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Boy band mania spreads as One Direction conquer U.S.
Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:44 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Boy band One Direction never dreamed that they could conquer the U.S. so early in their career, but after becoming the first UK group to see their debut album enter at No. 1 on the Billboard chart last week, the boys from Britain are relishing their stateside welcome. "Since we've been out here, it's been crazy, it seems to have blown up a bit, it's been insane for us, we're just riding the wave, working hard and having a lot of fun," said band member Harry Styles. ...
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Whitney Houston daughter lands role in Tyler Perry show
Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:29 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, is following her mother's footsteps and going into show business. Brown, the 19-year-old daughter of Houston and her ex-husband Bobby Brown, has been cast in a recurring role on Tyler Perry's TBS sitcom "For Better or Worse," a spokesman for Perry told TheWrap. The nature of her character has not yet been revealed. The series will premiere its second season in July. Brown's mother died on February 11 at the age of 48. ... Full Story | Top |
Harry Potter and the "strange" case of Oscars snub
Fri,30 Mar 2012 04:24 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - One of the few places where the Harry Potter movies failed to weave their magic was the Oscars, and the blockbuster franchise's failure to win a single Academy Award in eight attempts still rankles with some key players. The series, based on J.K. Rowling's best-selling boy wizard stories, was nominated for 12 Oscars over its 10-year history, in the art direction, visual effects, makeup, cinematography, costume design and music categories. ...
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"Bully" director says never meant to make "R" film
Fri,30 Mar 2012 04:23 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Documentary filmmaker Lee Hirsch spent a year at three schools in Sioux City, Iowa, following five kids and families who have been impacted by bullying for his nonfiction movie "Bully." The film, which opens in select theaters on Friday, has made headlines in recent weeks for receiving an "R" rating from a movie industry group for language, namely for multiple uses of one particular curse word. In the United States, an "R" means kids under 17-years-old must be accompanied by an adult. ...
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Current TV fires star commentator Olbermann
Fri,30 Mar 2012 04:22 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Current TV said on Friday it fired star news anchor Keith Olbermann after one year with the progressive public affairs network, accusing him of breaching his contract and trying to sabotage the TV channel. But Olbermann, in a series of Twitter postings on Friday, fired back at his former bosses saying Current's statements were untrue and vowing to take legal action. The outspoken liberal, who hosted a one-hour prime time show on Current, clashed with network executives earlier this year over coverage of the 2012 U.S. presidential election campaign. Former U.S. ...
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Beatles musical planned for 50th year of debut song
Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:57 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - A London musical will mark the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' debut single "Love Me Do", released in Britain in October 1962, after full theatrical rights to much of the Fab Four's back catalogue were granted to a West End production for the first time. "Let It Be" will run at the Prince of Wales Theatre from September 14 until January 19, 2013, and feature live performances of a string of hits including "Twist and Shout", "Yesterday" and "Hey Jude". ...
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SAG, AFTRA members approve merger by wide margin
Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:48 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The members of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists voted to approve the merger of the two labor unions on Friday. Eighty-six percent of the AFTRA ballots submitted were in favor of the merger, while 82 percent of SAG ballots endorsed the merger. "The merger of SAG and AFTRA is approved," SAG President Ken Howard almost yelled. "In a single day our future has become bright," he added. ... Full Story | Top |
Ray Charles' kids sued for seeking song copyrights
Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:47 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ray Charles had Georgia on his mind. His kids, however, seem to have royalties on their minds. Seven of the "Baby What'd I Say?" singer's children are being sued by the Ray Charles Foundation for allegedly trying to improperly obtain the copyright on dozens of Charles' songs. According to the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Central California on Wednesday, Charles struck an agreement with his kids in 2002 that they would each receive $500,000 from him in exchange for not seeking any further inheritance or money from his estate. ... Full Story | Top |
Fun. finds serious success with youth anthem
Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:17 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Their name is fun. and their anthem to carefree youth, "We are Young", is the best-selling song so far of 2012. The catchy single featuring soul singer Janelle Monae has propelled the New York-based indie trio to mainstream success, and now fun. is hitting the road in the United States and Europe boosted by their sixth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "We're so ready to get on stage and start playing live again. It's really where we made a name for ourselves ... we want to reconnect with our fans," frontman Nate Ruess told Reuters. ... Full Story | Top |
Nick Cannon, Bam Margera join hip-hop "Hollywood Squares"
Fri,30 Mar 2012 02:17 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Nick Cannon and Bam Margera are about to find out if it truly is hip to be square. Actor-musician Cannon, "Jackass" prankster Margera and singer-songwriter Kat Graham are among those participating in the new MTV2 offering "Hip Hop Squares," a revamp of the iconic game show "Hollywood Squares" that places the competition in a hip-hop context. The original series was essentially a tic-tac-toe game with contestants attempting to win by determining if celebrities, who occupied squares on the game grid, had answered trivia questions correctly. ...
