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| US-PEOPLE Summary Friday, May 31, 2013 08:07 PM PDT Pistorius lawyer demands answers over bloody leaked pictures JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Lawyers for "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius demanded answers from South African police and prosecutors on Friday after pictures of the bathroom and toilet where he shot dead his girlfriend were leaked to a British television station. Sky News obtained a series of images of the crime scene in Pistorius' luxury Pretoria home where the double amputee track star shot his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day on February 14. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pistorius lawyer demands answers over bloody leaked pictures Friday, May 31, 2013 08:06 PM PDT  By Peroshni Govender JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Lawyers for "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius demanded answers from South African police and prosecutors on Friday after pictures of the bathroom and toilet where he shot dead his girlfriend were leaked to a British television station. Sky News obtained a series of images of the crime scene in Pistorius' luxury Pretoria home where the double amputee track star shot his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day on February 14. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-TELEVISION Summary Friday, May 31, 2013 06:33 PM PDT How Jenna Fischer's theater project helped her get over 'The Office' ending By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jenna Fischer just wrapped the ninth and final season of "The Office," but instead of kicking back and letting the summer become one endless wrap party, she's taking on one of her most daunting acting challenges yet. 'Arrested Development,' 'Archer' actress Judy Greer joins Nat Faxon in FX comedy pilot By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - FX is doubling down on Judy Greer. Tracy Morgan to star in FX war-vet comedy pilot 'Death Pact' By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES ... Full Story | Top |
| US-FILM Summary Friday, May 31, 2013 06:31 PM PDT 'After Earth' leaves critics cold ahead of competitive weekend LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Will Smith may be one of Hollywood's most bankable action stars, but his new film, "After Earth," in which he stars with his 14-year-old son Jaden, has opened to cold reviews from critics and faces stiff competition in a busy box office weekend. "After Earth" is a futuristic post-apocalyptic tale of a father and his teenage son in which the young boy must embark on a life-saving mission. 'Graceland's' Manny Montana joins Michael Mann's 'Cyber' By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ridley Scott taps 'Green Lantern' writer Michael Green to pen 'Blade Runner' sequel Friday, May 31, 2013 06:31 PM PDT By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Veteran scribe Michael Green ("Green Lantern") is moving from superheroes to replicants, as he's in negotiations to write the sequel to "Blade Runner" for Alcon Entertainment and director Ridley Scott's production company Scott Free, an individual familiar with the Warner Bros. project has told TheWrap. Representatives for Alcon and Green did not immediately respond to TheWrap's request for comment. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Graceland's' Manny Montana joins Michael Mann's 'Cyber' Friday, May 31, 2013 06:27 PM PDT  By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Manny Montana, star of USA Network's new series, "Graceland," just booked a supporting role on producer and director Michael Mann's "Cyber," TheWrap has learned exclusively. An insider with knowledge of the project told us that the production is guarding the movie's script - we hear some of its actors haven't even been able to read it. All we were able to learn about Montana's role is that he plays Lozano, a "wanted criminal." Montana plays FBI agent Joe "Johnny" Turturro on "Graceland," which premieres next Thursday. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Arrested Development,' 'Archer' actress Judy Greer joins Nat Faxon in FX comedy pilot Friday, May 31, 2013 06:23 PM PDT  By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - FX is doubling down on Judy Greer. Greer, who plays assistant Kitty Sanchez on "Arrested Development," has signed on for the as-yet-untitled comedy pilot from Andrew Gurland, FX's executive vice president of original programming and development Nick Grad said Friday. The pilot, which begins production this summer in Los Angeles, also stars "Ben and Kate" alum Nat Faxon. In addition to her "Arrested Development" role -- which she reprised for the Netflix revival of the series - Greer also voices the Cheryl Tunt character on FX's "Archer. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'GMA' beats 'Today' in May sweeps for first time in 19 years Friday, May 31, 2013 06:04 PM PDT By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - ABC's "Good Morning America" notched another victory over NBC's "Today" with Friday's announcement that it had won May sweeps in both the key demo and total viewers for the first time in 19 years. During the May sweeps period, "GMA" attracted 1.8 rating/13 share and 2.1 million viewers per episode in the advertiser-coveted key news demo of Adults 25-54, 110,000 more than "Today" (1.7/12, 1.99 million viewers) for the first time in 19 years. "GMA" also won in total viewers with an average 4. ... Full Story | Top |
| Wesley Snipes, Nicolas Cage, Jackie Chan, Milla Jovovich may join 'Expendables 3' Friday, May 31, 2013 06:02 PM PDT  By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sylvester Stallone continues to be the best thing that ever happened to aging action stars. The producers of "Expendables 3" are in advanced negotiations with Jackie Chan, Nicolas Cage, Wesley Snipes and Milla Jovovich (a relative whippersnapper at 37) to fill out the cast of mercenaries, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said during a conference call with investors Friday. The foursome's pedigree is heavy on the pyrotechnics. ... Full Story | Top |
