Jennifer Lopez has taken the music world by storm once again with her ninth studio album, This Is Me…Now, released February 16, and fans are excited for her summer tour, This Is Me…Now the Tour.
The tour will cover more than 30 cities across North America, the 2024 tour will kick off in June and conclude at the end of August.
This Is Me… Now holds a special significance for Lopez as it is one of her most personal albums to date. Inspired by her rekindled romance with husband Ben Affleck, the album delves into themes of love, growth and personal healing. Alongside the album is the film This Is Me…Now: A Love Story, which takes viewers on a captivating journey through Lopez’s experiences. Both the album and film were released on February 16.
This Is Me…Now the Tour marks Lopez’s first tour in five years, after the tremendous success of her 2019 tour.
The tour will cover more than 30 cities across North America, the 2024 tour will kick off in June and conclude at the end of August.
This Is Me… Now holds a special significance for Lopez as it is one of her most personal albums to date. Inspired by her rekindled romance with husband Ben Affleck, the album delves into themes of love, growth and personal healing. Alongside the album is the film This Is Me…Now: A Love Story, which takes viewers on a captivating journey through Lopez’s experiences. Both the album and film were released on February 16.
This Is Me…Now the Tour marks Lopez’s first tour in five years, after the tremendous success of her 2019 tour.
- 3/8/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Annie Wersching, an actress best known for her appearances on shows like “24” and “Bosch” and who voiced Tess in the blockbuster video game “The Last of Us,” died on Sunday at the age of 45. The cause of death was cancer.
The St. Louis-born performer got her start on television with the series ‘Star Trek: Enterprise” in 2001. She appeared in the first season episode “Oasis” as a humanoid who falls in love with engineer Trip Tucker. This led to guest shots on “Angel,” “Charmed,” “E-Ring,” “Cold Case,” “Supernatural,” and plenty of others. In 2007, she landed a recurring role on “General Hospital.”
In 2008, she secured the role of FBI special agent Renee Walker on the seventh and eighth seasons of “24.” According to interviews, she got the gig just one week before shooting started, as producers were unsure just how the character should be played.
After “24” came another cascade of guest shots: “CSI,...
The St. Louis-born performer got her start on television with the series ‘Star Trek: Enterprise” in 2001. She appeared in the first season episode “Oasis” as a humanoid who falls in love with engineer Trip Tucker. This led to guest shots on “Angel,” “Charmed,” “E-Ring,” “Cold Case,” “Supernatural,” and plenty of others. In 2007, she landed a recurring role on “General Hospital.”
In 2008, she secured the role of FBI special agent Renee Walker on the seventh and eighth seasons of “24.” According to interviews, she got the gig just one week before shooting started, as producers were unsure just how the character should be played.
After “24” came another cascade of guest shots: “CSI,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Fox, the network that brought us The X-Files, is investigating the current frenzy around UFOs in a one-hour special from TMZ next week.
The broadcaster says that it has entirely new footage of UFOs from the deck of a U.S. Navy ship that will air as part of the special.
TMZ Investigates: UFOs: The Pentagon Proof will air on Tuesday, June 29. The pop culture brand, best known for photos of celebrities and breaking news of A-listers deaths, will analyze the U.S. government’s official response to the phenomenon, which is expected later this month.
The government is set to release the declassified report after bombshell reporting from the likes of The New York Times and The New Yorker that shows the Pentagon is willing, for the first time, to admit that we might not be alone out here.
The claims were given even more credibility by recent comments by President Obama on,...
The broadcaster says that it has entirely new footage of UFOs from the deck of a U.S. Navy ship that will air as part of the special.
TMZ Investigates: UFOs: The Pentagon Proof will air on Tuesday, June 29. The pop culture brand, best known for photos of celebrities and breaking news of A-listers deaths, will analyze the U.S. government’s official response to the phenomenon, which is expected later this month.
The government is set to release the declassified report after bombshell reporting from the likes of The New York Times and The New Yorker that shows the Pentagon is willing, for the first time, to admit that we might not be alone out here.
The claims were given even more credibility by recent comments by President Obama on,...
- 6/21/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
History has set two new documentaries and a podcast dedicated to remembering the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001 on Monday.
The hourlong documentaries, “9/11: The Final Minutes of Fight 93” and “9/11: The Pentagon,” will air back-to-back on Friday, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Watch the teaser for the two specials above.
“History is dedicated to remembering the catastrophic events of September 11 with compelling and new premium content,” said Eli Lehrer, executive vice president and general manager for History. “We are honored to continue to commemorate the unrelenting bravery of the individuals who lost their lives that day – one Americans and our history will never forget.”
Also Read: Nat Geo Unveils Slate for 2020-21 Including '9/11' Docuseries, 'Explorer' Reboot
History is also debuting a new eight-part podcast called “Blindspot: The Road to 9/11.” Premiering on Wednesday, Sept. 9, the podcast series “will bring together the voices of U.S. government and intelligence officials,...
The hourlong documentaries, “9/11: The Final Minutes of Fight 93” and “9/11: The Pentagon,” will air back-to-back on Friday, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Watch the teaser for the two specials above.
“History is dedicated to remembering the catastrophic events of September 11 with compelling and new premium content,” said Eli Lehrer, executive vice president and general manager for History. “We are honored to continue to commemorate the unrelenting bravery of the individuals who lost their lives that day – one Americans and our history will never forget.”
Also Read: Nat Geo Unveils Slate for 2020-21 Including '9/11' Docuseries, 'Explorer' Reboot
History is also debuting a new eight-part podcast called “Blindspot: The Road to 9/11.” Premiering on Wednesday, Sept. 9, the podcast series “will bring together the voices of U.S. government and intelligence officials,...
- 8/17/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Alex Rodriguez will have to wait even longer to put "El Anillo" on Jennifer Lopez's ring finger. A source tells E! News, the singer and former pro-athlete have indefinitely postponed their summer nuptials because of the coronavirus pandemic. "They have been struggling for weeks over this decision, but with no return to normalcy in the near future, the couple felt postponing the wedding was the safest and smartest choice," the insider reveals. "Guests have recently been notified that the wedding will not be happening in late summer as anticipated." According to the source, Jennifer and Alex planned to host their wedding in Italy and still hope...
- 5/7/2020
- E! Online
A sleepy ranch In Utah’s Uinta Basin has been the focus of decades of secretive scientific paranormal research and now it’s the focus of the History Channel reality series The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. According to History, this is the first time TV cameras have been allowed on the ranch. The show’s team of scientists and experts, equipped with the “latest in cutting edge technology,” made shocking discoveries that one scientist describes as “phenomena that cannot be explained by human technology.”
“I don’t like the word paranormal,” explains Astrophysicist Dr. Travis Taylor on a conference call with reporters, including Den of Geek. “I don’t like it at all because it suggests that something we see in the universe, and it exist within the universe, that it’s not supposed to be in the universe. And what I saw was within our universe. So to me,...
“I don’t like the word paranormal,” explains Astrophysicist Dr. Travis Taylor on a conference call with reporters, including Den of Geek. “I don’t like it at all because it suggests that something we see in the universe, and it exist within the universe, that it’s not supposed to be in the universe. And what I saw was within our universe. So to me,...
- 3/30/2020
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
Lauren Gussis has been making a name for herself in the world of writing and producing by taking on roles that really suit her skills. She’s well-known for her work on Dexter and E-Ring among others, and she’s even received two Emmy Award nominations. She’s good at what she does, and she brings some serious skill to the screen. She makes us believe in the character she is creating, and it’s always fun to see her work. But, we still don’t know that much about her as a person. She’s relatively private, and she doesn’t spend a lot of time
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- 2/21/2020
- by Tiffany Raiford
- TVovermind.com
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira dominated the stage at the Super Bowl Liv halftime show on Sunday night. Together the divas brought over 60,000 football fans to their feet at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, with an electrifying medley of songs old and new.
