FilmDistrict And Also The new the new sony Partner On Evil Dead Remake

Culver City, CA (November 30, 2011) The brand new the new sony Pictures Worldwide Purchases (SPWA) and FilmDistrict have became a member of with Ghost House Pictures around the worldwide dealexcluding U.K. and France for that new the new sony Pictures to distribute the remake of Evil Dead. The announcement is created by Steven Bersch, SPWA Leader, and Peter Schlessel, Boss of FilmDistrict. Lia Buman, FilmDistricts EVP of Purchases, will oversee the project. Original creating partners Make the most of Tapert, Bruce Campbell (who also starred inside the original franchise) and Mike Raimi will produce. Ghost House Pictures partners Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane will executive produce. Nicole Brown and J.R. Youthful will oversee the job for Ghost House. Make the most of Tapert pointed out, For thirty years, Mike, Bruce and I have been looking for top home where we are in a position to return the deadites for the silver screen. Amy Pascal and Rob Blake in the new the new sony and Peter Schlessel at FilmDistrict will be incredible partners who share our desire for great storytelling additionally to the obsession for frightening the pants in the audience. Together, we are searching toward terrorizing another generation. Added Schlessel, I have been part of the extended Ghost House family for just about any very very long time. Its fantastic to continue the bond after we bring this classic horror film to another generation of fans. The brand new the new sony Pictures features a fantastic history working with both Ghost House and Film District which we couldnt be excited to continue cooperating round the contemporary adaptation of Evil Dead, mentioned Rob Blake, Chairman from the new the new sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing and Distribution. Mike and Make the most of include an amazing vision which we cant wait to discuss this film with audiences in lots of areas all over the world. Fede Alvarez, who'll direct the film, written the script with Rodo Sayagues. Academy Top ranked film author Diablo Cody did revisions round the draft. Ghost House, FilmDistrict and SPWA are dedicated to refreshing the franchise and possess the film round the steps for achievement towards a 2012 production start. Frequently replicated, never equaled. Evil Dead was the horror movie that started everything. Now, after thirty years, Raimi as well as the original designers are passing the reins from the beloved classic to Alvarez. In this particular retelling, five pals hole up inside a remote cabin where they uncover the sunday paper in the Dead. A demonic pressure is unleashed getting each until only one remains to fight for survival.

'The Sing-Off' Season 3 Champs Are ...

The Two and A Half Men producer that took on Charlie Sheen, the biggest name in Spanish TV, the former head of Disney, and Fred and Ethel Mertz are among the latest inductees into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.our editor recommends'I Love Lucy': 5 Things to Know About the SeriesBunim/Murray and Henson Alternative Team on Satirical Puppet Show (Exclusive)Michael Eisner Sells Comedy Project to ABCRelated Topics•Charlie Sheen The executive producer of Two And A Half Men as well The Big Bang Theory and Mike and Molly is Chuck Lorre, who survived Sheen's anger to see his show become even stronger in the ratings. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Biggest Blunders He is joined among the 21st annual Hall of Fame inductees by Michael Eisner, who was CEO of the Walt Disney Company from 1985 until 2005; Don Francisco, the popular longtime Univision show host; Sherman Hemsley, the actor who most famously played George Jefferson; TV lighting legend Bill Klages; producers Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray, who are widely credited with inventing the modern reality TV genre; and the late Vivian Vance and William "Bill" Frawley, who will forever be remembered as Ethel and Fred Mertz, the best friends of the Ricardo's on I Love Lucy. "The group of inductees for this year's Hall of Fame has had a remarkable impact in all areas of the television industry, from performers and hosts to producers and executives," said Mark Itkin, the WME board member who headed the selection committee. The announcement was made by Television Academy Chairman and CEO John Shaffner, who ends his tenure as head of the group at the end of December. The other members of this year's selection committee were Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment at FOX; Peter Roth, President of Warner Brothers Television; Fred Silverman, founder of the Fred Silverman Company and former executive at ABC, CBS and NBC; Nina Tassler, President of CBS Entertainment; and Steve Venezia, Director, Content Services at Dolby Laboratories, Inc. The 2012 inductees join more than 120 others in the Hall of Fame. Past honorees include Lucille Ball, Johnny Carson, Walter Cronkite, Walt Disney, Bob Hope, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara Walters, Dan Rather, Oprah Winfrey, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Lorne Michaels, Carl Reiner, Katie Couric, Bob Mackie, Bob Barker, Bea Arthur, Bill Cosby, Regis Philbin, William Shatner, Bob Stewart and Candice Bergen. The Academy's information about the new inductees follows after the break. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Chuck Lorre & His TV Empire Related Topics Chuck Lorre Michael Eisner The Real World Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 1 2 next last

