John Cusack, Malin Akerman to Star inside the Thriller 'The Amounts Station'

John Cusack is positioned to star inside the Amounts Station, a thriller through which he'll play a disgraced black procedures agent charged with safeguarding a CIA code operator, carried out by Malin Akerman. VIDEO: 'The Raven' Trailer: John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe Danish director Kasper Barfoed is helming the project, that's been put together by F. Scott Frazier and that is produced by Furst Film's Sean and Bryan Furst and Matador Pictures' Nigel Thomas. EXCLUSIVE: John Cusack, Johnny Knoxville to Star in Comedy 'Carnaval' Content will probably be selling the film, that's scheduled to start principal photography in mid-November, within the approaching American Film Market. Cusack, repped by CAA and Steve Burkow of Ziffren Brittenham, will probably be seen in the arrival The Paperboy, Frozen Ground as well as the Raven. Related Subjects John Cusack AFM 2011

Fest boosts East European animation

'Crulic: The street to Beyond' opened up in the Anim'est festival.BUCHAREST -- Romania's Anim'est film festival came 150 film professionals from around the globe and 22,000 ticket customers, nevertheless the finest champion in the event may be the Eastern European animation business. While films from Estonia, Germany and Russia needed the most effective honours, the growing competition and excellence of Eastern European animation was underscored with the elevated volume of Western toon reps who made the trek for the fest, according to fest organizer and representative Toma Peiu."The notable factor relevant for this year's fest was that individuals had more industry site visitors than previously,Inch states Peiu, stating a visitor's list that incorporated the U.K.-based Framestore, Denmark's the Animation Workshop and Shane Acker, creator in the visual effects for "Our god in the Rings: Return in the King" (2003) and director of animated feature "9."Peiu states the fest's selection of 436 films for screening underscored the growing diversity in the animation market, which at Anim'est incorporated genres different from puppets to hands drawing to full-cartoon. Plainly absent was traditional child-oriented cartoon animation."Animation has turned into a language," states Romanian filmmaker Anca Damian, whose full-length feature "Crulic: The street to Beyond" opened up in the festival. "It's for youthful people, while not only for children."Entrepreneurs agree, stating an growing industry for cartoons for grown-ups. "Animation for grownups is booming,In . states distributor Jan Naszewski, mind of Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales. "This content industry is telling us is always that (this kind of film) is needed.InchAnimation's growing appeal is partly due to its growing sophistication, as well as the role it's playing in live action films. "The genre is covering a considerably bigger range than previously,Inch states Peiu, watching that such blockbusters as "Avatar" as well as the Harry Potter and also the almighty in the Rings films use as much CGI just like a traditional animated feature.Peiu states that elevated curiosity about animation in from movies to TV ads can be a boon for Eastern European artists, that are acquiring work from Western animation houses.Filmmakers are crediting the fest for building local appreciation for animation, particularly through crowd-pleasing fare like Creepy Animation Evening, which featured horror figures from around the globe.Inch1 component that Anim'est continues to be effective in doing is gathering together a young and passionate audience," states Damian. "The cinemas (through the fest) were full of people. My film was opened up inside the finest hall in Romania. We like to to complain that audiences don't showed up in the cinemas any more, but (Anim'est) introduced people in." Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Bradley Cooper Becomes 'The Guy From U.N.C.L.E.'

With George Clooney from the project, Bradley Cooper is eying being "The Guy From U.N.C.L.E." Variety is confirming that "The Hangover" star is circling the reboot from the 60s TV and film spy franchise. He'd play Napoleon Solo, an associate from the U . s . Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) throughout the Cold War. Cooper would synergy with director Steven Soderbergh for that gig. Browse the relaxation of present day casting news following the jump! Catherine Zeta-Johnson Heads Towards The "Damaged City" Catherine Zeta-Johnson is making Allen Hughes's "Damaged City" into her triumphant go back to the giant screen. EW.com confirmed that she'll take part in the wife from the mayor of NY (Russell Crowe) who eventually ends up cheating on him. Mark Wahlberg also stars within the flick. It's set to begin shooting in November. Carey Mulligan Goes "Inside Llewyn Davis" Variety is confirming that Carey Mulligan will reteam together with her "Drive" costar Oscar Isaac within the approaching film "Inside Llewyn Davis." It's the latest film from company directors Joel and Ethan Coen, and is dependant on the existence of 60s folk music performer Dork van Ronk. Mulligan will have the feminine lead within the film, though her role is unknown. Mickey Rourke From "The Expendables 2" You will find likely to be many familiar faces in "The Expendables 2," but there's one that's certainly not coming back in the first film. Deadline is confirming that Mickey Rourke has run out of the film, despite reviews he was supposed to possess a small role. Rourke made an appearance within the first movie because the character "Tool." Allegedly the plot from the second film involves Tool's wife and daughter. Inform us your ideas on present day Casting Get in touch with your comments ought to section below or on Twitter!

