ABC Pilots Add Quartet Of Actors

Karen LeBlanc has been added to the cast of ABC’s pilot Beauty And The Beast. She will play, Ehren, a role originally written for a man. Ehren is the de-facto head of the rebel band that wants to see Emperor Dorian (F. Murray Abraham) de-throned. LeBlanc is with Greene & Assos. and manager Gayle Abrams. Jacinda Barrett has been cast in ABC’s drama pilot Zero Hour, playing the wife of lead Anthony Edwards. She is with ICM and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Tower Prep star Drew Van Acker, who is recurring on Pretty Little Liars, has joined ABC’s soap Devious Maids, playing the son of one of the Beverly Hills families that employ the maids. He is with WME and Luber Roklin. Also cast in the pilot is Brett Cullen as the very wealthy Michael who recently remarried after a long, destructive marriage. He is with Domain and Lovett Management.

Avengers Lego Figures Unveiled

A closer look at the bad guys tooBack in late January, we got a closer look at the Avengers Lego figures, but weren't allowed to show you any pictures. Hulk in brown chinos, yes; a miniature plastic Loki trapped in a glass cage of emotion, no.Today, the official images for Lego's Avengers line have been formally unveiled, and they're interesting to both films fans and lovers of small toys.Acouple of key scenes are Lego-ified, notably the trapped Loki moment previously described, as well as the Quinjet itself and, um, a Shield 4x4.But more interesting than that are the up-close-and-plastic shots of the as-yet undefined bad guys helping Loki in his dastardly plans. Some have suggested the Atlanteans, but we sincerely doubt that; others suggest that the Skrulls are the baddos, despite official confirmation to the contrary.Whatever they actually are, they seem to be almost reptilian and/or robotic, which would fit (in a way) with what we saw in the trailer, in terms of (the big bad who could well turn out to be) Fin Fang Foom.Oh, and Wolverine, Deadpool and Magneto also appear!Not a spoiler there, we're guessing, just a couple of X-Men characters who are being released in Lego form at the same time. Logan battling Loki? Probably only going to happen on your kitchen table, bub.{Avengers Lego Stills}Anyway, take a look and let us know what you think. Are these Lego plot points a spoiler too far?Let us know in the comment box below.AvengersAssemble - as the official title now reads in the UK - is out in the UK on April 26.

Ratings: The Voice and Smash Soar

Fred Willard Fred Willard will play Megan Mullally's ex-husband on Breaking In, TVGuide.com has learned.The veteran funnyman will play Marty, with whom Contra Security's new boss, Veronica, has a contentious relationship after a less-than-amicable split. When Veronica runs into Marty and his new 22-year-old lady love, she convinces Cameron (Bret Harrison) to be her partner in a dance-off against Marty and his gal.Willard's episode is scheduled for the spring.Breaking In returns on Tuesday at 9:30/8:30c on Fox.

Kagan, Brown tip 'Tuck' for Boston

Broadway veterinarians Howard Kagan ("The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess") and Craig Brown ("La Cage aux Folles") are joining track of mega-production house Broadway Across America ("How to achieve Business Without Really Trying," "Memphis") on new musical "Tuck Everlasting." The producers introduced a pre-Broadway go to commence at Boston's Colonial Theater in June of the coming year. Show depends around the 1975 children's novel of the identical title, that also offered because the foundation for the eponymous 1981 and 2002 films. The storyline of Winnie, a woman who stumbles upon a household of immortals within the backwoods round her home, the initial Natalie Babbit book has offered a lot more than two million copies since its publication. Pedigree for that show includes Rialto veterinarians Claudia Shear ('Dirty Blonde') on book, and Casey Nicholaw ('The Book of Mormon') helming, while music and lyrics can come from Lucille Lortel Award nominees Chris Burns and Nathan Tysen. No casting choices were introduced. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Happy Birthday, Attacking Young Boys! Because the Pop Star Turns 18, He Discloses Large News on Ellen

The American Idol Show American Idol's ladies were not too remote from the boys' performance - rankings-smart, that's.Idol's female semifinalists performance show won Wednesday for Fox with 17 million audiences along with a 4.9 within the grown ups 18-to-49 demo - a tenth below Tuesday's rating. The women, however, handled to lure in regards to a million more audiences compared to men did. In comparison to a week ago, the demo seemed to be lower slightly, but viewership was up.Idol: Who'll result in the Top 13?Carrying out a series lower in the demo a week ago, Survivor: One World (10.six million) rose a smidge to some 2.9.ABC also saw bumps on three of their shows - The Center (8.5 million, 2.6), Suburgatory(7.two million, 2.4) and Happy Being (6.two million, 2.8) - as the other two, Modern Family (11.7 million, 4.8) and Revenge (7.4 million, 2.4) continued to be even.Around The CW, the America's Next Top Model British invasion season premiere (1.29 million, .6) dropped 45 percent within the demo from the same opener this past year.8 p.m.CBS: Survivor: One World 10.six million audiences (2.9 demo rating)ABC: The Center 8.5 million (2.6) Suburgatory 7.two million (2.4)Fox: The American Idol Show 17 million (4.9) [8-10 p.m.]NBC: Whitney 4.13 million (1.5) Are You Currently There, Chelsea? 3.54 million (1.3)CW: One Tree Hill 1.56 million (.7)9 p.m.CBS: Criminal Minds 12.5 million (3.1)ABC: Modern Family 11.7 million (4.8) Happy Being 6.two million (2.8)NBC: Rock Center with John Williams 2.89 million (.7)CW: America's Next Top Model 1.29 million (.6)10 p.m.CBS: CSI: Crime Scene Analysis 11.two million (2.6)ABC: Revenge 7.4 million (2.4)NBC: Law & Order: Special Sufferers Unit 5.4 million (1.6)

