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News: Fox asks court to ban Dish's ad-skipping features "Expendables 2" punches up second box office win Jersey Shore's Snooki has baby; mother, son doing fine Actress Anna Faris gives birth to son named Jack First man on moon Neil Armstrong dead at 82 Foreign funnymen sweep British comedy awards U.S. air guitarist crowned world champion in Finland "Dan Mintner: Badass for Hire" back in play for New Line Cameron Crowe moving forward with "Beautiful Boy" Dream or disaster: When musical producers take on the Oscars No motive in film director Tony Scott's suicide note Singer Rufus Wainwright marries longtime boyfriend Usher gains sole custody of two children Tennis Channel's upgrade on Comcast stalled pending appeal Martin Scorsese reps call movie lawsuit "absurd" Jerry Nelson, the Count on "Sesame Street," dies Harry's romp didn't stay in Vegas as it should have: ad Adrenaline trumps logic in "Premium Rush" Robert Redford keeps "Company" with Sony Pictures Classics Weinstein extortion suspect's lawyer: Don't rush to judgment Suri cruises to millions in "TomKat" divorce: report Randy Travis cited for assault in fight at Texas church Bullfights back on Spain public TV after six years Geezer robber-robot team in "Robot & Frank" will steal your heart Amazon adds "Parks and Rec," "Parenthood," "Friday Night Lights" Univison scores forums with Obama, Romney Fox seeks injunction against Dish in Auto Hop battle Elisabeth Murdoch denies she wants top News Corp job Comedian Joan Rivers works voodoo magic in New Orleans Murdoch's Sun defies royals, prints naked Harry pics Martin Luther King tape found in attic heads for sale Sundance at head of boozy, comfy - and pricy - theater trend "Expendables 2" poised to repeat at box office Norwegian gallery loses a Rembrandt in the mail Lisa Cholodenko set to direct "November Criminals" Shiloh Fernandez to play boxer Johnny Tapia in biopic Dominic West to star in Jez Butterworth play "The River" Jennifer Lopez, Gavin Polone pilots get ABC Family greenlight "Candy Store" roles offered to Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz "Fordlandia" adaptation heads to the big screen Fox asks court to ban Dish's ad-skipping features Sun,26 Aug 2012 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Fox Broadcasting Company is asking a court to put a stop to two features on Dish's new digital video recorder that let consumers skip commercials because it is hurting the TV networks' business. In May, lawsuits and a countersuit were filed pitting No. 2 satellite provider Dish Network Corp against CBS Corp, News Corp's Fox, Comcast Corp's NBC Universal and Disney's ABC. TV networks are upset that Dish, led by billionaire chairman Charles Ergen, would introduce the "AutoHop" feature that may well please viewers, but would undermine the networks' key source of revenue: advertising. ... Full Story Top "Expendables 2" punches up second box office win Sun,26 Aug 2012 10:23 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Action movie "Expendables 2" kept the No. 1 spot at U.S. and Canadian box offices for a second week as two new films provided light competition during a slow movie-going weekend. "Expendables 2" won the weekly race with $13.5 million in ticket sales from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. The film, starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and other 1980s tough guys, has pulled in $52.3 million during two weekends in theaters. ... Full Story Top Jersey Shore's Snooki has baby; mother, son doing fine Sun,26 Aug 2012 09:25 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Jersey Shore" reality star Nicole Polizzi, popularly known as Snooki, has given birth to a healthy baby boy, her representatives said on Sunday. Polizzi, 24, one of the breakout stars of the MTV hit reality show "Jersey Shore," which follows the loves, brawls and assorted dramas of a group of New Jersey beach housemates, had her baby in the early hours at New Jersey hospital. "The world just got another Guido! Lorenzo Dominic LaValle has entered the world weighing six pounds, five ounces. Nicole, Jionni and Enzo are doing great," her representatives said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Actress Anna Faris gives birth to son named Jack Sat,25 Aug 2012 07:26 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Anna Faris has given birth to a son named Jack who entered the world earlier than expected and is in a neonatal intensive care unit, her representative said on Saturday. Faris, who in 2009 married actor Chris Pratt of the show "Parks and Recreation," revealed in May that she was pregnant. At the time, her representative told the magazine US Weekly that Faris was due to