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| LeAnn Rimes, Eddie Cibrian land VH1 reality series from 'Duck Dynasty' producers Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 05:53 PM PDT  By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The producers behind A&E hit "Duck Dynasty" has found its latest muses: LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian. The couple will be starring, as well as executive producing, on their own unscripted series on VH1, which will be produced by Gurney Productions. Six episodes of the show are set to air on the cable channel in the Fall 2013/Winter 2014 season. "We are really excited to be working together on a unique show that will give you a glimpse into who we really are or better yet who we're really not. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fox Sports Secures Rights to First Golf Major -- The U.S. Open Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 05:16 PM PDT By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Fox Sports has secured the broadcast rights to the U.S. Open, bringing one of golf's four major tournaments to its new sports network Fox Sports 1, Fox announced on Wednesday. This is the first time Fox has held the rights to one of golf's majors - a group that also includes the Masters, the British Open and the PGA Championship. The rights are part of a larger deal with the United States Golf Association that brings the U.S. Women's Open and Senior Open to Fox networks as well. The deal will begin in 2015. Financial terms were not disclosed. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Fast and Furious 7' adding UFC champion Ronda Rousey Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 04:37 PM PDT  By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - UFC champion Ronda Rousey is in negotiations to join the cast of "Fast & Furious 7," Universal Pictures has confirmed to TheWrap. Rousey, who will soon begin filming "The Expendables 3," is nearing a deal for a minor supporting role that will showcase her fighting skills. Should the deal close, Rousey would represent the first new addition to the blockbuster franchise. James Wan is directing "Fast & Furious 7," which will star Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson, as well as plenty of other familiar faces who will return for the latest sequel. ... Full Story | Top |
| What Does It Pay to Create Wolverine? $350, Initially Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 04:36 PM PDT By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - What does it pay to create a superhero like Wolverine or the Punisher? Initially, about $350. After that, it kind of depends on whether you're working with DC (more generous to artists) or Marvel (less so). In interviews with TheWrap on Wednesday, Wolverine co-creator Len Wein and Punisher co-creator Gerry Conway said they only received $15 to $20 for each page they wrote of the comic books that debuted their iconic characters. For years, that was it. Wein said he also recently received a "not unreasonable" check for the new film "The Wolverine. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Blackhawk Down's' Tom Sizemore joins Sundance channel's 'The Red Road' Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 04:34 PM PDT  By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Hollywood veteran Tom Sizemore is joining the cast of Sundance Channel's upcoming original series, "The Red Road." He'll play Jack Kopus, father to Jason Momoa's ex-con Native American character, Phillip. Jack is described as "a terrifying and unpredictable drug dealer." During the course of the series, Phillip arrives home to his northern New Jersey small town to run his father's drug ring. Sizemore has starred in the films "Saving Private Ryan," "Black Hawk Down," "Pearl Harbor," and "Heat," among many others. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Lone Ranger' fallout: Jerry Bruckheimer may lose final cut on 'Pirates 5' Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 04:33 PM PDT  By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Disney is talking with producer Jerry Bruckheimer about restructuring his deal for "Pirates of the Caribbean 5," and will likely strip his final cut privileges and limit the budget on the next installment of the film franchise, according to two individuals close to the project. Bruckheimer has had final cut on prior titles in the franchise, which has grossed close to $4 billion at the global box office across four films. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'We're the Millers': what the critics think of Jennifer Aniston's raunchy road trip comedy Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 04:31 PM PDT  By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "We're the Millers" is expected to be a modest box office hit for Warner Bros., but it's not a hit with critics. The Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis comedy, directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber ("Dodgeball"), has accumulated a majority of bad reviews, according to its current 30 percent "rotten" rating on critics aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Bastille Day' directing gig goes to Baran Bo Odar Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 04:29 PM PDT By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Silence" director Baran bo Odar is making noise in Hollywood, as he's been hired to direct "Bastille Day," an action-thriller being produced by Vendome Pictures and Anonymous Content, TheWrap has learned. Vendome is fully financing production of the film, which Anonymous Content developed with screenwriter Andrew Baldwin ("Logan's Run"). Anonymous brought "Bastille Day" to Vendome, which preemptively acquired the project in April 2012 before it became available to all buyers. Pierre Morel ("Taken") was previously attached to direct. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Duck Dynasty' stars to guest star on ABC's 'Last Man Standing' Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 04:27 PM PDT By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Look who's going all Hollywood. A&E's "Duck Dynasty" cast members Si Robertson and his nephew, Willie Robertson, will leave their Louisiana stomping grounds to make their acting debut on ABC's "Last Man Standing." The reality stars will help kick off the comedy's third season premiering Friday, September 20 at 8/7c. ABC didn't reveal the nature of their guest roles. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Young and the Restless' Star Sues Agent for Sending Her on 'Y&R' Audition Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 04:26 PM PDT  By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Young and the Restless" star Christel Khalil filed a complaint against her talent agency in California Superior Court Tuesday, accusing it of stealing money and failing to send her on auditions - except for the one show she already had a contract for. In the filing, Khalil says her agents, Mavrick Artists Agency, have repeatedly failed to uphold their end of the representation contract. She charges that during a very busy pilot season this year, she was only sent out on two auditions for series regular roles. ... Full Story | Top |
| How will Amazon's Bezos change The Washington Post? Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 04:01 PM PDT  By Bill Rigby SEATTLE (Reuters) - Technology and media circles are abuzz at how e-commerce wunderkind Jeff Bezos plans to modernize The Washington Post, a money-losing bastion of the old economy. Among the top predictions: the man who transformed retailing will want to wean the venerable paper off its print edition; expand the Post's real-time content for a Twitter generation; share Amazon's near-unparalleled data on online buyers; and devise novel avenues to sell anything from books to smartphones to the Post's half a million readers. The founder and CEO of Amazon. ... Full Story | Top |
| B. Scott suing BET, Viacom for $2.5 Million over transgender discrimination, wrongful termination Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 03:24 PM PDT By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Celebrity blogger B. Scott isn't OK with BET calling the fashion shots. He's suing the network and parent company Viacom for discrimination, wrongful termination and emotional distress to the tune of $2.5 million. Oh, and he wants an apology. "While I want nothing more than to put this incident behind me and move on with my life, I still wholeheartedly believe that I'm entitled to a true public apology," B. Scott wrote on his blog. The incident in question occurred during the pre-show for the 2013 BET Awards in July where B. ... Full Story | Top |
| CBS grabs Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller ‘Extant,' seeking next 'Under the Dome' Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 03:07 PM PDT  By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - CBS has ordered 13 episodes of "Extant," a sci-fi thriller from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television, the studio announced on Wednesday. CBS and Amblin co-owen and will co-produce the series, based on a script by Mickey Fisher, and plans to air it next summer. Fisher's pilot script chronicles a female astronaut struggling to adapt to life on earth after a year in space. She is pregnant with a baby that is part human and part alien, and has a human-like robot for a son. The family intrigue deepens in subsequent episodes and impacts world events. ... Full Story | Top |
| Why Utah Mormons Are Obsessed With Jane Austen Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 03:06 PM PDT By Chris Willman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - An at-times farcical romance that takes place at a Jane Austen-themed vacation in the English countryside could only have been thought up by Americans - and not just any old Americans but Utah Mormons. "It's like the royal family obsession over here," said J.J. Feild, who plays a British actor wooing Keri Russell's visiting Yank in the upcoming "Austenland." "It goes to a whole 'nother level that we don't really have back at home." American Anglophilia came up during the Q&A following an "Austenland" showing at the Landmark Tuesday night. ... Full Story | Top |
