
R.I.P. Steve Forrest
Veteran actor , who had more than 100 TV credits including starring on the mid-1970s police actioner S.W.A.T., died May 18 in Thousand Oaks. He was 87

David Slade To Direct Syfy Drama ‘Helix’
EXCLUSIVE: Feature/TV director David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) is set to direct the opening episode of , Syfy’s upcoming series from from ...

Universal Makes Seven-Figure Deal For ‘The School For Good And Evil’
EXCLUSIVE: Boy, does have the hot hand when it comes to irreverent fairy tale fare. that the Oz The Great And Powerful producer had partnered with ...

Steven Soderbergh Will Interrupt Retirement To Direct And Produce Cinemax Series ‘The Knick’ With Clive Owen Starring
EXCLUSIVE: We need to qualify ‘s self-imposed retirement from the business with an asterisk: feature films only. Just as his final film airs this ...

CNN Sets June Debut For Summer Talk Show
The cable news network announced today that its new talk show will debut on June 9 right after the Season 1 finale of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

‘Reign’ Co-Creator Stephanie SenGupta Exits
EXCLUSIVE: There is a change at the helm of ‘s high-profile new drama series . Co-creator/executive producer/co-showrunner has departed, leaving ...

Cannes: EOne Announces Itself As Player In U.S. Distribution By Acquiring Naomi Watts-Starrer ‘Diana’
EXCLUSIVE: has acquired U.S. distribution rights to , the Oliver Hirschbiegel-directed drama about a secret love affair that Princess Diana had ...
FilmDistrict Shifts ‘Oldboy’ Release Date
The -directed remake of Park Chan-wook’s cult Korean classic will now see its wide release on October 25, 2013, after originally slated it for October ...
Will LIN TV Stations Go Dark On Time Warner Cable?
The broadcaster has begun to warn more than 1.5M viewers in 14 markets that its stations could disappear from Time Warner Cable and Bright House ...

Cannes: Drafthouse Snags German Import ‘Nothing Bad Can Happen’
EXCLUSIVE: As this year’s came to a close at , acquired North American rights to German drama Nothing Bad Can Happen ahead of its premiere today in ...
Hot Trailer: Ron Howard’s ‘Rush’
has dropped the second trailer for , the -directed racing pic about 1970s Formula 1 rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl ...
ABC Family Picks Up Game Show ‘Spell-Mageddon’ For Summer
has picked up to series , an hour-long game show where contestants take on hilarious distractions while spelling increasingly challenging words.

CBS New Series Trailers: ‘The Crazy Ones’, ‘Hostages’, ‘The Millers’, ‘Mom’, ‘We Are Men’
Here are the full looks advertisers got last week at CBS’ new fall series during the network’s in New York. Still to come is midseason drama ...

WME Signs ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Creator Kurt Sutter
Kurt Sutter, the colorful creator/executive producer of FX’s Sons Of Anarchy, has signed with WME. He was with ICM Partners. Last year, Sutter signed ...

Very Crowded Memorial Weekend Kick-Off: ‘Hangover III’ Opens For $3.1M Late Shows
THURSDAY AM: The Hollywood studios now think every weekend should start on Wednesday just to wring every last dollar from moviegoers (and ensure I’m ...
Adele Lim Signs Overall Deal With CBS TV Studios, Joins ‘Star-Crossed’ As Co-Showrunner
(Private Practice) has signed an overall deal with . Under the pact, she will serve as executive producer/co-showrunner on the studio’s new drama ...

Matt Rogers Set As Host Of USA Competition Series ‘Summer Camp’
will be the host of ‘s new competition reality series , which will pit 16 die-hard campers in over-the-top competitions inspired by classic camp games

Shareholders Quiz Time Warner Chief On Political Ties And Gun Coverage
CEO must be glad that he only has to meet with ordinary shareholders once a year. Two dominated the Q&A session at today’s gathering with questions ...

RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Modern Family’, ‘Law & Order: SVU’ & ‘Criminal Minds’ Hit Finale Lows, ‘Masterchef’ Down In Season Debut
The final night of the 2012-2013 television season saw six finales and one season debut. On ABC, Wednesday was the season 4 end for (3.6/11) at 9 PM.

CANNES TOLDJA! Weinstein Co Officially Acquires ‘Philomena’, Eyes Fall Release
This turned out to be of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which is now winding down. The Weinstein Company won out after sparking to the ...

Hammond On Cannes: Paramount’s ‘Nebraska’ Hits Town As Only Major Studio Movie In Competition
Alexander Payne says he only finished post-production last Friday on his Cannes competition entry , Nebraska which had its press screening this ...

Starz Sets Premiere Date For ‘White Queen’
/ series will debut on Starz on Saturday, August 10, following the Friday season finale of Magic City. The 10-episode drama, based on the bestselling ...

CMT Buys Off-Net Rights To ‘Hell’s Kitchen’
LOS ANGELES – May 23, 2013 – CMT has reached a multi-year licensing deal with distributor Debmar-Mercury to become the exclusive cable partner for ...

Cannes: J.C. Chandor Sets Next Project ‘A Most Violent Year’
EXCLUSIVE: All Is Lost and Margin Call director has set his next project. He will write and direct which will shoot this fall in New York City.

Cannes: Caution In The Market
With the market officially wrapped, the deal pace has slowed to a crawl and the focus turns back to the movies. That’s after a week of international ...