Shakira kicked off the show with a parade of English-language hits such as “She Wolf” and “Empire,” plus a reggaeton remix of “Whenever, Wherever.” Recent Grammy nominee Bad Bunny emerged for an abridged version of his bilingual hit, “I Like It,” followed by a salsa version of Shakira’s Spanish-language smash “Chantaje,...
Shakira kicked off the show with a parade of English-language hits such as “She Wolf” and “Empire,” plus a reggaeton remix of “Whenever, Wherever.” Recent Grammy nominee Bad Bunny emerged for an abridged version of his bilingual hit, “I Like It,” followed by a salsa version of Shakira’s Spanish-language smash “Chantaje,...
- 2/3/2020
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
TV’s Fall 2005 season launched some memorable network shows and some that were utterly forgettable Reunion, E-Ring, and Hot Properties). Two shows from 2005’s freshman class are still on the air in their 15th seasons — Criminal Minds and Supernatural. And though this season will [...]
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- 1/16/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
TV’s Fall 2005 season launched some memorable network shows and some that were utterly forgettable Reunion, E-Ring, and Hot Properties). Two shows from 2005’s freshman class are still on the air in their 15th seasons — Criminal Minds and Supernatural. And though this season will [...]
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- 1/16/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story: The People vs. Oj Simpson), Aunjanue Ellis (Quantico) and Elizabeth Debicki (The Tale) have been tapped for major roles opposite Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Jonathan Majors and Wunmi Mosaku in HBO’s high-profile straight-to-series drama Lovecraft Country, from Misha Green, Oscar winner Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Warner Bros Television.
Penned by Green based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Black (Majors) as he joins up with his friend Letitia (Smollett-Bell) and his Uncle George (Vance) to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. Thus begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.
Vance’s George Black, has always been more like a father to Atticus (Majors). Warm, funny,...
Penned by Green based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Black (Majors) as he joins up with his friend Letitia (Smollett-Bell) and his Uncle George (Vance) to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. Thus begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.
Vance’s George Black, has always been more like a father to Atticus (Majors). Warm, funny,...
- 6/19/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Al Pacino is tackling the Penn State sex abuse scandal head-on.
The Oscar winner is set to play late college football legend Joe Paterno in a currently untitled HBO movie that chronicles the coach’s downfall in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.
RelatedBig Little Lies Season 2 Inches Closer to Reality, Author Liane Moriarty Confirms
The project — directed by Barry Levinson, who teamed with Pacino on the recent HBO pic Wizard of Lies — will delve into how the darkest chapter in Penn State history challenged Paterno’s legacy as the winningest coach in college football history,...
The Oscar winner is set to play late college football legend Joe Paterno in a currently untitled HBO movie that chronicles the coach’s downfall in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.
RelatedBig Little Lies Season 2 Inches Closer to Reality, Author Liane Moriarty Confirms
The project — directed by Barry Levinson, who teamed with Pacino on the recent HBO pic Wizard of Lies — will delve into how the darkest chapter in Penn State history challenged Paterno’s legacy as the winningest coach in college football history,...
- 6/5/2017
- TVLine.com
[Youtube "fGl27SxsGgo"] Denyse Tontz has fallen in love with a hipster. And we're not talking about Glee actor Mark Salling, whom she briefly dated last summer. Tontz, 20, a singer-songwriter and actress best known for her roles on Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush and on the Disney Channel's Dog with a Blog, is enjoying a burgeoning music career - she just released the single and video for "Mr. Hipster," a tongue-in-cheek ode to the counter-culture guy so many girls seem to end up dating. "I definitely want to try something a little different," she tells People about her music. "I'm getting older now,...
- 12/8/2014
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- PEOPLE.com
[Youtube "fGl27SxsGgo"] Denyse Tontz has fallen in love with a hipster. And we're not talking about Glee actor Mark Salling, whom she briefly dated last summer. Tontz, 20, a singer-songwriter and actress best known for her roles on Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush and on the Disney Channel's Dog with a Blog, is enjoying a burgeoning music career - she just released the single and video for "Mr. Hipster," a tongue-in-cheek ode to the counter-culture guy so many girls seem to end up dating. "I definitely want to try something a little different," she tells People about her music. "I'm getting older now,...
- 12/8/2014
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: On the heels of TNT’s renewal of Perception for a third season, the series’ co-creator/executive producer Ken Biller has signed a new, two-year oevrall deal with ABC Studios, the studio behind the drama series starring Eric McCormack. Under the pact, Biller will continue as executive producer and showrunner of Perception as well as develop new projects for network and cable. “Ken’s been part of the ABC family for many years, and we’re thrilled to keep him in the fold,” said ABC Studios Evp Patrick Moran. Before co-creating Perception with Mike Sussman, Biller, repped by CAA and Steve Berson, co-developed and executive produced ABC Studios’ cult syndicated fantasy series Legend Of The Seeker. “I love making television, so I’m really grateful for the opportunity to keep working at ABC Studios,” Biller said. His other series credits include ABC/ABC Studios’ Six Degrees as well as NBC’s E-Ring,...
- 9/13/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Unforgettable is still around? It is! CBS may have cancelled the Poppy Montgomery starrer back in 2012, but the action was premature. The show is coming back and season two will premiere Sunday, July 28, with a familiar face aboard. Hey, its brat packer, Andrew McCarthy!
Unforgettable almost proved to be forgettable, but the TV gods are now giving it another chance. It follows Syracuse police detective Carrie Wells, who had hyperthymesia. Basically, that means she can visually remember everything…everything but her sister’s murder.
Pretty in Pink star Andrew McCarthy is already Unforgettable in my book. But CBS isn’t giving him more than a guest-starring role at this point. We’ll see him in the season premiere of the series’ second season, reports THR.
McCarthy will play Ari Sonnenland, “a wealthy real estate developer whose 11-year-old daughter has been kidnapped”. Sonnenland has the money to pay the ransom, but...
Unforgettable almost proved to be forgettable, but the TV gods are now giving it another chance. It follows Syracuse police detective Carrie Wells, who had hyperthymesia. Basically, that means she can visually remember everything…everything but her sister’s murder.
Pretty in Pink star Andrew McCarthy is already Unforgettable in my book. But CBS isn’t giving him more than a guest-starring role at this point. We’ll see him in the season premiere of the series’ second season, reports THR.
McCarthy will play Ari Sonnenland, “a wealthy real estate developer whose 11-year-old daughter has been kidnapped”. Sonnenland has the money to pay the ransom, but...
- 6/27/2013
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
If at first you don’t succeed, retool it and try again!
The CW has issued a pilot order for a revamped version of last year’s ill-fated Hunger Games-esque drama The Selection, TVLine has learned.
The network developed the show last pilot season with Friday Night Lights‘ Aimee Teegarden in the lead role, but it didn’t end up securing a spot on the fall schedule. Earlier this month at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, CW president Mark Pedowitz confirmed that The Selection remained in contention for next fall. “The script just came in,” he reported.
The CW has issued a pilot order for a revamped version of last year’s ill-fated Hunger Games-esque drama The Selection, TVLine has learned.
The network developed the show last pilot season with Friday Night Lights‘ Aimee Teegarden in the lead role, but it didn’t end up securing a spot on the fall schedule. Earlier this month at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, CW president Mark Pedowitz confirmed that The Selection remained in contention for next fall. “The script just came in,” he reported.
- 1/23/2013
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Chad Everett Leaves Behind Memorable TV Legacy With Our Favorite Shows
It was very sad hearing that Chad Everett had passed away from cancer, and more than a little surprising. I don't keep up on the health of celebrities so this may not be news, but it turns out that Everett had been battling Lung Cancer for a year and a half. During that time Everett had filmed an episode of Castle, appearing as Jerry Maddox in "The Blue Butterfly", and 14 episodes of Chemistry. Yes, Chad really was that tough.
Everett had a ton of memorable screen time under his belt, but my personal favorite will always be his turn as Dean Winchester in the Supernatural episode "The Curious Case of Dean Winchester". Everett nailed the lingo and mannerisms of Jensen Ackles with memorable, and very funny, perfection.
His long running television career includes appearances in Maverick, Bronco, 77 Sunset Strip,...
