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‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Cast Revealed
7 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The Force has been released.
John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join original stars Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in “Star Wars: Episode VII.”
Disney and Lucasfilm made the announcement Tuesday.
The plan is for a May 2014 start date so while a deadline wasn’t looming given how long the shoot was expected decisions needed to be made in case scheduling conflicts were to occur.
In a recent earnings called, Disney chief Bob Iger said this latest installment will be set 30 years after 1983′s “Return of the Jedi” and will feature new and familiar faces.
Abrams and his producing partner Bryan Burk are producing through their Bad Robot banner with Kathleen Kennedy exec producing for Lucasfilm. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan did a recent rewrite to the script.
Pic will bow Dec. »
- Justin Kroll
Craig Ferguson to Leave ‘Late Late Show’ in December
23 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Craig Ferguson will step down as host of CBS’ “ The Late Late Show” in December when his contract with the network expires after nearly a decade as David Letterman’s companion in the 12:35 a.m. slot.
Ferguson broke the news to his studio audience at the 5 p.m. Pt taping of Monday’s edition of “Late Late Show.” In a statement issued by the network he quipped: “CBS and I are not getting divorced, we are ‘consciously uncoupling,’ but we will still spend holidays together and share custody of the fake horse and robot skeleton, both of whom we love very much.”
Earlier: Stephen Colbert to Replace David Letterman on ‘Late Show’
Ferguson’s decision comes less than a month after Letterman announced his intention to retire next year, and about two weeks after CBS tapped Stephen Colbert as his successor. Ferguson’s move was not a surprise given »
- Cynthia Littleton
A&E orders Carlton Cuse's 'Returned' remake to series
4 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
A&E has given a 10-episode series order to "The Returned" which, unlike ABC's "Resurrection," actually is a remake of the critically adored French zombie drama "Les Revenants." "Lost" veteran Carlton Cuse wrote the pilot script for "The Returned" and he will executive produce the series with "True Blood" veteran Raelle Tucker. Of course, now this means A&E will actually have to make a pilot for "The Returned," which becomes Cuse's second straight A&E pilot to get a direct-to-series order, following in the footsteps of "Bates Motel," which has already been renewed for a third season. This also becomes Cuse's third active TV production, as he's also showrunner on FX's "The Strain," which will have completed work on its first season before the vampire drama premieres in July. “’The Returned’ has the potential to be one of the most compelling drama series on cable, thanks to phenomenal scripts written by Carlton and Raelle, »
- Daniel Fienberg
Cinedigm Teams with Marco Weber for 15 Movies
12 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Cinedigm Corp. has allied with veteran producer Marco Weber’s Rapid Eye Film in a distribution-production output deal for North America encompassing 15 films.
Rapid Eye will produce, co-produce or acquire three to four genre-centric films per year. Cinedigm will handle the theatrical and home entertainment release and distribution strategy with Ref producing and managing the marketing.
Weber’s credits include “Igby Goes Down,” “Fireflies in the Garden,” “The Informers” and “Unthinkable.” Rapid Eye recently released “California Scheming,” written and directed by Weber and starring Gia Mantegna and Chad Lowe.
“This deal signifies a critical shift in Cinedigm’s content and distribution strategy,” said Bill Sondheim, president of Cinedigm Entertainment. “We are now one of the industry’s strongest independent distribution businesses, with unparalleled mass merchant physical capabilities, along with strong theatrical and digital expertise.”
Weber and attorney Paul Mayersohn of Surpin and Mayersohn negotiated the deal with Yolanda Macias for Cinedigm. »
- Dave McNary
‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Director J.J. Abrams Still Has Casting Tricks Up His Sleeve
30 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Disney and Lucasfilm were planning to announce the “Star Wars: Episode VII” cast on Sunday, May 4, which is widely known as Star Wars Day (“May the fourth be with you”), but casting rumors grew to such a fever pitch this week that the studios decided to reveal the ensemble early, lest the announcement continue to be spoiled one actor at a time. Several media outlets were primed to report Daisy Ridley's casting on Tuesday morning, and with Disney aware of the steady stream of leaks, they moved quickly to counter the press. Also read: ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Cast: Oscar Isaac, »
- Jeff Sneider
James Franco, Ellen DeGeneres to Produce Shows for AOL
34 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
AOL has ordered 12 new web series produced by a diverse group of A-list Hollywood talent, including James Franco, Steve Buscemi and Ellen DeGeneres. AOL unveiled its new slate of shows Tuesday at a presentation for advertisers in New York. In addition to the 12 new shows, it picked up four series for new seasons, including Tiffany Shlain's “The Future Is Here” and “city.ballet,” executive produced by “Sex in the City” star Sarah Jessica Parker. While Yahoo, Microsoft and Hulu have poured money into long-form narrative series, AOL remains committed to short-form reality shows. Also read: Yahoo Snags YouTube Star for Recap Show. »
- Lucas Shaw
'Star Wars: Episode VII': Casting reports we had a bad feeling about...
35 minutes ago | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
These were not the actors J.J. Abrams was looking for.
