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Bravo's 'Kathy' Talk Show Canceled, Says Griffin
10 hours ago
Update 2:46 p.m.: A source close to the production confirms the cancelation to TheWrap. Previously... Bravo is actually doing what many viewers wish they could do: shutting down Kathy Griffin. On Friday, the actress/comedienne revealed the news during her stand up show in Cincinnati. A Bravo rep tells TheWrap the network has no comment. Also read: 'Real Housewives of New York' Cast Shakeup: Deja Vu, Anyone? According to BravoRatings.com, an independent site which tracks viewership on the network's shows, "Kathy" averaged 417,167 viewers and 231,583 viewers in the ad-coveted 18-49 demo. In February, the series was moved »
- Jethro Nededog
SAG-aftra, Advertisers Reach Tentative Commercials Deal
15 hours ago
SAG-aftra and advertising industry representatives announced early Saturday a tentative agreement on a new TV and radio commercials contract. No details of the package were released, but going into the talks, wages and working conditions were seen as the key issues and three-year deals have been the norm. The two sides had planned to wrestle with a proposed revamp in the way commercials residuals are calculated, but in November took that off the table until more data has been accumulated. The tentative agreements will be submitted to the SAG-aftra National Board of »
- Todd Cunningham
'Evil Dead' Gore Score May Hit $27M, 'Jurassic Park' Eyes $18M at Box Office
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"Evil Dead," a graphic and gruesome R-rated remake of Sam Raimi's 1981 horror classic, is on its way to an easy weekend box office win, and could go as high as $27 million in its first three days. It took in $11.9 million Friday – including $1.8 million from Thursday midnight shows – from 3,025 theaters nationwide. The weekend looks like a big win for distributor TriStar, Film District and Ghost House Pictures, since the "Evil Dead" production budget is an estimated $17 million. Also read: 'Evil Dead' Review: Great Grey Gobs »
- Todd Cunningham
Sara Bareilles Not Returning to NBC's 'The Sing-Off'
5 April 2013 10:07 PM, PDT
Sara Bareilles is one and done. The singer won't be returning to the fourth season of NBC's "The Sing-Off," TheWrap confirms. Sources close to the singer-songwriter tell EW that she wants to "focus on her music." Bareilles joined on Season 3 after Nicole Scherzinger jumped over to the first season of Fox's "The X Factor." Having belonged to a coed a capella group while attending the University of California, Los Angeles Bareilles quickly established herself as a technically apt judge alongside Ben Folds Five's Ben Folds and Boys II Men's Shawn Stockman. NBC »
- Jethro Nededog
Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn Join Susan Sarandon, Topher Grace in 'The Calling' (Exclusive)
5 April 2013 9:17 PM, PDT
Donald Sutherland and Ellen Burstyn have joined the cast of "The Calling," a thriller that began production last week, according to an individual with knowledge of the project. Gil Bellows, who recently wrapped the JFK drama "Parkland," also joins stars Topher Grace and Susan Sarandon in the film, which follows a Canadian detective (Sarandon) tracking down a serial killer with the help of a police officer (Grace). Jason Stone is directing from a script by Scott Abramovitch with Christine Vachon's Killer Films producing. Sutherland will next appear in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," »
- Lucas Shaw
'Real Housewives of New York' Cast Shakeup: Deja Vu, Anyone?
