Hulu Hires Warner Bros. TV Executive Craig Erwich as Head of Content
Former Warner Bros. TV development executive Craig Erwich is Hulu's new Senior Vice President, Head of Content, the streaming service announced on Monday. Erwich, who oversaw development, production...
View ArticleKerry Washington, Cate Blanchett To Receive Women in Film Awards
Cate Blanchett, Kerry Washington, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lee and Eva Longoria will receive the 2014 Crystal + Lucy Awards by Women in Film, Los Angeles, WIF president Cathy Schulman announced on Monday....
View ArticleErwin More, Brian Medavoy Re-Teaming on Production, Talent Management Company
They're getting the band back together. Erwin More and Brian Medavoy are reuniting after 13 years apart and have launched a new management company under the same banner that waved when they emerged as...
View Article‘The View's’ Jenny McCarthy, Sherri Shepherd Get Naked for Lena Dunham...
Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shepherd gave their studio audience a “view” most of them hadn't seen before, unless they read “Playboy” back in the day when McCarthy was a Playmate. During a discussion...
View ArticleNBC's ‘The Voice’ Taps Pharrell Williams as New Coach
Singer and producer Pharrell Williams will be the next coach on NBC's “The Voice.” Although the competition hasn't officially named Season 7's coaches, it can be assumed that Williams will replace...
View ArticleFCC Move Could Force TV Station Sales
A divided Federal Communications Commission on Monday voted to require television station owners to start counting as their own any stations they sell ads for and program. The FCC's 3 to 2 party-line...
View ArticleDianna Agron Joins Jason Sudeikis, Rebecca Hall Rom-Com ‘Tumbledown’
Former “Glee” actress Dianna Agron has joined Jason Sudeikis and Rebecca Hall in the romantic comedy “Tumbledown,” which began principal photography in Massachusetts this week. Agron co-stars with Joe...
View ArticleSentinels Heat Up in New ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ TV Spot (Video)
Sentinels are burning, Iceman is surfing and stadiums are falling in a new “X-Men: Days of Future Past” TV spot. The latest look (above) at director Bryan Singer's third time behind the wheel of the...
View ArticleMGM Rebooting ‘The Pink Panther’ as a Live Action-Animation Hybrid
The Pink Panther will be rebooted once again. MGM announced Monday that it is taking another pass at reviving the famed franchise, and this time around, they'll give it a very 21st century spin. The...
View Article‘Jersey Shore's’‘The Situation’ to Star on TVGN Reality Series
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has found a new network home. The star of MTV's former hit “Jersey Shore” will appear with his family on TV Guide Network's “The Sorrentinos.” The cable network has...
View ArticleHow Paramount Kept ‘Noah’ From Sinking and Beat the Bad Buzz – Again
“Noah” withstood a tsunami of bad buzz to score a $44 million debut last weekend and capture the top spot at the box office. The opening won't be one for the record books, and with a reported...
View ArticleSpike Lee Fires Back at NY Times Over Brooklyn Hypocrisy Complaint
Spike Lee is unimpressed with criticism he's received for remarks about Brooklyn's rapid gentrification. And he really took issue with an essay New York Times film critic A.O. Scott wrote about...
View ArticleMachinima's New CEO Chad Gutstein: How the Internet Startup is Like Cable
The platform may be different, but the selling point is still the same, Chad Gutstein, Machinima's newly-minted Chief Executive Officer, told TheWrap shortly after being named to head the video...
View ArticleDavid Duchovny to Hunt Charles Manson in NBC's ‘Aquarius’
NBC has given a straight-to-series 13-episode order for the drama “Aquarius,” starring two-time Golden Globe Award winner David Duchovny in his return to broadcast television. The “Californication” and...
View Article‘The Voice’ Coaches Shakira and Blake Shelton to Duet on ACM Awards
Blake Shelton will take a time out from his co-hosting duties on CBS's 49th Annual ACM Awards for a duet with Shakira. NBC's “The Voice” coaches will duet on their recently released single, “Medicine,”...
View ArticleSteve Tisch Named Chair of Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival
Producer Steve Tisch will chair the 16th Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, the event's backers announced Monday. The festival, to be held May 31-June 7 at Tel Aviv University, will showcase...
View Article‘Walking Dead’ Elevates 3 to Regulars
There's no end in sight for the leader of Terminus on “The Walking Dead” — the series has promoted Andrew J. West, who plays the leader of the possibly cannibalistic community to a series regular,...
View Article‘Sons of Anarchy’ Star Kurt Yaeger Takes His BMX Skills to the UK (Video)
Anything you can do with two legs, Kurt Yaeger can do better with one. The former “Sons of Anarchy” star and pro-BMX rider, who lost his left leg after a motorcycle accident in 2006, put his bike...
View ArticleBen Stiller to Star in Alan Ball's ‘I Am Chippendales’
Ben Stiller is in talks to star in “I Am Chippendales,” Alan Ball's fact-based feature film about the iconic male strip club. He'll play one of the club's early partners, a source close to the project...
View ArticleDGA Names Assistant Executive Director of Diversity
Frank Bennett Gonzalez will be the Directors Guild of America's assistant executive director of diversity, the guild said Monday. Gonzalez will be responsible for coordinating diversity strategy and...
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