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SAG pension chief Bruce Dow takes leave of absence
Wed,4 Jan 2012 09:07 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Bruce Dow, the chief executive officer of the Screen Actors Guild -- Producers Pension & Health Plans (SAG-PPHP) will take a leave of absence from the organization, TheWrap has learned. Dow has been dogged by allegations from an ousted employee that he covered up an embezzlement scheme and used the funds for personal expenses. Less than two weeks ago, the board of trustees for SAG-PPHP released a statement to members announcing that a review of the charges by an outside counsel found that the bulk of the allegations against Dow were false. ... Full Story | Top |
VH1 checks out of "Celebrity Rehab" for now
Wed,4 Jan 2012 09:07 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - VH1 has decided to drop "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew" like a bad habit. At least for the time being. While the cable network hasn't outright canceled the series, which has run for five seasons since its 2008 debut, it has no plans for new episodes of the reality offering for the foreseeable future. A representative for VH1 told TheWrap that "Celebrity Rehab" -- which stars Dr. Drew Pinsky and a rotating cast of famous faces struggling to recover from substance abuse -- "is not on the schedule currently. ... Full Story | Top |
Former Morgan Creek files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Wed,4 Jan 2012 09:06 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A company that owns rights to Morgan Creek's international library has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Bermuda-based Inverness Distribution Ltd., filed papers in Bankruptcy Court in New York on December 30. It already had filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection. Under Chapter 15, Inverness was shielded from lawsuits from creditors in the U.S. The new status will let Inverness, now run by liquidators who were appointed by officials in Bermuda, file lawsuits in the United States. ... Full Story | Top |
"Ninja Turtles" co-creator auctioning off art studio
Wed,4 Jan 2012 09:05 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - How much money will be shelled out for the personal art studio belonging to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" co-creator Kevin Eastman? The answer will be known Wednesday night, which marks the end of the 10-day eBay auction for the studio -- drawing table, rare artwork, personal effects, toys and all. "My wife was threatening to call that TV show 'Hoarders,' " Eastman told TheWrap about his studio, which had been situated in his Los Angeles home. "Some of the stuff I've pulled out of storage, I haven't seen in 15 years. ... Full Story | Top |
NBCUniversal reveals new West Coast headquarter plans
Wed,4 Jan 2012 04:48 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Two weeks after abandoning plans for an expansive new facility, NBCUniversal has unveiled plans for state-of-the-art headquarters for its West Coast television operations. The 150,000 square-foot facility, formerly occupied by Technicolor, will sit on Universal's Studios lot and house the L.A. bureaus of NBC News and Telemundo, along with local broadcast stations KNBC and KVEA. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. 2011 album sales up for first time since 2004
Wed,4 Jan 2012 04:47 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - U.S. album sales rose in 2011 for the first time since 2004, partly reflecting cheaper album prices and special offers as well as a booming vinyl market, music industry analysts said on Wednesday. Album sales grew by 1.4 percent to 330.6 million units in 2011 according to figures published in Billboard magazine, up from 326.2 million in 2010. The small increase in the world's biggest music market will be welcome news to the industry after years of declining revenues. ...
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'Paranormal Activity 4' gets October release date
Wed,4 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The next installment of the "Paranormal Activity" franchise will arrive in movie theaters this October -- a month that traditionally has been successful for the horror franchise -- Paramount Pictures said Wednesday. The studio will release the fourth installment of its series on October 19. The most recent "Paranormal" movie, this year's "Paranormal Activity 3," was released October 21. It opened to $54 million for the biggest October opening ever. The first "Paranormal," made for a mere $15,000, grossed $193.3 million worldwide. ... Full Story | Top |
The CW orders "Cult" pilot from "Gossip Girl" producers
Wed,4 Jan 2012 03:54 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The CW is hoping to have a "Cult" hit on its hands soon. The network has ordered a pilot for a new drama called "Cult," from "Gossip Girl" executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and "Hart of Dixie" executive producer Len Goldstein. Schwartz, Savage and Goldstein will executive-produce, as will "V" writer Rockne O'Bannon, who will write the pilot. The pilot will center on a female production assistant on a television series titled "Cult. ... Full Story | Top |
"Martha Stewart Show" ending after this season
Wed,4 Jan 2012 03:48 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "The Martha Stewart" show will not return to The Hallmark Channel after this season, but the network hopes to continue to work with Stewart on other programming, TheWrap has confirmed. Stewart's show will stop taping live episodes in the spring, and will air reruns in the summer. Then it will end, and Stewart and the network will look to work together in other ways, a person familiar with the situation told TheWrap. ...
