Report: Twilight Fans Terrorizing the Bridal Industry with Fake Engagements

So maybe stocking that $799 replica of Bella Swan’s wedding dress from Breaking Dawn — Part 1 in your bridal store was not a great idea. TMZ reports that scheming single Twi-hards have been faking engagements just to score fittings with Kristen Stewart’s knock-off gown making it “extremely difficult to conduct business” in Alfred Angelo bridal boutiques everywhere. Hey, at least they’re not recreating the birth scene! [TMZ]

Tom Hanks Might Adapt Hitler Movie For Universal

Tom Hanks isn't scared to tackle some of history's biggest and most tragic events. His next film, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," takes place during the aftermath of September 11, and now he has plans to tackle a movie about the Holocaust. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Hanks and his producing partner are planning to bring Erik Larson's non-fiction novel "In the Garden of the Beasts" to the big screen for Universal. It follows an American professor and his daughter who travel to Berlin in Hitler's first year of power, 1933, and try to temper the Fuhrer-to-be's government. Apparently the book offers a good understanding of why it took the world so long to understand the threat posed by Hitler. Hanks could potentially star in the film, as well as produce it. Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump! Kyle Chandler Heads To "Broken City" Allen Hughes is assembling quite the cast for his upcoming thriller "Broken City." Variety is reporting that Kyle Chandler is the latest actor to join the project. He'll play a campaign manager for a rival mayoral candidate (Barry Pepper) to the Mayor (Russell Crowe). The movie also stars Mark Walberg, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Justin Chambers. It's being pegged for a January 18, 2013 release. Jared Harris Heads To Virginia For "Lincoln" Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" has just added one more major cast member. Variety has learned that Jared Harris is going to play Ulysses S. Grant in the upcoming biopic. Grant served under Lincoln in the Civil War, and later became the 18th President of the United States. In "Lincoln," Daniel Day-Lewis plays the titular president and Sally Field plays his wife, Mary Todd. The flick is slated for a late 2012 release date. Gary Oldman Not Done With "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" Gary Oldman really liked his time on the set of "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy." In fact, he liked it so much that he might end up reprising his character George Smiley in a sequel of sorts with Working Title. The actor told ComingSoon.net that he and the production company are working on a new film called "Smiley's People." "I think they're whispering now that they might do 'Smiley's People,' not so much as a sequel, because there's a book in the middle actually, but we've set up the world and we'll revisit," he said. "The Shield" Stars Reunite In "Pawn" Deadline is reporting that "The Shield" costars Forest Whitaker and Michael Chiklis are set to reunite in the upcoming crime thriller "Pawn." The flick also will star Ray Liotta and Common, and newcomer David A. Armstrong will make his directorial debut. The indie follows a hostage situation gone wrong, with an ex-con becoming "entangled in a manipulative chess game between the Feds, local police and the mob." Tell us your thoughts on today's Casting Call in the comments section below or on Twitter!

Pelosi clarifies piracy stance

PelosiHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi issued a statement softening her stance opposing a major piece of anti-piracy legislation, saying that Congress needs to pass legislation aimed at foreign websites that traffic in pirated goods.Her office issued a statement in which she said that she is "fully supportive of the need to pass legislation in this Congress to combat intellectual piracy, specifically dealing with rogue digital theft sites. This legislation needs to be effective from the perspective of rights holders. It is incumbent on the parties that are concerned by the current proposal to offer changes that would effectively deal with piracy. We must work together for an effective solution."The new statement came after Pelosi said in a tweet Thursday that lawmakers "need to find a better solution" than the Stop Online Piracy Act, recently introduced in the House. In a statement later in the day, a Pelosi spokesman noted that Internet, human rights and the cybersecurity community raised concerns that the bill "doesn't strike the right balance" to protect copyright holders and Internet users.The legislation has significant bipartisan support, but Internet firms and digital rights groups oppose the measure because they say it is too broadly written, and have drawn a list of opponents that include Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas). Given Pelosi's longtime ties to the entertainment community, studio reps believed that she would be supportive of the legislation, and, perplexed at her opposition, contacted her office on Friday asking for additional clarification, sources say. That resulted in the latest statement, issued later on Friday. Contact Ted Johnson at ted.johnson@variety.com

Hollow Trailer Online

Found-footage thriller takes a bowPitched somewhere between Paranormal Activity and rural horror Wake Wood, Hollow is the low-budget debut feature of British filmmaker Michael Axelgaard. It's a shakycam scarefest that's been recognised in the Raindance category at this year's British Independent Film Awards. It also has a new trailer which is below for your viewing delight.Hollows follows two young couples deep into that bit of the English countryside that gave us American werewolves and straw dogs, where they unleash "dark consequences" of a supernatural kind.By the looks of this pic, Hollow is going to scare the bejayzus out of BT engineers. It's out in 2012.

