BBC top quality channels for Asia

LONDON -- BBC Worldwide is growing its Asian footprint by starting top quality channels. This news is going to be introduced by Jana Bennett, prexy of BBC Worldwide Systems and global BBC iPlayer, in the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Assn. of Asia gabfest in Hong Kong on Tuesday. BBC Worldwide will bow BBC Understanding, BBC Entertainment, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies in Thailand in The month of january. In Taiwan, BBC Worldwide Channels has pacted with Chung Hwa Telecom to produce BBC Understanding, BBC Lifestyle and BBC Entertainment on IPTV platform MOD. In Indonesia, BBC Lifestyle joins BBC Understanding and CBeebies on NexMedia. The Corp.'s commercial arm can also be bowing a Lonely Planet-top quality block of shows on BBC Understanding across Asia beginning Tuesday. Beefing in the agendas may be the U.K. version of series "Top Gear," that will air on BBC Understanding across Asia within two days of their British broadcast in 2012. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Stuntman Dies During The Filming Of The Expendables 2

UPDATED: A stuntman has died on the set of The Expendables 2, which is filming in Bulgaria. The accident happened a little after 7 PM local time on Thursday while the movie’s 2nd Unit Stunt Team was filming a scene on reservoir Ognyanovo 15 miles outside the capital Sofia. Two stuntmen participated in the stunt, which involved an explosion. One of them died, while the other was injured and is currently in a hospital in critical condition. The local police has launched an investigation into the incident which happened while the film’s main unit, led by director Simon West and star/producer Sylvester Stallone was filming in the picturesque mountain resort village Bansko 2.5 hours away. “It is with great regret that we confirm this unfortunate accident,” Nu Image/Millennium Films, the production company behind The Expendables 2, said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to the families and those on the production affected by this tragedy. The filmmakers are working closely with the authorities in responding to and investigating this accident.” In consideration of the families of the victims, names and other details are not being released at this time, a spokesman for the production said. The Expendables 2, the sequel to Sylvester Stallone’s 2010 sleeper hit action-hero actioner, boasts a star-studded ensemble cast that includes Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Liam Hemsworth, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Martin Scorsese at the begining of Foretells Direct 'The Snowman'

If this involves Martin Scorsese and the future pointing projects, the acclaimed director appears to consider a webpage from Lay's poker chips: he can't have only one. Variety reviews the Oscar-winning Scorsese is within early foretells direct 'The Snowman,' an adaptation of Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbo's acclaimed novel. Great! But maybe 'The Snowman' should have a number. During the last few years, Scorsese has seen his title mounted on a number of major projects: a remake of 'The Gambler' with Leonardo DiCaprio an adaptation of 'The Wolf of Wall Street' with Leonardo DiCaprio a biopic about Frank Sinatra and also the Rat Pack, possibly with Leonardo DiCaprio 'The Irishman,' with Robert P Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino 'Silence,' a movie about Jesuit monks in 17th century Japan with Daniel Day-Lewis and Benicio Del Toro and 'Furious Love,' concerning the romance between Bette Davis and Richard Burton. Which would be to say: expect if Scorsese's participation with 'The Snowman' touches away following a couple of years. According to Nesbo's Harry Hole series, 'The Snowman' is occur Norwegian and concentrates on a serial killer who attacks women. Working Title -- the development company behind 'Love Actually' and also the approaching 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' -- hopes the film might have franchise potential, a la 'The Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo.' The Nesbo books have offered 5 million copies worldwide. Scorsese will next direct 'Hugo,' on November. 23. [via Variety] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

'Vreeeland' goes worldwide

Documentary ''Diana Vreeeland: The Interest Must Travel" remains agreed to many foreign areas, including Madman Entertainment for brand new zealand and australia, Studio Canal for your Uk and Ireland and Desltop for Benelux. Submarine Entertainment made the sale annoucement Wednesday and mentioned it's licensed the pic to HanWay Films for foreign sales. Hanway will repetition the docu within the American Film Market. Submarine had formerly offered U . s . States rights through the Toronto Intl. Film Festival for the Samuel Goldwyn Co. for release next season. Pic was directed and produced by Lisa Immordino Vreeland, wife of Vreeland's grand boy. Vreeland was the design and style editor of Harpers Bazaar where she labored for 2-and-a-half decades before becoming editor in chief of fashion a stint within the Met's Costume Institute where she aided popularize its historic collections. Immordino Vreeland's co-company company directors round the film are Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt and Frederic Tcheng. Gloss Studio, Jonathan Gray and Mark Lee executive produced. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

