NBC has picked up a multicamera comedy from “Reno 911″ co-creators/stars Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant. “The Strip,” as its called, is about a former child star (Lennon) who is now the owner of a Hooters-esque restaurant in a strip mall on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Garant will be playing a supporting role [...]

Don’t kick off your Sunday shoes just yet. Paramount’s remake of “Footloose” keeps finding trouble. It lacks a real star, a director, and now a release date. The original release date was June 18, but the studio has now placed the film on hold. The production start date is actually listed as “TBA.” They’ve yet [...]

National Geographic Films has a brand new president. Well, they will on March 15. Daniel Battsek has officially been named as Adam Leipzig’s successor. Battsek most recently was the head of Disney’s Miramax Films, but he was fired late last year. His name was on the shortlist for Leipzig’s position at NatGeo when Leipzig announced [...]

DreamWorks has a dream. Okay, so that was tacky, but it got your attention. The studio has signed Academy Award winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood (“The Pianist”) to write its Martin Luther King Jr. biopic. They acquired the life rights in May. This will be the first big screen representation authorized by the King estate, and [...]

Joel and Ethan Coen are teaming up with Jeff Bridges again. This time it is with the Coen Brothers’ remake of “True Grit.” Paramount Pictures will be releasing the film on Christmas Day. Bridges stars as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, which was the role that John Wayne played in the original. Matt Damon is going [...]

Not all comic book adaptations are about superheroes. Some are about spies. Okay, maybe just one so far. WildStorm/DC Comics’ “Red” is going to the big screen. John C. Riley was originally signed on to play the lead, but he has been replaced by John Malkovich. Malkovich is joining Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, and Bruce [...]

Oh, Michael Cera. You had me on your side for so long. Even though I don’t consider you that great of an actor (you do tend to play some variation of yourself), the roles you play are always pretty sweet. However, Nick Twisp… not so much. “Youth In Revolt” Rated R • 90 minutesStarring Michael [...]

I’m a big fan of television. This being said, I tend to avoid reality television, as it generally features sand, pop music, or dancing. However, there is one show that debuted this year that has made me become a fan of reality television. I became a fan of this show and the entire genre because [...]

Bryce Dallas Howard stars in the Tennessee Williams written “The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond,” and this role kind of scared her. Commenting on her role to MTV, “This was the first time I was a little concerned before doing it, because I was like, ‘Oh my goodness. It’s originating a Tennessee Williams heroine. If [...]

Mel Gibson is at the center of controversy again. Seriously, does this guy ever just chill? This time, around 300 family members of inmates at the Ignacio Allende prison in Mexico are angry at him now, and that’s not something you want. Mel Gibson is reportedly going to film his next project at the prison [...]