Shailene Woodley on The Descendants, Positive Thinking, and Her Future in Film

comments: 0 || add yours The roster of actors in the world who could reduce megastar George Clooney to rubble with a single withering look is short, but add newcomer Shailene Woodley to the top of the list. As Alex, the acerbic 17-year-old daughter of Clooney’s Hawaiian landowner and family man in Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, Woodley (of ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager) makes an auspicious film debut that could land her in the Oscar race — not that Woodley, perhaps the most well-adjusted young star on the rise in Hollywood, would take awards razzle-dazzle too seriously. Movieline met Woodley in Los Angeles last week on her 20th birthday to discuss The Descendants, in which Clooney’s Matt King comes to a crisis point in middle age: His newly comatose wife has been cheating on him, he must wrangle his two estranged daughters into something resembling a family, and he has to make a decision to sell his inheritance, a wealth of vast and untouched Hawaiian land. Woodley’s Alex is Matt’s toughest nut to crack, sardonic and rebellious for her own reasons until she becomes her father’s partner in crime. Alex could use some Woodley-style wisdom herself. Read on for Movieline’s chat with the grounded up and comer about The Descendants, the tragic sweetness of Alexander Payne, her outlook on the cutthroat industry (and how not to fret over lost roles), and what it’s like to be thrown into the spotlight with other young Hollywood types as award season rolls on. You’re making quite the splash these days. Obviously you’ve been on TV for a while now, but making your first foray into film work, in an awards season hopeful, brings a different kind of attention. I don’t know! I don’t really think about it, to be honest. For me, acting is about the art of it and it’s about being on a film set and doing your thing, painting a blank canvas. So that, to me, is the fun part. And then all of this extra stuff is fun as well, but this is definitely more of the work part. And then everyone talking about things, and asking me how it feels to be talked about… the four months in Hawaii exceeded any expectations I created for myself, and so now going to all these different festivals and meeting these interesting people and talking about a film I’m passionate about is, like, beyond the icing on the cake. Beyond the cherry on top. To think about what’s going to happen in the future and all of that, it’s silly. You never know what tomorrow will bring. And you should enjoy the moment right now. Exactly. I’m already the most fortunate girl in the world, so I have zero expectations for what the future will bring. I’m just excited to be here right now. By the way, happy birthday! Thank you! Is this a strange way to spend a birthday? At a press junket? It’s wonderful, actually. It’s wonderful. How did The Descendants first come to you, and did you feel there was a lot of importance in deciding what project to make your feature debut? I didn’t think about any of that. You don’t really think about, “Oh, this is going to be my first feature — it’s got to be the right one.” For me, my rule in this industry is I’ve got to listen to my butterflies. So if I got butterflies, then those are the scripts I go after. I got, like, beyond butterflies for this movie. I got dragons! I read the script, and it was so real and human, and raw and messy, and it’s so rare that you get a good script nowadays. So often, especially for my age range, I feel like they’re beautified and glamorized and “artistically-licensed” — and they’re not human. So reading a script like this was really refreshing. It reminded me, in completely different ways, of Little Miss Sunshine. When I watched that movie, I laughed and I cried, and some of the ways in which they handled situations seemed absurd but still practical, you know? And this movie, even though the tone and some other things are very different, some of the scenes are absurd but practical, and it’s funny but it’s sad. And that’s what makes the story and characters feel more real. It totally makes it feel more real, and it feels like good cinema instead of just action, crazy, CGI entertainment. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, because entertaining movies are great too. You’re right — The Descendants fits into an atypical category of film, and one of the things it does well is find the humor in the saddest of situations. I think the reason it does that is because Alexander [Payne] sees that we take our lives so seriously. We give importance to the craziest things. He kind of approaches his films from a birds’ eye-point of view, where he sees that this really dysfunctional, sad, tragic moment is actually quite hilarious and over-the-top. When you’re removed from it, when you’re outside of the situation, you see the humor in life. It’s when you’re in this cycle that you kind of get lost in it. He’s got that unique ability to make you laugh, cry, and laugh again in a two-minute scene. So the script came to you and you connected to it. When it came time to audition or meet with Alexander, was it a role that meant more to you than most? Yes — I actually read the script in April 2009, and I didn’t audition for Alexander until November of 2009. I never do this, ever, but every single week I emailed my agent saying, “What’s going on with The Descendants?” They were like, “Still don’t have funding,” or “Still don’t have a director,” “Still don’t have a lead actor,” “Still don’t have a studio…” So there was always a reason why they weren’t casting. I was always passionate about it from Day One, before I knew Alexander or George were attached. Then when I finally got to audition, it was so exciting. What was the audition like? When Alexander was in L.A. I was working on [The Secret Life of the American Teenager], so scheduling-wise it conflicted and I couldn’t see him. When he was in NY I happened to be in Toronto, so I flew down for a day to audition for him in NY. It was kind of standard; I went in and did my thing. I left feeling confident because I knew I did everything I could do. A lot of times you leave auditions and think, “Ahhhh, why did I do that? I could’ve done better.” But this one I really did do what I knew was humanly possible for Shailene to do. I think that was because I had so many months of build-up that I was so excited to just do it. But I’m very aware that in this industry, 500 out of 501 times you do not book something, and I’m a firm believer that you’re right for a role, or you’re not right for a role, so if you don’t book it there’s no sense in wallowing over why you didn’t book it. You didn’t book it because that girl was either A) better than you for the role, or B) had the right look, or C) knew someone you didn’t know. There are so many different components. Me, I’m really good about letting go once I audition. How did you amass all this wisdom, at your young age? [Laughs] I don’t know! I think it’s like everything in life; if you wallow in it, then you’ll get stuck in it and that’s kind of when things manifest, or don’t manifest. So when I left the audition, obviously I still wanted it. But I wasn’t worried about whether I would get it or not because I knew that I did everything I could do, and if someone else did it better, then good for them. That’s great. I like this outlook on life. It’s so positive. [Smiles] I like my life, and I think that’s probably why. So you prepared yourself to potentially not get the Descendants gig. But once you did… In January of 2010, I got a call from him saying that I booked it. [Pause] I started crying. How did you and George develop your daughter-father bond? When we first meet the both of you, there’s a painful, muddled history there and a huge divide. Was it tricky to strike that familiar yet distanced dynamic? No. I mean, George is one of the most down to earth, if not the most down to earth guy I’ve ever met in my entire life — in this industry or outside this industry. He’s just a super human. There was no intimidation factor in working with “George Clooney,” it was just like working with an amazing actor and phenomenal human being. As far as the history of the characters, we really as actors had it so easy and are lucky to have had Alexander Payne, because the words were so easy that I really didn’t have to do a lot of thinking or research on my character. Everything I could have ever asked was there on the page. Hawaiian culture and history is ingrained in the story, sort of in the background of this character study. How much did you consider your character’s haole heritage? She’s got Hawaiian blood, many generations removed, and that is an important element. Yeah, totally. I had never been to Hawaii, and now I say that my body is from L.A. but my heart is from Hawaii, because I’m in love with it and it’s home on every level, from a spiritual, soulful place. But it was really interesting. I learned a lot about it; I learned that, obviously, America took it over illegally, as we did all of America. But it’s a very new colony to America and there’s still a lot of indigenous culture that is present in Hawaii today. There are true descendants, so when we did this film I met with actual descendants of Hawaiian royalty, of land. That was really interesting, to hear their stories and how the land was passed onto them. The scene where they’re in Kauai and Alex is looking over the land, I thought that was a very powerful moment because even though that scene is more about George making his decision based on the land, for me - for Alex’s standpoint — it was beautiful because she was thinking