Mediaproduccion finishes personal personal bankruptcy protection

MADRID -- Spain's Mediaproduccion, the information subsid of Mediapro, producer of Woodsy Allen's "Evening amount of time in Paris" and Roman Polanski's "Carnage," has emerged from voluntary personal personal bankruptcy protection. In June 2010, Mediaproduccion looked for defense against creditors carrying out a Madrid court bought the business to cover Audiovisual Sport, controlled by bitter rival Prisa, Euros104 million ($135.6 000 0000) for breach of contract over soccer rights. A Barcelona court has approved a deal between Mediapro and several creditors, largely banks. Mediapro will settle all liabilities within 35 several days, it mentioned. Mediaproduccion's emergence from protection might have effects for individuals regions of Mediapro. Making obvious its financial status, it facilitates Mediapro's ongoing co-output of A-list auteurs. Grossing $56.2 million Stateside, Allen's finest-ever U.S. trawl, "Evening time" might be the 2nd from the three-pic co-production deal between Mediapro and Gravier, possessed by Allen's sister, Letty Aronson. Mediapro also backed Spain's Versatil, a co-producer on "Carnage," which made $3.4 million in the united states through 12 ,. 19. Mediapro's soccer biz ambitions are less apparent. Its flagship pay DTT funnel, Gol TV, saw 1.7 million site site visitors in November, nearly two occasions people for soccer service Canal Plus Liga, moved by Prisa satcaster Digital Plus. But giant telco Telefonica "practically subsidizes" Gol TV, moving it in to a multi-funnel offer on Telefonica IPTV Imagenio, one analyst mentioned. After Telefonica bought 20% in Digital Plus late 2009, the key factor questions, he added, are whether Telefonica now supports Gol TV or Prisa's soccer biz, so when Mediapro gets the financial capacity or creditors' approval to bid for soccer rights afterwards. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

'Mission: Impossible' tops Friday B.O.

'Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol'Paramount's "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" conquered a crowded Friday Stateside against three major openers with more to come this holiday weekend. Actioner grossed $9.7 million yesterday."Ghost Protocol" expanded Wednesday after a weekend of exclusively large-format playdates. Pic has earned $25.1 million since Wednesday, and $42.2 million domestically to date. Its six-day Wednesday-to-Monday haul will likely land just north of $50 million, putting it on top for the long frame.Par's pic is followed by a pair of holdover sequels. Warner Bros.' "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" grossed $6.4 million yesterday, while Fox's "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" earned another $5.4 million. Both in their second frame, they've cumed $65.5 million and $42.3 million, respectively.Sony's gritty "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" adaptation grossed $4.6 million yesterday. Earlier this week, B.O. experts predicted a tighter race between "Dragon Tattoo" and "Ghost Protocol," but the former's R rating is holding it back during the family holiday. Still, with high interest among adults, it has the most to gain from soft Christmas Eve business today.In fifth, "The Adventures of Tintin" (distribbed domestically by Par) earned $3.5 million yesterday. Pic opened internationally eight weeks ago and has cumed more than $237 million overseas, so its more modest domestic bow -- pundits are putting its six-day total close to $20 million -- shouldn't trouble worldwide distributors Par and Sony too much.Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo" opened yesterday, earning just $3 million for Fox. Its four-day haul should fall in the low teens through Monday.Still to come, Disney's "War Horse," Summit's "The Darkest Hour" and Par's "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" all bow Christmas Day, looking to benefit from increased moviegoing traffic in the week following the holiday. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Editor Ousted Over Racial Slur Against Beyonce

First Launched: December 21, 2011 1:27 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Caption Beyonce creates day 2 in the V Festival at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, England on August 21, 2011 The editor from the Nederlander fashion magazine remains fired following a publication used a racial slur to see Barbados-born Beyonce, departing a social media furor and compelling an annoyed response within the singer. Avoi Hoeke, editor of Jackie, as well as the magazines author mentioned in the joint statement on Facebook that any susipicious activity regarding a racial slur although without malicious intentions was reason for Hoekes departure after eight years at the office. The slur was utilized inside an article regarding how to dress your daughter as being a pop star. Responding to critique that showed within the ocean, Hoeke mentioned at first that her standby time with the term was meant just like a joke. She then launched a Twitter item getting a far more explicit apology, saying she learned, 1. Dont publish bad jokes inside the magazine 2. Dont pretend bad jokes being funny. Sorry males. My bad. On Tuesday, Beyonce responded herself via Twitter: Your magazine can be a poor representation in the evolution of human rights! I have found you disrespectful, and rather desperate!! Rather than an positive article useful to Nederlander women, Beyonce mentioned Jackie thought we would print an item degrading to have an entire race. Thats your contribution with this world! She also ended her tweet by getting an indelicate phrase. Hoeke mentioned she wasn't aware the word she used am loaded because you participate in it constantly on tv and radio. By Wednesday, the Facebook apology had attracted hundreds of comments, many condemning Hoeke however, many saying the response was overblown. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Matt Damon Still Bourne - Or Really wants to Be, Anyway

Despite the frustration and angst venting through the franchise’s erstwhile star, Matt Damon hasn’t quit hope of reprising his role as super-spy Jason Bourne: “I think if [Bourne Legacy] doesn’t work, we are able to just neglected and pretend it didn’t happen, which’d be fine. However I expect that it'll work and just allow us to as we did a different one, that we’d like to do.” With Paul Greengrass rather than Tony Gilroy, obviously, but anyway. Hang your hopes accordingly. [THR]

CBS transfers 'Boss' to Friday

CBS is countering ABC's decision to cancel "Extreme Transformation: Home Edition" through getting returning unscripted series "Undercover Boss" for the Friday 8 p.m. time slot. After three airdates on Sunday at 8 p.m. beginning Jan. 15, before moving to Friday on Feb. 17. a couple of days later, the 20th cycle of "Amazing Race" will need inside the publish-"an hourInch time slot. "Boss" will bump rookie drama "A Gifted Guy," which will switch to 9 p.m. and displace "CSI: NY" because time slot until March 30 if the returns for the schedule and "Gifted" takes a relaxation. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Critic's Guide to Wednesday TV: Nearing the End of Survivor and X Factor

Ozzy Lusth, Edna Ma Some thoughts about what's on tonight, starting with the reality contests. Was CBS' Survivor just teasing us with that trailer that showed Edna the Meek possibly upsetting Ozzy the Cocky in the next Redemption Island challenge? We'll believe it when we see it, but it would be nice for something unexpected to happen. The final Upolu 5 have stayed boringly, rigidly loyal to their game plan the last few weeks, but now that it's down to the next-to-last episode (8/7c) - the finale airs as the usual multi-hour extravaganza on Sunday - all bets presumably are off. Could anything keep Coach from making the finals? And if Ozzy somehow is bounced as well, that would make the climactic tribal council more interesting - which isn't the same as memorable. As Fox's The X Factor (8/7c) tries to recover from last week's debacle, the final 4 - improbably still including Marcus Canty - will sing songs chosen by fans. If viewers really had the power, don't you think they'd rather vote for a chance to kick the useless Nicole Scherzinger off that judging panel? Too spineless to concede that little Rachel Crow blew Marcus away in last week's sing-off, or maybe too unwilling to throw a vote Simon Cowell's way, she's responsible for last week's train-wreck meltdown, as usual poorly stage-managed by the hapless Steve Jones. Can they all top themselves this week? Want more TV news? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! If you ask me, I'd rather watch what's happening on Bravo. On the addictive Work of Art: The Next Great Artist (9/8c), the contestants get out of the city, heading to a small burg in the Hudson Valley for inspiration from the locals. ... And there's a double elimination on Top Chef: Texas (10/9c), as the chef-testants pair up to cook wild game for a group of famous chefs. This season is turning out to be a nightmare for any vegans in the home audience. Barbara Walters says she's taken some flack for including the Kardashians among her 10 Most Fascinating People of 2011 (ABC, 9:31/8:31c) in this year's special that throws yet another spotlight on the famous and, in this case, infamous. Also on her list: Simon Cowell, Modern Family "couple" Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet, Derek Jeter, Katy Perry, Pippa Middleton and (my deal-breaker) Donald Trump. Who's No. 1? I'll probably find out on Twitter. Earlier in the night, ABC repeats one of the funniest episodes all season of the underappreciated The Middle (8/7c), in which Frankie (award-worthy Patricia Heaton) has a complete - and understandable - meltdown after being put in one of the most disgustingly humiliating domestic situations you can imagine, and which would keep anyone in their right mind from ever blindly finishing off a bag of chips again. Mama's so traumatized she runs back to her own mom (Marsha Mason), but eventually, family will win out. What choice does she have? In CBS crime land, Criminal Minds (9/8c) takes a potentially romantic turn when Hotch runs into a fetching art curator (Bellamy Young of Dirty Sexy Money) while training for a triathlon. Guest stars in the murder-of-the-week storyline, set against Philly's boxing scene, include Charles S. Dutton and Southland's Shawn Hatosy. ... And here's a question I never expected to be asking regarding CSI (10/9c): Who's that naked dead guy in crusty old Dr. Robbins' bed? The coroner (Robert David Hall) takes a rare turn at center stage when his wife finds a naked man in their master bedroom. But who'll do the icky autopsy? So what else is on? ... Vivien (poor, poor Connie Britton) gives birth on FX's execrable American Horror Story (10/9c), while Tate and Violet try to rid the Murder House of some of its laughable overabundance of ghosts. ... Jason Priestley and Jennifer Finnigan play grifters, and Arrested Development's Tony Hale is among their victims, on the winter finale of USA Network's Psych (10/9c). The episode is titled "Neil Simon's Lover's Retreat," which indicates that Shawn and Juliet's romantic getaway to a posh resort will be played for laughs - until they're robbed and a dead body is found at a nearby winery. ... If you're the sort who fast-forwards through shows to get to the ads, then treat yourself to TBS' annual Funniest Commercials of the Year special (10/9c), hosted by Old Spice front-stud Isaiah Mustafa. One of 10 finalists in an online contest, including Volkswagen's memorable "The Force," will be named the winner. ... Chelsea Clinton's media blitz continues this week, as she hosts George Balanchine's production of The Nutcracker in a PBS Live From Lincoln Center special (check local listings). It competes with yet another entry in Ovation's weeklong Battle of the Nutcrackers (8/7c), this one from the Berlin State Opera Ballet. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

