Paxton in foretells helm 'Kung Fu'

"Large Love" star Bill Paxton is within discussions to direct "Kung Fu," Legendary Pictures' feature adaptation from the popular David Carradine series that'll be compiled by "Black Swan" scribe John McLaughlin. Such as the series, "Kung Fu" follows the adventures of the Shaolin monk who travels through America armed just with his spiritual training and fighting techinques abilities. Vincent Newman ("Paradise Lost") will produce via his Vincent Newman Entertainment banner. Legendary can also be working carefully with Erectile dysfunction Spielman, who's credited because the co-creator from the "Kung Fu" TV series, which went from March. 1972 to April 1975 on ABC. Warner Bros. is anticipated to distribute the film worldwide because of their lengthy-standing relationship with Legendary Entertainment. Production is anticipated to begin next summer time and also the pic will probably be shot partially in China. Paxton formerly directed the 2001 thriller "Frailty" and Disney's 2005 golf pic "The Finest Game Ever Performed," which starred Shia LaBeouf. However, lnlike most stars-switched-company directors, Paxton's helming career is not a consequence of his success while watching camera. Before his looks in James Cameron's "The Terminator" and "Aliens," Paxton directed the 1980 animated short "Seafood Heads," by which he performed the primary character. While he's been busy the final couple of years with HBO's "Large Love," Paxton lately directed another video clip, "Tattoo," which stars "Frailty" thesp Forces Boothe and veteran character actor James Hong. Additionally to co-writing "Black Swan," which made $329 million worldwide, McLaughlin lately authored the Jason Statham-starrer "Parker" for director Taylor Hackford. Scribe is repped by WME. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com

Tower Heist

'Tower Heist'A Universal Pictures release presented with Imagine Entertainment in association with Relativity Media of a Brian Grazer production. Produced by Grazer, Eddie Murphy, Kim Roth. Executive producers, Bill Carraro, Karen Kehela Sherwood. Directed by Brett Ratner. Screenplay, Ted Griffin, Jeff Nathanson; story, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Griffin.Josh Kovaks - Ben Stiller Slide - Eddie Murphy Charlie - Casey Affleck Arthur Shaw - Alan Alda Mr. Fitzhugh - Matthew Broderick Lester - Stephen McKinley Henderson Mr. Simon - Judd Hirsh Special Agent Claire Denham - Tea Leoni Enrique Dev'Reaux - Michael Pena Odessa - Gabourey Sidibe Miss Iovenko - Nina AriandaFurther evidence that the working-class is sharpening its pitchforks to storm Wall Street's castle, "Tower Heist" serves up an old-fashioned comedy caper in which employees in a tony residential high-rise scheme to steal back the millions embezzled by the Bernie Madoff-style fat cat living in the building's penthouse. But the big-budget pic goes wonky on the way to the bank, due to its lackluster pacing and shortage of the qualities that typically earn stars Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy their paychecks -- namely, laughs. Still, their involvement should help protect Universal's investment, ensuring decent returns into the holidays. In a heist movie, the less time spent on setup the better. But helmer Brett Ratner, whose unapologetically broad yet super-slick entertainments have previously demonstrated a keen sense of what auds want, instead draws out the setup. Smitten with the building (Trump Tower, but never identified as such), he deliberately establishes each of the characters, from smug billionaire Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda, perfectly cast) to dutiful building manager Josh Kovaks (Stiller), who admires Shaw and takes his job incredibly seriously -- until he learns that the Tower's top-floor tenant pocketed the staff's retirement savings. The script, credited to five writers, patiently waits for disillusion to sink in, trickling down through the building and its personnel, which include a clueless expectant-father concierge (Casey Affleck), a bankrupt investor (Matthew Broderick) and a devastated old doorman (Stephen McKinley Henderson) who tries to step in front of a subway train when he learns what became of his nest egg. The film also supplies a first-day-on-the-job bellhop (Michael Pena), whose arrival allows for a remedial tour of the Tower's security operations, which sound complicated but don't really impact the heist in any way. For the first 40 minutes or so, the pic plays like a dull blue-collar drama populated entirely by stereotypes, none more outrageous than Murphy, who appears on Josh's way to and from work, wearing a do-rag and shouting at his girlfriend in the street -- a welcome return to the comic's irreverent, '80s-era persona. Sadly, Murphy, who reportedly hatched the project as an all-black answer to the "Ocean's Eleven" series, isn't in the movie much. By the time his idea reached the screen, it had been rethought to such a degree that Murphy now finds himself the only black character in the initial crew, enlisted because "he's been arrested a bunch of times." The gang later recruits a Jamaican safe-cracking maid played by "Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe, who gives Murphy a chance to squirm under her sexual advances (hilarious) and fend off fat jokes (not so much). Once the wheels finally start to turn on Josh's plan to steal back the money Shaw embezzled, "Tower Heist" picks up some much-needed momentum. Ratner finds himself on firmer ground in such familiar genre territory, having previously done some of his best work on little-seen heist movie "After the Sunset," which recognized that the only thing more entertaining than actually nabbing a multimillion-dollar prize is trying to get away with it. "Tower Heist" spends the rest of its running time tracking the crew as they try to infiltrate Shaw's penthouse, locate his hidden millions and, when that fails, make off with the prized 1963 Ferrari he keeps parked in his living room. But the consequences get short shrift -- a strange choice, after having introduced Tea Leoni as a sympathetic FBI agent who agrees to go out with Josh the Saturday after the heist is planned. The resolution feels rushed, especially as concerns Stiller's character; the actor, so good at playing annoyed, might have been better used trying to thwart the heist from within, rather than leading it. A subplot in which Josh and Shaw play computer chess suggests there's a battle-of-the-wits aspect to the caper, though the most entertaining bits showcase the ensemble at their most clueless, as when Murphy tests his amateur cohorts by daring them to steal $50 worth of merchandise from the mall -- the scene that best fosters genuine identification with these buffoons. During the heist itself, the suspense is palpable, if only because Christophe Beck's funky score blares its horns so insistently, one can't help but feel anxious. But the laughs don't follow, squandering such set pieces as Broderick dangling from the bumper of a sports car suspended 50-odd stories above NY's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade without the madcap hilarity -- or gimme golden-parachute jokes -- they so richly deserve.Camera (color, widescreen), Dante Spinotti; editor, Mark Helfrich; music, Christophe Beck; production designer, Kristi Zea; art director, Nicholas Lundy; set decorator, Diane Lederman; costume designer, Sarah Edwards; sound (Datasat/SDDS/Dolby Digital), Tod Maitland; supervising sound editor, Warren Shaw; re-recording mixers, Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti; visual effects supervisor, Mark Russell; visual effects, Method Studios, Phosphene, Big Film Design, Framestore; stunt coordinator, Jery Hewitt; assistant director, James M. Freitag; second unit director, George Aguilar; second unit camera, Lukasz Jogalla; casting, Kathleen Chopin. Reviewed at Arclight Cinemas, Hollywood, Oct. 24, 2011. MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 105 MIN. Contact Peter Debruge at peter.debruge@variety.com

