TBS announced Nov. 9 as the launch date of Lopez Tonight, the new evening talk show hosted by comedian George Lopez, Variety is reporting. The show will occupy an 11 p.m. (ET) time slot, effectively putting Lopez on the air after Jay Leno, but a half-hour before David Letterman on CBS and Conan O'Brien on NBC. Despite concerns about going up against such well-established competition, Lopez says he does not believe the other hosts will detract from his own drawing power, and that his status as a minority could create more long-term opportunities for overall ethnic diversity in television.
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Jul 29
2009
06:23 AM ET
Jul 29
2009
06:07 AM ET
'Burn Notice,' 'Royal Pains' renewed at USA
USA’s two highly successful Thursday night shows, Burn Notice and Royal Pains,have just been given the green light for new seasons by the basic cable channel, says The Hollywood Reporter. Word of the renewals come hot on the heels of July 9 stats that showed the Fox TV-produced Burn Notice and Universal Cable’s Royal Pains pulling in a strong 7.1 million and 7.3 million viewers, respectively.
Jul 29
2009
05:49 AM ET
Amanda Crew to join Zac Efron on 'Charlie St. Cloud'
Hot off her scary turn in the supernatural thriller The Haunting in Connecticut, actress Amanda Crew has just inked a deal to appear opposite High School Musical's Zac Efron in the romantic ghost story The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud for Universal Pictures, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Adapted from a Ben Sherwood novel, the movie is about a cemetery caretaker who finds himself communicating with the spirits of the dead, with Crew playing his love interest. The film is expected to be lensed by Burr Steers, who worked with Efron previously on the age-reversal comedy-fantasy 17 Again.
Jul 29
2009
05:32 AM ET
'Time Traveler's Wife' director may soon be seeing 'Red'
It seems like Robert Schwentke is a director very much in demand these days. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the man who lensed the upcoming romantic drama The Time Traveler's Wife is in active negotiations to direct the new spy thriller called Red, starring Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman. Based on a tale told in the pages of Wildstorm/DC Comics, the film is about an ex-government agent forced to go on the run when he and his galpal are put in the crosshairs of a ruthless assassin. The Time Traveler's Wife –starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams– is being released on Aug. 14 by New Line Cinema and is Schwentke's second American film. He previously shot the Jodie Foster thriller Flightplan.
Jul 29
2009
04:33 AM ET
'The Lorax' becomes latest Dr. Seuss story to get 3D treatment
Call it a 3D film with a "green" theme. Thanks to a joint venture between Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, the tale of The Lorax is about to become not only the latest motion picture version of a Dr. Seuss tale, but the first one to be told in a 3D format. Though there is no immediate word on what vocal talent will be attached to the pic, Variety is reporting that the high-tech animated feature will be directed by Chris Renaud, Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio. Originally released as a children's book in 1971, The Lorax is about a money-hungry businessman who –despite pleas from a tree-loving creature– strips a forest bare and leaves nothing behind for the native wildlife. The flick is already being tentatively slated for release on March 2, 2012. That's happens to be the birthday of Theodor S. Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss), who died in 1991.
Jul 29
2009
04:00 AM ET
All-star acting cast to voice History Channel docudrama on WW II
Actors Gary Sinise, Ron Livingston, LL Cool J and Josh Lucas are just a few high-profile names on a wide-ranging roster of actors who have signed up to narrate WW II in HD, a 10-part documentary that will blend actual interviews with the performers readings over high-definition upgrades of actual war footage, according to Variety. Other performers who are lending their voices to the program include Tim DeKay, Amy Smart and Steve Zahn. The documentary is expected to air on the History Channel this fall.
Jul 29
2009
03:22 AM ET
Charlize Theron swipes up film rights to satire 'Florence of Arabia'
Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron is gearing up to play another pugilistic female out to fight for women’s rights. The Monster starlet has nabbed the screen rights to the satirical novel Florence of Arabia, and –according to Variety– is planning to shape it into a starring vehicle for herself. Written by Christopher Buckley, the book is about a U.S. State Department employee who launches a crusade to fight for women’s rights in the Middle East when her pal is executed after marrying an Arabian prince. This is not the first time Theron has taken on a pro-female part: in the 2005 film drama North Country, she played a fictionalized version of a woman who filed the first workplace sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States. The portrayal earned her a second Oscar nomination.
Jul 29
2009
03:00 AM ET
Bryce Dallas Howard to replace Rachelle Lefevre in third 'Twilight' film
It looks like the villainous Twilight vampire known as Victoria is getting some new fangs. Sources at Summit Entertainment say actress Bryce Dallas Howard (Terminator Salvation, Spider-Man 3, The Village) will be stepping in to replace Rachelle Lefevre, who is stepping aside due to scheduling conflicts. Lefevre originated the role of Victoria in the first film, and will be seen in the sequel, New Moon, which is due to hit theaters on Nov. 20. Howard will play the part for the third installment, Eclipse. That movie is set to be directed by David Slade from a screenplay written by Melissa Rosenberg, and is expected to be released theatrically in the U.S. and Canada on June 30, 2010.
Jul 29
2009
02:10 AM ET
FX nabs 13 episodes of new drama series 'Lawman'
As if they didn’t have enough award-winning material already on the air, the folks at FX have nailed down yet another promising original series, Lawman. The cable network has placed a 13 episode order of the Western drama, in which Deadwood actor Timothy Olyphant will star as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a 19th century enforcement officer raised in the grit of rural Kentucky by an outlaw father. Based on the original short story Fire In The Hole by famed crime novelist Elmore Leonard (Get Shorty, Out of Sight) and developed by Graham Yost (Boomtown, Speed), Lawman is set to premiere on FX in spring 2010. Much of the show’s pilot was shot in Pittsburgh and Miami, with the remainder of the production set in Southern California beginning in fall 2009.
Jul 29
2009
01:32 AM ET
'The Wolf Man' now set to howl in 2010
As per EW.com’s Nicole Sperling: Has The Wolf Man turned into a horror film for Universal Pictures? The studio announced Tuesday that it will again postpone the release of the remake –starring Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt and Anthony Hopkins– this time from Nov. 6 to Feb. 12 next year. Producer Scott Stuber insists the date change is no sign of a creatively-troubled production, but rather a marketing decision meant to take advantage of a three-day holiday weekend. Time will tell which is true. Meanwhile, you can check out the new trailer for The Wolf Man when it takes a bow in theaters before screenings of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds in two weeks.
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