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CinemaCon gives Charlize Theron an achievement award
Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:47 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It seems like only yesterday that Charlize Theron was a fresh-faced up-and-comer making a name for herself in films like "The Devil's Advocate" and "The Cider House Rules." In their determination to make even the most beautiful among us feel old, the cruel folks at the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) are reminding the Oscar-winning actress of just how long she's been a star. Theron will receive the "Distinguished Decade of Achievement in Film Award" at CinemaCon, the annual exhibitor confab that NATO hosts in Las Vegas. ... Full Story | Top |
"Bully": Best intentions don't always lead to best movies
Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:39 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Donald Rumsfeld's infamous quote about going to war with the army you have and not the army you wish you had, popped into my head after I saw "Bully," the timely documentary about school bullying that's riding on a wave of buzz generated by a protracted battle between The Weinstein Company and the MPAA over the film's rating. ...
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Elizabeth Banks returns to "30 Rock" in May
Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:35 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - At last, Jack Donaghy may get Avery Jessup back from North Korea: TheWrap has confirmed that "Hunger Games" star Elizabeth Banks will return to "30 Rock" in May. But while Banks' Avery lives, "TGS" -- the "Saturday Night Live"-ish sketch comedy show-within-the-show -- is in danger of becoming a taped series. In the April 26 live episode of "30 Rock," Kabletown bosses decide to save some cash and film "TGS. ... Full Story | Top |
"Twins" sequel in the works, Eddie Murphy may co-star
Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:33 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Eddie Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito could be sharing some brotherly love - or at least humor - on the big screen soon. A sequel to the 1988 comedy "Twins" is in the early stages of development, a spokesman for Universal Pictures told TheWrap. The plan would be for Schwarzenegger and DeVito to reprise their roles from the Ivan Reitman-directed original with Eddie Murphy coming aboard to play a third character - presumably, a triplet sibling to Schwarzenegger and DeVito. ...
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Outspoken Morocco rapper charged over "insulting" song
Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:03 PM PDT
Reuters - RABAT (Reuters) - A Moroccan rapper was charged on Friday with insulting public authorities in a song that was posted on YouTube, at the start of a trial criticised by his supporters as a new attempt to muzzle an outspoken critic of the monarchy. The court, in Casablanca, adjourned the trial of Mouad Belrhouat, known as El-Haqed or "The Sullen One", to April 4 and refused him bail, his lawyer Hatim Bekkar said. ... Full Story | Top |
Unpaid bloggers' lawsuit versus Huffington Post tossed
Fri,30 Mar 2012 12:42 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - AOL Inc on Friday won the dismissal of a lawsuit by unpaid bloggers who complained they were deprived of their fair share of the roughly $315 million that the company paid last March to buy The Huffington Post website. U.S. District Judge John Koeltl rejected claims by social activist and commentator Jonathan Tasini and an estimated 9,000 other bloggers that they deserved $105 million, or about one-third, of the purchase price. ...
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Singer Jerry Lee Lewis marries for 7th time
Fri,30 Mar 2012 12:41 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis has married for the seventh time, and the "Great Balls of Fire" singer has again found love in his extended family. Lewis, 76, married the ex-wife of a cousin at a quiet ceremony in Natchez, Mississippi on March 9, community newspaper The Natchez Democrat reported on Friday. His new wife, Judith Brown, told the newspaper she has been the singer's caregiver for some time. The piano playing singer of 1950s hits like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" caused a scandal when he married his 13 year-old cousin Myra Gale Brown in 1957. ...
