‘Sleepy Hollow,’‘Emily Owens M.D.’ Producers Land Drama Pilots at CW
The CW just augmented their pilot slate by 300 percent with orders for two new drama pilots: “Identity” from Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow” producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and “Jane the Virgin” from...
View ArticleTea Leoni Tapped to Star in CBS Pilot ‘Madam Secretary’
Tea Leoni has found two new gigs at once — one as an an actress, and one as the U.S. secretary of state. “The Naked Truth” actress Leoni has been cast to star in the drama “Madam Secretary,” which...
View ArticleSongwriter Loses Oscar Nomination Over Illegal Lobbying
The year’s most surprising Oscar nomination, for the song “Alone Yet Not Alone,” has been rescinded by the Academy because of illegal lobbying by songwriter Bruce Broughton. Broughton, a former...
View ArticleFox Renews ‘Bones’ for Season 10, ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ Season 6
Fox renewed two of its veteran shows, “Bones” and “Kitchen Nightmares” on Wednesday. The upcoming seasons with be No. 10 for the former, and No. 6 for the latter. “Bones” will shift to Monday nights...
View ArticleTom Hiddleston’s ‘Thor’ Audition: What If Loki Had Been the Thunder God? (Video)
Longtime comics fans remember the series “What If…,” which imagined what would have happened if key events in the Marvel Universe had turned out differently. Now they can ponder a big one about the...
View ArticleJames Franco Teases Ford’s ‘No Ordinary’ Super Bowl Commercial (Video)
James Franco can now add “Super Bowl commercial star” to his extensive resume. The busiest man in Hollywood found time to join former “Daily Show” correspondent Rob Riggle in the Ford Motor Company’s...
View ArticleScarlett Johansson Strips Down to Go ‘Viral’ in SodaStream’s Banned Super...
Scarlett Johansson strips down for the sake of going “viral” in a new “uncensored” banned Super Bowl commercial for SodaStream, but don’t expect to see much skin. Fox won’t allow the 30-second spot...
View ArticleFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Gets Visionary With Wall Street After Strong...
On the eve of its tenth anniversary, Facebook answered critics who feared it was more a novelty act than a viable business. The company’s fourth quarter earnings report Wednesday crushed Wall Street...
View ArticleMarvel Hires One of Its Own Executives to Write ‘Thor 3′
Marvel Studios continues its legacy of developing and nurturing homegrown talent by announcing that Craig Kyle, who most recently served as SVP of Production and Development of the company, will...
View ArticleAmber Tamblyn, Nick Offerman to Present Writers Guild Awards
The Writers Guild of America, West has added several names to the list of presenters at Saturday’s Los Angeles awards ceremony, including Amber Tamblyn and Nick Offerman. Tamblyn, who currently stars...
View ArticleJustin Bieber Turns Himself in to Toronto Police
Justin Bieber’s legal troubles appear to be mounting. The “Boyfriend” singer has turned himself in to the Toronto police to face a possible assault charge. More to come…. The post Justin Bieber Turns...
View Article‘Modern Family’ Exec Producer Danny Zuker Inks New 3-Year Deal With 20th...
“Modern Family” executive producer Danny Zuker has signed a new three-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television. Under the terms of the agreement, Zuker will continue to exec produce the ABC...
View ArticleBen Affleck, Matt Damon Produced Comedy ‘More Time With Family’ Gets Pilot...
CBS has given a pilot order to the comedy “More Time With Family,” which counts Ben Affleck and Matt Damon among its executive producers. The pilot will star Tom Papa, who starred opposite Damon in the...
View ArticlePharrell’s Grammy Hat Goes to Washington
Pharrell Williams may be in contention for an Oscar for Best Original Song, and he may have been a collaborator on the Album of the Year, but what he’s probably best known for right now is that...
View ArticleFelicity Jones in Negotiations to Star in ‘Rosaline,’ a Revisionist Take on...
Fresh off a well-reviewed turn opposite Ralph Fiennes in “The Invisible Woman,” Felicity Jones has entered negotiations to star in “Rosaline” for Universal Pictures, TheWrap has learned. A revisionist,...
View ArticleHeather Graham, Ellen Burstyn Returning for Lifetime’s ‘Flowers in the Attic’...
Lifetime has buttoned down two of its stars from its adaptation of V.C. Andrews’ novel “Flowers in the Attic” for its planned sequel. Heather Graham and Ellen Burstyn will return for “Petals on the...
View ArticleJustin Bieber Premieres New Music Video ‘Confident’— on His Way to Police...
Embattled pop star Justin Bieber tweeted his new music video for the song, “Confident,” shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday – the same time as Bieber was on his way to the Toronto Police station to...
View ArticleLexicon PR’s Zack Teperman Creating Own Agency
Lexicon PR operations manager Zack Teperman is departing the firm to form ZTPR effective Thursday, TheWrap has learned. Many of Teperman’s clients will transfer to ZTPR, including Richard Grieco, Josh...
View ArticleFox Sports Bets $1M a Sports Musical Is the Next ‘SportsCenter’
Fox Sports is betting $1 million that musicals will play a crucial role in the future of sports programming. The sports media giant has awarded AVByte, a YouTube channel dedicated to musicals, a...
View ArticleSuper Bowl: Darren Aronofsky Unveils Biblically Epic ‘Noah’ Clip
A 30-second clip of Darren Aronofsky‘s swashbuckling bible epic Noah has hit the web ahead of its scheduled airing on Super Bowl Sunday. In the clip, Russell Crowe is shown with ark in tow as he...
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