'Once Upon a Time': TV Review

If there might be five -- or perhaps is it seven or even more? -- comedies about how exactly modern men're too weak to become known as males, then what lengths-fetched will it be that two new series concentrate on favorite anecdotes?our editor recommendsThe Hollywood Reporter's 10 Showrunners to Watch'Once Upon A Time' Executive Producers Would like to Have Rhianna on the ShowNBC Previews First twenty minutes of 'Grimm,' Extended Look of 'Chuck' (Video) PHOTOS: Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated Shows ABC's Not so long ago feels confident making use of a slew of well-known favorite anecdotes, while NBC's Grimm mines the more dark tales from the Siblings Grimm. It's a higher-concept hootenanny with varied results. Possibly greater sell is Not so long ago, which opens like a period piece in which the Seven Dwarfs are huddled around an entombed Snow Whitened -- and before you let out what's going to happen, you may finish up laughing rather. Why? Since it feels and looks hokey. Hokey is a concern. Snow Whitened is performed by Ginnifer Goodwin and Prince Charming by Josh Dallas. There's an Evil Full, obviously, performed by Lana Parrilla, whose make an effort to play evil falls well lacking convincing. She's not by yourself because even Robert Carlyle, who is capable of doing tugging off both evil and costumed, is eyebrow-raisingly cheesy as Rumpelstiltskin. Place them altogether within an excessively lengthy summary of the series, and a loved one will require the forces of Merlin to pry the remote from your hands while you lunge to alter the funnel. PHOTOS: ABC's Year Television Shows After which something interesting happens -- certainly more interesting these days tugging off a period of time piece in primetime. The experience switches to the current, and that we meet Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), a bail bondswoman, loner and all sorts of-around tough girl. Into her existence jumps Henry (Jared Gilmore), a precocious 10-year-old boy from Storybrooke (wink, wink), Maine. He tracks lower Emma and claims he's her boy, the main one she threw in the towel for adoption at birth. He has a book of favorite anecdotes and states that Emma must return to Storybrooke to place things right. What things? Well, Henry thinks the Evil Witch has cast a spell, and today all of the fairy-tale figures from lore are held in Storybrooke, being unsure of who they really are or what continued previously. His adoptive mother is Regina (also performed by Parrilla), the only-mother mayor of Storybrooke and, states Henry, possibly the Evil Witch. Henry also thinks Emma may be the daughter of Prince Charming and Snow Whitened which only she will unlock the mysteries of Storybrooke and provide everybody a contented ending by clearing them. Got that? Company, in Storybrooke, virtually every fairy-tale character you are able to develop -- you realize, like Geppetto -- is chilling out his or her modern self. This area of the series holds a minimum of minimal fascination as Henry attempts to unveil the reality. However when Not so long ago flashes to fairy-tale days, Uncle Hokey complements them. With him, you will find no happy being. PHOTOS: Fall TV Preview 2011: 10 Fresh Faces To Understand In individuals moments -- particularly when modern vocabulary sneaks in and Goodwin appears embarrassed to see her lines -- Not so long ago completely stops time. You are able to't know if this should be farce it's the opt-out moment. The show is really a bold idea, there's expect the current-world portions, however it doesn't quite know what it's (or possibly it will, however the audience won't). ABC made episode three open to experts too, and -- tragic ending alert! -- the series seems to become getting worse, not better. AirdateOnce Upon a period 8 p.m. Sundays (ABC) Email:Tim.Goodman@THR.com Twitter: @BastardMachine Related Subjects ABC NBC TV Reviews Not so long ago Grimm Fall TV Preview

'Paranormal' screams to surface of B.O.