| Paula Deen Rejects 'Dancing With the Stars' Image Rehab Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 03:05 PM PDT  By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Guess Paula Deen doesn't think slipping on dancing shoes will cure her N-word scandal blues. The embattled chef has turned down an offer to appear on the upcoming season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," according to an Us Weekly report. The story appears in the August 19 issue of the magazine, which hits newsstands Friday. TheWrap's request for comment by Deen's publicist was not immediately returned. "The dance floor is not the appropriate forum for her," a Deen source told the magazine. ... Full Story | Top |
| Spielberg, Oprah cast french model Charlotte Le Bon in DreamWorks drama Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 02:51 PM PDT By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - French model and rising actress Charlotte Le Bon, who recently co-starred in Michel Gondry's "Mood Indigo," will join Helen Mirren in DreamWorks' drama "The Hundred-Foot Journey," TheWrap has learned. Lasse Hallstrom is directing the movie, which is being produced by Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Juliet Blake. Screenwriter Steven Knight adapted the bestselling book by Richard Morais. ... Full Story | Top |
| Weinstein, Millennium hit with $10 million suit over 'Lovelace' film Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 02:49 PM PDT By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Weinstein Company and Millennium Films, producers of "Lovelace" - a new biopic about Linda Lovelace - are being sued for $10 million over alleged copyright and trademark violations. In a lawsuit filed in New York federal court, Arrow Productions, which owns the copyright to the 1972 film, claims that Weinstein and Millennium copped more than five minutes of the famed porn star's notorious vehicle and violated its trademarked rights to the name Linda Lovelace. Lovelace was the stage name of the film's star, the late Linda Susan Boreman. ... Full Story | Top |
| Orson Welles' lost film to debut in October Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 02:47 PM PDT By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Orson Welles' "Too Much Johnson," a long-lost three-part slapstick comedy that he directed in 1938, has been found in an Italian warehouse and is being restored for its U.S. premiere in October. The George Eastman House film and photography museum will screen the silent film on October 16 in Rochester, NY., following the restoration's world premiere on October 9 at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto, a film festival devoted entirely to silent cinema. ... Full Story | Top |
| TCA: Charlie Rose's tips on iterviewing - and npping Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 01:04 PM PDT By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Charlie Rose is one of journalism's great interviewers, and on Wednesday he offered some rare insights into his technique - including two daily naps. The host of "Charlie Rose," co-anchor of "CBS This Morning" and co-host of "Person to Person" spoke at the Television Critics Association summer press tour about his new PBS Friday show, "Charlie Rose: The Week." Asked about his toughest interviews, he named former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ... Full Story | Top |
| Playboy Cartoonist Doc heads to kickstarter for Oscar-qualifying funds Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 01:03 PM PDT By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Like many filmmakers who once worked within the studio system, producer Steven-Charles Jaffe has turned to crowdsourcing to raise money for his new film, a documentary on macabre cartoonist Gahan Wilson. But the producer of "Ghost" and four Kathryn Bigelow movies, including "Strange Days," isn't using the website to help shoot "Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird," or to finish its post-production. Instead, he's appealing to the Kickstarter community to help him launch an Academy Awards qualifying run and an Oscar campaign. ... Full Story | Top |
| CMT Announces 4 New Series, Episodes of 'Crossroads,' 'Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 01:02 PM PDT By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - CMT is adding four new series for its fall lineup. "Orange County Choppers," "Tattoo Titans," "The Untitled Cassadee Pope Project" and "Untitled 495 Series" join "CMT Crossroads" and "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders," which return with new episodes, the cable network said Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Batman beats Thor, Superman as YouTube's most popular superhero Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 01:02 PM PDT By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "Iron Man" is the top superhero at the box office, but Batman is the king of YouTube. As part of Geek Week, YouTube researched which superheroes are most popular on the video site. Batman came out on top, with more than 3 billion views across 71,000 hours of video. Thor came in second, which may be a good sign for Marvel as "Thor 2" nears its release this November. Superman, whom Warner Bros. rebirthed at the box office this summer, came in third. ... Full Story | Top |