in her mind, “Wow, one day I’m going to own this if my dad doesn’t sell. I’m going to own this land.” That was powerful in itself, for a 17-year-old to have that wisdom and that knowledge of inheriting that land. Especially because in the beginning, she’s so contained and consumed within herself. Totally. She definitely breaks down her walls and becomes a citizen of the world. The Hawaiian aspect and the King family’s connection to their own heritage adds a lot more to the conversation, especially when it comes to the topic of developing Hawaii. Does that make it more complex, from your point of view, to play Alex? On a personal level, I definitely take the indigenous Hawaiian side over the industrialist, business-minded side. There was a sense of her being a haole but also being a Hawaiian, of her inheriting this land but doing nothing to inherit it. I think the movie talks a lot about that through Matt King’s words and through his world. But it was very interesting to get to know Hawaii as a local, and that was priceless. I’m so fortunate to have been there for four months and to have met such interesting people. I got to meet people who were 100 percent full-blooded Hawaiian, which is rare to none nowadays. And I got to meet people who were “haole as shit,” as Matt King says, who had never even surfed in their life but still had Hawaiian blood in them. So it was interesting, the different people who live on the island and the way they all look at it. A lot of Hawaiians are bitter toward America because of the way that we took over their islands. As The Descendants picks up steam, we’re seeing you on more and more of these “Young Hollywood” — type panels. What has it been like to be thrust into the spotlight with other up and coming actors, poised for some big collective moment? It’s interesting because you do get thrust into a panel of a certain amount of people and you’re like, “Hi.” And they’re like, “Hey.” And you see them everywhere. Anton Yelchin, I met him at the Hamptons Film Festival and my best friend knows him so that was a connection that we made, and so now every event we go to I just latch onto him because I’m like, you’re a familiar face and I know you’re cool and down to earth and normal, so let’s just be friends and do this together. But everyone I’ve met so far has been awesome. And all of you come to it from such different places. Yeah, such different paths! We talk a little bit about that, but for the most part you show up to something for the press and you do it, then you go back to your own lives. So you really only see them when you’re answering questions about your own films, and you don’t get to talk about your personal life. I’m curious about the way you see your career; you seem just detached enough that you have a very healthy outlook on this business. Yeah, I’m very detached. As you move more into film work and continue your work on Secret Life, what is your approach to those two paths, film and TV? I’m so lucky to work on Secret Life. It’s been four years and we’re like a family, and it’s nice to have that routine of going to work every day with the same people. And we’re so lucky, because ABC Family and the showrunner, Brenda Hampton, give us time off to do films. No studio, no network, no showrunners do that. I mean, they let me go for four months to do this movie, and they sent my character to NY. Another actress on the show, she has two movies coming out at the beginning of next year and they let her off to go and do that, so it’s not like they just do it for me. They do it for everyone. And that’s a rarity, to find a network that’ll let you do films while you’re also doing a TV show. So we’re lucky, because I’m looking forward to being able to balance both. You have two more seasons left on the show. After that, what are you thinking you’ll do? Then, I would love to only do film. I love TV work, but film is where my heart is. You began acting at a young age; when you started out, what did you want out of it all? As a kid, I never wanted to be in magazines. I never wanted to be that stupid “F” word, famous. I never wanted to be an “S” word, star. For me it was all about the art of acting. I remember being an 8-year-old and saying, “I’m going to be a third-grade teacher and on the side, I’ll act.” [Laughs] I don’t want to be a third-grade teacher anymore, but I do want to always acting be my hobby and it be fun. The day it becomes tedious or the day it becomes something I feel I have to do for money, or because of the industry, or because of some silly image, is the day I quit. If it’s not fueling something, why would I do it? The Descendants is in limited release. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter. Tagged: alexander payne, george clooney, hawaii, matt king, shailene woodley, the descendants, the secret life of the american teenager