'New Year's Eve' 'Saturday Evening Live' Sketch Sets All-Star Love Story Against Apocalypse (VIDEO)

.publish-content img Because it works out, possibly there have been a lot of stars in 'New Year's Eve' to interact audiences. The Garry Marshall-directed film gained just $13.7 million over the past weekend, under the outlet day grosses of 'Valentine's Day.' (Sorry relating to this news, 'What to anticipate When You are Expecting'!) If perhaps 'New Year's Eve' featured Came Barrymore, Alan Alda, Cuba Gooding Junior., Al Roker, Christina Aguilera, Paulie Walnuts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and also the finish of humanity! A minimum of that is what the great folks at 'Saturday Evening Live' presented throughout the Katy Perry-located edition, which mocked 'New Year's Eve' -- despite, or possibly because, mind author Seth Meyers really seems within the underwhelming romcom. Good job, everybody! Watch it above and mind to America online TV for additional about 'SNL.' Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

RATINGS RAT RACE: Frosty Tops, Chuck Rises, Grimm Steady

Frosty was the (snow) man last night. Forty two-year-old cartoon Frosty The Snowman (1.9/7 in adults 18-49, 7.3 million viewers) steamrolled the competition to rank as the top program of the night in both 18-49 and total viewers. It was one of four holiday specials CBS aired last night, followed by a Blue Bloods rerun. NBC and ABC were the only networks to air their regular Friday lineups in originals. NBC’s Chuck (1.0/3) inched up a tenth from the series low it hit in its most recent outing 3 weeks ago. Grimm (1.6/5) held steady, even with its last Friday telecast 3 weeks ago and the special Thursday 10 PM airing this week. Dateline (1.6/5) closed out the night for NBC at 10 PM. NBC (1.4/4, 4.9 million) pulled off a rare No.1 finish, tied with CBS (1.4/4, 6.4 million) in adults 18-49. ABC ran back-to-back episodes of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (1.1/4, 1.5/4, on par with last week), followed by 20/20 (1.3/4). Fox and the CW ran repeats.

REVIEW: Jonah Hill, The Sitter Offer (Mostly) Inoffensive, Forgettable Fun

Having begun his career as American independent film’s great hope with delicate, languid features like George Washington and All the Real Girls, David Gordon Green has devoted the last few years to turning out goofball stoner comedies that, aside from their hip and very current casts, could seem like forgotten oddball ’80s artifacts discovered in a box of dusty VHS tapes at a garage sale. While it’s not a career trajectory anyone who went googly-eyed over his early output would have guessed for him, there’s an unmistakable undercurrent of glee to these recent films that suggests Green — who still works with many of the crew members with which he started, including composer David Wingo and DP Tim Orr — is having a great time making exactly the type of movies he wants to. How fun they are to actually watch is a knottier question. Pineapple Express was hazy, sloppy fun, but Your Highness felt like one long inside joke no one deigned to explain. The Sitter pulls back from the latter’s sometimes jarring abrasiveness and aims to sprinkle sweetness and reconciliation between the laughs — without, this time, putting them in air quotes. It succeeds at tickling the funny bone and warming the heart, though it’s not terribly good at either — The Sitter’s a lazy ramble of a movie that’s amusing enough to hold your gaze for 81 minutes while leaving you feeling a little cheated when it’s over. Jonah Hill’s slimmed down considerably in the months since shooting this movie, but as genial waster Noah Griffith he still looks like a child’s drawing of a person — a small circle on top of a large circle from which legs and arms directly extend. Noah’s living at home in the suburbs of NY with his single mom (Jessica Hecht), having been kicked out of college for reasons left fuzzy. Whatever his misbehaviors, there’s never a doubt that he’s a fundamentally good kid who’s run temporarily aground, and that sense of underlying softness dulls the edge of The Sitter’s attempt comedy. Noah may not be the greatest choice to take care of children and may make some seriously dumb decisions, but he’s of course going to fix his own mess, even when that own mess involves an angry but hug-happy drug dealer named Karl (Sam Rockwell) and $10,000 in cocaine. Noah’s pursuing a doomed entanglement with neighborhood girl Marisa (Ari Graynor), who keeps him around for physical favors (which she refuses to return) while still being fixated on her ex-boyfriend. It’s her suggestion he pick up some drugs and join her at a party in Brooklyn that starts the night on its course toward disaster, since Noah’s already been roped into babysitting the three children of family friends so that his mom can accompany the parents to a swank party where’s she going to be introduced to a romantic prospect. he kids are cartoons, but amusingly contemporary ones: Little Blithe (Landry Bender) lacquers herself with makeup and talks like a pre-pubescent Paris Hilton nightmare. Explosives-happy adopted Hispanic sibling Rodrigo (Kevin Hernandez) acts like he’s a refugee from a drug cartel, though his inexplicable costume of choice involves yellow pajamas and cowboy boots. And 13-year-old Slater is a jumble of anxiety and angst, carrying his meds around in a fanny pack. Played by Where the Wild Things Are’s Max Records, Slater’s not at all funny, but does provide some heartfelt emotional distress that’s poignant and probably better suited to some other movie. So The Sitter’s nightlong obstacle course is set — wrangle children, buy coke, get money together to placate the dealer when things go wrong, and finish in time to join Marisa at a party and finally consummate that pseudo-relationship. These goals take the four on a journey through lower Manhattan and actual Brooklyn neighborhoods, including South Slope, Greenpoint and Bushwick — the film’s sense of NY, and of being a suburban kid who may head there to play but has to eventually leave and head home at the end of the night, is one of its best qualities. Its worst is its weird treatment of race, which beyond Rodrigo’s ridiculousness includes Noah’s triumphant winning over of a group of black friends by letting himself get punched in the face — “I feel so cool right now,” he declares. Perhaps attesting to that white-kid inferiority complex is the soundtrack — Noah Griffith’s infinite playlist involves songs by 2 Live Crew, Slick Rick, The Sugarhill Gang and Biz Markie, perfect for a Long Island kid who prefers his hip hop comfortably old-school. Childhood resentments are aired, revelations are had, and age is come of by the end of The Sitter, with an oddly anticlimactic conclusion that never ties into the geomagnetic storm set to happen that night that the characters have spent a fair amount of time talking about. All the ends are easily tied away, and seemingly major disruptions are forgotten as soon as it’s time for bed — which is about as quickly, one guesses, as this movie will fade from mind. Follow Alison Willmore on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

'Bachelor' Producers Sue Spoiler Website for Soliciting Info Leaks from Contestants (Exclusive)

Ray Mickshaw/FOX A former Universal Network Television employee might soon get to bring to a jury claims that behind the scenes of TV show House there's "hard-drinking, over-sexed, cussing, gun-toting males" who made life difficult for her.our editor recommends'House' Star Hugh Laurie Says He'll Retire From TV Acting Once Show EndsOlivia Wilde Makes Final 'House' Appearance Monday: 'I See It as a Really Important Chapter in My Life' (Video) In July 2010,Carl Jones, who spent four years working as an assistant property master on the Fox medical mystery show, suedHouseproducer Universal and two of its staffers, claiming that he was victim to sexual harassment and was fired when he spoke up about allegedly obnoxious behavior on the part of his supervisors. After nearly a year and a half of extensive discovery and pre-trial motions, Los Angeles Superior Court JudgeRichard Fruinindicated last week his willingness to have a jury decide whether Jones was retaliated against for objecting to a hostile workplace. Jones makes some wild allegations in his lawsuit about back-stage behavior on the show. He targets his supervisorsTyler PattonandMike Caseyfor repeated bad acts and says his genitals were groped and that he was called a "bitch," "faggot," "slave," and "pussy." In the prop trailer where Jones worked, the plaintiff alleges that adult magazines and adult movies were around and that his supervisors were hard drinkers who would invite females from the wardrobe and other production departments there to engage in sexual activity. Jones allegeshe was forced to clean up semen and condom wrappers and was ridiculed when he declined to go out to a nearby off-set strip club. The set ofHouseis also described as a dangerous place to work. Against Universal's policies, Patton allegedly brought a real gun there and would throw knifes in between bouts of tequila drinking. Jones says he was fired in March 2010, by an extremely drunk Patton, after which he complained to Garret van der Meer, the show's co-executive producer/unit production manager. Jones says his complaints were ignored, and the former staffer believes that speaking up about what was going on, including contacting his union, led to retaliation, included being "blackballed from all Universal Productions." Jones says he scored another job after his dismissal, but as a result of being placed on a blacklist, he wasn't able to get access to the Fox lot, so he then lost that second job. Universal wanted a summary judgment dismissal of this lawsuit, saying that Jones had failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, that his claims were time-barred, and that the plaintiff couldn't show "discriminatory motive based on his gender or perceived sexual orientation." The studio said that each season was an independent one in terms of employment and that the decision to not rehire Jones for Season 7 of House couldn't be tied to Jones' allegations of sexual innuendo on the set. The defendant believes that Jones' theories about why he was dismissed are merely speculative. For their part,Patton and Casey vigorously denied they engaged in the above-described offensive conduct. At a hearing last week, Judge Fruin considered some of the evidence submitted in depositions so far and tentatively decided there are enough triable issues to reject Universal's motions to dismiss discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims. He threw out claims based on the Unruh Civil Rights Act, and asked for additional briefings for a hearing scheduled for December 16. If the judge sticks to his tentative ruling, the case could be on track to be heard by a jury next year. Jones is represented byLawrence Organat Equality Law, and Universal is being repped byLori BowmanandMarrian Changat Ogletree, Deakins. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner House

Patty Jenkins Off Thor 2

Norse god hero seeks new directorAnd that's strike two for the Norse warrior god! Yep, just when it looked like Marvel might have found someone to wrangle Thor, his feuding family and Natalie Portman's Jane back on the screen, Patty Jenkins has decided to leave the job of directing Thor 2.Word of Jenkins kicking off talks to take the job surfaced in September, with the surprise news that the director of Monster really was itching to tackle the superhero sequel. Hers was the first confirmed name after rumours circulated that Game Of Thrones veteran Brian Kirk might be the man for the gig.Now, though, thanks to those pesky creative differences, Jenkins is bidding adieu to Asgard. Deadline reports that she may well show up calling the shots for another Marvel superhero project, but not a sequel.Cue a mad scramble and Marvel's executives hitting the contacts book as the studio (and distribution partners Disney) have a locked in November 2013 release date to meet and no one at the helm. When Jenkins' name first surfaced, it emerged that she'd beaten out the likes if Drew Goddard, James McTeigue and Breck Eisner for the position, so perhaps we'll see one of them announced next.Chris Hemsworth is set to return as the titular hero, and we'd expect to see Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman and, depending on what happens with Loki in The Avengers, possibly Tom Hiddleston back in some capacity.

