Archive: March 2009 (141-150 of 349)

Mar 20 2009 02:34 AM ET

Chris Pine: From 'Star Trek' to 'Green Lantern'?

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A short list of possible actors who could join the cast of Green Lantern, Warner Bros.’ big-screen take on the frog-colored superhero, has been circulating. Chris Pine — who plays a young Captain Kirk in this summer’s Star Trek — is among the top picks rumored to play Hal Jordan. EW was not able to get confirmation on the tip late Thursday. The film is expected to bow in September, 2010. 

Mar 20 2009 02:30 AM ET

'Grey's Anatomy' star T.R. Knight involved in car crash, reportedly unhurt

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Categories: Television

Grey’s Anatomy star TR Knight was involved in a car crash Thursday in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. The unconfirmed report says that Knight was not injured but the passengers of the other car were transported to an area hospital. EW could not reach Knight’s publicist late Thursday. 

Mar 19 2009 07:39 PM ET

Natasha Richardson autopsy confirms ski accident as cause of death

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An autopsy report released today reveals that Natasha Richardson died of a head injury after her fall on March 16 at a ski resort in Canada, the AP reports. The incident was ruled an accident. The 45-year-old film and stage star reportedly complained of a headache shortly after she left a ski lesson at the Mont Tremblant resort, where officials said this week that she "did not show any visible signs of injury."

A publicist for Richardson’s husband, Liam Neeson, confirmed her death Wednesday.

UPDATE: The New York Times is reporting that Natasha Richardson wasn’t taken to the hospital until nearly four hours after her skiing accident. That makes for a major discrepancy with the resort’s claims that only an hour passed before the actress was hospitalized. The Times bases this new time frame on records obtained from the ambulance dispatcher. According to a series of medical experts interviewed for the story, had Richardson gotten immediate medical care for this type of brain hematoma, her chances for survival would have been greatly improved.

More on Natasha Richardson:
Natasha Richardson dies at age 45
Natasha Richardson: Career retrospective (photo gallery)
Natasha Richardson: A critical appreciation by Lisa Schwarzbaum

Mar 19 2009 06:33 PM ET

Pixar's 'Up' to open Cannes

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Up, the upcoming Disney/Pixar release, will be the opening film this spring at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, marking the first time an animated movie has been selected as the festival’s opener. Cannes begins May 13,and Up, about an old man, a little boy, and their adventures flying in a house tied to thousands of balloons, opens stateside May 29.

Mar 19 2009 01:47 PM ET

Adrienne Shelly's widower to produce another of her scripts

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It has been revealed that the late actress and writer-director Adrienne Shelly, who died in 2006, wrote another script called The Morgan Stories. According to the Hollywood Reporter Shelly’s widower Andy Ostroy has plans to bring the work to the big screen. Ostroy recently produced the film Serious Moonlight, which was also based on a Shelly script and is set to premiere at next month’s Tribeca Film Festival.

Mar 19 2009 10:30 AM ET

Johnson & Johnson teams with Disney to promote online teen soap

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Categories: Tech, Television

Walt Disney Motion Pictures and Johnson & Johnson will promote Celia and Chloe, a web series about two teenage girls in search of tickets to the European premiere of the Hannah Montana movie. The winner of an online competition in connection with the web show will win two tickets to jointhe characters at Hannah‘s London premiere on April 23, and will get to starin an episode of the soap. The 10 three-minute episodes will run in seven countries throughout Europe and Asia.

Mar 19 2009 09:57 AM ET

Eric McCormack cast in ABC comedy pilot

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Will & Grace star Eric McCormack has been cast as the lead in an ABC comedy pilot from Tad Quill (Scrubs). According to The Hollywood Reporter, the half-hour show revolves around two friends: a heart surgeon (McCormack) with a newborn baby and a contractor (Blind Justice‘s Reno Wilson) with a newly empty nest. Shasta McNasty‘s Jolie Jenkins will play McCormack’s wife. Constance Zimmer (Entourage, Boston Legal) will play Wilson’s spouse. McCormack’s TNT dramedy Trust Me, costarring Tom Cavanagh, is not expected to return — but it would take priority should a second season be ordered, says the trade.

Mar 19 2009 09:55 AM ET

Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones join Ben Affleck in 'The Company Men'

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Categories: Misc.

Variety reports that Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones have signed on to appear alongside Ben Affleck in The Company Men, an indie drama from writer John Wells (ER, The West Wing), who will direct. The story centers around an ambitious businessman (Affleck) who takes a construction job from his no-nonsense brother-in-law (Costner) after being laid off. Jones will play a conflicted senior partner at the firm. Production on the project will begin in April.

Mar 19 2009 09:55 AM ET

VH1 orders new episodes of 'Behind the Music'

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Rapper Lil Wayne and Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland will beamong the stars profiled in a new batch of Behind the Music episodes commissioned byVH1, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The biographical series has been mostly dormant since 2002. 

Mar 19 2009 09:50 AM ET

NBC plans a capella 'Sing-Off' reality show

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NBC is set to produce an eight-episode reality competition series, The Sing-Off, for a capella groups, Variety reports. America’s Best Dance Crew’s Joel Gallen will exec produce the show, which will feature the singers performing popular, contemporary songs without instruments. The prize will be a record deal with Sony Music.

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