Challengers do late evening damage control

Herman Cain made an appearance on Due To Jimmy Kimmel Live a week ago and returns tonight, likely addressing his recent Libya incident. Leader Obama, who stopped through the Late Show on March. 25, has made an appearance on latenight TV a lot more than his forerunners. Republican presidential candidate Ron Perry is definitely the Top Ron Perry Excuses on Late Show With David Letterman. David Letterman, Jay Leno along with other nobleman of latenight have grown to be routine stops within the presidential race. However the difference within the 2012 race may be the readiness of campaigns to consider to speak shows in no time of genuine crisis to complete damage control.Herman Cain is scheduled to look on "Late Show with David Letterman" tonight , the finish of the turbulent week for that GOP contender where a video circulated of the meeting prior to the board from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by which he made an appearance flummoxed with a question over Libya. A week ago, he continued "Due To Jimmy Kimmel Live" just hrs after Sharon Bialek made an appearance in a press conference with Gloria Allred and accused the Cain of sexually bothering her when he was leader from the National Restaurant Assn. Before holding a press conference of their own, Cain sitting on Kimmel's couch and emphatically refused the accusations, chided Allred and, because the comedian recommended that certain of his campaign claims now were built with a double entendre, the candidate chuckled together with him.The next day of his infamous brain freeze throughout a Republican debate, Ron Perry continued "Late Show with David Letterman" to see the very best Ten list, among a number of stops because he attempted to manage the fallout in the flub. (Perry's No. 6: "You attempt focusing with Mitt Romney smiling to you. That's one handsome dude!") Since Bill Clinton continued "The Arsenio Hall Show" in 1992, speaking serious politics in addition to playing the sax, latenight continues to be fair game for candidates, growing not just since it enables these to be observed in another, more lighthearted atmosphere compared to press, but it's even become essential to achieve audiences within an ever-fractured atmosphere."Obviously, within the years since 1992, there's been a clouding from the lines between news and entertainment, to today in which the Republican primary more carefully resembles a real possibility Television show than the usual political campaign," stated Steve Schmidt, vice chairman of public matters at Edelman, who had been chief strategist in John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.It's no more a novelty that the sitting leader will make an in-studio appearance on the late evening show. Leader Obama accomplished it recently, when he would be a guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," his second appearance since taking up the Whitened House, and that he also offers done Letterman and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." What's increasingly apparent, however, would be that the advantages of exposure for campaigns are now being seen as outweighing the potential risks for campaigns, even throughout moments of crisis management, where once the thought of happening shows dedicated to humor and satire would appear to become underneath the dignity from the moment.Mike Buczkiewicz, segment producer for "Late Show," stated he have been speaking towards the Perry campaign for several weeks a good appearance, therefore it was simpler to schedule a look and feel on such short notice. "Exposure for any candidate, TV smart, is simple to find,Inch he stated. "When they seriously our show and obtain validation from someone like David Letterman, that's a priceless commodity." He added that because of so many GOP debates this season, happening "Late Show" "virtually enables these to step from the pack, and also to provide the public the opportunity to find out more in the candidate."J.D. Gordon, a spokesperson for that Cain campaign, stated the reaction to the candidate's appearance on Kimmel was "great," and that he gave no indication that eliminating on the program ever joined their ideas. "Which was each day we needed an easy-hearted note," he stated.Cain, who made an appearance on "The Tonight Show" on Sept. 30, not simply will do Letterman but discussions are happening for looks on Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Fallon's latenighters, Gordon stated.The energy recently evening was possibly best reflected last cycle, a few days from the Lehman Bros. collapse, when Republican presidential nominee John McCain was scheduled to look on "Late Show" on the day that he introduced he was suspending his campaign to go to Washington to handle the economic crisis. He canceled on Letterman, but his move backfired once the late evening host got wind he was rather doing a job interview with Katie Couric. "He does not appear to become racing towards the airport terminal, does he?" Letterman observed that evening, just the start of numerous jokes mocking McCain's move.Schmidt stated there is a large internal debate within the campaign on whether or not to cancel. Considering the fact that the campaign was attempting to convey the gravity from the economic crisis, missing Letterman was the the usual understanding, but "it had been old knowledge," Schmidt stated. "The concept voters filter this content with respect to the kind of show it's on is wrong," he stated, adding by using voters getting their information from a lot of non traditional sources, happening Letterman might have given McCain the opportunity to explain the context of his decision to suspend his campaign with no filter.He sees earlier good examples of political figures attempting to do damage control on late evening: 4 years before he continued Arsenio, Clinton continued "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" as a direct consequence of the lengthy-winded speech prior to the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta. Instead of shrink in the embarassment -- the convention crowded really congratulated once the relatively unknown Arkansas governor signalled that his speech was going to finish -- Clinton really increased his notariety having a light-hearted, self-deprecating interview.Schmidt isn't believing that the candidates this season have assisted themselves within their late evening gigs. Perry's reading through from the Top list, together with his other looks around the next day of the controversy flub, gave the press new footage to exhibit from the candidate, instead of forever running the clip from the candidate battling to develop the title, "United states doe.Inch "The United states citizens are forgiving of mistakes, and such as the audience to look human sometimes and self-deprecating," Schmidt stated. But on Kimmel, he thinks Cain did not help themself by looking into making a "snarly" comment about Gloria Allred that could have assisted make her appear more credible. The crowd also might not have been uncovered much towards the particulars from the accusations his appearance might have only spurred their interest.Robert Lichter, director from the Center for Media and Public Matters at George Mason U., stated he isn't whatsoever surprised at Cain making the talk show circuit."They fit along with his unconventional approach," he stated. "He's certainly writing their own playbook because he goes along."Based on their stats, declared candidates make 10 looks on late-evening talk shows to date this season. Around the campaigns begin to see the talk shows as making their candidates appear more human, there's still the opportunity the candidate is going to be caught unawares with pointed questions from Stewart or searing satire from Stephen Colbert. Letterman's questioning could make for many serious stumbles. Letterman once joked the "route to the Whitened House runs through Dork." With your a focus being positioned on late evening, Buczkiewicz stated, "There's some truth" into it. Contact Ted Manley at ted.manley@variety.com