Universal Potter plan draws toasts

Raising mugs of butterbeer Tuesday morning, studio chiefs from Warner Bros. and Universal, in addition to California Gov. Jerry Brown, toasted intends to develop a Wizarding Realm of Harry Potter park at Universal Galleries Hollywood. "Hogwarts is visiting Hollywood," browse the marquee in the Globe Theater throughout the presentation. The designed Potter park in Orlando, Fla., which instantly grew to become a high draw at Universal's Islands of chance, if this opened up in June 2010, may also be "greatly broadened," based on Universal Parks and Resorts chairman-Boss Tom Williams, and "build upon the great experience that already is available" there. Warner Bros. chairman-Boss Craig Meyer stated, "The way forward for Harry Potter is searching better today than ever beforeInch which, using the new park plans, the franchise is "entering the next thing of the items Harry Potter way to its loyal audience." No date has yet been set on once the L.A. project or Orlando expansion will get started. First park was introduced in 2007 and opened up this year. Executives at both galleries were keeping a good lid on specifics, saying many particulars remained as being completed and plans could be introduced sometime the coming year. Universal continues to be wrestling with lengthy-term expansion plans for a long time, working carefully using the city and communities to appease fears of traffic congestion. The designed area in Hollywood, that will replicate Hogwarts castle, Hogsmeade village as well as other shops from J.K. Rowling's books and WB's movies and will be offering rides, will probably replace existing regions of the present park. Universal's Hollywood amusement park is much more limited in space than U's two Florida parks for big-scale points of interest such as the Wizarding Realm of Harry Potter. But U is wanting to make room for that designed area because the Orlando version has consistently damaged attendance and purchasers records since opening. Additional versions are now being considered for U's overseas parks. Universal is presently creating a three dimensional ride according to Paramount's "Transformers" franchise that opens early in the year, changing the previous home of "Backdraft" along with other points of interest. The Potter park can give U another attraction to contend with Disneyland's massive Cars Land, which opens next summer time in Anaheim. New addition is anticipated to cost "hundreds of million dollars," using the first park's cost, and generate a lot more than 1,000 jobs, stated Universal Galleries prexy-chief operating officer Ron Meyer. Meyer added the Potter park "as set a brand new standard in designed entertainment and can alter the face of tourism in Los Angeles.Inch Universal Galleries Hollywood already creates $4.4 billion for that La economy every year, stated L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky in the event. "As leaders in municipality, you should be protective from the movie industry," he added, "and double lower on L.A.'s way forward for cultural tourism." Brown recognized the plans, saying, "It is a great day whenever we see purchase of California among all of the negative people out there. California is really a mythic place. Its very title comes with an aura that pulls people here. The film industry keeps hope alive and us taking into consideration the unpredicted. We are a classic condition of imagination, which Harry Potter park pushes us in the future." La Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who spoke throughout a pre-recorded segment while marketing tourism to L.A. in Beijing, also famous the plans. "Without doubt that La and Gryffindor are among the same," he stated. Also inside a recorded segment, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer excited from the park's expansion plans there, saying, "We have already seen the energy of the brand." Also available in the event were WB's Shaun Robinov, Diane Nelson, Kevin Tsujihara and Kaira Globe. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

My Children Alumna Denise Vasi Lands Add VH1 Comedy Series Single Ladies

EXCLUSIVE: My Children co-star Denise Vasi continues to be cast like a new add VH1′s hourlong comedy series Single Ladies. Around the approaching second season from the show executive created by Full Latifah, Vasi will star opposite co-leads LisaRaye McCoy and Charitable organisation Shea. She fills a void left through the departure of Stacey Dash following the finish from the first season. Vasi will have the brand new role of Raquel, a detailed friend of Keisha (McCoy) who's a knowledgeable business lady from the prominent Southern family on the mission to uncover passion. Denise is the best addition towards the Single Ladies cast, Full Latifah stated. She's getting an enjoyable, new element towards the show. Single Ladies, VH1′s first hourlong scripted series, is really a romantic comedy series about Keisha, Raquel and April (Shea) – best buddies with various philosophies on love, sex and associations, showing not every women have a similar desires. The show , which averaged 2.8 million total audiences in the first season (for first 2 airings combined), will start production on Season 2 in Atlanta in The month of january for any premiere at the begining of summer time. It had been a rare and wonderful moment throughout the audition when everybody within the room immediately understood we'd found our Raquel,” stated VH1′s EVP original production and programming Shaun Olde stated. “Denises beauty, style, sophistication and humor leap in the screen. Single Ladies was produced by Stacy A. Littlejohn who's executive creating with Flavor Unit Entertainment’s Full Latifah, Shakim Compere, and Shelby Stone in addition to Maggie Malina, Alex A. Motlagh and Tamra Davis. Vasi, repped by APA and Liebman Entertainment, lately completed a 3-year stint on ABC’s daytime drama My Children and made an appearance within the film What is Your Number.

X Factor Backstage Report: Feelings Run High

Came Ryniewicz, Simon Cowell Thursday's double elimination show will be a dramatic evening for Fox's X Factor, which drama ongoing following a cameras stopped moving.When idol idol judges Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger selected to eliminate constant Came, she eliminate in tears, left mentor Simon Cowell left without words and triggered host Steve Manley to supply his hands in frustration before showing a clip package. "I used to be exasperated!" Manley told TV Guide Magazine minutes following a show. "I really wanted Simon to convey something for your audience. Which I honestly thought I used to be off-camera."Following a live show found the final outcome, the inconsolable Came was grew to become part of on stage by all mentors and participants, with Abdul holding her close and reassuring her. Since the idol idol judges left happens, Cowell did not say a factor for the idol idol judges while he stormed off, while a sobbing Came sank to her knees inside the studio hallway ornamented by her family people."It absolutely was my least favorite [episode] yet," sighed Manley. "I really will not get individuals to cry."Expect the tears to continue inside a couple of days since the final five sing two tunes to stay inside your competition, and special site visitors Mary J. Blige and Lenny Kravitz perform through the final results show.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Wrong Quentin Dupieux Trailer Online

Now you ask , 'Why?'Anyone who's had the boggled pleasure of seeing Rubber, needs to be much excited in the news that Quentin Dupieux's follow-up Wrong obtained care of to Sundance, heralded with this not surprisingly bizarre teaser trailer.Rubber, you'll recall, involved a murderous, self-ambulatory, telekinetic tyre. And Wrong? Well the state line is it involves a guy trying to find his lost dog, experiencing a pneumatic pizza-delivery girl, a jogging neighbour along with a "mysterious righter of wrongs" en-route. Beyond that though, your guess is just like ours.We are proven star Jack Plotnik opening the doorway to dog-detective Steve Little a heartwarming photo of lost dog Paw a yellow vehicle racing across some salt houses a grave being dug a bald guy stabbing someone having a lollipop a workplace filled with steam a sizable guy having a more compact dog something approximating a vehicle chase a burning van various people asking 'Why?' along with a burned-up William Fichter searching bad-ass and asking if he's... wrong.Gleam score to help remind us that Dupieux's alter-ego is Mr. Oizo, and because of the canine theme, everything looks appriopriately woofing mad. The poster below continues to be revealed around the official website, and you should check out more stills in the Film Stage, together with a fanciful among Fichtner paddling his ft. You will find no release dates or distribution deals to date, it appears, however the festival premiere is within The month of january.

Tom Cruise Joins 'All You Need Is Kill,' 'Les Miserables' Eyes Actresses For Eponine

After mulling over the project for many months, Tom Cruise has at last committed to Warner Bros' upcoming film "All You Need Is Kill." Deadline has the news that Cruise has joined the project, which is being directed by "Jumper" helmer Doug Liman. He'll likely start shooting the movie after he wraps Joseph Kosinski's "Oblivion," which he is set to start after he finishes the current shoot on "Rock of Ages." "All You Need Is Kill" follows a new army recruit who gets killed during a battle against an alien species, and is reborn every day to suffer the same fate. When he starts realizing that he is becoming a better soldier as each day passes, he figures out that maybe he can do something to alter the course of the battle. Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump! Actresses Vie For "Les Miserables" Role What do Scarlett Johansson, Taylor Swift, Evan Rachel Wood and Lea Michele all have in common? They're all fighting for the role of Eponine in Tom Hooper's upcoming musical adaptation of "Les Miserables." The NY Post reports that all four actresses have already auditioned for the part, and they're just waiting for Hooper's decision. The actress who gets chosen will join Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Eddie Redmayne in the previously announced cast. "Ender's Game" Makes More Casting Decisions Unsurprisingly, Deadline is reporting that "Hugo" star Asa Butterfield has been confirmed for the title role in "Ender's Game." What is a bit more unexpected and exciting, though, is the news from Variety that Harrison Ford is director Gavin Hood's top choice to play Colonel Hyrum Graff. While Hood is also looking at other actors as back-ups, it would be pretty freaking exciting to have Ford join this project. "Bridget Jones' Baby" Gets A Director With the recent announcement from Deadline that Paul Cattaneo will helm the third installment in the "Bridget Jones' Diary" series, called "Bridget Jones' Baby," Colin Firth has now boxed himself in to star in the film. Presumably all the main cast -- Firth, Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant -- will be back for the romcom, but in a recent interview with MTV News, Firth admitted that he's "reconciled to the inevitability" that he'll return to form as Mr. Darcy. Honestly, we couldnt picture it any other way. Julia Roberts Gets Her "Second Act" The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Julia Roberts will both produce and star in New Regency's upcoming workplace comedy "Second Act." The film apparently "centers on a woman who has never worked and is forced to take a job." Roberts will produce with her Red Om Films label. Tell us your thoughts on today's Casting Call in the comments section below or on Twitter!

