Seth Rogen Forms 'B Team,' Ryan Gosling Says Noe

Seth Rogen could be doing double duty as both producer and star of a film again, according to a new report. Meanwhile, Bret Easton Ellis stirs up some casting rumors on his Twitter account, and Christina Hendricks picks a new role that will return her to the '60s. It's December 27, and you're tuning into today's Casting Call! Seth Rogen Could Lead "The B Team" Funnyman Seth Rogen could be doing double duty on the upcoming Disney spy comedy, "The B Team." Variety is reporting that the "50/50" star will be producing and potentially looking to star in the film. The project is still in its early stages, and follows the story of a top secret agent who is kidnapped and needs to be rescued by his tech staff. The title and plot are a play off "The A-Team," according to Cinema Blend. This is hardly Rogen's first time both starring and producing a film, as he did the same for "50/50," "Superbad" and "The Green Hornet," among others. Ryan Gosling To Join "The Golden Suicides"? If the casting process for Gaspar Noe's upcoming film "The Golden Suicides" is supposed to be kept a secret, then writer Bret Easton Ellis isn't doing a good job keeping it. According to the "Less Than Zero" writer, Ryan Gosling met with Noe last week at Chateau Marmont to talk about the film. It's not the first time that Ellis has implied Gosling might be interested in the part. He tweeted earlier in the month that "Gosling is going to have to wait this year out and then win the Oscar for playing Jeremy Blake in 'The Golden Suicides'." The film follows the double suicides of esteemed artists Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan in 2007. Dan Aykroyd Ready To Join The "Dog Fight" MovieHole has learned that "Ghostbusters" star Dan Aykroyd is the latest actor to join the cast of Jay Roach's political comedy "Dog Fight." Aykroyd will join Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott and John Lithgow in the film. "Dog Fight" follows the story of two rival politicians in South Carolina whose quests to become president become entangled with one another. The flick is set to be released in August. Christina Hendricks Could Be Setting Off The "Bomb" Daily Mail is reporting that Christina Hendricks is the latest actress to be in talks for Sally Potter's upcoming '60s-set anti-nuclear film, "Bomb." The movie also stars Elle Fanning, Alice Englart and Allesandro Nivola, and Annette Bening has been courted for a role. Daily Mail doesn't specify what character Hendricks will be playing. The film follows two teenage rebels who become involved in the Ban the Bomb movement and the sexual revolution. Tell us your thoughts on today's Casting Call in the comments section below or on Twitter.

French court rejects bid for Duran Duboi

PARIS -- A French court has rejected FilmFunds' bid to acquire Quinta Industries' Duran Duboi, the Paris-based post-production and VFX house that was declared bankrupt last week. Duran, the company's animation arm, has been shuttered, whereas Duboi, the VFX and post-production arm, will remain open until Jan. 30. Duboi had been set to carry out the VFX on Laurent Tirard's 3D film "Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia," among other pics.The film's producers, Marc Missonnier and Olivier Delbosc, said that the film will be completed on time. They are examining their options, and will likely hire another company to handle the visual effects, which will result in a considerable -- but not unmanageable -- cost surplus. French industryites, notably Gaul's film technicians org Ficam, have been up in arms about the collapse of Quinta Industries' three subsidiaries -- Duran Duboi, LTC and Scanlab -- as the companies were due to handle the post-production on 36 films. Ficam said that the five films that are being held by LTC have not been released because the administrator is insisting on immediate payment from the producers for the services provided. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Rooney Mara's 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Training Made Her Attack a Wedding Guest

Sometimes, actors go so deep into character, the role will unexpectedly pop up in their actual lives -- or, according to Rooney Mara, even after the movie has finished shooting. Mara, who just received a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' -- a role that involved scenes of torture, rape and nudity -- revealed to David Letterman that the intensity she put into Salander unexpectedly came out at a friend's wedding, after a drunk guest got a little too frisky with the actress. Unfortunately for him, that was a bad idea. "It was really hard to come out of [character]," she said. "Right when we finished, my best friend got married and I went to her wedding, and one of the guests there was quite inebriated. He came over to me and he was trying to dance with me and he picked me up, and I guess I was still sort of in character and I just immediately grabbed his throat, and was like 'Put me down. I will hurt you,'" said Mara. A clip of the interview, courtesy of Vulture, is below. As for Mara's Lisbeth Salander, you can check her out in 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' when it hits theaters Dec. 20. Best Performances of 2011 11. Uggie, 'The Artist'10. Corey Stoll, 'Midnight in Paris'9. Ryan Gosling, 'Drive'8. Kristen Wiig, 'Bridesmaids'7. Michelle Williams, 'My Week With Marilyn'6. Meryl Streep, 'The Iron Lady'5. Michael Fassbender, 'Shame'4. Albert Brooks, 'Drive'3. Charlize Theron, 'Young Adult'2. Brad Pitt, 'Moneyball'1. Rooney Mara, 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' See All Moviefone Galleries » [via Vulture] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Critic's Self-help guide to Thursday TV: One Last Burn, a residential district Classic, plus much more!

Jeffrey Donovan, Kristanna Loken Who's getting burned inside the eventful season finale of USA Network's Burn Notice (10/9c)? Arch-villain Anson (Jere Burns), who it's known is trying to rebuild the company that burned Michael to start with? Maybe Agent Pearce (Lauren Stamile), Michael's CIA handler? Anson's latest intend to keep Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) under his sadistic thumb is always to pressure our hero to sabotage his boss's career, within a mission through which she puts him accountable for his first team (including cult familiars Dean Cain and Kristanna Loken). Michael's risking everything for your defiant and combative adoration for his existence Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar), to keep her from prone to jail just like a blackmail pawn. "There is no line [I won't mix] if the involves you," he declares, but as Michael tries can offer relief for everyone, someone's sure to give the cost. Should lead to an amazing sixth season next season. Some intriguing twists on CBS's Thursday crime dramas, as that blasted Machine on Person of curiosity (9/8c) spits out four Social Security amounts instead of one. Appears like Reese and Finch might have their hands full. ... And also on The Mentalist (10/9c), we have a look at unhealthy old Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), when he survives a drowning but handles to get rid of his memory, reverting for the disadvantage-guy attitude he demonstrated back before joining the CBI. ... Within the watch-it-while-you'll be able to files, NBC presents one of the last new cases of the underrated Prime Suspect (10/9c), as Jane Timoney (Maria Bello) and crew think about the dying from the Jewish gem merchant. ... Tonight's Bones repeat (Fox, 9/8c) is usually the backdoor pilot for your approaching spinoff series The Finder (premiering Jan. 12), starring Geoff Stults just like a awesome war vet getting a knack for locating nearly anything. Want more TV news? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! Just what else is on? ... Top repeat in the evening: last season's instant-classic Community Christmas spectacular (NBC, 8/7c), an crazy animated trip inside Abed's unpredictable psyche. ... Traditionalists, however, may stay updated for the next replay in the eternal classic A Charlie Brown Christmas on ABC (8/7c). Probably just the tonic to wipe from your brain Rory's pointing of Linus' speech concerning the idea of Christmas using this week's bizarre Glee. ... Let's go to the tape: ABC's The Season With Katie Couric (9/8c) replays 2011's levels and lows, within the royal wedding of Kate and William for the sad farce of Kim Kardashian's wedding, reliving the political revolutions abroad as well as the homegrown protests inside our own urban centers, among other news tales that ought to still resonate for some time. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Foo Fighters Concert Registers Earthquake-Level Geological Tremors

With only a week until the release of David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the movie's cast and creatives hit the red carpet Wednesday for the movie's NY premiere.our editor recommends'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Costume Designer Reveals Rooney Mara's Wardrobe Secrets (Video)Rooney Mara Can't Shake Lisbeth Salander's 'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' StyleTrent Reznor on Relating to 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Darkness; Why Grammys are 'Rigged and Cheap''The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo': What the Critics Are Saying'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' to Open One Night Early on Dec. 20'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Soundtrack Music Video Debuts (Video) The movie stars Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig as punk hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who get caught up in a decades-old case surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a teen in 1960s Sweden. PHOTOS: 10 Biggest Book-to-Big Screen Adaptations of the Last 25 Years Of Mara's performance, The Hollywood Reporterchief film critic Todd McCarthy wrote: "Baring all in the several sex scenes, both coerced and consensual, she goes all the way in a performance that compares favorably to that ofNoomi Rapacein the Swedish version and its two sequels. She comes across here as the real deal." Mara wore a black dress with cut-out sides -- which, as THR's Fash Track has pointed out, is becoming the actress' signature look -- while Craig stepped out in a smart-looking suit. FILM REVIEW: 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Mara's slightly Goth look was still a far cry from her costumes in the movie, which were designed by Trish Summerville, who recently sat down with THR to talk about how she landed the gig and the challenges of doing '60s period costumes, edgy street punk garb and Mikael Blomqvist's layered, casual elegance. On the impact of the film's style, she admitted: "It was nice to see, right after the W spread came out, how the short fringe and bleached-out eyebrows, which is such a key look for her, how quickly you saw that in other magazines and editorlals." VIDEO:'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Extended Trailer Also hitting the red carpet Wednesday night at the Ziegfeld Theater were Fincher, writer-producer Steve Zaillian and co-stars including Joely Richardson and Embeth Davidtz. Sony Pictures releases the movie Dec. 20. View photos from the NY premiere of The Girl With the Dragon Tatttoo here. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Premiere: Who Attended, What They Wore Related Topics Joely Richardson Rooney Mara Daniel Craig David Fincher The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Guy Ritchie on Madonna: 'I Kind of Urged Her to want to consider Film'

Inside a twist that may only emerge from Hollywood, Guy Ritchie and the former spouse -- just a little someone named Madonna -- have new films coming within days of one another. In limited release now's 'W.E.,' Madonna's time-spanning romance about King Edward VIII and the lover, Wallis Simpson (the film comes to a far more broadened capacity in 2012) out Friday is Ritchie's follow up towards the mega-blockbuster, 'Sherlock Holmes.' So, apples to oranges. But! An opportunity to request Ritchie about his feelings on Madonna, the filmmaker -- something he was pleased to answer for Movieline. "I'm not sure, she's been thinking about film," Ritchie told Jen Yamato at Movieline. "Really, I kind of urged her to want to consider film and she or he used a great deal of my crew on her behalf film. I've not seen her film and that i haven't read her script therefore it is hard that i can comment, but If only her the very best by using it.Inch For his comments captured that his marriage to Madonna was just like a "cleaning soap opera," Ritchie stated that many associations will be to a degree. "I believe most individuals partnerships are just like cleaning soap operas so I'm not sure if I am unique for the reason that sense, to some degree, however i suppose it had been extremely operatic. [Smiles] However as I only say I guess everyone's is sooner or later or any other.Inch Browse the full interview with Ritchie at Movieline. 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Title of Shadows' comes to theaters on Friday. [Photo: Getty]