'Paranormal Activity 3'With an believed $54 million domestic open, Paramount's third installment within the "Paranormal Activity" franchise grew to become the very best-ever October debut, along with the greatest opening for any horror film, inserting some much-needed existence into what is a blah domestic B.O. recently."Paranormal 3" wasn't likely to land much greater than $40 million locally, showing the micro-allocated series has lots of scares left inside it.Abroad, the horror prequel nabbed a forecasted $26 million from 42 areas, brought through the U.K., which led $5.8 million since starting the film on Friday. Australia arrived second for "Paranormal," with $3.two million, then Russia and France, grossing believed debut takes of $2.9 million and $2.8 million, correspondingly."Everyone was completely skeptical of the franchise," Componen vice chairman Take advantage of Moore told Variety. "But this film is proof of people within our creative team, keeping it fresh."Unlike "Paranormal 3," the weekend's other wide releases -- Summit's "The 3 Musketeers," from Constantin Films, and Universal's "Johnny British Reborn" -- both first showed below anticipation. "Musketeers" bowed for an believed $8.8 million "Johnny British" totalled $3.8 million through Sunday.Neither from the photos are extremely just a few Stateside perfs: The "Johnny British" follow up, grossing one more $13.5 million, passed the $100 million mark in overseas grosses, while "Musketeers" has cumed just north of $64 million worldwide, with this particular weekend's reported take at $13.a million.Even though "Paranormal 3's" opening outstripped its predecessor's by a lot more than $ten million within the U.S., the 2010 overall domestic frame still was lower roughly 3%-5% in the comparable 2010 weekend, when "Paranormal 2" first showed alongside a crop of high-flying holdovers like "Jackass three dimensional" and "Red-colored." ("Paranormal 2" and "Jackass three dimensional" held the prior industry records for top horror and October debuts, correspondingly.)But overall totals were up a notable 41% versus. last weekend.Fox Searchlight's "Martha Marcy May Marlene" first showed having a stellar $34,385 per-screen average from four locations in NY and L.A.Meanwhile, The new sony Pictures Classics saw a good second-week growth of Pedro Almodovar's "Your Skin My Home Is,Inch which averaged $12,436 from 21 engagements, up from six last weekend. Pic has cumed $569,335 locally, much better than SPC's "Take Shelter," which in four days has made $522,798.Also succeeding in limited release, Kerbside Attractions' Wall Street-designed thriller "Margin Call" gained an believed weekend take of $582,400 at 56 locations, thanks mainly to publicity all around the Occupy Wall Street movement. "Margin Call," which obtained a per-screen average of $10,400, broke the home record at NY's Elinor Bunin Film Center where it made $32,750 after 72 hours. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

'Terraferma' to open Italo showcase in L.A.

"Terraferma"ROME -- The U.S. bow of Emanuele Crialese's "Terraferma," which is Italy's foreign-language Oscar contender, will open the 8th Cinema Italian Style showcase, which will run Nov. 10-15 at Hollywood's Egyptian Theater. Besides tubthumping a dozen recent Italo pics, the cinema marathon, organized by Cinecitta Luce and the American Cinematheque, will also pay tribute to late great producer Dino De Laurentiis. A four-minute clip from Mario Camerini's freshly restored 1939 "Batticuore," in which De Laurentiis had a cameo as a flower delivery boy, will unspool Nov. 10 during an inaugural at the De Laurentiis residence in Beverly Hills. The Italo showcase comprises Nanni Moretti's "Habemus Papam," Mario Martone's "We Believed" and Alice Rohrwacher's "Corpo Celeste," among other titles. Screenings will be attended by talent and introduced by La Repubblica's Los Angeles-based journo Silvia Bixio. Italy's culture minister Giancarlo Galan is also expected to make the trek. The Italian delegation, headed by Cinecitta Luce topper Roberto Cicutto, will also be promoting Italy's recently introduced tax credits for international productions. Contact Nick Vivarelli at nvivarelli@gmail.com

CBS Nears Back Orders For Person Of Interest And Unforgettable

I’ve learned that CBS is finalizing deals for back orders to rookies Person Of Interest and Unforgettable. Neither of them has been the breakout hit that CBS’ new comedy 2 Broke Girls has been (that series was given an early full-season order a couple of weeks ago), but they have both performed solidly in their time slots and are coming off ratings upticks. Unforgettable (2.5/5) on Tuesday was up 2 tenths from last week, while Person Of Interest last Thursday drew 2.7/7 in 18-49 and 12.6 million viewers, up 2 tenths from the previous week in the demo. It benefited from a Big Bang Theory repeat as a lead-in vs. How To Be A Gentleman the week before.

