Samuel L. Jackson Slams KTLA Reporter Sam Rubin, Who Mistook Him for Laurence...
Samuel L. Jackson has never been one to hold his tongue, and a recent interview with Sam Rubin was no exception, after the longtime KTLA entertainment reporter mistook the “Robocop” actor for Laurence...
View Article‘Walking Dead’ Midseason Premiere Draws 15.8 Million Total Viewers
AMC’s “The Walking Dead” returned for its midseason Season 4 premiere on Sunday, drawing 15.8 million total viewers. The premiere drew 10.4 million viewers in the key 18-49 demographic. See video: NYC...
View ArticleNBC’s ‘Parks and Rec,’‘Chicago Fire,’‘Parenthood,’ and ‘Grimm’ Get Digital...
NBC has produced digital spinoffs for “Chicago Fire,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Grimm” and “Parenthood” in a bid to continue giving fans a connection to the shows during its Sochi Olympics coverage....
View ArticleHow ‘The Lego Movie’s’ February Release Gamble Could Reboot the Valentine’s...
Maybe animated movies belong right there with roses and chocolate as Valentine’ Day staples? The $69 million opening of “The Lego Movie” showed that – contrary to tradition — February can be a fine...
View ArticleProducers Guild Sets Date for 2015 PGA Awards
The 2015 Producers Guild Awards will be held on Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The PGA on Monday announced next year’s date for the awards, which honor excellence...
View ArticleNick Zano Cast in NBC Lesbian Comedy Pilot ‘One Big Happy’
Nick Zano has been cast to star in NBC’s upcoming comedy “One Big Happy,” from Liz Feldman (“2 Broke Girls,” “Ellen.”) The multi-camera comedy centers on Lizzy, a lesbian, and her straight male best...
View ArticleFred Armisen to Lead ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ House Band
Move over, Roots: Seth Meyers’ former “SNL” colleague Fred Armisen will be the bandleader on the new version of “Late Night.” “Fred will curate and lead the band, and continue to run it even when he’s...
View Article‘Teen Wolf’ Star Tyler Posey Teases ‘Creepy’ Stuff With Stiles, ‘Coolest’...
“Teen Wolf” star Tyler Posey sat down to spill some details from upcoming episodes of the increasingly dark MTV hit, during TheWrap’s newest episode of “Drinking With the Stars” at The Grove’s...
View Article20th Century Fox Television Promotes Jeffrey Glaser to EVP, Current Programming
Jeffrey Glaser has been promoted to executive vice president of current programming at 20th Century Fox Television. Glaser has served as the senior vice president of current programming for the studio...
View ArticleOscar Isaac Faces Off Against Viggo Mortensen for Kirsten Dunst in ‘Two Faces...
Oscar Isaac has reunited with “Drive” writer Hossein Amini to star in his directorial debut, “The Two Faces of January.” Based on the first trailer, it appears to be another promising step in Isaac’s...
View ArticleSeth Green, Dakota Fanning 3D Animated Movie ‘Yellowbird’ Acquired by Wrekin...
In a seven-figure deal, Wrekin Hill Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to Christian De Vita’s 3D animated feature “Yellowbird” from TeamTO and Haut & Court, the company announced...
View ArticleOWN Announces First Original Scripted Film with Darlene Love Biopic
OWN is trying its hand at the original scripted film game with a biopic about singer Darlene Love. The network has acquired the rights to adapt Love’s memoir, “My Name Is Love: The Darlene Love Story”...
View Article‘Sports Illustrated’ Swimsuit Cover to Be Revealed on ‘Kimmel’
Need some relief as the polar vortex continues to pummel you with snow and lead you down an arctic odyssey of scrotum-shriveling misery? You might want to tune into “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Thursday. See...
View ArticleFlorida Gets 5-to-1 Return on TV, Film Incentive Program Dollars, Study Finds
Monday’s news out of Florida – that the state saw a five-to-one return on its film and TV incentives spending – can be seen as good and bad news for California’s struggling production community. The...
View ArticleJennifer Aniston to Suffer Chronic Pain, Investigate Suicide in Indie Drama...
Jennifer Aniston has signed on to star in and executive produce the indie movie “Cake.” Daniel Barnz (“Won’t Back Down”) will direct from Patrick Tobin’s script, which was voted to the 2013 Black List....
View ArticleHBO Developing Indie Film ‘A Teacher’ Into Drama Series
HBO is developing a drama series from indie film “A Teacher,” a network representative told TheWrap. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass and Michael Costigan will executive-produce the drama project. The film’s...
View ArticleJack Black, James Marsden to Star in High School Reunion Comedy ‘The D-Train’
Imagine “Get Him to the Greek” if the rock concert was a high school reunion and you have “The D-Train” a comedy that will pair Jack Black with his fellow “Anchorman” franchise alum James Marsden, an...
View ArticleNew Film Czar Ken Ziffren Calls Runaway TV, Film Production a ‘Devastating...
Ken Ziffren, the veteran entertainment attorney introduced Monday as the city’s new film and TV czar, said maintaining Hollywood’s grip on production won’t be easy, given the huge toll already taken by...
View ArticleOlympics: Is Julia Lipnitskaia’s Routine ‘Schindler’s List: On Ice’? Good
Russian skater Julia Lipnitskaia’s gold-medal winning performance to John Williams’ theme from “Schindler’s List” has been knocked in some circles as “Schindler’s List: On Ice.” But what would be wrong...
View Article15 Best Quotes from the Oscar Luncheon: Matthew McConaughey Charms, Jared...
Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto have answered the same 12 questions about “Dallas Buyers Club” for the last six months, but they aren’t tired of it — they swear. “I have not found it laborious,”...
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