The Dictator's Oscar Victory: Sacha Baron Cohen Asked to go to in Costume

Paula Deen, the butter full, continues to spread her Southern style on tv... but possibly less thick. After revealing that they has Diabetes type 2 in The month of january, Deen is able to move ahead and promote her slightly less fatty cuisine. Just pricier her to get rid of that tub of butter completely. "I'm who I'm. But what I'll be doing is providing up lighter versions of my quality recipes," the meals Network star told The Connected Press in the South Beach Wine and Food Festival on Friday. "I'll possess a larger platform now, trying to behave for everyone. However, you know, I am Southern by roots. I had been trained [to prepare] by my grandmother and absolutely nothing I'm able to do would change that." Find Out More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Paula DeenAnthony Bourdain

OSCARS: Meryl Streep To Present

Beverly Hills, CA Two-time Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep will present at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today.Streep, who is nominated for her lead performance in “The Iron Lady,” has been nominated a total of 17 times the most for any performer in Oscar history. She won a Supporting Actress Oscar in 1979 for her role in “Kramer vs. Kramer” and the Best Actress award in 1982 for her role in “Sophie’s Choice.”

Friday Night Lights and Hart of Dixie Star Scott Porter Is Engaged

After a slow start for Safe House, the movie edged out The Vow for the No. 1 spot at the box office during Presidents' Day Weekend. The Denzel Washington-fronted film, which finished third on Friday, grossed... Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Denzel WashingtonReese WitherspoonTom HardyChris PineStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceThe GreyThe Woman In BlackChronicleGhost Rider: Spirit Of VengeanceSafe HouseThe VowJourney 2: The Mysterious IslandThis Means WarThe Secret World Of Arrietty

Amazing Spider-Man Clip Online

Peter Parker denied access!The promotional campaign for The Amazing Spider-Man is now in full swing, what with the massive, multi-country footage screening and all manner of trailers, photos and posters online. Now the first full clip has arrived, and it's full of everything you might expect from the adventures of Peter Parker. Take a look below.Everything, of course, assuming you expect him to appear in the lanky form of Andrew Garfield being hassled at the door to Gwen Stacey's building by an officious Noo Yawk doorman (played by John Scurti, who has usually been found getting into trouble alongside fellow Amazing Spider-Man actor Denis Leary on TV's Rescue Me).Yes, if you're hoping for explosions, web-slinging, roaring lizard beasts or the lovely Emma Stone as Gwen, you're better off checking out the trailer again. Still, it's a good indication of the humour that will run through the film.This footage first cropped up on the film's viral site, which has been encouraging graffiti artists (okay, it's just a stunt) and promises more goodies to come. Hopefully that will include more tantalising footage.And if you want to see the whole film in one sitting, you'll have to wait until July 4. Which is the day we declare our independence! From... not being able to see The Amazing Spider-Man in cinemas. So that's nice.

