Archive: October 2009 (141-150 of 459)

Oct 22 2009 09:52 PM ET

Bon Jovi announces world tour

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Categories: Music

Bon Jovi played an invitation-only concert in the parking lot of the new Meadowlands football stadium in their home state of New Jersey today to announce a two-year world tour, kicking off Feb. 19 in Seattle. The tour will encompass 135 shows in 30 countries, including a gig at the new stadium May 26.

Oct 22 2009 08:16 PM ET

DreamWorks buys young-adult 'Wicked' book series for big screen

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Categories: Books, Movies

DreamWorks has purchased a pitch to turn the Wicked series of young-adult novels, written by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie — not the Gregory Maguire book that inspired the Broadway musical — into a series of films, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Wicked series tells the story of an orphaned girl named Holly Cathers who moves in with her aunt and discovers a world of magic; siblings Aaron and Matthew Benay will write the script. According to THR, one person involved in the project described the series as “Twilight meets Wanted with witchcraft.”

Oct 22 2009 08:05 PM ET

ABC to produce 'Obese' weight loss show

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Categories: Television

According to the Hollywood Reporter, ABC is working with Biggest Loser executive producer J.D. Roth for a new reality show, tentatively titled Obese, in which extremely overweight individuals lose hundreds of pounds over the course of a full year. The net has ordered eight one-hour episodes, scheduled to air in 2011. “This is a unique story that hasn’t been told yet,” Roth told THR. “There’s something great and transformative when you take the game element out of it and just focus on one man or woman over the course of a year and there’s no prize at the end.”

Oct 22 2009 07:22 PM ET

Sebastian Roche to join 'Fringe'

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Categories: Television

Sebastian Roche, recently of The CW’s short-lived The Beautiful Life, will join Fringe as a recurring cast member in upcoming episodes, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Roche replaces Thomas Kretschmann as a villainous soldier from the show’s alternate universe, engaged in trying to open a door between worlds. Krestchmann appeared on the Oct. 8 episode, but had to pull out due to a scheduling conflict.

Oct 22 2009 07:11 PM ET

Jim Sturgess to go 'Upside Down' with Kirsten Dunst

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Categories: Movies

Across the Universe star Jim Sturgess has signed on as the male lead opposite Kirsten Dunst in Upside Down, according to Variety. The “Romeo and Juliet-style sci-fi fantasy” is being written and directed by Argentinian filmmaker Juan Solanas. Shooting is scheduled to begin in Montreal this February.

Oct 22 2009 05:16 PM ET

'Top Chef Masters' renewed for second season

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Categories: Television

The Masters are back. Bravo announces today that its highly-rated show Top Chef Masters has been renewed for a second season with food journalist Kelly Choi returning as host. Top Chef series judge Gail Simmons will serve as a judge on this season and the Critic’s Table will comprise restaurant critic Gael Greene, culinary expert James Oseland and food critic Jay Rayner.

Oct 22 2009 05:15 PM ET

David Fincher to exec produce 'House of Cards' for American television

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Categories: Television

Director David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) will executive produce the adaptation of the acclaimed British mini-series House of Cards for financier Media Rights Capital. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news. The mini-series, and political novel before that, will be adapted into a one-hour television drama with Fincher at the helm, along with Button screenwriter  Eric Roth and Sam Raimi’s producing partner Josh Donen. The MRC/Fincher adaptation will be set in the U.S., and while it will follow an American politician, it will still delve into the same themes of the mini-series: political ambition, crisis, networking and blackmail.

Oct 22 2009 11:40 AM ET

Hulu to start charging in 2010

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Categories: Tech, Television

At an industry summit in NYC on Oct. 21, News Corp Deputy Chairman Chase Carey revealed that online video hub Hulu will begin charging users for content as soon as 2010, according to Broadcasting and Cable. Carey told reporters that a subscription system is likely, although some content will probably continue to be offered free of charge. “I think a free model is a very difficult way to capture the value of our content. I think what we need to do is deliver that content to consumers in a way where they will appreciate the value,” he said.

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Oct 22 2009 08:34 AM ET

Travolta blackmail case to be retried

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Categories: Lawsuits, Movies

According to Reuters, a Bahamian Supreme Court judge called for a retrial on Oct. 21 in the case of two men accused of attempting to blackmail John Travolta. After a local politician prematurely announced that the accused parties had been acquitted, Justice Anita Allen voiced her suspicion that members of the jury had leaked their verdict before delivering it officially in the courtroom. “We are very concerned in the interest of justice that it does not appear that there has been a communication from the jury room. Justice must not only be done, but seen to be done,” she said. A lawyer for Travolta—who claims he was blackmailed for $25 million in January after the death of his son, Jett— said that the star would testify again if asked to do so by the prosecution.

Oct 22 2009 05:59 AM ET

Paul McCartney to tour Europe in December

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Categories: Music

Paul McCartney will play a seven-date tour of Europe in December, according to the Associated Press. The tour will include shows in London, Paris, Dublin, and the Beatles’ old stomping ground of Hamburg.

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