Betty Anne Waters

• The upcoming movie The Soloist is inspiring at least 174 orchestras in 46 states to participate in food drives. — AP
• Showtime has renewed United States of Tara for a second season. — Variety
• In other renewal news, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers and Sisters are rumored to be getting early pickups from ABC. — TV.com
• Mark Valley will star in a Fox pilot called Human Target, while Kathryn Hahn and Kristen Johnston are officially cast in the Absolutely Fabulous remake. — TV Guide
• Woody Allen has set Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins to star in the film he wrote and will shoot in London this Summer. — ComingSoon
• Tom Cruise is in talks to star with Denzel Washington in the David Cronenberg-directed thriller The Matarese Circle. — Variety
• Brad Paisley leads the Academy of Country Music Awards nominations with six nods. — AP
• Sam Rockwell has joined Hilary Swank in the legal drama Betty Anne Waters. — The Hollywood Reporter

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• Showtime has set January premiere dates for the final season of The L Word and the Diablo Cody series The United States of Tara. — Zap2it
• Michael Sheen is the latest to join Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie. — Variety
• Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green is writing an animated comedy pilot for Fox. — TV Week
• Hilary Swank is set to star in the dramatic film Betty Anne Waters. — ComingSoon
• After four years apart, Phish has reunited. — AP
• TV legend Norman Lear is working on a pro-wrestling drama for HBO. — TV Guide
• Red Tails, the WWII action adventure about the Tuskegee Airmen which George Lucas will produce, has found a director in Anthony Hemingway. — Variety
• The CW is developing a series based on Batman's sidekick Robin titled The Graysons. — ComingSoon
• Oh yeah, actors could still go on strike. — Hollywood Reporter