Barrymore On For Street Lights

She's installed on a Black List scriptIt's that season again: no, not Christmas, time when the year's most promising unproduced scripts are hit together round the Black List which all of us achieve take a look at what Hollywood agents, studio professionals and so forth are actually going gaga about through the final 12 several days. Despite the fact that a number of the overall game game titles are actually in active development (much more about that in just a moment), you've just acquired a sizable talent injection, with Came Barrymore signing onto direct When The Street Lights Continue.Produced by Eddie O'Keefe and Chris Hutton, the eighties set coming-of-age drama takes a leaf from Uphold Me, undertaking a teenage boy stumbling within the physiques from the 17-year-old beauty as well as the British teacher she was getting an affair with. The story is related by our hero, Charlie, who fancies themselves just like a youthful filmmaker (shades of Super 8 here, too), and since the suspect list evolves, he attempts to determine and also require committed the double murder.At this time around, the script only can get put in Barrymore's growing pile of options. She's also installed on Heist Society from Whip It's Shauna Mix and New Line's rom com The Best Way To Be Single, which is founded on Liz Tuccillo's novel.The comfort from the year's Black List produces interesting reading through through: for individuals people already bubbling away in development saucepans (for instance Matthew Aldrich's Father Daughter Time: A Free Account Of Armed Robbery And Eskimo Kisses), there is a intriguing beginners including Evan Susser and Van Robichaux's Chewie, which recounts the behind-the-moments drama from the Exorcist using the eyes of Peter Mayhew and Just In Case Of The Moon Disaster by Mike Manley, offering an alt-history undertake the Apollo 11 moon mission that has the astronauts crash land. You'll be able to take a look within the whole list the next.

The Black List 2011: By Managers

The Black List 2011: Script Roster The Black List 2011: By Agencies MANAGERS – by volume of scripts Management 360 5 Variety 4 Kaplan/Perrone 3 Benderspink 3 H2F 3 Circle of Confusion 3 The Gotham Group 3 The Safran Company 2 Energy Entertainment 2 Four Floor Productions 2 Oasis Media Group 2 Quality Media 2 3 Arts Entertainment 1 Industry Entertainment 1 Infinity Management Worldwide 1 Brillstein Entertainment Partners 1 Madhouse Entertainment 1 Magnet Management 1 Anonymous Content 1 Hopscotch Pictures 1 New School Media 1 New Wave 1 Quality Media 1 Prolific 1 Quiet R Management 1 Tariq Merhab Management 1 Gotham Group 1 Generate 1 The Schiff Company 1 Tom Sawyer 1 Undercover Films and Management 1 Zero Gravity Management 1 MANAGERS – by volume of votes The Safran Company 143 Tariq Merhab Management 84 Management 360 68 Industry Entertainment 59 Anonymous Content 53 Circle of Confusion 46 The Gotham Group 45 Quiet R Management 43 Kaplan/Perrone 43 Four Floor Productions 38 H2F 30 Benderspink 28 Energy Entertainment 26 Magnet Management 23 Oasis Media Group 22 Quality Media 22 3 Arts Entertainment 17 Brillstein Entertainment Partners 17 Gotham Group 14 Variety 14 Infinity Management Worldwide 14 Zero Gravity Management 13 New School Media 10 Quality Media 10 Prolific 8 Hopscotch Pictures 8 Generate 7 Undercover Films and Management 7 The Schiff Company 7 New Wave 6 Tom Sawyer 6 Madhouse Entertainment 6

Ice Cube Developing Drama Series for Foreign exchange

Ice Cube Ice Cube is trying to find some revenge round the small screen.The 42-year-old rapper-actor is developing the drama Eye With An Eye for Foreign exchange using what would mark his first series regular role, Deadline reviews.Have a look at photos of Ice CubeCube would play a skilled paramedic who decides to avenge people with violent crimes. He'll also work as executive producer alongside his Cube Vision partner Matt Alvarez and Prospect Park, the business that nixed online plans for individuals The Children then one Existence to reside in.Chop, who executive-produces TBS' Am I There Yet?, can next be viewed in Rampart and 21 Jump Street.

Ailey Pulls The Stops at Festive Season Opener

Ailey Pulls The Stops at Festive Season Opener By Jocelyn Noveck December 2, 2011 Photo by AP Photo/Mark Lennihan NY (AP) You can depend on a few causes of the annual Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gala at City Center.It'll be an excellent occasion. Everyone else will probably be packed, passionate, fantastically fitted. Much cash will probably be elevated, and "Details" will probably be round the program.Much less it must be different. However the 2010 event posed a distinctive challenge: Making "Details," that crown jewel within the Ailey repertoire, shine better still, to mark the ascendance of latest artistic director Robert Fight as well as the beginning in the publish-Judith Jamison era? (Along with the sparkling restoration of City Center, their undertaking home.)Clearly, a distinctive weapon was needed. Live music? That was great, however they have attempted it before. Ballroom ballroom dancers spilling to the lanes and balcony? Very good. Nevertheless the guaranteed champion wound up being to result in the kids.6 children as youthful as 7 students in the Ailey school's junior division were an excellent and moving addition, searching heavenward with intensity and splaying their hands inside the distinctive moves of "I've been 'Buked," then sashaying within the stage utilizing their elders in "Wade in water.In . Considering that "Details," Ailey's masterpiece, is a lot more than fifty years old and shows no signs and symptoms of diminishing, it didn't come off as too farfetched to visualize these kids while using leads in 15 years roughly.The evening was peppered with guest looks, the initial by singer John Legend, crooning Stevie Wonder's "Be It Miracle" since the returning Alicia Graf Mack, a lot more lithe and statuesque than most Ailey ballroom ballroom dancers, completed a solo choreographed in 2004 by none aside from Jamison, who walked lower last season after greater than 20 years within the helm.Jamison's hands-selected successor, Fight, was wanting to demonstrate the spontaneity that's a hallmark of his public looks, tossing off jokes, hogging the spotlight somewhat and which causes it to be apparent he needs to become colorful, jovial presence for several years.Battle was welcomed cordially with the Ailey board's chairperson, Joan Weill, who told everybody else the large event had elevated $2.5 million. Speaking later was the glamorous Iman, one of the evening's honorary chairs. Another was lady Michelle Obama, who ongoing to stay in Washington and sent a disagreement rather.From John Legend to Paul Taylor: The 81-year-old master of recent dance was open to determine his 1981 classic, "Arden Court," handled with the Ailey ballroom ballroom dancers. The males particularly gave the piece a thrillingly muscular feel clearly not used to it, they made an appearance to have the speed, particularly an ending that has them literally flying within the stage and to the wings.The elegant Clifton Brown, undertaking just like a guest artist this year, stood a romantic but too-brief duet while using lovely Linda Celeste Sim cards, "Prelude with a Hug" by Lar Lubovitch. So the piece p resistance connected having a Ailey gala: the amazingly durable "Details," this time around around completed by an exuberant though sometimes unwieldy cast of 50 including 12 ballroom ballroom dancers within the junior company, Ailey II, and 20 within the Ailey School.The youngest pupils Yana Gupta, 7, Rohan Mehta and Kelsey Lewis, 8, Alex Haskins, 10, Kaitlyn Benzant, 12, and Leo Hishikawa, 14 were probably all getting a celebration they'll remember for just about any lifetime.Ultimately, they were talking about happens with veterans for instance Matthew Rushing and Renee Robinson, whose pleasure inside the choreography and music was apparent obviously. Just catch Rushing's face in "Rocka My Soul" if you want to go to a dancer loving what he's doing, regardless of quantity of occasions he's attempted it. It's tough to visualize the best number without him, within the forefront.Copyright laws and regulations 2011 Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Ailey Pulls The Stops at Festive Season Opener By Jocelyn Noveck December 2, 2011 PHOTO CREDIT AP Photo/Mark Lennihan NY (AP) You can depend on a few causes of the annual Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gala at City Center.It'll be an excellent occasion. Everyone else will probably be packed, passionate, fantastically fitted. Much cash will probably be elevated, and "Details" will probably be round the program.Much less it must be different. However the 2010 event posed a unique challenge: Making "Details," that crown jewel inside the Ailey repertoire, shine better still, to mark the ascendance of latest artistic director Robert Fight as well as the beginning in the publish-Judith Jamison era? (Along with the sparkling restoration of City Center, their undertaking home.)Clearly, a distinctive weapon was needed. Live music? That was great, however they have attempted it before. Ballroom ballroom dancers spilling to the lanes and balcony? Very good. Nevertheless the guaranteed champion wound up being to result in the children.6 children as youthful as 7 students in the Ailey school's junior division were an excellent and moving addition, searching heavenward with intensity and splaying their hands inside the distinctive moves of "I've been 'Buked," then sashaying within the stage utilizing their elders in "Wade in water.In . Considering that "Details," Ailey's masterpiece, is a lot more than fifty years old and shows no signs and signs and symptoms of diminishing, it didn't come off as too farfetched to visualize these kids while using leads in 15 years roughly.The evening was peppered with guest looks, the initial by singer John Legend, crooning Stevie Wonder's "Be It Miracle" since the returning Alicia Graf Mack, a lot more lithe and statuesque than most Ailey ballroom ballroom dancers, completed a solo choreographed in 2004 by the best Jamison, who walked lower last season after greater than 20 years within the helm.Jamison's hands-selected successor, Fight, was wanting to demonstrate the spontaneity that's a hallmark of his public looks, tossing off jokes, hogging the spotlight somewhat and which causes it to be apparent he needs to become colorful, jovial presence for several years.Battle was welcomed cordially with the Ailey board's chairperson, Joan Weill, who told everybody else the large event had elevated $2.5 million. Speaking later was the glamorous Iman, one of the evening's honorary chairs. Another was lady Michelle Obama, who ongoing to stay in Washington and sent a disagreement rather.From John Legend to Paul Taylor: The 81-year-old master of recent dance was open to determine his 1981 classic, "Arden Court," handled with the Ailey ballroom ballroom dancers. The males particularly gave the piece a thrillingly muscular feel clearly not used to it, they made an appearance to achieve the rate, particularly an ending that has them literally flying within the stage and to the wings.The elegant Clifton Brown, undertaking just like a guest artist this season, stood a romantic but too-brief duet while using lovely Linda Celeste Sim cards, "Prelude with a Hug" by Lar Lubovitch. So the piece p resistance connected having a Ailey gala: the amazingly durable "Details," this time around around completed by an exuberant though sometimes unwieldy cast of 50 including 12 ballroom ballroom dancers within the junior company, Ailey II, and 20 within the Ailey School.The youngest pupils Yana Gupta, 7, Rohan Mehta and Kelsey Lewis, 8, Alex Haskins, 10, Kaitlyn Benzant, 12, and Leo Hishikawa, 14 were probably all getting a celebration they'll remember for existence.Ultimately, they were talking about happens with veterans for instance Matthew Rushing and Renee Robinson, whose pleasure inside the choreography and music was apparent obviously. Just catch Rushing's face in "Rocka My Soul" if you want to go to a dancer loving what he's doing, no matter the amount of occasions he's attempted it. It's tough to visualize the best number without him, within the forefront.Copyright laws and regulations 2011 Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