Reba Creator Sues twentieth century Fox for Fraud

Reba McEntire The creator and Season 1 showrunner of Reba is suing twentieth century Fox over profits in the show, based on the Hollywood Reporter. The suit filed in La Superior Court claims that Allison Gibson's share from the profits was decreased from 10 % to 7.five percent when she left the show prior to the second season. She states she's owed a minimum of $1.a million in damages in the improper profit calculation. Amongst other things, the suit alleges fraud. Gibson formerly prosecuted the organization to have an audit period that led to 2006. It's presently on appeal. Take a look at much more of present day news "Ms Gibson's complaint, such as the one she filed formerly, lacks merit and includes claims she formerly lost on in the court," a repetition for twentieth century Fox told THR inside a statement. "We anticipate an identical outcome within this situation." Reba, which broadcast for six seasons, led to 2006.

Olivia Wilde, Steve Buscemi in Talks for Steve Carell's 'Burt Wonderstone' (Exclusive)

Olivia Wilde and Steve Buscemi are in talks to join Burt Wonderstone, New Line's magician comedy starring Steve Carell. Jim Carrey and James Gandolfini are already in negotiations to join the cast. The project is set in the world of rival Las Vegas magicians. Carell is a more traditional magic man who is dethroned by a hipper illusionist doing dangerous tricks and breaks up with his partner then must find a way to rediscover his love for magic. STORY: Steve Carell's Surprise Script Doctor: Jason Reitman (Exclusive) Carrey is playing the magician who represents the new face of magic while Gandolfini will be an owner of a casino. Wilde will play Carell's love interest, who at first is his assistant but later works for Carrey. Buscemi will play Carell's longtime friend and partner who quits the act. STORY: Dramas Like Steve Buscemi's 'Boardwalk Empire' Still King of the Small Screen The movie is scheduled to go before cameras in January. Veteran TV director Don Scardino is making his feature debut on the project, which is being produced by Chris Bender and J.C. Spink of Benderspink, Tyler Mitchell, and Carell. Benderspink's Jake Weiner is also producing. Wilde, repped by WME and Untitled, was last seen in Cowboys & Aliens. Buscemi, repped by WME and the Gotham Group, stars in HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Related Topics Olivia Wilde Steve Buscemi Steve Carell

