The more we see Jessica Biel with a gun, the better.
The singer's family will always love the tube.
He and the other one and a half men will be back on CBS.
But is Lovato the judge America's hoping for?
Pro tip: Smiling is overrated.
There's no way he sleeps more than an hour a night.
There's a new legend in late night.
And all the ladies swoon.
Minaj is Pepsi's newest face.
One character says goodbye, and two share a long-awaited romantic moment.
Star/director has a lot to say about family reunions.
This mom-to-be means business!
Because there's wasn't any privacy.
It's moving at lightspeed.
He's suing for $20 million.
They might have something to fall back on, in case they ever reveal 'Mother.'
And he gets $25 million right now!
We will lose PONYO
And why would any of us doubt him?
The network just got the coolest (last) name in the biz.
Well, can you blame him?
Apparently 60 is the new 30.
The actress-turned-director wins us over again.
She wants how much?!?!
It's about time
At least it's not written in Tiger Blood...we think.
For damn near network TV money!
America might be experiencing a relapse of its Sheen addiction.
Of course he does.
We are, shall you say, Fired Up about this news.
He just signed a record deal with Sony.
Ohmygodsoclosepleasehappenpleasepleaseplease.
Sounds about right.
Studio will continue to distribute the director's films for years to come
Double You Tee Eff, Mate?
If you are worried about not seeing this film: DON'T.
He'll plead no contest to misdemeanor domestic assault charges.
This is real, folks.
Suck on that, 'Idol.'
Film will be based on recent true events
Yep. 30 million dollars. That's a lot of guacamole.
The Wolverine's director is bringing his production company Protozoa to Fox.
A roundup of the high-profile American Film Market deals making headlines over the past day...
And it's called A Shore Thing! Get it?
We take a look at the films that will live on past Toronto and tell you which ones you need to see!
The director that brought you Fight Club, Seven and October's The Social Network is gearing up to bring you even more.
The reboot of the comic book anti-hero sells to global distributors in Toronto - the biggest deal of the fest so far
The Grammy/Oscar-winner will host his own comedy sketch show starting midseason 2010-11.
Deadline.com is reporting that talks are underway to make a documentary feature out of Conan O'Brien's upcoming 30-city live comedy/music revue, "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour."
Administrators of Michael Jackson's estate and his longtime record label, Sony Music Entertainment, have announced a seven-year distribution deal for as many as 10 new Jackson projects valued at as much as $250 million.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson is set to make his debut as a reality TV star -- in a series about bird racing.
Universal Media Studios has cut a deal with 'Office' actor and writer-producer BJ Novak for a further two seasons.
Producer inks new deal worth millions of dollars as he cements his rep as a TV tastemaker
Ryan Murphy and Julia Roberts plan to reteam for an untitled project at Sony.
The Wrap reported yesterday afternoon that an agreement has been reached for Disney to sell Miramax to LA billionaire Ronald Tutor and his partners Morgan Creek, Colony Capital and David Bergstein.
His parents still read the tabloids, and he still has to tell them the stories in them aren't true.
'Shrek' and 'Narnia' director makes multi-year pact with Bedrock Studios
Charlie Sheen's plea deal hit a snag on Monday when the case was postponed to July.
Joint venture will produce unscripted programs
The New York Post reports that General Electric has finalized details of Jeff Zucker's exit deal from NBC Universal.
The Hollywood Reporter said Thursday that the Weinstein brothers had "managed to fashion a winning bid" for Miramax, but Deadline.com later reported that Disney had responded to the report saying, "No (Miramax) deal done and reports to the contrary are false."
Following a recent scoop by IESB, other outlets are confirming that Joss Whedon is locking in a deal with Marvel Studios to direct 'The Avengers.'
Warner Bros. is expected to sign a production deal with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck -- and now Zac Efron and Robert Downey Jr. are reportedly getting their own deals at the studio.
Following protracted negotiations, the 'Hangover' folks have completed talks for a sequel and are ready to sign deals, reports Deadline.com.
BFFs Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are forming a new production company and negotiating a first-look deal at Warner Bros.
'How I Met Your Mother' creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas have signed a rich overall pact with 20th Century Fox TV.
The Wrap reported early Thursday morning that a deal has finally been reached in the late-night debacle at NBC.
Sources say Robert Halderman has floated an offer to plead guilty in exchange for a one-year prison term.
Brett Ratner has sealed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV.
As the holiday rush on spec scripts continues, Warner Bros., in a deal worth nearly $2 million against $2.5 million, has purchased an untitled work from 'Cars' scribe Dan Fogelman.