give birth in the fall. "Anna Faris and Chris Pratt are happy to announce the birth of their beautiful baby boy Jack," her representative, Dominique Appel, said in a statement on Saturday. ... Full Story Top First man on moon Neil Armstrong dead at 82 Sat,25 Aug 2012 03:36 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took a giant leap for mankind when he became the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday. Armstrong died following complications from heart-bypass surgery he underwent earlier this month, the family said in a statement, just two days after his birthday on August 5. As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. As he stepped on the dusty surface, Armstrong said: ""That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind. ... Full Story Top Foreign funnymen sweep British comedy awards Sat,25 Aug 2012 09:54 AM PDT Reuters - EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Performers from the United States, Norway and New Zealand swept Britain's top comedy awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on Saturday, the first time all three prizes have gone to non-British comedians. American Phil Burgers from Los Angeles took the top prize, the Foster's Best Comedy Show award, while the Best Newcomer award went to Norway's Daniel Simonsen. New Zealander Sam Wills took the Foster's Panel Prize for performances over the past three weeks at the world's largest annual festival of the arts. ... Full Story Top U.S. air guitarist crowned world champion in Finland Fri,24 Aug 2012 11:53 PM PDT Reuters - OULU, Finland (Reuters) - American Justin Howard, alias Nordic Thunder, was crowned world champion air guitar player late on Friday in the northern Finnish city of Oulu, narrowly ahead of his compatriot Matt Burns, or Airistotle. Howard, looking like a Viking warrior in his leather tunic, gave an energetic performance that including sliding across the stage bare legged, and won the title with a score of 34.6 points, just ahead of Burns who got 34.4 points. ... Full Story Top "Dan Mintner: Badass for Hire" back in play for New Line Fri,24 Aug 2012 05:24 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - New Line Cinema's long-languishing "Dan Mintner: Badass for Hire" project is moving forward with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson loosely attached and the studio eyeing a 2013 start date, an individual familiar with the project told TheWrap. "Dan Mintner," based on the spec script by Chad Kultgen, has been in development since 2008. The comedy revolves around a character described as the ultimate badass and becomes embroiled in a kidnapping drama. ... Full Story Top Cameron Crowe moving forward with "Beautiful Boy" Fri,24 Aug 2012 05:23 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Beautiful Boy," a long-gestating film adaptation of David Sheff's New York Times best-seller "Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction," is moving forward, an individual close to the project told TheWrap. Crowe is looking to direct the film after he completes an untitled romantic comedy set up last month at Sony. Crowe's script is a "meditation" on both "Beautiful Boy" and the related memoir written by Sheff's son, Nic Sheff, about his own experience on drugs, "Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines. ... Full Story Top Dream or disaster: When musical producers take on the Oscars Fri,24 Aug 2012 04:45 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Academy President Hawk Koch has handed the keys to the Oscar show to a pair of producers best known for making musicals. Is that a good idea? History suggests that it could lead to a fresh, lively show... or to a glitzy, cheesy one. Producers with strong musical backgrounds have tackled the Oscars before, and for everyone who's won raves on the demanding Oscar stage, there's another who's fallen flat. Of course, we don't know what Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have in mind for the 85th Academy Awards, which they were chosen to produce this week. ... Full Story Top No motive in film director Tony Scott's suicide note Fri,24 Aug 2012 04:43 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film director Tony Scott was buried on Friday at a Los Angeles cemetery as local media reported that the suicide note he left behind contained no mention of why the "Top Gun" maker would take his own life. The Los Angeles Times said on Friday that the note, along with other letters left by Scott before he jumped from a Los Angeles bridge this week, did not mention health problems. The Times cited law enforcement sources as saying officials may never determine the reason behind Scott's suicide. ... Full Story Top Singer Rufus Wainwright marries