Academy awards: Mess Tailor Soldier Spy Peter Straughan

Tim Adler is really a cause of AwardsLine Peter Straughan would sit in the loft office typing away around the script forTinker Tailor Solider Spy hearing jazz on earphones, while downstairs his wife and writing partner Bridget OConnor seemed to be writing the script, in line with the best-selling spy novel by John le Carr. They'd email one another drafts, looking at one anothers act as they plowed on. OConnor, a prize-winning dramatist, found writing lonely and loved working together together with her husband. That co-written script has become nominated to have an Modified Script Oscar after collecting wins in the BAFTAs and also the Online Film Experts Society among its many nominations. Straughan and the wife spent annually focusing on the Mess Tailor script when tragedy struck: OConnor died in September 2010of cancer at 49, 1 week before filming was because of come from Budapest, Hungary. I understand Peter was greatly badly hit because of it, le Carr states. The script ought to be appreciated like a monument for their collaboration as well as their marriage. Their finest interact continues to be memorialised on the watch's screen. It caused what most known as the wedding moment in the BAFTAs last week when Straughan stated of O’Connor throughout his acceptance speech:She did all of the good bits, I made the coffee. I really like you, I miss you,to you. Straughan — who started his career like a playwright before becoming certainly one of Britains most searched for-after screenwriters, with credits such as the Debt andThe Males Who Stare At Goat's –says he and O’Connor were on vacation once they got a phone call from Working Title asking when they desired to adapt Mess Tailor. Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon) authored an authentic draft, getting pitched a movie version to the organization already. Nobody was pleased with Morgans thriller-ant take. Straughan confesses he and OConnor were nervous about adapting Mess Tailor particularly when the 70s BBC Tv show am legendary. Le Carrs jobs are fiendishly hard to adapt: The plot from the 1974 novel frequently happens within the mind of George Smiley, a upon the market spymaster hunting the traitor within the British Secret Service, and it is mostly told in lengthy flashbacks.We wondered when they would perform a silly, sexy upgrading from it with vehicle chases but we understood Tomas Alfredson (Let the correct one In) had been attached as director, that was enticing,” Straughan states. “Le Carr had also given his blessing, to ensure that settled us lower. Straughan states he and OConnor were thinking about the core concerns from the novel, particularly the human price of the Cold War, which comprises the emotional heart from the books labyrinth. Which was what we should attempted to carry to, always returning towards the sufferers some way, he states.The pair experienced it, developing a master synopsis that went to some scroll of 5 recorded-together pages. They set to operate alternating moments, from time to time calling le Carr for advice. Straughan states le Carr urged these to result in the film from the film, not the film from the book. Indeed, the writer was less reverential concerning the novel compared to what they were, encouraging these to invent new moments, and consequently, the script moved farther away from it with every draft.My principle, that we enunciated at our first meeting before they set pen to paper, was that i'm a passive resource. Should you hit an issue or wish to expand a concept, you call me, le Carr states. And, as though styling the books twists, turns and doublings-back wasn't enough, Straughan and OConnor added their very own flashback: a Holiday party scene where all of the spies are collected. The concept sprang from an anecdote le Carr, who used to dedicate yourself British Intelligence, said excitedly about police being known as to interrupt up an MI5 Holiday party which had become too rowdy, with bottles being hurled in to the street. People who reside in the key world absolutely let their head of hair lower whether they have an event, the previous spook states. A lot inhibition for 364 days of the season who knows the other peoples jobs are. Its an enormous release. Le Carr takes note of contacting Working Title partner Tim Bevan after he browse the first draft, telling him how pleased he was: After I read Bridget and Peters first draft, it had been a bit of dramatic and intellectual architecture which i could admire. Immediately it had been obvious theyd done the impossible — lowering the cow to some stock cube. The novelist confesses he is not pleased with other movie adaptations: Eight of his 22 books have finally been shot, with three others modified for television. Anton Corbijn (Control) intends to film A Popular Guy next. The Searching Glass War was absolutely dreadful, as the Little Drummer Girl would be a total failure in each and every sense, le Carr states. Straughan and OConnor, however, provided a seamless collaboration. … I believe they made it happen wonderfully. (Peter Straughan and Oldman/le Carr photos: Getty Images)

ASCAP to honor Carly Simon

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced Carly Simon as the recipient of its 2012 Founders Award, to be presented at its 29th Pop Music Awards on April 18.The awards gala will occur just prior to the start of the performance rights org's "I Create Music" expo in Los Angeles. Last year's Founders Award went to Rod Stewart, and previous recipients include Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell and Tom Waits.Best known for her 1972 hit, "You're So Vain," Simon has collected two Grammys, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe over her multi-decade career. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Study Charts Actor Diversity on New You'll be able to Stages