It was very sad hearing that Chad Everett had passed away from cancer, and more than a little surprising. I don't keep up on the health of celebrities so this may not be news, but it turns out that Everett had been battling Lung Cancer for a year and a half. During that time Everett had filmed an episode of Castle, appearing as Jerry Maddox in "The Blue Butterfly", and 14 episodes of Chemistry. Yes, Chad really was that tough.
Everett had a ton of memorable screen time under his belt, but my personal favorite will always be his turn as Dean Winchester in the Supernatural episode "The Curious Case of Dean Winchester". Everett nailed the lingo and mannerisms of Jensen Ackles with memorable, and very funny, perfection.
His long running television career includes appearances in Maverick, Bronco, 77 Sunset Strip,...
- 7/25/2012
- by Jon Lachonis
- TVovermind.com
Oh, we’re off to see the Kardashians?
E! announced a slate of scripted dramas (yes, dramas, not reality shows) that the network has in development Sunday night, and one title in particular stands out: Dorothy.
Here’s the logline: “Inspired by the book Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz, a girl from Kansas City falls for a man and moves with him to the Emerald City to work at his Emerald Hotel. From writer Natalie Krinsky (Gossip Girl, Grey’s Anatomy) and Warner Horizon Television.”
Huh!
E! also announced other titles in development like the Amy Devlin Mysteries (based...
E! announced a slate of scripted dramas (yes, dramas, not reality shows) that the network has in development Sunday night, and one title in particular stands out: Dorothy.
Here’s the logline: “Inspired by the book Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz, a girl from Kansas City falls for a man and moves with him to the Emerald City to work at his Emerald Hotel. From writer Natalie Krinsky (Gossip Girl, Grey’s Anatomy) and Warner Horizon Television.”
Huh!
E! also announced other titles in development like the Amy Devlin Mysteries (based...
- 4/30/2012
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Private Practice will ends its season with a bang, by adding Benjamin Bratt as a series regular. The Law & Order vet will first appear in the ABC drama’s Season 4 finale, then continue on as a full-time cast member come fall, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Though there are no details on Bratt’s character, his arrival should come on or around the time of Audra McDonald’s exit from the series as an original cast member. As first reported by TVLine in February, McDonald is ending her full-time run as...
Though there are no details on Bratt’s character, his arrival should come on or around the time of Audra McDonald’s exit from the series as an original cast member. As first reported by TVLine in February, McDonald is ending her full-time run as...
- 3/21/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Lets face it, as television viewers we grow attached to the gay characters that resonate with us on the small screen, and with the actors that bring life to these roles. We also find ourselves growing fond of out-and-proud actors that have opted to play it straight thats why its called acting, people and vice versa.
So when their shows are cancelled or taken off the air before they wear out their welcome (whatever, I still miss Sex and the City on Sunday nights, ok?), it can be a little bit difficult to see them slide into other TV roles easier than Lindsay Lohan checking into another rehab (Im rootin for you, girl).
Alas, sometimes that isnt always the case, which might have you asking yourself, Where are they now? In some cases for these actors, it could be taken as a query of, Where did they disappear to?
But for curiosity's (and manner's) sake,...
So when their shows are cancelled or taken off the air before they wear out their welcome (whatever, I still miss Sex and the City on Sunday nights, ok?), it can be a little bit difficult to see them slide into other TV roles easier than Lindsay Lohan checking into another rehab (Im rootin for you, girl).
Alas, sometimes that isnt always the case, which might have you asking yourself, Where are they now? In some cases for these actors, it could be taken as a query of, Where did they disappear to?
But for curiosity's (and manner's) sake,...
- 2/11/2011
- by Tim Parks
- The Backlot
A never-before-seen sibling is about to fall out of Ed O’Neill’s Modern Family tree.
Ex-Wiseguy actor actor Jonathan Banks — most recently seen as Mike on Breaking Bad — has signed on to guest star as Jay’s brother Tommy, sources confirm to me exclusively.
Described as a working class lunk of a guy who’s more comfortable communicating with his fists than his mouth, Tommy reunites with his bro in a an episode slated to air in February or March.
Banks’ credits also include recurring roles on Day Break, Dexter, and E-Ring.
Ex-Wiseguy actor actor Jonathan Banks — most recently seen as Mike on Breaking Bad — has signed on to guest star as Jay’s brother Tommy, sources confirm to me exclusively.
Described as a working class lunk of a guy who’s more comfortable communicating with his fists than his mouth, Tommy reunites with his bro in a an episode slated to air in February or March.
Banks’ credits also include recurring roles on Day Break, Dexter, and E-Ring.
- 1/20/2011
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Jerry Bruckheimer, of all people, shouldn't have to worry about maintaining a production deal.
And Disney says he doesn't have to, with execs labeling Bruckheimer's lucrative arrangement with the studio as secure despite a recent string of theatrical misfires. Yet whispers of a growing breach between the multibillion-dollar producer and his studio partner circulated in the aftermath of a disappointing $17.6 million first weekend for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."
"No producer can have four flops and have there be no repercussions," one Disney insider mused.
Greenlighted by since-departed film boss Oren Aviv and studio chairman Dick Cook, "Sorcerer's Apprentice" cost at least $160 million to produce what was supposed to launch a franchise of the four-pic "Pirates of the Caribbean" variety. The film's marketing came with a price tag of upward of $50 million, and though M.T. Carney wasn't installed as marketing topper on the Burbank lot until after the launch of its pricey campaign,...
And Disney says he doesn't have to, with execs labeling Bruckheimer's lucrative arrangement with the studio as secure despite a recent string of theatrical misfires. Yet whispers of a growing breach between the multibillion-dollar producer and his studio partner circulated in the aftermath of a disappointing $17.6 million first weekend for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."
"No producer can have four flops and have there be no repercussions," one Disney insider mused.
Greenlighted by since-departed film boss Oren Aviv and studio chairman Dick Cook, "Sorcerer's Apprentice" cost at least $160 million to produce what was supposed to launch a franchise of the four-pic "Pirates of the Caribbean" variety. The film's marketing came with a price tag of upward of $50 million, and though M.T. Carney wasn't installed as marketing topper on the Burbank lot until after the launch of its pricey campaign,...
- 7/19/2010
- by By Carl DiOrio
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dennis Hopper’s long film career began with the 1955 teen angst classic Rebel Without a Cause with James Dean, and he helped usher in Hollywood’s New Wave as director and star of the counterculture anthem Easy Rider in 1969. He later became a respected character actor, specializing in such off-beat villains as the drug-addicted, obscenity-spouting Frank Black in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (1986), crazed bomber Howard Payne in the 1994 action-thriller Speed with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, and Deacon in Kevin Costner’s soggy post-apocalyptic saga Waterworld (1995).
Hopper was born in Dodge City, Kansas on May 17, 1936. He moved to San Diego, California with his family in the late 1940s, and began studying at the local Old Globe Theater while attending high school. He soon signed with Warner Brothers and was featured in a small role in 1955’s Rebel Without a Cause. He was later featured as Jordan Benedict III, the...
Hopper was born in Dodge City, Kansas on May 17, 1936. He moved to San Diego, California with his family in the late 1940s, and began studying at the local Old Globe Theater while attending high school. He soon signed with Warner Brothers and was featured in a small role in 1955’s Rebel Without a Cause. He was later featured as Jordan Benedict III, the...
- 6/22/2010
- by Harris Lentz
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
DreamWorks has picked up an action thriller pitch from writer John Hlavin.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the story is described as an internationally set heist movie.
No producers are attached.
Hlavin has worked on such shows as "E-Ring" and "Daybreak" and was a writer and story editor on "The Shield." His feature career began taking off when Western screenplay "The Gunslinger" got set up at Warner Bros. and made the Black List. That led to a slew of gigs, including writing "Underworld 4," adapting the comic book "Alibi" off his pitch for Summit and writing "Panic" for rising South American director Fede Alvarez and producer Sam Raimi.
Hlavin is repped by UTA and Benderspink.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the story is described as an internationally set heist movie.
No producers are attached.
