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Sony Pictures and producer Scott Rudin in talks to make Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series


It was only a matter of time before Hollywood scooped up the rights to Stieg Larsson’s best-selling trio of crime thrillers, including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire; and the yet-to-be-released The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest. Sony and producer Scott Rudin announced today that they are in final discussions to option the series that has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon. (Anne Thompson first broke the news here.)

The studio and its producer intend to produce all three films and will make them with the Swedish production company Yellow Bird Films. (The Swedish company has already produced and released a film based on the first book, titled in most of Europe Men Who Hate Women, which was a box-office hit to the tune of $100 million. That foreign-language version will be released by Music Box here in the U.S. in March.) The novels center on Mikael Blomkvist, an investigative journalist, and Lisbeth Salander, a bi-sexual, emotionally disturbed computer hacker with a photographic memory, who have come together through unlikely circumstances to investigate various crimes. Larsson, a Swedish journalist and political activist not unlike his protagonist Blomkvist, died before any of his books were published and his estate has been embroiled in its own legal battles between Larsson’s long-term girlfriend and his family members. You can find a detailed account of the family drama in an LA Times article here.

It will be interesting to see who they cast as Salandar, a choice role for many up-and-coming actresses. Both Kristen Stewart and Ellen Page could do great things with the part. Who do you think should play this fascinating character?


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I don't care what people say, I love this girl and her curves! It's HOT!

Wicked Tony Award winner Idina Menzel will fly into the Golden Globe-nominated series "Glee," the Associated Press reports.

Menzel will appear in the new episodes of "Glee," which are set to begin airing in April 2010. "OK, listen. We had Kristin [Chenoweth] now Idina's coming," cast member Chris Colfer told the AP. "I can't even fathom that. I can't even talk about it. I am so, so excited."

As previously reported, Menzel has been in talks to portray the coach of McKinley High's rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline. The Wicked and Rent star will likely appear in all nine of the upcoming episodes. Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening) has also been confirmed to portray the lead member of Vocal Adrenaline in the 2010 episodes of "Glee."

"Glee" creator Ryan Murphy is also working on an all-Madonna episode of the series for 2010.

Menzel earned a Tony Award for her performance as Elphaba in the Stephen Schwartz musical Wicked. She was Tony nominated for her Broadway debut in Rent and has also appeared in Aida, The Wild Party, Summer of '42 and See What I Wanna See. Her film credits include "Summer of Sam," "Still a Kiss," "Kissing Jessica Stein," "Tollbooth" and "Water."

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This was just announced on MSNBC, the cable channel, but it's also being posted now on various online news sites.

Roy E. Disney, nephew of the famous animator Walt Disney, has died at the age of 79.


Roy Disney at a screening of Salvador Dali's "Destino."

Roy Edward Disney, whose commitment to his uncle's creative spirit prompted him to mount revolts that led to the unseating of two of the company's chief executives and a revival of the studio's legendary animation unit, has died. He was 79. Disney, who had been battling cancer, died this morning, according to Clifford A. Miller, a spokesman for Disney's company Shamrock Holdings.

Disney toiled for years in the shadow of his famous uncle and his father, Roy O. Disney, who behind the scenes ran the business side of the Walt Disney Co. for his brother. But the quiet man in the cardigan sweater would emerge as a forceful protector of family traditions.

"People always underestimated Roy," said Peter Schneider, the former president of Walt Disney Feature Animation. "You underestimate Roy at your peril, as many people have learned."

( Read more about Roy's awesomeness after the cut. )



Just wanted to say "thanks" to Roy for trying to keep the banner of hand-drawn 2D animation flying at Disney Co. and for leading the charge to get Michael Eisner booted out. Thanks also for getting Dali's short film Destino produced (and without Eisner knowing).


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The geek-chic Youth In Revolt star shares his deathbed confessions.


What's your last meal?
I don't know. Something with salsa on top.
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ok let's see if I can do this right
From monstersandcritics:

Emmy-nominated for Best Drama series earlier this year, "Big Love" tells the complicated story of Salt Lake City businessman Bill Henrickson, who balances the needs of his three wives – Barb, Nicki and Margene – their nine kids and three houses, and his own entrepreneurial ambitions.
Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny and Ginnifer Goodwin star in the series.

( Descriptions of returning stars, guest stars, and the first four episodes of season four from HBO under the cut, MANY SPOILERS OMG YOU GUYS )

Source: Monstersandcritics apparently C&Ping from HBO

Less than a month! Bill and his 'vette thank you for your time.

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This is a dedicated performer worthy of a career standing ovation and someone who appreciates both his past and the potential for the future. Speaking of which, all during his five-week stint here in the Windy City, he's been commuting back to Los Angeles each week while filming an episode of the cable FX network's series "Rescue Me" co-starring his pal Denis Leary. And on Friday, he begins filming in the new movie "Burlesque" by Screen Gems Studio and co-starring Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Alan Cumming and Kristen Bell.

Source: http://nwitimes.com/entertainment/columnists/offbeat/article_2b49ed85-96b4-50fc-a896-695656f00886.html

I'm really liking this cast!

Thugs and Dignitaries Sought For Burke and Hare Feature Film


Thugs, footmen, dignitaries, doctors, and ladies of the night are being sought for a new comedy feature film about Edinburgh's famous grave-robbers-turned-murderers Burke and Hare. Universal Extras are holding auditions for the parts at the Tolbooth in Stirling on Thursday 17th December from 9am to 5pm (people can turn up any time on the day according to the announcement).

It is an exciting project considering that the film is being made by John Landis, the director behind comedy classics such as the Blues Brothers, Trading Places, An American Werewolf in London, and Animal House.

Among the stars lined up are Simon Pegg as William Burke, Bill Nighy, Dan Aykroyd, Minnie Driver and John Cleese.

Set in 19th Century Edinburgh, the black comedy follows the two miscreants as they get into the grave-robbery business after discovering a body in their house and realizing that fresh corpses can yield a pretty penny when delivered promptly to Edinburgh's pioneering medical school.

When the two start cutting corners, killing to order instead of digging up stiffs from the graveyard like other "resurrectionists", they soon attract the attentions of the authorities.

With the law closing in, Hare persuades Burke that they should raise a last bit of cash to go straight and open a funeral parlour.

The open call for extras on the Universal Extras bulletin board states:

"Parts available in this truly full of laughter feature film will include you playing role(s) such as; Thugs, Students, Pub goers, Footmen, Dignitaries, Doctors, Market sellers, Ladies of the Night and many more! Payment per filming day will be around £80. The role you are selected for will determine what you will be paid and the amount of days you will be required for over February and March 2010."

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If I lived in Stirling, I would be at the front of the line to be a Lady of the Night.