In the year since Lucasfilm announced that the Star Trek and Super 8 filmmaker would be launching a new trilogy, we’ve been treated to a litany of casting rumors that would make R2-D2 squeal as his head spun around. Most proved to be utterly false.
Did every actor on the planet want a role? Yes. Did every actor talk to Lucasfilm about a role? No, but a lot did. Here are some of the also-rans.
Exclusive: Tudors Star In Talks To Join ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’: That would be Jonathan Rhys Meyers, »
- Anthony Breznican
Michael Mosley Joins Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara in ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ (Exclusive)
37 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Michael Mosley has joined MGM’s action-comedy “Don’t Mess With Texas” opposite Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara.
Universal Pictures won the rights to the project last June with Witherspoon and Vergara already set to star. MGM picked up “Don’t Mess” when it went into turnaroud and is fully financing.
David Feeney and John Quaintance wrote the script about a cop (Witherspoon) and a prisoner (Vergara) on the run in Texas, with cops in hot pursuit. Mosley will portray a cool detective.
Producers are Dana Fox along with Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea for their Pacific Standard production company.
Mosley stars in USA Network’s sitcom “Sirens” along with Kevin Daniels and Kevin Bigley. Other credits include “Scrubs,” “Justified,” “30 Rock,” “Last Resort” and “Castle.”
He is repped by Gersh and Smith Talent Group
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- Dave McNary
Conde Nast Launching Video Channels for New Yorker, Lucky and Bon Appetit
37 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Condé Nast Entertainment revealed Tuesday the next phase of their digital expansion with new video platform, The Scene, the industry's first platform devoted to curating and showcasing premium digital-first video content. The Scene will feature new digital channels for Condé Nast publications The New Yorker, Lucky and Bon Appetit. In addition, The Scene will also run content from a variety of partners including ABC News, Buzzfeed, Major League Soccer, Weather Channel. Also read: Conde Nast Launches ‘Vanity Fair’ Channel: Celebs, Snobs and Swinger Parties “The addition of The Scene, which will feature content from all of our powerful branded channels »
- Matthew Bramlett
This Guy Set a World Record by Running a Mile and Drinking Four Beers, All in Under 5 Minutes
41 minutes ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
When you were younger, you might have been stupid enough to try chugging a gallon of milk and running a mile. That's a very juvenile and immature thing to do. When you're a grown up, you do it with beer. The so-called Beer Mile is a real thing that people actually do—a one-mile race in which the runner must stop every 400 meters to drink a beer—and the record was held by Jim Finlayson of British Columbia at 5:09 flat. But two-time Ncaa champion James Nielsen, aka "The Beast," broke that record. The Beast says he trained for a year to break the record, including getting back into running shape, as well as training his stomach. He says he studied anatomy and "the physics of »
Naya Rivera Written Out of Glee's Season Finale—But it Has "Nothing to do With Lea Michele," Sources Say
43 minutes ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Naya Rivera will not be a part of Glee's fifth season finale, and her future on the show has not yet been decided, E! News has learned. Though the original plan was to include Naya in the final episode of the season, slated for May 13, her character Santana Lopez has been written out of the script, we are told by multiple sources. (Fox is not commenting.) Insiders point out that this change has nothing whatsoever to do with Lea Michele, nor the recent rumors of a falling out—and tension on set—between the two starlets. "[Naya] isn't fired and her not being in the finale has nothing to do with Lea," says one source who works on Glee. "I don't know where these stories are »
5 mistakes from 'X-Men: The Last Stand' that have to be fixed in 'Days of Future Past'
43 minutes ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
(Cbr) The mutant heroes of "X-Men: Days of Future Past" have a lot more than just mutant-hunting robots to fight against; they have the legacy of one of the more reviled entries in the X-Franchise to contend with. Screenwriter Simon Kinberg surprisingly admitted 2006′s "X-Men: The Last Stand‘s" shortcomings in his appearance on a panel at WonderCon. “It’s our attempt to right the wrongs of the past,” said. “We probably should have done better with Dark Phoenix, so this is our attempt to do better with "Days of Future Past". Every X-Men fan in existence knows that the word “probably” should be exchanged for the word “definitely” in order to accurately convey both how important “The Dark Phoenix Saga” is to the mythos – and just how horribly the film handled it. But at least the people behind this May’s "X-Men: Days of Future Past" know what they’re fighting against, »
- Brett White, Comic Book Resources
Exclusive 'Rosemary's Baby' image finds Zoe Saldana in stylish repose
46 minutes ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
We're only two weeks from the birth of NBC's new take on "Rosemary's Baby" and, courtesy of NBC, HitFix has an exclusive picture of Zoe Saldana, who will be stepping into a modern version Mia Farrow's pixie cut for the Ira Levin adaptation. As you can see from the picture above -- a very nice NBC-provided image that is Not an exclusive -- the new "Rosemary's Baby" has been moved from New York City to Paris and the picture is presumably meant to make us sympathize with Patrick J. Adams' character, because we also would make some very dark pacts to get a Parisian flat with that unobstructed view of the Eiffel Tower. In addition to Adams and Saldana, "Rosemary's Baby" stars Jason Isaacs and Carole Bouquet. The teleplay comes from Scott Abbott and James Wong, with "Europa, Europa" and "Treme" veteran Agnieszka Holland. "Rosemary's Baby" will air »
