Jack O'Connell Thriller '71' Acquired by Roadside Attractions, Black Label Media
Roadside Attractions and Black Label Media have acquired all U.S. rights to Yann Demange's thriller “'71,” which stars Jack O'Connell (“300: Rise of an Empire”). Story takes place over a single night...
View ArticleGawker Editor John Cook Joins First Look Media
Gawker editor-in-chief John Cook is leaving the media blog for First Look Media, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's startup news organization, according to multiple media reports. Cook will join former...
View ArticleEd Helms to Star as Badass Soldier in Lionsgate Comedy ‘Epic Fail’
Ed Helms is attached to star in the comedy “Epic Fail,” which is in development at Lionsgate. Helms and Nicky Weinstock co-developed the original idea for the project, which will be written by Mike...
View ArticleFCC Republicans Rip Effort to Limit TV Station Ownership
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal to prohibit joint sales between TV stations drew fire on Monday from Republican FCC commissioners. As the FCC readies to vote on...
View ArticleSXSW: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on Their Pilots at HBO, AMC and FX (Video)
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, whose directorial debut “This is the End” was a $100-million box office hit last summer, are looking to dominate the small screen with a trio of pilots in development....
View Article‘It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Star Glenn Howerton: 6 Things We Learned...
The D.E.N.N.I.S. System to seducing women may be hilarious on “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” but it's actually quite dangerous in real life, and Glenn Howerton doesn't recommend going past step...
View ArticleMTV Movie Awards Blasted for Sexist Exclusion of Katniss Everdeen: ‘Not a...
Are the MTV Movie Awards doing women wrong? So claims a newly launched online petition. MTV is under siege by the signers of an online petition that blasts the network for only including male...
View ArticleSean Combs Bids Reported $200 Million for Fuse TV Network
Hip-hop mogul and Revolt TV co-owner Sean “Diddy” Combs bid roughly $200 million for cable TV channel Fuse. Combs would convert Fuse, currently owned by Madison Square Garden Co. (MSG), into Revolt TV,...
View ArticleDan Harmon and Mitch Hurwitz Are Working on a Super-Secret Project
“Community” creator Dan Harmon just revealed that he and “Arrested Development” creator Mitch Hurwitz are doing a show (or other project) together. But, Harmon was cagey about sharing details on the...
View ArticleFox COO Joe Earley's Role Expanded in Development and Programming Reorganization
Fox Broadcasting Company is combining and reorganizing its development and programming functions. Under the new structure, the Comedy Development & Programming and Drama Development &...
View ArticleCheryl Cole Reunites With Simon Cowell for ‘X Factor’ UK
It's a match made only on British television. Cheryl Cole is returning to UK's “The X Factor” for the eleventh season, which means she'll reunite with former boss Simon Cowell. The pop star posted an...
View Article‘One Life to Live,’‘All My Children’ Producer Prospect Park Networks Files...
Prospect Park Networks, the production company that briefly revived “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” after those series were canceled by ABC, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to...
View Article10 ‘True Detective’ Acting Teams We Want to See Next (Photos)
The post 10 ‘True Detective’ Acting Teams We Want to See Next (Photos) appeared first on TheWrap.Related stories from TheWrap:'True Detective' Ends Season With Ratings High'True Detective': What We...
View ArticleSXSW: Shaquille O'Neal Talks Crowdfunding ‘Shaq-Fu,’ Demonstrates Shaq Attack...
Shaquille O'Neal is taking another crack at video game stardom with an Indiegogo campaign to fund “Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn,” and he stopped by TheWrap and Indiegogo's Live Interview Studio at South by...
View ArticleStars From ‘Justified,’‘Mad Men’ Join Short Film ‘Winter Light’ (Exclusive)
After their 2013 short film “Here and Now” was selected by Ron Howard as the winner of Canon's “Project Imaginat10n” film contest, producers Abigail Spencer, Josh Pence, Justin Allen and director...
View ArticleJon Stewart Shreds Paul Ryan's Fake School Lunch Story (Video)
Paul Ryan recently told a story of a little boy who didn't want a free school lunch, but rather a lunch in a brown paper bag — because it would mean someone at home loved him. The problem was, it was a...
View ArticleSeth Rogen and Jimmy Kimmel Spoof ‘True Detective’ in Eerily On-Point Parody...
)In “True Detective,” HBO produced not only the most buzzed-about and dissected show of early 2014, but also the most parodied program in quite some time. Also read: ‘True Detective’ Season Finale:...
View Article‘Noah’ Clip: Russell Crowe Ropes His Family Into Building a Boat ‘to Save the...
)The first clip from Darren Aronofsky's Biblical epic, “Noah,” arrived this week, and it gives a peek at Russell Crowe breaking the news to his family that he's going to put them to work building a...
View ArticleMiles O'Brien Reveals Harrowing Details of How He Lost His Arm to ‘Today's’...
How would you react if you woke up one day and found yourself without one of your limbs? PBS science correspondent Miles O'Brien knows this feeling all too well and gave a harrowing account of how he...
View ArticleAndy Samberg and Seth Meyers Debate David Copperfield's Penis: ‘Magic’ or...
Former “Saturday Night Live” cast mates and close buddies Andy Samberg and Seth Meyers reunited on Monday's “Late Night,” where they discussed magician David Copperfield's penis and their favorite...
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