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| Channing Tatum: what's next for the 'White House Down' Star? Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:28 PM PDT  By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Channing Tatum has been enjoying a stellar rise to movie stardom over the last few years, and even if "White House Down" isn't the explosive hit he's hoping for, his career is showing no signs of flaming out any time toon. While "White House," Roland Emmerich's $150 million exercise in the art of CGI destruction, is only on track to rake in around $30 million at the domestic box office this weekend, Tatum has at least three other potential moneymakers in some level of production. ... Full Story | Top |
| Texas' controversial abortion vote: where was cable news? Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:25 PM PDT By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - There was an amazing made-for-television moment in the Texas state senate last night. And if you were watching any of the big three cable news channels, you didn't see it. Tuesday night (and early into Wednesday morning), the Texas Senate met to vote on a bill that would restrict abortions in the state to the point that most if not all abortion clinics would be forced to close. Democrats staged a filibuster to prevent the vote, with Sen. Wendy Davis going almost 13 hours without sitting, leaning, eat, drinking, or using the bathroom. ... Full Story | Top |
| Beyonce's Father Sues Rupert Murdoch's Sun for Defamation Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 05:33 PM PDT By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Matthew Knowles, father and former manager of music superstar Beyonce Knowles, has filed suit against the Sun, claiming that Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid made "malicious and false statements" in an article about him. The suit claims that Knowles consented to an interview with reporter Georgina Dickinson on the condition that he would not "discuss personal family topics, only his career and the career of his artists, and music or business topics." Dickinson promised that her article would "paint a well-rounded picture of Mr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rhys Ifans to Play Sherlock Holmes' Brother on CBS' 'Elementary' Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 05:25 PM PDT  By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Rhys Ifans is taking it to the small screen. The "Amazing Spider-Man" and "Notting Hill" actor has signed on for a recurring role on CBS' Sherlock Holmes revamp "Elementary," the network said Wednesday." Ifans will play Sherlock's older brother, Mycroft Holmes, beginning with the drama's Season 2 premiere on September 26. The premiere is being shot on location in London. In it, Sherlock (played by Jonny Lee Miller) takes up an old case in London and is forced to confront Mycroft. ... Full Story | Top |
| Emmys: 'Boardwalk Empire' Gets Those Gorgeous Costumes Bloody Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 05:10 PM PDT (Please note strong language in paragraph seven) By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Two of the stars of "Boardwalk Empire," Jack Huston and Michael K. Williams, sat recently on one of the show's exquisite nightclub sets, talking about how few scenes they have together. Which may be for the best. Huston plays Richard Harrow, a hired gun whose disturbing half-mask hides not just his war injuries but also his innate decency. Williams plays Chalky White, the head of Atlantic City's African-American rackets, who commits crimes for the betterment of his family. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'White House Down' review: impeach the movie, elect Channing Tatum Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 05:02 PM PDT  By Leah Rozen LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sometimes movie stars grow on you, with familiarity breeding fondness. It's taken time but Channing Tatum has finally won me over with his goofy, lunkish charm. Good thing, too, since he's front and center in the shameless bonfire of gunfire, explosions and macho hyperbolic heroics that is "White House Down," the latest over-the-top offering from director-producer-blockbuster specialist Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "2012"). Emmerich, of course, notoriously annihilated the White House and most of Washington, D.C. ... Full Story | Top |
| The Oscar race so far: let's hope the best is yet to come Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 05:00 PM PDT By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With the first six months of 2013 behind us, it's safe to say that almost none of the movies that have been released so far this year are likely to be in the running for Academy Awards in the top categories at the next Oscars. In fact, despite the presence of a few indie gems like "Before Midnight," a handful of strong documentaries and some big-budget extravaganzas likely to end up in the sound and visual effects categories, it has been a pretty terrible year for awards movies so far. Of course, you can say that almost every year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Effects work on Daniel Radcliffe's 'Horns' Shipped to Contractor as Newbreed struggles (Exclusive) Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:59 PM PDT  By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Struggling visual-effects studio Newbreed will have to ship out work on the upcoming Daniel Radcliffe horror film "Horns" to another company, TheWrap has learned. "Horns" producers Mandalay Pictures and Red Granite Pictures have yet to decide what company will be awarded the additional work. The Montreal-based Newbreed is enduring a severe cash crunch as it tries to refinance its debt, according to an individual with knowledge of the company's finances. ... Full Story | Top |
