NBC Orders Pilot From 'Rescue Me' Co-Creator
NBC has picked up "Brenda Forever," a single-camera comedy pilot executive produced by "Rescue Me" co-creator Peter Tolan.The show intertwines the past and present to show how a chubby and awkward but...
View Article'Katie' Renewed for Second Season
Katie Couric's daytime show "Katie" has been renewed for a second season.More to come. Here's the release...BURBANK, CA – Disney-ABC Domestic Television has renewed "Katie" for a second season, it was...
View ArticleABC Orders Comedies 'Bad Management,' Untitled Andrea Abbate Project to Pilot
ABC has ordered single-camera comedies "Bad Management" and an untitled Andrea Abbate project to pilot, the network said on Wednesday.20th Century Fox's Andrea Abbate-written half-hour comedy is being...
View ArticleGlut of R-Rated Movies Putting Box Office on Overload
"Bullet to the Head," the guns-blazing, axe-swinging action film from Sylvester Stallone, arrives Friday and is the latest violent, R-rated movie to open in January. The month itself could be rated...
View ArticleKathleen Kennedy to Receive Will Rogers Pioneer of the Year Award
Producer and Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy has been named the 2013 Pioneer of the Year honoree by the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. She will accept her award at an April dinner...
View ArticleFacebook's Q4 Revenue Beats Analysts' Predictions
Facebook posted $1.59 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, beating analysts' $1.53 billion prediction.The world's largest social network -- with 1.06 billion active monthly users as...
View ArticleTom Hardy, Noomi Rapace in Talks for Soviet Thriller
Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace are in talks to star in "Child 44," a thriller that Ridley Scott and Michael Costigan are producing for Scott Free Productions, individuals with knowledge of the deal told...
View ArticlePatty Andrews, Last of the Andrews Sisters, Dies at 94
Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the singing Andrews Sisters, died Wednesday at 94.She was the lead singer for the trio, whose hits -- including "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "I Can Dream,...
View ArticleMichael Sragow Named O.C. Register Film Critic
Michael Sragow, a longtime film critic at the Baltimore Sun, has been hired by the Orange County Register, the paper's editor told TheWrap. Sragow, whose byline has appeared in the New Yorker, the...
View ArticleCinedigm Acquires 'Narco Cultura' Documentary
Cinedigm has acquired the North American distribution rights to Israeli filmmaker Shaul Schwarz's "Narco Cultura," the company announced Wednesday.The documentary premiered at Sundance and is headed...
View ArticleSam Worthington to Star in FilmEngine Thriller 'For the Dogs'
Sam Worthington will star in the FilmEngine Entertainment action film "For the Dogs," the company announced Wednesday.He'll play an assassin who agrees to help a bright college girl exact revenge on...
View ArticleJessica Chastain to Star in 'Miss Julie' Movie
Jessica Chastain will star alongside Colin Farrell in Liv Ullman's "Miss Julie," an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap. Ullman's adaptation of the Swedish writer August Strindberg's...
View ArticleCAA Asks Court for $1M From Estate of Tony Scott
CAA has filed a claim seeking $1 million in unpaid commissions from the estate of late director Tony Scott, according to a 10-page document filed with Los Angeles Superior Court.The 68-year-old Scott,...
View ArticleMovie Writers Find More Power, Better Jobs on the Small Screen
Second in a series on Hollywood's changing landscapeFour years ago, screenwriter I. Marlene King, walked into her agent's office as a writer of feature films. She walked out with a general meeting at...
View ArticleMGM Looking to Add $150M in Reworking of Credit Facility
MGM is looking to adjust its debt and raise its current credit line from $500 million to $650 million, a source with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap on Wednesday. The goal is provide more financial...
View ArticleViacom Earnings: Revenue, Profits Slide With Fewer Movies
Viacom finished up 2012, burning less brightly than it has blazed in the past. Revenue at the media conglomerate slid 16 percent to $3.31 billion during the quarterly earnings period, as its filmed...
View ArticleNickelodeon Betting on Preschoolers to Reverse Ratings Slide
Nickelodeon is tying its future to the birth rate. Philippe Dauman, chief executive officer of the network's parent company Viacom, told analysts Thursday that he is pouring resources into improving...
View Article'30 Rock' Finale: 30 Funcooking Moments of Living Every Week Like Shark Week...
For seven seasons, "30 Rock" has, in the words of Tracy Jordan, lived every week like it's shark week.It's the fastest, sharpest-toothed comedy on the air -- and usually the most dangerous. Any list of...
View ArticleN.Y. Times Attacked by Chinese Hackers
Chinese hackers have attacked the New York Times for the last four months, infiltrating its systems to get reporters' and employees' passwords, the paper said.On Wednesday night, the Times published a...
View ArticleBoston Globe's Glen Johnson Leaving to Become John Kerry Adviser
Glen Johnson, the Boston Globe's star political reporter, is leaving the paper to become an adviser to incoming Secretary of State John Kerry.The former Associated Press reporter joined the Globe two...
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