Hollywood Worries About Weak Box Office: Real Steel #1 After Footloose Stumbles; The Thing #3; The Big Year Comics Bomb

SATURDAYPM,4TH UPDATE (includes full analysis): Seriously, do movie moguls get into showbiz just to greenlight unnecessary remakes of teen movies, prequels to horror movies, or unfunny comedies that humiliate big stars like Owen Wilson, Jack Black, and Steve Martin?Apparently so,based onthis weekend’s trio of major opening films. Maybe that’s why audiences are rebelling.Paramount’srebooted Footloose was sucker-punched byDreamWorks/Disney’s bot-battling holdoverReal Steal for No. 1.Butthe truly alarming news is howvery weak the North American box officeperformedagain.I’ve been reporting how younger males — which used to be Hollywoods target audience — havebeen no longer consistently (and indiscriminately) going to the movies since August.Asa longtime studio exec worried out loud to me Friday night: “I’m really concerned about how soft things are.I’m sitting here looking at grossesand I’m concerned for the Industry. What’s worrying meis where are those hardcore movie fans at this point?” Well, I say Hollywood should expect the worst when they release a succession of mostly dreadful pics.This weekend’s total gross won’t edge much over $80M — which is a whopping-35% from last year when Jackass 3D opened to $50M. (I know what you’re thinking: Who are the jackasses now?)This is not a good situation for the studios to be in as moviegoing enters the all-important holiday season: 1. Real Steel (DreamWorks/Disney) Week 2 [3,440 Theaters] Friday $4.4M, Saturday $7.2M, Weekend $16M (-41%), Estimated Cume $51.7M Nice hold, and this feel-good film is now successfully marketing itself as family fare. Witness the +64% jump from Friday to Saturday because parents and kids were attending matinees. But this costly pic is still not the big hit DreamWorks needs it to be. 2. Footloose (Paramount) NEW [3,549 Theaters] Friday $5.6M, Saturday $6.3M,Weekend $15.5M Ask Paramount why a reboot of Footloose was even necessary and the sheepish answer is that the 2011 version cost just $24M and the bosses expected to make their money back thisfirst weekend. But they didn’t: it’s a really mediocreopening even if the pic is #1.”Ultimately there are a number of elements to a studio’s portfolio,” one exec explained to me. “Some movies are original. Some movies are risks. And sometimes you look for opputunities for good investments like this.”This spreadsheetmentality is exactly the sort of bloodlessfilmmaking which drives creativescrazy about Hollywood. But it’s not only the moguls at fault:Craig Brewer went from writing and directing such edgy fare as Black Snake Moan and Hustle & Flow to helming and earning a screenplay credit on thisscript fromDean Pitchford who authored the book of the Footloose musical on Broadway. (I can only surmise that Brewer needed a gig.) Of course the studio has told me 4 times in 12 hours that audiences gave the remake an ‘A’ CinemaScore which justified thepositive reviews of this virtual shot-by-shot update. Marketed first as an inspirational story of empowerment, the campaign was craven enoughto sell Footloose-styled sneakers on the Home Shopping Network. Trafficat firstlagged despite high awareness of the iconic original untilwannasee picked upat the end because of the relentless promotion. There had been an extensive word-of-mouth screening program for young girls during the summer at places like cheerleading camps and then a follow-upFacebook/Twitter campaign to get them talking about this virtual shot-by-shot update.Exit polls showed it appealed tofemales (75%) and captured 28% of the teenmarket.As many as 60%of moviegoers were over age 25 and 46% over age 35because of the nostalgia factor.As expected, the film with its more fundamentalism-friendly makeover played best in theMidwest, Southwest, and South: theAmerican heartlandwhich Hollywood generally derides as ‘flyover’ country.As a result, Paramount bought deeper in Southern/Middle American 30 local TV markets and outdoor to take advantage of this films appeal there. For instance, the studio putkey art on over 1 million Greyhound bus jackets, withFootloose posters and counter cards at 90+ depots. I’m toldthe 20 highest grossing locationsFriday were inSalt Lake City,Oklahoma City,Knoxville,Kansas City,and San Antonio.And remember that Paramount’s Viacom sister company is Country Music Television where there was considerable hardsell including aFootloose takeover, a CMT-hostedNashville film premiere, andan on-air Footloose Week. Also utilized was sister company MTV’sVMA Awardsincluding pushes duringthe pre-VMA original Jersey Shore, VMA Pre-Show, and during the live VMA show. MTV also promotedvignettesshowing how MTVs talent/prime time shows Cut Loose. Still another sister company, Nickelodeon,showed custom spots featuring Nickelodeons star Victoria Justice talking about her role on the Footloose soundtrack.Paramount used all those TV dance contests to pitch the pic, kicking off thecampaign with the debut of the Footloose trailer on June 22nd’s So You Think You Can Dance and culminating with lead Julianne Hough’semotion-exploiting stunt returning toOctober 11th’s Dancing With The Stars to perform a 4-minute number to Footloose music with co-star Kenny Wormaid.Speaking of Wormaid, he’s no Kevin Bacon (who blessed this reboot). After seeingsomething like 30 TV spots of him gyrating, I still can’t pick this new guy out of a police lineup. 