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"Wrath of the Titans" racks up strong midnight box office
Fri,30 Mar 2012 12:30 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Wrath of the Titans" slashed its way to an impressive $1 million in midnight showings Thursday, according to studio estimates. The sequel to "Clash of the Titans" put up that godly number in 1,490 locations while facing fierce competition from "The Hunger Games." It will now expand to 3,545 locations. Despite facing off against an opponent more fearsome than the Kraken - "The Hunger Games" is, after all, on track to be one of the biggest movies of all time - "Wrath of the Titans" is widely expected to gross about $40 million domestically over the weekend. ... Full Story | Top |
'Man of Steel' Logo revealed
Fri,30 Mar 2012 11:48 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - This isn't the same old "Man of Steel." Warner Bros. film studio is betting that director Zack Snyder can breathe some of the magic he brought to "300" into its Superman franchise. Based on the logo the studio shared with fans this week, Snyder is cooking up a far darker take on the man from Krypton. The iconic shield has a muscular and burnished look in the promotional art Warner Bros. posted on Facebook and seems in keeping with the snazzy new costume Superman (Henry Cavill) will be sporting in the reboot. ... Full Story | Top |
Jaleel White sees abuse claim as product of success
Fri,30 Mar 2012 11:45 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "Dancing With the Stars" contestant and former "Family Matters" star Jaleel White says an ex's allegations of abuse "suspiciously" coincide with his recent success. Bridget Hardy, the mother of White's daughter, said that in 2010 the former Steve Urkel struck her across the chest and pushed her into a toilet, breaking it. She previously made the allegations in a custody dispute over the girl, but White was never questioned and no charges were filed. ... Full Story | Top |
TV ratings: 'Big Bang' down, Fox wins night with 'Idol'
Fri,30 Mar 2012 11:44 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Despite tying a season low Thursday night, CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" drew the evening's top ratings, while the Fox network won the overall viewership race on the strength of "American Idol," according to preliminary numbers. Fox came in first in ratings and second in total viewership with an average 3.5 rating/10 share in the advertiser-cherished 18-49 demographic and 12.2 million total viewers. "American Idol" at 8 p.m. inched up from last Thursday's airing with a 4.2/13 in the demo and 15.3 million total viewers. ... Full Story | Top |
Carrie Underwood finds "real things" to sing about
Fri,30 Mar 2012 09:30 AM PDT
Reuters -  NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Carrie Underwood says she's glad she took some time off from country music following her marriage to hockey star Mike Fisher in 2010. After storming the country music scene since her 2005 "American Idol" win, her almost two-year break from recording and touring helped her find "real things to sing about", and write what she calls her fun, rocking new single "Good Girl." "I feel like so many people get stuck. They write, they get songs together, they make an album, they go on tour. Then they do it all over again. I just wanted to change things up. ...
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UK singer Robbie Williams to be father: website
Fri,30 Mar 2012 07:16 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Robbie Williams and his partner Ayda are expecting a baby, he said on his website on Friday. Williams, 38, said the baby was expected later this year. "We've seen scans and cried ... looked at babies in commercials and teared up ... the nursery is already planned," he wrote in his official blog, adding that he couldn't wait "to be a daddy". According to British tabloids, Williams, who rose to fame in boy band Take That, married actress Ayda Field at his Beverly Hills home in 2010. ...
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Eros International files $250 million U.S. IPO
Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:27 AM PDT
Reuters - . (Reuters) - Film entertainment company Eros International PLC filed for a U.S. initial public offering of up to $250 million and said it intends to delist from London's junior AIM market. It said it had decided to make the switch as the U.S. capital markets provide more efficient access to additional equity capital on more favorable terms, more relevant peer group, broader analyst coverage and increased liquidity. Eros named Deutsche Bank Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and UBS Securities as underwriters to the offering. ... Full Story | Top |
Charlie Sheen promises "awesome" success for new show
Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:15 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, March 29 (TheWrap.com) - Charlie Sheen promised "awesome" success for his upcoming FX show "Anger Management," during a video message to advertisers at the network's upfronts presentation on Thursday. The former "Two and a Half Men" star also joked that its success would be followed by a "whole lot of credit taking." FX will debut Charlie Sheen's "Anger Management" in June along with Russell Brand's late night show "Strangely Uplifting." During the presentation, network president John Landgraf told advertisers that FX plans to order two to three more scripted dramas in the next year. ... Full Story | Top |
Harry Potter tour focuses on behind-camera wizardry
Fri,30 Mar 2012 02:47 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - A new tour at the film studios outside London where the Harry Potter blockbusters were shot aims to champion the "unsung heroes" -- from seamstresses to special effects wizards -- who made the movies magical for millions. "Warner Bros. Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter" opens to the public on Saturday, and organizers expect 5,000 visitors to file past the familiar sets, strange creatures and scale models every day. ...