5 April 2013 7:45 PM, PDT
Three ladies are in and three are possibly on their way out. That's the scenario on the upcoming sixth season of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New York." Déjà vu, anyone? With upfront presentations for advertisers this week, Bravo caused a stir when only three of the "Rhony" women appeared on the red carpet: Ramona Singer, Carole Radziwill and Heather Thomson. Bravo confirms to TheWrap that the three women have officially signed on for the upcoming season – reportedly set to begin filming in a few weeks. That leaves LuAnn DeLesseps, Sonja Morgan »
- Jethro Nededog
HBO 'Vice's' Shane Smith on Stories They Won't Do: 'We're Not Suicidal'
5 April 2013 6:52 PM, PDT
As part of its continued media expansion, the brazen and youthful Vice magazine-turned-media company launches its HBO newsmagazine show on Friday. And it doesn't take long to see what sets it apart from what you would see on any other channel. "I think [HBO] can take chances, and look, we're young, hot and exciting, and we have great stories," Shane Smith, who's not only the co-founder and CEO of Vice, but also acts as a correspondent on the HBO show, tells TheWrap. "They're trying to differentiate themselves from the rest of TV, »
- Jethro Nededog
'Bachelorette' Premiere Pushed Back a Week
5 April 2013 6:48 PM, PDT
Sorry, "Bachelorette" fans; you'll have to wait a little bit longer for your favorite dating show to return. In an effort to strengthen its May sweeps performance, ABC has pushed the season premiere of "The Bachelorette" back a week, from May 20 at 9 p.m. to May 27, with a two-hour episode at 8 p.m, and moved the new series "Motive," which is being billed as an "innovative procedural," will now air in the May 20 at 9 p.m. timeslot that the "Bachelorette" season premiere was supposed to occupy. "Motive" had been »
- Tim Kenneally
Peter Chernin Offers $500M for Hulu
5 April 2013 6:25 PM, PDT
Former News Corp. president Peter Chernin bid around $500 million for Hulu, the online video streaming service he helped create in 2007, according to two sources with knowledge of Hulu's sale process. The website, jointly controlled by News Corp and Walt Disney Co, reached out to potential buyers in March after initially contemplating a deal in which one would buy out the other. It is not clear whether that transaction is still being contemplated. Chernin, a former Hulu board member who now runs a media holding company, is among those interested, the sources said on condition »
- Reuters
California Politics Leave Hollywood and Silicon Beach Vulnerable
5 April 2013 5:56 PM, PDT
For the past several years, California politicians have been raising taxes, adding new user fees and finding every possible way to raise revenue from the business community. Governor Jerry Brown has refused to make serious cuts in union pensions and state entitlements while Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa asked voters for a sales tax increase. California's economy has crashed -- falling from the world's fifth-largest economy in 2000 to ninth today. There seems to be no end in sight to California's stagnant economy, poor job creation, runaway production and businesses »
- Brad Chase
Bryan Singer Tweets Beastly Photo of 'X-Men' Star Nicholas Hoult
5 April 2013 4:55 PM, PDT
Bryan Singer gave his Twitter followers the first glimpse of the new and improved Beast, an "X-Men: Days of Future Past" character played by Nicholas Hoult. "Many a monster wears the form of a man; it is better of the two to have the heart of a man & the form of a monster," Singer tweeted on Friday with the picture attached. Also read: Hugh Jackman Returning for 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' The insightful quote comes from Jeanne Marie Le Prince de Beaumont's "Beauty and the Beast" story, published in 1756. Singer's third installment in »
- Greg Gilman
First Black List International Sale: Irish Crime Spec Goes to Thunder Road (Exclusive)
5 April 2013 4:33 PM, PDT
Thunder Road Pictures has acquired Declan O'Dwyer's spec script "Broken Cove," and is just starting to reach out to Irish actors to star in the crime thriller, according to Thunder Road chief Basil Iwanyk. Iwanyk used discretionary money to acquire the project, which he bought from Energy Independent's Brooklyn Weaver in a deal broekred by attorney Jeff Frankel. Both of them will produce. "It's going to be a small Irish movie, but it's one of the best scripts I've read in a really long time," Iwanyk (left), producer of "The Town," told »
- Lucas Shaw
Tops on TheWrap This Week: Ebert, Leno, Fallon, and 'Buckwild' Star Shain Gandee
5 April 2013 3:43 PM, PDT
Entertainment news headlines were filled with loss this week: MTV "Buckwild" star Shain Gandee lost his life to carbon monoxide poisoning, NBC confirmed Jay Leno lost his "Tonight Show" gig, and Roger Ebert lost his hard-fought battle to cancer. While reality star Gandee and iconic movie critic Ebert are gone forever, the "Tonight Show" will live on when "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon takes over in an effort to lock in a younger generation of viewers. Also read: Tops on TheWrap This Week: 'Olympus' Surprise, 'Breaking Bad' Theft, and Jon Hamm's Junk In the »