longtime boyfriend Fri,24 Aug 2012 03:58 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Rufus Wainwright has married his longtime partner Jorn Weisbrodt Thursday in the Long Island beach community of Montauk, his spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday. The couple, who became engaged in 2010, have an 18-month-old daughter Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen. Celebrity website People.com reported Wainwright, 39, and Weisbrodt were married Thursday night by friend, artist Justin Vivian Bond. A star-studded guest list included Alan Cumming, Julianne Moore, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and Carrie Fisher. ... Full Story Top Usher gains sole custody of two children Fri,24 Aug 2012 03:28 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Atlanta judge on Friday awarded R&B singer Usher primary custody of his two sons with ex-wife Tameka Foster Raymond, according to a person with knowledge of the ruling. Usher had been seeking sole custody of Usher V, 4, and Naviyd, 3, while his ex-wife wanted to maintain joint custody and receive an increase in child support payments. The long custody battle had been marred with public mud-slinging on both sides as each party alleged the other was an unfit parent. ... Full Story Top Tennis Channel's upgrade on Comcast stalled pending appeal Fri,24 Aug 2012 02:19 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comcast Corp will not have to move the independent Tennis Channel to a tier in line with competing sports networks until a pending court challenge is concluded, a U.S. appeals court said on Friday. The Federal Communications Commission in July upheld an administrative law judge's ruling that Comcast discriminated against the Tennis Channel when it placed the network in a more expensive viewing tier than Comcast's affiliated sports networks. ... Full Story Top Martin Scorsese reps call movie lawsuit "absurd" Fri,24 Aug 2012 02:18 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Representatives for Martin Scorsese on Friday said it was "shocking" that Cecchi Gori Pictures had sued the famed director for failing to make a promised movie for the Italian production company, and labeled the claims in the legal action "absurd." The Oscar-winning filmmaker of "The Departed" was sued by Cecchi Gori Pictures earlier this week for choosing to make "The Wolf of Wall Street," which started filming on Thursday, instead of its movie, "Silence. ... Full Story Top Jerry Nelson, the Count on "Sesame Street," dies Fri,24 Aug 2012 01:34 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Jerry Nelson, a master of voices and puppetering who voiced Muppets including Count von Count during more than 40 years with "Sesame Street," has died. He was 78. Also a musician and actor, he took part in dozens of Muppet projects, from the 1971 TV movie "Tales From Muppetland: The Frog Prince," to 1979's "The Muppet Movie," to the 1980s series "Fraggle Rock," to last year's "The Muppets." Nelson joined "Sesame Street," which debuted in 1969, early in the show's run. He soon took on major characters including The Count, Mr. Snuffleupagus, and Sherlock Hemlock. ... Full Story Top Harry's romp didn't stay in Vegas as it should have: ad Fri,24 Aug 2012 01:03 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The famous code has been broken, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is out for revenge, Sin City style. "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" was breached this week when photos of Britain's Prince Harry, cavorting naked in a Las Vegas hotel suite, were published on celebrity news website TMZ, causing an international uproar. "FOR SHAME!" shouts a full-page ad in Friday's USA Today placed by the agency. ... Full Story Top Adrenaline trumps logic in "Premium Rush" Fri,24 Aug 2012 01:01 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Perhaps the first movie to brought to you by 5-Hour Energy and Google Maps, "Premium Rush" zigs and zags around the plot almost as much as champion bike courier Wiley (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) weaves his way through Manhattan traffic. It's a good thing that adrenaline tends to short-circuit logical thinking; the plot is mostly nonsensical, but you'll be too thrilled by the literal twists and turns to care much. As stories go, this one's pretty basic: Wiley picks up an envelope at NYU and has to deliver it to Chinatown by 7 p.m. ... Full Story Top Robert Redford keeps "Company" with Sony Pictures Classics Fri,24 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sony Pictures Classics has snapped up the U.S. rights to Robert Redford's latest film, "The Company You Keep," the studio announced Friday. A political