Hollywood altitude

A year ago, the international spotlight shone on Whistler as the 2010 Vancouver Olympics captured the imaginations of sports fans, and organizers of the Whistler Film Festival hope they can evoke a similar passion with festgoers as they work to redefine one of the top ski resort towns as a destination for filmmakers.Co-founder Shauna Hardy Mishaw is confident that the boutique fest, in its 11th year, is in the midst of a major growth spurt as it solidifies a relationship with the Canadian Film Institute, finalizes renovation plans for a local movie house, and adopts a modus operandi to amplify its presence in the festival firmament."We want to build on our current position as one of the most important festivals in Canada, and as a place of importance for the industry," Mishaw says. "Whistler is extremely well-located for greatness."With several Canadian fests already capturing the bulk of the attention, particularly in Toronto, Whister is angling a different strategy. The organizers play up the fest's convenience for industry players, with hotels and theatres within short walking distance, which puts the focus on the fest rather than the bustle."People get here and they can connect with the people they want to connect with," she says. "It is an inclusive festival. It's very friendly; it's very intimate."The pedestrian village is nestled in the mountains of British Columbia, a two-hour drive from Vancouver and a relatively short flight from Los Angeles. Timed to coincide with the launch of ski season, the fest initially aimed to draw more traffic to Whistler when room rates were cheap and vacationer traffic was manageable. But as the event built its name, more industryites have noted that it begins on the first weekend in December, which could provide a key launching pad in the final runup to awards season.Mishaw says golden statues were the farthest things from her mind when she created the fest with a university friend in 2001, and ran the operation out of her condo."It was mayhem," she recalls."I had the box office lines ringing out of my house. I'd just started dating my now-husband, and he had to answer the phone."Over time, the festival beefed up its skeleton staff by and formed a board to oversee the operations. Former Toronto Film Fest programmer Stacey Donen joined the ranks in 2009 as artistic director, and with him brought a new level of attention."We've started to get a reputation as a filmmakers festival," Donen says. "That's something that's really important to me, to treat the filmmakers well and respect their work."This year, the fest will award C$50,000 ($48,832) in prizes and commissions, with six juried competitions and one audience award. The top prizes are the $15,000 Borsis Competition for Canadian Feature, named after helmer Phillip Borsos, and the $10,000 New Voices award for first- or second-time directors. Organizers estimate about 10,000 people, and 5,000 industry players, will attend the programming and conferences.Mishaw hopes Whistler's reputation continues to build with filmmakers as stories circulate about the positive experiences at past fests. One of her favorites is the tale of Canuck helmer Bruce MacDonald, who she says was so inspired during his visit that he's now working on a project set in the snowy getaway."We've had deals done on chairlifts and in hot tubs, or on a stroll at dinner parties," she says. "The culture and environment of Whistler is extremely inspiring, and that's why people connect."This year, organizers are planning events to attract fresh attention, including an outdoor screening of a Pixar shorts program to celebrate the animation studio's 25th anniversary. The fest will also recognize Patton Oswalt with a Spotlight Award for supporting performance in "Young Adult," helmer Jennifer Yuh Nelson with an animation award, Andy Serkis with the Variety Tech Pioneer award and Canuck actor Jay Baruchel for screenwriting.Next year organizers intend to renovate a defunct local movie theater into a state-of-the-art facility with about 275 seats, and make it the home base for year-round programs.Mishaw also hopes to establish an institute that will nurture developing projects to their full potential, as part of a relationship with the Canadian Film Centre."The idea is always being at the forefront of our game," she says. "We have lofty expectations, and we'll see where we land." HIGHLIGHTS Special Screenings "A Dangerous Method" (David Cronenberg) "The Sorcerer and the White Snake" (Tony Siu-tung Ching) "The Lady" (Luc Besson)Canadian film competition "388 Arletta Avenue" (Randall Cole) "Cafe de Flore" (Jean-Marc Vallee) "Doppelganger Paul (Or a Film About How Much I Hate Myself)" (Dylan Akio Smith, Kris Elgstrand) "Keyhole" (Guy Maddin) "Marilyn" (Christopher Petry) "Monsieur Lazhar" (Philippe Falardeau)New Voices "Edwin Boyd" (Nathan Morlando) "In the Family" (Patrick Wang) "Laurentia" (Mathieu Denis, Simon Lavoie) "Machete Language" (Kyzza Terrazas) "The Invader" (Nicolas Provost)Documentary"Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" (Constance Marks, Philip Shane) "Kivalina" (Ben Addelman) "Rasta: A Soul's Journey" (Stuart Samuels) Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad and the Politician" (Tamer Ezzat, Ayten Amin, Amr Salama) "The Lady" Luc Besson "The Vanishing Spring Light" (Xun Yu)FEST TRAVELER: WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL Hollywood altitude | Warmest welcomes | Laurels rest here | Capture suits Serkis just fine Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Lay offs Follow Happy Foot Two Failing

It’s bad enough that Happy Foot Two wentover budget by $50 million. Or that my sources say Warner Bros blocked it calculating the follow-up for the smash hit2006 Best Animation Oscar champion wouldbe another large earner. Nevertheless it’s not. The holiday pic is tanking. Now comes worse Christmas news.With different web-based article today in IF magazine, the Australian digital productioncompany behind Happy Foot Two islaying off600 staffers noisy . December. Sydney-based Dr D Art galleries might be the 2007 joint venturebetween filmmaker George Burns’s and producer Doug Mitchell’s Kennedy Burns Mitchell, which isAustralia’s best production company, with the Mapp family’s Omnilab Media Group, that's Australia’s greatest film services company.Dr D Art galleries was designed to rival Peter Jacksons Weta Digital in Nz just like a home to find the best-finish effects and digital feature film production.The IF article states some employees were also offered positions inside a new company that KMM intends to setup early next season. Now, a retrenchment similar to this usually follows the conclusion from the large budget film like Happy Foot Two, and KMMs Doug Mitchell recently mentioned the organization was restructuring since it faced a production gap just before the Dr D’s next production, the 4th Mad Max film titledFury Road.

Ted Forstmann dies at 71

ForstmannTed Forstmann, a prominent financier who made many of his most high-profile investments in the media sector, died Sunday at his home in NY. He was 71.The cause of death was brain cancer, according to a spokesman at Forstmann Little. Forstmann announced he was battling the disease earlier this year.While renowned for his impact on various industries through private equity, Forstmann was a looming figure in the media business over the past three decades, most recently as CEO of IMG, a company he acquired in 2004 in order to bring together the worlds of sports and entertainment. Under the IMG banner, Forstmann acquired production companies including Tiger Aspect and Darlow Smithson, which he resold to Endemol in 2009, three years after buying them. Forstmann even managed to lure former HBO CEO Chris Albrecht into the fold for a brief period beginning in 2007 with the intent of making strategic investments across the media landscape, but Albrecht exited in 2008.Michael Ovitz recently exited the board at IMG after a struggle for control of the firm. Ovitz was a longtime associate of Forstmann who teamed with him in the 1980s to make a run at record label Polygram, which was eventually sold to Seagram.Forstmann also made his imprint in the radio business, buying Citadel Communications for $2 billion in 2001. He teamed with Cablevision in 1999 to back Broadway musical "The Scarlet Pimpernel."Forstmann leaves behind two sons; two brothers; and two sisters. A memorial mass is scheduled be held at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

'Breaking Dawn' Premiere: Christina Perri Goes Behind the curtain

Because you clearly can't have an sufficient quantity of 'Breaking Beginning,' here comes pop singer Christina Perri getting a behind-the-moments try looking in the big 'Twilight' premiere in La on Monday evening. "It's surprising that is real existence," self-known to Twi-hard Perri told America online Music. (Perri brought the song "A Thousand Years" for the 'Breaking Dawn' soundtrack.) You will see Perri's own photos at Moviefone sister site America online Music, and search back here all week for a lot of extended 'Twilight' coverage. Watch Perri's video for "A Thousand Years" ahead. 'Breaking Dawn' is going in theaters on Friday, y'all! [via America online Music] [Photo: Christina Perri] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Mission Impossible Cast Talks Skyfall

First Released: November 3, 2011 1:06 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images Caption Berenice Marlohe, Difficulties and Naomie Harris attend a photocall with cast and filmmakers to mark the beginning of production that is because of commence around the 23rd Bond Film and announce the title from the film as Skyfall at Massimo Restaurant & Oyster Bar working in london on November 3, 2011LONDON, U.K. -- class="ap-story-p">Ah, Mr. Bond, weve been awaiting you - and finally 007 has returned, many years after his last screen adventure. Producers introduced Thursday that filming has started on Skyfall, the postponed 23rd film within the series and Daniel Craigs third outing because the suave British superspy. Craig, that has introduced a tough edge to his portrayal, told reporters the movie, directed by Mike Mendes and shot working in london, Scotland, Poultry and China, could be Bond having a capital B. Craig stated he was greatly excited to become walking into the role the very first time since 2008s Quantum of Solace. Focus on the film was postponed, and Bonds future looked uncertain, when studio MGM declared personal bankruptcy this year. But MGMs new management and EON Productions introduced captured the spy would live to battle a later date. Craig is going to be became a member of by The spanish language star Javier Bardem as Bonds nemisis, while British stars Albert Finney, Rob Fiennes and Ben Whishaw will have as-yet-undisclosed roles. Judi Dench returns as spy chief M and also the film introduces two new Bond women - British actress Naomie Harris like a area agent named Eve and French artist Berenice Marlohe like a glamorous, enigmatic character named Severine. Theres plenty of surprises, stated Mendes, which side won an Academy Award for his 1999 film American Beauty. I believe it has all of the aspects of a vintage Bond movie, including - to quell any gossips - lots of action, Mendes stated. Some have asked the option of Mendes, most widely known for his stage work and psychologically intense dramas like Revolutionary Road and The method to Perdition. But he and also the producers stated they didn't plan to accept series inside a significantly new direction. Producer Michael G. Wilson stated the series had began lower a path with Craigs first appearance like a gruff, muscular Bond in Casino Royale in 2006. And were adhering to that particular path, Wilson stated. A fascinating story, well crafted, having a great cast and lots of action. Mendes stated action movies were a global thats a new comer to me, and Ive accepted it. The experience must exist together using the drama, and thats the total amount weve reached strike, he stated. Filming will occur in Londons government district of Whitehall, at Pinewood Galleries outdoors the British capital as well as on location in Istanbul, Shanghai and also the Scottish backwoods. Early reviews the film would shoot in India and Nigeria haven't materialized, however the producers was adamant they'd not trimmed Bonds budget since Quantum of Solace, that was broadly reported to possess cost roughly $200 million. It is incorporated in the same range because the 4g iphone, Wilson stated. We havent needed to change anything within the script to obtain what we should want. Cast people stated they'd been training hard for his or her roles - Craig, it appears, by growing the designer stubble he carried at Thursdays press conference. Bardem joked the toughest part for him was learning the British vowels. Harris stated she'd been doing practicing yoga, learning stunt driving and firing machine guns, which Ive discovered I've got a real taste for. Producers Wilson and Barbara Broccoli - old hands at building suspense round the movies - stored many particulars under systems. From the plot, they revealed that Bonds loyalty to M is examined as her past returns to haunt her and MI6 comes under attack. For this is from the title, Broccoli stated it's some emotional resonance which is revealed within the film. Broccoli stated the producers wished Mendes would subscribe to another film, and certainly wanted Craig to come back as Bond. Skyfall is because of be launched on March 26, 2012 in great britan and November. 9 within the U . s . States, half a century because the discharge of the very first 007 film, Dr. No. There won't be any switch to one area of the series winning formula - attractive ladies and hunky males. Requested whether Craig and Bardem would place their t shirts off, Broccoli searched for to reassure fans. Damn right, she stated. If Barbara will get her way, Wilson added, itll be not only their t shirts. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Make the most of Kardashian Talks On Sister Kims Divorce

First Launched: November 1, 2011 9:58 AM EDT Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Make the most of Kardashian chats with Access Hollywood on October 31, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Make the most of Kardahian states his household is joining together to assist Kim since her split from Kris Humphries for just 72 occasions to be married remains introduced. Access Hollywood taken track of Make the most of following Mondays Dwts. My sister which i and everybody are clearly handling a good deal at this time around, Make the most of told Access. Counseled me encouraging of other nutritional foods she does and were merely a very close-knit family, he ongoing. We keep everything private. Just the other day, Make the most of addressed gossips that his sister and new brother-in-law were getting relationship worries telling Access, My sister is completely happy, my familys never been more comfortable, she got married so she needs to be happy. As formerly reported on AccessHollywood.com, a repetition for Kim confirmed the reality star declared divorce on Monday morning. In their divorce filing, Kim cites irreconcilable versions as the explanation for the divorce as well as the date of separation turns up as March. 31, 2011. The reality star is asking that Kris purchase their very own lawyer costs which spend perform exactly the same. She also asks legal court to reject any attempt by Kris to acquire spousal support. At Mondays DWTS, Make the most of had the support of sister Kourtney, nephew Mason, Scott Disick, and stepfather Bruce Jenner, who've been all inside the ballroom entertaining him on. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.