Josh Lucas (Sweet Home Alabama), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow) and Lake Bell (What Happens in Vegas) will topline the indie thriller Little Murder, Variety reports. Lucas stars as a fallen detective who, in post-Katrina New Orleans, gets a chance to redeem himself by helping the ghost of a cellist find her killer. Peter “Gaga” Antonijevic (Savior) will direct on location from a script by Gerald Di Pego (The Forgotten).
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Aug 18
2009
08:39 AM ET
Aug 18
2009
08:35 AM ET
James McAvoy, Seth Rogen in 'I'm With Cancer'
James McAvoy and Seth Rogen will headline the Nicole Holofcener-directed screen adaptation of Will Reiser’s humorous novel I’m With Cancer, according to Variety. McAvoy will play a 25-year-old who beats cancer, a character based on screenwriter Reiser’s own experiences. Rogen will costar and produce; Reiser wrote the script as well, which will begin shooting in January.
Aug 18
2009
08:26 AM ET
Eric Dane's lawyer responds to alleged sex tape
Eric Dane’s lawyer says a video of the Grey’s Anatomy star and his wife, actress Rebecca Gayheart, frolicking nude with another woman is “not a ‘sex tape’” and warned that it should not be used for commercial purposes, People.com reports. A Monday statement from attorney Marty Singer says: “This is simply a private, consensual moment involving a married couple, shot several years ago, which was never intended to be seen by the public. Although the participants are nude, the tape is not a ‘sex tape.’ It is a private tape made for only my clients’ personal use, and nobody has the right to exploit it. If anyone exploits the tape, they will be violating my clients’ rights and will be exposed to significant liability.” The third person in the video is reportedly Miss Teen USA 2002 Kari Anne Peniche, who lost the title after posing for Playboy.
Aug 18
2009
07:26 AM ET
'Hurt Locker' star Anthony Mackie joins Damon, Blunt thriller
The Hurt Locker‘s Anthony Mackie will join Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in George Nolfi’s sci-fi thriller The Adjustment Bureau, Variety reports. Adapted from a Philip K. Dick short story, the tale revolves around a congressman and a ballerina. The film will shoot in New York City after Mackie wraps the Shakespeare in the Park stage production The Bacchae.
Aug 17
2009
10:04 PM ET
Michael Jackson merchandise approved, memorabilia tour in limbo
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved a deal between Michael Jackson’s estate and merchandiser Bravado to sell a vast array of Jackson merchandise, including trading cards, clothing, and cell phone themes, reports the Associated Press. The deal was struck after attorneys for Katherine Jackson backed down from their objections to it, but they renewed their opposition to a proposed tour of Michael Jackson memorabilia timed to coincide with the feature film This Is It, which showcases footage from rehearsals for the late pop star’s planned London concerts. Judge Beckloff scheduled an evidentiary hearing to decide whether the memorabilia tour would be in the Jackson estate’s best interests.
Aug 17
2009
07:55 PM ET
'Avatar' website for preview tickets crashes
The website set up to handle ticket requests for Friday’s 15-minute free preview of Avatar crashed for much of Monday due to the high volume of fans visiting the site, reports the Associated Press. The special extended preview for James Cameron’s highly anticipated 3-D sci-fi adventure will be limited just to IMAX theaters nationwide, but the regular trailer is also set to premiere on iTunes and in theaters this weekend.
Aug 17
2009
07:29 PM ET
DreamWorks finalizes $825 mil in financing
Almost a year after setting out on its own again as an independent film production company, DreamWorks Pictures announced today that it has finished its first phase of financing, with $825 million in total funding, multiple outlets are reporting. That figure includes $325 million arranged by JP Morgan Securities, another $325 million from Indian company Reliance Big Entertainment, and $175 million from Walt Disney Studios, which has a distribution and marketing deal with DreamWorks. “This [financing] will allow us to move ahead quickly into production with our first group of films,” said DreamWorks co-heads Stacey Snider and Steven Spielberg in a joint statement.
Aug 17
2009
03:25 PM ET
Olympic TV channel delayed
Amidst objections from the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee has put plans for its TV channel on hold, according to the AP. USOC chairman Larry Probst says that the USOC will “secure the full support and cooperation” of the IOC before moving forward with the proposed network.
Aug 17
2009
03:11 PM ET
Patton Oswalt lands role in 'Caprica'
Comedian Patton Oswalt (Observe and Report) has booked a recurring role on SyFy’s Caprica, which is set to air in 2010. Oswalt will play Caprican talk show host Baxter Sarno in the prequel to the network’s Battlestar Galactica.
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