3. The Thing (Universal) NEW [2,996 Theaters] Friday$3.2M, Saturday $3.4M,Weekend$8.5M Like Footloose, Universal’s The Thing was low cost with low turnout. Audiences gave the No. 2 movie only a ‘B-’ CinemaScore. And yet they were primed for a Halloween-timed horror film. (The economy is frightening enough for me…) This prequel to John Carpenters 1982 film –which itself was a remake of the 1951′s The Thing From Another World — was supposed to be a suspenseful take on the shape-shifting creatures origins set in icy Antarctica. Tracking suggested the thriller could open in the low double digits. But it underperformed to only single digits. Universal integrated the moviewith wannabe stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton from new director Matthijs Van Heijningen into its famed Halloween Horror Nights withmazes at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resorts (September 23-October 31).Even the junket was held in the Hollywood maze. So what does this have to do with filmmaking? Nothing. And that’s the point. I bet hundreds of the millions of user-generated scare videos uploaded at ItWillBecomeYou.com were better than this pic. Substantial online resources were utilized like social networking and gaming and full-page takeovers and custom creative on sites like XBox, Vevo, Break, IGN, Metacafe, ESPN, Syfy, YouTube, Yahoo, AOL, Fandango, Movietickets and others. The studio released a red-band online trailer for fans of harder horror, as well as a green-band, using the familiar synth score from the original film. There was a customized outreach to the Hispanic market, who typically overindex for horror films, around the idea of “La Cosa Pronto Vivira En Ti”. Universal is distributing The Thing for Morgan Creek in 28 international territories including UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, and Latin America. 4. The Ides Of March (Cross Creek/Sony) Week 2 [2,199 Theaters] Friday $2.2M, Saturday $3.3M,Weekend $7.5M (-29%), Cume $22.2M Excellent hold for George Clooney’s intelligent political thriller that adults are still discovering and welcoming. 5. The Dolphin Tale (Alcon/Warner Bros) Week 4 [3,286 Theaters] Friday $1.6M, Saturday $2.8M,Weekend $6.3M,Cume $58.6M 6. Moneyball (Sony) Week 4 [2,840 Theaters] Friday $1.7M, Saturday $2.5M,Weekend $5.5M, Estimated Cume $57.7M 7. 50/50 (Summit) Week 3[2,391 Theaters] Friday $1.3M, Saturday $1.8M,Weekend $4.5M,Cume $24.5M 8. The Big Year (Fox) NEW [2,150 Theaters] Friday $1.1M,Saturday $1.3M,Weekend$3.2M I still can’t believe that big stars Owen Wilson, Jack Black, and Steve Martin, or David Frankel who directed big hits The Devil Wears Prada and Marley & Me, could possibly have opened a movie that bombed this big-time at the box office. Yet first Friday’s and then Saturday’sgrosses were tantamount to only $1 million per movie star. Geez. I agree with the reviewer who complained that the trio have contracted the “comedy-suppressing disease” demonstrating “terminal blandness”. Even audiences weren’t amused and gave it only a ‘B-’ CinemaScore. The Big Year would be a come-to-Jesus moment in big Fox filmmaking– until you realize that there have been so many of these come-to-Jesus moments in Fox filmmaking in recent years. Yet the studio still refuses to change the way it makes creative decisions. (To be fair, Twentieth at least madesuccessful prequels this summer…) Credited screenwriter Howard Franklin’s script is a fictionalized adaptation of Mark Obmascik’s non-fiction book of the same name about of all things – birdwatching — but more so about a mid-life crisis, a late-life crisis, and a no-life crisis among men. Co-produced by Ben Stiller’s and Stuart Cornfeld’s production banner Red Hour based at Twentieth Century Fox, this is a pic that “maybe was too sophisticated and subtle for a big studio release and probably should have been a Searchlight movie,” one of my insiders tells me. “But Twentieth made it because of our relationship with the director who made Prada and Marley for us, both of which were quirky adult movies, too, and a ton of money.” The Big Year cost $41M before co-financier Dune’s investment and Canadian tax credits, which brought the studio’s stake down to $28M — or so Fox claims. The studio had little or no expectations for The Big Year this weekend. “Its a good film that has proved impossible to market because of the subject matter. The bird-watching aspect just seems to repel people” one source told me. When I saw the trailers and TV ads, I didn’t realize what the pic was about: just that the combination of Owen, Jack, and Steve seemed like the kind of adut comedy I would want to see. Problem is, reviews were mixed: The NY Times really liked it, for example, but other influencers not so much. Recognizing that adults, and men especially, is a slow build audience, marketing was targeted to them. But why should I bother giving details of the plan when it was an epic fail? 9. Courageous (Sherwood/Sony) Week 3 [1,214 Theaters] Friday $1M, Saturday $1.2M,Weekend $3.2M, Cume $21.2M 10. Dream House (Universal) Week 3 [2,172 Theaters] Friday $740K, Saturday $1.2M,Weekend $2.6M, Estimated Cume$18.5M