thriller, "Company" will unspool at two big fall showcases: the Venice Film Festival, where it will premiere out of competition, and the Toronto International Film Festival. The veteran filmmaker produced, directed and plays a onetime Weather Underground rabble-rouser dodging a journalist who knows about his past. ... Full Story Top Weinstein extortion suspect's lawyer: Don't rush to judgment Fri,24 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - An attorney for the aspiring actor accused of trying to extort millions from Harvey Weinstein and others says not to "rush to judgment." "Before we rush to judgment, we need to wait until all of the facts are in," said Charleston, W. Va. attorney Troy N. Giatras said in a statement. "We are still in the process of gathering those facts. I have had limited discussions with my client and expect to have more when he arrives in West Virginia in the coming week. ... Full Story Top Suri cruises to millions in "TomKat" divorce: report Fri,24 Aug 2012 12:01 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Katie Holmes walked away without a payment or alimony in her divorce with Tom Cruise, but the couple's six-year-old daughter, Suri, stands to receive $400,000 annually in child support until she turns 18, celebrity website TMZ.com reported on Friday. Citing sources familiar with court documents filed by the former couple, whose divorce was finalized earlier this week, TMZ said the "TomKat" pre-nuptial agreement blocked Holmes from receiving any portion of the 50-year-old actor's $250 million fortune. ... Full Story Top Randy Travis cited for assault in fight at Texas church Fri,24 Aug 2012 11:32 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Grammy-winning country star Randy Travis has been cited for assault in a fight outside a church in a Dallas suburb after the singer stepped into an argument between an estranged husband and wife, police said on Friday. The incident happened on Thursday night in the parking lot of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, said the city's police spokesman, who downplayed reports that the singer was drunk at the time. "Witnesses are reporting and our investigation revealed that Mr. Travis assaulted the husband," said Officer David Tilley, adding that Travis was a friend of the ... Full Story Top Bullfights back on Spain public TV after six years Fri,24 Aug 2012 11:10 AM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's public broadcaster has said it will show its first bullfight in six years next month, a controversial decision at a time when bullfighting faces growing public opposition. State-funded Television Espanola (TVE) is in the middle of a major shake-up that has seen its budget slashed by 37 percent this year and several prominent journalists forced out as the center-right government overhauls the broadcaster's top brass. ... Full Story Top Geezer robber-robot team in "Robot & Frank" will steal your heart Fri,24 Aug 2012 10:52 AM PDT Reuters - (Corrects slug) LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Before reviewing "Robot & Frank," let me take a moment to observe that Frank Langella stars as a character named Frank in this movie, just as Mike Birbiglia plays a character tagged Mike in "Sleepwalk with Me," another movie I reviewed this week. If someone will just cite a third instance in a new movie of this My Name, My Role Phenomena, we'll officially have a trend happening. Okay, now on to the actual review. "Robot & Frank" is an amiable little film set in the near future that, like its burglar hero, manages to steal your affections. ... Full Story Top Amazon adds "Parks and Rec," "Parenthood," "Friday Night Lights" Fri,24 Aug 2012 10:52 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Amazon Prime is making hundreds of episodes of shows including "Parks and Recreation," "Friday Night Lights," "Parenthood" and "The Starter Wife" available for streaming in a new deal with NBCUniversal. None of the titles are streamed exclusively through Amazon. The titles add to the 22,000 videos available for streaming through Prime Instant Video. Amazon streams more than 120,000 videos in all. Full Story Top Univison scores forums with Obama, Romney Fri,24 Aug 2012 10:38 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Univision won't get the presidential debate it wanted, but President Obama and Mitt Romney have agreed to "Meet the Candidate" forums hosted by the network and Facebook, in which they will address issues important to Latino voters. After the presidential debate moderators were announced August 15, Univision president and CEO Randy Falco criticized the lack of a Hispanic moderator, telling the Commission on Presidential Debates that Hispanics "do not have a voice in