9 Milestones in the Evolution of Antonio Banderas

In this weekend’s Puss in Boots, Antonio Banderas voices the swashbuckling title cat — a peripheral Shrek character who became so popular that he earned his own $130 million DreamWorks prequel. So just how did Antonio Banderas transform himself from Madonna’s sexual prey in Truth or Dare to a sword-wielding predator in both live-action and animated formats? You can always trace a direct line through a few important roles to illustrate what led to an actor’s current success. As such, let’s look at nine pivotal performances that track the evolution of Antonio Banderas. Labyrinth of Passion (1982) After an injury curbed his dreams of becoming a professional soccer player, a teenage Banderas enrolled in drama classes in Spain and started performing onstage. It was during a theatre production that the young actor caught the eye of future auteur Pedro Almodvar, who cast the 22-year-old actor in his second film (and Banderas’s first) Laberinto de Pasiones. The Madrid-set screwball comedy features the up-and-comer as a gay terrorist who uses his enhanced sense of smell to track down a Prince with whom he had fallen in love. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) After three more collaborations with Almodvar — in Law of Desire, Matador and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown — Banderas joined the filmmaker again for the controversial tame! that would give Banderas his first international exposure. The actor stars as a recently-released psychiatric patient who kidnaps a porn actress (Victoria Abril) in order to make her fall in love with him. Although the film was a success with critics and viewers in Spain, its release in the United States was fraught with controversy and initially garnered an X rating for scenes involving sex, urination and the main female character masturbating with a scuba diver toy. Truth or Dare (1991) After boosting his international profile with the racy Tie Me Up!, Madonna introduced Banderas to the world, quite literally, in her documentary Truth or Dare. Via voiceover, the pop icon tells her audience, “Antonio Banderas is this Spanish actor that I’ve had a crush on for two years. He’s been in all of Pedro Almodvar’s movies. I love Pedro’s movies. I’ve seen every movie that Antonio has ever done. I have to say he is one of the few actors that I was really dying to meet.” Formal American introduction: Check!

Showtime Wooing Men, to Develop Gambler, Executioner, Ben Silverman Projects (Exclusive)

If the latest batch of development projects is an indication, David Nevins is taking Showtime in a decidedly different direction. A year and a half into his tenure as entertainment chief, the former producer continues to add projects that not only feature male characters but also look to appeal to male viewers.our editor recommendsExecutive Suite: David Nevins It's a shift in focus from the network's Nurse Jackie, The Big C, Weeds and United States of Tara, all part of predecessor Bob Greenblatt's roster of female-skewing shows about middle-aged female antiheroes. Here's an exclusive first look at six projects Showtime has in development: PHOTOS: 10 Broadcast and Cable TV Show Most Watched By Men The Executioner: Based on the true story of Anatole Deibler, the official Executioner of Paris in the late 1800s and a celebrity in his own right. The hourlong drama takes a dark look at a conflicted man who is forced to mete out Old World justice in an increasingly modern age while grappling with death and his own infamy. Tim Sexton is attached to write and executive produce the project from Grady Twins and Warner Horizon, with Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Dawn Parouse (Prison Break) on board as non-writing executive producers. Walking Through Walls: Based on a memoir by Philip Smith about his relationship with his father, a psychic healer. The half-hour from Groundswell is being executive produced and written by Nicholas Wootton (Chuck, Law & Order, NYPD Blue), with Michael London and Smith as a non-writing executive producer and co-executive producer, respectively. STORY: The Secret World of Hollywood Poker Untitled Nick Cassavetes Project: The hourlong drama is based on the life of Benny Binion, a well-known casino owner, mobster, poker player and convicted felon. An avid poker player himself, Cassavetes (The Notebook, My Sister's Keeper) is attached to write, direct and executive produce. Untitled Ben Silverman Project: A half-hour comedy about a family man who happens to be the editor of a racy men's magazine. Playboy editor Jimmy Jellinek will serve as an executive producer alongside Silverman on the project from Silverman's Electus. Blackout: A half-hour comedy that explores race relations through the eyes of a repressed middle-class white woman and her alter ego, a black man. John Gordillo and Reginald Hunter are attached as writers and executive producers, with Friends' Marta Kauffman and Michael Rizzo as non-writing EPs. Chess: Showing that Nevins hasn't abandoned women, he has a drama about a mafia wife who helps the FBI get rid of her husband so she can take over his business. The Bad Hat Harry production will count Jim Manos as a writer and executive producer, with Bryan Singer and Matthew Williams on board as non-writing executive producers. Related Topics Showtime Bryan Singer David Nevins

