Fox recruits Akiva Goldsman to produce next ‘Fantastic Four’
August 31st, 2009
Separate to the big Marvel-Disney news, Fox is still committed to overhauling one of its Marvel franchises, Fantastic Four. Variety reports that Akiva Goldsman is now overseeing the next project as producer. Green Lantern writer and Heroes co-executive producer Michael Green will write the script. The third film will follow 2005’s Fantastic Four and 2007’s [...]
Keanu Reeves to star in, direct rom-com ‘Henry’s Crime’
August 31st, 2009
Keanu Reeves is set to star in and produce romantic comedy Henry’s Crime, Variety reports. Malcolm Venville will direct the project, which starts shooting in November in Buffalo, NY. It will mark the first film for Reeves and Stephen Hamel’s production outfit Company Films. Sacha Gervasi (Anvil! The Story of Anvil) wrote the romantic comedy [...]
CBS on board for ‘Open Books’ from ‘Will & Grace’ alum
August 31st, 2009
CBS has come on board for a new multicamera comedy script by Gail Lerner (Will & Grace), according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network has committed to the pilot of the tentatively titled Open Books, about a book editor and her circle of friends. The show will be relationship-driven as the big-hearted editor gets overly [...]
MTV confirms pilot for ‘Teen Wolf’ revamp
August 31st, 2009
MTV’s revamped Teen Wolf series has gained momentum, with The Hollywood Reporter confirming that MTV will present the pilot. In January, the cable network had announced the reinvention of the 1985 film was in development. Michael J. Fox starred in the original as a high schooler who turns into a werewolf. Source: Entertainment Weekly’s News [...]
Fox signs up for political drama ‘Worthy’
August 31st, 2009
Fox has committed to the pilot of new drama Worthy, written by In Treatment’s Davey Holmes. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project follows an Arizona politician who is involved in a hit and run and gets blackmailed by the mob. Holmes, who has also written for Pushing Daisies and Damages, said Worthy will include [...]
ABC lawyers up with Josh Schwartz comedy-drama
August 31st, 2009
ABC has won the network battle for a Josh Schwartz’s new untitled hour-long drama-comedy about a commitment-phobic lawyer, Variety reports. Schwartz will executive produce while Chuck’s Ali Adler will write the script. The story is based on a real Los Angeles female attorney who specializes in divorce and family law; the character vows never to [...]
‘The L Word’ to get reality makeover
August 31st, 2009
The L Word will be back on Showtime after a reality makeover, Variety reports. The cable network has ordered nine episodes of The Real L Word: Los Angeles, from the fictional show’s creator Ilene Chaiken and Top Chef producers Magical Elves. The project will follow six lesbians in Los Angeles. It is expected to debut [...]
‘The Office’: Season Five Lands On DVD Sept. 8; Win A Copy!
August 31st, 2009
The laugh-out-loud, documentary-style look at the professional and personal lives of the employees of struggling paper supplier Dunder Mifflin, “The Office: Season Five” comes to Blu-ray Read more! Source: Starpulse Entertainment News Blog
Guillermo del Toro to produce movie version of comic book ‘Deadman’
August 31st, 2009
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (The Hobbit, Pan’s Labyrinth) is adding yet another project to a roster increasingly stuffed with upcoming productions. Variety is reporting that del Toro will produce Deadman, an adaptation of a DC Comics title about a murdered circus acrobat whose ghost can take hold of living bodies. The Warner Bros. production will be [...]
Chris Brown says he does remember hitting Rihanna
August 31st, 2009
Chris Brown, in a statement released to People.com, says that he does in fact remember hitting Rihanna, refuting a widely circulated clip of an upcoming interview with CNN’s Larry King in which Brown said “no” when asked if he remembered assaulting the singer. Brown claims he “misspoke,” stating that he was asked “something like four or [...]