FX has struck a deal for basic cable rights to James Cameron’s Avatar, Variety reports. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed but Variety reports that FX paid an estimated $25-$30 million. Avatar can start airing on FX around the middle of 2012. HBO has the pay cable rights to air it before basic cable.
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Jan 8
2010
04:00 AM ET
Jan 8
2010
04:00 AM ET
Kat Dennings joins Josh Lucas in 'Daydream Nation'
Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) has joined the cast of indie romance Daydream Nation, Variety reports. Michael Golbach is directing the film, which stars Josh Lucas. The story is about a high schooler and her widowed father who move to a sleepy Canadian town where she has an affair with a teacher and a romance with a bad boy her own age.
Jan 8
2010
04:00 AM ET
Maggie Grace joins 'Faster' cast
Maggie Grace (Shannon from Lost) has joined the cast of Faster, starring Dwayne Johnson, Variety reports. Also, Salma Hayek is in talks to join the action drama. Johnson plays an ex-convict who wants to avenge his brother’s murder.
Jan 8
2010
03:59 AM ET
Adriana Barraza in talks to join 'Thor'
Babel actress Adriana Barraza is in talks to join the cast of Thor, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She would join Kenneth Branagh’s film as one of the humans in the story.
Jan 7
2010
10:16 PM ET
'Avatar' passes 'LOTR: Return of the King' to become second-highest worldwide grosser
With a worldwide tally of $1.13 billion and counting, James Cameron’s Avatar became the second-highest worldwide grosser of all time on Wednesday, according to Box Office Mojo. Avatar passed Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning epic The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which grossed $1.12 billion during its run. Now the world’s top two highest-grossing films (when not adjusted for inflation) are both James Cameron pictures. The top spot, of course, belongs to the director’s 1997 film Titanic, which earned $1.84 billion. Time will only tell whether Avatar will be able to challenge Titanic‘s title as the box-office king of the world.
Jan 7
2010
10:15 PM ET
Showtime orders 13 eps of Laura Linney series
Showtime has ordered 13 episodes of The Big C, a new drama starring Laura Linney as a suburban mother who discovers that she has cancer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series, which was previously called The C-Word, also stars Oliver Platt as Linney’s husband. The show’s pilot was directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls).
Jan 7
2010
08:55 PM ET
NBC considering pushing 'Jay Leno Show' back to 11:35
NBC is considering a significant schedule change for its late-night lineup that would push The Jay Leno Show back to Leno’s old Tonight Show spot of 11:35 p.m., according to The New York Times. Under the plan, Leno’s show would be reduced to 30 minutes; as a result, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien would shift to 12:05 a.m. (instead of 11:35 p.m.), and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon would begin at 1:05 a.m. (instead of 12:35 a.m.)
NBC’s new late-night schedule would go into effect after the Feb. 28 conclusion of the 2010 Winter Olympics, which the network is covering.
Earlier today, NBC responded to Internet rumors that the network was considering canceling The Jay Leno Show in wake up of the 10 p.m. program’s dwindling ratings. “Jay Leno is one of the most compelling entertainers in the world today,” NBC said in a statement. “As we have said all along, Jay’s show has performed exactly as we anticipated on the network. It has, however, presented some issues for our affiliates. Both Jay and the show are committed to working closely with them to find ways to improve performance.”
Jan 7
2010
07:29 PM ET
Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas in talks to join Soderbergh's 'Knockout'
Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, and Dennis Quaid are in negotiations to join the cast of director Steven Soderbergh’s Knockout, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The film, scheduled to start shooting in Feburary, will mark the feature debut of mixed martial arts star Gina Carano.
Jan 7
2010
07:25 PM ET
Reggae singer Buju Banton pleads not guilty to drug charge
Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton (neé Mark Myrie) has plead not guilty to a charge of conspiring to buy more than 5 kilograms of cocaine from an undercover police officer in Sarasota, Fl., last month, according to the Associated Press. Banton was arrested at his home on Dec. 10, and is likely to miss the Grammy Awards on Jan. 31, where he is nominated for Best Reggae Album.
Jan 7
2010
07:17 PM ET
Charlie Sheen ordered to appear in person at Colorado hearing
According to the AP, a judge in Aspen, Colo., has ruled that Charlie Sheen must appear in person at a Feb. 8 hearing on charges that the actor threatened his wife, Brooke, with a knife. Sheen was arrested Christmas Day on suspicion of felony menacing, domestic violence and other charges. The couple is reportedly trying to reconcile.
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