Taken 2 plot revealed

The tremendous success of Taken guaranteed a sequel and it seems as if Liam Neeson's character will be butting heads with more bad guys in Taken 2 around this time next year.While we can't officially reveal when that hard hitting film will be in your local multiplex, we do know when the Yanks will be getting it and that's normally a pretty good guide: 5 October 2012.After all, we're unlikely to get it ahead of the US - as we did with the first film - now it's become a successful franchise.Olivier Megaton (The Transporter 3, Colombiana) will be sitting behind the camera, while Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen share scriptwriting duties again.There's also now a plot synopsis for the film..."Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a particular set of skills who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from Albanian kidnappers. When the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage during their family vacation in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim to help them escape, and uses the same advanced level of special forces tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers one by one."Seems like Neeson has the same way of attracting trouble as John McClane does in Die Hard movies. The stories those two could tell over a beer!

UTA Reveals New Logo design design At Agency Retreat

EXCLUSIVE: Here you decide to go round the occasion of United states . Talent Agency’s 20th all year long — in black and white-colored, triggered by 24 several weeks of re-branding, revealed at thestart in the tenpercentery’s Ojai retreat.I really like its quality. Any idea what?(The old one really attracted.) The completely new visual identity was created incorporated inside a general branding exercise completed by proper branding firm Siegel+Gale.I had been following a title more truthfully taken the essence of UTA today and reflected the worth we placed on our clients creativity and our personal growing global footprint,Jeremy Zimmer, UTA controlling director, mentioned within the statement for the agents. We're feeling our new identity reflects how were different and the way we seize options for clients in the considerably shifting marketplace. We love to our change, which we understand it'll carry us far into the future. From the if the tenpercentery was birthed inside the Neiman Marcus males’s department, a union of Bauer Benedek and Leading Artists. Ah, how quickly they develop in Hollywood.