- Daniel Fienberg
Beyoncé Sends Flowers, Handwritten Note to Grieving Family of Late Fan; Shares Inspirational Poem on Instagram
47 minutes ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Grab the tissues, folks. Beyoncé paid tribute to one of her biggest fans, who lost her battle to cancer last week, sending a bouquet of 90 white roses and handwritten note to the little girl's grieving family. Chelsea Lee James, who was famously brought on stage during Bey's concert back in 2009, passed away at the age of 15 on April 21 after a 10-year battle with the disease. "Donna, love and prayers to you and your family. Chelsea was a beautiful girl and I am so happy I was able to meet her," the card read. "She touched my heart and I will never forget her." Bey serenaded James in front of more than 20,000 fans during her 2009 concert in Sydney, dedicating her song »
Amy Purdy: 'I'm Trying to Heal Quickly'
52 minutes ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Amy Purdy wowed the audience during Monday's Latin-themed Dancing with the Stars with a high-scoring rumba. But something went awry shortly after she and partner Derek Hough finished their routine, making it painful for her to breathe. "I really overworked the right side of my back in this dance all week," the double amputee Paralympic snowboarder, 34, told People on Tuesday, following a night of receiving emergency treatment. "The hospital took X-rays and everything looks good, but a rib is out of place and the muscles are in spasm." Purdy says the rumba was a challenging dance because the movements required »
- Monica Rizzo
Ranking Jimmy Fallon's Lip-Sync Competitors Worst to Best
52 minutes ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
It has come to my attention that the heterosexual community is inviting itself to participate in lip-sync competitions on national television. "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" has featured spirited lip-sync battles with a number of celebrities, and they're often quite good. Quite enchanting! In fact, it's time for us to sort through Jimmy's combatants and pick out the king/queen of his lip-syncing galas. I'm exempting Jimmy since he has five times the experience of his competitors. First of all, before we begin, here is what a real lip-sync competition looks like. If you're not watching "RuPaul's Drag Race," you're really missing cutting-edge work in the lip-syncing medium: So there. Anyway: On we go to ranking the top five. 5. John Krasinski: Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream," Run Dmc's "Peter Piper," and Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love to You" Ironic that Krasinski was the one to »
- Louis Virtel
Khloé Kardashian and French Montana Enjoy Dinner Date With a Pal—See the Pics!
58 minutes ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Khloé Kardashian's friendship with French Montana is going strong! The new BFFs, who've been inseparable the past few weeks, stepped out last night for a dinner date in Hollywood. Joined by a male pal, the 29-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and the music producer were photographed hitting up Casa Vega Mexican restaurant for a bite to eat Monday night. The trio arrived together in Khloé's car with French in the passenger's seat and their pal in the back. Khloé looked cute and casual in heels, skinny jeans and a black hoodie sweatshirt. Meanwhile, French sported white sneakers, baggy jeans and a black T-shirt with chain necklaces on. During their »
Dove Cameron's Diary From the Radio Disney Music Awards—Check it Out!
1 hour ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
You may know 18-year-old Dove Cameron as playing identical twins Liv and Maddie Roonie from the Disney show, Liv and Maddie. We tapped the star to guest blog for us for a day, letting us behind-the-scenes as she preps for the Radio Disney Music Awards. Keep reading to get the scoop! • Three hours before the event even begins, my lovely hair and makeup goddesses show up to work their magic! I wake up looking like a woodland creature, so the time is definitely necessary. As is the coffee in my hand ;) • I knew while looking through my stylist's rack of clothing that I was introducing a performance of "Let it Go" from Frozen, so I figured I would go with the theme of the film. This »
‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Box Office Could Hit $2 Billion, Analysts Say
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“Star Wars: Episode VII” has a good shot at joining “Avatar” and “Titanic” in hitting $2 billion at the worldwide box office, industry analysts said Tuesday. “The casting for this new film is perfect from a commercial standpoint,” BoxOffice.com Vice President and Senior Analyst Phil Contrino told TheWrap. Disney, Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams on Tuesday said that the stars of the original film — Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher — will be joined by newcomers Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow. “Bringing back the original cast is brilliant, because it. »
- Todd Cunningham
Jon Voight Can't Wait to Watch Vivienne's Film Debut
1 hour ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt makes her film debut in Maleficent next month - and grandpa Jon Voight couldn't be more proud that she's inherited her family's acting ambitions. "I'm excited to see how Vivienne did," he told People Monday at a panel for Ray Donovan, his acclaimed Showtime series. "I'll be there. I'm so excited." Maleficent casts Voight's daughter Angelina Jolie in the title role as the menacing queen from the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. Jolie and partner Brad Pitt's daughter Vivienne, who was 4 during filming and is now 5, plays the virtuous young Princess Aurora. Son Pax, 9, and daughter Zahara, 8, also »
- Kathy Ehrich Dowd
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