David Beckham Visits Roughed up Kids In Manila

First Launched: December 2, 2011 11:09 AM EST Credit: AFP Caption David Beckham in the La World walks with boys within a clinic session at Rizal memorial stadium in Manila on December 2, 2011MANILA, Philippines -- From fans spying eyes, David Beckham invested a while from soccer to discuss his encounters and give consideration to Filipino children fighting to rebuild their broken lives. Its essential to experience a dream, Beckham told the first sort street children Friday inside a UNICEF-supported shelter in the suburb of Manila, the Filipino capital where he and also the teammates within the La World are playing an exhibit in the countrys national team a couple of days ago. Round the sidelines in the Galaxys Manila trip, Beckham, who's another UNICEF goodwill ambassador, visited the shelter for children who had been held in the streets. They shared tales of domestic abuse and crime some fell victim to drugs or were abandoned by their parents. Wearing a black UNICEF T-shirt, the 36-year-old former England captain required in intently in the private conversation with several five children and stated thirstily how he started playing when he was a long time old and lastly achieving his imagine playing for Manchester United states .. UNICEF asked for what they are called in the children as well as the shelter Not revealed to guard their privacy. Conan, a 17-year-old who was simply abandoned by his parents when he was 7, told Beckham he wants joining the Filipino team after which as being a coach. He carried out in the pub Kids Versus a year ago in Nigeria, where the Philippines beat Nigeria 2-1. The greater youthful children were awe-struck while hearing one of the cell phone industry's most broadly known sports sports athletes. One 12-year-old girl named Shaina mentioned sherrrd like to become nurse to help the sick. She frequently held Beckhams hands as she as well as the other children brought him around the facility, unfazed with the tats that embellish his arms. Beckham told the UNICEF staff it absolutely was incredible the kids had opted via a lot within this short time inside their youthful lives and learned responsibility and respect. He mentioned he was lucky to own had the support of both his parents plus it am sad to find out lots of children that don't have that support, don't have that love. He later required directly into JM, a classic drug user who switched 18 on Friday, sing a rap song inside the Filipino language how drugs ruin lives. Carrying out a staff converted the song for Beckham, he gave him a double thumbs up, saying, Youre good! The shelter that houses 136 kids features a small soccer area ornamented by separate bungalows for boys and ladies, a university, a basketball court together with an exercise facility where children learn to sew clothes and cut hair. Beckham posed while using children for just about any picture wearing a blue graduation gown and cap produced in the sewing room, where more youthful crowd attempted his hands at developing a pillow situation. What struck me most likely probably the most about entering the center maybe it had been will be a real happy place, an authentic inspiring place, he told The Connected Press. They are teaching kids unbelievable values. Every child I spoke to today everybody has dreams, everybody has inspirations. A parent or gaurdian of four children, Beckham mentioned it absolutely was heartbreaking to think about many of these children havent got parents, or havent got parents to take care of them and love them. Beckham mentioned that because of work, it's been a difficulty on him to accomplish a couple of of the things that I have to do venturing out to the area like I clearly have today. In my opinion you need to raise awareness to numerous issues around the globe, many worries around the globe, he mentioned. Throughout my position, fortunately, I am in a position to create that kind of interest and awareness to items that are happening around the globe. A highlight of his visit will be a brief practice a brief game through which he grew to become part of half in the animal animal shelters team. The star sweated beneath the midday sun while he aided their barefoot goalkeeper. His side lost 1-. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Tom Cruise Cast in 'All You'll Need is Kill': He'll Fight Aliens

Tom Cruise is coming back to fight. Based on Variety, the actor has signed on because the lead for that Doug Liman-directed 'All You'll Need is Kill.' In line with the graphic novel, the storyline follows a soldier in an alien war, who's instructed to experience again his last day again and again again (it's like 'Groundhog Day' with guns or 'Source Code' with aliens). Cruise was apparently not the very first option for the studio, who initially wanted Kaira Pitt to star. The script also known as for any more youthful actor, but it is recently been "rewritten to create the smoothness fit Cruise's age." The final time audiences saw Cruise in fight, it had been entirely samurai garb throughout the 2003 film, 'The Last Samurai.' There's presently no start date for 'All You'll Need Is Kill.' Cruise is going to be observed in 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' later this month he's presently filming 'One Shot' and it has the sci-fi thriller 'Horizons' around the -- er -- horizon too. [via Variety] [Photo: AFP/Getty Images] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Amy Retzinger & Make the most of Golenberg Exit Gersh

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran Gersh TV lit agents Amy L. Retzinger and Make the most of Golenberg have gone the organization. Have had the experience for more than ten years. The move can be a fallout from Gersh’s recent hire of CAA TV lit agent Roy Ashton as Partner and Mind in the Television Literary Department and part of a restructuring within the department under Ashton. Forthcoming nexus s that Retzinger is headed to upstart Verve, while Golenberg influences process of beginning a representation/production business, that they'll most likely announce following a first of year.

Shattered (Lao tang tou)

A Xu Tong presentation. Produced by Han Lei. Directed, edited by Xu Tong.With: Tang Xixin, Tang Caifeng, Tang Yihong, Yang Yang, Lu Shiying. (Putonghua dialogue)A microcosm of China past and provide flows through Xu Tong's intimate docu "Shattered," in which the maverick indie filmmaker is constantly refine his techniques and concerns proven in the earlier "Wheat Harvest" and "Fortune Teller." Xu's capacity to build up on colorful figures is unerring, with loquacious Tang Xixin and also the sharp-tongued daughter Tang Caifeng (last noticed in "Fortune Teller") ruling the screen. Furthermore they repetition two different decades with engaging candor, vulnerable to spark interest from adventurous fest designers. "Some Guy Tang," as he's nicknamed (also the pic's original, less emphatic title), is certainly an 80-year-old widower and outdated vet in the railroads, they good-naturedly values in opening minutes. Living alone in the ramshackle house in northeast Hebei province, he finds themselves constantly hosting his grown children, though Xu helps it be abundantly apparent that although Tang barely tolerates nearly all his kids, he looks after a detailed relationship with Caifeng. You can realise why. As she shown in "Fortune Teller," Caifeng, operating inside the shady prostitution business but trying to broaden by getting a similarly illegal mining operation, is her lady and doesn't suffer fools happily. Hot-tempered Tang has managed to get their very own travails and never hesitates to see Xu (handling his characteristically up-close-and-personal camera and appear) exactly what's on his mind. Each, in by doing this, sees a manifestation inside the other. Tales of Tang's past, by extension China's, simply pour from him. Despite many bitter recollections (the Communist Party overlooked him when he rejected to go to work so he could cope with his ailing youthful daughter), Tang still keeps lovingly presented portraits on his living room wall of key communist heroes in the last century. Such particulars are crucial to Xu just like a filmmaker: When Caifeng runs some minor home improvements as well as the portraits are taken lower, it first appears the symbolic, moldy antiques may be put aside permanently but no, they're soon hung back around the repainted wall. The father's endless memory lane alternates while using daughter's more dangerous current efforts, including trying to assist her jailed goddaughter Yang Yang, boost business at her brothel, deal with the mine (which Xu apparently had little utilization of) in most cases stay a stride while watching law. While Caifeng seems to discover failure everywhere she turns, she nevertheless looks after a pluckiness and determination that belie the title's air of defeat. What's shattered, as seen using the prism from the complex family, can be a cultural continuity that was maintained in Chinese houses previously decades. Now, the elders still virtually stew formerly, because the youngsters must survive the benefit. Of course, Xu's HD lensing is rough and ready, hardly refined aesthetically but vibrantly immediate. Appear and subtitling are saved to the rough side.Camera (color, HD), Xu appear (stereo system system), Xu. Examined at Vancouver Film Festival (Dragons & Tigers), March. 1, 2011. (Also in Hong Kong, Rotterdam film festivals.) Running time: 105 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