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Fox News trumps CNN, MSNBC in Iowa Caucus coverage
Wed,4 Jan 2012 03:08 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Forget Mitt and Rick, Fox News was the Iowa Caucus' big winner. Fox News was far and away the top rated cable news network during last night's coverage of the early presidential contest...and unlike Mitt Romney's victory over Rick Santorum, it wasn't by eight votes. Fox more than doubled the ratings of rivals CNN and MSNBC, averaging 2.15 million viewers and 637,000 in the key 25 to 54 demographic for the night, according to Nielsen Media Research. In contrast, CNN averaged 1 million total viewers and 390,000 viewers in the 25-54 demo. ... Full Story | Top |
Former Murdoch editor hired by rival NY tabloid
Wed,4 Jan 2012 03:08 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Daily News of New York has hired Colin Myler as its editor-in-chief, an appointment that is certain to add spice to the newspaper's long and heated rivalry with the New York Post and its owner, Rupert Murdoch. Myler, who replaces Kevin Convey, had long been a close lieutenant of Murdoch, serving as managing editor of the New York Post before he was brought to London to clean up the scandal-plagued News of The World in 2007. Myler oversaw the News of the World until the 168-year-old tabloid was closed this summer. ... Full Story | Top |
Barbie to get some Kardashian gal pals?
Wed,4 Jan 2012 03:06 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Is Barbie cosying up with the Kardashians? Celebrity magazine Us Weekly reported on Wednesday that the world's most famous doll was getting three high-profile new friends -- reality TV stars Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian. Us Weekly quoted an unnamed source as saying that the Kardashian sisters -- who found fame in the U.S. show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" -- will be immortalized as Barbie's pals in an upcoming limited-edition doll line. "The dolls will reflect the girls' measurements and may even come in Kardashian-designed outfits," the source said. ...
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"Horrible Bosses" writers on board for sequel
Wed,4 Jan 2012 03:04 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The future of "Horrible Bosses" is about to be written. John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein, who co-wrote the script for the 2011 raunchy comedy, are on board for a sequel, The Wrap has confirmed. Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis -- who starred in the first film -- are also expected to return, although a New Line representative said the only deal currently in place pertains to Daley and Goldstein. Director Seth Gordon said last summer that there were talks of a sequel, following the first film's unexpected success. ...
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Dimension acquires heist comedy "The Black Marks"
Wed,4 Jan 2012 02:59 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Dimension Films will distribute "The Black Marks," a heist comedy starring Matt Dillon, Kurt Russell and Jay Baruchel, the company said Wednesday. Jonathan Sobol ("A Beginner's Guide to Endings") wrote and is directing the movie. "The Black Marks" stars Russell as Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate daredevil and occasional art thief who goes into business with his brother, Nicky, played by Dillon, for an art theft. As these things tend to go, the successful theft brings the old gang to another, riskier heist. ... Full Story | Top |
Apes, wizards, robots make the cut in Oscar VFX race
Wed,4 Jan 2012 02:48 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Superheroes will square off against wizards and apes will do battle with pirates in the next round of the Academy Awards' Visual Effects race. The Academy announced on Wednesday that the field has been narrowed from 15 films to 10 by the Visual Effects Branch's Executive Committee. The remaining films include all of the presumed favorites, including "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "Hugo," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon. ...
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Judge blocks Clorox cat litter ad
Wed,4 Jan 2012 02:42 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked Clorox Co from airing a TV commercial for its Fresh Step cat litter after the company ruffled the fur of a rival that said the ad was false. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan on Wednesday said Church & Dwight Co, which makes cat litter under its Arm & Hammer brand, showed a high likelihood of "irreparable harm" from Clorox's ad. Rakoff issued a preliminary injunction to halt the ad, which began airing last February, while litigation continues. ... Full Story | Top |
Roland Emmerich script gets pilot order from ABC
Wed,4 Jan 2012 02:41 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Add Roland Emmerich to the growing list of big-screen names undertaking small-screen projects. "2012" director-producer Emmerich has received a pilot order from ABC for an as-yet-untitled project, the network confirms to TheWrap. The pilot, which was co-written by Emmerich and Harald Kloser -- who paired with Emmerich on the shelved theatrical project "Singularity -- will revolve around an astrophysics student in New York who finds himself veering between heaven and hell as the 2012 presidential election looms. ...
