Tina Fey & Amy Poehler To Return As Golden Globes Hosts In 2014 And 2015

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have closed deals to host the next two Golden Globe Awards, starting with the January 12, 2014 ceremony. Fey and Poehler were approached about coming back over the summer, following the duo’s very successful first Golden Globes turn this year, which drew warm critical reception and big ratings. Fey and Poehler solidified their status as TV’s hottest comedy act last month with …

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‘Wizard Of Oz’-Themed Drama ‘Red Brick Road’ In The Works At Lifetime

The year of Wizard Of Oz continues with the sale of another high-profile Oz-themed drama project. Lifetime has put in development Red Brick Road, from the Wolper Organization, Vertigo Entertainment and Warner Horizon. Written by Tim Schlattman (Dexter) based on a concept by artist Rob Prior and executive produced by Roy Lee and Adrian Askarieh,Red Brick Road is described as an edgy, Game Of Thrones take on the world of Wizard Of Oz. In the …

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Angelina Jolie Sets Japanese Singer Miyavi As Brutal WWII POW Camp Guard ‘The Bird’ In ‘Unbroken’

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EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures and directo rAngelina Jolie have found their villain for the Lou Zamperini tale Unbroken. Jolie has set Japanese guitarist and singer Miyavi to play the role of Mutsushiro Watanabe, known as “The Bird.” That is the guard who made it his mission to break the spirit of Zamperini, and who haunted the athlete-turned-POW’s every step after he was captured in WWII. I’m told …

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Meg Ryan To Topline NBC Comedy Written By Marc Lawrence

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Sleepless In Seattle and When Harry Met Sally star Meg Ryan is eying a return to television as the star of an NBC comedy series. The project, now in development at the network and sister studio Universal TV, is being written by feature scribe Marc Lawrence (Miss Congeniality franchise), who teamed with the actress in the summer to work on the idea. The single-camera comedy centers on, a sunny, devoted and …

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Justin Long Comedy Produced By Jason Winer Lands At NBC With Penalty

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Justin Long started his acting career on NBC as a regular on dramedy Ed before segueing to features. Now Long is returning to the network with a comedy starring vehicle. Long is co-writing and expected to star in the project, which has received a script commitment with penalty from NBC. It hails from 20th Century Fox TV and Jason Winer‘s studio-based Small Dog Picture Co. Written …

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Nicole Kidman To Star In ‘The Silent Wife’

Nicole Kidman will star in and produce an adaptation of The Silent Wife, the summer literary breakout novel by A.S.A. Harrison. Mazur/Kaplan partners Paula Mazur and Mitchell Kaplan have teamed with Kidman and Per Saari’s Blossom Films to option the psychological thriller and produce. Mazur/Kaplan will fund development. The novel focuses on an affluent Chicago couple who’ve been together 20 years and seem very stable. …

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Jerry O’Connell Is Standing By Rebecca

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For any fans of the TV show Sliders, one would think the life of Jerry O’Connell was just an alternate reality. A world in which the heavy-set little kid from Stand By Me, would grow up to become a leading man who could capture the heart of one of the most gorgeous models in the world — Rebecca Romijn. This …

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Fox’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Renewed For Second Season

And the first pickup for a new series this fall goes to — Fox‘s drama Sleepy Hollow. But instead of the standard back 9 order, the adventure series is getting a second-season renewal for at least 13 episodes. Sleepy Hollow is part of Fox’s strategy for shorter, largely uninterrupted, cable-style runs. It was designed to air its 13-episode first season …

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Rashida Jones: Woman of Multiple Talents

THE WOMAN Rashida Jones, daughter of Quincy Jones, is a well-known and welcomed face in most families.  After landing small parts in various productions such as the cult television hit Freaks and Geeks, she went on to land a supporting role in Boston Public.  Her work gained her a NAACP Image Award nomination, and she started appearing in more roles …

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Jessica Brown Findlay Checks Into BBC One’s ‘Jamaica Inn’

By Nancy Tartaglione of Deadline.com Former Downton Abbey star Jessica Brown Findlay will topline BBC One‘s three-part adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1936 gothic novel, Jamaica Inn. Emma Frost (The White Queen) wrote the adaptation that’s produced by Origin Pictures and directed by BAFTA winner Philippa Lowthorpe (Call The Midwife). Set in 1820s Cornwall, the story follows spirited Mary Yellan (Brown Findlay), a young woman sent to …

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