Jeremy Lin has many fans inside the theater.The NY Knicks point guard was the talk of RepresentAsian: The Changing Face of Theatre, a roundtable discussion about diversity on NY City stages, presented with the Asian American Artists Action Coalition and Fordham College."I'm thinking about how easy it's to overlook somebody," mentioned playwright David Henry Hwang, who moderated the panel of 18 notable agents, casting company company directors, stars, company company directors, artistic company company directors, plus much more at Fordham University's Pope Auditorium on Monday evening. "It doesn't help anybody whenever we don't have equal access."Access, not outcome, was the central problem in the evening, as well as the event coincided while using relieve research, completed by AAPAC, planning the representation of minority groups on Broadway and NY's 16 most prominent non-profit theaters within the 2006/07 -2010/11 theater seasons.Asian Us citizens were really the only ethnic group to express no in representation over that time, from landing three percent of roles in 2006-07 to 2 percent this season-11. African Us citizens saw a spike in the amount of parts from 9 % to fourteen percent inside the same period, and Latino artists accomplished smaller sized growth, from 2 to 3 percent. Not remarkably, Caucasians will be the only ethnicity to around-represent, with eighty percent of roles on Broadway and non-profits prone to white-colored/non-Hispanic stars. Only 61.six percent in the tri-condition population identifies as white-colored."It's truly about access," mentioned panelist Mary McColl, executive director of Actors' Equity. "Making certain the very best people enter the audition room must be great audition can transform any particular item on stage."Nancy Piccione, casting director for your Manhattan Theatre Club, also sights granting admission as her role on the way. "My job just like a casting director is always to bring stars of races and ethnicities to the audition room," she mentioned.However, if you have been hurdles that unprivileged must overcome beyond getting inside the room. Playwright Douglas Carter Beane ("Sister Act," "Lysistrata Manley") states many company company directors and authors are extremely close-minded if the involves casting non-typically. Beane advised playwrights to create options for individuals stars, particularly in world premiere productions, since the original cast frequently inadvertently becomes site for individuals future stagings. "What continues because room when you're not there's unbelievable," Beane referred to. "I encourage other playwrights, because god, we have a great deal energy, to keep an objective balance.InchFor non-traditional casting, certain groups might be overlooked. In line with the study, 9 % of accessible roles on NY stages were cast colorblindly, in addition to people available roles, Asian American stars showed up 1.2 percent inside the 2010-2011 theater season. African Us citizens introduced with 6.one percent and Latino artists carried out 2.7 percent of people parts inside the same period."Nowadays that people are coming up with, we can not view race as so primary it triumphs over the means by which we suspend our disbelief once we go to the theater," contended Oskar Eustis, artistic director in the Public Theater.The diversity in the theatergoing audience was another subject, elevated by producer Nelle Nugent ("Stick Fly," "Ghetto Klown"). "Everyone else is vital to opening this up," mentioned Nugent, remarking that audiences mostly are white-colored. However, producer Steven C. Byrd has additionally do this.InchShould you create a area, they'll come," mentioned Byrd, who produced Tennessee Williams' "Cat around the Hot Container Roof" on Broadway getting a black cast which is getting Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," getting a multiracial cast, to Broadway this Spring. "They all are tales that are strongly related anybody," Byrd mentioned backstage. "Who not know, white-colored or black, a dysfunctional family?"Casting director Stephanie Klapper mentioned she's found better results casting non-typically for regional theaters, and in line with the study, Asian American stars were more vulnerable to be cast in Shakespeare or musicals. "All of people things require skill," Beane mentioned, and Byrd contended that non-traditional casting increases results for contemporary plays."It is not about just casting Asians for Asians' sake," mentioned actor Pun Bandhu, who presently appears in "Wit" on Broadway. "It comes down lower to casting the most effective actor for your role."However, Asian Us citizens haven't made as much noise in regards to the representation problem as African Us citizens, and apart from Hwang, Asian stars do not have the same prominent playwrights, for instance Lorraine Hansberry and August Wilson, to produce the various on their own account.Artist is an additional problem, as much ethnic stars result in the pilgrimage out west because the options might be greater. "It seems just like the theater in the last five years, we've virtually release stars generally,Inch mentioned casting director Tara Rubin, adding that projects lately have smaller sized casts for financial reasons. "People round the margins would be the initial to vanish.InchWhilst there's nobody treatment for the problem, panelists suggested putting more unprivileged on non-profit theater boards, being careful of recent playwrights, and raising money.Or everyone can just board the Linsanity bandwagon.InchDoes anybody know when the next Knicks game is?" asked for Hwang, overall the almost 3-hour discussion. "We'll do that and we'll go for more Asians to the theater."

Comedy Central Renews Key & Peele for Season 2

Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key Just two days after its debut, Key & Peele continues to be restored for any second season, Comedy Central introduced Tuesday. The sketch comedy series first showed Jan. 31 to two.a million audiences, the greatest Comedy Central launch since 2009. Take a look at clips from Key & Peele "Because Key & Peele continues to be so immediately and globally well accepted, I had been worried as we did not provide the show a fast get, people might accuse me to be racist," stated Kent Alterman, mind of original programming and production in the network. Added stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele: "We're honored, humbled and more importantly contractually obligated to provide another season to Comedy Central." The Ten-episode second season of Key & Peele is slated to premiere within the fall.

New release date for The Wolverine

Given the off-again on-again nature of X-Men Origins sequel The Wolverine, we'd almost given up on seeing Hugh Jackman don the claws again for another big screen outing.Indeed, The Wolverine has undergone so many false starts that it must surely be regarded as the new go-to example for explaining the phrase "development hell".Adverse weather conditions, directors with cold feet, scheduling conflicts... you name it, The Wolverine has endured it. However, there does finally seem to be some light at the end of the tunnel, with Fox announcing an official release date for the superhero sequel.That date is 26 July 2013, giving director James Mangold a year at most to get the film in the can. Given that Jackman has also yet to shoot Les Miserables, that seems like quite a squeeze, but hopefully it shouldn't detract from the end product too much.The latest draft of the script has been penned by Mark Bomback, and will see an amnesia-suffering Wolverine heading to Japan to find answers concerning his past. Whilst there he falls in love and finds himself tangling with a powerful warrior known as the Silver Samurai.We really do hope the new release date sticks this time around, although given the project's troubled history, we won't be holding our breath...[brightcove]970188212001[/brightcove]

Colin Firth Looking For Devil's Knot

Joining free airline Memphis Three dramaAs director Atom Egoyan puts the pieces (and also the funding) together for Devil's Knot,the brand new dramatic film in line with the West Memphis Three situation, he's switched to a person he's labored with before to fill one of the main roles: Colin Firth.The actor, who co-starred in Egoyan's In Which The Truth Lies, is aboard to experience private eye Ron Poor, who is a key crusader for that three males in the center from the situation. He decided to improve the defense evidence for Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelly Junior once they were charged with, and jailed for, the murder of three eight-year-old boys in 1993. The trio offered 17 years imprisonment (with Echols on dying row) prior to being freed following a lengthy campaign to prove their innocence.Last December, Reese Witherspoon was cast as Pam Hobbs, mom of among the sufferers, who began out convinced that the 3 were guilty, but eventually found regard them as wrongly accused.As The Exorcism Of Emily Rose team of Scott Derrickson and Paul Boardman modified the very first draft from the script from Mara Leveritt's 2003 book Devil's Knot: The Real Story From The West Memphis Three, Egoyan has worked with Boardman on the rewrite and they are now searching for the money to have it began.