Hlavin has worked on such shows as "E-Ring" and "Daybreak" and was a writer and story editor on "The Shield." His feature career began taking off when Western screenplay "The Gunslinger" got set up at Warner Bros. and made the Black List. That led to a slew of gigs, including writing "Underworld 4," adapting the comic book "Alibi" off his pitch for Summit and writing "Panic" for rising South American director Fede Alvarez and producer Sam Raimi.
Hlavin is repped by UTA and Benderspink.
- 6/7/2010
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Screen legend Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74.
The Easy Rider star revealed his fight with prostate cancer in October after being hospitalised for "severe flu-like symptoms", admitting he was first diagnosed with the disease in 2002.
Hopper underwent regular treatment sessions at the University of Southern California, but reports surfaced in early January suggesting he was facing his final days after learning the deadly disease had spread to his bones.
He passed away on Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California with his family and friends at his bedside.
Hopper's manager Sam Maydew confirmed the sad news in a statement to the Afp.
The statement reads, "Dennis Hopper died this morning at 8:15 am (15:15 pm GMT) from complications of metastasized prostate cancer. He died at home in Venice surrounded by family and friends."
Tributes to the actor have been pouring in, with Hopper's Easy Rider co-star Peter Fonda among the first to pay his respects.
He tells TMZ.com, "Dennis introduced me to the world of Pop Art and 'lost' films. We rode the highways of America and changed the way movies were made in Hollywood. I was blessed by his passion and friendship."
A number of stars have taken to Twitter.com to honour Hopper including rocker Slash, who writes, "You take the great ones for granted until they're gone. Rip Dennis Hopper," while British actor Simon Pegg, adds, "Just heard we lost Dennis Hopper at 74. Great actor, sad loss. 'Sometimes he goes too far. He's the first one to admit it. ' Apocalypse Now."
Born in Kansas in 1936, Hopper enjoyed a career as an artist, actor and director spanning 55 years. His family relocated to California when he was a child and, after developing an interest in acting, Hopper made his TV debut with a small role in U.S. series Medic in 1955.
He went on to land two roles alongside his idol James Dean - in 1950s releases Rebel Without a Cause and Giant - but Hopper was left devastated when the movie star was killed in a car accident in 1955, aged just 24.
After moving to the East Coast and completing a training course at New York's famous Actors Studio, Hopper's career began to pick up pace and he became a TV regular on U.S. shows such as The Defenders, Bonanza, The Legend of Jesse James and Combat!
Hopper made brief appearances in Paul Newman's Cool Hand Luke and alongside John Wayne in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and True Grit (1969), while his more recognised roles include Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), Out of the Blue (1980) and Rumble Fish (1983).
But Hopper will perhaps be best remembered for pulling double duty on 1969's Easy Rider, which he directed and starred in alongside Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson.
The movie earned Hopper critical acclaim, but his screen success was marred by trouble in his personal life - the star's eight-year marriage to first wife Brooke Hayward crumbled and he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse.
A year later, in 1970, Hopper rushed to wed Michelle Phillips - the disastrous union lasted just one week amid allegations of cocaine addiction and spousal abuse.
His private life hit the headlines again in the early 1980s when Hopper had a brush with death in an incident involving 17 sticks of dynamite near Houston, Texas, and it was only after finding himself stranded in a Mexican desert while drunk and on drugs that he checked himself into rehab in 1983.
Hopper kicked his addictions and marked his Hollywood comeback with critically acclaimed performances in 1986's Blue Velvet, with director David Lynch, Hoosiers, for which he earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, and 1988's Colors.
He returned to TV on numerous occasions and in 2002 appeared in Kiefer Sutherland's hit show 24, as well as government drama E-Ring in 2005, and Crash in 2008 to 2009, a series based on the Oscar-winning movie of the same name.
Hopper went down in movie history when he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March, but his health had deteriorated so rapidly he was in a wheelchair for his red carpet appearance.
His marriage to fifth wife Victoria Duffy, who he wed in 1996, also deteriorated in his final months - the actor filed for divorce in January, citing irreconcilable differences. He obtained a restraining order against her after his doctor claimed she was "hampering his cancer care" and Hopper's personal assistant, Emily Davis, went on to accuse Duffy of "trying to kill" the ailing star - although no further details were released.
The estranged couple was subsequently ordered to resolve their differences for the sake of their daughter Galen, who was born in 2003, and in April Hopper was forced to pay Duffy $12,000 (£7,500)-a-month in spousal and child support.
Hopper is also survived by his three other children from previous marriages. The actor fathered Marin with first wife Hayward in 1962; Ruthanna with Daria Halprin in the early 1970s, and son Henry, born in 1990, with Katherine Lanasa.
The Easy Rider star revealed his fight with prostate cancer in October after being hospitalised for "severe flu-like symptoms", admitting he was first diagnosed with the disease in 2002.
Hopper underwent regular treatment sessions at the University of Southern California, but reports surfaced in early January suggesting he was facing his final days after learning the deadly disease had spread to his bones.
He passed away on Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California with his family and friends at his bedside.
Hopper's manager Sam Maydew confirmed the sad news in a statement to the Afp.
The statement reads, "Dennis Hopper died this morning at 8:15 am (15:15 pm GMT) from complications of metastasized prostate cancer. He died at home in Venice surrounded by family and friends."
Tributes to the actor have been pouring in, with Hopper's Easy Rider co-star Peter Fonda among the first to pay his respects.
He tells TMZ.com, "Dennis introduced me to the world of Pop Art and 'lost' films. We rode the highways of America and changed the way movies were made in Hollywood. I was blessed by his passion and friendship."
A number of stars have taken to Twitter.com to honour Hopper including rocker Slash, who writes, "You take the great ones for granted until they're gone. Rip Dennis Hopper," while British actor Simon Pegg, adds, "Just heard we lost Dennis Hopper at 74. Great actor, sad loss. 'Sometimes he goes too far. He's the first one to admit it. ' Apocalypse Now."
Born in Kansas in 1936, Hopper enjoyed a career as an artist, actor and director spanning 55 years. His family relocated to California when he was a child and, after developing an interest in acting, Hopper made his TV debut with a small role in U.S. series Medic in 1955.
He went on to land two roles alongside his idol James Dean - in 1950s releases Rebel Without a Cause and Giant - but Hopper was left devastated when the movie star was killed in a car accident in 1955, aged just 24.
After moving to the East Coast and completing a training course at New York's famous Actors Studio, Hopper's career began to pick up pace and he became a TV regular on U.S. shows such as The Defenders, Bonanza, The Legend of Jesse James and Combat!
Hopper made brief appearances in Paul Newman's Cool Hand Luke and alongside John Wayne in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and True Grit (1969), while his more recognised roles include Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), Out of the Blue (1980) and Rumble Fish (1983).
But Hopper will perhaps be best remembered for pulling double duty on 1969's Easy Rider, which he directed and starred in alongside Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson.
The movie earned Hopper critical acclaim, but his screen success was marred by trouble in his personal life - the star's eight-year marriage to first wife Brooke Hayward crumbled and he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse.
A year later, in 1970, Hopper rushed to wed Michelle Phillips - the disastrous union lasted just one week amid allegations of cocaine addiction and spousal abuse.
His private life hit the headlines again in the early 1980s when Hopper had a brush with death in an incident involving 17 sticks of dynamite near Houston, Texas, and it was only after finding himself stranded in a Mexican desert while drunk and on drugs that he checked himself into rehab in 1983.
Hopper kicked his addictions and marked his Hollywood comeback with critically acclaimed performances in 1986's Blue Velvet, with director David Lynch, Hoosiers, for which he earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, and 1988's Colors.
He returned to TV on numerous occasions and in 2002 appeared in Kiefer Sutherland's hit show 24, as well as government drama E-Ring in 2005, and Crash in 2008 to 2009, a series based on the Oscar-winning movie of the same name.
Hopper went down in movie history when he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March, but his health had deteriorated so rapidly he was in a wheelchair for his red carpet appearance.
