Archive: September 2009 (241-250 of 314)

Sep 9 2009 01:43 PM ET

Warner Bros. assuming total control of DC Comics

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Categories: Movie Biz

Warner Bros. (which, along with EW, is owned by Time Warner) is taking over complete control of DC Comics. In a development first reported by Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood Daily, the studio is restructuring the comics giant into a division called DC Entertainment, which will be overseen by executive Diane Nelson, who wrote this announcement of the news on dccomics.com. Current DC president and publisher Paul Levitz will transition into a role as a consultant to the new division. Though the move comes after Disney’s announcement of its acquisition of Marvel, it’s said to have been long in the planning stages. Popular DC characters include Superman, Batman, and The Green Lantern.

Sep 9 2009 05:15 AM ET

Australian actor Ray Barrett dies

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Categories: In Memoriam, Movies

Australian actor Ray Barrett, star of British television series like The Troubleshooters, has died at the age 82. According to Reuters, the versatile actor who recently appeared in Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, had fallen at his home in Queensland, Australia, suffering a brain hemorrhage.

Sep 9 2009 05:10 AM ET

Annie Leibovitz loan deadline passes

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Categories: Lawsuits

The fate of celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz’s treasured portfolio remains in doubt after a midnight deadline for her to repay a $24 million loan passed without any reports of compromise. The Associated Press writes that Leibovitz risked losing the copyright to her images at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, due to a lawsuit filed by Art Capital Group in July.

Sep 9 2009 05:05 AM ET

Tisha Campbell-Martin welcomes baby boy

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Categories: Celebrity Babies!, Television

Tisha Campbell-Martin (Lifetime’s Rita Rocks) gave birth to Ezekial Czar Martin on Tuesday in Los Angeles. People Magazine reports that Ezekial arrived two weeks early but weighed a healthy 9 pounds, 9 ounces. The actress and her husband Duane Martin also have an 8-year-old son, Xen.

Sep 9 2009 05:00 AM ET

Natalie Morales extends 'White Collar' duty

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Categories: Television

Initially just a guest, Natalie Morales (The Middleman) will be a regular in USA Network’s upcoming series, White Collar. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Morales will play a smart, young FBI agent who works with the head of the Bureau’s white-collar crime unity (Tim DeKay) and a suave con artist (Matthew Bomer). The show premieres Oct. 23.

Sep 9 2009 04:05 AM ET

Ne-Yo to star in alien-fighting film 'Battle: Los Angeles'

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Categories: Movies

Singer Ne-Yo has joined the cast of Battle: Los Angeles, playing a corporal in a platoon fighting invading aliens, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jonathan Liebesman is directing the sci-fi war film for Columbia Pictures. Also lining up for the cast are Ramon Rodriguez, Taylor Handley, Cory Hardrict, Jadin Gould, Bryce Cass and Joey King. They join the previously announced Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, and Michael Pena. The film starts shooting this week in Louisiana.

Sep 9 2009 04:00 AM ET

Jerry Bruckheimer works with NBC for fugitives pilot

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Categories: Television

NBC is devloping a new pilot from Jerry Bruckheimer. Variety reports the action series is set inside a unit that tracks fugitives. Cold Case writer Jennifer Johnson will write the script and also executive produce with Bruckheimer and his TV partner Jonathan Littman. Meanwhile, Bruckheimer’s The Forgotten premieres on ABC on Sept. 22.

Sep 9 2009 04:00 AM ET

'Chuck' producer lines up Western script at Fox

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Categories: Television

Chuck executive producer Scott Rosenbaum has gotten a script commitment from Fox for his new Western drama, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. The untitled project is said to be an epic Western with a sci-fi angle, about a gunslinger caught between two worlds, bringing a contemporary feel to the genre.

Sep 8 2009 11:58 PM ET

Halle Berry in talks for diving thriller 'Dark Tide'

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Categories: Movies

Halle Berry is in talks to star in Clark Johnson’s action thriller Dark Tide, Variety reports. Twilight producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey will produce through their Temple Hill banner. Amy Sorlie wrote the script about a diving instructor who pushes ahead after a near-fatal shark incident. Dark Tide is set to shoot in South Africa later this year.

Sep 8 2009 10:38 PM ET

Longtime Variety columnist Army Archerd dead at 87

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Army Archerd, who served as a columnist for 52 years at Daily Variety, died today in Los Angeles at the age of 87, the trade magazine reported. Archerd, a WWII veteran, suffered from a rare form of mesothelioma cancer. Having emceed the red carpet at the Academy Awards for many years, Archerd was one of the first writers to link AIDS to Hollywood by printing that Rock Hudson was undergoing treatment for AIDS.

Archerd got his start on the entertainment beat in 1945 and launched his “Just for Variety” column eight years later. His last column ran in September 2005.

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