Archive: August 2009 (211-220 of 357)

Aug 13 2009 05:30 AM ET

Jon Heder tapped for 'Buddy Holly'

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Napoleon Dynamite star Jon Heder is attached to star in the sci fi comedy Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede, reports Variety. Based on the graphic novel by Bradley Denton, the film follows a geek (to be played by Heder) who is chased by undercover aliens after receiving a cryptic message from Buddy Holly on TV. Heder will shoot the movie during breaks from his untitled Comedy Central sitcom.

Aug 13 2009 05:29 AM ET

Heath Ledger's last film finds U.S. distributor

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Categories: Movies

Heath Ledger’s final film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, is close to landing a deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group, according to Variety. The trade says there’s “advanced talks” for the film to go out theatrically this year through Sony Pictures Classics.

Directed by Terry Gilliam, the film features Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell, who replaced Ledger in fantasy scenes after Ledger died of an accidental overdose during the film’s production in January 2008.

Doctor Parnassus has already found distribution in European territories including the U.K., France, Germany and Italy, plus Australia and New Zealand where it will be released in the 4th quarter of this year.

Aug 13 2009 05:28 AM ET

Kim Basinger to star with Zac Efron in 'St. Cloud'

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Categories: Movies

Kim Basinger is in negotiations to star opposite Zac Efron in Universal Pictures’ The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud, according to Variety. In the film, Efron plays a guilt-stricken caretaker who has weekly meetings with his younger brother whose death he feels is his fault. Basinger would play Efron’s grieving mother. The film is directed by Burr Steers, who recently made the Efron-starrer 17 Again.

Aug 12 2009 10:10 PM ET

Anna Faris gets hitched

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Anna Faris’ rep confirms to People that she and actor Chris Pratt were married “in a small ceremony in Bali on July 9.” Faris, 32, and Pratt, 30, were engaged last year.

Up next for Faris is the animated feature Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Pratt stars on NBC’s Parks and Recreation.

Aug 12 2009 08:46 PM ET

Michael Jackson: Estate nets $100 mil in deals since his death

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Categories: Music Biz

The net worth of the late Michael Jackson is likely to double with earnings of $200 million by the end of 2009, reports the Los Angeles Times. Entertainment attorney John Branca — who represented Jackson from 1980 to 2006, and was rehired eight days before Jackson died — told the Times that the deals struck in the seven weeks since Jackson’s death on June 25 will add $100 million to the entertainer’s estate. Those pacts include a film project and merchandising deals. In the interview, Branca also noted that Jackson left behind around 60 new recordings, and that the soundtrack from the film of Jackon’s final tour rehearsals will feature a new song by the performer.

Aug 12 2009 08:30 PM ET

Michael Douglas: Family 'devastated and very disappointed' by son's behavior

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Michael Douglas and Diandra Douglas released a statement today about their son Cameron, who is facing drug-trafficking charges, reports People. “The family is devastated and very disappointed in Cameron’s recent behavior. Any family who has dealt with substance abuse knows how devastating it can be,” read the statement. Cameron, 30, is currently being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City for violating his home detention by allegedly having his girlfriend, Kelly Sott, bring him an electric toothbrush that contained a stash of heroin, a corrections center spokesperson told the magazine. He’d been confined to an apartment in Manhattan after being arrested on charges of distributing methamphetamine.

Aug 12 2009 08:26 PM ET

Comedy Central wants more 'Tosh'

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Comedy Central has announced that it’s ordering six more episodes of Tosh.O, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, the show is a weekly look at the most bizarre things in the online world. Launched in June, Tosh has averaged more than 1 million viewers in its initial 10 episode run.

New episoes will air at 10pm beginning Oct. 8.

Aug 12 2009 06:57 PM ET

Kourtney Kardashian pregnant

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E! reality participant Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant with her first child, according to that network’s website. She did not disclose the father. Coincidentally, Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami debuts on E! this Sunday.

Aug 12 2009 06:52 PM ET

Glenn Beck loses Geico, other advertisers pull ads

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Categories: Politics, Television

Fox News host Glenn Beck has lost several advertisers from his television program, according to a story in The Hollywood Reporter. Insurance giant Geico has pulled their ads from the program, and other advertisers, including Procter & Gamble, Progressive, and SC Johnson, say their ads ran in error, with Progressive’s rep noting the company tries to “avoid programming that we believe our customers and potential customers might find extremely offensive.” The controversy likely stems from Beck’s July 28 remarks that President Obama is a “racist” who “hates white people.” Fox says the ad buys have been redistributed across their other programming.

Aug 12 2009 04:10 PM ET

Spider-Man musical on life support?

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Categories: Stage

This winter’s much-anticipated musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, may soon be completely scrapped due to financial problems, according to the New York Post’s Michael Riedel. Riedel is reporting that cast members, including Evan Rachel Wood and Alan Cumming, have been released from their contracts. This comes after one of its producers, Hello Entertainment, admitted earlier this month that the production had been put on hold because of “unexpected cash-flow problems.” In a statement, a spokesperson for the production says: “Hello Entertainment is aware of the speculation about the future of Spider-Man on Broadway and is re-confirming that the plan is to resume production shortly and preview on February 25th, 2010 at the Hilton Theatre when cash flow issues have been resolved.” Across the Universe director Julie Taymor is attached to the musical, whose score was written by U2′s Bono and the Edge. No casting had been announced for the lead role.

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