Variety honors John Lasseter

Varietys Tim Gray and Brian Gott flank John Lasseter, who was honored at the Hollywoods New Leaders reception. Summits Rob Friedman and Meredith Milton flank Fox Searchlights Taylor Friedman at the Variety event. DreamWorks Animations Olivier Staphylas chats with Jeffrey Katzenberg at the SoHo House.Relativitys Julie Link Steffens and Ramon Wilson Producer Denise Ream takes the podium.Lionsgates Sean Kisker, WMEs Andrew Finkelstein and Screen Capitals Clint Kisker join the party. John Lasseter had the late, great Steve Jobs on his mind Tuesday night when accepting Variety's inaugural Creative Leadership Award at the Hollywood's New Leaders confab.In addressing the many up-and-coming execs at the event, held at SoHo House West Hollywood, the Pixar topper quoted Jobs, who saw auds' relationship with brands as being like a bank account: "You make deposits" with good product. "You make withdrawals" with bad product. And if "you make more withdrawals than deposits, you're bankrupt." Lasseter's voice broke as he spoke of Jobs' role as a mentor to the Pixar team, and how strongly he encouraged them to pursue their once-elusive goal of making computer-animated feature films."The only thing Steve Jobs ever asked of us was to 'Make it great.' Everything we do follows his simple words," added Lasseter, who urged the industry's new leaders to be proud of their work.Later in the evening, Lasseter reminisced about making it in the film biz. He knew he'd arrived in Hollywood, oddly enough, while in Dallas."I was changing planes at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. I got off the airplane, and there was a little boy standing there with his mom holding a Woody the Cowboy doll. It was the first time I'd see a character I created in the hands of a little boy far, far away from Pixar."Lasseter's signature Hawaiian shirts could be another sign he's made it. The Pixar topper revealed that a shirt designer in Honolulu "does a Hawaiian shirt for each one of my movies," and he dutifully showed off his "Cars 2" shirt. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

TrickCandle pacts with Han Shi

TrickCandle Prods. has signed a $10 million dollar deal with the Han Shi Group of China to produce a slate of three to five films over the next three years.Tom Malloy, president of TCP, made the announcement Wednesday. The films will be produced by Malloy and will be shot in Los Angeles.Han Shi Group, founded by Yuan Yuan Han and Lei Li, is part of the Dahan World Media Co.First film in TCP's slate is "Sprawl," written by Domenic Migliore and directed by Dean Ronalds with "America's Next Top Model" winner Nicole Fox starring. Malloy and Brian Ronalds are starring with shooting starting Oct. 25 in Los Angeles.TCP is also producing a yet-to-be-named thriller produced by Malloy with Tom Holland ("Fright Night") directing from his own script. Shooting will begin Nov. 28 in Los Angeles.Malloy's producing credits include "Love N Dancing" and "The Alphabet Killer." Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Jennifer Aniston and Demi Moore Bring Awareness to Breast Cancers in Lives FIVE