- Greg Gilman
'Dexter' Season 8 Teaser Is Bloody Short on Details (Video)
5 April 2013 3:01 PM, PDT
Can't wait to see what happens with cable television's favorite serial killer when "Dexter" returns for an eighth season? Well, we're sorry -- this new teaser for the Showtime hit won't shed much light on the subject. Also read: Charlotte Rampling, Sean Patrick Flanery Cast in 'Dexter' Season 8 The "Dexter" Season 8 trailer does, however, deliver plenty of creepy suspense -- and a promise that the upcoming season "isn't going to be pretty." "I've always been a very neat monster, but lately the truth has begun to spill and too many people have »
- Tim Kenneally
'Pretty Little Liars' Earns Most-Tweeted Show on Television Bragging Rights
5 April 2013 2:03 PM, PDT
"Pretty Little Liars" is television's number one most-tweeted series for the first quarter of 2013, according to SocialGuide. Even with "Walking Dead," "Big Bang Theory," and "American Idol" dominating the ratings this year, "Liars" remained the top-tweeted series across all TV and inspired 2.6 million social unique users to send out over 11.7 million 140-character messages about the show. Also read: 'Pretty Little Liars' Gets Fourth Season From ABC Family The drama series accounted for four of the top five most-tweeted TV episodes during the quarter -- towering over AMC's "The Walking Dead" by 49 »
- Greg Gilman
Hollywood Directors Remember 'Legend' Roger Ebert
5 April 2013 1:55 PM, PDT
Roger Ebert influenced generations of film critics and helped millions of movie fans discover films they might not otherwise have seen. But Ebert is also a hero to directors, who saw in him a champion with the clout to rescue movies from obscurity, make pointed criticisms or spread his passionate appreciation far and wide. TheWrap asked a number of directors for their thoughts on Ebert, and received these comments: Darren Aronofsky: "For all film lovers, he was a legend. I can remember looking forward to his and Siskel's show as a kid, on »
- Steve Pond
'Glee' Books Katey Sagal for Guest Role
5 April 2013 1:49 PM, PDT
Katey Sagal is going to be a Fox-y mom again. "Sons of Anarchy" star Sagal -- who catapulted into the national consciousness as labor-averse mother Peg Bundy on Fox's ground-breaking "Married ... With Children," is returning to the network in another maternal role. Also read: 'Glee' Star Cory Monteith Enters Rehab; Show Production Won't Be Affected Sagal has been booked to appear on "Glee," series creator Ryan Murphy announced late Thursday via Twitter. Sagal will portray the mother of Kevin McHale's Artie Abrams. "So thrilled to announce my friend Katey Sagal is playing Artie's »
- Tim Kenneally
'Mad Men' Season Premiere Review: Paradise
5 April 2013 1:19 PM, PDT
The first episode of "Mad Men" featured a brilliant narrative turn: After 40 minutes of watching Don Draper smoke, drink, wow and philander, we discovered that he had a wife and two kids at home. It became a template for countless pilots since. The Season 6 premiere of Matthew Weiner's series -- airing Sunday -- features a twist that may top that one. I won't say when it's coming or which characters it involves, and will instead urge you to pay close attention, indulging in every moment. As if you wouldn't anyway. »
- Tim Molloy
'Iron Man 3' Clip: So This Is Why Tony Stark's House Gets Blown Up (Video)
5 April 2013 12:49 PM, PDT
A new "Iron Man 3" clip has hit the web, featuring Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) giving archnemesis the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) his Malibu mansion's address. Anybody who has seen the explosive trailers for the latest Marvel release will immediately realize what a terrible idea that would be. Also read: 'Iron Man 3' Trailer: The Mandarin, Revenge, and a Lot of Iron Men (Video) Yes, that explains why the terrorist easily destroys Stark's oceanfront home -- and the entire Iron Man armory -- nearly killing Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) in the process. Despite the arrogant »
- Greg Gilman
Kellan Lutz to Star in Millenium Films' 'Hercules 3D'
5 April 2013 12:20 PM, PDT
'Twlight: Saga" franchise star Kellan Lutz has been cast as the titular son of Zeus in director Renny Harlin's "Hercules 3D," Millennium Films announced on Friday. The action flick will center on the half-man-half-god's passionate love story with the Princess of Crete, who was promised to his older brother despite her undying love for Hercules. Also read: Brett Ratner's 'Hercules' to Open August 2014 "Kellan has the look and charisma that Harlin envisioned for the character," said Boaz David, Millennium's head of creative affairs, "Renny had him in mind from the start, and we »
- Greg Gilman
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