'The Voice' Wraps Season 4, Crowns New Winner (Video)
June, 19, 2013 12:51 am | Comments On #American Idol, Fox, NBC, Television, The VoiceNBC's "The Voice" crowned its Season 4 winner on Tuesday's finale.
Note: Spoilers ahead if you haven't watched Tuesday's finale.
Giving Team Blake Shelton its third win of the talent show's run, Danielle Bradbery won America's hearts in a combination of votes and iTunes downloads to snag the season's top spot.
The Texas native was speechless once she heard her name announced as the winner and was unable to finish performing her victory song, Sara Evans' "Born To Fly," which she performed to much praise on Monday's episode. At 16 years old, Bradbery is the youngest winner of the NBC competition's run.
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Read MoreChris Pratt Chosen to Save the Lego Universe in Warner Bros. Trailer (Video)
June, 18, 2013 5:44 pm | Comments On #chris pratt, Lego, Movies, The Lego Movie, Warner Bros.In 2014, the world's greatest heroes will join forces for the biggest movie ever…assembled. No, no, not that one. We're talking about "The Lego Movie."
Warner Bros. Pictures released the trailer for the building blocks flick on Tuesday. And if you were disappointed by the lack of super heroes, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman will make a cameo.
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The evil Lord Business plans to end the world as the Legos know it -- with glue, of course. Fortunately, Emmet (Chris Pratt), "the special one" has arrived. Unfortunately, Emmet has no idea what he is doing here, nor is he the MasterBuilder...
Read MoreAlcon Planning 'Dolphin Tale' Sequel With Original Cast
June, 18, 2013 5:37 pm | Comments On #alcon entertainment, Dolphin Tale, Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, MoviesAlcon Entertainment is developing a sequel to the 2011 family film, "Dolphin Tale," co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson announced on Tuesday.
The entire original cast, including Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman and Kris Kristofferson, is in negotiations to reunite with director Charles Martin Smith for the sequel. It has not yet officially greenlit, but Warner Bros. has set aside a Sept. 19 release date in 2014.
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"Dolphin Tale 2" which will tell another true story inspired by the life of Winter -- the dolphin who is rescued from a crab trap by a young boy in the first film...
Read MoreSelma Blair Exits 'Anger Management' Amid Charlie Sheen Feud Reports
June, 18, 2013 5:17 pm | Comments On #Anger Management, Selma Blair, TelevisionSelma Blair won't be returning to Charlie Sheen's FX comedy "Anger Management," following reports that she had crossed Sheen, Lionsgate said Tuesday.
In a statement, Lionsgate, which produces "Anger Management," said that it wishes Blair "the very best."
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“We are confirming that Selma Blair will not be returning to 'Anger Management' and we wish her the very best.”
Though Lionsgate didn't elaborate on Blair's departure, the announcement comes following reports that Sheen had demanded that Blair be fired, after she found herself on...
Read MoreHBO Passes on 'Hobgoblin' Pilot, FX Eyes Project (Exclusive)
June, 18, 2013 4:34 pm | Comments On #Darren Aronofksy, FX, HBO, Television
After months of development at HBO, the premium cable network has passed on period drama pilot, "Hobgoblin," TheWrap has learned exclusively.
Additionally, "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky left the project earlier this year.
According to an individual with knowledge of the negotiations, FX is eyeing a pickup of the project.
HBO and FX declined to comment for this article.
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Read MoreReed Elsevier Sues Jay Penske's Variety, Claims $1.3 Million Owed
June, 18, 2013 3:18 pm | Comments On #Jay Penske, Media, VarietyIn a counterclaim filed on Tuesday, former Variety owner Reed Elsevier accused Jay Penske, the
trade paper's new owner, of defaulting on $1.3 million of the trade's purchase price.
"Using this suit as an apparent pretense, Variety Media defaulted on its obligation to pay $1,300,000, plus interest, of the purchase price for Variety that it owes to Reed under the APA" (asset purchase agreement), the counterclaim filed in New York State Supreme Court reads. "Variety Media agreed to pay this sum as recently as March 15, 2013, long after its disputes with BHMG and California...
Read More'Today' Replacing, Promoting Longtime Director Amid 'Many Changes'
June, 18, 2013 3:04 pm | Comments On #Joe Michaels, Matt Lauer, Television, TodayNBC's "Today" is replacing and promoting its director of 18 years amid what the show's executive producer calls "many changes" planned for the morning show.
As first reported by The New York Times, NBC News is giving Joe Michaels (pictured) the new title of "senior director" as "Today" tries to reclaim first place in the ratings from ABC's "Good Morning America" and recover from a year of internal turmoil that included the exit of Ann Curry.
The move also comes as former "Today" executive producer Jeff Zucker attempts to make over mornings on CNN with "New Day," a morning show that debuted Monday. The addition of the new show is only the latest change in the...
Read More'Devil' No More? BitTorrent 'Arthur Newman' Promotion Generated 2.7M Downloads
June, 18, 2013 2:22 pm | Comments On #BitTorrent, Cinedigm, Movies"Arthur Newman" made headlines when it debuted last spring, but it wasn't for the film's onscreen coupling of Oscar-winner Colin Firth and rising star Emily Blunt. The media attention instead centered on an innovative marketing campaign driven by an odd couple pairing of a Hollywood studio and BitTorrent.
The film flopped, racking up roughly $200,000 in limited box-office release, but BitTorrent is claiming that its efforts in raising awareness of "Arthur Newman" were a rousing success.
Cinedigm, the indie studio behind the film partnered with the open-source technology maker to offer up the first seven minutes of the film exclusively to BitTorrent users, and BitTorrent reports that they downloaded the content 2.7 million times between April 22, 2013 when the content went live and May 7, 2013.
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Read MoreMary Elizabeth Winstead Joins Logan Marshall Green on Cinemax Pilot 'Quarry' (Exclusive)
June, 18, 2013 2:05 pm | Comments On #cinemax, Quarry, Television
Cinemax has found Quarry's rock.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been cast on the Cinemax drama pilot, "Quarry," opposite star Logan Marshall Green, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
She will play Joni, Quarry's (Green) wife, who is one of the few who stands by her husband after he returns from the Vietnam War.
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Written by Graham Gordy and Michael D. Fuller, the project follows Quarry, a Vietnam vet who evidently learned his...
Read MoreSummer Box Office Up 13 Percent: How Hollywood's Big Bet Is Paying Off
June, 18, 2013 2:00 pm | Comments On #fast & furious 6, Iron Man 3, man of steel, Movies, Star Trek Into Darkness, summer box officeHollywood’s gamble on a crowded summer movie season chockablock with pricey tentpoles is paying off, with the box office running 12.7 percent ahead of last summer and on track to possibly break the all time summer record.
That $4.4 billion record was set in 2011; last summer the box office dipped back down to $4.29 billion. If the box office continues on this torrid pace, this summer will easily top last year.
Last month was the biggest ever at the box office, and June is tracking to be record-breaker, too, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. “Man of Steel” debuted to $128 million last weekend for the...
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