Jeanne Tripplehorn and Patricia Clarkson For Jeanne Tripplehorn, her role in FIVE offered just like a indication. "A few several days ago I obtained a mobile phone call proclaiming that Jennifer [Aniston] and Marta [Kauffman, co-creator of Pals] i did so the project which i immediately mentioned yes," states Tripplehorn. "Once we started filming, I recognized which i never stood a mammogram by 50 percent years. Therefore I rushed to get one immediately. My wish is always that when people look at this film, it'll help help remind those to perform exactly the same.Inch Doing its part for Breast Cancers Awareness Month, Lifetime is giving us FIVE (Monday, 9/8c) . The quintet of 5 short films was directed by Aniston, Demi Moore, Alicia Secrets, Patty Jenkins and Penelope Spheeris. About 20 minutes each, the tales - with stars including Tripplehorn, Rosario Dawson, Ginnifer Goodwin and Patricia Clarkson - deal with the emotional ride that breast cancers patients in addition to their families endure. The women's tales vary extremely incorporated within this: Cheyanne (Lyndsy Fonseca), a fascinating dancer who can't bear the thought of a mastectomy, and Mia (Clarkson), who decides to host a funeral for herself before her dying. Photo gallery: Jennifer Aniston with time Tripplehorn plays Jewel, the primary one character tying 5 tales together. She read books in regards to the disease and spoke with several oncologists who concentrate on breast cancers treatment. Nevertheless the actress thinks it absolutely was Clarkson who had most likely probably the most struggle, playing the role of Mia (inside the short directed by Aniston). "She wasn't eating. She required to vary from searching healthy to really sick within four to five days. But she really saved her spirits up." For Clarkson, whose character is facing Stage 4 breast cancers, the job was what inspired her to get familiar with it. "It absolutely was brutal," she states. "There has been moments where my chest was bound so tightly I really could barely breathe. However I must preface that by saying, I'm an actress playing someone with cancer. I'm a very lucky person. I'm not really staring at the disease. Which I've observed it firsthand with family people and pals." That are Hollywood's finest paid out stars? Clarkson credits Aniston (also the film's executive-producer) for evoking her performance. "I really could not have access to transported this out without Jennifer. She's a really gifted director," Clarkson states. "She introduced her energy in it, which i introduced my energy ... It absolutely was fantastically written and funny as hell." Fonseca, whose Cheyanne is married to Tommy (The Vampire Diaries' Taylor Kinney), describes that her stripper character "thinks that her self-worth is what she comprises a full time income from, that her body is why her beautiful. As well as the relationship she's along with her husband is definitely an very sexualized relationship, kind of a young, passionate couple. She'll get recognized with breast cancers and requires to acquire a double mastectomy plus it kind of shatters her world completely. It's a journey of her requiring to look much much deeper and realize that she's not her body that the love they has along with her husband is real." The actress hopes the youthful audience will probably be thinking about her character and remain updated being touched with the story and her co-star's effective performance. "It's just this kind of moving story, and Taylor is actually good," she states. "There's one scene he's with David Eigenberg which he just reduces crying inside the vehicle car park. I used to be watching it being shot which i started crying too. I walked to him and was like, 'It's OK!'" Photo gallery: Demi Moore with time About 1 inch every eight women will probably be recognized with breast cancers in the course of their existence, as well as the film aims to enhance knowledge of that statistic. "A lot of women are dying from the,In . states Clarkson. "They've made numerous advances, while not enough, honestly. We should move ahead. We now have arrived at maintain it inside the daily conversation. There is not someone who isn't touched with this particular disease. It's personal to everyone, which is touched the majority of us.In . Watch a clip for FIVE: Five airs Monday at 9/8c on Lifetime. Additional verifying by Hanh Nguyen

Hugh Jackman's 'Real Steel' Hero Is 'The Anti-Father'

Hugh Jackman is, potentially, a perfect guy. He sings, he dances, they can do comedy and drama and action and romance, hes easy about the eyes. However, many importantly, hes a enjoyable guy. What exactly is all this-around good bloke doing playing bad father Charlie Kenton in solid Steel? Or Drover australia wide? Or Wolverine? Jackman told MTV News he was elevated being polite to people, be nice, kind, sincere. Because of his natural gentlemanly condition, hes attracted to figures that are substantially under perfect. In my opinion Im pretty boring, Jackman mentioned. I similar to the edgy, slightly wilder people. He mentioned that his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, was removed from 12 schools or something like that like this. In Solid Steel Jackman plays the anti-father. He mentioned, Nearly all my moments are with my boy who I havent seen since birth, and Im really mean to him virtually the whole movie. It absolutely was a welcome departure for your actor and father of two, whose personal nurturing philosophy prevents him from delivering any unnecessary nastiness. You have to say things sometimes that you just understood if youd mentioned them would place them in therapy with an extra 2 decades. And you also dont. You shove it lower. Despite his onscreen obnoxiousness, Jackman didnt avoid showing Real Steel to his kids, who've been intrigued rather than delay by Kentons inadequate nurturing capabilities. They were like, And then we can drink sodas each morning? Reveal everything you consider Jackman's "Real Steel" performance inside the comments section and also on Twitter!

Healthy Hollywood: Great Food Friday Rocco DiSpiritos Weight Loss Tactics!