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Murdoch's media empire strikes back
Fri,30 Mar 2012 12:28 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch on Thursday declared war against "enemies" who have accused his pay-TV operation of sabotaging its rivals, denouncing them as "toffs and right wingers" stuck in the last century. Reports by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Financial Review newspaper this week said that News Corp's pay-TV smartcard security unit, NDS, had promoted piracy attacks on rivals, including in the United States. ...
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Smiles and a warning as Lindsay Lohan ends probation
Thu,29 Mar 2012 10:42 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A smiling Lindsay Lohan was released on Thursday from almost five years of formal probation, and told by a Los Angeles judge to grow up and stop clubbing. Actress Lohan, 25, who has made multiple trips to court, jail and rehab since a 2007 drunk driving and cocaine possession arrest, was praised for completing months of community service at a Los Angeles morgue and court-ordered psychotherapy. "She has done everything that this court has asked of her," Los Angeles Superior Court judge Stephanie Sautner said. "Probation terminates today. Now. ...
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Florence + The Machine get "Unplugged" for MTV
Thu,29 Mar 2012 09:32 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Florence + the Machine kick off MTV's new season of "Unplugged" on April 8 with a show that singer Florence Welch called "amazing" as her powerful voice belted out hit songs like "Dog Days Are Over" in a candlelit room. The soulful British singer and her backing band taped their "Unplugged" concert in New York's oldest synagogue building back in December to become the first of eight episodes airing across MTV and sister networks Vh1 and CMT. The Civil Wars and Dierks Bentley also are slated to perform during the new season. ...
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Heejun Han voted off "American Idol," eight remain
Thu,29 Mar 2012 09:14 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heejun Han, known for his goofy sense of humor, was kicked off of TV singing contest "American Idol" on Thursday night after his second performance of Leon Russell's "A Song for You" failed to convince judges to keep him on the show. Han, who found himself in the ranks of the bottom three for the second week in a row alongside fellow competitors Hollie Cavanagh and Skylar Laine, appeared disappointed as he shook host Ryan Seacrest's hand after judge Steven Tyler informed him that he was being sent home. ...
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Clay Aiken admits to getting work done on his face
Thu,29 Mar 2012 06:23 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES, March 29 (TheWrap.com) - Does Clay Aiken seem like a little less of a fathead these days? There's good reason. The former "American Idol" contestant made the shocking confession on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" Tuesday that he's had a little work done. But don't get the wrong idea. The guy's not vain or anything. The 33-year-old "Measure of a Man" singer told "Watch What Happens Live" host Andy Cohen (via Us Magazine) that he decided to get a little touch-up done almost as an afterthought, while undergoing a procedure for a temporomandibular joint disorder. ...
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Charlie Sheen promises 'awesome' success for new show
Thu,29 Mar 2012 06:19 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK, March 29 (TheWrap.com) - Charlie Sheen promised "awesome" success for his upcoming FX show "Anger Management," during a video message to advertisers at the network's upfronts presentation on Thursday. The former "Two and a Half Men" star also joked that its success would be followed by a "whole lot of credit taking." FX will debut Charlie Sheen's "Anger Management" in June along with Russell Brand's late night show "Strangely Uplifting." During the presentation, network president John Landgraf told advertisers that FX plans to order two to three more scripted dramas in the next year. ...