'Playboy' editors are so desperate to convince Lindsay Lohan to strip nude for the magazine, they've reportedly made the actress a new offer of $900,000 to flash her flesh.
Michael Jackson's estate will accrue "close to $100 million" through deals the administrators of his will have negotiated following his death, according to his brother Jermaine.
Officials at the Screen Actors Guild have voted in favor of a new deal with Hollywood's major studios after almost a year of tense negotiations over pay.
'The Real Housewives of New York City' star Kelly Bensimon is set to escape an assault charge filed by her ex-boyfriend after striking a deal with prosecutors.
Sir Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills has reportedly signed a $4.3 million deal to promote vegetarian food for fast food chain Burger King.
Chris Brown faces the possibility of more than four years in federal prison if convicted on the felony charges of assault -- he is reportedly ready to cop a plea in the case.
Burlesque star Dita Von Teese is to launch a music career after signing a record deal.
Samuel L. Jackson will reprise his role as Nick Fury in Iron Man 2 after some turmoil over his offer to come back for the sequel.
Comedy superstar Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay’s website FunnyOrDie.com has partnered with HBO in a synergistic effort to develop new series for the cable network and highlight its existing properties online.
Robert De Niro's former housekeeper, who has been indicted on charges of stealing from the actor and other celebrity employers, has been offered a plea deal of one to three years in prison to settle all charges against her.
Ben Affleck had to sell off his lips when he realized he'd dashed out for diapers without his wallet just before Christmas.
Lionel Richie's daughter Nicole is poised for a new life as a sitcom star, after signing a deal with 20th Century Fox TV.
Russell Crowe has reportedly sealed a deal with New York's District Attorney's office so he will avoid jail for his assault on a hotel worker.
Macaulay Culkin arrested on drug charges, Edward Furlong busted in lobster ordeal, Jackson regrets paying off molestation claims, more...
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Cast of Everybody Loves Raymond gets backend deals including Patricia Heaton Peter Boyle Doris Roberts Brad Garrett Ray Romano
Detectives in Los Angeles will not be ready to present a case against music producer Phil Spector at his scheduled court date next week. Also: Cameron Diaz Kiera Knightley Bend It Like Beckham July 21-27 Nielsen ratings Freddie Prinze Jr. Conrad Jackson Stan Rogow Heavy D Ja Rule 50 Cent Bride and Joy: Guiding Mom Down the Aisle Goldie Hawn Jared Leto Alexander
The Fox Broadcasting Co. has inked a three-year deal that will keep the sharp-tongued Simon Cowell as a judge on the network's hit reality series, American Idol. The new pact also includes a first-look deal with Cowell's new production banner, Simcow Ltd., and a series commitment with the network.
The Oscar's show producer Gil Cates told nominees at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' annual pre-Academy Awards luncheon in Beverly Hills Monday that the show will go on--whether or not there is a war with Iraq. Also: Broadway Rock and Roll of Fame Liza Minnelli Oprah Winfrey Celine Dion The Creature From the Black Lagoon Topper Action News
Mike Myers and DreamWorks have inked a unique feature film production deal dubbed "film sampling." Film sampling is much like music sampling, in which an artist reworks an existing song with new lyrics. Also: Stacy Keach Sr Judi Dench Pitch Black Riddick Vin Diesel Colm Feore Tim Story Society Cab Hideo Nakata True Believers R Kelly the Beatles
News Roundup for Aug. 27
The pop singer confesses to drinking, maybe smoking, maybe sex. Britney Spears Justin Timberlake
Universal Music Group announced Wednesday that Mariah Carey will be starting her own record label, which will be distributed through its Island/Def Jam label group. Mariah Carey Tommy Mattola EMI Group PLC Universal Music Group Island/Def Jam
It looks as though MTV could shell out a record $20 million to keep America's favorite dysfunctional family on its airwaves MTV The Osbournes Ozzy Osbourne Kelly Osbourne
News roundup: April 19. Top story: Quentin Tarantino's book Kill Bill has its publishing rights picked up. Other stories on: Tammy Wynette lawsuit, Fergie's move, Max Payne, Jon Favreau (Elf), ACTRA vs. SAG, Barry Manilow, VH1 Divas Las Vegas (Celine Dion, The Dixie Chicks, Mary J. Blige, Cher and Shakira), and Usher + Chilli
Twentieth Century Fox announced Thursday a two year deal with Icon Productions headed by Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey
Suits against Dick Clark accuse him of misappropriating the show The Other Half and angling to have shares of dick clark productions acquired at an unfair price court records showed today
Catherine Zeta-Jones is denying reports that she has signed a nine-film deal worth about $80 million Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael DouglasGeorge Clooney the Coen Brothers Intolerable Cruelty Anthony Hopkins Antonio Banderas The Mask of Zorro Chicago Richard Gere Coming Out Russell Crowe Greekfire Smoke and Mirrors Monty
Larry King has signed a new four year contract with CNN that will pay him $14 million per year plus perks
Mariah Carey, who has released more No. 1 singles than any other solo pop female artist, has fluttered away from Columbia Records and landed a deal with Virgin Records
AOL Time Warner may be moving closer to a deal to acquire AT&T's cable systems, published reports said today (Friday).