His marriage to fifth wife Victoria Duffy, who he wed in 1996, also deteriorated in his final months - the actor filed for divorce in January, citing irreconcilable differences. He obtained a restraining order against her after his doctor claimed she was "hampering his cancer care" and Hopper's personal assistant, Emily Davis, went on to accuse Duffy of "trying to kill" the ailing star - although no further details were released.
The estranged couple was subsequently ordered to resolve their differences for the sake of their daughter Galen, who was born in 2003, and in April Hopper was forced to pay Duffy $12,000 (£7,500)-a-month in spousal and child support.
Hopper is also survived by his three other children from previous marriages. The actor fathered Marin with first wife Hayward in 1962; Ruthanna with Daria Halprin in the early 1970s, and son Henry, born in 1990, with Katherine Lanasa.
- 5/30/2010
- WENN
Screen legend Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74.
The Easy Rider star revealed his fight with prostate cancer in October after being hospitalised for "severe flu-like symptoms", admitting he was first diagnosed with the illness in 2002.
Hopper underwent regular treatment sessions at the University of Southern California, but reports surfaced in early January suggesting he was facing his final days after learning the deadly disease had spread to his bones.
He passed away on Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California with his family and friends at his bedside.
Hopper's manager Sam Maydew confirmed the sad news in a statement to the Afp.
The statement reads, "Dennis Hopper died this morning at 8:15 am (15:15 pm GMT) from complications of metastasized prostate cancer. He died at home in Venice surrounded by family and friends."
Tributes to the actor have been pouring in, with Hopper's Easy Rider co-star Peter Fonda among the first to pay his respects.
He tells TMZ.com, "Dennis introduced me to the world of Pop Art and 'lost' films. We rode the highways of America and changed the way movies were made in Hollywood. I was blessed by his passion and friendship."
A number of stars have taken to Twitter.com to honour Hopper including rocker Slash, who writes, "You take the great ones for granted until they're gone. Rip Dennis Hopper," while British actor Simon Pegg, adds, "Just heard we lost Dennis Hopper at 74. Great actor, sad loss. 'Sometimes he goes too far. He's the first one to admit it. ' Apocalypse Now."
Born in Kansas in 1936, Hopper enjoyed a career as an artist, actor and director spanning 55 years. His family relocated to California when he was a child and, after developing an interest in acting, Hopper made his TV debut with a small role in U.S. series Medic in 1955.
He went on to land two roles alongside his idol James Dean - in 1950s releases Rebel Without a Cause and Giant - but Hopper was left devastated when the movie star was killed in a car accident in 1955, aged just 24.
After moving to the East Coast and completing a training course at New York's famous Actors Studio, Hopper's career began to pick up pace and he became a TV regular on U.S. shows such as The Defenders, Bonanza, The Legend of Jesse James and Combat!
Hopper made brief appearances in Paul Newman's Cool Hand Luke and alongside John Wayne in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and True Grit (1969), while his more recognised roles include Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), Out of the Blue (1980) and Rumble Fish (1983).
But Hopper will perhaps be best remembered for pulling double duty on 1969's Easy Rider, which he directed and starred in alongside Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson.
The movie earned Hopper critical acclaim, but his screen success was marred by trouble in his personal life - the star's eight-year marriage to first wife Brooke Hayward crumbled and he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse.
A year later, in 1970, Hopper rushed to wed Michelle Phillips - the disastrous union lasted just one week amid allegations of cocaine addiction and spousal abuse.
His private life hit the headlines again in the early 1980s when Hopper had a brush with death in an incident involving 17 sticks of dynamite near Houston, Texas, and it was only after finding himself stranded in a Mexican desert while drunk and on drugs that he checked himself into rehab in 1983.
Hopper kicked his addictions and marked his Hollywood comeback with critically acclaimed performances in 1986's Blue Velvet, with director David Lynch, Hoosiers, for which he earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, and 1988's Colors.
He returned to TV on numerous occasions and in 2002 appeared in Kiefer Sutherland's hit show 24, as well as government drama E-Ring in 2005, and Crash in 2008 to 2009, a series based on the Oscar-winning movie of the same name.
Hopper went down in movie history when he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March, but his health had deteriorated so rapidly he was in a wheelchair for his red carpet appearance.
His marriage to fifth wife Victoria Duffy, who he wed in 1996, also deteriorated in his final months - the actor filed for divorce in January, citing irreconcilable differences. He obtained a restraining order against her after his doctor claimed she was "hampering his cancer care" and Hopper's personal assistant, Emily Davis, went on to accuse Duffy of "trying to kill" the ailing star - although no further details were released.
The estranged couple was subsequently ordered to resolve their differences for the sake of their daughter Galen, who was born in 2003, and in April Hopper was forced to pay Duffy $12,000 (£7,500)-a-month in spousal and child support.
Hopper is also survived by his three other children from previous marriages. The actor fathered Marin with first wife Hayward in 1962; Ruthanna with Daria Halprin in the early 1970s, and son Henry, born in 1990, with Katherine Lanasa.
The Easy Rider star revealed his fight with prostate cancer in October after being hospitalised for "severe flu-like symptoms", admitting he was first diagnosed with the illness in 2002.
Hopper underwent regular treatment sessions at the University of Southern California, but reports surfaced in early January suggesting he was facing his final days after learning the deadly disease had spread to his bones.
He passed away on Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California with his family and friends at his bedside.
Hopper's manager Sam Maydew confirmed the sad news in a statement to the Afp.
The statement reads, "Dennis Hopper died this morning at 8:15 am (15:15 pm GMT) from complications of metastasized prostate cancer. He died at home in Venice surrounded by family and friends."
Tributes to the actor have been pouring in, with Hopper's Easy Rider co-star Peter Fonda among the first to pay his respects.
He tells TMZ.com, "Dennis introduced me to the world of Pop Art and 'lost' films. We rode the highways of America and changed the way movies were made in Hollywood. I was blessed by his passion and friendship."
A number of stars have taken to Twitter.com to honour Hopper including rocker Slash, who writes, "You take the great ones for granted until they're gone. Rip Dennis Hopper," while British actor Simon Pegg, adds, "Just heard we lost Dennis Hopper at 74. Great actor, sad loss. 'Sometimes he goes too far. He's the first one to admit it. ' Apocalypse Now."
Born in Kansas in 1936, Hopper enjoyed a career as an artist, actor and director spanning 55 years. His family relocated to California when he was a child and, after developing an interest in acting, Hopper made his TV debut with a small role in U.S. series Medic in 1955.
He went on to land two roles alongside his idol James Dean - in 1950s releases Rebel Without a Cause and Giant - but Hopper was left devastated when the movie star was killed in a car accident in 1955, aged just 24.
After moving to the East Coast and completing a training course at New York's famous Actors Studio, Hopper's career began to pick up pace and he became a TV regular on U.S. shows such as The Defenders, Bonanza, The Legend of Jesse James and Combat!
Hopper made brief appearances in Paul Newman's Cool Hand Luke and alongside John Wayne in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and True Grit (1969), while his more recognised roles include Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), Out of the Blue (1980) and Rumble Fish (1983).
But Hopper will perhaps be best remembered for pulling double duty on 1969's Easy Rider, which he directed and starred in alongside Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson.
The movie earned Hopper critical acclaim, but his screen success was marred by trouble in his personal life - the star's eight-year marriage to first wife Brooke Hayward crumbled and he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse.
A year later, in 1970, Hopper rushed to wed Michelle Phillips - the disastrous union lasted just one week amid allegations of cocaine addiction and spousal abuse.
His private life hit the headlines again in the early 1980s when Hopper had a brush with death in an incident involving 17 sticks of dynamite near Houston, Texas, and it was only after finding himself stranded in a Mexican desert while drunk and on drugs that he checked himself into rehab in 1983.
Hopper kicked his addictions and marked his Hollywood comeback with critically acclaimed performances in 1986's Blue Velvet, with director David Lynch, Hoosiers, for which he earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, and 1988's Colors.
He returned to TV on numerous occasions and in 2002 appeared in Kiefer Sutherland's hit show 24, as well as government drama E-Ring in 2005, and Crash in 2008 to 2009, a series based on the Oscar-winning movie of the same name.
