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Legendary Entertainment Names Tim Connors Chief Operating Officer

Movies
 February 9, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The company behind Batman taps Marvel veteran

  

Jon Voight and Elliott Gould Join Showtime Pilot 'Ray Donovan'

Television
 February 9, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Production on tale of L.A.-based trouble-shooter "Ray Donovan" will begin early next year

  

Billy Connolly to Play Dwarf Warrior in Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit'

Deal Central | Movies
 February 8, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

With Billy Connolly joining Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom, director Peter Jackson says the cast of "The Hobbit" films is complete

  

Arnold Schwarzenegger Climbs into 'The Tomb' With Sylvester Stallone

Movies
 February 8, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Mikael Hafstrom will direct Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone in Summit's prison film "The Tomb"

  

Amy Adams Starring in, Producing 'Object of Beauty'

Movies
 February 7, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The Oscar-nominee will play a social-climbing art dealer

  

Warner Bros. Extends Todd Phillips' First-Look Deal Through 2013

Deal Central | Companies
 February 6, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Todd Phillips wrote, directed and produced "The Hangover Part II," and his Green Hat Films has been at Warner Bros. since 2005

  

Evan Rachel Wood, Catherine Hardwicke Reuniting for 'Plush'

Deal Central | Movies
 February 4, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The last time Catherine Hardwicke directed Evan Rachel Wood was in the 2003 "Thirteen"

  

Ellen DeGeneres/Portia de Rossi Comedy Picked Up By ABC

Television
 February 3, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

DeGeneres will executive-produce the project, which will star wife De Rossi

  

Matt Lieberman to Write 'Short Circuit' Remake for Dimension Films

Deal Central | Movies
 February 2, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Tim Hill will direct "Short Circuit," a reimagining of the 1986 family film

  

J.J. Abrams to Cause a 'Revolution' at NBC

Television
 February 2, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Lost" creator gets the go-ahead for a pilot about a world "where all forms of energy have mysteriously ceased to exist"

  

Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton to Star in Myriad's Two 'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' Films

Deal Central | Movies
 February 2, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" will be two movies -- one told from the Jessica Chastain character's perspective, one told from Joel Edgerton character's side

  

Ellen Supporters Counter Conservative Moms' JC Penney Campaign

Media
 February 2, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

They are showing their support for Ellen DeGeneres in wake of group's call her to be fired as JC Penney spokeswoman

  

One Million Moms to JC Penney: Ellen's Gay -- Fire Her

Television
 February 1, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The American Family Association's "One Million Moms" is angry at JC Penney for hiring the openly lesbian Ellen DeGeneres as a spokeswoman

  

Colin Firth to Star in West Memphis 3 Movie 'Devil's Knot'

Deal Central | Movies
 February 1, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Colin Firth will play Ron Lax, a private investigator who found the DNA evidence that is credited for getting the West Memphis 3 released from prison

  

Kate Hudson to Star in 'Everly' for Crime Scene Pictures & Anonymous Content

Deal Central | Movies
 February 1, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Joe Lynch is directing "Everly," an action-thriller starring Kate Hudson

  

Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane to Star in 'Vigilandia' (Exclusive)

Deal Central | Movies
 January 31, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Max Burkholder and Adelaide Kane join Ethan Hawke in Universal's sci-fi thriller "Vigilandia"

  

Samantha Barks to Play Eponine in 'Les Miserables'

Deal Central | Movies
 January 31, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Sir Cameron Mackintosh, who is producing "Les Miserables," surprised Samantha Barks with the news during curtain call of the musical "Oliver!"

  

ABC Picks Up Marc Cherry Soap Opera, Three Other Drama Pilots

Television
 January 31, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Melissa Rosenberg, Paul Scheuring and Michael Green projects also acquired by network

  

NBC Joins With 'Shameless' Man for 'Bad Girls' Hookup

Television
 January 31, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Shameless" showrunner John Wells will executive produce the women-in-prison project

  

CW Picks Up J.J. Abrams Drama, Two Other Pilots

Television
 January 31, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Abrams teams with fellow "Lost" alum Bryan Burk for an hour-long drama set at a New England summer resort

  

'Two and a Half Men' Actress Judy Greer Scores Pilot at ABC

Television
 January 31, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Two and a Half Men's" Greer will star in and executive-produce the fish-out-of-water comedy "American Judy"

  

Natalie Portman to Produce ABC Pilot Based on Judith Krantz's 'Scruples'

Television
 January 30, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Black Swan" star Natalie Portman will executive-produce adaptation of popular '70s novel

  

Michael Apted, Jon Favreau and Jace Alexander Elected to DGA Offices

Movies
 January 30, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Michael Apted is elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Directors Guild; Jon Favreau and Jace Alexander join the board

  

John Shaffner Elected Chair of Art Directors Council

Movies
 January 30, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The new Art Directors Council chairman, John Shaffner, recently completed four years as chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

  

Liam Neeson Is an Action Star -- 'The Grey' Proves It

Movies
 January 30, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Liam Neeson is also one of the most consistently bankable stars -- when it comes to action films

  

USA Picks Up Greg Berlanti's 'Political Animals'

Television
 January 30, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Berlanti and Laurence Mark will team on a series about "the behind-the-scenes dynamics of a high-profile political dynasty"

  
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