BBC News reports that Steven Spielberg has completed the initial shooting of his Tintin film, titled The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Peter Jackson, a producer on the film, told the BBC that the computer animation would take another two years of work. “Tintin is great. It’s made. The movie is cut together and now [we] are turning it into a fully rendered film…So the movie, to some degree, exists in a very rough state.” The film is due out December 2011.
Archive: November 2009 (41-50 of 321)
Nov 24
2009
06:01 PM ET
Nov 24
2009
09:23 AM ET
Susan Boyle to be subject of one-hour TV special
Susan Boyle, who became an instant singing sensation over the summer with her performance on Britain’s Got Talent, will be the subject of a TV Guide Channel documentary I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story, via a report Yahoo News.
The hour-long program, set to air at 8pm EST on Dec. 13, will trace Boyle’s rise from a small Scottish village to international fame, and feature interviews with both Simon Cowell and the singer herself, as well as friends and celebrities.
According to a report yesterday in Reuters, Boyle appears set to have the biggest album in the U.K. this year. A spokesman for retail chain HMV said the 48-year-old was on course for first-day sales of nearly 150,000 copies in Britain, and could easily hit 400,000 by week’s end, making it the fastest selling release there this year.
Nov 24
2009
09:12 AM ET
Parents Television Council slams ABC for 'vulgar' American Music Awards broadcast
The advocacy group Parents Television Council is asking its members to contact ABC, Dick Clark Productions, and the show’s advertisers to complain about the “tasteless and vulgar” content of the AMAs, aired Sunday night on the network—specifically, Adam Lambert’s finale performance, which featured S&M costumes, dancers on leashes, and simulated oral sex.
“American teenagers – and especially teenaged girls – are literally under siege by the entertainment media,” said PTC president Tim Winter in a statement. “It is outrageous that children today cannot watch a televised awards program for an industry that is built squarely on their backs. Teens comprise a huge portion of music sales, yet this is how they are treated? It is beyond contemptible.”
“ABC and Dick Clark Productions had every reason to know what to expect,” he continued, “as Lambert himself proclaimed that his performance would be ‘very sexy’ and would include leather and chains. But the producers and the network chose to bury their heads in the sand.”
The show aired live at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT with a TV-14 L rating; the oral sex scene was edited out of the West Coast broadcast.
Nov 24
2009
09:02 AM ET
'Psych' renewed for fifth season
The USA Network crime comedy Psych will return for a fifth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Stars James Roday and Dule Hill are locked down for a 16-episode run as, respectively, a fake psychic and his best friend/partner in a police consulting business.
Nov 24
2009
08:55 AM ET
Jennifer Hudson to sing at White House state dinner
According to her record label (via the Washington Post) Jennifer Hudson, the Oscar-winning actress and onetime American Idol finalist, will perform at the White House state dinner tonight.
The new mom, who hails from the Obamas’ longtime homebase of Chicago, previously performed for the First Family at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, where she sang the national anthem.
Nov 24
2009
04:00 AM ET
Kat Dennings joins 'Thor' cast
The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Kat Dennings (Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist) has joined the cast of Thor for Marvel Studios. The company won’t reveal details of her role, but sources told THR that Dennings’ character will be working for Natalie Portman’s character (a doctor-scientist character who is Thor’s love interest.) The cast also includes Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgard, Stuart Townsend, and Idris Elba.
Nov 24
2009
04:00 AM ET
Tommy Lee Jones leaves 'Lincoln Lawyer'
Variety reports that Tommy Lee Jones has dropped out of The Lincoln Lawyer. Jones, who had been attached to direct and co-star with Matthew McConaughey, has left because of creative differences on the script. The project is an adaptation of Michael Connelly’s novel. Lakeshore plans to search for another director and start shooting in spring 2010.
Nov 24
2009
04:00 AM ET
Aziz Ansari plots three comedies with Judd Apatow
Aziz Ansari is set to star in three comedy projects picked up by Judd Apatow and Universal Pictures, according to Variety. Ansari (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Parks and Recreation) will write at least one of the projects with Jason Woliner (who is attached to direct the trio of projects). The first, Let’s Do This, is a road movie about guys who work for a motivational speaking company; the second is an untitled comedy about a disgraced cosmonaut; and the third is an untitled comedy inspired by Ansari’s role in Funny People.
Nov 24
2009
04:00 AM ET
Hugh Jackman to star in DreamWorks' robot story 'Real Steel'
DreamWorks has greenlit the robot story Real Steel, with Hugh Jackman attached to star. Variety reports that Shawn Levy will direct the futuristic story based on a short story by Richard Matheson. The plot follows a fighter who has to reinvent himself when human boxers are replaced by robots. Jackman plays a robot boxing promoter who discovers he has an 11-year-old son. The pic’s budget will be about $80 million, Variety reports.
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