Hopper went down in movie history when he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March, but his health had deteriorated so rapidly he was in a wheelchair for his red carpet appearance.
His marriage to fifth wife Victoria Duffy, who he wed in 1996, also deteriorated in his final months - the actor filed for divorce in January, citing irreconcilable differences. He obtained a restraining order against her after his doctor claimed she was "hampering his cancer care" and Hopper's personal assistant, Emily Davis, went on to accuse Duffy of "trying to kill" the ailing star - although no further details were released.
The estranged couple was subsequently ordered to resolve their differences for the sake of their daughter Galen, who was born in 2003, and in April Hopper was forced to pay Duffy $12,000 (£7,500)-a-month in spousal and child support.
Hopper is also survived by his three other children from previous marriages. The actor fathered Marin with first wife Hayward in 1962; Ruthanna with Daria Halprin in the early 1970s, and son Henry, born in 1990, with Katherine Lanasa.
- 5/29/2010
- WENN
If you're a youngster like me, you were introduced to Dennis Hopper as the part human, part Koopa, all badass Kind Koopa in the live-action version of Super Mario Bros. Luckily, I had a chance to expand my horizons past mediocre video game adaptations and discover the serious method acting styles of Hopper, in classics like Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet, Speed and (oh hell yes) Space Truckers.
Sadly, after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer that began in late 2009, the legendary actor has passed away this morning in Venice Beach, reportedly surrounded by friends and family.
If you're unfamiliar with the life, times and work of Dennis Hopper, we're going to highly suggest seeking out both his films and his photographic work - the actor was an avid photographer for most of his life.
In recent years, Hopper has appeared in pivotal roles on the small screen, from...
Sadly, after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer that began in late 2009, the legendary actor has passed away this morning in Venice Beach, reportedly surrounded by friends and family.
If you're unfamiliar with the life, times and work of Dennis Hopper, we're going to highly suggest seeking out both his films and his photographic work - the actor was an avid photographer for most of his life.
In recent years, Hopper has appeared in pivotal roles on the small screen, from...
- 5/29/2010
- UGO Movies
Just a day after the death of former child star Gary Coleman, legendary veteran actor Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74 following a battle with prostate cancer which he was first diagnosed with last year reports The BBC.
The actor first came to notice with a small role in "Rebel Without a Cause" and went on to memorable roles in such films as "Easy Rider," "Apocalypse Now," "Blue Velvet," "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral," "Cool Hand Luke," "Hang 'Em High," "True Grit," "Mad Dog Morgan," "Reborn," "The Osterman Weekend," "Hoosiers," "Super Mario Bros.," "True Romance," "Speed," "Waterworld," "Basquiat," "EDtv," "Knockaround Guys," "Land of the Dead" and TV shows like "24," "Gunsmoke," "E-Ring," and "Crash".
Hopper died Saturday morning surrounded by friends and family at his home in Venice, California.
The actor first came to notice with a small role in "Rebel Without a Cause" and went on to memorable roles in such films as "Easy Rider," "Apocalypse Now," "Blue Velvet," "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral," "Cool Hand Luke," "Hang 'Em High," "True Grit," "Mad Dog Morgan," "Reborn," "The Osterman Weekend," "Hoosiers," "Super Mario Bros.," "True Romance," "Speed," "Waterworld," "Basquiat," "EDtv," "Knockaround Guys," "Land of the Dead" and TV shows like "24," "Gunsmoke," "E-Ring," and "Crash".
Hopper died Saturday morning surrounded by friends and family at his home in Venice, California.
- 5/29/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Dennis Hopper, who personified Hollywood rebellion, both on screen and off, died Saturday at his home in Venice, Ca. after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 74.
Having made his big screen debut in 1955's iconic "Rebel Without a Cause," opposite his friend James Dean, Hopper biked to fame as director/co-writer and finger-flashing cyclist, along with Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, in 1969's "Easy Rider." That movie, which was embraced by the burgeoning youth culture, signaled a generational change in Hollywood and also earned Hopper a best original screenplay Oscar nomination, which he shared with Hopper and Terry Southern.
He was also nominated for an Oscar for his performance as an alcoholic high school basketball coach in 1986's "Hoosiers."
Hopper, like many of the characters he played early in his career, was known for his sometimes anarchic off-screen moves and drug use in the first half of his life.
Having made his big screen debut in 1955's iconic "Rebel Without a Cause," opposite his friend James Dean, Hopper biked to fame as director/co-writer and finger-flashing cyclist, along with Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, in 1969's "Easy Rider." That movie, which was embraced by the burgeoning youth culture, signaled a generational change in Hollywood and also earned Hopper a best original screenplay Oscar nomination, which he shared with Hopper and Terry Southern.
He was also nominated for an Oscar for his performance as an alcoholic high school basketball coach in 1986's "Hoosiers."
Hopper, like many of the characters he played early in his career, was known for his sometimes anarchic off-screen moves and drug use in the first half of his life.
- 5/29/2010
- by By Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor had so many diverse roles -- from 'Rebel Without a Cause' to 'Easy Rider' to 'Blue Velvet' -- that none is truly definitive.
By Adam Rosenberg with Jem Aswad
Dennis Hopper
Photo: Evan Agostini/ImageDirect
In Hollywood history, a mere handful of stars have had careers that reached the peaks, the depths, the diversity and the longevity of Dennis Hopper's. The legendary — and legendarily rebellious — actor died of prostate cancer early Saturday (May 29) at the age of 74.
Indeed, Hopper's signature roles were so different from each other — and so widely separated by years over his nearly six-decade-long career — that it's difficult to choose one as definitive. Some might single out the teen who appeared with James Dean in 1955's "Rebel Without A Cause." Others recall the nitrous-oxide-huffing psychopath Frank Booth, villain of David Lynch's classic 1986 thriller, "Blue Velvet." Hopper played another memorable villain (who meets a memorable end) in 1994's "Speed.
By Adam Rosenberg with Jem Aswad
Dennis Hopper
Photo: Evan Agostini/ImageDirect
In Hollywood history, a mere handful of stars have had careers that reached the peaks, the depths, the diversity and the longevity of Dennis Hopper's. The legendary — and legendarily rebellious — actor died of prostate cancer early Saturday (May 29) at the age of 74.
Indeed, Hopper's signature roles were so different from each other — and so widely separated by years over his nearly six-decade-long career — that it's difficult to choose one as definitive. Some might single out the teen who appeared with James Dean in 1955's "Rebel Without A Cause." Others recall the nitrous-oxide-huffing psychopath Frank Booth, villain of David Lynch's classic 1986 thriller, "Blue Velvet." Hopper played another memorable villain (who meets a memorable end) in 1994's "Speed.
- 5/29/2010
- MTV Movie News
Actor had so many diverse roles -- from 'Rebel Without a Cause' to 'Easy Rider' to 'Blue Velvet' -- that none is truly definitive.
By Adam Rosenberg with Jem Aswad
Dennis Hopper
Photo: Evan Agostini/ImageDirect
In Hollywood history, a mere handful of stars have had careers that reached the peaks, the depths, the diversity and the longevity of Dennis Hopper's. The legendary — and legendarily rebellious — actor died of prostate cancer early Saturday (May 29) at the age of 74.
Indeed, Hopper's signature roles were so different from each other — and so widely separated by years over his nearly six-decade-long career — that it's difficult to choose one as definitive. Some might single out the teen who appeared with James Dean in 1955's "Rebel Without A Cause." Others recall the nitrous-oxide-huffing psychopath Frank Booth, villain of David Lynch's classic 1986 thriller, "Blue Velvet." Hopper played another memorable villain (who meets a memorable end) in 1994's "Speed.
By Adam Rosenberg with Jem Aswad
Dennis Hopper
Photo: Evan Agostini/ImageDirect
In Hollywood history, a mere handful of stars have had careers that reached the peaks, the depths, the diversity and the longevity of Dennis Hopper's. The legendary — and legendarily rebellious — actor died of prostate cancer early Saturday (May 29) at the age of 74.