'Ghost' books leads

Caissie Levy and Richard Fleeshman will reprise their roles in Ghost. Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy, the 2 leads from the West Finish tuner version of "Ghost," will reprise their roles within the Broadway version from the show this spring. Fleeshman and Levy will have the killed Mike and the still-living paramour Molly within the tuner by Dork Stewart (from the Eurythmics), Glen Ballard and original film writer Bruce Joel Rubin. Not crossing water-feature, however, is Sharon D. Clarke, the actress who won plaudits within the London press on her turn because the sassy medium performed within the film by Whoopi Goldberg. In Gotham the role is going to be performed by Da'Vine Pleasure Randolph, a current Yale School of Drama grad. Bryce Pinkham ("Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson") is onboard as Sam's friend Carl. Working In London, Mark Evans and Siobhan Dillon are going to dominate charge roles when Fleeshman and Levy exit. Matthew Warchus, who directed the London staging, will even helm the Broadway outing inside a production that includes stage illusions along with other ghostly effects. Rialto version is created by Colin Ingram Prods. Ltd. and Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, Adam Silberman, Donovan Mannato, Michael Edwards and Carole Winter in colaboration with Vital Pictures. "Ghost" is placed to start previews March 15 in front of an April 23 opening in the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

'Planet of Snail' Wins Amsterdam's International Documentary Film Festival

Hundreds of Occupy Los Angeles demonstrators are planning to defy a midnight deadline to abandon their protest, instead choosing to take part in an "eviction block party."our editor recommendsOccupy Los Angeles Protesters Given 48 Hours to Leave City Hall Camp (Video)Occupy Wall Street to Release Benefit AlbumFox News Anchor Calls Pepper Spray 'A Food Product' After Occupy Altercation (Video)Occupy Wall Street: News Organizations Complain About Police TreatmentRelated Topics•Occupy Wall Street Although city officials have told protesters they must leave and take their nearly 500 tents with them by 12:01 a.m. Monday, just a handful were seen packing up Sunday, the Associated Press reported. PHOTOS: The Scene at Occupy Los Angeles Instead, some passed out fliers containing the city seal and the words: "By order of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, this notice terminates your tenancy and requires you to attend the Occupy L.A. Eviction Block Party," which the fliers' said was scheduled for 12:01 a.m. Others attended teach-ins on resistance tactics, including how to stay safe should police begin firing rubber bullets or breaking out tear gas canisters and pepper spray. "Their plan is to resist the closure of this encampment and if that means getting arrested so be it," Will Picard, one of the protesters, told the AP. "I think they just want to make the police tear it down rather than tear it down themselves." PHOTOS: 'Occupy Wall Street' Entertainers On Scene of Protests Police have said little about what tactic they would take if protesters ignore the deadline, though they are expecting to have to make arrests. While the mayor, a former labor organizer himself, has said he sympathizes with the movement, he added it's time to close the encampment of some 500 tents that dot the lawn in front of City Hall for the sake of public health and safety. The 2-month-old movement is also at a crossroads, Villaraigosa said, and must "move from holding a particular patch of park to spreading the message of economic justice." PHOTOS: The Scene at Occupy Wall Street The Occupy movement protesting corporate greed started in September on Wall Street and has since moved to other cities in the U.S., including Los Angeles, as well as in other countries. Many in Hollywood have expressed their support of the movement and made appearances at various demonstrations, including Michael Moore, Russell Simmons, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Susan Sarandon and Mark Ruffalo. The AP contributed to this report. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Occupy Wall Street Hollywood': Entertainers On Scene of Protests Related Topics Jay-Z Kanye West Mark Ruffalo Susan Sarandon Michael Moore Occupy

Stars States Goodbye To Regis Philbin On Twitter

First Launched: November 18, 2011 11:21 AM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa on set throughout Regis Philbins Final Show of Live! with Regis & Kelly in NY NY on November 18, 2011 NY, N.Y. -- Regis Philbin bid morning television farewell on Friday with last appearance on Live! With Regis and Kelly. The 80-year-old TV icon has co-situated the extended-running morning chat show for 28 years. Many stars including Katie Couric, Jesse Trump, former co-host Kathie Lee Gifford, Tony Danza, Alan Alda and Meredith Vieira were inside the studio audience on Friday plus much more sent their well-wants to Regis via Twitter. Access Hollywoods Billy Rose rose bush written, REGIS!!! The King! The best chat show host ever. I like you together with anticipate much more moments together! Piers Morgan Tweeted, Congratulations #Regis - great guy, great star, great career. Loved coping with him on Americas Got Talent. Senator John McCain sent his best, writing, This type of very long time Regis - just recollections! A couple of from the Real Regular folks also chimed in. Former NY City castmember Jill Zarin written, Watching #regisandkelly last show. Crying. Why?? We r all getting old because of this, while Nj star Melissa Gorga, Tweeted, Omg, tears are running lower my face for Regis! We love to you!! Xo Actress Julie Benz, written, Cant believe its Regis Philbins last day.. appreciate filling our morning with laughter!! Funnyman Howie Mandel mentioned the small screen would forever be changed by Regis exit. The conclusion from the era. Television will not be the identical. Ill miss you Regis, he Tweeted. Rachael Ray agreed, writing, Morning will not be the identical. Theres only one REGIS! Regis co-host Kelly Rippa possibly mentioned it best, simply writing the universal online sign for sadness, " :-( Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Kristen Stewart Dazzles At Breaking Dawn Premiere

First Published: November 15, 2011 10:04 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Kristen Stewart arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on November 14, 2011All eyes were on Kristen Stewart on Monday night at the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, when the actress stepped out in a dress that showed off some serious leg! The 21-year-old star donned a blue sequined J. Mendel gown and Jimmy Choo heels, which Access Hollywoods Shaun Robinson found out were taking their toll on the actress. [My feet] hurt so bad, Kristen told Shaun. Usually they hurt. I just hurt my foot on Snow White of course, because I do that to myself all the time. So, I think this is the last interview Im going to stay in these heels. Thats when Shaun had an idea that Kristen was game for! Lets both kick off our shoes right now! Shaun told the star. (Check out Shaun and Kristen enjoying a red carpet moment of relaxation, HERE!) I hurt my foot genuinely, the actress continued, referring to her work on the upcoming Snow White and The Huntsman, which she has been filming overseas. I was running around on Snow White and I tend to hurt myself when I get really into stuff, and I did it again, she explained. Its not that bad, its just these are crazy killer heels. Kristens feet arent her first Snow White injury that shes revealed to Shaun. Earlier this month at the Breaking Dawn junket, she showed up with her hand in a brace. I got in a fight with a dwarf, She joked at the time. To be honest, I actually punched myself in the knee. Im such a klutz as soon as they say, action, it doesnt matter what you say to me, I hurt myself I love stunts. As for the crazy pandemonium in downtown Los Angeles for the premiere of Breaking Dawn, Kristen loved it. I love those guys, she said of the fans that had camped out for days to catch a glimpse of her and co-stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Its all good. Theyre a little kooky, but its all right. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 hits theaters on November 18. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Gem Kuts Talks Female DJs, Compilation Albums and Like a Trend Setter

Fresh off accurate documentation breaking performance within the MTV O Music Honours -- where she DJed the Guinness World Record's longest dance marathon -- DJ Gem Kuts is delivering a completely new album.our editor recommendsMTV's O Music Honours Audience Nearly Doubles From Inaugural Show "It's referred to as Herstory Inside The Making," Gem told The Hollywood Reporter. "It's usually 'History,' but Herstory is my story just like a female DJ. It's rare to discover female DJs putting together compilation albums, therefore i'm kind of making history throughout my very own way." PHOTOS: Top Finest Paid out Artists The album features R&B, stylish hop, reggae and club music with numerous up-and-coming artists, additionally to club staples Nicki Minaj and Trina. "I truly invest the tunes together towards the bottom up," she referred to. "I'm excited to hear what people need to say from it.Inch Just like a brand ambassador for Dove's Fresh Spin campaign, Gem (born Tina Dunham) shares her tech savvy style with females nationwide. A trend setter within their right, Gem is most inspired with the audiences she plays for. "There's hardly any female DJs available. For Dove for hooking up with three several types of female DJs is rather awesome," she mentioned. "Getting other women appear and look for a few things i'm doing, I appear like this's inspiring within itself... understanding how to see what [everyone else] loves makes me love a few things i do a lot more.In . STORY: MTV O Music Honours Audience Nearly Doubles From Inaugural Show Supporters of Leader Obama throughout 2008 elections may remember Gem from her performances round the campaign trail. She's excited to announce they will probably be joining the best choice once again while he travels the country rallying for support. "To date as Pennsylvania goes I've already done a few occasions for your Obama campaign here," she referred to. "However'm certainly doing his campaign run helping him have the crowd going, specially the youthful audience, supplying all of them with amped and in a position to election." Gem also is constantly synergy with fellow female pioneer, Minaj, for a lot of performances. She'll be marketing her latest use audio videos in addition to explore the area of making. It's an energetic existence, but also for Gem, "That's inside your live!" Give consideration to Herstory Inside The Making here. Related Subjects Obama Nicki Minaj

Eddie Murphy Oscar Replacements: 10 Names the Academy Awards Should Consider

If you've checked Twitter in the last two hours, you've seen everyone from Ron Swanson to Bravo's Andy Cohen thrown out as possible host replacements for Eddie Murphy at the 84th annual Academy Awards. (Remember that Eddie Murphy comeback? Yeah, that's super over now. See you for 'Dr. Dolittle 5,' Eddie!) Funny stuff, Twitter! But who will really replace Murphy? Ahead, Moviefone ranks 10 possible options, from least likely to most likely. CLICK PHOTO TO LAUNCH GALLERY 10 Possible Oscar-Host Replacements Ricky GervaisRobert Downey Jr.The MuppetsMeryl StreepTina FeySteve Martin and Alec BaldwinNo OneNeil Patrick HarrisHugh JackmanBilly Crystal See All Moviefone Galleries » EARLIER: Eddie Murphy quits Oscars EARLIER: Robin Williams reacts to Eddie Murphy's Oscars departure [Top Photo: AFP/Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Dwts Episode Recap: Tuesday, November. 8, 2011