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Meghan McCain series get premiere dates Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:57 PM PDT By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Raising McCain," the "genre-busting docu-talk series" starring Meghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain, will premiere September 14 on Pivot, the new millennials-centric cable network from Participant Media, the company said Wednesday. Meanwhile, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's television venture "hitRECord on TV!" - which will find the "Inception" star directing artists to create short films, live performances and other creative works, will premiere January 18, 2014. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rising Star Maika Monroe Joins 'Downton Abbey's' Dan Stevens in 'The Guest' (Exclusive) Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:50 PM PDT  By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Up-and-coming actress Maika Monroe has booked the female lead opposite Dan Stevens in "The Guest," a psychological thriller from the filmmaking team behind Lionsgate's upcoming horror movie "You're Next." Adam Wingard will direct from a script by Simon Barrett, while Keith Calder and Jessica Wu will produce via Snoot Entertainment. Production starts this summer. Stevens ("Downton Abbey") stars as David, an ex-Marine who returns from a tour of duty a changed man and terrorizes a military family whose eldest son recently died. ... Full Story | Top |
| Michael Jackson's son testifies singer was unhappy with promoter Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:44 PM PDT  By Brandon Lowrey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's eldest son testified on Wednesday in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by his family against AEG Live that the late pop star was unhappy with the concert promoter in the run-up to his "This Is It" concert series in 2009. Prince Jackson, 16, said he saw his father often get upset on the phone with AEG Live Chief Executive Officer Randy Phillips, but was unable to stand up for himself in disagreements. "He would get off the phone, he would cry sometimes," Prince told jurors in a Los Angeles courtroom about his father. ... Full Story | Top |
| CNN Reviving 'Crossfire' With Newt Gingrich, S.E. Cupp, Stephanie Cutter and Van Jones Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:07 PM PDT By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - CNN is reviving "Crossfire" in the fall with conservative hosts Newt Gingrich and S.E. Cupp and liberals Stephanie Cutter and Van Jones. The show previously ran from 1982 to 2005. The four hosts will also appear on CNN's other coverage. Cupp is joining CNN from MSNBC, which she is one of the network's most prominent conservative voices as a host of "The Cycle. ... Full Story | Top |
| David Hasselhoff, Ray Liotta, Shaun Toub Join Joe Carnahan's 'Stretch' (Exclusive) Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:05 PM PDT By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Director Joe Carnahan continues to assemble an impressive ensemble for his action-comedy "Stretch," adding Ray Liotta, David Hasselhoff and Shaun Toub. Patrick Wilson stars in the Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions film as a down-on-his-luck limo driver named Stretch who discovered he only has one shift left to pay off a big debt to a bookie. ... Full Story | Top |
| ‘The Hunger Games' Is Coming to Comic-Con - Will Jennifer Lawrence? Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:01 PM PDT By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Lionsgate will bring exclusive video of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and "I, Frankenstein" to Comic-Con, the studio announced on Wednesday. Lionsgate is the first film studio to reveal its plans for the fan confab in July; its panel will take place Saturday July 20. Lionsgate's decision to bring "The Hunger Games" is a no-brainer. The first film was one of the most successful films in recent years, catering to the often underserved but equally rabid female fans who swarm the San Diego Convention Center every summer. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cosmo plans Obamacare focus for U.S. readers this fall Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 03:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obamacare doesn't divulge the secrets of sexual arousal and won't give you the glowing complexion of a goddess. But those shortcomings aside, President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform law will still feature prominently in forthcoming issues of the Cosmopolitan - the sexy, gossipy, glamour magazine that boasts a monthly U.S. readership of more than 18 million young women. ... Full Story | Top |
| Devo drummer Alan Myers dies from cancer Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 03:27 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alan Myers, the drummer for U.S. new wave band, Devo, on their most popular songs, including the 1980 mainstream hit "Whip It," has died, the band said on its website. Myers died on Monday from cancer in Los Angeles, the band said. "I think he probably influenced a lot of drummers that are out there now because he was really great at being very precise and minimalist," Mark Mothersbaugh, the singer and founder of Devo and now a TV and film composer, told Reuters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Celebrity chef Paula Deen denies she is a racist, dropped by Walmart Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 03:16 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. celebrity chef Paula Deen, under fire after she admitted using a racial slur, said in a tearful TV interview on Wednesday that she is not a racist, as retailer Walmart said it was cutting ties with the chef. In an interview on NBC's "Today" show, the Southern food doyenne said she never intentionally hurt anyone and that it was important for her to tell "everyone out there what I believe and how I live my life." When asked if she felt she had racist tendencies, she replied, "No. ... Full Story | Top |
| Book asks if Bruce Springsteen helped bring down the Berlin Wall Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:25 PM PDT  By Michelle Martin BERLIN (Reuters) - Almost 25 years ago, Bruce Springsteen gave communist East Germany its biggest ever rock concert in a performance that fuelled a spirit of rebellion and may have contributed to events that brought down the Berlin Wall, a new book says. In "Rocking the Wall", U.S. journalist Erik Kirschbaum says the rock star's music and his anti-Berlin Wall speech helped to inspire more than 300,000 fans at the concert in East Berlin, and millions more watching on television, to strive for freedom. ... Full Story | Top |
