Ratings: Michelle Obama Appearance Gives 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' a 5-Year...
President Barack Obama might have his hands full trying to pull away from political rival Mitt Romney in the presidential race, but his wife Michelle Obama doesn't have any problem bringing in the...
View ArticleCurrent TV Evaluating Sale Offers
Current TV says it hasn't put itself up for sale, but is evaluating offers. "Current has been approached many times by media companies interested in acquiring our company," Current said in a...
View Article'Fun Size' Review: Mostly Empty Calories, But Still a Halloween Treat
Like the diminutive treats that give the film its title, "Fun Size" may pale next to the big candy bars of one-crazy-night movies -- "American Graffiti," "Sixteen Candles," "Dazed and Confused" -- but...
View ArticleHollywood Votes With Its Wallet: Obama Holds 16-1 Advantage in Fund-Raising
With all indications that the presidential election on Nov. 4 will be extremely close, one factor in the race clearly isn't: the money Hollywood is giving to the two presidential candidates. Through...
View ArticleBen Stiller Executive-Producing Comedy for ABC
ABC has purchased a comedy project to be executive-produced by Ben Stiller, a spokeswoman for the network told TheWrap. The series, entitled "Complikated," will star  Bonnie Hunt as Kate, a...
View ArticleFilmDistrict Acquires U.S. Rights to Antoine Fuqua's 'Olympus Has Fallen'
FilmDistrict has acquired domestic distribution rights to Millennium Films' "Olympus Has Fallen," an upcoming thriller starring Gerard Butler, Film District announced on Friday. The independent...
View ArticleBaltasar Kormakur to Direct Pilot of HBO and Mark Wahlberg's 'The Missionary'...
Baltasar Kormakur will direct the pilot of HBO's "The Missionary," a spy thriller that Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Malcolm Gladwell are executive producing. Set in Cold War-era Berlin, the...
View ArticleMira Sorvino, Rebecca Romijn Cast in TNT Pilots
"Mimic" star Mira Sorvino and "X2" actress Rebecca Romijn have both landed leads in upcoming TNT pilots, the network told TheWrap on Friday. Â Sorvino (pictured) will star in "Trooper," a procedural...
View ArticleJon Hamm Rep Carol Bodie Out at ICM Partners
Carol Bodie, agent to Jon Hamm, Jada Pinkett Smith and Kim Cattrall, has left ICM Partners, two individuals close to the agency told TheWrap. Bodie's departure comes at the same time Jeff Berg, the...
View ArticleJeff Berg On Leaving ICM, Starting New Talent Agency: 'I'm Not Interested in...
Jeff Berg, the veteran talent agent and former chairman of ICM, told TheWrap on Friday that he would be starting a new talent agency within weeks and had no interest in retiring despite a rich buy-out...
View ArticleJeff Berg Leaves ICM Partners
Talent agency veteran Jeff Berg is leaving ICM Partners after 35 years, the agency announced on Friday. Berg had been the chairman and CEO of the agency since 1985, but when ICM became a partnership...
View Article'Cloud Atlas': Moviegoers Shrug So 'Argo' Is Winning Box Office
"Argo" is winning the box office in its third week of release as four wide-opening movies, including the Tom Hanks sci-fi epic "Cloud Atlas," failed to generate much enthusiasm Friday. Ben Affleck's...
View ArticleNYTVF Announces Award Winners
The New York Television Festival, which brings together independent TV producers with networks and studios, announced its winners Saturday. The networks, studios and other companies participating in...
View Article'Argo' Rises to No. 1 as 'Cloud Atlas' Fails to Ignite at Box Office
In its third week of release, Ben Affleck's "Argo" topped a soft weekend box office with $12.3 million as Tom Hanks' sci-fi epic "Cloud Atlas" stayed earthbound in its debut. "Cloud Atlas" is the...
View Article'Skyfall': 007 Rakes in $77M Overseas Box-Office Debut
The new James Bond movie "Skyfall" is off and running overseas, with a $77 million haul in its debut in 25 markets. Setting the pace was U,K., where the 23rd film in the 50-year-old franchise opened...
View ArticleIndependent Box Office: 'The Sessions' Stays Strong in 2nd Week
Fox Searchlight's surrogate sex tale "The Sessions" maintained a strong $11,500 per-screen average in its second week of release. The awards hopeful brought in $230,000 from 20 theaters to raise its...
View ArticleRod Stewart: Learning to Love a Spoiled-Rotten Lothario
"'Spoiled rotten' tends to be shorthand for my childhood," Rod Stewart writes in his autobiography. "I object. There wasn't much to spoil anyone with." Rod's self-effacing wit rips at these pages and...
View ArticleBroadway, NY Movie Theaters Closed as Hurricane Sandy Bears Down
Broadway and off-Broadway went dark and most movie theaters throughout New York City were shut down Sunday as the East Coast prepared for the onset of Hurricane Sandy. The Broadway League announced...
View ArticleSAG-AFTRA Gearing Up For Commercials Contract Talks
Merger housekeeping and preparations for next year's commercials contract talks with the ad industry dominated SAG-AFTRA's two-day national board of directors meeting, which ended Sunday. The talks...
View ArticleNBC Sports Acquires U.S. Rights to Premier League Soccer
NBCUniversal, via the NBC Sports Group, has acquired the exclusive U.S. media rights to the Premier League -- the world's top soccer league -- through a multi-year agreement that begins with the...
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