WALL STREET cashes in, Stephen Fry in SHERLOCK 2, Nyqvist joins M:I4, more – News Links
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps topped the weekend box office and delivered the Oliver Stone’s biggest opening of his career. The sequel to the 1987 classic, for which Michael Douglas won the Best Actor Oscar, pulled in $19 million. (erc BoxOffice) British actor/journalist/comedian/Harry Potter audiobook narrator Stephen Fry has joined the Sherlock Holmes sequel. Fry will play Holmes’ brother, Mycroft. (The Hollywood News) Michael Nyqvist, star of the Swedish adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, will play the Mission: Impossible 4 baddie. (The Wrap) One more reason I won’t get cable: Netflix and NBC Universal have signed a deal to expand TV streaming. (Deadline) Showtime has bagged Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Edwards for its new series from Weeds writer Roberto Benabib (Deadline)...
Read MoreShankman to direct ROCKY HORROR GLEE, Pixar’s BRAVE logo, GOODFELLAS TV Series, more – News Links
Hairsprary director Adam Shankman posted a Twitpic that reveals he’s at the helm of Glee‘s Rocky Horror episode, which may be the the most anticipated show of the season. (Twitter) Disney has released the logo for Pixar’s Brave. The picture opens in June of 2012. (ComingSoon.net) After the success of Boardwalk Empire, another mob series has Hollywood buzzing: Goodfellas. (Deadline) Good news for Scarlett Johansson. Marvel’s Kevin Feige says a Black Widow spin-off is in the works. (MTV) Rob Zombie has abandoned his Blog remake for The Lords of Salem. (The Wrap)...
Read MoreGoodman in RED STATE, Bruckheimer lands at ABC, DC Entertainment to Burbank, more – News Links
The legendary John Goodman has joined the infamous Kevin Smith‘s political horror film Red State. (The Wrap) Jerry Bruckheimer‘s The Lost Girls, based on the blog and book, is heading to ABC. (Deadline) DC Entertainment is moving its multi-media and digital content operations to Burbank so it can be closer to the Warner Bros. family. (THR) News transported for the 90s: The creators of Baywatch have a new series coming to syndication. (The Wrap) Fox’s Lonestar may be walking off into the sunset. (THR)...
Read MoreMy 5 favorite GLEE musical numbers from season one
For most people, Glee‘s second season premieres in less for 15 minutes. Not for me. With no cable, I’ll be watching the show tomorrow on Hulu. I’d say that was a sacrifice that I was willing to make for life without cable, but I did just spend the last hour or so trying to get over-the-air reception for my local Fox station. (So for anyone in my apartment building wondering why there’s an antenna hanging outside of my living room window…) So no Glee for me tonight. While Gleeks around the country are watching the first episode of season two, I’ll just sit here and relive my favorite musical moments from season one. Like a Prayer Defying Gravity 4 Minutes Rose’s Turn Don’t Stop Believin’ (a.k.a The Song That Made Us Fall in Love) Which ones are your...
Read MoreTHE TOWN is No. 1, TRUE LIES at ABC, Chandler and Fanning in SUPER 8, more – New Links
Director Ben Affleck’s The Town was the surprise winner at the domestic box office this weekend. The Boston crime thriller took in $23.8 million to take the No. 1 spot in its opening weekend. (erc BoxOffice) ABC execs must feel like kings of the broadcast world right now. The network has nabbed James Cameron’s True Lies TV series. (Deadline) Kyle Chandler and Elle Fanning have joined the cast of J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg’s mysterious Super 8. (Vulture) ICYMI: The Toronto International Film Festival closed this weekend and The King’s Speech was the festival’s big winner. (more)...
Read MoreRABBIT HOLE to Lionsgate, DC gets a boost at WB, Fuller’s PINOCCHIO, more – NEWS LINKS
Lionsgate has picked up John Cameron Mitchell’s Rabbit Hole at the TIFF. The third feature from the Hedwig helmer stars Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart. Lionsgate may have its eye on Oscar for the pair as it plans a release later this year year. (indieWire) Warner Bros. is banking on its DC Comics properties as the Harry Potter franchise winds down. The studio plans a reorganization around DC and will unveil a “spread sheet” (Super Excel!) with plans for its heroes next month. (THR’s Heat Vision) Bryan Fuller, the man who gave us Pushing Daisies, has been tapped to write a live-action adaptation of Pinocchio for Warner Bros. (The Wrap) Glee creator Ryan Murphy and 24 executive producer Howard Gordon are teaming up for an untitled drama at Fox. Just a reminder: Glee returns on Sept. 21. (THR)...
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