| Marc Rich, 'King of Oil' pardoned by Clinton, dies at 78 Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:04 PM PDT  By Alice Baghdjian LUCERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Billionaire Marc Rich, who invented modern oil trading and was pardoned by President Bill Clinton over tax evasion, racketeering and busting sanctions with Iran, died on Wednesday in Switzerland aged 78. Rich fled the Holocaust with his parents for America to become the most successful and controversial trader of his time and a fugitive from U.S. justice, enjoying decades of comfortable privacy at his sprawling Villa Rosa on Lake Lucerne. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kanye West's 'Yeezus' album leads rap debuts on Billboard 200 Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 12:05 PM PDT  By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kanye West led a slew of new rap music debuts on the U.S. weekly Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, as his latest album "Yeezus" topped the chart but fell below industry sales projections. "Yeezus," West's seventh solo studio album, sold 327,000 copies in its first week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, falling below Billboard's expectation of 500,000 copies sold. ... Full Story | Top |
| Singer Melissa Etheridge to wed after gay marriage ruling Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 11:29 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. rock singer Melissa Etheridge on Wednesday announced plans to marry partner Linda Wallem after the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings paved the way for gay marriage in California, the couple's home state. Etheridge, 52, came out in 1993 and was an early and prominent gay rights advocate in the entertainment industry. "I look forward to exercising my American civil liberties and getting fully, completely and legally married this year to my true love of over three years, Linda Wallem," Etheridge said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Oprah tops Forbes most powerful celebrity list Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 11:23 AM PDT  By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - After two years as a runner-up, Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity on Wednesday by Forbes, heading the six women and four men who make up the top 10. It was the fifth time the former talk show host who runs her own TV network has headed the annual ranking of 100 celebrities. Singer Lady Gaga came in second, followed by director/producer Steven Spielberg and singers Beyonce and Madonna. "There is nobody else with that kind of consistency and power," said Dorothy Pomerantz of Forbes.com. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rolling Stones agree publishing deal with Bertelsmann's BMG Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 11:20 AM PDT  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Rolling Stones, known for songs such as "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash," have won a new publishing deal just as a series of shows this summer is set to boost interest in the band's back catalogue. BMG, part of German publisher Bertelsmann, has signed to represent the music catalogue of the Stones, who are on tour celebrating 50 years in the music business. ... Full Story | Top |
| James Bond watch with geiger counter sells for $160,000 Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 10:10 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A watch adapted for the fictional British spy 007 in the James Bond movies sold for nearly 104,000 pounds ($160,000) at a pop culture auction on Wednesday after being bought, strapless, at car boot sale for 25 pounds. The Breitling Top Time, worn by actor Sean Connery during 007's mission to find stolen atomic bombs the 1965 movie "Thunderball", was estimated to sell for between 40,000 and 60,000 pounds. ... Full Story | Top |
| Willy Wonka wows, but critics less impressed by Mendes musical Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 09:49 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Director Sam Mendes earned grudging critical acclaim for a stage musical of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" but was always going to struggle in comparison to much-loved past productions of Roald Dahl's work. The glitzy new staging of Dahl's children's novel, which opened in London on Tuesday, battles universal acclaim for an earlier production of his "Matilda", Gene Wilder's whimsical Willy Wonka in the 1971 film and Johnny Depp's turn in 2005 - not to mention the audience's memories of the book. ... Full Story | Top |
| A Minute With: Martin Landau on Marilyn Monroe to Anna Nicole Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:09 AM PDT  By Sue Zeidler LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At 85, Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau is writing his memoirs, teaching at the famed Actor's Studio, and will soon appear on TV as octogenarian oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall who married the late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith. Landau, who won an Oscar in 1994 for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi in "Ed Wood," will be seen in Lifetime's "The Anna Nicole Smith Story," premiering on June 29. Landau sat down with Reuters in Los Angeles to discuss his illustrious career, dating Marilyn Monroe and conversations with James Dean. ... Full Story | Top |
| Factbox: Britain's 2013 Glastonbury music festival gets underway Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:42 AM PDT (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones will play at Britain's Glastonbury music festival for the first time this weekend, joining Arctic Monkeys and folk band Mumford & Sons as headline acts at the five-day event. The world's largest open-air music festival opens its gates on Wednesday with up to 135,000 people expected daily at the massive, rural site in southwestern England. The Rolling Stones' performance on Saturday is one of a series of concerts marking the band's 50 years in the music business. ... Full Story | Top |
| Glastonbury festival kicks off with megastars, music but no mud Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 03:30 AM PDT By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - Glastonbury, the world's largest music festival known for megastars and mud, opened its gates on Wednesday to 135,000 fans with the Rolling Stones and more than 2,000 other acts set to perform at the sprawling, five-day event. Now in its fifth decade, Glastonbury has grown from a gathering of 1,500 hippies on a dairy farm in 1970, each paying one pound and receiving free milk, to a family-friendly festival costing 205 pounds ($315) a ticket with an average age of 36. ... Full Story | Top |
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