The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has decided not to pre-record eight award categories at its upcoming ceremony, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Meanwhile, The Wrap is reporting that the move is likely but hasn’t yet been finalized. The TV Academy had come under fire from dozens of series showrunners after announcing that it would “time-shift” a batch of writing, directing, acting, and producing categories. The plan was to pre-record their awards presentations and then intersperse them throughout the live show in an attempt to shave 15 minutes off of the show running time. The Academy has no comment.
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Aug 12
2009
02:41 PM ET
Aug 12
2009
02:19 PM ET
'America's Next Top Model' announces cycle-13 lineup
In a first for America’s Next Top Model, the reality competition series has opened its runway to models who are 5’7″ or shorter, The CW has announced. (The industry height standard for female models is above that mark.) Here is the complete lineup for the new cycle, which premieres Sept. 9.
ASHLEY
Age: 22
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois (currently Brooklyn, New York)
Occupation: Artist
Height: 5’6”
BIANCA
Age: 21
Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina (currently Washington, D.C.)
Occupation: Student
Height: 5’7”
BRITTANY
Age: 21
Hometown: Livermore, California (currently Santa Clara, California)
Occupation: Student
Height: 5’5”
COURTNEY
Age: 22
Hometown: Plantation, Florida (currently Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Occupation: Cheer Instructor
Height: 5’4”
ERIN
Age: 18
Hometown: Kenosha, Wisconsin (currently Spring Grove, Illinois)
Occupation: Student
Height: 5’6”
JENNIFER
Age: 23
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (currently New York, New York)
Occupation: Model
Height: 5’5”
KARA
Age: 19
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana (currently Chicago, Illinois)
Occupation: Student
Height: 5’7”
LAURA
Age: 19
Hometown: Stanford, Kentucky
Occupation: Waitress
Height: 5’6”
LISA
Age: 19
Hometown: Queens, New York
Occupation: Student
Height: 5’5”
LULU
Age: 19
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Occupation: Student
Height: 5’7”
NICOLE
Age: 18
Hometown: Louisville, Colorado
Occupation: Student
Height: 5’7”
RACHEL
Age: 18
Hometown: Woodland, California
Occupation: Customer Service
Height: 5’5”
RAE
Age: 21
Hometown: Rochester, Minnesota
Occupation: Homemaker/Mother
Height: 5’6”
SUNDAI
Age: 18
Hometown: Bakersfield, California
Occupation: Student
Height: 5’3”
Aug 12
2009
09:09 AM ET
New York Film Festival announces schedule
Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces will close the 47th Annual New York Film Festival this October. The festival, which begins Sept. 25 and runs for 17 days will also feature Lee Daniels’ Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon, and Todd Solendz’s Life During Wartime.
The entire slate, after the jump…
Aug 12
2009
08:56 AM ET
Lifetime announces 'Seven Deadly Sins'
Lifetime Movie Network will produce a four-hour miniseries based on Robin Wasserman’s Seven Deadly Sins novels. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Eric Close (Without a Trace) and Dreama Walker (Gossip Girl) will star in the production, which starts filming later this month.
Aug 12
2009
08:41 AM ET
Natalie Portman to produce 'Booksmart'
Natalie Portman will produce Booksmart, a high school comedy for Fox, according to Variety. The film will tell the story of two academic overachievers who’ve accomplished everything they can in high school except attain boyfriends.
Aug 12
2009
08:31 AM ET
Jay Leno excused by WGA
Jay Leno, who had returned to The Tonight Show in early 2008 during the height of the writers’ strike, was cleared by the Writers Guild Association of violating the organization’s work-stoppage rules. Variety reports that Leno was questioned by a WGA trial committee at least once in February. His new 10 p.m. show premieres Sept. 14 on NBC.
Aug 11
2009
11:52 PM ET
Jack Huston to play Royce King II in 'Eclipse'
Jack Huston has joined the cast of the third Twilight film, Eclipse, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Huston will play Royce King II, a human that lived during the Depression. The Summit Entertainment sequel is set to start shooting soon in Vancouver with David Slade directing. England-born Huston, who is the grandson of director John Huston and nephew of actors Anjelica Huston and Danny Huston, will soon appear in ABC’s Eastwick.
Jack Huston has joined the cast of the third Twilight film, Eclipse, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Huston will play Royce King II, a human that lived during the Depression and was engaged to Rosalie. The Summit Entertainment sequel is set to start shooting soon in Vancouver with David Slade directing. English actor Huston, who is the grandson of director John Huston and nephew of actors Anjelica Huston and Danny Huston, will soon appear in ABC’s Eastwick.
Aug 11
2009
11:49 PM ET
Ernie Hudson joins 'Heroes' cast
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3idee9d1f93a71c5755bb02002c78232c3
Actor Ernie Hudson has joined NBC’s Heroes as a Baltimore detective named Captain Lubbock. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lubbock is on the hunt for one of the show’s other characters. The actor is a veteran of Oz and Desperate Housewives.
Actor Ernie Hudson has joined NBC’s Heroes as a Baltimore detective named Captain Lubbock. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lubbock is on the hunt for one of the show’s other characters. The actor is a veteran of Oz and Desperate Housewives.
Aug 11
2009
11:27 PM ET
Universal recruits Ed Helms for 'Intelligence'
The Hangover‘s Ed Helms is set to star in Universal Pictures’ Central Intelligence, according to Variety. Ike Barinholtz and Dave Stassen’s script is about an accountant thrown into the world of espionage after reconnecting with an old pal on Facebook.
Helms is also lined up to star in Miguel Arteta’s Cedar Rapids, which will shoot in October when Helms has a break from production on The Office. In that project, he plays an insurance salesman who travels cross-country to a convention in order to save his colleagues’ jobs. He’ll also reunite with Todd Phillips for his sequel to The Hangover, which will shoot in fall 2010.
Aug 11
2009
11:24 PM ET
Frank Darabont sees 'Walking Dead' with AMC
Cable channel AMC is seeing zombies with The Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont. Variety reports that AMC is about to seal a development deal with Darabont to write and direct a series adapting Image Comics’ graphic novel series The Walking Dead. Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead series is about a group of zombie survivors of an apocalypse who seek a safe place to live with the help of a police officer.
Joel Stillerman, AMC’s senior VP of programming, production and original, said: “This is not about zombies popping out of closets. This is a story about survival, and the dynamics of what happens when a group is forced to survive under these circumstances. The world is portrayed in a smart, sophisticated way.”
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