News Corp. braces for traders brawl

R. Murdoch J. MurdochElisabeth MurdochNews Corp. traders are hopping mad and Friday they'll get yourself a rare chance to slam Rupert Murdoch personally regarding concerns -- from U.K. phone hacking, with a servile board, to boy James' leadership cred, to buying daughter Elisabeth's production company. But no matter how heated the number might get, change at News Corp. is almost mathematically impossible without Murdoch's assent. He controls nearly 40% in the Class B voting stock and also the close ally, Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, holds 7%. Every single other investor will have to election just like a block against them. Nonetheless they could send an email. The annual shareholders' meeting, usually in NY City, will probably be held this year within the Zanuck Theater round the last century Fox lot in L.A. where, as several Wall Streeters noted, security might be tightly enforced. There's no parking round the studio lot. News Corp.'s intricate attendance manifesto includes diagrams and all of the restrictions. Nobody will probably be recognized who not arrive on the organization passenger bus that leaves in the parking facility nearby on Century Park West. Yet News Corp.'s experts face a conundrum: no matter the drama as well as the angst, its stock has ongoing to become sturdy which is companies are undertaking well. Compelled with the phone hacking scandal at its now shuttered Blighty weekly, what is the news around the world, the business within this summer time cast off expects to purchase its British pay TV platform BSkyB and used the money for just about any hefty $5 billion share repurchase, that's unquestionably Wall Street's favorite usage of supplemental earnings. "This is actually the interesting factor," mentioned one analyst. While using stock buyback, the scandal "even becomes victoryInch for traders. "You will notice fireworks within the meeting, however when you think about the current methods, customers are going virtually. Cable systems do great, broadcast expires from this past year, the film side does fine." In the tough economy, ad revenue at Fox's domestic cable channels rose 23% for your fiscal fourth quarter brought to June, the latest reported, introduced by prices and ratings growth at Foreign exchange. Film profits elevated 53%. Broadcast television saw greater local and national advertising and growing gold gold coin from retransmission consent deals. The shares are purchasing and selling at about $17, well above their 52-week low of $13.83. On Wednesday, they closed off 1.69% at $16.90 in the lower market after striking $17.35 earlier inside the day. "Once the companies weren't succeeding or perhaps the hacking scandal advances for the U.S., then Rupert may have trouble,Inch mentioned one investor. He while others appreciated the maelstrom at Disney in 2004 when irate traders removed Michael Eisner in the chairmanship. He ongoing to become Boss. News Corp. traders also provide asked for the business to split up the posts. The Disney coup succeed because the companies weren't being run well, and Eisner wasn't well loved personally. And Disney isn't a household-controlled company. Investor advisory groups inside the U.S. as well as the U.K. want radical changes for the board, sometimes promoting traders to election lower 13 in the 15 company company directors, including James, deputy Boss and chairman and mind of worldwide Rupert's earliest boy Lachlan and deputy chairman and chief operating officer Chase Carey. Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth was created to possess a board chair this summer season after News Corp. acquired her company Shine for $675 million, nevertheless the move was tabled following a phone hacking scandal faster. Amalgamated Bank, just like a trustee for several funds, has prosecuted against News Corp. in Delaware Chancery Court, accusing the Murdoch number of self obtaining the Shine acquisition after which enhancing the complaint to include the phone hacking scandal, therefore it claims might be the direct results of a negligent board. The judge inside the situation is becoming considering News Corp.'s motion to dismiss. Some uncover the outcry disingenuous. "Saying Murdoch makes some stupid purchases is similar to saying it's flowing lower rain water," mentioned one fund manager. Being "shocked, shocked" of a cozy board or nepotism is pointless, he added, since Murdoch's been public about wanting dynastic succession at News Corp. "Who's surprised? You can't complain relating to this stuff. You understand they're happening.Inch James' position as heir apparent, however, remains shaky while he faces another round of questioning before a U.K. Parliamentary committee the next month. Since the mind of News Intl. he approved a substantial out-of-court settlement for phone hacking victim Gordon Taylor, a classic professional-soccer player and mind in the Professional Footballers' Assn. According to him haven't any knowledge of common abuse in those days but several former employees contradict him, proclaiming that he was alert to a larger problem. Pressure elevated on Wednesday as Julian Pike, a classic lawyer for News Intl., stated he saw evidence of extensive hacking and informed company management. James has closed News around the world newspaper where the offenses happened and declined a $6 000 0000 bonus the board granted him for fiscal 2011. However, many on Wall Street and on the market think it possible he may be arrested, as have many the division's former employees, or fall on his sword and resign. "James prefer to us to think about he's in a small way incompetent rather than completely dishonest," mentioned Mark Lewis, a lawyer for U.K. hacking sufferers.There's been 63 hacking suits filed inside the U.K. up to now. Lewis, who signifies ten in the cases, mentioned only 400 of some 6,500 sufferers are actually contacted.News Corp. has reserve about $32 million to handle steady stream of law suits stemming within the phone-hacking scandal. Nevertheless the eventual financial impact does not appear possible to calculate. "I basically have no idea what size it will likely be,Inch mentioned Alan Gould, an analyst with Evercore Partners. Inside the summer season, when the scandal skyrocketed, he put a $1 billion you will need damages but confesses that was probably an over-estimate. But it's still one a conglom how large News Corp. can digest. "It absolutely was a U.K. paper doing the hacking as well as the U.K. paper was closed," mentioned another analyst. "Just purely hypothetically, once they found something within the Wall Street Journal, at Fox, or perhaps in the Fox television stations, that could be a bad.InchLewis states they are fully aware of two Us citizens who've been jeopardized, within the U.K. He's asked for NY lawyers, Norman Siegel, former director in the NY Civil Protections Union, and Steven Hyman of McLaughlin & Stern, to educate yourself regarding U.S. angles. "We're doing research, trying to find evidence of hacking here. Or trying to find out whether people at News Corp. in NY understood or should have known the thing that was happening there," Siegel mentioned. According to what emerges, he mentioned he could request a Federal Court for authorization to think about depositions in NY that will help the U.K. suit. "We feel that might be real issues being attacked, which we intend to pursue them," mentioned Hyman. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