Ferris Bueller Lives In Super Bowl Teaser!

Can you as being a little nostalgia along with your pigskin? A completely new teaser for just about any Super Bowl commercial will in most probability possibly you've singing "Cheekah Bow Bow" and jumping over fences in slow motion. A mysterious YouTube user, "chuckachucka2012," posted a ten-second preview from the Super Bowl ad featuring Matthew Broderick as his most legendary character, Ferris Bueller. Fitted in the robe, Ferris throws open the curtains and asks the digital camera within the signature style, "How do you handle concentrate on every day like today?" See the ad following a jump! That's all we have. There's few other information aside from a "2.5.12," the date in the large game when the Leaders of NY undertake the Patriots of latest England. The video's particulars make no mention of organization behind the ad nor whatever they anticipate selling. Right now, the area can be a complete mystery. Just what the teaser leads us to consider is always that while youthful Ferris is ongoing to develop older, he certainly hasn't developed and also the occasions of playing hooky by no means over. It could also you have to be Matthew Broderick playing themselves in the Ferris-like manner, which might suck which is something I won't even consider here. Whether it's Ferris, the area leaves lots of questions not-clarified. Did Ferris marry Sloane? What's Cameron around and did his father really kill him inside the Ferrari? Alan Ruck isn't doing much. Possibly he's another person in control like Erection dysfunction Rooney who's trying to bust him. No matter the problem may be, that which you originate from the area could it be needed no more than 10-seconds to absolutely convince us when any eighties classic warrants a follow-up, it's "Ferris Bueller's Break.Inch There's no altering John Hughes, but Ferris' character as well as the styles within the original kind of pressure you to definitely certainly question, "Whatever happened compared to that kid?" Once the Super Bowl provides an idea of would that could be like without needing to be too unabashedly commercial, we have one or more ad we're really searching toward come February 5. Is there a problem to find out inside the Ferris Bueller Super Bowl ad? Inform us inside the comments below and also on Twitter!

SPC nabs 'Celeste & Jesse'

The new sony Pictures Classics has acquired all privileges for The United States, South America and Eastern Europe to Lee Toland Krieger's "Celeste and Jesse Forever." Rashida Johnson and Andy Samberg star within the film as senior high school sweethearts who get divorced and try to remain close friends while going after other associations. Johnson authored the script with Will McCormack, who co-stars together with Chris Messina, Ari Graynor, Emma Roberts and Elijah Wood. Team Todd principals Jennifer Todd and Suzanne Todd created the pic with Lee Nelson of Picture Media Arts, which funded the film. The offer was discussed by UTA's Independent Film Group. "No recent movie is much more current, more intelligent or even more fun than 'Celeste and Jesse Forever,'" The new sony Classics stated inside a statement. "Lee Toland Krieger makes a significant film. The cast is superlative which is an apparent labor of affection for Rashida Johnson and can McCormack." Inside a joint statement, the producers stated: "We're thrilled our film finds a house with The new sony Pictures Classics and therefore are incredibly excited to utilize Michael (Barker), Tom (Bernard) and Dylan (Leiner). Their history is unequalled." Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com

Tracy Morgan put in the hospital at Sundance

Comedian Tracy Morgan was put in the hospital Sunday evening in the Sundance Film Festival after falling unconscious from exhaustion and altitude sickness in the Creative Coalition Spotlight Honours in Park City, his publicist, Lewis Kay, confirmed to Variety.The ''SNL'' alum had been honored in the event, where he made an appearance intoxicated throughout his acceptance speech, after which it he was escorted outdoors and given out. However, Park City Clinic speaker Amy Roberts stated no alcohol or drugs put together in Morgan's system.An ambulance required Morgan to some nearby hospital for treatment."From a mix of exhaustion and altitude, Tracy is looking to get medical assistance,Inch Kay stated.TMZ was initially to report this news.InchHe's together with his fiance and grateful towards the Park City Clinic for his or her care," Kay stated. "Any reviews of Tracy consuming alcohol are 100% false." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Bryce Dallas Howard Welcomes Young Girl!