TV Ratings: Lady Gaga's Thanksgiving Special Boosts ABC, CBS Wins Evening

Cameron Crowe has came back with We Bought a Zoo, his first movie since 2005's Elizabethtown, using its release comes new knowledge of the journalist-switched-author-switched-director's musical taste, which is an extremely important component of his filmmaking.our editor recommendsCameron Crowe Unveils How He Attracted Matt Damon for 'We Bought a Zoo' Names His 5 Favorite MoviesVIDEO: Behind the curtain in the Cameron Crowe Cover ShootCameron Crowe's PBS Jewel Jam Documentary Was Like 'Group Therapy' for your Band In this week's Hollywood Reporter cover story, author Kim Masters unveils that, if the involves a Crowe picture, music begins to are likely involved extended just before the very first frame is shot. For instance, to woo Matt Damon to enroll in We Bought a Zoo, Crowe burned a Compact disk of tunes that illustrate the essence in the story which is emotional arch. It incorporated tunes by Wilco, Ryan Adams, Pete Townshend, Eddie Vedder and Jesse Orton (see full track listing below). "Even if it is not music that eventually eventually ends up inside the movie, it's the feeling that counts," Damon notifies THR. STORY: Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon's 'We Bought a Zoo' Specific by PETA Music appeared to become a ongoing on set, with Crowe sometimes playing clips of tunes before a scene was shot. "It absolutely was a technique I have not observed before," states Damon, who adds it aided prepare him for psychologically charged moments. "Music changes your mood and could offer you locations that many analysis and speaking can't." For that film's soundtrack and score, Crowe employed the reclusive Jonsi of Sigur Ros to make a 52- minute soundscape the director describes as "a whole musical journey, supposed to have been required directly into from beginning to complete.Inch Crowe also brought lyrics for the movie's finish-title track, referred to as "Gathering Tales." REVIEW: Jewel Jam Twenty Which he's another somewhat unforeseen writing project arranged: the interview with Neil Youthful for Moving Stone, playboy that gave him his first break at 15 (infamously fictionalized inside the 2000 film Almost Famous), that's slated to use next season. He's also gathering interviews he completed with a lot of of rock's finest -- "from Zeppelin to [David] Bowie to Joni Mitchell" -- for just about any compilation referred to as Hamburgers for your Apocalypse. In addition to decades after Crowe aided invent rock journalism, he remains a fervent fan of bands round the fringe, calling now "the most effective occasions for music in decades." In heavy rotation on his playlist: Civil Wars, Frightened Rabbit, the Belle Brigade, Dawes, Avey Tare, Sigur Ros, Radiohead and frontmanThom Yorke's solo work. Crowe recently directed the documentaryPearl Jam Twenty, which opened up on PBS on March. 21. Cameron Crowe's Mix for Matt Damon 1. "Save it for Later" - Pete Townshend 2. "I'm Open" (Live) - Eddie Vedder 3. "War of Guy" (Live) - Neil Youthful 4. "Soul Boy" - Nowhere Earth 5. "Mohammed's Radio" - Jackson Browne 6. "Sanganichi" - Shugo Tokumaru 7. "Airline travel to Paradise" - Wilco 8. "Containers of Rain" - Bob Dylan 9. "A person's Heart in the Matter" (Live) - Don Henley 10. "I'm Going To Be There If You Die" - My Morning Jacket 11. "Ain't No Sunshine" - Tom Petty as well as the Heartbreakers 12. "Child in the Moon" - Moving Gems 13. "Must I Be considered a Stranger" - Ryan Adams 14. "Concrete Sky" - Jesse Orton 15. "Helpess" (Live) - Neil Youthful 16. "Don't Be Shy" (no piano) - Cat Stevens 17. "Nerstrand Forest" - Mark Olson as well as the the Creekdippers PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery It's a Zoo This Season: 23 Honours Competitors Featuring Animals Related Subjects Matt Damon Eddie Vedder Cameron Crowe We Bought a Zoo Radiohead

VIDEO Exclusive: Dr. Oz Gets a Surprise for his 400th Episode

Dr. Oz The Dr. Oz Show is celebrating its 400th episode, and to mark the milestone, some of the people he's helped along the way will surprise him. In this exclusive clip from Friday's program, five women, along with their babies, join him on stage to thank him for sharing his guidance and helping them lose the weight they needed to get pregnant. Watch below: Check TVGuide.com's listings guide to see when Dr. Oz is on.

Dubai fest to fete Rahman

CHENNAI -- Indian composer A.R. Rahman will get an eternity achievement recognition in the eighth Dubai Film Festival. Rahman won two Academy awards along with a BAFTA, Grammy and Golden Globe for his "Slumdog Uniform" soundtrack. Younger crowd won multiple nominations for "127 Hrs." Considered India's pre-eminent composer, Rahman has obtained a lot more than 100 films within the Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Mandarin and Malayalam languages besides his operate in Hollywood. He's part of supergroup Superheavy, another people which are Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Dork Stewart and Damien Marley. Rahman has additionally labored with Craig Remedy and Michael Bolton. He's won India's greatest civilian recognition, the Padma Bhushan, an honorary Fellow from the Trinity College of Music and was named by Time magazine among the world's most influential folks 2009. Rahman's latest release, the Bollywood musical "Rockstar" opened up worldwide with $12.5 million a week ago. Dubai fest chairman Abdulhamid Juma stated: "A. R. Rahman is definitely an inspiration for numerous music artists and composers, and it has introduced a brand new infusion of talent towards the Indian film industry. Through his worldwide foray, dealing with a few of the world's most accomplished music artists, he shown the energy of music to mix all obstacles and fasten having a global audience." Veteran Egyptian thesp Gamil Ratib, whose credits include "Lawrence of Arabia," will even get a lifetime achievement award in the fest that runs 12 ,. 7-14. Rahman's second world tour in 2 years begins in Dubai 12 ,. 9. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Jason Clarke Lands Kathryn Bigelows Bin Laden Film; Elite Cast Circling Other Roles

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Clarke is the first actor set for the Kathryn Bigelow-directed drama about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden for Sony Pictures and Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures. An elite group of actors is being courted for the ensemble. I’m told that Clarke–who stars in the Ellison-produced The Wettest County in the World and is playing the gas station owner George Wilson in the Baz Luhrmann-directed The Great Gatsby–will play a terrorist hunter in service of the U.S. efforts to hunt Bin Laden. Also being discussed for roles are Tom Hardy (who also stars in Wettest County), Jennifer Ehle (Contagion), Guy Pearce (who starred in Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker), Idris Elba, Rooney Mara (upcoming Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Nina Arianda (Midnight In Paris). The plan is to start production early next year, so availability could be an issue for some of the actors. Mark Boal wrote the script and is producing with Ellison and Greg Shapiro.

Critic's Self-help guide to Wednesday's TV: CMAs versus. X Factor together with a Ripper Anniversary

Jason Lee Noticeably missing inside the ranks in the X Factor's participants: budding new bands stars. (Maybe they didn't desire to risk another Scotty McCreery-style steamroller upstaging upstarts like "Astro.") Now, since the Top 11 square off, Fox's overblown singing contest (8/7c) faces its hardest competition so far: another musical extravaganza, ABC's three-hour broadcast in the 45th Annual CMA Honours (8/7c) from Nashville, with Barbara Underwood and Kaira Paisley co-hosting for your fourth year back to back. (They'll perform their hit "Help help remind Me" through the show.) Among the CMA's musical highlights: a tribute to country legend Glen Campbell by Paisley, Vince Gill and Keith Urban together with a performance by Lionel Richie from his approaching country album "Tuskegee," featuring Little Large Town, Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker. All five nominees for CMA New Artist of year may also be round the roster: Luke Bryan, Eric Chapel, Thompson Square, Chris Youthful as well as the Band Perry. So that as always, the cream of the united states crop will need the Bridgestone Arena stage, including Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and Taylor Quick. In contrast, it's kind of challenging searching toward the next performance from Lakoda Rayne, that's less an "X" when compared to a "Why." Want more TV news? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! Relating to this date in 1888, Jack the Ripper mentioned his last victim, roughly canon's states. Having a canny stroke of programming fate, BBC America's creepy Whitechapel mystery series (10/9c) reaches the conclusion of the three-episode Ripper Copycat arc on one evening, since the November. 9 deadline looms to prevent the best murder and locate the elusive madman. The inspector in charge, the insecure Chandler (Rupert Penry-Manley), fears he's under the job, until a speaking to Ripper-ologist brings some focus to his study on the historic record: "The killer has made a decision who the Ripper is. You have to see things through his eyes." The race is on, plus it evolves with a satisfying finish. Better news: another three-episode mystery based on another legendary murder spree begins inside a couple of days. With ABC's winning comedies (like the top-rated Modern Family as well as the underrated The Middle) benched for your evening due to the CMA Honours, anybody trying to find laughs is recommended to check out NBC's little demonstrate that could, Up With The Evening (8/7c). It possesses a very enjoyable guest appearance by I am Earl's Jason Lee just like a laid-back "regular Joe" single father who catches Ava's (Maya Rudolph) wandering eye while she's babysitting little Amy as Reagan and Chris try, mostly unsuccessfully, to relish a preliminary evening out of the baby. Lee might be the reaction to Chris' apparent question: "If Ava's watching Amy, who's watching Ava?" Meanwhile, Comedy Central's South Park (10/9c) assumes Thanksgiving, since the boys watch a history Funnel special in regards to the holiday and begin to consider that aliens were behind the first celebration. In some manner we doubt this could affect Cartman's appetite. The situation is getting heated on CBS' Survivor: South Off-shoreline (8/7c), because the nerd-tastic player Cochran makes his move, delivering among his former tribemates to Temptation Island, departing people left to vent their wrath. A double eviction in tonight's episode purports to shake some misunderstanding a lot more. ... In other reality news, Bravo's Top Chef (10/9c) continues its purchasing process to accomplish the most effective 16, plus a tense prepare-off among people left "round the bubble" to create the ultimate jackets. When one of the chef-testants is hurt in this particular last round, the desperation shows since the chef just continues cooking, stating, "I'd prepare one-handed. ... I'd prepare with my foot basically must.Inch Your competitors is on. ... And also on The CW's America's Next Top Model All-Stars (9/8c), the relaxation from the models mind to some vacation in a holiday in greece, because of there being inadequate drama happening there nowadays. Crime time: We rarely see Law & Order: SVU's Capt. Cragen (Dann Florek) in the precinct, in this week's episode (10/9c, NBC), he goes undercover just like a lonely-heart to nail a killer associated with a Russian Mafia mail-order-bride plan. ... More undercover work, as USA Network's crazy Psych (10/9c) plays ball each time a murder happens on Santa Barbara's minor league baseball team, and Shawn visits softball softball bat just like a new striking instructor while poor patsy Gus dons the uniform in the team mascot, the Seabird. ... Around the CSI mind-scratcher (10/9c, CBS), an automobile-crash crime scene seems one more brain that doesn't participate in the vehicular sufferers. Just what else is on? ... Joining the fray on most dangerous-jobs docu-reality programming, the sun and rain Funnel premieres Coast Guard Alaska (9/8c), undertaking a crew situated in Kodiak, simply because they fight sun and rain to complete dangerous rescues. ... The Science Funnel profiles Prophets of Sci-fi (10/9c) in the new series, situated by filmmaker Ridley Scott, that examines the task of visionary sci-fi/fantasy auteurs. Through famous movie clips and new animation, we view how their prescient tales aided inspire lots of current day technical enhancements. To begin with: Mary Shelley, who written the legendary (though frequently bowdlerized) Frankenstein. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Disney Orders Fourth Season of Emmy-Winning Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb Stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb will continue to have more adventures, while poor Candace will continue to try to bust them. Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of its hit animated comedy Phineas and Ferb, the channel announced Wednesday. The new episodes will roll out through 2014. True Blood's Stephen Moyer battles Michael J. Fox for Anna Paquin's affection on Phineas and Ferb The new episodes will include more musical interludes, including the one-hit wonder "Phineas and the Ferb-tones," a commemoration of Platypus Day (Perry will be thrilled), and a winter vacation special. Phineas and Ferb is the No. 1 animated series among kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14. It won a Daytime Emmy in 2010 for Outstanding Writing in Animation and Emmys for Jill Daniels and Brian Woods for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation. Are you happy that your Phineas and Ferb fix will continue?

