Archive: September 2009 (91-100 of 314)

Sep 23 2009 02:42 PM ET

'Grey's Anatomy' star Ellen Pompeo gives birth to a daughter

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Categories: Misc.

Ellen Pompeo and husband Chris Ivery welcomed daughter Stella Luna Pompeo Ivery on Sept. 15, according to People. The couple married in 2007.

Sep 23 2009 02:17 PM ET

CW's flight attendant docu-series 'Fly Girls' set to debut midseason

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Categories: Misc.

The CW announced today that its new docu-series Fly Girls, which gives a glimpse into the lives of five “beautiful Virgin America flight attendants,” is set to debut midseason. The network describes the series as being “about real, down-to-earth young women who happen to have landed in an exceptionally glamorous, high-flying career filled with exotic locations and handsome strangers.” In eight half-hour episodes, the show will follow the flight attendants to Las Vegas, South Beach, and New York City, as well as give a peek into their shared home-base “crash pad” in Los Angeles. It is produced by Collins Avenue Productions, with executive producers Jeff Collins (Bridezilla 3, 4 & 5, The Exterminators) and Colin Nash (The Hills, The City).

Sep 23 2009 10:36 AM ET

New Michael Jackson song and album due next month

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Categories: Music

Michael Jackson fans will be singing his newest song two weeks before his behind-the-scenes documentary, This Is It, comes out on Oct. 27. Sony will release the single, “This Is It,” on Oct. 12, and a two-disc album featuring classic Jackson tunes will follow on the day of the film’s release. The first disc of This Is It, the album, will include two versions of the new single, and many of Jackson’s greatest hits, arranged as they will appear in the film. (Jackson’s brothers provided the backing vocals on the new song.) The second disc will be composed of previous unreleased versions of Jackson’s classic singles and a poem entitled “Planet Earth.”

Talk about it on Music Mix:
Michael Jackson’s This Is It: Tribute or exploitation?

Sep 23 2009 08:35 AM ET

'A Beginner's Guide to Endings' takes shape

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Categories: Movie Biz

Dennis Hopper, Tricia Helfer, J.K. Simmons, and Scott Caan have joined writer/director Jonathan Sobol for A Beginner’s Guide to Endings, a dark comedy about three brothers attempting to correct a lifetime of errors after they discover their days are numbered. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Caan will play one of the brothers, Helfer is the girlfriend, and Hopper and Simmons portray the brothers’ father and uncle, respectively. Production is scheduled to begin next month in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Sobol’s hometown.

Sep 23 2009 08:25 AM ET

Bryan Singer eyes 'Giant Killer'

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Categories: Movie Biz

Director Bryan Singer (Superman Returns) will direct Jack the Giant Killer, according to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Heat Vision blog. The script, by Live Free or Die Hard‘s Mark Bomback, is a fairy-tale fantasy about a young farmer tasked with rescuing a princess from an imposing giant. Though the director is also attached to Battlestar Galactica and an Excalibur remake, the blog believes Giant Killer will be his next film.

Sep 23 2009 04:00 AM ET

J.J. Abrams sets up medical comedy at Fox

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Categories: Television

J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV have booked Fox for a presentation order of their new half-hour project, Variety reports. The untitled show is described only as a medical comedy. Mike Markowitz (Becker) is writing the script.

Sep 23 2009 04:00 AM ET

Martin Short becomes 'Damages' regular

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Categories: Television

Martin Short has joined Damages as a series regular, FX announced yesterday. There is no word yet on what role he will play on the legal drama, which stars Emmy winner Glenn Close. Guest stars in the third season include Lily Tomlin and Keith Carradine.

More: Ausiello: ‘Damages’ retains Campbell Scott

Sep 23 2009 04:00 AM ET

Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson join 'The Other Guys'

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Categories: Movies

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson have joined Columbia’s comedy The Other Guys, Variety reports. Adam McKay directs the comedy about super cops, played by Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Steve Coogan will play the villain. The film starts shooting today.

Sep 23 2009 03:59 AM ET

Stephanie Szostak joins 'Dinner for Schmucks'

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Categories: Movies

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stephanie Szostak has taken on the female lead in Dinner for Schmucks, which stars Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis and Lucy Punch. Jay Roach is directing the comedy. Szostak appeared in The Devil Wears Prada.

Sep 22 2009 11:42 PM ET

'Gattaca' director Andrew Niccol takes on Stephenie Meyer's 'The Host'

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Categories: Books, Movie Biz, Movies

Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has sold screen rights to her first adult novel The Host to producers Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz and Paula Mae Schwartz. Variety reports that Andrew Niccol (Gattaca) will write the script and direct. The love story is set in the near future on Earth, when a benevolent alien parasite becomes fused with a dying human being. The producing team recently worked on The Road.

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