Fox TV Studios has tapped a cast and director for its pilot “Persons Unknown” from writer Christopher McQuarrie, according to Daily Variety. Among the cast members are Jason Wiles, Daisy Betts, Tina Holmes, Sean O’Bryan and Lola Glaudini. Michael Rymer,…
FX has acquired the network rights for three 20th Century Fox films, including “Max Payne,” “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” and “The Rocker,” the Hollywood Reporter says. According the unnamed sources familiar with the deal, each film will have…
Chelsea Handler will be staying up late for another year now that E! Entertainment has renewed her show “Chelsea Lately” for another year, TelevisionWeek reports. E! says the show’s household rating are rose 21% in the third quarter from a…
The New England Patriots denied a report by ESPN claiming that the team was upset with the way star quarterback Tom Brady was taking care of his injured knee, USA Today says. “This unsubstantiated report does not represent the team’s…
Sony said its profits this year will be 38% lower than earlier forecasts, and 59% lower than last year, the Washington Post reports. Sales from flat-panel TVs, digital cameras and video cameras are being hurt by the slowing global economy,…
Ron Howard appears as Opie Taylor and Richie Cunningham in a video he made expressing support for presidential candidate Barack Obama, TelevisionWeek says. Howard is joined by his TV co-stars Andy Griffith and Henry Winkler. — Jon Lafayette
On-location shooting in Los Angeles increased 17% among TV productions, the Hollywood Reporter says, citing recent data released by FilmL.A. The increase in TV was offset by drops in film and commercial production. Total on-location production in L.A. was down…
Web studio Generate struck an advertising deal with Unilever’s “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!” to sponsor this week’s episode of the political satire Web show “Republicrats.” The show is produced by Generate and runs on MSN. Under the deal,…
Charlie Rose makes his “60 Minutes” debut Sunday, Broadcasting & Cable reports. For his first report he interviews Texas billionaire and former Republican operative T. Boone Pickens. Rose, who also hosts PBS’ late-night talk show “Charlie Rose,” will contribute pieces…
The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers has agreed to bring in a mediator for its talks with the Screen Actors Guild, the Hollywood Reporter says. AMPTP and SAG will meet with federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez. A date…