'Harry Potter' Digital video disks Disapparating From Store Shelves After Christmas

The Boy Who Were living won't be living on store shelves for substantially longer. It's tough to deny that you've a large industry for the "Harry Potter" film franchise. The best film, "Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," ongoing to gross $380.5 million domestic and $1.3 billion worldwide, which causes it to be the finest grossing "Potter" movie so far. But under monthly . 5 after "Part 2" hits DVD and Blu-Ray on November 11, Warner Bros puts all the "Potter" films on moratorium until an surprise future date. Will we function as first blog to dub this the "Gringotts Vault" after Wally Disney's "Disney Vault"? All eight "Potter" films is going to be attracted off store shelves on December 29, like the eight-film fanatics edition boxed set. Stores won't be capable of reorder any longer copies next until WB decides to produce a completely new edition in the film. So be sure that you put the "Harry Potter" films inside your Particular someone if you'd like them simply because they could be pretty tricky to locate next. Disney fans ought to know relating to this sales move, because it is the main way Disney distributes their animated films. Movies like "Beauty as well as the Animal," "The Lion King" and "Aladdin" are locked away inside the Disney vault for quite a while prior to the studio decides to produce a completely new, up-to-date version in the movie frequently with better animation, new special features together with a far more pricey cost. This move by Warner Bros seems being an attempt to help keep fascination with the film series. It's also a warranty the new, better version in the films with new special features and added bonuses will most likely hit Blu-Ray and DVD next few years, to make sure that might influence whether you decide to buy that luxurious boxed set now or delay until the higher one arrives later on. What can you consider Warner Bros' decision to avoid production round the "Potter" films? Reveal inside the comments section below or on Twitter!

TV Rankings: ABC's 'Modern Family' Beats World Series in Key Demo

Peter Hopper Stone/ABC Based on preliminary amounts, ABC's Modern Family beat the Major league baseball World Series game between your Texas Rangers and also the St. Louis Cardinals within the marketer-coveted 18-49 demo. If individuals amounts hold true, it's the 2nd year consecutively the ABC comedy may have capped the very first game around the globe Series within the demo.our editor recommends'Glee,' 'Modern Family' win Peabodys'Happy Endings' scores rankings high, maintains more 'Modern Family' lead-in Modern Family ranked a 5.6 with 12.8 million audiences, while early signs are the World Series game ranked a 3.9 with 12.9 million audiences. Still, Fox, which broadcast the overall game live throughout primetime, won the evening overall -- and likely brought to Modern Family sinking a small 5 %. ABC and CBS tied in second having a 3.3 rating. PHOTOS: Around the Group of 'Modern Family' ABC's The Center (2.9, 9 million) and Suburgatory (3.1, 8.8 million) were flat. Happy Being was lower 6 % (3., 6.9 million) and Revenge, lower 7 percent (2.5, 7.9 million). CBS' Survivor: South Off-shore was up 3 % (3.3, 11.a million), as was Criminal Minds (3.9, 13.a million). CSI was flat having a 2.6 (10.six million). PHOTOS: Fall TV Preview 2011: The Coming back Shows NBC arrived third place having a 1.7 rating. Up Through The Night (2.1, 5.six million), Harry's Law (1.2, 8.a million) and Law & Order (2.1, 7.5 million) counseled me flat. Univision ranked single.5 The CW is at fifth having a .6. A repeat of Sarah Michelle Gellar's Ringer was up 13 percent as a whole audiences from a week ago with 1.two million (along with a .4 rating). America's Next Top Model (.8, 1.9 million) out-ranked NBC within the 18 to 34 demo within the 9 to 10 p.m. hour. VIDEO: Emmy Roundtable: Comedy Stars Telemundo arrived last having a .5. Below, systems rated by demo. Fox - 3.9, 12.9 million (preliminary amounts) - World Series: 3.9, 12.9 million ABC - 3.3, 8.9 million - The Center: 2.9, 9 million - Suburgatory: 3.1, 8.8 million - Modern Family: 5.6, 12.8 million - Happy Being: 3., 6.9 million - Revenge: 2.5, 8 million CBS - 3.3, 11.six million - Survivor: South Off-shore: 3.3, 11.a million - Criminal Minds: 3.9, 13.a million - CSI: 2.6, 10.six million NBC - 1.7, 6.9 million Up Through The Night: 2.1, 5.six million - Whitney (RS): 1.2, 4.a million - Harry's Law: 1.2, 8.a million - Law & Order: SVU: 2.1, 7.six million CW - .6, 1.six million - Ringer, .4 1.two million - America's Next Top Model: .8, 1.9 million TV Rankings Modern Family