Dwts names its semifinalists as you more couple hits the street. Who made the ultimate four? Discover below. Plus: DanceCenter returns!So Nancy needs to leave, right? The idol judges managed to get obvious these were over her last evening making sure to not pad her scores. However, if Nancy leaves, which means Tristan leave too. And I am unsure I'm able to lose Coco and Tristan consecutive.Following another USC shout-from Take advantage of last evening along with a demonstrate that Len desired to hug (!) Maks, the very first three couples hit happens.Very first safe couples:J.R. and KarinaHope and MaksRob and Cheryl have been in risk. How totally unconvincing did Hope and Maks look using their "excitement"? Despite their "breakthrough," off and on the ground, they are not adequate enough stars to feign even temporary pleasure.DanceCenterLen, Jerry Grain and Kenny Mayne have returned!Ricki: Her bio deets: "of sufficient age to become Derek's mother" and "gives birth in bath tubs." Kenny highlights that Derek is much like his Best friend Mark, except "not as creepy." Correct that. And that he does not possess a fondness for spats either. However the most revealing thing about this? Ricki really wants to go all Mrs. Robinson on Derek. Not receiving enough in your own home, huh?J.R.: His height, weight, shoe size? Hero. "And he's a genuine hero, nothing like an excellent Bowl champion," Kenny quips. Burn! He observes that J.R. sure does love musical theater for any serviceman. "Don't request," Jerry states.Take advantage of: His weakness: Has got the Kardashian ass. But who cares when he's a university graduate? Signal an excellent-cut famous Rob's USC mentions (sans the main one from 5 minutes ago). Seriously, dude, what exactly are you overcompensating for? Really, don't answer that.Nancy: Talents: her twins and her relationship with Tristan also known as "Lucky Charm." Kenny reminds us that Nancy would be a cheerleader in older days and that we are treated to, like, the alternative of Take It On masterdom from her. "Can you have won three Super Bowls with Nancy around the sideline?" he asks Jerry. "No," he states. Ouch."Han" Solo: Notes: She's a component-time nudist and it has better abs than Maks. Can't argue with this. Ever the household show, they roll footage of Hope's nude ESPN playboy shoot, which naturally is then Len's own nekkid shoot. "This is the third time I have seen you naked," Kenny states. TMI. As my pal Phoebe Buffay would say, "My eyes! My eyes!" Inside a situation of inspired booking, we obtain performances in the Cirque du Soleil, the Michael Jackson tour ballroom dancers (nice timing, right?), Andrea Bocelli and Flo Rida. Regrettably, Andrea and Flo don't duet, which is simply a skipped chance should you request me. I'd pay to determine that. The next time, men? Thanks.Next safe couple:Ricki and DerekThat means Nancy and Tristan join Take advantage of and Cheryl in risk, but they're not always the underside two.And also the couple going house is... Nancy and Tristan."I'm so proud, however i really cannot take all of the credit," she states. Uh, nobody was passing on for you. "It has been Tristan in the get-go.""Thank you for being very welcoming in my experience,Inch Tristan states. Perform the right factor and produce him back next season, show!After last week's blunder, you've made the best call, America. Nancy's just from her league at this time (though Hope isn't that far behind) also it was just dependent on time until her time went out. But seriously, Tristan had better be back next season. And each one next.What have you think? Did the best couple go back home? DoesDancing have to sign Tristan to some long term contract? Have you like DanceCenter? Will Take advantage of ever stop mentioning USC? When were the in other cases Kenny saw Len naked? Is the shoe size "hero"? How can we get this to Andrea Bocelli-Flo Rida duet happen? Who's your present pick to win? show less

'Rum Diary' Star Aaron Eckhart on Booze, Cigars and Johnny Depp's Entourage

Director Bruce Robinson said that if Aaron Eckhart hadn't agreed to play ambitious real-estate developer Sanderson in 'The Rum Diary,' "we'd still be casting." In the movie, lots of rum is swilled and cigars are smoked. Turns out Eckhart only indulges in one of those vices in real life: "I got addicted to cigars while making this movie," he admitted to Moviefone. Interestingly, he was one of the few who wasn't lighting up at the movie's press conference, where Johnny Depp smoked five hand-rolled cigarettes in quick succession, moderator Elvis Mitchell sucked on a huge stogie and Robinson smoked and drank a beer. By comparison, Eckhart says things were pretty tame on the Puerto Rican set. Your character has a very nice spread on the beach in this movie. We filmed it in the beach in Puerto Rico, which is great because that's where it actually takes place. Often these days, you go somewhere like Eastern Europe and that'll double for NY or Los Angeles or whatever. It's nice to go to a place because the story takes place there. Did it seem like a lot of Puerto Rico is unchanged since Hunter S. Thompson was there? You could go both ways. When you go inland, you can certainly say that. We were in San Juan. On my days off, I would drive my car and go surfing and just randomly go through towns. You wouldn't know that those places had been inhabited. On the other hand, you'd be driving along and you'd see this huge corporation and you'd be like, "What is that?" Out in the middle of nowhere, IBM has set up this huge place and it has its own runway and all the locals work at IBM. It's sort of a surprising little island because it has the American influence and it has the indigenous and they have a little war going on there between the two. And in this you play an evil developer. Yes, I'm an evil developer. [Laughs] And they're getting their own way. I think Puerto Rico's being... of course I don't know what it was like before, but you see sand and water and blue sky and they're trying to get some tourists over there. It's sort of the polar opposite of what Johnny's doing. It's like oil and water. I find it interesting that he has a problem with my corruptedness and my coercion, but he has no problem stealing my woman. [Bursts out laughing] So who's less principled? Right, it's like, 'So much for your morality!' There's a little hypocrisy there. What's it like making a movie with Johnny? I didn't know him before this. I got a call and went and met Bruce and I think that they had seen some of Sanderson in some of my other movies. So I was happy to go along and work with them. Did the set ever get as crazy as anything in the movie? No, Johnny and Bruce kept a really cool, even set. But everyone had worked for Johnny for like 10 years. He brings the same guys on, makeup, crew. Everybody was totally indebted to Johnny. They're saying things like, 'Johnny put my kids through school,' serious stuff. The first day we came on, Johnny was like, ' Hey John, how's Betty? How's the kid?' I started feeling bad about myself that I didn't know who everyone was, but then I realized that they've all done six movies or so with Johnny. Is this a goal of yours, to have your own crew now? God, I'd love to, because you have to go to sets sometimes that are in these desolate places. It would be so nice to make movies with people you know. Clint Eastwood does it, Johnny does it. It's just not feasible in this day and age unless you're number one. Did you hang out much with him? We hung out during filming. We had a lot of good laughs. I enjoy Johnny's company. No, I don't hang out too much afterward and I get the feeling that he doesn't either. It's sort of awkward when that happens. For me, I'd rather just go home and lead a normal life, because the expectations are that you're all there just for work. But I've always been a solitary kind of dude. So do you have a favorite rum drink? Well, when I drank, I would drink rum and anything you wanted to pour. I always liked ... before I said Piña Colada, but I got in trouble for that. They thought it was too fruity. They wanted me to say Cuba Libre. What's the drink with the mint? Mojito. Yeah, I've had one of those before. Those are good. You don't drink anymore? No, it's been eight or nine years. Good for you, that's great. But I did start smoking cigars during this movie. I started smoking them for this movie and I haven't stopped. I've been smoking cigars every day. Do you plan to quit? Or does it fit it any of your upcoming roles? I play Frankenstein next, so maybe Frankenstein will have a cigar through his throat [like the classic neck bolt that Karloff had], and I won't even have to inhale. That'll be hot. [Laughs.] Read our exclusive interview with Eckhart about his role in 'I, Frankenstein.' [Photo: Film District] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

'The Artist' Builds up Another Audience Award within the Chicago Film Festival

Peter Iovino/The Weinstein Co. Since it continues its tour of major film festivals, Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist has acquired another audience award. The 47th Chicago Worldwide Film Festival introduced Monday the black-and-white-colored, quiet movie has acquired the festival's Audience Choice Award for top Narrative Feature. STORY: 'The Artist': The Not-So-Quiet Entry The film, the Weinstein Co. releases inside the U.S. on November. 23, has furthermore acquired audiences honours within the Hamptons Worldwide Film Festival as well as the San Sebastian Worldwide Film Festival. STORY: Telluride 2011: 'The Artist,' a basic Black-and-White-colored Film, Is constantly Build Honours Momentum Another approaching TWC release, Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin's Undefeated, received everyone else Choice Award for top Documentary Feature. The doc follows a greater school football team, the Manassas Tigers, simply because they make an effort to win the initial playoff game inside their school's 110-year history. STORY: 'The Artist' Wins Audience Award at Hamptons Worldwide Film Festival An audience award for narrative film appeared to become presented to the German feature, Almanya: Thank you for going to Germany, directed by Yasemin Samdereli. The Artist

Courteney Cox, David Arquette Sell 'Skinny Girl' Comedy to ABC

Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesCourteney Cox and David Arquette Courteney Cox may be building success out in the "large body body fat goalkeeper" Pals joke. Cox and David Arquette have offered the untitled Make the most of Sheridan project, only one-camera comedy turning around a classic over-eater who transforms in to a "skinny girl" and really should navigate coping with her ex in the diner that meets people who choose to consume. Cox and Arquette are attached to executive produce the ABC Art galleries project alongside Mad Love author/co-executive producer Make the most of Sheridan. The untitled Make the most of Sheridan project marks the duo's second purchase and first to ABC this development season NBC gave an issue persistence for single-camera comedy ten years captured, with Howard Morris installed on pen the project that's loosely based on Cox and Arquette's relationship. Cox, Arquette and Morris will executive produce. The pair offer game show pilot Identity Crisis setup at CBS. ABC Cox-starrer Cougar Town is positioned to return midseason. Cox is repped by WME and Brillstein Entertainment Arquette is to apply UTA and Management 360 Sheridan reaches WME and Meridian Artists. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit Courteney Cox David Arquette TV Development

'Anonymous' actor joins 'Paradise Lost'

