," in which Stiles plays a single mother trying to protect her son (Uriah Shelton) from the consequences of her secret career as an upscale escort, has topped 20 million views to become the No. 1 original drama on YouTube. The show is written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia....
Read MoreJosh Gad, 2 Others Join Voice Cast for Disney's 'Frozen' (Video)
June, 18, 2013 10:24 am | Comments On #Disney, Josh Gad, MoviesJosh Gad has found a place among the "Frozen" few.
"The Book of Mormon" and "The Internship" star Gad has been tapped to provide a voice for Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Frozen," Disney said Tuesday.
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Broadway star Santino Fontana and "Suburgatory" actor Alan Tudyk also have joined the voice cast for the upcoming animated feature, joining Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel and Jonathan Groff.
The film, which is being directed by Chris Buck ("Tarzan," "Surf's Up") and "Wreck-It Ralph" screenwriter Jennifer Lee, follows fearless optimist Anna (voiced by Bell) as she...
Read MoreGeorge Jones Biopic in Works at 28 Entertainment
June, 18, 2013 10:07 am | Comments On #george Jones, Movies, music28 Entertainment has begun work on a movie about iconic country music singer George Jones and his wife Nancy, the company announced Tuesday.
It has acquired the rights to the project, written by Dennis L. Baxter and produced by Baxter and 28 Entertainment’s Jay Hoffman and Brian A. Hoffman, which depicts George's life as a country music legend while battling his personal demons.
Nancy Jones will executive produce and consult on the project. Baxter worked closely with Nancy and George on the story before the singer died on April 26 in Nashville at the age of 81, she said.
“Over the years we have been approached to make George’s life into a...
MGM Enters Multi-Year Production Deal With BermanBraun
June, 18, 2013 10:00 am | Comments On #BermanBraun, MGM, TelevisionMGM has signed an exclusive multi-year production deal with BermanBraun to develop new content, MGM chairman and CEO Gary Barber and BermanBraun partners Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun said on Tuesday.
The deal will cover scripted and unscripted programming for both broadcast and cable television.
MGM also has signed BermanBraun to a first-look deal on all theatrical projects the company is developing.
MGM Television's president, television group & digital Roma Khanna and president, television production Steve Stark will work with BermanBraun on the television productions.
BermanBraun's president of television, Gene Stein, will lead his company's team on the venture...
Read MoreObama on NSA Leak: Secrets Allowed Us to Kill Bin Laden
June, 18, 2013 9:54 am | Comments On #bin laden, CHarlie Rose, Media, ObamaPresident Barack Obama stressed that he is focused on balancing U.S. citizens' right to privacy with the demands of intelligence gathering during a wide-ranging interview with Charlie Rose on Monday.
The president's handling of this thorny issue is front and center following blockbuster revelations this month by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden of government programs that monitor telephone and electronic communications ostensibly to guard against terrorist and other national security threats.
Obama declined to weigh in on the particulars of Snowden's case, saying he would leave that to the Justice Department, but he did vigorously defend the need for secrecy by citing one of his...
Read MoreJim Carrey Opens Can of 'Kick-Ass' in Sequel's New Trailer (Video)
June, 18, 2013 8:45 am | Comments On #MoviesThe non-super heroes are back to fight the bad guys, and this time they're bringing along a barely recognizable Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes. And he's bringing along a dog that apparently bites in places where you wouldn't want to be bitten.
Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for "Kick-Ass 2," and after watching it, you will never mess with a 15-year-old girl again -- especially one who for some reason can ride a motorcycle the way that Mindy Macready (Chloe Grace Moretz) can.
Also read: 'Kick-Ass' Star Aaron Taylor-Johnson Frontrunner to Play Quicksilver in 'Avengers 2' (Exclusive)
In the sequel to the 2010 hit, a goateed...
Read MoreGetGlue Names Evan Krauss President - After Spotting Him on LinkedIn
June, 18, 2013 8:45 am | Comments On #Alex Iskold, Evan Krauss, getglue, Shazam, TelevisionHere's an argument for keeping your LinkedIn profile up to date: The social television site GetGlue named Evan Krauss its new president Tuesday, soon after CEO Alex Iskold spotted him on the networking site for finding jobs and employees.
Krauss joins GetGlue after a brief stint at Federated Media Publishing. He previously led Shazam's second-screen advertising business as executive vice president of Global Advertising Sales.
Iskold, who founded GetGlue in 2007, said he had met Krauss previously, but didn't realize he was no longer with Shazam until he saw his profile on LinkedIn.
"We intersected at a few conferences and I made a note that he was a really...
Read More'Monsters University' Reviews: How it Stacks Up to the Original
June, 18, 2013 8:28 am | Comments On #Monsters University, MoviesIt has been over a decade since "Monsters, Inc." and its two top scarers Mike and Sulley first proved that things that go bump in the night can be cuddly and adorable too.
Now, Pixar is returning once more to the fright factory with "Monster's University." The prequel follows the creatures from the first film during their formative years in college where they brush up on the best ways to frighten children. Billy Crystal and John Goodman return to voice Mike and Sulley, along with vocal work from the likes of Helen Mirren, Sean Hayes and Steve Buscemi.
The film opens on Friday and early reviews are positive with caveats. Critics acknowledged that the picture doesn't rank alongside the greatest works in the animation studio's canon like "Up" and "Wall-E," but said it was a charming piece of family entertainment that...
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