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The Hollywood Reporter's best of the week
The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: THE HOLLYWOOD MATH BEHIND HOW LINDSAY LOHAN'S 'THE CANYONS' WILL MAKE MONEY Even ...
Lucasfilm pushes pause on 3-D 'Star Wars' prequels
The force isn't with the 3-D versions of the "Star Wars" prequels. Lucasfilm said in a statement Monday that it's postponing the scheduled 3-D ...
Analysis: J.J. Abrams good fit for 'Star Wars'
This may sound sacrilegious to the legions of hardcore "Star Wars" fans, but having J.J. Abrams direct "Episode VII" will be a vast improvement and ...
Abrams on 'Star Wars': 'surreal' and 'exciting'
J.J. Abrams calls getting assigned to direct the seventh live-action "Star Wars" film "as surreal as it is exciting." The director-producer-writer ...
Disney says JJ Abrams to direct next 'Star Wars'
It's official. The force is with J.J. Abrams. The Walt Disney Co. issued a statement Friday night confirming reports that had been circulating for two ...
J.J. Abrams to produce Lance Armstrong biopic
He's already gotten the Oprah treatment. Now Lance Armstrong is headed for the silver screen. Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams' production company, ...
Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 film lineup
Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 schedule (release dates are subject to change): JANUARY: "Broken City": Mark Wahlberg's an ex-cop out for revenge ...
From 'Sherlock' to 'Star Trek' for Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch has had a busy 24 hours. The British actor was nominated for a Golden Globe, chased by the paparazzi in London and unveiled the ...
Force is strong with dream 'Star Wars' directors
It's the question we've all been pondering from the second we heard that three more "Star Wars" movies were planned: Who will direct them? When George ...
NBC regroups under Comcast with new cuts, spending
NBC slashes Jay Leno's "Tonight" pay in half, but forks out more than $8 billion to renew its broadcast rights to Sunday Night Football. Rumors swirl ...
NBC gives full-season pickups to 3 new series
NBC has given an early sign of approval to three of its new series, handing each a full-season commitment. The network announced Tuesday it is picking ...
NBC's sampling strategy pays dividends
A jump on the fall television season enabled NBC to get some of its new series sampled. The premiere episode of "Revolution," a J.J. Abrams thriller ...