First Released: October 7, 2011 12:16 PM EDT Credit: NY, N.Y. -- Caption Rocco DiSpiritos bookLose 10 20 30 pounds without depriving or sweating it! Healthy Hollywood is game! Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito who came by Access Hollywood Live now revealed anybody can begin shedding the pounds by looking into making simple changes for their diet. Think baked potato rather than Fried potatoes or Canadian sausage rather than regular sausage. Theyre really no-brainer calorie savers that create a steady, automatic loss simple changes anybody could make without lots of effort, discloses Rocco in the new book Now Eat This! 100 Quick Calorie Cuts. Like it weight reduction thats accessible and sustainable! Listed here are a couple of of Roccos favorite calorie-slashers: Lose ten pounds each year (eliminate 100 calories each day) *Trim your skin from chicken white meat (100 calories saved). *Forgo the 20-ounce OJ and also have a real orange rather (100 calories saved). *Change to low-body fat cheeses (100 to 150 calories per serving saved). Lose 20 pounds each year (eliminate 200 calories each day) *Drink skim milk rather than dairy (200 calories saved should you consume 3 glasses each day). *Steam seafood instead of baking (250 calories saved). *A medium baked potato rather than fries (266 calories saved). Lose 30 pounds each year (eliminate 300 calories each day) *Use low-body fat or non-body fat Greek yogurt rather than sour cream (340 390 calories saved). *Switch from butter in your toast to any or all-fruit jam (370 calories saved). *Expensive fry the food (500 calories saved). Rocco also distributed to Healthy Hollywood his diet-friendly Mac & Cheese recipe. An average serving of the childhood favorite has ended 800 calories, but Roccos strategy is a slim 399 calories. Are you able to say, more Mac & Cheese, please! Mac & Cheese with Pork & Broccoli (Serves 4) Elements: 1 large Vidalia chopped onion 9 chopped garlic clove cloves .5 cup water Salt & pepper 6 oz . wheat grains elbow macaroni 2 cups broccoli florets .5 teaspoon dry mustard Pinch of cayenne 1.75 cups (about 7 oz .) shredded 50% reduced-body fat cheddar .33 cup nonfat Greek yogurt .5 cup diced Canadian sausage .33 cup wheat grains panko bread crumbs .33 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese Method: Pre-heat oven to 425. Spray an 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Then, mix the onion, garlic clove, and water inside a bowl. Salt & pepper. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and microwave on high for ten minutes. Pour mixture into blender and blend until smooth. Prepare pasta and within the last two minutes of cooking, add the broccoli florets drain. While pasta is cooking, bring onion mixture, mustard, and cayenne to simmer over medium warmth, stirring frequently. Whisk within the cheddar cheese until is has melted. Remove pan from warmth and stir in yogurt. Then toss the cooked macaroni and also the Canadian sausage using the cheese sauce. Pour macaroni into baking dish, and sprinkle panko outrageous. Top using the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Finally, bake for around ten minutes, or until cheese has melted and macaroni is hot throughout. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Warner Bros eyeing an A-list director for Twilight Zone movie

According to a report by Variety, Warner Bros have set their sights high for the new take on Twilight Zone, with Christopher Nolan, Michael Bay and Alfonso Cuarón on the directorial wish list.Although, for this version, WB aren't looking for the directors to tackle a segment each as a part of a portmanteau piece; they want one person to helm a single-storyline feature (unlike the 1983 version).Nolan is apparently the favourite, not surprising given his track record with the studio, but Variety suggests he might be put off by the film's similarity to Inception.It's also hard to imagine Nolan taking on a project that he hasn't had total creative control over at this stage in his career.WB are said to be keen to work with Bay, and Cuarón has history with the studio, having recently shot Gravity for them (and let's not forget his work on Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban).Also in the mix is Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes' Rupert Wyatt, who's described as the "dark horse" after the success (critical and commercial) of that movie this summer.It's hard to imagine Bay generating spooks with any kind of subtlety, whereas we know Cuarón can create atmosphere to spare. It'd also be nice to see Wyatt given the reins on another big project.Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way is also producing duty, although there's no hint at a release date for the new Twilight Zone yet.

Robert Downey Jr Eyes Perry Mason

He's developing a new star vehicle...Having launched two franchises with Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr is looking to keep the iconic roles coming by developing a new movie based on the Perry Mason character originally created by novelist Erle Stanley Gardner. Warner Bros., which has produced the Sherlock films, is involved with the Mason development, kicked off once estate attorney Joe Horacek nabbed the rights to the character. Downey and co-producer David Gambino have come up with a story idea and are now in the process of finding a writer to turn it into a screenplay.While the character of Perry Mason is best known to audiences through the Raymond Burr-starring TV series, the legal eagle actual first stalked the courts in Gardner's books, the first of which was published in 1933. The author went on to write 82 novels and many short stories, which revolved around Mason, secretary Della Street, private eye Paul Drake and the team's legal nemesis, Hamilton Burger.And this won't be the first time that Mason has been turned into another format, since more than 3,257 episodes of a radio series were produced beginning in 1937 and Warners made six previous movies.Downey plans to return the character to his 1930s LA roots, which is hardly surprising given the success he's had with his other period character...