| HBO's 'Girls' Adds 'Spider Man 2's' Felicity Jones Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 01:01 PM PDT By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - elicity Jones ("The Amazing Spider Man 3," "Like Crazy") and Richard E. Grant ("The Iron Lady," "Gosford Park") will appear on the third season of HBO's "Girls," a network representative told TheWrap. Director Jesse Peretz broke the news on Twitter. The HBO rep did not provide information on the actors' characters. Jones and Grant join Season 3 additions "Boardwalk Empire's" Michael Zegen and "Friends With Kids" actress Jennifer Westfeldt. In April, series regular Christopher Abbott announced he was exiting the series after Season 2. ... Full Story | Top |
| PBS finds a 'Lost Generation' of viewers, thanks to 'Downton,' Romney and Mr. Rogers remixed Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 01:00 PM PDT By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Here's a fact that may increase your faith in Americans' viewing habits: PBS is the only broadcast network that is steady in the key 18-49 demographic, up in total viewers and up dramatically in viewers 18-34. Yes: Even as ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are down, a public television network's ratings are up with a mix of Shakespeare, one of Emmy voters' favorite period dramas, and programs that teach kids to do math. PBS can thank that Emmy favorite, "Downton Abbey," and an autotuned Mr. Rogers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Singer Usher's ex-wife seeks custody of sons after accident Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 12:59 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ex-wife of R&B singer Usher is seeking custody of their two young sons after one of them was hospitalized in Atlanta following a swimming pool accident this week, court papers released on Wednesday showed. In the documents filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County in Georgia on Tuesday, Tameka Foster, 42, requested an emergency hearing and temporary primary custody of sons, 5-year-old Usher Raymond V and his younger brother Naviyd, 4. ... Full Story | Top |
| Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' tops Billboard album, digital charts Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 12:55 PM PDT  By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Robin Thicke landed his first No. 1 album on Wednesday as his latest record, "Blurred Lines," topped the Billboard 200 album chart, led by the single of the same name that has become one of this summer's biggest hits. Thicke's sixth studio album sold 177,000 copies in its first week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. The album features collaborations with rappers Kendrick Lamar, T.I. and singer/producer Pharrell Williams. The album's lead single, "Blurred Lines," featuring T.I. and Williams, spent seven weeks at No. ... Full Story | Top |
| After strong second quarter, Time Warner's ups year forecast, sets Time spinoff Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 11:38 AM PDT  By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Hit movies and strong cable TV advertising boosted Time Warner Inc's second-quarter profit, and the media company raised its profit forecast for the year and said the spinoff of its Time Inc magazine division would be early next year. Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes said on a conference call with analysts that the spin-off the publisher of People, Sports Illustrated and Time magazines as a publicly traded company would occur in early 2014 instead of by the end of this year to give it more time to develop its strategy. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Dexter's' Sam Underwood Joining Fox's 'The Following' Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 10:38 AM PDT By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Following" may have found itself a junior bad. Sam Underwood will join the dark series for Season 2 as Luke, Fox told TheWrap. The character is described as "a very complicated and dangerous young man." Though it sounds like he would be a follower of Joe Carroll (James Purefoy), producers are staying mum as to whether he is a devotee. Underwood is currently appearing on the final season of "Dexter." He has also appeared on ABC's "Zero Hour." His movie credits include the upcoming "A New York Story," "The Last Keepers" and "The Pick Up. ... Full Story | Top |