AFM: Sir Ben Kingsley Is The Common Man

Saturday, November 05, 2011Santa Monica..Myriad Pictures has signed with Asia Digital Entertainment to distribute the action thriller A Common Man starring Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross, which recently completed production in Sri Lanka. The film was adapted for the screen and directed by Chandran Rutnam (The Road From Elephant Pass). In A Common Man, which is set in Colombo, Sri Lanka, a mysterious man (Kingsley) has planted 5 bombs in the politically-scarred city that are set to explode unless four major terrorists are immediately released from prison. When he calls in his demands to the Deputy Inspector General of the Colombo Police Department (Cross), it sets in motion an ideological and deadly confrontation between the truth and duty. Myriad CEO Kirk DAmico is selling the title at the American Film Market this week. Early response to our sales promo has been terrific, said DAmico. Ben Kingsley is a very big star internationally and the film has the right components buyers look for a big star with a lot of action. Were excited to be handling the film for Paul and his team. A Common Man was produced by Manohan Nanayakkara, B.S. Radha Krishnan and Chandran Rutnam. Executive producers are Paul Mason and Jon Sheinberg. A Common Man is a production of Asia Digital Entertainment which produced the feature film, The Road From Elephant Pass, a Finalist Award winner at the 2011 NY International Television and Film Awards. The Academy Award-winning Kingsleys (Gandhi) recent credits include Martin Scorseses Shutter Island and Jerry Bruckheimers Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Other recent projects include Hugo, from director Martin Scorsese, with Sacha Baron Cohen and Chloe Grace Moretz, and The Dictator, which also stars Sacha Baron Cohen. Ben Cross (Chariots of Fire) recently co-starred with John Cusack in the independent film War, Inc. and opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ray Liotta in Hero Wanted. Other recent projects include Star Trek, directed by J.J. Abrams, and starring roles in the mini-series Ben Hur for the BBC, the mini-series Ice opposite Sam Neill and Lifetimes William & Kate. Kingsley is represented by CAA and ITG. Cross is represented by manager Jeff Goldberg. The deal with Myriad Pictures was arranged by Jon Sheinberg of The Movie Machine and Paul Mason.

Bad Box Office: Tower Heist Steals Friday But Tied With Puss In Boots To Win Weak Weekend: Harold & Kumar 3D Xmas Soft

Universal Pictures International Entertainment haspicked up rights to Content Film’s Hard Boiled Sweets for the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Benelux and Scandinavia, the companies announced Friday. Written and directed by David L. G. Hughes, Sweets is a crime thriller starring Scot Williams (The Crew), Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Long Good Friday, Hot Fuzz), Peter Wight (Another Year, Hot Fuzz), Ian Hart (Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, Finding Neverland, Michael Collins),Elizabeth Berrington (In Bruges, Secrets and Lies), Laura Greenwood (The Brothers Grimm) andPhilip Barantini (Band of Brothers, Ned Kelly). Inspired by Hughes’ short story A Girl With a Gun, the movie centers on an ex-con namedJohnny is coerced into taking part in a heist that he wants no part of. What he doesn’t know is that a bunch of other hoods also have designs on themillion in cash stashed at a mobster’s home.The deal was negotiated by Harry White, head of sales at Content, and Jasper van Hecke, international acquisitions manager at UPIE.

Discovery Posts Strong Third-Quarter Financials

Discovery Communications on Tuesday reported third-quarter net gain rose 27 percent to $237 million on revenue which was up 18 percent to $1.1 billion, brought by 19 percent growth at both its U.S. and Worldwide television systems. STORY: Discovery Sets Five-Hour Docu-Series 'How We Invented the planet' (Exclusive) The income report, launched following the closing bell, impressed traders, who bid shares 2 percent greater within the after-hrs session. Throughout regular buying and selling, the stock sunk 3 % to $42.27. STORY: Former 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' Editor Arrested on Child Porn-Related Charges (Report) "The benefit of our programming permitted us to carry on to make use of the sustained health from the global ad market and additional leverage existing and emerging distribution platforms worldwide," stated Discovery Boss David Zaslav. Removing Discovery Health that made method for the The famous host oprah Winfrey OWN partnership were a continue results, towards the tune of roughly $19 million. Related Subjects The famous host oprah Winfrey Discovery Communications

Focus launches 'Mars' at AFM

LONDON -- Irish helmer Ruairi Robinson is positioned to direct his first feature film "The Ultimate Days on Mars," with various script by Clive Dawson, which Focus Features Intl. will probably be pre-delivering customers within the American Film Market now. The thriller, that's in pre-production, will probably be produced by Texting Films' Michael Kuhn ("The Duchess," "Being John Malkovich") and Andrea Cornwall ("The Scouting Book for Boys"). Pic, which was formerly titled "The Performers,Inch follows the story from the astronaut crew on Mars near a substantial breakthrough getting collected rock people that reveal microscopic evidence of existence. Inside their last several hours on the planet, two astronauts go back to a cavernous valley initially of Mars to collect further evidence for discovery, but a routine excavation turns deadly when one of these simple falls to his dying and also the is taken just like a host and re-animated with the expereince of living form they looked for to discover. Pic is skedded to lense noisy . 2012 on location in Jordan and Shepperton Art galleries inside the U.K. Robinson may also be skedded to direct another high-concept sci-fi pic, "The Fallen," they is developing with Lionsgate U.K. and producer Kris Thykier. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

Ryan Gosling's 'Logan's Run' Remake Enlists New Film writer (Exclusive)

Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesRyan Gosling The lengthy-planned remake of Logan's Run gets a brand new film writer. Andrew Baldwin originates aboard to tackle the brand new Warner Bros. version from the classic sci-fi tale for director Nicolas Winding Refn, star Ryan Gosling and producers Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman. PHOTOS: Ryan Gosling's Career in Pictures Logan's Run, occur a utopian, publish-apocolyptic society by which people should be offer dying once they achieve age 30 (21 within the 1967 novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Manley), would be a hit in 1976 starring Michael You are able to. The remake has been around development for over a decade with filmmakers as diverse as Bryan Singer (X-Males), James McTiegue (V for Vendetta) and Carl Erik Rinsch (the approaching 47 Ronin) all developing different assumes the fabric. Refn and Gosling, riding high in critical reaction to the atmospheric thriller Drive, came aboard the project captured. Alex Garland (4 weeks Later) shipped a script, and can Beall (Gangster Squad) authored cure but was not available to create the script. Baldwin lately setup the time Yakuza script The Outsider at Warner Bros. with Art and John Linson's Linson Entertainment creating. Before that, he authored Red-colored Asphalt for Wanted director Timur Bekmembatov at Lionsgate, after breaking to the scene together with his Black List script Free Airline is Dead. Baldwin is repped by CAA and Anonymous Content. Email: Borys.Package@thr.com, Matthew.Belloni@thr.com Ryan Gosling Logan's Run Drive Nicolas Winding Refn

Galleries fret over online crack in cable window

The majors happen to be worrying for any very long time about flat domestic box office and rapidly declining DVD sales, there is however a more recent section of large concern: the gold coin in the lucrative fundamental cable window. Elevated online exposure for film product -- via Netflix, iTunes, Vudu and also the proprietary site of premium cablers, for example Cinemax Go -- might lead to fundamental nets like Forex, TNT, Comedy Central yet others to scale back on purchases. And vast amounts of money is on the line.Time Warner corporate chief Jeffrey Bewkes states his conglom's TNT and The best spinner's would reduce purchases of some theatricals, though features would still remain a pressure. "The large movie packages, particularly really costly, giant movies, really are a little less strong since they're getting seen a lot of places," Bewkes told a Sept. 22 investor conference. He added that the organization will fine-tune the way it acquires films, focusing more about "certain evergreen game titles and genres which are basically within the sweet place."Even such mildly discouraging words have rarely been heard within the 2 decades that theatricals grew to become ever-growing cornerstones within the agendas of numerous fundamental systems. Bewkes' surveys are really important because his clients are both a buyer and seller of movies. For that congloms' studio arms, revenue from cable has lengthy been important to their financial aspects -- with premium subscription services and ad-supported fundamental channels both playing a significant role. Every film that's a part of a pay cable output deal creates a pile of money within the first premium window. Even though affiliate payouts might be reduced for any film's later, fundamental cable window, fundamental cable systems really save money overall dollars for film product compared to the premium nets, because you will find so much more fundamental channels because of so many more slots to program. Plus, fundamental cable airs the entire gamut of movies, varying from recent high-budget blockbusters completely to films which have finished their first-cycle telecasts -- so-known as library or catalog game titles -- which appear much less frequently on premium services. Based on SNL Kagan, fundamental cable channels within the U.S. will fork over a lot more than $2.8 billion certification theatricals this year, in comparison using the just-under $2 billion spent by premium pay channels for theatricals.Many of the movie investing is targeted inside a dozen fundamental channels for example Forex, Syfy, The best spinner's, Turner Classic Movies and Comedy Central. These heavy customers of movies are important to the financial aspects from the fundamental window. (Theatrical slots have even made an appearance on fundamental systems for example Animal Planet and also the Weather Funnel recently, but individuals devoted movie nights did not stick.) Addressing Bewkes' statement, Deana Myers, senior analyst at SNL Kagan Research, states, "If a person major purchasing fundamental cable network states it will not acquire as numerous films, that will have an effect. Prices can come lower for those who have less purchasers available on the market. It is dependent if other systems part of to purchase films."Based on one way of thinking, however theatricals will not suffer much reduction in fundamental cable, as their star energy make them simple to advertise and repeat. Within the multichannel cable dial, large stars and glossy production values prompt America's nomadic funnel viewers to pause. Better still -- and possibly flying when confronted with the thought of online viewing devaluing a movie -- familiarity features its own cache."Fundamental cable systems deliver reliable rankings by means of quality brand-centric content that individuals like to watch again and again," states Ken Werner, leader of Warner Bros. domestic television distribution. "It's like investing time by having an old friend."Even though it may be contended that theatricals progressively take a back chair because of original cable series gobbling up cycles and program budgets, first-run cable series remain an costly proposition, particularly if they flop. However, movies are often licensed after their theatrical premiere, when they're known amounts, with foreseeable prices associated with box office, and tend to be less expensive than original fare and supply high-quality fodder to fill cablers' huge 24-hour agendas.Jim Packer, Lionsgate leader of worldwide TV and digital distribution, adds another positive: "Films not just rate well, and definitely will provide each network having a marketing vehicle for his or her originals." Still, if online viewing negatively impacts rankings for any film on cable, the end result could hit fundamental cablers harder compared to premium shops, simply because of their different business models. The very best-grossing theatricals command comparable cost from premium pay shops like Cinemax and Starz because they do from fundamental, which nowadays is about $25 million per title. But fundamental cablers are partially ad-supported, -- instead of the ad-free, subscription premium systems -- meaning any decrease in rankings would result in a similar decrease in revenue.And fundamental cablers buy films in a different way the premium channels do. Premium nets lock in most the flicks of the major studio for multiple years in output deals, carrying out to many films sight unseen. But fundamental systems generally purchase only a few at any given time, making their deals only after films achieve the theatrical window as well as their box office is famous. Possibly some fundamental cablers may wish to consider online viewing trends for specific movies too. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Google Announces YouTubes New Original Channels Including Deadlines Parent Company