Mandy Moore to Star in Comedy for ABC

Ethan Burns/Getty ImagesMandy Moore Mandy Moore is returning to ABC. The first sort Grey's Anatomy guest star will star in Us and Them, only one-camera comedy from 20th Television that has showed up within the Disney-possessed network. Your family comedy explores natural conflict that's available involving the families you develop in and individuals we make as grownups which is told through within the outlook throughout Annie (Moore) and Ben, a young, newlywed couple. ABC has given a put-pilot persistence for the project, which arises from Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements' 21 Laps/Adelstein shingle. The pair will executive produce the project alongside Bob Fisher, who'll pen the project. Jon Leshay will produce, with Shawn Levy (Evening within the Museum) pointing and professional creating. The project reteams Moore with Leshay, who was simply a music supervisor on numerous Moore-fronted projects including features Saved, The best way to Deal and Nicholas Sparks' A Stroll to think about. Moore's small-screen work includes four cases of ABC's extended-running Shonda Rhimes medical drama Grey's Anatomy additionally to cases of Scrubs, Entourage and the way I Met Your Mother. She's repped by WME, Store Entertainment and Ziffren Brittenham. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com Twitter: @Snoodit Mandy Moore ABC Art galleries TV Development

A&E Renews The Glades For Third Season

A&E has renewed its flagship drama seriesThe Glades for a third season, which will launch next summer. The news comes a month after the cop series starring Matt Passmore ended its second season, which averaged 3.9 million viewers, 1.55 million of them in the 18-49 demographic and 1.74 million in adults 25-54. In 18-49, The Glades was up 12% from Season 1. With the renewal, A&E will have three original series on tap for next year: The Glades; Breakout Kings, which will return for a second season; and the recently picked up newcomerLongmire. The Glades is produced by Fox TV Studios and executive produced by creator Clifton Campbell and Gary Randall.

The Caller

A Samuel Goldwyn Films (in U.S.) relieve a Pimienta Film Co., the Salt Co., Alcove Entertainment in colaboration with Mind Gear Films, Metrol Technology presentation. (Worldwide sales: Bankside, London.) Produced by Amina Dasmal, Robin Fox, Piers Tempest, Luillo Ruiz. Executive producers, Phil Search, Compton Ross, Robert Bevan, Cyril Megret. Directed by Matthew Parkhill. Script, Sergio Casci.With: Rachelle Lefevre, Stephen Moyer, Luis Guzman, Erection dysfunction Quinn, Lorna Raver. (British, The the spanish language language dialogue)A young lady solutions a mobile phone call previously in "The Caller," a greater-concept indie thriller that's tight on budget but wealthy in atmosphere. Pic reps a belated follow-around Brit helmer Matthew Parkhill's 2003 debut, "Us us dot the I," and feels as if a prepaid calling card offering the opportunity of several cast and crew people, especially stars Rachelle Lefevre ("Twilight") and Stephen Moyer ("True Blood stream"), additionally to Parkhill and d.p. Alexander Melman. Already reserved at numerous fests, pic known as it in theatrically getting a restricted Stateside release August. 26. Shot and occur Puerto Rico, the story opens with Mary Kee (Lefevre) engaging in a shabby-chic apartment along with her dog after you have divorced her abusive husband, Steven (Erection dysfunction Quinn), against whom she's a constraint order. Nevertheless, Steven menaces her with unforeseen visits together with other products of stalkerish behavior, which Mary, irritatingly passive and falling apart at first, seems powerless to avoid. One evening, Mary's old-fashioned rotary phone rings and he or she solutions: The caller is Rose (Lorna Raver, "Drag Me to Hell"), a middle-aged-sounding lady trying to find her cheating b.f., Bobby. Although Mary nicely notifies Rose he doesn't live there any more, Rose keeps calling back, as well as the two produce a tentative phone friendship for a while, evaluating notes around the guy troubles. Only progressively does it beginning on Mary that Rose is bringing in the entire year 1979 they committed suicide not extended next, in line with the building supervisor (the redoubtable Luis Guzman) that the lady can be a murderous nutjob. No less than cute evening school science teacher John (Moyer) can be obtained to explain the smoothness of your energy and offer an appreciation interest for Mary, nevertheless the poor guy is facing it using this many violent stalkers round the loose, hiding round the frequently dark corners of San Juan. Parkhill directs the scares in unexceptional textbook fashion, benefiting from using appear getting an especially strong assist from an electro score by Unkle and Aidan Lavelle. Nevertheless the helmer and lenser Melman do their utmost make use of the swampy eco-friendly pictures, which look creepily dank yet oddly enough pretty concurrently. Lefevre, a photogenic presence to start with, evolves more compelling as her character evolves some guts and encounters the wringer. Thanks largely to her perf and precise editing by Gabriel Coss, the ludicrously written finale has some emotional bite.Camera (color, HD), Alexander Melman editor, Gabriel Coss music, Unkle, Aidan Lavelle production designer, Guifre Tort art director, Wilhem Perez appear (Dolby Digital), Diana Ortiz re-recording mixer, Adam Severs effects coordinator, Charlie Bonilla visual effects supervisor, Francisco Cueto connect producer, Belly Torres casting, Sharon Howard Area. Examined at Film4 Frightfest (Discovery), London, August. 27, 2011. (In Busan Film Festival -- Evening time Passion.) Running time: 88 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Viola Davis Adopts A Girl