| TCA: PBS to Air BBC One's 'Death Comes to Pemberley' Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 10:38 AM PDT By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - PBS will air BBC One's adaptation of "Death Comes to Pemberley," the adaptation of the P.D. James' novel starring Matthew Rhys and Matthew Goode. The novel uses the characters from Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." It combines Austen's story with a murder mystery and will air in three one-hour installments. Rhys ("The Americans") plays Mr. Darcy and Goode plays Mr. Wickham. The series is directed by BAFTA-winning director Daniel Percival. Ed Rubin executive produces for Origin Pictures. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Weeds' Justin Kirk to Co-Star on FX Pilot 'Tyrant' Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 10:38 AM PDT By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Justin Kirk is going to the Middle East for FX. The actor has signed on to co-star on the drama pilot, "Tyrant," a network representative told TheWrap. Kirk will play an American diplomat named John Tucker, who is described as "sexy, decadent" and "with a hidden agenda." Executive produced by "Homeland's" Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff, as well as "Six Feet Under's" Craig Wright, the pilot follows an unassuming American family that's drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Elysium' delivers action, destruction and a deeper message on life Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 10:18 AM PDT  By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Neill Blomkamp and leading man Matt Damon mostly want summer filmgoers to be completely entertained by the action-packed, sci-fi thriller "Elysium." But if the audience could also ponder the question of what to do about world poverty and inequality, well, that would be a bonus. "Elysium," which opens this weekend, is not the typical light summer fare served up in big-budget Hollywood productions. And Blomkamp, the South African who made waves with his first feature, "District 9," is no typical director. ... Full Story | Top |
| Green Day not liable for using artist's work at concerts Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 10:16 AM PDT  By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Dereck Seltzer wasn't happy when he learned that Green Day used his artwork without permission as a video backdrop at its concerts. But a federal appeals court on Wednesday said the popular rock band didn't violate his rights. The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California, in what it called a "close and difficult case," can make it easier for performers to incorporate works of art to enhance the experience of concert fans, so long as they don't simply copy the artwork or diminish its value. ... Full Story | Top |
| Actor Dustin Hoffman undergoes cancer treatment: publicist Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 09:59 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Dustin Hoffman has undergone treatment for cancer, the Oscar-winner's publicist confirmed on Tuesday. Hoffman's publicist, Jodi Gottlieb, declined to say what kind of cancer or when the "Tootsie" star was diagnosed. The news was first reported by People Magazine, where Gottlieb said the cancer had been "detected early and he has been surgically cured." The 75-year-old actor is set to undergo further preventative treatments to protect against the cancer returning, People reported. Hoffman, who won the best actor Oscar for his roles in 1979's "Kramer vs. ... Full Story | Top |
| A Minute With: Harrison Ford on flying and new film 'Paranoia' Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 09:41 AM PDT  By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After five decades of playing iconic characters - swinging a whip as Indiana Jones, saving Luke Skywalker as Han Solo, escaping from prison as a fugitive - Harrison Ford shows no signs of slowing down. Ford, 71, has had an active year. After starring in the Jackie Robinson biopic "42" this spring, the actor now plays a tech billionaire in the thriller "Paranoia," due out Friday. The actor will also star in the big-screen adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel "Ender's Game," and rumors persist that he may be back as Han Solo in J.J. ... Full Story | Top |
| Amazon's Bezos pays hefty price for Washington Post Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 04:02 AM PDT  By Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos has just shown how valuable one-of-a-kind newspaper properties can still be in the United States. The multibillionaire founder of online retailer Amazon.com Inc may have paid more than four times the price that the financial results of the Washington Post suggests it is worth. In Monday's deal, Bezos agreed to buy the Post and a handful of other newspaper assets from the Washington Post Co for $250 million. ... Full Story | Top |
| Downton Abbey draws 'handsome' new men for Matthew-less Season four Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 01:50 AM PDT  By Mary Milliken BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - It is hard to say who will grieve more for Matthew Crawley when the next season of the wildly popular television show "Downton Abbey" airs: his on-screen widow Lady Mary or the legions of fans of the show. At least the fans can rest assured. Several eligible bachelors will swoop in on the mourning Mary and her English estate in Season Four, producers and cast members said on Tuesday, offering U.S. critics a tease of what lies ahead. "Downton Abbey" has become one of the most talked about television series around the world. ... Full Story | Top |
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