Benicio Del Toro, Josh Hutcherson Drama ‘Paradise Lost’ Picked Up by Radius-TWC
Radius-TWC has acquired North American rights to “Paradise Lost,” starring Benicio Del Toro as notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and Josh Hutcherson a young surfer who marries his niece. The...
View ArticleFox’s ‘Gotham’ Casts Its Penguin, Alfred, and Future Mrs. Gordon
Fox’s upcoming Batman origin story “Gotham” has cast its Penguin, faithful Wayne family butler Alfred, and the boss and fiancee of Det. James Gordon. “Another Earth” actor Robin Lord Taylor (pictured)...
View ArticleFormer Bloomberg News Reporter Seth Lubove Joins Sitrick
Los Angeles-based business reporter Seth Lubove is leaving Bloomberg News and joining the public relations firm Sitrick & Co. Sitrick. Sitrick announced Lubove’s hiring on Tuesday as part of an...
View ArticleAliens Meet Hostile Humans in First 5 Minutes of CW’s ‘Star-Crossed’ (Video)
The CW’s “Star-Crossed” doesn’t premiere until Monday, but viewers eager to get a glance of the new sci-fi drama about a race of aliens seeking refuge on Earth can watch the first five minutes on Hulu....
View ArticleToymaker Sues Disney, Claims ‘Toy Story 3′ Villain Copied Its ‘Lots of Hugs’...
They may not be able to hug this one out. A New Jersey toymaker claims that the psychopathic teddy bear villain in “Toy Story 3″ illegally copies its patented snuggling stuffed animals, according to a...
View Article‘Ellen’ Hits Series High in Ratings
Whatever the musical numbers when Ellen DeGeneres hosts the Oscars next month, she’s heading into the ceremony on a high note. DeGeneres’ daytime talk show “Ellen” enjoyed a ratings milestone during...
View ArticleHBO’s ‘True Detective’ 6-Minute Tracking Shot Wows – Watch It Now (Video)
HBO’s”True Detective” has been hailed as the best new show on television, and critical acclaim only grew after Sunday’s riveting episode featuring a 6-minute-long tracking shot that follows Matthew...
View Article‘Dads’ EPs ‘Confident, Not Cocky’ Show Will Return –‘Bummed’ by Fox’s Lack of...
The two-part season finale of “Dads” airs Tuesday night on Fox — though the future of the shortened series is still very much up in the air. “Dads” received its full season order back in October, but...
View Article‘Once Upon a Time’s’ Joanna Garcia Swisher Joins ABC’s ‘Astronaut Wives Club’
ABC’s “Astronaut Wives Club” has found its first member. Joanna Garcia Swisher has been cast on the upcoming summer series from “Gossip Girl” producers Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz. She’ll play...
View ArticleHugh Jackman Returning as Tony Awards Host
Hugh Jackman will return to host the 68th Annual Tony Awards for a fourth time, the “X-Men” actor said Tuesday on Instagram. Jackman, a Tony-winner for “The Boy From Oz,” takes over from Neil Patrick...
View ArticleAlexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz Set...
Warner Bros. has officially started pre-production on a new live-action 3D “Tarzan” movie that will star Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson and two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz,...
View ArticleWoody Allen Ex-Teen Girlfriend Says Abuse Allegations Are a Publicity Stunt...
Stacey Nelkin, an actress who dated Woody Allen while he was middle-aged and she was still in high school, is continuing to defend the embattled director, saying sexual assault allegations are being...
View ArticleScarlett Johansson Gets Undressed in ‘Under the Skin’ Trailer (Video)
Scarlett Johansson uses her almost-bare body to get what she wants — a decent meal — in the first official trailer distributor A24 has released for Jonathan Glazer’s upcoming science fiction film,...
View Article‘How I Met Your Mother’s’ Nazanin Boniadi Joins ‘Scandal’ in Major Recurring...
Does Olivia Pope have a new ally or enemy? We can’t be sure, but ABC’s “Scandal” has just cast Nazanin Boniadi in a major recurring role over this season’s final eight episodes, which kick off on Feb....
View Article‘Game of Thrones’ Star Michelle Fairley to Replace Judy Davis on ’24: Live...
Fox’s event series “24: Live Another Day” has replaced Judy Davis with Michelle Fairley (“Game of Thrones”) in the recurring guest star role of Margot, a British national and the widow of a notorious...
View Article‘Brady Bunch’ Reunion Planned for ‘The Talk’ on Thursday
Here’s the story, of a TV mother, and her kids with birthday wishes on “The Talk”…. CBS’s daytime talk show “The Talk” will host a reunion of “The Brady Bunch” cast on Thursday’s episode, in honor of...
View Article‘Dads’ Praises Booze, Calls Out ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ in Extended AA Scene...
After months of being accused of bad taste, Fox’s “Dads” is closing out its first season with a scene in which two of its characters praise booze at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. In an extended,...
View ArticleSamuel L. Jackson’s KTLA Rubin Flap: 5 of the Actor’s Awkward Media Moments...
Samuel L. Jackson’s interview with KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin — during which the “RoboCop” star had to inform Rubin, at length, that he wasn’t Laurence Fishburne — was a high-water mark in...
View Article‘Bridges of Madison County: The Musical’: Capturing America’s Cheating Heart...
“The Bridges of Madison County” is a phenomenon. The hit book by Robert James Waller sold 50 million copies, inspired an Oscar-nominated film with Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep and forms the basis...
View ArticleAereo and Networks Get Their Day in Supreme Court: April 22
Attorneys for Aereo and the broadcast networks will face off before the Supreme Court on April 22 as the justices decide on the legality of Aereo’s online TV service. The networks are asking the...
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