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Author Shriver looks at terrorism with droll humor
Thu,29 Mar 2012 06:17 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - International best-selling novelist Lionel Shriver's latest book is released on Thursday, but it isn't exactly new. She wrote it over 10 years ago. "The New Republic" follows Shriver's best-selling works like "The Post-Birthday World" as well as "We Need to Talk About Kevin," the 2011 movie starring Tilda Swinton for which she was nominated for a best actress Golden Globe. ... Full Story | Top |
Charlie Sheen promises 'awesome' success for new show
Thu,29 Mar 2012 06:13 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK, March 29 (TheWrap.com) - Charlie Sheen promised "awesome" success for his upcoming FX show "Anger Management," during a video message to advertisers at the network's upfronts presentation on Thursday. The former "Two and a Half Men" star also joked that its success would be followed by a "whole lot of credit taking." FX will debut Charlie Sheen's "Anger Management" in June along with Russell Brand's late night show "Strangely Uplifting." During the presentation, network president John Landgraf told advertisers that FX plans to order two to three more scripted dramas in the next year. ...
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Dimension making vampire thriller 'Garden District'
Thu,29 Mar 2012 06:10 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES, March 29 (TheWrap.com) - Dimension Films will make "Garden District," a vampire thriller set in New Orleans, the company said Thursday. Anthony Jaswinski ("Vanishing on 7th Street") and Luke Goltz ("You and I") wrote the movie, about a trio of young myth-busters who go to New Orleans to investigate whether the video of a vampire's execution is real. "This film reminds me of the early days of Dimension," Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of the Weinstein Co., said in a statement. "We look forward to making 'Garden District' as terrifying in theaters as it is on the page. ... Full Story | Top |
'Hunger Games' set to crush 'Titans' at weekend box office
Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES, March 29 (TheWrap.com) - "The Hunger Games" is all but certain to remain at the top of the domestic box office this weekend, beating "Wrath of the Titans" and "Mirror Mirror." The two newcomers should have a pretty good weekend, too. "Wrath," from Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment, is expected to pull in somewhere around $40 million, and "Mirror Mirror," from Relativity Media, is on track to take around $24 million. But "Hunger Games," Lionsgate's PG-13 adaptation of Suzanne Collins' bestseller, remains a juggernaut. It opened to $152. ...
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Spotify extends 'honeymoon' for free unlimited listening
Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, March 29 (TheWrap.com) - Spotify said it "was extending the honeymoon" for free, unlimited listening on Thursday. The music streaming service offers pay packages, which reward users with fewer ads, offline listening and other features, but has also offered another option - free. Users can listen to as much music as they like -- no restriction on hours or on songs -- so long as they don't mind the ads. Spotify was planning on phasing that out, capping non-paying users at 10 hours a month and/or five plays of each song. ... Full Story | Top |
Richard Branson turns from adventuring to drug war critic
Thu,29 Mar 2012 04:42 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, involved in such ventures as selling space travel to the affluent, is now pushing for people to have the freedom to get high here on Earth without risking going to jail. The British billionaire argues criminal punishment fails to stem drug abuse, and is calling on countries to decriminalize drug use and eliminate criminal penalties on narcotics consumers or even consider legalizing drugs. "The prohibition of drugs has worked no better than the prohibition of alcohol, and serves only to empower violent criminal cartels and harm U.S. ...
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Sony promotes film chief to larger role
Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:40 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Sony Corp promoted film studio co-chairman Michael Lynton to a larger role overseeing entertainment operations, part of a reorganization as a new CEO prepares to take over the Japan-based electronics company. Lynton, 52, was named CEO of Sony Corporation of America, the company said in a statement on Thursday. His responsibilities include Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a joint venture with Michael Jackson's estate. He will remain based at the film studio's headquarters in Culver City, California. ...
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Country stars hit Las Vegas for awards show
Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:19 PM PDT
Reuters - NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Las Vegas turns into Nashville West on Sunday when the Academy of Country Music brings its awards show to the resort city along with stars such as Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. Among top honors on one of country's biggest nights, the album of the year category features Lambert and her "Four the Record" in a tight race with Eric Church and "Chief," Chesney for "Hemingway's Whiskey," Jason Aldean with "My Kinda Party" and popular Lady Antebellum for "Own the Night. ... Full Story | Top |
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