First Published: October 18, 2011 2:22 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Viola Davis arrives at ELLEs 18th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute held at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, Calif. on October 17, 2011 Viola Davis is a mom! The actress and her husband, actor Julian Tennon, recently welcomed a new addition to their family through adoption. The Help star confirmed her adoption news at ELLE magazines Women in Hollywood event on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. The 43-year-old actress mentioned that the babys name is Genesis during the event, but did not offer up any other details. Violas The Help co-star, Octavia Spencer, told People that she became a mom like, two days ago. During her speech on Tuesday, Viola told the crowd, What keeps me in the business is hope, and thats the hope that women of color are also part of the narrative. [Im] sending a telepathic message to you: Every time some young actress of color comes in a room with a character theyre auditioning for thats not ethnically specific, that you have a space in your brain that can open up and embrace them and allow them in, because Im telling you, their lives are just as fascinating and multifaceted. Viola and her husband announced their plans to adopt in August. This is the first child for the actress. Julian has two other children from a previous relationship. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Carla Gugino Lands Recurring Role on FX's Justified

Carla Gugino Carla Gugino has arrived a recurring role around the third season of Justified, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Gugino will have Karen Goodall, a Washington D.C.-based assistant director from the U.S. Marshals Service who formerly labored with Raylan (Timothy Olyphant). Based on TVLine.com, which first reported this news, Goodall heads to Kentucky to assistance with safeguarding jeopardized witnesses whose details might have leaked following the murder of the U.S. Marshal. Browse the relaxation of present day news Gugino particularly starred within the ABC series Karen Sisco, which, like Justified, was inspired through the work of Elmore Leonard. The 40-year-old actress' other credits include Watchmen and Suckerpunch in addition to looks on Entourage and Californication. Justified will return for any third season at the begining of 2012.

Janet Jackson Contract Demand: No Michael Jokes

Janet Jackson doesn't want to hear jokes about her brother Michael, and if she hears them when she's about to perform there will be serious trouble. The singer, who is in the middle of her Number Ones, Up Close and Personal world tour, has a provision in her contract that forbids comedians she may be sharing the bill with to make jokes about anyone in the Jackson family The Smoking Gun has posted Jackson's tour contract, which among the usual set of demands for a star of her stature, admonishes the purchaser to ensure "that comedian will not make any reference to Janet Jackson or the Jackson family." How much is Jackson making per show? The contract states that her minimum guarantee is $475,000 for a show. She's also entitled to 85 percent of the gross box office receipts over $650,000. PHOTOS: Top 10 Highest Paid Music Artists The promoters will also reimburse her $25,000 for the use of her own lighting and sound equipment during the show. While none of Jackson's backstage demands are as demanding as Van Halen's legendary "no brown M&Ms" rider, some of the specifics are a little surprising. Such as Jackson's preferred brand of beer (two cases of Miller High Life Not Light), or her preferred scent (Votivo Red Currant scent candles). Related Topics Janet Jackson Michael Jackson

Patty Jenkins Will Direct 'Thor 2'

Score one for the females. Following a slew of rumors, Deadline has finally confirmed that Patty Jenkins will direct 'Thor 2.' Jenkins is best known for her work on 'Monster,' the 2003 movie starring Charlize Theron, who went on to win an Oscar for her role as serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Jenkins may seem like a strange choice -- and not just because most superhero films are directed by men: 'Monster' isn't exactly superhero fodder obviously, but Marvel has done unorthodox before. After all, the first 'Thor,' which grossed almost $500 million worldwide, was directed by Kenneth Branagh -- best known for his Shakespeare work. Still, fans will most likely be very curious to know what Jenkins will do with 'Thor 2,' which hits theaters Nov., 13, 2013 (moved back from the original July 26, 2013 release). [via Deadline] [Photo: Disney] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Fishing doc 'End of the Line' reels in honor