First Launched: The month of the month of january 22, 2012 3:31 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium La, Calif. -- Caption Bryce Dallas Howard showcase her baby bump inside a screening of If You Find Me within the Ray Kurtzman Theater at CAA in La on November 21, 2011Its a lady for Bryce Dallas Howard! The actress and husband/actor Seth Gabel welcomed their first daughter now, Bryces father legendary moviemaker Ron Howard confirmed on Twitter on Saturday. Beatrice Jean Howard-Gabel Born Jan 19 2012 8lbs 6oz Bryce & Baby B are spectacular Father Seth & brother Theo are beaming ear to ear :-),: Ron released. Bryce and Seths boy, Theo, is 4. Carrying out a news, numerous Bryce and Rons Hollywood options quickly offered their congratulations on Twitter. Ron, tell Bryce congratulations out of your whole family. Ill be waiting to cast Beatrice inside a few years! director M.Evening Shyamalan who labored with Bryce inside the Village and Lady in water Tweeted. please send Bryce my champion and well wishes!!! & Champion for you personally xo friend Jennifer Connelly released. The actress who revealed having a baby in May has spoken candidly about her fight with postpartum depression following giving birth to Theo. In the This summer time 2010 installment of Gwyneth Paltrows GOOP e-e-newsletter, both Gwyneth and Bryce opened up up up regarding bouts with postpartum depression. Bryce states soon after the birth of her boy, she experienced inadequacies in emotion. Nothing, she written of her feelings in those days. I felt nothing. The actress whose recent credits are the Help, 50/50 as well as the Twilight Saga: Eclipse ongoing to exhibit they couldnt even bring herself to call her boy by his title, watching, in those days I strangely recognized to [Theo] since it, even though we'd named him. I would required that they like an indication. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements may not be launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Scott Free taps VPs, prod'n and development

Ridley and Tony Scott's Scott Free Prods. banner has introduced several new employs and key promotions in the film division. Elishia Holmes and Adam Kassan have became a member of the organization as VP's of production and development, while Maresa Pullman continues to be upped to Vice president of production. Furthermore, Amal Baggar continues to be upped to creative professional. All will are accountable to Scott Free film prexy Michael Costigan. Holmes, who most lately offered as Vice president of development at GK Films, formerly offered as production professional at Warner Bros., where she done such films as "A Virtual Detective,Inch "The Dark Dark night" and "Crazy, Stupid, Love," and was type in establishing and shepherding "It of Eli." Just before her 4 years at WB, Holmes labored like a story editor at Walter Parkes and Laurie Carl's junior shingle Parkes-MacDonald. Kassan joins Scott Free of Le Grisbi Prods., where he was partner alongside producer John Lesher. While at Le Grisbi, Kassan offered as professional producer on David Ayer's Mike Gyllenhaal-starrer "Finish of Watch." Kassan started his career at Miramax Films and formerly offered as Vice president of production at Vital, where he was associated with such projects as "You Will See Bloodstream," "No Country for Old Males" and "Star Wars.Inch Pullman began her career in the William Agency and it has been at Scott Free since 2005. She was marketed to director of development and production in 2007 and offered because the executive responsible for production on several photos including Mike Scott's "Thanks for visiting the Rileys" and "Cyrus." Pullman is presently managing Jordan Scott's approaching film "Peony," according to Lisa See's best-selling novel "Peony for each other.Inch Baggar became a member of Scott Free of CAA in 2007 as Ridley Scott's executive assistant. Throughout that point, she done "Prometheus," "Robin Hood," "Body of Lies" and "American Gangster." "There's an remarkable team at Scott Free with our growing slate, it grew to become time for Maresa, that has been instrumental within our development and productions, and Amal, who has worked carefully on Ridley's productions, to walk into their new roles to acknowledge and additional their exceptional work," stated Costigan. "We're thrilled to welcome Elishia Holmes, who we first labored with at Warners and who'll now work carefully on our films at Fox, and Adam Kassan, whose wide range of expertise with authors and filmmakers enables him at Scott Free to utilize us to grow our output at Fox as well as on our other productions." Scott Free had four films get into production this past year including Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," Park Chan-wook's "Stoker," Zal Batmanglij's "The East" and Joe Carnahan's "The Gray," which Open Road Films releases Jan. 27. Additionally to some first-look cope with twentieth century Fox, that will distribute "Prometheus," Scott Free Prods. has offices in La and London, and works carefully with commericial production house RSA Films. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com

Dissecting Alcatraz's Mysteries: Who Are the '63s?

