2012 Movie Preview: Big Directors, from Steven Soderbergh to Quentin Tarantino

With 2011 in its death throes, what better time to look ahead to 2012. All this week, Moviefone is previewing the seemingly endless supply of big-time films hitting theaters during the next 12 months -- from from 'The Devil Inside' to 'Django Unchained' and everything in between. Next up: the 12 big-name directors with new films out in 2012. 2012 Preview: Big Directors Steven Soderbergh ('Haywire'/'Magic Mike')Wes Anderson ('Moonrise Kingdom')Ridley Scott ('Prometheus')Woody Allen ('Nero Fiddled')Oliver Stone ('Savages')David O. Russell ('The Silver Linings Playbook')Alfonso Cuaron ('Gravity')Peter Jackson ('The Hobbit')Ang Lee ('Life of Pi')Kathryn Bigelow (Untitled Bin Laden Film)Quentin Tarantino ('Django Unchained')Baz Luhrmann ('The Great Gatsby')Bonus: Steven Spielberg ('Lincoln') See All Moviefone Galleries » EARLIER: 2012 Movie Preview: Blockbusters 2012 Movie Preview: Comedies 2012 Movie Preview: Family Films 2012 Movie Preview: Romance 2012 Movie Preview: Action [Photo: WireImage] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

X Factor Final 3 Reveal Their Plans For $5 Million Prize

First Released: December 22, 2011 1:22 PM EST Credit: FOX Caption X Factor final 3: Chris Rene, Melanie Amaro and Josh KrajcikLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Using the The X Factor crown and it is $5 million prize inside their achieve, the shows final three participants, Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene and Melanie Amaro, have previously begun planning their first large purchases whenever they collect the hefty salary throughout tonights finale. Im thinking about buying my Mother a home, Melanie told Access Hollywood following a shows finals in Hollywood on Wednesday. A brand new house along with a top class ticket to Hawaii. 28-year-old Chris , a recuperating drug abuser, told Access hed place the money to get affordable use, with intends to create a treatment facility for addiction. Invest, save, invest, save. Obtain a vehicle, obtain a place, Chris stated, when requested how hed spend the money. Start focusing on creating a rehab [facility]. Ohio native Josh Krajcik stated he's one priority if he wins a brand new ride. I'd say most likely a brand new truck, he told Access of his purchase plans. My truck is junk. Its dying. May possibly not attempt after i go back home! See which contestant can get to create their dreams a real possibility once the X Factor crowns a champion tonight at 8 PM ET/PT on FOX. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Robert Downey Junior.'s 'Sherlock Holmes' Accent Is Perfect, Unlike Robert Downey Junior., Guy Ritchie States (VIDEO)

Get Robert Downey Junior. and Guy Ritchie inside a room and provide them the liberty to discuss anything they want, as Moviefone did for the latest edition of Unscripted, and you will expect a freewheeling discussion about 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Title of Shadows,' if the pair will synergy for future, non-Sherlock, projects, and RDJ's British accent. Does Ritchie think Downey Junior. does the director's home country proud? Discover, in addition to what Mister Arthur Conan Doyle would think about 'Sherlock Holmes' and why any youthful actor with sights on overtaking for Downey as Holmes later on may want to think hard about challenging the A-lister. Watch Moviefone Unscripted: 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Title of Shadows' above. For any bonus, take a look at which character RDJ has more enjoyable "having fun withInch: Tony Stark or A Virtual Detective. 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Title of Shadows' is within theaters on Friday. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook Embed in your site:

Downton Abbey Christmas Special Screens In London; More To Come

Downstairs at Londons Mayfair Hotel was Downton Abbey central this afternoon as ITV screened the shows upcoming 2-hour Christmas Day special for the press. Several key cast members were there including Dan Stevens – who was just named a Man Booker Prize judge for 2012 and is starring in and producing Summer In February beginning next month along with Brendan Coyle, Lesley Nicol and Rob James-Collier, among others. The Julian Fellowes-created show has become a phenomenon in Britain where it recently concluded its second season on ITV with a 21% uptick over the first, making it the most popular drama series on Brit TV in over a decade. (In the States, season 2 kicks off on PBS in January.) A 3rd series begins shooting on February 13 and will be set in the early 20s, but producer Liz Trubridge couldnt give away many details saying theyd had just a glimpse of Fellowes first drafts. The 3rd season will also include a 2-hour telefilm, Trubridge confirmed to Deadline. Fans of the show (who, according to Siobhan Finneran – aka devious ladys maid OBrien include Tom Hanks) should be mighty satisfied with the special screened today that takes place over a tumultuous holiday period in 1919. With regard to continuing the show, Trubridge told Deadline that its a wait-and-see game since commissioning is done at the end of the current season. Im sure wed all want to do it, she said. Coyle said the cast had been optioned only through 3 seasons and joked he wouldnt mind a spinoff for his character called Mr Bates Investigates. Meanwhile, the busy Stevens said he might look for more producing projects depending on how Summer In February goes and told Deadline, Im just happy to be booked through October.