Deadline had to wait for the official announcement because of the NDA signed by our parent company PMC. We areone of the firstmajor channels that will be launching in late January. It will be called PMC Entertainment and is alone in the entertainment breaking news category. It will make useof content fromDeadline.com, HollywoodLife.com, TVLine.com, and Movieline.com.. Here’s the news: More great content creators coming to YouTube Wonderful things happen when cool technology meets great entertainment. Cable television expanded our viewing possibilities from just a handful of channels to hundreds, and brought us some of the most defining media experiences of the last few decades– think MTV, ESPN and CNN. Today, the web is bringing us entertainment from an even wider range of talented producers, and many of the defining channels of the next generation are being born, and watched, on YouTube. Today were announcing that even more talented creators and original entertainment will soon join YouTubes existing channel lineup, including channels created by well-known personalities and content producers from the TV, film, music, news, and sports fields, as well as some of the most innovative up-and-coming media companies in the world and some of YouTubes own existing partners. These channels will have something for everyone, whether youre a mom, a comedy fan, a sports nut, a music lover or a pop-culture maven. Our goal with this channels expansion, along with the grants and educational programs weve launched in the past year, is to bring an even broader range of entertainment to YouTube, giving you more reasons to keep coming back again and again. And for advertisers, these channels will represent a new way to engage and reach their global consumers. The first of these new original channels will appear on YouTube starting next month and continuing over the next year. Theyll be available to you on any internet-connected device, anywhere in the world, with all the interactivity and social features of YouTube built right in. For a sneak peak, check out the list of partners and channels below. We’ll have more information very soon. Robert Kyncl, Global Head of Content Partnerships, recently watched Halloween Light Show 2011. Partner, channel name Alchemy Networks, Alchemy Networks Alli Sports, Alli Sports Bedrocket Media Ventures, Official Comedy Bedrocket Media Ventures and Full Picture Productions, Look TV Bedrocket Media Ventures & Wasserman Media Group, Network A BermanBraun, theLOGE BermanBraun & Rodale Inc., Vigor BermanBraun & Rodale Inc., Taste Big Frame, BAM Black Box TV, Black Box TV (Anthony E. Zuiker, Tony E. 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'The Hobbit' to Premiere in Nz

SYDNEY --Peter Jackson's hometown of Wellington, Nz will host the earth première in the Hobbit: An Unforeseen Journey, in November. 2012, the director mentioned on location at Hobbiton, Friday.our editor recommends'The Hobbit' Films Get Game game titles and Release Dates'The Hobbit:' Jackson Releases Official Dwarves Photo Speaking following a five days of shooting within the set, Jackson told NZ media that Warner Bros.made a decision Wellington would host the premiere after being "amazed" with the world premiere in the Return in the King in 2003. "Nobody I don't think inside the worldwide industry could quite believe how a country got behind that moment," Jackson mentioned, "but everyone involved is extremely honestly keen to permit Nz hold the premiere in the first Hobbit movie." The initial of those two Hobbit movies is going to be released worldwide on 12 ,. 13, 2012, while using second, The Hobbit: There And Again searching for release in 12 ,., 2013. How big both of these films means shooting continues in well into 2012. 110 occasions of studio shooting are actually completed, with another 7 days of location shoots around Nz, adopted in 2012 by another five several days of studio shooting. Substantial breaks between people blocks are enabling key cast individuals to complete other projects and offers the expansion time to concentrate on publish-production and digital effects. Hobbiton at Matamata on New Zealand's North Island is the positioning of the hobbit village inside the Our god In The Rings films and may still operate just like a tourist park once the Hobbit crew depart. Related Subjects Worldwide Asia The Hobbit Jackson

Allen Gregory

'Allen Gregory'Produced by JHF, a J. Paul-A. Mogel-D. Goodman Bit of Business and Chernin Entertainment in colaboration with twentieth century Fox Television. Executive producers, David A. Goodman, Jonah Hill, Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel, Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope supervisory producer, Mark McJimsey co-producers, Michael Colton, John Aboud director, Bernard Derriman authors, Hill, Mogel, Paul animation executive producers, Joel Kuwahara, Scott Greenberg, McJimsey animation producer, Andi Raab editors, Roger Hinze, Mark Seymour music, Joshua Sitron casting, Julie Ashton-Barson. 30 MIN. Voice cast:Allen Gregory P Longpre - Jonah Hill Richard P Longpre - French Stewart Patrick Vanderweel - Cristina Pucelli Jeremy P Longpre - Nat Faxon Stewart Rossmyre - Will Forte Julie Neung - Pleasure OsmanskiUnlike lots of animated shows, "Allen Gregory" includes a logical reason behind using the medium: Creating a series around an insanely precocious and pretentious 7-year-old boy wouldn't simply be hard to cast, but simply think of the production limits that will impose. So co-creator Jonah Hill voices the title character -- a youngster with two gay fathers, an adopted Cambodian sister he deeply resents along with a preference for Pinot Grigio with lunch. Deeply absurd only fitfully funny, "Allen" will most likely be loved with a small group, although not especially loved by many people. Allen is introduced in a lavish party tossed by his father Richard (French Stewart), throughout which pop berates partner Jeremy (Nat Faxon) and concurrently remembers Allen because the world's youngest Tony champion. The bespectacled tyke, consequently, expresses gratitude "to everybody here whose dreams are fueled by my accomplishments." Ah, there is however trouble in paradise. So far home-trained by Jeremy, the apparently well-heeled Richard needs his much-maligned partner to reenter the labor force, for reasons he will not specify. This turn of occasions forces Allen to go to school, not to mention, the spoiled boy is definitely an awkward easily fit in his new surroundings -- telling the teacher he's fine together with her, provided she knows her authority does not exceed his. "Allen Gregory" is unquestionably strange, along with a little dangerous in the mixture of sexual quite happy with a young child protagonist within an animated format. Sure, "The Simpsons" will get away with murder, but it is still surprising to determine another-grader presented to be infatuated together with his sixtysomething teacher, and also the eager-to-please school board advocating her to indulge individuals dreams. (Don't look now, however your boycott campaign in the Parents Television Council is doubtless already within the mail.) Mostly, though, like many a prodigy, "Allen Gregory's" over-the-top figures don't promise to age perfectly. This is a shame, really, because the show includes a awesome look and really the possibility to become about something in working with the way a pretentious egghead attempts to easily fit in. As constituted, "Allen" offers audiences little foundation to latch onto, apart from the fleeting diversion of hearing Hill playing a young child who talks as an NPR morning host. Practically speaking, being sandwiched between two established series must provide this newcomer sampling. Furthermore, additionally to designers Hill, Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel, the show has "Family Man's" David A. Goodman to supervise its ongoing education and counts former News Corp. chief operating officer Peter Chernin among its brain trust. Still, if "Allen Gregory's" pilot is definitely an accurate preview of what's in the future, this gifted tot's graduation from primetime might come earlier than some of his many fathers would welcome. Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com

90210 Alum Dina Meyer Returns for the Local zip code

Dina Meyer Beverly Slopes, 90210 alum Dina Meyer is returning to her old stomping grounds. Meyer, who referred to Lucinda Nicholson round the original series, may have a completely new character round the 90210 reboot, TVGuide.com has confirmed. The 42-year-old actress may have your brain agent at Liam's modeling agency who requires a desire to have him. She's large dreams for Liam (Matt Lanter), even if they don't match their very own. TVLine.com first reported what is the news. See the relaxation of current day news Since her occasions of bedding Brandon Walsh, Meyer has starred in Starship Military and Saw. Her TV credits include Castle, Puppy puppy nip/Tuck as well as the Mentalist.

Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 Sneak Peek

Another year, another shameless plug for Twilight fan traffic. Below is a sneak peek behind the scenes of the Edward-Bella wedding in Summit Entertainment’sThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I which releases November 18th.There’s endless promotion of the 2nd-to-last movie in this ridiculously lucrative vampires and werewolves franchise, including a concert tour and stars meet-and-greet. The soundtrack will be released on November 8th with the new single “It Will Rain” by Grammy Award-winning Bruno Mars. I personally am curious to see how badly director Bill Condon effed up this Part 1 filmed back-to-back with Part 2: the buzz is that this film is chaotic at best: Meanwhile,Summitis kicking off a nationwide Red Carpet event and concert tour for the movie. Fans can see stars including Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, and Ashley Greene, as well as attendperformances ofseveral bands featured in the latest film.The soundtrack includes Christina Perri, Aqualung, Lucy Schwartz, and Sleeping at Last. The eventschedule is: November 7, 2011: Atlanta, GA – The Buckhead Theatre. Cast Attending: Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli and Jackson Rathbone Performance By: Christina Perri November 8, 2011: Chicago, IL – House of Blues Cast Attending: Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz and Elizabeth Reaser Performance By: Christina Perri November 9, 2011: Dallas, TX – The Palladium Ballroom at Gilley’s Dallas Cast Attending: Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli and Jackson Rathbone Performance By: Christina Perri November 10, 2011: San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore Cast Attending: Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli and Jackson Rathbone Performances By: Aqualung, Lucy Schwartz and Sleeping atLast November 11, 2011: Salt Lake City, UT – The Rail Event Center Cast Attending: Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli and Jackson Rathbone Performances By: Aqualung, Lucy Schwartz and Sleeping at Last

Disney Junior taps Mandy Moore for series

Mandy Moore will voice charge character in Disney Junior animated series "Oki's Oasis," which has gone into production getting a 2013 premiere specific. "Oki's" will join the Disney Junior selection yearly following a programming block spins taken off Disney Funnel being its own separate cable funnel, altering SoapNet. Moore ("Twisted") may have the kitty who's the sheriff in the most friendly town within the civilized world. Each episode will feature two 11-minute tales and a pair of original tunes. " 'Oki's Oasis' uses the legend in the Old West to impart social capabilities and practicing youthful kids about like a good friend and neighbor, reinforcing what parents are actually teaching their kids in your house about forgiveness, honesty and talking about," Disney Junior Worldwide senior veep of original programming and g.m. Nancy Kanter mentioned. Professional producer Denis Morella created "Oki's" with co-professional producer George Evelyn. Carol Huckins aided develop the show which is professional creating. Wildbrain Entertainment is creating. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Ben Stiller Brings Back Zoolander, Faces Off in V-Neck Battle on Saturday Night Live

Ben Stiller, Bill Hader Ben Stiller hosted Saturday Night Live for the second time, but the return appearance of the writer-actor (and brief SNL featured player) was overshadowed by the return of one of his most famous characters - model Derek Zoolander. In a perfect match, Zoolander appeared alongside "Weekend Update" correspondent Stefon (Bill Hader) to promote his upcoming Halloween party in the middle of the Hudson River. He was dumb as ever ("am I on the news?"), but instead of "blue steel," Zoolander showed up off his "cold coffee" look and instead of The Derek Zoolander Foundation For Kids Who Can't Read Good and Want To Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too, all proceeds from his Halloween party will benefit The Derek Zoolander Foundation for Fat Kids Who Are Fat But Not in a Cute Way Like That Fat Kid on Modern Family: Watch more videos from Saturday Night Live Exuding a Zoolander-esque confidence, Stiller also played a man engaged in a V-neck battle that went a little (read: a lot) too deep: It was no Tom Cruise, but Stiller did his best Bruce Springsteen impersonation for a fake commercial selling The Boss' best stories between songs (for instance, "that time we all got bandanas"). He nailed Springsteen's trademark grunts and found a suitable Lil Stevie in Fred Armisen: Sadly, Stiller's set included no surprise appearance from former SNL cast member, Stiller's Tower Heist co-star Eddie Murphy. But at least we know his Zoolander impression is up-to-snuff for that upcoming sequel. What was your favorite sketch of the night?

ROLL CALL: Hollywood Joins Occupy Wall Street Protests

First Published: October 7, 2011 1:53 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Penn Badgley attends Coach Mens Summer Party On The High Line at The High Line in NY City on June 28, 2011Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans Celebrity Sit-In: NYs Occupy Wall Street protests got a little more star power this week with the appearance of a Gossip guy. Penn Badgley was spotted multiple times in Lower Manhattan this week joining the movement against corporate greed, The Huffington Post reported. The actor was seen with a sign, saying, Bring Back The Glass Stengell Act!! No To Corporate Greed! Penn wasnt the only star to take a stand in the protests. The Avengers star Mark Ruffalo, director Michael Moore and former couple Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins (who showed up on different days) were a few of the other celebs who have also been seen protesting. Check out Penn in action, HERE! New Couple Alert!: Looks like vampires like the taste of spiders! The Twilight Sagas Ashley Greene is reportedly dating Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark star Reeve Carney. Ashley has always had a crush on Reeve and he finally was into it, a source told Us Weekly. According to another source, the actress who was previously linked to Joe Jonas has been after the high-flying Broadway star for some time. Ashley has been pining after Reeve for a long time. Shes super close with Reeves family and loves spending time with Paris, his sister, when theyre both in L.A. Here Comes The Bridal Consultant: We cant think of anyone better to deal with bridezillas than Kelly Ripa! The Live! with Regis and Kelly co-host plays bridal consultant on tonights premiere of TLCs Say Yes to the Dress. Check out a preview of Kelly who thinks the Kleinfeld Bridal gig was possibly the hardest job on the planet HERE! Kim Does Cher: Just days after Cher had some choice words for the Kardashian clan on Twitter, Kim stepped out on Thursday channeling her best 70s Cher look. So, who does Cher better Kim or Cher herself? See the look HERE! -By Jesse Spero Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

David Cronenbergs The Fly follow-up has the capacity to go

David Cronenberg has written a follow-up for the Fly which is waiting for Fox to find out whether they wish to ensure it is.Pressed about whispers from the Fly remake inside a recent Dangerous Method junket, Cronenberg mentioned."The Fly is not exactly a remake, it's type of a follow-up, kinda."Yeah, that was an issue. I've written a script of the, and I am unsure in the event that will truly happen, but that has associated with Fox."We're unsure so what can stop Fox trying to greenlight a follow-up for the Fly written and possibly directed by Cronenberg. Possibly they're really installed on Chris Walas' The Fly II.Or even they were so traumatised with the bit while using dog because film that any script marked 'The Fly II' goes into the bin.Either in situation, it is really an exciting prospect. We presently live in a worldwide where Ridley Scott is installed on a prequel to Alien together with a follow-up to Edge Runner, and David Cronenberg is searching in a Fly 2 script.That's pretty strange if you contemplate it.

Paul Feig Exits Bridget Johnson 3 Universal Searching For Brit Director For The month of january Start

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures and dealing Title Films will require a brand new director for Bridget Johnson 3, and that i hear they need a Brit. Paul Feig has withdrawn after developing the newest draft from the script using the intention to direct. I’m told that each side agreed it didn’t exercise which maybe case a essential British comedy that requires an english sensibility. They'll set a director soon because they are still slated to begin production in The month of january, with Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant all wanting to return. Feig has enough to help keep him busy at Universal, where he just directed the sleeper hit Bridesmaids. He’s got two projects there including an untitled comedy he’s conntacting direct for producer Judd Apatow, with the expectation that Jon Hamm will have a man enthusiastic about a lady who’ll be performed by Melissa McCarthy. That certainly puts a lot of the Bridesmaids team together, and it'll need to do before studio understands a method to get going on the Bridesmaids follow up after the first made $286 million worldwide on the $32 million budget. Hamm was lately cited stating that Kristen Wiig, who starred in and co-authored the initial, wasn’t prone to return. I’ve been hearing exactly the same factor for some time, however the studio is hopeful that everything has transformed for how long she was initially requested, once the film only agreed to be being a phenomenon also it was all a little overwhelming. She’s now doing her final season of Saturday Evening Live, also it wouldn’t function as the worst factor on the planet to begin the following stage of her career using the second installment of the franchise that individuals really need to see. Wiig authored the script with Annie Mumolo, and to date they haven’t even develop a follow up idea. Obviously, Universal practical knowledge ongoing hit movies once the original stars don’t return: That happened using the Fast And Also The Furious when Vin Diesel rejected to come back for that second film. The franchise did fine anyway, and that he’s back now. When the studio could possibly get back Wiig and also the cast which includes McCarthy (who's showing herself a proficient physical comic actress most lately with last weekend’s insanely funny SNL hosting stint), the follow up makes an excessive amount of sense to not take place in some form.

New era, new rules

Targeted marketing has helped Fox promote catalog franchises including 'X-Men: First Class.' For audiences the many way to view movies -- via game consoles, smartphones, Internet, television -- is a boon but for marketers, it's been a few years of rewriting the rules of engagement."We've actually seen growth in this downturn economy on VOD and EST, hitting new levels on VOD and EST," says Aubrey Freeborn, senior VP of marketing and product management for worldwide VOD and electronic sell-through at 20th Century Fox. Freeborn is a panelist at Variety's Film Marketing Summit, addressing the topic Marketing Across Windows: Theatrical, VOD, Home Entertainment.Freeborn says one advance that has affected the industry for the better is day-and-date availability; it has helped VOD growth because of the new releases and the content is fresher.She adds another reason for the upswing is new improvements in navigation -- it is easier to discover and search for content and it is also easier to see what is new and available.However, Fox is not waiting around to see what the next new invention may be, they, like other Hollywood majors, are being proactive in searching out new ways to market."We have worked closely with the cable companies and other studios to create an industrywide marketing effort under the 'Movies on Demand' brand that has quickly become the most comprehensive and successful campaign to date for VOD. We've only scratched the surface on the growth opportunities," Freeborn says.Fox has also made other improvements in looking to get the attention of consumers in the digital download arena, by adding behind-the-scenes material and other special content that consumers came to expect on a DVD onto digital files."We can work together with our theatrical colleagues to promote theatrical releases with special content, while at the same time promoting the catalog, such as 'X-Men: First Class' and the 'X-Men' franchise," Freeborn says.Through targeted marketing, Fox has found out a few surprising (and helpful) things as well."VOD used to be very male and teen -- it's broadened and now the primary consumer is age 35-44 for women in the traditional VOD outlets. Another interesting thing is that the demos from the platforms vary, based on whether it's Xbox, Comcast, etc. Our marketing approach is targeted as much as possible based on the demo of the platform," says Freeborn.FILM MARKETING SUMMIT 2011:New era, new rules | The hard sell | Levy's job is a dream that works Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