Sarah Jones and Jorge Garcia From the purveyor of mystery series that keep audiences scratching their heads - Alias and Rambaldi, Lost and the island, Felicity and her hair - J.J. Abrams has debuted another mystifying series, Alcatraz. The new show focuses on the notorious San Francisco prison. It's 1963, and more than 300 guards and prisoners vanish into thin air. In each episode, one of these hardened criminals, called "the '63s," will reappear in 2012 without having aged. San Francisco cop Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones), Diego Soto (Lost alum Jorge Garcia) - an academic who's an expert on The Rock - federal Agent Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill) and his mysterious associate Lucy Banerjee (Parminder Nagra) team up to find them before they can enact their anachronistic justice. Alcatraz's J.J. Abrams: New Fox drama is on an island, but it's not Lost Along the way, Alcatraz will raise questions. Namely, where did they disappear to, and who's pulling the strings behind their reappearance? To keep track of the questions and attempt to find insight into what could be the answers, we've compiled a list of the big mysteries Alcatraz introduced in the two-hour series premiere. Where did the '63s go when they disappeared?Some 302 criminals and guards mysteriously disappeared on March 21, 1963, forcing Alcatraz to close its doors as a maximum-security prison and U.S. government (in Alcatraz's fictional world) to create a huge cover-up by falsifying transfer papers, and eventually death certificates, for each of the missing people. Now, after nearly 50 years, they're seemingly returning to the present with a mission. Who is behind their disappearance and what is their ultimate goal?Upon their return, the criminals - at least the first one, Jack Sylvane (Jeffrey Pierce) - were given the tools needed to assimilate to the real world. Not only did Jack seek his own form of revenge by murdering E.B. Tiller (Jason Butler Harner) - the long-ago deputy warden of Alcatraz who kept him from seeing his wife on visitor's day, which lead to their divorce - but, under their orders, he tracked down a peculiar key, which looked similar to the key that unlocked the prison to the yard in the second hour. Why don't the '63s remember where they were for a half century? In the premiere's second hour, Banerjee questions Sylvane on his whereabouts during those missing years. He says he doesn't know. It seems like he's telling the truth - not just because the lie-detector machine says so, but because we come to discover that Lucy is also one of the '63s and even she seems to be unaware of where they had been. Exclusive: Eric Johnson, Michael Eklund head to Alcatraz How did Dr. Lucy Banerjee come to work with Emerson Hauser?Once a psychiatrist on Alcatraz, Lucy now helps Hauser track down the reappearing criminals, one of which shot her in the second hour and left her in a coma. Did Lucy know Hauser when they worked on the island? Or did they meet after she reappeared? The pair shared a moment before her shooting that may indicate a former relationship - he was especially distressed when she was shot. Why are the '63s after Lucy? Before the two-hour series premiere ended, she was already in a coma, shot by Ernest Cobb (Joe Egender), a '63 who was a former sniper. Is her compliance with Hauser the reason she's a target? Or is she withholding information about the 63s that we'll come to learn later? Or did Cobb just want to kill her because he was forced to be treated by her in the '60s? How did Emerson Hauser know that the '63s would return?While the obvious answer could be that when Lucy returned she told Hauser the rest of the '63s would eventually reappear, Alcatraz doesn't seem like a series that would be predictable. Plus, Hauser is so insistent on keeping pertinent information from Madsen and Soto that could help them in their quest to track down the '63s, so he's obviously hiding something. Why were the Alcatraz doctors stockpiling the prisoners' blood, and how did Madsen's grandfather know there was something terrible going to happen on the island?After the prison's doctor drained several pints of blood from Jack, a mysterious prisoner, known then as Inmate 2002, mentioned that things are much worse "downstairs." It turns out, the man who foresaw their fate is actually Detective Madsen's grandfather, Thomas Madsen (David Hoflin), whom she had unknowingly chased earlier in the premiere, leading to her partner's death. Get scoop on all the midseason shows Where are the guards who also disappeared in 1963?So far, we've only seen prisoners. Are they keeping the guards from returning to the present? Or did they already kill them off because the guards were unlikely to help in their mission? Why does Hauser have a duplicate Alcatraz prison in the middle of the forest to hold the '63s? Obviously, they can't let these prisoners assimilate into present-day prisons, but it seems as though Hauser is getting his own form of revenge by locking them up together. Is Hauser just angry over losing his co-workers or did the '63s do something else to him? What burning questions do you have about Alcatraz? And will you be tuning in to find out the answers? Alcatraz airs Mondays at 9/8c on Fox.