"Anonymous" star Mike Reid, who plays the Earl of Kent in Roland Emmerich's period pic, has became a member of the cast of Alex Proyas' large-budget adaptation of John Milton's 17th-century poem "Paradise Lost." Legendary Pictures is backing the heavenly epic, which is launched by Warner Bros. under Legendary's overall cope with the studio. Reid will have Raphael, among the lesser quartet of archangels beneath Lucifer (Bradley Cooper), Michael (Benjamin Master) and Gabriel (Casey Affleck). Ever the skeptic, he alerts Michael against having faith in that Lucifer could be redeemed. The Australian-British thesp joins a male-centered ensemble which includes Djimon Hounsou, Callan McAuliffe and Dominic Purcell, in addition to Diego Boneta and Camilla Belle, who'll play Adam and Eve. Vincent Newman is creating "Paradise Lost" via his Vincent Newman Entertainment banner together with Legendary's Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni. Reid, who's presently filming History Channel's "Hatfields & McCoys" miniseries with Kevin Costner, is better noted for playing Prince Harry in Funnel 4's 2010 telepic "The Taking of Prince Harry." He's repped by Luber Roklin Entertainment, RGM Artist Group and also the Privileges House. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com

Do Gotham Honours Nominations Really Impact Oscar Race? (Analysis)

"Night time in Paris" Today, the IFP introduced the nominees for that 21st annual Gotham Independent Film Honours. It might be nice basically could let you know to see into the truth that:our editor recommendsGotham Award Noms Visit 'The Descendants' and 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' The Descendants and Martha Marcy May Marlene, two Fox Searchlight films, brought the area with three nominations each Beginners, The Descendants, Meek's Cutoff, Take Shelter, and also the Tree of Existence were nominated for top feature Gotham, but 50/50, Drive, Jane Eyre, Constantly, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Night time in Paris, Pariah, Rampart, and We have to Discuss Kevin weren't The Descendants has adopted within the actions from the Hurt Locker (2008) and Winter's Bone (2009) -- two films that continued gain best picture, best director, best lead performance, and finest script Oscar nods -- by nabbing Gotham nods for the best feature, best ensemble, and finest breakthrough actor (Locker and Bone won the very first two) and Felicity Johnson (Constantly), Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene), or Shailene Woodley (The Descendants), the greatest-profile nominees for the best breakthrough actor, will likely win that category and go onto recieve an Oscar jerk, in line with the proven fact that five its last seven those who win accomplished it: Catalina Sandino Moreno for Maria Filled with Sophistication (2004), Can Be for Junebug (2005), Rinko Kikuchi for Babel (2006), Ellen Page for Juno (2007), and Melissa Leo for Frozen River (2008) STORY: Gotham Award Noms Visit 'The Descendants' and 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' But the truth is which i cannot, because: Gotham nominations and wins are actually an expression of simply the tastes from the five-person "committees" which are "composed of film experts, festival developers yet others in a roundabout way involved in the development and distribution of films" who're randomly selected and designated towards the various groups through the IFP The nomination criteria for the best feature, which is designed to celebrate indie films, is really vague -- to become qualified a movie should be American, possess a distributor, and also have occurred "by having an economy of means" -- that nominees have incorporated from Ballast (2008), a micro-budget film having a no-title distributor, to In to the Wild (2007), a $15 million Vital film, towards the Departed, a $90 million Warner Siblings film. The nomination criteria for the best breakthrough actor is every bit suspect. For instance, in 2008, The Customer and also the Wrestler were nominated for the best feature, and Melissa Leo was nominated for the best breakthrough actor, but Richard Jenkins (The Customer) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) -- two veterans who, like Leo, experienced career discoveries that year -- weren't also listed one of the breakthrough actor nominees. (Area of the problem is the fact that there's no cohesion between your choices in groups, since differing people pick the nominees and those who win for all of them.) The those who win of best breakthrough actor have sometimes been place-on, when it comes to predicting discoveries... but within the last 2 yrs continues to be not that, in line with the choice of Catalina Saavedra for that Maid over Jeremy Renner for that Hurt Locker (last year) and Ronald Bronstein for Dad Longlegs over Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone (this year). Saavedra and Bronstein might have given worthy performances, however their "discoveries" weren't then but still are not apparent to anybody however the committee that chose them. STORY: Gary Oldman, Charlize Theron and David Cronenberg to become Feted in the Gotham Honours When I go over this season's listing of Gotham nominees, it's as hard as always to know the way the best feature category could include films with budgets varying from basically $two million (Meek's Cutoff) completely up to and including not-very-indie $32 million (The Tree of Existence), and perhaps even greater (since nobody at Fox Searchlight will disclose your budget from the Descendants). And, because the Tree of Existence was qualified for the best feature with this $32 million budget, the other are only able to conclude that Night time in Paris -- that is broadly thought to become a more powerful best picture Oscar contender than the films nominated for Gotham Honours this season -- seemed to be qualified using its $$ 30 million budget, which the different nomination committees simply considered it not worthy of recognition in a category. That strikes me as bizarre. Also completely ignore: 50/50, Albert Nobbs, Another Happy Day, Drive, Jane Eyre, Melancholia, My Week with Marilyn, Rampart, The Way In Which, We have to Discuss Kevin, and also the Whistleblower. Still, despite their inexplicable eccentricities, the Gothams can -- and frequently do -- serve an essential purpose by calling focus on some films that may not otherwise receive it -- sometimes within the aforementioned groups, and try to within the category known as "best film not playing in a theater in your area.Inch Of the years nominees, it had been particularly refreshing to best breakthrough director nominations presented upon Vera Farmiga (the Oscar-nominated actress who made her directorial debut this season using the effective drama Greater Ground) and Dee Rees (who switched Pariah, a semi-autobiographical drama that they authored while interning on movie sets, right into a hit Sundance short after which right into a hit Sundance feature). Gotham Honours Academy awards The Descendants

Randi Zuckerberg to talk at UbiQ

PARIS -- Randi Zuckerberg, former Facebook marketing maven, Doug Scott, prexy of Ogilvy Entertainment, and Marco Ferrari, Boss of Zodiak Active, are probably the industryites who'll take part in the very first edition of UbiQ, a 2-day worldwide digital showcase which will occur June 18-19 in Paris. UbiQ's agenda will feature showcases, training courses and speed conferences. The conference will address all types of digital entertainment, and check out how you can engage, monetize and measure roi. The Business to business event will occur in the Palais Brongniart, the first kind stock exchange in Paris, and can draw nearly 2,000 professionals all areas -- TV, Internet, mobile and games, stated Boss of UbiQ Occasions, Gwenael Flatres, who formerly handled digital business growth and development of MipTV and Mipcom. "Keynote showcases will offer you the problem training courses goes into more depth and, finally, through a number of pre-organized industry focused speed conferences, participants may have the chance to satisfy potential key partners," stated Gavin McGarry, NewYork-based UbiQ conference consultant and Boss of Jumpwire. Partners of UbiQ include Futur en Seine, a festival about digital media and creativeness, and video entertainment site Dailymotion. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

ITV nabs UEFA Europa League

LONDON -- Free-to-air web ITV will be charge U.K. broadcaster of UEFA Europa League soccer games inside a three-year deal which honours some privileges to ESPN for that tournament.The offer is really a blow to Funnel 5, the incumbent privileges holder for that contest.ITV will air third and fourth-pick Europa League games for that 2012/13 to 2014/15 seasons, using the Disney-possessed sports internet acquiring privileges towards the relaxation from the matches.ITV will air the soccer matches on its digital web ITV4 and ITV.com.But when British teams progress towards the quarter finals and beyond some matches is going to be proven on flagship web ITV1.Funnel 5's relationship using the Europa League dates back to 2008 and soccer has demonstrated popular for that broadcaster.ITV already holds privileges to Champion's League soccer, also run by UEFA, until 2015.ESPN, which supplies U.K. auds with a few coverage of live Premier League matches, can have a minumum of one live Europa League match every week along with a highlights package. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Comedy Central Greenlights Review Pilot Starring Andrew Daly

Comedy Central has given an airplane pilot order to examine with Forrest MacNeil, one half-hour comedy written and executive created by Charlie Siskel (Tosh 2.) and Andrew Daly and starring Daly because the title character. In line with the Australian series Review with Myles Barlow produced by and starring Phil Lloyd, the project is really a send-from traditional review shows but rather than films, food or art, Forrest MacNeil looks at the difficult existence experiencesby living them. He reviews whatever his TV audience throws at him: the adrenaline hurry of stealing, the drama of divorce, the results of murder, the question of anonymous sex. And that he rates every adventure on the scale of zero to 5 stars. Forrests unwavering resolve for his work frequently comes at the fee for his wife, his children, his affable neighbor Gary and the co-employees. Daly, repped by CAA and Principato-Youthful, lately wrapped the approaching season of Cinemax’s Eastbound & Lower. He'll next be observed in the feature Everyone Loves Whales.

TNT cancels 'Memphis Beat'

'Memphis Beat'TNT isn't any more walking the "Memphis Beat," getting rid of the Jason Lee starrer after two seasons. Your final decision doesn't leave professional producers Joshua Harto and Liz Garcia unemployed: The pair now offered an hourlong drama, sixties Vegas-set "The Meadows," to NBC via Stuber Pictures and Universal TV."Beat" finished its second 10-episode season in August. It came 4 million audiences due to its finale, its finest total since its series premiere in June 2010, but that wasn't enough to be able to save the series, which came 3 million due to its season-two premiere this summer season and continued to be around that number a lot of the its run. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Rachael Harris To Guest-Star on Fox's New Girl

Rachael Harris Who's that girl? It's Rachael! Rachael Harris will guest-star on an upcoming episode of New Girl, TVGuide.com has confirmed. The consummate comedian - whose credits include The Hangover, Friends, Notes from the Underbelly and much, much more - will play Tanya, the vice principal at the school where Jess (Zooey Deschanel) is a teacher. As first reported by Entertainment Weekly, she'll help Jess out by loaning the gang a bus for Schmidt's birthday on the condition that she can hang out with them. Fox pulls New Girl until November Harris, who was slated for a multi-episode arc on NBC's ill-fated Free Agents, will first appear later this season and may recur. As previously announced, Fox won't air the next two episodes of the sitcom so that The X Factor can expand from 90 minutes to a full two hours. That means we won't see a new episode of New Girl until Tuesday, Nov. 1.