Iraq War Veteran Appeals Dismissal of 'Hurt Locker' Suit (Exclusive)

Because of Summit Entertainment Next season figures to become large one inch the whole world of publicity rights, canon's of law that safeguards people from exploitation from the names and commonalities. The ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is positioned to hear several high-profile disputes including stars like Basketball celebrity Gilbert Arenas as well as the late rock legend Jimi Hendrix. Also round the docket now's challenging by Jeffrey S. Sarver, the Iraq war veteran who claims the Oscar-winning film, The Hurt Locker, misappropriated his likeness in telling the story from the Military blast squad. Sarver filed his attract the ninth Circuit on Friday. The veteran made his move carrying out a judge rejected his suit in October against producers in the Hurt Locker. STORY: 'Hurt Locker' Situation Overlooked: Read Judge's Decision Because decision, federal JudgeJacqueline Nguyen ruledthat the initial Amendment allowed the producers in the movie to see an account of public interest, which even if the main character of Will James required it's origin in the the complaintant, "no reasonable trier of fact could conclude the job wasn't major." The balancing of freedom of expression versus. exploitation someone's identity may also be displayed in the ninth Circuit appeal created by Arenas, who not successful within the attempt to acquire a federal judge to problem an injunction preventing his former fiancé from turning up on VH1'sBasketball Partners. Unlike the Sarver situation, where the complaintant alleged the fiction was very carefully-veiled reality, Arenas mentioned the VH1 reality show gave the imaginary suggestion from the affiliation with basketball players for instance themselves. Alas, Judge Dolly Gee think it is, too, was "major," or perhaps a couple of public interest as according to evidence thattens of thousands of Twitter clients follow Arenas' mundane activities. On Tuesday, Shed Media, producer of Basketball Partners, asked for the ninth Circuit to affirm your final decision, stating Arenas' ex-fiancé'sFirst Amendment to remind her story without any evidence that Arenas would suffer permanent reputational harm inside the broadcast in the series. STORY: 'Hurt Locker' Producers Shoot Back at Iraq War Veteran's Suit Finally, there's a dispute created by Experience Hendrix, the estate in the famous rock star, againstHendrixLicensing.com, partially possessed byJimi's blood stream brotherLeon who was simply withdrawn in the desire. The defendant allegedlysold t-t t shirts, posters, lights, dartbords, key rings together with other items designed to make use of the fame in the rock legend, beginning off suit over possible trademark and publicity rights violations. Last February, federal judge Thomas S. Zilly declared the problem's publicity rights law being unconstitutional just like a breach in the due process and full belief credit clauses in the U.S. Metabolism. He reasoned thatit allowed non-domiciled stars to essentially forum-shop. Since publicity rights claims certainly are a nascent area, only around for approximately fifty years with a lot of the important options coming formerly 20, various judicial circuits across the nation have interpreted the standards to get claims in different ways. Some states tend to be poor in enabling publicity rights states be attempted than these. Strangely enough, Sarver first introduced his suit in Nj before a judge there ruled it must be gone after California. Too as with the Basketball Partners situation, another Basketball celebrity, Chris Bosh, had his similar claims rejected as they couldn't show enough contact in California. The Hendrix estate be a huge hit Zilly's judgement in the finish of October. Briefs are scheduled being published with the parties early next season. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner The Hurt Locker