| How Jenna Fischer's theater project helped her get over 'The Office' ending Friday, May 31, 2013 05:56 PM PDT  By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jenna Fischer just wrapped the ninth and final season of "The Office," but instead of kicking back and letting the summer become one endless wrap party, she's taking on one of her most daunting acting challenges yet. The Emmy-nominated actress, best known for playing sweet-natured receptionist Pam Halpert on the long-running workplace sitcom, is headlining the world premiere of "Reasons to Be Happy," a new play by the always controversial Neil LaBute. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Now You See Me' review: A magic-themed heist movie with maybe too much up its sleeve Friday, May 31, 2013 05:53 PM PDT By Alonso Duralde LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ticketholders for both magic shows and caper movies are required to engage in a certain suspension of disbelief, so that they might enjoy the wonders unfolding before them without ruining things by asking too many questions. "Now You See Me," a heist film peppered with onstage legerdemain, will test the limits of your willingness to go with the flow. The explanations behind the bank robberies defy logic, granted - but at least they're explanations. The plot, on the other hand, takes a corkscrew spin that may or may not fling you out of the theater. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Shadow Dancer' review: A thriller that's too smart to thrill Friday, May 31, 2013 05:50 PM PDT By Leah Rozen LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Why isn't Clive Owen a bigger movie star? He has the looks, the intensity and certainly the acting skills required. Maybe it's that he always seems to be a little too bright, to be holding something back and too aware of the ambiguities in the characters he's playing. Like its star, "Shadow Dancer" somehow just misses. It's an Anglo-Irish thriller that's almost too smart and subtle to actually thrill. On the smaller TV screen, it likely would draw you in. On a big movie screen, it fails to pop. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'Now You See Me' beats 'After Earth' at Thursday box office Friday, May 31, 2013 05:47 PM PDT By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The magic-themed thriller "Now You See Me" pulled off a neat trick by edging out the bigger budgeted "After Earth" in Thursday night screenings. The caper film made off with $1.5 million at 2,100, while the Will Smith futuristic adventure attracted a meager $1 million in ticket sales at 3,401 locations, according to studio estimates. Neither film is projected to be crowned the box-office winner, however. That honor goes to "Fast and Furious 6," which is on track to make off with more than $40 million in its second weekend of release. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tracy Morgan to star in FX war-vet comedy pilot 'Death Pact' Friday, May 31, 2013 05:45 PM PDT  By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Tracy Morgan has lined up something to keep himself busy with after saying goodbye to "30 Rock." Morgan will star in the upcoming FX comedy pilot "Death Pact," the network's executive vice president of original development and programming Nick Grad said Thursday. The pilot, which is being executive produced and written by co-creators Rob Long ("Cheers") and Tad Safran ("The Long Weekend"), stars Morgan as a formerly lazy, pot-dealing assistant high school coach who returns to his hometown as a decorated war hero. ... Full Story | Top |
| CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Friday, May 31, 2013 04:23 PM PDT 'After Earth' leaves critics cold ahead of competitive weekend LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Will Smith may be one of Hollywood's most bankable action stars, but his new film, "After Earth," in which he stars with his 14-year-old son Jaden, has opened to cold reviews from critics and faces stiff competition in a busy box office weekend. "After Earth" is a futuristic post-apocalyptic tale of a father and his teenage son in which the young boy must embark on a life-saving mission. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-MUSIC Summary Friday, May 31, 2013 04:23 PM PDT Boston rockers play fundraiser for bomb victims BOSTON (Reuters) - A succession of all-star bands from Aerosmith to Jimmy Buffett rocked a packed house at Boston's TD Garden on Thursday night in a mostly raucous fund-raiser for the victims of last month's marathon bombing. Tickets priced between $35 and $285 sold out fast at the 17,500-seat venue, with net proceeds to be donated to The One Fund, a reserve established by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick that has so far received more than $37 million in donations to compensate victims of the April 15 bombing. ... Full Story | Top |
| Boston rockers play fundraiser for bomb victims Friday, May 31, 2013 04:23 PM PDT  By Richard Valdmanis BOSTON (Reuters) - A succession of all-star bands from Aerosmith to Jimmy Buffett rocked a packed house at Boston's TD Garden on Thursday night in a mostly raucous fund-raiser for the victims of last month's marathon bombing. Tickets priced between $35 and $285 sold out fast at the 17,500-seat venue, with net proceeds to be donated to The One Fund, a reserve established by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick that has so far received more than $37 million in donations to compensate victims of the April 15 bombing. ... Full Story | Top |
| 'After Earth' leaves critics cold ahead of competitive weekend Friday, May 31, 2013 03:29 PM PDT  By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Will Smith may be one of Hollywood's most bankable action stars, but his new film, "After Earth," in which he stars with his 14-year-old son Jaden, has opened to cold reviews from critics and faces stiff competition in a busy box office weekend. "After Earth" is a futuristic post-apocalyptic tale of a father and his teenage son in which the young boy must embark on a life-saving mission. Sony Pictures Entertainment, a division of Sony Corp., spent about $130 million to produce the movie, making it one of the studio's biggest summer releases. ... Full Story | Top |