John Cusack, Johnny Knoxville to Star in Comedy 'Carnaval' (Exclusive)

John Cusack and Johnny Knoxville are joining up for Carnaval, a comedy that Josh Stern is pointing.our editor recommends'Horrible Bosses' Almost Once Starred Ashton Kutcher, Johnny Knoxville Sequels Spoken about Stone Village is creating and financing. Their Scott Steindorff, Dylan Russell and Scott LaStaiti work as producers. VIDEO: 'The Raven' Trailer: John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe Cusack may have a sports scout shipped to Rio p Janeiro through the over-the-top bacchanalia of Carnaval to recruit our planet's best soccer player while using promise when he signs the star, he'll inherit the organization. Knoxville plays his nearest friend, a music artist who tags along and contains an affair getting a girl who calculates being the player's girlfriend, derailing the signing mission. Former agent David Styne written the very first script, which was rewritten by Stern. (Styne may also be being a producer.) PHOTO: 'The Raven' Poster Revealed The film will shoot in Rio this The month of the month of january. HSI Worldwide will probably be selling the foreign rights to Carnaval at next month's American Film Market. Stone Village is shopping at AFM its untitled Pablo Escobar project (Lincoln subsequently subsequently Lawyer director Kaira Furman is helming) together with the actual and Margarita, an adaptation in the famous Russian novel put together by Mikhail Bulgakov. CAA-repped Cusack will next be seen as Edgar Allan Poe inside the thriller The Raven, searching for a March 9 release. Knoxville, also repped by CAA, just started shooting Last Stand with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Email: Borys.Package@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Package Related Subjects John Cusack Johnny Knoxville