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Jillian Michaels doesn't rule out returning to "Loser"
Wed,4 Jan 2012 02:39 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With health and fitness guru Jillian Michaels leaving her gig on "The Doctors," might she return to "The Biggest Loser" for a third run? Don't rule it out. "We never say never," Michaels' representative, Ashley Sandberg, told TheWrap on Wednesday. Michaels appeared on the NBC weight-loss competition from 2004-06 and then again from 2007-2011. Her successor, Anna Kournikova, lasted just one season, so there's an opening. ...
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Sinead O'Connor says fourth marriage back on
Wed,4 Jan 2012 02:28 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Irish singer Sinead O'Connor says she has reunited with her fourth husband after a short-lived marriage and an even shorter split. The "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer said on her new Twitter account that, after a night of love making, she and Barry Herridge had decided to stay married, go to counseling and live together. O'Connor announced a week ago that she and Herridge had split after just 16 days of marriage, blaming pressure and disapproval from her new husband's family and friends. ...
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Herskovitz, Zwick win WGA award
Wed,4 Jan 2012 12:04 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, the team behind "thirtysomething" and "My So-Called Life," have been named recipients of the Writers Guild of America, West's 2012 Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television, the WGAW said on Wednesday. The award was established by the WGAW to honor lifetime achievement in television. Past winners include Steven Bochco, Stephen J. Cannell, David Chase and Larry David. ... Full Story | Top |
James Franco signs deal with Amazon for first novel
Wed,4 Jan 2012 11:58 AM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - After receiving tepid reviews for his first book of fictional short stories, actor James Franco has sold his debut novel to Amazon Publishing, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. The novel is titled "Actors Anonymous" and will be published in 2013. The spokeswoman for Amazon declined to say how much money the book deal was worth and whether the novel would be published in e-book as well as print form. Franco's collection of short stories "Palo Alto," released last year, received a mixed response by reviewers with some commenting it lacked insight and depth. ...
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Demi Moore fears being unlovable
Wed,4 Jan 2012 11:32 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Demi Moore, who recently ended her six-year marriage to Ashton Kutcher, says her worst fear is finding she is "not worthy of being loved". In an interview conducted just one week after Moore filed for divorce in November, the "Ghost" star opened up to her friend, British photographer Amanda De Cadenet, for the February edition of Harper's Bazaar magazine. Moore, 49, did not directly address her split with Kutcher, the 33-year-old star of television comedy "Two and A Half Men. ...
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Iowa caucus wreaks havoc on media seeking to fill time
Wed,4 Jan 2012 11:07 AM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - While Tuesday's Iowa caucus was notable for the historically close finish between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, as the night wore on the narrative also morphed into how these late results were wreaking havoc on the media itself. At one point, CNN's James Carville said, "I'm trying to think about something that we haven't talked about tonight." Huffington Post chief Arianna Huffington seemed to agree that no topic was left undiscussed, tweeting, "Hoping CNN will do in-depth analysis of why top 5 candidates have one-syllable first names. ...
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Hugh Jackman to work more Broadway magic as Houdini
Wed,4 Jan 2012 10:57 AM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hugh Jackman, who has recently been smashing records on Broadway with his one-man show, will return as escape artist Harry Houdini in the musical "Houdini," producers said on Wednesday. The 43-year-old actor, who began his career on stage before landing Hollywood roles in movies such as the "X-Men" series, will star in the musical expected to debut in the 2013-14 season that will be written by Oscar-winning writer Aaron Sorkin. ...