Reacting speedily to EchoStar Communications' purchase of rival DirecTV, FCC Chairman Michael Powell on Thursday named a review team to examine the deal headed by FCC Cable Bureau Chief Kenneth Ferree.
The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday completed its acquisition of Fox Family Worldwide from News Corp and Haim Saban for $5.2 billion, about $100 million less than what it had originally agreed to pay. News Corp has said that it plans to use its share of the funds to help it buy Hughes Electronics' DirecTV.
The Walt Disney Co., whose chairman, Michael Eisner, said last week that he is reviewing the company's deal to buy Fox Family Worldwide, may end up paying about $100 million less than the deal originally called for.
CBS announced Thursday that it had signed a new five-year deal with the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to broadcast the Grammy Awards.
Yahoo!, the online portal, has signed a deal with Boca Raton-based MovieTickets.com that will allow visitors to Yahoo! Movies to purchase tickets online -- and in some cases print them out at home.
Gov. Jesse Ventura's exclusive arrangement with ABC News to be interviewed at the site of the World Trade Center rubble for Good Morning America has ignited criticism among Minnesota reporters, who were barred even from forming a pool to accompany the governor.
NBC has decided to push back the season premiere of its hit show The West Wing to Oct. 10.
While many critics had dismissed Universal's The Musketeer as a loser, audiences over the weekend proved the wisdom of Alexandre Dumas' (pere) counsel: "Nothing succeeds like success."
Sony Pictures Entertainment, which announced last week that it would join other studios to launch a video-on-demand (VOD) service for PC users, said Tuesday that it will also make its films available on demand via cable TV through In Demand, a pay-per-view enterprise that is jointly owned by AT&T Broadband, AOL Time Warner, Comcast, and Cox Communications.
Creditors of bankrupt Edwards Theaters Circuit must have breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday as they approved a bankruptcy reorganization plan that hands over control of the exhibitor to Philip Anschutz, the country's sixth richest man.
Breaking his recent silence over negotiations with General Motors for Hughes Electronics, operator of DirecTV, Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that speculation in the press about his proposals to GM were "widely off the mark" and sometimes "dead wrong."
News Corp, which only two weeks ago was reported to be close to a deal with General Motors to acquire Hughes Electronics, the operator of the DirecTV home satellite service, has acknowledged that the deal has suffered a setback as a result of a rival offer from EchoStar Communications.
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, whose divorce will become final on Wednesday, are both expected to attend Tuesday's premiere of thriller flick The Others in Los Angeles, according to published reports. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Crowe, Vanilla Sky.
The pop group announced a joint venture with the Microsoft Network, creating an Internet access service called *NSYNC@MSN.
The tiny Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hands out the annual Golden Globe awards, has signed a 10 year deal giving NBC the right to air its awards ceremony for about $3 million dollars per year.
With DVD rentals becoming increasingly popular, Blockbuster is considering renegotiating its revenue-sharing deals with the major movie studios that have cut the chain's profit margin on cassette rentals, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
The new contract hammered out by the actors' unions and TV and film producers calls for actors to receive a 3 percent raise in their current $617 minimum daily scale in each of the next two years and a 3.5 percent raise in the third year, published reports said Thursday.
A new version of the game show Pyramid, to be hosted by Danny Osmond, has landed its first station deal with KRON San Francisco on Monday, Reuters reported.
Napster has signed a licensing deal with 150 independent European labels to provide music for its new subscription service, due to launch this summer.
Kelsey Grammer, who plays the character of "Frasier" on the NBC sitcom of the same name, is now the highest-salaried actor in TV history, Daily Variety reports.
News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch has told investors that he is close to nailing down an agreement to take over control of Hughes Electronics, operator of the DirecTV home satellite service
Controversial online song-swapping service Napster is looking for music publishers to support its pay service.
Hank Barry, Napster chief executive officer, has talked with MusicNet to work out a licensing deal and wants to talk with Sony and Universal's Duet, Reuters reported Tuesday.