Indeed, Hopper's signature roles were so different from each other — and so widely separated by years over his nearly six-decade-long career — that it's difficult to choose one as definitive. Some might single out the teen who appeared with James Dean in 1955's "Rebel Without A Cause." Others recall the nitrous-oxide-huffing psychopath Frank Booth, villain of David Lynch's classic 1986 thriller, "Blue Velvet." Hopper played another memorable villain (who meets a memorable end) in 1994's "Speed.
- 5/29/2010
- MTV Music News
Over the years, super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has brought CBS a stacked lineup of hits (all aging) and delivered dull, slightly off-brand shows to other networks, duds like "The Forgotten" and "Justice" and "E-Ring" and "Dark Blue." Bruckheimer's latest, "Miami Medical," feels like the kind of show Bruckheimer might have stuck ABC or NBC with. Coupled with Bruckheimer's last CBS disappointment, the leaden "Eleventh Hour," it's hard not to come away feeling like the pendulum might have shifted away from what the super-producer has always done so well. If there were lessons to be learned from the evolution of "NCIS" from...
- 4/2/2010
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"The Mentalist" is getting a new supervisor.
Aunjanue Ellis is joining the cast of the CBS drama in what's described as a "heavily recurring" part. She'll play the new head of the California Bureau of Investigation, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ellis, who's slated to make her debut on the show in the spring, is stepping in for Gregory Itzin, who's headed back to "24" to reprise his role as former President Charles Logan. (His "Mentalist" character, Virgil Minelli, announced his resignation in the Nov. 20 episode.)
Ellis' credits include "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," NBC's "E-Ring" and a few episodes of "True Blood."
- "Cougar Town" is welcoming a new younger man to its fold -- but he won't be hooking up with Courteney Cox's Jules.
Ryan Devlin ("Veronica Mars," "Big Shots") will have a recurring part on the ABC comedy later this season, the Hr says. He'll...
Aunjanue Ellis is joining the cast of the CBS drama in what's described as a "heavily recurring" part. She'll play the new head of the California Bureau of Investigation, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ellis, who's slated to make her debut on the show in the spring, is stepping in for Gregory Itzin, who's headed back to "24" to reprise his role as former President Charles Logan. (His "Mentalist" character, Virgil Minelli, announced his resignation in the Nov. 20 episode.)
Ellis' credits include "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," NBC's "E-Ring" and a few episodes of "True Blood."
- "Cougar Town" is welcoming a new younger man to its fold -- but he won't be hooking up with Courteney Cox's Jules.
Ryan Devlin ("Veronica Mars," "Big Shots") will have a recurring part on the ABC comedy later this season, the Hr says. He'll...
- 11/30/2009
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The makers of the Underworld franchise are serious about continuing the war between lycans and death dealers on. Producers Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg and Richard Wright, as well as original Underworld director Len Wiseman, have hired John Hlavin to pen the story for movie #4. Hlavin served as a story editor on The Shield, the cop procedural series that starred Michael Chiklis. Hlavin also worked on shows like Daybreak, E-Ring and Lax, so he's not a newbie to the scene.
But it might shape up that the next Underworld movie won't have any of the stars associated with the first three films. In short, there may be no Kate Beckinsale and no Rhona Mitra since there's no signed contracts for either actress. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, the writer told the outlet that Underworld 4 won't be a prequel like Rise of the Lycans. "It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences,...
But it might shape up that the next Underworld movie won't have any of the stars associated with the first three films. In short, there may be no Kate Beckinsale and no Rhona Mitra since there's no signed contracts for either actress. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, the writer told the outlet that Underworld 4 won't be a prequel like Rise of the Lycans. "It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences,...
- 11/20/2009
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
It turns out you can go home again. After a couple of failed series (Jerry Bruckheimer's military drama E-Ring and A&E's rehab drama The Cleaner), the very delicious Benjamin Bratt is returning to the show that made him a star: Law & Order. According to NBC, Bratt's gonna make a one-episode appearance later this season in an installment that "reunites him with his former boss Lt. Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson)." The network hasn't announced a specific airdate for the ep. Even if it is just a flyby, we'll be more than happy to have Benjamin back on TV. Rey Curtis was always a great character, and heck, he was Julia Roberts' best boyfriend ever.
- 10/23/2009
- E! Online
-- The poster for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" premiered at Yahoo! Movies. It's a cool image: Jackson's silhouette, arms thrown outward and upward, with a collage of performance stills scattered around inside the human form. For those who haven't been keeping track, "This Is It" is a documentary featuring the recently departed pop star's final performance footage. (Yahoo! Movies)
-- Jerry Bruckheimer is preparing to blow up the small screen with loud noises, lots of gunplay and spectacular explosions. The mega-producer is bringing his talents to NBC for an untitled TV series which will tell "the stories of a team charged with making sure fugitive criminals don't evade justice." The last time Bruckheimer teamed with NBC was for the short-lived "E-Ring" in 2005. (The Hollywood Reporter)
-- Despite the fact that word emerged in late July that the "Resident Evil" series was getting a new trilogy, starting with 2010's "Resident Evil: Afterlife,...
-- Jerry Bruckheimer is preparing to blow up the small screen with loud noises, lots of gunplay and spectacular explosions. The mega-producer is bringing his talents to NBC for an untitled TV series which will tell "the stories of a team charged with making sure fugitive criminals don't evade justice." The last time Bruckheimer teamed with NBC was for the short-lived "E-Ring" in 2005. (The Hollywood Reporter)
-- Despite the fact that word emerged in late July that the "Resident Evil" series was getting a new trilogy, starting with 2010's "Resident Evil: Afterlife,...
- 9/9/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
Welcome to your Wednesday morning television briefing. NBC has given a put pilot order to an untitled drama that follows the employees of a unit whose task is to apprehend fugitives. Project, from Warner Bros. Television and Bruckheimer Television, will be written/executive produced by Jennifer Johnson (Cold Case) and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman. Deal marks first sale for Bruckheimer at NBC since 2005's E-Ring. (Variety) Fox has given a script commitment with a penalty to an untitled western from Chuck writer/executive producer Scott Rosenbaum and executive producers McG and Peter Johnson. Project, from Warner Bros. Television and Wonderland Sound and Vision, is said to have a sci-fi twist that is a tip of the hat to Planet of the Apes and will focus on a "a gunslinger caught between worlds," according to Rosenbaum. "What I'm really interested in is the revamping of the Western...
- 9/9/2009
- by Jace
- Televisionary
NBC is back in business with Jerry Bruckheimer.
An untitled action procedural from Bruckheimer and writer Jennifer Johnson, which garnered interest from several networks, has landed at the Peacock with a put pilot commitment.
The project, from Warner Bros. TV and Bruckheimer TV, tells the stories of a team charged with making sure fugitive criminals don't evade justice.
Johnson, an executive producer on CBS' "Cold Case," another Wbtv/Bruckheimer procedural, is writing the script under a three-year overall deal with Wbtv she inked in the summer.
She is executive producing with Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman, with KristieAnne Reed co-executive producing.
The project reunites Bruckheimer TV and NBC after the 2005 military drama "E-Ring."
The company has eight series on the air, including freshmen "Miami Trauma" on CBS and "The Forgotten" on ABC.
Johnson, whose series credits also include ABC's "Lost" and NBC's "Providence," joined "Case" four years ago as a supervising...
An untitled action procedural from Bruckheimer and writer Jennifer Johnson, which garnered interest from several networks, has landed at the Peacock with a put pilot commitment.
The project, from Warner Bros. TV and Bruckheimer TV, tells the stories of a team charged with making sure fugitive criminals don't evade justice.
Johnson, an executive producer on CBS' "Cold Case," another Wbtv/Bruckheimer procedural, is writing the script under a three-year overall deal with Wbtv she inked in the summer.
She is executive producing with Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman, with KristieAnne Reed co-executive producing.
The project reunites Bruckheimer TV and NBC after the 2005 military drama "E-Ring."
The company has eight series on the air, including freshmen "Miami Trauma" on CBS and "The Forgotten" on ABC.