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Nick Cannon hospitalized with "mild kidney failure"
Wed,4 Jan 2012 10:54 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mariah Carey's husband Nick Cannon was hospitalized with "mild kidney failure" in Colorado on Wednesday, the singer posted on her Twitter. "Please pray for Nick as he's fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure," Carey posted to her fans, with a photo showing her lying next to Cannon in a hospital bed. Cannon, 31, was taken to hospital while the couple were on holiday in Aspen, Colorado, a ski resort town and hotspot for celebrities. ...
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Baldwin to host pre-Super Bowl NFL Honors award show
Wed,4 Jan 2012 10:48 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Will there be a red carpet or a green Astroturf entrance? Either way, "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin will lead the festivities for the first-ever "NFL Honors" awards show, a Super Bowl eve broadcast that will include current and former NFL stars and the doling out of awards for the best players and plays of the NFL season. The two-hour, February 4 NBC special, from 9-11 p.m. ...
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2011 album sales up for first time in U.S. since 2004
Wed,4 Jan 2012 10:45 AM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. album sales rose for the first time since 2004 last year, edging up 1.4 percent to 330.6 million units from 326.2 million in 2010, according to figures published in Billboard magazine Wednesday. The small increase in the world's biggest music market will be welcome news to the record industry after years of declining revenues, although globally 2011 music sales are set to register another decrease when official figures have been collated. According to Billboard, U.S. ...
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A Minute With: Jon Heder brings Napoleon Dynamite to TV
Wed,4 Jan 2012 09:50 AM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Geek chic will soon be back when Napoleon Dynamite returns in an animated TV show and joins "Family Guy" and "The Simpsons" on the Fox network's "Animation Domination" night. "Napoleon Dynamite," the 2004 independent film about a socially awkward teenager in a small town, directed by Jared Hess and starring Jon Heder, became a hit and received praise for bringing something fresh to the teen comedy genre. The film is about a high-school loser, Napoleon, who becomes a bit of a winner while retaining his geekiness. ...
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After strong Iowa showing, Santorum still has Google problem
Wed,4 Jan 2012 09:48 AM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Americans who take to the Internet to learn more about Rick Santorum following his strong finish in the Iowa caucuses are about to discover his Google problem. It comes courtesy of sex advice columnist and soon-to-be MTV star Dan Savage, who in 2003 following comments Santorum made about gays asked his readers to help come up with a disgusting sexual reference to be named after the then-Pennsylvania senator. What they came up with was this, which is now the top Google response for Santorum, and is posted at the website spreadingsantorum.com: "Santorum 1. ...
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Berlin festival to open with French Revolution film
Wed,4 Jan 2012 05:42 AM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The 2012 Berlin film festival will open next month with the world premiere of French period drama "Les Adieux a la reine" (Farewell My Queen). Directed by Benoit Jacquot, the drama is an adaptation of Chantal Thomas's novel of the same name portraying the first days of the French Revolution from the point of view of servants working at Versailles. Diane Kruger plays the ill-fated queen Marie Antoinette and Lea Seydoux one of her ladies-in-waiting as unrest in the court of King Louis XVI grows. ... Full Story | Top |
China claims success in curbing racy entertainment
Wed,4 Jan 2012 05:39 AM PST
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - A campaign to curb "excessive entertainment" by slashing the number of racy programs on Chinese satellite television channels has been successful, state media reported, after President Hu Jintao warned Western culture was out to attack China. The broadcast regulator ordered the two-thirds cutback in October, taking particular aim at dating and talent shows, programs featuring "emotional stories" and those of "low taste. ... Full Story | Top |
Senegal's N'Dour drops music for election "buzz"
Wed,4 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST
Reuters -  DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's Youssou N'Dour has taken his music to audiences around the world but says his decision to stop singing and run for president was prompted by a nagging sound straight from the streets of his West African nation. "For over 15 years I have heard this buzz going about for me," N'Dour said at his headquarters in a chic suburb of the capital Dakar, adorned with awards including a gold-plated Grammy for his 2004 album "Egypt." "An overwhelming majority of the Senegalese people have asked Youssou N'Dour to run as president ... ...