'Fringe' Producers, 'Shield' Scribe Sell Western to Fox

John Hlavin Hot writer John Hlavin is boarding the small screen's Western train. Fox has picked up an untitled Western script from The Shield scribe Hlavin that will explore the origins of Wyatt Earp, chronicling the well-known incidents in his life -- including the Gunfight at the OK Corral -- as well as details about his brothers bringing order to a lawless frontier. PHOTOS:18 Familiar Faces of Fall TV Hlavin has sold the project to the network through 20th Century Fox Television, which brought in Fringe's Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci through their studio-based K/O Paper Products to executive produce the project. K/O Paper Products president Heather Kadin will also executive produce alongside Hlavin, whose TV credits include Trust Me, Daybreak and E-Ring. Hlavin, who has the Western The Gunslingerin development at Warner Bros. Pictures, is currently penning Risk for Sony Pictures and working with DreamWorks on his untitled heist film. His big-screen credits also include penning the fourth installment in the Underworld franchise for Screen Gems. PHOTOS: Fall TV Preview 2011: The Returning Shows Kurtzman and Orci inked a three-year overall deal with 20th Television last year and had drama pilots Locke & Key and Exit Strategy set up at Fox that didn't get the series pickup in May. This is their second project this development season; CBS picked up a female-fronted drama revolving around a congresswoman who fights for the underdog. Overall, the Hlavin project continues the Western trend this development season. EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Fox's Kevin Reilly on 'X Factor' Ratings, 'Terra Nova' and the Future of 'Glee' TNT recently gave pilot orders to Gateway, an action-adventure set in 1880s Colorado from The Pacific's Bruce C. McKenna. ABC is developing Gunslinger from Detroit 1-8-7's David Zabel and Hogtown, a procedural pitch set in the Wild West from Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore. CBS and GoodFellas' Nicholas Pileggi also are prepping Ralph Lamb based on the 1960s adventure of the cowboy-turned-Las Vegas sheriff; while NBC has Shaun Cassidy's 1840s-set The Frontier as well as a Western project told from a female perspective from Friday Night Lights' Peter Berg. STORY: Saddle Up! TV Westerns Hot AMC's Union Pacific Railroad 1860s Western Hell on Wheels,meanwhile, is first out of the gate, premiering Nov. 6. Hlavin is repped by UTA and Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen Mandelbaum Morris & Klein. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit The Shield Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman TV Development

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Roald Dahl's BFG To Hit The Big Screen

Human beans rejoice!Back in 1989, now defunct children's TV animation studio Cosgrove Hall made a film version of The BFG, starring David Jason as the Big FriendlyGiant himself and Amanda Root as Sophie, the miniature-by-comparison herione.It arrived on TVscreens on Christmas Day that year, and now, 22 years later, ETwriter Melissa Mathison, veteran super producer Frank Marshall and Dreamworks itself are planning on making a live-action version.Mathison, as you might have guessed, is on writing duties, but no director or actors have been announced, though we're sure the rumours will start flying about the internet soon enough.It seems like a sensible move from Dreamworks, with Dahl stories proving to be a rich vein for directors over the years, from Nic Roeg's The Witches to Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr.Fox.And as it's live action, we're interested to see who exactly the BFGis going to be, so, you know, big and friendly. Hmm.No release date has been earmarked yet for The BFG, but we'll let you know as soon as we find out.

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MPAA's Chris Dodd to deal with Society of movement Picture and tv Engineers Conference

Sen.Chris Dodd, chairman and Boss from the Film Association of America, will address the impact of digital content thievery in the approaching Society of movement Picture and tv Engineers (SMPTE) Annual Technical Conference & Exposition.our editor recommendsMPAA's Chris Dodd: Piracy Is 'Single Greatest Threat We Face being an Industry'Peter Lude, Wendy Aylsworth Named to Society of movement Picture and TV Engineers Board "The film and also the TV industries aren't nearly large galleries and stars. A lot more than 2.two million hard-working, middle-class people in most 50 states rely on the entertainment sell for their jobs. They work behind the curtain in production, as well as in smaller businesses like equipment rental, transportation, construction and food service," Dodd stated. He added, "Millions more and more people operate in theaters, video stores, retail, restaurants along with other companies that rely on entertainment. Its these employees as well as their families, content thievery means decreasing earnings, unemployment and reduced health insurance and retirement benefits." The SMPTE conference is going to be take place October 25 - 27 in the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel & Health spa. A pre-conference symposium is going to be created by SMPTE and also the American Society of Cinematographers. Related Subjects MPAA Chris Dodd

Jennifer Salke, 'Chuck's' Zachary Levi to Be Honored at Operation Smile Gala

They took him away. People were all over him. Just hovering around him. I couldn't see his face at all." NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke is recalling the tense moments following her son Henry's birth. "My husband was leaning over him like this," she says, hands cupping her head in imitation. "I remember thinking to myself, 'Oh my God, there's something mortally wrong with my child.' " She continues, a now 12-year-old Henry seated beside her in her Universal City office, "When they turned and came toward me, I had one of those moments where all of the sound dropped out." She pauses. "I thought to myself, 'These people are going to say something to me right now that's going to change my life forever.' " What the doctors shared with her that day did change her life, but not for the reason she thought it would. Henry was born with a cleft lip, a birth defect so common worldwide that every three minutes a child is born with that or a cleft palate. Fortunately for Jennifer, who for nearly a decade served as a high-ranking executive behind such hits as Glee and Modern Family at 20th Century Fox TV before joining NBC this summer, it was a relatively easy fix: Two early surgeries erased any real trace. (She then had twin daughters who do not have cleft conditions.) It isn't so easy for victims elsewhere in the world, where one in 10 children born with a cleft condition will die before their first birthday, often from malnutrition. Since 1982, Operation Smile has made this its cause, providing more than 200,000 free and fairly simple surgeries to those with these and other facial deformities in developing countries. Looking for a way to do more, Henry created a fund-raising page on the Operation Smile website in 2009. In a matter of months, he had raised $20,000, and he and his parents were introduced to Smile founders William and Kathy Magee through mutual friend and Smile board member Billy Bush. In the two-plus years since, Henry has become one of the charity's most active youth ambassadors. "He comes to us with a pad of paper and starts listing all of these ways to raise more money for surgeries," says Kathy Magee, ticking off examples such as T-shirts and DJ benefits (his moniker is DJ Smile). After a couple of years of stateside fund-raising -- Henry's second round raised $48,000, his third recently began -- and multiple speaking engagements, mother and son journeyed to Rio de Janeiro for their first nine-day Smile mission. (Operation Smile hosted more than 150 missions in 2010, providing on-location surgeries and care for cleft victims.) In Rio, they spent time with patients, educating them and their families. Jennifer traveled with a picture of Henry as a cleft-lipped baby, which she showed often as a reminder of what these doctors would be able to do. The pair spent time in the operating rooms, which Henry admits was "a little scary." On Sept. 23, Jennifer and Henry will be honored alongside Zachary Levi, Sue Tsao and Giuliana and Bill Rancic at the annual Operation Smile Gala in Los Angeles. From there, the Salkes will begin planning their next trip: a Smile mission to Africa. Related Topics Zachary Levi Philanthropy Chuck NBC Entertainment

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THR's chief TV critic weighs in on the turmoil in television -- big bets on expensive shows, networks struggling to right themselves and risky new leads taking over aging hits.our editor recommends18 Familiar Faces of Fall TVFall TV Death Pool: Will 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Whitney' or 'How to Be a Gentleman' Be Axed First?Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated ShowsFall TV Preview 2011: 10 Fresh Faces To KnowFall TV Preview 2011: The New ShowsFall TV Preview 2011: The Returning Shows Will Terra Nova and The X Factor deliver for Fox? These are big, big shows. The bet here is that Terra Nova will underperform but not fail, while X Factor might even exceed what Fox is expecting. Of course, if they both fail, there will be high-level job openings galore. Will Ashton Kutcher save Two and a Half Men? A lot of eyes will be on him. Of course, most of those eyes watched the show in the first place and still laughed, so it's not like standards are very high. The show's Sept. 19 premiere lured nearly 28 million viewers. Will FX's American Horror Story be the most-talked-about fall series, and will it live up to the hype? I thought Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's pilot was a gigantic, assaultive mess, but I eagerly await the next couple of installments to see if they can fix the confusing insanity. Here's a wild guess: The premiere breaks FX's ratings records, but the drop rate after that is precipitous. Will AMC wobble any more? Season two of The Walking Dead will be the starting point for those seeking clues. The guess here is that Walking Dead, despite working on a tighter budget, will do just fine and is in good hands even with showrunner Glen Mazzara stepping in for the fired Frank Darabont. But Mad Men fans have a long wait until its return, the pilot for the new Western series Hell on Wheels (Nov. 6) isn't very good, and fallout from The Killing's unsatisfying season finale is likely to linger. If Killing executive producer Veena Sud can't fix her plotting mistakes in season two, a larger viewer mutiny will be at hand -- and AMC will be left in panic mode. Will the faux Mad Men-inspired nostalgia of The Playboy Club and Pan Am mesmerize a mainstream audience? Guess: No. But the overt sexism, even if it was inherent during that era, will likely turn off female viewers (who won't buy the "empowerment" nonsense). If they avoid it in droves, these shows are dead. Will new entertainment president Bob Greenblatt turn the Good Ship Cinder Block at NBC around? Everybody knows the challenge in front of him, so the bar is rightfully low. I'm predicting he delivers much better than expected, though more work awaits. Will Desperate Housewives go out with a bang after eight seasons? And, perhaps even more important, will creator Marc Cherry's decision to pull the plug on the series be adopted by other showrunners on veteran dramas? Will they realize that the time has come to move on? Our eyes are on Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Anything, the Law & Order franchise and sundry CW shows. Nevermind Kutcher; how will Ted Danson do on CSI and James Spader on The Office? Guess: Well and not so well. Danson has always been intriguing as a dramatic actor, something he's been fine-tuning in recent years. While Spader can do funny, it might be less about him and more about Office just seeming played out, no matter who's the boss. What will happen to the graduating class of stars on Glee, and will anyone care? Or will there just be a spinoff? Or do they all become townies who hang around near the school? Will there be bigger hits in midseason than in fall? There certainly seems to be more excitement (especially from critics and, if you pressed them to reveal the truth, probably from network execs) about what's to come from January onward with such shows as NBC's Smash and Awake and Fox's Alcatraz. Will the programming experiment of the season -- CBS moving the comedy Rules of Engagement to Saturday (yes, Saturday, TV's graveyard) -- reinvigorate the night for scripted shows? Guess: No. But it's a valiant effort. Will people stay away from Prime Suspect if they were fans of the original? They shouldn't. It doesn't share any noticeable DNA with the original. About the only familiar trait is that, in the pilot, the sexism is painted on pretty thick -- sexism being one of the main things from which the original Jane Tennison suffered. But the producers have said they are going to backtrack on that -- it's less of an issue, but not extinct, in the current age. While it was a little disconcerting to hear them dismiss the content of the original series as dated, especially when the new one is really just a procedural that breaks no ground, there's a very strong reason to watch the new version: Maria Bello. Related Topics Fall TV Preview

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