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Steven Spielberg to Save Money on CGI Invisible Hutch: Steven Spielberg has chosen his next movie and we guess Lincoln will just have to wait a while longer. After Tintin, he'll direct Harvey, based on Mary Chase's 1944 play about a man whose best friend is an invisible, six-foot-tall rabbit, for Fox and DreamWorks. And presumably he knows that somebody already made a perfectly good Jimmy Stewart-starring movie based on Harvey back in 1950, so don't expect your pointing that out to change his mind. Also, if Spielberg insists on casting Shia LaBeouf in this one, here's hoping he plays the unseen bunny. [BFDMemo/Variety] Moving Out: Both Will Ferrell and director David Dobkin have left Neighborhood Watch, Fox's planned comedy about a urbanite who moves to a suburb inhabited by undercover aliens. No reason was given for their departure, but knowing nothing else about the project beyond the synopsis in the previous sentence, we can think of at least ten good ones. [Variety, HR] NBC Is Saved!: Tom Arnold has been tapped by Universal to write, produce, and possibly star in a half-hour comedy for NBC. So maybe the post-Silverman Peacock won't be the boring success we feared. [Variety] Captain Marshall: Rob Marshall, director of glitzy, Oscar-y musicals, is reportedly nearing a deal to slum it as the helmer of the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Disney has been trying to line up a new director quickly, following the departure of Gore Verbinski, so Johnny Depp can shoot it before he does The Lone Ranger; though no contract has yet been signed, the studio apparently feels so good about Marshall that they've begun casting brand-new characters for the film, including, probably, a cabaret star who murders her husband and a backup singer desperately in love with her manager. [BFDealMemo/Variety] That Redneck Show: Fox has ordered a pilot episode of The Rednecks & Romeos, a multi-camera comedy from That '70s Show co-creator Mark Brazill and producer Tom Werner. The show will focus on the down-on-their-luck Shea family and a group of working-class teenagers living up in an economically depressed suburb of Buffalo, NY. Good news: Topher Grace can still totally play a teenager. [HR] Back to the Future: For the upcoming season of Futurama, set to air on Comedy Central next year, Fox was somehow able to talk voice actors John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Maurice LaMarche, and Tress MacNeille into settling for less than their reported initial demand for $75,000 per episode — so they'll all be back! This calls for a Bender beer! [Variety] Read more posts by Lane Brown Filed Under: david dobkin, futurama, harvey, mark brazill, movies, nbc, neighborhood watch, pirates of the caribbean, pirates of the caribbean 4, rednecks & romeos, rob marshall, steven spielberg, the industry, tom arnold, tom werner, tv, universal, will ferrell
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Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:41 pm Rob and Amber Mariano's Amazing Baby They endured bug-grubbing meals and a race around the globe, and now these two reality show veterans are about to take on their biggest challenge yet: Raising a baby girl.
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Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 7:43 pm Sandler's 'Funny People' wins weekend with $23.4M (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Aug 2009 | 7:27 pm Funny People Gets Last Laugh? If you think Funny People was tough to figure out as a movie—Is it a comedy? Is it a drama?—try making sense of its box office debut.
The Judd Apatow-directed, Adam...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 6:25 pm PBS chief welcomes public TV funding under Obama (AP)AP - PBS chief Paula Kerger (KUR'-gur) says budget numbers tell the tale of how public TV is faring under the Obama administration, compared to that of former President George W. Bush.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Aug 2009 | 5:48 pm PBS chief welcomes public TV funding under Obama (AP)AP - PBS chief Paula Kerger (KUR'-gur) says budget numbers tell the tale of how public TV is faring under the Obama administration, compared to that of former President George W. Bush.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Aug 2009 | 5:48 pm Steven Spielberg's Pet Project Will Not Be Seen! Prepare for the greatest invisible rabbit movie ever.
Steven Spielberg is turning his moviemaking genius to a remake of the aw-shucks Jimmy Stewart classic Harvey, reports Variety....