Ben Stiller's Shingle Inks TV Development Deal With ABC Studios

Ben Stiller is making a return to the small screen.our editor recommends'SNL': Ben Stiller Brings Zoolander to Weekend Update' (Video)Ben Stiller to Receive BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Award The actor-producer, who got his big break on a short-lived, eponymous sketch show on MTV/Fox, has inked an overall production and development deal with ABC Studios for hisRed Hour Films.The pact, which runs through May 31, 2013, with an option to extend for one year, accompanies the high-profile hire of Deborah Liebling to run Red Hour's new television division. PHOTOS: Where Are the 'Ben Stiller Show' Alumni Now? "Debbie is an incredibly talented executive," said Stiller. "I am hoping she helps us get a show on the air that is culturally relevant, groundbreaking, and doesn't get canceled after 12 episodes. If she does that, I will consider the deal a major success. Also maybe someMonday Night Footballtickets through the ESPN connection ..." Liebling recently served as president of production at Universal Pictures, where she oversaw production of such films as Bridesmaids and Stiller's Tower Heist, which is currently in theaters, and before that in executive roles at Fox Atomic and 20th Century Fox. Prior to that, the highly-respected executive spent seven years as a chief development and production executive at Comedy Central, where she developed South Park, The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. COVER STORY: Why Is Funnyman Ben Stiller Not Laughing? "I have known and worked with Ben over the years and always been in awe of his work ethic and standards and great taste," added Liebling. It is an honor to be his partner in this next venture for Red Hour and I'm thrilled to be joining Red Hour and to take the great brand that Ben and Stuart have already established to television." On the film side, Red Hour recenetly announced a slate of new projects, including The Mountain, which Stiller is developing to direct and produce with partner Stuart Cornfeld, through 20th Century Fox. Other projects include an adaptation of children's book The Snowy Day and Stiller star vehicle The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Stiller, who is currently filming Neighborhood Watch, is repped by WME. Related Topics ABC Ben Stiller TV Development Tower Heist

College Hoops Suits Up For Veterans Day

The initial Company Classic tonight on ESPN (7 PM ET/4 PM PT) begins perennial college basketball forces New You are able to and Michigan Condition inside their season opener — being carried out around the plane deck in the 1092-ft-extended, 244-ft-high active Navy aircraft company USS Carl Vinson. It’s docked within the Hillcrest Naval Base. The sport to celebrate the Veterans Day holiday and active-duty and outdated military features bleachers built around the plane deck that will chair 7000-plus fans, wind screens to keep shots on course plus an emergency 2000-chair court inside the ship’s hanger bay just just in case the sun and rain turns (La is expecting rain a couple of days ago). Here’s the actual way it all became a member of together, with the U.S. Navy they are able to built the tv camera towers for the sport during the night:

Spartacus Returns Having a Vengeance in The month of january

Liam McIntyre Bloodshed and bare physiques will go back to Starz in The month of january. The network introduced Thursday the second season of their hit sword-and-sandal series, Spartacus: Vengeance, will premiere Friday, Jan. 27 at 10/9c. Spartacus star Andy Whitfield dies of lymphoma at 39 It marks the debut of newcomer Liam McIntyre, who gets control the title role from Andy Whitfield, who initially walked lower following the first season wrapped to deal with his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He died fighting the condition in September. Spartacus: Vengeance will get a couple of days after home of Batiatus experienced a brutal massacre. Former slave Spartacus (McIntyre) and the fellow freed combatants will live to produce an military which will still free slaves through the country and overthrow the Roman Empire. Joining McIntyre are Lucy Lawless, Peter Mensah, Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare, Nick E. Tarabay, Katrina Law, Craig Parker and Viva Bianca. Cynthia Addai-Robinson replaces Lesley-Ann Brandt as body slave Naevia. Read this preview: Spartacus: Vengeance will air Fridays at 10/9c on Starz beginning Jan. 27. Isn't it time for Spartacus: Vengeance? Who're you searching toward seeing probably the most? So how exactly does McIntyre look as Spartacus?