Archive: July 2009 (41-50 of 322)

Jul 30 2009 02:24 AM ET

Jeremy Renner now also in talks about 'Town'

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Categories: Misc.

White-hot off the success of his dramatic turn in The Hurt Locker, actor Jeremy Renner is now in negotiations to join the cast of Ben Affleck’s upcoming bank heist thriller, The Town, according to the Hollywood Reporter. This latest development comes hot on the heels of EW.com’s recent report about casting for the film, which is based on Chuck Hogan’s crime novel Prince of Thieves.

Jul 30 2009 01:59 AM ET

Eight Emmy categories taken off prime-time telecast

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Categories: Television

Based on a proposal submitted to the board of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Wednesday night, eight out of 28 awards normally presented live during the annual Emmy Awards are being cut from the telecast, according to Variety. Those same eight awards will now be pre-recorded and then “time shifted” back into the live show, a decision that’s expected to get an angry response from writers, directors and producers of long-form programming –like cable and TV miniseries– as well as variety shows. This year’s Emmy Awards will air on CBS and are being produced by Don Mischer.

Jul 30 2009 01:15 AM ET

Bridget Moynahan, Michael Pena, Michelle Rodriguez to 'Battle' aliens in L.A.

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Categories: Movie Biz, Movies, Television

A hard-charging acting trio has been recruited by Columbia Pictures’ to help co-star Aaron Eckhart fight off extraterrestrial invaders in the sci-fi thriller Battle: Los Angeles. According to the Hollywood Reporter,  actors Michael Pena, Bridget Moynahan and Michelle Rodriguez have joined the cast of the big-budget action pic, which focuses on a ragtag band of U.S. Marines forced to fight off aliens who overtake the city. Production on the project begins in the fall.

Jul 30 2009 12:56 AM ET

Ron Howard to lens Ludlum thriller 'Mosaic' for Universal

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Categories: Movie Biz, Movies

Angels & Demons director Ron Howard is set to serve up more international thrills for Universal Pictures with The Parsifal Mosaic, a spy tale by the late Bourne trilogy novelist Robert Ludlum. According to Variety, the novel –about a CIA agent driven to desperate measures after witnessing the murder of his female lover– will be adapted to the screen by David Self, whose upcoming version of The Wolf Man is due to hit theaters in early 2010.

Jul 30 2009 12:27 AM ET

Jennifer Aniston to lead cast of 'Pumas'

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Categories: Misc., Movie Biz, Movies, Television

Jennifer Aniston has inked a deal to star in a sex comedy called Pumas for CBS films, says Variety. Aniston would portray one of two women whose perpetual prowling for younger men is thrown for a romantic loop during an overseas ski trip. The film will be directed by Wayne McClammy, the guy best known for lensing the NSFW comedy shorts I’m F–king Matt Damon and I’m F–king Ben Affleck for ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. Aniston, meanwhile, is currently shooting Sony’s Bounty Hunter with Gerard Butler, and recently wrapped The Baster opposite Jason Bateman.

Jul 29 2009 11:47 PM ET

Golden Globes organizer, film journalist Armando del Moral dies

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Categories: Misc., Movie Biz, Movies, Television

Armando del Moral, a Spanish language film journalist who helped organize the Golden Globes, died July 21 of natural causes, Variety reports. He was 93. A Spanish civil war refugee, Del Moral –who served as vice president of the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association– came to Mexico from Spain in 1939 before moving to the United States in 1943, where he wound up writing about Hollywood and interviewing such legendary screen stars as Elizabeth Taylor, Kirk Douglas, Marlon Brando and John Wayne. In addition to being an emcee and presenter at multiple Golden Globe Award ceremonies, Del Moral also wrote and edited the L.A-based magazine Cine-Grafica, and was a Hollywood rep for the Mexican Actor’s union.

Jul 29 2009 11:02 PM ET

Summit Entertainment fights back against Rachelle Lefevre

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Categories: Movie Biz, Movies, Twilight

Now it’s getting ugly. Summit Entertainment is chronicling its version of how negotiations went down with Rachelle Lefevre in an effort to stem the fan outrage over the studio replacing Lefevre with Bryce Dallas Howard for the role of the villainous Victoria in Eclipse. 

The studio has released a detailed timeline of their interactions with Lefevre’s representatives, attesting that it advised them back in April that The Twilight Saga: Eclipse would start shooting in early August. However, according to Summit, the studio wasn’t informed of Lefevre’s commitment to appear in the film Barney’s Version until July 20, even though she had accepted the role in early June.  ”Summit had acted in good faith that she would be available to fulfill her obligations both in terms of rehearsals and shooting availability for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” says the statement. “We feel that her choice to withhold her scheduling conflict information from us can be viewed as a lack of cooperative spirit which affected the entire production.”

The studio contends that her conflicting role not only have taken her away from days of principal photography, but also from the required rehearsal time for the third Twilight film. “Contrary to Ms. Lefevre’s statement, it is simply untrue that the Studio dismissed her over a ten day overlap. It is not about a ten day overlap, but instead about the fact that The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is an ensemble production that has to accommodate the schedules of numerous actors while respecting the established creative vision of the filmmaker and most importantly the story.”

“Ms. Lefevre’s commitment to the other project – which she chose to withhold from Summit until the last possible moment – makes her unfortunately unavailable to perform the role of Victoria in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.”

Jul 29 2009 10:53 PM ET

Michael Jackson: Plastic surgeon's clinic searched by authorities

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Categories: Misc., Music

Authorities investigating the death of Michael Jackson searched the office of Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Lawrence Koplin today, looking for the pop star’s medical records, People reports. This latest twist in the investigation comes a day after law enforcement agencies raided the home and office of Dr. Conrad Murray, Jackson’s personal physician, whose role in Jackson’s untimely death is still being questioned.  In addition, the L.A. coroner has subpoenaed medical records from Jackson’s dermatologist, Dr. Arnie Klein, and Cherilyn Lee, who reportedly worked as a nurse/nutritonist for the legendary pop star.

Jul 29 2009 10:19 PM ET

Adrienne Shelly to get memorial garden in NYC

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Categories: Misc., Movies

Friends and loved ones of multi-talented Waitress actress and screenwriter Adrienne Shelly will pay tribute to her tragically-short career by dedicating a garden in New York City to her name. Variety is reporting that a special tribute ceremony will take place Monday morning at Abdington Square Park, which is located directly across the street from Shelly’s apartment building, where she was murdered in 2006. News of the dedication comes a day after the rights to the film Serious Moonlight –a film penned by Shelly– were bought by Magnolia Pictures.

Jul 29 2009 09:11 PM ET

Russell Crowe signs on for 'The Next Three Days' with director Paul Haggis

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Categories: Movie Biz, Movies

Russell Crowe will be teaming up with director Paul Haggis to film The Next Three Days, a suburban thriller for Lionsgate, according to Variety. Based on the 2008 French film Pour Elle and scripted by the Crash director, it will feature the Oscar-winning Gladiator star as a school teacher who concocts a wild plot to free his wife from prison after she’s arrested and convicted of a murder she didn’t commit. Crowe is currently in the process of shooting the remake of Robin Hood with director Ridley Scott.

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