Ratings: ACM Awards Down 23 Percent From Last Year
CBS bested its network competition on Sunday with the 49th annual ACM Awards, despite the show being down 23 percent from last year's particularly strong numbers. The 2013 broadcast delivered the award...
View ArticleWelcome to the New CAA: Agency Promotes 8 Across 6 Departments
CAA promoted eight of its trainees to agent or executive at its corporate retreat in Carlsbad, Calif. this past weekend, the agency said Monday. The promotions reflect the growing diversity of CAA's...
View ArticleNBCU CEO Steve Burke: It's Time for a 52-Week TV Season
NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke says it's time for networks to abandon the traditional 35-week September-through-May TV season and to start programming year-round — and being judged by their year-round...
View Article‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere Engages Nearly 3 Million Facebook Fans (Exclusive)
The Season 4 premiere for HBO's “Game of Thrones” had fans talking on Facebook. A lot of them. “Two Swords” brought 1.9 million users to the social media site, which lead to 2.8 million “interactions”...
View Article‘God's Not Dead’ Isn't Going Away, and Neither Are Faith-Based Films
Lost amid the weekend dominance of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” was another eye-popping hold by the faith-based drama “God's Not Dead.” The Christian indie film from Pure Flix Entertainment is...
View ArticleJoin ‘The Following's’ Shawn Ashmore for TheWrap's Live Q&A
If you like Fox's “The Following” and booze, then TheWrap‘s got the perfect segment to help kick off the week! Shawn Ashmore, who plays FBI Agent Mike Weston on the Kevin Bacon-thriller, will join...
View ArticleMickey Rooney: A Life and Career in Pictures (Photos)
The post Mickey Rooney: A Life and Career in Pictures (Photos) appeared first on TheWrap. Related stories from TheWrap:Mickey Rooney Remembered: 5 Essential Performances - From 'Boys Town' to 'Black...
View ArticleBob Geldof's Daughter Peaches Dead at 25
Peaches Geldof, daughter of musician Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, has died, the BBC reports. She was 25. According to the BBC, police arrived at an address near Wrotham, Kent, in response to a report on...
View ArticleNBCU CEO Steve Burke: Jay Leno or Tina Fey Contractually Free to Go to CBS...
NBCU CEO Steve Burke says there's nothing contractually stopping NBC stars Jay Leno or Tina Fey from taking over David Letterman's time slot on CBS, but he's confident Jimmy Fallon can take on anyone....
View ArticleIcelandic Road Trip Comedy ‘Land Ho!’ Gets Release Date
Sony Pictures Classics will give the bawdy road trip comedy “Land Ho!” a limited release in New York and Los Angeles on July 11, the studio said Monday. Written and directed by Martha Stephens and...
View ArticleABC's ‘SHIELD’ Plots 2 Back-To-Back ‘Captain America’ Crossover Episodes
ABC has plotted not one, but two crossover episodes between its successful series “Marvel's Agents of SHIELD” and the newly-released movie “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” As previously teased by...
View ArticleMike Saksa Stepping Down at Warner Home Entertainment (Exclusive)
Warner Home Entertainment Executive Vice President and General Manager, Theatrical New Releases Mike Saksa will leave the studio after deciding not to renew his contract, TheWrap has learned. Saksa...
View ArticleRadius-TWC Partners With Blumhouse, Duplass Brothers on ‘Creep’ Trilogy
Radius-TWC has partnered with Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions and the Duplass Brothers on a “Creep” trilogy after the film's well-received SXSW premiere. “Creep” stars co-writers Mark Duplass and...
View ArticleShowtime's ‘Shameless,’‘House of Lies’ Finales Perform Strong on Competitive...
Showtime's “House of Lies” and “Shameless” ended their seasons with strong numbers on Sunday night, despite a competitive schedule that included the series premieres of AMC's “Turn” and HBO's “Silicon...
View ArticleSyfy Orders Zombie Series from ‘Eureka,’‘Sharknado’ Producers
In further proof that zombies are the new vampires, Syfy has ordered the zombie series “Z Nation” from Karl Schaefer, co-executive producer of former Syfy series “Eureka” and The Asylum, the fine folks...
View Article‘Game of Thrones’ Season 4 Premiere Is HBO's Most-Watched Program Since...
HBO's “Game of Thrones” came roaring back with its Season 4 premiere at 9 p.m. on Sunday, grabbing 6.6 million total viewers — a handy victory over last year's Season 3 premiere. It's also the...
View ArticleDreamWorks Options Crime Novel ‘Made in Sweden’ (Exclusive)
DreamWorks has optioned Anders Roslund and Stefan Thunberg's Swedish crime novel “Made in Sweden,” TheWrap has learned. Mark Sourian, who has a production deal at the studio, will produce the crime...
View ArticleHollywood Studios Sue Megaupload, Alleging Copyright Violations
The six major U.S. movie studios hit Megaupload with a massive copyright violation lawsuit Monday, charging the file hosting service with encouraging and profiting from illegal copies of movies and...
View ArticleNeil Patrick Harris on Potentially Replacing Letterman: ‘I'm a Big Fan of CBS...
Neil Patrick Harris has addressed reports that he's a viable candidate to replace David Letterman when the late-night host retires in 2015. Harris, who is currently performing on Broadway in “Hedwig...
View ArticleHollywood Dumps Diversity (Again): White Men Directed 90 Percent of This...
Just a few months ago, Oscar statues went for the first time to a Mexican filmmaker for Best Director (Alfonso Cuaron), to a black British man for Best Picture (Steve McQueen) and to a woman for Best...
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