Lena Headey Embracing The Crazy For Game Of Thrones Season 2

First Published: October 17, 2011 6:26 PM EDT Credit: WireImage LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Lena Headey arrives at Spike TVs Scream Awards 2011 at Universal Studios Backlot, Hollywood, on October 15, 2011Production on the Belfast set of Game of Thrones Season 2 is rapidly coming to a close, and Lena Headey said big things are in store for her character, the controversial Queen Cersei Lannister. She is losing control because her son is totally out of control, Lena told Access Hollywood on Saturday at the Scream Awards, referring to Cerseis son, Joffrey, who is now king following the death of his father, Robert Baratheon, in Season 1 of the HBO show. I think she cant admit it to anybody, the actress continued, referring to Cerseis upcoming Season 2 predicament. Shes dying to ask for help, and she never will. After a brief trip to Los Angeles for the Scream Awards, where Game of Thrones was honored as Best Show, Lena is already on her way back to Belfast to wrap things up. Were on our last few episodes, she said of progress on Season 2. Joffrey is becoming more trouble. Its the young actor Jack Gleason who plays King Joffrey, a character, who like his mother Cersei is polarizing but central to the thrilling drama. Jack Gleason is adorable, and just so good at being a little sh**, she laughed, complimenting her co-star. Hes so good at being terrible. With Sean Beans Ned Stark out of the picture, following his execution at the hands of the new teen king, Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) is headed back to Kings Landing in Season 2, having just been appointed the Hand of the King. The move, of course, will put The Imp right in Cerseis path, material Lena has sunk her teeth into. This season theres a big arc with Cersei and Tyrions relationship, which is really interesting, because its love/hate there, totally, she told Access. Its been really fun filming all those scenes, and theres just a lot more drama this year. While one of Cerseis brothers is in Kings Landing, the other her twin and lover Jamie Lannister, is now in the hands of The Starks and Lena said that does funny things to her character. There is a slightly incestuous relationship, which is very wrong, but its the way she was brought up. Shes a little crazy under thesurface, Lena said. Second season, Im getting to explore that a bit more, which is good, because I like the crazy. Season 2 of Game of Thrones returns to HBO in 2012. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Five Chapters in the Origin Story of George Clooney

George Clooney directs and co-stars in this weekend's new political thriller 'The Ides of March.' Before George Clooney was a Very Famous Person, he used to spend his time on a show called 'E/R.' (I promise: the 'E/R' that we are talking about is not at all the 'ER' that you're thinking of right now.) After that he would go on to hang out with Joe Polniaczek on 'The Facts of Life.' Even a Very Famous Person like George Clooney has an origin, and sometimes that origin has you starring in 'Return of the Killer Tomatoes!' 'E/R' (1984) In George Clooney's first credited role, he played Mark "Ace" Kolmar in this sitcom that stars George Clooney that also happen to have the same title as the show that would later make George Clooney a star. Elliot Gould, the star of this 'E/R,' would later co-star with Clooney in the three 'Oceans' films. 'Riptide' (1984) I have absolutely no idea what's going on in this clip because it's dubbed into German for whatever reason. But George Clooney has a knife! Also, I faintly remember liking 'Riptide' because it came on right after 'The A-Team.' 'Street Hawk' (1985) 'Street Hawk' was a short-lived television series about a police officer who fought crime at night as a vigilante on his high powered motorcycle. His motorcycle could travel up to 300 miles per hour. Also, this is not a joke. This show existed. Sadly, George Clooney was not the Street Hawk. Fortunately, in his guest starring role, Clooney does appear to win a stuffed lion at a carnival. Facts of Life (1985) George Clooney played "George" as a semi regular on 'Facts of Life' after 'Facts of Life' stopped being a good show. Put it this way: a year later even Mrs. Garrett would bail on this ship. 'Return of the Killer Tomatoes!' (1988) I think even Clooney knew back then that this was beneath him. Only then it was more in a "I used to be a regular on 'The Facts of Life'!" kind of way. At least he had a recurring role in 'Rosanne' to look forward to. Oh, and 'ER.' Oh, and an Oscar and worldwide fame. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook You can contact Mike Ryan directly on Twitter. RELATED

Simpsons Actor: Cut My Salary To Keep Show Going

First Launched: October 7, 2011 3:23 PM EDT Credit: WireImage NY, N.Y. -- Caption Harry Shearer attends the 2011 Cinema Eye Honors within the Museum in the Moving Image in NY City around the month of the month of january 18, 2011 One of the voice stars round the Simpsons states hes ready to cut his salary by seventy percent to keep the show going in exchange to have an idea in the productions profits. Harry Shearer is among six stars who provide voices for your animated figures on Foxs Sunday evening show. He mentioned Friday that producers switched lower his offer. 20th Century Fox Television representative Chris Alexander states the business will not comment. The discussions are mentioned to threaten the way ahead for the comedy, which became a member of its 23rd season lately. Shearer provides the voices for your figures of Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders while others. (Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed) Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

First Three 'Twilight' Photos Coming back to Theaters for just one Evening Only

Summit Entertainment and NCM Fathom are joining to come back the very first three Twilight Saga movies to theaters for just one evening each within the days prior to the discharge from the Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning - Part I on November. 18.our editor recommends'Breaking Beginning Part 1': The Way It Finish?'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' New Poster Features Billy Burke, Taylor Lautner in Embrace (Photo)'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning Part 1' New Trailer Is Launched (Video) PHOTOS: 'Twilight: Breaking Beginning': New Pictures In the Film Roughly 730 theaters countrywide will take part in the fan-appreciation program, named "Twilight: Saga Tuesdays." PHOTOS: The Evolution of Film Vampires of the underworld Twilight, the very first film in Summit's blockbuster franchise, will have on Tuesday November. 1, adopted not much later on November. 8 through the Twilight Saga: New Moon and also the Twilight Saga: Eclipse on November. 15. Fathom, one of National CineMedia, will also present never-before-seen footage and new cast interviews as part of the Tuesday screening series. Summit has frequently screening previous films within the franchise before a brand new Twilight film opens. Related Subjects Twilight Saga Summit Entertainment

James Bond 23: Will the Film's Title Be 'Skyfall'?

NY - The titles of James Bondfilms have traditionally been the subject of much debate.our editor recommendsJames Bond '23' Gets U.K. Release DateFate of James Bond hangs in the balanceJames Bond films head to Blu-ray The latest release in the franchise, Bond 23, could well have a name now, according to Fusible.com. The site reported that the MGM and Sony Pictures release, slated for late 2012, will likely be called Skyfall, according to several domain name registrations that were privately purchased through brand protection company MarkMonitor this week. Sony Pictures has used MarkMonitor for thousands of domain names, including SonyPictures.com, according to the site. Fusible said that among the Web addresses purchased are JamesBond-Skyfall.com and Skyfallthefilm.com. The company had registered other Skyfall names back in August, it said. Sony officials weren't immediately available for comment. Earlier this year, the studios announcedthat Bond 23will be released in the U.K. and Ireland on Oct. 26 of next year, with the U.S. launch set for Nov. 9. In the movie, Daniel Craigreturns as Bond with Sam Mendesdirecting. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics MGM International Daniel Craig Sony Bond 23 Sam Mendes

'Steel' heartstrings

Sugar Ray Leonard and Dakota Goyo show their stuff.Actor Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lilly arrive at the "Real Steel" Los Angeles premiere at Gibson Amphitheatre.Shawn Levy Stacey Snider and Rich Ross Scribe John Gatins celebrates with exec producer Jack Rapke. Give Shawn Levy the story of a gritty, down-on-his luck boxer, an 11-year-old son he doesn't want and dozens of frighteningly destructive killing machines and what do you get?A cynicism-free heartstring-tugger of a family film."You know what? Someone asked me, 'Is this like an Amblin movie?'" Levy said at Sunday's preem of "Real Steel." "And I said, 'If by "Amblin" you mean pre-cynicism, pre-irony, then hell yeah.'"There certainly is Spielbergian DNA running through "Real Steel," as the man himself is an executive producer of the DreamWorks film that opens Friday. Judging by the reactions of the dozens of kids streaming from the Gibson Amphitheater to the after-party out back -- shadowboxing and marvelling at the life-sized mockups of the pic's fighting bots -- there's still some magic left in moviemaking minus misanthropy."That's why I did it," said the pic's Evangeline Lilly. "Because I read the script and for the first time ever, it was pure. It was beautiful. And I had someone tell me before I took the job, 'Why would you take that script? It's hokey.' And I said, 'I like hokey.'" Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com