Callbacks: Witherspoon a ‘Pioneer?'; Azaria = Gargamel
Update 3/18 4:00 p.m. PST: "Smurfs" star Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) used Twitter to clarify that Hank Azaria will be playing a live-action Gargamel in the movie, not simply voicing the...
View ArticleCallbacks: Jackman, Wilde, Silverstone Slide Into ‘Butter’
In today’s Callbacks — your daily roundup of casting news from Deal Central — Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde and Alicia Silverstone join the cast of The Weinstein Company’s comedy "Butter," and Kevin...
View ArticleAlicia Silverstone Returning to Broadway in ‘The Performers’
Alicia Silverstone has signed on to the cast of David West Read's comedy "The Performers," which is scheduled to open on Broadway Nov. 14. The "Clueless" film actress joins previously announced cast...
View ArticleHollywood Invades Broadway: Which Big Stars Are Headlining on the Great White...
Like East Coast snowbirds heading south to Florida, Hollywood stars are prepping to make their annual trek east to the Broadway stages. Jessica Chastain, Katie Holmes and Al Pacino are among the actors...
View ArticleSundance Comedy ‘Ass Backwards’ Acquired by Gravitas Ventures
Gravitas Ventures has picked up Chris Nelson's female road trip comedy "Ass Backwards," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. "Ass Backwards" will screen at Outfest Los...
View ArticleDarren Star to Direct Pilot for Lifetime’s Alicia Silverstone Drama ‘HR’
"Sex and the City" and "Melrose Place" creator Darren Star has been tapped to direct an upcoming Lifetime drama pilot starring Alicia Silverstone, Lifetime said Thursday. The pilot, which bears the...
View ArticleLifetime Orders Backdoor Pilot From Nicholas Sparks
Lifetime has greenlit a two-hour backdoor pilot from author Nicholas Sparks' production company, a network representative told TheWrap. "Deliverance Creek" is set at the end of the Civil War. It...
View Article‘Sex and the City’ Creator Darren Star Writing New TV Land Comedy ‘Younger’
Darren Star is feeling a little "Younger" for TV Land. The "Sex and the City" creator has been tapped to write a new comedy for the cable network, TV Land said Thursday. Also read: Darren Star to...
View Article‘True Blood’ Promotes Amelia Rose Blaire to Series Regular
Prepare to see a lot more of Willa Burrell when "True Blood" returns for a seventh season. Amelia Rose Blaire, who played vampire-rights activist/governor's daughter Burrell on Season 6 of the series,...
View ArticleAlicia Silverstone Talks Down to 2 Failed Beauty Queens in ‘Ass Backwards’...
Alicia Silverstone makes an appearance as a successful beauty queen in the first trailer for “Ass Backwards,” an upcoming road trip comedy about two clueless best friends who travel to their hometown...
View ArticlePeter Fonda Joins Alicia Silverstone on Lifetime’s Darren Star Pilot
Peter Fonda is joining Darren Star‘s pilot for Lifetime, “HR.” The two-time Oscar nominee will play Jonathan Quaff, one of the founders of the company where Ellen (Alicia Silverstone) works, a network...
View ArticleAlicia Silverstone’s New Parenting Book Is Anti-Vaccine and Filled With Crazy...
Naming her son Bear was evidently only the first masterstroke of Alicia Silverstone, expert mother. The actress, best known for her role in the movie “Clueless,” released earlier this month a book of...
View ArticleSurprise! Lifetime’s ‘Brittany Murphy Story’ Is a ‘Colossal...
Lifetime’s unauthorized “Brittany Murphy Story” is getting poisoned by critics before it even premieres on Saturday night. The low-budget biopic of the “Clueless” star’s life has been called a...
View ArticleAlicia Silverstone to Star in Romantic Comedy ‘Who Gets the Dog?’
Alicia Silverstone is set to star in the romantic comedy “Who Gets the Dog?” for 2DS Productions and Epic Pictures Group, the latter of which will introduce the film to buyers at AFM. Steven Miller...
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Watch Christian Slater, Garrett Clayton in First Clip for James Franco’s Porn...
The first clip for James Franco‘s “King Cobra” has been released, in which you can see Garrett Clayton as porn actor Sean Paul Lockhart and Christian Slater as a producer. In the clip, we hear...
View Article‘King Cobra’ Tribeca Review: James Franco Dives Deep Into Gay Porn and Murder
Movies don’t get much juicier, funnier, creepier, sadder, or smarter than writer-director Justin Kelly‘s “King Cobra,” which dramatizes a real-life murder case set in the world of gay porn. Kelly’s...
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James Franco’s ‘King Cobra’ Sells Domestic Rights to IFC Films
IFC Films has won North American distribution rights to James Franco‘s gay porn drama “King Cobra.” Writer-director Justin Kelly premiered the movie at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. A release date...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Jared Leto: From ‘My So Called Life’s’ Jordan Catalano to...
1992: Jared Leto made his acting debut as a shirtless hunk in an episode of a short-lived ABC sitcom called “Camp Wilder.” 1993: Leto played another hunk, this time fully clothed, in another...
View Article6 Movies to Watch If You Loved ‘The Girl on the Train’ (Videos)
1. “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992) Starring Rebecca De Mornay as a babysitter gone psycho, this 1990s thriller contains many of the same elements as “The Girl on the Train”: There’s a baby, a...
View Article‘Moonlight’ Illuminates Indie Box Office at Start of Awards Season
Barry Jenkins’ critically acclaimed “Moonlight” topped the indie box office this weekend in its limited-release opening. Grossing an estimated $413,175 from four theaters, the A24 and Plan B film...
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