'Beyond Thrilled': My Week With Marilyn Director Simon Curtis On His Auspicious NYFF Debut

The world premiere of your first feature film — in the hypercritical climes of the NY Film Festival, no less — would be nerve-wracking for any director. But Simon Curtis isn’t any director. He’s a BAFTA- and Emmy-nominated television and stage veteran who’s worked with a who’s who of British acting royalty, a noteworthy group of whom appear in Curtis’s feature debut My Week With Marilyn. Of course, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench and Derek Jacobi (along with younger stars Eddie Redmayne and Dominic Cooper) all orbit the staggering lead performance of Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe during the troubled making of The Prince and the Showgirl. Movieline caught up with Curtis today to take the temperature of both his My Week With Marilyn experience and his NYFF afterglow. How are you feeling now having your big, buzzy, NY Film Festival world premiere out of the way? I was beyond thrilled with the response in the room — all three screenings yesterday. We’ll see how we get on. But I’m very proud of the film; it feels like a crowd-pleaser. That’s my dream. It’s full of very complicated, sort of upsetting things, but it’s very, very funny, too. Or I always thought so, and it seems the audience did, too. So I was thrilled to hear that big NY audience — that big cinema — laughing. I was really surprised to hear you say yesterday that this was your first film. I know some of your background — the stage and TV, of course, but I would have sworn you’d made a feature previously. Yeah. But there’s “TV,” and there’s TV, and I’ve been very lucky. Some of those BBC things… I don’t know if you saw Cranford, for example. In terms of the cast, I don’t know where the difference is. Frankly, there’s more TV than good films at the moment. [Laughs] But anyway. Yeah, this is my first film. Why did you want to do this as your big-screen debut? I fell in love with the material. I feel in love with the two diaries. Along the way, as we’ve been developing this, I’ve spoken to people about other movies, and they nearly happened and all that. But I decided to hold on for the film that I truly believed in — the film that I cherished. I’ve only thought about this in recent conversations, but it has so many of the themes in this film that are the themes I live my life by. I’m married to an American actress [Elizabeth McGovern] who’s come to live in England. Americans can be Anglophiles; I don’t know what the word is for an English person who loves America, but I’ve always loved America. The idea of celebrity when it starts to go away, as expressed by Olivier and Vivian [Leigh] in this film. These are the themes I obsess over that happen to be in this film. I didn’t choose it for that reason, but in retrospect, that’s why I was drawn to it, perhaps. And also, as a young man wanting to get into the profession, I identify very much with Colin’s voyage into the film. Considering that there were two books, and considering the richness of the material and the characterizations, did it ever occur to you to maybe adapt this as a miniseries or longer movie for TV? No. I always wanted to make this as a film. One of the things that makes this film work is a bona fide movie star playing Marilyn. Michelle is a genius, I think, but not only is she a genius, she’s at the exact right moment of her life to play Marilyn, age 30, in 1956. It’s what I dreamt of: the right person to do it, you know? Well, yes, and I’d agree that Michelle is something of a genius. But do you really think she’s a “bona fide movie star”? Wouldn’t that work against playing another, actual bona fide movie star? You know more about that than me, but for me, she is. Basically, instead of saying “bona fide movie star,” we can just say she is absolutely the right person to play this character now. She’s the right age; there’s so much excitement and interest in her. Also, she’s a director’s dream. She’s such a hard worker, and she sets such high standards for herself. But she also, fantastically for this very complicated character — let alone the risk of playing someone so famous — she works equally hard on the internal character as she does on the external. And of course part of the film is the culture clash between the external, Olivier style of acting, and the internal, Method style. But Michelle does both. Working her way toward the start of the shoot, she was working equally on the body language. That dance that Marilyn does in The Prince and the Showgirl was a way into learning how Marilyn moved — not just in that dance, but in life as well. But then she’d be working on all the internal stuff. And it’s a very particular moment in Marilyn’s life. We always said it wasn’t a biopic; it was a moment in time. And at this time, when she arrives in England, she is now married to the great intellectual who she thought would rescue her from her life and give her intellectual and artistic credibility. She was coming to work with the great Olivier — who, again, she thought would give her credibility. And also, she was way ahead of her time with Milton Greene in setting up Marilyn Monroe Productions to produce her own movies. When she arrived in England, it was like this phenomenal moment that could all have gone a different way. And in some ways, the story of our film — the making of The Prince and the Showgirl — is how all those dreams collapsed. When you have such concrete primary sources as the diaries and The Prince and the Showgirl — and you clearly want to treat each with a certain verisimilitude — how did you go about making sure that My Week With Marilyn is its own thing? Is it just naturally so? Winding back, I was very keen to recreate The Prince and the Showgirl as accurately as possible. But Michelle and I talked about it a lot — about how there’s The Prince and the Showgirl, and there’s also the press conferences and little snippets of Marilyn, but there’s no footage, obviously, of her in private. So that was a world we could make our own. You know what I mean? The casting in any film makes a difference, but in this in particular, there’s something about Branagh’s Olivier that is unique to our film. Whereas another Olivier would have been a different kettle of fish. Another Colin Clark would have been a different thing. Eddie has a particular flavor, doesn’t he? Several attributes — he the authentic old Etonian playing an old Etonian. It’s that sort of thing. You’re also directing Branagh directing his own character and Marilyn on a film set within your set. How do you keep control as these layers compound? It’s very complicated, some of those scenes. I found it very hard working out where Marilyn would do five or even six takes of a line. But the thing about directing is that it’s this bizarre mixture of control and lack of control, and I’m a great believer in the idea that if you cast the right people, they’ll bring something special. In totally different ways, Michelle and Ken brought so much into the room. They’re both such formidable intellects; they know what they know. I know some directors would be quite challenged by that, but I was just very grateful. To say nothing of the supporting cast — Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi… I’ve always believed in being ambitious with casting, because actors can only say no. Never be afraid of asking. A lot of those parts are actually quite short commitments, so we sort of got lucky in a way. Judi had met Sybil Thorndike, and obviously it intrigued her — the notion of playing Sybil. I’d also worked with Judi in two previous years, so that helped, too. The allure of working with Michelle helped a lot, and liking the script helped. Being in London — local — helped. All these things contribute. Julia Ormond surprised me here, too — just totally heartbreaking. Like a lot of actresses her age, she understands Vivian’s heartbreak about having been the most beautiful woman in the world and now, at only 43, being made to feel like she’s passed it. I think modern actresses completely get that. I was wincing. Yeah! Absolutely. But it was very important to keep that in, because had Marilyn lived, maybe at 43, she’d have felt the same. Even when you’re the most beautiful woman of your generation, it can go. Do you think we can even have mythologies worthy of these kinds of interpretations and dramatizations in the future? I mean, there’s Twitter, Facebook, blogs, the rest of the Internet. Is that, too, a time that’s passed? Well, I do think the film is a love letter to a lost time. And I also think that Marilyn was a sort of prototype celebrity in a way — that frenzy around her, that interest in here. I read a biography written shortly after [The Prince and the Showgirl] — while she was still alive — that there was a sort of People magazine-y type of thing. So obviously that was going on. It just wasn’t in everybody’s face all the time. I love your having invoked Lost in Translation as something of an inspiration for this. What’s behind that influence? It wasn’t an influence, but I was thinking, “Can this story work?” And watching one of my favorite film, Lost in Translation, made me think, “Yes, it can.” They’re these two different people who come into contact with each other randomly for this short, intense time, have this impact on each other, and then go their separate ways. That’s in the structure of this film. What’s next for you? I’m not sure. I’d love to do a contemporary American story — without iconic characters. [Laughs] But I don’t know. I was talking to Sam Shepard last week about his collaborations with European filmmakers, and their historical interest in American mythology, landscape and psyche. Do you relate to that? That’s interesting. Yes, I think I do. I mean, for a Brit, I’m very knowledgeable about America and, again, whatever the equivalent of an American Anglophile is for America. I’m married to an American. I spend a lot of time here; my children are American citizens. It’s very precious to me, my relationship with America. You can think also of Sam Mendes, American Beauty, that sort of thing. But I do recognize that, and it has a great appeal to me.

Kanye Visits Occupy Wall Street Protests

Kanye turned up within the NY Occupy Wall Street protests on Monday mid-day showing his support for the demonstrators.our editor recommendsBrian Williams Talks Politics, Occupy Wall Street on 'Late Show' (Video)Occupy Wall Street: Ben and Jerry's Releases Statement of Support Russell Simmons, who's a vocal supporter of Occupy Wall Street, introduced West, who transported a flannel shirt together with a gold grill, to Zucotti Park. They continued to be just for a small amount of time, and West did not make any public speeches. "I merely walked @kanyewest with the #occupywallstreet. I like how sweet and tolerant he wound up being to everybody else,Inch Simmons written on his Twitter. STORY: Hollywood Chefs Join Occupy Wall Street Protests Kanye may be most likely the favourite faces to go to the protests, which have been occurring since September 17 in NY. Susan Sarandon and Michael Moore have formerly proven up within the demos, and every one of them had encouraging words for your protestors. Actor Mark Ruffalo also attended the protests on Saturday, March. 1, when hundreds of protesters were billed with impeding part of the Brooklyn Bridge. STORY: Occupy Wall Street: Protesters Create Print Publication Ben and Jerry's Frozen Goodies increased being one of the primary companies to produce a statement of support formerly Monday. The protests is to oppose corporate avarice also to bring target the inappropriate behavior of Wall Street. Because the protests are actually situated in NY, they're beginning to spread along with other urban centers including La, Albuquerque and Chicago. Related Subjects Kanye Russell Simmons

Yahoo Withdraws Hulu Bid (Report)

NY - Yahoo, which made a preliminary approach that began a sales process for online partnership Hulu, has withdrawn in the putting in a bid process, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.our editor recommends'Arrested Development' Putting in a bid War Breaks Out Between Hulu, Netflix (Report)'Daily Show,' 'Colbert' Go back to Hulu The auction continues with satellite television firm Dish Network, Google and Amazon . com.com still involved carrying out a latest putting in a bid deadline a week ago, it stated. Meanwhile, Hulu proprietors News Corp., Wally Disney Co., Comcast/NBCUniversal and equity firm Providence Equity Partners continue to be weighing whether or not to sell or otherwise, based on the Journal. When they plan to market, Hulu's board could come to a decision within the coming days, it added. Dish, and it is chairman Charlie Ergen, continue to be considered probably the most determined buyer for Hulu, the Journal stated, stating people acquainted with the problem. The organization's recent initial bid was worth about $1.9 billion before the organization stated it might rework the sale, based on the Journal. Bing is prepared to pay a lot more than the $1.5 billion-$2 billion selection of rival bids, however it wants the organization to accept undisclosed specific conditions, the paper stated. Yahoo withdrew its offer among its very own proper review, the Journal stated. A speaker for Hulu rejected to comment, the paper stated. Reps for Dish and Amazon . com.com didn't return demands for comment, along with a Google speaker stated the web giant doesn't "discuss rumor or speculation." Related Subjects Hulu

The new sony Pictures Sets John Calley Memorial

The new sony Pictures has organized a memorial for former studio mind John Calley, who died recently. Listed here are the specifics: Buddies, family and co-workers who labored with and loved John Calley will celebrate his remarkable existence and career on Wednesday, October 19th at 4:00 pm at The new sony Pictures Galleries. RSVP’s are needed by Friday, October 14th to (310) 244-4142. Parking is going to be covered within the Overland Parking structure. All visitors should enter with the Overland gate for directions towards the celebration.