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Aug 2009 | 4:40 pm Spielberg hops to 'Harvey' remakeFront Page: Director commits to adaptation of Chase play -- Steven Spielberg has committed to direct, as his next film, "Harvey," an adaptation of the Mary Chase Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a man -- played by Jimmy Stewart in the 1950 film version -- who befriends a 6½-foot-tall invisible rabbit.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Aug 2009 | 4:36 pm dam Sandler arrives at the premiere Of Universal Pictures' "Funny People"Actor/executive producer Adam Sandler arrives at the premiere Of Universal Pictures' "Funny People" held at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome in July 2009 in Hollywood, California. The comedians of "Funny...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 2 Aug 2009 | 3:20 pm 1 dead, 75 injured in Canada stage collapse - The Associated Press
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 2 Aug 2009 | 3:02 pm Two Works Attributed to Mozart, Age 7 or 8 - New York Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:50 pm Mark Wahlberg Puts a Ring on Longtime Love Mark Wahlberg has become a member of the married bunch.
The star of the upcoming Lovely Bones made an honest woman of the mother of his three children on Saturday, as he and...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:10 pm Best bets: 'Julie & Julia' heats up theaters - msnbc.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 2 Aug 2009 | 2:03 pm 'Funny People' laughs to No. 1 at box officeIt was a glass half-full, glass half-empty kind of weekend at the box office for "Funny People," writer-director Judd Apatow's comedic meditation on fame, humor, life, and death.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:15 pm Future set for 'Futurama'Front Page: Animation reboot back on track -- The recent 20th Century Fox TV-"Futurama" voice actor standoff won't have an effect on the show's timetable, insiders said over the weekend. The show's new round of episodes is still set to bow on Comedy Central in 2010.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:13 pm The Twilight Saga Finally (and Officially) Goes Viral 112 days.
That's all that stands between the release of the next installment of The Twilight Saga and its endless droves of fans around the world.
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Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:49 pm No joke: "Funny People" falls flat at box office (Reuters)Reuters - Adam Sandler suffered his worst opening at the North American box office in almost five years on Sunday with "Funny People," a chart-topping comedy darker than the low-brow fare beloved by his young fans.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:27 pm Researchers unveil Mozart piano pieces in Austria (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:17 pm So You Think You Can Pick the Winner? After almost two months of live performances, the season five finale of So You Think You Can Dance arrives this week. From thousands of contestants down to the top four, this week is sure to be...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm Mark Wahlberg marries girlfriend Rhea Durham (AP)AP - Mark Wahlberg and his longtime girlfriend, model Rhea Durham, have married in Beverly Hills. People magazine reports the 38-year-old "Boogie Nights" actor tied the knot Saturday in front of about a dozen friends and family at Good Shepherd Catholic Church.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:16 am Whitney Houston, We Have a Problem... With the Alarm Clock! Good Morning America can't get a rise out of Whitney Houston. According to Page Six, Whitney isn't a morning person. News flash, right? A source tells the gossip spillers that "lots of...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:28 am Atlanta Housewife Sheree: "Don't Let the Cute Face Fool You" "They said I was the number one trending topic on Twitter last night," says Sheree Whitfield, the morning after Thursday's season premiere of The Real Housewives of...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:14 am Party Crashing With Cristina: The Week's Best Bashes Couldn't make it to the hottest star-studded parties this week? No problem, we've got you covered. Come party-crashing with me as I count down the three hottest celeb bashes of the...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Aug 2009 | 8:46 am 'Funny People' tops weekend box officeFront Page: Apatow comedy at top spot with $23.4 million -- "Funny People," which faced a dual marketing challenge as a departure from typical Adam Sandler comedies and from writer-director Judd Apatow's raunchier laffers, launched respectably at the top of a moderate weekend box office with $23.4 million at 3,008 playdates.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Aug 2009 | 8:28 am Entertainment Weekly's Picks of the WeekOh, how the Gosselins' world has changed since June, when in their last new episode, Jon and Kate announced their separation.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Aug 2009 | 8:25 am Shia, Angelina, Oprah: Worthy of Worship?Shia LaBeouf fans have formed a religion dedicated to the actor: Shiantology.Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 2 Aug 2009 | 8:13 am Real-Life TV Couples: Then & NowTake a look at the small-screen spouses who've opened up their marriages to the cameras through the yearsSource: FOXNews.com | 2 Aug 2009 | 6:54 am
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