| Oprah must face lawsuit over 'Own Your Power': appeals court Friday, May 31, 2013 02:32 PM PDT  By Erin Geiger Smith NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey will have to defend in court her use of the phrase "Own Your Power" in her magazine and on her website, a U.S. appeals court said on Friday. Overturning a lower court ruling, the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals revived claims brought by Simone Kelly-Brown, owner of a motivational services business, Own Your Power Communications Inc, who says she owns a trademark on the phrase. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-INDUSTRY Summary Friday, May 31, 2013 12:57 PM PDT After news editor boycott, U.S. attorney general loosens rules WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder loosened his rules for speaking with media editors on Friday during a second day of meetings with them about his Justice Department's handling of investigations that involve reporters, the editors said. Representatives from Reuters and ABC News met with Holder, the chief U.S. law enforcement officer, and his staff following recent disclosures that federal prosecutors seized records from two other media outlets without advance notice. ... Full Story | Top |
| CBS acquires full ownership of TV Guide online and mobile units Friday, May 31, 2013 12:03 PM PDT (Reuters) - CBS Corp said on Friday it acquired full ownership of TV Guide's online and mobile apps divisions, buying out the 50 percent share held by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. CBS now owns TV Guide Digital, which includes the TVGuide.com website and TV Guide Mobile properties, the company said in a statement. CBS and Lions Gate share ownership of TV Guide's cable network, known as TVGN. TV Guide.com attracts 16.5 million visitors each month, and its mobile apps have been downloaded more than 9 million times, CBS said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Financier Hands' EMI lawsuit versus Citigroup revived Friday, May 31, 2013 11:35 AM PDT  By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court has revived British financier Guy Hands' lawsuit accusing Citigroup Inc of defrauding him into overpaying for music company EMI Group Ltd, a disastrous purchase that reflected the risk of buying debt-laden companies during the buyout bubble. Ordering a new trial, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan threw out a November 2010 jury verdict against Hands' private equity firm, Terra Firma Capital Partners, over its 4 billion pound purchase of EMI in 2007 - now US$6.1 billion. The court said a new trial was needed because U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vivendi agrees proposal for mediator in Canal+ spat Friday, May 31, 2013 11:06 AM PDT  PARIS (Reuters) - French media group Vivendi on Friday backed a proposal to name a mediator in the legal spat with media group Lagardere over their Canal+ France pay-TV venture. "Vivendi confirms it has accepted the proposal from Commercial Court President Franck Gentin to open the way to a mediation in the lawsuit filed by Lagardere, demonstrating its goodwill and full confidence," a Vivendi spokesman told Reuters. Lagardere could not be immediately reached for comment. Lagardere had said in February it was suing Vivendi for 1.6 billion euros ($2 billion) in a dispute over Canal+ France. ... Full Story | Top |
| Justin Bieber's abandoned monkey moves to German wildlife park Friday, May 31, 2013 09:59 AM PDT  BERLIN (Reuters) - A pet monkey that had belonged to Justin Bieber has moved into a German wildlife park after the teenage popstar failed to provide the necessary paperwork to release it from customs. "Mally", a 23-week-old capuchin monkey, was confiscated by authorities at Munich airport in March while the Canadian singer was on tour. The pet has since become German national property because Bieber did not provide health and species protection certificates. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jesse Eisenberg explores world of street magic for heist film Friday, May 31, 2013 09:36 AM PDT  By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Jesse Eisenberg may be best known for his Oscar-nominated performance as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, but in his latest film, the fast-talking actor explores the underground world of magic for comedy heist caper, "Now You See Me." The film, out in theaters on Friday, sees a group of street magicians come together as the "four horsemen," staging large scale magic shows during which they rob a bank and distribute the money among the audience. Eisenberg plays silver-tongued sleight-of-hand expert J. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dancing scorpions, leaping spiders star in British 3D TV series Friday, May 31, 2013 07:04 AM PDT By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Two scorpions do a courtship dance in the moonlight. A female praying mantis bites off a male's head and feasts on him while his rear end impregnates her. An assassin bug glues its dead insect victims to its back as camouflage. These are some of the bizarre scenes from the world of bugs captured for the first time with macroscopic 3D cameras for a British TV series, giving a vivid close-up of natural wonders on a scale so tiny the naked human eye cannot discern them. ... Full Story | Top |
| Producers pin hopes on jailed Bollywood actor Dutt's new film Friday, May 31, 2013 05:32 AM PDT  By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - The makers of actor Sanjay Dutt's last completed screen role before going to prison are preparing for the release of "Policegiri" in July, hoping fans of the beefy Bollywood hero will boost ticket sales. Dutt, 53, went back to jail on May 16 to serve the remainder of a five-year sentence for firearms offences during the Mumbai bombings 20 years ago. The actor wrapped up work on pending Bollywood projects in the weeks before he reported to prison. ... Full Story | Top |
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