Napster's usage has dropped from 250,000 in February to 150,000 in recent days because of a court order banning the downloading of copyrighted songs. Napster's attempt to break ground in music technology-by allowing users access to songs via the Internet-resulted in copyright infringement lawsuits. Users will soon have to pay a monthly fee to access music files through Napster.
Jerry Bruckheimer isn't content on ruling the big screen. Now he's set his sights on the small screen, as well. Fresh off the blockbuster success of Pearl Harbor, Bruckheimer has signed an exclusive two-year TV production deal with Warner Bros. Television, says the Hollywood Reporter. Bruckheimer scored a small screen hit last season with the surprising success of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on CBS. CBS also has purchased Bruckheimer's The Amazing Race for the upcoming fall season.
Hollywood watchdog Sen. Joseph Lieberman will pen a book about his failed 2000 vice presidential bid for Simon & Schuster, a corporate sibling of the Lieberman-attacked MTV, Variety reports. The Connecticut Democrat continually denounces MTV's prank-driven Jackass, which reportedly has inspired a series of dangerous copycat stunts resulting in several injuries. Lieberman and his wife Hadassah will receive an advance of $100,000 from the Viacom-owned Simon & Schuster. He campaigned last year as Al Gore's running mate.
The sudden resignation of Hughes Electronics Chairman Michael Smith on Friday was being viewed as a stroke of good fortune for Rupert Murdoch, who is bidding to take over Hughes, operator of the DirecTV satellite service, and a setback for EchoStar Communications' Charlie Ergen, who is trying to do the same.
Fresh off the success on the big screen (The Wedding Planner, Angel Eyes) and in music (the chart-topping J.Lo album), Jennifer Lopez is about to hit the small screen after a 10-year absence, according to The Associated Press. NBC has signed Lopez to two deals. Lopez will appear in a series of music specials, starting this fall. NBC also will develop a semi-autobiographical sitcom based on the actress' upbringing in the Bronx. Lopez originally appeared on television's In Living Color as one of the show's Fly Girl dancers.
Though the Writers Guild of America has admitted it "did not achieve all the goals [it] sought" with its agreement with the producers, it is standing fast on the premise that it is a good deal. "We believe that the contract offers substantial advances in the economic interests of both feature and television writers and establishes a firm basis for further gains in future contracts.... We do believe we won substantially all that we could in this round of negotiations," according to a WGA statement. The disappointment centers on the WGA's failure to get increases on network shows rerun on basic cable and for lack of jurisdiction expansion on writing for animated shows, Variety report.
Wall Street showed little reaction Monday to the settlement reached on Friday between the Writers Guild of America and the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the Los Angeles Times observed Monday. Noting that if a strike had materialized, most TV and film studios would have been able to lower their production costs, Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen told the newspaper, "If there had been a strike, it would have been a short-term positive for some of the companies." Nevertheless, UBS Warburg analyst Christopher Dixon noted that investors were able to breathe "a great sigh of relief" when the agreement was announced. Referring to the potential of an actors' strike, Dixon added, "We still don't know whether we'll have actors, but we do have scripts that will be written, and that's a first step."
Mariah Carey, who has released more No. 1 singles than any other solo pop female artist, has fluttered away from Columbia Records and landed a deal with Virgin Records, according to news reports.
Director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable) is staying with Disney for his third film, Signs, another foray into the supernatural, according to Variety. The director has inked an undisclosed eight-figure deal in negotiations with Disney execs. Sense and Unbreakable have grossed a combined $900 million worldwide for Disney. Signs is reportedly about mysterious crop circles that appear in a Philadelphia field. No release date has been scheduled.
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 25, 2000 -- Once a survivor, always a survivor. When "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch’s book deal with St. Martin’s Press went sour, he put his survival instincts to work. He came up with a different angle and brokered a new book deal with Lyons Press. "101 Survival Secrets: How to Make A Million Dollars, Lose 100 lbs. and Live Happily Ever After" will arrive in stores Nov. 14, Daily Variety reports. Rather than the tell-all life story he was negotiating with St. Martin’s, the new book will be filled with self-awareness tips. You know, fame and fortune can’t buy happiness, or you can’t be happy until you know yourself, yadda … yadda … yadda. The amount of cash Hatch will receive from the book wasn’t disclosed. But a Lyons publisher said the company is forking over the most cash ever for a book in this deal. The The St. Martin’s Press deal was valu
Wall Street showed little reaction Monday to the settlement reached on Friday between the Writers Guild of America and the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the Los Angeles Times observed Monday.
SAG President William Daniels said Monday that he hopes that the settlement reached between the Writers Guild of America and the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers will serve as "a stepping-stone" for SAG and AFTRA's upcoming negotiations with the studios.
One character says goodbye and one big kiss leaves us reeling.