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Watercooler: In Praise of Fringe's NewLivia

Anna Torv Let's not feel anger at individuals who did not watch last Friday's Fringe. For while yes, they assisted lead to among the show's cheapest Nielsens ever, everybody deprived themselves of the showcase for Anna Torv's latest iteration of her Agent Olivia Dunham. Call her NewLivia. And pity the fools who skipped this standout episode.Getting already provided us with Original Recipe Olivia, the alt-world's Bolivia (or Fauxlivia), Bolivia-As-Olivia and also the Spock-possessed BelLivia, Torv has become as much as her awesome within the fifth version of the complex Fringe Division dame: An Olivia who never understood Peter Bishop. An Olivia who offed her abusive stepfather. An Olivia with swagger. An Olivia we like.Within the season's second episode, fans got a buffet of bad-assery as NewLivia and Bolivia were instructed to play nice together to be able to catch a serial killer from There. Playing opposite herself in a number of moments, Torv reached turn the illuminates around the variations between both of these ladies and develop sides towards the Bishop-less version that - gasp! - made us possibly like her much more compared to one we now have spent the final three seasons with. She's looser, more amusing, more accessible and completely entertaining. So here's wishing that they can also be not going anywhere soon... especially once Peter returns and needs to pick between your two Dunhams who loved him.Would you adore Torv's latest Olivia persona?Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

Steve-O to Host 'Killer Karaoke' for TruTV

Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesSteve-O Jackass star Steve-O has been tapped to host Killer Karaoke for TruTV. The cable network picked up eight episodes of the series based on the international format Sing If You Can. The series will challenge contestants to break into sing in the midst of extreme situations. The series hails from Zodiak USA, which also produces the network's Hardcore Pawn, All Worked Up and Lizard Lick Towing. "Killer Karaoke is a music competition show as only TruTV would do it -- hilarious, outrageous and wild," said Marc Juris, executive vp and GM of truTV. TruTV has set an early 2012 premiere for the series. Grant Mansfield, Natalka Znak and Claire O'Donohoe will executive produce for Zodiak USA, with Noah Bonnett serving as co-executive producer. Robyn Hutt will oversee for TruTV with Angel Annussek exec producing. Steve-O is best known for his antics on the MTV series Jackass as well as the franchise's three big-screen series and its spinoff series Wilidboyz. Each week contestants will be challenged to sng a hit song while testing their limits to overcome physical challenges. "I'm in love with the concept of this show and overjoyed to be a part of it," he said. "I cannot wait to get started." Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit RELATED: 'Dancing With the Stars' Alum Steve-O Picks a Season 13 Favorite (Video) Charlie Sheen Roast: 10 Things Seen and Heard at the Comedy Central Event (Video)

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CC Media ups Bob Pittman

Apparent Funnel Communications parent CC Media Holdings has upped Bob Pittman to leader controlling their global radio and outdoors characteristics.Pittman, the first sort chief operating officer of America online Time Warner and co- founding father of investment company Pilot Group, grew to become an associate of Apparent Funnel this past year becoming an investor and chairman of media and entertainment platforms. He'll join the Board of CC Media and Apparent Funnel Communications. He'll also join the board of Apparent Funnel Outdoors Holdings as executive chairman. The visits work immediately, the business introduced on Sunday.Pittman's extended role finds him atop one of the finest media companies inside the nation. The San Antonio-based radio group, which serves 150 urban centers with 850 stations, was taken private in the utilized buyout by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners in 2008. It provides a major distribution presence with Premier Radio Systems together with an increasing digital business in iHeartMedia. Its media services group includes Total Traffic Network, Katz Media Services and RCS.Apparent Funnel Outdoors is probably the world's greatest outdoors advertising companies with close to millions of shows in over 40 nations.Pittman remains Boss of MTV Systems, America online Systems, Six Flags Theme Parks, Quantum Media, Century 21 Property, and Time Warner Companies. He appeared to become COO of America Online. He began his career at 15 just like a radio announcer within the native Mississippi"Regarding the Board of Company company directors, If only to convey how delighted I am that Bob has recognized it,Inch mentioned Mark Mays, chairman of Apparent Funnel Media Holdings. "He's been a great reason for Apparent Funnel Radio since last November, which he is the greatest person to think about Apparent Funnel to another level. I anticipate his leadership within our company." Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com