LONDON -- Helmer Rupert Murray's sustainable fishing documentary, "The End of the Line," hooked the first Puma.Creative Impact Award in London on Tuesday. Pic trawls in a grant of 50,000 ($68,000) to be split between the filmmakers and their campaign drawing awareness to the devastating impact over-fishing has on the oceans and the politicians who fail to protect the world's fish stocks. Murray said the doc "was designed to do a job, and that was to revolutionize the way that people thought about the oceans." Producer George Duffield announced that, as a result of the doc, a second marine reserve had been created in the Maldives, doubling the area of the world's ocean currently under protection from 1% to 2%. The filmmakers' goal is to reach 10% in the next 10 years. The jury awarded a surprise special commendation to helmer Anders Ostergaard's "Burma VJ," about the Democratic Voice of Burma, a group of underground journalists who risked their lives to document the 2007 uprising against the junta. Puma sourced an additional $34,000 for the impromptu runner-up. This year's jury included H.M. Queen Noor of Jordan, helmer Morgan Spurlock, Sudanese musician Emmanuel Jal, Orlando Bagwell, director of the Ford Foundation's JustFilms initiative, and actress Thandie Newton. The Puma.Creative Impact Award is a new annual award honoring the doc that makes the most significant difference in the world, with the prize to help continue the filmmakers' campaign work. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Zsa Zsa Gabor Rushed To Hospital In La

First Released: October 8, 2011 3:29 PM EDT Credit: WireImage La, Calif. -- Caption Despite slowing down lower her career, Zsa Zsa Gabor continued to be a red-colored carpet mainstay through the 80s and early 90s. Here, she attends the very first Annual St. Patricks Day Parade Brunch in Beverly Hillsides, Calif., on March 17, 1985Zsa Zsa Gabor continues to be put in the hospital after sliding from awareness at her La-area home. Gabors husband, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, stated Saturday the actress were built with a high fever and was bleeding from the tube in her own stomach. Paramedics rushed Gabor from her Bel Air mansion to UCLA Taxation Clinic. The 94-year-old Gabor continues to be put in the hospital frequently since This summer 2010, when she broke her stylish falling from mattress. The majority of Gabors right leg was amputated in The month of january due to gangrene. She made an appearance in films varying from Moulin Rouge in 1952 to Full of Space in 1958. She also made an appearance on television special offers, game shows, and guest-starred on various TV series, frequently playing herself. (Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed) Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

10 pix vie for Hollywood fest public awards

The Hollywood Film Festival and Yahoo! Movies have announced 10 nominees for their public awards competition.The nominees are ''Captain America: The First Avenger,'' ''Cowboys and Aliens,'' ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2,'' ''The Help,'' ''Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,'' ''Rango,'' ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes,'' ''Super 8,'' ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon,'' ''X-Men: First Class.''The voting takes place at the Yahoo! Movies site. The winner will receive the award at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony on Oct. 24 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Olivia Wilde, Russell Crowe 'Rush' To Ron Howard

Ron Howard is really a hot commodity in Hollywood at this time after his ambitious method of both "Arrested Development" film and tv series and also the unsuccessful "The Dark Tower" adaptation. His next movie may be the F1 racing drama "Hurry," also it just arrived its latest high quality talent. Deadline is confirming that Olivia Wilde may be the latest actress to become listed on Howard's latest film. She'll play seventies supermodel Suzy Burns, who eventually ends up falling deeply in love with and getting married to primary character James Search. "Thor" star Chris Hemsworth plays Search, and Deadline has found that Howard hopes to recruit Russell Crowe towards the film too. Browse the relaxation of present day casting news following the jump! More Stars Join Schwarzenegger's "The Final Stand" The heavens of "The Final Stand" continue moving in. The most recent to become listed on the project are Rodrigo Santoro and Jaimie Alexander. Santoro will have an event-loving officer under Schwarzenegger's command, based on the Hollywood Reporter. CinemaBlend found that Alexander may have a "playful romance" with Santoro's fellow officer. Billy Crudup Heads Towards The "Neighborhood Watch" "Watchmen" star Billy Crudup may be the latest actor to become signed aboard Ben Stiller's flick, "Neighborhood Watch." Based on the Hollywood Reporter, Crudup will have a neighbor referred to as "creepy and strange." The film also stars Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Will Forte and Rosemarie DeWitt. "Neighborhood Watch" has been directed by Akiva Schaffer. 50 Cent Joins "The Pursuit" Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson wants a powerful acting career, and that's why he'll headline and convey his next action thriller, "The Pursuit," based on the Hollywood Reporter. Jackson will have "the cop" within the film who needs to synergy having a criminal to find an steered clear of bank thief. Director Jessy Terrero is helming the project. Ensemble Comics Join Untitled Comedy Director Adam Shankman is trying to reteam Oscar hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin all over again. Deadline is confirming that they haven't closed an offer having a studio or hired a author, however the three principal gamers within the film have expressed curiosity about cooperating on the comedy. Based on Deadline, the untitled movie is referred to as "Buying and selling Places" meets "Irritated Old Males." Inform us that which you considered present day Casting Get in touch with your comments ought to section below or on Twitter!