Game on for Sony handheld Vita

Sony isn't ready to give up on the mobile gaming biz just yet.Eager for a popular handheld version of its PlayStation 3 videogame console, Sony revs up a marketing blitz today from the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, for its Vita arriving at U.S. retailers on Feb. 22. The handheld gaming device replaces the PSP, which didn't catch on with consumers as much as Sony had hoped seven years ago, and already bowed in Japan in December. Timing could be an issue for Vita's success, however.The Vita, priced from $249 to $299, comes as more consumers are turning to cheaper alternatives like their smartphones and tablets to play inexpensive games such as "Angry Birds," "Words With Friends" and "The Sims Social." As a result, analysts question whether there's still a market for a dedicated gaming device when other handsets are packing larger screens with the Internet and cell service.Sony isn't deterred. It has sold nearly 80 million PSPs and PSP Go devices since late 2004. And Nintendo is still doing brisk business with its DS-line of handhelds, which debuted the same year."The mobile market is ripe for a new gaming opportunity," said John Koller, director of hardware marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment America. "We see it as the best handheld gaming device ever launched."Sony is certainly backing up its claims. The company is expected to pony up its largest marketing campaign for the Vita since launching the PlayStation 3 and PSP.And it's turning to CES to make a big splash for the product through demos at the Sony booth, where it will have around 30 Vitas to play with."CES is a very critical platform for us," Koller told Variety while on set in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to film a commercial for Vita's upcoming campaign. "The opportunity that it presents to discuss with the media but also analysts and key partners is unmatched." Sony used CES to showcase the PSP in 2005. Sony will need the hype. During its first week of sales in Japan, the Vita moved 320,000 units, 72,000 units in week two and 42,648 units in the third, although analysts aren't disappointed by that result. Nintendo's 3DS sold 370,000 units in its first week, dropping to 210,000 in its second. It has since moved more than 4 million units in Japan, after a price cut from $250 to $170 in the U.S. Mobile is key to PlayStation's future as a brand, given that its core gamers spend 80% of their time outside the home in the U.S., Koller said. "We view mobile and handheld gaming as critically important overall, but within PlayStation it's uber important. We need to have a forum to continue to provide PlayStation content where they go."There's certainly a lot of ground for Sony to make up. By the end of 2011, nearly 58% of portable games in the U.S. were played on mobile devices that operate on Google's Android or Apple's iOS platform, according to research firm Flurry Analytics. Nintendo's DS line owned 36% of the market, with the PSP taking up the rear at 6%, down from 9% in 2010 and 11% in 2009.On a revenue basis, an estimated $3.3 billion was spent on portable games in 2011, according to Flurry, with Nintendo earning $1.2 billion and cell phones taking in $1.9 billion. That's a switch from $1.9 billion in 2009 for Nintendo and $500 million for Google and Apple that same year.But in designing the Vita, Sony stuck with a familiar format -- it resembles the PSP but boasts a better screen and graphics, along with other capabilities."We asked ourselves, 'How do we create content that's related to PlayStation that's not a tablet?'" Koller said.Although skeptics in the games biz worry that Sony is outpricing itself with the Vita and its games, SCEA has a certain consumer in mind. It views the Vita as a "premium product" that falls within the handheld gaming and mobile portfolios. The 5-inch OLED touchscreen features HD resolution that's more colorful and brighter than the PSP and senses motion and allows for augmented reality gameplay, while the devices also includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and optional 3G. The Vita drops PSP's UMD discs for flash memory sticks, or the PlayStation Vita card, to play movies and store information. Top titles to launch, and priced between $40-$50, initially include "ModNation Racers: Road Trip," "Uncharted: Golden Abyss," "Reality Fighter," "Army Corps of Hell," WipeOut 2048," " Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational" "Michael Jackson: The Experience," "Plants vs. Zombies," "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3" and "FIFA Soccer." That kind of capability comes with a higher pricetag."The Vita, in many ways, is a PlayStation 3 in your pocket," Koller said. "It will be the most powerful mobile device on the market for the next few years that will be able to stream movies, music and photos on an HD screen." AT&T is providing the Wi-Fi and 3G accessibility, through which Sony wants to eventually offer high-end, graphically rich games -- the kind that are familiar to PS3 owners.It found that lowering the price of its PSP too soon lowered the average age of its typical user."The PSP consumer was someone that aged down very quickly" to an average age of 12-14 within two-and-a-half years, Koller said.With the Vita, SCEA is targeting PlayStation 3's core consumer of males in their mid-20s with a large amount of discretionary income and are typically early adopters, rabid for new technology."Reaching them on this device where they're more apt to spend their money is critical," Koller.That's because Vita will tap into the growing pot of digital dollars the gaming industry is increasingly turning to. When attending a baseball game, for example, the Vita will unlock jerseys left for fans at various stadiums. Apps will also enable users to go on treasure hunts throughout a city or venue, while others will reveal other players in the area and their capabilities.The Vita "was designed as a social medium and I believe it will be used that way," Koller said.The PSP wasn't. Sony is cautious not to replicate what occurred with the PSP, which wound up being dubbed "PlayStation Personal" because users "weren't interacting with anyone," Koller said.Naturally, the Vita will also incorporate video services like Netflix and Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Skype. But apps will be tweaked to fit with Sony's push for social interaction. "Vita is designed to be completely the opposite," he added. "We're not interested in throwing something that's already on your phone onto Vita. We want apps to be unique to Vita. When you take the Vita out in the world it affects your gaming and who you're playing with and engaging with."Either way, that social element is expected to be a large part of Vita's marketing campaign and message coming out of CES and the focal point of its meetings with developers, app makers and other content partners during the show."We don't always have a chance to meet with all of them and fly around the world," Koller said. "CES provides that opportunity."Game on for VitaSony wants a bigger piece of Nintendo's handheld gaming biz as it tries to launch a mobile version of its PlayStation 3 console with Vita.Nintendo DS149 million units sold since November 2004Nintendo DS Lite93.4 million units sold since March 2006 Sony PSP71.4 million units sold from December 2004-September 2011Nintendo DSi25.6 million units sold since November 2008Nintendo DS XL11.1 million units sold since November 2009Nintendo 3DS8 million units sold since February 2011 Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

Flashpoint Renewed for a Fifth Season

Flashpoint Flashpoint has been renewed for a fifth season, ION TV announced Tuesday. The Canadian cop drama previously aired on CBS, but moved to ION midway through its fourth season. The series, which stars Hugh Dillon, Enrico Colantoni and Amy Jo Johnson, has been given a 13-episode order with production set to begin in February. Check out the rest of today's news "Flashpoint's solid performance season-to-date shows that a growing number of fans enjoy the series on ION Television," said Brandon Burgess, CEO of ION Media Networks. "We welcome back this exciting dramatic series and its cast to ION Television for another season in 2012." An air date has not yet been set.