Johnny Depp’s feature film version of "The Lone Ranger" isn’t dead yet, as a film crew was told Wednesday night to hold off on tearing down a Western town set that had been built for the production in New Mexico,…
[Updated on 8/17/11 at 2:20 p.m. PT, to include Fox response to TVWeek that Fox Broadcasting is NOT bidding on the show, contrary to the Deadline report. Thus we have changed both our headline and story to reflect the Fox denial.] ABC and…
Simon Cowell’s upcoming Fox singing competition “X Factor,” closing in on its Sept. 21 premiere, is bringing in a high-powered celebrity as a mentor, Deadline.com reports. Mariah Carey is reportedly in final negotiations for the job. And feelers are out…
Screen icon Burt Reynolds risks losing his home to foreclosure after a suit was filed against the actor that demands mortgage payments amounting to about $1.2 million, the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel reports. Merrill Lynch Credit Corp. filed the suit against…
A couple of familiar names lead the new list of highest-paid teenage entertainers, MTV reports. The list, compiled by People magazine, ranks the teens based on their 2010 income. Not surprisingly, Justin Bieber tops the list. The 17-year-old reportedly took…
In a deal that is seen as a big step toward mainstream exposure for the UFC and its mixed martial arts events, the organization is putting the finishing touches on a deal with Fox worth about $90 million, Sports Business…
Following a raise in pay for the show’s star, Simon Baker, other principal cast members on CBS’s “The Mentalist” have also been rewarded with raises, reports Deadline.com. Warner Bros. TV gave Robin Tunney, Amanda Righetti, Tim Kang and Owain Yeoman…
Ron Howard hasn’t given up on plans for a multimedia Stephen King project, even though Universal bailed out on the plan about a month ago, as reported previously. The director and his producing partner Brian Grazer are looking for another…
An actor who is well-known as a TV dad has landed another daddy role, this time on NBC’s "The Office," reports TVLine.com. Stephen Collins will play Andy Bernard’s (Ed Helms) father on the award-winning sitcom. Collins is best known from…
An Oscar-nominated actor reportedly relieved himself in front of passengers on an airplane Tuesday night after being told he had to wait to use the toilet, USA Today reports. French actor Gerard Depardieu, 62, was on a CityJet flight from…