'The British Patient' Producer Saul Zaentz Sues Disney, Miramax for $20 Million (Exclusive)

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Saul Zaentz Co., producer from the 1996 best picture champion The British Patient, has prosecuted distributor Miramax and it is former owner the Wally Disney Co. for $20 million in profits in the hit drama. The suit, filed Thursday in La Superior Court, alleges a years-lengthy plan among Miramax, then run by Harvey Weinstein, and it is former owner Disney to cover revenue, incorrectly allocate and subtract expenses and costs and participate in self-dealing regarding the film. British Patient made a lot more than $300 million worldwide, additionally to sweeping the Oscars in 1996. "Even today, regardless of the positive results from the film, [Zaentz] hasn't even received from Miramax payment sufficient to recoup [Zaentz's] costs of creating The British Patient," the suit alleges. It states Miramax has stored hundreds of huge amount of money which was supposed to visit Zaentz. This isn't the very first time Zaentz has prosecuted within the film. The dispute continues to be happening for any decade, and Zaentz prosecuted in 2006, making similar arguments according to an audit from the film's books and records. But that situation was ignored in 2008 and also the new suit states the parties have experienced a tolling agreement (to avoid statute of restrictions issues) in position. The suit alleges a conspiracy "to help keep the image inside a paper loss position to ensure that regardless of how much cash The Engligh Patient gained, Miramax and Disney would reap all the profits while" Zaentz would not be part of the success. Zaentz states his company ponied up $15.75 million in the own money and deferred compensation to find the film made and also got assurances from Miramax it would obtain a better profits definition than the usual standard deal. The offer allegedly gave Zaentz 10% of modified gross receipts, which rose to fifteenPercent after break-even, plus 60% of internet profits. However, Zaentz states Miramax later attempted to keep his company to some a smaller amount favorable profits definition and it has been reluctant to create credits. Disney offered Miramax this year to several traders including businessman Ron Tutor and Colony Capital. Weinstein had left the organization years before to begin the Weinstein Co. The suit, filed by Marty Singer at Lavely & Singer, alleges reasons for action including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and seeks an accounting and declaratory relief. We've arrived at to Disney for comment. Email: Matthew.Belloni@thr.com

Summit Uncover Area 52

Cult comics series picked up for screenLooking to go one better than Oren Peli's still not-yet-released Area 51, Summit Entertainment have snapped up the rights to Area 52, the comics series published by Image.Written by Brian Haberlin with art by Clayton Henry, the 2001 mini-series involved Corporal Monica Lane being dispatched to a remote Arctic outpost which, it turns out, is where the US military dump things they don't understand. It's considered the most boring job imaginable... until things start to get odd and "an alien killing machine" is hatched.Lazy comparisons ahoy: film-wise then it's potentially a bit likeThe Thing, but with its characters a hapless bunch of misfits shipped to the arse-end of nowhere for various embarrassing or politically convenient reasons, there's room for some humour too.Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian (Transformers, Red) are producing, and will be taking Area 52 "out to writers" shortly.

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First Poster for Steven Spielberg Oscar Contender 'War Horse' Arrives

Call it the mane event. (GROAN!) The good folks at EW have premiered the first poster for 'War Horse,' the looming, Steven Spielberg-directed Best Picture frontrunner, and the artwork highlights what really counts in the World War I tale: a boy and his horse. (The use of "tale" wasn't intended as a pun.) Check out the poster ahead. 'War Horse' is out in theaters on Dec. 28. [via EW]

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Empire's Dragon Tattoo Cover

Rooney Mara & Difficulties arriveIt's that time again, time for just about any glorious new Empire cover being revealed.Which month we're going dark and twisted with David Fincher's The GirlWithThe Dragon Tattoo, with DanielCraig and Rooney Mara going in the forefront.The film is, when you are all aware, the variation in the to start Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, withRooney Mara as hacker Lisbeth Salander and DanielCraig as journalist Mikael Blomkvist. David Fincher's pointing, as well as the cast includes the not-inconsiderable likes of ChristopherPlummer, RobinWright, Stellan Skarsgard, JoelyRichardson, Julian Sands, Embeth Davidtz and Geraldine James.Our Nev Pierce asked all people involved and visited the set to produce everyone the newest round the film, but here's merely a taster from the products Fincher needed to say of Salander herself."There has been discussions in the beginning where everybody was like, 'She's a hero!A And you also go, 'No, she's not. Superheroes live in a whole lot of good and evil, and she's a lot more complex when compared to a superhero. She's been compromised. She's been subjugated. She's been marginalised. She's been taken into the gutter and she's stood a part within it. She dresses like trash because she's anyone who has been betraued and hurt badly, by forces beyond her control, that she's just made a decision being refuse. She'll sit anywhere sherrrd like round the bus, because nobody wants to handle her."The GirlWith The Dragon Tattoo is going on Boxing Day here, which will help counter any excess jollity you've experienced over Christmas, but still moment the most effective films of year. The November problem of Empire hits stores on Thursday.

Ruzanna Kegeyan and John Short Join Hyde Park International

Ruzanna Kegeyan and John Short have been added toHyde Park International as the company's president and vice president, respectively.The execs will oversee international sales for the outfit, aHyde Park Entertainment Group subsidiary. Current president Mimi Steinbauer steps down October 3 to launch her own independent international sales company.CFOBob Lewishas extended his contract with the company through 2016.Joe D'Angelowill also join the international sales and marketing team. "I am thrilled to have Ruzanna join us at Hyde Park," said chairman and CEOAshok Amritraj. "Her international experience and professionalism perfectly represents the way I conduct my business. She and John will make a terrific sales team. I wish Mimi the best of luck with her new company. I have enjoyed working with her over the last few years and we will miss her." Kegeyan was previously executive vp of worldwide sales and acquisitions for IM Global.Short most recently served as vp of YFG International.At the upcoming American Film Market,the new team will shop the features Jayne Mansfield's Car,starring Billy Bob Thornton and Robert Duvall; The Bleeder, starring Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts; Richard Linklater's Bernie; Blue Valentine; and Our Idiot Brother. Hyde Park's current slate includes Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D and The Double, which opens October 28. Related Topics

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Apple pulls iPad game

"Iron Sky" Apple has taken an unlicensed iPad game out of its iTunes stores worldwide after the producers of upcoming Nazis-on-the-moon spoof, "Iron Sky," complained about copyright infringement.The creative team behind the Finnish-German-Australian dark sci-fi comedy complained to Apple after finding an iPad game based on their film. "The game was published under the name of the film and used the back story, the tagline and even some space ship and actor likenesses taken from 'Iron Sky's' marketing material," spokesman Janos Honkonen said Friday. "The creator of the game, Ziiso, was not licensed to use any of these intellectual properties."Apple pulled the game two days after it was contacted by producers who proved they owned the copyright.Timo Vuorensola, director of the $10 million, part fan-financed film, added, "We are happy with how quickly Apple reacted to our complaint, and that our fans won't be tricked to sending money to this company anymore, thinking that their contribution will help us make this film.""Iron Sky," he added, is doing "pioneering work in crowd funding and crowdsourcing" with more than 10% of the film's budget coming from fans via investments, merchandise sales and fan service subscriptions. The film is in post production and due for release in April. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Magnolia acquires 'The Hunter'

Magnolia Pictures has tracked down ''The Hunter,'' acquiring US rights to the wilderness drama after its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Deal was announced Friday in Toronto, where the pic -- directed by Daniel Nettheim and written by Alice Addison -- had drawn a significant level of interest following its Sept. 9 preem.''The Hunter,'' based on the novel by author/filmmaker Julia Leigh, stars Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, and Frances O'Connor. Vincent Sheehan (''Animal Kingdom'') of Porchlight Films produced.Magnolia is planning a release next year via its Ultra VOD program.Pic was shot in Tasmania. Defoe portrays a mercenary hired by a bio-tech firm to track down a rare, possibly extinct animal called the Tasmanian Tiger in the remote and untouched wilderness."The Hunter" is Magnolia's third acquisition at TIFF, following the deals for Michael Dowse's "Goon" and Bobcat Goldthwait's "God Bless America" for its genre arm, Magnet.The deal was negotiated for Magnolia by SVP of Acquisitions Dori Begley, Director of Acquisitions Peter Van Steemburg and Head of Legal and Business Affairs Chris Matson. UTA Independent Film Group and eOne negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers. eOne is handling worldwide sales outside Australia and has acquired the pic for Canada. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Springsteen, Stewart join 'Heroes' benefit

The NY Comedy Festival has arranged comics and entertainers from Jon Stewart to Bruce Springsteen because of its annual charitable organisation benefit, "Operate for Heroes," benefitting the Bob Woodruff Foundation. The slate for that evening -- November. 9 at 8 p.m. -- includes Jim Gaffigan, Ough Gervais, and also the Max Weinberg Large Band. Some of the current crop are regulars in the gala Springsteen memorably performed "IncreasingInch after which sold from the guitar (along with a promise to sign and inscribe it) for $50,000 in 2008. Arises from the evening visit benefit hurt veterans. This is the 5th year for "Operate for Heroes." NYCF is created by Carolines On Broadway and Comedy Central. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com