Top Court Listens to Arguments Over Whether Or Not To Restore Many Copyrighted Activly Works To Public Domain

Alex Wong/Getty Images The U . s . States Top Court today considered arguments in Golan v. Holder, probably the most important copyright cases in the united states's background and a situation which will decide whether an incredible number of creative works, including early-to-mid twentieth century foreign works of art fromH.G. Wells,Fritz Lang,Frederico Fellini, andIgor Stravinsky, is going to be copyrighted or perhaps in the general public domain. The problem presented within the situation is whether or not the U.S. government wrongfully required many foreign calculates from the public domain and violated the free speech privileges from the American public by joining an worldwide treaty. The named complaintant within the situation isan orchestral conductor namedLawrence Golan,whowished to produce a derivative work according to arrangements byDmitri Shostakovich, but found themself at a complete loss following the U.S. brought a brand new worldwide treaty signed inUruguay in 1994 thatharmonized many intellectual property laws and regulations around the world. The moves established copyright protection within the U.S. for many foreign authors who either never loved it or whose initial copyright term had passed without renewal, which upset manyeducators, entertainers, marketers, film archivists, plus some film marketers, who became a member of with Golan in eliminating removing important works in the public domain. In the hearing today, Anthony Falzone from the Stanford Center for Internet and Societyrepresented the petitioners and contended that Section 514 from the Uruguay Round Contracts Act (URAA) violated the U.S. Metabolic rate, specially the Copyright Clause ("to advertise the Progress of Science and helpful Arts...") and also the First Amendment. "The progress of science corresponds roughly towards the creation and spread of understanding and learning," stated Falzone today. "A statute that does nothing, like that one, does only take old calculates from the public domain with no impact or prospective incentives, cannot stimulate the roll-out of anything...All it may do is restrict multiplication of things." Advocates for sleep issues reason that Congress was perfectly within its to ratify the treaty, and several your customers including large Hollywood companies and trade associations think that the URAA went a lengthy method to improving copyright protection all over the world. In the hearing today, representing along side it from the participants, U.S. Solicitor GeneralDonald Verillitold the justices, "A policy-making branches in our government made the decision we must be, and is at the nation's interest, to participate the worldwide copyright system." Verilli contended the treaty was basically meant to "rectify an issueInch for foreign authors -- not establish perpetual copyright terms or make new protection on terms which had run its course. But Verilli experienced deep skepticism from the 3 justices who asked whetherextending copyright protection backwards offered real incentives for artists to produce. Speaking about foreign authors who arrived at the U . s . States to promote works already produced, Justice Scalia mused, "It can make more income for that guy who authored it, but doesn't incentivize anybody." Justice Roberts also accepted he found the individual's arguments to become appealing with an "intuitive level." "Eventually I'm able to perform Shostakovich," he stated. "Congress does something, the following day I'm able to't. Doesn't that present a significant First Amendment problem?" Verilli clarified it wasn't so simple, which Congress had made changes towards the copyright system before that could have interfered with speech once freely loved. For his part,Falzone also was peppered with tough questions, particularly from Justice Ginsburg, who appeared to simply accept the point of view the treaty was designed to rectify an issue. The justice wondered if the copyright term ever really started for foreign authors and asked why they shouldn't get the same protections that American authors get. Justice Ginsburg requested: "We're speaking about Shostakovich, Stravinski, and I only say: Well, what's wrong with providing them with the same time frame that Aaron Copland got?" Throughout the hearing, Falzone cautioned when the Top Court upholds the treaty, it might potentially open the doorway to more actions from Congress. All Congress will have to caused by move Alexis p Tocquieville's 1800s books from the public domain, he contended for example, is always to extend existing copyright terms a century and put it on retroactively. Falzone cautioned about theconsequences of these a celebration. "Then who knows should you've arrived at the limit or otherwise,Inch he told the justices. More analysis not far off... E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner