Monthly Archives: September 2010

Julia Roberts And Meryl Streep To Team In 'August: Osage County' For John Wells

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EXCLUSIVE: In a power pairing, Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep are in talks to star for The Weinstein Company in the bigscreen adaptation of the Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer and Tony-winning play August: Osage County. I hear Roberts and Streep have agreed to the project and they are now working out deals and locking a production start. John Wells will direct the film from a script written by the playwright. Production will start by next summer. Streep will play Violet, the drug-addicted matriarch of the working class Weston clan. Roberts will play Barbara Fordham, the oldest daughter in the family. While mom’s problems and her penchant for revealing family secrets is a big issue, Barbara is melting because her husband is cheating with a college student. They are brought together when Violet’s husband goes missing and all three of their daughters come home to rally around mom. In the process, a lot of family secrets get revealed. The film has been developed for several years by Harvey Weinstein, who was involved in the original stage production with Jean Doumanian. They will produce the film together. They brought it to Wells, who started a relationship with Weinstein when TWC acquired his feature directing debut, The Company Men. The corporate downsizing drama stars Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper and Maria Bello and TWC … Read More

Ryan Gosling Is George Clooney's Choice For 'Farragut North'

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EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney is close to finding his star for Farragut North. I’m told he’s negotiating with Ryan Gosling to play the lead role of a young communications director who works for a fast rising presidential candidate. During the course of the campaign, the idealistic young man falls prey to the backstabbing and other dirty trickery of more seasoned rivals.
Gosling is in line to play a role once eyed by Leonardo DiCaprio when the Beau Willimon play was optioned by Warner Bros two years ago. Clooney  already was eyeing it as a directing vehicle back then. Willimon worked for Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential run, and his own experiences informed the play.  Right now, Clooney and his Smokehouse Productions banner partner Grant Heslov are running point on the project. They aren’t saying where the money is coming from or who’ll distribute, but they are confident they will begin production in March.
Gosling is expected to be a factor in the Best Actor race, by merit of his performance opposite Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine, the drama that will be distributed by The Weinstein Company.

Jessica Hall Heats Up the Santa Monica Shores, EXCLUSIVE!

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Photo by Henry Flores/BuzzFoto.com

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It might be cooling off around the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, but it’s still summertime in Santa Monica! We snapped the glorious Jessica Hall tempting the weather in a sexy black swimsuit as she enjoyed the sand and sun. The playboy model and Television personality definitely heated up the lens and makes us wish it was summer all year round!

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BuzzzFoto Blind Item #407

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This foreign born star who made it big in a movie last year was contemplating a move to Los Angeles to be closer to more roles and opportunities. When she put down the cash on some real estate in a posh Beverly Hills neighborhood, this C list Actress (who really hasn’t done anything but cameos lately) gave her a phone call that went something like this, “We’re sooo glad to hear you’re moving here… but I should probably warn you that you’ll be the only person in the neighborhood who isn’t white, except for the help of course. You might be more comfortable somewhere else.”

Last Comic Standings Greg Giraldo has died after overdose (Update)

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[HMG Celebrity News] – Greg Giraldo, the popular comedian and judge on ‘Last Comic Standing’ who was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital late Saturday night after reportedly overdosing on prescription pills has died on Wednesday.
The 44-year old father of three who was due to perform earlier that day at ‘The New York Recovery Rally,’ [...]

Lifetime Greenlights 'Meet Jane' Pilot

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EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime has handed out a pilot order to Meet Jane, a drama from writer Andi Bushell and executive turned producer Mark Pedowitz. This is the first pilot order for Pedowitz, who segued into producing early this year with a first-look deal for his Pine Street Entertainment at Warner Bros TV. Before that, he spent 19 at Disney-ABC, including a stint at ABC Studios which he ran as president for for 5 years until he was pushed out by Steve McPherson.
Meet Jane centers on Jane Bilinksi, whose stale life as an unhappily married mother of two daughters in the Washington, DC area is suddenly re-energized and empowered when the FBI enlists her to spy on her husband, a computer technician the government suspects is selling top-secret information to Russia. Bushell wrote Meet Jane on spec and will executive produce the pilot with Pedowitz. Warner Horizon is producing.
Bushell serves as a co-executive producer on the new ABC drama My Generation. Her resume also includes writer-producer gigs on CBS’ The Mentalist and Criminal Minds and NBC’s Crossing Jordan. This is Lifetime’s fourth pilot order this year. The other 3 pilots, Against the Wall, Exit 19 and an untitled Josh Berman project, are in various stages of casting.

Heidi Klum quits Victorias Secret, gets naked with Seal (Video)

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[HMG Celebrity News] – After 13-years as the face of a line of couture whose intended audience never looks past the neck, Project Runway host Heidi Klum has announced she quitting Victoria’s Secret.
The 37-year old former model and mother of four says she’s too busy with other work to continue the link and won’t be [...]