Ryan Seacrest as Potential Matt Lauer 'Today' Replacement: What the Media Is Saying

Chuck star Zachary Levi is the latest celebrity to host Spike TV's Video Game Awards show, which will be broadcast live on December 10 at 8pm ET from Los Angeles. Levi, who is finishing the final season of Chuck, follows in the footsteps of famous gamers like Jack Black and Samuel L. Jackson as host of the event.our editor recommends'Chuck' Star Zachary Levi to Host Spike TV's Video Game Awards (Exclusive)'Chuck's' Vik Sahay Wraps on Lester: 'Don't Know If I'll Ever Feel the Same Singing Again' Mark Burnett (Survivor), executive producer of this year's ceremony, reached out to Levi to bring a gamers' sensibility to the show. The actor talks about the emergence of video games as an art form and the future of interactive entertainment in this exclusive interview. PHOTOS: 10 Broadcast and Cable TV Show Most Watched By Men The Hollywood Reporter: Why did you decide to host this year's VGAs? Zachary Levi: I want to pay homage and tribute to all the developers and gaming companies that have continued to mold my own life and my entertainment. THR: What role will celebrities play in the VGAs this year? Levi: I personally don't want it to be an awards show where it's just about putting celebrities in there for celebrities' sake. I'm hoping that the celebrities that I get are all people who have some kind of legitimate love or involvement in the world of gaming, as I do. That's at least where I stand on it. "I think it will ultimately have a resonance and a weight that some of the other more, I suppose, prestigious awards shows have now." THR: Do you believe the VGAs will eventually become for games what the Academy Awards or Emmys are for film and television? Levi: I believe that if the VGAs continue to do right by the gaming community, be true to it, cater to gamers, and have that cool, fun, atmosphere, but respect for the genre itself, then they will just continue to gain respect as an awards show. I think it will ultimately have a resonance and a weight that some of the other more, I suppose, prestigious awards shows have now. THR: How do you see the VGAs comparing to other awards shows you've been involved with? Levi: A lot of it is just patting each other on the back, whatever the industry is, whether it's the Emmys, the Oscars, or the Video Game Awards. I think one of the most important things is that it's entertaining, fun, and pays tribute to those that have been continuing to lead the charge in whatever that medium is. THR: How have you seen the importance of story evolve in gaming today? Levi: Having a great story line is important because games are becoming more and more like these interactive movies that you spend a lot of your time with. I think the Uncharted games have done an incredible job at that. The guys at Naughty Dog have just continued to make a fantastic title. Obviously, Infinity Ward and Treyarch are constantly going back and forth and bringing us a lot of fun in their first-person world with Call of Duty games. And Bethesda (Softworks) continues to up the ante with the Elder Scrolls games like Oblivion and the new Skyrim. THR: Now that you're wrapping up Chuck, what's next for you? Levi: As somebody who works in entertainment and is an avid gamer, I have a lot of ideas. I really want to start making and bridging the gap between gaming entertainment and live action entertainment. I want to start making interactive shows where you're watching actors like myself portray characters that, once we go into battle, you can be prompted to either opt-out or opt-in to controlling the outcome of that battle...almost like a choose your adventure. That's where I see the future going. The more interactive you can make entertainment, or even giving people options of passive or active entertainment, the better. I love what Kinect is doing. You don't need a remote control anymore. You can either voice command or wave your hand around and be able to tap into wherever and whenever you want. It's fascinating. THR: Gamers have been streaming content in record numbers online. How do you see that impacting the future of television? Levi: For years now, my philosophy has been that your television will only be a word for your monitor. It won't be a service, necessarily, anymore. Everything will just be plugged in, as you're going to be streaming everything. It's going to open up and really broaden the world of entertainment for independent entertainment producers to be able to essentially make whatever they want to make and sell it directly to their fan base, which is going to be incredible. If they're making something that's good, people can find it and watch it. THR: What does this mean for the current prime time television model? Levi: Television will continue to exist in the model that we see it, but more and more it will become more about sporting events and reality competitions; things that people have to watch live. As an advertiser, more and more people are DVRing their programming or watching it online, you're not getting your money out of the advertisement investment, so it's going to change the model drastically. Related Topics Jack Black Mark Burnett Samuel L. Jackson Zachary Levi Oscars Video Games Chuck Emmys 2011

Bernal launches Spellbound Entertainment

Aida Bernal, a vet of Jennifer Lopez' Nuyorican production banner, has released talent management-production company Spellbound Entertainment. Spellbound clients including Mexican film and tv actress, Gabriela P La Garza British actress India Wadsworth who definitely are making her giant screen debut in "The Dark Dark night Increases" and Mexican television star Fernando Noriega and Ana Layevska. First Spellbound project is really a Maria Montez's biopic starring Celines Toribio -- a Domincan actress like Montez, who had been a significant Hollywood star within the 1940's. The film is funded with support of Dominican government and film commission with production scheduled to begin early in the year. West Hollywood-based Spellbound will concentrate on repping talent and filmmakers from Latin America, the U.K. along with other European areas. Around the production side, it'll develop and convey comedies and dramas for TV and film. Bernal labored for seven years at Nuyorican as Vice president of film and television development until this past year. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com