the debates. ... Full Story Top Fox seeks injunction against Dish in Auto Hop battle Fri,24 Aug 2012 10:26 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fox is ramping up its battle against Dish Network in its legal battle over Dish's ad-skipping Auto Hop feature. Fox Broadcasting Company filed for a preliminary injunction against Dish offering Auto Hop to its subscribers in U.S. District Court in central California on Wednesday, saying that the feature is likely to cause substantial financial harm to Fox, and that Fox is likely to prevail in its claims against Dish. ... Full Story Top Elisabeth Murdoch denies she wants top News Corp job Fri,24 Aug 2012 10:25 AM PDT Reuters - (Please note that the story contains strong language in the final paragraph) EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Elisabeth Murdoch denied on Friday she wanted to succeed her father as head of the News Corp media empire, but acknowledged her role in forcing out one of his favorite newspaper executives over a phone hacking scandal. Speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival, she said that as a daughter it had been heartbreaking to see Rupert Murdoch humbled by the scandal which engulfed his News of the World newspaper, but played down her own ambitions. ... Full Story Top Comedian Joan Rivers works voodoo magic in New Orleans Fri,24 Aug 2012 06:15 AM PDT Reuters - NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - It was one of those couldn't-happen-anywhere-else moments in New Orleans that sometimes leaves outsiders scratching their heads. There was comedian Joan Rivers, veteran of cosmetic surgeries and snarky red carpet commentary, plying her trade on a little-known stage, cracking wise and raising money for a community center run by a voodoo priestess. New Orleans has long been known for its eccentricities - Bourbon Street, black magic and all that jazz - and visitors might have seen Rivers' show as just another example of the city's offbeat vibe. ... Full Story Top Murdoch's Sun defies royals, prints naked Harry pics Fri,24 Aug 2012 06:00 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's Sun tabloid on Friday became the first British newspaper to defy the royal family by printing pictures of Prince Harry cavorting naked in Las Vegas, stoking a debate about what papers can print in the name of press freedom. While newspapers across the globe have published the images of Queen Elizabeth's grandson naked with an unnamed woman after they appeared on a U.S. gossip website on Wednesday, the British media had decided not to do so until this point. ... Full Story Top Martin Luther King tape found in attic heads for sale Thu,23 Aug 2012 08:44 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A previously unknown audio tape of an interview with slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was discovered recently in the attic of a Tennessee home, and a New York collector who bought the recording says he plans to offer it for sale next week. The 10-minute reel-to-reel recording was made on December 21, 1960, nearly three years before King's famed "I Have a Dream" speech and more than seven years before he was gunned down in Memphis, Tennessee, collector Keya Morgan told Reuters on Thursday. ... Full Story Top Sundance at head of boozy, comfy - and pricy - theater trend Thu,23 Aug 2012 05:48 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - One of Los Angeles' longest-running and best-known arthouse theaters is reopening after a nine-month hiatus, with Robert Redford's Sundance Institute taking over the old Laemmle Sunset 5 location in West Hollywood. The Sundance Cinemas, which open to the public on August 31 after four days of previews, mark the first entry into the Los Angeles market for the exhibition arm of the Sundance Institute, which now owns multiplexes in five U.S. cities with plans for more. ... Full Story Top "Expendables 2" poised to repeat at box office Thu,23 Aug 2012 05:39 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The dog days have arrived at the summer box office. There are no new superheroes, sequels or kids films. The weekend's two widest openers - Sony's "Premium Rush" and "Hit and Run" from Open Road - are not expected to mount a challenge for the top spot. There's even a chance that a documentary, "2016 Obama's America," will crack the top ten. Last week's No. 1 film, "Expendables 2" will keep the top spot with around $14 million, industry analysts say. ... Full Story Top Norwegian gallery loses a Rembrandt in the mail Thu,23 Aug 2012 05:24 PM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian art gallery lost a Rembrandt etching worth up to $8,600 in the mail after trying to save money on courier and insurance costs, the