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Auditor ABC to launch review after WSJ Europe scandal
Wed,4 Jan 2012 03:59 AM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's newspaper circulation auditor plans to review its reporting standards after a scandal at the Wall Street Journal Europe last year raised questions about whether the News Corp-owned title was artificially inflating its figures. The Audit Bureau of Circulations said on Wednesday it had found no clear evidence that the WSJ Europe had not complied with its standards but planned the review to ensure greater clarity in the future. ... Full Story | Top |
Scorsese to receive BAFTA fellowship
Wed,4 Jan 2012 03:14 AM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - "Raging Bull" director Martin Scorsese will be honored with a fellowship by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) at the organization's annual awards ceremony on February 12. The fellowship, BAFTA's highest honor, recognizes a lifetime's contribution to film, and previous recipients include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg and Laurence Olivier. "Martin Scorsese is a legend in his lifetime; a true inspiration to all young directors the world over," said BAFTA chairman Tim Corrie. ...
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Bond website "Skyfall" launched with new images of 007
Tue,3 Jan 2012 07:09 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It's time to spy some fresh images of 007. A new James Bond site, www.007.com, was launched Tuesday in anticipation of the release of "Skyfall," the franchise's 23rd movie. The site also celebrates the 50th anniversary of Bond movies. (The first one, "Dr. No," came out in 1962.) The site features a brief introductory video with co-producer Michael G. Wilson, who thanks fans for their continued support of the franchise. It also contains some brief glimpses of Bond aiming a huge gun. The site promises exclusive content, to be rolled out over the course of the year. ... Full Story | Top |
Is Keith Olbermann feuding with Current TV?
Tue,3 Jan 2012 07:08 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - What's going on between Keith Olbermann and Current TV? Olbermann is not covering the Iowa caucus Tuesday night -- and it doesn't look like the decision was his alone. Earlier Tuesday, Olbermann indicated that his show "Countdown" was returning, but by 7 p.m. ET, he said it was not to be. "So as not to mislead: I am informed Countdown will not be on tonight," Olbermann tweeted. "I must defer on all questions to @JoelHyatt @AlGore and @Current." Instead, Gore is on air alongside his two other prime time hosts, Cenk Uygur and Jennifer Granholm. ... Full Story | Top |
MTV to deliver 12-hour "Jersey Shore" marathon
Tue,3 Jan 2012 07:07 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Start warming up your fists now, "Jersey Shore" fans, because they're going to be doing a lot of pumping on Thursday. Prior to the premiere of the fifth season of its runaway well-tanned hit reality series on January 5, MTV will air an all-day "Jersey Shore" marathon, starting at 9:30 a.m. Given that "Jersey Shore" doesn't make its bow until 10 p.m., that's a whole lot of GTL for viewers to immerse themselves in like so much fake-bake and hair gel. ... Full Story | Top |
Patricia Arquette to play Jeff Buckley's mother in film
Tue,3 Jan 2012 07:06 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Patricia Arquette will play the mother of Jeff Buckley in Jake Scott's biopic, "Mystery White Boy," TheWrap has confirmed. Arquette will play Mary Guibert, the widow of singer/songwriter Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley's father. The size of her role has not been made known. The film is currently in preproduction in Memphis, where Jeff Buckley accidentally drowned in May 1997. He was 30. Jeff Buckley will be played by Reeve Carney, star of "Snow Falling on Cedars" and the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. ... Full Story | Top |
Why Daniel Craig is the real "girl" in "Dragon Tattoo"
Tue,3 Jan 2012 07:05 PM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - What happened to 007? In "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," the swaggering, lady-killing Daniel Craig is practically a damsel in distress. As investigative reporter Mikael Blomkvist, Craig leaves the gun-slinging and bare-knuckle beating to his sleuthing partner, Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). In a pivotal scene, it is Craig who is tied up by a serial killer. The film implies that he would join a long list of victims were it not for a golf club wielded by Salander. Throughout the ordeal, he barely puts up a fight. ... Full Story | Top |
Despite poor box office, "Dragon Tattoo" sequel moves ahead
Tue,3 Jan 2012 04:52 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The girl with the dragon tattoo is getting ready to play with fire in the U.S. Despite the weak box-office performance of the U.S. remake of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" so far, the sequel, "The Girl Who Played With Fire," is moving forward, a Sony spokesperson has confirmed to TheWrap. Steven Zaillian, who also wrote and executive produced "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," is writing the screenplay for the next U.S. film based on Swedish author Stieg Larsson's "Millennium" series. ...
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