Johnson, whose series credits also include ABC's "Lost" and NBC's "Providence," joined "Case" four years ago as a supervising...
- 9/8/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dennis Hopper has been tapped to star in Crash, Starz Entertainment's series adaptation of the feature film. Clare Carey also will co-star.
Crash, from Lionsgate, is a 13-episode series featuring a different cast of characters than the film. Hopper will play Ben, a veteran maverick music producer looking for his last big score. The actor's most recent starring series role was NBC's E-Ring.
Carey (Jericho) will play Christine, a frustrated mom who is married to a successful pre-bust real estate developer. Hopper and Carey join the previously cast Luis Chavez, Ross McCall, Jocko Sims, Brian Tee and Arlene Tur.
Production has begun in Albuquerque, N.M., with additional filming to take place in and around Los Angeles, for an October premiere. Sanford Bookstaver (Jericho) is directing the first episode.
Crash, from Lionsgate, is a 13-episode series featuring a different cast of characters than the film. Hopper will play Ben, a veteran maverick music producer looking for his last big score. The actor's most recent starring series role was NBC's E-Ring.
Carey (Jericho) will play Christine, a frustrated mom who is married to a successful pre-bust real estate developer. Hopper and Carey join the previously cast Luis Chavez, Ross McCall, Jocko Sims, Brian Tee and Arlene Tur.
Production has begun in Albuquerque, N.M., with additional filming to take place in and around Los Angeles, for an October premiere. Sanford Bookstaver (Jericho) is directing the first episode.
American Idol mowed down everything in its path Wednesday, but ABC made it a horse race at 9 p.m. with Lost squaring off against the premiere of Fox's Skating With Celebrities. Idol opened up the second night of its fifth-season premiere with no less than 31.7 million viewers and an eye-popping 13.0 rating/33 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research. The rest of the 8 p.m. competition combined couldn't match Idol's oomph; UPN's new drama South Beach (1.7 million, 0.7/2) and NBC's E-Ring (7.9 million, 1.9/5) in particular took a drubbing. At 9 p.m., however, Skating (18.7 million, 7.2/17) slipped to No. 2 against Lost (19.1 million, 8.0/18), which was a feat for Lost given Skating's lead-in advantage. CBS' Criminal Minds (14.1 million, 4.0/9), which has performed well against Lost in recent weeks, felt the pinch but still managed to spike from its 8:30 p.m. Yes, Dear (7.1 million, 2.2/5) lead-in.
- 1/19/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was repeats as far as the eye could see in primetime Wednesday. CBS led the weak field on the strength of its 9 p.m. encore of Criminal Minds, which drew 11 million viewers and 3.3 rating/9 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, and 10 p.m. retro-run of CSI: NY (11.3 million, 3.6/10). CSI: NY ranked as the night's most-watched program overall, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. NBC barely had a pulse with repeats of dramas E-Ring, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order adding up to a nightly average of 7.8 million viewers and 2.2/6 in the demo. ABC wasn't any better off with its repeat slate, highlighted by 8 p.m.'s George Lopez (7.1 million, 2.4/7).
- 12/30/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cash, crime and more crime helped CBS win the Wednesday primetime sweepstakes in viewers but the adults 18-49 demo crown belonged to ABC and Lost. CBS opened the night with its best 8 p.m. numbers in months delivered by the hourlong music special I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash, which drew 12.6 million viewers and 2.9 rating/8 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. ABC won the hour in adults 18-49 with George Lopez (8.2 million, 2.9/8) and a good showing at 8:30 p.m. from new comedy Freddie (8.6 million, 3.6/10). NBC also saw some upward momentum for drama E-Ring (9.5 million, 2.8/8) in the lead-off slot.
- 11/17/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC has given a full-season order to the new drama E-Ring, while another freshman drama, Night Stalker, has been canceled by ABC after six airings. After a shaky start in the Wednesday 9-10 p.m. period, running against ABC's juggernaut Lost, E-Ring improved its rating performance when it was shifted to the 8-9 p.m. hour Oct. 5. Last week, the Jerry Bruckheimer TV/Warner Bros. TV series, starring Benjamin Bratt and Dennis Hopper, matched its highest 18-49 rating (2.8) and drew its largest audience to date (9.9 million).
- 11/14/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hollywood actor and E-Ring star Benjamin Bratt is celebrating the birth of his second child after his wife Talisa Soto gave birth to a Baby Boy on Monday. Mateo Bravery Bratt was born in Los Angeles, weighing seven pounds, seven ounces. Both mother and son are doing well, according to publicist Craig Bankey. The Pinero co-stars already have a daughter together, Sophia Rosalinda Bratt, born in December 2002.
- 10/7/2005
- WENN
NEW YORK -- Days after NBC wrapped an upfront that was down nearly $1 billion from a year ago, NBC Universal Television Group president Jeff Zucker said that the network expected a hit but perhaps not as much as it took. Speaking at Wednesday morning's session at the Promax&BDA conference in New York, Zucker said that it was obvious after a decade of hits that NBC wasn't as dominant as it has been. "We expected to suffer as a result of that," Zucker said, though he added that it was more than they had expected. NBC tallied between $1.9 billion and $2 billion in commitments for advertising time beginning next season, well below the $2.9 billion it received in orders last year. But this past year, with the failure of Joey to attract as strong an audience as Friends and other ratings reversals, NBC finished fourth in the adults 18-49 demographic that it had led for so long. Ad buyers were also underwhelmed by NBC's plans for next season, which include the sitcom My Name Is Earl, a Jerry Bruckheimer drama called E Ring and the reality series Three Wishes.
- 6/22/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Days after NBC wrapped an upfront that was down nearly $1 billion from a year ago, NBC Universal Television Group president Jeff Zucker said that the network expected a hit but perhaps not as much as it took. Speaking at Wednesday morning's session at the Promax&BDA conference in New York, Zucker said that it was obvious after a decade of hits that NBC wasn't as dominant as it has been. "We expected to suffer as a result of that," Zucker said, though he added that it was more than they had expected. NBC tallied between $1.9 billion and $2 billion in commitments for advertising time beginning next season, well below the $2.9 billion it received in orders last year. But this past year, with the failure of Joey to attract as strong an audience as Friends and other ratings reversals, NBC finished fourth in the adults 18-49 demographic that it had led for so long. Ad buyers were also underwhelmed by NBC's plans for next season, which include the sitcom My Name Is Earl, a Jerry Bruckheimer drama called E Ring and the reality series Three Wishes.
- 6/22/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Canadian broadcasters are leaning on Hollywood program suppliers to send U.S. cast members of new primetime network shows to Toronto to impress advertisers and media buyers at Canadian upfront presentations next week. David Hamilton, national director of promotions and publicity at Global Television, which bought 11 new dramas and nine comedies at last week's Los Angeles Screenings, said Tuesday that stars bring "sizzle" to his network's advertising play. "It's always a very tough job trying to get the stars, so we're working with the distributors to make sure that can happen," Hamilton said. Global, a division of CanWest Mediaworks, is working closely with 20th Century Fox, with whom it has an output deal. Global took home such new dramas as the Jerry Bruckheimer thriller Prison Break, the Benjamin Bratt starrer E-Ring and such comedies as the Jason Lee starrer My Name Is Earl and How I Met Your Mother, which stars Josh Radnor and Alyson Hannigan.
- 5/31/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ER alumna Ming-Na and Jonathan Cake have been cast in NBC's drama pilot Inconceivable, former NYPD Blue co-star Charlotte Ross has come on board ABC's drama pilot Westside, Tiffani Thiessen has been tapped to star in CBS' comedy pilot Stroller Wars, and Julie Bowen, Alan Tudyk and Michael Landes have been cast in ABC's untitled Deborah Kaplan-Harry Elfont comedy pilot. In other pilot-casting news, Sofia Vergara has landed a role in ABC's comedy pilot Hot Properties, and Aunjanue Ellis has joined the cast of NBC's drama E-Ring. On the pilot-pickup side, ABC has given the green light to an untitled comedy to star Peter Dinklage.
- 2/25/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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