Veteran TV director Julie Anne Robinson has signed on with Disney to direct her first feature film. The Last Song, based on the upcoming Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, will star Miley Cyrus as a rebellious teen spending the summer with her estranged father, according to Variety.
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Mar 31
2009
09:37 AM ET
Mar 31
2009
09:25 AM ET
Burnett adapting family talent series
Mark Burnett has yet another show in the works on the heels of yesterday’s Shark Tank announcement: He’s teaming with Lionsgate TV to adapt Parenti talenti, an Italian family talent show, according to Variety. On Parenti, families perform song-and-dance numbers and skits for a panel of celebrity judges.
Mar 31
2009
09:21 AM ET
Humane Society honors 'Bolt,' Oprah, Ellen
The Humane Society of the United States gave out its 23rd annual Genesis Awards Saturday night, which "pay tribute to the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works…which raise public understanding of animal issues," according to the organization. This year’s honorees included Bolt, The Simpsons, Grey’s Anatomy, 30 Days, and an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were also recognized for their animal rights activism.
Mar 31
2009
03:00 AM ET
Judy Davis miniseries 'Diamonds' finds a home at ABC
Diamonds, a four-hour politically charged drama about the blood-diamond trade in Africa, was acquired by ABC to air sometime in late May, Variety reports. The miniseries stars Judy Davis (Husbands and Wives) as a U.S. senator who travels to Sierra Leone to investigate her daughter’s death in a diamond mine. James Purefoy (Rome) also stars in the project, which was produced independently by Canadian and U.K. firms.
Mar 31
2009
01:35 AM ET
'Angel' star Andy Hallett, 33, dies of heart failure
Actor and musician Andy Hallett died on Sunday night at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. He was 33 and had endured a five-year battle with congestive heart disease. Hallett was best known as Lorne, the friendly demon who reads people when they open up at the karaoke mic, on the TV series Angel. It was a role that show creator Joss Whedon wrote specifically for Hallett, after Whedon saw the entertainer performing the blues at a Los Angeles nightclub.
In 2004, just as Angel‘s run was ending, Hallett saw a doctor after suffering debilitating fatigue and learned that he had the degenerative disease. Too tired to take on acting work, he shifted back to singing occasionally around town and attending fan conventions when he could. He is survived by his father, Dave Hallett, who was at his bedside and will hold the funeral near his home in Cape Cod, Mass.
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Mar 30
2009
11:04 PM ET
David Cronenberg planning sequel to 'Eastern Promises'
Director David Cronenberg told MTV.com, and EW has confirmed, that he is planning a sequel to his 2007 film Eastern Promises. "We are going to have a meeting very soon between me, [original screenwriter]Steve Knight and [original producer] Paul Webster to discuss what the scriptwould be," Cronenberg told the site. The story would explore the consequences of the revelation at the end of Eastern Promises that Viggo Mortensen’s character, Nikolai, is a British intelligence officer working deep undercover within the Russian mob in London. EW has learned Mortensen, who won an Oscar nomination for the role, is waiting to see a script before he’ll sign onto the project. If it goes forward, the new film would be Cronenberg’s first sequel. "I thought we had unfinished business with those characters," he said. (Additional reporting by Nicole Sperling)
Mar 30
2009
10:32 PM ET
Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Barry Levinson sign up for ESPN documentary series
ESPN has lined up acclaimed directors including Barry Levinson (Rain Man), Spike Lee (Miracle at St. Anna), Richard Linklater (School of Rock), Barbara Kopple (Shut Up & Sing), Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens), and Dan Klores (Crazy Love) for a new documentary series called 30 for 30, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The program aims to match up 30 feature film and doc directors with sports subjects they care about, airing them as hour-long, semi-regular programs starting this fall and into 2010.
Levinson’s film — "And the Band Marched on," about the 1984 defection of the Baltimore Colts to Indianapolis — will be the first doc in the series, and the first non-fiction film for the Oscar-winning director. Kopple has also started work on her doc about the Steinbrenner dynasty. Also announced: Maysles’ film about Muhammad Ali’s 1980 fight against Larry Holmes, and Klores’ film about Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller’s eight-points-in-10-seconds streak in a 1995 playoff game against the New York Knicks. Lee, Linklater, and producer Mike Tollin (Coach Carter) have also signed on to direct as-yet-unspecified docs for the series.
Mar 30
2009
09:37 PM ET
Madonna's Malawi adoption ruling pushed to Friday under storm of criticism
The Associated Press is reporting that a Malawi court delayed until this Friday a ruling on Madonna’s attempt to adopt a second child from the African country. The decision came the same day as a press conference in the capital city, Lilongwe, by a group of non-governmental organizations accusing Madonna of using her wealth and influence to fast-track the adoption process; one official called her a "bully." After her visit to the Malawian courtroom, the pop star visited the day care center built by her charity. She was accompanied by her 12-year-old daughter Lourdes, 8-year-old son Rocco, and 3-year-old Malawian son David, whose adoption Madonna finalized last year.
More on Madonna’s Malawi adoption:
Madonna’s new adoption: Malawian court to review her request
Madonna adopting second Malawian child, say officials
Mar 30
2009
09:01 PM ET
'Twilight' sequel 'New Moon' casts Caius
British actor Jamie Campbell-Bower has been cast as Volturi leader Caius in the Twilight sequel New Moon. The 20-year-old Taylor Hanson-lookalike, whose credits include RocknRolla and Sweeney Todd, tells BBC News that he will head to the set in June. "I do know who else will be in it — but I can’t tell you, unfortunately," he said. "Butgo online and have a look at the rumors…. They’re all false. You’re putting me in a terrible situation."
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‘Twilight’: The wolf pack is cast
‘Twilight’ poll: Dakota Fanning is Jane, who should be Alec?
‘Twilight’: Dakota Fanning will star in ‘New Moon’
‘Twilight’ star Robert Pattinson talks ‘New Moon’ at the Oscars
‘Twilight’ stars, Dakota Fanning talk ‘New Moon’
Dakota Fanning offered role in ‘New Moon’
‘Twilight’: Taylor Lautner keeping Jacob role
‘Twilight’ sequel: New details on ‘New Moon’
‘Twilight’ sequel: Chris Weitz to direct ‘New Moon’
‘Twilight’ sequel: Who would you recast?
EW’s ‘Twilight’ Headquarters
Mar 30
2009
07:01 PM ET
Lucy Lawless joins cast of Starz's 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand'
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless is returning to the sword-and-sandal genre in Starz’s new series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Lawless will portray Lucretia, one of the owners of prisoner-turned-gladiator Spartacus, who’ll be played by Australian newcomer Andy Whitfield. The series is being executive produced by Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, and Joshua Donen and will premiere on Starz in January 2010.
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