gallery's chief said on Thursday. The Soli Brug Gallery in Greaaker, about 80 kilometers south of Oslo, purchased a copy of Rembrandt's 'Lieven Willemsz, van Coppenol, Writing-Master' made in around 1658 from a British dealer, only to have it lost in the Norwegian postal system. "Using a courier or special insurance is quite expensive so we have used regular mail until now," Ole Derje, the gallery's chairman said. ... Full Story Top Lisa Cholodenko set to direct "November Criminals" Thu,23 Aug 2012 05:22 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Lisa Cholodenko is coming on board to direct "November Criminals" for the Santa Monica-based production company Indian Paintbrush, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap. Steve Knight is polishing a soon-to-be-delivered draft of the script for this Washington, D.C.-set story, which revolves around a student exploring the underbelly of Washington society in order to uncover the mystery surrounding the death of a fellow student. Indian Paintbrush has been ramping up in recent months and has signed a number of new production deals. ... Full Story Top Shiloh Fernandez to play boxer Johnny Tapia in biopic Thu,23 Aug 2012 05:21 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Shiloh Fernandez is set to play Johnny Tapia in a biopic focusing on the early years of the boxing champion's life. Eddie Alcazar has been tapped to direct the film from a script that he co-wrote with Bettina Gilios for producers Anonymous Content. Fernandez began boxing at the age of nine. He became the WBO super flyweight champion and the WBO bantamweight title-holder in the 1990s. The project was in the works before the boxer's death in May. The film is expected to be released in 2013. Fernandez's previous credits include "Little Red Riding Hood. ... Full Story Top Dominic West to star in Jez Butterworth play "The River" Thu,23 Aug 2012 05:18 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Dominic West, the actor who plays Jimmy McNulty in "The Wire," will star in British dramatist Jez Butterworth's new play, "The River." West will take the stage alongside "Missing" actress Laura Donnelly and "My Week with Marilyn" star Miranda Raison. The play follows a man and woman in an isolated cabin on a cliff, the BBC reported. "The River" will run at London's Royal Court from October 18 - November 17. West, who appeared in "The Wire" between 2002 and 2008, won a BAFTA TV award for best leading actor in "Appropriate Adult" in May. ... Full Story Top Jennifer Lopez, Gavin Polone pilots get ABC Family greenlight Thu,23 Aug 2012 05:03 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - ABC Family has approved pilots executive produced by Jennifer Lopez and "Curb Your Enthusiam" producer Gavin Polone. Lopez's "The Fosters" - a working title - is an hour-long drama about a multi-ethnic family of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms. Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige will serve as writers and executive producers. Simon Fields and Greg Gugliotta will also executive produce the series, which is produced by Nuyorican Productions, Inc., and Prodco, Inc. The Polone-produced "Socio" is about a 16-year-old who may be a sociopath. ... Full Story Top "Candy Store" roles offered to Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz Thu,23 Aug 2012 05:01 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Stephen Gaghan is set to direct from his own script the crime thriller "Candy Store," which has been set up at Lionsgate, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. An offer is out to Brad Pitt for the role of Mark Swain, although the filmmakers are said to be interested in a long line of actors should that deal not come to fruition, including Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Bradley Cooper. An offer is also out to the actor Christoph Waltz, who co-starred with Pitt in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," for the role of Black Zenga. ... Full Story Top "Fordlandia" adaptation heads to the big screen Thu,23 Aug 2012 04:59 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - River Road Entertainment said Thursday that it will adapt Greg Grandin's "Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City." River Road founder Bill Pohlad will produce, and Sarah Hammer will oversee production. Ben Coccio, whose credits include Derek Cianfrance's "The Place Beyond the Pines," has been hired to adapt the screenplay. The big screen version of the film will revolve around the American men who carried out the ambitions of Henry Ford to build a utopian American industrial town in the midst of the Brazilian Amazon. ... Full Story Top

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